"When did I become this stupid?" Sakura thought while she was lying on her bed and staring at ceiling. Even her music couldn't help her block out the thoughts that were attacking her conscience. She had gotten herself in a really stupid situation and as much as she thought about she couldn't come up with a descent answer as to why did she get involved like that.
Maybe she did it out of spite. Kakashi was spying her hiding so he wouldn't have to face her. After so many years of being together he just couldn't come to her and apologize. But there was another thing if he thought that she was going to apologize he was wrong. The fact that he was prying in her personal life more than usual was bothering her"Why is he doing that?" she thought. After so many years of focusing on Sasuke and then Naruto why did he have to give his attention now?
Sure he helped her grow in a way. But she couldn't give him all of the credit it was all thanks to Tsunade that she was what she was today. Strong, independent and very spirited. Still she had a special place in her heart for her ex-sensei. He always had protected her when she needed someone by her side and he never turned her down for anything.
But still what point was she trying to make clear? She did not know herself. The mere fact that she excepted a date she did not want just to make him feel something. Sakura wasn't sure herself what she tried to do. Now she had bigger problems to face like what is going on in the hospital while she was gone and that date with Izumo.
Kakashi was sitting at the table saying nothing, hearing nothing. He was once again with Genma and Gai. But what he had witnessed earlier kept him occupied ever since. Genma noticed that there was something wrong with his masked friend so after a while he said to Gai"Gai could you please go get us something to eat I am starving. " Gai looked up and said with disappointment "But I was just getting to the good part about how me and Lee did on our last mission."
"I know Gai but you are faster when it comes to these things so think of it as a challenge. How fast can you come back with the food?" Genma smirked. He always knew how to push someone's buttons. Before he even finished that last sentence Gai was already sprinting towards the exit of the tea house. When the senbon ninja made sure he couldn't spot Gai's green outfit anymore he turned to Kakashi "Okay spill it what the hell is wrong with you?"
Kakashi slowly turned to him with a questioning look on his face. Genma was pretty sure the Copy-nin knew what he was talking about but still said:"You haven't said a word during the whole evening. You just stare into space I have the feeling you are not in this dimension anymore.". Kakashi was thinking what to say in reply. He did want an answer. One that would be honest so he started explaining "There is this person I have know for a very long time. And some weeks back I started seeing her differently. But I don't understand why every move she makes around another man makes me feel weird like anger is flowing in blood. I can't control it. He had a fall out and now I can't face her. I tried to figure out why but I can't. I mean I have had relationships with other women you know very well but still I have never felt something like this." Genma took the senbon out of his mouth and smirked „Kakashi my man I don't know who you are talking about but let me tell you this you want this woman so bad that you feel jealousy."
Kakashi raised his head to the ceiling"So that's it jealousy. I never thought that I would feel this and even towards Sakura. What is wrong with me?" He then turned to Genma:"What do you think I should do. I don't want to feel like this you see how this makes me act.". Genma took a sip from his sake then stayed quiet for a few minutes before saying:"Either sleep with her and find out if your feelings are deeper than you think or confess to her and see her reaction." The silver haired Copy-nin looked as his friend and thought:"You really are an expert when it comes to women but you don't notice the obvious feelings of the person you see every day." He then threw a glance to the table across the room where a few nurses from the hospital and Shizune were seated.
As expected the hospital was functioning perfectly while she was away. Sakura felt relieved. The months of discipline she was inflicting on her staff had finally paid off. She was sitting I her office going through charts. With the month coming to an end and the summer festival only a week away she was swamped with work. And the most dreaded day in the month was coming up. The male shinobi physicals. When it came to the kunoichi in the village they were always present on the day of their physicals now the shinobi they were the worst. They didn't even bother showing up on the day they were assigned to come.
Sakura took a deep breath and looked through the list. It was good because she knew personally most of them and she could take the notice to them personally. When her gaze travelled down the paper she came across one name that made her blood boil "Hatake Kakashi". She set down the list on her desk and leaned back in her chair setting her gaze on the white ceiling "This is so childish. Why are we even like that?" she thought to herself. But she was also thinking about his reaction about her date with Izumo.
She found herself a little disappointed to the thought that he might not care "But why am I like that?" Maybe it was because she had gone for so long without this kind of attention from men. Sure she had a lot of admirers but she never found any of them interesting. Kakashi however she knew very well and his face had always been a mystery. A lot of women in the village had a crush on him and she understood why. All women loved tall, dark and mysterious and in a why he fit that profile. He had a perfect body; his back was broad and masculine along with his shoulders his arms were packed in tight muscles which were a result from hard training and fighting.
She then shook head. Why was thinking again like that about him "Maybe it has been too long since the last time I spend a night with a man?" She then turned her attention back to the list and saw Naruto and Sasuke's names on it. It was time to pay them a visit she thought. And with that she took the appointment papers and walked out of her office.
Naruto and Sasuke were seated at Ichiraku so they can something cold to drink and lunch. Both of them were taking D-rank missions with genins so they can keep an eye on them because right now there was nothing better to do. Even Sai was back and when he met up with them he said that his mission was nothing special. They were just talking when they heard a familiar voice: "I thought I might find both of you here." They turned around and saw Sakura coming to them. A big smile formed on Naruto's lips as he loudly greeted her:"Sakura-chaaann! You are back, but when did you come back?"
Sakura patted both of them on the shoulder and then took a seat:"Yesterday, but today I had work in the hospital. Which brings me to the other reason I went out to find you." She handed both of them the folded pieces of paper. When they opened them to see what they contained she almost laughed out loud. Sasuke's eyebrow twitched and Naruto almost made a crying face. Sasuke then turned to her and said in a slow voice so he can make a point:"Sakura we hoped that the fact that you now are basically running the hospital will get us free of these physicals." Sakura made a nice face with a smile:"Why is that?"
Naruto made a puff sound and then threw the paper on the table and said in a proud voice:"Because they are annoying and ridiculous. Going in the hospital waiting almost a day for your turn to come and then stripping in front off some nurse while she treats us like babies." A dark aura was circling Sakura now and as soon as Naruto felt that he shut up and covered his head waiting for the hit. But nothing like that happened. She just smiled in a really scary way and said:"If you don't show up on that day and on time I will make sure both of you end up in hospitals beds at least for a week."
Both of the shivered and said a very firm "Yes ma'am." She then remembered and took out a third piece of paper and gave it to them:"Give this to Kakashi and tell him the same I told you guys." As she was prepared to leave she heard a painfully familiar voice:"Give me and tell me what?". She turned her gaze towards the direction from where the voice was coming from and saw. Silver hair, orange book and a masked face behind it and at that moment she did not know which was best talking back to him or praying to the Gods for the ground to open and just take her in.
He was looking at her at her straight in the face and waiting for her response but he saw that she was dwelling on something. He knew that she was with Naruto and Sasuke because he heard her voice when he was coming closer to the place and being the adult in the situation he decided to talk to her. She finally decided to speak since her silence was becoming noticeable even to Naruto and Sasuke:"Your physicals are on Friday this week. I expect all three of you there." Then she just spun on her heels and walked away. He looked after her and then Naruto asked:"Is something wrong with her?"
