Chapter 8: A Great Day
Kakashi awoke the next day feeling better than he ever had before. What was better was that he woke up with the girl he loved in his arms. He smiled and then remembered that he cannot have a relationship with her yet. Without disrupting the kunoichi, Kakashi slipped out of bed and walked to the kitchen. Maybe she'll enjoy some fruit and tea for breakfast he thought to himself. The Copy Nin went to work pulling out mangos, oranges, apples, and watermelon. He pulled out a knife from the knife block and proceeded to cut the fruit into easy bites. Kakashi then pulled out some ginseng tea and began to brew a pot. He suddenly froze when he felt two soft hands caress his abdomen, and a smooth, warm face press against the back of his shirt.
"Good morning, Kakashi sensei." Sakura said tiredly.
"Sensei again?" Kakashi asked.
He felt Sakura nod her head against his back. "Mmhmm! Until my 18th birthday, you are still my sensei." Kakashi was glad that she understood the dilemma. He divided the fruit into two bowls and handed one to Sakura and one for himself. Sakura put a piece of watermelon to her lips but then paused. She looked at Kakashi and pushed her spoon off the table. "Oops!" she said and hid her head under the table. Kakashi smiled and shoveled the food in her mouth. After realizing she was purposely taking longer, he allowed himself to enjoy the food in his mouth. Sakura raised her head and smiled back at him. "Oh look at that! You're already finished." She said with playful sarcasm.
"Thank you, Sakura." Kakashi said. Sakura continued eating as Kakashi drank his tea slowly. "So any plans for today?"
"Mmmm," She said, finger to her lips in thought, "no nothing really."
Kakashi smiled through his mask. "Good." He stood up from the table.
"Where are you going?" Sakura asked.
"Come with me." Kakashi grabbed Sakura's wrist and pulled her outside.
Once they were outside, Kakashi pulled her down the street a bit.
"Kakashi where are you—ooo!" Sakura said in excitement. She saw a big banner advertising a carnival. It was scheduled for that afternoon at noon till midnight.
"Would you like to go?" Kakashi asked her with a smile.
"Yes yes yes!" Sakura said happily like a schoolgirl. Kakashi chuckled.
"Then we should really get ready, it starts in another half and hour."
The two went back into the house and went to their separate rooms. Sakura chose a blue tank top with the same circle pattern that she had on her red blouse. She wore the same black spandex shorts. She opened up her closet and chose a nice blue pair of open toe blue high-heeled shoes. The kunoichi walked over to the mirror and picked up a blue head band to hold back her bangs. She opened up her make-up kit and chose a nice pink shade of lipstick. She applied some mascara to top it all off. After looking at herself in the mirror, she decided that she was presentable and turned to the door.
Kakashi went into his closet and chose between which black jounin shirt he wanted to wear. Wait a second, he thought, they are all the same. Kakashi slapped himself on the head. You're already worried about appearance with this girl, idiot. Kakashi pulled out a cean jounin shirt, his green vest, and his usual black boxers and gloves. He looked into his mirror. Stud, he thought to himself. He turned and walked to the door.
Both nins exited their rooms at the same time. Sakura giggled at seeing Kakashi in his same attire. However, Kakashi was awestruck at Sakura's beauty. "Whoa." He managed to say. Sakura twirled around.
"Do you like it?" She asked with a smile.
"Gah…" Kakashi said, still feeling mush mouthed.
Sakura giggled again. "C'mon sensei," she said, linking her arm with his. They walked out of their house to town-square. As they walked down the street, men turned their heads to watch Sakura. Women were whispering with each other over Kakashi, like they did everyday. Sakura blushed at the attention, while Kakashi gave his same lazy impassive look. Sakura saw a fishing booth and tugged on Kakashi who obliged. "Ooo sensei! Win me a fish!" She squealed.
Kakashi sighed and paid 1 ryou to the stall owner. He picked up the net and tried to catch a fish but the fish fell through the paper net. "Dammit." He cursed to himself.
"Here you go. You have 2 tries left." The owner said with a smile. Kakashi tried again, but once again the fish fell through. Kakashi felt irritated, but an idea hit him. When he took the third net he whispered, " Fishing net, kage bunshin no jutsu!" The netting on the fishing net tripled making it incredibly durable. Kakashi caught the fish with ease.
"We have a winner!" The owner cried and put the fish in a bag of water and handed it to Kakashi. He handed it to a happy Sakura.
"Thank you sensei!" She said. They made their way through the carnival stopping for cotton candy and candied plums several times. Kakashi ended up wasting a lot of his chakra on different gaming booths. For the shooting range booth, he needed to use his Sharingan to zero in on the target since his pistol would pull to the right. He had to boost chakra in his feet as extra adhesion in order to beat the competition in rock climbing. His shuriken skills helped him the most in the bottle breaking competition. Of course, Sakura was reaping the rewards for all these victories by receiving all of the prizes. They sat down on a bench, Kakashi being wiped out. Sakura helped him out by giving him a deep massage and some nice jasmine tea. They had such a great time.
At 9 the two nins decided to head out and grab some dinner. They went to the Ichiraku ramen stand and ordered two bowls of pork ramen. "So how many prizes did you win?" Kakashi asked a happy Sakura.
"Umm, I believe 23 in total." She said happily. Sakura put her head on Kakashi's shoulder as they walked through the training fields, sharing stories.
"So that was you who almost took out my good eye with the kunai?" Kakashi asked.
"Yea," Sakura said timidly, "I was only practicing, but it slipped and headed straight to where you were sitting."
"Well you had some pretty good aim to me." Kakashi said. Sakura playfully punched him on the shoulder.
"I want to see your full face." Sakura suddenly said. Kakashi seemed unfazed.
"You'll have to work to see it." Kakashi said. Sakura grabbed at his mask but got air as she realized that he wasn't there anymore. She looked left and found him reading his new Icha Icha volume by a big redwood tree. Sakura made a few clones and ran towards Kakashi from different directions. Kakashi hopped up into the tree and avoided a series of kicks and punches from the two clones. The real Sakura came up from behind and cleanly snatched the book out of his hand. "Hey!" Kakashi protested and ran after the kunoichi. Sakura hopped from tree to tree laughing, with a determined Kakashi in pursuit.
Sakura faltered in her steps and fell on the grass lightly. She scrambled up and continued running but ran into Kakashi. She fell to the ground again and looked up as she saw her former sensei reach out his hand for the book. She put it down her shirt and stuck out her tongue. Then something unexpected happened.
Kakashi laid down on top of her and placed his hand behind her head. Sakura blushed furiously. "Kakashi sensei…" She breathed. He inched his face closer to hers, blowing lightly on her cheek. She shivered at the cold sensation. She let out a slight yelp as she felt his hand start under her shirt. Thoughts were racing through her head about what to do. Should I stop him or should I let him take me? She thought, I know this is what I wanted but I thought we agreed to wait. She let out a small groan as she felt his hand reach her chest area. Kakashi moved his lips to her right ear and whispered.
"Sakura…" He breathed. Sakura waited impatiently for what seemed like days. "Thanks for holding my book." He said as he took old of his book and yanked it from under her shirt. Kakashi stood up and held out a hand to a blushing Sakura.
"PERVERT!" She screamed as she forcefully took his hand and pulled him down. She proceeded to hit him with the butt of her fist over and over on the top of his head. "Pervert pervert pervert pervert pervert!"
"What did I do?" Kakashi asked innocently, holding his hands above his head.
"You tried to take advantage of me!" She screamed.
"No I tried to get my property back."
"Still! You reached up my shirt!"
"Judging by the way you blushed so much, I came to conclusion that you enjoyed it. The noises you made certainly proved me right." Sakura stopped and her face turned 8 shades of red. Kakashi quickly flipped her on her back and held her hands above her head. She thought that he was really going to try it this time. He held up his book and smiled. "Thanks again!" Sakura just scowled at him and stuck her tongue out. Kakashi chuckled and picked her up by the hand. "Enough excitement for one day," He said, "Let's go home and have some tea." The two walked back without a word. Sakura linked her hands with his. This time, Kakashi blushed at the contact.
When they reached home, Kakashi put a pot of tea on and got out two cups. While the kettle boiled, he thought to himself about the days events. We had so much fun together he said to himself. And that little episode in the fields was actually quite enjoyable. Maybe it won't be so bad having a relationship with her now. She didn't really seem to mind. In fact…I had the most fun I've ever had today. The kettle whistled and he poured the two cups. A thud came from Sakura's room. "Hn?"
Sakura was in the middle of putting on her night gown. Wow. She thought to herself, That was an AMAZING day. I got all these gifts, and Kakashi and I really bonded today. Oh my God, this love is so invigorating. I feel like I can walk on clouds. I hope he feels the same way. Maybe I should talk to him about starting our relationship early. He didn't seem to mind. In fact…I had the most I've ever had today.
Thoughts like that can really screw up you ninja career a foreign voice said inside her own mind. Sakura turned to the window but was stunned by a blow to the gut. Her arm knocked over the lamp and it fell with a thud. She lay there limply in her intruder's arms. The intruder picked her up and walked to the window. "I should really thank you for killing my little brother." The monotone voice said. The door opened and Kakashi walked in. His eye widened at the sight.
"Itachi!" He exclaimed. The Akatsuki ninja turned into a thousand black crows along with Sakura. The last thing left seen were his Sharingan eyes. "SAKURA!!!!!!!!!!!!!"