Chapter Fourteen

Uninvited

She never found Kakashi that day. He never showed up at her apartment later that evening to explain. She was upset.

She was even more upset the next morning she ran into Naruto and Sasuke.

"Sakura!" Naruto yelled as he ran up to her. Sasuke walked up with his hands in his pockets. "Where were you last night?"

"Where was I?" I said looking at Sasuke puzzled.

"You know Kakashi-sensei's party. It was last night. We expected you to be there."

"What was the party for?" I inquired.

"It was the ultimate bachelor/bachelorette party! Everyone knew about it."

"Oh, I must have forgotten." I said woodenly.

"Too bad Sakura." Naruto continued on oblivious. "There were the hottest women ever there. You wouldn't believe all the--"

She know longer heard his voice.

The hottest women were at a party her boyfriend had thrown and she hadn't been invited. A party that everyone had been invited to. He deliberately planned this. To exclude her from a party so he could enjoy himself with other women.

"Have you seen Kakashi? I want to apologize for missing his party."

"Naw, I haven't seen him." Naruto replied.

"Sasuke?"

"No." Came his curt reply.

"Okay, well if you guys see him tell him I'm looking for him."

He was in her apartment when she returned home later that evening. He stood up when she entered stuffed his hands in his pockets and looked at her guiltily.

"Hi." He said.

"Hello Kakashi."

"Sakura, I know you're angry."

"Why should I be angry?"

"I know you heard about the party. Naruto told me--"

"Yes, I know."

"I just want you to understand--"

"I understand completely."

"You do?"

"Yes." He looked at her completely relieved. "Did you like the flowers?" He said looking around the room.

"They're lovely." Sakura replied without any enthusiasm in her voice.

"Sakura, why do I get the feeling that I'm still in trouble?"

"Because you're not completely stupid only partially."

"Sakura, I-"

"What would make you think it would be okay to throw a party and invite everyone but me?"

"I didn't invite everyone."

"Naruto was there. So was Sasuke."

"It was a bachelor party."

"Bachelor/bachelorette party."

"Sakura it wouldn't have been a good idea for you to be at that party."

"Why? So I wouldn't see all the women fawning over you?"

"Women? What are you talking about?"

"Don't play coy. I'm not stupid Kakashi."

"Not stupid but not too bright if you're implying what I think."

"Don't insult my intelligence. I know what you older men think of younger women. Ino said--"

"Ino?" Kakashi chuckled darkly. "Is that your grand source of information? What does she have to do with us? What goes on between us is none of your friend's business. Don't let her crazy theories destroy what we have."

"And what do we have Kakashi? Certainly not honesty. If we had that you would have told me about the damn party in the first place."

"It wouldn't have been a problem if you trusted me."

"Trust? I'm not the only one with trust issues Kakashi. If you trusted me, you would have just came to me in the first place and told me what was going on but you didn't do that did you? You have to go sneaking behind my back making shit look suspicious."

Kakashi let out a groan of pure frustration. "You're impossible. Now I understand what Genma was talking about with you young girls."

Sakura picked up a vase and threw it at his head. He caught it but not the one she threw right after it. His body crumpled to the floor.

"Kakashi!" Sakura screamed. She ran over to him to see if he was okay. He pushed her away and stood up a little wobbly. He walked towards the door. "Kakashi let me check you over before you walk out."

"No." He replied. He opened the door but turned and looked back at her. "Did you read all the cards I sent you with the flowers?"

"They all said the same thing. Forgive me. K."

"I guess that answers my question." Kakashi said and walked out the door.