GaiKaka Gai x Kakashi ... Kakashi's got an agenda, and is overstressed. Gai thinks it might be his own fault. Mishaps and Misunderstandings...
This ones fine… mostly. (for ratings..) G. I have finished writing this one, and it totals 10 chapters. I'm uploading once a day-ish. When I remember… I was out yesterday… Sorry folks. Please enjoy it!! Thanks to those few who have jumped on for the ride :D
Chapter Four: Of Blondes and Rescheduling
Kakashi turned and waited for the intruder to step out from behind the rock. It was slightly embarrassing to have been walked in on, but in all honesty, it would have been more annoying to have stopped half-way through.
"I said, you can come out now," Kakashi repeated, in a slightly more annoyed tone.
Still no reply.
Kakashi let out an aggravated sigh, stepped out of the water, and wrapped a fluffy white towel around his waist. I bet it's just some stupid kids… even better…
"Hey!! Kakashi-senseiiiii!!"
God no!
Kakashi turned to the direction the voice was coming from. There was no way Naruto was going to catch him on a day off…
Kakashi took one glance towards the rock and decided to take the lesser of two evils… he grabbed his clothes and bounded away.
Gai's apartment was right next to this place, right? Surely he could just borrow it for a moment to get changed…
"Senseiiiiii!!!"
You'd better be home… Gai…
The icy chill that had taken over his body was slowly fading away. The big guy upstairs must have been taking pity on him, or something. He made a mental note to pray more often.
After a quick surveillance check, he allowed himself to stand up and sit on the rock he was hiding behind. The rock was smooth and warm, and he let the steam from the springs soak into his clothes and pores.
His suit was a bit of a mess, so he couldn't stay long, it'd still be pretty embarrassing to be caught like this…
"Gai-Sensei?"
Gai fell backwards off his rock.
"Ah! Naruto!" he said, recovering quickly. A cheeky, blue-eyed face smiled above him, offering a hand to help him get up. He took it.
"What you doin', Sensei?"
"It's a… secret of maintaining Youthfulness!!" Gai said, thinking up a harmless lie.
"Oh, right…" Naruto said, distracted, "Anyway, you seen Kakashi-Sensei? I could have sworn I saw him here just a minute ago…"
"Kakashi?" he said, with a forced chuckle, "haven't seen him since yesterday! Nope!"
Naruto gave him a suspicious look. Sure, the boy was a little thick at times, but he wasn't stupid.
"Sure, Sensei… whatever you say…"
Gai watched the little orange speck disappear bounding over the buildings, yelling "Kakashiiiii-Senseiiiii!"
Close call, he thought, concealing himself once more and making his way up to his apartment, stealthily.
Kakashi stared at the scroll on the wall of Gai's bedroom.
Thursday: Kakashi: Sake-drinking contest
Kakashi tapped his chin. His brow furrowed slightly.
After a moment's hesitation, he searched the apartment for a pen and grabbed a wad of sticky-notes nearby. He wrote a quick message and stuck it to the scroll before disappearing out the window and off to his own apartment, minutes before a key could be heard scraping the lock of the front door.
Gai fumbled with the keys. How was it that the right key was nearly always the last key? The final key slipped into the lock and he turned, putting a little too much force into the worn device.
He ripped off his clothes and headed towards the master bathroom in his bedroom, grabbing a towel and a shower cap as he manoeuvred through the house. Out-of-place fluoro-yellow grabbed his attention.
That note had definitely not been there before…
He bent down so he was eye-height with the scroll.
"Did I say Thursday? I meant Saturday…"
Gai grinned.
Oh, it was on.