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Sakura kicked an innocent pebble as she waited impatiently at the gates. She was still very angry with the copy-nin. After the all the hell I've been through, he acts like a complete jerk. She scowled remembering how he acted. She couldn't believe it; even after she apologized he said those things. The words rang loud and clear in her mind setting her blood raging with anger.
"Sorry I'm late" Kakashi apologized, appearing out of nowhere as he usually did. Sakura turned towards him; it took all her effort to breathe once she laid eyes on him. He had changed out of his normal Jonin outfit into a pair of black jeans, black boots and a white t-shirt you could almost see through. He had taken off his headband, instead he had a black eye patch in its place, his black mask was still present, but you could now faintly see his scar.
"What?" Kakashi raised a brow at her stunned expression.
Sakura struggled to breathe as she spoke. "What the hell are you dressed like that for?"
"We're undercover, we can't just go waltzing up there dressed like….." he motioned his hand towards her own Jonin outfit. "Well like that."
The wheels were turning as she began to vaguely remember the major detail of being undercover. Sakura swore under her breath as she looked down at her clothes. She had been so mad at Kakashi, thinking of nothing but him that she had completely forgotten. A chill ran through her body as Kakashi chuckled.
"I'll wait so you can go change." He mused.
Sakura closed her eyes, unable to lift her head. She knew if she did she would attack him right here and now. She took a deep breath and squared her shoulders. "I'll change later" She turned on her heel, heading out of the gates.
"Suit yourself" Kakashi smirked and followed suit, not wasting any time to pull out his favorite choice of reading material.
"Damn it!" Sakura cursed as she tore her clothes from her bag. Not only had she forgot this was an undercover mission, she had also forgot to pack some well needed under garments. The thought had slipped her mind since she never wore them on missions, instead usually going with the good old fashioned binding.
"Is there a problem?" Kakashi asked as he lounged underneath the shade of a nearby tree.
Sakura bit back the crude response she wanted to throw at him and plopped down onto the cool grass. She could buy some more bras when she got there no problem, but the question was what to do till then. She really hated wearing the bindings in normal clothes. She glanced up at Kakashi. He may have asked, but like he really cares.
With a frown she grabbed the only thing she had where she could possibly pull off without the missing article of clothing, since it had a poor excuse of a built in bra. Quickly she disappeared behind a group of bushes.
Kakashi watched lazily as Sakura ducked down behind the greenery. It's been a day already and she still refused to speak to him. Of course he couldn't very well blame after the way he's treated her.
With a heavy sigh he ran his hand through his disheveled hair. The images of her sitting on the floor in her bedroom, clutching tight to the sheet shielding her body from his view still filled his mind. He felt like the man that took advantage of the hot drunk girl. That is what you did. He constantly reminded him self of that fact.
He set his book down unable to concentrate on reading as he replayed the night over in his mind. Really, he hadn't planned on stopping by the pub that night but he needed a drink and the stores were closed. Much to his surprise Sakura was there and dancing on the bar as he walked through the door. If it hadn't been for her signature pink hair, he probably wouldn't have recognized her.
He slipped onto to stool at the far end of the bar, ordered his drink and watched as his ex-student held the male customers attention, strutting her stuff as if she owned the place. Before he knew he had ordered his third drink. Sakura was no longer shaking it on the bar; instead she had disappeared with Shikamaru out the back door. He really didn't care what she was up too, really he didn't.
Kakashi frowned as he remembered sitting there, waiting for her to come back. He didn't know why he had been so concerned; he just had this sudden urge to keep an eye on her, just in case. Just in case? His frown deepened. Just in case some unknown man wanted to take her home. Little did he know he was going to be that unknown man.
But then she suddenly returned and didn't look happy what so ever. That of course happened to peak his curiosity. He never knew his ex-student was so interesting to watch. That was when he greeted her and talked and danced and left together, she kissed him first……….She didn't seem that damn drunk. He didn't know why but he felt strongly drawn to her. He remembered vividly that little red dress she was wearing…..ok so deep down he knew what drew him to her.
His head shot up when he heard a rustling noise coming from behind the bushes Sakura had deemed as her temporary dressing room. Without warning Sakura stepped out wearing a short green colored spaghetti strap spring dress. He took a sharp intake of breathe as he gave her a slow thorough once over. Her long tan legs, her perfect curved body, her cleavage present for the world to feast their eyes on. Images of her naked body beneath him flashed through his mind, making his groin twitch for a repeat performance.
He drew his gaze away when she bent down to pick up her belongings. He now realized it was a bra she was looking for because she defiantly wasn't wearing one now. He shot to his feet and shook his head, ridding himself of the images that just kept coming back to him. He snatched up his bag and waited patiently for any sign that she was ready.
She finally walked passed him heading back down the trail. He followed as he was expected to. With all his effort he tried to pull his gaze away from her, but he failed miserably. He slowed to further the distance, hoping that would help, but to no avail it made it worse. He felt like a small vessel being pulled out to dangerous waters. And that explained it pretty well, because she was defiantly dangerous no matter how he looked at it.
Sakura gave sigh of relief as they finally made it to the gates of the resort. She looked up at the arched sign that read Spring Mountain Resort; it felt like a weight had been taken off her shoulders. Now she could separate herself from the man behind her. She glanced over her shoulder at him. Ever since she had changed her clothes she noticed he furthered his distance even more.
The thought alone made her angry. She felt like she had some contagious disease and he wanted to stay clear of the infected zone. That's just fine with me. She told her self. Really, she could care less. The less they have to interact the better. The thought that the only time she needed to spend with him was a few short minutes a day going over any information they may have come across. She set her shoulders square and made her way under the gates. To think, I really thought I loved that arrogant man.
The sight of the lodge was not what she expected. A huge log cabin, she assumed was the main building sat perfectly next a large lake. A string of much smaller cabins was set to the left, more then likely for the workers, a stable to the right. There must have been twenty or so horses grazing in the large fenced in field. Here she thought it was going to some small hideaway in the mountains, but no, this was defiantly for the rich and they made no effort in hiding that fact.
Suddenly Sakura's senses kicked into gear, stopping in her tracks, her head shot in the direction where the sound of horse hooves was closing in. As she thought, two horses were headed in her direction. As they drew closer she could get a closer look at the riders. Two men both looking to be in there late twenties, maybe early thirties, both with dark short hair were seated on the backs of the approaching animals. They didn't look to be a threat, but still she had to play it safe.
"Well, well, what do we have here?" One of the men smirked as they drew there horses to a stop some five feet from her. "What's a pretty thing like you doing alone?" The man smirked.
Sakura gave a smile. But she couldn't take her eyes off of them. They were much better looking then she had expected. Brothers, they had to be, they looked to much a like, both with dark hair and gorgeous blue eyes, strong broad shoulders. She watched as the other man jumped down from his horse and made his way towards her.
"Names Paden, pleasure to meet you miss……" He held out his hand waiting for her to give her own name.
"Just Sakura." She smiled and placed her hand in his. Her heart skipped when he drew his hand to his mouth placing a feather light kiss.
"Well just Sakura" He smirked "What brings you to our fine resort?"
Her eyes went wide with shock. "You're resort?" She sent a shocked look to both men. She could have sworn Tsunade explained the mission she had used the word owner as singular and not plural.
The two men chuckled at her reaction. "All three thousand acres of it." The other man said jumping off his horse. "Radin" the man held out his hand, Sakura held in the small giggle at how their names rhymed, really what were there parents thinking. She shook his hand glad he didn't sneak in a kiss too. "So what can we help you with?"
"Actually my companion and I are………"
"Running a little late." Kakashi interrupted, walking up next to her. "So we will be on our way." He placed his hand on her elbow, directing her back towards the main building.
"What's your problem?" Sakura hissed pulling her arm from his. "They're the owners; the one's who hired us." She whispered.
Kakashi ignored her protest and grabbed firm hold of arm, once again dragging her along side him. He bent his head closer to her. "They didn't hire us, their father did." His voice low.
"Father?" Sakura raised a brow. "And how would you know?" She questioned pulling her arm from his grip, staying in step next to him.
"I did my homework" He gave her stern look. "Apparently you didn't. Be more careful; don't reveal anything unless you know for sure who you're dealing with."
Sakura rolled her eyes. "Whatever" she muttered. Apparently they weren't the only ones she didn't know who she was dealing with. Kakashi was climbing that list with little effort.
After explaining to the clerk at the front desk that they were here acquiring about work, they were escorted through a series of hallways to the office they were currently standing in. It was well-furnished with a bay window that overlooked the lake. Sakura couldn't help but admire the beautiful view.
"You must be the two Tsunade sent."
Sakura spun around to the man in the doorway. He looked to be in about is early sixties, he had distinct sharp features, she could see the resemblance between him and the two men from before. Definitely their father.
"Yes sir" Kakashi greeted the man with a handshake. "I'm Kakashi Hatake and this is Sakura Haruno."
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Sakura gave a smile and a small bow.
"Yes indeed" The man walked through the room and sat behind the large desk digging through a pile of papers. "My name is Taku Kinsuki and for the next six weeks you two will be working for me. That is the agreement." He pulled out a slip of paper and skimmed through it before holding it out for Kakashi to take.
Kakashi took the paper and looked up questionably at the older man, before once again looking down at the paper reading it one more. After a moment of silence, Sakura wanted to rip the paper from his hands to see what the hell was so bad that he had to make that horrible face.
"So" Kakashi folded the paper. "There is no mission."
"What?" Sakura said shocked and confused.
"We weren't sent here on a mission" Kakashi began lazily. "We were sent here to work off a debt owed to this man by the Hokage."
Sakura suddenly felt sick to her stomach. That crude old woman sent them here on a lie to cover her debts. Anger flooded through her, she was ready to set course back to Konoha and give that woman a run for her money. Of course that's what got us here in the first place.
"I see Tsunade played her cards against you two as well. Either way you are here now and I hope you are both ready to work." The man looked them both over more thoroughly this time. "We need a good bartender and half decent waitress, do you think you can handle that?"
Sakura sent Kakashi a look that was meant to say 'I refuse, don't even think about it' but to her dismay he agreed. Sakura threw her hands in the air defeated and left the room before she really did something she regretted, like killing her former teacher.
"I can't believe you actually agreed" Sakura scowled as she slammed the door behind her. "Not only do we have to work here for the next six weeks, but we have to share a cabin." She looked around the one bedroom building. "No, not going to happen." She planted her hands on her hips and narrowed her eyes at Kakashi. "Fix it, now"
Kakashi slumped onto the couch set in the living room/kitchen and snapped his fingers. "There you happy? All fixed." He dropped his head back resting it on the back of the couch.
"Don't get smart with me. You got us into this you get us out."
"Me?" Kakashi shot his head glaring at her. "Tsunade was the one who owed the man money. Tsunade was one who sent us here under false pretences. I think Tsunade is the one you should point your finger at, not me."
"No" Sakura hissed. "You agreed to us working here. You march back there and tell that Kansaki or what ever his name is that we refuse."
Kakashi ran his hands down his face. "We can't to that. As much as I don't want to work under these circumstances, we have no choice. We are leaf shinobi and whatever our actions are will reflect the village." He once again laid his head back. "And how would it look if we refused rudely and left?"
Sakura gave a grunt of disapproval. Of course she knew what would happen. They would make the village look like it was unreliable and that what his name seemed to have a lot of power and more then likely a lot of influence as well in certain matters. If he was to spread the details of there refusal and retreat it would be bad for the whole village in the end.
Defeated Sakura kicked off her sandals and headed for the bedroom. They have to begin work in the morning and right now she just needed privacy. A shower and a few hours of sleep should help calm me down. She stopped in the doorway and glared at the copy-nin "You can sleep on the couch." She hissed.
"Loosen up" Kakashi shrugged. "Just think of it as a vacation and make the best of it."
Sakura scowled at him before slamming the door shut. "Vacation" She scoffed. This was going to be nothing like vacation and she knew it. It was going to be pure hell.
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