Hello, everyone! First and foremost, I want to apologize to all of you for letting you guys wait for so long! With schools, major exam, transfering school, science projects, hostel and stuffs, I'm very busy for the last several months, so.... I'm sorry!

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I have came up with a new chapter for this story, and I tried reread and reread it over and over again, and hope it will satisfy all of you. Anyway, let's head out!

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With Konan

She was scheduled to see Morino Ibiki in two days time, so Kakashi thought she would be going to need some peace time before the appointment. Konan however thought that his whole idea sucked. Why?

She really didn't see how having a picnic with five jounins, nine chuunins and the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki can be peaceful. What was wrong with that Copy-Cat Ninja? One minute he was all calm and cool, the next minute he acted as if he was out of his mind! It irritated her to no end but in the same time that particular quality made her feel attracted to him.

And now she was sitting next to Kakashi, glaring deadly at everyone present. Especially the strange-dressed man with bowl cut hair that couldn't stop batting his eyelashes or reciting love quotes to her. What was his problem? To make it worse, he inched closer and closer to her by every minute and she just had to get away from him. Every time he scooted closer to her, she will move closer towards Kakashi who were lazing in the sun, his favourite reading material propped on his face so she couldn't really tell whether he had drifted asleep or not.

The youngsters plus Kurenai and Asuma were all playing volleyball, and they were doing quite a hard time to restrain themselves from using chakras. After Tenten spiked the ball for five times in a row, Lee was too determined to make up for his team's score loss. He dashed forward, and already they could guess what he was about to do. "LEE, DON'T!!!". "Konoha Senpuu, Volleyball style!" he spun and used his signature movement on the ball. The opposing team quickly got out of the way as the ball zoomed past them at incredible speed.

The ball was lost between the trees and they all turned to look at Lee again. Tenten, Asuma, Shino, Shikamaru, Ino, Naruto and Neji got back up to their feet, dusting their clothes off. "Seriously, Lee. How we are going to play now that the ball possibly ended at the village walls?" Tenten asked while crossing her arms in front of her. Silence fell between them (with dramatic cricket sound in the background). "Let's play something else, shall we?" Ino said with an awkward smile, trying to get everyone else's mind off the matter.

"How about hide-and-seek?" she suggested cheerily. "Please don't be such a baby, Ino," Shikamaru snorted at her idea. "Plus, we'll know that Neji and Team 8 will surely win every time," Tenten piped in. "Fetch, anyone?". "We're not dogs, Kiba! Don't know if you're one or not?" Naruto whined and blow raspberry to his direction. Kiba with the joined force of Akamaru tackled him to the ground, knocking him out of breath. Akamaru was not the little puppy he used to be.

"Or maybe-" "GET AWAY FROM ME YOU FREAK!!" their attention was turned to the source of ear-splitting scream. The female Akatsuki was desperately keeping Gai who was puckering his lips, away from her using her foot, with a slightly disheveled Kakashi trapped between them. "I never knew Gai had it in for the woman," Asuma commented with a hint of interest. "Oh please, he was doing it for the sake of the mission. Well, Kakashi's mission actually. I believe he's trying to show that he can do a better job than Kakashi in the mission," Kurenai replied with a slight sarcasm.

"Go on, Gai-sensei! Charm her and sweep her off her feet!" Lee cheered for his sensei, while Tenten unconsciously grabbed Neji and shook him roughly. "Neji, do something!". Ino made a face and flipped back her ponytail over her shoulders, "I really hate to be in her shoes right now,". Meanwhile the others were just watching with interest on what would happen next.

Konan tried to reach for Kakashi's kunai but he was faster to grab her wrist, stopping her from touching his ninja gear whatsoever. "What do you think you're doing?" he whispered threateningly in her ear. "To kill that freakish friend of yours! He won't leave me alone,"she answered angrily, pointing a finger in Gai's direction. "My youthful Blue-chan. No matter how hard you try, I know you couldn't resist my charms!" even Kakashi backed away from Gai who suddenly knelt down with a red rose in his mouth and winked at her. "What have you done to him, Konan?" Kakashi asked from the corner of his mouth to Konan who was hiding behind him. "I didn't do anything! Just keep him away from me!" she said urgently, and continued hiding behind him.

"Ah, Kakashi my eternal rival! I may have the leading score, but it seemed to me that you have successfully captured the heart of my lovely, youthful Blue-chan! The maiden of my dreams, the one who I am willing to die for just to see a smile on her pretty face. Kakashi, I will never forgive you if you ever caused even a single tear to fall from those beautiful eyes!" Gai continued, crawling closer towards both of them. "What is he doing?" Kakashi spun his face slightly to face her who was practically clinging on his back right now. "No idea. Now let's get out of here, and fast before I go insane!" she retorted back. "Make that both of us!" just before Gai could attempt to kiss her again, Kakashi leapt back and quickly sped off to the opposite side of the town.

"Phew, that was close," Konan exhaled in relieve as Kakashi landed on a deserted training ground, far enough from Gai and also everyone else. "Whoever gave you the permission to ride on my back?" it was a different story for Kakashi though, he tried to cross his arms across his chest but again, the cuffs won't let him. "I gave the permission so shut your yapping!" she hit him on the shoulder hard. "Ouch, that hurts!" he turned his masked face and rubbed his shoulder with his free hand.

"Stop whining, and take it like a man!".

"Whatever, just get off me now! You're heavy!".

"No, besides I carried you when we're escaping the Inn not so long ago. You're heavier!".

"At least I don't cling on you like you're doing right now! You're harassing me, sexually!"

"Why would I want to commit any act of sexual harassment, towards you of all people?!". she shouted in his ear and smacked him on the head.

"How should I know? Maybe you find me attractive, perhaps?". Another smack.

"In your dreams, Hatake!".

"This is never going to end," he sighed in despair and leaned back against a tree trunk.

"Ouch, watch it!" she was trapped between his body and the tree trunk. "I think I heard someone's talking. Oh well, I'm just dreaming," he pretended to look around him, before leaning in closer to the tree. Konan was squished even closer to him. "Hatake, get off me!" she warned him. "What was it? Lean in closer? No problem," he chuckled lightly and squished her even more. "You....a..sm...gnn..get..it," her voice was muffled so he couldn't quite understand what she was saying. "What was it, Blue-chan?" Konan grew beet red hearing his teasing.

"I said, You are so gonna get it, Hatake Kakashi!" finally, he let her go and she was able to breathe properly again. He laughed openly at her and lied down on the grass. "Come and have a nap too, Konan," he invited her, patting the empty spot next to him. Konan, though still mad at him figured that there was nothing else to do except following his lead.

"Konan?" Kakashi turned his face to his right to look at her.

"What?" she responded without opening her eyes.

"What's in the scroll?" he asked hopefully.

"Not important for you to know," she replied in a monotonous voice.

"So you wouldn't tell me?" he rolled over and quickly got on top of her.

"What are you doing?" Konan could sense him hovering over her though her eyes were still closed.

" Tell me what's in the scroll, or...," he threatened playfully.

"Or what?" she challenged him to say more.

"Or this!" he swooped down and gave her a surprise kiss on her lips. Her icy blue eyes immediately snapped open.

"N..No. I wouldn't t..tell you! No matter what you'll do!" Konan couldn't believe she had just stuttered in her sentence just now.

"Maybe you like it? How about this?" he raised an eyebrow suggestively and swooped down for another kiss, this time nibbling her lower lips lightly.

"Still not telling you! A few kisses wouldn't bother me!" she looked away from him, trying to hide her face.

"Really? Then, you'll like this," he noticed she closed her eyes and her body tensed as he swooped down again. He purposely let his hot breath tickled the skin on her neck. He slowly kissed her ear and moving down to her neck. When he was about to reach her collarbone, Konan pushed him away, her face was flushing red.

"Fine, I'll talk. Please...don't do that anymore," she panted slightly, her heart was racing madly.

"Figured you will spill it out," he smirked triumphantly, but still haven't got off her.

"It is Akasuna no Sasori's old scroll. The Suna village kept it as evidence in investigating about his defection of the village," she said truthfully, and he could tell that she was indeed telling the truth.

"What does it say?" he urged further on, though she paused to catch her breath.

"His oath, and goals and some other things. As usual, getting stronger, protecting the loved ones, world peace and things. Though he did mention Konoha's White Fang in it," she instantly noticed the sudden change of look in his eye.

"Konoha's White Fang? What did he wrote about Konoha's White Fang?" Kakashi asked quietly, and looked away from her.

"He said wanted to claim revenge for killing his parents. Do you happen to know this Konoha's White Fang?" she asked with an interest look on her face.

"So what? So you can kill him also to avenge Sasori?" he retorted quickly, filled with sarcasm.

"No..I just...," she stumbled with her own words, taken aback by the drastic change of his mood.

"What is it with you and revenge? What's the point of being an avenger?" he glared her sharply.

"And what is it with you with revenge?" she bounced back.

"He's my father, the White Fang," he answered and slowly got off her, sitting on the ground with his back facing her.

"Hatake?" she got up and put her hand on his shoulder. "Are you alright?" she gave him a light squeeze.

"Konan, you really do love Sasori don't you?" she was caught off guard by his question. Hesitantly, she nodded.

"And you wanted to kill Sakura in order to avenge his death. Is that true?" again, she nodded. After all, he was the one who intercepted her fight with Haruno Sakura.

"Don't you think that it was pointless, all these revenge stuffs?" she raised an eyebrow at his words.

"What do you mean, Hatake?" she got closer to him and sat next to the jounin.

"If you kill Sakura to avenge Sasori, then Naruto and I will kill you to avenge Sakura. And the Akatsuki will kill us to avenge you, and the Konoha will hunt down them to avenge us, and the flow will keep continuing. So what's the point in you trying to kill Sakura?" finally, Konan found someone that tried to knock some senses into her.

"I have lost my loved ones too, Konan. I have considered to avenge their deaths too, Konan. But I didn't, because someone made me realized that all these revenge stuffs are wrong. I felt the same pain you felt, Konan. But revenge is not the solution," he continued, pulling out a kunai and began playing with it. "You have no right to tell me what's wrong and what's right. You didn't really understand what I've been through, so don't act like you know it better than I do!" she snarled angrily.

"My father committed suicide right in front of my eyes because of his comrades! My best friend died to save my life! My teammate died in the Shinobi War! I lost my sensei to the Kyuubi attack! Now tell me Konan, should I avenge my father and track down every single comrade that caused him to do so? Should I kill myself for letting my bestfriend die in my place? Should I track down every single shinobi involved in the Shinobi War and kill them for killing my teammate? Should I kill the Kyuubi contained in my student's body to avenge my sensei? I don't think so!" he snapped back, something he rarely did.

"Then, what should I do, Hatake? Tell me!" she demanded, still angry with him for contradicting her actions.

"Stop it! All of these revenge and avenging things! Face it, Konan. You have lost everything! Your baby, your lover, your friends! Most importantly, you have started losing your life!" Kakashi lost her temper, grabbed her shoulders and made her look at him. Konan's eye widened at the piece of news, and wondered why did he bowed his face down. Kakashi on the other hand, berated himself for letting it slip just like that. Tsunade told hm in his mission scroll that it was supposed to be a secret.

"Wh..What do...you mean, Hatake?".

Kakashi remain silent, wondering if he should tell her or not. Konan was still not satisfied, putting her hand under his chin and made him look at her eyes.

"You better tell me, Hatake!" she said forcefully, half threatening him in the process.

"I'm sorry, Konan. But you have little time left," Kakashi said slowly.

So, this is where chapter 18 ends... I'll try to post chapter 19 as soon as possible. Once again, thank you very much for spending time to read!

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