They'd been in radio silence for hours, and even though he knew full well that Sakura was more than capable of taking care of both herself and Genma, a nervous itch had settled underneath his skin. Hadn't they scheduled to check in by sundown? There hadn't been any commotion inside the rooms from what he could tell, but there was only so much they could pick up from their vantage point hidden within the sparse trees on the border of the compound.
Kakashi hadn't even taken out his book, a true testament to his uncharacteristic nerves, for fear that if he were to take his attention off the screen doors for even a second something would go horribly wrong. It'd taken days longer than they first anticipated to pull the information they needed from lower level underlings throughout the compound, and in the end they'd only been saved by the sudden arrival of a party with enough liquor to loosen otherwise tight lips. There was still music thrumming from deeper within the compound, and the echoes of men roaring with laughter, but no sign of Sakura or Genma.
Kotetsu shifted anxiously from his right, fiddling with the nobs on his radio for the umpteenth time and squinting into the lights that shone through the thin material of the outside sliding doors. Just as Kakashi opened his mouth to demand they go in and investigate, two shadows appeared behind the rice paper.
"Inu? Tora?"
Kotetsu nearly dropped the radio in his haste to answer.
"Here, we're here."
"We've got what we need. Can you be ready for an extraction tomorrow?"
"Roger. Just give us a time," Kotetsu mumbled into his mouth piece.
"Sunrise should be fine. We'll rendezvous at the west side of the compound."
"Got it," Kotetsu said.
There was some crackling and for a small second Kakashi's stomach pitched at the thought of losing communication with his former student (Genma was there, too, he supposed) but then her distorted voice came back over the airwaves.
"Ahh, Tori-san. It's nice to see you again."
Kotetsu's face screwed in confusion.
"Tori-san?" He repeated.
There was some more garbled conversation, in which Genma's far off voice and a third could be heard, and a large, round shadow stepped into view. Kakashi's heart jumped into his throat. Had they been compromised?
Sakura's voice returned through the radio, clearer than the others, but the snippets of conversation they caught didn't add up.
"You want a preview?" She asked, voice high and incredulous.
"Surely you can wait for one more day? You'll have possession of her tomorrow," said Genma.
The third unfamiliar voice scratched unpleasantly in Kakashi's ear piece but still came out as little more than static.
"No," Sakura mumbled, sounding uncharacteristically embarrassed, "I suppose not."
Kakashi and Kotetsu exchanged raised eyebrows as the two smaller shadows made their way into the middle of the room and laid down on what they could only assume was the bed. The third shadow shifted in the doorway but didn't advance further.
There was a beat of silence in which Kakashi was pretty sure he could hear Kotetsu's pulse all the way from the other tree.
And then the noises started.
Soft at first, and then growing in volume as the creaking of the bed springs filtered in through their headsets.
There was no way that was what he thought it was, right? Surely, there was no way.
"Is that…?" Kotetsu whispered, eyes wide.
"Genma," came Sakura's breathy voice, "don't stop!"
The look Kakashi gave the small receiver in his hand was nothing short of absolute horror, and Kotetsu was turning red around the edges.
"Oh my God," Sakura moaned.
"Oh my God," Kotetsu shrieked.
"Oh my God," Kakashi wheezed.
The other man quickly ripped the device out of his ear, but Kakashi was frozen, listening to the lilting, pleasured sounds coming from his captain. They increased in volume and became almost desperate, little whines and mewls followed by long sultry moans.
Kotetsu gaped as a piercing sound of pleasure resounded from their receivers, Sakura's sweet voice calling out Genma's name, and then a heavy silence settled over them.
Kakashi could hear his pulse in his ears and feel it jumping against the skin of his neck. His imagination was running wild, but his mind was a mess. Had they really just done that? A horrid feeling he couldn't put a name to hooked its claws into his lungs and shredded its way down into his stomach. There was no way Sakura would let Genma touch her in that way, right?
When he forced his pulse to slow and his heart to settle, it became clear to Kakashi that something must have happened. It was obvious that they'd had no choice, given the unknown man's sudden appearance and the snippets of conversation he'd picked up from Sakura. But had they really been forced to sleep together? It had certainly sounded convincing from Sakura's end.
It occurred to him, in some part of his mind wrapped in layers and layers of denial, that the feeling was jealousy.
Genma chuckled, sounding a little out of breath.
"Round two?"
"Oh hell no," Kakashi snarled.
"Kakashi!" Kotetsu called, scrambling down the tree after him, but the other man had already vaulted over the compound's outer wall and barreled through the paper doors.
There was an awkward pause after Kakashi bashed the door down in which he hovered in the doorway, unsure of who to strangle first.
"Kakashi!" Genma squawked from his position on top of a very naked Sakura, scrambling to wrap the sheets around his hips as Kakashi slowly advanced on him.
"You," Kakashi growled.
"It's not what it looks like!" Genma sputtered, holding up his hands in surrender only to have the sheets plummet to his feet.
"No, but it's sure as fuck what it sounded like!"
Genma let out a strangled squeak as Kakashi lunged for him, lamps toppling over and furniture flying.
"Boys!" Sakura barked, simultaneously trying to keep the covers against her chest and unwrap Kakashi's hands from Genma's throat.
"Who the hell are you people?" A voice hollered from somewhere to his left, and everyone swiveled to face a furious Butterball-san.
Kakashi took one look at the fat man, jowls jiggling and face flushed in rage with his hands holding up his pants by the belt loops, and came to a decision.
"We're leaving," he said simply, grabbing Sakura's wrist and dragging her into his side, sheets and all.
"What?" Sakura and Genma squawked simultaneously.
Kotetsu stumbled in just as Butterball-san began yelling for guards, only to see Genma tripping into his pants and Kakashi stalk past him with a blushing Sakura in tow.
1. Wooo, one more chapter after this and then we're done. I've already got it mostly written, and most of the feely feels will be there.
2. This chapter felt like it was walking a weird line between funny and angsty and I'm not sure I like it.
3. Some things you probably already knew: Butterball-san's actual name is Taki, which means bird. Because turkeys.
4. Inu means dog, which is Kakashi's ANBU codename for obvious reasons. Tora means tiger, because I feel like Kotetsu looks kind of tiger-y.
5. Please be sure to review, and feel free to leave suggestions on what you'd like to see me write next.
