Yay, I'm pretty happy with how this chappie came out. Now, it is midnight. I need sleep. ;
Enjoy!
-Koria
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An hour had passed and the night had settled in. Sakura sat in front of the mirror of her room at the inn and was looking out the window. People were out and about. She noticed lots of people going in and out of what looked like a bar just at the end of the street. Sakura didn't feel like sleeping much so she decided to go over there. There wasn't anything else to do and she was far from tired, despite her turbulent sleep the previous night.
It was interesting to see people wandering around aimlessly, some people were drunk and some were just dancing in the crowd. Sure, she was alone but she knew it wasn't that hard to make friends when you're a pink-haired, 19 year old Kunoichi. She just wanted to get Kakashi out of her head. She sat down at the bar and ordered a double shot rum and coke. Five minutes passed, she finished her drink. She was getting bored.
"Hello there. What's a girl like you doing alone here?" asked a stranger to her right. He was cute, black hair, dark eyes, he looked almost like Sasuke.
Sakura smiled at him, "can't a girl just sit and enjoy a drink or two after a rough day?" she said.
The man grinned and looked at the bar tender. "Course she can. Another drink for the lady." He said. Sakura laughed.
After a few minutes of this guy trying to chat her up, Sakura felt eyes at the back of her neck. She looked behind her only to see the crowd. When she turned back around, she nearly fell off the bar stool in surprise to find Kakashi sitting where the friendly stranger had been only seconds before.
"The hell?! Kakashi!" she yelped. He looked at her and smiled.
"Yo."
Sakura looked around. "Uhm… where was the guy who was sitting in your chair just now?"
"What guy?" Kakashi asked, in an almost serious tone. Sakura just stared at him, still trying to absorb what happened.
She glared at him, "You're ridiculous, you know that?" She snapped as she looked away from him. "Eh, well he wasn't that great looking anyways, I wouldn't want you to have to suffer someone like that." He said playfully. Sakura looked at him with an 'I can't believe you' kind of expression.
Then something dawned on her. "You're… you're jealous!" she said with a bit of a smile. Kakashi blinked at her. "Now why would you say that?" he asked, in an almost sincere tone.
Sakura finished off her drink and smiled, "I get it. I thought you were just trying to annoy me but I get it now. You're like a two year old." She finished.
"Oh really. How's that?" He said. "You're jealous." She retorted with a smile. "Well, we'll see who's the two year old." He smiled back as he picked up his drink walked off, probably to drink his shot somewhere no one can see him pulling down his mask.
Sakura watched him as he disappeared into the crowd. She straightened her back softly and took off her zip-up shirt to show her black tank top. "If he wants to play, I'll play." She thought. Lots of the men around the bar looked at her. Little girl with an empty glass, of course someone would be sitting beside her in a matter of seconds.
As if on cue, she was approached by another stranger, who once again, like that last one bought her a drink and started to flirt with her with flattering, but almost insincere comments. He asked her to dance, and she went with him. She wasn't drunk, but she could definitely feel the room sway.
The air was heavy as he put his hands on her hips and pulled her close, moving to the music. She looked around to see if Kakashi was in sight. He was no where. "But he has to be watching." She thought to herself as she moved closer to him.
And then she felt it, someone's hand touch her shoulder and gently pull her back. Sakura looked to see Kakashi behind her. "Sorry, it's time to take her home now." He said to the stranger. The man scowled at Kakashi but reluctantly disappeared into the group of people. Kakashi turned Sakura around to face him.
"Care to dance?" Sakura asked in a slightly triumphant tone. He smiled that same smiling, unreadable smug of his. Sakura crossed her arms and looked up at him. "You're jeaaa-louuus." She sang playfully. Kakashi put his head next to her ear. "And you're drunk." He whispered as he gently slid his fingers along her arm, feeling the goose bumps that rose on her soft skin. He put his hands on her hips.
She smiled at him as she swayed to the beat, her body moving in his arms. "I'm just tipsy." She whispered back at him as she stepped back, pulling away from his hold, denying him her touch. She gave him a teasing look and continued taking steps back, disappearing into the crowd. "At least I can walk straight." He said as went to look for her in the crowd but she was no where to be seen.
Sakura left the bar and walked quickly back to the Inn, which was only around the corner of the street. She giggled to herself, "maybe I am a bit drunk." She thought as she shut the door to her room, thinking Kakashi was probably back at the bar, still looking for her. She turned around only to find Kakashi standing in front of her. By reflex, she put her hands in front of her but he grabbed her wrists. "Trust me, even if you're the greatest ninja in the world, you won't escape me." He whispered jokingly.
She narrowed her eyes at him and took a step back but she was met by the wall. He stepped forward. She looked into his eyes. She wasn't even that drunk, and by the looks of it, he was probably sober, but it was like every sip of alcohol she took gave her an excuse to be this close to him again. She knew this opportunity might not come up again so she did what her body had wanted to do these last few days and she pressed her lips into his masked lips.
"Sakura…" he said gently as he pulled away, letting her wrists go, remembering last night. She looked up at him, confused as he brushed some of her pink hair out of her face. "You're not sober." He said as he turned around to leave.
Her heart pounded. She wanted this so badly and she was just staring at his back as he walked away. Alcohol was what brought them together so why was alcohol pushing him away now?
"Kakashi…" she whispered as she went to walk towards him but stumbled and found herself against his back, her hands gripping his shirt. He didn't look back at her, he just felt her hands loosen and then wrap around him. She laid her head against his back. "I don't love Sasuke. You heard me say his name, didn't you? I don't love him, so don't think I do." She said, trying to string the words together properly. The alcohol made her feel tired. He rested his hand on top of hers. "Stay." She said. She loosened her grip as he turned around to face her. She still smelled faintly of alcohol. She rested her head against his chest and held him tightly. He rested his chin on her head as he put his arms around her.
There was something about this moment, about the way she held him that Kakashi realized something. This feeling, what was it? This wasn't just a game of teasing with another random girl. This was a girl that he watched grow into a woman, a student that he taught, a comrade he cared about, a girl he cared about.
Care?
He looked down at her as she looked up at him. She may not have been completely sober at that moment, but there was this look she had in her eyes, this look she always had, and he felt captured by it.
"Ok." He whispered, finally answering her. She smiled as he bent down to reach around the back of her knees to pick her up. He brought her over to her bed as he laid her down under the blankets. He pulled off both their shoes and his shirt as he crawled in beside her.
She slid closer to him. He pulled the blankets over them and wrapped his arms around her. She felt him breath slowly and it tickled her neck. She entangled her fingers into his and shut her eyes. He was so warm, and she was so soft.
This was bliss. She prayed it would never end.
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- Koria