Chapter 20

It was a few days later that everything began feeling like normal again. Shikamaru was still out of town, on his mission, while Kakashi and Naome completed their morning training and went out for lunch later. After some long and hard training, the two hit up their regular lunch spot and sat at their usual table. Of course, that also meant their usual waitress came to serve them.

"Welcome back~" The brunette server crooned as she leaned closer to Kakashi again. "I feel like I haven't seen you in forever~"

Naome rolled her eyes. It must have only been a week at the most since she last came to eat with Kakashi. She watched Kakashi's reaction intensely, waiting to see what he would do. Noticing the look Naome sent his way, Kakashi smiled sheepishly at the waitress and leaned away.

"Good afternoon." He replied curtly.

Still the waitress only kept her eyes on him as she spoke. "What can I get for you today, handsome?"

Naome cleared her throat. "One katsudon, one gyudon. Thank you." She spat the words bitterly and glared at the waitress who had blatantly ignored her presence. Taken aback, the brunette turned around and quickly scurried away with their orders.

Feeling eyes on her, Naome turned to the copycat ninja who wore a smirk so big that she could see it behind his mask. "What?"

He chuckled and leaned in, resting an elbow on the table, and his head in his palm. "Nothing. I just thought you look kinda hot when you're jealous."

Naome froze for a moment, wondering if she should take it as a tease or compliment. She narrowed her eyes at the masked man and smacked him gently on the head, her face turning bright red as she spoke. "Shut up, you perverted old man."

Despite the insult, Kakashi held his smile, enjoying how she was flustered because of his words. His chest warmed in a building adoration for the girl in front of him.

When the food arrived, Kakashi continued smiling, not even making a move to remove his mask so that he could eat. Naome glanced up from her bowl of food. She squirmed a bit under his gaze. "Can I help you?"

"Oh I was just thinking." Kakashi responded.

"Thinking about what?"

His playful smile disappeared for a second as he took his head off his palm and stood up a bit, leaning across the table. He motioned for the kunoichi to lean in so that he could whisper into her ear. His fingers brushed a strand of her hair back, causing her to shiver at the close proximity.

"Thinking about how to take you when we go back to my place."

He pulled back with a satisfied grin on his face as he watched the girl fumble for words. Her blush crept across the entirety of her face to her ears, and she shifted awkwardly in her seat. Kakashi burst out laughing at the state that he left her in before pulling his mask down and turning to the food in front of him.

"Are you not going to eat that?" He asked in a teasing tone as he watched her shift awkwardly in her seat. He winked at her. "You're going to need some energy for later."

Groaning at the bad joke, Naome turned her attention back to her food, trying to ignore the way Kakashi was making fun of her. She avoided eye contact with him for the remainder of the meal, but unfortunately, she was still able to picture the smug grin on her face. Even though she knew he was joking with her, she couldn't help but feel butterflies in her stomach from the words that he spoke.

"Stupid perverted old man."

After lunch, the two went back to Kakashi's apartment to spend the afternoon. Kakashi changed into some comfortable clothes and took his spot on the couch with his novel in his hands. Naome too, rummaged through Kakashi's large t-shirts and threw one on over her leggings so that she could be comfy for the next few hours. She pulled her hair up into a messy bun and made her way to the kitchen.

Noticing her student hadn't joined him yet, Kakashi turned around to look for her. When he found her in the kitchen, humming to herself in his clothes, a warm smile appeared on his face. She looked so comfortable in his apartment as she waltzed around and made some tea for them. Again, he wondered if he was making the right choice rejecting her emotionally when all of this felt like home. Pushing the thought aside, he pulled his mask off, threw his headband aside, and joined her in the kitchen.

The water had boiled and the Naome had just finished filling in the teapot when Kakashi came up from behind her. He placed his hands on the counter on either side of the kunoichi and leaned forward. Naome shivered as she felt his body just barely pressing against her back.

"What do you think you're doing?" She teased, although she knew exactly what was happening. Still, his close proximity made her body quiver.

"Nothing. Just seeing what you're doing." He paused, giving her a quick kiss on the neck that caused her to shudder in response. "I love it when you wear my shirts."

She chuckled. She had figured as much simply by the way Kakashi had blown through all his barriers the first (and only time) they spent the night together. It's not that she purposely wore the shirt today to turn him on (though it was an added bonus), it was a matter of her desperately wanting to get out of dirty training clothes and relax in his apartment.

"Maybe I should bring a few of these to wear at home too." Naome said. She leaned her head to the side as Kakashi continued to traverse down her neck and onto her bare shoulder with his lips.

"No. Only I get to see this." He gave a particularly hard kiss and a bite on her shoulder, causing her to whimper in pain and pleasure. She could tell from the way he sucked on the spot that it would leave a mark for a few days. Dread filled her system until she realized Shikamaru would not be in town for a couple more days.

She didn't know Kakashi had been a possessive type, despite the title of "friends with benefits." It only made her long to see his jealous face a little more. She quickly cleared the teapot out of the way before she spun around and propped herself up so she could sit on the counter. Instinctively, Kakashi closed the distance so that he was now in between her legs.

She threaded her fingers through his long silver hair that had fallen since removing the headband. She decided she quite liked it this way. It made him seem less uptight and more approachable. She scanned the beautiful face that she had grown to love so much before leaning in and taking his bottom lip between hers.

She kissed him vigorously for a while, sucking on it in such a way she hoped it would leave it nice and swollen. Just when she was running out of air, she gave it a quick bite which caused Kakashi to jump a bit in shock.

"I guess it's a fair trade." She caressed his face, her fingers lingering on his scar for a bit before trailing down to the side of his face and his lips. "Because only I get to see this."

Kakashi's heart melted at her words. He loved the fact that what she said was true, and that it was only her that he was vulnerable to.

Naome's hand continued moving down until she reached his chest. Grabbing a fist full of his shirt, she pulled him in towards her so that they were nose to nose again. "But that also means I'll just have to settle with Shikamaru's shirts then when he comes home."

Kakashi's fingers gripped the counter harder than he would have liked. His scowl, fully visible now that he was without a mask, sent a smirk to Naome's face. She was right, he was a jealous and possessive man. The way she looked at him with a mischievous glint in her eyes made him more sexually frustrated.

He grabbed her hips and lifted her up. He backed away from the counter so that she could wrap her legs around his waist as he devoured her lips again. Her hands found their way into his hair again and she tugged softly as they kissed, causing Kakashi to groan in his fight for dominance.

He walked to the couch and sat down so that she was now resting on her knees on top of him. His member grew in his pants as she began to grind along the shaft. His hands rested on the side of her thighs, sliding up every so often to grip at her plush behind before coming back down again.

Her actions drove him insane and he had wondered for the briefest moment if maybe this was something she was used to because she had experienced it with someone else, namely Shikamaru. The jealousy pit in his stomach grew. How he had wished to find her first.

Noticing Kakashi's hesitation and distracted motions, Naome broke the kiss and stared down at the man under her. "Is something wrong?"

"No." He lied.

The frown on her face told him she knew he was lying. "Is this not doing it for you?"

"No! Oh God no!" Kakashi replied in shock. "Naome, look at me! I'm so hard it's getting painful under there. How can you even think that?"

Naome grinned at his confession, and her smile widened even more when she saw Kakashi turning bright red from the words that he said. "Painfully hard huh?"

She climbed off his lap which caused Kakashi to shake from the lack of contact. He watched with wide eyes as she rid herself of his t-shirt and her leggings, leaving her in her bra and thong. Looking him in the eyes, she knelt down on the floor in front of him. She quickly made do of his sweatpants and his boxers, and smiled in victory as his cock sprang to life in front of her.

"Huh, what do you know. I guess you are turned on." She teased as she poked at the pre-cum that was dripping from the tip. With her thumb, she started smearing it over the tip. "Geez Kakashi, if I didn't know any better I would say you are just as wet as me."

Kakashi groaned. His imagination went wild as he thought about how wet her pussy was and how it would feel to have her around him again. The pictures in his mind were cut off when a sudden warmth surrounded him. She had taken him into her mouth, and he couldn't help but throw his head back and press his hips forward. He moaned even louder when he felt her gag a bit, taking in his entire cock, enough so, that the tip was pressed against the back of her throat.

Naome held on, despite the small beads of tears that were forming in the corner of her eyes. Never in a million years would she have thought she would have been literally choking on her sensei's cock. The idea of it caused her to tremble and her insides grew more wet. At that moment, seeing the look on Kakashi's pleasure filled face, she just wanted to serve him.

"Fuck," Kakashi whispered as she began to bob her head. From tip to base, her lips suctioned on and he could feel her gagging each time he filled her to the hilt. His fingers laced into her hair as an appreciative and encouraging gesture. Her tongue would twirl around his tip, and flick it occasionally, and to top it all of, she was massaging his balls with her free hand. "Oh fuck, you're so good to me."

Kakashi's pleasure didn't stop her from having her own fun. She secretly liked the way he was losing his self-control because of her actions. She also enjoyed the fact that he would take peeks with his lust filled eyes of her body, from the way her breasts looked almost pressed against his cock, to the way she was submissively kneeling in front of him.

Feeling that he wouldn't be able to hold it for much longer, he stopped her with a light tug of her hair and a caress to the face. Naome stared up at him with a smirk on her face. He almost lost it as he noticed the mix of his precum and her saliva painted messily on her lips and chin.

"Get on the couch, I wanna fuck you." Kakashi said. The bluntness of his words shocked himself, but actually made Naome more desperate to be filled again. Eagerly, Naome laid at the end of the couch so that her upper back was supported by the arm rest.

Kakashi quickly got on top of her, ridding them both of the remainder of their clothing before placing the tip of his shaft against her quivering, wet opening. Leaning down, he gave her a brief kiss before he pushed the entire length in, groaning from the warmth that surrounded him. Naome's back arched as she felt herself being stretched again. He hit her spot right on the first try, causing her to moan loudly and to grip onto Kakashi's shoulder blades.

She continued holding on as Kakashi fucked her into oblivion. His arms held her from under the knees, almost bending her in half, and giving him easy access to do powerful and quick thrusts. She clung onto his back, whimpering into his shoulder and collarbone as he continued to enter her over and over again.

Kakashi leaned over another time, this time, latching his lips to the base of her neck where she was sensitive. He could feel her shaking under him and tightening around his cock as he made quick work of it, leaving a dark bruise blossoming on her skin. The way she was tightening around him and gripping desperately to his back, made him crave her more.

"Fuck baby, that feels so good."

He felt her clinging to him even more than before. "Kakashi-sensei, I-I can't. Sensei, I-"

"Cum for me baby." He said as he picked up his pace, continuing to nail her in the spot that drove her crazy. "Cum. Cum all over me."

"Kakashi!" She cried one last time before she unravelled. Her body shook a bit as she convulsed from her orgasm.

Hearing his name escape her body caused him to release as well. He pulled out of her just in time, hissing as the cold air hit his heated length before he came all over her torso.

After his high disappeared, he fell back onto the other side of the couch from exhaustion. His eyes began closing as he felt sleep overcoming him. Naome chuckled as she took a look at her sensei. She got up and grabbed her clothes. As she made her way to the bath, she leaned down and pecked the copycat ninja on the lips, "Is that what you were imagining earlier at lunch?"

She couldn't help but laugh when he let out a quiet "mhmm" before dozing off completely. She made her way to the bathroom and washed up.

By the time she got out of the washroom, Kakashi had woken from his momentary haze. A slight frown of disappointment appeared when he noticed Naome was back in her training attire, meaning she was just about ready to go home.

"Leaving so soon?" He asked. Usually, it would be around dinner time that she left.

She grinned and joined him on the couch. "I just thought I would get changed while it was convenient anyways. Besides, I didn't want you to jump on me again if I put your shirt back on. Why? Did you want me to stay?"

Kakashi sighed, "no, you probably shouldn't." He paused for a bit before deciding how to continue the conversation. "We should probably set some boundaries…"

"Boundaries?" Naome questioned with a raised eyebrow. "Like rules?"

"Yeah. So we can avoid misunderstandings in the future."

Kakashi could see a scowl beginning to form on the kunoichi's face and he knew it would be a hard conversation for both of them.

"Like what?"

He decided to rip the bandaid off rather than prolonging it any longer. "Like for one, no staying overnight."

"Okay." She figured that was a given because usually, the Nara family expected her to be home. Also, Shikamaru would be home many days so she didn't want to disrespect him.

"The next one is obvious, no one can know. Other than Shikamaru of course." Kakashi said in a matter-of-factly tone.

Naome nodde. "Of course. I wouldn't want either one of us to get in trouble because of this."

"Right," though Kakashi was more so worried about her than himself. He couldn't bear to think of what society would say if they found out about them. "Well… the next one would be no feelings attached."

The frown etched on Naome's face grew deeper even though she tried to hide it. Kakashi knew exactly what was going on when he saw it and he wanted so badly to apologize and hold her in his arms, but he knew he had to do this so that she could give up on him.

Naome only responded with a quiet nod. She was heartbroken because that meant Kakashi didn't have the same feelings in return. She was frustrated because regardless how much he pushed her away, her stupid self still wanted to be with him. She was positive that Kakashi knew about her feelings towards him. Otherwise why would she give herself to him in more ways than one? Why would she jeopardize her relationship with Shikamaru to be with him? Yet in the end, he wanted her to sleep with him with no feelings involved? She almost scoffed, they both knew that would be impossible, for her at least.

"And lastly...I think we should consider this an open friends with benefits relationship."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Kakashi could sense the frustration growing in her voice.

He reached out for her hand and held it in his. "It means that you can see other people and I can see other people. It's mainly for you and Shikamaru."

That's not the way that Naome took it. She knew it as a way for him to be able to see other people without being with her. What little hope she had left of Kakashi having feelings for her was now crushed. He wanted to be free. He wanted to be able to see other people too. She wondered if maybe, it was his hint for her to just let go. Needless to say, she was utterly distraught at his words.

He continued to trace his thumb reassuringly at the top of her hand. "It's mainly for you and Shikamaru," he repeated. "I know how much he means to you, and I just want you to know that it's okay."

Nodding, Naome forced a smile on her face, "yeah, I understand. I wouldn't want to hold you back from seeing other people too." She lied.

Standing up, she excused herself from his apartment. "I think I'll go home early and see if Mrs. Nara needs anything at home."

He didn't argue. He knew he had hurt her, and decided it would be best to let her go for today so she could clear her mind. It wasn't just her, he needed to recover from his own emotional blow as well. He followed her to the door and placed a loving and reassuring hand on her lower back. "Alright. I'll see you tomorrow then."

"Yeah, see you tomorrow!" He saw straight through her cheerful persona as she walked out of his apartment and the door clicked closed between them.

Letting out a stressed sigh, he went to his bed and laid down. He was so broken inside after the conversation. What was the point in telling her that it was an open relationship when he, himself wouldn't be seeing anyone anyways? He knew with 100% certainty that no one else out there interested him enough to even consider a relationship of any sort. All he wanted was her. But it wasn't that simple.

He knew he had hurt her and seeing her like that hurt him too. He just wished there was an easier way of being with her while not giving her false hope, because at the moment, he knew his heart wasn't fully hers. In the end, he couldn't bring it upon himself to end the relationship with her, so he only hoped she would do it instead, because he knew, a part of him was still in love with Rin.