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42. Overcome
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Happy new year!
I hope you all had nice holidays with your loved ones. 4 more chapters and this story will come to an end. I have plans for another sequel, it depends on you if you want to read another story or not.
Stay safe,
SquaMata
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"Do you all agree on the implementation of the new school subject dietetics?"
The council members nod in unison.
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"Good. Nutrition is the basic foundation of a successful shinobi."
"The teachers will be instructed tomorrow," Shikamaru adds respectfully.
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"The last topic of today's meeting list is the recurring complaint about Sanpoku's."
"Sanpoku's is a farm on the outskirts of Konoha, the owner repeatedly sells products and keeps an inn without any concession. Also the sold products aren't made on his farm solely. The owner has only applied to the council to grant him a restaurant concession, but his application does not include keeping an inn and selling other products than made on his own farm."
"How long is he doing this?" One of the older council members asks.
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"12 Months and a half, according to the actual report." Kakashi answers sternly.
"That makes it a high administrative penalty!", repeats a female council member.
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"The problem is…" Shikamaru jumps up in alert, knocking off his chair in the process, "What the h…"
The force of the wing doors smashing against the walls brings an immediate end to the discussion. Hoshi falls into a fight stance too, but their immediate alert changes into relief as they notic who it is that interrupts their meeting. Hoshi smiles at her as he steps out of her way and Shikamaru greets her with an honest smile. Her determined body language reminds them all way too much of a legendary sannin, who was her sensei by pure chance.
The silverhead stands up on alert and cannot believe his tired eyes.
Is it really?
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Pink curls waft her face as she enters the room clad in her jounin attire. Not a single word escapes her lips as she crosses the room with steady steps.
Can it be?
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Then her beautiful emerald eyes shine bright into his own mismatching ones as she stops right in front of him.
Am I dreaming?
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And right in front of the gaping council she seals his clothed lips with a forcing kiss.
Am I losing my mind completely?
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The silverhead looks like he is in disbelief contemplating his own sanity and he does not react at first, but he cannot do anything other than to submit to her inviting lips. Both are very aware that there will be no hiding anymore, not after he accepts her affection that openly. All too willingly he takes her in his arms and deepens the kiss.
Kakashi gets lost in their fiery kisses in the heat of the moment and so does she. When he can finally muster up a moment to take a look around he notices that they are completely alone in the room, the main lights are out and the doors closed. He shrugs and closes his eyes again to continue whatever they are going to do. All the bent up tension breaks loose and he is certain he is losing his sanity right now, but at this exact moment he couldn't care less.
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Grunting he tugs at her flak vest until she is freed and he throws it into the corner of the room together with his own. Eagerly he nibbles on her neck, gentle mixed with tiny stings. His gloved hands explore her body underneath her shirt and he pulls it up in the process to have better access. Sakura moans softly into his ear, probably his most favorite sound in the world. The kunoichi's fingers manage to pull up his shirt, but he yanks it back down. She knows this is a silent warning, he is in charge and she is more than happy to oblige. Hastily he pulls her close until their chests collide and with one brisk move he sets her on the cold wooden table as the air leaves her lungs sharply, while his feet demand space to stand in between her thighs. Her lust filled eyes cry for more and he is all too willing to comply. With their fronts pressing at each other he takes her wrists and sets them over his head for her to hold him close. A deep amused chuckle vibrates through his body and inwardly sets her even more on fire, as he takes her headband to swiftly tie her wrists together behind his neck. The pinkette starts kissing his neck and moaning aquiverly into his ear. Again she is rewarded with his deep erotic chuckle that she has missed so painfully much. The legendary warrior forcefully grips her hips and rapidly draws down her pants which elicits a surprised shriek from the pinkette. Chuckling he takes a moment to let her perceive the precarious situation she is in, with her female assets exposed, her bare breasts pressed to his clothed chest, her hands tied up with her very own ninja gear and sitting right there on the round desk at the council room welcoming no one other than the current hokage in between her needy thighs. His fingers are buried deep into the flesh of her hips, underlining his own want.
"Mine," his voice has never sounded so claiming before.
Their eyes meet again as he lets his fingers draw lazy circles in between her quivering thighs.
"I'm yours," she breathes softly.
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Kakashi stills her moans with a passionate kiss while he opens the fly of his pants to continue what they both are craving for. Quick, hard and unbent he fucks her right there on the spot. His teeth graze the delicate skin of her neck, while his grip tightens and leaves no space in between them.
"You… are… mine." Demandingly he makes sure to emphasize every word with a deep thrust of his hips and a stinging bite into her soft flesh.
All that dammed up emotion finally let go. He swallows her cries of pleasure and stifles his own as they both rapidly find blunt and mere release.
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Flak vests are lying on the floor together with some scrolls in the dim lit room. Heavily panting he holds her close but his eyes stare out of the window and into distance. The pinkette senses his running heartbeat, she also notices he is contemplating and it becomes clear that not everything will be that easily back to normal as it has been before her memory loss.
Letting out a deep breath he eventually breaks the silence, "We should talk, Sakura."
She retreats her bound hands from his neck and he unties her wrists. Somehow he thought it a good idea to use her headband like that, maybe he just wanted her to stay, but he does not feel certain anymore. Right now he feels bare and vulnerable, and so does she. He steps out from in between her thighs to grant them some much needed distance. Only the necessary parts of their bodies are uncovered, in the heat of the moment there has not been enough time. Also he has taken this chance to claim her and to take control.
Wordlessly they strive to cover themselves, Sakura pulls down her shirt, she fixes her underwear and puts her ninja pants back on, while Kakashi adjusts his kage trousers and closes the fly, then he gathers their flak jackets. Finally clothed and back to all modesty like nothing has ever happened minutes before she follows him out of the council room. Strangely nobody is there anymore. They walk from the seemingly empty hokage tower to the mansion and ascend the stairs to his apartment. Neither of them dares to speak a word, nor to look at each other.
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As they arrive at his apartment, Kakashi wordlessly leads her into the living room. Sakura sits down on one of the chairs at the dining table, the couch does not fit the tense conversation they will have to lead. The pinkette fidgets nervously with the hem of her uniform while she is waiting for him to gather tea.
What did I do? The council. I should have thought about the consequences.
Calm down. He partook in the actions.
I don't want to cause him any more problems than I already have.
You missed him, your feelings took over. No need to feel ashamed.
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The silverhead enters the room and her heart skips a beat as her conversation with her inner self stops abruptly. He sets the tray down on the table and sits down two seats across from her, their distance enhances the already tearing silence in the room. Deep inside Sakura is tremendously afraid, and worst of all is the nondescript and impenetrable look on his face.
He almost looks like this was a mistake…
Every second passing by feels like dreadful eternity, increasing the heavy weight on her chest with every breath.
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"This wasn't wise," Kakashi's attitude reminds her of his stern teacher days. He coughs before he continues in a less raspy voice, "it was an emotional act."
A mistake indeed.
Inner-Sakura buries her face in her palms.
"I know." The pinkette fights hard to hold her tears back. "I'm sorry."
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Still seemingly unemotional, he just nods and pours them some tea. By the scent of it she knows it is her favourite blend.
But why is he offering my favourite tea?
Maybe it was not all a mistake?
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The pinkette takes her cup and sets it down in front of her.
"I assume you got your full memory back?"
Sakura nods shyly.
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He exhales heavily, "Good."
"I'm so sorry, Kakashi, I…"
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The copy-nin closes his eyes and holds up a hand to stop her. "When did you get your memory back?"
"It happened two or three days ago. I'm sorry I can't tell exactly, I just wanted to get back as soon as possible. Naruto and I ran as fast as we could."
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"Why did I not get informed?"
The pinkette looks at him questioningly, "I thought you know."
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"No." The look he gives her is that of a disappointed superior, not a worried look of a lover.
"I tried desperately to reach out to you, but I couldn't get through. My chakra is still not that strong, I mean it's getting better now, but I couldn't make it." She tries to explain, although she is sure that there had been a messenger bird sent to Konoha.
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"The chakra bond was helpful to find you, but you have no idea what it did to me. I had to block you out after what I witnessed, Sakura."
"You blocked me?"
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"First, you shut me out completely. According to the experts I was not allowed to try to connect with you, but you did in your dreams on a regular basis." He takes a moment to breathe, then he looks at her again. "Your dreams haunted me every night to a point where I needed to know if you're alright, so I tried to connect with you. It was probably the worst moment that I could take."
By the look of his mismatching eyes boring deep into her soul she can tell what moment he means. Sakura gulps down the heavy tension.
"I convinced myself that I want you to be happy, that's all I ever wanted, that it's for the better, even though deep down my selfish self did not want to let you go. So I did what I could to stay calm, I blocked you out willingly, although I had to learn the hard way that the chakra bond works from both sides and I could not block you in my sleep. The dreams nearly killed me while I knew you were lying in his bed", he rubs his eyes desperately trying to not think about that in particular.
The infamous shinobi legend looks so hurt, Sakura notices how thin and wiry he has become.
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"For how long…?" She cannot even form a full sentence, it hurts her to no end to ask him this.
"6 months." His voice is cold as ice and resembles his look.
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"No… it can't be."
"After two months I couldn't stand it any longer. What you showed me through our connection... "
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God, is he hurt.
Sakura sits down on the floor and hugs her knees, as her tears start to fall down.
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After a while she can hear his chair move, before he sits down next to her, but with a bit of distance between them.
"I guess we've both gone through hell?" He points at the colourful bruises on her arms and neck.
Cautiously Sakura's hand brushes his, gently begging for him to take it. After a few tense moments going by he hesitantly intertwines their fingers and with his other hand he carefully lays her head onto his bony shoulder.
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"You better never do that again."
Her sobbing intensifies, "Never!"
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"I would probably not survive it a second time, Sakura." He is honest.
The well-known kunoichi nods in understanding, "Me neither."
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Softly he places a kiss on her head, "Come on, let's take a shower and go to bed." He helps her up.
"I love you, Kakashi." The pinkette whispers cautiously.
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"I know." Although he smiles at her, his pain is still visible, the smile looks almost forced.
Troubled emerald eyes search for something more in his tired, mismatching orbs as the heavy moments go on.
"I love you with all my heart, Sakura." He looked her deep in the eyes. "You are my everything." Then he captures her lips in a sweet and very emotional kiss.
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He just needs some time and so do you.
We will overcome this. We are finally reunited.
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