Chapter 3: Off-Key Singers and Heavy Drinkers
The next few days seemed to fly by for Sayrui. Everyday she would help we mother around the house and take some time to walk around the village more visiting with everyone. Iruka even came by for dinner a couple nights to hear more of Sayrui's adventures while she was away. Nia was more than happy to make dinner for Iruka too, the more the merrier in her eyes.
Before she knew it, it was the day before her big party. The third Hokage arranged the time to start right around 7:00 PM so all the shops in Konoha would be closed so everyone could participate. They held the big party in the large garden area. People were already starting to set up tables and put up lights. Everyone just helped each other out, like a team.
The day before her big party, Sayrui went about her usual daily tasks. She helped her mother in the house with the morning chores and helped her clean. Once she was done, she left the house and went to Ichiraku's Ramen, which had become a daily stop. Usually she would end up eating with Iruka and Naruto, but this time there was someone else sitting inside. His light grey hair spiked slightly upwards and his headband covered his one eye. Sayrui, up until that moment, hadn't run into Kakashi yet much to her surprise. Iruka mentioned that he usually dined at that ramen hut as well but they just never timed their visits right. This time was different, Kakashi was sitting inside.
Sayrui recognized his hair first, his signature coif. She also noticed that he was of course reading his infamous Icha Icha Paradise. Just as she had gone up to Iruka the first day back in the village, she stood by his side.
"Do you mind if I sit next to you?" Sayrui's heart beat was in her throat. This was a guy that she admired greatly. The first time Iruka mentioned his name she remembered how much she secretly liked him. Sayrui was shy at times, and for her just to go up to him took a lot of bravery for her.
Kakashi recognized her voice. A slight pink blush crept on his face. Once again he was thankful he wore a mask, otherwise it would be on display for all to see. He looked up from his book and turned to look at her. Sayrui was wearing her regular ninja clothes and her hair down in soft waves framing her face. Once again he could smell the scent of her hair since she was so close to him.
"N-not at all, please sit." He watched as she took his permission to take the seat next to his. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you Sayrui?" Kakashi knew very well who she was. He kept the cover up that he didn't really remember. Kakashi didn't want her to know that he still remembered her after all these years. How could he not remember that stunning face?
"I am! Glad you could remember me Kakashi." Sayrui smiled and her cheeks got warm. She ordered her bowl of ramen and sat there patiently. There was some awkward silence between them, neither wanting to show their feelings.
"So, you're back. Happy to be home?" Kakashi said looking up from his book, breaking the silence.
"Very. I've missed everyone so much, especially my mom and Iruka" Sayrui looked at the bowl Teuchi placed in front of her. She grabbed her chopsticks and started to eat.
"I bet. I know Iruka missed you too. I also hear that you're having a party tomorrow? Hope you don't mind but Iruka invited me." Kakashi looked at Sayrui.
"Mhmm." Sayrui slurped her noodles. "I'm really excited, especially for the karaoke later. I'd love it for you to come with me!" The last words escaped Sayrui's mouth before she could really think about what she was saying. 'Shit, I shouldn't have said it like that..'
Kakashi looked at her, a little shocked that she would say something like that. 'Did she mean it like a d-date? No. I don't think so..' Kakashi was a slightly confused about what she said but shrugged it off and played it out like he didn't hear the last part.
"Well I promised Iruka I would be there so I guess I have to make an appearance now." Kakashi went back to his book
"Great, I guess I will see you tomorrow then." Sayrui got up and paid Teuchi. No matter how many times she ate there, it would always be her number one spot for a quick meal. She left the hut and walked back towards her home, her cheeks were flushed with either embarrassment or the fact that Kakashi said he would be there. Both maybe? She wasn't sure. Still, inside she was excited that she could spend a little time with him. Her younger inner 15 year-old self was jumping with happiness thinking back on the younger 18 year-old Kakashi.
'Goodness..' She thought, 'that was nearly a decade ago..' She sighed is the amazement at how fast time had gone by. Possibly also that after all this time she still held onto some feelings.
She decided to stop by the park to see if she could help set up for the next day. Much to her surprise almost everything was done. Still, she thought she should stop by anyway.
"Hey everyone, is there anything I can do to help out? It's my party after all and I feel like I should help out." Sayrui walked over to a group of villagers who were setting up lights, stringing them from tree to tree.
The one villager wearing a red shirt and red bandana looked over at her. "Oh hi Sayrui, it's a pleasure to see you here." The villager wiped his brow with the sleeve if his shirt. "I think we have everything taken care of now. A lot more people stepped in than we thought so everything was done increasingly faster. So you, our guest of honour, can just relax and enjoy the day and your party." The villager gave Sayrui a large smile. The rest of the villagers with him smiled and nodded in agreement.
"You can go home if you like Sayrui, we've got the rest covered." Another guy said.
Sayrui looked at the men who were urging her back home. She felt a little awkward that she wasn't helping out for her own party, she didn't want to feel like she was more important than others. She was just a normal girl living in the Hidden Leaf Village. Nothing more.
"Alright, if you're sure.." Sayrui said uneasily. "You know where to find me if you need some extra help." She assured them men that they could call for her if anything else comes up that they need help with. They appreciated her help but sent her home anyway.
As she walked away from the park she felt bad. She really wanted to help but she wasn't about to argue with people over some tasks. Quickly, she forgot about it and headed back home. Sayrui's mother would be home probably prepping for dinner. She thought she could help her out with that instead. Nia always appreciated her daughters generosity in helping.
Once Sayrui had left Ichiraku's, Kakashi got up, placed the book in his flak jacket and paid.
"...I'd love it for you to come with me!"
He couldn't forget what she had said. It sounded like she was asking him to go with her, like go with her. But he didn't think she meant it like that, how could she? She no doubt hardly remembered him, after all he was hardly around being busy with ANBU and other missions. He hardly even had time to visit Iruka, a close friend of his, and yet, he wondered if she did mean it the way she said.
Now he was faced with a dilemma. Does he ignore what she said and arrive himself, or does he read into it and actually attend the party as her date. Kakashi let out a heavy sigh.
'This is why I don't have relationships..'
He still couldn't talk to Iruka about it, he didn't want him to know about his feelings. Hell, he didn't want to admit to his feelings either. There was something though, that was for certain. Sayuri was always willing to help others. She is generous, funny, had a beautiful smile, what wasn't to like about her? Kakashi decided he would just go and see what happens. What's the worst that can happen? She only likes him as a friend? At least he could still be part of her life in some way. Gathering his thoughts again he jumped to the rooftops of the village. He was technically on duty still so he had to take his post to monitor the villagers for a few more hours.
When Sayrui reached her house, before she even opened the door, she could smell something wonderful coming from the inside. Once inside her mother was cooking up a storm, undoubtedly for the party tomorrow night.
"Mom, I thought is was a pot luck? You know, where everyone brings food and not just us?" Sayrui just stood and watched as her mother was running around the kitchen. Every counter space was covered with something. Dumplings, egg rolls, tempura, noodles, everything.
Nia looked up quickly so Sayrui could see that after working over the hot stove that her face was flushed from the heat with slight beads of sweat by her temples. "Hi Sayrui, did you enjoy your afternoon?" Her mother ignored what Sayrui just said, cooking away.
"Uh.. ya I did, ran into another old friend.." Sayrui sighed and blushed a little bit trailing off. Nia knew there was something up so when she could she looked at her daughter now sitting at the counter across from her.
"What was that sigh for? Did something happen between you and Iruka? Do I have to kick someones ass?" Sayrui loved that her mother was concerned. She laughed.
"Hah, no, nothing like that. I could never be mad at him. We've been friends for too long and through too much to let petty things ruin our friendship." Sayrui smiled at her mother. When Nia wasn't looking she quickly stole a dumpling off the plate in front of her.
"Those aren't for you to eat right now miss. There are leftovers in the fridge to be eaten instead." Sayrui said there, mouth full of food, bewildered at how her mother noticed that she stole a dumpling.
'How did she -' Before Sayrui could finish her thought her mother interrupted.
"So, what is the real reason then? Who was this old friend you ran into?" Just as mothers were, she was very interested in who made her daughter blush.
"There was another person that Iruka and I would hang out with sometimes. Although because he was older and way more advanced than we were, we didn't see much of him. But when there was a chance to, we always tried to do something together even if it was just sitting on the roof tops." Her mother listened to her daughter as she continued. This was the first time she was telling anyone about him. She kept the feeling locked inside for a really long time, hoping to maybe forget it when she left. Sayuri really thought it was just a silly teenage crush that she would get over soon enough. Her mother nodded motioning for her daughter to continue.
"Since I was a kid, I always looked up to him. Like I said, he was way more advanced and I hoped that I could be as good as he was one day, even the slightest bit as good. Anyway, as a teen he was always distant, never letting anyone too close. He was, and still is, ridiculously smart despite his appearance. There was just something about him that made me feel safe, not the same way that Iruka makes me feel safe, this was different." Sayrui paused, her mother looking at her with a happy smirk on her face.
"Sounds like you have feelings for this friend." Nia was now cleaning up the kitchen and putting things away for the party. She knew her daughter never really felt like this before, not that she was aware of anyway. "Is he going to be coming to this party?"
"I think so. I made a fool of myself in front of him though. I said I wanted him to go with me to the party and that I would love for him to. I'm scared he read into it wrong or that I scared him off completely." Sayrui looked defeated. This was the first time she was dealing with these sort of feelings and she messed up. She sighed and put her head in her hands, still looking at her mother wanting advice.
"Don't worry, men can be oblivious. They sometimes don't realize the thing they want is right in front of them. Or they make a fool out of themselves by thinking something different from what you are actually saying. Do I know this man?" Nia looked at Sayrui. She wanted to know if it was someone she would approve of. If he's anything like Iruka should would be more than happy. Nia adored him and was sad that the two of them would never be anything more than friends. It took Nia a lot of convincing from Sayuri though, she was certain something was going to happen between them.
Sayrui looked at her mom. She immediately blushed at the though of saying his name out loud. "It's Kakashi Hatake.." She looked down almost embarrassed to admit it, but it did feel good to have it out in the open, and to be honest with her mother.
Nia's eyes widened. Of course she knew of him. He was more or less infamous around here. The Copy Ninja he was known as. A brilliant student. A jonin by 10 and an ANBU member at the age of 13. She had to admit, Sayrui aimed high for guys that was for sure. Nia smiled to herself and looked at her daughter. Sayrui had her head down, ashamed to look at her in the face.
"Why do you look embarrassed? I think he's great, really. Extremely talented, very smart, and has a bright future of possibilities ahead of him. Just like you said, he is quite advanced for his age at 25, almost 26 later this year." Nia sat beside her daughter.
"I don't know, I guess I wished that the feelings would go away. Sure I missed him while I was gone but we hardly got to know each other. He was barely around and even when he was he was mostly with Iruka. Sometimes they didn't want me to hang out, which I understand. Still, there wasn't much of a connection so my feelings were purely based on almost nothing. What if he turns out to be a real ass-hole? Or he just completely doesn't like me? I would have wasted my entire teen years thinking about him and then what?" Sayrui sighed again, this time she put her head on the counter, making sure to not get it into any food. "And then, what if he's everything I think he will be? What then? Why is it that after all this time, even at the mention of his name, I get butterflies? I don't know what to do.." Sayuri looked up and met with her mothers gaze.
"Sayrui, you are beautiful, smart, kind, loyal, and always full of dreams for yourself and others. I can't see a single thing in you that he might not like. I know he's been one to push people away. He doesn't allow other to get close to him personally and emotionally. I can imagine there are things that he hasn't even mentioned to Iruka. But, all of that aside, I know that if he feels the same way about you there will be the time when he opens up and lets down his barrier only for you, and that is going to be a really special and intimate moment between you both. Besides, when you left, Kakashi was still a young man and now he has fully grown into a tall, strong, built, handsome man. He's no longer a boy anymore either, Kakashi grew up. I can understand why you feel the way you do. After remembering him as a younger man and now seeing him grown up ignites your feelings." Sayrui now sat straight up no longer resting her head on the counter in defeat. She knew mothers were supposed to say things like that to make their kids feel better and against her better judgement, it worked on her.
"Thanks mom. I hope you're right and that this hasn't been a complete waste of time for me."
"I couldn't be more proud of you, you know that right? You have done so many things and accomplished quite a bit yourself too. You're young, and even if this Kakashi thing doesn't work out the way you think, you have the rest of your life to find another love." Nia gave her daughter a hug and a kiss on the head.
"Then why haven't you found another love after dad passed away?" Sayrui looked at her mother.
"I was too occupied looking after a crazy child. Never felt like I needed anything more than what you gave me in life. You're all that I need, I love you very much." Nia gave her daughter another kiss on the cheek.
"Love you too mom." Sayrui felt a lot better after talking to her mom. Maybe she was right. Maybe this would work out the way she thinks. Only time could tell and the start of this new chapter between them would start at her party. A place where they could finally connect and get to know one another.
The morning came and after a good night sleep, and a heart to heart talk with her mother, Sayuri felt like she could take on anything. Nothing was going to get her down today. No, today was a celebration of her as the guest of honour and she was going to enjoy herself. Sayuri didn't even want to think about Kakashi yet, but she would be lying if she said he hadn't crossed her mind.
She got up, got dressed in her usual outfit for the time being, Sayuri had something else to wear for the party later. After tying her headband, she left her room and walked into the kitchen. Surprisingly her mother wasn't there. Still, Sayuri made herself some tea and toast for breakfast. She was far too excited to really eat a big meal. Sayuri noticed that there was someone out on her patio, which was big enough to hold a small table, a couple chairs, and a small birdbath in the corner. They were surrounded by beautiful flowers that let their fragrance dance in the air. Sayuri went outside to see who that person was.
"Oh, mom. I didn't think you would be out here. I thought you had left already to do some things for the party." Sayuri took the seat beside her mother with her tea in hand.
"Morning Sayuri. I decided this morning would be well spent relaxing a little bit in the morning sun enjoying the birds who are chirping and the flowers singing in the sun." Nia smiled as she took a sip of her tea. She was also reading the paper of the weekly events that occurred in their village.
"It's so pretty out here. The flowers are beautiful." Sayuri looked at the bright pinks and yellows of the flowers. June was a great month, it was hot but not too hot, and all the gardens were in full bloom.
"When you left, I would come out here every morning. The flowers reminded me of you, delicate, beautiful, full of hope and love, and willing to do anything to see people smile." Nia watched her daughter as Sayuri just gazed at the flowers.
"Funny, wherever I was traveling the flowers made me think of you too." Sayuri gave her mom a big smile and drank some tea.
Nia gave a light laugh. She always knew that Sayuri would take after her in a lot of ways. Nia drank some more tea and read her paper more.
Sayuri looked at her mom and stood up. "Well I think I'm going to see if anyone needs help still. The last time I asked they made me go home. I felt really bad for not helping out but I'm sure that there will be something to do as a last minute effort."
"Alright don't be too late though. I could use your help to take the food over there." Nia sat her cup down on the table.
"I won't be. If it's anything like last time I will be home before you know it." Sayuri laughed as she left the table and went back in side. "See you later!" With one last look she waved at her mom goodbye and left the house.
The sun was bright and shining upon the village. The mornings always seemed like a peaceful time. Usually people were starting their daily errands, kids heading to the academy, and other shinobi heading for new missions. Sayuri walked towards the park once more to lend her hand in more setting up. When she arrived, it looked like everything was taken care of. The only thing it was missing were the food and the guests.
"Huh. I guess they never really needed my help." Sayuri walked towards where they were going to have the big event. Everything looked great. Lights here hung, although not lit yet, tables were places to hold all the food, and there were even some speakers in a corner to listen to some music.
"Sayuri! I didn't think you would arrive so early to your own party!"
Sayuri turned around to see who it was who called out her name. "Hey Iruka!"
Iruka was walking towards Sayuri. "What are you doing here? It looks like everyone has set everything up so you don't have to do anything." Iruka waved.
"I tried offering help the other day too but they wouldn't let me help them. I felt bad so I thought there would be something for me to do today for last minute preparations. Guess I was wrong today too." Sayuri giggled to herself. She honestly did want to help, and it was kind of sweet that they villagers protested.
"I guess the only thing for you to do now Sayuri is just get ready. I have to say I'm pretty excited for tonight. I think I even finally convinced Kakashi coming. Usually he doesn't like to go to these things but I think I got him." Iruka smiled. It did take a lot of convincing, promising, and compromising. Kakashi could bring his book to the pot luck and come later but he had to put it away and actually come to the karaoke bar.
"Perfect, can't wait." Sayuri hid the pink tinge creeping across her cheeks. She was worried that Iruka wouldn't be able to get Kakashi to come, but she was glad he managed. For the last few days she tried to push the thoughts of him aside and just focus on allowing whatever to happen. If he returned her feelings, great. If not, oh well, she would move on. Like her mother said, she was still young and she had plenty of time to find someone to settle down with.
"I had better be going Sayuri, I have to head back to the academy to finish some paperwork but I will see you tonight, OK?" Iruka have Sayuri a quick hug before leaving.
"Ya I'll see you tonight, don't be late!" Sayuri waved to Iruka as he walked away.
She decided that she should just head back home and help her mom with the food. Nia made a lot, which she shouldn't have, but she was happy to cook. Sayuri laughed to herself. For as long as she could remember her mother was always welcoming with her friends. At any given moment when Sayuri would bring a new friend home from school her mother was always offering to make them a meal. Didn't matter what time of day or what the meal was, she would always be happy to make something. Sayuri continued to help Nia and they were able to take all of the food over to the party location. Tonight was going to be great.
Sayuri was getting ready for the party. She couldn't believe it was time for it already. Quickly, she took her usual clothes off and changed into what she was going to wear tonight, black capri length tights and a baggy pink tank-top. Underneath the top she wore a white bandeau, curled her hair, and put some black wedge heels on.
'Perfect.' Sayuri was looking at herself in the mirror applying a small a mount of lip-gloss. It had been a while since was able to dress up like this, and she felt great. She noted her headband was on her night table, it felt weird not wearing it. Sayuri smiled at herself in the mirror and decided it was time to leave.
'Alright, lets do this.' With one more fluff to her hair, she made her way to the park.
When she arrived, she was surprised at how many people actually did show up. It was almost the entire village, apart from a few who couldn't make it due to missions and such. She quickly found her mom and Iruka standing next to each other laughing at each others stories. Sayuri greeted them and thanked her mom once again for making the arrangements. Iruka and Sayuri decided to mingle with the other guests and visit. Everyone was glad to see Sayuri back in their village.
It didn't feel like very long but before Sayuri knew it, people were leaving and it was nearly time to go to the karaoke bar. She was so occupied with all the guests she never noticed a certain someone was keeping his distance but never looking away from her. Sayuri found Iruka talking with some of the other teachers and jonin.
"Hey Iruka, it's almost time to head to the bar. I'm going to head over there in a little bit after I finish up here. See you there?" Sayuri asked standing beside him.
"For sure. The others will come too, we will see you there." Iruka smiled and waved to Sayuri.
Sayuri arrived at the karaoke bar first to make sure things were all ready to go. Not that she expected any less but Izu really outdid himself. There bowls and plates of some snacks and finger food on the table, a banner against the wall, and their own private karaoke machine in the other corner.
'This is great, everything looks awesome.' Sayuri went to find Izu to thank him but as she left the back room she came across the big group of her friends just coming in the door.
"Oh you're all here now! Everything is set up in the back, and help yourself, sake is on Izu tonight!" Sayuri smiled sweetly at everyone who came in, but didn't see anyone yet with grey hair.
Iruka walked passed her but stopped just in front. "Great job, everything looks great." He smiled as he walked inside.
It wasn't very long until everyone had some drinks. The sake was delicious and popular but everyone was ordering different kinds of alcohol. Shots were being slung and downed left, right, and centre. Asuma kept ordering some for Sayuri and soon everyone was buying her a drink or a shot. Never mind the fact that the sake was complimentary, everyone was just having too much of a good time.
The alcohol certainly influenced people to sing, good or bad. And the more people drank the worse they became. Of course the drinks made people think that they were great singers and dancers but the truth of the matter was the far opposite. Sayuri was having too much fun to notice that Kakashi had arrived, late, despite what Iruka asked of him but Iruka knew it was a long stretch to ask Kakashi to be on time for something. He sat at the table, drink in hand instead of his book, and he too was having some fun. He watched silently as Sayuri was laughing with her friends, she even got up to sing with a group. She wasn't bad, didn't make peoples ears bleed like Guy did. Kakashi watched as her cheeks got rosier and rosier with each drink she had. He had to admit, the amount he had too was more than he initially thought he would drink. With each drink he had, he became more relaxed and much more confident to finally even talk to her. Something about her made him afraid, and he wasn't afraid of anything really.
Kakashi finished his drink and took another shot. Asuma had ordered a bunch for the table but he and Kurenai left after a while. Iruka was still hanging in there, only by a thread. Kakashi got up and went to sit beside Sayuri finally. She was sitting alone for the moment watching Guy back up at the machine, singing his poor heart out.
"Excuse me, but is this seat taken?" Kakashi asked as he sat down.
Sayuri recognized the voice immediately. She was so occupied with her friends she didn't see him come in the bar. A light blush displayed on her face, it was either him or all the drinks she had.
"Kakashi! I'm so glad you came! I have to admit, I thought you were going to bail." Sayuri winked at him and got up to give him a big hug. Yup, the alcohol really helped.
He immediately blushed at the feeling of her pushing against his chest. Her small arms around his neck and his nose was buried in her hair. That sweet smell he could never forget, made his heart lurch inside of him.
Sayuri pulled away smiling. The alcohol helped her to be brave but she didn't notice the look on the older jonins face. "Why don't you have some more drinks with me? The night is only beginning after all." Sayuri reached for the nearest bottle of sake and asked the waitress to bring not two, but four shots of tequila. Happily the waitress obliged and came back with the four shots, salt, and limes. Sayuri placed two in front of her and two in front of Kakashi.
"Here you go, you have some catching up to do!" Sayuri raised a glass of sake first and Kakashi did the same. "But first a toast, to old friends becoming reacquainted and for what the future may hold for them!" Both Sayuri and Kakashi drank the sake. Sayuri wasn't really aware at how much Kakashi already had but they were at the point where their mindset was 'What's another drink going to do?'.
Sayuri leaned closer to Kakashi and place her hand on his arm and whispered in his ear. "You know what would make these tequila shots more fun?" Kakashi felt his face get warm from her being so close to him. Her touch was soft and warm on his arm, it didn't feel awkward at all. "What if we licked the salt off of each other?" Sayuri purred in his ear. 'What am I doing? This is not like me at all!' Sayuri's mind was arguing with itself. She couldn't believe what she just said. She had better hope that he doesn't get freaked out, but what if he really got turned on from it...
Kakashi felt his heart skip a beat. 'Lick the salt off each other?' He mind repeated what she just said. He looked at her after composing himself and smirked.
"Only if you chose the body part.." Kakashi looked at her in the eyes a little bit lustfully.
Sayuri looked back at Kakashi and smirked. He wasn't wearing his usual jonin outfit. He still had his mask and his headband was still covering his eye, but he wore a black button up dress shirt un-tucked from his dark wash jeans with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He left the first buttons undone on his shirt, a very sexy look. She reached over to undo some buttons on his shirt to reveal more of his chest. With her liquid bravery still coursing through her she got closer to Kakashi and threw her hair over her should so it wouldn't get in the way. Her heart was pounding hard and fast. She wasn't sure if there were still people in the room still but that didn't matter to her now. Sayuri got close and moved her head close to Kakashi' and with her warm tongue licked part of his hairless chest.
The feel of her warmth on his skin was exhilarating. He quickly glanced around the room to make sure no one was staring. The only people who were still hanging out was Iruka, nearly passed out already, Guy still occupying the karaoke machine, Anko kept drinking with a few other instructors. No one seemed to noticed the position Kakashi and Sayuri were in, thankfully.
Kakashi looked down at Sayuri as she grabbed the salt from the table and shook some on the wet spot she left on his chest. This woman was driving him crazy. He never knew someone could make him feel this way.
Sayuri, proud and her work, pulled her shirt down to reveal her cleavage a little more. "Now it's your turn to do the same to me." She looked at Kakashi. Sayuri was feeling more confident than ever.
Kakashi took a gulp and a deep breath. He lowered his mask to expose his mouth, he wasn't too concerned about people seeing his face right now, no one was really paying attention anyway plus they would probably be too drunk to even remember. His heart pounded throughout his entire being. He got closer to Sayuri and with a swift movement he licked a part of her chest, right above her cleavage. Sayuri didn't have a small chest, she had what Kakashi thought of as perfect sized 'C' cups. Enough to hold in your hand and nothing more. Kakashi got the salt as well and poured some onto where he just licked her.
Sayuri couldn't help but blush, and this time she knew it was him and not the drinks. Her body felt like it was going to shatter. She never felt like this before about anyone.
Kakashi looked at her and then passed her a piece of lime and the shot. "Now if I remember, we lick the salt, take the shot, and then suck on the lime, right?" Kakashi looked at Sayuri who nodded back at him.
"Mhm, and we do it at the same time." Sayuri grabbed her shot glass and leaned in to lick the salt off Kakashi. He did the same to her and they both downed their shot and put the lime in their mouth.
They still had one more shot to do with each other. This time Sayuri went for his neck, just below his ear. Kakashi repaid her action with him licking her neck as well. After they had their second tequila shot they drank more sake. At this point Guy had retired from his promising singing career to take Iruka back home. It seemed like everyone was getting ready to leave, but Sayuri wasn't ready for the night to be over yet.
She looked at Kakashi, she couldn't get over how amazing he looked tonight. Seeing him in more causal clothing was a rare occurrence so she was flattered that he chose to dress that way for tonight.
"I don't want to leave quite yet, is there anywhere we can go and dance?" Sayuri asked Kakashi batting her lashes at him. She really didn't want the night to end, she was having so much fun and Kakashi was actually out with her.
Kakashi thought for a moment and grabbed her hand. "I know where we can go." He got up to leave and paid for his drinks. Sayuri blushed more as he was holding her hand in his. It felt.. right. Like her hand matched up perfectly to fit in his. Sayuri paid for her drinks as well and the two of them left the karaoke bar still hand in hand.
Kakashi took Sayuri to one of the only places in Konoha where people went to dance. It was a small club but when you wanted to go out it was the perfect place. Sayuri gasped as Kakashi grabbed her hand and pulled her close to him. The both of them had too much to drink they couldn't even think. All they knew was that there were obvious feelings for one anther and tonight, the were going to explore.
When they arrived at the club the could feel the bass pump through their bodies. Quickly Kakashi led them to the bar where he ordered them more drinks. A couple more shots we taken and he proudly took Sayuri to the dance floor. He didn't care what music was playing, or the fact that he didn't like to dance really, he was just happy to have Sayuri where he wanted her most, in his arms.
Kakashi wrapped his muscular arms and stood behind Sayuri. He buried his face again close to her neck behind her ear. Sayuri could feel his breath against her skin. The sensation sent shivers of pleasure down her spine. She pushed her body against his as they moved. Kakashi's hands traced her curves, her hips, stomach, chest, it felt amazing. Her hips kept in time with the beat of each song, moving them on a circular motion against Kakashi. Sayuri knew what she was doing, it teased him and she loved it. She could hears his gasps and even a small moan escape his lips. Kakashi's fingers dug into her hips. The feeling she was giving him was mind shattering. He didn't know what to do so he did what any man would do. Kakashi spun her around now to face him. Sayuri was sad that her plan wasn't working anymore, but before she could plan her next move Kakashi went for her lips. He couldn't take it, those hips of hers grinding against him, he had to have her, now.
With the power from the arousal in his body he caught her lips with his. Sayuri didn't think twice as she closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck burying her fingers in his hair. What seemed like an eternity of passion between themselves, Sayuri broke the kiss. She looked at Kakashi, breathing heavily with her face red and lips slightly swollen from the powerful kiss.
"Lets go get some more drinks, I need another shot." Sayuri grabbed his hand with a smile on her face and took him back to the bar. He didn't want to leave, he loved her body against his. She ordered them a couple more shots to do at the counter but it wasn't long before Kakashi had his arms around her once more. He was standing behind her kissing her neck and leaving trails down her collarbone. Sayuri inhaled a shaky breath. This was amazing. Finally their shots were presented and to Kakashi's disapproval he had to stop. Sayuri turned to face him and gave him one of the four that were sitting there.
"Here's to.. an unforgettable night." They clinked their glasses and downed the alcohol like nothing. After the second one Sayuri was feeling good again to continue what they started on the dance floor, although Kakashi had another idea.
He leaned into her, pressing his hard body against hers, and with his lips only a few centimeters from her ear he whispered. "Let's go". The feel of his breath against her ear made her eye flutter shut. That strange sensation was incredible. Sayuri barely heard him since it was so loud but she knew what he was hinting at with the look in his eyes and with his hands all over her. He pulled her close again and grabbed her hand leading her somewhere. Before Sayuri realized, she and Kakashi had left the bar.
The next chapter will be Chapter 3.5 and rated M for obvious reasons.