A/N: Yehey! I finished the second chapter! It's shorter than the first one and nothing much will happen. I'm still thinking about what will happen in the next chapter anyway. I'm just getting the hang of this so please bear with me. I do hope that I can make the succeeding chapters better.

CHAPTER TWO:

"So, this is the infamous Uchiha Sasuke." She held out her delicate hand, which he shook with his own training-worn hands.

"Sasuke, this is Chiyo."

Chiyo. The name resounded in his head. Why? That name was stuck in his head for some reason that he himself didn't know. Where have I heard it before? It sounded so familiar. But he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"So, I should probably tell you why I brought you here."

Oh yeah. Kakashi-sensei hasn't told me yet. He cocked an eyebrow and waited for the masked Jounin to speak. His previous thoughts vanished from his mind as his ex- mentor struggled to find the words to tell him.

"Well, as you can see, um, I…."

"Just tell him Kakashi-sensei." Chiyo said impatiently.

"Okay, okay. Jeez." He looked Sasuke in the eye and seriously added, "I want you to train Chiyo."

"Hmm?"

The request more like a command really took a minute before it registered in his brain. And when it did,

"What!" he said a little too loud that he would have wanted.

He looked from Kakashi to Chiyo. Confused, he eyed them and before he could say another word Kakashi elaborated more on his request/command.

"Look, I would train her myself. But, it would be better if you would. You're a Jounin now, Sasuke. Sooner or later, three Genins will be assigned to you and you're gonna have to train them. This is like a beginner's course for you."

"Beginner's course?"

"Yeah, beginner's course for teaching. Don't tell me you forgot the responsibilities of being a Jounin? She's already a Chuunin and from what I've heard from Tsunade, she's a fast learner. So, are you up for it."

"Uhm, I guess." He really couldn't see any reason why he should decline. After all, there weren't an abundance of missions in Konoha.

"Good. Now, train her."

Kakashi gently pushed Chiyo towards Sasuke and the girl shyly inched forward. Kakashi's probably right, Sasuke. He sighed submissively and nodded in agreement. Usually, he was reluctant to agree to Kakashi's bright ideas since it usually involves life-threatening situations but training a girl wouldn't be hard. Right? He slowly turned his gaze towards her but quickly turned away when he saw that she was staring at him. Kakashi smirked at this but his expression suddenly turned serious. He mustn't forget the real reason why he wanted the two to spend some time together. Besides, they make a cute couple. He looked at the pair who was now walking towards the river to start their training. Before the two realized it, he teleported back to the city center. Jiraiya's new book was out today.

"Thank you for doing this, Sasuke."

"No problem."

He sensed that Kakashi was gone. He probably went to the bookstore to get a copy of Jiraiya's new paperback.

"So…what kind of training are you going to give me?"

"We'll start with the basics."

"Okay. But how long will it take?"

"Depends on how good you are."

"Oh."

"…"

"You're not much of a talker, are you?"

Sasuke stopped dead on his tracks and faced her with an angry glare. A lot of people always said that he was a man of few words and it really didn't matter to him. He didn't want to talk nonsense like Naruto. Then why is bothering you now? You should be used to it now. After all, she's just like Sakura and Ino. He turned away in disgust. No, he wasn't disgusted with her. He was disgusted with himself. He wanted to laugh at himself for allowing his temper to flare because of a little thing. He looked up at the sky as he resumed walking, his face as expressionless as before.

Chiyo stared in amazement at what she saw. One second, he looked at her like he wanted to slap her, and the next, his expression softened and returned to what it was before. The sudden changes in his expressions baffled her. The contradictions made it hard for her to even imagine what was going in his head. She made a mental note about talking too much.

"We should hurry up." Sasuke said as he quickened his pace.

"Okay."

A soft sigh escaped her lips as she trailed behind her puzzling companion.