AN: The final chapter! Or is it? I know this story's been kind of short, but it did its job. I want to thank everybody who's reviewed this fic. I'm so glad you all liked it. Enjoy the final chapter.
The next morning, Iruka awoke wrapped up in the strong arms of the pale assassin. He turned around to look at the peacefully sleeping face of the older man when he winced a bit at the ache in his backside. It's been so long, he's forgotten what the morning after felt like. He smiled as he remembered the old times and traced the scar over his husband's left eye gently with his thumb. The older man stirred and mismatched eyes slowly opened. Kakashi smiled.
"Morning." He sighed.
"Good morning, sleepy head." Iruka chuckled.
"How you feel?"
"A little sore, but other than that, I'm fine."
"Good." Kakashi's arms wrapped tighter around Iruka's waist as he snuggled closer.
"Kashi, we have to get up." Iruka chuckled.
"We will. Later." Kakashi mumbled.
Iruka forgot how childish Kakashi could be at times. "Come on love, it's already noon."
Kakashi's eyes shot open at the last statement. He sat up and looked at the alarm clock. "Crap." He said.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't think I ever got to ask this, but how long have I been out?"
"About a day or two. Why?"
"What's today's date?"
"The twentieth. What's this all about?"
Kakashi groaned. "My time's up." He said.
"What?"
"Today's my last day. The target should've been dead by now. I have to be back by tomorrow."
"But, what about-"
"I'm sorry, Iruka." Kakashi said. "I have to call my buddy to come get me. I have to finish this soon and I'm already late."
Iruka looked heartbroken. He just got his long lost husband back and he was being taken away again. He knew it was coming, but it doesn't make the hurt any easier to bear. He watched as Kakashi looked through his pants, pulled out a cell phone and made a call. He sat there and watched as he hung up and looked around the room. He sat there as the older man got dressed in the uniform he came in. He only stopped staring when Kakashi sat on the edge of the bed and pushed a few strands of his long brown hair behind his ear. He pressed a kiss to Iruka's forehead and another to his lips. He frowned when the younger man didn't respond to the kiss.
"What's wrong?" He asked; a frown on those pale lips.
"I don't want you to go." Iruka replied. It was barely a whisper.
"We talked about this. I'll come back. I promised." Kakashi said.
"But when?"
Kakashi sighed. He looked in the bag he had with him and pulled out a chain with a pendant hanging from it. It bore the same design that was tattooed on Kakashi's left bicep. "My sensei gave this to me when I first joined the company. It was a few months before he died. I want you to hold on to this for me, okay? Keep it safe, and as long as you have it, I'll come back." Kakashi smiled a big smile causing both his eyes to turn into upside down "u"s. Kakashi pressed the pendant in Iruka's palm, wrapped Iruka's fingers around it and held them there with his own hand. Tears were forming in Iruka's eyes. "Don't think of it as a goodbye." Kakashi whispered, suddenly getting closer to the tan man. "It's more of a 'see you later'." Kakashi tilted Iruka's chin up and chocolate eyes met the mismatched pair once more. Kakashi leaned forward and kissed Iruka again, this time the other man did respond and the kiss was a loving one, full of passion and caring. A kiss to remember. Who know how long it would be until they were able to do this again. They broke the kiss and stayed in each other's embrace for a while. That is, until a persistent honking brought them both back from their daze. "That's Genma. I have to go." Kakashi said softly. "Goodb- no, See you later." Kakashi grinned and got up. He put his coat on, concealing the white uniform and put his bag on. He left the room and Iruka behind once again.
Kakashi was on his way out when he spotted Naruto in the living room watching TV. He looked back and Kakashi smiled. "I'm leaving." He said.
"When will you be back?" Naruto asked.
"I'm not sure, but I will. Take care of your dad for me, alright?"
"I did it the last time you left, I can do it again." Naruto said, then inwardly winced when he realized how it came out. "Sorry, I didn't mean-" He started, but Kakashi cut him off.
"No, its okay. I get what you meant." Kakashi said and turned. He was about to leave when he turned back at Naruto and said, "See you later." Then he left.
Kakashi got in the car, Genma at the wheel. He looked back and saw Iruka looking from their bedroom window and Naruto looking from the downstairs window.
"That's them, huh?" Genma asked. "You were right, that is the Fourth's kid. How weird is that?"
"Can we just go?" Kakashi said.
"Okay, okay. It's nice to see you've kept your cheery personality."
As Genma started the car, Kakashi saw Iruka wave from the window and he gave a half-wave back and then he was off, his home quickly becoming a speck in the rear-view mirror.
"I hope you know how far behind we are. We have to finish this today." Genma said after a few moments of silence. I've been keeping a watch on the guy. If we hurry, we can catch him off guard. Everyone pretty much thinks you're a goner, I mean after that stunt you pulled the other day. What were you thinking? Jumping off a roof like that. Were you trying to get yourself killed?"
"Enough. I was in a bind, I saw a way out and I took it. Now, where is the guy so we can get him and get out."
"Right, well, his security's lightened up a little, but he's still got a few guards around. Last time I checked, which was about half an hour ago, before you called, he was in some building somewhere. If you get in, a bullet to the bran will do it. You up for it?"
"If I wasn't I wouldn't be here now, would I?" Kakashi replied. "My rifle's lost, it got left behind, but I still have my favorite gun hidden away in the van. Let me get it and we head out."
"How're you gonna get in?"
"Don't worry about it. I've picked up a few things over the years."
"What?" The big security guard said from behind his desk in the lobby of the building the target was currently holed up in.
"I said, I got a delivery." Kakashi said. He was in a pizza delivery boy's uniform and his hair was tucked away in his cap.
"Nobody ordered a pizza."
"You gotta be kidding me." Kakashi said, annoyance evident in his tone. "If I don't get paid for this pie, I'm gonna get canned. Come on, man. You gotta help me out on this one."
"You sure you got the right address, buddy?" The guard asked.
"Positive. Say, if it ain't too much to ask of ya, wanna take this pie off my hands? I guess it doesn't matter anymore. If I get canned, good riddance, I hate this job anyway." Kakashi said.
"A free pizza? No problem, buddy." The guard said, taking the box from Kakashi. "Thanks." He said, taking a bite."
"Oh no, thank you." Kakashi smirked as the guard swallowed the bite of pizza and fell face forward. Really, these people only get dumber with size.
He made his way to the elevator and made his way to the tenth floor. He got out and looked around. 1002. That was the room. He kicked the door down, gun drawn no longer caring about the noise. He ditched the delivery uniform on the way up and was now sporting the porcelain mask that made people fear him. The look of shock on the target and his guard's faces were priceless. Shots were fired. Kakashi's bullets hitting their mark each time. All the guards were down and Kakashi walked towards the target who was now cowering in a corner.
"I hope you know how much trouble you've caused me this past week and a half." Kakashi said. His voice promising pain. "You should have just paid up, but you didn't. See where being a cheap sneaky bastard leads you?" Kakashi cocked his gun. He pointed it at the man, whose eyes were so wide they looked as if they would pop out of his head. "I'll see you in hell." Kakashi said as he pulled the trigger. At point blank, there was no way the bullet missed. The wide-eyed target's body went limp and sagged down the wall, leaving a trail of blood behind him. Kakashi watched and only when he was positive the guy was dead, did he turn around and leave. 'It's finally over.' Kakashi thought. He made his way down the stairs and quickly got into the waiting car outside. Taking off his mask and looking at Genma he smiled and said "It's over. Let's get out of here."
"Finally. Nowhere, USA, here we come." Genma chuckled and they drove off leaving the city behind.
ANII: That was it, that was the big anti-climactic ending. Lol. Don't worry, it's not over for good. I'm planning a sequel. I'm guessing, most if not all, of you can guess what that's gonna be about. If there's something you were unclear about, tell me about it, don't be shy. In other news, I leave for Japan tomorrow and i most likely won't have access to a computer, or time to go on it, so see you when I get back! ^_^
