Disclaimer: I, KawaiiTenshiCeres, does not own Hatenai Sora by Arashi/J-Storm, or Naruto by Kishimoto Masashi. I only own the OC characters in the story such as Koyama Sumire.


Hatenai Sora
泣きながら微笑んで / Nakinagara hohoende


"...You literally meant that didn't you?"

"Well, you looked cute after I-"

A blushing Sumire quickly shoved the clingy Hiroto away from her, hoping that no one else had heard what he had said. However, he instead gently took her hand into his, as they walked next to each other. They were heading towards Kakashi's apartment, to check to see if he was even home today. She wanted to tell him to get it over with and just run away.

"Oh? Sumire!" a male voice called out to her, as Hiroto quickly released her hand.

Her eyes blinked several times as she saw the familiar bowl cut and green jump suit, approaching her with a bright smile.

"Gai-san! It's been a while!" the brunette said cheerfully.

"Oh...I'm surprised you didn't go see your boyfriend in the hospital," he remarked, furrowing his thick eyebrows. "After what had happened in Sunagakure, I thought you would be by his side in a heartbeat," he huffed.

Sumire's eyes blinked at the other jounin's remark. Obviously she was waiting for Kakashi to come back, but she didn't know something like that would happen. Her eyes looked down, looking a tad bit worried, as her teammate looked at her thoughtfully.

"...I'll...go see him," the brunette smiled at him. "Thank you for telling me,"

"We just brought him in yesterday. He'll probably be happy to see you! " Gai grinned at her, patting her shoulder. "Don't worry, he'll like the alone time with you,"

Her heart was beginning to hurt. After talking for a bit, they soon parted opposite ways from Gai. As soon as they got from a reasonable distance, Sumire quickly gripped the blond's hand, tears forming in her eyes. They hid in a corner for a time being, as he held her close to him.

"...Maybe we can hold it off until to-"

"... I'll go see him...Just to get it over with,"


"...Excuse me,"

Sliding open the door, Sumire walked in, seeing a bed behind the curtain. Her eyes looked to see the familiar silver hair poking out from underneath the white sheets. Her eyes glanced over to see the familiar scar over the eye...She knew she got the right room Turning back, the kunoichi looked to see Hiroto still outside the door, looking like he wasn't bothering to come inside with her.

"Hiro...?"

"You need to be alone with him," the blond replied. "...I'll be waiting outside,"

Without hearing her reply, Hiroto quickly slid the door shut, and stood there trying to not look at the other man. He...was afraid of confronting him from what had happened the other day. Just picturing it and how she might react...He still didn't want to tell Sumire. The blond simply stood there, listening in to the conversation with his eyes closed.

"Kakashi-sa-...Senpai," Sumire began.

The older man slowly opened his eyes, and looked at the woman before him. Although, she couldn't see his face, the kunoichi noticed he wasn't exactly too happy to see her. Pulling over a stool, Sumire sat down next to the bed, as she looked at the jounin quietly. She wanted to get everything off of her chest and leave. Right now, she kept her composure, and smiled at him.

"...Sumire..." he said softly. "Why are you..."

"Sorry. Gai-san told me," she smiled. "But, I wanted to talk to you..."

Her eyes inspected his face, his eyes were focused on her. His face was composed, waiting for what she was going to say to him. Biting her lip, Sumire looked at him, with a smile on her face.

"...I'm...I'm three months pregnant. Think back to before I left for my mission in Ishigakure...It was then," she explained softly. "Even though, we're not together, deep inside...I...I still love you. And, as much as I want to keep this child...I...can't,"

The male looked at her with a thoughtful on his face, as Hiroto overheard what she had just said. The blond was about to barge into the room, wondering how and why she decided on this. It was then he heard her speak once more, and Hiroto stopped in his place.

"...Our memories together...were the best," Sumire continued. "I always loved waking up next to you in the mornings..I loved holding your hand...Just being by your side, made me so happy...But, I realized...Whatever I've done to make you hate me...I don't want our child to hate you for leaving me when they're older. "

The copy-nin slowly reached out and gently held her hand. Her eyes looked at him, realizing his face was different from before. Kakashi was geniuinely worried about her. Just seeing that used to calm her down, but now...she didn't know how to feel. Smiling at him, Sumire slowly took away her hand and stood up.

"... That's all I came here to say," she said, with a quick nod.

When she turned around to walk back out, the kunoichi felt Kakashi's hand grabbing hers once more. His grip on her was tighter than before. She turned and saw him sitting up, looking at her.

"Don't go," he said, with a hurt look on his face. "Not just yet,"

Sumire froze in her place, unable to pull away from him again. Within seconds, the kunoichi felt her arm being tugged and her body was being pulled towards his bed. When she opened her eyes once more, Sumire was greeted by the sight of her former lover's body, realizing she was laying on his hospital bed, and he was holding her tightly in his arms.

"Is it a boy or a girl...?" he questioned.

"...I can't know yet," she muttered. "...If I chose to keep it... I would've known,"

He had a sullen look on his face. "I...was hoping if it was a girl, she would probably look like you," he replied softly. "And I wouldn't let her get married,"

Sumire looked at him thoughtfully, feeling her heart breaking into pieces. She could imagine herself in the future...If Momoko and her "daughter" were to get married...If their suitors had to confront Kakashi. It wouldn't turn out so pretty. She really could imagine it.

"Senpai..." Sumire said softly. "...Don't make this any harder than it has to be..."

Sumire was shaking, trying to keep herself from crying in front of him. He looked at her with a painful look on his face. He wanted to keep holding her...However, he had a huge suspicion on who was outside that door. Releasing her, the jounin sat up and looked at her thoughtfully.

"...I'm going to be here for a few more days," Kakashi said, scratching the back of his head. "If you're going to visit me, I'll be here,"

The kunoichi slowly got out of the bed, still feeling torn from what he had just said. "...No... I...won't see you anymore, Senpai," she said with a forced smile on her face.

Sumire slowly walked out of the door, looking at Hiroto leaning on the wall next to the door. Before she closed the door shut, the blond peeked inside, watching Kakashi gazing at him, giving the other male a dark look. The kunoichi held her teammate's hand tightly, pulling him with her down the hallway as fast as she could, causing him to look at her strangely. He knew something really went down in that room.

"...You're not really giving up that kid are you?" Hiroto questioned with a look of concern in his eyes.

Smiling at him, Sumire nodded to him, while her grip on his hand had gotten tighter.

"I...I am, Hiro..."


"I thought you were spending time with Susumi...?"

Eyeing his friend, Kaimu leaned on the door of his apartment, watching the blond sigh in front of him. It was later that same night, as a sheepish Hiroto wandered to his teammate's apartment. Although Kaimu knew something had gone down between the two, he didn't expect Hiroto to come to his place.

"...Well...I sorta...went... a bit too overboard with the touching..." the blond said with a tiny smile one his face. "She got mad,"

Kaimu gave Hiroto a disturbed look on his face, before he quickly gripped his teammate's shirt. "...Hiroto...You know I do see Sumire as a little sister right...?" the redhead smiled. "...You should be very careful about saying that to my face."

The other jounin blinked several times before clapping his hands together in front of his face in apology. "I'm sorry, Kai!" he shouted. "...You know how much I love her, that's why I'll be careful..." he huffed.

The redhead sighed, reluctantly releasing the blond to let him in. Apparently, his teammate had been finishing up eating dinner, and he was drinking by himself. The blond looked at him thoughtfully, feeling a bit worried about him. Hiroto sat down as his teammate pulled out a glass with ice. He poured some shouchu into the glass and gave it to Hiroto who casually began to drink it.

"...Hiroro... Why are you really here?" Kaimu questioned, eyeing Hiroto with a look of concern.

Facing at the other male, the jounin closed his eyes. "...Earlier, she said, she wasn't keeping the kid...Even after I offered to take care of them,"

"It's her decision, isn't it?"

"But...After we got to her place...she wanted to be alone. I ended up hearing her crying over it," Hiroto remarked, furrowing his eyebrows. "I know she wants to consider my feelings about that guy too, but I...never wanted her to get hurt over that,"

Taking a sip of his drink, Kaimu thought about it for a while. He never saw his friends like this. He was wondering what was Sumire thinking. Although he was technically the peacemaker of the three...this was the first time that his longtme friend has never consulted him on something that bothered her.

"Susumi...probably still loves him," Kaimu responded. "She loves you as well, but she probably doesn't want to let go of what she and Senpai had,"

"Deep inside...I...I still love you."

Thinking about what he had overheard from their conversation earlier, the blond looked down at his watered down shochu quietly. He had wondered about what had happened between them the night before, about her feelings for him...

"Maybe... I shouldn't have broke them up," Hiroto muttered.

Kaimu looked up at the other male with a curious look on his face. "She...might have realized her feelings for you now, you shouldn't give up ho-"

"As much as I don't want to...I don't know what she's thinking anymore." the blond replied with a hurt look on his face.

"Does she really love me...? Or is she just using me...?"

Meanwhile...

Sitting with her parents in their living room, Sumire looked at her parents both had a serious look on their faces. She knew what they had just told her wasn't some sort of joke and this worried her. Her eyes closed, trying to think of some sort of way out of it. It was already giving her a headache, and her options were limited.

"Sumire, you do know the consequences, right?" her father said, furrowing his eyebrows.

"Otousan..." Sumire whispered. "I said I was giving this child up, so please, just let thi-"

"You already broke several rules in this family, as it is!" Naoki rose his voice. "As the heiress to this family, you have to choose: that girl, or that child!"

Sumire looked up at her worried mother, who simply shook her head. The kunoichi knew she shouldn't have lied to Hiroto and forced him to leave. Looking at her parents quietly, the brunette could feel herself choking up. She gripped the end of her dress, and quickly shook herself out of it. Crying in front of her parents wasn't going to solve anything.

"...Let me think about it. I'll give you my answer soon..." she replied, watching her parents nod at her.

Walking back to her room, Sumire closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She slowly held her abdomen, and looked at her unborn child quietly, before wandering to check into Momoko's room, to see that she was fast asleep. A sullen smile formed on the woman's face. before she slowly walked towards her own room.

"...I don't want to have to choose between you two,"