Only When I Sleep
'Heyz, Sakuraaa-chan! Wanna have lunch together?'
Naruto looked up pleadingly towards Sakura.
His stomach was basically growling louder and louder after the long meeting they had with Tsunade.
'I'm don't want Ramen today.'
Naruto narrowed his eyes and glared towards Sasuke who butted in the conversation.
'Oi Baka, which ear did you received the information of me inviting you for lunch? Man, you must have gone deaf.'
Sakura rolled her eyes upon the heated conversation those two idiots were engaged in.
She stepped in betweenthe twoboys and hooked her arms into Naruto's and Sasuke's.
'I'm hungry, let's go Hachiban for lunch. I missed their unagi special!'
Every remaining elite in the meeting room looked towards the disappearing figures of the trio. An amused expression carried on their faces upon hearing their fading conversation.
'Oww, demo Sa-ku-ra chan! I want ramen! Ramen! Ramen!'
'Doaho.'
'Baka. Ramen!'
'Sakuraaa!'
'Ramen!'
'...Fine, my treat.'
'Yay! Lets go Hachiban then! Come on iko iko!'
Kakashi eyes stayed fix towards the disappearing back of Sakura.
She had been peeking at him through out the meeting. Although she had done a great job in making it ambiguous, yet Kakashi was the master in it.
Kakashi chuckled.
She was like a little girl who stumbled across a big secret that went all giddy and secretive over it.
Whenever he had 'accidentally' looked over towards her direction, she would immediately fix her eyes on her file, avoiding eye contact with him at all cost.
Without a doubt, the pink hair kunoichi was ecstatic over the revelation yet he knew she was not ready for any direct confrontation with him yet.
He was not ready for any of it either. No doubt he was anxious about the unexpected outcome yet the rising of forbidden hopes weight heavily in his heart.
'Oww...I need a break, guys.'
Sakura was lying flat on the grass in an opening. Her hair was tied up into a messy bun. Dried leaves and small branches caught in between of her pink locks. Her body was sweaty. She panted heavily feeling her heart pounding heavily under her chest.
She, Sasuke and Naruto had spent their afternoon practicing and dueling. Three of them had not spent such quality time together for such a long time. Ever since...his death.
Sasuke and Naruto slumped down to the grass beside her wearily.
'Wow, Sakura chan. Just now was wonderful. You know, we missed you.'
Sakura turned her head slightly only finding her self glancing at a bunch of orange ruffled hair.
'Lol, I had been around all the time.'
'...No, I mean...umm I mean we missed the Sakura that we knew since eleven. And she is back.'
Sakura looked at the orange head
'Sakura?'
Sakura swallowed hard upon hearing Sasuke's calm and collected voice.
'Um, yes?'
'Why the sudden change of heart?'
A pregnant silence fell between them.
Sakura looked up at the sky biting her lips.
She did not know how to response. Lying to them made her feel bad but she was not ready and comfortable to discuss her discovery with them yet.
How she hoped she could just disappear so she could avoid this situation temporarily.
Without really registering what her mine had thought and in reality what she had done, with a pop, Hatake Sakura was gone.
Sasuke and Naruto gaped at the empty spot in bewilderments.
The same thought flashed through their mind.
Did she just do what they think she did?
Clearing his throat, Naruto sat up slowly from the ground.
'She is not ready.'
'Naruto, she is hiding something.'
'I know but we will know when she wants us to know.'
Sakura materialized in front her office room.
She slammed her back on the wall and blushed profusely.
Oh my God! Did she do what she thought she had done?
This was embarrassing. So embarrassing.
Yet she wondered what expressions were on of her boys face. Bet it was hilarious.
Laughter emitted from her mouth while her mind had automatically pictured the images.
It was late. She had planned to leave the hospital and head home. She was desperate for a hot warm bath after those energy draining sessions.
Her laugher died in her mouth when she made a turning at the corner near the outpatient ward.
Her heart skipped a beat.
She found her self looking into the deep eyes of none other than her husband, Hatake Kakashi whom currently carried the identity of Kieshi Taka.
Sakura found herself caught up into his gaze. She had been avoiding eye contact with him all day. She felt her heart trembled, her pulse quickened, her face paled. Despite their previous encounters, yet, suspicions were suspicions. It was different this time. Hell, this man is Hatake Kakashi! Not anymore the suspect of 'possible to be Kakashi guy'. Now, for the first time, the man that she had just confirmed being her husband was standing right in front of her, looking at her.
Kakashi stared at the timid figure. She looked like a mess.
A small turmoil building its way in his mind. This encounter was purely coincidental. He had not expected to meet her in such a way. His eyes turned dark. His lips pushed into a thin line. God knows how long he had longed for such a moment to happen. To see the love she had for him in her eyes. To see the longing in her body. To see his reflection in her eyes. Not any mere stranger, not any mysterious Anbu, hell not Kieshi Taka, but him, Hatake Kakashi.
Both of them stared at each other for god knows how long. Both of them taking in hungrily the features of their beloved. Not as a medic Nin and an Anbu. But as Hatake Sakura and Hatake Kakashi.
He tore away his gaze.
'Sakura.'
Kakashi nodded at her lightly.
'Kieshi.'
Returning a curt nodat him, Sakura regained her steps.
Kakashi walked into the reception lobby while Sakura brushed pass him and headed the entrance.
Nightfall.
Sakura was standing in front of her bathroom mirror.
Taming her wild curls, her eyes spotted the character she had marked on the mirror with her blood.
Hope
She smiled softly.
She knew, he had known of her small discovery.
Sakura was sleeping peacefully in her bed.
A dark figure materialized beside her room window.
Slowly, without any traceor sound, the figure approached the bed slowly.
The soft sound of a vest and a belt hitting the ground could be heard.
The figure sat beside the bed and pushed a strand of hair that was stuck in between Sakura's lips. Caressing her cheeks with a tender movement, the figure sneaked up the bed in slow motion.
After settling in, the figure softly drew the sleeping woman into his chest with her back against him. Wrapping his arms around her slender waist, he buried his head into her the cape of her neck. The sleeping woman tossed around unconsciously facing the figure and buried her head into his chest, one ear against his chest on his heart.
Kakashi closed his eyes.
Sakura never open her eyes.
He knew she was awake.
His sneaky kunoichi.
You're only just a dreamboat
Sailing in my head
You swim my secret oceans
Of coral blue and red
Your smell is incense burning
Your touch is silken yet
It reaches through my skin
And moving from within
It clutches at my breast
And when I wake from slumber
Your shadow's disappear
Your breath is just a sea mist
Surrounding my body
I'm workin' through the daytime
But when it's time to rest
I'm lying in my bed
Listening to my breath
Falling from the edge
But it's only when I sleep
See you in my dreams
You got me spinning round and round
Turning upside-down
But I only hear you breathe
Somewhere in my sleep
Got me spinning round and round
Turning upside-down
But it's only when I sleep
It's only when I sleep
Lyrics By: Andrea Corr
Sakura listened to his steady warm heartbeat and smiled contentedly. She slept.
Kakashi pulled Sakura nearer to him. After placing a light kiss on her head, he dozed off within a minute.
Kakashi was not ready to face his consequences. Sakura was not ready to face her confrontation. For once, two people who are so deeply in love were united.
It's only when we sleep.
TBC
A/N: Heyz everyone, another chap is up! Hope all of you will like it. I know this chap had been shorter compared to my previous few yet I am exhausted. I'm having flu and I was sad that England had lost the world cup quarter finals. I even shed a few tears seeing the team crying. Aiks. Although I had expected it to happened, yet I still felt sad upon seeing how hard they had tried and the despair they had. And Beckham quit being England's captain! (
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