Chapter 56
Disclaimer: Ritsu painted me a red lemon when I was running for an officer position. Two years later we still have it and it's rock hard. We're cutting it open soon. -Mio
P. S. Don't ask why it's red….
Several days later, Koharu and Kakashi found themselves at school in a kiss that got a little carried away. Koharu pulled away and put her hand on his chest pushing him away.
Between catching her breath, Koharu managed to shakily get a sentence out.
"As much as I would like to continue this, it isn't the time or the place…"
Kakashi chuckled. "We're already rather late as it is. We should get going."
When they walked into Room 222, the two made sure to walk in a good distance from each other, but everyone stared at them as they walked through the door. Before either of them could greet the host club, Sai opened his mouth.
"I do not know why you continue to hide it. Aren't you supposed to express love openly to others?"
Kakashi's eyes widened and he reached up to fix his hair thinking it just got messed up by their cute little make out session. Koharu spared a glare toward Manami before looking back at Sai.
"What are you talking about, Sai?" she growled.
"What a drag… Everyone here knows you two are… well… did…" Shikamaru tried to get the words out but couldn't find the right way to say it.
Kakashi walked over to sit next to Minato, trying to maintain his composure. He turned to Minato and spoke in his ear through gritted teeth.
"Minato… Didn't I tell you not to tell anyone. Especially. Not. The Host Club."
Over on the other side of the group, Koharu looked at her best friend.
"Manami, I have a feeling you're mostly to blame here."
The medic nin quickly perked up, trying to defend herself.
"Don't be mad at me! I'm not the one who forgot our plans and came home in someone else's clothes."
Kakashi turned to Manami with wide eyes as Koharu visibly shook with anger at her comeback. Before Koharu could respond, Minato started trying to explain himself to Kakashi, frantically shaking his hands.
"W-well, you know I tell Kushina everything!"
Exasperated, Kakashi threw his hands in the air. "Minato! You said you wouldn't say anything to her!"
"Kakashi please! She was getting really upset because she thought I was hiding something, and I caved. You know I don't handle things well when she is mad!"
Manami quickly followed up Minato's excuse with her own. "A-and I can't keep things from Gaara, that is not how you build a healthy relationship."
Sai nodded. "That's true, it says it right here in the book."
The medic nin and the Yellow Flash then had a moment of enlightenment, and made eye contact with each other. They both turn to Gaara and Kushina, now realizing it was one of them who spread it around.
"WHICH ONE OF YOU RED HEADS LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG?!" They shouted at the same time.
Kushina looked away and quietly confessed. "I may have told Itachi…"
Gaara turned red and looked at the ground, guilty. "Shikamaru asked me… And I'm not a good liar."
"Well in the book I'm reading, you guys fit the characteristics for people in a relationship. So, I turned to Minato for confirmation… he's the easiest to break," Sai added to the confessions.
Minato's mouth dropped open at the accusation.
"I AM NOT! IF ANYONE HAS THE BIGGEST MOUTH HERE IT'S MANAMI! AT LEAST I DIDN'T TELL YOU GUYS ABOUT THEIR DATE AT KAKASHI'S APARTMENT!"
The host club all turned toward the new couple and gaped at them.
"WELL GUESS WHO JUST TOLD EVERYONE ABOUT IT NOW, MINATO!" Koharu yelled.
"Apartment? He let you into his apartment? He doesn't even let us in there!" Shikamaru scoffed, in disbelief.
Kakashi groaned, aggravated with how everything had unfolded. He pinched the bridge of his nose, and pulled out Icha Icha, trying to hide from this conversation.
Gaara turned to his girlfriend, shocked. "What happened?! You never told me anything, Manami!"
"Would you like it if I told everyone about your dates, Gaara?!" Koharu threatened.
Gaara's cheeks flushed, his eyes widening before he looked at the ground.
The Host club all broke out in yells, everyone trying to talk over someone else. The arguing spread, and soon the room was in total chaos. With a growing headache, and anger rivaling that of Kushina's, Koharu pulled out a chair and climbed on top of it.
"EVERYONE, SIT DOWN NOW!"
The group looked up at the angry kunoichi with wide eyes and quickly complied to her command.
I kinda like this side of Koharu… Kakashi thought, looking up from his book.
"Okay, LOOK," Koharu closed her eyes, taking in a deep breath to calm herself down. She hopped off of the chair and continued.
"Well obviously this isn't how we wanted everyone to find out. However, because some people can't keep their mouths shut," Koharu shot a harsh glare toward both Manami and Minato. "We should clear a few things up."
Kakashi snapped his book shut and leaned forward, putting his elbows on his knees and resting his head up on his hands.
Koharu opened and closed her mouth several times trying to figure out exactly what to say. She sat down, and crossed her legs. "You start, Kakashi."
"Well... I guess it just sort of happened on its own, but I don't know why you are all so surprised. You were there at the beach."
Itachi, who had been silent this whole time, quickly jumped out of his seat.
"I KNEW IT! I mean…." he coughed, before sitting back down and continuing. "Anyone could have seen it coming."
Koharu glanced at Itachi before rolling her eyes. "Congrats on picking up on the obvious. A true making of a prodigy here."
The Uchiha looked at the ground and grumbled, "Yeah, well, at least I wasn't the loud mouth that told everyone."
Minato opened his mouth to defend himself, but when he saw Koharu scowling at him he sank back into his chair. Koharu looked around the room, searching for answers.
"What all did they actually tell you guys?" she asked.
"Well, I'm mostly interested about what happened at Kakashi's apartment," Shikamaru inquired.
Koharu and Kakashi looked at each other nervously and blushed.
"We made dinner and hung out, that's all," Kakashi said, trying to hide his apprehension.
Sai raised an eyebrow, "If that was all then you would not be blushing."
Koharu scratched her head, trying to find the will to actually talk about it in front of everyone. "Well, we spilled the soup… and uh… we had to clean it up… and uh…."
She paused, then finally gave in and sighed. "If you all weren't like family I would be a lot more upset about everyone knowing. But please, can we keep some things to ourselves?"
Kakashi shot Koharu a look but then leaned back and groaned, knowing it was better they found out this way anyways. Sai looked up and opened his mouth.
"Wait, there's nothing about soup in my book… Is anyone else concerned? Are you trying to tell us something, Koharu?"
Kakashi looked over at Sai, tired of everyone's questions and accusations. "Enough with the damn book Sai. Koharu and I are dating. Simple as that."
"Hmph," Sai mumbled, closing his book. "Look who's talking."
There was another awkward pause before Koharu spoke up again. "As much as I would love to stay, I really need to take a moment to decipher this chaos. I'll see you all later."
When Koharu was gone, Sai turned to Kakashi.
"Weren't you supposed to kiss her goodbye? That's what my bo- I mean that's what I've heard…"
"Alright, that's enough. I'm leaving too," Kakashi followed behind Koharu and out the door.
When the two lovebirds were finally gone, everyone relaxed, not realizing how tense they were. Minato and Manami breathed a sigh of relief, then glanced over to their partners. Kushina and Gaara both nervously scratched their heads and started apologizing.
"So… Is someone going to clear up what exactly happened? I'm still confused…"
The group collectively groaned, shaking their heads. Shikamaru stood up, putting his hands in his pockets.
"What a drag… You're so clueless when it comes to these things," the shadow ninja called back as he walked out.
"Well, I guess the Host Club doesn't have many plans today. We might as well leave," Itachi said looking around, noticing most of the group was gone.
The remaining ninja murmur in agreement, heading toward the door. Sai, however, decided to stay behind.
"There's gotta be something that can explain all this," Sai mumbled to himself as he flipped through pages. "I know it's here somewhere."
A/N: I was so glad when we got to this chapter because we finally had multiple people to talk about and we didn't have to keep coming up with other names for Kakashi and Koharu. -Mio
