Dancing In The Dark

When Things Go Bad

Sarah felt embarrassed when she stopped singing and several people hollered at her to do another one.  She waved her hand, denying the request.  She'd done more than enough for the night.  "Thank you," she managed to say as she started off the stage.

Melissa grabbed Iruka's hand as she got up, mischief in her blue-green eyes.  "Come on, hot stuff, we're next."

"Whoa... I don't..." he started to protest as she tugged him up.

"Don't worry, sweetness, you just need to stand up there.  This one is for you," she winked as she dragged him behind her.

Sarah barely stepped to the side as they went past her.  Melissa gave her a friendly punch on the arm, "You killed that one... If only he could have heard it."

Sarah laughed at the words, feeling a little giddy at the thought.  Oh that would be something, wouldn't it?  Sarah would have been mortified if that had happened.  She made it back to the table without tipping over and dropped into the chair she had vacated.  "Michael" was giving her a strange look as she looked over at him.  His face was rather red above the mask.

"Was it that bad?  At least she'll leave me alone now..."

"Your singing was lovely actually," he finally said after an awkward silence.

Sarah almost questioned him again because the look he was giving her was making her a bit uncomfortable.  She tilted her head as the song "Right Now" by the Pussycat Dolls keyed up.  Melissa started singing the lyrics and Sarah died laughing as she went around "Isaac" as she sang it, caressing his shoulders and chest as she did so.

"Ah hell..." she finally said as her laughter died down.  "Looks like someone is getting some tonight.  Good for her." He was staring at her.  She raised a brow at him in question.  "What?"

"You have a boyfriend named Kakashi?"

Sarah died laughing at the question.  She motioned for the waitress and ordered a water before she looked to him to answer the question.  "God I wish," she said with a laugh.  "Kakashi Hatake... from Naruto... Lord you're not a weeb are you?"

"Enlighten me," he responded, leaning forward on the table and resting his chin on his palm.

"Naruto is an anime, my favorite anime actually," she said with a cheeky grin.  "Kakashi is... wow, how to sum him up... he's just an amazing man on the show.  He's been through some really awful stuff in his life but he just keeps going.  He doesn't give up.  I admire that so much.  When I watched his growing years, I just wanted to reach through that screen and hold him."  He was watching her very intently and she shifted a bit in her seat, "He's an incredible fighter... I almost melt watching that...  Weird huh?"

His eyes narrowed in that half lidded smile and something tugged at the back of her mind.  "Hmm.  I don't know about weird but interesting.  Go on."

Sarah smiled as she thought about Kakashi, "A lot of his gal fans will say that they love him because he's so sexy."

Kakashi's brows shot up at those words, "He has a lot of fans?"

"Oh yeah, thousands upon thousands," she giggled.  "You did hear a few of the girls hollering in the back right?"

Kakashi rubbed the back of his neck, "So you find him sexy basically and that's why."

Sarah laughed, "I admit, I do think he's incredibly sexy but... it's more than that."  She gave a sigh and looked off as if gathering her thoughts.  "I think the thing that I admire and love the most about him is that I relate to his suffering and loneliness.  Oh... and that smile of his."