Aoi Onsen

Kakashi rubbed the back of his neck in annoyance. The antics of Team 7, especially Naruto, were getting to his normally laid back attitude. They had been walking for hours, and there were no crossroads to even tell them how far they had gone for a while.

"Seenseeii, I'm tired."

"We all are Naruto. We shouldn't be far from a town."

Sasuke squinted and shielded his eyes from the sun as he tried to see what was down the path. "Sensei, it looks like there's a sign up ahead."

"A sign? Really? Lemme check!" Naruto ran ahead and waved wildly when he came to the sign. "Hey guys. There's a town up ahead."

The team arrived to the sign and read it. Kakashi's face grew pale and he quickly straightened up. "I think we should keep going. There should be another town around here somewhere."

Sakura spoke up. "Sensei, what's wrong with this town? I heard they have a lovely hot spring here."

"Hot spring?! Let's go!" Naruto started briskly walking down the path. The other two followed. A few moments later, Sakura looked behind her to see Kakashi slouched over the sign.

"Kakashi-sensei, are you alright?!" The yell caused the other two to turn around and walk back towards Kakashi. When they arrived, they found the life sucked out of him. He was mumbling to himself and his Icha Icha book had fallen to the ground. The team looked at each other and shrugged. Naruto and Sasuke grabbed Kakashi from under his arms and began helping him walk. Sakura picked up the book. She glanced down at the open page. Immediately, she blushed and closed the book quickly. "Wait for me guys!"

They arrived in the town and instantly fell in love. The town was bustling. With the location right on the sea, the landscape was ripe with cliffs, crashing waves, and lively people. They moved through town as best they could. A few merchants called out to them to sample their newest catch or try on their newest garment. Sakura got caught up in one and bought a blue bracelet that had dolphins on it. She showed it to the boys, who were too tired to even take a second glance. Sakura looked up from her bracelet to see a welcome sign. "Hey guys! It's that hot spring. The Aoi Onsen."

The boys could feel Kakashi dig his heels into the ground. "Come on Sensei. This is too much. We are all tired and this hot spring says there's a vacancy." Sasuke groaned.

"Not here." Kakashi barely could speak above a whisper. As they arrived, a little boy could be seen playing in the front yard. He wore a mask and his silvery hair shined brightly in the afternoon sun. The team looked and gasped.

"Hey Sensei, that kid kinda looks like you." Naruto said as he let go of Kakashi. Within a second, Kakashi had all three kids crouched behind a bush to spy on the poor child. Kakashi tried his best to pull Naruto's arms down and silence his complaints. The child called out for someone inside and Kakashi pulled the three together tightly. Peering out through the bushes, the team was now determined to find out why Kakashi was so troubled. The boy did look a lot like him. It was starting to dawn on them why he was acting this way.

Sasuke whispered. "That poor fatherless child."

Kakashi gulped and started muttering to himself again. The boy called out again and a beautiful woman appeared. Her hair was dark blue and wavy. Her eyes were bright turquoise and her lips were full and pink. Everyone gasped at the elegance and beauty the woman emitted. Sakura looked over and Kakashi was wide eyed, staring at the beauty in front of them. Then, the woman spoke.

"What is it Shouta?"

"When are Mama and Papa returning?"

"They're here now actually."

Behind her were Shouta's parents. His father wore a similar mask and had similar hair, though slightly darker. The child jumped into the father's arms and they walked back into the onsen.

Sasuke smirked. "Guess it wasn't your kid after all Sensei." The team looked over at their Sensei, who was still frozen in his gaze. Sakura gritted her teeth.

"Aw, I'm sick of this. I'm going inside and asking if they have any rooms." She stormed away and left the men still crouched behind the bushes. Sasuke got up slowly and wiped off his shorts.

"Come on, let's go inside. You need to pay for the room Sensei. Whatever past you have here, it can wait until morning. We all need a bath and food." Kakashi sighed and slowly moved into the onsen. Inside, Sakura was already looking over the menu they had.

"This place has really good rates and the food looks great."

The front desk clerk looked at Kakashi, a soft smile on her face. "Welcome to Aoi Onsen. One adult and three children for the night?"

"Yes." Kakashi pulled out his money slowly and handed it to the clerk. She bowed and began showing them a map of the place. "Excuse me miss. The blue haired woman outside. Is she Reina Aoi by chance?"

"Yes, she is. She's the current owner."

Kakashi's voice lowered. "I see. Does she live here alone?"

"Yes, sir. Why do you ask?"

"Just wondering. I..uh...knew her long ago."

The team looked at each other. It was pretty obvious he knew her.

"Oh lovely. Well Mr. Kakashi, would you like me to tell her you're here?"

"No!" His response was quick and loud. Everyone, including the clerk, jumped. "I mean, no thank you. If we cross paths, I will say hello. Could you please show us to the room?"

The clerk had an attendant take them to their room. It was spacious and filled with various blue flowers and items that made the room feel very relaxing.

"Ahh, this is great! Oh look, you can see the onsen from here. It looks so nice. I wanna go now!"

Naruto began taking off his coat. Kakashi grabbed his arm and pulled him down to the mats. "We need to eat first. The food should be here in a few minutes. Calm down Naruto."

Sasuke chuckled and Sakura shook her head. Naruto frowned and laid down on the mats. The attendants came in a few minutes later and prepared the table. The spread was gorgeous and there was even a small grill for yakiniku. Everyone's mouths were watering as the attendants left. They dug into the food like it was their last meal. The food was flying and no one had any manners. Within minutes, the food was devoured and everyone leaned back in glorious fullness. Tea was served and they gladly took the chance to drink up. Sasuke called to an attendant. "Could you give our compliments to the chef. The food was delicious."

"I would be glad to sir, but if you'd like, you can thank her yourself."

Sasuke nodded with everyone else groaning in the background. The attendants cleared away the dishes and refilled the tea. Kakashi asked for a pitcher of sake and it was quickly brought over in a blue karafe. The door was slid open and the chef was announced. Everyone looked over, and there she was. The blue haired woman, Reina Aoi, bowed deeply in front of them. The attendants left, and it was just them in the room. Kakashi froze with his sake cup still in hand. The woman lifted her head. Her eyes widened, and she smiled brightly.

"Oh good evening Hatake. It's been so long. Glad you could stop by. Who are these young ones?"

Naruto stood up. "We are Team 7. Kakashi-sensei does a great job teaching us ma'am. I'm Naruto and this is Sakura-chan and...Sasuke." Sasuke and Naruto traded glances before returning to watch as Reina entered the room. She shut the door behind her and moved next to Kakashi. She snickered and grabbed the cup from his hand. She set it down and poured a new cup for him. His hand was still frozen in place, so she put the cup back in it's spot in his hand. She began to laugh and put both hands over his hand for a moment before returning to her spot next to him.

Sakura spoke up. "Miss Aoi, could you possibly explain why Sensei has been acting strangely ever since we mentioned coming to this town? I'm guessing it has something to do with you. Forgive me for being so forward."

Reina looked deep in thought for a moment. "It's possible. You see kids, Hatake and I used to be lovers years ago." The team gasped in reaction, Naruto more than anyone.

Sakura looked puzzled. "Then why is he so frigid right now? It's like he's afraid or something."

Reina laughed and took the sake cup out of Kakashi's hands and drank it herself. She exhaled deeply and slammed the cup to the table. "I suppose you could say that when we were together, I wasn't exactly quiet about it. I was a bit of a rebel and wanted to be as loud as possible. Kind of strange that he and I got together in the first place when I was such a rowdy girl." She paused to look at Kakashi, who had since loosened up and looked down at the table. Reina noticed, and poured another cup of sake after downing the full cup still sitting on the table. He took it and drank it in lightning speed, causing the team to lean over to try and get a glimpse of his face. Reina continued. "I'm not the same way I was back then. I promise not to yell out anything or cause you the extreme embarrassment that I used to. I was still so young and didn't realize I was being so rude." After a brief pause, she spoke again softly. "Will you please say something now?"

Kakashi looked over to the team, who were all looking with eager eyes towards him. He looked back at Reina and sighed. "Reina, it's good to see you. I guess."

"You guess?"

"Yeah." He looked away from the group towards the wall. She grabbed his head, and in a flash, pulled down his mask, gave him a kiss, and put the mask back on. The team groaned in defeat as they once again couldn't see his face. Kakashi looked up and Reina smiled confidently.

"I guess I'm still a little spontaneous, but who can blame me? You were my first love, who is now in front of me after so many years. How could I not take the opportunity?"

"Yeah! You go Reina-san!" Naruto pushed his fist in the air and Sakura giggled.

Kakashi groaned and fell over onto his side. Reina looked at him, then the team. "Hey, would you guys like to take a soak in the hot spring now?"

All nodding in agreement. The team and Reina moved into the changing area. Reina made sure they wer eon their way to the hot spring, then walked back into the room. She sat next to Kakashi and started rubbing his arm and shoulder. "I know I suck the life right out of you. At least I used to. I'm not the same person Hatake. Please try to relax and enjoy your time here. I'm sorry for causing you so much pain. I was just having fun back then, but now I realize how hard it was on you. I really am sorry. Forgive me?"

Kakashi moved slowly and got into a sitting position. He looked over at Reina with half lidded eyes. She smiled back and continued to caress his arm and shoulder. She slowly unzipped his vest and let it slide off. Kakashi then did something neither were expecting. He reached over and hugged her. He held her tight as she slowly wrapped her arms around him. They stayed in that position for what seemed like forever. Kakashi spoke softly.

"Close the door."

Reina closed the door, and as soon as she turned around, her lips were met with his. She moaned in reaction to it, but soon gave in and they kissed away the last eight years like it was merely moments.

"I have something to confess Hatake." A kiss between each word. "I've been thinking about you a lot lately. I wondered what you were doing and if you forgave me for being so crazy." Kakashi simply looked into her eyes and pulled her kimono down to expose her shoulders. He kissed her neck and she closed her eyes to enjoy the sensations that she hadn't felt in so long. Just then, she heard some rustling near the open window and looked to see three heads poking out. She frowned at first, but then pulled back from her former lover's touch. She leaned in towards his ear, hoping she could delicately announce that they were not alone. Though she assumed he already knew.

"Your students are spying on us." That didn't come out right. She should've made it sound better. She didn't want to get the kids in trouble, but she also didn't want them to see what would come next. As she pulled away from his ear, he quickly put his mask back on and threw a kunai right out the window, flying past their heads. A few shrieks could be heard echoing in the room.

Kakashi pulled Reina's kimono back up and sighed. "We should get out there."

Reina nodded and moved out the door behind him. She could feel a spark of mischievousness as she remembered the pools are co-ed and she would still like to have a little fun. She got out to the hot spring area and noticed that the boys were already in with Kakashi just arriving. She then looked over and saw Sakura cowering in the corner. Her towel held close to her.

"Sakura, would you like me to distract the boys while you get in?" Sakura looked up at the shapely woman and blushed."What is it?"

Sakura looked down. "I didn't realize how, um, curvy you were. You must get all the guys."

Reina laughed a genuine laugh. "Oh Sakura, I wish that were true. Sorry to say I do not. Sure, I've had a few boyfriends here and there, but they don't last since they want to live in the big cities and an onsen owner is usually not their top pick for wives." She looked out at the guys joking and Naruto splashing around the bath. "Would you like me to distract them Sakura?"

She nodded weakly and Reina took her hand and walked out. As they walked towards the guys, Sakura blushed. "Don't you want to wear a towel at least until you get there?"

"Nope."

"But they can see you. All of you."

"Yeah."

Sakura looked up and saw that the two boys were shielding their eyes, and yet, opening them partly to see through the slits. Sakura became furious with this, and threw her sandal at Naruto's head. Reina looked towards Kakashi, who had just noticed them walking up. His eyes were raised for a moment, but lowered halfway until they seemed to be in a daze. Reina let go of Sakura's hand and walked into the hot spring. "Now boys, Sakura wants you to not be peeking at her while she gets in. Get over here!" She grabbed Naruto and sat him down next to Kakashi. With the two boys on either side of him, she stood in front of them and shielded their eyes with her arms. As Sakura got in, she noticed the placement of Kakashi in the middle. She blushed deeply and got in faster. Meanwhile, Naruto and Sasuke looked over towards Kakashi.

"We're not going to look." Naruto said in an annoyed, whiny voice.

Sasuke chuckled. "I think Sensei has the best view right now."

Naruto looked closer and saw that Kakashi's face was right up against Reina's crotch. Naruto blushed and closed his eyes tight.

"Ok, I'm in." Sakura called out from behind Reina. Reina put her arms down, stepped back, and dropped into the water. She looked at Kakashi with her mischievous grin. He had not moved at all. Naruto waved his hand in front of him.

"Hey Sensei, snap out of it."

"I have an idea boys. Look away for a second." The boys frowned, but looked away. Reina dove under water, and for a moment, there was silence. Suddenly, an almost high pitched shriek could be heard from Kakashi. He began to pant and just as Sakura was about to call out to Reina, she popped her head up right next to Sakura. She pulled herself to a sitting position and leaned back across from the boys.

"Ok boys, you can look now."

Naruto looked at Kakashi to see if his expression had changed. He now wore a big stupid looking grin, at least that's what it looked like through the mask. He had leaned back into the bath. Naruto shrugged and leaned back himself.

"Ahh now this is a nice bath."

Kakashi got out a small. "Yeah." Before sinking into a deep, pleasure induced calm.