A Twist in fate

Chapter six: Who will it be

That morning Sakura awoke entangled in Kakashi's arms on his couch. She smiled at him as she tried to get up and he instinctively pulled her back into his arms. She looks back at him to see he was still asleep so she gave up and cuddled back up to his chest.

When he did finally wake up he gave her a little squeeze and a kiss on the forehead. He said, "Good morning my Sakura blossom! How did you sleep?"

She was trying not to smile as she replied, "Well enough…I had a wonderful night last night…but you still didn't answer my question."

He looks puzzled and asks, "What question? I don't recall you asking me any serious questions…any ways what would you like for breakfast?"

As he tried to get up to walk into the kitchen he was pulled back onto the couch. She tells him, "Kakashi Hatake! What was bothering you so much last night? What happened, you really weren't acting like yourself at all. I saw a whole other side of you that I can't really say that I disliked it…at all."

He smiled and tried to brush it off again, "Nothing was bothering me…now I'm going to make pancakes how do you like your eggs?"

She just let him go but refused to look at him as she told him, "No thank you! I'm going home. I have to check on Gaara!"

That struck a nerve in Kakashi. He walked over and slammed the door shut as she was opening it. His face read of hurt and of anger.

Sakura rested the palm of her hand on his cheek, "Kakashi…Does this have something to do with Gaara?"

He turned his head to remove her hand and couldn't look her in the eyes to refuse that she was right. He hung his head in defeat as he tells her, "I don't…I don't know why but…I don't like you being alone with him! I hate this feeling. I wanted to kill him when I saw him kiss your cheek yesterday! It made me so…so angry."

Sakura sighed, "I'm sorry and I guess your right to fear me being with him…I am attracted to him, we have been friends for as long as I can remember…Gaara is very dear to me…I'm sorry."

Kakashi walked back to the couch and frowned as he told her, "Go…Go check on Gaara, I should trust you. Also I think we need a little time, to clear things up on who you want to be with….I can tell that Gaara is closer than just a friend, he wants more than friend ship! Go to him…He is better suited for you."

Sakura was now feeling torn, she still wanted to be with Kakashi but now she was unsure of what Gaara means to her. She cautiously opens the door and walks back to her apartment to check on Gaara.

When she enters into the living room she seems Gaara sitting on the couch, when he saw her, his face lite up. She smiles at him and asks, "How are you feeling?

She pats the seat next to him as he tells her, "I'm feeling great…those pain meds still haven't warn off…or I guess they just now kicked in cause I'm feeling a little strange."

She starts feeling a little uncomfortable when he tries to put his arm around her. She tells him, "Gaara? Please don't, right now I'm supposed to be with Kakashi Sensei…"

He smirks, "Don't what? It's not like you his girlfriend…even if you were. What's the harm in me putting my arm around you, it's harmless really."

Sakura still protested, "Gaara I am…Or I was his girlfriend. Now I'm not sure what I am to him…It's because you kissed me last night and it really upset him."

Gaara got a little defensive, "I'm not allowed to kiss a friend on the cheek now…At least you're not with that pig Sasuke anymore. Man I wanted to kill him but you wouldn't let me!"

Sakura got a little defensive, "So sorry I care enough to try and stop you from getting sent to jail! I promise I won't do it again…Happy now?"

Gaara pulls her closer beside him, "Sakura…I'm sorry. I just couldn't stand watching him hurt you the way he has!"

Sakura understand since she felt the same when they were growing up and everyone treated him like trash. Growing up Sakura was his only real friend beside his two siblings.

Without warning Kakashi walked into her living room and his face was emotionless as he looked at Sakura and said, "I suppose this is your answer…I guess I have no choice but to accept it" With that said he started making his way back to the door.

Gaara interrupted him, "What are you talking about? Sakura was just telling me how much she loves you and your just going to throw her heart away like that. I don't think so!"

Kakashi smirked at the still injured boy, "Like you could do anything about it and for your information I am not a fool. I see how close you two of snuggled up on the couch and you expect me to believe that she was protesting and telling you she still wants to be with me?"

Sakura butted in, "Boys! Kakashi…I did protest…At first, but I couldn't fight him for long. Just like with you last night I couldn't fight you because I love the both of you!"

Kakashi harshly glared at her and she felt her heart sink deeper than when she found Sasuke and Ino barely clothed on her couch. Gaara rubbed her back trying to comfort her as Kakashi stormed off.

Kakashi has never looked at her in such a harsh tone, he was always shielding from pain but now he was inflicting the most painful blow of all.

Gaara was ready to kill that man, he hurt his Sakura. No one hurts Sakura and gets away without making an enemy of Gaara.

Sakura turned towards Gaara to cry into his chest unable to do anything else at the moment.