Title: A Reason To Love You
Summary: Sakura's in denial over her feelings for her ex-sensei, and when he leaves on a mission, she's left to ponder quietly on her problems. But when Kakashi comes back with a surprise, Sakura may just have a chance….Kaka/Saku
(PS: I messed up on the ages for the first chapter. Please Ignore The Ages at the First Chapter)
Ages:
Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura: 18
Kakashi: 20
A/N: Deprived of sleep…….Sorry for the wait….flunked math. (Sobs)
Internet connection died on me for three days, had to go buy a new modem. I finished this a few days ago- -;;
There will be an extras chapter after the epilogue
Note: The beginning of this chapter is (a little) before Kakashi kissed Sakura in the last chapter.
Chapter 7
Kakashi's POV
I stared at Sakura's back, she was facing the door, and we just got back from our mission. Her hand was on the doorknob, but she suddenly turned around.
" Kakashi, I…I have something to say….." She whispered. I stared at her.
" I………..I………"
I knew I looked calm on the outside, but inside, I was a freaking mess. The suspense was killing me….
"I think……"
"I think I love you……" She had averted her gaze.
….. She loves me?
I stood there, mouth agape, not that she'll see anything anyway….my brain must had shut down; I couldn't comprehend those few words anymore. I was incapable of forming any words right now, so I stayed silent.
Though, Sakura must have misinterpreted my silence, because the next moment she turned around to open her apartment door.
The next moment, my mind was a blur, the voice in my head was screaming banshee like to get moving.
I squashed the voice in my mind with an imaginary screwdriver, and then I threw my common sense out the window, yanked my mask down, grabbed her by her shoulder, turned around and kissed her.
Normal POV-
It was chaste kiss, in another's eyes, it could be just a normal goodnight kiss, but to the two shinobis, it meant so much more.
Sakura's mind was jumbled up, time seemed to have came to an abrupt stop.
Kakashi's kissing me! Her mind managed to make out.
The silver haired jounin pulled away slightly, their lips still touching.
Sakura stared at the half lidded, dark eyes, " So….does this mean…"
A smile, he murmured, " Go to bed, see you next morning."
Poof.
The pink haired woman stood there, touching her lips with her fingers, mouth agape.
Damn that Kakashi; decides to snog me and poof off after that!
Twitching slightly, Sakura let a small smile grace her features.
Forget it, he loves me! She thought happily, trotting into her apartment, slamming the door behind her (totally ignoring the screams from upstairs), stripping off her clothes for her long, hot, bath.
Next morning………..
" Damn……Kakashi………….." Sakura mumbled into her pillow, which was breathing up and down.
Wait……………breathing? Since when did I have a breathing PILLOW?
" And even in your dreams, you're still cursing me. I thought you loved me!"
She sat up, and found herself face to face with a smirking Hatake Kakashi.
" ……………………." Work brain! Sakura growled to herself mentally.
" Rise n' shine!" The Copy-nin chirped happily. Sakura glared, and inspected their position. Kakashi was lying on her bed, with Sakura lying on top of him.
" YOU PERRVV!" Kakashi grinned, and for the first time, Sakura noticed he wasn't wearing his mask. All thoughts of throttling Kakashi were gone.
Screw fish lips! He's GOD like! Inner Sakura roared. Her alter ego was indeed right; Kakashi's face was really god-like, no scars, except for the one over his Sharingan, a slender nose, and soft lips. He was currently wearing his civilian clothes, instead of his usual headband covering his sharingan, Kakashi had on a black eye patch, black tee, and dark blueish sweatpants.
Who knew droopy eyed men could look so hot!
" You…when….how!" Sakura mumbled, scratching her hair. Kakashi laughed, and she bounced slightly on his stomach.
" I slipped into your apartment last night, after you dozed off."
Sakura blinked, and grinned, " You bastard,"
" I know." Kakashi smirked and slightly pushed Sakura off his stomach, making her fall over onto the ground.
" You sad excuse for a gentleman!"
The silver haired man rolled off the bed and headed to the kitchen, slipping his mask back on, " I never said I was one,"
" ………………."
Late Afternoon
" SAKURA!" Yamanaka Ino shrieked to her friend who had just walked out of the hospital. After a long day of treating patients, Sakura was really tired. Some of them flirted with her, even when they knew they were dying of blood loss. (For example, Genma.)
The pink haired girl glanced at her left, and saw the light blond haired woman running to her. A huge grin was on her face.
" So both of you are finally official?" Ino grinned. Sakura blinked, " Huh?"
" …………….You and Kakashi!"
……………..
Blink.
Blink.
" WHO TOLD YOU THIS!" Sakura roared, emerald eyes ablaze. She looked ready to murder.
Ino sweatdropped, knowing that if she answered, she'll be killing off someone.
" Naruto…"
" …….Damn him." Sakura muttered. Ino raised an eyebrow at this as they walked to the plaza, " Saku, hello! Lack of angry cursing, ramblings, threats of punching the guy into the ground, throttling him to the moon…"
A snort, " Just tired." And pissed knowing that half the village will probably know by now. She added to herself.
" So, Ichiraku's?" Sakura asked her friend, who nodded in response.
They continued to walk in silence, before Ino broke it with a mischievous grin, " So, did you see his ass?"
" INO!"
A figure stood in the shadows before Orochimaru, who had a sadist smile on his face.
" Orochimaru-sama, as you have requested, I had taken the subject out on a date, to learn of her capabilities. I have very important discoveries about Sharingan Kakashi," The figure spoke, dark eyes glinting in the darkness.
" Continue,"
The figure smiled slightly, thought it was a sad, grim one.
Betraying his village hadn't been on his list of to dos. Nevertheless, he was here for power, and power he shall get.
As he spoke, more of his humanity was drained away, and when he finished…
Do I even recognize myself anymore?
He raised his eyes to stare at his master, who was smiling his sadist smile again.
" Excellent, continue your mission, find out more about the Copy-nin's weaknesses." Orochimaru drawled, as his pet snake slithering out from beside his throne.
The figure bowed his head.
I'm so sorry, Sakura-san.
" OOOh, he's so damned hot, damn that Haruno girl!"
or
" What a Drool-able man….."
Kakashi sighed, as he fixed the eye patch over his eye, he had been listening to his…………….fan club members gossiping under the usual tree he usually lounged on during the afternoons to read his book. How they knew he lazed about there, he'll never know.
Great, I need to find another spot before those hounds ambush me. Kakashi thought as he walked to Ichiraku's. He was sure Sakura must have left the hospital by now.
Sakura… He thought, a small smile tugging at his lips. He had been extremely pruneish about their relationship; First, he'd think everyone wouldn't approve, second he felt bad for having affections for his former student.
Last…….
He didn't want to loose another precious person to him.
After all, all the people close to him died.
But in the end, Sakura peeled off all the layers around his heart, ones that he took so many years to built, in just half a year, like an onion.
" Boys are so difficult to understand………I'd say they're like onion's, you peel off each layer, thinking there'll be a surprise, only to find out you're crying because of him….."
That had been Sakura's definition of the male population when she was sixteen.
He walked into Ichiraku's, and saw Naruto, Ino and Sakura sitting at a table, slurping up ramen. Well, dignified slurping on Ino and Sakura's part.
" Yo,"
" Mmmmff!" Naruto mumbled through ramen, causing Sakura to scowl, " Eat with your mouth closed!"
Kakashi chuckled softly and sat next to Naruto, ordering miso ramen.
They continued to eat, Naruto and Ino were closely inspecting Kakashi as he slurped up his ramen, without removing his mask. Sakura grinned to herself, and her lover's eye crinkled in a smile.
(" GRRR! KAKA-SENSEI!" Naruto roared after Kakashi had finished his ramen)
Kakashi and Sakura sat together on the bench in front of the memorial stone. It was evening, and the sun had just set.
" Did you see Naruto's face when I said I've seen your face? Heh, I preferred if I didn't say anything, but heck….." Sakura laughed before continuing, " And to think that we used to think you had fish lips!"
Kakashi had been chuckling, but when he heard the 'fish lips'…"
" Fish…………….lips?"
Sakura grinned, " We used to make bets on what your face would look like, Naruto betted that you had fish lips,"
The Scarecrow face faulted, trying to imagine himself with fish lips. He suppressed a shudder.
" Never mind….."
Sakura grinned.
A few figures hid in the shadows, one of them had a senbon needle stuck in his mouth. (Guess who? XD)
" Genma, I told you to ditch the needle, it reflects the moonlight!" A growl was heard. It was Ibiki.
Genma snorted, " Yeah, yeah, and Gai's teeth doesn't,"
" My teeth are shiny and youthful, thank you very much," A grumble was heard.
" Gai, just shut up.." Genma muttered. Shuffling from the green clad shinobi stopped.
Spying on Kakashi and Sakura had been Genma's idea, Gai, Asuma, and even Ibiki decided to tag along.
" Yo,"
The group turned around and gaped. It was Kakashi. He was grinning, and his eye was crooked in his anime smile.
Genma's jaw dropped, " Wh-What!" They looked to the person who as sitting beside Sakura, who turned around and yanked off the head. It was a dummy. She waved to them with a huge grin on her face.
Then they turned to Kakashi, even though they were way taller than him, he still looked menacing towering over them, especially with that anime smile.
" MY ETERNAL RIVAL!" Gai hopped up to strike his pose, teeth shone like the sun. Kakashi's eye twitched ever so slightly. Gai was still taller than him, not that he really cared. The important thing was…
I'm younger than them.. Kakashi sniggered in his mind.
" Damn you Hatake," Ibiki muttered. Genma face faulted, twirling his senbon needle with his tongue.
" Retreat!" Genma and Asuma shouted simultaneously, the group took off, laughing good naturally over their shoulders. Ibiki had a smirk on his face, while Genma was doing cat noises. Asuma held a dignified face, the muscle of his jaw twitching, and Gai was sprinting, showing off his sparkly teeth and shouting, ' Oh the spring time joys of YOUTH!'
Kakashi chuckled to himself and stepped out of the bushes. Sakura was patting the dummy fondly, and smirked at him, " You should thank my godly sewing skills,"
He raised an eyebrow, " Oh? Maybe I should have you sew that hole in my other pair of pants……….." Sakura scowled, but the amusement was evident in her eyes. " Hell NO!" She shouted as she chucked the dummy head at Kakashi's direction who caught it easily. Kakashi tossed the head over his shoulder into the bushes and plopped onto the bench beside Sakura again.
The pink haired medic-nin glanced at Kakashi, who was staring silently at the stone. She smiled to herself, Young….boyish….
A thought suddenly crossed her mind, and she frowned slightly.
Age-reversal jutsu……..could it wear off?
" Penny for your thoughts?" Kakashi murmured, Sakura grunted.
" Errr….."
Sakura didn't say anything, and both of them continued to sit in silence.
" Are the effects of the jutsu temporary?" Sakura whispered softly, not daring to meet Kakashi's eye.
" ……………I'm not sure." He replied truthfully.
" I'll still love you even if you're old,"
" Don't…call….me………..old…."
" Alright. Old-sensei….."
" ……………….."
" Does this mean we're official now?"
" …………….Yes."
Sakura grinned, and leaned onto Kakashi's shoulder, who smiled slightly.
A figure stood in the shadows, watching the two lovers.
I see……….Hatake-san's weakness…………
The person smiled, and melted into the darkness.
Uchiha Sasuke sat under the moonlight, on top the Hokage Tower. His obsidian orbs stared ruefully at the moon.
I failed…………
I failed to kill him……..
His eyebrows furrowed in thought. Why didn't Itachi kill them off? Not that I'd want them dead anyway………
But it's so unlike him.
Screw orders…..
He has something planned…….
Something big…………
A/N: Eh, writer's block. This will probably be the second last chapter…
Change of events in the next, (which is really important to the beginning of ARC 2 and the whole plot of ARC 3.)
If you see another fiction posted by me, " Forbidden Love", please check it out. I'm not sure if the plot is good enough, and I'd like some feedback on it :D Thanks!
(Updated this at my school library)