Chapter 9
A year has gone past and I have trained very hard under Kakashi's watch and also Tsunade's a little as well. Tsunade taught me plenty of medical ninjutsu and Kakashi worked with me on dodging. He did his best to teach me taijustu but I was so bad at it. I could dodge almost any attack, just when I tried to actually hit someone I would hold my punches back. I could throw kunai and use my wind jutsus to deflect incoming weapons and had great aim, I just can't physically touch them myself. It confused the hell out of everyone, surprisingly Kakashi understood that I can't stand hurting anyone. He learned how gentle I actually was in the past year from watching over me constantly. I volunteered at the children's playgrounds and always took the little cuts and scrapes from the children. I hoped maybe one day I would have my own.
I was taken out of my thoughts by Kakashi waving a hand in front of my face. "Cheegarie?" I smiled at him, "Sorry." "What were you thinking about?" "Just reminiscing is all." I stood up from the bench and brushed myself off and looked at Kakashi, nose in his book. I took the book from him playfully. He obviously let me take it because I could never match his speed. "Hey!" He yelled. I laughed, "Please, I know I'm no match for you" Then something gleamed in his eye "What page are you on anyway?" I looked and it was in the middle of when the two main characters are having very rough sex. I blushed but closed the book and started to run towards Kakashi's apartment. I was hungry and I'm sure Kakashi was as well. We haven't had anything to eat all day and just got done target practicing.
I yelled back at Kakashi, "Come on slow poke! Come get your book." I said as I waved it in front of me. I could barely see it but I swore he smiled. And then he vanished. I stopped where I was and searched for his chakra. I wasn't scared that he would hurt me but I did know he would scare me. He thought my scream was funny or something. He was quite the jokester and he liked to always smile, which I tried to make him do constantly. I looked around me, book clutched close to my chest. I didn't sense his chakra around but I knew he was watching me. I looked all around but couldn't see him. I just kept running towards his apartment as fast as I could.
As I turned the corner I ran right into Guy, Asuma and Kurenai's teams. I greeted them, looking around paranoid. "Are you ok Cheegarie?" Kurenai asked concerned. "Yeah just looking for-" "Where is my rival?" Guy asked in his energetic voice. "Right here" Kakashi said close to my ear from behind. My heart must have leapt higher than the buildings, I threw my arms up, the book went flying in the air. I quickly gained composure and tried jumping higher than Kakashi's reach but failed. He caught the book easily. "You read that stuff too huh Cheegari?" I turned around to face Asuma scratching the back of my head with a blush on my cheeks., "Well I-" Kakashi interrupted me, "She just thought it would be funny to take my book from me is all." I mentally sighed, I didn't want anyone to think I was a big pervert, only Kakashi and my parents knew I read those books. "Yeah," I laughed nervously, "I didn't get very far of course." "So where are you all headed?" Kakashi asked. That was a good question.
"We we all going to get something to eat. Want to join?" Asked Choji . I looked at Kakashi, "I was going to cook so its up to you." "How about we join them tonight, you've been working hard lately." I have been making every meal for Kakashi and I, doing out clothes and dishes. It was my thanks for watching over me, even though I was technically his mission I felt bad. He could be on a better one, whatever that consists of, I didn't find myself very interesting. It was like he was just babysitting me. I smiled up at him. We all chatted among one another and we went to Choji's favorite place.
I was not paying attention to Kakashi but he was talking to guy, I was chatting with Ino about what lady Tsuande had taught us the other day and how well Sakura was doing. Sakura couldn't come because there was an emergency surgery that she needed to help with. "No its nothing like that" Kakashi said shaking his hands furiously in front of his smiling face. "Yeah right Kakashi, being close to someone for a year. There has to be feelings" Asuma said jokingly. Kurni elbowed him gently signing him to shut up. I didn't look but my face got hot all of a sudden. "Are you ok Cheegarie? Your face is red" Ino said. "Oh I'm fine, just hot" I said with a smile waving myself with my fan. I took my last bight of pork chop and went outside for some air.
I stared at the night sky thinking about my feelings for Kakashi. I was just his mission but Asuma was right… I defiantly developed some feelings for him. I doubt he felt the same. He seemed like a 'business only' kind of guy. But at least his time is almost up. Tomorrow my parents will be here to visit again and they are going to talk to the Hokage about me and see if I can go home with them. I kind of hope I can but at the same time… I sighed. "Are you feeling better Cheegarie?" Kakashi asked concerned. "Just thinking about my parents." "Oh they are supposed to be here tomorrow right?" "Yeah…" Kakashi caught the disappointment in my voice, "Is something wrong?" "I just don't really know if I want to go home with them. I know no one there and I know almost everyone here." Kakashi looked up at the sky as well then at me with a smile. "I'm sure you will be fine with whatever you chose." He turned and held open the curtain for me to go in. Asuma paid for Kakashi and me, both of us were grateful . We all parted our own ways.
When Kakashi and I made it back to his apartment I took the book from him and made him get a shower first so I could try finishing the book. I once I finish Jiraiya's series I moved onto the other books on his shelf. I was so close to finishing this book and then Kakashi had to steal it from me. When he was done only had a pair of baggy pants on and a towel wrapped around his face. I tried to concentrate on the book in front of me but it was so hard I was where I read Kakshi's spot earlier. And I imagined that the characters were Kakashi and I. Kakashi tried to take the book back but I laid down on the couch hiding the book underneath me, still reading it. He tried to take the book back again from underneath me. I put it under my breasts and used my arms as a shield, "Kakashi" I wined "You already read this one like 5 times already. Let me finish it" I looked at him with my best puppy eyes I could muster laced with lust.
He just held out his hand. I sighed, I guess I did have to get up in the morning to wait for my parents. I handed the book to him and went to the bedroom. I turned around grabbed his wrist and dragged him into the bedroom. I pushed him down on the bed walked around the bed and made him lay down. I rested my head on his chest and positioned his hands with the book so we could both read at the same time.
