Kakashi whipped around, the movement exaggerated for dramatic effect, and quickly pulled his yukata closed over his bare chest. Startled maiden was the impression he was going for. Clutching the fabric, cowering a little as if he was a blushing virgin who'd been surprised by an intruder in her bedroom.
"Who -?!" he gasped despite already being in the middle of analyzing his opponent.
The man before him was shorter than he'd expected, short but muscular, his well-defined chest visible under his open, sleeveless yukata. There were bandages around his midriff, but Kakashi couldn't see any suspicious protrusion betraying a concealed weapon. Then again, a lot of small weapons were incredibly easy to hide.
The man's dark hair was pulled back tightly into a stub of a ponytail. At the front, strands of hair had already fought their way out of their confinement and were hanging into his hard and narrow face. His skin was a shade darker than Gai's and what at first glance had looked like a shadow transformed into a gnarled scar running across the right side of his neck when he cocked his head and stepped closer to Kakashi.
"Now, now, calm down. I didn't mean to scare you or anything." His voice was honeysuckle sweet; hands raised in a surrendering gesture, the man studied Kakashi from head to toe.
Yeah, right, Kakashi thought. He took a step backwards, putting a little more distance between himself and the stranger.
The other man stayed put. "Couldn't sleep is all…" he said. "But… hmmm, when Jun-chan told me we had visitors, he didn't mention how pretty you were. I'd have dropped by sooner if I'd known…" There was an open leer on his face now. His narrow hazel eyes were trained firmly on Kakashi, his gaze sliding up and down the length of his body, leaving Kakashi with a feeling like he was repeatedly being dipped in slime. He could feel that look clinging to him.
"I— I apologize if I woke you up. My boyfriend and I just arrived less than an hour ago. I was looking for the restroom; I didn't mean to disturb anyone." Kakashi kept his demeanor meek, he lowered his head, letting the fall of his hair obscure his eye and scarred eyelid. He'd seen enough.
"Don't worry, you didn't disturb me. And even if you had, seeing your beautiful face would have cheered me right up!" This time the other man did take a step towards Kakashi. Still, Kakashi couldn't feel a discernible change in his chakra. It was so low he could barely even sense it. "Say, your boyfriend… is he as handsome as you?"
There was a glint in those eyes, a dangerous spark you didn't see until it had lit your house on fire.
Kakashi decided to dodge the question.
"Ah… I should probably go—" he began, making a move towards the other man who was standing in the middle of the hallway, blocking the path back to their room.
"Hey, now, don't go! You haven't even told me your name yet! It'd be pretty rude to just run off like that, wouldn't it?"
"I'm Shiba Souku. It's nice to meet you." Kakashi bowed quickly.
"Kaneshiro Kirie, at your service. See, that didn't even hurt one bit. Now… do you always sleep dressed like that?"
Even someone as mild-mannered as Souku should get irritated by this kind of question, Kakashi thought. He narrowed his eye at Kirie and frowned at the shameless smirk that was directed at him in reply.
"I'm sorry, I don't see how this is—"
"Any of my business, hm? You're a cold one, aren't you! I'm just showing concern for your health! You don't have to torture yourself on a hot summer night like this! It would be totally okay to walk around naked, no one would mind! After all, we're all men here!"
There were only a few centimeters between them now, and Kakashi realized that if he wanted to get past and Kirie didn't move out of the way, he'd have to flatten himself against the wall and try to scoot past.