Title: No Boundaries
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: OH MY GOD, you guys made me so happy! I finally made it to a hundred reviews and more!I read over chapter twelve and I noticed I rushed. I'll fix it up later. Okay, here's chapter THIRTEEN. Thanks to kakashilover13, flame gazer, Liltoughiepunkie, HikariStar77, Yuika and Hatake-Celina for reviewing! If I missed you please let me know!
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 THIRTEEN - Killer Bees
The next couple of days, Kakashi and Sakura had grown closer than friends. Nothing too intimate, however. Most days, Kakashi would take her out to dinner or go on a romantic stroll at nights. He would never think of doing anything more than that except to kiss her. There were many times he attempted but he knew it wouldn't be right. Sakura, technically, is in a relationship with someone else.
On some nights when Kakashi couldn't sleep, he'd walk into the room to make sure Sakura was safe. She was now his escape from his awful childhood memories and the harsh battles he endured. Reading his books were no longer a hobby. All he wanted to do was to spend time with Sakura or just plainly seeing her. He didn't even bother to fix the door. He stared at the inanimate object on the floor. It's one less door to open to see her...
Ino always had an eye looking out for Sakura. She was the first to notice anything that went between the couple. Once in a while she'd ask Sakura to go shopping, knowing it might not be a good idea that she spend too much time with Kakashi. She didn't want to make it obvious that she planned out everything.
On days Sakura hung out with Ino, Sasuke and Naruto asked Kakashi to chill with them. Of course their usual stop was at Naruto's favourite restaurant and since Sakura wasn't there to pay, Naruto made an effort to find Iruka.
"Oh, no! Not this place..." Iruka would usually say as he hesitated to enter the large building. Naruto grabbed his arm inside to see today's special...RAMEN.
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"That was delicious..." Naruto indulged.
"Speak for yourself, you ate everyone's share," Sasuke crossed his arms.
"I am...I thought that huge bowl was for me," he said confused.
Iruka and Kakashi chuckled at the sandy-blonde shinobi.
"...well, anyway, lets go to the pub," Iruka suggested.
Before Sakura came back, he usually spent time with his friends drinking at that pub. Although, Genma, Anko, Yamato and the others were currently recruited in a mission, what more better to do but spend it with the remaining group? Kakashi was eager to see Sakura but Iruka had already dragged him in.
They sat at the corner booth and Iruka ordered a couple of rounds.
"Saaaay...Kakashi, you look different when you're not reading those books," Naruto noticed.
"That's right, because I found one in that well," Sasuke hinted as he nudged Naruto, "remember when I asked you how far that well went down?"
"You didn't have to drop me in there you know!" Naruto exploded, "I was there for two days!"
"Ahhh, that explains the whimpering when I passed by it," Iruka rubbed his chin.
Kakashi laughed.
"I wasn't whimpering..." he denied.
"Well?" Sasuke asked.
"Well, what?" Kakashi pretended he didn't know what they were talking about.
"Yeeeeeah...well?" Iruka said feeling left out.
"It's not mine..."
"You sure?" Naruto asked holding out the evidence, waving it in front of Kakashi's lazy eye.
"You could have given it to Naruto," Sasuke laughed not believing a word Kakashi said, "he's starting to read it, you know?"
"Yeah?" Kakashi said lifting an eyebrow, "it's a good book..."
"Shut up, I just opened the book I wasn't reading anything," Naruto denied.
The group laughed. Kakashi was relieved the conversation didn't get further than that. He drank the least in the group. He sat quietly at the booth while laughing at Iruka, making a complete idiot of himself. They had so much fun, just them guys, that he almost forgot about Sakura.
"I'm going to retire for the night," Kakashi declared, "Naruto, since you ate everything, you can make sure Iruka makes it home safely. He looks pretty bad," he eyed the drunken Iruka sleeping on the table.
"Okay, just as soon as I finish drawing a horse on his face," Naruto said.
What's with everyone drawing horses. Kakashi thought as he remembered Sakura's funny drawing of one.
"Oh, yeah. If Sakura's been drawing horses...I taught her," Naruto said as he read his mind.
Kakashi sweatdropped. As he turned to leave he raised a hand in a departing gesture.
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When he got home, Sakura was already asleep. He scanned around the room. It seemed almost permanent that she stays there. Her girly stuff were scattered everywhere. The washroom had her toothbrush, her shampoo, brush...everything. He walked over to her and put a hand on his hip. He smiled at her exhausted face. He slowly removed her shoes and place a light blanket over her. It was practically a habit now. She looks so beautiful even in sleep. He thought.
He walked to the kitchen and lazily pressed a button on the phone.
"You have one message...BEEP," the machine replied, "Hey, Kakashi. It's Tsunade, I booked an appointment for Sakura in two days. Sorry for the late notice but you hardly answer the phone. Anyway, It's been a month since her accident and I just wanted how much she's progressed. So, 1:00 PM..." Kakashi eraced the message before she could even say bye. He didn't know why he did it but he did it anyway.
Monday, 1:00 PM...that's all I need to know.
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The next morning, Kakashi had wanted omit Sakura's fear of heights. It is necessary for a shinobi to have no fears while in battle. What more could he do but make her climb the tree he first fell in love with her.
"Sakura...you know you have to face your fears sometime..." he started. He squinted at the oak tree to find something disappointing, "DAMN..."
"What is it?" She asked following his gaze.
It's a bee hive hanging under his branch. Yes, HIS branch. He practically claimed it, since he's the only one that sat on it anyway. The hive was securly attached under it.
"Wait here," he said.
Sakura watched him walk over to a bench. He reached for a staff pole.
Stupid Iruka, doesn't know it's dangerous to leave his things lying about. Kakashi grinned. He walked back to Sakura, "I'm going to get rid of it."
"But you don't have to. I can't climb it anyway," Sakura walked a safe distance away from the tree.
Kakashi climbed the tree and sat on a branch right under the hive. He tapped it lightly with Iruka's staff. Convinced that nobody's home he stabbed one end into the hive, causing it to fall to the ground.
Kakashi looked carefully at the hive. Moments later, a swarm of killer bees flew out. Oh no..."Sakura, run!"
Sakura ignored what he said. "Hmph, I'm not climbing that tree."
"SAKURA!" Kakashi warned as he flipped out of the tree. He ran towards he and grabbed her by the waist.
The bees flew towards the running couple. "What? Kakashi? There's bees chasing us!" Sakura panicked.
"Yeah, I know," he sweatdropped.
They made for the dock that lead to the lake. "We're not jumping in there are we?"
"You know how to swim?" He asked quickly.
"Yeah, but..." Sakura was cut off as they plunged into the cool water.
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"Hey, where's my staff?" Iruka spoke hung-overishly. He looked at the huge oak tree and went over to find his staff pole, "ahhhhh, there it is," he bent over to pick it up from the ground. He looked right beside it. What's a hive doing here? Iruka poked it gently. Another swarm of bees ascended from it.
"SHIT! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Iruka ran swinging his staff at them.
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Kakashi held Sakura as they floated to the surface. They gasped for air. Kakashi quickly fixed up his mask as it almost slipped off.
"Oh MY GOD! HEEEEEEELP! Get them away from meeeeee!" Iruka said following some fowl language. The women of the village covered their children's ears.
Sakura giggled which then eventually made Kakashi laugh too. He swam to the dock and held out a hand to pull Sakura up.
Finally, Iruka jumped into the lake. As soon as the bees left, Iruka swam to the surface and to Kakashi who was helping Sakura up.
The couple collapsed on the dock taking deep breaths, gasping for air. Sakura was on top of Kakashi almost close enough to kiss him.
"Kakashi, aren't you going to help me up too?" Iruka asked innocently almost in a gay manner.
Kakashi felt a little grossed out and Sakura laughed at his expression, "Help him..." Sakura said with a little pout.
Kakashi couldn't resist her puppy-dog eyes, "Alright, Iruka..." he grinned as he slipped out from under Sakura, "don't get drunk now," he slapped his back as he withdrew him from the lake.
Iruka hugged Kakashi as they stood up and kissed him on the cheek.
Sakura giggled.
"Heeeeeeeeey!" Kakashi wiped his cheek.
Iruka collapsed on the dock as Kakashi punched him on the face.
"Kakashi!" Sakura yelled. She scooted over to the poor drunk man.
"Ughhh, Sakura..." Iruka said weakly, "you're so pretty...Kakashi's a lucky motherfucker..."
Sakura and Kakashi sweatdropped.
"I thought I told Naruto to make sure he got home safely..." Kakashi trailed off.
He tugged on the unconscience man's arm and lifted the him on his shoulder.
"Where should we take him?" Sakura asked.
Kakashi eyed Sasuke's house, "there...Sasuke's the closest."
Sakura scurried behind him as they made they're way over. The women and men stared at the trio all drenched in water.
Kakashi waved at them with his free hand, "we're okay." He said to the concerned villagers as he knocked on Sasuke's door.
"Sakura, Kakashi...Iruka?" Sasuke answered the door with a 'just-woken-up' look.
"Sorry, Sasuke. Could we settle here for awhile?" Sakura asked.
He scratched the back of his head, "why, not?" He gestured the three to his living room and opened a closet full of towels.
Kakashi lay the sleeping Iruka on the couch. Iruka had his arms around his neck. He quickly unclasped Iruka's hands and placed them under his sleeping weight. Sick bastard...
Sasuke threw towels at them, "sorry, I don't really know how to provide or whatever..."
Sakura whispered to Kakashi, "how much did you guys drink?"
It was a rhetorical question but he shrugged. Kakashi had only a bottle because he didn't want to disappoint her when he came home drunk.
Kakashi wrapped a towel around Sakura and threw one at Iruka. He grabbed a towel for himself as well and dabbed it on his mask and dried his hair.
Sasuke folded his fingers together with both index and middle fingers pointing up. He concentrated with his eyes closed and blew fire through the circle he formed with his thumb and index finger. He performed a Katon Housenka no Jutsu on the fireplace. Sakura was impressed how skilled Sasuke was at starting a fire but not like how she used to when she was a genin.
"Sasuke, aren't you going to join us?" Sakura asked.
Sasuke rubbed his temples with his index finger and thumb as all his chakra was drained from him, "uhhh, I can't. I have a lot on my mind." With that he stepped outside.
It was quiet and the two sat in front of the fireplace. Sakura took occasional glances at the silver-haired shinobi.
Kakashi noticed but refrained himself looking at her. He just stared at the fire, legs crossed and hands holding on to the towel around him.
Sakura fiddled with her hands practicing some of the hand seals at the uncomfortable silence. Kakashi watched her fingers move swiftly and noted that she remembers her NinJutsus.
"Kakashi, do I have a family? Was I adopted like Naruto?" Sakura asked breaking the silence as she stopped fidgeting with her fingers.
Kakashi didn't want to say it but he had to, it was his duty to help her remember. "I don't know anything about your father...but your mother, she...died," Sakura nodded. She knew. She didn't remember but she had a feeling. She shook her tears away before it ever formed.
Kakashi didn't go any further. He felt that was enough information to carry. If she wanted more she'd ask but he knew she wouldn't. Sakura thought about his parents. But when she looked at him she knew it's not something worth knowing about and breaking his heart thinking about it. It showed. Kakashi was thinking about his father. White Fang...My father was the Legendary Sannin...
Sakura decided to change the subject, "Kakashi...If you find somebody you love...would you have a family?"
As soon as she finished Kakashi had forgotten what he was thinking about. A family? If I found somebody I love? He looked at Sakura and shook his head, "I...I don't know."
Sakura was disappointed at the response he gave her. She wished he's open up more. She sat there silently.
"But..." he continued, "I always thought what a little one of me would look like..." he said with a smile. Unbelieving what he just said made him uneasy as Sakura's green eyes smiled at him.
Sakura thought for a moment, "yeah, I think he'd look very cute."
Kakashi looked back at her as she stared back at he fire. The fire enhanced her warm profile and her eyes shone with the dancing flames. A small smile formed on her lips and slowly turned her head to meet eyes with Kakashi.
He couldn't control himself anymore. He leaned in closer, slowly pulling down the cloth that covered his mouth. Sakura inched closer closing her eyes as she anticipated. Before their lips could touch they jerked away as the door opened. Sakura's eyes jolted open and Kakashi fixed his mask. Sasuke walked in and realised he interrupted. They both stood up.
"Uhhh, thanks Sasuke for your hospitality," Sakura said with a blush.
Kakashi scratched the back of his head and folded his towel. Their hair was a bit damp but they decided that they should leave before Sasuke could question them.
"What about Iruka?"
"Errmmm...could you watch over him?" Kakashi asked, "careful though, he might start smooching."
Sasuke shuddered.
"Alright, see you later." Kakashi escorted Sakura out the door before Sasuke could even decline.
"Great..." Sasuke muttered.
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Kakashi felt both relieved and disappointed. He was relieved that he didn't kiss her because he'd feel guilty if he did. Disappointed, because he didn't. It didn't make sense but he wanted to know what it might have felt like to kiss those lushious lips of hers.
They walked with a gap between them. Nervously, she twirled her hair in between her fingers. She knew he was deep in thought.
Kakashi stared at the ground. Without notice, Sakura slipped her hand in his, closing the gap between them. He caressed the back of her hand with his thumb and brought it to his veiled lips.
Sakura blushed at his romantic gesture and continued walking home.
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Author's Notes: I think this is the longest I've written. Anyway, Chapter FIFTEEN is my favourite chapter and it works out to be posted on Christmas! YAY! Review! Join my FORUM!