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Disclaimer: I still don't own Naruto or Kakashi. Damn.
Ch.2: Questions and Time
Sakura's POV
I decided to have a girl's night out since everyone was still in town and I wouldn't see them for two months. Plus, I haven't seen them in a while. I called Tenten, Ino, and Hinata and told them to all to all meet at the new bar called Cloud 9 at 8:00.
'I guess I should get a headstart on packing seeing how it's only 6:00.'
Normal POVSakura walked to her room. It was yellow with white trim, her bed next to a large window with a balcony. She padded towards her closet and pulled out a dark blue duffel bag. She turned around and dropped it on the comforter. She sighed. 'What should I pack?' She scanned her room. 'Let's see…Kakashi said cash, vacation stuff, and shuriken.'
Sakura crossed the room to her dresser pulling out two months worth of socks, underwear, and bras. She put them in the bag and sat on the bed. 'What else?' She tapped her finger on her lower lip. 'Oh yeah! They have a pool, so a swim suit.' She slid open her closet door and pulled out a black bikini she got a few months ago. She also pulled out some shirts, jeans, shorts, and a skirt or two. She scanned her closet for anything else to wear when she spotted a white sundress and pulled the hanger off the rack. 'I guess I can wear the dress Ino got me when she dragged me to the mall.' She closed the door and looked at her duffel bag. 'I guess I'll need another bag.' She spotted her backpack on a chair and grabbed it, cramming shampoo, toothpaste, a toothbrush, sun tan lotion, shower gel, a brush, some hair ties, and some shuriken.
Sakura sat on her bed. 'Now where'd I put my wallet?' She scanned her room again, the curtains fluttering in the breeze, the sun setting in the distance when she spotted her wallet, next to a picture of Team 7 in a frame. She smiled. 'We've changed so much since then. I wonder what life would've been like if we were on different teams. I guess we wouldn't be the people we are today. Sasuke wouldn't be smiling, or at least, smirking like he is now. Naruto probably stay the same, but I have a feeling that's a lie. Kakashi would've failed another genin team while reading his hentai and I would've lived a lie and be the same weak little girl that I used to be and curse my weakness while doing nothing about it. I guess we all helped each other become stronger.'
She looked at her clock, '7:20! Shit, I still need to get ready! I'll make the lunch tomorrow morning.' She ran into her shower, got dressed, and ran out the door, all in 30 minutes.
With Kakashi…..
Kakashi was plopped on the couch, trying to read his Icha Icha Paradise vol. 3 and failing miserably. He closed the book and sighed. 'Today was bad. I'm never doing that again.'
'Doing what?'
'You saw what happened today!'
'Shouldn't you start packing? You are leaving tomorrow, member?'
He sighed."Right."
He walked out of his living room and walked to his room. Kakashi lived in an apartment. It was large enough for him to live comfortably. It had a living room, bathroom, kitchen and a bedroom. His bed, a desk, a black bookcase, some picture frames, and a black dresser were all the furniture he had in there. He thought that since it would be stupid to have so much stuff in his room, he'd put the necessities in there only. Besides, after you die, what the hell are you gonna do with that stuff?
Kakashi opened his closet door and pulled out a large black duffel bag. He snatched some t-shirts, jeans, shorts, swim trunks, and of course, some Icha Icha books, along with the usual vacation things. He was about to grab his shuriken off the dresser when he looked at the picture of his old team, a picture of team 7 resting beside it.
He paused and picked up the photo. 'Obito…'
'You should forgive yourself. It wasn't your fault, there was nothing you could do. Obito and everyone else has forgiven you, why can't you?'
A pang of guilt shot through Kakashi as he ripped off his hitai-ate and held his left eye. 'Because it was my fault. If I had just been more careful, more aware of my surroundings…'
'Obito. He…he wouldn't want you to be like this. He wouldn't want you berating yourself over this. He wouldn't want you to be in this sort of pain, separating yourself from everyone emotionally. He'd want you to be happy. If not for you, for Obito and everyone who loves and cares for you.'
'Maybe, but, it'll take some time.'
'No. You've said that before and you've used that time already. He'd want you to use the time you have left to be happy. Don't waste it, people don't have much of it.'
'Maybe you're right. I'll…I'll try. In the time left, I'll try.'
He put the picture back on his dresser and lay in his bed, slowly drifting off to sleep. The clock on his dresser reading 9:30.
With Sakura (Sakura's POV)…
I entered the bar. I didn't expect to see everyone already there. I looked at my pink leather watch. 8:15. 'No wonder, I'm late.'
I smiled and joined them at the booth. Hinata and Tenten were having Long Island ice teas and Ino was having a martini. "You're late, forehead."
"Oh, shut up, pig, I didn't invite you here to insult me."
"Fine."
"Hey Sakura. Why are you late?" Tenten asked.
"Well, I had to pack and I lost track of time."
"Seems like Kakashi's rubbing off on you."
"It was a one time deal, Ino."
"P-packing for what?"
"That's why I invited you guys. I'm leaving for a mandatory vacation. Sasuke, Kakashi, and Naruto are coming too. Sorry guys, you can't come. Tsunade's orders."
Hinata nodded. "Naruto explained to me already. He's still packing right now."
Ino looked at her slyly. "So Hinata, how's the married life?"
Hinata blushed. "F-fine."
"I can't believe he even proposed, seeing how it took him seven years to figure out you liked him!" Tenten exclaimed.
"Then, after you and him went on a date, he fell head-over-heels for you. We all knew it was a matter of time, we just didn't think he was that slow. " I said.
Hinata smiled and laughed. "But a few years later, he proposed to you." Tenten said.
Ino laughed. "Yeah, but you were so stunned, you didn't say anything and when he asked you if you were okay, you fainted."
I chuckled as I remembered the incident. "Poor guy. He thought you rejected him. He could barely hold his head up to eat ramen. Then you woke up and told him yes and he started shouting in the streets that you said yes, only to end up with Tsunade trying to slap him for waking her up and Hiashi trying to kill him!"
Hinata laughed nervously in her seat, staring into her drink. "Luckily, Neji-kun calmed him down before he actually could."
"Oh, speaking of Neji, Hinata," Tenten said. "He just proposed to me yesterday."
"What?!" we all exclaimed.
"Yeah, I couldn't believe it either! He took me out to dinner, then we looked at the stars together. He told me he loved me more than anything in the world and he popped the question."
"Congratulations!" I yelled.
Hinata just hugged her. "You're gonna be my sister-in-law!"
"You're lucky. My lazy-ass boyfriend probably won't propose to me ever. Thinks it's too troublesome. I'll probably be Mrs. Nara Shikamaru as soon as I'm six feet in the ground with him! Speaking of boyfriends, we've all noticed you don't have one, Sakura. We're beginning to worry."
"Ino, don't set me up on a blind date." I said. "It's just that I don't have the time for a boyfriend. Besides, we need to give a toast to Tenten. Let me get a drink and we can party!"
"Fine, just hurry up, forehead."
"What'd you call me, pig?!"
I got back to my house at about 10:30 and still sober. I changed into a big T-shirt and shorts and slid into my bed, staring at my ceiling. 'Hinata's married, Tenten's engaged, Ino has a boyfriend, and I'm all alone. Maybe I should get a boyfriend.' I sighed before turning off the lamp next to my bed and falling asleep.