TITLE: Nakōdo
SUMMARY: AU A mysterious man with a strange talent. A beautiful woman with a dark secret. And a love fated to break all the rules. (KakashiSakuraSasuke) Dark Fic. LEMON.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto. This is inspired by the story The Matchmaker by Kay Hooper. I do own Mirokawa, Hiroto, Kōun Hatake, Mari, Rosette Haruno.
CHAPTER NINE: Second Encounter
"This child is The Sun, born of great things. His father was a prince, his mother a poor girl, but a good girl seduced by one immeasurably above her. The Gypsy foretold a special destiny for The Sun, provided he was put into Fortune's hands. I so deliver him to Fortune, in good health."
Once outside the building, Kakashi quickened his pace. Of course, it wasn't obvious since he merely took longer strides. He knew Sakura was in the park, knew it without question. And if he did in fact owe his thanks for the knowledge to the devil, then so be it. It certainly wasn't the first time he'd known something to rationally explain it. He'd just gotten used to the odd sensation.
Today, he was too eager to see Sakura to care how he knew where she was. He'd made up his made at the dance to be patient, but he hadn't expected to not even see her in the days since. It made his frustrated; he didn't like it at all. As far as he knew, she hadn't gone outside the Uchiha mansion. He had seen her little sister the following evening at a large party, & had overheard that Sakura was a bit under the weather.
One of the women talking, obviously an acquaintance, had asked in a very discreet way if the "illness" was of the nine-month variety, & Rosette had bluntly replied that, no, Sakura wasn't pregnant.
Kakashi had been glad to hear it, though he was regretfully aware even her pregnancy would not stop him. He felt a curious urgency when he thought of Sakura, & the sensation had been growing gradually. He became aware of it the night at the dance. Later when he was home, he had an edgy feeling of restlessness that was unfamiliar to him. It was a little unnerving because he didn't understand the cause of it. And if the disturbing sensation wasn't enough, another puzzling thing had begun that night. Even though he tended to sleep soundly, that night he had awakened often from troubled dreams he could not remember. And each time, in the first fleeting moments after waking, he'd felt a ghostly sense of pain, a terrible pain, that vanished when his eyes opened.
For the next two nights the same thing had happened, though the sensation of pain gradually faded. He'd always been prone to odd impulses & ideas, most of which turned out to be accurate & positive no matter how absurd they'd seemed at first. But this was something else, something new. It truly disturbed him. Once again, however, he pushed the uneasy thoughts aside as he reached the park & saw Sakura.
She was sitting on a bench just off the sidewalk, smiling a little as she watched her sister & several young people attempt to get a kite in the air. Kakashi slowed his pace as he approached her, taking the opportunity to look at her without her awareness. Today, she was dressed in a style just coming into fashion: a dark, tailored skirt belted tightly at her tiny waist, a long-sleeved, high-necked white blouse with a scarf tied at the throat, & a small, neat hat.
Kakashi frowned slightly as he studied her very erect posture. He was no stranger to ladies' lingerie. And he disliked the current version of the corset, which was very long with steel or whalebone strips. It had to be, he thought, one of the worst instruments of torture fashion had ever imposed upon women. The style pushed the bosom forward & the hips backward in exaggerated curves. Making walking, standing, or sitting hideously uncomfortable, & bind at the waist so tightly that normal breathing would be impossible. "Ladylike" fainting was a publicly accepted result of the unnatural constriction, but Kakashi agreed with the opinions of doctors who stated forcefully that it was physically dangerous & ought to be banned.
It bothered him that Sakura was obviously conforming to a ridiculous & dangerous fashion. She hadn't followed yet another practice & resorted to padding above & below the waist in order to make the S-curve look even more exaggerated. But since she had a naturally tiny waist & full breasts, the corset alone was quite enough to give her the stylish appearance. At the dance, she had worn a rather concealing gown with a great deal of lace. One of Kakashi's peculiar talents was the ability to gauge a woman's natural measurements accurately no matter what misleading fashion prevailed, & he'd known only that her figure was impressive.
He didn't like that corset, especially not on Sakura.
He sat down on the bench besides her, & smiled when her startled eyes landed on his. "Hello."
Nakōdo - Matchmaker
Hatake Kōun – wealthiest man in Konoha. Kōun means fortune.
Haruno Rosette – Sakura's younger sister.
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To Ryn729: Of course, Naruto will be in this story. Though he's not the main character, he's supposed to be here. Hehehe… Yes this chapter will be another KakaSaku scene. More will come in later chapters. Enjoy!