Well chapter eight is up! Damn this was a little long but whatever right?

Sasuke: No! The quicker the better! (Blushing) This is embarrassing!

Oh really?

Kakashi: Awe! Sasuke you're so cute!

ANYWAY!

Yuki-chan2: You're in luck! I update early today! And YAH! Gotta love KakaSasu! And as much as I feel stupid for asking this: What's OOC?

This chapter was written during some kind of lecture that I don't know and don't care about. If the occurrences are a little mixed up please let me know. I was baffled by my own work eheh…

PS: No Sakura bashers aloud to cheer me on in a matter that downs Sakura!

+ Chapter 8 shut up-

"Koi?" Kiba repeated for the third time ever so slightly agitated for their deafness.

"Um… I… Really I didn't… Huh?" Sasuke stuttered, shocked that Kiba heard Kakashi's whisper. He gave himself a loud mental slap to the head. Go figure; he was talking to a dog.

"Kakashi-sensei said Koi… Last time I heard that was when I was watching a romance movie with-" Kakashi and Sasuke stared in utter disbelief and amusement. "I was watching with Hinata!" They continued to stare. "She looked lonely!" They didn't look like they believed it. "Anyway! Isn't Koi a pet name or something meaning-"

"That's not what Kakashi-sensei said!" Sasuke began to panic. This was obviously bound to happen. Why did Kakashi have to be so damn open so much? This was what he feared would happen. "I can assure you he didn't say that!"

"Then what did he say? Toy?" Kiba shuddered at the thought. "Well that can't be it! That'd be just insane! What he say?" Kakashi smiled under the mask. 'Toy huh? That's an even better pet name!' "Boy?"

"Uh yeah! That's what he-"

"Nope. I said Koi. You were right Kiba-kun." Kakashi smiled broadly. Sasuke's jaw dropped at his admittance. What the hell was Kakashi doing? Betting any money he was teasing the boy. Shut up Kakashi! Shut up!

"That's slightly disturbing. Why exactly did you say it?"

"He was saying! He was! I mean! Damn he was talking about…" How was Sasuke going to get out of this little trip over? There was no possible way he could get out of it. Did he really have to come clean? "I… yeah… he was talking about-"

"Carp!" Kakashi sang pulling his finger up into the air as a matter-of-factly, also as if trigger happy with a face of glee. Sasuke's jaw was as good as to broken and on the ground now. What the hell was the talking about? Carp? "Yes, carp! I was talking about fish!" Sasuke just felt like dying right then and there. CARP? "Sasuke-kun was ranting at how little sushi there was that had Koi in it, and that's carp! I said that no sushi bar would serve carp, he disagreed and said he'd like to try it! I said I wouldn't, he said he would, I said I wouldn't, he said he-"

"Just get to the point!" Sasuke snapped.

"Oh yes… the point." Kakashi coughed. "Well, I ended up losing what with his complaining skills, and now I call him carp. That, or Koi." Kakashi laughed. Was humiliation part of his plan?

"Ah! That clears that up!" Kiba smiled awkwardly. "Good luck with that Koi!" Kiba teased. Sasuke was just about to kick him in the bells, but then came…

"Inuzuka! Go back to your partner, Hyuuga! We're starting now!" Tsunade said it in such a way as if she wanted everyone to know that Neji was Kiba's partner. Oh the utter, utter humiliation. He quickly ran back to his partner. "Okay now! Today we're using the music! Uchiha, think you can handle it?" Sasuke nodded, slightly shaky from what just happened. "Good, this is a fast song so your practice better have come in handy! Ah great, where's that stupid cassette player? Ah! Here we are!" She pressed the play button and the music began. In an unimaginable pace she counted. "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight! Step together step touch, step together step touch. Repeat together step touch, repeat together step touch!" So far so good! They were doing okay for the first part, however this was going a little too fast for some.

Naruto was tripping over his own feet, with Iruka sensei scolding him for being such a futz (like I know what that is XD). Shikamaru for some inexplicable reason was lazily tripping here and there (inexplicable huh?). Lee was moving faster that he should have been, dragging his partner head over heels. They were muddling through this pathetically, all ready to drop dead in humiliation. Except for one pair. Care to take a guess at which it is?

Sasuke was sweating bullets, the song really was too fast for your average Joe to keep up with, and the voice that was singing was rather high pitched. After the first set of movements (Sidesteps, back steps, crossovers and whatnots.) the song continued and they were forced to repeat. God knows how they muddled their way. This song was long (It feels like forever when you're dancing it. Trust me even though it's 2:43 minute it fells like you're in hell if you hate dancing.) About at the fourth set he was getting the hang of it, and didn't struggle so much. He looked around to see they were at quite a distance to the other dancers. He felt sorry for they were struggling hard. Another thing that he noticed was what Kakashi noticed, even Kiba was out of earshot and the music was loud.

"Did you hear that?" Kakashi spoke, close to Sasuke's ear. He looked up at the Jounin and shook his head no. "The singer in this song." Sasuke continued to stare. "She said, "Bosanova, the dance of love!" Sasuke! This is a love dance!" Kakashi laughed. Sasuke looked slightly disturbed. "It's… a love dance…" He repeated, thinking Sasuke didn't hear him clear enough.

"I heard you!" Sasuke said over top of the music. "And? Your point?" Kakashi stared. The boy seemed like a total idiot at the time. Sasuke looked down and stared at the pouches on Kakashi's vest, hiding his now hidden face. He was red in embarrassment. He knew exactly what Kakashi was saying, but he really didn't want to. Love? Sure, Sasuke had a deeper affection for Kakashi than he did Sakura and the others but love? He never even knew what love was anymore. What's the definition of love anyway? That's the question that binds his mind. Sasuke shook the thought out of his head and just continued to dance. "What's your point?" He repeated.

"Well…" Kakashi said slightly disturbed. "It's ironic I guess." Kakashi said, now slightly unsure of himself now. Did he push the wrong button? "It's ironic because… I thought…didn't we…" For once he couldn't continue? Sasuke knew full well what Kakashi was trying to say.

'May I love you?'

"I don't… see any point… I don't… see any… irony." Sasuke's head was all the way down. 'Break all bonds…' He reminded himself within the depths of his mind… 'For it leads your heart to tragedy and madness… remind yourself of past occurrences and you'll see the light.' Sasuke held his breath in fear that he'd remind himself further into that day… 'Learning to love again is not doable'

"Sasuke-kun?" Kakashi looked at the back of the boy's head. "What's the matter? Why so sad all of a sudden?" Kakashi tightened the grip on Sasuke's hand.

"I can't… Kakashi… I…" He said sternly, but slowly. "That's impossible…" Sasuke began to confuse himself. The other night he said he wanted someone, but now that the emotions were specifically suggested, he didn't know what to do. "Even though… I just…. I really don't…" There we go, his voice began to crack. He wasn't about to cry, but he was about to say things he hated to say. They were dead silent. Sasuke smiled to himself. "THIS, Kakashi… This is irony…" Sasuke looked up. His eyes were dark and sad, but he was holding up a bold front.

"Sasuke… I don't…"

"Yeah… Yeah ya do…" Sasuke changed his face yet again, no longer filled with unhappiness, but with an unreadable structure. "I can't, Kakashi… I just don't want to feel that kind of loss. To damn hell with it if I have to." Sasuke stared back down to the vest, still blankly. He sighed, "Now let's get this over with." Kakashi hadn't realized it, but they had been talking throughout the entire song, they were down to their final steps. The song ended and Tsunade was smiling ear to ear.

"Well that wasn't so bad, no one got hurt." She said to herself in relief. "Alright, I'm going to consult the ladies, you guys take five or whatever it is you guys do." She waved the guys off. Most of them began to argue with who was the worst dancers. Sasuke and Kakashi remained silent for a minute. Sasuke patted out of the gym.

"Sasuke! Where are you going?" Kakashi hollered from across the hall. Sasuke paused, he didn't want to make some kind of drama scene between him and Kakashi, and he wasn't completely confirmed so…

"Washroom break…" Sasuke muttered. He continued to walk on. Kakashi was silent.

The Chuunin looked about the halls as he made his way. He remembered this place like the back of his hand. The last time he came to the academy was three years ago, maybe more. The halls were so nostalgic to him. He could see all of the children running by from when he was younger all of the girls that followed him into class. Okay, wipe that out of your head. He froze at a specific classroom; he looked inside and gasped. This was the same room where he laid his eyes on Kakashi for the first time. The first time Kakashi said he didn't like his own team. Where Naruto was pacing and set the trap on Kakashi. The Chuunin smiled and continued to walk on. At last he made it to the washroom, staring at the stalls. He didn't 'go'. He just stared… blankly… at graffiti written on them.

"Damn it…" Sasuke muttered. "Me too…" He smiled to himself. "However… "Love is not an option" 'cause it still hurts." He leaned to the stall door, and closed his eyes. After a few moments of thinking, the stall swung open. (He's not in the stall; he's outside of it) He fell backwards and was caught by two firm hands. He looked up to meet the eye of the copy-ninja. "Omae…"

"Let me ease the pain then…" Kakashi wrapped his arms around the Chuunin. "Because I'm afraid too…" Sasuke pulled away and fell forward onto the ground with a thud. Kakashi could only watch the boy panic. What could he do in a situation like this?

"Damn it! Well that's you, you're not as terrified as I am!" Sasuke snapped, blurting out whatever was on his mind, "You! You've learned to let go of things. I haven't!" Sasuke's heart was pounding. 'No! Stop saying everything! Keep it quiet! SHUT… UP!' He didn't listen to himself. "Why! How…" Sasuke panted, furious at himself, he bit his lip, refusing to cry. He took a deep breath, "HOW DO YOU DO IT!" He hollered. He stood up and wiped the sweat off of his brow.

"Sasuke-kun…" Kakashi choked. "You think I'm not terrified?" He walked up to the boy and held his hand. "Listen…" He put the Chuunin's hand up to the left of his chest. The boy flinched. He felt an explosion of Kakashi's heartbeat going nonstop a mile a minute. He closed his eyes for a minute to discover Kakashi's heart was beating the same time as Sasuke's. "I'm absolutely terrified. I'm so scared I'm afraid my heart may stop!" He laughed. "Sasuke-kun… You're not alone…" He pulled Sasuke into a hug, a light hug. This time, he didn't resist.

"Is it safe to say it?" Sasuke cracked. He felt his and Kakashi's heart and breath going at the same slow pace.

"Safe?" Kakashi asked.

"Safe to say… I…" Sasuke blushed. There was no way his heart was strong enough to let him say it, as much as he could.

"Sasuke-kun…" Kakashi whispered leaning near the boy's ear. "I love you too." Sasuke smiled and pressed his face into Kakashi's chest. There was a comfortable silence between the two. Sasuke closed his eyes and relaxed. Until…

"Sasuke-kun, Kakashi-sensei, class is st-" The silence was broken. Sasuke's eyes flew open and he pulled away from Kakashi. He stared at the figure just outside the washroom. (The washrooms I'm used to have opened doors but closed stalls and I think there's a pathway to the pissing fountains away from the door. So relax the person's not a perve.) The two gasped at whom was at the door.

"Sa…Sakura…" Sasuke stared at the jade eyes tainted with sorrow. "I…"

"I know…" Sakura's voice cracked. "I knew you couldn't… me…" some of her words were muffled, for her mouth was covered by her hands. "I'm…"

"Sakura-san…" Kakashi said slightly ashamed. 'It's okay! I accept it! It's okay! I accept it! It's okay! I accept it!' She repeated in her mind, her heart rate began to accelerate faster than that of Kakashi's or Sasuke's. She began to gasp, trying to keep herself from crying. "Woah! Sakura-san, daijobou? " Sakura was in tears and trembling. She leaned upon the door for support as her body took control of nothing. She uncontrollably cried quietly as she collapsed onto the ground gripping her heart in her hand so to speak. "Sakura!" Kakashi and Sasuke ran to Sakura's side.

"Oh… Sakura…" Sasuke trembled. "I'm…" He placed a hand on Sakura's shoulder. He flinched as she shoved away from the cold touch.

+ Chapter 8 End -

AIIIE! Sakura! I'm so sorry!

Okay! Let me clear one thing up! I DON'T hate Sakura! I repeat I DON'T hate Sakura! In fact I think she's great! She's smart and follows her heart and knows how to use her head! She's admirable if you ask me! Aside the Sakura haters, I need your help! I need to find a way to make this better for Sakura without breaking Kakashi and Sasuke apart? No ending her life is NOT an option. I need to give her a softer landing aside death. I want everyone to be happy! So any suggestions?

Reviews please by the way!