Of Cats and Dogs (Kakashi x Male OC)

Chapter 4

It's the next morning, about four o'clock, and I'm so not motivated to get my ass out of my soft, comfortable, warm bed. Can't I just stay here? Wasn't Kakashi known for always being late? Surely it wouldn't make much of a difference if I were to arrive a tad bit later... just an hour, or two, maybe three. But then again, who knows if he's just hiding in some bush like the pervert he is and watches us to see whether we're on time and if we are patient enough to wait for him. Yeah, let's not risk it. Gotta show him my discipline and dedication or whatever. Once I get there, I can just find myself a nice tree to sleep in.

In the end, I do get up and zombie-shuffle into the kitchen. I then proceed to make myself a can of black tea to which I add copious amounts of sugar and milk - I like my beverages sweet; I need that sugar rush to wake up properly, so sue me - before grabbing a piece of toast, slathering it with a decent layer of butter and top it with a thick slice of cooked chicken sausage atop of which I put a slice of cheese. I know, I know, our cyclops teacher told us not to eat anything but I'm a simple man: Me hungry, me eat. And oh my Gawd did that sandwich hit the spot! I make myself another one just cuz I can and cuz it tastes freaking awesome.

After breakfast, I go take a nice, long, hot shower and get myself ready for the day. I did spend some time debating whether I should tie my hair up in a ponytail or leave it as is. It's been getting quite long these days, but I also don't want to cut it. The long, black hair makes my icy blue cat eyes stand out more. But I can imagine it getting in the way during a fight. Ah, this drives me nuts!

These problems that some people have, tsk...

Anyway, I manage to arrive in time and that's all that truly matters. Sasuke is already there and he ignores me completely even though I greet him. Arrogant little prat, that one. But that was expected, it's the edge lordliness himself, after all. At least he's quiet, so I have absolutely no problems falling asleep as planned.

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I wake up to the feeling of somebody gently nudging my shoulder. Can you please stop and let me sleep? But unfortunately, the person responsible for the disturbance is apparently incapable of reading my thoughts – or just gets off of annoying other people, who knows - and continues on, the nudges turning into shaking. Dude, quit being an a-hole this early in the day.

I slowly open my eyes and give them a rub while yawning for good measure. Eventually, my sight focuses on the person before me, and damn, I take back everything bad I said before. That's a sight I wouldn't mind waking up to more often. One lazy-looking, one-eyed Jōnin is currently squatting right in front of me, his big, strong hand still on my shoulder. A few rays of sunlight are falling right through in-between the leaves of the tree, and right onto his mop of silver hair, making it look as if he had a halo. Aww man~ he looks so good! And then he dares to smirk at me! Somebody, please, end me already. I don't know for how much longer I'll be able to resist this temptation.

"Welcome among the living, Shizuya-kun. Glad to have you back," Kakashi says with that all too familiar drawl of his.

"G'mornin', Sensei. Good to see that you didn't entirely forget about us," I mumble since my brain is not quite online yet. With delight, I watch his sweat drop in embarrassment. Ha! Gotcha!

"I just got lost on the road of life." Yeah, right, quit this bullshittery.

"Sure, whatever makes you sleep at night. I just hope I won't get dementia before the age of thirty. Wouldn't want to get lost inside the very village where I've lived my entire life, now would I." I could see his eye twitch.

"You snarky little..." He says in mock-anger, while I could hear Naruto laugh his ass off somewhere below me. Even Sakura is giggling. Sasuke, though, barely even lifts the corners of his mouth.