Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Naruto…
Hey My Friend
Just as Sakura's last class of the next day was dismissed, she got a phone call. Blinking, she popped open her flip phone and answered.
"Hey, Sakura-chan!" it was Ino. Sakura smiled.
"Hello, Ino-chan. What's up?" Not too much. Hey, your birthday is this Saturday, right? How about we all go out? You can bring that hottie with the mask!"
Sakura blinked. Her birthday? She completely forgot. What, with her life changing so suddenly she didn't have time to remember. Who would?
"Uh, sure, how about we go to the movies, then the pub for a few drinks?" she said thinking of the easiest possibilities.
"Hmmm, maybe, we'll just have to think about that on our end," Ino said, Sakura could hear the smirk on her friend's lips.
Sakura got into her car and started to head for home. "Ne, Ino-chan… Who's all coming anyways?"
"Well, Shikamaru and me, of course. I have to show you something by the way… And Naruto obviously. He's going to be bringing someone with him. I thinking her name is Hinako or something. And, of course, you and the hottie." She could hear Ino plotting something. She just knew it.
"Okay, well, I'll talk to 'the hottie' as soon as I see him next." she said, pulling into the street and going towards his house in the fasted route to the apartment.
"Great! When will that be?" she was being coy. Sakura hated it when she pulled her charms on her.
"Uhm. Tonight?" there was no point in lying. At least not entirely…
"Ehh! You sure see a lot of each other!" she said. Sakura just smiled. Well, how could we not… we live together…
"well, yeah, I guess…" she was now pulling up to the parking garage of the apartment building. Soon, she would see Kakashi, and soon, they will start their training again.
"Ne, Ino-chan, I have to go, I have to uh… I have a meeting," she said lamely. They said their "byes" and hung up. She took the lift to the apartment and sighed as she got in. She closed the door and leaned against it.
Kakashi was walking out of the living room to see her and blinked, "Long day at school?" He was already in his usual training gear.
"One could say that," she said, pushing herself off the door and removing her shoes. She stepped up to the wood floor and padded over to her room to change into her workout clothes.
She came back out and Kakashi and her drove to their usual spot. There, he had Sakura run 50 laps and then set to teach her some new moves.
"Okay," he said, getting up as she walked over to him, panting after running the 50 laps. "Today, I believe you are ready to try a summoning spell. Observe."
Kakashi took out a scroll from one of the many slender pockets on the breasts of his vest. He got out a shuriken and nicked his thumb, letting the blood drizzle out of the tip. He slid his thumb over the scroll, now open, made a few hand gestures, and, as he slammed the scroll on the ground he shouted, "Summoning no jutsu!"
A bunch of characters sprang from the scroll and a puff of smoke appears next to them. When the smoke cleared, a little pug showed up. He wore a vest with a funky face on it, and a headband around his neck that was very similar to the one Kakashi had.
"Ne, Kakashi," the dog said, sounding rather annoyed. "what do you need me for? I don't smell anything bad around here…"
"Pakkun, meet Sakura." the gray-haired ninja said gesturing to Sakura who was blinking furiously. Unable to believe that the dog talked. "Sakura, meet Pakkun."
Pakkun walked up to her and sniffed her. She has his scent on him… That's a first… Has Kakashi finally settled down? the little pug thought, looking up with her. Well, she smells nice. I approve.
The dog did his best to grin, "Sakura has the same shampoo as me…" he said. Hereyes went wide, her skin went pale. She fell back on her butt and stared at the dog.
"Wha- Kakashi!" she whined. The dog laughed as said person went straight to her to help her up.
"Hmmm, maybe I should have explained more…" he muttered, getting a glare from Sakura as she recovered from her shock.
"Maybe?" she repeated. Pakkun laughed. Yep, he definitely approved.
"Heh, sorry…" Kakashi smiled weakly. "Anyway, I want to teach you this technique it comes in handy, and Pakkun is really good."
"Flatterer," the dog muttered.
Ignoring his little comment he said, "Okay, now, I want you to sign your name on this scroll," he handed her the scroll, "And memorize these hand positions." he showed her. "I believe you saw the technique pretty well, now, try it."
Sakura bit into her finger, then signed her name in her blood, then stamped her fingerprint. She then made her hands do the positions Kakashi showed her. She concentrated her chakra flow to her hands, then slammed her hands (holding the rolled u scroll) to the ground shouting, "Summoning no jutsu!"
Characters flew out of where her hands and scroll were and a puff of smoke appears next to her. When the smoke cleared, a Welch Corgi was there.
"Geeze, why am I summoned here, there's no danger…" the dog mumbled. She looked up at Kakashi and growled. "Why did you summon me?"
"I didn't, Sakura did." he said, chuckling. The dog fit.
"Sakura, eh?" the dog looked over at the pink-hared girl. "Ne, I'm Yume. Please, only summon me in emergencies…"
Sakura nodded. "Uhm, nice to meet you, Yume." the dog sniffed at her and nodded. Yup, she could trust her. Although the smell of uncertainty was rather unbecoming.
Yume looked at Kakashi, "Am I done?" at his nod, the two dogs disappeared in two clouds of smoke and a popping sound.
"That was weird…" Sakura said falling back to sit. Kakashi sat next to her.
"You'll get used to it. They're good dogs." he said smiling.
The two sat there in comfortable silence for a while. Sakura still hadn't brought up to subject of her birthday. Maybe now was the time to ask…
"Uhm, about Saturday," she began. "Ino, and a couple of other friends are wanting to go to the movies and then hang out for a while. And, well, I was wondering…" she paused, she didn't know how to word it without making it sound like a date… "I was wondering if… you would like… to… join us?"
Kakashi blinked. This was odd. Was he just asked out? Not that he wouldn't mind. He'd been attracted to her since he first met her. So, with a nod he agreed. Maybe it was for the best that they just tried to get along.
Author's Note: Yay for another chapter! I wasn't sure if I would actually finish this. However, I am going to sit my butt down and try to write more soon.
I couldn't help myself with the Pakkun. I absolutely love that dog. And I stole the line about the shampoo from the series… Sorry! I just loved it so much I couldn't help myself.
Okay, enough about this. Uhm, I have a few ideas for some side stories, and I will probably try to write those later. For now, I am out!
