...yeah I guess it's about time I started working on this chapter...Don't you guys think? XD haha yeah...dumb question..

Okay so...this chapter will take place, a week after the lemo- ahem 'cherry' lol. I decided it really did happen between them but reading that chapter is NOT important. I decided it will hapen for a certian reason that you will figure out later on. I'm not gonna tell you. You're all smart young imaginative kids...you can figure it out (prolly half of you know it now anyway). (oh yeah FYI: Kaiori and Sasuke are 18! I know that in the begining of the story I said 15, well I changed it to 18. It fits better.)

Okay on with the chapter:

Chapter 20

One week.

One whole week went by since Kaiori and Sasuke had slept together. To say they were still 'strangers' to eachother was a total misunderstanging. To say they were a young, adventurous, coupple would be more agreable. With in the last week, when Kicho was at the accademy or Kaiori's friends, Sasuke and Kaiori had slept together two other times and even managed to find ways to shower together.

Sasuke no longer ignored his growing feelings for Kaiori, having finally figured out what that little voice in his head was really telling him what he was feeling for the girl. Kaiori was also less 'shy' about her feelings for the ex-avenger. She'd gotten over the fact that them being together was 'unapproprate' and found it quite enjoyable. Also, she found the rumors around Konoha to be far from the truth. Sasuke was never rough or harsh, save for those nights alone. Not that she couldn't say the rumors about him being cold and quiet weren't true. Sasuke didn't really talk often unless asked to. Sometimes he'd throw in an comment or have light conversation, maybe talk about something around but he prefered the quiet, serene things to the loud abrasive ones.

The largest rumor she had disproved was the rumor about Sasuke never careing about anyone but himself. That, Kaiori realized, was untruthful. Sasuke did care about them and others. He just had his own ways of showing it. Even his insults were complements if looked at the right way... Like...when Sasuke tells Naruto that he's a dope...he's really...okay bad example. But the things he does for them, and puts up with, and says -though rude at times- he does for a purpose. Years of solitude and revenge had Sasuke locked up tight but he could still show that he cared by his actions, and words, at times, if you really looked into them.

Kaiori looked up as Sasuke walked in the room. She flashed him a light smiled before losing her book and placing it on the bed side table. Sasuke walked over and climbed in to bed beside her, leaning over and pressing their lips together before pulling away. Kaiori moved closer to him as he wraped his arms around her. He kissed her jaw, neck and finally her shoulder as he pulled her down beside him.

"G'night." Sasuke mubbled, burrying his head in the crook of her neck, kissing her coller one last time. Kaiori smiled, letting out a light shiver from the contact of his warm lips on her cool skin.

"Night."

"Kicho!" Kaiori called from the kitchen sink. "Go tell Sasuke his dinner is going to get cold if he doesn't get his butt in side now!" A soft patter of feet echoed against the hard wood floor.

"Okay, mommy!" Kicho called before a door shut. Her yelles outside could be heard faintly threw the walls of the house. Kaiori smiled. This had become a sort of routene for them all. Kaiori would cook dinner while Sasuke trained out side or played with Kicho to keep her busy. If She finished and bother her and Kicho finished eating and Sasuke didn't come in the Kaiori would send Kicho out to find him and call him in. As if on cue Sasuke walked in with Kicho sitting on his shoulders. She was laughing while he walked in to the kitchen and bent down sliding her on to the floor. Kicho ran over to Kaiori and clung to her leg smiling.

"Daddy gave me a piggy back ride!" Kicho exclaimed happily. Kaiori smiled down at Kicho.

"Oh?" She asked. She glanced up at Sasuke and hid a smirk in her smile. Sasuke noticed it and stuck his tounge out at her quickly before Kicho could notice and sat down at the table grabing his dinner. Kaiori looked down at Kicho. She detached the small girl from her leg. "Let's go eat dinner." Kaiori said. Kicho smiled running over to the table. She grabbed her dinner. Pulling her chopsticks appart she shoved the food in her mouth.

"Mmm, Yummy Mommy!" Kicho said. Kaiori smiled.

"Remember to eat it all." Kaiori said. She stressed the word all hinting that she needed to eat the vegatables too.

"Aww..." Kicho whined. She looked from her plate to Sasuke. "Daddy do I have to?" she asked. Sasuke nodded.

"If you wanna grow up big and strong you'll eat them all." He replied, taking a bite of food. Kicho pouted looking down at the food. She poked it with her chopsticks and finally put a small bit in her mouth, one at a time. She chewed and swallowed.

"Ok...I done!" She exclaimed after eating four bites. Kaiori sighed.

"All, of it." She said. Kicho pouted again, turning back and taking a bite. She looked at Kaiori. Kaiori gave her a look telling Kicho to keep eating. This continued till all the vegatables were off Kicho's plate. "Good girl." She said, kissing Kicho's forehead. Kicho smiled.

"Kicho's happy she made mama happy." She said, smiling. Kaiori smiled, giving Kicho a hug.

"Come on, say 'G'night' to Daddy," Kaiori said. Kicho ran over to Sasuke, who turned in his seat, picking her up into his arms.

"Going to sleep?" Sasuke asked her. Kicho nodded, hugging him while sitting on his lap.

"Uh huh, Night night Daddy! I love you!" She said. Sasuke kissed her forehead.

"Love you too. Now get to bed so you aren't tired in the morning." Sasuke said. He bent down placing Kicho on the floor. Kicho nodded.

"Okay, daddy." She said. The small girl turned to Kaiori, whom beckoned her over. "Night night!" She said, waving her hand at Sasuke.

"Night." Sasuke said, with a small wave. He watched Kaiori lift up Kicho and carry her off down the hall. In the while she's been there she and Kicho both have adjusted to his house well. Closing his eyes the Uchiha let out a sigh. 'It feels nice having Kicho and Kaiori here. I feel as though I've got something- someone to come home to. It's alot better feeling then before.' Sasuke mused. He stood up, streching his limbs. He made his way down the hall into his room ruffleing his hair. Sasuke pulled off his top and pants, leaving only his boxers on, and slid in to bed. Sasuke yawned, nuzzleing his head in to his pillow.

He'd have a mission tomorrow. He could just feel it. Something about the way the moon shone in the sky told him that.

Faintly, he could hear the water in the kitchen from Kaiori working on the dishes. Moments later the water'd stop and Sasuke would wait a few more seconds for the door to open. Just as he expected. Light filled the room then dimmed out as the door closed softly. Sasuke closed his eyes listening. He could hear a pair of feet shuffling around the floor. The ruffle of clothes and then the soft shuffle of feet again. The bed sunk skightly and the covers shifted. Sasuke resisted a shiver as cool skin made contact with his.

The night was young.

"But mommy!" Kicho wailed. "I wanna wear a dress!" Kaiori sighed, holding a pair of cloth pants up to Kicho. They'd been argueing over what she'd wear for the last thirty minnutes, the small child still wraped in her towel form her bath.

"Kicho, you can't wear a dress today. Not if you want to go to the park and play in the dirt." Kaiori said.

"I'll be careful," Kicho protested. "That way I won't get anything on my dress!"

"No, Kicho. Wear the pants. You can wear the dress when we get home." Kaiori ordered sternly. "Do you want to make daddy late for his summoning?" Kicho frowned.

"No..." She mubbled, looking down at her feet. Her feet scuffled. One brushing against the other. "I'll wear the dress later." She said, defeated. Kaiori smiled and slipped the pink cloth pants on Kicho. She pulled a pink and white shirt over Kicho's head. "How do you want your hair done?" Kaiori asked.

A grin covered Kicho's face. "Piggy tails!" She said. Kicho spund around, sitting on her botom. Kaiori knelt down behind Kicho and started brushing her hair up in to pig tails.

"You two ready to go yet?"

Kicho jumped at Sasuke's voice.

"Daddy, daddy, daddy!" Kicho yelled. She jumped up and ran out of the room towards Sasuke's voice. Kaiori shook her head, laughing quietly to herself.

Sasuke looked down at the little girl now glued to his leg. "Hey, there." He said down to her. Kicho smiled.

"Am I cute?" She asked. Sasuke nodded.

"Yes, very." Kicho's smile widened. "Where's Kaiori?" He asked. Kicho looked behind her.

"There!" She said as Kaiori walked in. "Mommy, ready to go too?" She asked.

Kaiori nodded. "Yes, I'm ready to go as well." Kicho started running ahead. "Do you remember the way to the park?" Kaiori asked. Kicho jumped, skipping a few feet infront of them.

"Uh huh. I remember good!" Kicho exclaimed. Kaiori waved to Sasuke as he quickly darted off to the hokage's office. Kicho noticed him leave and called a, "Bai bai daddy!"

Sasuke..." Tsunade asked as Sasuke entered the office. "You've got another mission," She said. Sasuke leaned on the wall. "At least look intrested!" She barked.

Sasuke opened his eyes and waited. Tsunade sighed. "You're hopeless." She mubbled. "Alright, fine, I'll give you the mission dispite your rudeness." Sasuke resisted rolling his eyes as she continued in to the mission part of his summoing rather then discuss his nonexistant manners.

"Just deliver this scroll to the cloud village. We're not in best ties with them so I'm sending you." Tsunade said. "I'm sure you can manage to take care of anything that comes your way?" Sasuke shrugged.

"If not it'd be pretty sad." Sasuke muttered. He caught the scroll as Tsunade tried to send it flying threw his head.

"Just get out of here Uchiha!" She barked. Five minnutes in the hokage's office and all it got him was a mission, an attitude, and a scroll almost being sent threw his head.

So let me guess...it's been like...four months hasn't it? Don't kill me...please? If you wanna know my reason go check out Akatsuki...it's in there. I'm to lazy to type it again.

-Koneko-