Heya!! OMG I FINALLY FINISHED THE STORY I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR TWO DAMN YEARS!! I AM SO HAPPY!! (not fanfic) Anyway I decided to post maybe several chapies at the time - sorry if it's a crime against fanfiction net posting one chapie at the time - However I really think it's better like that. There are a HELL A LOT of chapters, not gonna tell you how many and sorry if the chapters itself are long, please bear with me. I gotta personally thank my readers who gave some reviews, "HK" was it? Thanks so much for your solid and big review!! You really made my day, gosh i was in such of a bad mood and when i read your thing it put the smile back on my face!! Anyway to all readers who review thank you very much. So now I will serve you the three main dishes chapter 9+10+11!! Enjoy!! REviews as always are appreciated!!

CHAPTER NINE

-Extreme but unexpected changes-

From the fourth day on, a week and than a month dragged by painfully. "Painful" was the right word to summarise the whole month. I lived Hell on earth! It was pure torture and God knows how many bruises and scratches I've got. For a whole month my body was racking with muscle pain! Oh, God! The worst muscle pain ever! Every single muscle in my entire body was hurting even the joints, neck, chest, back, arms, hands, fingers, legs and even my ass! One morning was so extreme that I barely could get out of bed; I was paralyzed from head to toe. That day Kakashi – fortunately- abandoned the training and instead fed me the whole day like I was some sort of baby! That was so embarrassing! In the meantime my relationship to Kakashi didn't improve, it actually deteriorated. Instead of getting closer; we drifted apart, turning to a tacit relationship. Many times and in vain Kakashi tried to lighten up the atmosphere by starting a playful conversation, but I was the first one to give him an ice cold shower, by simply glaring at him or turning away from him. I think that could be the reason why I became "anti social". I felt Kakashi and I were separated with thick iron walls. Also several times I caught him staring at me, with his calculating look, it seemed like he was registering every single movement I made. Additionally another annoying habit of Kakashi appeared, he liked showing off. I know that doesn't sound like him, or maybe he wasn't showing off, but he likes expressing his natural self by walking around shirtless. So it made it all the time very difficult to look away. Only a few times I caught Kakashi actually what seemed like "smirking proudly" underneath his mask, when he saw me staring at him. Lately the trick doesn't work on me anymore. I'm immune to his "physical openness". Regarding the training, I must say I improved beyond my expectation and Kakashi grew steadily amazed by my hidden abilities. I think that the body I received had some hidden potential already in it and it developed as the story went on. I can use any basic jutsus and I am secretly trying to master "Kage Bushin no Jutsu" Shadow clone jutsu. It isn't such a success yet, but I'm practising. What I also took note of, was that my abilities to control water became stronger to the point that I could perform any water jutsus. Kakashi isn't aware of this and I believe it's best to keep it secret. I would say my strength doesn't lie in Gen jutsus that's for sure, but in Tai jutsu and Nin jutsus. I would favour to perform water jutsus, but never dared asking Kakashi, fearing it might create some suspicion. I think up till now Kakashi doesn't know what type of chakara I have and he still bothers me about it, by asking me some questions like. How do you feel when you do this and this and that? How does your chakara feel like? Also he wouldn't stop blabbering about the famous leave that feeds on chakara and can tell what type you are. Soon as he comes up with that stuff, I avoid replying or I bluntly start another conversation about the training. However one point is scaring me, mostly about my new body, it feels like it's bursting with energy and wanting to do more and more jutsus until I use up all of my chakara. I'm seriously worried about it and I didn't tell Kakashi as well. I forgot to mention the greatest part about the training; I've got the fittest body ever! I have muscles and god looking abdos! Above all things I've said one major and vital event happened. Sasuke left Konoha once and for all. As being part of the story I was quite shocked, but expressed no concern or no surprise at Sasuke's escape. Everybody was extremely down and I actually didn't meet Naruto and Sakura personally to witness their misery. I was only informed by Kakashi - who many times shared the latest news in Konoha - expressed his concern as a Team leader and a teacher. It did shock him, it was very evident, but I could tell that he also predicted this moment and just didn't want to believe it. Anyway I basically saw the whole anime and I'm not surprised at all. I never liked Sasuke, although I must admit that later he looks hot!

While this dreadful event happened, on the last week of the month, I was alone in the flat and had as a replacement an Anbu keeping watch on me. Kakashi had a serious S- Rank mission from Tsunade and of course he left me behind. Before he left he told me that soon as he arrived he would expect a fight against me, to check how much I've improved and he added "You could see that as an examination for getting the shinobi diplomat". I took that opportunity to train like crazy and mastered in secret the Kage Bushin no jutsu in no time. While having that dull Anbu patrolling me perched up a tree, I decided to try out my shadow clone on him. I was training on the water and suddenly dove under water. Minutes later my clone was swimming about and myself I was swimming under water to the far end of the shore. I was constantly on the watch making sure that I was far away from his eye vision and undetectable. Far away from him, I decided training myself properly and planning my moves against Kakashi. I tried front flips, back flips, ways of dodging an attack and remembering Kakashi's teachings word by word. I trained myself against a sturdy tree, punching and kicking until my fists and legs became numb. I was determined to improve independently without Kakashi's help and also to prove him wrong about me. This grew to a habit and throughout the week, I tricked the Anbu in numerous occasions. At the daily training, he wasn't the brightest guy, he was bored to death, I tricked him while I would go out in the night time to train some more by using Henge jutsu to transform into an old man and while my clone was still in the flat watching TV or doing some chores. In the nighttimes I would continue with the training and went back to the place where I punched and kicked against the tree. I could feel that I became stronger and stronger and I was nearly going insane for more! I was becoming greedy and lusty for more power.

I returned to the tree - the last night before Kakashi returned - to train some more. I heard the bushes rustling and I stopped dead in my movements. My heart was fearfully pounding against my ribs. All of a sudden two figures appeared. I was fortunate that the full moon was revealing the appearance of those strangers. One was two meters tall, very well built and muscular, wearing some traditional standard peasant clothes which was made of awful patch work and cuts and he had very sharp eyes and an ugly smirk. The other guy wore the same style of clothes; he was shorter and seemed more ferocious than the other. He was unhealthily skinny and bony; he had large black rings beneath his eyes but had a horrible toothless smirk. They carried some potato sacks - which were filled with some things. My first impression about them was that they looked like merciless robbers. They snickered at my presence.

"Oh look, Aniki (older brother). A girl is outside all by herself, what should we do?" asked the giant very slowly.

"Yea, I noticed, well let's take her with us, then, she could be an exciting entertainment." Sneered the thin guy and both walked in calm steps towards me.

I smirked silently to myself. Both of them grabbed each of my shoulder and as they tried to drag me with them, I grabbed them by their forearms and catapulted them instinctively backwards. Making them soar towards the lake that was at least ten meters behind me. I followed their cries and found them sprawled on their backs at the shore of the lake. The lake water reflected the pitch blackness of the forest and reflected at the same time the moon light on the calm motionless surface. The lake had a sombre and threatening appearance, a very uninviting one. The two brothers got up and tried again to attack me, but in vain. I held their fists firmly in my hands and I threw them in the water. I walked on the surface towards them. They pulled one of their most fearful faces and the giant one began whimpering.

"I wonder how many you've hurt so far. Judging by your appearance you are merciless thieves and maybe even rappers, am I right?" I told them with an analytical voice. Those guys were shrinking back from me.

"Aniki, this woman has the strength of a demon." Exclaimed the giant fearfully. I gave them a triumphing smirk.

"Thanks for the compliment; I'm hungry for some flesh." I said with a sinister voice and gave them a sadistic smirk, which made them whimper.

"Let's swim away quickly!" urged the thin guy and they swam towards the shore. I simply outstretched my arms pointing to the thieves.

"You aren't going anywhere!" I roared and suddenly the water grabbed both of the robbers and brought them to me. It was like two hands grabbed each robber and they formed to two separate towers of water containing the robbers. I snickered scanning my arms, discovering my abilities. As those towers stood in front of me, I eyed the thieves.

"Have mercy!" yelped both the giant and than the thin rat.

"Mercy?" I scoffed at their pathetic statement.

"Did you have mercy towards your victims? I seriously doubt that, which means DEATH!"

"Noooooo…" shouted both of the robbers, as I brought the towers together to form one.

Then with one hand I formed the tower to a floating ball and locked the robbers in a gigantic ball of water. Under panic they banged against the walls, but never managed to get out and then I suddenly squeezed my hand to a fist. Blubbering screams erupted from the ball and I heard a lot of cracking and shattering sounds. I watched as they scream the life out of themselves and I was actually laughing cruelly. They suddenly stopped screaming and floated motionlessly in the round container of water filled with blood. I snapped back to reality, releasing them and letting them fall in the water. Panting heavily I wanted to check if they were okay, so I walked over to them and I screamed with horror at the sight. Horribly, bloody and disfigured corpses with wide open eyes stared at my face. I realized that all their bones must be shattered; their fingers were bent back or broken in half, their legs as well. They were squashed from all sides. I shook violently and broke into a run back to the flat. I cried on the way, absolutely terrified of my behaviour. This wasn't me! Soon as I had stepped on the lake, I turned to a monster, I couldn't control myself anymore! I dashed as fast as I could back to the village, I was panicking and hyperventilating. I quickly transformed myself to an old man and went back to my flat. I entered the dark apartment and removed the clone. I turned the lights on and went to the fridge and drank a load of milk. Then I took a shower. Those images haunted my mind; I was shocked even traumatised about it. Right after the shower I got sick over the toilet. Those images of the corpses were engraved in my mind. I wish Kakashi would be back! I want him now! I want at least to see his face or hear his voice! Out of desperation I ran to Kakashi's room, switched on the lights and rummaged through his things and pulled out his Jounin shirt. I took off the remainder of my clothes and slipped into his shirt. I grabbed the covers of the bedroom and left the room to lie down on the couch. I covered myself well and consoled myself by inhaling Kakashi's scent and telling myself that I was defending myself. I cried myself to sleep and finally at dusk I could find peace.

Some low whispering woke me up, it was inaudible and not coherent so I had no idea who it was. I was too tiered to get up and check so I pulled the covers over my head and slept more. Then the sound of closing door was heard and the footsteps approached the living room and to me.

"Sara. Time to get up, its 6 PM." Said that familiar calm voice that I've longing for, who depending on his days can be lazy or cheerful.

I smiled to myself. Finally he's back! All of a sudden it made click.

"WHAAT?! It's 6 PM!" I realized and sat bolt up, pushing down the covers and I heard that typical ridiculously laugh from Kakashi.

I noticed he was kneeling beside me in front of the couch. He appeared quite worn out he had some black rings beneath his eyes and his hair was wilder than usual, but he was ACTUALLY cheerful enough to see me. He also studied my appearance.

"Why are you wearing my Jounin shirt and sleeping on my couch? Don't tell me you were lovesick." He sounded pretty hopeful and I gave him a stern gaze.

"Only in your dreams." I retorted sounding still a bit surprised of his direct humour.

"Then what is this all about?" he questioned further and pointed on the couch and his Jounin shirt. I took a deep breath.

"I had a horrible nightmare last night and well, uhm, I thought by wearing your shirt and sleeping in your couch, it could comfort me." I said shyly without looking at him with the colour rising up to my cheeks.

Kakashi looked at me, for a second I thought he showed a remarkable smile underneath his mask, but shook off that idea.

"Would you mind to get me something to drink and a cold wet cloth? Because I've got headache and my eyes are sore as hell." I asked him and he complied. While he was getting the stuff, he started speaking loudly.

"I heard you were training very hard."

"Was that your dull stalking Anbu friend, who told you that?" I asked.

Kakashi chuckled and he brought the cloth and drink to me. I gulped the stuff down quickly and lay myself back on the couch with the cloth covering my forehead and my eyes.

"He's dull, but a good fighter." Stated Kakashi with honesty and I chuckled to tell my opinion about him.

"Not the brightest though."

"Maybe." Replied Kakashi as if he wasn't sure.

"I tricked him several times, without him noticing it." I said with amusement and boasting myself.

"Aha, like what?" inquired Kakashi with curiosity, as I had my eyes covered I had no idea how he was responding to that.

"Actually how was your mission? Did it go well?" I asked him suddenly, digressing from the topic.

"It was successful, just had to remove a lot of obstacles." He answered very simply. There was a brief moment of silence, when Kakashi yawned.

"I think I'll hit the sack," He yawned.

"However I have to remove the obstacle from my couch." He added calmly.

All of a sudden Kakashi lifted me up in a bridal style and I let out a yelp.

"Ahh! What are you doing?" I yapped and I felt Kakashi's low rumbling laughter against his chest. I removed the cloth to see what was going on. I stared blankly at Kakashi; he was actually carrying me… in the bridal style? What the hell happened to him?

"You didn't have to carry me you know, I could have walked." I told him and he gave me that logical face.

"If I had asked you, I don't think you would have moved." He stated as a matter-of-factly.

"Well you know me better than myself." I chuckled.

Kakashi's eyes crinkled cheerfully and went back to the living room to get the covers and gave them to me.

"I'll get my stuff if you don't mind, for taking a shower." He mentioned and I showed no objections.

I covered myself and watched each of his movements. Why was he abnormally so friendly? Did he get drugged? Kakashi finished getting his stuff and exited the room, before closing the door he peeked in.

"Because of your hard you can sleep as long as you want, but tomorrow we will fight, right?" said Kakashi sounding a bit excited. I nodded.

"Good night." He bade me and when the door was about to get closed, I called his name.

"Kakashi."

"Yeah."

"Are you sure you are okay?"

"Yea, why?"

"You are just very happy; did you take drugs?"

"I'm just happy to be back and have a good sleep."

"Aha, ok, good night, then."

"Good night." Was his last word and he closed the door completely.

I closed my eyes and I was already in slumber land.

I woke up the next morning very early. My eyes were still sore and like a thunder striking a nearby tree, the images flashed in front of my eyes. I gasped to myself and shut tightly my eyelids, muttering desperately "It was only a nightmare!" All of a sudden there was some pounding at the main entrance.

"Yea, yea, I'm coming." Followed Kakashi's lazy voice and I jumped out of bed with pounding heart beats and trembling legs and a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. Did they discover the bodies? I dashed out of the room and joined the astonished Kakashi looking back at me, then back to the door. Like always he was shirtless and I was only wearing his Jounin shirt. He stood in front while I was in the back. Kakashi opened it, a shinobi with a scarred face appeared. If I'm not mistaken it was the one, who was the guard of Sarutobi before he died and of course I didn't know his name. He carried some thick steel rings on his index finger and the other on the ring finger. He was out of breath and was anxious about something. He exchanged looks with Kakashi and I, scanning our appearance briefly and with a hint of embarrassment, he looked back at our faces. I hid myself more behind Kakashi, only peeking from behind his back.

"I…Hope, uhm, I didn't disturb you in something, Sempai?" Began the shinobi with a tinge of embarrassment in his voice and looking at us indirectly.

Kakashi and I exchanged confused looks with each other and suddenly it dawned to us both, what he exactly meant as we briefly realized his odd behaviour and our momentary appearance. Oh….Shit! I could clearly see a glint of amusement in his one eye and I turned away from him, hiding myself behind his back, covering my red face.

"You didn't." replied Kakashi with simplicity.

"Spit it out, what happened?" said Kakashi suddenly in a grave tone.

"Two corpses were found at the lake." He stated.

"What?" Both I and Kakashi blurted out with horror at the same time, we glanced at each other and looked back to the shinobi.

Finally I gained the courage to step aside from Kakashi's back and stand beside him. The information was shocking and my predictions and fears were right, this was bad.

"Hokage sama demands for your immediate presence." Told the shinobi sternly and Kakashi nodded in response.

"I'll join you in a minute; inform Hokage Sama that I'm on my way." The shinobi nodded and vanished in a puff of smoke.

Kakashi closed the door and then faced me. A ridiculous chuckle escaped from him.

"Where the hell did he get that idea?" wondered Kakashi casually and my cheeks turned pink. Oh, man! Anything but that! I turned my head away, stepped away from him with my back facing his direction.

"I'm sharing the apartment with you and it long doesn't mean that we did, "that"!" I said bitterly, trying to cover up my embarrassed self.

"That could be a good point, but judging by our appearances," he pointed to my pyjamas, which covered my upper body to my thighs, his naked chest and his pyjama pants. Additionally he pointed to his hair and mine and our tiered faces.

"That gave him some idea that we did "it". Lastly but not least, judging by your extremely shy and embarrassed behaviour and you hiding behind my back. Yes, that gave him the last evidence that we did have sex."

All this he explained with extreme casualness, as if it was some daily thing for him. I digested everything with discomfort and I bet all the blood shot to my face. I watched him completely speechless. Now my mind began to display this and I shook my head with disgust, to kick out those disgusting images.

"Beurk!"

"What "Beurk"? I guarantee you I am good at it!"

"Now that I didn't have to know!" I sighed with annoyance and Kakashi marched towards me.

"Seriously, I am!" he insisted calmly, but then he started coming closer to me and I backed up against the wall, pressing myself far away from him and lowering my face to the floor. I wasn't expecting any of this. Next he grabbed my chin with his thumb and index finger and raised it to meet his eyes. He brought his face so close to mine, that I could feel his hot breath against my face. My heart was pounding against my ribs, my stomach did a summersault and I felt my legs turning to jelly. What the hell is happening? He never is like this… Or should I say, maybe he did take some drugs or was drunk or something - because didn't he use to be so cold towards me?

"Let me demonstrate." He breathed and his thumb left my chin and slithered up to my mouth; at the contact of his thumb against my lips my breath hitched. His mask revealed a crinkle; he was smirking and taking advantage of my helplessness. He skilfully drove his thumb over my lips, keeping his eyes locked with mine. He could easily tell that I was paralyzed from head to toe and that each of his touches affected me strongly. He clearly felt it while I was breathing heavily against his thumb. There was something wrong with his eyes, they were expressing something that was very unknown to me, but I recall seeing it in Animes or Mangas. Those eyes filled with longing or desire, even Passion…. Passion? Wait, a minute! This isn't right! That's not him! What the hell is he doing with me? Does he love taking advantage of people's weakness? Although my body was screaming for more, I couldn't do this, not now where I don't know him at all. Maybe he's the type of guy that ditches the girl after one night. My sane self told me to shove him away or something. I noticed Kakashi's other hand, which rested beside my head, it rose to his face and pinched the mask and slowly tried to pull it down. I chuckled against his thumb and he looked at me with confusion, stopping in his actions.

"I saw your face already. Actually I saw it on the day you had your hang over. I saw nothing special about it, just a normal face that you would expect from any guy. I bet all women in Konoha would pay millions to see your face uncovered, not to mention your students as well." I said against his thumb and regain control over my body and senses.

"I realized you like taking advantage of people's weakness, mostly of women who are tempted by your appearance. You tease them and fake all those emotions filled with passion and desire, making them believe that you actually feel something for them. I find that cold and disgusting!" I spoke at first overconfidently, but the last sentence I strengthen my tone and showed I disliked his approaches.

"I'm impressed by your manner of filtration and seduction, but they don't work on me. I'm not naïve; I'm not stupid to let myself into all this. You are playing around, trying to see where is the limit of your victim and you ask yourself whether you should go beyond or not." He hasn't spoken a thing since.

He was frozen, I felt like I was able to read his mind and foretell his actions.

"Kakashi, remember your position, if the Hokage knew this, you'd be giving back your shinobi licence. Remember we still have to fight." I added with superiority. Kakashi was coming back to his senses.

"What do you prefer Kakashi; Torment me or investigate the two corpses at the lake?" I questioned him and I waited for a reply. Kakashi slowly came back to himself and he pulled his hand away from my face and drew himself back entirely. He chuckled in a proud manner and eyed me in his arrogant way.

"I must admit, you surprise me more and more and you become very interesting as it goes on. I'm looking forward to our battle, this afternoon." He left me leaning against the wall to collect his clothes and put them on. Before he left, I called for him.

"I warn you already, don't toy around with me like this ever again, you hear me! I won't let you trample on me like this and treat me like trash! I tell you, you will get to feel this at our battle!" I scolded him bitterly and he gave a conceit chuckle.

"I won't hold back either." He supplied and left the apartment for good.

I leaned heavily against the wall and slid down until my butt made contact to the floor. That bastard! Who the hell he thinks he is! Trying to assault me with his sensual behaviour? Has he lost his mind! He scared me! I never knew he was like this, taking advantage of the weak, so full of himself and cold! I got up stomped to the bathroom, stripped down all my clothes and went into the shower. As the hot water cascaded down my back, this moment was relived a billion of times. My body was under the same influence as before; I still could feel his thumb brushing over my lips and his eyes looking at me. He was seducing me, no toying around with me! It was painful to know his intentions behind this, I began to hate him and it cost me many tears to think like that. I didn't want to see another face of Kakashi that was unknown to me; I should have never come here and never admired him since the beginning. Why am I so weak towards men? Why? Why is he such a bastard? Why does he cause me to hate his presence and voice? I was so naïve to have ever imagined that an insensitive cold bastard like him would ever get close to me! I'm human and he doesn't exist! None of this is real! Maybe the next morning I'll wake up and find it to be all just a stupid dream. I got out of the shower, dressed myself up and headed to the kitchen to prepare myself some breakfast.