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They all walked inside. There was the man that was the voice of the intercom outside, sitting behind a desk in the little entrance area. He looked like his voice sounded. Big, and stoic. Kinda funny thought since he is playing secretary. Sakura felt a little better with the silly idea.
"You know where he is."said the man as he pointed down the hall with a pencil in hand. Iruka and Kakashi both nodded. They started to walk down the hall and the rest followed.
Ino was wondering what had she gotten herself into... what had Sakura gotten herself into? She looked up at her rival. Sakura looked like she was in a bad dream and she couldn't wake up.
"It will be okay, Sakura." Ino said. Sakura was surprised. She looked at Ino, and after a moment felt better. Her best friend was still her friend. She needed to know that, and now that she knew, she lightened up a bit.
"Thanks Ino" Sakura said with a smile, although weak it relayed its message. Ino smiled back.
Kakashi turned into a room down the hall. She could hear Hokage's voice as he greeted everybody. She was a little hesitant but walked through the door way anyways.
Hokage-sama watched Sakura carefully as she walked in. This made her uncomfortable. She sat next to Kakashi and Ino. She felt the most comfortable with them right now. Hokage was sitting in front of a table with a crystal ball in front of him. He sighed like he didn't know where to start. He took off his head piece and set next to the ball on the table. It seemed to light up slightly when his hand went near it.
"Before anything," he said "Why are you here?" He asked Ino. She was taken aback. She wasn't really sure of that herself.
"Because I told her to come." Iruka said. Hokage-sama looked at him conveying him to continue.
"She recognized that it was Sakura, and well Ino is the type of girl who would not let this go unexplained. Either she would learn now or have Sakura tell her later.... Anyways it is always better to worry with a friend."
Sakura and Ino nodded their heads agreeing with what Iruka said.
"Fine." Hokage said "but she will not be able to hear all of it and you will not tell her. Understand, Sakura."
"Hai" Sakura said.
"Lets start from the beginning, shall we? What actually happened to bring about this change of yours? I can only see what is happening in the present with this."he said to Sakura as he waved his hand over the ball on the table in font of him. It glowed for a moment.
"Sugoi!" Naruto exclaimed. "That sooo cool." Everyone looked at him with a warning glance. He immediately stopped and settled back into his seat, mumbling. He now realized the seriousness of the situation as much as he didn't like it.
Kakashi stiffened up immensely, after a moment of thinking. He could only hope that Hokage-sama didn't know about their moments together. He had forgotten that Hokage-sama had that. Sakura didn't realize what this meant. He looked at her worryingly out of the corner of his eye.
"Well?..." Hokage said he was impatient for an answer.
"I... I suppose it stared when...." Sakura began to tell how she thought the transformation became.
*_-_-_*
Sakura left off at the part where she became unconscious. He then looked at Kakashi to finish where she left off. Kakashi told him exactly what happened except some incriminating details, and ended off where he was told the story himself.
"So I see." Hokage-sama said as his stroked his little goatee. Ino looked up at Sakura almost not believing the story. She had an expression of 'oh my god, you poor thing.' Naruto was starting to wonder why he was there at all.
As Sakura became more and more relaxed, Kakashi grew tenser and tenser. Although Sakura didn't know Hokage-sama very well Kakashi knew that he was much more agitated than his usual for some reason, and he was afraid he knew what that reason was.
"Alright, I have seen the incident with Tsubasa." Hokage said plainly. "You may leave Ino, Naruto, Iruka-kun as long as you know not to speak a word of this to anyone. You understand?" that last question was directed to the two children.
"Yes" they both replied.
"Come I'll escort you two" Iruka said. And with that the door closed again and all that were left were Kakashi and Sakura. Sakura had gotten a very unpleasant feeling since it was just the three of them. As they sat in silence for a few moments. She tried to think what was going to happen now that only Kakashi and her were left. Her eyes came across the crystal ball. Her eyes widened.
Hokage got up and started to walk towards the door. "I'll be back to deal with you two." And with that he left the room.
'Oh crap what if... what if he saw us?!' Sakura's stomach tightened, and she swallowed hard. She gave Kakashi a quick look. He was as uptight as she was. He must have already thought about it. She hung her head and looked at the floor. She felt so ashamed.
'But we didn't do anything like that' she told herself. It didn't make the unexplainable guilt go away. She swallowed hard and griped the knees of her pants.
Kakashi glanced at her. She looked like the same way he felt. He didn't want her too feel like this.
Why did he feel this way exactly? It was as if he had done something horrible, like he should be ashamed for something he had done. He started to feel angry not being able to come up with an answer. He clenched his fists as he narrowed his eyes. He couldn't stand hiding like this. They shouldn't be punished if they liked each other. He looked next to him, at Sakura.
"Love isn't fair. Get over it!" A voice echoed in his head. Kakashi was suddenly struck dumb. His hands loosened and his shoulders dropped as he relaxed. He sat there staring at the ashamed Sakura who was trying her best to stare at the floor. He wanted to laugh. Once again she had given him answer that he couldn't answer himself.
If two people had strong feelings for each other why should be ashamed?
Kakashi took in a deep breath and exhaled. He was now ready for anything to come his way.
Sakura hear his deep breath and wondered. She looked at him with such deep, green eyes. She didn't know what to do. She saw his determined face, and wished she could feel the same way.
He caught her looking at him. He gave a reassuring smile. "Don't worry." She started to reach for his hand for comfort, but then stopped. She was frightened that somebody might see them.
"It's okay." He said in confidence. He grabbed her chilled hand and gave it a slight squeeze. She held it tight. She was glad that Kakashi was with her. They sat in silence waiting.
Hokage came threw the door. Sakura quickly tried to let go of his hand for fear that Hokage might see, but Kakashi held on to it. She looked at him with fear and confusion.
"But?!" she said in a whisper.
"If you really do love me, then there should be nothing to worry about." he said a soothing whisper.
Her heart skipped a beat as she heard 'you really do love me'. With thinking what he had said, she relaxed a great deal and decided that she would trust Kakashi. She squeezed his hand showing that she had confidence in him even though part of her was terrified.
Hokage eyed at them for such a blatant show of affection. The slightest expression of disgust appeared on his face. He sat down where he had before, and folded his hands and placed them in the table, leaning into them.
"You two seem to be together, although you are teacher and student. Since that is the case...Sakura... are y... are you" he was looking for a word. A word that didn't sound so bad if he said it out loud.
"Am I what, Hokage-sama?" She looked at him with a serious face.
"Are you... pregnant?" Hokage said like he regretted it.
(You see it is a known fact, except to Sakura, who was never taught any of this stuff, that most female ninjas that worked with their chatura well can tell if they are pregnant with in a few days.)
She sat there bewildered on how that came up. "What?!?!" She said.
"Are you with child?" Hokage rephrased.
She sat there totally confused. She looked at Kakashi for help. She had a face that showed that she didn't believe that this was happening. Kakashi stared at Hokage, who, a sweat drop was rolling from his face. A light lit up.
"Lemme guess. You watched us that one morning threw that thing." Kakashi said in his laid back tone as he pointed at the crystal ball in front of Hokage-sama.
"Well, yes. Am I safe to assume that I was wrong?" Hokage with slight *keyword slight* relief.
"Hell yeah." Sakura said unexpectedly and angrily. She wanted to clear this up. She was upset that the time she had been with Kakashi was not alone and misinterpreted.
"Good" Hokage sighed, one thing out of the way.
"May I ask how you came to assume that?" Sakura said extremely offended. She wasn't going to let this go without an explanation.
"Fine. I suppose it is only fair that I do so."Hokage-sama said. He felt like he was suddenly reduced to a peeping tom. "I went to check to see how team seven was doing, that they were safe, and well I saw... you crawl into his sleeping bag and... well after a bit, I well... I stopped watching after a certain point I believe I had no right to watch further, and since to my mistake, I assumed what happened afterward." He felt very uncomfortable.
"Yeah well, we decided that it was not right, we decided that it not how we wanted it. I'm still a virgin thanks to Kakashi." Sakura said angrily. Kakashi seemed to blush a little.
Hokage felt a little better knowing that they are devoted although how wronged it was. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to get you so upset. Forgive me. There is a reason I asked though."
This caught Kakashi's interest. He was also angered by Hokage. They both looked at him ready to take in anything he was going to say.
"If you have any interest in changing back into you're your younger body you have to remain untouched. We are still gathering bits and pieces of what this "Maturity stone," you so like to call it, has done and what are our choices."
"What have you found out so far?" Kakashi asked.
"Well so far what I understand is that only a virgin, for some reason or another, can absorb the stone. You see it is not really a stone but a seed. It will lay dormant with in a person until activated. As it lays dormant it gives off a strange side effect of maturing the body. If the person becomes no longer a virgin while having the seed inside oneself the seed is activated and then dissolves into the rest of the body making body forever more that much more mature with no way of changing it back. We have heard that there is a way remove the seed safely but we have not heard the exact way of it yet."
"So I see." Kakashi said. Sakura now knew at least what happened to her. They sat there in the quiet until Sakura broke the silence.
"Umm," Sakura started to ask, "My parents..."
"They do not know anything, they still believe that you are on your mission. Would you like to see them?" Hokage said knowing how she might feel.
Sakura looked down at the floor. A saddened expression took over her face. She slowly shook her head. She felt that she wasn't ready for their reaction, their disappointment.
"Very well. Do you know where you are going to stay then?"
Sakura shook her head. She looked at Kakashi with worry. He had been there when she needed him and she was afraid that they were going to be separated after Hokage found out.
After a moment Hokage cleared his throat, after some thought. "Kakashi, It seems like you have the honor of hosting her until further notice. She seems to be comfortable with you. You are the only one that knows what is happened and has the room to house her yet protect her. As much as I don't like it, it will be you. Now listen Kakashi, I have never set a rule about teachers and their students, don't make me set one. Understand." That last word of Hokage-sama's had a bit of a snarl to it.
"Understood." Kakashi said it like a true subordinate would say to a general.
"You may go." Hokage-sama said as if he didn't like the results. "Oh, If you go out. Try to hide your identity. I don't want any scenes."
"Okay. Thank you." Sakura gave a bow. Then Kakashi and her walked out of the room. They made their way back to the entrance. Kakashi was so very thankful that they were not separated by force.
*_-_-_*
Tsubasa stood on a branch in a tree over looking the gates into the village. He tossed his head to the side with frustration.
"I'm getting tired of all these delays. I am mostly recovered but not well enough to fight a hoard of the Leaf ninjas..." He said with the tone that his face showed. He regained his composure.
"No worries, it is only a matter of time." He looked into the Village as it was becoming nearer to evening. His eyes drew narrow as he planned on what he could do next. The most unsettling smile grew.
"Only a matter of time, my friends."
*_-_-_*
Sakura and Kakashi left Hokage's place. She followed Kakashi because, well, she did not know where he lived. As they were getting near the edge of the village she wondered where they were headed. It seemed far away.
"Where do you live Kakashi?" Sakura questioned.
"Right there." He pointed to apartment of a house up ahead. "I live on the second floor." It looked a little on the small side, but It would be just perfect, even roomy if you lived alone.
They came up to the house and stepped up to the second set of steps on the building. There was a bland place mat that said "Welcome." Kakashi squatted and felt for something under the mat.
"Ah-ha."he said as he showed her the key. He opened the door and walked inside going up the stairs. Sakura followed. They came to a entranceway at the top of the stairs. Where you could see a good amount of the apartment.
She walked threw the doorway, leaving her sandals behind. Kakashi walked in further setting his stuff down and went into a room out of view. She felt awkward. Not knowing what to do, she stood there.
Kakashi poked his head out of the door. His one eye closed as he gave a pleasant smile.
"You can come in, you know." He then withdrew his head and continued whatever he was doing.
This didn't make Sakura feel any less awkward. She decided that she would sit down. She took off her pack and held it in her arms as she sat down in a chair. She could hear Kakashi shuffling around stuff in the room that he was in. The door was open but she could not see what he was doing. She was at too sharp of an angle. She sat there in silence as she could see a shadow every once in a while.
As she sat there, she wondered where she was going to sleep. It looked like it was only one bedroom apartment, and Hokage-sama said he was the only one eligible with room enough. She wanted to ask what was taking him so long. All of a sudden she heard a large klank sound, like if some large piece of metal hit the floor.
"Kakashi?" She asked.
"It was... nothing." he said like he was picking up something very heavy. The curiosity made her want to see what was happening.
"Kakashi what are you doing?" Sakura asked from her chair holding on to her pack. The sun was setting, filling the room with a orange color.
"..." He didn't say anything. The shuffling of objects continued. She hesitantly stood up.
"Kakashi?" she said as she walked to the doorway. There was some equipment laying on the floor. Kakashi looked up at her. He had taking off his vest, and had some scrolls in one hand and some dumbbells in the other.
"Yes?" He stopped and stood up straight.
"What are you doing?" She asked again.
"Oh, I'm moving things in here so I can sleep. This is my exercise room."
"Then where am I gonna sleep?" She asked even though she probably knew it was going to be his bedroom, but she wanted to know exactly where it was.
He set down the scrolls along with some other ones in a corner of the room and the dumbbells with some of the other exercise equipment. He then walked out of the room and turned a corner. Sakura followed still holding her pack in her arms. There was a door opened and Kakashi was walking through it. She followed.
"In here." Kakashi said with a little pride as he held out his arm towards the rest of the room. It was a medium sized bedroom. It had a twin sized bed to one side and a small closet with a dresser and shelfcase. He had little things on top of the bed stand, like a plant alarm clock and two pictures. She walked in further. It had a very cozy feel to it without it becoming feminine.
"Umm, Thank... you, Kakashi." She looked at him. She really needed to wait for a bit until she could see her family, but what she really needed was to relax. She set her pack near the bed and sat down on it. It was pretty comfy. She could fall asleep. She fell backwards laying on it. She closed her eyes and smiled. It smelt like Kakashi.
Kakashi just watched her as she laid there. She looked so peaceful. He walked over by her. After taking a moment, he sat next to her.
"Isn't it nice? I made sure I'm comfortable when I can."
Sakura nodded her head. She was becoming sleepy, and she felt her body becoming heavy.
Kakashi watched her hand become limp as she fell asleep. He smiled. He got up and opened the quilt on the bed. He gently moved her so he could do so and tucked her feet underneath the blankets. He then gently tucked her in and stood up straight.
He wondered what she would choose. Did she desire enough to cling to her childhood and parents that she would remove the seed or would she stay with him? He didn't want to think about it. She would choose the best choice. She always did. Trying his best to give his laid-back sigh, he left his bedroom to finish making room for him to sleep.
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They all walked inside. There was the man that was the voice of the intercom outside, sitting behind a desk in the little entrance area. He looked like his voice sounded. Big, and stoic. Kinda funny thought since he is playing secretary. Sakura felt a little better with the silly idea.
"You know where he is."said the man as he pointed down the hall with a pencil in hand. Iruka and Kakashi both nodded. They started to walk down the hall and the rest followed.
Ino was wondering what had she gotten herself into... what had Sakura gotten herself into? She looked up at her rival. Sakura looked like she was in a bad dream and she couldn't wake up.
"It will be okay, Sakura." Ino said. Sakura was surprised. She looked at Ino, and after a moment felt better. Her best friend was still her friend. She needed to know that, and now that she knew, she lightened up a bit.
"Thanks Ino" Sakura said with a smile, although weak it relayed its message. Ino smiled back.
Kakashi turned into a room down the hall. She could hear Hokage's voice as he greeted everybody. She was a little hesitant but walked through the door way anyways.
Hokage-sama watched Sakura carefully as she walked in. This made her uncomfortable. She sat next to Kakashi and Ino. She felt the most comfortable with them right now. Hokage was sitting in front of a table with a crystal ball in front of him. He sighed like he didn't know where to start. He took off his head piece and set next to the ball on the table. It seemed to light up slightly when his hand went near it.
"Before anything," he said "Why are you here?" He asked Ino. She was taken aback. She wasn't really sure of that herself.
"Because I told her to come." Iruka said. Hokage-sama looked at him conveying him to continue.
"She recognized that it was Sakura, and well Ino is the type of girl who would not let this go unexplained. Either she would learn now or have Sakura tell her later.... Anyways it is always better to worry with a friend."
Sakura and Ino nodded their heads agreeing with what Iruka said.
"Fine." Hokage said "but she will not be able to hear all of it and you will not tell her. Understand, Sakura."
"Hai" Sakura said.
"Lets start from the beginning, shall we? What actually happened to bring about this change of yours? I can only see what is happening in the present with this."he said to Sakura as he waved his hand over the ball on the table in font of him. It glowed for a moment.
"Sugoi!" Naruto exclaimed. "That sooo cool." Everyone looked at him with a warning glance. He immediately stopped and settled back into his seat, mumbling. He now realized the seriousness of the situation as much as he didn't like it.
Kakashi stiffened up immensely, after a moment of thinking. He could only hope that Hokage-sama didn't know about their moments together. He had forgotten that Hokage-sama had that. Sakura didn't realize what this meant. He looked at her worryingly out of the corner of his eye.
"Well?..." Hokage said he was impatient for an answer.
"I... I suppose it stared when...." Sakura began to tell how she thought the transformation became.
*_-_-_*
Sakura left off at the part where she became unconscious. He then looked at Kakashi to finish where she left off. Kakashi told him exactly what happened except some incriminating details, and ended off where he was told the story himself.
"So I see." Hokage-sama said as his stroked his little goatee. Ino looked up at Sakura almost not believing the story. She had an expression of 'oh my god, you poor thing.' Naruto was starting to wonder why he was there at all.
As Sakura became more and more relaxed, Kakashi grew tenser and tenser. Although Sakura didn't know Hokage-sama very well Kakashi knew that he was much more agitated than his usual for some reason, and he was afraid he knew what that reason was.
"Alright, I have seen the incident with Tsubasa." Hokage said plainly. "You may leave Ino, Naruto, Iruka-kun as long as you know not to speak a word of this to anyone. You understand?" that last question was directed to the two children.
"Yes" they both replied.
"Come I'll escort you two" Iruka said. And with that the door closed again and all that were left were Kakashi and Sakura. Sakura had gotten a very unpleasant feeling since it was just the three of them. As they sat in silence for a few moments. She tried to think what was going to happen now that only Kakashi and her were left. Her eyes came across the crystal ball. Her eyes widened.
Hokage got up and started to walk towards the door. "I'll be back to deal with you two." And with that he left the room.
'Oh crap what if... what if he saw us?!' Sakura's stomach tightened, and she swallowed hard. She gave Kakashi a quick look. He was as uptight as she was. He must have already thought about it. She hung her head and looked at the floor. She felt so ashamed.
'But we didn't do anything like that' she told herself. It didn't make the unexplainable guilt go away. She swallowed hard and griped the knees of her pants.
Kakashi glanced at her. She looked like the same way he felt. He didn't want her too feel like this.
Why did he feel this way exactly? It was as if he had done something horrible, like he should be ashamed for something he had done. He started to feel angry not being able to come up with an answer. He clenched his fists as he narrowed his eyes. He couldn't stand hiding like this. They shouldn't be punished if they liked each other. He looked next to him, at Sakura.
"Love isn't fair. Get over it!" A voice echoed in his head. Kakashi was suddenly struck dumb. His hands loosened and his shoulders dropped as he relaxed. He sat there staring at the ashamed Sakura who was trying her best to stare at the floor. He wanted to laugh. Once again she had given him answer that he couldn't answer himself.
If two people had strong feelings for each other why should be ashamed?
Kakashi took in a deep breath and exhaled. He was now ready for anything to come his way.
Sakura hear his deep breath and wondered. She looked at him with such deep, green eyes. She didn't know what to do. She saw his determined face, and wished she could feel the same way.
He caught her looking at him. He gave a reassuring smile. "Don't worry." She started to reach for his hand for comfort, but then stopped. She was frightened that somebody might see them.
"It's okay." He said in confidence. He grabbed her chilled hand and gave it a slight squeeze. She held it tight. She was glad that Kakashi was with her. They sat in silence waiting.
Hokage came threw the door. Sakura quickly tried to let go of his hand for fear that Hokage might see, but Kakashi held on to it. She looked at him with fear and confusion.
"But?!" she said in a whisper.
"If you really do love me, then there should be nothing to worry about." he said a soothing whisper.
Her heart skipped a beat as she heard 'you really do love me'. With thinking what he had said, she relaxed a great deal and decided that she would trust Kakashi. She squeezed his hand showing that she had confidence in him even though part of her was terrified.
Hokage eyed at them for such a blatant show of affection. The slightest expression of disgust appeared on his face. He sat down where he had before, and folded his hands and placed them in the table, leaning into them.
"You two seem to be together, although you are teacher and student. Since that is the case...Sakura... are y... are you" he was looking for a word. A word that didn't sound so bad if he said it out loud.
"Am I what, Hokage-sama?" She looked at him with a serious face.
"Are you... pregnant?" Hokage said like he regretted it.
(You see it is a known fact, except to Sakura, who was never taught any of this stuff, that most female ninjas that worked with their chatura well can tell if they are pregnant with in a few days.)
She sat there bewildered on how that came up. "What?!?!" She said.
"Are you with child?" Hokage rephrased.
She sat there totally confused. She looked at Kakashi for help. She had a face that showed that she didn't believe that this was happening. Kakashi stared at Hokage, who, a sweat drop was rolling from his face. A light lit up.
"Lemme guess. You watched us that one morning threw that thing." Kakashi said in his laid back tone as he pointed at the crystal ball in front of Hokage-sama.
"Well, yes. Am I safe to assume that I was wrong?" Hokage with slight *keyword slight* relief.
"Hell yeah." Sakura said unexpectedly and angrily. She wanted to clear this up. She was upset that the time she had been with Kakashi was not alone and misinterpreted.
"Good" Hokage sighed, one thing out of the way.
"May I ask how you came to assume that?" Sakura said extremely offended. She wasn't going to let this go without an explanation.
"Fine. I suppose it is only fair that I do so."Hokage-sama said. He felt like he was suddenly reduced to a peeping tom. "I went to check to see how team seven was doing, that they were safe, and well I saw... you crawl into his sleeping bag and... well after a bit, I well... I stopped watching after a certain point I believe I had no right to watch further, and since to my mistake, I assumed what happened afterward." He felt very uncomfortable.
"Yeah well, we decided that it was not right, we decided that it not how we wanted it. I'm still a virgin thanks to Kakashi." Sakura said angrily. Kakashi seemed to blush a little.
Hokage felt a little better knowing that they are devoted although how wronged it was. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to get you so upset. Forgive me. There is a reason I asked though."
This caught Kakashi's interest. He was also angered by Hokage. They both looked at him ready to take in anything he was going to say.
"If you have any interest in changing back into you're your younger body you have to remain untouched. We are still gathering bits and pieces of what this "Maturity stone," you so like to call it, has done and what are our choices."
"What have you found out so far?" Kakashi asked.
"Well so far what I understand is that only a virgin, for some reason or another, can absorb the stone. You see it is not really a stone but a seed. It will lay dormant with in a person until activated. As it lays dormant it gives off a strange side effect of maturing the body. If the person becomes no longer a virgin while having the seed inside oneself the seed is activated and then dissolves into the rest of the body making body forever more that much more mature with no way of changing it back. We have heard that there is a way remove the seed safely but we have not heard the exact way of it yet."
"So I see." Kakashi said. Sakura now knew at least what happened to her. They sat there in the quiet until Sakura broke the silence.
"Umm," Sakura started to ask, "My parents..."
"They do not know anything, they still believe that you are on your mission. Would you like to see them?" Hokage said knowing how she might feel.
Sakura looked down at the floor. A saddened expression took over her face. She slowly shook her head. She felt that she wasn't ready for their reaction, their disappointment.
"Very well. Do you know where you are going to stay then?"
Sakura shook her head. She looked at Kakashi with worry. He had been there when she needed him and she was afraid that they were going to be separated after Hokage found out.
After a moment Hokage cleared his throat, after some thought. "Kakashi, It seems like you have the honor of hosting her until further notice. She seems to be comfortable with you. You are the only one that knows what is happened and has the room to house her yet protect her. As much as I don't like it, it will be you. Now listen Kakashi, I have never set a rule about teachers and their students, don't make me set one. Understand." That last word of Hokage-sama's had a bit of a snarl to it.
"Understood." Kakashi said it like a true subordinate would say to a general.
"You may go." Hokage-sama said as if he didn't like the results. "Oh, If you go out. Try to hide your identity. I don't want any scenes."
"Okay. Thank you." Sakura gave a bow. Then Kakashi and her walked out of the room. They made their way back to the entrance. Kakashi was so very thankful that they were not separated by force.
*_-_-_*
Tsubasa stood on a branch in a tree over looking the gates into the village. He tossed his head to the side with frustration.
"I'm getting tired of all these delays. I am mostly recovered but not well enough to fight a hoard of the Leaf ninjas..." He said with the tone that his face showed. He regained his composure.
"No worries, it is only a matter of time." He looked into the Village as it was becoming nearer to evening. His eyes drew narrow as he planned on what he could do next. The most unsettling smile grew.
"Only a matter of time, my friends."
*_-_-_*
Sakura and Kakashi left Hokage's place. She followed Kakashi because, well, she did not know where he lived. As they were getting near the edge of the village she wondered where they were headed. It seemed far away.
"Where do you live Kakashi?" Sakura questioned.
"Right there." He pointed to apartment of a house up ahead. "I live on the second floor." It looked a little on the small side, but It would be just perfect, even roomy if you lived alone.
They came up to the house and stepped up to the second set of steps on the building. There was a bland place mat that said "Welcome." Kakashi squatted and felt for something under the mat.
"Ah-ha."he said as he showed her the key. He opened the door and walked inside going up the stairs. Sakura followed. They came to a entranceway at the top of the stairs. Where you could see a good amount of the apartment.
She walked threw the doorway, leaving her sandals behind. Kakashi walked in further setting his stuff down and went into a room out of view. She felt awkward. Not knowing what to do, she stood there.
Kakashi poked his head out of the door. His one eye closed as he gave a pleasant smile.
"You can come in, you know." He then withdrew his head and continued whatever he was doing.
This didn't make Sakura feel any less awkward. She decided that she would sit down. She took off her pack and held it in her arms as she sat down in a chair. She could hear Kakashi shuffling around stuff in the room that he was in. The door was open but she could not see what he was doing. She was at too sharp of an angle. She sat there in silence as she could see a shadow every once in a while.
As she sat there, she wondered where she was going to sleep. It looked like it was only one bedroom apartment, and Hokage-sama said he was the only one eligible with room enough. She wanted to ask what was taking him so long. All of a sudden she heard a large klank sound, like if some large piece of metal hit the floor.
"Kakashi?" She asked.
"It was... nothing." he said like he was picking up something very heavy. The curiosity made her want to see what was happening.
"Kakashi what are you doing?" Sakura asked from her chair holding on to her pack. The sun was setting, filling the room with a orange color.
"..." He didn't say anything. The shuffling of objects continued. She hesitantly stood up.
"Kakashi?" she said as she walked to the doorway. There was some equipment laying on the floor. Kakashi looked up at her. He had taking off his vest, and had some scrolls in one hand and some dumbbells in the other.
"Yes?" He stopped and stood up straight.
"What are you doing?" She asked again.
"Oh, I'm moving things in here so I can sleep. This is my exercise room."
"Then where am I gonna sleep?" She asked even though she probably knew it was going to be his bedroom, but she wanted to know exactly where it was.
He set down the scrolls along with some other ones in a corner of the room and the dumbbells with some of the other exercise equipment. He then walked out of the room and turned a corner. Sakura followed still holding her pack in her arms. There was a door opened and Kakashi was walking through it. She followed.
"In here." Kakashi said with a little pride as he held out his arm towards the rest of the room. It was a medium sized bedroom. It had a twin sized bed to one side and a small closet with a dresser and shelfcase. He had little things on top of the bed stand, like a plant alarm clock and two pictures. She walked in further. It had a very cozy feel to it without it becoming feminine.
"Umm, Thank... you, Kakashi." She looked at him. She really needed to wait for a bit until she could see her family, but what she really needed was to relax. She set her pack near the bed and sat down on it. It was pretty comfy. She could fall asleep. She fell backwards laying on it. She closed her eyes and smiled. It smelt like Kakashi.
Kakashi just watched her as she laid there. She looked so peaceful. He walked over by her. After taking a moment, he sat next to her.
"Isn't it nice? I made sure I'm comfortable when I can."
Sakura nodded her head. She was becoming sleepy, and she felt her body becoming heavy.
Kakashi watched her hand become limp as she fell asleep. He smiled. He got up and opened the quilt on the bed. He gently moved her so he could do so and tucked her feet underneath the blankets. He then gently tucked her in and stood up straight.
He wondered what she would choose. Did she desire enough to cling to her childhood and parents that she would remove the seed or would she stay with him? He didn't want to think about it. She would choose the best choice. She always did. Trying his best to give his laid-back sigh, he left his bedroom to finish making room for him to sleep.