Chapter 04 finally here!! Sorry it took a long time for me to write....School's almost out and I have finals to study for as well! Okay, well, I'll shut up now! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or anything else in here except for my fan character, Miru.

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Chapter 04

Cones and Tranquilizers

The day rolled by slowly, warm weather, gusts of wind here and there, sun shining...It was a perfect day for another walk. Unlike last time where it rained unexpectedly, catching people of guard. Kakashi decided to take Miru out to the park. It wasn't too far from his home and Miru asked him if he could show her this side of town a bit more. The jounin had nothing else to do, and Miru seemed like a nice person. He thought about using her for his little backfiring plan. Not using her in a bad way, but...Pretending to like her, and be with her so that Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto would see that he was with someone, and not bother to set him up anymore. Then, when Kakashi's birthday finally arrives....He...He won't exactly "ditch" her...He'll just...Stop pretending to like her and just be friends. Kakashi liked the sound of that...Or the thought of it. Heheheh...He's sly, huh?

At the park, a lot of children and their parents were there, since it was a sunny day with perfectly warm weather. Miru had never been on this side of town, strangely enough, but she felt so warm, and safe with the leaves rustling, children laughing, the warm sun rays hugging her skin, and Kakashi's familiar prescence walking by her side. She smiled with delight as some children ran passed her feet. Her giggling was interrupted by a light tap on her shoulder. She turned and smiled sweetly at Kakashi. Her smile caught him off guard, and scared him a little. It wasn't scary or anything...It was just...He didn't expect her to smile so happily at him. Kakashi blushed slightly, and asked her his question.

"Miru-san, do you want some ice cream? I could buy some for both of us."

The blind girl tilted her head slightly. "Ano...I can pay, don't worry!" She said confidentally, then turned her head away from Kakashi to look for the ice cream counter. She blushed in emberassment in not knowing where it was. She couldn't hear the ice cream bells, or the ice cream man at all...So she didn't know...She turned to ask Kakashi but his prescence was a few feet to her right...Buying ice cream.

'Eeeahh...Kakashi-san..' She thought, feeling stupid.

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Not too far from where Miru and Kakashi stood, spied three young genin. [A/N: not sure, but genin seems like a word that could be for plural too...instead of genins....I might be wrong. ;; Please correct me if I am.]

The three watched as Kakashi got ice cream and Miru walked up to him.

"Nghh...I want some ice cream..." Naruto pouted. Sakura frowned at him. Sasuke ignored him. Sakura had explained her 'plan' to 'backfire' Kakashi's 'plan'

. Ohohohoho, she was good!

Sasuke grew bored. "So do we just sit here and watch them, or what?" He glared at her. The pink haired girl sweat dropped slightly.

"No. Were watching them for any signs of...How do I say...um..Moments where the two blush at each other because something happened. I don't know! If we can capture those moments, know what they are, and use them again, in a bigger way, then they'll have true feelings for each other!" Sakura cupped her hands together, laced her fingers and sighed dreamily. Sasuke and Naruto looked at each other, then looked back at their teacher and his friend. Sakura joined them not too long after.

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Kakashi approached Miru with two cones in both his hands, and handed her a strawberry ice cream cone. Miru hadn't stopped blushing in emberassment. She stuck her tongue out a little bit to lick off a bit of ice cream, then faced upwards towards Kakashi.

"Gomen...." She said, quietly.

Kakashi was a bit confused about why she apologized, but he didn't make a big deal about it. The elite laughed slightly and put a hand on her shoulder.

"It's alright, okay?"

Miru nodded, grasping her cone close to her face. Kakashi had not started to eat his cone yet.

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Naruto jolted from his position.

"Ka...Ka...Kakashi-sensei's got a cone!!" He cried, but not too loud. He didn't want to be heard.

Sakura and Sasuke glanced at him. Sasuke hit him across the head.

"Yeah, so what?"

Naruto rubbed his head and squinted his eyes at the Uchiha.

"Well, if he's gonna eat it, he's gonna have to take off his mask!"

Sakura and Sasuke froze. "We get to see if he's really got fishlips or horse teeth!" Sakura said, quite excitedly too.

The three then quickly turned to watch Kakashi again, except this time, their eyes were narrow....And Naruto had a camera out.

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Miru and Kakashi had sat down on a wooden bench under a bunch of trees. The rays of sun peered through the branches, making the little scene really pretty. Miru had started to eat her cone, but Kakashi hadn't. He was about to though. Miru noticed he wasn't moving.

"Kakashi-san, aren't you going to eat your cone?"

Kakashi didn't face her. "I will. I'm just admiring the scenery,"

"Well, if you don't start eating it soon, it's going to melt!" Miru laughed, placing a hand over her mouth. Kakashi, "heh"-ed and grinned.

"Fine, fine."

He then slowly and calmy brought his hand up to his mask, placing an index finger on the inside of the mask and his thumb on the outside. Slowly, just slowly he brought it downwards, lower and lower.....

The three genin watched, sweating, camera ready! Oh the suspense-full-ness!!

...........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just then, a crowd of coincidentally tall women ran passed and blocked the three's view from Kakashi's face. The women shouted and cried, running towards a really big department store, pushing and shoving. "Oh!! I've been waiting for this Clearance Sale for the longest time!!" One of them shouted. Heh, that explained the whole group of rushing women.

Suddenly a splat was heard amongst the stomping feet. Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke moved around to try to see what had happened. Luckily, it didn't take long for the stampede of women to vanish. Naruto brought his camera up to his right eye.....

"Aww...One lady knocked the ice cream off the cone..." Kakashi frowned, and stared at the empty cone...Mask fully on.

The three students groaned.

"I knew something would come between us and seeing his damn face." Sasuke clenched his fists.

Naruto nodded in agreement and started to complain with him, but Sakura had noticed something...

"Shhh!! You two, look!!" She pulled the two down and pointed out quietly....

Miru was facing Kakashi. She could sense that he was a little sad about his ice cream. [A/N: Dude, I'd be sad if my ice cream was all messed up by a stampede of women. lol.]

Kakashi didn't show it, but, he was craving a little ice cream, and Miru could tell. So with that, she slowly brought her hand up to his mask and told him to face her. Kakashi sighed and did so, not knowing what she was going to do. Then, he felt her fingers gently grab his mask, and slowly pull it downwards....

'EEEEAA! No!! Even if she IS taking his mask off, he's facing the other way so we can't even see him from here!!' Sakura thought angrily.

....Kakashi lifted his hand a little in response, about to grasp her wrist, push her hand away and say, "what are you doing?"...But he didn't. Something told him not to, and that she was only trying to help. His mask was already pulled down that his nose and mouth were showing. Miru gently let go of his mask so that it hung just below his chin. Then, she slowly brought her ice cream cone up to his lips.

"Here." She once again smiled sweetly. He smelt the sweet strawberry smell mixed with the coldness of the ice...Ahh...It smelled good...

The elite couldn't help but lick a bit of the strawberry ice cream, and found it tasty. He didn't notice it either, but his cheeks were a thin, extremely light shade of crimson.

"You can have it. I know you're craving it." Miru said to him. His hand took her cone, licked the ice cream once more then handed it back.

"No thanks." He beamed down at her. She could sense that he was laughing on the inside.

"Baka! You just took a lick! You know you want it! Have it!" Miru laughed and pushed the cone towards him.

"Hey!" the two started to push the cone towards the other, saying they didn't want it, and that the other should have it. Strangely enough, not too long from then, Miru and Kakashi started to fight over it.

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Sakura leaned her cheek against her palm and sighed. "How cute...."

The two boys who stood behind her gave her worried looks. (even Sasuke). Then, they looked at each other with worried looks as well.

"How is fighting over an ice cream cone cute?" Naruto questioned Sasuke.

The Uchiha shrugged. "Probably a girl thing."

"Ohhhh...."

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Evening approached slowly, the air became cooler and the sun set turned the sky a smooth shade of orangey pink. Kakashi had decided to walk Miru home, but it was a little too late. The otherside of town wasn't TOO far, but counting the time that he'd be home, he would be home pretty late...Plus, he had training with Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura tomorrow.

"Miru-san, where are you staying tonight?" He asked. Maybe she could stay in a hotel or something.

Miru turned to him. It was getting late. She had felt the air get colder, and not as much children were out playing on the streets anymore.

"....I could stay in a hotel." She grinned. Kakashi nodded, and walked her to one.

......Once again, not too far from where they were walking, spied three little genin.

"She's staying at a hotel!?" Sakura complained. "She could stay at Kakashi-sensei's place and maybe she could even train with us tomorrow!"

Naruto yawned. "That'd be good. Umm...But how do we get her to stay with sensei?"

Sasuke saw Sakura's face light up, and so he slipped into the shadows and-

"Sasuke-kun, we need your help." The dreaded words flew out of her mouth. Naruto chuckled. The raven haired boy slowly walked up to the kunoich, rolling his eyes in annoyance. He gave her a "what?" stare and she continued. Sakura blushed and sweatdropped at the same time.

"...Well...I need you to go meet Miru-san and Kakashi-sensei and tell them all the hotels around her are full. Then she'll HAVE to stay at Kakashi-sensei's home!"

Sasuke's eyes widened. "Hell no. What if she doesn't believe me?"

Sakura explained that they would because he had the straightest face in everything (not in a bad way). Sasuke just glared at her and sat down. Refusing to follow her order. Sakura put on a sad face and Naruto just continued to chuckle at Sasuke's new job. He ALWAYS had to do the jobs. It was funny, and Naruto liked it that way.

"Make Naruto do it," Sasuke smirked at the blonde.

"What!??! No way! Sakura-chan asked YOU!"

Sasuke inhaled, then turned his head to Sakura. The kunoichi flinched.

"N-not me...! I-I have to watch from here to see if anything goes wrong-"

Next thing the poor girl knew, Sasuke's face was only a few inches from hers. She was blushing madly, and this made Naruto a bit jealous.

"Go." Sasuke wasn't angry at her or anything, it was just that he thought since this was originally Sakura's plan, she should atleast do something....

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Sakura ran up to her teacher and Miru, smiled innocently at the both of them and joined their little group.

"Good evening, Kakashi-sensei! Miru-san! How are you both?"

Kakashi and Miru said they were fine, and as well explained that Miru was looking for a place to stay.

'So she hasn't entirely decided to stay at a hotel yet...' Sakura thought. Kakashi then called her.

"Sakura, do you think she could stay with you? You're the only other girl I know, and I don't think Miru-san would feel comfortable at Naruto and Chibi Uchiha's house. ....Kakashi also knew Kurenai and Anko, but he didn't know Anko THAT well and Kurenai would probably be somewhere with Asuma.

"Chibi...Uchiha...?" Sakura lifted an eyebrow.

.....Not too far away, Naruto held back a flaming Sasuke.....

"He said it again....He said it again....!"

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"Nope, sorry Kakashi-sensei! If someone where to stay at my house I'd have to tell my parents before time! Plus they don't know Miru-san. Gomen nasai..." Sakura pretended to be sad. Inner Sakura cheered. "Come ON! OFFER HER TO STAY AT YOUR FRIKIN PLACE!!!"

Kakashi looked around at the lights that were being put on. It had become fully dark now, plus, he had to go to bed early for the training, and so did his students! Miru then searched around in her pockets before entering one hotel.

"Ahh..." Miru grew still, this caught Sakura and Kakashi's attention, so they both turned to look at her. She slowly looked up at Kakashi and gave him a nervous grin.

...........Sasuke and Naruto watched as nothing really happened between the three as they stood in front of a hotel's door.

"Uggh...That's it! We need to accomplish this mission faster!!" Naruto lost patience, took out a straw and small toothpick-like-thing. Then, he stuck his other hand into one of his pockets and pulled out small bottle filled with a clear liquid. Sasuke moved in closer to see what he was trying to do...Naruto proceeded by dabbing the small toothpick thing's tip into the liquid. After, he closed the bottle, returned it to his pocket, put the toothpick thing in one end of the straw, then the other end on his lips.

"What are you doing?" Sasuke glared, but with curiousity and strange interest.

"What does it look like? I'm going to knock her out!" Then it hit Sasuke. The liquid was the kind of stuff that put people to sleep! If Miru just blacks out then and there, Kakashi will HAVE to take her to his home! It was like a tranquilizer! Sasuke grinned at Naruto, who ignored him, and aimed for Miru. Sakura's plan was a waste of time.

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Miru had told Kakashi that she had lost her wallet. It wasn't too improtant though. Luckily she was only carrying a half used up gift card, $6 and 48 cents that day she walked on this side of Konoha. Kakashi sighed, and Sakura patted her on the back. The blind girl wasn't brought down though. She was determined to find a place to sleep!

"Don't worry! I will find a good plac-"

TCH

"A-Ow!" Miru felt her lower arm, and pulled out a the toothpick like thing Naruto had shot.

..........."Score!!" Naruto cheered for himself. Sasuke pat him on the back.

Sakura looked in the direction where Naruto and Sasuke hid. The sides of her lips were pulled down into a slightly angry frown, but soon, she beamed again, walked up to a struggling-to-stand-up-Miru and panicing-Kakashi.

"Kakashi-sensei, I gotta go! See you at practice tomorrow!" With that, the kunoichi ran off into the dark crowd....of...not so many people. Kakashi waved, then decided to put his attention on Miru. But before he could fully turn his face, she had fell onto him a second time, this time, not soaking wet. He held her up and tried to call her name, but she was konked out completely. So, with nothing else to do or say, the elite carried the unconscious kunoichi towards his house, where she would once again, spend the night.

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"I got to hand it to you Naruto, that was pretty good..." Sasuke complimented the little blonde boy who had a big, old goofy grin on, filled with pride. As Naruto thanked Sasuke and attempted to say stuff like, 'I bet you would have never thought of something THAT smart, eh??', a red figure appeared behind them.

Naruto looked behind him. "Sakura-chan! I did it!"

Sakura seemed sad, but managed to act a bit happy that their first goal was accomplished in their plan.

"Good job Naruto....But...Why didn't you guys go with my plan?" She started to look tired.

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "We became bored."

Sakura "ohh"-ed. She felt a bit stupid for nothing thinking about just making her passout so that Kakashi would HAVE to bring her to his house. Blushing in emberassment, she walked off and waved at the two boys on her team.

"Thanks you two! See you at training tomorrow!"

Inner Sakura: "Damn it! Not using my plan are you?!?! Oh well! Next time, I will prevail!!"

Naruto and Sasuke said their goodbyes, and headed home as well...Getting ready for the day that would soon arrive....

Chapter 03 END

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Gaaahhh That took forever. But, hey..It was fun to write! Hope this chappy was good!! PLEASE review!! Thanks!!!! Oh and if you'd like, you can suggest any other thing that Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto could do to try and make Kakashi and Miru like each other a little more. Haha, only if you like. I could add it in and give you credit of course! Thanks again and sorry for taking a long time to post it up! Cya in chap. 04!!

-Orrie