A/N: [Twenty-fifth fanfic of the Valentine's Day 30 Theme Challenge] Kakashi would be awesome boyfriend material. He'd be so funny but so perverted at the most unexpected of times. At least that's what I'm thinking. |D
Hayashi Naeka is © to SubtleQuirks (on deviantART); Hatake Kakashi is © to Kishimoto Masashi's NARUTO (Shippuuden); Story is © to moi~
Prompt #25: Lightning
Part 1
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye." – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Checkmate. I win again."
"Damn it, Kakashi! You must be cheating at this game!"
Hatake Kakashi and his girlfriend Hayashi Naeka were inside their shared apartment playing several rounds of checkers. They had originally planned to go on a date but the bad weather outside prevented them from doing so.
And to make matters worse, for Naeka, Kakashi was winning every game. Each time, she would constantly ask for a rematch and Kakashi would calmly tell her that she would lose again. It didn't stop her, though.
"Come on! You can't possibly be good at checkers!" Naeka whined playfully as anime-tears came from her eyes. "You have to be cheating somehow!"
Kakashi rolled his eyes. "You're about as stubborn as Gai. Let's play another game, Naeka. I'm getting bored."
She pouted. "Fine. Killjoy…" Naeka looked through the closet for more board games. "Do you have any other games in here? All you've got is checkers?"
"We could watch TV," Kakashi suggested. "I heard about some movie that was going to come on."
"Can't," said Naeka. "The electric company warned against turning on electronics or even the lights 'cause of the storm. And speaking of which…" She turned off the lights that illuminated the apartment.
The silver-haired Jnin sighed. "I preferred the lights to be on. What do you expect us to use if not lightbulbs?"
Naeka rolled her eyes. "Duh. Candles." She picked up some thin candles out of a nearby drawer, lighting them up one by one with a match. She placed them in front of Kakashi as she smirked. "Now what should we do?"
Behind the mask he wore, Kakashi snickered. Naeka raised an eyebrow, wondering what he was thinking. "With this nice candlelight, we could have sex. Gives a pretty kinky aura, don't you think?" He saw her frown at him.
"Damn pervert. I should've known what you were thinking." Naeka turned around as she looked for more candles. Kakashi wrapped his arms around her waist. "I'm not in the mood."
He chuckled. "That can be fixed. You give in too easily." His grip got tighter as he brushed his covered lips against her neck. "Come on, Naeka-chan~"
The dark-haired woman pushed him off playfully. "We can do it later. Let's just find something else to do to pass the time." She found a book of horror stories and grinned. "Hey, how about we read these?"
Kakashi stared blankly. "Scary stories? We're not at camp, like a couple of kids."
"I know that!" she said as she punched him lightly in the arm. "I mean, we could have a contest! Let's see who can scare each other first! How about it?"
He took the book in his hands and shrugged. "Fine. Why not? Just know that if I win, you give me what I want."
His girlfriend gave him a determined grin as she pumped a fist into the air. "You're on, Kakashi! And you give me what I want if I win. This'll payback for using dirty tricks to win at checkers!"
"I didn't use dirty tricks," Kakashi responded dryly. "You just suck."
She frowned, pointing a finger accusingly at her boyfriend. "I do not suck at checkers! You will not get away with it! Prepare to go down, Hatake!"
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Part 2
"Somewhere there's someone who dreams of your smile, and finds in your presence that life is worth while, so when you are lonely, remember this is true: Somebody, somewhere is thinking of you." - Unknown
Sitting down on either side of the candlelight, Kakashi and Naeka started with their scare-off. Naeka began the contest with the first story, opening the book and reading out loud.
"It was a dark and stormy night-"
"Yawn," Kakashi cut her off, making her growl at him. "I can't believe the story starts off with that. Do you really expect to scare me with something unoriginal?"
Naeka's frown deepened. "Fine. Then you start off with a story."
She was about to hand him the book until the windows burst open from the storm. Kakashi pushed her out of harm's way as some of the rain poured inside. Lightning flashed just a few feet away from the apartment complex and wind followed behind, blowing out the candle's light.
Kakashi pulled Naeka close as he laid against the wall. The room was dark and the floor was wet from the rain. All of the other candles were also wet, leaving them with no light. "That was close. So much for our 'scare-off' contest."
He and Naeka got up and began barricading the window shut. The lightning flashed once more, which caught Naeka's attention. "Wow, it's really bad out tonight. But the lightning looks really cool from here." She watched as it flashed again, her eyes lighting up.
"It looks cool as my Chidori, too," Kakashi told her. "It's not like you've never seen lightning before."
The woman turned around with a smirk. "True. So what are we supposed to do now?"
Once again, the lightning flashed and the thunder cracked. Kakashi chuckled as he smiled. "We could just sit here and watch the storm. It sounds a little weird but there's nothing else to do." He placed a hand on her shoulder as she stared at him, confused. "So? What do you say?"
Naeka sighed. "I guess that's fine," she giggled as she laid against his chest, "since it's something I can agree upon as well."
The two embraced and shared a little kiss. In each other's arms, they laid against the wall and watched the storm through the little openings in the blocked window.
It gave Naeka a sense of peace just watching the lightning and the rain, hearing the thunder rumble. She cuddled against her boyfriend as he held her close, leaning his head against her neck.
"It feels so nice just to watch this, ya know?"
Kakashi nodded quietly. "I guess you're right. Though I still think it should have happened some other time. I really wanted to take you out on that date."
"That could happen another time, too," Naeka teased.
They looked towards the window again and the silence filled the room. Kakashi then broke the ice as he clutched his girlfriend closer, his lips on her neck. "So can we have sex now?"
She nudged him as she scoffed. "Damn it, Kakashi. You really know how to ruin the moment, don't you?"