Accidents
Chapter 9- Morning Glories
In the early morning, there was only one sound to be heard ringing throughout Konoha.
" KAKASHI!"
Kakashi kept his head low as he dashed through the empty hallways, skidding on bare feet over the polished hardwood floor to duck behind the couch as a porcelain dish flew over his head, grazing his messy silver locks. He quickly took advantage of the momentary cease-fire to run to the end of the hall to scoop up his shirt and pants. As soon as his head rose, a teacup came shattering against the wall beside his head.
" Oi, Sakura! I said" - he quickly dodged a kitchen knife that came hurtling at his chest- " I was" – he quickly pushed all his chakra to his feet before leaping up on a wall, watching as a rather large and, in his mind, expensive vase came crashing and shattering below him – " SORRY!"
Sakura froze, hands full of forks and butter knives, a few held between her fingers like kunai. She watched as he fell to the floor and landed on his feet. He made his way towards her cautiously, stopping a few feet in front of her. She crossed her arms and knitted her eyebrows in fury. He watched her pout, her naked body golden in the orange sunlight that peeked through a skylight overhead. Her chest rose and fell as she breathed heavily from the destructive pursuit.
" Sakura, you said yourself I could eat what I wanted, I though you wouldn't mind if I had that leftover meatloaf," he confessed, trying to sidle up to her carefully, his hand touching hers in an attempt to remove the sharp metal utensils from her fingers. She jerked away aggressively and gritted her teeth.
" That meatloaf was mine, Kakashi!"
He cringed at the harsh tone in her voice and raised his hands in protest.
" Aw come on Sakura, it was just meatloaf."
" CHA! WHAT DID YOU SAY?"
Kakashi smacked his forehead with his palm before crouching and backing away as Sakura advanced on him with a rather large and pointy fork held in her fist, her jade eyes ablaze.
" Sakura, really, I'll make you some more, I promise!" He cowered, preparing for the worst, but she stopped in front of him and smiled mischievously. He opened one eye to see her smiling down at him, a twisted smile that sent chills down his spine.
" It had better be done in one hour. I'm taking a bath," she said huffily before marching off up the stairs. Kakashi wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead. When was he going to learn not to steal Sakura's meatloaf?
" Hmm this is great Kakashi, I had no idea you could cook this good!" Sakura happily stabbed a slice of meatloaf on her plate and devoured it quickly, politely wiping her mouth before looking over at the silver haired ninja across from her.
" Well, I've never had someone attack me for eating their meatloaf before, so I made sure to make it good," he said with a chuckle as she playfully kicked him from under the table. She pouted and batted her dark lashes in innocence and he smirked, knowing she was trying to sway his forgiveness.
" I'm sorry Kakashi, but you just don't eat my meatloaf, you know that! Besides, it's not as though I would have really killed you over it."
Kakashi laughed at this and his eyes roamed to the trash bags filled with broken dishes and other destroyed decorations. Kill? Probably not. Maim was more the word for it.
" Well now that we've eaten a delicious breakfast, what do you feel like doing?"
His eyes reverted back to Sakura's and he could feel the heat rise to his face as he looked over her body. Even still, it flustered him to see her in barely any clothing. He could see her naked a million times and it still wouldn't change the flutter of butterflies he got when seeing her exposed skin peeking at him from beneath the long silk chemise she had wrapped around her body. He was snapped out of his daydreams when a light knock came at the backdoor. Sakura sighed heavily before walking lightly over to the window and peeked out onto her porch landing.
" Oh shit! Its Shizune!"
Sakura let the curtain fall quickly before dashing back to the kitchen. Kakashi watched her as she scooped up clothing that lay strewn over the floors. Another impatient knock came from the door and Kakashi rose to stealthily peek as Sakura had out the window. He immediately pulled his face from the window and slinked along the wall to where Sakura was pulling a black Jonin shirt over her head.
" What the hell is SHE doing here?"
" I don't know! Run up into my bedroom and lock the door, I know she won't go in there. Hurry!"
Kakashi nodded and quickly ascended the stairs and closed the door to her bedroom behind just as he heard Shizune's voice fill the room. He clicked the lock in place and slumped against the door in exhaustion. Hearing their voices rebound off the walls, he pressed his ear to the door to catch their conversation in small amounts.
" Shizune, I don't know what you're talking about. Kakashi hasn't been here. The last I saw of him was at the bar last night with Genma, but I left early because I didn't feel so well. I only assume he went home later."
Kakashi chuckled at how convincing she sounded as he listened to their footsteps in the kitchen. The distinct scrape of a chair met his ear and the rustle of a newspaper.
" Look, people have been saying things. Not to the Hokage or me mind you, but there is gossip. I just want to make sure you aren't…well I can only hope you're not that irresponsible," she said huffily. Sakura could feel the heat rush to her face as she tried to keep calm.
" Even if something was happening, what business is it of yours anyway? I'm an adult; I believe I get to make my own decisions. If people want to talk, then let them. I'll live my life without you're judgment and opinions, thank you."
Kakashi winced at how guilty she was starting to sound and prayed she would keep calm. Meanwhile, Sakura returned Shizune's curious stare with detest. She raised her eyebrow at Sakura's sudden defensiveness and set the paper down to share a rather uncomfortable look with the clearly flustered kunoichi.
" Well, Sakura, I don't think you should get so testy if you're not doing anything wrong. But perhaps there's more to this that I'm not seeing." She tilted her head and Sakura's face dropped as a thump from the upstairs bedroom filled the still kitchen room. Their eyes met, Sakura's expression a bit more nervous than angry and Shizune smirked.
" It's been nice Sakura, but Tsunade-sama has me busy with other matters that I should get to work on. Keep in mind what I said Sakura. We wouldn't want to make the Hokage look bad because of her apprentices poor choices."
Sakura glared as she rose and turned huffily, pausing a moment at the door to peek in the direction of the noise upstairs. She looked over her shoulder at Sakura and smiled.
" Tell Kakashi to keep it down next time, will you. Wouldn't want people to think anything," she said with a bite in her voice before shutting the door behind her. Sakura unclenched her fists, her palms stinging from her nails stabbing into her skin. She turned reluctantly from the backdoor and slumped into a kitchen chair.
Kakashi peeked his head around the entrance to the stairs, checking for Shizune, but found Sakura alone at the kitchen table, her fingers rubbing her temples.
" So what do we do now, Sakura. She knows I was here," Kakashi stated as he took a seat beside her and pulled her to his chest. She welcomed his hands rubbing her back and sighed.
" I have no idea, but this could get messy if I don't talk to Tsunade-sama."
" Do whatever you need to, but whatever happens, just know I don't care what people say Sakura."
She smiled up at him and kissed him softly. She backed away and closed her eyes as his finger swept through her long hair, tucking her bangs behind her ear affectionately. She opened her eyes to peer at him from below her low eyelashes. His smile melted her inside and she couldn't help but feel the adrenaline rushing in her veins.
" I know you don't care Kakashi, I don't either. I just want to be with you."
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