MAROONED
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Chapter 10
Rebuilding
She was washing her hair with the oil she had found a while back. Kakashi was on the beach, under the shade of a palm, reading his book. She would occasionally swish her hair and try to casually look his way. He seemed to be in his book reading comfort zone, paying her no mind. But as soon as she would turn back around, the book would lower a few inches, a lone onyx eye would look her way, and his cheekbone would rise, indicating his smile. He would return to his page before she looked back again.
He had grown to care so deeply for her. He wasn't sure exactly where things were going, but he was after all, a simple man and would just go with the flow. He wasn't too concerned, but he had wondered if it was merely because of the lack of partnership opportunities, or if given the chance back home, things would proceed as they are now. There was no chance of knowing if they would ever be rescued or not. He didn't like thinking about going back home.
He missed a few of the luxuries he once considered just every day items. Such as a razor. Shaving with a kunai, without a mirror wasn't the easiest thing to do. He had considered taking his mask off a few times since there was no reason to hide from Sakura, but he knew he probably looked like he had tried to give an angry cat a bath. He missed having drinks at the bar with his comrades, but it was a simple luxury that he didn't mind giving up.
The more he thought about it, the less he missed it. Between Gai shouting about youthfulness, Genma flirting with anything that had two legs, Iruka sweat dropping at everyone's antics til he was sitting in a puddle of sweat drops, Naruto being loud and obnoxious, Sasuke being the stuffy snob as usual, Yamato giving Naruto the scary face every few minutes and Sai constantly drawing on everyone's beer napkins, it seemed that he really didn't miss it THAT much.
He knew Sakura missed many of her luxuries though. Women were after all, harder to please than men were when it came to certain things, but she seemed to be ok with their situation. They had made the best of everything they had at their disposal. They never went hungry, they had a roof over their heads, no bills to pay, plenty of exercise, companionship and one hell of a beautiful view.
She came back to him and sat beside him. He put his book down and looked at her.
"I need some more of the Kamani nuts, I just used the last of the oil." He smiled and stood up.
"I'll go get some. Do you need anything else while I am over there?"
"Uh, yeah, grab some more Noni plant. I think it might help with the cramping."
He nodded and took off. She grabbed the opportunity to grab his book. She flipped to the page she had left off on. Moments later, she shut the book and sighed. There was no reading that now. She would soon be an aroused, emotional, cramping mess. She hoped that soon her hormones would die down and she could read it again. She was really missing it this week.
Close to an hour later, Kakashi came running back to her, out of breath. She was immediately concerned. Kakashi never got out of breath.
"Storm. Other side. Coming this way." He managed to pant out.
"How long do we have?"
"Maybe an hour or two."
She jumped into gear. She began punching coconut trees and gathering close vines. She made more of the coconut weights to sturdy the roof. Kakashi stopped her.
"No, were going to have to go into the forest for this one. The surge that storm could produce will be up to our knees where we stand."
"What about the house?"
"We tear it down. We will rebuild it after the storm. We cant afford for all of our materials to float out to sea. We will try to make it as storm proof as possible next time."
She agreed and they got to work tearing down their home. They stored the materials a few hundred feet into the forest, out of the line of surge IF one came. But Kakashi was right, better to be safe than sorry. The rain started as they were carrying the last of the materials back to the spot. The wind was picking up. They ventured deeper into the forest to find an area that provided some protection. There was an area of large banana trees all clustered together and the land underneath them was relatively dry. From all the foliage surrounding them, the winds weren't nearly as bad as they would be on the beach.
The storm began to pick up speed. The rain was pelting down and what little bit that gusted at them felt like needles. He held her close to him as they rode out the storm. Memories played back in her head of that night which brought them here. Was this storm as bad as the one that had destroyed their boat? What if someone else was stuck in this very storm like she and Kakashi had been? Would they survive? She just laid her head against him and thanked the heavens above that they were lucky.
The storm lasted a few hours. Things began to calm down. The torrential rain turned to a light drizzle, the darkness around them seemed to brighten a bit. The wind died down and that horrible howling noise ceased. Once the drizzle turned to a fine mist and the sun was once again shining down on them, they made their way back to the beach. Even though their side of the island didn't get the full brunt of the storm like the back of the island did, it was still a mess.
Quite a few trees had been blown over. Leaves had been sucked off the forest floor and carried out onto the sand by the surge Kakashi had warned her about. Luckily all of their materials were safe. After lying the materials out on the beach to dry, they decided to walk to the other side to survey the damage.
It was a wreck. Tress had been pushed back onto each other, the tree line seemed to be about two feet further back from all the trees that had been blown down. She raced to check on her medicinal plants since they weren't very far back. Luckily they survived. She wasn't sure if there were any locations on the island that had these plants, but she would definitely check.
Kakashi stood there thinking for a moment.
"Ok, I hear the reels turning, and there's smoke coming out of your head. What are you thinking about?"
"You know, enough trees have been blown down that this just might work." He said more to himself than her. She placed her hands on her hips and began to tap her foot, waiting on the explanation.
"Ok, Ok. We could build a sturdier house out of these trees. Almost like a lof cabin, but with palm trunks." She thought about it for a moment. He was right, enough trees had been downed, that it could work. Their house would be sturdier, and less able to be destroyed by a storm of that magnitude. They headed back to their spot and began to reassemble their old home. After finishing, she caught dinner and he built the fire. They discussed plans for the new home over their meals. She drew floor plans and layouts in the sand. He made the occasional change, but they eventually came up with the perfect home. They were both really excited!