A/N: I Do Not Own Naruto. Well, not yet... Lol xD
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With Naruto and The Group-- 5 Days Until The Festival, 6:00p.m
Naruto still had on his fox like grin, Gaara, Itachi, and Sasuke were ready to pounce on him. He took in a deep breath,
"Well, the way I see it is that Sas--" All of the sudden he was interrupted by a 'poof'. "Yo." Said a silver-haired man. Naruto looked at him and immediately started yelling. "Ahh! KAKASHI-SENSEI!!!!"
I just sat there tilting my head a bit. Sasuke, Gaara, and Itachi let out a sigh. "It's better if you don't know, Sakura," Kakashi said now understanding what was happening. Ino scoffed. "It's better if she does know! Because sooner or later she's gonna have to choose-- Nevermind." Sasuke narrowed his eyes at her.
Tenten just shook her head and laughed. While muttering something, 'No wonder I hang out with these people..' or 'Their stupidity amuses me...'
I sighed, they'll tell me sooner or later. I looked up at Sasuke who was now beating up Naruto. Eventually... I clapped my hands together, forcing out a smile. "Well, I guess we should go back to Sasuke's place. I mean, Itachi's and Sasuke's place."
The group had agreed a week-sleepover (if that was even possible) at the Uchiha's. Sasuke was reluctant at first, but then he thought of how Sakura...
Sasuke grunted. The group started to walk out the door of the Yamanaka Cafe. Suddenly Sakura stopped, and turned around. "Kakashi-sensei? Aren't you coming?" The group looked at the silver-haired man.
He scratched the back of his head sheepishly. He shook his head. "No, no. I have to go to the book store. The latest--" Sakura narrowed her eyes at him, in suspiscion. "Weren't you just there?..."
Kakashi laughed nervously, the group raised an eyebrow. Nothing like that would get past Sakura. Sure, she's oblivious (mainly to the feelings Gaara, Itachi, and Sasuke have for her). But she is observant.
Kakashi sighed, there was no way getting out of this one. (A/N: I wonder why he wants to get out of going... Hmm...) "Fine." Sakura jumped up and down, Sasuke, Itachi, and Gaara shared uneasy looks.
Ino, Tenten, and Hinata just smiled, while the rest of the boys (Meaning-- Naruto, Shikamaru, and Ino) just shook their heads and thought nothing good would come of this. Not that they don't like their teacher or anything (except Naruto, sometimes he probably does. Especially because of that sugar incident...).
So thats how Kakashi ended up going to the Uchihas.
With Daichi, Karin, and Sai
Karin hadn't woken up yet. Daichi guessed an hour or two more she would. He also said that Gaara probably did something different with the sand, somehow made her unconscious for at least half a day.
Sai looked up at the ceiling, now feeling uneasy with the discussion he had with his father earlier. He sighed inwardly. No... What if he is right?... Karin... Sakura... He weighed both options in his mind.
Continue with the plan, his father would be proud but he'll have an un-filled void in him. Choose Karin, and his father would be disappointed, he would be the family failure, and the Uchiha would mock him for the rest of his life.
He closed his eyes. Wasn't there something simpler to this? Sakura was kind, nice, thoughtful... Karin was rude, annoying, and uncontrollable...
He sighed.
This is going to be harder than expected...
At the Uchiha's Dinner Time 7:30 p.m
The group, parents, and Kakashi sat in a round table in the Uchiha dinner room. Everyone (and everything) was silent. All you could hear was the awkward chewing sounds and the light tapping of forks and knives.
Even Naruto was quiet. But they were guessing it was probably because of his 'sugar-rush-breakdown'. Sakura looked from Itachi, to Gaara, to Sasuke. Wondering why all three of them were staring at her so intently.
Kakashi was no different. He was staring at his fellow adults across the table. It seemed as if they were communicating with their eyes. But saying what, the group didn't know. Suddenly Sakura snapped.
"Why is it so quiet?" Everyone looked at her. They merely shrugged. She rolled her eyes. She decided to create some small talk. "So, Kakashi-sensei. Any word yet on how the design of the stage is going to look?"
Before he got to answer Shikamaru cut in. "We're making it a suprise." She said a light 'ah' then turned to Ino. Ino shrugged. "Naruto ate the paper." Sakura slapped her forehead. Sasuke smirked and said, "Dobe."
"Teme!"
"Dobe."
"TEME!"
Sayuri and Mikoto just smiled. Sakura cut in, eyes wide. "So we don't have a song yet?" Ino grinned sheepishly. "Not... exactly... But we did have the first verse. But Naruto ate it. We have a topic at least" Sakura sighed.
"Oh well. What's the topic of the song anyways?" Naruto grinned and was about to say something when Tenten cut in. "Erm, it's classified." Sakura rolled her eyes. But then stopped. "Tenten what about---"
Hinata interrupted. "Don't worry! We have it." She smiled, at least they had at least something done. Sakura turned towards Sasuke. And for a second they had a little staring contest until they heard Naruto whisper to Itachi.
"I think they're having a moment." Naruto whispered in Itachi's right ear. Itachi tensed a bit, not much so to get noticed while Gaara just kept staring at the two. Luckily, Sakura looked away, breaking the link from onyx to jade.
Sasuke quickly looked away also. Hiding the little blush that was forming. Taiki and Fugaku raised an eyebrow. They really should discuss this with eachother. Alone, not with their wives. Because it was time for a little man talk...
Taiki cleared his throat. "If you'll excuse me..." He stood up and left the room. Fugaku followed. Mikoto raised an eyebrow at Sayuri who merely shrugged.
They finished dinner at around 8:30. Sayuri was humming quietly as she and Mikoto cleared the table and started to wash the dishes. The group walked over to the living room.
Tenten flopped down on the couch beside Neji, who was beside Shikamaru, who was beside Ino. Hinata sat down on the couch across from them with Naruto. Sakura, Itachi, Gaara, and Sasuke sat on the floor. And guess who was in the middle...
Tenten sighed. "I'm bored." Neji, Shikamaru, and Hinata nodded. Ino smiled. "Let's play truth or dare!" I rolled my eyes. "Over 16 years, you haven't found a better game?" I said with a smile so she knew I was only joking.
She stuck her tongue out. "Then what do you prefer, Forehead-girl? Spin the bottle?" Her smile grew. I quickly shook my head, which made everyone laugh to. Ino smiled, "Then truth or dare it is."
With Kakashi, Taiki, and Fugaku
The men had took refuge in Fugaku's and Mikoto's room. It seemed that they already knew Kakshi. The sat around a small table, discussing the problem they have. Kakashi shrugged. Taiki continued to talk, "Dinner was... Awkward."
The two other men nodded. Fugaku cut in. "But didn't you notice..." "... How Gaara, Itachi, and Sasuke had taken an interest in little Sakura?" Kakashi finished. He nodded. Kakashi shrugged. "I've noticed it too. Usually, Sasuke hardly ever takes a second look at a girl. But Sakura..."
"Is different." Taiki concluded. Fugaku nodded and said, "I'd like to think she was his first crush." Kakashi raised an eyebrow. He didn't know what he had gotten himself into when he asked about Sasuke's and Sakura's past.
He didn't know that he was going to have to protect and keep and eye on his young singer. Because, as Fugaku and Taiki told him the story...
He knew.
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Sorry if that was sort of a suckish ending. This chapter was a bit short too...-pouts- But I still haven't gotten my 150 reviews... ( How many people actually read this fic? o.o I don't see the reviewers I had on Those Three Words anymore. / -sigh- So to prove to me that people still read this, I want... 170 reviews. Gomen, if it's too much. Anyways, I hope you liked this chapter. Ja ne!
-IPromiseYou
