By: Charlize Miller
Genre: Romance/Humour
Rating: T
Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto
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: Yay! They were holding hands hey? Sakura still has no clue about her life at this point but in this chapter she starts to remember a few little things. Thanks to Inuyashafeudalgirl, DeathAngel'sKiss and Hottie Eden for reviewing! To let everybody know, this is mainly a KakaSaku not the other pairings I mentioned. If you want more of it I guess I could write a bit more about them. But anyway, on with the story.
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 TEN - Solutions
"Hey Sakura. Remember Kohona yet?" Sasuke asked her as she walked closer to them.
"I don't know but it's pretty. I'd like to live here forever." the green-eyed woman said truthfully.
"That's good," Ino winked at her.
What? Why is she winking at me?
"Anyway, we'll be taking Sakura with us..." Naruto trailed off until Ino smacked him on the head again.
"NARUTO!" Ino turned to Kakashi, "I guess Naruto's a little tired. He needs his nap. So, I guess we'll be leaving. We'll try to stay longer or maybe just not bring Naruto along with us." She glared at the blonde man on the ground rubbing the back of his head.
"That's alright. Are you sure you don't want to come up?" Kakashi asked.
"Neve..." Ino smacked Naruto before he could finish what he was saying.
"We're okay," Ino grabbed Naruto by the shirt, "good night, Sakura. Kakashi."
The two watched them Sasuke and Ino drag Naruto. Looks like they're going to Naruto's house. Kakashi thought.
From a distance they could hear Naruto complaining like a child. Sakura sweatdropped.
Kakashi walked to the entrance and fiddled with the keys finding the right one.
"Kakashi?" She asked behind him.
"Hmm?" He replied.
"Do you live alone?"
"Yeah..." he said slowly. He sounded almost depressed. Living alone is very lonely.
"You wont' be living alone for awhile anymore. I'm here." She tried to cheer him up.
"Yeah..."
Kakshi opened the door for her and they both took the stairs.
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"Seventh floor, Room 77," he said as they stood in front of the door. He lifted the rug and took a key out.
"Why do you keep your room key under the mat but keep the other keys with you in your pocket?" Sakura asked curiously.
Kakashi shrugged, "it's one less key to find." He pushed the door open and let her in first.
Wow, it's so neat. Sakura thought as she looked around.
"Make yourself at home," he simply said as he went to his room.
Sakura wandered around looking at the photographs on the shelves. Hey! That's me...and Naruto...and Sasuke. She looked at the other beside it. Who are they? She looked closely at the masked child with his arms crossed. Hey, that's Kakashi. Aww! He looks so adorable.
"Hey, what are you looking at?" Kakashi asked from behind her.
"Oh!" She put a hand on her chest, "you scared me." She looked back at the pictures, "I was just looking at these. How old was I in there?" She pointed at her picture.
"Twelve, when you were a genin." He said as he sat down on the couch.
"I don't understand. I'm a ninja?" She turned around to see him casually sitting on the couch looking out the window. Slowly, he stood up and went to the kitchen. He pulled a drawer open and grabbed something.
What's he getting?
In a swift movement, he threw a knife at her. The HELL? Sakura closed her eyes tightly.
He sighed, "open your eyes, Sakura."
Sakura opened her eyes slowly and looked in her right hand. She caught it. "How'd I do that?"
"Everything I taught you...you can't forget those kinds of things. They're imbedded deeply in your skull. You'll need them especially in missions. You can't forget them." Kakashi explained.
"Wow, I can do things I didn't know I could do?" Sakura asked looking at the knife and her hands. There wasn't even a cut.
"You saw it. I bet you even had time to think. If you weren't a jounin, you wouldn't have seen that coming," he said as he walked slowly back to the couch.
"Yeah? What else could I do?" She asked sitting adjacent from him.
"Make me fall in love with you," he mumbled.
"Huh?" She asked.
"Nothing. Well, it's almost one. It's best if you rest," Kakashi said walking to his room.
"Bu...h...where do I sleep?" She followed him.
"There," he pointed to his bed, "I'll be sleeping on the couch."
"Umm, thank you. For taking me in. I wish deep down in my heart that I could remember our relationship together," she hugged him tightly.
Kakashi was shocked. He hugged her back but pulled away seconds later. "Good night."
"Night," she smiled at him before she closed the door.
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Kakashi sighed and rubbed his eyes as he sat down on his couch. Why did Tsunade leave her to me? This is just making things worst...And what makes things even more worst...Ino knows. Could Tsunade have heard me talking to Sakura? I guess, it can't be helped. I've fallen in love with Sakura and this accident is making me fall even more deeper.
Kakashi couldn't go to sleep. There was too much on his mind. He walked over to the sliding window and stood outside at the balcony.
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The next morning, Sakura woke up and hoped that Kakashi would be awake already. Ino had brought her some clothes the day she had left the hospital. She dressed into an off-shoulder white tee with denim shorts. She tip-toed to the kitchen planning to pop up behind him and scare him. But to her surprise, she found him lying on the ground beside the couch.
Sakura giggled. Kakashi, must have fallen off the couch. Poor guy. I wonder, if I could carry him... Sakura tried to lift him but she was only able to lift him for a second.
Kakashi shifted on the ground and woke up hitting his forehead under the glass table. "Owww..." he sat up rubbing his head.
Sakura inched backward seeing him sitting up. She smiled at him. He looks so cute with his bed head. She giggled at his drool-stained mask.
He looked at her smiling green eyes. He jumped, "Sakura!"
"Morning," she pointed at his mouth, " you got a little something there." She walked to the kitchen and sat on a stool.
Kakashi, embarrassed walked to his room and grabbed another mask. Sakura shouted, "I thought, you'd be up already."
Kakashi yelled from the bathroom washing his face, "I couldn't sleep." He put on his mask and walked into the kitchen.
"Yeah? Maybe you should sleep on your bed and I'll go sleep in the couch." She suggested.
"Nah, I'll be fine. Anyway, what do you want to eat?" he asked changing the subject.
"You can cook? Wow, I'm surprised," Sakura complimented.
Kakashi scratched the back of his head, "yeah, I guess you learn things when you live alone."
"I can't imagine living alone."
"Well, you did," he replied not looking at her.
"I did? Oh, that building..." Sakura said remembering the building they passed when they walked yesterday.
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After breakfast, Kakashi climbed up the tree and hung under it. "You know, you could do this better than Naruto and Sasuke."
"I could? Ermmm...I think I'll pass," She looked up.
Kakashi jumped down and landed on his feet. Hmm, I wonder why...
"I'm scared of heights," Sakura then looked down.
Oh I get it. Kakashi started walking, "well, Naruto and Sasuke will be here shortly."
"We were here a LONG time ago!" Naruto yelled behind him.
"Oh, well, look at that." Kakashi said.
"I guess you never change. Always, late like that." Sasuke said.
"Okay, you guys go on along. Come on, Kakashi. I have something important to tell you." Ino grabbed Kakashi's arm and ran away.
"I wonder what's up with her," Sasuke shrugged, "oh well."
"Okay, Sakura. I'm Uzumaki Naruto. He is, well it doesn't matter." Naruto said.
"Shut up, STUPID. I'm Uchiha Sasuke, Sakura. You used to have a huge crush on me and so did Ino. You both fought over me. I was told and umm, Naruto...he's just an idiot."
"Okay, whatever freak. I like ramen. LOTS of it. You used to think I'm a loser but now you think I'm totally COOL person. Cooler than Sasuke."
"Who cares. Kakashi was our sensei and now we're all jounins. You just came from S-ranked missions just a few months ago for five years..."
"FIVE YEARS?" Sakura exclaimed.
"Five years, and a couple of days ago we tried to play a prank on Kakashi but it didn't work because of you..and..." Naruto trailed.
"Well, that's about it in a nutshell," Sasuke replied.
"Now, can we have some ramen?" Naruto asked beady eyed.
Sakura took a moment to gather all the information. Then she shrugged, "alright! Why not."
"I'll tell you why not...Naruto will make butterflies fly out of your pockets." Sasuke said.
"Huh?"
"You'll be broke in ten minutes," Sasuke clarified.
"Oh, well...just one bowl then," Sakura said.
"Hmph, shut up Sasuke. Fine, but I won't share," Naruto pouted.
Sakura sweatdropped. She then remembered something, "Oh my God."
"WHAT! You don't have money?" Naruto asked as a wet booger hung down.
"NO!" She smacked him at the back of his head.
Looks like she returning back to normal. Sasuke thought.
"I remember when we were supposed to get those bells from Kakashi but we failed. He scolded at us especially me because I kept looking for you even though Naruto was right next to me when I could have helped him. We weren't allowed to eat that morning but he only let you and I eat while Naruto was tied up on a tree. We were forbidden to feed him or else we fail but we did anyway and Kakashi then shouts, "YOU PASSED!" Sakura eyes brightened.
From the ground, Naruto slowly got up, "really? You remember that? AWESOME."
"Okay Naruto, now remember what you said," Sasuke cleverly put the pieces together.
"AWESOME?" Naruto asked.
"No, stupid. You weren't going to share your ramen. I guess, you have to piss Sakura off to make her remember stuff." Sasuke said.
"Aww, no fair. I'll just end up getting hurt at the end." Naruto said angrily.
Sasuke and Sakura grinned evilly.
"However, that's all I remember." Sakura said sadly.
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"The HELL, Ino. What do you want?" Kakashi said panting behind her.
She turned around, "I want you and Sakura to be together."
"What?" he asked standing straight.
"You love her don't you?" she asked straight up.
Kakashi scratched his neck and sighed, "yeah."
"AND we hate seeing her with that other guy," Ino said.
"Aww, come on. What will happen if he comes back and she remembers him and then I'm left there putting a huge rock over my head."
"That's a good question. Don't worry about it." Ino said trying to motivate him to go on with her plan.
"Nah, I can't. It's up to Sakura," Kakashi said turning away.
"But Sakura doesn't know what she wants." Ino replied back.
"That's unfair, Ino. Why don't you just let things happen?" Kakashi asked getting annoyed.
"Because, I saw her face. Even though she has amnesia, her true feeling show up on her face. I know she likes you. I saw her with the other guy with Naruto and Sasuke and she doesn't look happy with him. Please, Kakashi. Just hear me out," Ino said desperately, "I owe her."
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Author's Notes: Hooray for CHAPTER TEN! Read and REVIEW! I think I'll end this fic in ten more chapters. Maybe start a SEQUEL! I dunno am I going out of character? If so let me know. I don't like OOC that much. Join my forum it's FUN!