Title: Waiting For A Tomorrow
Author: Yun Akuma
Summary: Cold and homeless discharged marine Hatake Kakashi finds himself losing endless battle in the streets during a snow storm. He finds himself getting picked up by a blonde who might give him the second chance at life.
Disclaimer : I don't own the Naruto characters or lyrics. Nor do I make money off of this.
Chapter Nine) Glaring Dreams
The whisper that dissolves into the bustling crowd makes the memories scattered underfoot blur together.
The blazing of the street where I walk about lost (glaring one way) illuminates me as coldly as though it freezes.
The cold times make dreams fall like rain and slip through my hands.
When I woke up from the countless wishes, you are reflected in a shimmering illusion - the silhouette whose faint smile leads me along.
"Are you sure that Kakashi is okay, baa-chan?" Natsumi kept glancing over her shoulder where Kakashi sat in one of unoccupied booth corners and staring back at her with emotion she didn't recognize on the man's face. Quickly turned away to face her god-mother who was flipping through her manga issue.
Brown eyes flicked up from the book to see worried blue eyes and inwardly smirked at the nervousness radiating off the young woman as she kept glancing over her shoulder where Kakashi kept eye on her from the distance. "I see no harm. That's what guard dogs do anyway." shrugging off the girl's protests.
"Baa-chan! Send him upstairs or something! He's creeping me out with all the staring!" whined Natsumi, missed the smile that rose on the red lips. Yelped in surprise when pair of hard alabaster arms wrapped themselves around a curved waist. "See what I mean!" Natsumi closed her eyes, trying to picture herself anywhere from the embarrassing man who kept touching her too fondly for her to be considered a good thing but didn't push him away (much to her conscious dismay).
"Why does it seem that you're avoiding me, Little Blue?" Kakashi nuzzled his nose against the girl's neck, enjoying the heat suddenly burst up from his touch.
"Hey pretty boy! Stop harassing our Natsumi, when she's supposed to be getting orders!" came gruff laugh from the kitchen where scarred man smiled his large shark like teeth. Black eyes stared into lazy gray one but Kakashi merely smirked up at the muscle man through his mask but obeyed nothing less and inwardly pouted when the blonde rushed into the kitchen.
"That's Zabuza. He's the cook here in the cafe." Tsuande informed him as she kept flipping through her magazine and Kakashi let himself fall in the bar stool, taking lazy look at her manga.
"Yaoi?" getting shrug from the older woman.
"Its work of art." Tsuande commented easily and gave giddy giggle when Kakashi realized the book now was showing the love scene and quickly looked away much to the older woman's amusement. "So what's got your panty's in a knot?"
Kakashi glanced towards the bakery part of the cafe where long haired brunette was putting the new bake goods in the glass display. "Rin is here." he muttered and saw Tsuande's body stiffen remembering Kakashi's words from earlier. "I don't believe she'll do anything but I won't warn Natsumi till I see how Rin's mental health is." shrugging off the questioning glare Tsuande threw at him.
"You better protect my gaki, mutt." Tsuande closed her manga and stuffed in the cash register when a customers began coming up to pay their bills. Taking the cue to bug off, the silver hair man stuffed his hands in his pant's pockets taking few steps towards the bake good when large ball of fur jumped up his leg in affection. Lazy gray eye barely glanced at the pup in front of him before taking the tired pup when children scrambled towards the two.
"Awww! Can we keep playing with Serendipity?" cried the crowd of children and Kakashi looked around for Sora who seemed to have disappeared. Shrugging he kept the panting dog in his arms who snuggled in the crook of his elbow.
"Gomen. But it seems Serendipity is little tired after all he is a baby." gave an eye smile to the pouting children who went back to their parents in disappointment.
Felt a hand tug on his pants and saw red faced Sora. "Sorry Ko-Inu, I had to go to the bathroom..." and grinned when Kakashi ruffled his hair and hand back the sleeping puppy to Sora.
"Just take him to the office to take a nap," watched the boy shuffle the heavy burden in his arms but didn't step up to help him seeing Sora smile giddily at the puppy.
"I'm sometimes surprised that you're so good with children Hatake." Kakashi grinned at the blonde who watched her son whisper to his new play mate before disappearing into her office. Stepped aside to give Natsumi room to pass the order of tea to an older couple near by.
"Hey buddy! Can I get some service here or something?" older man complained, yet Kakashi walked towards the man and cocked his head to the side when the older man pushed the menu at him. "Whats good in there to eat for an old fart like me?"
"Depends on what you enjoy sir." ex-marine commented easily and much to vague for the elder citizen to decide on what the menu had.
"I like sugary things so get me..." was cut off by what seemed to be his wife next to him.
"You know what the doctor said William! Ignore his rant, sir and give him some herbal tea." the older red head woman tried to issue before her husband complained.
"No! I don't want any of that! I want some damn hot chocolate Lucy!" Kakashi watched in amusement as the red haired couple complained back in forth before Natsumi stepped besides him trying to hold her own laughter.
"Well you're not getting that! Your getting herbal tea and that's final. Now I want to order two herbal teas please." but the William person shook his head as his large glasses seemed to almost fall off his nose.
"I said no! Were getting hot chocolate! Live a little Lucy!" William whined to his wife.
Natsumi tugged the menu to her hands from Kakashi, using it to cover her smile. "What did you do now Ko-inu?" using a tsking voice at the older male besides her.
Gray eye narrowed playfully back at blue eyed blonde, "Nothing you haven't taught me, master Natsumi." giving eye smile to the now blushing blonde and giggling couple in front of them.
"Oh William! Don't they make the cutest couple! I bet they cute little children!" gushed the older woman and fixed her glasses to get a better look at the two standing adults who seem to fidget at the statement in embarrassment.
"Shut up Lucky! We don't need to embarrass the two now get me some dang hot chocolate!" whined William and once again the couple started arguing over the order again much to the younger couple's dismay.
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Natsumi brought the slice of chocolate cake while Kakashi helped bring the tea pot and two cups for the elder couple who awaited them earnestly. "Thank you, darlings!" Lucy smiled at the two and elbowed her husband before he dug into the cake who nodded his thanks to the other two.
"No problem, madam." Kakashi replied automatically and Natsumi grinned knowingly at her partner. Wrinkly slender hand tugged at her apron, and she bended down seeing the crooked finger give "come hither" sign.
"Don't let a catch like him go sweetie." patted the blonde's shoulder and ignored the questioning gray eye but Natsumi didn't say anything as her face and neck blushes furiously as the endearing words rang in her head. "Natsumi?" glanced back to see Sasuke and his fiance awaiting by the doors.
"Whoa there. Calm down there Little Blue." she noticed her hands were trembling a bit but alabaster colored hand wrapped itself around her left one and give a light squeeze. "Don't let him bait you. I'll go get Sora for you." giving another squeeze before releasing Natsumi who felt a her mood lift slightly as she walked towards Sasuke.
"Where's my son?" blue eyes narrowed slightly at the brunette.
"Sora is packing his stuff up, Sasuke. He was to busy playing with Serendipity to remember that you were coming to pick him." the smirk rose on the man's face which tempted her to get Zabuza's special skillet to give a good whack to the man before her.
"And you happen to have forgotten too, dobe?" the Uchiha rose an eyebrow in challenge but was cut off when silver caught his eye. Glared darkly at the man laughing with his son who was talking animatedly with the other and felt jealousy sink its claws in his chest. "Sora." saw his son's wide blue eyes suddenly lose the excited look but he quickly ran to his father's arms taking the chance to see his father before he disappeared during they're time together.
"Sasuke, I suggest we go now so you can be ready for that dinner meeting." Sakura's shrilly voice made Natsumi want to bang her head against the cement seeing her son's sad face but Sasuke seemed to shrug the pinkette away.
"Be good for your dad, Birdie!" Natsumi kissed her son's cheek ignoring the looks Sakura sent her for stepping close to her fiance. Yet Kakashi noticed the Uchiha eying the blonde's lips and felt like putting sarcastic in there but when Natsumi stepped back towards him, he kept his mouth shut.
"I will, momma! Bye!" Sora waved goodbye to his mom and Kakashi as Sasuke carried them out to the limo where the driver was already putting Sora's suitcase in the back.
Mismatched eyes took a peek at the blonde besides him and couldn't help but want to pull the mother into his arms. Instead simply gave small shoulder squeeze, Natsumi gave him half-hearted grin at his concern before Zabuza yelled about an order being ready to be delivered. "I'll see you later, ne?" Kakashi nudged the younger of two towards the counter and she nudged back with small grin herself.
"I guess unless I get kidnapped by wild kitchen fairies," Uzumaki tried to play off but the silver haired couldn't let her escape till she least laughed once and not be sluggish mood. Taking notice that there wasn't as many customers around them, he leaned in to kiss the blonde on the corner of lip.
"Than I'll come swatting away to rescue you Little Blue," dodging a flying punch, easily catching it to turn the warm body against his own. "So how about a romantic dinner? I can assure you I can make you smile! And I'll even come to pick you up!" wagging his eyebrows at the suggestion.
Natsumi couldn't help but laugh at the comical expression, "Why of course Hatake, it'll be my honor to be escorted to romantic dinner!" she quickly placed the small hand notebook between the two, when soft velvet lips came too near for her liking. "I hope your not trying to gain the upper hand before a date, Hatake." giving a mock glare which received a pout from the older man.
"Oh that wouldn't do at all! Allow me to sing you a song on how sorry I am!" but Natsumi quickly covered his mouth.
"No need to to hurt others with that voice, Ko-inu. After all dogs only howl." shrugging away the arms around her before blood rushed to her cheeks feeling a tongue swipe across her palm. Glared darkly at the eye smile the other was giving while wiping away the saliva from her hand on the apron.
"True but I also grunt and many other sounds if you want to test it out tonight," winking suggestively before getting whacked with the notepad.
"Go to hell Hatake! Now leave or pay up the space you're using up!" watching Kakashi hold up his arms up in surrender and waltz away but not before pinching her side innocently and runaway before she could throw her notepad or pen at him. "He's going be the death of me!" Natsumi giggled to herself at the idea not noticing the smiles Tsuande shared with the other co-workers.
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Rin silently stared outside the room boringly as she ran her finger across the I-pod touch screen, trying to find a song to amuse her. Heard the door creak open to reveal pouting pinkette who was her sister, stride towards her. "Rin! I thought you were going to make the stupid girl cry!" The brunette couldn't help but to laugh at the naïve ways her younger sister seemed to think.
"What's the point in making a nice girl cry? She's not interested in my Kakashi but merely saved him days ago, letting the two play its the least I can do to thank her." twirled a curly lock of hers in amusement. Yet Sakura hated when the attention wasn't upon her and quickly yanked her sister's hand towards her.
"But you promised! Oh you're a horrible sister!" whined Sakura as fake tears dripped down her face till her sister's dark glare faced her way.
"Now Sakura, you know I'm not that awful. Let me play with the girl how I want and don't you dare say anything of blood relationship we have between us two. I want to see what this Uzumaki girl has that my stupid scarecrow has his straw all bunched up about. Aren't you supposed to be with that Uchiha fiance of yours?" smiling the younger girl's eyes darken at the thought.
"He's spending time with the kid. Oh the boy is just so annoying! He won't let Sasuke do anything but want to play with him! This is why I won't have any kids! They just annoy the shit of you and make you look like a damn bloated whale for months!" continuing to curse how she detested children not paying attention to Rin's suddenly blank look.
"I forgot I have some things to do, Sakura. I'll see you later tonight for dinner." kissing her sister's cheek to retrieve her coat trying to ignore the tears her eyes seemed to suddenly get. Ignoring the calls the pinkette yelled down the hallway of the lavish apartment building, pressing the elevator button to lower her away before she did something to her flesh and blood.
"Oh how I wouldn't give to have my son, stupid girl. Maybe than Kakashi would still be with me..." wiping away the stray tears as she made her way to the chilly outdoors in silence before pulling up her I-pod screen to where a picture of Kakashi and her were smiling warmly at the bundle of blue blankets...the day they gained a son.
End of Chapter Nine)
Author Note: Here is the end of chapter nine and the story continues off where Kakashi's past is slowly starting to come back and be known by all! Though the time still hasn't come quite yet so please be patient. Well I finished this chapter sooner since I wasn't in school due to me being sick and the generous doctor saying I can take least few days off from school. That was what I did! Though my EMT classes wouldn't be on stall unfortunately. Well hopefully the chapter was up to par and next time Kakashi shall be taking Natsumi to eat, wonder where the two are going? Tune in next time and leave whatever love for the story. - Yun
