Chapter 2: Interview for the Better

Kakashi glares at her, already losing the control from his fingertips. He stares at her every move finding her very intriguing. She fumbles to set up the recorder but she gets it and presses record. "Ok, Kakashi-"

"Mr. Hatake or sir," Kakashi commands.

Anko shakes her head, "Okay, Mr. Hatake, what will you change to make the future greener and use less gas?"

"Well, I plan to convert most homes into solar panels; some will be supported by me. Also the industrial production will start growing drastically in many countries when they convert the gas into solar or electricity. With that the economy of will grow for the less fortunate countries and also resulting with a healthier planet."

Kakashi answered the question better than she expected he would. Maybe she was being a bit to judgemental but then again everyone would say something positive. After flying through the questions which Kakashi answers with great ease and Anko listening to them is making her sleepy. Wasting her life sitting here when she can be completing her bucket list but with that she needs money.

"One last question Mr. Hatake," Anko says with the most energized voice she can make, but ended up sounding boring. "What is your sexual orientation?"

Kakashi raises a brow at her, "Is that written on the paper, or do I seem gay to you?"

Anko sighs, "It's on the paper. Why would anyone ask that?"

Kakashi gives her a small smile finding this amusing that she is bored out of her mind. He sits back in his chair and taps his fingers on the table making the silence more awkward as he stares her down. She shifts in her seat getting really uncomfortable under his gaze. Anko stares back at him ready to fall asleep.

"I am straight," Kakashi answers in what seems like forever. "My turn to ask you questions."

"That isn't part of this interview sir," Anko says putting everything away in her bag.

"Well that's correct but I'll pay you to interview you," Kakashi smiles knowing that she won't pass down the money.

Anko took that hard in the gut, "I don't take money from anyone."

"So you're the person that says 'money doesn't buy you happiness' but you're wrong."

"With all due respect, I'll do the interview or whatever you want and you keep your money," Anko says putting her purse on the ground.

"Okay then what is your sexual-"

"Why do you care?" Anko asks before he can finish asking.

Kakashi glares at her. His eyes darken at her answer. He finds that she is extremely intriguing even though she's taking all his hard earned control from his fingertips. The ring of his desktop phone blares through the room. Kakashi presses the intercom button then the speaker, "Yes?"

"You have your eleven o'clock interview soon sir," A woman's voice says.

Kakashi looks up at Anko, "Yes, please cancel that and rebook it for tomorrow."

"Yes sir."

Kakashi hangs up. He looks back at Anko his eyes hold slight humor. She grabs her purse, "If you're busy-"

"No sit," He commands.

Anko is getting really fed up. Kakashi stares her down again, "Why do you want to leave in such a hurry? Have something planned?"

"Actually yes," Anko says.

"And what is that?"

Anko's is about to get annoyed with his personal questions. The question she asked was actually written on the paper. She even asked it better than it was written on the paper. Kakashi fixes his tie, "Do you like your job?"

"Honestly?" Anko asks. Kakashi smiles and nods slightly. Anko takes a deep breath thankful that she put the tape recorder away. "I hate it."

"Then why do you work there?"

"Because I need the money," Anko says blandly. "I have a list that I want to fulfill before I turn old."

"How old are you exactly?"

"I am almost 22," Anko says. Kakashi nods. "How old are you?"

"I am 26," Kakashi says.

Anko's impressed. A CEO and entrepreneur is very good looking and is very young too. She claps, "Well done and I have to go," She says getting up.

Kakashi feels a shock of sadness. He quickly thinks of something and stands with her, "I'll escort you out."

Anko smiles at his kindness knowing it's probably a rare occurrence, but she doesn't need him. "I'm okay."

"I insist," Kakashi walks past his full glass desk and to the door where Anko stands.

Anko sighs as he opens the door, "Thanks for the interview," She smiles.

He sticks out his hand. She shakes his hand and felt a shock. He smiles at her, "It was my pleasure." She walks out and through the other set of the glass doors. She turns around and looks at him with a smile. Kakashi smiles at her back, "Till we meet again."

Xxxxxx

Anko sits on her couch after the long day of work a week after she had the interview with Kakashi. She sits there lazily watching TV thanking everyone for the weekend. Kurenai, her best friend also housemates, is sitting next to her. Anko flips through the channels, "Want to make me a sandwich?"

"No," Kurenai says.

Anko groans and gets up. "You want one?"

"If you want to make me one," Kurenai says flipping through the channels.

Anko starts making the simple peanut butter and jelly sandwich while watching whatever Kurenai is watching. Kurenai stops at a news channel and watches it. Anko stares at the TV. "Why are you watching the news?"

"Isn't it that Kakashi guy you interviewed?" Kurenai asks.

Anko gets a closer look after she finished making their sandwiches. She smiles shyly at the TV, "It's him."

"Oh, he's attractive," Kurenai says eating the sandwich.

"Yes he is," Anko says sitting next to her.

Kurenai smiles at Anko, "You like him?"

"No. I interviewed him for an hour how can I honestly like him?"

"Are you just saying that because he's rich?"

"No, he's apparently an asshole at that."

"Was he nice to you?"

Anko shrugs, "I guess he was."

Then Kakashi looks directly to the camera with a bright smile across his face. Anko looks at the time not wanting to see his face, almost nine. She has an hour to get to work, but luckily for her she only works for four hours. She stands and walks to the kitchen to wash her plate. She walks past Kurenai on the couch again and into their single bathroom.

She steps into the hot running shower feeling relief. She lets the water run through her long hair and down her back. She grabs the shampoo and lathers her hair. A knock on the door shocks her. She looks at the door, "WHAT?"

"Your boss says someone is waiting for you at your office," Kurenai yells back.

Anko places her head on the tile floor remembering the last time she heard that from Kurenai. Her ex-boyfriend dumped her that day for who used to be her friend. She relaxes and sighs, "I'll be at work soon."

Finally she's alone with the sound of the warm water hitting her skin. She takes the conditioner and begins to finish her shower.

She comes out of her room quickly, fully dressed ready for work. She grabs her satchel, "Bye Kurenai," She says.

"Bye Anko!" She says back and Anko's out the door.

Xxxxxx

Anko walks through the glass doors at the front of her building. She walks past the reception desk smiling and greeting the woman who works there, Shizune. She walks straight and into the open elevator with no one in it. Another perk of getting to go to work later than other people; to ride the elevator alone. She presses the button for the sixth floor and rides the elevator undisturbed.

She walks again past another set of glass doors and into her work place. No one looks up from their cubical to greet her or anyone for that matter. She walks down the aisle and into her corner cubical at the far end.

She drops everything off and then makes her way to her boss' room. She knocks. "Come in," Her boss yells.

She enters the room and sees someone sitting with their back to her which is oddly giving her déjà vu. "Someone is here to see me?" Anko asks.

Tsunade nods in front of her and the male turns around. Of course it would be Kakashi sitting there. Anko sighs and glares at him. He smiles, "I need to hear the tape you have."

Anko nods, "Right this way."

Kakashi stands and follows her out closely only a being a head taller than she is. She walks to the end of the aisle and into her cubical. She sits in her chair and opens her drawer. She pulls out the black tape and hands it to Kakashi. "Have at it. I haven't edited anything," Anko says.

"Thanks, I'll be back with the tape soon," Kakashi says and walks into a private conference room.

Anko ends up looking at him walking off into the room unwillingly. She starts to go back to work, editing the papers on her desk. She takes out a slip of paper and tapes it to her computer like she does every day. It's her long list of things to do and she hasn't started on any. She sighs knowing that she may not complete them but she will always try, but for now she's sitting in a cubical doing work.

A co-worker steps up to Anko's cube, "Hi Anko."

She looks up from the paper, "Oh hi Iruka."

"Why were you in boss' office?"

"Someone needed a tape of the interview I conducted."

"Oh was it that Kakashi guy?" Iruka asks.

"Indeed it is."

She turns around and sees Kakashi standing there with the tape recorder in his hand. Iruka eyes open at the sight and then sticks out his hand, "Hi Mr. Hatake."

Kakashi shakes his hand back, "Hi sir."

Iruka drops his hand with a smile and scurries away as quick as he can. Kakashi turns to Anko, "Thank you for your help."

"No worries," Anko says and checks her emails.

Kakashi doesn't move but stands there staring at her. He checks his watch, "Can you do me one more favour?"

Anko rolls her eyes, "What is it?"

"Come to lunch with me," He asks with a smile growing on his face.

AN: Ok, honestly I want to know where I'm bringing this story so I'll be updating this a bit. Thank you for reading! Make any suggestions if you want.