See I told you this chappie wouldn't take too long to put up! Well here's the LAST CHAPTER! So you know what that means…! R&R for the last time plz!
I could hear Kakashi chuckle as he slipped his book back into his pocket. His figure shined in the sunlight. I never noticed how muscular he looked. Hm…strange.
He scratched the back of his head, "So, you wanna tell me what happened?"
I hesitated; tell Kakashi-sensei about love problems? Uh…
"Kakashi-sensei, I'm not exactly sure you'd quite get it." I said slowly.
"Ah, so it's that type of problem." He offered his hand to help pull me to my feet. I took it. Wow, his hand was warm. Wait…everyone's hands are warm. But not like this…
"You know, I'm actually a pretty good listener." He sat down on the log Ino and I had our feet resting on, "I promise, I won't laugh."
"Well…it'd kinda be…awkward."
"Fine by me. Next time we go on a mission though I'll make sure you and Sasuke have something to do together."
I glared at him and he patted the spot next to him. I quickly sat down.
He chuckled, "That's what I thought."
There was a pause. I played with my hands in my lap.
"Well…?" Kakashi prodded.
I sighed, "The short version is; Sasuke doesn't like me. He was going to use me."
"Hm." Kakashi nodded.
I wasn't planning on saying anything more, but it just kind of…popped out.
"See, he took me to this really wonderful spot and he showed me how to skip rocks. I never could skip rocks so it was really nice. Then he kissed me and I thought that he liked me, but then…I found out he was just using me. And—Oh Kakashi sensei, I shouldn't be bothering you with my problems." I stood up to leave but he grabbed my hand.
"Sakura, wait." He pulled me back on the log.
I looked into his darks eyes and he looked into mine. After what felt like forever, we looked in opposite directions. My hand was still in his.
"You know, I never really did like Sasuke." Kakashi said.
Now I was confused, "Wait, if you don't like him, then why do you favor him over Naruto and me?"
"It's…complicated. In a way, Sasuke reminds me of me when I was you're age."
Interesting…
I was about to open my mouth to say something when Kakashi cut me off.
"I never would've used you though."
Mind reader?
I turned a slight shade of pink, "Thanks. That's nice to know."
I breeze blew by us, sweeping my coral hair in my face. I tried to blow it away, but it just got worse. Kakashi chuckled and brushed it back behind my ear. My eyes always glistened in the sun. Today was a sunny day.
"You have beautiful emerald eyes, Sakura." He said softly.
Ah, the pick up line of the day; my eyes. It sounded so good when Sasuke told me that, but, Kakashi's way was so much more comforting…I couldn't help but smile.
I didn't respond to his compliment; I couldn't. I was too preoccupied with our fingers intertwining.
Even though in the beginning most of me thought that Kakashi Sensei was a bit- no- really strange, I think there was always one part of me, however small, that really liked him. Aside from his quirks (cough, Cough Prevy books cough, cough) Kakashi was quite a sweet guy. And mysterious, Kakashi was very mysterious, especially with that mask of his, covering his lower face. And dare I say, his sharingan was pretty sexy. But, what was I thinking? Honestly, I think I was falling for Kakashi. But, did he like me? Come to think of it, it was always me he shielded from danger; me he pulled out of the way, just in time; me, not Naruto, or Sasuke, or even himself. Me!
I returned to reality. Nothing much had happened while I was off skipping around my head. I looked down at my foot. It was about 2 inches away from Kakashi's.
I wonder…
I slid my foot a bit closer to his. Alright, If Kakashi sensei liked me, and I mean liked, liked me, then he'd move his foot the rest of the distance. If he didn't, his foot wouldn't move. I waited…waited…come on!
As the seconds ticked by, my heart began to sink. His foot wasn't moving, maybe it never would.
Oh I was so stupid to think that Kakashi—wait a minute.
I held my breath; slowly, he slid his foot closer to mine. Eventually, his stopped because it bumped into mine.
Haha, yes!
I guess Kakashi wasn't watching where his foot was going because when it collided with mine, he jumped a little and turned to look at me. Of course, Kakashi moved quick so that startled me and I turned to look at him. In the end, we were both staring at each other, faces red.
He was the first to speak after a while, "I...um…sorry about-."
"Kakashi Sensei, you don't need to apologize. It's fine."
"Please, just Kakashi. No sensei."
"But…" I trailed off. I was a bit slow, but I picked up on his hint.
"Kakashi-kun?" I said slowly.
I noticed he scooted a bit closer to me, "Hm?"
"I think, maybe, and I'm not really sure but…" I began to stutter.
"Sakura," I glanced up into his face, his mask had been pulled down, "I'm sure."
Then, he gently pulled my face towards his, and our lips pressed together. Unlike the cold lips I had kissed earlier, Kakashi-kun's were warm.
I know it seems like maybe I only liked Kakashi because I was crushed by Sasuke that morning; a normal case of "on the rebound". But the thing was, that feeling for Kakashi had always been there, just clouded out by my obsession for Sasuke. Besides, Sasuke was in the past now, 13 years of wasted time, chasing after some cold-hearted, loveless jerk. But this, this was the beginning of a string of years worth everything in the world for.
We broke apart and I wrapped my arms around him in a hug, "I'm sure now, too."
We kissed again, and just as the moment was getting good…
"What do you mean you lost her?!" It was Sasuke's voice.
"Well I didn't know I was keeping track of her!" That one was Naruto's.
"Naruto, you're such a dunce! Why did I even assume you knew where she was?"
"HEY! I AM NOT A DUNCE, BUTTHEAD!!!"
"Will you stop with the name calling already? Sheesh, what a loser!"
Naruto growled.
"Come on, we gotta find Sakura."
I heard the bushes move.
"Oh, hey there she is!" From what I could see Naruto pointed in our direction.
Oh god.
"Huh? Where?" Sasuke again.
"Over there with Kakashi-."
They froze in their tracks. Kakashi and I immediately pulled away from each other.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" They both shouted.
We went bright, bright red.
"AHHHHHH!!!" Naruto began to flip out while Sasuke's eye just twitched.
"SAKURA! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!"
"I...um…nothing?"
"GAAAAHHH! BUT HE'S OLD!!!" Naruto shouted back, "LOOK AT ALL THAT GRAY HAIR!!!"
"HEY! It's sliver, not gray!" Kakashi argued.
"YOU'RE STILL OLD!"
"I'm 26! Is that old to you?!"
"Yeah Naruto, is that old to you?" I repeated Kakashi's question.
Naruto just stood there for a few seconds, probably thinking as best he could.
"I guess not but-."
"Sakura, think of what you're doing!" Sasuke growled, "Running around with someone twice your age! I can't believe you refused me for someone like him!"
That was it. Sasuke was pushing his luck. I stood up and marched right on over to him.
"Sasuke Uchiha, you've got some nerve to say that!" I was inches away from his face, "Age doesn't matter to me! And the truth is, Kakashi-kun is kind, and thoughtful and yes he may have that pervy side to him but at least he cares and doesn't want to use me just for his own needs! You wanna know why I chose him over you, Sasuke Uchiha? Because you're a jerk who will never compare to someone as great as him!"
Naruto gasped, "THAT'S RIGHT! KAKASHI SENSEI IS A PERV! Sakura, watch out cuz he's read those stupid orange books so he knows-."
"CAN IT NARUTO!" I yelled in his direction.
"Eep!"
"Actually Naruto, I never thought of that." Kakashi smiled wide, "Thanks."
I whipped around and saw Kakashi's beaming face; I couldn't help but laugh.
"Nice going, Loser! Now you gave them an idea!" Sasuke scolded Naruto.
"How was I supposed to know he didn't think of that!?" He screamed back.
I walked over and grabbed Kakashi's hand. I pulled him off the log and we began to walk towards town. It was starting to get late; the sun was setting. Kakashi put his arm around me as we walked into the purple and orange horizon. Sasuke and Naruto followed us, still arguing.
"Maybe if you weren't such a dunce you would've thought that he hadn't thought of that!"
"Well its not like I want them to have sex!" Naruto yelled.
"Oh, yet another good idea." Kakashi shouted back.
"Ewwww…." Naruto and Sasuke stopped.
We laughed.
Naruto turned to Sasuke, "So since Sakura is with Kakashi, do you think…?"
"What are you talking about?" Sasuke asked.
"You know…"
"No I don't."
"You have pretty eyes, Sasuke."
"NO WAY IN HELL!" Sasuke stomped away.
"Awwww…come on!" Naruto ran after Sasuke as Kakashi and I quickened our pace, trying to ignore them as best as possible.
THE END!!! Just to let you know, this is the second fanfic I have ever finished. You guys are lucky. I usually run out of interest smack dab in the middle of it. But anyway, thanks so much for reading my story. I hope to post more soon! (And I had to add the SasuNaru at the end for my friend. XD)