I am very busy right now (well,.these days. Just got y progress report back from math, and lets just say, not a pretty sight. My parents were like "Omg! Madeleine, what happened to you? You grades are dropping every term. You did just fine in the first term!" Now these zombie like pplz are supervising my every move so I can't go on the computer as often as I like anymore. Soree T.T Anywho, thnx to all the pplz that reviewed me the last time. Love you all! Thanks, can't express my gratitude! (ahem getting a bit sappy here. Right, where are we? Oh yeah, the story. Here)

Chapter Two: Truth or Lies

Summary: The next morning, Kakashi awakens to find that Ayame had already left. He embarks on his own mission to bring Sakura back ,and bumps into many mishaps on the way. Namely, Ayame.

Shielding his eyes against the sunlight, Kakashi flipped over in his blankets and groaned. He suddenly popped back up again, realizing that he had to begin his mission within minutes. He had a rough night, sleep didn't come to him as easily as he hoped it would. All night, he had been having nightmares of people getting slaughtered, blood spraying everywhere, and a girl was crying, then out of nowhere, Itachi popped up and buried a kunai into his chest.

Perhaps it was those late night worries that had came and haunt him, but whatever it was, it was starting to get to him. The thought of killing Itachi seemed impossible, but the thought of him holding Sakura captive frightened him even more. He agreed to complete the mission, whether he makes it out alive or not.

'Orders are orders. No use in denying. Oh yeah. Where's that girl?' Looking around, he saw that his roommate was gone. There was no trace of her ever being in the room. 'something's up about her. Usually I can sense it when someone enters or leaves the room. She's done a fine job covering up her tracks.' Pushing that thought aside, he chided himself, he had more important things to do. For example, find Sakura. Grumbling, he rolled out of bed and landed on the floor with a thud. Hoping that he wouldn't get killed upon encounter due to the lack of sleep.

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'Why? Why? Why? Why!' Ayame silently questioned herself, although her head was pounding and screaming from the inside. 'What did I do wrong? What did I ever do wrong?' In her frustration, she was blindly skipping from tree to tree, letting her senses-not her eyes ,guide her to her destination. 'I will prove to him ,that I am still useful, and that Sasuke boy is no better!' Not looking where she was going, it was too late. Too late to realize that she had caught the attention of a certain silver haired jounin.

"Watch it!" she growled, swatting at the unfortunate ninja whim she bumped into. "Oh?" came an amused voice "I think things should be the other way around. It was you who bumped into me. You should be apologizing, not clawing me." Ayame looked up. 'Oh.' And oh was right. Standing in front of her was her one night roommate, Hatake Kakashi.

At first, it was very tempting for Ayame to ask if he was stalking her.. It was a possibility, since she saw the cover of the book he was reading. It was quite easy getting the book, all it involved was to let the victim fall asleep, then sneak under their pillow and grab…(insert selected item). But instead she reverted to more important matters. "Why are you here?" she asked, on guard, in case he had the wrong answer. Reaching into her pouch for a kunai, she didn't realized that he was already behind her, a hand firmly clamped over the both of hers. "Don't try anything." He warned "I was right to suspect you when I fist saw you."

Snapping her head back sharply, she glared at him, struggling to escape. "What I am doing is no concern of yours. Please release me."

"And how do I know that you won't try to kill me?" he said in a teasing tone. "I won't. It was just an instinct that someone would attack." She shot back. He looked serious. "Why are you here? I'm serious. It's dangerous for a normal person to be wandering around here. Go home."

Turning her head away, she bit her lip. "I can't." came her blunt reply. "I have to complete my mission first."

Kakashi felt a pang of sympathy for her. For a second there, she looked innocent, afraid, alone. He looked at her face, which she tried to hide. She looked close to tears. 'Poor girl.'

"So once again, I ask of you to please let me go. I have a mission to complete." She spoke through gritted teeth. "What mission?" he inquired, still not letting his guard down. "To kill someone." She glared at him. He was wasting her time. He just looked at her, awaiting her answer; who. "The person is…and Uchiha." Kakashi's eyes immediately widened, his hold on her hand became tighter. "I'll let you go." He said "but on one condition." She looked at him, willing to do whatever it was to get herself free. It was clear that he was stronger than she was ,so it would be futile to escape. She would just get caught again. "Name your game." She said boldly. She was up for any challenge, just get over it, and get going on her mission. He had delayed her long enough. "Well?" she waited for his answer.

"Defeat me in a duel. No weapons except kunais or shurikens." He said happily, eyes in cheerful arcs. Ayame gritted her teeth, looking disappointedly at the katana strapped onto her back, unable to use them. It would have been to her advantage. She certaintly didn't see him carrying any extra weapons around. But rules are rules. "Using preliminary weapons now are we?" she smiled "I accept."

He smiled back at her. "But," he continued "If you lose, you'll have to go back home."

She hesitated. He did seem a lot stronger than her, but she had to try. If she was going to prove to Orochimaru that she was still an valuable asset, she had to win, at all costs. "I accept." With that, the two ninjas faced off against each other.

TBC

A/N: Love y'all that reviewed. And to that person that said that I write short chappies, I don't have uh time, so things are a bit slow here. But I do try y best, so keep reading you all!

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