A/N: This is set after 'The Last, Naruto The Movie". I don't own anyone except the OC. Rating might go up for later chapters.
Chapter 1
The alarm beeped repeatedly, taking her out of the dream world, and back to reality. Akemi Saito slowly opened her eyes and blinked at the light that peeped through her bedroom curtains. She reluctantly got out of bed and stalked into the kitchen.
The sky was in the hue of blue, white, and violet, indicating the time of the day. The sun was about to rise on Konoha, the land of fire. It also meant that she had to get ready for the day ahead. Her stomach then grumbled whilst thinking of her tasks for today. It was like her stomach had a mind of it's own, and was telling her not to skip breakfast, despite being busy. She then walked to the buzzing fridge and took out a pair of eggs. Toast with poached eggs would surely be nice.
Running a confectionery shop near the academy, not only made her business popular to the students, but amongst the rest of the villagers as well. However, it also meant that she had to wake up early to bake, leaving almost no time for herself, or maybe it was just an excuse she was using, when asked, why she is still single?
After doing her daily routines, such as, eating breakfast, shower, and brushing her teeth, she headed straight to her walk-in-closet. On one side of it, was a long line of different types of Kimono, with various patterns. And on the other side were normal clothes.
As a young girl, Akemi often admired the beauty of a kimono, and aspired to wear a different one everyday. However, despite being a woman, growing up in a male dominated household had prevented her from getting in touch with her feminine side. She would often get criticised for acting like a girl when she was growing up. It is only recently that she was able to embrace her femininity, when she had left the household years ago.
Picking a dark green komon kimono, with a white obi, she immediately got dressed, and in less than 15 minutes, she was ready. It was no surprise to someone who had been wearing a kimono, almost everyday.
With a quick dust of blush on her cheeks, and a light swipe of neutral coloured lipstick, she was out of the house in no time.
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Kakashi
Being Hokage was harder than Kakashi expected. It involved long meeting that went through the whole morning or afternoon, with countless of paperworks and hard decision making. It was no bed of roses.
In an ocean of countless paperworks and stress. There were two things that helps him de-stress. One, is reading a soft core porn novel, much to his assistants chagrin. And the second one, was going to the confectionary shop near the academy, where they serve tea and delectable desserts. And today, he chose the second.
Just a stone's throw away from the academy, tucked in a narrow lane, is a shop called; Amato no Yorokobi. It is extremely popular and remains a firm favourite for locals who come for afternoon tea, and desserts.
"Ah! Hokage-sama..." A woman, dressed in a dark green komon kimono, greeted him. She obviously isn't expecting him to drop by today amidst the exams.
"Konnichiwa Akemi-san..." he greeted.
"Would you like the usual?" she politely enquired.
"Nope, I would like some wagashi today..."
"Coming right up..." was her cool reply, before retreating back to the kitchen.
Kakashi took another quick glance of her, before she left the room. He couldn't help but admire her demure yet elegant countenance. She was wearing a dark blue apron above her dark green kimono. And despite is being dusted with flour, she still managed to look good.
On the far side corner of the shop, much to Kakashi's displeasure, were his and his colleagues former pupils, he had almost forgotten that, they too were regular patrons of this shop. It was no problem to him, if they eat here at the same time as him. However, he did wish that none of them noticed how he looked at Akemi. It was not something that he would want other to know.
Tucked on the farthest corner of the shop was Sakura, and the couples; Hinata, Naruto, Sai and Ino. Enjoying their dango and matcha green tea. Shikamaru came later, and sat with them.
"Have you seen how Kakashi-sensei looks at Akemi-san?" Sakura stated. It seems nothing escapes her eyes, when it comes to such matters.
"What do you mean?" Naruto replied curiously.
The rest of them turned their heads to find their sensei, watch the shop owner walk back to the kitchen. The way that Kakashi looked at her was obvious enough to tell that he liked her.
"So you're point is?" Shikamaru said.
"We want Kakashi sensei to be happy right?" she said.
"But isn't he happy already?" Sai said.
"Sai, he's already approaching his mid thirties and still single. What do you think he needs now?"
Naruto looked to his side, and thought, while watching Kakashi drink his tea. "What does he need?"
Sakura let out an exasperated sigh. "Love!"
It seems that mean a pretty dense when it comes to the topics of love.
"Oh!" everyone in the table said in unison.
"That's actually a great idea!" Hinata said.
"So Sakura, what's your plan?" Asked Ino.
"It's easy... we-"
"It seems that you're having a very serious discussion here..." The group was so into the topic, that they didn't notice that Kakashi had approached them.
"Oh no no! Kakashi-sensei, it's nothing, really!" Naruto said.
"Ha? but I heard my name?"
"Nope, Kakashi-sensei, you might have just misheard it!" Sakura added.
A/N:
Komon Kimono- Komon(小紋, literally small pattern) are worn by married and unmarried women. They have a pattern covering the entire kimono but with no particular direction or layout. Komon are the most informal silk kimono.
Wagashi and Dango - Japanese Desserts.
Amato no Yorokobi - It means 'Sweet tooth's delight' in Japanese.
I've been a fan of Kakashi since high school. Comments and likes are very much welcome and appreciated.
I will do some soft editing too.
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