A/n: Hi! Hey there! Thanks to those of you who reviewed. This chapter is especially dedicated to the first reviewer of this story, Mimiko7. I am so sorry I forgot to mention you last chapter and want to thank you for being the first one to review this fic. Also I want to give a big shout out to my friend Mystic Vash. The wonderful being who did the battle sequence for my last chapter. Everyone please recognize his work and check it out. If you enjoyed the last chapter then I think you'll enjoy his work. And also again….do I really need to say I don't own Naruto? I mean it's the third chapter.

Naruto: In this chapter Yui-chan and I make friends!

Sakura: Yeah, she's cool! I like her.

Sasuke: (blushes) I guess she's…(mumbles) pretty.

Naruto: Sasuke has a crush on Yui-chan!

Sasuke: …No that's Kakashi you're talking about. (glare)

Sakura: Boys….(sighs)Everyone here's chapter three.

Chapter 3- Good Acquaintances

She stared at the three who stared back at her. The wind blew a few leaves around and Kakashi seemed to be the idiot behind them, for he was the only one smiling. "Come on everyone let's eat." He said again.

"…You said today's practice was over, so I'm leaving." Yui turned away and saw Naruto standing in front of her.

"Kakashi-sensei invited you for lunch. I think you should join us." He told her; a frown on his face.

"Why? I have no reason to eat with you. Moreover, I don't want to." She frowned right back.

"Is it because we beat you?"

"No."

"Then why not?"

"Why should I have to tell you my reasons, kid?" She asked him.

"Please join us." Sakura asked as well. She walked up closer to the girl and smiled.

"…I don't want to! I hate that man you call sensei!" Yui pointed to Kakashi who stood there, still smiling. STILL. That's why I don't want to join you! I don't even know you lil' kids anyway!" She finished.

"…" Sakura had no words.

"…" Naruto had none either.

"Kakashi, what did you do to this girl?" Sasuke asked. Naruto and Sakura's eyes traveled to their teacher and looked at him. In their eyes one could see the little glints of anger.

"Out goofing on people again, sensei?" Naruto frowned.

"You assume I was the one who made her hate me. No one told her to dislike me and my mannerisms." He defended.

"…Miss, what did Kakashi-sensei do to you exactly?" Sakura asked and wrinkled her nose.

"He humiliated me by harassing me in a bar." Yui told them. The three teens stepped closer to their teacher. Kakashi had a look of worry.

"Really?" Naruto asked.

"Well…yeah."

"Sensei, did we talk about this before? The whole goofing and bothering people. Remember all the complaints? Tsunade-sama almost suspended you for a week." Sakura reminded him.

"Hehehehe…well how about we skip lunch. Hm? We can do something else." He said nervously. Not that he was afraid of Naruto. No, that wasn't the case. Nope. He wasn't afraid of Sasuke either. That wasn't the case at all. Who he did fear though was Sakura. With all that training she received from Tsunade over the past couple of years...the damage that could be done to him was not to be taken lightly. And Sakura was very head strong about respect for women. That mentality came along with Tsundae's training.

"Sensei, did you apologize..." Began Sakura.

"Well…" He didn't remember. Did he? Didn't he? He wasn't quite sure.

"It's fine. I don't need kids defending me. You guys already beat me." Yui told them.

"That's not it! Sensei this silliness needs to stop!" Sakura shouted. Yui watched the two Chuunins yell violently at their teacher; scolding him for his bad behavior. The situation was very awkward and strange to Yui. At the same time, though, it was funny. For the first time since her father's death…Yui had laughed. "Huh?" Sakura said and turned her attention to Yui. The stern woman was laughing at them. 'I guess we do look silly.' She thought.

"You guys are hilarious." She said. As she laughed her cheeks had a slight rose tint to them. The two young boys began to blush when they looked at her. (A/n: Yes Sasuke's blushing.) Kakashi, who was relieved that the battering had ended, looked as well. She truly was beautiful. She wiped away the tears which had formed from her laughter and sighed. "Well….I guess that's about it. I didn't mean to laugh at you." She told them. 'These kids aren't so bad.'

"That's fine! So how about introductions? I'm ---" Sakura pushed Naruto out the way and introduced herself first.

"Haruno Sakura pleased to make your acquaintance." She humbly bowed.

"Uchiha Sasuke." He turned to her, and smirked. (A/n: You guys have heard him say his name. It's so fucking cool.)

"Hey, hey!" Naruto called. When Sakura had pushed him he went flying into a tree. (A/n: See what I mean about that Tsunade strength. Deadly) He jumped up and ran over to the group and smiled. '"Uzumaki Naruto." He grinned from ear to ear.

"Yoshimitsu Yui." She told them and bowed. "My apologies for my impolite behavior." She stood up and rubbed the bruise on her arm.

"Sorry to you. I didn't mean to hurt you so badly. Well…yeah…but…."

"It's fine Naruto." She told him.

"So will you eat with us?" Sakura asked.

"Well…I guess." She responded. "Just keep that son of a bitch teacher from me." She glared to Kakashi who shivered a bit.

"Guys did it get a little chilly?" He asked.

"…" They all stared at him. Kakashi, with all his skill and good looks was sometimes a true fool. "Kakashi, you're an idiot." Sasuke told him.

"Hehehe…." He laughed.

"Well let's go eat! Yui because we beat you, you should pay." Naruto jumped up. Sakura smiled to Sasuke who smiled back. (A/n: Yes he smiles.) Yui looked to Naruto and a small smile formed on her lips. The first real smile she has had in years was caused by Naruto. 'Daddy. In his heart, he's just as pure as you were. I can tell by…his smile.'

"Okay, as long as I don't pay for him." She smiled as well.

The group sat together for lunch at the Ichiraku. Naruto ordered barbeque pork ramen, while the others ordered chicken. Yui watched Naruto as he ate wildly. "So Yui-chan," he said after finishing his first bowl. "Where did you learn those cool shadow techniques?" He asked.

"My mother taught them to me. She learnt them form my father." She answered.

"Interesting. You learn most things from your mom?" Sakura asked her.

"Most. But recently she doesn't want to teach me. I've tried training by myself, but it's just not as efficient. That's when I remembered Tsunade and decided to come here seeking assistance. This is how I got stuck with him." Yui's eyes narrowed as she looked to Kakashi who blinked innocently. "Stuck with this bastard."

"Yui, Kakashi-sensei is a goof, yes, but still…he is a great teacher. I know that he's very devoted and cares for his students. This is a fact I've learnt first hand." Sakura smiled to the blonde woman. "Just give him the opportunity."

"…I'll try then. Sure." She said. She was about to take her first taste of the ramen when she realized… "It's gone…." She looked to see Naruto with a cheesy smile on his face.

"You didn't seem like you wanted it." He said to her. Yui looked at him and shook her and sighed.

"That's fine…I guess." She ordered another bowl and simply smiled. Naruto's childish behavior made her think of her father. They had very same actions and mannerisms. The only person who could make her smile, her father.

As she looked into the fresh bowl of ramen placed before her she remembered her mother telling her something of a man who could change her heart. 'A man who surrounds himself with spirited people is a man who can teach you something. A woman should only be with a man who can teach her something. If he cannot teach her, then he isn't worthy.' Yui looked to Kakashi and sighed. She'd have to give him a try. Even if it would kill her. What choice did she have? She'd have to deal.

As the three teens finished they thanked Yui for paying for the meal. "I really do hope we become friends. See you later. Bye." Sakura said to her. She walked away holding the hands of the two boys, heading off into the setting sun. (A/n: They kinda looked like Tohru, Kyo and Yuki from Fruits Basket. That whole thing was very OOC but I thought it'd be cute.)

"Bye." She waved. She turned to the owner of the booth and was ready to pay. She handed him her money and the words which left his mouth were:

"What about that man?" He asked, referring to Kakashi.

"What?" She looked at him rather confused.

"He said to put it on your tab."

"WHAT!" She shouted.

"Hey, please don't scream. Are you paying or not?" He looked to her and saw her face was a blazing red. "Um…never mind. It's on the house." He told her, putting his hands up and smiling. The corner of his eye twitched a little bit. He had been unsure if it was fear or not.

"…" Yui began to walk in the direction Kakashi had strolled off in. At first her pace seemed fair, but by her third step she was charging like an angry bull. She ran through the village streets in a heated search for the mooching jounin. When she finally found him he was sitting in the park reading his book. Icha Icha Tactics Special Edition "You bastard. You….oh….you are going to get it from me!" She said as she clenched her fist.

"Now, now. There is no reason for you be so aggressive." He said removing the book from before his masked face.

"Damn you. Why! Why do you enjoy bothering me?"

"I'm not quite sure. I think it's because you're cute when you're angry."

"YOU THINK I'M A CUTE JOKE?" She shouted. Those walking through the park stopped to stare at the two. Kakashi got up and sighed. He walked over to her. Yui stepped back and few feet and he still advanced towards her. When they were finally face to face he smiled. She blushed slightly and looked away from him. Her back pressed against a tree and little distance had been between their faces.

"You see what I mean?" He said to her with a low tone in his voice. He leaned in closer to her face and smiled. Yui realized her face had turned into a blood red.

"Whatever. You owe me, you bastard." She frowned.

"I'll pay you back…eventually." He then turned away and was gone. She stood there with her face red. He hated the fact that he taunted her. She hated the fact he teased her. Even more, she hated the fact that he enjoyed it too much.

"He better." She said through gritted teeth and began her walk home.

As the sun reached the highest point in the sky it shown to the many citizens of Konoha that it was about twelve-noon. Yui stood at the same meeting place from the day before. She rubbed her arm a bit. It had still hurt even though she treated it, as well as other bruises or marks from the day before. In her head she continuously asked herself why she was there. She would have several hours to do to do other things, but she wasn't exactly sure whether Kakashi would be there on time or not. Yesterday he had been ridiculously late. 'What about today?' She looked around and sighed. No where in sight. Yui sat on the ground and closed her eyes. The hot sun beat down on her and she couldn't complain. All she could do was wait. Wait…and hope she wouldn't get sunburn. She brought her knees to her chest and put her head down.

Kakashi watched the sitting woman and walked up to her. He looked down at the girl and took note she wasn't moving. 'Is she sleeping?' Yui lifted her head and looked at Kakashi. Her jade eyes blinked at him. "Had a nice nap?" He asked.

"No. I woke up seeing you."

"Oh…well I didn't mean to ruin your slumber." Yui got up and picked up her things. "By the way, you won't be needing all of that today. I've decided I'm going to train you in taijitsu."

"Really? Interesting. I'm not exactly a specialist." She told him.

"I know. Meaning it's the perfect place to begin." Kakashi walked past her and she followed. She made sure there was enough distance between them. She didn't like being so close to him.

She sat on the ground exhausted. He handed her a bottle of water and she snatched it from him. He looked down at her and couldn't help but smile. "You did well. You're a quick learner. I'm impressed." Kakashi said to her and took seat on a large rock.

"I'm not here to impress you." She told him as she opened the bottle and took a drink.

"Well even if you didn't intend to impress me you did. You're a hard worker. What's your motivation?"

"Why is that you business? Hm? You seem to want to know everything about me." She looked to him coldly and he sighed.

"I'll ask you the same questions I asked my students the first day I met them."

"Shoot."

"What are your likes, dislikes and dreams?" He looked to her; his arms were folded and the wind blew his hair gently.

"…I suppose I can tell you that much. Hm…my likes are none of your concern. My dislike is you, and my goal in life is to find out who murdered my father. That's about it." The bottle of water he had given her was empty. The empty bottle rolled across the ground as the wind blew cool breezes.

Kakashi watched the bottle with his one eye, and then looked up to see she had poured the bottle's contents onto her self. Water trickled down her forehead and ran off of her chin. Drops dripped from her hair onto her shoulders and her shirt was wet. "You were hot." He said to her.

"Well it is summer."

"Get up now. We still got more practice to get in before the sun goes down."

"Yeah." She got up and ran her fingers through her wet hair. "This time, I'll more than impress you."

"Let's hope so." The two began to go at it. The sun slowly lowered and the day, although long, finally ended. They had settled down as the sky gained a more orange color. The sun was setting. Yui stood in one place staring at the setting sun. Dark would soon follow. Night was close.

"I should head home. It's getting late."

"No need to rush. If it gets dark enough I'll walk you home. As matter of fact, I still own you from yesterday. So how about I treat you to some ramen?" Kakashi walked and stood next to her. "What do you say?"

"I don't wanna go anywhere with you. Besides I'm not hungry." Soon after that statement Yui's stomach growled a bit and her face turned a beet red.

"Your stomach says otherwise." He smiled. Yui sighed.

"Fine. You better not leave me with the bill again!" She shouted an Kakashi touched her shoulder.

"I won't. It wouldn't be very gentlemen like of me to do that on our first date." Yui's eyes widened and stepped back from his touch.

"AND STOP PLAYING GAMES WITH ME!" Kakashi laughed at the screaming girl and walked ahead. Yui stood there and watched him.

"Are you coming?" He stopped for a moment to make sure she had been following.

"…Sure." She said and gathered her things. She followed him the same as before, keeping distance between them. Although she never admit it to herself, she did like when he came close to her. She liked it a lot. Still…she'd never tell him that.

The two sat the Ichiraku. Yui had sat a seat over from Kakashi. He ordered a bottle of sake, and pork ramen for Yui. "Here you go. This should been enough to repay you."

"Yeah, sure whatever." She began eating the ramen and Kakashi watched her while drinking his sake. (A/n: He has his ways….so don't ask how.) As she finished up Kakashi looked over to her. She was picking up her things ready to go.

"Join me for a drink." He said.

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because I hate you."

"Well why don't you try and like me? We can at least make acquaintances since you're going to be under my training."

"I won't say acquaintances but I suppose I could learn to tolerate your company." She sat back down, this time, beside him. "So?"

"So what?"

"If I'm going to be here, you might as well keep me entertained. Say something."

"Hm…what do you wan to talk about?"

"Whatever." She took a sip of the sake and looked at the bottle. He did too. In their minds no thoughts of what to speak of came or entered. He didn't want to pry into her life, and she really didn't have much to say…until her third sip of the liquor. "When I was younger and my father died I promised myself I'd find out who had kilted him. My mother thought it was a stupid idea. My brother said pursuing it would only break my heart. My younger sister wished for my luck. I came here to begin it all. I know that as I am now, that even if I was to find who murdered him I wouldn't be able to do anything. So I wish to become stronger and push towards this goal." She raised the cup to her lips and gulped the drink down.

"…" Kakashi poured her another cup, waiting to hear more.

"I'd tell you other things. But I feel you've heard enough."

"Really? I thought you'd say because you hate me."

"That too." She placed the cup down on the counter and sighed. "Thanks for listening though."

"Teachers are supposed to listen to their students."

"Yeah, but don't get use to hearing from me. I'll see you tomorrow." She got up and left. Kakashi watched her walk and knew it wouldn't be best to bother her. It would ruin they moment they had just shared. Yeah so what? He'd do it anyway. He paid the shop owner and followed Yui as she headed to the park.

She frowned. She knew he was gonna try and do something stupid. She could just feel it. "Damn it Kakashi, what do you want!" She turned around to see he wasn't following behind her. "What? Where'd he—" She sensed his strong presence behind her and she turned around to see him. "Hahahaha. Funny." She said with a straight face.

"What is? I wanted to walk you home."

"…I don't need you to. No, correction I don't want you to." She said to him.

"It wouldn't be polite of me to let you go home alone, at this hour."

"It's only after nine Kakashi. I'm not a child."

"Still….it's not safe…" He leaned in close to her and her face grew hot. "sweetie." Yui began to curse Kakashi mentally. Before she knew it she was screaming in his face.

"YOU THINK YOU'RE SO FUNNY! YOU GET A KICK OUTTA TORMENTING ME, DON'T YOU? MY GOD I HATE PEOPLE LIKE YOU!" The people passing by stopped to look at the screaming girl and the man who tormented her.

"Sorry, sorry. My wife…it's her time of the month." Kakashi said to them.

"WHAT!" She screamed.

"Shh, sweetie, its okay." He patted her back and she simply was dumbfounded. She blinked her eyes and saw he was smiling at her. Her eye just twitched.

'What the hell? No matter how much I verbally abuse him, he won't leave me alone. What is this man, some kind of masochist?' Yui sighed and frowned. She turned her back to him and headed in the opposite direction. Kakashi blinked curiously. In his head he couldn't stop wondering why she hadn't screamed at him for he just said. She continued to walk up ahead of him and he continued to follow.

"Yui?" He called. She did not answer. "Yui, you wouldn't be ignoring me, would you?"

"…maybe." She responded. They came to apartment complexes and Kakashi followed Yui up the stairs to the third floor. She headed towards the door at the hall's end and Kakashi stood behind her. "Goodnight." She said to him.

"Yes. Goodnight Yui." She went into her apartment and he stood there for a moment. 'What could her behavior tonight mean?'