Sparks Fly (NaruHina Fanfic)

Sparks Fly Prologue

Series: Naruto

Pairing: NaruHina

Author: Lynns

Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto Masashi

Type: Alternate Universe/Romance

Sparks Fly

Prologue

It had started snowing around noon.

At first, it wasn't a huge deal, but as the snowflakes got more prominent, the temperature dropped, and the wind picked up; mad chaos soon consumed the oilfield site of Konoha Energy.  Production had come to a complete stop with some trades, especially for the welders, insulators, pipefitters, and landscapers.  The wet conditions were certainly not ideal for them, and with the new deadlines coming up before Christmas, this was a setback they could not afford.

Fortunately, not everyone would be affected by the snowfall that much, which was a great relief to the Project Manager, Gaara.  He had received word from the foreman under him that work was progressing as per usual aside from the workers taking the odd warm-up break.  Hyuuga Electric & Controls had a reputation to uphold, and they had not missed a deadline yet.  In fact, the electricians under his wing had battled this kind of weather last year, and they had even finished before the deadline, earning them great respect from the owners of Konoha Energy.

Gaara rubbed his temples in slow circles, wishing the headache that plagued his skull would disappear.  However, he knew that until tomorrow his head would continue to pound.  It was true that being a project manager was hard, but add it to being one of the top electrical companies in the business along with one of the busiest oilfield sites in the north just added to the young man's stress.  At first, being named the youngest ever to succeed in this position had been exciting and honourable; however, after almost two years in, Gaara almost wished he was back on the tools as a regular Journeyman.

"If you keep rubbing your temples like that, you're going to make your headache worse . . . I know that's why my head is throbbing more."

Green eyes slowly opened to look at his partner across the desk from him.  His head was down, and the computer monitor blocked most of his vision, but he could still see the tips of his gray spikey hair.  While Gaara was the project manager on the Front Shift, Kakashi Hatake was the project manager on the Back Shift.  They worked well together and kept things flowing smoothly when they transpired from one shift to another.  Today was Tuesday, meaning it was the last full day Gaara and Kakashi would have together to work things out.  Tomorrow at noon would be home day for the Backshift, meaning they wouldn't be seeing or discussing anything with each other until the following week.  In times like this, Gaara wished Kakashi was staying to help him through this minor disaster, even though his laid-back personality sometimes drove him crazy.

"The moment I get the email or phone call back from head office, I'll stop stressing out.  In the meantime, I'm focusing on the pain in my head to distract me from the mess we have to deal with at the end of this trailer." Mumbled Gaara, following his partner's idea and resting his head on the desk.

Kakashi asked if he would like a cup of coffee but politely refused.  He watched his partner slowly get up from his seat and walk into the next room where the lead foreman's office was.  He could hear their concerned voices asking how they were holding up and dealing with the situation.

The trailer they occupied was rather crammed together and only had three rooms.

The first was the project manager's office, which consisted of two desks facing together, meaning he and Kakashi had nothing but each other to look at all day.  The second room had four desks side by side for the lead foreman's and had their fridge, microwave, water cooler, and coffee machine.  Meaning most of the gossip and talk of the day took place there.  Finally, at the end and the smallest room had been where the field administrator resided, the place where Gaara was too scared to see how much damage there really was.