Taking Chances
Chapter 4
Yamato sighed as he sat on the park bench. He was starting to feel like crap for how their night ended. Kakashi appeared next to him and eyed his friend. "Here I thought I could learn a thing or two from you but if Jiraiya were using your night for his research, he would have been one angry sage at your utter fail. What happen?"
Yamato could feel him make himself comfortable next to him on the bench. Thinking it over he knew where he went wrong, and just felt like kicking himself. "I guess you could say I was in the moment, when I realized I was about to kiss her I fled. She would have been my first too but I thought I might have been pushing things. Now in hindsight, I realized that she was actually hoping I would have."
Kakashi made some sound of agreement at that before leaning back and peering up at the endless sky above. "So what is the story between you two? She just seemed to appear in the village one day."
Yamato looked over at him, surprised no one had told him about her. "Well you were on that mission with Naruto, while I was on a separate mission with Sai, and Sakura. We were on our way home and almost there when I detected something and went to investigate. We found a small campsite with her unconscious in poor condition, clutching to a bow. She wouldn't have lasted much longer and so I decided to bring her to the village where Sakura could heal her."
Reflecting back to that day, even in sickness he had felt an attraction to the woman he carried in his arms. "She is quite the special case, it was almost so far-fetched that I didn't want to believe her answers but she was answering with honesty, even passed the tests. Now she is my neighbor and it took me this long to get the courage to approach her, then I messed it all up," he ended with a depressed sigh.
Kakashi peered over at him before resting his elbows on his knees to hold his head up. "You sure did," he chimed in.
"I went from wondering if I even stood a chance to getting a chance and blowing it," he mumbled some more, angry at himself.
"I hope you didn't blow it for good. I keep noticing her because almost every eligible male in her vicinity is always watching her or finding a reason to approach her. She doesn't seem to notice but she does look lonely. Tonight was the first time I really got a feel for her personality, her face lit up like she was finally living a life worth living, constantly blushing and sneaking glances your way. She looked tempted to invite you into her home but you left her with the anticipation of a simple goodnight kiss, when nothing happened and she realized you were gone, then not coming back. I've never seen her look so rejected and confused as I did in that moment. Way to go buddy, you put her there," his sarcasm wasn't met with a friendly face but he didn't take it back.
"If I were you I would try to do something soon before she is out of your grasp forever. Who better than a ninja knows just how precious our time is?" He remarked casually, not realizing that she fit the category as well. Unconsciously he fingered the bells making them jingle where they hung.
The silence spanned between them while Yamato sat in thought, trying to figure out some way to make it up to her or anything to show her that he is sorry. He never thought his actions, or lack of would hurt her so much. She was just so good in his eyes, like a sudden star that appeared in his life that shined brighter than all of the others.
They parted ways that night, he had another mission to report to in a few hours, it would be best if he got some sleep and thought on it in the morning. Maybe he can figure out something by the time he got back, it would be best to try and resolve things as soon as possible.