Their Thoughts

Disturbance at the Inn- Part 2

Meika sat on the stoop of the door leading into the garden. The crickets were noisy and faraway, the fireflies were twinkling in the garden and well… she was in a great mood.

"Enjoying yourself out here, Mei-chan?"

Pulling her bathrobe tighter to herself, she didn't move her head as Kakashi sat down with her. His bathrobe was covering his body in a loose fashion. After a second, she looked up into his towel-covered face.

"Tell me how you acquired the sharingan."

Not dumbfounded, Kakashi shrugged and looked up at the light black sky.

"Do you remember Obito ... He was the goofball of our class. To make things simple, we were on the same team as well. I… did something really nasty during that last mission. Obito was firmly against it and went off on his own.

"Eventually, I followed him, but it was useless. We managed to save our comrade Rin, but he got caught in a rock slide. To make up for the missing gift for being a jounin, he gave me his sharingan. Frankly, I think he actually wanted it to be a parting gift, but I'll never know now."

"Maybe he did, but at least he prevented you from becoming blind."

"Really? I wasn't thinking like that."

"Dumb ass."

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With everyone getting ready for bed, a meeting was held in the men's bedroom. Kakashi went over the travel route for tomorrow and assigned roles. Sakura was getting the supplies needed. Naruto was carrying most of the stuff. (He complained, but was silenced after Sakura instilled some guilt into him.) Meika would over see the proceedings. After that, one question:

"What are we going up against?"

Seemingly frowning, Kakashi answered, "From the descriptions we've received, we have to help against… something more animal than human. They're either black or see through."

"HUH?!"

"That's exactly why I would like to get there as early as possible. (Naruto and Sakura rolled their eyes. He was never going to be early.) Let's get some sleep."

Naruto suddenly looked apprehensive. "We'll need to make some adjustments, though Kakashi-sensei."

Meika asked, "What do you mean, Naruto?"

"The owner apologizes that there's only one bed in this bedroom, so Sakura and I will have the two beds in the other room. Both of you will have to share the bed."

"What the hell- NARUTO, I'M GOING TO-!"

Two puffs of smoke were left where the teens had been before.

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Kakashi wasn't certain if he was deliriously happy or extremely rancor.

Meika, on the other hand, wasn't the happiest person in the hotel.

"Wow, that was… well, I didn't even notice that a bed was missing."

"How could you miss seeing a godforsaken bed, Kakashi?! It's not that hard to see that!"

"But you said nothing. You know what, forget it. I'll sleep on the floor if that can help us."

"Kashi-kun, your students think we're a couple. That's why they think we'll be fine if we… rested on the same mattress."

Kakashi noticed the careful translation. "I swear, if it comes down to that, I won't have sex with you."

"Leave my virginity out of this!"

A cloudy silence filled the room. Then wordlessly, Meika headed toward the bathroom to change. Kakashi turned away from her and began getting ready for the night.

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"Do you want heads or tails?"

"I get tails."

Meika flipped a coin and looked. "Sorry, I get the right side."

She sat down and went under the covers. Kakashi did the same on the other side. Her face was burning and she felt exposed. Her old brown shirt and grey sweat pants had to be showing too much. Even when sleeping in his apartment, she hadn't felt like that.

But it was amazingly comforting.

"Hey, Mei-chan, you awake?" his voice came out, not sleepy at all.

"Uh yeah, something wrong?"

"There's something I want to bring up from childhood."

What was he…? Oh dear god, does he still remember…

"You kissed me?"

She froze, and then turned over to face the inside of the bed and face his back. "Are you crazy? I just did it because-"

"Because of what happened before? Did you feel for me?" Kakashi turned over to face her.

"Kashi-kun, we weren't even ten yet. It was after your father's memorial service. You were standing at the back of everyone looking like a forlorn puppy. Who wouldn't feel for you like that?"

"Still, it was unnecessary."

"You said something like that when I asked if you hurt. You got annoyed at first and were drowning in tears at the end. Being a pitiful human being, I gave you a small kiss on the cheek."

"Yet you removed my mask…?"

"You couldn't have felt it with the mask on. My eyes were closed, so I still don't know of how you look like. It shouldn't even bother you. Our parents were good friends from the academy too. Though I still wonder about those secret meetings they used to have…"

Kakashi turned back over, facing the wall. "Thanks for clearing that up with me. But we need to get some sleep now, okay?"

Brooding over the past, they fell asleep.

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"Sakura, what are we going to do if they find out that we hid the second bed in the closet?"

"Naruto, lets just hope they don't talk to the owner tomorrow. Oh yeah, you're taking all of the blame."

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto!

I'm sorry it took me this long to write this short chapter, but I have to go to school!

It should get more interesting from here onto the next chapter.