Chapter 9

A month after completing their mission and returning to Konoha, Misaki had not seen Kakashi since. He had been training Sasuke for his final exam and nobody knew where they were. She had buried the memories of that night when she realised of her feelings towards Kakashi along with his dislike towards her. She had pretended nothing happened from the day after.

Sitting next to Guy and Lee during the Chunin exams, they watched Shikamaru and Temari's match end which meant Sasuke was up next but was nowhere to be found.

The Third set up a time limit for Sasuke to arrive. "Leave it to Kakashi to make his student late for his fight," Guy chuckled. "Ha! That jerk has no manners whatsoever," Misaki replied.

Scratching his chin, Guy observed Misaki. "What's this hostile feeling I'm sensing coming from you, Misaki? I've never seen you anything but happy and calmed."

"Let's just say that spending two whole months with Kakashi was the most unpleasant time of my life. He went out of his way to annoy me 24/7. I only wish I don't have to see his sorry ass ever again," Misaki replied.

"All right, the time limit has expired," they heard Genma start announcing, "so I'm officially calling this match-,"

Misaki felt a familiar chakra an instant before she saw Kakashi and Sasuke appear in the centre of the arena.

"Sorry we're late, you wouldn't believe the traffic" Kakashi said with a closed eye smile.

"You've just made in time," Genma told Sasuke. "Great, so we're ok," Kakashi said before glancing up and making eye contact with Misaki.

Her eyes widened and she gasped, her heart skipping a beat before she look down at the floor to break the connection. However, she could still feel his eyes on her.

Guy look from Misaki to Kakashi and back, twice. "I wonder…" he murmured

Kakashi appeared behind them. "Hello Guy, how are you feeling Lee?" he asked. Guy turned, "Kakashi!"

"Kakashi sensei!," Sakura yelled a few seats in front of Misaki, looking sad.

"Oh, Sakura. You must've been worried, sorry for not keeping in touch," Kakashi told his student.

Misaki didn't turn, gritting her teeth.

"Guy," Kakashi's tone was serious now, "there's only 8 ANBU black ops in the arena. The Hokage knows the enemy is planning to attack, what is he thinking?"

"The ANBU are placed strategically, we can only watch the match now while keep our guards up. Kakashi, I'm going to watch your pupil closely, to see if his training is any good. After all, I'm still your rival," Guy said smiling and placing his left arm around Misaki's shoulders while looking back at Kakashi behind her.

Surprised to feel Guy's arm on her shoulders, Misaki looked at Guy smiling and couldn't help but smile back. She had spaced out, unaware of what Guy had been saying, she had focused on the battle between Sasuke and Gaara about to begin.

Behind her, Guy could see Kakashi staring angrily at his arm. He had finally managed to find a button to push in Kakashi. "Finally…," he whispered.