I DO NOT OWN NARUTO
WARNINGS: It gets a little mushy.
Chapter 7 (can't think of title)
As Kakashi enters his house, he takes off his black dress shoes and removes his jacket to throw it on the couch. He runs his hand through his hair as he thinks out loud.
"That was the worst date I have ever been on."
The Copycat ninja walks toward his kitchen to get himself a drink of water, but he doesn't get too far. He extends his hand and hears three loud knocks coming from his front door.
"Hatake, I know you're in there!" a rather angry voice says from behind. "Open the door, now!"
The silver haired ninja sighs as he walks toward the entrance. There are three more knocks on the door before he manages to keep it from breaking down.
"What do you want, Tsunade?" Kakashi asks as he opens the door.
He's not in a good mood, partly- no mainly because of his date. She roughly pushes past him and once inside, turns around to face him with her hands on her hips. She taps her foot on his wooden floor as she waits for Kakashi's attention. He sighs as he closes the door and turns around to face her.
"I can't believe you!" she says.
"What did I do now?" he asks.
"What didn't you do?" she counters. "You think that it's okay to buy someone's love? Are you really that stupid?"
The Copycat ninja ignores the Hokage's lecture as he proceeds to do what he was going to do before he was interrupted. Tsunade's gaze follows him to the kitchen where he pours two glasses of water.
He walks back over to her with them in his hand and she questions, "Well?"
"Take a seat," her shinobi says as he gestures to one of the couches beside them.
The Hokage groans, but does as she is told, for once. Hatake takes a sear across from her and she continues the conversation.
"You think you're funny don't you?"
"What are you talking about, Tsunade?" he asks before pulling down his mask and taking a drink from his cup.
"I'm talking about you bribing Iruka to marry me," she tells him, anger still in her voice.
Kakashi places his drink on the coffee table in front of him and pulls up his mask. He looks at Tsunade and she proceeds.
"Yeah, that's right. He told me everything."
Kakashi blinks a couple of times, a bit confused about the situation.
"I don't see a problem there," he admits.
"Are you kidding me?" Tsunade asks in disbelief.
Kakashi shakes his head.
She places her own drink on the table and says, "Well, I do."
"Why?" Kakashi questions.
"Because marriage is supposed to be about love," Tsunade explains, "not 'let me see how I can make money without working'… Two people get married because they care about each other and want to spend the rest of their lives together, no materialistic reasons are involved."
"So?" the Copycat ninja responds.
"So, how do you expect me to marry someone who is only agreeing to do it because you're paying him?" I mean nothing to Iruka."
"First of all, I'm not paying Iruka, I'm doing his job for him," Kakashi corrects her. "And why do you even care?" he asks, his one visible eyebrow raised.
His response confuses Tsunade.
"Excuse me?"
"You're only doing this so I will get married so, why do you care?" he asks again. "You don't love him and he doesn't love you… That's how it's always been."
"I just… I don't know," she says as she leans back in her seat and frowns.
"And if it makes you feel any better, I'm pretty sure Iruka finds you very attractive."
"Really?" she questions his statement.
He nods.
"And all relationships start there, right? So, as soon as he gets used to that bipolar personality you'll be in love before you know it."
"Hmm," Tsunade says as she thinks about what he just said. "Well, what about you and-"
"Hana?" he cuts her off. "Well, I find that we are in a similar situation here."
The Hokage picks up her glass and takes a sip from it before putting it back down.
"And why is that?" she asks.
"Apparently, she's only marrying me so that her mom will leave her alone. Other than that she hates me."
"I'm sure you guys will work it out," she tells him. "I mean you are both dog people, right?"
Kakashi thinks back to Sasha.
"She's a little too dog for me," he replies.
"Come on, Kakashi, give her a chance."
"I have and so far my experiences have gone downhill," he explains.
"You just have to get to know her," Tsunade says.
"I don't think I want to know her," he admits.
"Trust me. It'll all work out in the end," she reassures him as she raises herself up.
"Are you going?" Kakashi asks.
She looks from the door to him.
"Yeah… I'm sorry for bothering you."
"It's no big deal," he replies as he raises himself up. "Do you want me to-"
"No," she answers. "I got it."
Tsunade starts walking toward the exit and Kakashi follows behind. He opens the door and stares at her under the moonlight.
"By the way," he says.
She looks back and he continues.
"You really do look beautiful tonight."
She scoffs.
"So, are you saying that I don't every other day?"
"I… Um-"
"I'm kidding, Kakashi," she tells him.
He sighs in relief.
"You look pretty good yourself," she returns the compliment. "You clean up nice."
"Thank you, Hokage-sama."
She sighs and rolls her eyes.
"Don't let that get to your head, okay?"
"I think it already has," he says.
She starts walking away as she waves back at him.
"Goodnight, Kakashi."
"Goodnight, Tsunade."
***** So there is chapter 7. I have the week off from school because of mid-winter break so instead of doing homework I did this. I thought it went okay. It wasn't really funny, but it was all I could think of especially since I lost my plans for the ending in a notebook somewhere. Well, thank you for reading. Reviews are always welcome ('')#(")****