Series: Bound
Title: Fixer-uper
Pairings: KakaSaku, ItaHina, SasuTen, NaruIno
After her talk with Ino Sakura knew she had to go speak to Kakashi. Ino and Naruto went on dates. She had actually seen them out together and they really seemed to enjoy each others company. She was woman enough to admit that she was envious of that. She didn't think she could actually have it, but what was the harm in trying?
After searching the village she found Kakashi in the last place she looked. Up in a tree on training grounds three reading. She gaze up at him knowing that he was aware of her presence and yet was ignoring her. She had half a mind to rip the tree out of the ground and send him tumbling out of it, but that would be childish.
"Kakashi."
He turned his head slowly and looked down at her. For some reason he seemed guarded and Sakura hadn't a clue as to why.
"Hmm?"
"Are you busy?"
Kakashi's eye creased and he waved his book telling her without words that he was obviously reading. Her eye twitched. What was she doing? Why was she even bothering with this? She was seconds away from turning and walking away when the next second he was standing in front of her. She almost jumped at the action. She should be used to his sudden movements by now as she was certain he did them in order to scare her half to death and yet for some reason she was still fully alive.
A wave of shyness washed over Sakura as she realized why, exactly, she had come—which was to ask Kakashi out on a date. She wasn't certain that she could do it. It was just so odd. She had never ever looked at the man in a romantic light and to suddenly change how things suddenly were was pushing her out of her comfort zone.
"Did you need something?" He looked at her curiously as her face flushed red and she pursed her lips in a way that he could only deem adorable. He hadn't expected to see her so soon after the last time they spoke. He figured that she would avoid him for a while. However, he couldn't say that he wasn't pleased.
She remained silent and he figured she wasn't going to tell him what was going on in her mind. Truthfully, he was fine with that. At least she was with him.
"Hungry?" He inquired. She shook her head slightly.
"I just ate, but..." Her voice trailed off and her eyes slightly lost focus. He was certain for a while she had forgotten he was there however he just used that as an excuse to look her over. His eyes had just lowered to her chest when her voiced caused his eyes to snap upwards to keep from being knocked clear across the training grounds. "Did you ever find a new house?"
"Maa, we were kind of interrupted."
Sakura nodded choosing wisely not to speak on who interrupted them and why. "I kind of liked the one near the lake."
That had been his second favorite. Kakashi mused quietly a second before saying, "Want to go see it again?"
A smile graced Sakura's lips before she nodded.
It wasn't a short journey as the house wasn't in the heart of Konoha. That was one of the reasons why it was Kakashi's favorites. It wasn't close to...anyone really except for the Nara Clan and it wasn't really close to them. It wasn't top on his list because the house itself needed a lot of work.
They walked around the house together and Kakashi noted every creak of every floor board as Sakura looked around in wonder.
"It has so much potential. Can you see it?"
She turned and looked at him expectantly. All he really saw was the potential for a leaky roof. "Hmm."
Sakura placed her hands on her hips and blocked his path as he continued to take note of every thing that needed to be fixed. "That is not a response."
"I like the area Sakura." It was a failed attempt at evasion as was evident by Sakura's frown.
"But not the house." Kakashi almost smiled at how quickly she deduced that but managed not to.
"It requires of a lot of work."
"Yeah, but we could make it into everything we want it to be."
Kakashi paused at the word 'we'. He wondered then and there if his words had somehow penetrated her brain. Was she really going to put some effort into 'them'?
"We could." The words were said cautiously as he expected her to flee at any moment.
"This is the house Kakashi. Trust me."
"So this is the one you want?"
"Absolutely." Sakura nodded her head in emphasis. Kakashi's eye creased.
