A/N - Here's chapter five! Enjoy!
Chapter Five: I Can't Deny It
Recap...
"What I'm saying is that I love her like a daughter," Kakashi clarified, smiling, "Many sensei's will think of their student's as their own children. It's impossible for Sensei's to spend so much time with their students and not become, at least, somewhat fond of them."
"I guess I can understand that," Naruto admitted, stretching his hands behind his head, and smiling.
"Too bad some Sensei's feelings get a too far out of hand," Sasuke put in, Naruto immediately stopped smiling, and his face turned angry.
"Yeah! That completely sucks!" Naruto shouted, then his face grew sadder, then angry, as he added, "I wonder how many other girls have been raped by their Sensei's. I mean, Ino never actually told anyone, Sakura just came across the information when she looked through Ino's diary. I wonder if this has happened to others, and they just haven't told anyone."
Kakashi, and Sasuke, both took on the same look as Naruto. They all stood there, silently, hoping and praying that it was only Ino that this had happened to.
"Come on," Kakashi spoke into the uneasy silence, "Let's go. We should try and find out more about what happened to Yamanaka-san."
"But, what about Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked immediately.
"There's nothing we can do for her," Kakashi said, "She has to stay in the hospital for the night."
Naruto looked to the ground, and said, "I want to wait for Sakura-chan."
"You can't pick and choose when you want to focus on doing the mission assigned to you." Kakashi pointed out.
"But, there's no one in this whole village who knows Ino-san better then Sakura, I doubt even Hinata-chan would know more than Sakura-chan. There's no point in trying to find information without Sakura-chan."
Kakashi sighed, and was about to reply to Naruto's comment, when he heard Sasuke's voice.
"Naruto right," Sasuke said, and Kakashi raised an eyebrow at him, "would be pointless without Sakura. We wouldn't even know where to start."
Kakashi sighed once more; he had been trying hard to not think of Sakura, all bruised in the face. The picture of her like that, though, kept swimming into his mind, and wouldn't leave him alone, and Naruto, and Sasuke, weren't helping matters.
"Alright, fine," Kakashi gave in, "Take the rest of the day off, and meet at the hospital tomorrow morning, seven o'clock, on then nose, got it?"
"We should be asking you that, Sensei," Naruto said, poking fun at the fact that his sensei was never on time.
"Just be here." Kakashi said, and he walked off without another word.
Naruto, and Sasuke, glanced at each other with puzzled expressions.
Sasuke shrugged, and said, as he made his way down the street, "Come on."
"Hey, Sasuke?" Naruto called, and Sasuke stopped and turned back around.
"What do you want?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto ran forwards so that he caught up with Sasuke before asking, "Sasuke, do think what Asuma said is true?"
Sasuke raised an eyebrow at him, "What are you talking about?"
"About Kakashi Sensei loving Sakura, and wanting to…you know," Naruto said; Sasuke sighed.
"Naruto, we asked Sensei already," Sasuke pointed out, "Remember? He said he only loved Sakura, like a daughter, nothing more."
"So you expected him to just spill his beans all over the street, and tells us," Naruto took on a imitation of his sensei's voice, "Yes, you found me out! I'm completely head over heels in love with Sakura, and I'm planning to use my powers as her sensei to make her sleep with me."
Sasuke stared at Naruto complete idiotic actions; he then recovered and whacked him over the head, "You idiot!"
"Oww!" Naruto shouted, holding his head, "What did you do that for?"
"Why the hell would you think Kakashi sensei wants to do that?" Sasuke asked, crossing his arms over his chest, and glaring at Naruto.
"Well, for one," Naruto said, holding up one finger, "She's really the only chick he's been around lately-"
"He's her sensei, he's suppose to be around her," Sasuke brushed off the reason Naruto said.
"Second, he's been fairly over protective of her lately," Naruto pointed out.
"Again, he's her sensei!" Sasuke said.
"Third, and this one you can't just brush off, Sasuke," Naruto said, and Sasuke glanced at him.
"What is it?" Sasuke asked.
"He's always reading that Icha Icha Paradise!" Naruto said; and Sasuke's eyes widened.
"Well, he…" Sasuke tried to think of a way to brush away this new reason, but failed, "Okay, fine, but that's only one reason."
"One is still something, Sasuke!" Naruto pointed out; Sasuke stared at him, he then sighed in defeat.
"You're right," Sasuke agreed, "but what can we do? He's our sensei, he has complete control over us."
Naruto sighed, and looked to the ground, "I don't know, Sasuke. I just don't know anymore."
Sasuke glanced over at Naruto, it's not like him to just give up like that; then again it's usually been only him that could get hurt if he messed up. This time, though, if he, if we, screw up, it's Sakura who's going to get hurt.
Sasuke sighed, and looked around, but what can we do? I don't even what to believe that Kakashi Sensei would do that to Sakura! I really don't want to go and suspect him completely.
"Come on, Sasuke," Naruto spoke; Sasuke came from his thoughts and looked over at him, "Let's go, we can decide on what to do tomorrow. It's getting late, it's already nine o'clock."
Sasuke nodded, and the two walked down the street. As the air of Konoha grew cold, as night set in around them.
"I'll see you tomorrow, Sasuke," Naruto said, when they reached the street to Naruto's apartment.
"Yeah," Sasuke said, turning down the other street that lead to his house, "See you tomorrow."
They both waved to each other, and then went their separate ways. Both completely unaware of what the future held, for them, their pink-haired friend, their sensei, and the whole of Konoha.
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(A/N – Haha, you thought this was the end of the chapter, didn't you? Well, you're wrong, it's only about halfway through. Hee hee.)
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Kakashi stood outside the front doors of Konoha's medical hospital, and thought to himself.
What the hell am I doing here?
You're making sure you pretty cherry blossom is all right.
I know she's all right; she's tough. She can easily survive a little hit like that.
Then, why are you standing here?
I don't…is that her?
Kakashi focused his eyes on a window where the lights were on, and a person was sitting a by it, looking out at the night. The window was on the second from the top floor, the same floor as Sakura.
She knows you're here. You're losing your touch as a ninja, Kakashi.
Shut up! How do you even know that that's Sakura-chan up there? It could be anyone.
With shoulder length, cherry blossom pink, hair?
Kakashi blinked, and stared at the person in the window, and realized his inner voice was right. The person had shoulder length, cherry blossom pink, hair, and Kakashi knew only one person who had such hair.
"Sakura-chan," Kakashi whispered to the cool night air that surrounded him.
That's another thing, Kakashi. His voice spoke.
What?
Why do you call her, Sakura-chan?
Um, well, I…Kakashi sighed, I don't know. It just sounds better. I know I should probably just be calling her Sakura, but…I just…
Don't want to?
No…yeah.
Ha! I knew it!
What?
You love her!
Yeah, sure, like a daught-
And don't you dare say 'Like a daughter'! You know damn well that isn't true!
Kakashi sighed, but I can't love her! I'm not allowed to. Especially, now, after her best friend was raped by her sensei.
Well, first of all, you're not going to be her sensei forever, and second, once your not her sensei anymore, she'll know you can't order her to do anything she doesn't want to. So, it'll be fine.
Yeah, that's easy for you to say.
Kakashi breathed deeply, and returned his attention to Sakura, who sat at the window of her room, looking down at him. She raised her hand and waved slightly to Kakashi, who returned it.
Kakashi watched as Sakura, lowered her head to rest on the window ledge. He tilted his head and smiled up at her.
I can't deny it; Kakashi thought inwardly to himself, not anymore. I love her. I love her more then anything else in this world.
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(A/N – Nope, still not over yet! Hee hee!)
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Sakura watched Kakashi from the window of her hospital room.
Why is Kakashi standing out there? Sakura wondered, is he standing out there, for me?
Sakura shook her head, no, he couldn't be. He's probably waiting for Rin, to walk her home.
As though someone had heard her thoughts, Rin herself walked out of the hospital front doors, and waved to Kakashi, he looked over at her, and gave her a half wave. Rin walked over to him, and stopped.
I knew it, Sakura thought, sighing sadly, wait, why the hell am I sad that he wasn't here for me?
Sakura shook her head to clear it, and then looked back down at Rin and Kakashi, they seemed to be talking. They, suddenly, looked up, both of them, at Sakura, and waved.
Sakura raised her head a little, then smiled and waved back down at them.
Kakashi must at least be asking about me, Sakura thought happily, hold on, did I just refer to him as Kakashi?
Sakura pushed the thoughts of her using Kakashi's first name only from her mind as she looked back down at him, and Rin, who were now walking away. Sakura frowned.
Kakashi then stopped and gestured to a bench in the front of the hospital, Rin put her hands on her hips, and shook her head. Kakashi shrugged and sat down, and seemed to speak to her; she then shrugged and walked off. Kakashi looked up to Sakura's window, and waved once again to her.
Sakura didn't know whether to be flattered, or freaked out of her mind. Kakashi was out there for her, and her alone. Then, again, with everything that had happened to Ino, Sakura wasn't sure whether or not she was comfortable with Kakashi sitting out on that bench like that for her.
Sakura looked back out the window, and tilted her head in thought at Kakashi.
"Sakura-san," A voice came from the doorway of Sakura's room; Sakura turned and saw her doctor standing there.
"Um, yes?" Sakura asked.
"You should be in bed," Her doctor said, walking in and pulling the sheets back on Sakura's bed, "You need your rest."
Sakura nodded, and looked back out the window to Kakashi. His head was drooped, and resting on his chest. Sakura laughed slightly at the sight of her sensei sleeping on a bench, though it wasn't really something to laugh at.
Sakura then climbed into her bed, and noticed a throw blanket at the end of it. She smiled at it and picked it up, then made to get out of bed.
"Oh no," Her doctor said, pushing Sakura back into bed, "where do you think you're going?"
"I want to take this to my sensei," Sakura said; her doctor raised an eyebrow.
"You're sensei?" The doctor repeated.
"He's outside," Sakura explained.
The doctor glanced at the window, then walked over and looked out. She smiled gently.
"Tell you what," The doctor said, "I'll take the blanket to your sensei."
Sakura was about to retort when the doctor spoke again, "You can even watch me from the window, okay?"
Sakura was about to retort again, but thought better of it, and nodded.
Sakura went to the window, as the doctor left through the door with the blanket. After a few minutes, Sakura saw the doctor walk out of the front doors, and up to where Kakashi was asleep on the bench. She waved to Sakura, and then draped the blanket over Kakashi's sleeping form. She waved once more to Sakura, and went back inside.
Sakura smiled, and smiled into her bed, within minutes, she was out like a light. Drifting into pleasant dreams of who knows what.
A/N – Hee hee, that's the end of this chapter, but I'll give you a hint for the next one. I know what! Wink wink, nudge nudge, haha. Anyway, see you all, hopefully, in the next chapter.