Hey everyone! How's it hanging? Well I am just happy that you are reading my story. Well to all those that are reading and actually like my story I decided to tell you that I am starting to get bored with this story so it might end soon, but I'm still guessing that there will be at least three more chapters, but no promises. Just to let you all know, I am writing this chapter during two snow days, so ya better thank the snow! He, he. Especially since track started and now I don't get home till 6pm.

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Inner

Chapter 9

Three days later Sakura and Bandit were walking along after they were done with their training. Sakura still laughed every time she remembered what her sensei did the first time he saw Bandit.

Flashback

Naruto sat down rubbing his head after the encounter with Sakura's hand. Sakura completely forgot about what had happened between Sasuke and her, and just sat there seething at Naruto for not minding his own business. I mean how would you like it if some obnoxious blond was always poking his nose where it didn't belong. She swore one of these times that she was going to make sure that he wouldn't be able to get back up after she hit him.

Well anyway a few HOURS later Kakashi finally got there.

Kakashi's POV

He slowly looked around taking in account that they were all there.

'Lets see there's Naruto rubbing his head, the usual, there's Sakura seething at Naruto with an evil smirk on her face probably thinking of how to kill Naruto, there's a cat, and there's Sas... wait a second backtrack...Sakura, then a cat?

Kakashi stared at the cat while Sakura raked her fingers across it calming her anger. The cat rubbed up against her purring at the rough attention, but attention nether less. Kakashi being a dog person, really, really didn't like the cat.

Sakura's POV

I was trying to think of other thoughts besides killing Naruto by petting Bandit when I felt someone staring at me. I lifted my gaze up slowly afraid of what I would find. She met, or rather saw her sensei eyeing her cat, as if it was going to pounce on him at any moment.

Bandit's POV

Bandit realized that Sakura was no longer petting him. He stared up at Sakura in wonder and realized that she wasn't even starring at him anymore, in fact it looked like she about to have a laughing attack. He looked over and saw a strange man. Sakura was staring at him, which made him have all the attention. No one was suppose to have his attention but him.

Normal POV

Sakura finally switched her attention from her sensei to Bandit who was twitching his tail, and it almost seemed like he was glaring at Kakashi.

"He, he " Sakura laughed, "Kakashi-sensei, I think Bandit is jealous of you."

Kakashi snapped out of his trance-like state and stared up at Sakura.

"Bandit?" Kakashi asked.

"My cat is Bandit, that's his name." laughed Sakura.

All of a sudden Bandit leashed out on Kakashi, resulting in Bandit now on Kakashi's head. All there of his students laughing hysterically, well except for Sasuke who simply smirked. He was beginning to like this cat.

End of Flashback

Sakura kicked a rock that happened to be in her path. Bandit ran in front of her chasing the rock. She signed, thanks to her new found friend, she's made to take him all through out her training, even when climbing trees she had to push him up or drag him up the tree resulting in her getting bit and scratched cause when Bandit did not want to do something, he would not do it.

Then to make things even harder Sasuke was following her almost everywhere. A couple weeks ago she would have loved the attention, but he was just getting too......annoying. Just yesterday when she was walking back home, he was only three feet behind her. At first it was ok, but then when he walked by his turn she turned around and asked him why he was following her all he said was that he had to go to the market. She didn't reply back, even if the market was in a totally different direction. She thought that maybe he just didn't want to tell her where he was going.

Sakura signed again. At least he didn't come to her house...yet. Sakura snapped out of her thinking when she realized that she was at her door. She pulled her key our of her pouch and put it in the key hole. She heard the click and flew open the door.

"MOM...DAD...are ya home?" Sakura said loudly.

Sakura could hear her voice echo through out the house, but she didn't hear a response. She walked into the kitchen with Bandit still at her heels. She went over the fridge and saw a note that her mom probably left her.

Hey hun, your father and I went out to eat, there are some leftovers in the fridge if you get hungry.

Sakura grumbled in reply, something about yucky leftovers and spoiled parents. Sakura opened the fridge and took out the leftover...food. She threw it in the microwave for 30 seconds. When it was done she took it out and tasted it.

"Ewww..." said the real Sakura.

" I for once agree with you."

Sakura put it on the floor for Bandit who almost attacked it. Once Bandit licked it though, he scornfully looked up at Sakura. Sakura laughed sheepishly and took it from him. She put it in the garbage. Sakura directed her attention towards Bandit who was at the moment licking the floor trying to get the taste out of his mouth.

"How would Bandit like it if we went out to eat ramen today?" Sakura asked Bandit

Bandit looked up at her and cocked his head to the side, but then mewed hoping whatever he was mewing to was something to do with food.

"Ok then, lets go."

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Sakura and Bandit arrived at the ramen shop ( I forgot the name, sorry!). Sakura ordered two small bowls of ramen after muck thought, because she knew that Bandit could eat more then her, but she decided that she would just eat fast. While they waited for their waiter to come back Sakura looked out the window with Bandit on her lap, purring joyfully. Sakura looked up at the sky and noticed that there was rain clouds.

"Oh no Bandit, it looks like its going to start raini..."

Right at the moment that Sakura said raining it started down pouring.

"Great.." said Sakura.

Bandit looked out of the window noticing all the water. He got off of Sakura's lap and went closer to the window. He looked at the ground as every drop of water hit the ground.

" I don't think that Bandit likes water," said the real Sakura.

'No, ya think?" said Sakura sarcastically.

Sakura looked back down at Bandit. His tail started to twitch.

"Oh no, Bandit no. Don't even think about it..."

Bandit hissed at the water and jumped off of the stool and on onto the ground. Sakura jumped forward trying to catch him, but failed. Bandit sprinted off towards the door and flew outside into the rain. Sakura jumped off her stool and ran after Bandit while running into the waiter with their ramen.

"Hey where ya going?" screamed the waiter.

Sakura was out the door so she couldn't even hear the waiter yell. Bandit was at least 200 meters in front of her. Right now she wished she never took Bandit with her training. Sakura pushed charka to her feet making herself run faster.

Finally after a 10 min slippery chase she caught up to Bandit. Who was becoming more of a Bandit everyday. All of a sudden Bandit stopped making Sakura screech to a halt. She looked back at Bandit in confusion. He was looking around slowly almost as if he was looking for another place to run. Sakura slowly stalked towards him. ZOOM! Bandit was off again, but this time he was running for cover, but that Sakura doesn't know.

Sakura sprinted towards him again as he ran through town. He finally started to slow down and slid into a dark ally. Sakura followed after him. They were halfway through the ally when Bandit finally under an area where no rain could get in. Sakura sat down next to Bandit panting.

"Ok now we have an agreement as long as you never run away again, I will make sure that I'll never take you out when it's going to rain." said Sakura still panting.

"Meow" said Bandit also tired.

Sakura took in her surroundings. It was just an average ally. It was dirty and it smelled weird. All of a sudden Sakura heard a 'snap'. Sakura snapped her head towards the sound. She didn't see or sense anyone. Sakura could hear her heart pounding in her head. She picked up Bandit and stood up looking around warily. Sakura turned so she could see the exit of the ally and started to walk towards it.

"Sakura?"

'Wait a second.' Sakura thought. She turned around to meet the black eyes of Sasuke. His hair was soaked and Sakura thought that it was kind of cute...

'Wait no Sasuke does not look cute! I must get over him." Sakura screamed in her head.

"What are you doing here?" Sakura asked coldly still mad at herself.

"I was about to ask you the same thing." said Sasuke.

"Well I asked first."

"Fine." said Sasuke. " I was taking a walk when it started to rain so I came in here to get out of the rain. Sasuke looked at Sakura and noticed that she was soaking wet with her cat in her arms."Follow me." said Sasuke walking away.

Sakura looked at him confused. "Huh?"

Sasuke didn't reply. He just kept walking. Sakura's brain finally clicked and began to walk after him. Sakura didn't know what he was doing, but she figured she could trust him. They walked out of the ally and back into the rain. Sakura wrapped her arms around herself and tried not to shiver.

Sakura followed Sasuke back to a big mansion.

"Wow is this your place?" Sakura asked starring up at the white mansion. It had a large gate and a beautiful garden in the front. There was a small pond in a corner that she could see. She figured that it probably had koi or some other kind of fish.

Sasuke turned to see Sakura staring in aw at his house.

"Yea it is. Like it?" asked Sasuke

Sakura couldn't even talk she was so flabbergasted. She merely shook her head up and down. Sakura turned to look at Sasuke and thought that she saw a small smile on his face, but just thought that she was imagining things. Sasuke opened the gate and held it open for Sakura. She slowly walked in and Sasuke walked in front of her. Both Sasuke and Sakura walked up the path and to the door. Sasuke opened the door and let Sakura in.

"Sakura you can go sit in the living room I'll get us some towels."

"Ok," said Sakura finally finding her words. She looked down at Bandit still in her arms.

Sasuke pointed to a door and told her that is where the room is. Sakura obeyed and went into the room. Inside she found three couches that were arranged in front of a fire place. Sakura went and sat on one of the couches and sat Bandit next to her.

"OMG, we are in Sasuke's house and sitting on HIS couch," said the real Sakura. Who was at the moment invisible running around having a party.

"Hey chill it!" thought Sakura.

Sakura heard footsteps coming and the door opened. Sasuke was there with a towel flung over his shoulders and another one in his hand. He threw the one in his hand at Sakura. Sakura reached out and caught it. Sasuke came over and sat at the other end of the couch.

"Sakura I have a question and I want you to answer it."

"Um ok," said Sakura shakily.

"Oh no what if he knows somethings up?" asked the real Sakura.

Sakura ignored the question that her other half asked her and stared at Sasuke who was looking at her intently.

"Who are you and what have you done with the real Sakura."

Both Bandit and Sakura just stared at him.

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