A.N. – Here, have some profanity before anything constructive happens. After all, Sakura is a preteen girl here and would not take kindly to the wake-up call. See y'all Monday for the next update.

Lesson No. 14

Sakura awoke in a dogpile. Literally.

She resisted the urge to strong-arm the canines off her bed, fearful more for retaliatory bites than harming the summons. Kakashi, though, she had no compunctions with lambasting.

"What the hell, Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura exhaled as she tried to work free of the writhing, furry mass pinning her. Inner chimed up, "No, seriously, what the fuck?! I thought team hazing was long over."

Kakashi ducked the pillow Sakura heaved at him and watched it sail out the newly-vacant window.

He sidled up to Sakura's beside and crouched down to eye level.

"We need to talk."