Disclaimer - I own nothing pertaining to Naruto, I do own the world they are romping around in, as well as the characters that fill it up.
Author's Note - I am back from a long period of inactivity. Work, school and people taking me out of the house have halted production of this little fictional thingy of mine. Hopefully this is a good filler chapter. Not my best by any means, my mind doesn't work at full capacity when I am sick as shit.
Regardless, enjoy. Read, review and hopefully I can finish chapter seven sooner.
Warning - More OOCness.
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Chapter Six - Damnit.
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Rica ran up the stairs as quickly as she could. Her efforts in out running and out smarting Kakashi were feeble, but she wasn't going to let that stop her from getting as far as she could with the magazines in hand. She bolted past her room as Sakura quickly glanced up from what she was reading, only to resume a second later.
"Almost there." Rica panted as she jumped in the air to grab the slender pull cord which opened a small ladder leading up to the attic. Rica quickly climbed up and shut the entrance behind her. "That…wasn't so hard…" she said between breaths as she sat down by the exit. Even with it being light outside, the attic was still quite gloomy, shadows loomed from almost every angle a lot of which oddly looked like Kakashi. Rica stood up, shaking the images of Kakashi finding her and made her way to the only window in the attic.
Meanwhile…
Kakashi appeared in front of Rica's room, causing Sakura to jump sending her crashing to the floor.
"Sensei!" she exclaimed, trying to hide her reading material. "What are you doing here?"
"Where'd Rica go?" he said in a solemn voice.
Sakura pointed in the direction she last saw Rica go in.
"Thank you Sakura." Kakashi nodded as he started to walk off as Sakura spoke up causing him to stop.
"Sensei, why are you looking for her?"
"She took my dirty magazine, and now I want it back." he said perfectly serious. Sakura just stared at him, her jaw slack. Kakashi waved to his pupil and walked off.
"Now where could a girl like her go?" he said to himself as he stopped at a dead end. His attention perked upward as the slender pull cord swayed ever-so-slowly. Kakashi grabbed the cord and pulled on it gently only to reveal the same ladder Rica scrambled up on a few minutes earlier. "Okay…now we're getting somewhere."
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Rica's breath hitched as she heard the creak of the ladder as heavy footsteps made their way up it. She quickly pushed open the small window and crept out onto the makeshift balcony/overhang. She inched her way to the lowest point of the upper level of her rooftop and began to climb up its slanted side. She had made this trip many times in the dead of night to her hiding place near the chimney. "Its hopeless, he's already found me…why not go to a place where I feel more comfortable…" she said to herself before she put the magazines in her mouth and bit down on them so she wouldn't lose them when she climbed.
Rica crawled nimbly and stealthily on her rooftop only to reach her desired destination in a very short amount of time. She grabbed hold of the side of the chimney and hoisted herself to the other side against the slant of her roof. She leaned against the cold hard brick surface as she propped her feet against the rooftop. Rica pulled the magazines from her mouth and hid them behind her back just in case Kakashi did in fact find her.
"Now all I have to do is wait…"
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Kakashi stood in silence as he listened to Rica's clumsy effort to keep quiet while trying to climb her own roof.
"She'd be a horrible ninja, that's for sure." he said forcing back a smile. He could have stopped her at any time, but that wouldn't be very fair for her. "Time to end this game, I want my magazines back." with that he disappeared in a puff of smoke.
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"Wait for what my dear?" Kakashi said from the top of the chimney.
"Sonofabitch!" Rica shouted in surprise as she lost her footing and slid down the side of the roof only to grab the end. "Bastard! Help me!" she shouted trying not to show her displeasure in being caught and almost killed.
Kakashi smirked and deftly jumped down from the top of the chimney to lend Rica a hand. Seeing that she was unable to actually lend him a hand, he grabbed her wrists and flung her back onto the roof.
"I do believe you have something that belongs to me." Kakashi said his eyes narrowing.
"I would say otherwise, Hatake-san." Rica replied icily.
"Don't be like that, I just want the magazine so why don't you just hand it over so we can both go back inside and enjoy the rest of the day relaxing peacefully." he said as he pulled Rica close to him as he felt the magazines underneath her shirt.
Rica held her breath as Kakashi pulled her to him, she remained rigid against the warmth that radiated from his body. There was no way in hell that he was going to pull the wool over her eyes, that would only prove that she was weak.
"Why so stiff? Its rather windy up here don't you think…" he said in soothing tones as his hand brushed the magazines under her shirt.
"Its just fine." she replied through clenched teeth. A faint blush began to appear on her cheeks, and she could feel it.
Bastard.
Kakashi smiled warmly as he wrapped both his arms around her, trapping her in a hug. He could feel Rica's body stiffen even more with the close contact. She was obviously hating the close contact, but the magazines within inches of his grasp. He waited till Rica's body began to loosen up till the point where she was no longer tense, but just standing normally.
With a swift twist of the wrist, Kakashi managed to get the magazines from Rica's shirt and hold them high.
"You're right, its just fine. Now lets go back inside and enjoy the rest of the day." Kakashi said with a broad smile.
Rica stood there as Kakashi removed his arms and stepped back. Her face reddened not with embarrassment, but with anger. She raised her hand and smacked him across the face, leaving a red mark in the shape of her right hand.
"You are a real bastard. Take your magazines and have fun." she said solemnly as she slid down the side of the roof and landed on the little overhang before climbing back in through the window, slamming it behind her.
Kakashi stood perfectly still for about 30 seconds before coming back to earth. He shoot his head and let out a deep sigh.
"Women…" he said as he looked down at the magazines in his hands. He smiled broadly before disappearing once again in a puff of smoke.
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"PIGS, FOOLS, BASTARDS, FUCKING EXCUSES FOR HUMAN BEINGS" Rica shouted heatedly as she stomped down the stairs and into the living room.
"What are pigs, fools, bastards, etc Rica-chan?" Kakashi said as he emerged from the kitchen with his magazines in hand.
Rica stiffened and took a deep breath. "YOU ARE." She shot him an icy glare and stomped back upstairs. A minute later the sound of a door slamming could be heard.
"What the hell was that about?" Sasuke said as he set down his magazine and looked at his sensei.
Kakashi shrugged and sat down next to his student and opened his magazine.
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Sakura jolted once again from her seat as Rica slammed the door shut behind her.
"What's wrong Rica?" Sakura said as she tightened her grip on the pages of fan fiction she was reading.
"Oh nothing in particular." Rica replied in that 'nothing is wrong but in fact something is' tone.
Sakura nodded and set down her fiction before replying. "I can hear it in your voice, something is wrong."
Rica took a deep breath and looked at Sakura. "Your bastard of a sensei took back the dirty magazines I tried so hard to keep from him."
"And?" Sakura asked, expecting more.
"And what?" Rica replied, stiffening against Sakura's reply.
"Is that all?"
"Yes" Rica replied through clenched teeth.
"He's always like that. Especially with his Icha Icha books. Last time I tried to steal this book I was sore for a month." Sakura said as the leafed through the pages of her fan fiction once again. "You should really relax and not let him get to you, he's a pervert at heart."
Rica just stared at Sakura as she resumed reading. Maybe she was right, she should relax. It was too much trouble getting upset over something as stupid as a dirty magazine, it wasn't like she was going to read it after all.
"You're right," Rica sighed, acknowledging her own defeat. "I'm going out, I'll be back later." With that Rica slowly opened the door to her room and shut it behind her.
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The soft jingle of Rica's car keys snapped Kakashi, Naruto and Sasuke from their dream like state. The incessant babble of a TV talk show host had put them in that state. Naruto was the first to speak up as Rica walked to the front door.
"Where are you going?" he asked as he stifled a yawn.
"Out." she replied as she opened the door and slammed it behind her.
"Well now that was rude." Sasuke said as he stood up and stretched.
Naruto just sat there rubbing his chin appearing to be deep in thought before jumping up and shouting like a five year old.
"Lets go follow her!" he shouted.
"Hm, dobe." Sasuke said as he sat down again.
"It wouldn't be a good idea…but you know we need to get out of this house for a little while so lets go." Kakashi said as he stood up. The sound of Rica's car pulling out of the driveway made Naruto and Sasuke stand up as well.
"Alright." Sasuke said as he stretched once again.
"We can treat this like a mission." Naruto said enthusiastically.
"That's one way of thinking about it." Kakashi said as he put a hand on Naruto's head and ruffled his hair.
"Now lets get a move on." Sasuke said as he disappeared in a puff of smoke. Naruto and Kakashi followed after him in the same fashion.
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End Chapter
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Not my best, but the story is going to go somewhere. Next chapter should have some interesting developments.