Fascination: Sequel

Fascination: Sequel: Part 12

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Fascination: Sequel

Part 12

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Two days later, when she’d finally managed to escape of Kakashi’s over-zealous attentions (but not before beating him at his own game) Oriko had been summoned by Tsunade for what the kuniochi remembered would no doubt be her first A ranked mission assignment. 

Ordinarily, Oriko would have been extremely excited and rushed off to her office in a split second; however she was currently faced with one, relatively minor, problem: she had a gigantic, still angry and painfully obvious love-bite plastered over the side of her throat which Kakashi had given her two days before.  

Normally these were the sort of things they refrained from doing and Kakashi was typically gentle enough with her neck not to leave a mark, but they were both rather…preoccupied when he’d done so.  Oriko definitely couldn’t turn up in Tsunade’s office with it, it was not small or faint enough to cover with make-up and neither was it anywhere inconspicuous enough to be covered without it becoming painfully obvious that she was attempting to hide something. 

The Godaime was relatively tolerant of her and Kakashi’s relationship as they were both able to keep their distance and professionalism in tact on missions and hence, the Hokage saw no reason to interfere, but turning up for one’s first A class mission with a gigantic love-bite on her neck sent out all if the very wrong sorts of messages.

Shit…Oriko hovered in her apartment for a little while, trying to think of something to do about her predicament until it occurred to her: Sakura! Oriko was fairly certain that the younger, pink haired medic would help her out and she’d be able to successfully avoid any awkward questions (Even if it was her first sensei which caused Oriko’s problem).  

Immediately, she leapt out of her window in search of Sakura, her first instinct was to head to the hospital, which she arrived at in double-quick time, although momentarily pausing, to nonchalantly cover her neck with her hand (making it look like she had an itch) she sauntered up to the front desk,

“Hi, I’m looking for Haruno Sakura, do you know where she’d be?” The receptionist, turned around to a small board pinned to the wall behind her,

“...Uh... she should be in her office, right about now... it’s on the first floor, room 23,” Oriko smiled brightly, damn! Sakura has an office? She must be doing well, Oriko silently praised Sakura but gave no outward sign of it.

“Thank you!” Oriko immediately poofed away and reappeared outside the office, she swiftly rapped on the door, but, much to Oriko horror, it was Tsunade who opened it,

“...Oriko? What are you doing here? I summoned you to my office,” Oriko mind was working at a mile a minute scraping for any and every excuse, while trying to make her hand over her neck seem completely natural;

“Uh, I know and I was just on my way, but I needed to have a few quick words with Sakura about something and I didn’t want to miss her,” Tsunade narrowed her eyes in (albeit rightful suspicion) but questioned no further, turning back she met Sakura’s line of vision,

“I’ll see you tomorrow, Sakura, keep working on that jutsu,”

“Hai, Tsunade-shishou,” The Godaime shot Oriko one last distrustful look, who merely smiled an innocently as she could muster

“I’ll see you in five minutes, Oriko,”

“Hai, Tsunade-sama,” Oriko rushed in and tried not to slam the door as she breathed quiet sigh of relief,