Chapter 3-A Surprise Question

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notes: none for now. Here it is...

"Hey Sakura! Why don't you come with us tonight?" Shikamaru's voice called out as he, Sakura, Naruto, Hinata and Ino were in the jounin's headquarters as well with other jounin's. Sakura blinked as she sat on the couch as she looked up as Shikamaru was staring at her, "depends on what your doing," she replied.

"What about going to the bar and dancing?" Ino asked excitedly. "I thought there was dancing during the fesitval?" She asked as Ino smiled, "there is but some of us couldn't wait any longer," Shikamaru said as he eyed Ino who laughed nervously. Just then the doors opened as everyone looked and saw Kakashi, Gai, Kurenai and Asuma coming inside as some jounin's left as well.

"So Sakura, have you decided who to take to the fesitval?" Naruto asked as Sakura shrugged. "I'm sure you'll find someone Sakura," Hinata said slowly as Sakura sighed, "if only Sasuke was here," she murmured as Naruto nodded slowly. "It's none of your fault you know," Kakashi said as Sakura and Naruto looked at him, "it was Sasuke's choice to leave and you couldn't do anything about it," he said as Sakura nodded.

"So Sakura, what do you say?" Shikamaru asked as Sakura looked at him. "Sure. I guess a little dancing wouldn't hurt anything," she said as she didn't noticed Gai nudging Kakashi who ignored him. "I think you should ask Lee out for tonight only," Ino said as Sakura looked at her, "then his going to ask me again for the festival," she said unhappily.

Sakura didn't noticed as well as Kurenai sat at the other side of Kakashi as she kicked his legs to tell him to go over there. "Why don't you just leave him alone?" Asuma asked as the upper jounin's were not quite far away from Sakura and the others, Kakashi didn't said anything as Kurenai and Gai looked at him.

"Asuma! Kakashi doesn't have anyone to go with him on the festival and yet Sakura is all alone tonight since she doesn't have a date," Kurenai said as she glared at Kakashi. "To tell you the truth Kurenai, Kakashi here is too chicken to make a move. That's why he didn't have a woman by his side all these years," Asuma said smirking.

Kakashi looked up to meet him as Asuma was glaring at him as well. "Kakashi, you know that I'm right. You would have been laid by now," he said as Kakashi stood up, "Kakashi?" Gai asked blinking surprised as he looked at Kakashi who stood in front of Sakura as Sakura looked up and saw her ex-sensei in front of her.

"Sakura, I would be pleased if you'll be my date for the festival along with tonight," Kakashi said as Asuma smiled in triumph and Sakura was staring at him surprised. "C'mon Sakura! Go for it!" Ino hissed as Sakura just kept staring at Kakashi, "ano, are you just teasing me?" Sakura asked quietly as Ino blinked as well as Kakashi who was confused.

"Sakura, I'm asking you for real," he said as Sakura stood up. "Awhile ago you didn't said anything when Ino said that you should go with me to the festival," she said as Ino looked at her, "I thought you two would be a perfect couple for each other to go Sakura," she said as Sakura began to walk out the door.

"Kakashi, I heard Asuma talking to you even though you thought that I wasn't listening. I wanted you to come to me willingly and not from somebody else," Sakura said. Before Kakashi could say anything, Sakura had left the jounin's headquarters.

"Kakashi? What are you going to do now?" Ino asked quietly as Kakashi sat beside her. "I don't know," he murmured as Ino looked at him, "tell me one thing truthfully, do you love her?" She asked as Kakashi looked at her and Ino knew from the look of his eyes that Sakura's ex-sensei was in love with her.

"Kakashi, why didn't you tell her before when we were talking about it on the streets?" Ino asked as Kakashi looked down. "I didn't know how I felt about her," he explained, "Kakashi, if you really do love Sakura, you'll do whatever it takes to go and make up with her, got it?" Ino asked as Kakashi knew she was right.

Sakura groaned from her couch as she heard someone knocked on the door. "I'm coming!" She called out to the person as she opened the door to reveal Kakashi in his best clothes yet along with a red rose he was holding, "Kakashi, what are you doing?" She asked as Kakashi looked at her.

Sakura was wearing a red nightgown that shows her legs and her neck. "I came to give you this," Kakashi said as he handed Sakura the rose, "thank you. I'm still a little bit upset about before," she murmured as Kakashi nodded and he went inside her apartment. "Weren't you supposed to go out with your friends tonight?" He asked confused, "I decided not to go," Sakura replied as the two sat on the couch.

"Sakura, I really want to go out with you to the festival if it's ok with you. To tell you the truth, I've been in love with you," Kakashi said as Sakura looked at him. "Your not doing it because of Asuma, are you?" She asked as Kakashi shook his head, "no Sakura. I'm really in love with you and I can't get you off my head. I want you to be my girlfriend," he said.

"But it's forbidden," Sakura said quietly as Kakashi nodded. "Nobody has to know Sakura. Everyone thinks that we are going to the festival as 'friends' but we know better then that, don't we? Sakura, please say you'll be mine," Kakashi said as he took her hands and hold it in front of him.

Sakura looked at his pleading eyes as she blushed, "Kakashi, I think I'm starting to fall in love with you," she admitted as Kakashi smiled behind his mask. "You won't regret it Sakura," Kakashi said as he took off his mask and forehead protector as Sakura gasped at the handsome face in front of her as he leaned in and the two kissed for the first time.

tbc...

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