Chapter Three
Barrier Affections
I don't know how long I can live like this. Everyday is a false fantasy, but not my fantasy. I don't think I can last that long like this. An eternity of pretending. Why must I keep these feelings toward my sensei bottled up inside? Why am I neglected my freedom to love whoever I choose? How much longer? When will this everlasting hell end?
"Ms. Takashi, are you with the class?" Kakashi sensei interrupted briefly from his desk.
Koharu quickly shook off the painful thoughts and shyly answered. "I'm sorry sensei. I was thinking." She quickly returned to her seat quietly and avoided the on looking eyes. The class stared at her curiously, it wasn't like Koharu to daydream during class.
"Well now that your with us, please explain to the class the basic hands signs for this attack." Kakashi said detestably annoyed.
Everyone went silent, sensei seemed more pissed than usual. "I'm sorry sir. I don't know." Koharu looked shamefully down at her feet and waited for sensei to ask the next person.
"Sakura!"
"I know the answer sensei." Sakura correctly made the signs without haste. She smiled proudly once Kakashi Sensei congratulated her. She took her seat beside Koharu, who was too embarrassed to look at her. "What happened to your happy-go-lucky, who gives a damn I cheat, teacher pet attitude Koharu." Sakura smirked.
Koharu's eyes shot up quickly, her glare ready to stab Sakura. "Shout up! I know you planned all this from the beginning."
"Hmmm...maybe. But we can't have you crushing on my Kakashi sensei now can we." Sakura whispered cold heartedly. Suddenly the bell rang and all the students rushed outside. Kakashi sensei left quickly after, Koharu and Sakura remained in class though.
"Why!" her voice angry and heartless toward Sakura. "Why did you get between us? Why did you interfere!"
Sakura turned at Koharu and held an evil smile to her, "because I can't have a slut like you messing around with my territory."
The words deeply struck Koharu's breaking heart. She rushed to her feet in tears, "who says he's your property! Who in the hell gave you the right to claim him!"
"Who said I needed someone's damn permission anyway!" Sakura yelled in Koharu's face. Only her over confident laugh echoed in the room as she stared down Koharu in tears.
"I don't care that you love him too. You shouldn't have interfered, cause now that my life is a living hell, so will yours." Koharu grabbed her books and left the room.
"As if she could hurt me." Sakura laughed repeatedly.
"I couldn't help but over hear." Kakashi's voice startled Koharu as she exited the school.
"Sensei!" Koharu backed away slowly and wiped her tears before sensei could see. "I thought you were gone."
"Well I can't very much leave you in the same room with Sakura alone without knowing the reason." he shortly laughed and offered to walk Koharu home.
"But sensei, you said..."
"I know what I said. What's wrong with a teacher protectively walking a student to her house when it gets dark?" Kakashi smiled and lead Koharu by the head, "come on."
The silent footsteps was louder than usual since Koharu was to shy to speak now that she had the chance. So many things were going on in her head, but they could never be easily described in words. She longed to tell Kakashi how she felt toward him everyday since that meeting in the principal's office, but the time was bad at this moment.
"Sensei?" Koharu covered her shoulders once a strong wind came in. " I can't imagine the last time I felt that way. Until now, this moment right now. The time I have to be with you. Just you...not even doing anything in particular."
"This may seem hard, but you can make it through this. It's only a short period of time." Kakashi turned quickly and held Koharu in his arms. "I swear we will be together soon enough. You just have to be patient for now. We can't let them break you down Koharu. We can't let then tare us apart." He kissed her on the head and rubbed her hair down sweetly.
"Ok sensei. I'll try my best."
