The next day.....

You wake up to your alarm pinging on your phone. It was 7am and there was no need to get up this early as your sensei informed you he had errands to run outside the village and won't be seeing you for a few days. #cry

You're beginning to notice your attachment to him, and take this as an opportunity to dampen the fire you've been feeling lately. You don't want to be too much of a bother to your sensei as you're sure he has his own life to live despite him taking you on as his student.

Let's keep things simple...You repeat in your head. Just what he had said to you days prior.

You sauntered out of bed replaying dinner last night. The walk to the restaurant was awkward to say the least. You realized after a few minutes, Kakashi was trying to pair you and Konohamaru as a couple. Although he is very handsome, you found him a little boisterous. He is a very loud person full of energy. He had no wit to him, and any sarcasm thrown his way he would take far too personally or not understand it. After a while Kakashi seemed to notice your differences and stopped trying to push things between you two. Things were far less awkward after that.

Once the pressure was off, Konohamaru became a different person. He was a little over the top, but nice for the most part and he did ask for your number at the end of the night. You didn't want it to seem like you held any interest in him so you asked for everyone's number after that, including your sensei.

Speaking of numbers. You open your phone and check your text messages while you make something for breakfast. You have a few messages come, the first being from Sakura.

Hey! It was nice to hang out last night. Looks like things are going well with Kakashi. Have a good sleep, let's hang out soon.

That was nice, which you replied.

It was great to hang out! I had a lot of fun. We should plan something soon, maybe just the girls?

You click send then move onto the next message. One from Konohamaru.

Hello Hana.

You cringe at his formality and read on.

It was nice to finally meet you. If you ever need a hand with chakra balance or want to learn more jutsu throw me a message. I would love to show you a few things...

That was actually really genuine and sparked some excitement in you.

Hey! It was nice to meet you as well. I would love to learn more jutsu. Kakashi is away for a few days so this might be a good time to get together and practice. 😋

He responds right away.
This evening?

You hesitate to answer while you figure out what your day is supposed to be like. Then you notice a message from Kakashi and you can't help but get distracted. You switch over to his message and it reads only one thing.

A meme saying

I told a girl to text me when she got home....

She must be homeless....

You laugh out loud and realize you had forgotten to text him when you got home. You were unsure why he was so worried about you as there aren't many people here that could challenge you. But he did insist on your message which you had completely forgotten about after getting a call from a friend back home.

Sorry Sensei. I made it home safely. 😅

He replies right away.
😑

Lol That's exactly what you look like 90% of the time.
You reply back.

Which he replies.
Only when you're around. 😈

This man is way too fun. You can't get enough. In fact you spent the morning insulting each other playfully with memes and selfies. It wasn't until after lunch that you realized you hadn't texted Konohamaru back.

I'm so sorry!. Yes I am available this evening if you would like to get together.

He replies immediately.
Great! I had made a few plans but nothing major. I will rearrange my schedule. Can I pick you up at 6?

Sure that sounds good. I am not sure where to go so it's up to you for location. Be mindful of explosions.

He replies.
Lol Yes I have heard about your explosive personality. I will bring my A game as well. See you then!

You are so excited to tell your sensei you are going to practice jutsu with another jonin. You click on your message thread and open it.

So... guess what? 😋

He replies.

Oh no...what now?....

You reply.
🤨

What is it, Hana? 😜

I'm going out with Konohamaru this evening to practice jutsu and chakra balance!

Kakashi stops his quick responses. You can see the message has been read and he begins to type. Then he stops and begins to type again. Finally he sends you a message.

I don't think that's a good idea.
He says bluntly.

You consider his words and try to come up with reasons why it wouldn't be a good idea. All you can think of is the small chance you may lose control of your stone's power. But you're not using it, so what's the problem?

Don't worry sensei. Everything will be fine.

He begins to type something lengthy and you grow impatient. You also need to get ready for your day so you put your phone down for a bit. You'll come back to his message later.

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Five hours later you have just got back from the grocery store and are about to get ready for your evening with Konohamaru. You throw on a tight long sleeve black crop top, some form fitting stretchy jeans and short cut boots overtop. You braid your hair and throw on some simple makeup.

Now that you're ready you check the time. 530pm. Just enough time to have a protein shake and get into the jutsu mood.

Sipping on your shake, you open your phone remembering Kakashi was sending you messages earlier this morning. You open the text thread to see a few messages from him.

You should not be practicing jutsu without my guidance. Especially with another jonin. They don't know the difficulties you are facing and this could be dangerous..... I am your sensei, not Konohamaru...

You are caught off guard by this rigid behavior. Kakashi is obviously not happy about this. You read on.

??? Hana, please tell me you're not following through with this. I thought you weren't interested in Konohamaru....

Hello?

.....???

Then nothing after that. You feel the color leave your face as you reread each message. He is very displeased with this. You reply in a panic with your heart racing.

I'm sorry I forgot to respond.

Kakashi texts back immediately.

😑😑😑...So are you going?

A knock at your front door interrupts you.

"Shit." You curse out loud. "Be right there!"

Sensei, he's here right now or I would have said no. Literally standing at my front door. I promise not to blow anything up or let things get out of control.

You reply to Kakashi, hoping it brings him some comfort.

Great...now I will be worried about you the entire evening..... I want you to message me when you get home and I mean it this time. If anything happens to you I will be very upset.

It was sort of sweet how worried he was. But you also don't want to cause him any grief. Another knock on the door.

"Hang on!" You holler.

I'm sorry Kakashi. I am sort of stuck here, I will make sure to message you first thing when I get home.

Alright. Be safe.

You leave it at that. You pocket your phone and head towards your front door to meet with Konohamaru.

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Hours into your evening with Konohamaru. You are having a great time. He is a very patient teacher although he has the tendency to over explain things. You are a quick thinker and can understand things easily which in turn had you waiting through his ongoing explanations for quite some time. He was also a great story teller and has had some very interesting adventures. Things were going great...

The location he chose was dreamy. A beautiful mountain ridge looking over the entire village.

You sit side by side basking in the scenery around you and for once Konohamaru was quiet.

You glance at him.
"I have never seen you so quiet..." You say playfully.

He laughs and shys away.
"I've always been told I'm too loud. I like to call it spirit."

You smile.
"That's a better word for it."

"So what brought you here to hidden leaf village?" He asks.

"Kakashi, Hatake..." You reply. Even as you say his name it was like you were repeating it for the millionth time since you got here. He had been constantly nagging at you in the back of your mind since you arrived here. His worry for you was concerning. You didn't want him to feel like that or ruin his own plans today thinking about you. Once he gets back you will make him all of his favorite dishes and suck up to him big time for causing him problems while he is away.

"Kakashi huh? I'm surprised he took you on." Konohamaru replies.

"He didn't really have a choice."

He looks at you confused.
"Why is that?"

"Well...I basically took over the hallway to his office and wasn't moving until he said yes."

He bursts out laughing.
"You were that desperate for Kakashi? You know...there are other jonin here just as skilled who could teach you everything you need to know. Like me for instance."

"You are a really good teacher. But Kakashi knows a lot about my situation. I'm not your typical girl." You say the last bit with unintentional disappointment.

"No you're not...at all...There are some beautiful girls in this world but you...you are something special."

Your eyes widen to the size of quarters at his remark. What is happening right now? He shuffles over closer to you. Oh god...This can't be happening...Wait of course it would...how stupid could you be to think he didn't want to make a move on you this evening? The scenery is picture perfect for a movie scene kiss...shit. He moves his hand placing it over yours and you look down at it...oh no it's happening...it's really happening...

How do you tell him no without hurting his feelings? What do you say to blow him off without damaging the relationship you had just started. Oh god...

Suddenly your pocket begins to buzz and the familiar chime of Kakashi's ringtone interrupts everything. You praise the man, that overly sarcastic, loud mouth, who smells heavenly all the time. You praise him deeply..

You quickly whip your phone out of your pocket and look at it.

"Speak of the devil." You say and answer the phone. You stand breaking the physical connection between you two and begin to talk over Kakashi.

"Oh hey sensei! Everything ok?"

"Where are you? It's getting late!" He asks.

You ignore his response and come up with your own in hopes he gets the picture.
"Oh no! Do you need help? I can head home now to look for it..." please get the hint Kakashi.

"Uhh...wh...what are you talking ab...oh...yeah...head home now. I need to know what's on the files and don't have access. If you could screenshot me the map as soon as possible. That would be great."

You look over to Konohamaru who is patiently waiting for you to get off the phone.

"Alright I'll do that. Anything else I can do to help?." You smile at Konohamaru and he smiles back at you.

"Call me when you get home." Kakashi says gruffly.

"Sure thing, sensei. Ok bye."

"Bye."

You click the phone off, relieved at your new excuse to get out of this situation you are not ready for. However out of the blue, just as you pocketed your phone Konohamaru grabs you by the waist and pulls you into him. You stare up at him barely breathing and before you know it his lips are on yours and you're not moving.

Your mind stops thinking all together focusing on his soft lips and how firm he feels against you. What are you doing? You need to stop this now...The kiss was lasting far too long. And for some reason you felt a whole pile of guilt over it. He finally pulls away from you but not before he sweeps a thumb over your lips.

"You even taste as sweet as you look." He says in a huskier tone, his eyes hooded with lust.

You feel your cheeks burning with shame and regret. This was exactly why you should have never come here.

"Hmm...that was nice." You reply, still unsure of what to say as he is holding you tightly, wanting some kind of reciprocation for his actions.

"We should do this again." He states.

You sigh, not able to let the guy down.
"Sure." You reply and smile a fake smile.

He releases you and you let out a heavy breath.
"Let's get you home. Kakashi isn't all that patient these days." He says.

Thank god...

"You got that right." You laugh.

He takes your hand in his and walks you home.

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You are now lying in your bed staring up at the ceiling with your phone in your hand ready to call Kakashi. But your stomach twists and turns over it. He will be asking what happened indefinitely. Especially after that performance on the phone earlier. Deep breath in... you dial. Your heart is pounding into your ears.

He picks up on the first ring.

"What happened?" He asks right away. You cringe.

"Ahhh...well...I didn't realize he had set me up for a date.." you explain.

"Really? And what gave it away?" His tone was full to the brim of bitter sarcasm.

"Ummm...well after I learned a couple new techniques we sat down to watch the sunset up on this mountain."

Kakashi sighs.
"He took you to makeout hill Huh? There's better places than that."

"Well I'd like to not go to any of those places! Not with him anyway..." you protest.

"What did you expect, Hana?"

"What do you mean? I expected to learn some shit today, not be lip locked with a jonin." Your voice is becoming noticeably shaky as you come to terms with what just happened. You feel slightly violated and tricked into this whole mess.

"You kissed him?! I thought you weren't even interested!" His voice gets louder as you go on.

"No! It's not like that! He kissed me!. It was out of the blue. I had no idea what was happening as I had just got off the phone with you!"

"So are you interested or not?"

You sigh.
"Not at all. He's a really nice guy, but I need someone with a little more humor. Someone who can challenge me. I am far too sassy for that guy."

Kakashi bursts out laughing.
"Yeah you are."

"It's not funny! Why would he offer to teach me jutsu then bring me out on a date instead? ...I feel played."

Kakashi sighs.
"I'll be real with you, gorgeous women are hard to find. Sometimes a guy has to use tactics that are in their own comfort zone, as you are waaaaaaaay out of his league."

That whole line just shocked you in so many ways. Does your sensei think of you like that? Or is he just telling you what Konohamaru thinks? Do you want your sensei to think of you like that?....part of you does. A very big part of you does...But you are half his age and his student. These feelings are wrong aren't they? And your stupid mouth just has to ask...

"Sensei...Do you really think those things?"

He grows quiet...very quiet. There is a long pause before he answers all of the questions above in one sentence.
"I can't comment any further on that."

"But you already said..." He interrupts you.

"I know...and I shouldn't have... Look, I'm glad you're home and safe. I am sorry you had to go through that whole awkward date. It wasn't right for him to play it the way he did and I will be talking to him about it when I get home..."

"Oh please don't! Please don't mention it, I'm so embarrassed."

He hums at you through the phone.
"Ok I won't say anything. Not unless you want me to. But can you just... stay out of trouble? I'll be home in two days. We have a lot of progress to make over the next few months as I have some plans for you. Focus on that ok?.."

You feel a thousand times better knowing he will be home soon.
"Ok, I promise I will stay out of trouble. What kind of plans do you have for me? I hope it doesn't involve any near death experiences this time..."

"That's not funny. I feel terrible about that still...there will be no near death experiences...unless that's what you're into. If so I would recommend another teacher."

"what? No! I'm most definitely not into that...and I only want you...But what are the plans?"

"I'll explain face to face. I wouldn't want to miss the look on your face." He snickers.

"Oh good...I have a feeling I'm going to love the idea." You reply sarcastically.

"We will see. Get some sleep, kiddo. I'll message you something obnoxious in the morning."

You giggle.
"Not before I do! Good night."

"Sweet dreams".
You hear him click the phone off and you drop yours onto your side table and breathe out yet another heavy breath.

What a day it has been. Your mind and stomach is hating you for all the excitement, butterflies, nerves, and fear you had just put them through in the last twelve hours. Sleep will be a blessing.