By: Charlize Miller
Genre: Romance/Humour
Rating: T
Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. Which is not my name.
Summary: After five years, Haruno Sakura finally returns to Kohona from two long missions. After spending some time back, she falls into dilemmas that affected her heart and her memories. What will she do? KakaSaku.
Author's Notes: YES! Seventeen reviews! It isn't so bad! Last chapter, I wasn't too happy with but yeah I heard a couple people like that chapter. I guess I'll leave that chapter but when I start writing my second fic, I'll fix up the chapters. HERE's chapter FOUR!
Reading AID:
--- means a time shift.
italics means somebody is thinking.
bold means nothing really, emphasis? I dunno.
underline means well, I hardly use it but if you see it use your imagination.
"" means somebody is talking.
'' means somebody is doing an action or a sound.
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Chapter FOUR - Books and Doubts
Sakura's emerald eyes opened as the alarm clock rang. She abruptly sat up in her bed, wondering who set her alarm clock. She looked around her room. Everything was still in it's place, just as she left it before going to sleep. She fell back into her bed, closing her eyes tight.
No, don't go back to sleep. Get up! Nice fresh air should start the day right. GO JOGGING!
She slowly got up from her bed and quickly took a shower. She dressed up in a white tank and black baggy capris. She decided to do some grocery shopping on the way as well. No one can live on mac and cheese alone.
She brought her gray sweater and tied it around her waist. On the last set of stairs she eyed the old man at the desk. She shook her head. I'll get you back you old man!
The clerk shook his head as well. Hope you know where you're going.
Sakura jogged to the park. The children's play structure was vacant so she decided to do some pull ups on the monkey bars.
One...two...three...four...five...
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...ninety-eight...ninety-nine...one hundred. Sakura took a deep breath and exhaled. To her surprise when she turned around, a pack of single men whistled and hooted at her. Oh. My. God.
Some of them were really good looking and the rest well...looked like a couple of Rock Lee clones. She smiled and ignored them except for one. A familiar teal haired man sat on a bench reading a book. She walked up to him putting on her sweater.
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From up on the branches sat Kakashi. Sunday, good day for relaxing he thought as he sat on his usual hang out, reading the infamous book. He heard a crowd hooting and whistling and decided to investigate.
Sakura...he thought as he spotted her walking to the man he saw yesterday. Arghhh...WHO CARES? He looked back at his book trying to read. He peeked at them occasionally but what really annoyed him was her laugh. He hated it when she sounds like she's having a good time with him.
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"Hi, Sakura," Hatsuharu looked up from his book with a smile.
"You knew I was coming?" She asked with a giggle. Wow, he remembers my name.
"Who wouldn't? Looks like you've got a fan club going on," he pointed with his eyes.
"I...uhh, didn't know I had one, really," she turned pink.
He closed his book and inched closer to whisper in her ear, "do you, want to leave?"
Sakura turned really red now. Okay, calm down. Just nod your head.
The pink haired jounin nodded.
Hatsuharu is a captain of ANBU. He is a very handsome man. He has a well built body and spikey teal hair. But what's more special about him was his amber eyes and his smile. He never smiled without his teeth. Whenever he smiled his eyes twinkled like a gem. He is strong, smart, kind and sophisticated. Sakura found him quite irresistible.
He took her hand and they ran.
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Huh? Where are they going? I'm not following them. Why should I? I've got my favourite book right here. That's all I need.
But curiosity got the most of him. Damn.
He soundlessly jumped from tree to tree. Where the hell are they going?
He jumped down and hid behind the bushes of a closed off forest. The area was surrounded by trees and a stream ran through it.
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They both laughed still holding each other's hand. Sakura noticing this she quickly pulled hers away to reduce the awkwardness.
"You think we lost them?" She asked.
"Yeah, I think so," he said lying down on the grass starting to read his book.
"You know, you remind me of someone..." she trailed off, "...with that book of yours."
He looked at the cover, "uhhh, 'No Boundaries'?"
She sat next to him, "Oh, that's not perverted is it?"
Hatsuharu chuckled, "no, it's a novel about man and a woman being separated by war. Here, I'll read you a paragraph."
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What? Sakura hates these books? He stared down at the book. Well, it does look stupid. He looked at the man chasing the woman on the front cover. He sweatdropped. Well, I guess that explains why Sakura's been trying to get rid of it.
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"She waited at the foots of the cliff, waiting for her love to come back. Love has no boundaries not even war can stop it..." he went on.
How romantic...
He finished reading and turned to her, "I think it's difficult to maintain love during war." He stood up, "you have to think of survival and nothing else. But...it's hard...when you miss someone back home."
Sakura listened attentively. He's right.
"Which reminds me, I'll be going away for a long time," He sighed, "and that means...I don't think we'll be able to see each other until a long, long time. This is one of the biggest missions I have to face...and to tell the truth Sakura, I didn't think we'd see each other again. But, you're here and..."
What? But we only just met! This is horrible. Sakura's mind flooded with thoughts, until he kissed her.
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Kakashi was heartbroken. Damn it all. How, stupid could you get? Sakura will never fall in love with you. She's just...
Kakashi discreetly left his hiding spot and walked back. In the process, he threw his book into an abandoned well. Who needs this?
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Her mind was numb with shock. She didn't know what was happening but she definitely liked it. She wanted more, but the more she wanted the more she wanted to pull away.
She broke the kiss and stared at him, "I...I'm sorry but, I have to go."
"But...Sakura..." He yelled at her as she ran away.
Sakura sighed as she got further away from him. She touched her lips. I really like him...BUT...something's pulling me back.
"Ugh! Hey you should watch where you're going. What the hell? Let go of my han..." she trailed off looking at the person she just bumped into.
"Yo...Sakura..." Kakashi acting cooly as if nothing happened earlier.
"Kakashi, I...uh...could you walk me home?" Sakura asked slowly.
"Sure." He replied plainly. They walked in silence. Kakashi tried not to burst out with anything that would offend her about seeing her with that guy. He was very jealous though he would not admit it. He didn't know what it was but he figured to just let everything happen.
"Could I ask you a question? I know it would seem weird that I'm talking about it to you but I don't really have anybody else to talk to." Sakura stared at the ground.
"Go ahead."
"I, uh...well, don't you ever feel like you like somebody but find that there's something that pulls you back."
Yes, but she likes some other guy. "No."
"Oh, well...I saw somebody yesterday...and I saw him today. My heart pounds so fast...but I don't think he's the one for me."
Really? Why can't she make up her mind? My head's going crazy...Tell her to go for him and let it be done with. "You can't think love, Sakura. You have to feel it. If you don't think he's the one for you then...maybe he really is."
"You think so?" Her gaze withdrew from the ground to his face.
"I know so." He made up a smile to hide his pain.
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Author's Notes: AND the plot unveils. I'd like to hear what people think is going to happen next. REVIEW!