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Hello my lovelies, it's time for a new chapter!

A bit of a warning for this one: There's gonna be some smut. Not a whole lot, but it's definitely there. If that's not your cup of tea.. well, then I wonder why you're still reading this after the other scenes where it got a bit heated between Kakashi and Hermione :')

Big thanks to my lovely friend for letting me bounce ideas off of her and helping me check the chapter!

Without further ado: I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 42: Help me forget

They took the long way home, quietly walking down the streets. Neither spoke. He wasn't sure what to say and Hermione seemed to just be staring at the ground as they walked. While the meeting hadn't taken that long, it was pretty late in the day so there weren't a lot of people outside. This was a good thing, because he didn't think he'd be able to handle dealing with anyone. Kakashi stuck to Hermione's side. They didn't touch but he was hyper aware of her every move, even more than before. After having seen what had happened to her, he didn't want anyone else near her.

It was odd seeing her like this. She looked so numb but at the same time he could feel the emotions raging under the surface. He tried his best to stay calm, hoping some of that transferred to her. The last thing she'd need was his anger and rage on top of that. The house was empty when they arrived, which was to be expected. Sirius was going to visit Teddy at the Yamanaka's residence while they went to the meeting. After taking off their shoes, Kakashi lowered his mask and guided Hermione to the living room, intending for her to have a seat. Instead she turned to him, finally making eye contact. "Actually, I'd like to lie down, if that's okay. I'm a bit tired after…" She shook her head weakly and shrugged. He didn't blame her, really.

"Sure, come on." He gently grabbed her arm and pulled her along. He thought about guiding her to her old room, which was now Sirius' room. But he wasn't sure if that was a good idea. He wasn't sure when he'd be back. Instead he passed the room and made his way to his own room. He paused as they reached it, wondering if this was a good idea. The last time they were here, things got quite heated and that was the last thing on his mind at the moment. Right now, he just wanted her to feel safe. To be safe.

Kakashi stepped to the side, allowing her to step into the room first. She placed her bag and wand onto the nightstand and sat down on the bed. "I'll be in the living room, if you need anything." He said. He didn't want to leave her alone but also knew that she would need time and space. Their newly formed trust bond was just that. New. New and vulnerable and he didn't want to screw up any progress they'd made so far.

Just as he turned, he heard her whisper "Wait."

"Hm?"

"Will you- can you stay? With me?" She asked hesitantly. "I don't really want to be alone right now."

Kakashi didn't speak as he turned back and walked into the room. He moved to the other side of the bed and placed himself on top of the covers, making himself comfortable, putting his arms behind his head and he laid on his back. From the corner of his eye he watched as she stood up, pulled back the covers and climbed into his bed. She didn't look at him, staring at the ceiling instead. It felt a bit awkward, him on one side of the bed and her on the other side.

"Kakashi?"

He hummed in response, showing her he was listening.

"Could you- Will you hold me?" Hermione asked in a near whisper.

Her question made him turn his head fully towards her. She still had her face turned towards the ceiling, but he could see that her eyes were closed and watched as a tear escaped from the corner of her eye. It'd been a while since he had seen her like this; it was a whole different kind of vulnerable. Which was why he didn't hesitate as he moved towards her gathering her in his arms. As soon as his arm moved towards her head, she turned her head and burrowed her face in against his neck. Her hand came up and grabbed his shirt. A second later, he could feel her sobbing. Still not knowing what to do, he just held her, pulling her even closer to him.

She said something, but it was so soft and muffled by having her face against his neck that he couldn't understand what she was saying. "Hm?"

"I'm sorry." She repeated.

"I told you to stop doing that, Hermione. You have nothing to be sorry for."

"But I-"

"Hermione." He said firmly. "Stop." With his free hand, he grabbed her chin and moved her face so that she could look at him. This he could deal with. It wasn't the first time he'd had to talk to someone that had been tortured and had thought it had been their own fault. "You are not to blame for what happened." He said, hoping to make her believe those words if he said them enough times. "Also, I know this might not be the right time. And you don't have to talk about it, but-"

"About what?"

"What did he do to you?" At her questioning look, he added. "Mentally, I mean."

"Oh.. It was nothing."

He knew that she knew that he was very much aware that it wasn't nothing. Clearly she wasn't willing to share the information yet, which frustrated him. It was bothering her and he knew he couldn't do much to protect her from her own mind. "I told you it's fine if you don't want to talk about it." He said instead of fighting her on it. "I'll listen when you're ready to talk."

Hermione nodded and turned her head down again, placing her face near his neck again. With his hand he pressed her head even closer to him, bending his face towards her ear. "Sleep, Hermione," he whispered. She let out a sigh and slowly relaxed in his arms. He rested his cheek on the top of her head. It wasn't long before her breathing slowed and she fell asleep. He slowly removed his hand that rested on her head and bit his thumb, quickly signing the needed signals for the Summoning jutsu. A second later there was a puff of smoke and he flinched slightly at the sound, fearing he'd woken Hermione up, but she didn't even stir.

"Boss?"

Kakashi shifted his gaze from Hermione to Pakkun. The pug looked at him as he stood on the bed with a raised brow. "Pakkun." He said softly in greeting.

The pug looked at the girl in his arms, before cocking his head looking back at him. "So.."

"I need you to keep watch." Kakashi said, stopping the pug from finishing whatever it was he had wanted to say. He had a feeling the ninken would want to drill him, as he'd been wanting to do the last couple of times he was summoned.

"Why?"

Kakashi sighed. He knew he should've just summoned Bull or something. "Just do it, Pakkun."

"Hmph, you're not even going to explain? You know I know that she's the one I've been smelling on you. Clearly there's more to it than meets the eye." The pug gruffly spoke, sitting down next to him, making it clear to Kakashi that he wasn't going to leave. "So, when were you going to tell us?"

"Tell you what?"

"That you've found a mate." The way Pakkun said that made Kakashi think he had suspected this for a while.

He tried to sit up, this was a conversation that he'd rather have in another room. The hand Hermione had twisted in his shirt clenched and he knew he wouldn't be able to leave without waking her up. He sighed and relaxed on the bed. "It's not like that, Pakkun."

"Then what is it like?"

Kakashi closed his eyes, holding back another sigh. "It's complicated."

"Of course it is. You humans always make things more complicated than it actually is." The pug actually managed to look exasperated. "Do you care for her?"

"Yes." The answer had left Kakashi's lips before he even processed the question being asked.

"Does she know you do?"

He hesitated. "...I'm not sure. I think so." He liked to think she knew, actions said more than words, right?

"Why not?"

"I already told you, Pakkun. It's complicated. I don't know. We haven't exactly talked about this."

Pakkun hummed in response, eyeing Kakashi. Looking at Hermione once more he asked, "does she often lie in bed with someone like this?"

"No." He knew this much. He'd smell it if she had.

The pug sighed. "You're an idiot, Kakashi"

"Yeah… I know."

"Tell her. She might just feel the same way." He said with a nod. "I'll be outside." With that, the ninken jumped off the bed and left the room, leaving Kakashi to his thoughts.


Hermione had quietly followed Kakashi through the streets of Konoha as they walked to his house. She hadn't expected to feel the way she did. She had greatly underestimated the impact of reliving her memories like that, especially regarding the torture. Glad that Kakashi stayed quiet, she had worked through her thoughts. She had been alright throughout the different events in her memories. Obviously she had felt herself flinch as the masked men caught her in the woods and seeing Dolohov cast the Cruciatus curse on her had caused the same reaction. But the worst part was when she watched Dolohov speaking to her. When she saw his face as he focused on her, entering her mind. That had been so much worse, seeing the same images rush through her mind.

She had barely realised they had already entered Kakashi's home, she was so out of it. He had steered her towards the couch, but she felt so tired she asked if she could lie down instead. Kakashi, luckily, had been quick to comply and had moved them towards the bedrooms instead. Hermione had briefly wondered why he ended up guiding her to his room but knew Sirius had been staying in her old room. While she appreciated Kakashi's decision to leave her be, she really didn't want to be alone. Not after all that. She just wanted to be held like her parents used to do when she was upset.

When Kakashi asked about the torture Dolohov inflicted on her mind, she reacted just like she would when Harry or Ron asked her during their time on the run. That it was nothing. That she was fine. People expected her to be strong. How would she be able to help others, when she couldn't even help herself? While Harry and Ron simply took her word for it, Kakashi surely didn't. He did drop the subject, with a reminder that if she were ready to talk, he'd listen. She couldn't have asked for a better answer. She fell asleep shortly after.

As she woke up, she was happy she felt a bit better. More rested. Hermione didn't move, instead enjoying the feeling of being held. Listening to Kakashi's breathing, she figured he'd fallen asleep as well. While sleeping, their legs had intertwined and his arm was draped over her side, the other folded under his head, acting as a pillow for her as well. Apparently, Kakashi was a very light sleeper because as soon as she shifted, he stirred too. Of course, that act was mostly for her, she surmised. Hermione knew better than to assume him always waking up like this, especially being a shinobi.

"Hi," she said softly into his neck.

"Hi," he repeated, voice cracking and heavy with sleep. "Sleep well?"

"Mhm, I was very comfortable." Merlin, why did she say that? She groaned softly as she hid her face against his neck again.

Kakashi chuckled softly. "Is that so?"

"Oh, shut up," she said, more to herself than to him, groaning again as she shifted to a more comfortable position.

Kakashi froze and groaned in response, grabbing her waist to stop her from moving. Only then she realised exactly where her leg was and what she was touching. Oh.

"Stay still." He ordered softly and she had no trouble following it. Although she couldn't help how his low voice just did something to her.

"As much as I don't want to make you uncomfortable," Hermione started. "I think my arm is falling asleep, so I kind of need to move."

"You're wrong. It's quite the opposite," Kakashi said, still not allowing her to move. "I just don't think now is a good time." He added softly.

"Oh? And why is that?" She asked as her free hand released his shirt that it was still gripping and moved towards the hem of his shirt. She knew why, of course. But something inside of her wanted this. Something inside of her needed this feeling that was slowly spreading inside of her.

"Hermione-" He grunted as he grabbed her hand, stopping her from going lower. "Don't get me wrong, I want to, but- We shouldn't. It's too soon." He almost pleaded.

She moved her head up, looking at his face. His eyes were closed. Sometime during their stay in his bed, he'd removed his headband, showing the side of his face he always kept covered. His eyebrows furrowed as he tried to keep her still. "Kakashi, please look at me." She coaxed as she moved to lean on her almost-sleeping elbow to make her face level to his. Slowly opening his right eye, she noticed from being this close that his pupil was dilated. "I'm not asking you to- I mean, you're right. I'm not ready for.. That." She said quickly. "I'm just saying that I don't mind this. I like this. I like your touch." Hermione whispered as she could feel a blush spread on her cheeks. "And want to forget, even if it's for a little while." As she said that, she tugged on the hand holding her wrist. It didn't take her a lot of effort to tug her wrist free.

Hermione cupped the side of his face, slowly moving her hand to the back of his neck and softly tugged his hair. All the while, he didn't stop her. Intrigued, she watched as his pupil dilated even more, his breath quickening as he released a groan. She'd never get enough of his response to that. He shook his head softly and looked at her, with both eyes this time. "Tell me to stop, and I will." He said.

"Of course." She agreed quickly and he was on her the next second, turning her on her back as he kissed her. Moaning, she tried to grasp the hem of his shirt, wanting to feel him. He wouldn't let her, though, taking both hands and holding them above her head with one hand. Kakashi chuckled as she tried to pull free, burrowing his face in her neck this time.

"Nuh-uh," he said teasingly next to her ear. "You said you liked my touch. Besides, you brought this upon yourself. So you're going to behave, and I'll make you forget." Merlin, he couldn't just say things like that. He attacked her neck after that, kissing and softly biting her pulse point, making her moan.

"Wait," she breathed, making him pause and sit up immediately, one hand still on her wrists. "Not like that," she assured him as she softly tugged one of her wrists free, reaching towards the nightstand, feeling for her wand. As soon as she felt it, she picked it up. Whispering a quick "Silencio", she placed it back on the nightstand, obediently placing her wrist back with the other one. "I'm good now."

"What did you do?" She knew he knew what she did. And she was very sure he knew she knew that too.

"I made sure a certain someone won't be able to hear anything this time around. Just in case." She replied with a small smirk.

"Handy." He returned her smirk. "You'll let me know if there's something you don't like?" He asked, smirk gone and his body still until she nodded at him. He then lowered himself to her neck again, picking up exactly where he left off. It was ridiculous how easy he found all the spots to make her moan out loud. It wasn't long until she was putty in his hands.

Kakashi moved his free hand towards the hem of her shirt that rode up due to her previous movements. Looking her in the eye as he slowly traced the visible skin, his fingers played with the hem a little before moving under her shirt, tracing her stomach. She shuddered at his featherlight touches, making him smirk again. "Ticklish?"

"Shut up," she gasped.

"I'll take that as a 'yes'." He said as he continued his touches, moving up a little. There wasn't a lot of room for him to move, she'd put on a shirt that was tighter than she'd usually wear.

"Please," she begged as she tugged on his hold again.

"Hm? Please what?"

"More." She wanted more and was very much aware of what would need to happen to get more. While she was a bit nervous to go that far, she knew it wouldn't mean that would jump straight to having actual sex. After all, she'd still be covered, mostly.

"Hermione-"

"Please, Kakashi."

"You're sure?"

"Damn it, Kakashi. Yes. Now take off my bloody shirt before I hex you." Hermione groaned. She appreciated him asking for her consent in this, she really did. She knew there weren't a lot of men out there that would. But Merlin, if he didn't continue after he'd got her this hot and bothered, she'd make him regret stopping.

The weight on her wrists was gone the next second, Kakashi sitting up as he straddled her legs and pulled her up by her shirt, pulling the shirt itself over her head in the process and throwing it in some random direction. Before she knew it, he'd removed his own shirt as well, mask included, the items joining her shirt. At her questioning gaze, he shrugged. "It's only fair, don't you think?"

Hermione snorted. "It's hardly fair with a body like that, Kakashi." She said, rolling her eyes. "Have you seen yourself?"


Sirius looked up at the arrival of Inoichi. He'd been spending some time with his little cousin, amazed at how fast he was growing and determined to spend as much time with the kid as he could. So when Hermione asked him to watch Teddy because she had a meeting to go to, he immediately said yes. "Yamanaka-san." He greeted with a nod.

"Black-san. The Hokage requested to speak to you." The blonde man said, getting straight to the point.

"I suppose he didn't mention what about?" Sirius said as he stood up, lifting Teddy up in his arms. Just because he was asked to go to the Hokage, didn't mean he wasn't allowed to bring the boy.

"He did, actually, but I think it's best if he explains it. Want me to keep an eye on Teddy?"

"Nah, I got it. The two of us finally started bonding a bit, didn't we, little brat?" He said switching to English.

"Yes, Padda!" He chuckled as he remembered Hermione telling him she tried to teach him his nickname but that he stuck with 'Padda' instead. Apparently he thought it was too much of an effort to learn a full name. Which reminded him of his cousin Dora and her hating people calling her by her full name. He couldn't blame her, 'Nymphadora' was such a mouthful.

"Besides, Hermione said it was okay if he spent the night with me. Give her a bit of space. She's been swamped with a lot of things lately." Sirius explained.

"Very well. I'll see you tomorrow then."

"You got it. Bye!" He didn't bother stepping outside before Apparating away, appearing just outside the Hokage's office a moment later. He knocked on the door and entered as soon as he was called in.

"Ah, Black-san. Thank you for coming." The man greeted. "It's been awhile since we last spoke."

The wizard nodded as he sat down in one of the chairs. "Inoichi said you wanted to talk to me? What about?"

"Hermione-san."

"'Mione? Didn't she just have a meeting with you?"

"She did and I wanted to talk to you about some of the things we've.. discussed."

Sirius frowned at that. Why wouldn't he just discuss it with her? Surely she'd proven to them that she was willing to explain things. He voiced his thoughts to the village leader.

"I'm afraid she wasn't able to. I- she showed her memories to us."

Of course. He'd suggested that to her, so use the pensieve to show them her memories. He hadn't expected her to be so upset about it, however. Even after these past few weeks where they had spent a lot of time together, she held off on speaking about the time where she had lost Remus' wand. Sirius remembered she had mentioned attackers but she hadn't said more about it.

"Right. Well, I have to be honest, I'm not aware of the memories she showed you. They're hers, after all. But I'll try to answer what I can." He wouldn't throw her under the bus, of course. Sirius would protect Hermione at all cost. But he would explain what he could.

The Hokage briefly explained the events to him. He pushed down the anger as he heard what exactly had happened to Hermione. He knew she'd be trying to brush it off, pretend it wasn't that bad, but this was bad. Very bad. She had been kidnapped. And tortured. Again. For fuck's sake. Damn it, Hermione, he thought. She should've told him.

He was definitely going to buy the brat a drink for killing Dolohov. So many questions flew through his mind. How did Dolohov escape? And what did this mean for the other Death Eaters? He saved the questions for when the Hokage was done asking him questions about different spells and more about what they as wizards could do. Honestly, now wasn't the time to talk about that, he knew that. He answered as much as he could, being honest when he said he wasn't sure because he would have to see it for himself to be able to discern the actual spell used. In the meantime, he felt Teddy trace some of his visible tattoos with his finger, playing with the neckline of his shirt as he held the boy in his lap. If he'd known this was the kind of conversation he would be having, he'd probably left the boy at home. Sirius wasn't sure how much he understood and if he even remembered anything from that time. It was probably better that he was still so young.

After the questions, he stayed and chatted with the man a bit more. He skillfully avoided any questions regarding Tsunade and asked his own questions in return. One of the questions that had been on the forefront of his mind was what the possibilities were for him to open a bar within Konoha as well. If he was being honest, he missed being busy like that. And it would be especially good for his other friend, Jiraiya. That man was the one that had suggested it to him after all, when they were staying at Tanzaku Gai. One time he had said he was gathering intel and it would be nice to have a place like that to gather it in an inconspicuous way.

Sirius was pleasantly surprised when he received approval for that. "Thank you, Hokage-sama. It will be of great help. Plus, I'd be able to make some money of my own."

"Oh, I'm sure." He said with a knowing smile. "And meet certain people, no doubt."

"Well, obviously," Sirius responded with a smirk. "That's the whole purpose of having a bar, no?"

"Very well, that's all for now. I'll have someone contact you to discuss a location."

"Brilliant! I'll brew some Fire Whiskey for you as thanks. You'll love it, I'm sure!" Sirius said as he stood up. With a nod he left the office. Time to head home and check on Hermione. He understood that she went home with Kakashi. Might as well kill two birds with one stone. He just hoped they were at least somewhat presentable the moment he'd pop in. Smirking to himself, he figured they probably wouldn't.

"Well, Teddy, let's go take a walk, hm? Mommy Mai is probably very busy at the moment and we wouldn't want to disturb them again. This time."


He didn't agree with her comment. Actually, he strongly disagreed. His body wasn't anything special and he didn't understand why someone would think it was. Almost every shinobi he knew had a body like his. The muscles and the scars. No, his body wasn't anything special at all. Hers, however, he actually preferred hers over any of the kunoichi he knows. He didn't even think a trained body like that would suit her. Kakashi couldn't imagine it would. She was fine the way she was. And sure, she had scars too, but that just made her more beautiful to him.

Wait. Beautiful? He paused as he thought about it but yes, beautiful was the best way to describe what he saw. "What?" Hermione asked as he looked at her. She slowly moved to wrap her arms around her, no doubt feeling self conscious. He stopped her before she could.

"Don't. Don't hide yourself." He could see the doubt in her eyes, so he shook his head. "You don't have to hide, you're beautiful, Hermione."

"Sure," she said, with a raised eyebrow.

"Don't believe me?" Now, that sounded like a challenge, didn't it? It did to him, anyways. And he wasn't one to back out of a challenge like this. "I'll prove it to you." Kakashi said and smirked as he moved off of her, grabbed her waist and flipped them over, making her squeak. She was now straddling him and Kami, he liked this position so much better. Now his hands were free to touch anything he wanted. And he did. Sitting up, he went for her neck again, as one of his hands tangled itself in her soft, curly hair and the other moved to her bum.

He hadn't lied when he had told her that he loved the sounds she made. As he made her move on his lap, he groaned while she moaned at the same time and it only served to make him harder. "Kakashi," she gasped as she moved her hips again.

"Feel that?" He asked, breathlessly, moving towards her ear again. "It's you who does this to me. You're the only one I'm thinking about." He whispered. "If I wasn't attracted to you, Hermione. I'd definitely not be doing this. Trust me."

"I do," she moaned. "I trust you, please."

He wasn't sure what she was pleading for and he wasn't sure she knew either. But he'd give it to her. Kakashi moved to her lips again, capturing them. As they kissed, he felt the nails of one of her hands softly scratching his shoulder and back while still grinding on his lap. The other made its way back to his neck. It still baffled him how on earth she knew what he liked, not that he was complaining. It just fueled him on.

After softly squeezing her bum, his hand moved to her back, stroking every inch of skin he could touch. As soon as he felt the piece of clothing protecting her breasts, he couldn't help but feel annoyed. He got it now, whenever he heard a man moan about females wearing it. All he wanted was to feel her skin and this little garment was preventing him from doing so. Kakashi wouldn't make her take it off, though. It was the last piece of clothing to protect her from him seeing everything, which he was fine with and-

Kakashi's brain short-circuited when she easily reached behind her back and undid the clasp of her bra, throwing the item on the ground. He moved to look at her and she shyly met his gaze. "It's only fair, don't you think?" She said, repeating his earlier comment. Opening his mouth to ask if she was certain, her hand came up, covering his lips. "And yes, I'm sure. Now," she said. "Please kiss me."

Growling, he pulled her towards him, capturing her lips again as soon as she removed her hand. Kakashi's hands roamed her back and every so often he'd let his thumbs slide against the underside of her breasts. Little by little, he dared to touch more of them and before long he softly cupped them, making her make all sorts of new sounds as he tweaked her nipples between his thumbs and index fingers. Every time he moved her nipples between his fingers, she responded by grinding down on him and he couldn't help but reciprocate the movement. He was getting so hard that if it were up to him, he'd throw her on the bed and rip her pants off and take her right then and there. Moving his hands back to her back, he groaned at the feeling of her hard nipples against his chest. He'd never thought something like that could feel so good.

Hermione moved her hands to his chest and traced his skin, much like he had done with her. She kept her breasts against his chest as much as possible, slowly moving up and down and moaning at the feeling. He wasn't sure what had gotten into her as she went lower and lower, quickly grabbing her wrists as she reached the edge of his pants. Moving back, he looked her in the eye as both of them breathed hard. His hold wasn't tight, he knew. If she wanted to break free, she easily could. Both of them knew that but while she wanted to forget the events earlier that day, he didn't want her to cross any lines she wasn't willing to cross. He didn't want her to regret a decision made in the heat of the moment.

"I can feel you," she breathed. "I can feel you under me and-"

"And?"

He felt her pull her hands from his grip. Looking down, he followed their movements. He expected her to go for his pants, but surprised she went for her own. He looked up to her leaning towards him. "And it makes me feel things I haven't felt before." She whispered against his lips.

Kakashi moaned in response. "You can't say things like that, Hermione." He stopped her hands from continuing undoing her buttons. "And you don't need to do that."

"But-"

His arms circled her waist, bucking up slightly, earning another moan from Hermione, before switching positions once again, throwing her on her back. "I want you, Hermione. Don't think for a second that I don't." He told her. "But now is not the time for that." If only she knew what he actually wanted to do to her right now as she writhed under him. But what he wanted didn't matter at the moment. What mattered was that she continued to trust him.

Bending down he kissed her, slowly, taking his time. This was more sensual than the hungry kisses they shared before. He leaned on one of his arms, hovering above her while he used the other to caress her body again. Kakashi loved the fact that she shuddered and moaned at his touch, he only now realised that every touch was amplified by their bond as well. Moving his body in between her open legs, he rocked his hips against hers. His clothed erection strained in his pants and he wanted nothing more than to seek his release but he'd have to endure for now.

A soft humming reached his ears, making him pause and sit up. He looked around the room, wondering what it could be. "Kakashi? What's wrong?"

"Something's humming."

"Humming? What- Oh!" Hermione sat up as well. "Shitshitshit. Where did I put my bra? Fuck!" She scrambled off the bed, looking for said item, as Kakashi looked at her in confusion. Why was she responding like this to something that hummed. She rushed to get dressed and almost ran to her bag, taking out the wrapped mirror she'd shown him before. The humming became louder and louder as she unwrapped it.

"Hello?" She said, sounding out of breath as she sat back down in the bed.

"Hermione? Merlin's beard, Hermione! It is you!"

Kakashi followed the exchange as he slowly picked up his shirt and mask as well, putting both items back on. Suddenly all anxiety radiating from her disappeared as a bright smile formed on her lips just as he covered his own lips with his mask. He'd never seen her like this. She looked genuinely happy. While relief flooded his senses, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed at the interruption. Then again, maybe a little relief came from him as well. He wasn't sure how much longer he could've held himself back. A blessing in disguise, he supposed.

"Harry, Ginny!" She exclaimed. "You have no idea how much I missed hearing your voices!"

Kakashi pointed to the bathroom, signing to Hermione that he'd be right back. She gave him a short, barely noticeable nod as she focused on the two people on the other end of the mirror. In the meantime he thought about all the possible things to make him get rid of his hard on, it was getting quite uncomfortable. A few minutes later, his hard on finally gone, he stepped back into his bedroom and what he heard made him stop in his tracks.

"So, when are you coming home?"

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