Hey guys! I know I just updated yesterday but I ended up staying home today. Since I have nothing to do other than play around on my laptop I decided to write another chapter. There have been a couple people who have been reviewing on every chapter and I just wanted to say thanks so much. Anyway your questions will be answered soon enough just hang in there.
Missing Bodyguard
When Naruto awoke he was now used to feeling a strong body next time. The warmth of someone he loved protecting him. Just that little contact would bring a smile to his face.
Now he didn't get to feel that warmth. He woke but didn't bother to open his eyes. He tried to remember the events of last night and tried to remember why his bodyguard wasn't laying with him.
Then, it struck him. Sasuke had come to visit and Kakashi had thought he would sleep with his friend instead of him. The raven didn't sleep with him but before he could say anything to his bodyguard it was too late. The silver haired man was already sleeping.
Debating on whether he should get up or if he wanted to lay in bed longer Naruto opened his eyes. Looking around he didn't spot his bodyguard. Not thinking anything of it since Kakashi usually got up before him he closed his eyes for a few more minutes.
Kakashi was downstairs drinking his usual coffee, black. After the restless night he had he needed something to deal with the day a head. He was hoping the raven would wake up before his blonde because he was planning to get his answer today.
Luckily, the silver haired man heard the raven's bedroom door open and go into the bathroom. To Kakashi this was good because he knew even if Naruto was awake he liked to sleep in for longer whether he slept or not. Surprisingly the blonde was quite lazy given how eccentric he was at school and around other people.
In these past months Kakashi had been getting to know his blonde. He noticed what made him mad, sad, happy, and everything in between. Sometimes the blonde would be talking and remember something and all of a sudden his mood would change.
Those beautiful blue eyes were a god send but at the same time a curse. People say that eyes are the windows to the soul and for Naruto that was beyond true. While the bodyguard studied his charge he made sure to pay extra attention to the blue orbs.
When the blonde was mad fire would shoot through his eyes and they would brighten slightly. It was like the madder he got the brighter his eyes were and the more menacing they seemed. It was a good thing this didn't happen very often and Kakashi had never had the wrath forced on him.
Happiness shown different in the orbs. The blonde was always happy but they would get brighter than the closest star when something really made him happy. No matter how many times the silver haired man would be around him when he was happy his breath would always catch in his throat at the gorgeousness of Naruto's eyes.
When he was sad it was painfully obvious. The blonde's eyebrows would furrow like he was thinking. If anyone would glance at him then they would think he was doing just that, thinking. To Kakashi's trained eyes he knew that wasn't the case. Naruto's eyes would dull and the vibrant eccentricity would leave. It was like Naruto's eyes would die if something horrible happened to him.
Thankfully, the silver haired man had never witnessed this act of horrible sadness from his blonde. He had seen the blonde sad but nothing painful enough that it hurt Kakashi too. He hoped he would never get a chance to see Naruto like that. Time could only tell though.
Kakashi who was still thinking and admiring his blonde in his own head jumped at a hand on is shoulder. At first he thought it was the center of his affections. Instead, it was just his raven haired friend.
The silver haired man turned to look at the raven and met bottomless black orbs. He didn't know why the man was so close to him so he waited for him to speak.
"Naruto was right. You do zone out a lot. It is surprising that you are a bodyguard. " Sasuke smirked when the older man went rigid at his words. "Don't worry I trust you to take care of N ... my blonde." The raven's smirk grew even more in size. It was so easy to push the bodyguard's buttons when it came to Naruto.
At first Kakashi was pissed off at the raven. The thought finally hit him. If Sasuke called him his blonde did that mean he was staying?
Sighing defeated mismatched eyes pulled away from black ones. "What do you want Uchiha?"
Sasuke obviously saw right through the silver haired man. He didn't know what he was thinking though. He decided to push the man but he didn't know that all Kakashi needed was a tiny push to finally decide.
"You know exactly what I want Hatake." What Sasuke wanted was his little brother to be happy and he knew that the man in front of him could make him happy.
"I see ... tell Naruto I went to talk to Tsunade." Setting his now empty cup in the sink he grabbed his keys and started to exit the house. "I am leaving him in your care. Do not hurt him or let anyone else hurt him." The door then closed.
Sasuke thought about the words that had just been said. They sounded like a goodbye. Slight panic filled the Uchiha but being an Uchiha he hid it. The bodyguard wasn't going to leave. There was nothing to worry about.
The raven decided to go and grab his bag of clothes. He had only planned to stay one night and he would leave after him and Naruto had a day to themselves. He wanted to asses the situation between the two men anyway.
After Sasuke had put his stuff on the couch he heard Naruto's bedroom door open. The blonde followed the routine he himself did every morning. He didn't talk to anyone before he went into the bathroom to get cleaned up.
After about 20 minutes the blonde finally emerged from the bathroom. Hair still damp from the shower. He wore comfortable clothes but they would still be fine for where they would be going.
Naruto assed the room and only saw his friend. Finding the raven the blonde sat at the island in the kitchen. "Have you talked to Kakashi this morning?"
Sasuke decided whether he should lie to the blonde or not. "Yeah, I talked to him for a few minutes. He said he needed to go talk to Tsunade."
The blonde furrowed his brow trying to think of why his bodyguard would need to talk to the blonde woman. Watching Sasuke he didn't look like that him and the silver haired man had gotten into a fight.
It was also surprising that the bodyguard had left him. He had never left his side since they first met. Now he easily left with only Sasuke around. It wasn't like Naruto didn't trust his best friend he was just getting worried about the older man.
Giving up on his thinking process since he was just going in circles the blonde noticed the duffle bag. "Are you leaving right now?"
"I am leaving today just not right now. I figured that we could go out someplace today. Then, when we get back I will be leaving."
"Oh. Ok" Naruto smiled. He hadn't hung out with his friend in a long time. It felt good to finally have a couple days with just the two of them.
Sasuke sat next to his friend on at the island. They reenacted what they did yesterday while they ate breakfast. Sasuke had the idea to go and walk around the city for a while.
Naruto thought about it. He wanted to be back when his bodyguard got back because he wanted to ask him why he was acting so strange. But, he didn't know when the older man was going to be getting back. He wanted to hang out with Sasuke before he had to leave.
Smiling Naruto decided to give in. "Ok Sasuke. We can't get back too late though I need to talk to Kashi."
The raven raised his eyebrow and smirked at the nickname given to the big strong bodyguard. "Kashi?"
Not realizing he even used the nickname he calls Kakashi in private Naruto brought his hand to the back of his head. "Uh yeah I called him that once and it kind of stuck."
"Whatever. Come on lets go." Sasuke started out the door with a trailing Naruto behind him.
Tsunade was sitting in her office signing papers and doing other work. Lately she had been wondering about Naruto and Kakashi. One night a week or so ago she checked in on them late.
Kakashi was laying in Naruto's bed. The older man held her son close to him. He was definitely doing his job along with fulfilling the wish of Naruto's actual parents.
Smiling to herself her mind started to wonder. The blonde had had a hard life. His parents were taken from him and he had that horrible scar to keep reminding him. Sasuke his best friend had left him to go pursue is dreams. After the raven left she had to have someone watch over Naruto.
When she found Kakashi she was more than happy to hire him. She had heard about his past from one of the silver haired man's friends she talked to. When she heard she figured that Kakashi would make a great bodyguard and hopefully make Naruto happy. In the end they both deserved to be happy.
Lost in thought the blonde woman heard a door slam open. The silver haired man entered pissed off and a scrambling secretary tried to explain. "I am sorry ma'am. I tried to tell him he couldn't enter without a meeting. He just walked past my desk and barged in."
Cutting her off Kakashi locked eyes with the mayor. "Tsunade I need to talk to you."
Hearing the seriousness in his voice she understood why he ignored her secretary. "Don't worry I'm not busy right now. He can enter but thank you for your concern."
The secretary left after a bow and closed the door behind her with a quiet click.
Tsunade sat with her elbows on her desk and her hands intertwined in front of her face. "So ... Kakashi why are you here and not with Naruto?"
The silver haired man took a seat in front of the blonde woman. "That is why I am here. I don't know if you know this or not but Sasuke Uchiha came back to your house yesterday."
Tsunade raised an eyebrow surprised. "No, I didn't but that is good to know. Do you know if he is planning to stay or is he here for just a visit?"
Sighing Kakashi stopped looking at the woman. He didn't want to leave the blonde but he didn't need to stick around. He couldn't stay with Naruto if the blonde was just going to throw him aside after the raven came back. "If I am correct with my assumption it looks like he is planning to stay for good."
When she heard what Kakashi was getting at she understood but still made him say it. "What are you getting at Hatake?"
The silver haired man sighed. He hated leaving a job before he was told he was done. "I am saying I should resign from the job. I am no longer needed. Naruto was safe when Sasuke was here before. Now that he is back I no longer think my expertise is necessary."
"Are you sure you want to do this Hatake? Naruto created an attachment with you. If you leave you run the risk of breaking his heart and ruining his trust in you."
"Ma'am with all due respect. I honestly don't think Naruto will care one bit. His friend is back again and he probably doesn't even know I'm gone right now."
"Kakashi." Tsunade locked eyes with the silver haired man once again trying to read his emotions. "You love my son don't you?"
Kakashi's eyes went dead. He really needed to work on hiding his emotions better. He couldn't let Tsunade, his employer, see that he loved his charge. He avoided the question trying to not make a fuss. "I will have my things packed and I will be gone before the night is here."
Tsunade watched as the bodyguard stood up to leave. "Kakashi you know you don't have to leave. You can stay in his life."
He simply didn't answer her. All he wanted was for this job to be finally done. The only time when a job is officially done is when he is moved out of the house.
The blonde woman's eyes followed the retreating back of her son's bodyguard. She knew that Naruto and Sasuke didn't have feelings for each other. Why was the bodyguard acting like they did like each other? She needed to get to the bottom of this before it was too late.
Sadly, she still had work to do. Solving this problem will have to wait a few more hours. Hopefully, everything doesn't go to hell between now and then.
Back at the house Kakashi was throwing his clothes in a duffle bag he thought he wouldn't be using for a while. He didn't want to leave his blonde. No matter how he thought about it he just couldn't stay.
Taking a moment the silver haired man looked around the room. Thoughts came back to the first time something happened. The blonde had ran away. Naruto sent panic through the bodyguard but in the end everything turned out fine. Stories were shared in this room. Yelling between the two. Kakashi would get upset when Naruto threw his clothes all over the place. In turn, Naruto would get frustrated because Kakashi would be mad at him.
Then, they stared sharing Naruto's bed. Those nights were the best he had had in a long time. The last time he had shared a bed with someone was when Iruka was alive. He finally had someone to share the bed with again. He never complained about the blonde's snoring or his strange sleeping positions. As long as he was able to hold the blonde he was happy.
Now he couldn't feel that again. When he got back to his old apartment he was going to be alone again. There wouldn't be a blonde mop of hair in front of his face. He wouldn't open his eyes and see two big blue orbs staring and studying him. Nothing that he loved about his blonde will be in that cold empty apartment.
Taking one last look around the room he exited for the last time. He slowly walked down the stairs hoping that his blonde would bound threw, kiss him, beg him not to leave, and tell him that he loved him.
When he got to the door there was no blonde and there was no shining vibrant smile. Taking one last look around the house he opened the door and closed it behind him. He made sure to lock it since he knew his blonde had the key.
Kakashi walked to his car and threw his stuff in the back seat. He flipped open his phone as he climbed into the driver's seat to check if he had any messages. As expected he didn't have any. Making sure Naruto couldn't call him he shut off his phone since he didn't need it anyway. The only person who might call him would be the blonde and he didn't feel like talking to the younger man right now ... if ever.
He started his car and pulled out of the driveway. He was trying to slow down his movements to try to buy time. He wanted as much time as he could make to see if his blonde would make it to the house to stop him. As he drove away this didn't happen and now he was completely out of the blonde's life.
Hours later as the sun started to go down Sasuke and Naruto made it home. They had been walking around all day and on the way home Naruto could feel the affects of the day in his feet. He was relieved that in a couple more steps he would be in the house and he would be able to talk to his bodyguard.
The blonde walked up to the door and tried to open it but it wouldn't budge. After trying to push it open he finally figured out what was wrong with it ... the door was locked. None of the family ever locked the door unless they were leaving for a long time with no one else being home.
When Sasuke and him had left they had left the door unlocked. Thinking about the situation he couldn't come up with a reason why the door would be locked.
Then, it hit him. Kakashi wasn't with him so he must have come back while the pair was out wandering around. Before he unlocked the door the blonde took off and ran to their driveway where Kakashi parked his car ... it was gone.
Naruto felt panic well inside of him. Kakashi's car was gone and the silver haired man never left anywhere without the blonde. Running back to the door he quickly unlocked it and ran upstairs to his bedroom.
Once in the room Naruto noticed the only clothes there were his. It was like Kakashi didn't even exist. The second bed was gone, there wasn't any other bedding other than his, and the only clothes spread around were his vibrant colored ones.
Now the blonde was in full panic mode. He had no idea where his bodyguard was. He shoved his hand in his pocket digging around to find his phone as he jogged down the stairs. He quickly clicked buttons trying to find the number for his bodyguard.
As Naruto panicked and held the phone to his ear Sasuke was assessing the situation. Nothing was disturbed so nothing bad had happened to the bodyguard. Sasuke was also sure that he silver haired man could protect himself in that kind of situation.
Then it hit him and his eyes went wide. He had been testing Kakashi and he made it seem like he was staying. The bodyguard must have thought he wasn't needed anymore and so he left. That explains the strange mood and the even stranger goodbye. It explained why he said he had to go speak with Tsunade.
Since the blonde woman was the one to hire him he had to go talk to her to quite. The raven watched his friend as he redialed the number over and over and every time he got the voicemail of the older man.
"Shit." Was the only thing that left the raven's mouth when he understood what had happened. The blonde was panicking more than he thought he would since he couldn't find or get a hold of the older man.
Naruto then changed the number he was calling and dialed his step mother.
She answered with and exasperated "what" forgetting about the bodyguard situation.
"Tsunade!" Naruto practically yelled into the phone panicking. "Kakashi is gone! All his stuff is out of my room and there is no signs that someone else lived in my room! His car is even gone from the driveway!"
Naruto heard the woman sigh over the phone and she tried to calm her son down. "I know Naruto. He left earlier today."
At Tsunade's words Naruto's heart was ripped out of his chest and the phone dropped from his hand hitting the floor with a thud. Kakashi was gone. There wasn't anymore Kakashi. No more silver haired bodyguard to protect him and ... love him.
