The next morning dawned bright and early 'To early' Shikamaru groaned as one of his children started screaming, he looked at the clock as his eye sight focused in and out until he could read the time 6:30.
'At least they waited until it was nearly morning to start which means the quads are getting a full nights sleep' Shikamaru yawned and slipped out from underneath the blankets it was his turn anyway to deal with the kids.
When Shikamaru entered the nursery room, he figured out who was crying "There, there little champ" he picked Ren up and the boy instantly quieted, Shikamaru smiled tiredly and checked his infant son over but didn't find anything wrong.
"Aww is the little guy hungry" Yukimaru who had taken to waking up early so that he could handle taking care of his siblings for his parents so that they could sleep entered the room, Ren blew spit bubbles and Yukimaru took his otouto into his arms.
Shikamaru was put out "Alright looks like you've got it covered" he turned and left the nursery and headed back to his room, when Shikamaru slipped under the covers Sakura rolled over to face him with a knowing smile on her lips.
"Let me guess Yukimaru figured out what was wrong first" Sakura giggled it was absolutely hilarious, both of her adopted children had read more baby books than she had but at least she could absolutely trust her her children not to mess up.
In the nursery, Yukimaru had just finished feeding his little brother "Sleep tight Ren" he nuzzled his nose against Ren's then carefully set the infant into his crib after burping him, now it was time for Yukimaru to continue packing up his room.
Outside in the hall "Onii-sama" Mitsubachi called softly and Yukimaru looked up "Will you help me pack up my things when your finished with your room" she asked quietly since they were standing outside the nursery they had to whisper.
"Sure Imouto-chan" Yukimaru smiled widely and tiptoed back to his room where he shut his door lightly, safely enclosed in his room, Yukimaru took a deep breath before rolling up his sleeves, thirty minutes later everything except for a few things were packed away.
Sakura sighed and moved the covers to the side to get out of bed it was 7 which meant it was time to get to work "Shikamaru you better wake up otherwise your getting the ice bath again" she smirked when her husband sat straight up in bed.
"I'm up just please don't use the ice again" Shikamaru shivered and scrambled from the room to wake the household, Sakura giggled behind her hand and headed down the hall to start making breakfast for everyone.
Shikamaru sighed some things never changed "Madara, Izuna" he knocked on the Uchiha's door, it swung open a moment later to reveal a messy room "Looks like your just about done as well" Shikamaru let out and Madara nodded.
"Yes, Izuna finished last night so he'll be moving today, Koe and her students will be here later, then we'll go house hunting" Madara explained and sealed his bed into a scroll before stuffing it into a bag that was already filled with other scrolls.
The door to Izuna's room swung open and he climbed down the ladder with a bag on his shoulders "Let's go eat breakfast" Izuna shut the hatch and gave the room one last look over since it would be the last time he slept here.
Shikamaru chuckled "Don't worry you will be invited over regularly for lunch and sometimes dinner" he assured the two men who sighed in sync looking quite sullen though they perked up and followed Shikamaru down the hall to the nursery.
Yukimaru exited his room at the same time and Mitsubachi appeared a moment later "I'll help you after breakfast" he stated before his little sister could ask for his help again, Shikamaru and Madara got the quads and then everyone headed to the kitchen.
Sakura smiled she loved it when her house was full of people soon there would be even more living here, Sakura set the last of the pancakes on the table "Dig in everyone, it's going to be a long day" she took a deep breath.
Shikamaru put the quads in their high chairs and sat down "So what's on the agenda for today Sakura" he asked, Shikamaru knew that there was a lot to get through before things started shaping up to how Sakura wanted them.
"First, here Madara it's a gift from me to you and Koe" Sakura pushed over a little box and Madara picked it up suspiciously, then he shook it and the box made a light jingling sound, so extremely curious Madara opened it to reveal a ring of keys.
Madara was astonished "Is this what I think it is" he looked up, Sakura truly did care for everyone it was ridiculous and shouldn't work but with her it did and that's all that mattered to the people who cared for Sakura.
"Yes, the design to your house is also in that box along with the directions" Sakura smirked, she would do nothing less than what she had always done and that was take care of everyone to make sure they were living as they needed.
"Thank you, I'll let Koe know that we don't have to house hunt" Madara accepted the gift with grace and dug into the pancakes, they were delicious and fluffy, because Sakura was no longer under pressure she could cook again.
"The second thing on the list is a personal agenda, things will really pick up tomorrow" Sakura gave everyone a mischievous grin and Madara cringed, he had been hearing rumors that Sakura had a bone to pick with one of her friends about something he had done.
Shikamaru internally smirked, later on he would be teaching Kakashi his own lesson hopefully Kakashi wouldn't make any more stupid mistakes, Izuna looked up, he had been checking out the Uchiha compound the day Sakura had given birth so he had no idea what was going on.
"After that I'm going to visit Zetsu, then Koe, Kasai, Wakai and Mizu will be here and I'm packing up some bags for the next two months" Sakura ticked off her fingers "Yukimaru, you'll be coming with me and Madara" she pointed at Yukimaru who paused mid bite.
Yukimaru was confused "Kaa-chan why exactly am I going as well, thought I was going to stay here and help everyone out especially with the babies" he set his fork down to talk to his mother properly it was crazy.
Sakura sighed "It will only be for a few days then Tomo will be taking you back, don't you remember you wanted to go see your birth place" she quirked her eyebrow at the teen who nodded eagerly in remembrance.
Soon breakfast was finished and Sakura hopped up "Shikamaru your in charge of washing dishes" she sang merrily and skipped from the house humming the entire way, Izuna grew pale there was no way Sakura was normal.
Madara gave his brother a knowing look "Just be thankful you weren't here during the first couple of days" he patted Izuna on the back and picked up Misaki when the multi hair colored and mismatched eyes girl started crying.
"Aww don't cry Misaki" Madara tickled the little girls belly and she giggled softly up at him "Looks like you need a diaper change" he grimaced but picked up the bag that was specifically for her, if she wasn't cleaned up properly she would get a rash on her bottom.
Mitsubachi sighed "Onii-san" she tugged on Yukimaru's shirt sleeve and the teen stood "Can you tell me something about the attic that I don't know" Mitsubachi asked Yukimaru as they walked back down the hall to her room.
"Well Imouto-chan, you won't have to share a bathroom with me anymore and there's this little cubby, oh and if there is ever an emergency, outside the window is an escape route" Yukimaru listed off his fingers as they entered Mitsubachi's room that was a horrific mess.
Mitsubachi giggled sheepishly "Yeah I kind of made a mess last night when I started cleaning up" she sighed, her mother would have a conniption fit if she ever found out about this, Mitsubachi knew that she would never make another mess again after this.
"That's ok sometimes these things happen and you can't help it" Yukimaru smiled fondly remembering his earliest memories with Sakura, it was before she had gotten him a dresser for his clothes and he had messed them all up.
Soon the two siblings were hard at work, in town Sakura was scouring the village looking for Kakashi 'That damn man where the hell is he' she scowled and peered down back alleys and looked to the rooftops of the many houses in the village.
Kisame tilted his head as a familiar person raced passed him "Whoa pinky hold the phone where are you going in such a rush" he recognized Sakura because of her long pink hair, Sakura turned around and grinned viciously at him.
"Have you seen Kakashi Hatake anywhere" Sakura asked practically frothing at the mouth, Kisame shook his head slowly and she growled in frustration, killing intent wafted from her in waves as she stalked down the streets.
Kakuzu stepped out of the tattoo shop, he had been sure Sakura was coming to talk "Hoshigaki what the hell was that all about" he watched long pink hair disappear around the corner and looked to the blue haired blue colored man.
"I have no idea something about looking for Hatake" Kisame shrugged and cringed when Kakuzu chuckled "Do you know something that I don't" he scratched his head, Kisame had been out of the village for a long while so he was sure he was missing something.
Kakuzu shook his head "Did you notice anything different about the brat" he asked instead looking to the morning sky, Kisame scratched his chin then his eyes widened in realization "Yeah she had her quads a couple weeks ago" Kakuzu nodded.
"Holy Fuck I've missed out on a lot haven't I" Kisame ran a hand through his hair, he should have been there it was just his dumb luck to have been stuck outside the village on a mission "So what does that have to do with pinky looking for Hatake" Kisame questioned.
Kakuzu chuckled darkly "Well in the throes of labor, the brat might have said somethings, very detailed explicit things about torture and what not among those things the brat admitted something" he explained as if he was about to tell a juicy secret.
Kisame leaned forward eagerly "Apparently Hatake gave the brats, oldest brat porn books for his fourteenth birthday" Kakuzu whispered and Kisame shook his head "Most likely the man is hiding from her" Kakuzu shrugged and headed down the streets.
Sakura's chakra was leaking out of her body as her anger grew, why could no one accept the consequences of their actions and take their punishment like the men they are instead of hiding like "BLOODY COWARD" she screamed scaring a flock of birds from the tree's.
Yamato sighed "You can't hide forever Kakashi-senpai you know that" he was currently helping Kakashi hide despite his instincts to run far, far away, Yamato looked to where the silver haired man was currently sulking in a corner.
Minato smiled "Looks like Sakura's finally decided to hunt down Kakashi" he looked to Naruto who had grown pale "Don't worry she's not after you" he assured, Hinata giggled and looked out the window as Sakura ran around the town looking for Kakashi.
"You have no idea how scary Sakura-chan is when she's not pregnant" Naruto gulped, for once he was glad it wasn't him getting the heat of his team mates rage, Minato and Hinata shared a look and rolled their eyes.
Down in the streets "Has Anyone Seen Kakashi Hatake" Sakura tapped her foot and barked out her question, Ibiki saw this and grinned he knew exactly where the man Sakura was looking for was at and it would give him the chance to request something.
"Sakura, I'd be willing to help for a price" Ibiki stood next to her suddenly and Sakura's head swung around and cracked, Ibiki internally winced, Sakura was furious if her sneer was any indication it was scarier than his intimidation technique.
Sakura smiled sweetly and killing intent wafted from her in larger waves "What would you like, I'll give you anything if you tell me where that man is" she grinned causing a group of cloud shinobi to flinch away from her, they had been walking by her but now they were going way around.
"I'd like to take Yukimaru and Yume out of the village for four months instead of two" Ibiki bluntly asked, Sakura nodded her head and Ibiki discretely handed over a slip of paper with Kakashi's location.
Sakura laughed and smiled victoriously "Thank you Ibiki-san" her lips pulled back in a wide smile and she skipped off happily to exact her special brand of revenge, she loved Kakashi and he was one of her precious friends but he needed to learn not to mess with her.
Yamato's eyes widened, Sakura's chakra was heading straight for them "It appears someone ratted you out Senpai" he raised an eyebrow when Kakashi started panicking "Oh for gods sake get a hold of yourself and man up" Yamato shook his head and fled from the shack.
"I hope for your sake Yamato-san that you weren't hiding Kakashi-senpai from me" Sakura was stood in front of him on the outside and Yamato couldn't help but let out a yell of fright and press himself against the wall of the hut he had been hiding in.
Yamato gulped "At first I was against my better judgement" he raised his hands and pleaded with the woman not to beat him to a bloody pulp "I was going to let you have at him, I want no part of this so please Sakura let me go" Yamato smiled fear in his onyx eyes.
Sakura sighed "Get on out of here Yamato-san, I don't think you want to hear Kakashi-senpai's screams of agony" she cackled maniacally, Yamato stood on his feet and disappeared running as fast as he could to get out of Sakura's range.
"Oh Kakashi-senpai" Sakura sang when Yamato was gone, she skipped to the front door and yanked it open, Kakashi turned around from where he had been trying to escape through the tiny window of the hut.
Kakashi crinkled his eye at Sakura "Sakura-chan how are you, I was just on my way to see you, but there was this old lady, wait no Please SAKURA-CHAN DON'T DO THIS AHHHH" he screamed as Sakura closed the door and did some hand signs to prevent him from escaping.
Asuma looked up from where he had been chopping some wood, he thought he had heard Kakashi's voice but that was impossible the man hardly screamed like that, Asuma sighed and shook his head as Kurenai headed out into the yard Yuuki attached to her hip.
"Looks like Kakashi is getting his punishment from Sakura" Kurenai smirked and tilted her head to the side as more screams disturbed the forests inhabitants "They must not be to far hmm" she looked around but shrugged.
Asuma dropped his axe, so that's what he had forgotten, Sakura's not so subtle threat to get Kakashi back for giving Yukimaru porn books "I'm not interfering" he picked his axe back up and started chopping wood at a faster pace.
Inside the hut "Please I'm begging you Sakura-chan" Kakashi was on his knee's begging his friend to stop her psychological torture, so far she had put him in a genjutsu that showed him his worst nightmares and now it was the physical torture.
Sakura shook her head "Nope, now tell me Kakashi-senpai what's this precious little knickknack" she held up one of the oldest books Kakashi carried around it was the first edition of Make Out Tactics, Kakashi sniffled and stared sadly excepting his punishment.
"The first edition of Make Out Tactics, I've had it for a long time" Kakashi admitted his eyes grew large with horror as Sakura started opening the book and tearing out the pages one by one before setting them in a neat pile and lighting them on fire.
Sakura bit her lip, Kakashi didn't know that she had a new one for him but hopefully the man would learn what she was trying to teach him "I'll do anything JUST PLEASE STOPPPPPP" Kakashi screamed as Sakura destroyed each of his precious romance books.
"Is there anything else you'd like to say to me Kakashi-senpai" Sakura tapped her foot angrily, this had been going on for two hours and she really needed to get on with the rest of her day otherwise she would be late.
Kakashi's eyes watered and his shoulders slumped in defeat "I, Kakashi Hatake, solemnly swear to never give your children porn books, I promise Sakura-chan" he sat on the floor looking sullen, Kakashi knew at that moment he should have never tried to run.
"Apology accepted Kakashi-senpai, and here you go, I've had these on me for awhile and wasn't sure when to give them to you" Sakura held out the new stack of Make Out Tactics books and Kakashi stared up at her in astonishment.
Kakashi rolled his eyes and winced his head hurt from the genjutsu, Sakura really should have the title of genjutsu mistress they had gotten more horrifying than any one could imagine "Thank you Sakura-chan, and for the record I really am sorry" he sighed slightly sulking.
"Don't mention it" Sakura giggled and healed Kakashi's headache that she knew he must have, then she removed her barrier and skipped out of the hut, Kakashi trailed after her a moment later and they split up in town.
Yamato jumped down in front of Kakashi the minute Sakura was gone "You look ok so what exactly did Sakura do to you" he looked Kakashi over and didn't find even a scratch, the man just kept staring at the books in his hands.
"I am never telling anyone what happened in that hut" Kakashi swore, he would be the laughing stock of the century if everyone knew he had been bested by someone a female no less and had gotten punished not to mention what Sakura had put him through would give him nightmares.
Yamato shrugged and followed Kakashi back to their apartment, Sakura on the other hand signed out and left the village in search of Zetsu, not that it would be hard to find him because he always knew when she was outside the village.
Like she thought Zetsu appeared carrying bags upon bags of herbs "Hey Zetsu how are you doing, sorry it's been awhile" Sakura immediately apologized to the venus fly trap bi colored split personality man.
"Don't mention it Sakura-san, why have you come out here on this wonderful day" white Zetsu spoke up politely and inclined his head in greeting, Sakura smiled happily, and raised her arms to spin in the sun for a few moments.
"You got my letter didn't you Zetsu" Sakura enquired kindly and Zetsu nodded "Have you given my request any thought" she hoped he said yes, because Zetsu was the only one who could get plants to grow in the weirdest of places.
Black Zetsu spoke up the next time "We have Sakura and our answer is we would gladly assist you until your clan got on their feet and we request to live nearby you" black Zetsu demanded and Sakura tapped her lip in thought.
"That's not a problem at all then it's settled, you'll move temporarily into the Kamizuru Compound, of course you'll get 15 percent of the profits and as many seeds as you want" Sakura bargained with her friend.
Both sides of Zetsu entered a heated discussion a moment later at her response "5 percent of the profits we have no need of money and you allow us to build you a green house for herbs" white Zetsu bartered back.
Sakura grinned and tap her lip "Sounds perfect" she finally answered, then Sakura took out a scroll and scribbled something down, before stowing it away in her pack again she turned and started heading back to the village.
"Could I interest you in a new herb seed we found" Black Zetsu grumbled out before Sakura was to far away, to be honest it got lonely out here by himself and with everyone as busy as they were, Zetsu was considering making a more permanent move into the village.
Sakura's eyebrows rose into her hair line "Oohh sounds interesting Zetsu, I have some time before my next appointment" she rubbed her hands together and followed after Zetsu as he led her to his private greenhouses.
Back at the Kamizuru Compound "Well I'm off so see you around" Izuna shouldered his pack and gave the houses occupants a wave before setting off down the streets heading to the Uchiha Compound, a house had been fixed up for him and that's where he'd be living.
"Bye bye Izuna-kun" Mitsubachi waved then headed up the stairs to her attic bedroom, she had spent most of the afternoon up there after Yukimaru had helped her set her things up, Madara had gone to wait at the gates for Koe a few minutes ago and her mother hadn't returned yet.
At the greenhouse Zetsu held up a tiny seed, it was one he had never come across "I've tried growing it but I think it's utterly useless" Zetsu shrugged and gave Sakura the seed, in her hands it might be possible for it to grow.
Sakura smiled "Thank you Zetsu and your welcome to drop by anytime, there's a room in the guest wing of my house with your name on it until your temporary house is finished" she pocketed the seed and headed out of the green house she had to get some supplies now.
"Here are the herbs you requested" black Zetsu grumbled and handed over the bags of herbs before they merged into the ground and disappeared, despite what both sides of the man said, Sakura knew they were happy to help her out after all she had done for them.
On the way back to the village Sakura ran into Koe and her students "Oh Koe-chan" Sakura greeted "And Kasai, Wakai and Mizu, I trust you've been well behaved your sensei doesn't need any stress right now" she peered at them and they all shook their heads.
"Don't worry about it Sakura-chan, they've been perfect little angels since we returned to the sound village, the baby is growing well" Koe waved off Sakura's concerns and embraced the pink haired woman.
Kasai noticed just then that Sakura looked different "You had your quads" she squealed in excitement, chances were that the quads were absolutely adorable "What are their names and what do they look like" Kasai was super excited.
Sakura smiled fondly "Well there's Misaki Kamizuru, she's got part of my pink hair and part of Shikamaru's black hair and mismatched onyx and emerald green eyes" she explained as they walked back to the village was quite a few miles away.
"She sounds cute, who next" Kasai attached herself to Sakura's side after getting permission of course and took some of the bags Sakura carried so that the woman could continue the conversation without any problems.
Koe rolled her eyes, Sakura had been all Kasai could talk about when they had left the Leaf Village after they had been promoted to chunin and the exams had ended "I admit I'm most curious as well" she smiled shyly.
"My only boy from the mix was Ren Kamizuru, he's got Shikamaru's black hair and my emerald green eyes" Sakura stated proudly, he was such a little cutie with pudgy cheeks and fluffy hair not to mention everyone adored him.
Wakai chuckled softly, he and Kasai had been on a few dates before deciding that they weren't suited to each other after all, but Mizu had shown an interest so those two were together now, despite how weird it was.
Sakura adjusted her hold on her herbs "Ok just a minute" she paused and took out a sealing scroll and sealed all the herbs away "That's better now I have nothing hindering me from talking" she grinned at Kasai.
"So you had three girls right Sakura-san" Kasai jumped in with another question before Sakura could explain her third born from the quads, Mizu shook his head but wisely remained quiet and let the females talk.
Sakura nodded "That's right Kanon Kamizuru was my third born, she's quiet mostly and hardly cries, but she has my pink hair and Shikamaru's onyx eyes it's quite the combination" she skipped lightly as the gates came into view over the hill.
Kasai sulked but perked up "So what's your last baby look like and what's her name" she asked excitedly again and Sakura gave a light airy laugh and gave Madara a wave when he appeared at the gates to look out over the landscape.
"Her name is Yukina Kamizuru, I named her after my birth mother who died, she has dark purple hair and dark green emerald eyes, just like my mother did so you could call my daughter, her reincarnation" Sakura explained and skipped off.
Madara blinked "I swear she's always in a hurry to get things done, and you don't have to worry about looking for a house, Sakura gave me these keys this morning" he held up the ring of keys that opened all the doors to their house.
Koe rubbed her face "Let me guess Sakura built us a house" she sighed and Madara nodded "Well then lets go see our new home before we have to get our new forehead protectors" Koe led her students forward and trailed after Madara.
"I should warn you Koe, that it's not what you think" Madara admitted, he had already been by to see the house and it was huge, it was more like an apartment complex but each floor was like a house with he and Koe at the top.
"What do you mean" Koe questioned, had Sakura designed it horribly and Madara didn't like it, Madara didn't answer instead he pointed to the building they had stopped in front of "Holy what the hell is that" she stared up at the four floored building in awe.
"Exactly, the top floor was dedicated to us, the floor below us Kasai, then Wakai and then Mizu so we'll live separately from the teens" Madara chuckled, he had been just as surprised but now that he was getting a better look it was pretty awesome.
Kasai clapped her hands, she got her own floor that was so cool and unbelievable "Well lets not waste time" she pumped her fist in the air and charged forward Madara chuckled and Koe laughed before they headed in to decorate their floors how they liked.
Sakura sighed as she headed home there was just a few things left to manage before dinner time "Welcome home Sakura" Shikamaru opened the door for her and took her heavy bags from her then pressed a light kiss to Sakura's lips.
"Thanks Shika" Sakura returned the kiss and headed down the hall to Yukimaru's new room he was sitting on his bed relaxing, the room was painted in his preferred colors and everything was set up exactly as before.
"Kaa-chan welcome home" Yukimaru sat up and Kibo scurried across the bed to wrap around Sakura's foot, despite how much Sakura despised snakes, Kibo wasn't that bad and she had considered getting him a partner like the other animals.
Sakura sat down on the bed, since she was taking on missions again there was one thing she had to do despite how much she wished she didn't have to do this "I need your help Yukimaru" Sakura sighed and smiled sheepishly.
Yukimaru quirked his eyebrow at his mother but waited for whatever it was she wanted to ask of him "Will you cut my hair shoulder length" she smiled and pointed to the tops of her shoulders, Yukimaru's jaw dropped open.
"You want me to cut off all of your beautiful hair" Yukimaru would be sad to see it go, so would many other people but if that's what she wanted he would do it for her "Ok Kaa-chan" he hopped up from his bed and led his mother into his private bathroom.
Sakura squeezed her eyes shut as she sat sideways on the toilet, Yukimaru took out his kunai and gathered Sakura's hair into his hands before neatly slicing through the thick heavy pink and silver locks then he trimmed it evenly.
And to his eternal awe, Sakura's newly cut bangs turned silver "I will never stop being fascinated by that" Yukimaru pointed and Sakura shrugged her shoulders until Yukimaru became interested in Gyakusatsu-ism there wasn't much she could do.
The ritual just wasn't what it use to be, there was no blood letting rituals for the younger generation and so far, Gyakusatsu hadn't made any decisions on who he would accept into the immortal fold because she and her father still held all the cards.
"Thanks Yukimaru" Sakura stood and peered into the mirror, then she gathered up all of her excess hair and sealed it into a scroll "I hope you've packed for a few days, and Ibiki will be taking you out of the village for four months instead of two" she told him.
"Don't worry Kaa-chan and ok that means when I return there will only be two months until Tsukiko comes back" Yukimaru would be separated from his girlfriend for six months and it had put a strain on all of the teens who had been together everyday since they had been seven.
Mitsubachi came down the stairs just as Sakura exited Yukimaru's room and whispered in horror "Kaa-chan, where's all of your long pretty hair" she pressed a hand to her mouth and started crying, and Sakura sighed.
"I thought it was time for a hair cut, don't cry Mitsubachi my little honeybee it will grow back eventually" Sakura picked Mitsubachi up and used the pad of her thumb to wipe away the little girls tears until her quiet sobs died down.
Mitsubachi's lip wobbled briefly before she calmed down "You do look pretty that way to Kaa-chan" she looked Sakura over and decided she liked how her mother now looked, Sakura smiled and set her down.
"Thanks Mitsubachi" Sakura shook her head, it would probably be a shock to a lot of people but they would get over it, hair grows back, body parts that have been chopped off don't, she entered the kitchen and got to work on making dinner soon after everyone went to bed.
In the middle of the night, Shikamaru slid out of the bed and silently padded across the floor and slipped out of the house through the window, then he headed down the streets to where he knew a certain someone lived.
Breaking into Kakashi Hatake's apartment was easy Shikamaru thought as he stared down at the sleeping man, Kakashi stirred and Shikamaru hid in the shadows of the room, just as the silver haired man sat up in bed to look around warily.
"Who's there" Kakashi called out grasping a kunai, he was sure someone was in his house, but who ever it was, he couldn't tell because they were masking their chakra and scent perfectly, Kakashi slowly lay back down on his bed only to sit up again as a floor board creaked.
Shikamaru silently sniggered as Kakashi was once again peered around his room caution in his every movement "I know your there you might as well come out" Kakashi called out to him and Shikamaru rolled his eyes.
Kakashi's heart was beating a mile a minute, when nothing happened for several minutes he took a deep breath and tried to calm down so that he could go to sleep again, then he heard another noise something metallic rolled across his floor.
Shikamaru watched as Kakashi jumped up from his bed with a screech just as his smoke bomb went off clouding the room with smoke, Shikamaru made his move and formed the hand signs to his clan jutsu that he hadn't used in a long time.
By the time the smoke cleared, Kakashi had been caught but he didn't know it yet "Please who are you, I don't know what you want from me" he was still terrified, what if it was Sakura or worse a true intruder trying to kill him.
"I'm your worst nightmare" Shikamaru deepened his voice and stepped into the moonlight, he had covered his entire body in shadows so all he looked like to Kakashi was this hideous creature coming from the afterlife.
Kakashi's teeth chattered as it grew cold in his room he could see his breath as the creature came closer, when it got to close, Kakashi tried to run but found himself stuck, he was doomed "Why have you come" he swallowed thickly.
Shikamaru tried his hardest, Kakashi was practically pissing his pants in fear but he cleared his throat "You have been a naughty man, reading those books of yours out in public" he clicked his tongue and in his form it sounded like a hissing noise.
"I'll do whatever you want just please don't take away my books" Kakashi begged pathetically, he was all alone here with this creature, Yamato had left on a three day mission so if this thing decided to kill him then that would be it for him and the Hatake bloodline would end.
Shikamaru bit his lip "Stop Reading In Public and Around Children, if you don't my next visit will not be just us talking do I make myself clear" he ordered in his deepest voice yet, it scared Kakashi literally into submission.
"That's fine you don't ever have to worry about me reading my books in public" Kakashi nodded eagerly to the terms, if that's what it took to never get another visit from this dark creature then Kakashi would readily accept anything.
Shikamaru smirked "Let this be a warning, I'll be watching and I'll know" he took a step back and released his jutsu, Shikamaru watched as Kakashi lay back down on his bed and slowly drifted off into sleep.
When Shikamaru was sure Kakashi wouldn't wake up, he left and made sure to put everything back to rights in Kakashi's house, then he headed back to his own it was just turning 1:00 in the morning when Shikamaru slid underneath his covers again to fall back to sleep.