Rinsing the soap from her eyes, Hikari listened to the water fall off her shoulders. Something wasn't right; the birds weren't singing and the wind had stopped blowing. Hikari was supposed to be getting ready for a party at Kurenai's house, but this eerie weather made her question it. Turning off the water, the kunoichi wrapped a towel around her self and carefully walked into her bedroom.
"What time is it?" Kurenai asked, setting another bowl of chips onto a table.
"Seven forty-five, you think Amaya got cold feet?" Anko smoothed out her dress before grabbing a wine cooler. "She's still got one more week left and Tsunade only added those stupid 'Don't allow under age shinobi' rules, etc."
"To me, it looks like you're losing. Kakashi told me that he was going to pick Hikari up tonight." Asuma chuckled.
"Ya know, maybe it's better that Hikari wins." Anko smirked and took a sip of her cooler while Asuma roared with laughter and Kurenai choked on her chip.
"You're kidding me? You never lose and you never forfeit."
"I swear, Kakashi gets too serious for me and he is always busy with missions. Plus, Genma promised me that it'd be worth my wild if I lost."
Naruto went whistling down the street with Sai, who was fussing with his tie. Sai was finally able to loosen it up and comfortably wear the tie before asking, "Naruto, where are we going?"
"To a party where we're going to find you a girl friend."
"I already have some, like Sakura. She's my friend."
"No Sai, a girl friend, like one you kiss and stuff." Sai smiled at the shy Hyuga who was waiting beside Kiba. Hinata ran her hand through the long brunette hair and tried to hide the form fitting, lavender dress behind Kiba. The Inuzuka son wore tight jeans and a black t-shirt. Kiba smiled at Sai and then said, "Don't worry, I'll show you the ropes. I'm a natural ladies man." Naruto started laughing while Kiba worked his magic and began fixing Sai up. Kiba stepped back to admire his work while Naruto and Hinata applauded.
Blood was splattered over the walls and furniture was torn into pieces. The hotel room looked like a war had just taken place. Hikari was leaning against a wall with a gash across her forehead and a deep wound in her side, that she was trying to prevent from further bleeding. Her skinny jeans had been ripped into shorts now, and her maroon blouse was a couple of pieces of fabric. Across the room, Kisame was mending a similar wound on his right arm. A knock on the door made both turn and Hikari answered, "Just a minute." Her voice was shaky and she hissed at her old teammate, "Let me get the door, unless you want all the ninja in Konoha to attack you." He nodded his head, which was a signal that he needed a break from the fight.
Kakashi stood outside the room and patiently waited for the door to open. His adrenalin rushed through his veins as Hikari barely peeked her head out. Her normally soft and smooth skin had turned pale and the woman looked clammy.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah, just the twenty-four hour flu. Sorry I can't make it to the party, maybe we can have dinner another night." Whipping the blood-covered hand on her back, Hikari subconsciously pulled back her hair to reveal the cut across her forehead.
"What happened there?" Kakashi pushed he hand against the door, but Hikari held it firmly in its place.
"I fell in the shower…it's not really a good time for you to be here…just go to the party and have fun with Anko." She began to shut the door when Kakashi put his hand on the doorframe.
"Hikari, take care of yourself, okay?" then smiling, the Copy Nin removed his hand and said, "I don't want to go to the dance alone." Hikari sadly watched the man leave and realized that she might never say good-bye to him again.
"Let's move our location, Kisame. People are going to start coming and find us."
"Has the stone hearted kunoichi fallen in love?"
"Shut up! You have no idea what you're talking about!"
"That's not really a smart move, now is it? Let your feelings get to you and you'll wind up dead like everyone else in your family." Hikari's head fell and she tightened her fists, "Then lets take it back to Kirigakure, so when you die the Mizukage doesn't have to drag your filthy corpse across the land."
"Hmph, it'd be easier than having the ANBU after me for working with Itachi." The shark-like man rested his sword upon his shoulder. "Meet me in one hour outside the village. Oh, and if you're late or anyone else finds out about this, I'll kill every one you know." The old Akatsuki member smiled and disappeared into a cloud of mist. Hikari collapsed onto the floor.
Anko scoped out the people at Kurenai's house; the music was blaring and Hikari and Kakashi were nowhere to be found.
"Okay, Sai, here's the plan." Kiba had spent some time checking out the crowd and figured that Sai's best chance was with Uzuki Yuugao.
"Who is she?"
The one with purple hair, she's talking with Ibiki. Yuugao is on the ANBU squad, so I'm sure that both of you lack social skills."
"What do I say to her?" Sai stared as the young Inuzuka pulled out flash cards.
"What ever it says on here, say it." Sai took the cards and walked up to the ANBU member and Head of Torture. Their conversation wasn't very important and it seemed that neither were enjoying the party. Tapping on her should, the artist said, "Hey, I've seen you before, you look like my new girl friend." Yuugao measured him and then turned back to Ibiki. Sai flipped the card.
"If I flip this coin, what are the chances of me getting a date with you?" There was no response.
"Can I have your number?"
"I bit my lip, would you kiss it to make it feel better?" The woman was getting tired of the pick up lines and was also bored. So, she decided to mess around with him. Turning back to him, she cupped his chin in her hand and said, "It's not bleeding, come back when it is." Then Yuugao turned back and Ibiki whispered, "He's still there."
"The back of your head is ridiculously good looking." Both began laughing and Yuugao couldn't help but fall for this line.
"What's your name?"
"Sai."
"Okay Sai, what's your next move?"
"Umm…"Sai flipped through the series of cards and stopped on one that said 'Freak Dance'.
"Do you know how to freak dance?" Yuugao smiled.
"No. Kiba didn't teach me that one." Sai looked puzzled and stared at Kiba, who was flexing for another Kunoichi.
"Kiba's sister is a friend of mine, and after listening to her, you wouldn't have gotten any good lessons from Kiba. C'mon, I'll teach you." Ibiki smiled and watched the woman pull Sai onto the floor.
Hikari sat in her tub and allowed the water to wash away her dried blood. The woman's body had gone limp and the wounds caused pain flashed whenever Hikari moved. Slowly sitting up, Hikari unplugged the drain and watched the water spiral down. Next, she crept out of the tub and crawled her way into the room where droupleganers were cleaning. The room was practically spotless now and the clones that weren't working, began healing the true Hikari. They gave her remedies that cause her body to shake as they closed up cuts.
Kakashi knocked on the door and immediately after, Hikari stood before him. There was a short silence due to Kakashi not knowing what to say. He had been on his way to the party when he realized that he couldn't leave Hikari and that he had possibly acquired strong feelings for her.
"Looks like you're getting over the flu quickly." The silver haired man smiled as Hikari blushed and another walked up behind her. The second droupleganer answered the forming question, "She's in her room resting, come in." Kakashi casually walked in and looked at all the clones that were fixing up the room. Most of the women stopped when the man walked passed them, and began to blush or whisper about how handsome he was.
"Miss, there is a man here to see you." The females giggled around the room while Kakashi flashed a dazzling smile at them. There was a moan and a clone popped her head out. She spoke in a soft tone, "She wants to know," the woman looked at Kakashi, "I'll be back." A few minutes passed and the door opened again.
"She isn't feeling well, come back later." The Jonin had had enough and got rid of the droupleganers until her was in the room. On the bed lay Hikari, who was drinking a liquid with the help of another droupleganer.
"It's more than just the twenty-four hour flu, huh?" the kunoichi's eyes flicked up and the clone fell into a puddle.
"I'm fine, really." Hikari slid her feet off the bed and stood up. "See? You don't have to worry about me, I'll be at the party next week."
"That's not what I'm worried about. I want to know," He stopped when he realized the woman was smiling. "What?"
"You people in Konohagakure worry too much about others." Pointing to her head and laughing, she continued, "It's only a scratch now." Kakashi let out a little chuckle and walked towards her to feel the scratch. Then his hand slipped through her hair while his kissed his angle soft lips. Hikari pulled him closer to her and wrapped her arms around the man. The two gently ran their hands over each other and slowly, clothes began to fall onto the floor. The presence and felling of Kakashi had made Hikari forget all about Kisame, but the man stood waiting for her, on the outskirts of Kirigakure.
Sorry for not updating but I rewrote this chapter about five times because I couldn't figure how to characterize Kisame. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it and I wil be adding more of Sai in the next chapter. Reviews are always welcome.
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