Her
"I've seen him with a girl who looks very similar to Yuna."
Ley sat up on the small bed, and fanned her exposed neck with a hand. It didn't feel like the middle of winter inside the inn, and she already complained twice to management about easing up on the heating system. Both times the scrawny man met her with a hostile look, and a bland, "I'll see what I can do about it," which Ley took to mean as nothing would get done.
Cheap nightly rates, meant cheap customer service, and she dreaded having to use the people surrounding her room to mask her own chakra. As soon as she got her shit done, she'd be staying out in the open planes, with the nice winter breeze, and soft earthy feel.
"How much alike?" She finally asked.
Satoru took a seat on the chair by the dining table. He began removing his winter accessories, piling them up by the empty takeout containers. "They could pass off as twins," he said confidently, pulling at his thick gloves.
Ley's eyes narrowed. "That's creepy."
Satoru nodded, and they both turned to the left as a loud thump shook the mirror on the wall. A string of expletives from their drunken neighbor followed the commotion, and both inhabitants sighed as another drunken brawl began in the room.
"She owns a bookstore," the younger man continued. "And they spend a lot of time there, especially after closing hours."
Thump! The mirror creaked, and swung slowly against the wood behind it.
"I know Yuna's been gone for years, but to replace her with a lookalike is just creepy."
He shrugged. "Should we just skip to plan C?"
"No," she sighed. "We need to be a little more patient."
Specially because they had no real plan C.
Thump!
Ley felt her skin grow hotter. She did her best to save as much patience as she could while Kakashi took the bait, which meant she had very little leftover for some drunken assholes with gambling issues.
"Where is he now?"
Satoru swallowed nervously. She started loosening her extremities, and he knew they'd be relocating inns, while possibly running away from more authority figures, very soon.
"He left on a mission to Suna a few days ago. Should be back soon."
Ley stood up, and her apprentice followed. He grabbed the hat from the table along with a handful of traveling scrolls. It would do him good to start packing now, and maybe they would even be in their next hotel by the time the police showed up to investigate the possible murder.
Thump! Thump!
"He'll be coming through Rose village on his way back," she noted. Ley ran a finger down the tiny scar by the side of her face. It burned when she had a headache. Burned now, quite bad too, and she was all out of medicine. "I'll wait for him there."
The floor barely felt her presence as her lithe body made its way across. Satoru moved to the bed, and began the packing process.
"I'm gonna go relieve some stress."
"Don't kill em," he warned.
Thump!
But the moment the mirror landed on the floor, making a spectacle of broken glass and cheap framing plastic, he knew his warning fell on deaf ears.
Satoru sighed and closed his eyes. ANBU, Root, the Konoha government, and now the local police. Seemed Ley enjoyed being a fugitive.
{*11*}
Just two hours from Konoha, the tiny Rose village made for a nice stop to shop for souvenirs, and food that tasted like the one made by everyone's grandmother. Kakashi didn't make it a habit to break his journey in the quaint little place, but today he found some time to spare, and decided to indulge his desire for a stroll.
His relationship with Hara had been going smoothly for the past two weeks, and the jonin didn't remember the last time he felt such excitement. Reading, sex, sarcastic banter, and relaxing moments of silence made up most of their days, with the occasional break popping up when his own responsibilities called.
When the store was busy, and he couldn't wait to see her, it took the jonin very little effort to convince her to leave early and join him for a mini adventure around town. Those random bursts of excitement where they got to explore the village from rooftops, or other quiet areas, were starting to become a constant craving for Kakashi.
He wanted to show her everything, listen to her bashful commentaries, and even openly judge people over some beers at the local bars. Ah, but he knew better, and he preferred going the quiet route with their dates rather than having none at all.
Kakashi tucked his hands in his pockets and stopped at a small shack painted all in white. In front of their large window, a cart held different kinds of homemade peanut goods, most of which he had never seen during his travels.
The jonin leaned in, observing the wide variety, and taking in the tantalizing aroma. Personally he would never care for so many ways to mix sugar and peanuts, but he knew Hara would probably like it.
Kakashi straightened just in time to meet the crooked smile of a young girl extending her hands towards him. He swallowed, noticing the cheaply bought scroll secured under her fingers.
"Big Sister sent you this, Hatake-san." Her black haired twirled in the soft breeze, along with her bright, orange dress coat.
Kakashi hesitated, but the girl stood on her toes, bending her black shoes as far as they could go.
"Here, it's yours."
She pressed it against his jacket, leaving the jonin little option but to take it. He felt around the pocket where his other hand still rested, but before he had a chance to tip her as he expected, she ran off down the dusty road before them.
Kakashi didn't follow her. He stood by the store, his fingers barely registering the sensation of the familiar scroll.
What now ...
{*11*}
Hara expected Kakashi to be back that Thursday, according to his own calculations, and his insistence that she wait for him at the store. She managed to complete her paperwork, craft new work schedules for the upcoming week, and even made a grocery list to be picked up that night. But as the hands rounded the 8 o'clock hour, she knew she'd have to leave that chore for tomorrow.
The civilian sighed, taking one last glance around her empty store. Maybe she wouldn't be needing to take the day off tomorrow, after all.
Hara straightened, stretching her hands towards the ceiling, until her back felt the tension soften. She gathered her sweater, did a visual check of her boots, and coat by the door, and began running down the list of things that needed to be secured before heading home for the night.
"Hey."
The door opened just as she reached for the keys, and she failed miserably at hiding the smile that his presence alone urged out of her. Well, there went her plan to look cool, and collected.
"I really thought you weren't coming."
He placed a white paper bag on the counter, and proceeded to his spot by the window.
"Sorry about that."
Hara licked her lips, the contagious smile from earlier melting off just as fast as it appeared. Her lover didn't look to be in the best mood, and she acknowledge the bundle of nerves that came with facing such a new predicament.
Kakashi retrieved a book and began his casual reading. She observed him quietly for a minute, then another. The same pages remained open, and Hara stepped over the counter to make her move.
She adjusted the waist of her black leggings, and lowered her crop top just a notch over her belly. Suddenly looking sexy for his return seemed so out of place.
"How did your mission go?"
She never slept with a shinobi before, so she hoped he was forgiving if she chose an inappropriate conversation topic to start with when he obviously didn't look so happy.
Kakashi lowered his book. Honestly, he didn't even think he could read it.
"Didn't end so well," he admitted plainly.
She wiggled her bare toes before continuing the journey across the cool, wooden floor. "It didn't end 'I need to be left alone' well, 'I need a drink' well, or 'other option' well?"
He laughed. She had a way with words. "Well, it's not the first one, otherwise I wouldn't be here."
She leaned her head against the wall, and he watched her long hair spill over her shoulders.
"So I'll leave it up to you, if it's not too much to ask."
Hara smiled. "Normally, I would recommend a good book, and some sweet cuddling." She pulled the large, gold colored rope from the wall, and the heavy curtains fell over the glass window. "But because we're still so new to this whole 'sleeping with each other' scene, I'm going to selfishly try to satisfy my own frustration, and place my bets on some good ol' stress relieving sex."
Kakashi placed the book down and extended his hand towards his lover. "That works."
It always did.
He accepted her on his lap, and he closed his eyes as her legs straddled him comfortably. Hara removed his mask, her fingers ghosting over his lips, before starting her seductive journey with a gentle kiss.
The jonin appreciated the choice of starting off with slow tempo. He breathed in the lavender she carried in her loose tresses, and tantalized his tastebuds with the flavors imbedded in her tongue. She let him guide her this time, her tongue gliding in his territory, her hips grinding to the rhythm he set, against his rising erection.
For a moment Kakashi felt frightened about the contents of the scroll. It shook him noticeably, to the point where it took him hours to finally decide to come to the shop.
The contents were a lot more detailed, and he feared a reality where Yuna's death was an elaborate scheme. Would it change the wonderful thing developing between Hara, and him? Could he stop his mind from imbedding his memories of Yuna into his current lover?
He licked the side of her neck, and sighed as her hands did away with his belt.
No, she still tasted like Hara.
The way she licked her hands, and welcomed his cock into the open, with a swift, firm stroke?
His eyeballs rolled to the back of his head, and he felt his body go limp under her expert touch.
That was only something Hara would do, and maybe he didn't need to be in control that night after all.
She moved down, wrapping her lips gently at the tip of his member, and forming a ring with her fingers around the base to keep him steady. Her mouth glided down smoothly until her lips met her fingers.
Kakashi felt his muscles jerk as her mouth slid back up, leaving his gleaming cock cold and restless. The jonin breathed out. He let his head rest against the wall, and licked his lips as her tongue evened out his slick coating with wide, even strokes.
She moaned as her mouth encased him a little deeper, testing out a new set of boundaries for her jaw.
Kakashi groaned.
Yeah… It was all Hara.
There was no mistaking it, and he had nothing to worry about.
{*11*}
Kakashi watched her stand on her tippy toes as she reached for a book from his cabinet. Her shirt rode up exposing her red laced panties, a view that in his eyes, made the shining sun behind her look like a meaningless speck of dust. Her ass was grand, and he loved it.
She flipped through some books before putting them back in their original place. The jonin stirred in the couch, quietly watching his lover snoop through his things while wearing his plain, black undershirt.
He brought her home for the first time last night, to give their sex marathon a cushier change of scene. For a civilian she had a healthy amount of energy, and her sexual appetite was enviable. She even made snacking in between sessions feel so amorous, and the jonin woke up that Friday morning, wholly satisfied by his lover.
"Can I borrow this?" She removed her glasses, and rubbed her eyes tiredly.
"My shinobi guide?" He laughed.
Kakashi forgot why he took another one when he made the change to his new uniform. Not even the first one he received over two decades ago ever made it into his reading list.
"I don't just read dirty books, you know. I have an interest in how the world around me works." Specially now that she found herself surrounded by these wonderful creatures called shinobi.
"It's like an instruction manual," he admitted. "Long, boring, and full of unnecessary details."
"Oh." She flipped through it again, looking at the bland pages disappointedly. "Well can't say I didn't I try. When I'm annoying you with questions, just remember this moment."
Kakashi nodded, and watched her return the manual to its rightful place.
"Do you want to get food outside?" Hara reapplied her glasses, choosing another book from his selection.
His eyes shifted up, where sunrays slithered along the tiled ceiling. Absently he scratched around his naked abdomen.
The afternoon hours crept up on the duo, and Kakashi felt a sudden urge to break away from their established lazy routine. Yes he wanted to go out. He wanted to grab some snacks from a few different shops until they had enough for a feast back home. He wanted to see her face as he brought to light an obscure dish which looked awful but surprisingly offered an incredible taste. She never backed out of those challenges, and Kakashi often found himself looking through old menus for new things to try.
"Well?"
He hadn't noticed her standing over him. Kakashi smiled looping a ringlet of her hair though his finger.
"Let's just stay in."
She didn't hesitate. "Sure, sure."
Her lips landed on his forehead for a quick peck, and the lovely surprise left him unable to react fast enough to stop her from leaving his side.
Truly, going out today sounded like a fantastic idea. He would even be willing to hold her hand, pull her by the waist, or show any other not so subtle hints that they were indeed lovers as he often did before Yuna. He could just imagine her playing along when the inevitable question popped up about the status of their relationship, and he craved to hear the sassy way she would dismiss the nosy strangers.
The jonin could almost say with certainty that these feelings sprouted from the difference in yesterday's carnal feast. For the first time it wasn't purely a race to an orgasmic nirvana, and he found in her every action the desire to communicate her willingness to pull out all the stops to make him feel better. Their every kiss had depth, and each touch felt like a gentle caress rather than an animalistic grope.
But Kakashi knew better than to let his amorous feelings make him completely irrational. The villagers were starting to look again, and he could hear the traces of whisper the few times they dared walked by together. She may have been easily distracted by his knowledge of worthless trivia, their endless book reviews, or a simple jutsu that made her eyes widen, and mouth drop, however, he needed to continue reminding them both of the agreement they made on the first night.
He didn't want to ruin something when they were doing so good.
She was by his side again, and the feel of her cheek on his torso and her hair spread over his belly, made for a welcomed surprise back to reality.
"We don't just have to fuck, Kakashi."
His lover placed his hand over her cheek, and his fingers instinctively curved to caress her skin.
"We can talk, or stay quiet. Read, sleep, splurge on something different… Whatever you want."
To tell everyone that she wasn't Yuna, that's what he wanted. To show them how different they reacted to the same thing, how they didn't even look alike after spending just a few days with her, and to shout how certain he felt that this little civilian drove him wild all on her own.
Then, when everyone got it through their head that this wasn't just some fucked up quest to satisfy his yearning for a second chance with his former lover, he wanted to fade into obscurity with her. Build whatever they could, for as long as she let him. Maybe a few months, maybe a year, or until she went away to open her new store. He didn't care, Kakashi just wanted to savor every second of their fun ride, and then rest peacefully wherever it led him.
"We can come up with something," he finally answered.
She sighed gleefully as his fingers swept through her tresses.
"You're staying through the weekend, no?"
Hara nodded, unaware as to when she made such an agreement. "Sure thing." But if he needed her, she didn't see the harm in taking a few extra days off. "I'll go make some calls."
Author's Note: Was debating for a while whether to extend the third scene into a full lemon, but since I didn't get much of a response out of the full lemon from Chapter 10, I decided to just leave it as is. Since my view count continues to increase, but I'm still getting very little comments, I'm just going to go ahead and think you guys are happy with the way I'm writing :) Anyways, thank you for reading!