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The Old Biddy Ch. 9

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Chapter 9-You Have To Care</u>

When Sakura stepped out of the steaming bathroom with a thick, fluffy white towel wrapped tightly around her body and another one wrapped around her damp hair like a turban, she was pleased to see that Kakashi had neatly made their previously rumpled bed and carefully put away their clothes that had been haphazardly thrown onto the floor the night before. There wasn't a scrap of evidence left to testify to their recent activities except maybe for the telltale marks on both their necks, but that could be easily rectified with Sakura's healing chakra. As such, Sakura walked over to the dresser mirror opposite their bed and began to heal each and every one of Kakashi's many love bites.

Kakashi watched with a sigh of disappointment. And I had worked so hard on those, too! Oh, well. It gives me an excuse to neck her again, Kakashi thought smiling to himself.

"What are you smirking at?" Sakura raised an eyebrow at him looking through the mirror.

"Nothing...Just thinking."

"About what?"

"What do you think?"

"Kakashi! You've got a one track mind!"

"You asked." He said with a smile and a shrug of his shoulders.

"Yeah, well, the shower's open now, so why don't you take a cold one?" Sakura smirked back at him.

"Did I ever tell you that wit only turns me on even more?" Kakashi asked, coming over to kiss her on the neck again, effectively undoing all her hard work.

"Kakashi! Cold shower, now!" Sakura said irritably, channeling her chakra back to the newly made bites.

"What? Afraid of being caught?"

"Yes!"

"It wouldn't be such a bad thing you know?"

"Are you kidding me?! If that old biddy finds out what's been going on between us, we'll never hear the end of it!"

Kakashi froze in mid-kiss against her neck as he remembered his earlier dilemma.

"She's not that bad!" He tried to reason.

"Oh yes she is! Or did you forget about how she manipulated us in the first place?"

"Actually, I'm quite thankful that she did, aren't you?"

"Well, yeah, but the last thing I want is for her to be rubbing it in my face!"

Kakashi winced.

"Um, I'm going to take my shower now." He said weakly, pulling away from her and making his way to the bathroom looking absolutely troubled. Maybe if he hid in the bathroom long enough, he could avoid the impending encounter between the two women altogether.

"Oh, okay..." Sakura replied, confused by his sudden change in behavior, but she shrugged it off, finished re-healing her neck, then changed into fresh, clean clothes.

The same instant Kakashi stepped under the steaming, hot spray of the shower, there was an excited knocking on the door. Only he didn't hear it because of the rush of water coming down upon him. Well, ignorance was bliss after all.

Eager for all the wonderful things they had ordered, Sakura opened the door wide open with a big smile on her face only to have it quickly disappear upon seeing the old biddy standing before her absolutely beaming with a bottle of champagne held up high in one hand and two champagne glasses in the other.

"Congratulations! I just heard the news! Oh, I just knew it! I mean, I didn't think my little plan would actually work, but oh!" The old biddy squealed and unable to contain herself any longer, pulled Sakura into a big, breathtaking hug.

"What news?!" Sakura gasped, trying to pull herself away and feeling thoroughly confused.

"Why, that you're together now, of course! Here, these are for you two by the way." Rose smiled, handing Sakura the champagne and drinking glasses while she rolled a cart overflowing with food into the room.

"And who told you that?!" Sakura asked bewildered.

"Your boyfriend, dear!"

"WHAT?!"

"Oh, honey, don't be so modest! This is wonderful news!"

Sakura shot a glaring look at the closed bathroom door. Kakashi...I'm going to kill you! Sakura seethed while Inner Sakura punched her fist into her hand.

"Um..."

"Rose." The old biddy smiled brightly at her.

"Rose." Sakura repeated through gritted teeth. "What exactly did my boyfriend say to you?"

Rose flushed.

"Well, um, he said that he wanted to get in the shower with you." Rose said meekly.

"He said WHAT?! I'm going to KILL HIM!" Sakura fumed, turning away from Rose and starting towards the bathroom.

"Wait, wait, wait!" Rose pleaded, pulling Sakura back by the arm. "He didn't mean to tell! I just sort of overheard!"

"And how the heck did you do that?!"

"Well, he was calling for room service, but I guess he didn't realize we were already connected when I heard him say that. Please don't kill him! You two make such a cute couple!"

Sakura turned to look back at the old woman dumbfounded.

"Rose, may I ask why you're so determined to put me together with that, that...MAN!" Sakura jabbed an accusing finger at the bathroom door.

"Because, sweetheart, you two were meant for each other!" Rose gushed.

"And what makes you think that?!"

"Oh, honey, I've lived a long time and in my line of work I've seen a lot of people. After awhile, you get to learn how to read them and figure these sorts of things out."

"Really?" Sakura asked skeptically. "And what exactly did you read when Kakashi and I came in?"

"Well, I saw two people who were obviously close friends by the way you walked and talked comfortably together and I would've easily passed you both off as nothing more than that if it weren't for your body language."

"What about our body language?"

"Well, dear, it was off."

"What do you mean it was off?"

"The timing. Everything you two did seemed to take longer than it should: a look, a touch, a smile. You don't linger when you're 'just friends'."

Sakura blushed.

"It still doesn't mean we're 'meant for each other' like you say."

"Perhaps, and I have a right to my mistakes, but sweetheart, there's no mistaking how that man looks at you."

Sakura raised an eyebrow at her.

"And how exactly does Kakashi look at me?"

"Like he'd never let anything bad ever happen to you. Like he cares for you very, very much. It's not very hard to see, dear. That man wears his heart on his sleeve."

Kakashi? Wear his heart on his sleeve? Are we talking about the same stoic, porn reading shinobi? thought Sakura.

Rose caught the doubtful look on Sakura's face.

"Oh, you don't have to believe a word I say, honey. I'm just a nosy old woman and an old maid at that. What do I know about relationships anyway, right?" Rose laughed. "But, personally, if I had someone look at me like that, I'd jump on him in a heartbeat. And you want to know why? Because that's what makes a relationship. It isn't enough to be with someone you're attracted to or get along well with. Beauty fades and fights happen. You have to really care about someone in order for a relationship to last. And that man really cares about you whether you're aware of it or not. I guess that's been my problem all along. I've never been lucky enough to find someone to care for me like that. So take it from an old biddy...You've got a chance at what most of us could only dream of. Don't dare pass it up." Rose winked at her, then made her way back to the door.

Sakura smiled, silently walked with Rose to the door, then gave her a big hug that they both knew meant "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Rose said quietly, then turned around and left.

Sakura softly closed the door behind her and was still smiling to herself when she noticed something...Silence. Sakura shook her head and rolled her eyes.

"Kakashi, I know you've been listening. You can come out now. I'm not going to kill you."

The bathroom door slowly cracked open and Kakashi came out of it still looking apprehensive.

"I didn't mean to tell her, Sakura. I really didn't! It was an accident!" He blurted out.

"I know it was and I really don't care anymore." Sakura said softly, then closing the distance between them, she gently kissed Kakashi on the lips. They parted smiling at each other with Kakashi just relieved to have been so easily forgiven.

"But, Kakashi..." Sakura smirked at him, "For a genius, you sure can be an idiot sometimes!"

To be continued...
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