𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐘𝐎𝐔.

Part IX - She's Different.

does anyone like the cover photo? i'll be doing different covers every chapter, if anyone wants to see that.

anyway, enjoy!

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"Kakashi-sensei!" The two shrieked, jumping where they sat. 

The masked man smiled a closed-eye smile, leaning against the pillar at the top of the steps. His expression had a mischievous glint to it, one that Sakura really did not want to know the reason of. 

"You two are talking about my star pupil as if he's a bad kid." He stated, opening his eyes and looking at the pinkette, who resisted the urge to squirm under his scrutinizing gaze.

"Ah, no, Kakashi-sensei- We were j-" The platinum blonde began, but was cut off. 

"Kakashi, you're too strict with the girls. Let them have a little fun." Came the voice of a man - or was he? -  who sounded just as mischievous as the masked man looked. The pinkette saw a sleeved arm sling itself around Kakashi's shoulders, earning a sigh from his lips. 

He, eventually, focused his gaze back on the two teenagers who sat before him.

"So, what exactly is so jerk-y about Sasuke?" He asked, Sakura noticed the same mischievous glint in his eyes. She frowned. 

It's not like she didn't like her teacher, but he was somewhat nosy, and uh- perverted.

For one thing, the entire math class, he'd been reading a book, and chuckling to himself quietly in the corner of the classroom. He'd also dismissed many, many questions from a lot of students, which became quite annoying time after time. 

Another thing; when he wasn't reading, he was walking around the class, with his hands folded behind his back, listening in on the kids' conversations. He'd also slip in his own occasional opinion on the topic, flustering most of the girls. 

Sakura hesitated, glancing at Ino, who had an expression that said; don't, Sakura. please, Sasuke would flip. Her eyes were stern, and her fists were clenched tightly in her lap. 

Sakura contemplated whether or not she should actually tell the man, it'd be funny hearing Sasuke flip out. On top of that, there was a random guy who seemed like he'd take any chance to rant about Uchiha and his business. 

"Er, well.. He's not very talkative, he's really- uh, bossy.. and uh..." She struggled for words, and cursed herself mentally for not being able to mention what she really felt like mentioning. Of course, it didn't help very much that Ino was nodding her head slightly, every time Sakura said something. 

But she was determined not to be labeled as the snitch. 

So, she wouldn't say a thing.

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"..uke, Sasuke, Sasuke, Sasuke, Sasuke, Sasu-" 

"Shut up, dobe."

"But-" 

"She's annoying."

"How? She's Sakura-chan." 

"She's-"

"But-"

"-annoying."

The two had been arguing for the past thirty minutes, about whether or not they should allow Sakura to meet Kakashi. Naruto had apparently been blabbing on to the masked man about her, at any point he felt like it, influencing the man's interest in the pinkette.