The Eyes of a Dreamer
By Mikomi Hatake
Once team seven returned to Konohagakure from their painstaking escort mission, the shinobi went on their separate ways. The infamous copy nin disappeared in a cloud of smoke to go and deliver the mission report to the Hokage, the last remaining member of the Uchiha family and the Kyuubi container headed off the to the ramen stand for a quick snack, and the head medic nin was left to ponder her thoughts on the red bridge.
The pink haired kunoichi sat on the edge of the bridge dangling her feet over the clam water. She let out a soft sigh as her forehead came in contact with the cool railing.
As time goes on I have begun to find myself falling for another man. I enjoy the precious time we spend together, and I am constantly looking to spend more time right beside him. I also think that he has begun to open up to me much more, and I have found out so much in the past few days about him then I had when I was a genin. Its almost as if he is opening up, and letting me in to his life. I won't throw myself at his feet, like I did when I thought I loved Sasuke, but I just hope my affection doesn't go unseen by him.
Sakura looked out over the water, seeing her reflection in the light cast out by the full moon. She could almost feel his presence lingering in the air around her.
Ino always told me that you can't choose who you fall in love with, and I think she maybe right. I would never have chosen to fall for my former sensei, but I can't help enjoying this feeling.
Sakura let out a small shiver as the cool spring air reached her bare shoulders. She still had on her anbu uniform on, but of course she had left her jacket at home.
She also thinks that I need to stop bottling up all these emotions inside of me. She keeps telling me to just fess up and admit that I have feelings for someone. Sure she knows that I like a guy, but I don't think I will be telling her who it is in the near future. Not unless I want all of Fire Country to know that I have a longing for the infamous copy nin, and my former sensei.
The pink haired medic closed her eyes as she continued to recall the words that had been previously recorded in her journal.
I am glad that I have finally been able to move on, and continue forward with my life, but I feel that I should begin to settle down.. Sure, I love being a kunoichi, but I would love to start a family in the near future. I am a ninja, and I live in the moment. There maybe no tomorrow for me.
Sure there are plenty of civilian men in this village, but I believe that only a fellow ninja would be able to understand the dangers of our work. I would hate to leave a civilian husband alone if something were to happen to me.
Only a ninja would understand.
As the silver haired ninja left the jounin headquarters he opted to take the long route home. He stopped for a moment to pay respect to his deceased teammates, and found himself walking the route to his current teams meeting grounds. As the bridge came into view, Kakashi began to sense the presence of another shinobi.
Sitting on the bridge, with her legs dangling above the water was none other than Sakura. Kakashi decided to remain at a distance for the time being, and only watch the pink haired woman.
She let out a soft sigh as she placed her head on the railing of the bridge. "Oh god, I don't know what to do."
Kakashi decided to make his presence known as he walked closer towards the bridge. She didn't show any signs of disapproval, so he continued to walk towards her. "Do you want some company?"
The kunoichi looked over he shoulder and smiled. "Of course Kaka-kun."
He continued to close the distance between them, until he was standing directly behind her. As he sat down, he placed his legs on either side of Sakura and let them hang over the bridge.
Sakura slowly let her head rest on Kakashi's chest, hoping he wouldn't mind. "Its so nice to be home."
Kakashi only nodded in response. He wanted to respond, but he enjoyed the sounds of her breathing.
"Kaka-kun." She whispered as she closed her eyes. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Of course." He responded, as she rested his head atop of hers.
"In all the years I have known you I have never see you with a woman. Do you have a special someone?" He merely nodded. "Could you tell me about her?" She didn't want the silver haired man to know that she was disappointed. She couldn't let him know how she felt.
Kakashi didn't know how to respond with out letting his feelings for the kunoichi slip out. He waited a moment before speaking. "I guess I would say she's like the wind."
"Why would you say that?" Sakura was looking for some physical description of her teammates lover. She wanted to know what kind of female was his type, in hopes of someday becoming like her.
"Well She's taken my heart, but she doesn't know what she's done." Kakashi looked over the head of pink hair, out at the clam river. He couldn't believe he was telling his former student this.
"Have you told her how you feel about her?" Sakura knew she shouldn't pry to much farther into his private life, but she just had to know who the mystery woman was.
The jounin sighed. "She's out of my league."
Sakura could only nod in response. "I know how that is." If only you knew.
"She's in love with another. I'm just a fool to believe that I have anything she needs." Why am I telling her all this.
"The only way to truly know is to tell her how you feel" Sakura looked out at the river, he head still resting on her teammates chest. I should just follow my own advice for a change.
"Maybe one day."
At this point neither of the shinobi wanted to speak. They spent the rest of the night sitting on the bridge, resting on one another, just enjoying each other presence. Day break would come and go, and still neither would show any signs of leaving. It wasn't until a certain loudmouthed ninja showed up, that they realized the night was over.
For the first time in history, the copy nin was early for training.
The sun was shining directly above the group of four shinobi, as they continued their rigorous daily 'training'. The silver haired copy ninja sat under his favorite cherry blossom tree, reading his favorite volume of Icha Icha Paradise, while his favorite former student sat beside him.
The pink haired kunoichi sat watching her two friends fight over who would be paying for their dinner that evening. Every so often her eyes would wander to the man seated next to her, and she would become lost in her own thoughts.
'I should just tell him how I feel...But what about the woman he loves? Will he laugh at me?' Sakura began to try and put together all the thoughts in her head, trying to make some sense of what she should do. She placed her head on the shoulder of the silent copy-nin, and let out a deep sigh.
"Is something the matter, Sakura-chan?" Kakashi asked, as he looked over his book, at the pink haired woman.
Sakura nodded her head. "I'm at a loss, Kaka-kun."
"What do you mean?"
"There is this guy that I like, but I'm at confused on what to do."
"Does he know you like him?" Kakashi inquired, as he dog-eared his current page in the book, and put it off to the side.
She shook her head slightly, and closed her eyes. "I'm afraid Kaka-kun. I don't want to be rejected again."
The silver haired ninja chuckled. "No one in their right mind would ever turn you away." He turned to look at the kunoichi, "Have faith in yourself."
"I don't want to feel that rejection again Kakashi. Its just too painful." She opened her emerald eyes, and looked over at Sasuke and Naruto, who were still training. "Sasuke broke my heart once, and I don't want that to happen to me again." She felt the tears beginning to form in the corner of her eyes, and tried to blink them back, before the copy ninja noticed them.
"Just tell him Sakura, and hope for the best. That's all you can do." Kakashi smiled beneath his mask, as he went to pick up his orange novel.
"Kakashi, why don't you tell her?"
"I told you, she's out of my league."
Sakura snickered. "I have a proposition to make."
"What do you mean?"
"I bet that I can tell him before you tell her."