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Things are going to get sad soon...
Yeah, the formatting is screwy, but I can't seem to get it uploaded properly.
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That evening, Kakashi leapt from tree to tree, avoiding being seen.
* * * Flashback to that afternoon* * *
Wherever he went, people gave him disgusted looks and angry stares. When he had bought a bowl of Ramen with Naruto, the man behind the counter refused to speak to him and seemed absolutely furious about something. Kakashi had then decided to go and hang around with Asuma or Anko at the Jounin Lounge. When he had gotten there, though, no one would speak to him, let alone be near him. Wherever he went, there was a ten foot radius around him that no one would enter. "Oh come on you guys, what did I do now?" asked Kakashi to a tight-lipped Kurenai he had cornered in the lounge. "I didn't vandalize the coffee maker again." "You should know very well what is wrong," Kurenai replied huffily. "Humor me," Kakashi said menacingly, glaring at her. She faltered slightly under his heavy gaze. "Leave Kurenai alone, you bastard," said Asuma from behind him, tapping him roughly on the shoulder. Kakashi turned around. "What did I do?" he asked irritably. "Come on- you're one of my best friends here." "WAS one of your best friends," Asuma hissed angrily. "Damn it, tell me what is wrong!" Kakashi yelled angrily, grabbing the front of his comrade's vest threateningly. Suddenly, Iruka tapped him on the shoulder. "Kakashi, Hokage-sama wants to speak with you," he said softly, avoiding the jounin's gaze. Kakashi let go of Asuma roughly and trudged towards the Hokage's office, his hands stuffed in his pocket moodily. No one looked at him as he walked down the halls. He knocked on the door of Hokage's office. "Come in, Kakashi," said Tsunade. Kakashi shoved the door open roughly and stalked over to the fifth Hokage's desk. "What am I here for, Hokage-sama?" he asked impatiently. "I'm surprised that you haven't figured it out by now, Hatake," Tsunade said calmly. "Oh my God," whispered Kakashi angrily. "What?! I don't know! Humor me!" he said, raising his voice. "Alright then, sir," Tsunade replied. She opened up a drawer of her desk and pulled out a photograph. She held it up to him. It was Sakura's picture from the village dossiers. Kakashi looked up at his superior questioningly. "What does this girl mean to you?" Tsunade asked. Kakashi immediately went on guard. "She is my student and teammate," he said wisely. "Nothing more?" Tsunade said, raising an eyebrow. "Nope," Kakashi said, flipping the picture down on the Hokage's desk. "Don't play with me, Kakashi," Tsunade said, a hint of anger in her voice. "The whole village is convinced that you and Miss Haruno are an intimate item." "What makes you think that?" Kakashi asked coolly, his cool demeanor not revealing his horrified mental state. "Hatake, don't play dumb. Your neighbors have seen Sakura visit your apartment, one neighbor even claims to have seen you two kissing rather heavily through the window and on the porch. Pedestrians have seen you two walking around town together, holding hands when you think no one is looking. Hell, a student even claims to have seen you two playing footsie at the ice cream parlor!" Tsunade roared, standing up quickly and knocking her chair over. Kakashi's visible eye widened. "I-" he started, but Tsunade stopped him. "Don't say anything. I am moving Miss Haruno to another team. You are forbidden to see her at all, and if you two are seen within TEN FEET OF EACH OTHER... YOU'RE FIRED!!!" Tsunade yelled angrily. "KAKASHI, THIS IS A DISGRACE!!! You are nearing thirty years old, she's still a teenager! She's sixteen! This is disgraceful!!! You shame the ninja way with this behavior!! From this day on, my eyes and ears will follow you everywhere to keep you out of trouble! Your fetish for young girls will end here, you pedophile wanna-be! "LEAVE NOW, BEFORE I LOOSE MY TEMPER!!!" roared Tsunade. Kakashi scrambled out the door.
* * * End Flashback * * *
Kakashi paused on a tree limb outside Sakura's window. He felt no sense of shame or guilt for what he had done, no sense of sorrow for falling in love with Sakura. 'Hm. her curtain is open again...' he thought, peering in the window cautiously. He gasped silently at what he saw. Sakura lay on her bed, bruised and bloodied.
Things are going to get sad soon...
Yeah, the formatting is screwy, but I can't seem to get it uploaded properly.
* * *
That evening, Kakashi leapt from tree to tree, avoiding being seen.
* * * Flashback to that afternoon* * *
Wherever he went, people gave him disgusted looks and angry stares. When he had bought a bowl of Ramen with Naruto, the man behind the counter refused to speak to him and seemed absolutely furious about something. Kakashi had then decided to go and hang around with Asuma or Anko at the Jounin Lounge. When he had gotten there, though, no one would speak to him, let alone be near him. Wherever he went, there was a ten foot radius around him that no one would enter. "Oh come on you guys, what did I do now?" asked Kakashi to a tight-lipped Kurenai he had cornered in the lounge. "I didn't vandalize the coffee maker again." "You should know very well what is wrong," Kurenai replied huffily. "Humor me," Kakashi said menacingly, glaring at her. She faltered slightly under his heavy gaze. "Leave Kurenai alone, you bastard," said Asuma from behind him, tapping him roughly on the shoulder. Kakashi turned around. "What did I do?" he asked irritably. "Come on- you're one of my best friends here." "WAS one of your best friends," Asuma hissed angrily. "Damn it, tell me what is wrong!" Kakashi yelled angrily, grabbing the front of his comrade's vest threateningly. Suddenly, Iruka tapped him on the shoulder. "Kakashi, Hokage-sama wants to speak with you," he said softly, avoiding the jounin's gaze. Kakashi let go of Asuma roughly and trudged towards the Hokage's office, his hands stuffed in his pocket moodily. No one looked at him as he walked down the halls. He knocked on the door of Hokage's office. "Come in, Kakashi," said Tsunade. Kakashi shoved the door open roughly and stalked over to the fifth Hokage's desk. "What am I here for, Hokage-sama?" he asked impatiently. "I'm surprised that you haven't figured it out by now, Hatake," Tsunade said calmly. "Oh my God," whispered Kakashi angrily. "What?! I don't know! Humor me!" he said, raising his voice. "Alright then, sir," Tsunade replied. She opened up a drawer of her desk and pulled out a photograph. She held it up to him. It was Sakura's picture from the village dossiers. Kakashi looked up at his superior questioningly. "What does this girl mean to you?" Tsunade asked. Kakashi immediately went on guard. "She is my student and teammate," he said wisely. "Nothing more?" Tsunade said, raising an eyebrow. "Nope," Kakashi said, flipping the picture down on the Hokage's desk. "Don't play with me, Kakashi," Tsunade said, a hint of anger in her voice. "The whole village is convinced that you and Miss Haruno are an intimate item." "What makes you think that?" Kakashi asked coolly, his cool demeanor not revealing his horrified mental state. "Hatake, don't play dumb. Your neighbors have seen Sakura visit your apartment, one neighbor even claims to have seen you two kissing rather heavily through the window and on the porch. Pedestrians have seen you two walking around town together, holding hands when you think no one is looking. Hell, a student even claims to have seen you two playing footsie at the ice cream parlor!" Tsunade roared, standing up quickly and knocking her chair over. Kakashi's visible eye widened. "I-" he started, but Tsunade stopped him. "Don't say anything. I am moving Miss Haruno to another team. You are forbidden to see her at all, and if you two are seen within TEN FEET OF EACH OTHER... YOU'RE FIRED!!!" Tsunade yelled angrily. "KAKASHI, THIS IS A DISGRACE!!! You are nearing thirty years old, she's still a teenager! She's sixteen! This is disgraceful!!! You shame the ninja way with this behavior!! From this day on, my eyes and ears will follow you everywhere to keep you out of trouble! Your fetish for young girls will end here, you pedophile wanna-be! "LEAVE NOW, BEFORE I LOOSE MY TEMPER!!!" roared Tsunade. Kakashi scrambled out the door.
* * * End Flashback * * *
Kakashi paused on a tree limb outside Sakura's window. He felt no sense of shame or guilt for what he had done, no sense of sorrow for falling in love with Sakura. 'Hm. her curtain is open again...' he thought, peering in the window cautiously. He gasped silently at what he saw. Sakura lay on her bed, bruised and bloodied.