"What are you thinking about, dobe?" A cool can of orange juice pressed against his face, jolting him out of his thoughts.
"Am not a dobe, teme!" Naruto scowled as he gave a small nod and took the can of juice.
"Ho…? You were spaciiiiiiing out like a dobe though… …Am I boring you?" Sasuke looked at down at his lap and fiddled with his can of coffee. 'This is bad. If I bore him at only the second date, what's going to happen to me…? Break-up…? Uwah! I don't even want to think about that…'
Naruto looked at the brunette beside him and couldn't help smiling at the slightly dejected look on the usually expressionless face. "Nope! Not at all… I feel good when I'm with you."
Sasuke smiled. "Really?"
'What a surprisingly simple-minded guy…' Naruto thought as he grinned. "Yup! Gochisousama." (1)
The blonde stood up from the bench, then took a few steps from the bin before taking aim. Then 'clank'!! …It was a miss.
"You suck, dobe!" Sasuke chuckled as he followed what the blonde had done but went the distance by taking more steps backward. Then 'swish'!! His empty can sailed in cleanly.
"Argh! You cheated! Just like how you cheated yesterday when you won me on the King of Ninjas! How could I possible lose when I use the all-powerful Inori-sama!? (2)
Picking up the stray juice can and throwing it into the bin, the taller youth snorted. "Fine. Let's go have another round then… I promise to go a little easier on you this round…"
The blonde stormed up to the other boy, neighborhood-gangster-style. "What did you say?! Fine, you're going to get it. I'll crush you totally and make you eat your words."
Half an hour and 15 rounds later…"Why!?" A small blonde whispered as he stared at the innocent screen that read 'K.O' in bold, cruel red letters, disbelief written all over his face. "WHY!? How can Inori-sama lose to that big-bosom with little clothes…? (3) How can this be!? Ah! Mou!! I'm not playing this game anymore!!"
With that, Naruto stormed to the exit of the arcade (like the repeat of the day before), with Sasuke trailing a few feet behind. Just as he reached the exit, however, another game caught his eye.
It was a UFO catcher. (4)
And in the large, glass box was a large plushy of a grinning scarecrow, which was unexpectedly cute, with bandages wrapped all around him and one hand holding a gleaming orange book.
'What a resemblance…' Naruto thought as he stifled a chuckle and reached into his pocket for some change. '…Hm, I think it's time to get Kyuubi a companion...'
Up several thousand feet in the air in a blue jet, a silver-haired man sneezed and tossed around his seat, irritated, as he tried once again to shove-shrug the heads of the two bulky male passengers away from his shoulders. It really sucked to be stuck in the middle of two huge men in the middle aisle seats.
FIRST LOVE
Step IX: ...SasuNaru still?! Tsunade gone berserk?! Life together starts!!
"Hm, alright. I've to go now… Have to fetch my relative from the airport." Naruto announced while he hugged the 2,900-yen (he finally got it on the 29th try) plushy to his chest and turned around to face the raven-haired boy next to him.
"…" Sasuke frowned and shoved his hands in his pockets.
The blonde tilted his head in confusion. "What's wrong?"
"…Nothing. I'll… see you then."
"Uhn! See you in school!!" With that, the blonde turned and made his way in the opposite direction… only to be stopped by a strong pair of arms, wrapped around his waist.
"…Oi dobe, aren't you missing something?" Sasuke held the blonde tighter to him.
"Sasuke? What…?"
The brunette frowned and closed his eyes, savoring the feel of the blonde against him. 'Me...'
A familiar ring tone pierced the air. "Sasuke, let go. I need to pick up the phone…"
"Naruto… Don't you know?" The taller boy asked as he spun the smaller boy to face him then slowly leaned closer towards the blonde. "Every date… has to end with a kiss." With that he bent down and laid a peck on the boy's lips.
The blonde turned pink and gently pushed him away. "Mou, I'm already late, Sasuke… and I've to pick up the phone…"
Sasuke reluctantly let go of his firm grip on the blonde. "Fine. But remember… You're mine, Naruto."
"...Fine, fine… See you in school!!" Naruto waved then dashed towards the adjacent taxi stand and hopped into a cab.
'…I feel so empty... ...I'm missing him already?'
"Oi, pest. Why did you take so long to pick up the damn phone!? …I'm back. Where the hell are you?" A highly irritated, tenor voice yelled from the receiver as soon as he flipped his cell open.
Rubbing his ear, Naruto yelled back. "Mou, I'm on my way there. Just wait for a few minutes more, old man!"
"Shitty brat! Hurry your arse here!! …Damn it, those two guys… if they look at me one more time, I'm gonna… …Hey! Hey!! Yeah! I'm talking to the two of you!! What the hell you staring at!?! HAR!?!"
Naruto looked at his cell in bewilderment. 'Is… is that the pervert? Why is he so fired-up?? Oh no, I don't wanna meet him when he's like this!!' The sounds of scuffling broke his thoughts and he immediately yelled again.
"H-Hey! Don't fight with strangers, okay? Anyway, I'll be there in a few minutes so stay out of trouble yeah? Hey, are you listening to me?" More sounds of scuffling answered him and Kakashi's voice came back on.
"What? I'm not a kid, brat! Those two guys are damn… Oh yeah? What was that you were saying?!"
Pissed, Naruto screamed. "HATAKE KAKASHI!! I'll be there soon so stay out of trouble. Understand!?" Not waiting for the older man's response (or lack-of; he was actually quiet because Naruto had addressed him by his name instead of the usual insults), the blonde flipped his cell shut and pestered the taxi driver to drive beyond the speed limit.
All sorts of negative scenarios flew through his head as Naruto ran around the airport looking for the arrival terminals and a tall mope of silver-hair. 'Oh man, please don't tell me he's finished off by those two guys! Oh no, maybe he's detained by the police…? Maybe they thought he's some kind of terrorist with his suspicious get-up?! Mou! I already told him not to cover his body like a mummy…'
His blue eyes finally spotted a hovering mope of spiky silver hair. And they grew wider when they took in the sight of the owner.
That pervert was… …chatting happily with two men, who looked a lot like America-football professionals.
'What… in the world?!"
"Ahahaha…" Kakashi laughed as he jabbed one guy in the shoulder like they were long-time buddies. "What are you saying? The best was the original; if it wasn't for Icha Icha Paradise, I'm sure there would never be the Icha Icha series…"
'Yarou… Talking about pervert books in the airport while here I am panicking… He's a true pervert after all…' thought the small blonde as he stalked to the trio.
"Hatake-san. What in the world are you doing?" Naruto asked, a fake smile pasted on his face as he tried to control his irritation.
"Ah! Chibi-suke!! Rare of you to be respectful… What trouble have you gotten in now? …Oh guys, this is Uzumaki Naruto… Uh, eh, or should it be Hata…" Before the silver-haired man could finish his sentence, the blonde stepped on his foot and turned to the two guys and stuck out his hand, with a cute, 100-megawatt smile.
"Uh hi! I'm Uzumaki Naruto. Nice to meet you two. It's a shame but right now, Hatake-san and I are a bit busy so we shall make a move first. Good day." With that, Naruto tugged his spouse's ear and walked towards the exit, ignoring the yells of 'Itai!"; "Oi!"; "Kuso gaki!!" and "Oi! People are staring!!".
"What the hell was that just now?" The blonde yelled when they reached a more deserted section of the airport. "I thought you were gonna be whipped by those two guys!! Or captured by the police!! Or being deported to some forsaken territories!! And there you were, talking about perverted books in the middle of the airport, surrounded by so many people!! Didn't you see the weird looks thrown at the three of you!?!"
Kakashi merely raised a brow and folded his arms nonchalantly. "Oi brat. Who the hell are you to lecture me?"
Naruto exploded. "I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU, YOU STUPID, ANNOYING PERVERT!!"
"…Ho…? So you were worried about me huh?"
"OF COURSE, YOU BLOODY JERK!! I even had to get the driver jii-san to drive over the speed limit and we almost got caught by the traffic police and… …What the hell is so funny!? Wipe that smile off your face, kono yarou!!"
Kakashi merely smiled more and ruffled the blonde's head. "I'm happy, Naruto."
"…What!?" The extreme mood swing from the man made Naruto confused. 'This man... He has a screw loose or something?'
Kakashi looked at the weird combination of anger, confusion and horror on his spouse's face and stifled a chuckle. "Never mind. Anyway, because I'm really happy for your concern over me, I shall overlook all that screaming…" His jovial face turned grim. "…but it was really mean of you to abandon me during our honeymoon."
The memory of that incident struck the aggressive boy like a giant boulder and he looked at the floor guiltily. 'Shit. I forgot about that!' "Uh… about that. That is, uh, I have a good explanation…"
The older man shook his head and wagged his finger for good measure. "No. No explanation can appease the mental trauma I suffered. There's only one thing for you to remedy that mistake."
"Eh? But it was… uh, unplanned. So you can almost call it accidental. It just suddenly struck me that, maybe you might do something to me while we're away so I did it in uh, yeah, self-defense. Ah, that's right! It was for self-defense!!"
A vein ticked near Kakashi's temple. 'This shitty brat. He's digging his own grave.' "I shall pretend I didn't hear that pathetic explanation and that indirect insult. Anyway, the only thing that you can do to appease me is to… …obey me for two months."
"WHAT!? No way!!" The blonde shook his head frantically. "Hey, it's not fair. Why do I have to obey you for two months? You only suffered for like, two days."
"Two days, two months, it doesn't matter. The point is, I suffered so you have to do something about it. Besides, aren't you a man? You should take responsibility."
Naruto sweat-dropped. "H-Hey! Don't say things that make people misunderstand you." He hugged his plushy tight and pondered on it for a few moments. "One day."
— veins around temple explode — "7 weeks."
"3 days."
"4 weeks."
"5 days."
"…Fine, you shitty brat. But it won't be 5 consecutive days. Understand?"
"Ok, ok. No problem. Heheh…!" The blonde grinned. Two months to five days... This bargain beats having 50 percent off of ramen anytime.
After changing his clothes at the airport toilets, Naruto and his taller spouse made their way to the Uzumaki household to pay their respects to their elders, where he was subsequently glomped by his mother-in-law and (more violently) his Tsunade baa-san.
His grandfather merely scratched his head and picked his nose as he looked at the harassed newly weds.
"Yo, you brats are back... So, how was it?" The white-haired pervert wagged his eyebrows and gave them a familiar lascivious look.
After swapping the baa-san's hands from his head, the blonde frowned at Konohagakure's number 1 pervert. "What's with that look? Stop it! It's disgusting!!"
This promptly earned him a scowl and a bop on the head. "What do you know, brat? So Kakashi! How was the honeymoon?"
Said man was trying to discreetly pass his father some sake from the famous Water Country distilleries and erotica when Jiraiya posed the question. "Uh... it was fun. There were many hotspots for couples and loads of shops with unique items. Ah, there were a few carnivals there as well..." The silver-haired man edged away from his father as he saw his mother approach them. 'Suman, tou-sama.' (5)
Jiraiya yawned as he ignored the elder Hatake's squabble and turned to look at Kakashi in the eye. "Boring. What? That's all you brats do in your honeymoon?? Oi, Kakashi... I'm disappointed... And I had taken so much effort to rush Icha Icha Honey 2... Tsk, you didn't really have to listen to us; just grope the br... "
The unexpected (or in everyone's case, expected) right hook from a busty blonde baa-san knocked the old man old cold before he could finish his dreaded sentence.
As the remaining occupants — Yaeko stopped whacking her husband about the liquor and porn novels, and Sakumo stopped yelling 'Ouch! It's a misunderstanding!!'; Naruto was stuck between being worried about the ero-jii or thinking that he deserved it while Kakashi paled — gaped at the (crime) scene, Tsunade merely cracked her knuckles and barked, "Ignore him. Come, come... let's have dinner and sake!"
Naruto was quiet during the entire dinner of o-nabe (6) and sake; Kakashi became the spokesperson for the couple whenever questions were raised. Though it was apparent that something was wrong, Kakashi had somehow convinced them that it was all due to fatigue. Naruto had merely smiled and nodded. Finally, the tension-filled (for Naruto) dinner was over and Kakashi carried the blonde (bridal-style), albeit a bit unsteadily as he had been exchanging drinks with the senior, to their room for the night.
Seeing the bed, Kakashi immediately did an emergency landing and crashed onto the soft, fluffy pillows with the blonde crushed under him.
"Ge... Get off! Argh! You're... Heavy! Argh... You stink of liquor!!" The blonde yelled as he struggled against the deadweight atop him.
"Shush brat!" The taller man slurred. "Head... ngh... hurts."
"Argh! You ripped my shirt!!" The smaller boy cried once he was free. "See!"
Kakashi blurrily rubbed his eye and squinted at him. "Huh? Two Naruto...? Ah mou! Just get here, brat!" With that, he pulled the blonde into his arms, eliciting another scream from the boy.
Outside the room, two old men, who had been secretly following the couple and pressing two glasses against the door, grinned; wiped the blood from their nose and exchanged thumbs-up. Their minds were thinking along the same line — 'Kakashi... You've surpassed your old man.' Sakumo thought as he rubbed his eye; Jiraiya too, pressed a hand to the side of his eye to hide the drop of water (tear?) that dripped down his cheek 'Kakashi, the position of number 2 pervert is yours! Ah! I'm glad to have such a grandson-in-law!!'
Inside the room, said grandson-in-law, who had unwittingly become the hero of the men in the household, hugged an irate but compliant blonde in his arms, dead to the awake world.
"Uh, do come in. This is my apartment. Since Naruto married into my family, we'll be staying here from now on." Kakashi smiled as he opened the door to his unit. Despite the cheery disposition he was displaying on the outside, he was feeling like hell inside. After all, he was still suffering from the after-effects of drinking too much... and his spouse was... his spouse was...
He didn't even know what to describe his spouse anymore.
::Flashback::
The next morning, Kakashi was rudely awakened from his deep slumber when an incredibly shrill voice invaded his unprotected ear drums.
"WAKE UP! Wake. Up. This. Instant!"
'This shitty brat...' Kakashi mentally cursed as his obsidian eye peek open... to see a head of gold. 'Wha...?'
"Ungh... Hurry! Get up!! I can't hold it anymore!! Ah!! Hurry!! Idiot pervert! Stupid pedophile!! Get up!! Ungh... Ah! Your Icha Icha series is on fire!! Quick, get up!!" The blonde yelled randomly as he kicked and flailed around, trying to break free from the vice-like grip the taller man had on him.
'Idiot pervert; stupid pedophile...?! Why this little...!' In revenge, Kakashi pinched the boy's... bottom. Hard.
"Ahn! — blush— ...Oh no...!!"
The taller man realized what that 'oh no' meant seconds later when he felt a wetness seeping onto his lower body.
"What the...! ...Fuck!!" He cursed and jumped out of bed, throwing the now crying blonde onto the floor with a loud 'thump'.
Still sobbing on the floor, Naruto yelled, "Dakara! (7) I told you to let go already... Ueee...! This has never happened since I entered the middle of middle school!! Uee...!"
Getting a towel and frantically wiping his trousers in anger, Kakashi yelled back. "You should have said that you needed the bathroom! Instead! You screamed all those stupid things and pissed me off!!"
The boy was angry now. "What!?! You're blaming me now!! So you were awake then!?! You bloody pervert! Why the hell did you have to hug me so tightly!?! If you didn't then nothing would have happened!!"
Throwing the soiled towel and removing his shirt in anger, Kakashi increased his volume as well. "That's not the point!!! You should have..."
And so, the couple began the beautiful day with one of their infamous brawls again.
::End Flashback::
Naruto looked around the apartment and gave an appreciative whistle.
The apartment was huge.
The entrance opened up to the (dry) kitchen and the living room. The living room was huge and one entire side of the wall was occupied by a large window providing a good view of the park. The two remaining walls were occupied by three doors. The two doors — one leads to the bedroom, while the other a workroom — that faced each other had cute sign boards on them and the door beside the workroom leads to the bathroom.
The spacious unit was done up in light, warm colors giving the house a very homely and fresh feeling. On the face of on the larger walls hung the wedding picture of the young Hatake couple.
'Heh... When did he put this picture up? Hm... Strange. The impression I got from him is more black and white than brown and orange... Wow! He even used yellow for the kitchen!' Naruto wondered as he looked at the large sunflower mural painted on the side of the wet kitchen.
Jiraiya was having similar thoughts as well. 'Hmm? Since when did the Kakashi brat like all these colors...'
The different shades of browns and oranges were distinctly Naruto.
'He must have redone the house.' Jiraiya mused as he looked at the smiling but steadily paling (from the hangover) Kakashi and smiled. 'Kid, I'm handing my grandson to you now.'
On the other hand, Tsunade was pissed.
Naruto's weird behavior had been bugging her the entire night so she had spent the entire time thinking what the possible cause of his eccentricity could be. After lots of possible scenarios, she had finally come up with the most likely one — Kakashi must have touched the brat during honeymoon and threatened the brat to remain quiet about it! That must be why the kid was so silent and pale the entire night!! After all the suffering he had put her brat through, this wolf is still smiling and inviting them to look at the apartment!! Unforgivable!!
The elderly lady tore through the rooms, one by one, finally stopping at the bedroom with Yaeko trailing behind her excitedly.
"Ah! This must be the bedroom!!" Yaeko squealed and opened the door.
The three men smiled when they saw the décor.
Naruto squealed and together with Yaeko, dashed into the room, where the boy subsequently jumped on the large poster bed.
Tsunade froze when she took in the sight of the bed. Regaining her senses, she stomped into the room; ripped the soft, translucent silk curtains surrounding the bed with a 'What's this!? Arabian nights!!?' and tossed a few pillows before stomping out the room, leaving the occupants in shock.
The elder Hatake couple exchanged a look and Yaeko went out to the room in search of the other woman. Naruto took the curtains and tried to salvage and hang them up again... but in vain. Seeing the boy's clumsy (but cute) attempts, Kakashi gave a small smile and helped him as well. Hatake senior and Jiraiya looked at the (yet again) squabbling but cooperating couple and exchanged another round of thumbs-up.
Yaeko found the troubled 'grandmother-in-law' at the wet kitchen, terrorizing the cutlery and the porcelain cups with 'What's this!? A flower garden?!' while the innocent cups with a flowery theme glistened in response.
"Ano... Tsuande-sama? ...Is something the matter?" The younger woman asked as she approached the hostile woman.
"..."
"I see. It's about Naru-chan, ne?"
"..."
"Tsunade-sama, I know that our Kakashi-chan may look like a perverted play-boy all the time but I can tell that, he's truly in love with Naru-chan. He might not have realized that... or might have noticed but refused to acknowledge it. He's a strange child but I'm sure he would never hurt Naru-chan in any way."
"... Maybe." Tsunade said as she grabbed a dishcloth and wrung it in frustration. "Maybe Kakashi would never hurt Naruto. Maybe Kakashi would be the best partner for Naruto. Maybe Naruto would be happy with Kakashi. But... but I've watched the brat grow since he was 6! I... He's like my grandson! I just wished that... that he could have a choice in this matter..."
Yaeko nodded sadly. "I... understand. But please... Please give Kakashi a chance. Besides, there isn't much we can do now, is there...? I'm sure Jiraiya-sama will be up to something if there's a problem."
The older lady sighed. "Yeah, that man never change! ...Fine. I'll give your brat a chance. But if he hurts Naruto..." She squashed the dishcloth in her hand, implying a similar fate for the scarecrow if he ever harmed the younger boy.
Yaeko nodded and smiled. "Don't worry. I'll help you then!"
Kakashi made sure his mask was secure on his face before he got out from the bathroom. Sauntering into his bedroom with a towel around his waist, he nonchalantly plopped onto the bed and closed his eyes, ignoring the glare from the other occupant of the room.
"Oi."
It was ignored.
"Oi, old man."
Again, it was ignored.
"Hey, old man! Don't force me to take drastic actions!"
Kakashi opened his eyes with a mental sigh. "What now?"
"This is my room now."
"So?"
"So! Go away! I need to do my homework in peace."
"I'm not disturbing you."
"Yes, you are! Just being here is disturbing me!"
"Huh? This is my room too, brat."
"No. It isn't. Remember what Tsunade baa-san and kaa-chan said?"
"Uh-huh."
"So?"
"Hm, but I want to remain on my bed for a little while more. Just do your work. I won't disturb you."
"You're disturbing me! Ugh! And for Hokage's sake, wear some clothes!!"
"..." Kakashi pondered on that for a minute. Then he smiled wickedly. "Oh. I see now."
"...What?"
"You're disturbed by me."
"...Didn't I just say that, old man?!"
"Yup, you sure did!" The half-naked man got up from the bed and took a few long strides then stopped directly in front of the blonde. "I'm disturbing, aren't I?"
Naruto tried to ignore the cold shivers running down his back when he saw the look on the taller man's face. He felt that he now understood how the frog felt when he had put a snake (small but still a snake) together with it when he was in middle school, many years ago. It was all out of experimentation and fun but the frog had actually shivered. Now karma was getting him.
"Wh...What do you want?"
Kakashi lowered his arms and placed them on the arm-rest of Naruto's chair, effectively entrapping him. "Hm, what do you think, Naruto?
'Oh no...' The blonde sweated. "...Y-You d-don't b-be r-rash..."
"Hm... why not? I'm a hot-blooded male after all..." drawled the other man.
"D-Don't d-do it..."
The taller man was lowering towards his face now. "Do what, Naruto?"
When he felt the man's (covered) lips touching his neck and the arms slowly snaking around his waist, the blonde couldn't take it anymore.
"IYA!" The pencil he had been previously holding landed in Kakashi's scalp.
"..." Wiping the red moisture from his forehead, Kakashi calmly took the pencil out of his head first. With that (murder) weapon gone, he lost it. "SHIT! I was just kidding you, you damn pest!!"
Naruto spent the night bandaging his spouse's head and his entire monologue (Kakashi gave him the cold shoulder) went between apologizing profusely and defending himself agitatedly.
The third day after they had moved in together, school finally started.
"Ittekimasu!"
"Itterasshai..."
A new life for Naruto and Kakashi has begun.
Disclaimer: This is a non-profit fiction piece, meant for entertainment only. But one day, this would be the real plot for the manga once I buy over Naruto from Kishimoto-sensei.
Warning(s): AU (because I totally don't know what's going on in Naruto anymore XD). Major OCC-ness, a long chapter, bad language, revival of deceased characters, pathetic attempts at humor and fluff, as well as shounen-ai.
A/N 1:
(1) Gochisousama : Thanks for the food.
(2) Inori-sama : A parody on KOF character, Iori
(3) Big bosom with little clothes : Another KOF character, Mai
(4) UFO-catcher : Arcade game where you control the directions of the claws to get the plushy you want.
(5) 'Suman, tou-sama.' : 'Sorry (casual form or male form), dad.'
(6) O-nabe : Japanese steamboat.
(7) Dakara : 'That is why'/'So'
(8) "Ittekimasu!" : 'I'm leaving the house.'
(9) "Itterasshai..." : 'Have a nice day'/'See you'; said in response to (8)
OMAKE
It was the second day of their life together when it happened.
"What the hell is this?" Kakashi complained as he took in the sights of the dishes on the dinner table.
"Ramen!" Naruto chirped happily as he poured the contents from the pot into a huge bowl.
"I know that! What I want to know is, why are there 7... now 8 bowls of ramen on the table!?" Kakashi asked.
"Eh? For us, of course!"
"What? 8 bowls? We just had ramen yesterday!! And this morning... and afternoon as well!!!" The scarecrow growled.
Naruto shook his head and folded his arms. "Tsk tsk. Didn't kaa-chan tell you not to be picky with your food? Come, come. Sit down and eat."
The older man slammed his hands on the table. "That's not the point! Eating ramen for breakfast, lunch and dinner may be your thing but I'm not eating this!!" He proceeded to clear the bowls from the table and wrapped them in plastic foils before depositing them in the fridge.
Naruto protested of course. "What are you doing!?!"
"Go change. I'm taking you out for dinner."
"EH? But I want ramen!!"
"...Fine. Just let me take you out to a place where you can have ramen and I can have something else, okay!?"
"...Ichiraku?"
"Yeah, yeah... your favorite-est place in the whole world right?"
"YAY!!" The blonde was so happy that he did a mini dance, consisting of wiggling hips and waving arms, then dashed to the room. "Wait for me; I'll be ready in a second!"
"Yeah, yeah... hurry up!"
"One 'yeah' is enough!!" Naruto grumbled but nonetheless changed as quickly as he could.
The meal at Ichiraku was always satisfying.
After the 9 bowls of ramen for Naruto, that is. Kakashi just shook his head at the incredible appetite of the small boy and pondered on one of the mysteries of the universe, which, in case you're curious is, 'Where did all that food go!?'
As the couple walked side by side in companionable silence, Naruto suddenly looked up in the sky. "Ah! Hey! Hurry, look at the sky!!"
It was a shooting star.
"Quick, make a wish!!" The blonde yelled excitedly before closing his own eyes and clasping his hands together in prayer.
Kakashi took in the sight of the blonde and smiled. Then slowly, he removed his mask and gave the oblivious boy a soft peck on the lips. Then he quickly pulled the mask back up.
"Wh-What was that?" Naruto asked suspiciously with a soft blush on his cheeks.
The taller man shrugged his shoulders and looked away.
Baby blue eyes narrowed. "You... kissed me, didn't you?"
Walking away rapidly, Kakashi gave a vague reply, "...Maybe."
"...Die!" Naruto screamed as he raised his fists and chased after the escaping man.
'Only you can grant my wish, Naruto... My one and only wish... To hold you forever...'
Later, at night...
"Shit! You hit real hard, stupid brat!!" Kakashi whined as he rubbed his cheek.
"Humph! You're lucky I didn't tell kaa-chan or Tsunade baa-san!"
Kakashi paled. After a while, the taller man asked a question that had been weighing on his mind since they saw the shooting star.
"Hey, so what was it that you wished for?"
The blonde looked away. "Uh... ...it's a secret!!"
"Eh!?! Come on... Share..."
"No!! It's a secret!!"
"Come on... Or I'll tickle you!"
"Ah! No!! Stop! Ah!!"
It was a simple wish. One that could be granted by Kakashi...
'I want to see Hatake Kakashi's bare face!!!!!'
A/N 2:
WOW! Thanks for the wonderful, wonderful reviews!! I'm really happy to see so much feedback!! Thanks a lot for the support! I'm really, really happy::hops around::
With this chapter, the second milestone is over. This means another long A/N...
Well, firstly, this story isn't going away from the plot, as a wonderful reviewer, Blue-Fox pointed out (Thanks for you constant support, Fox-san!!"). Hm, well, what I want to portray here is the contrast between the relationships of SasuXNaru and KakaXNaru. I actually like that part because I added some personal elements inside. ::blushes:: I think most people portray/hold themselves differently in front of their crushes and the people they truly love and this is what I hope to portray in future chapters through the contrast of the relationships. ::smiles:: I'm really happy with the different views from readers as well... Many feel sorry for Kakashi while another feels sorry for Naruto; and the rest... seems to hate Sasuke a lot. ::sweats:: That wasn't part of the plot but it was interesting. Once again, thanks for the wonderful suggestions and reviews!! See you next chapter!!
On the next episode: The game of Master and Slave starts! But who is the real master and who's the slave?? Also, Kakashi finds out!! Featuring Kakashi's accursed new assignment and a side story of Densha-shounen, Kiba!!
As usual, please R & R!!