Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and never will, I'm just playing around.

Well, obviously I got some ideas for a continuation of this. So, instead of a one-shot, I'll extend this to a multi-chaptered fic. Hope, you enjoy and please, leave a review!

A/N: Sakura is 24 in this fic.

Morning Awakening

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A light breeze moved the curtains. Rays of the early morning sun lightened the room and tickled the face of a figure sleeping soundly on the bed.

Kakashi's nose twitched as he stirred. Groaning he turned his back to the offending light and stuffed his head under a pillow in stubborn refusal to fully wake up.

A hand reached out in search for the other body that should be sleeping next to him. When he touched nothing but still slightly warm sheets, he opened a lazy eye.

Sakura was nowhere to be found, but a moment later Kakashi's sleepy mind registered the muffled sound of a running shower and soft humming from the adjoining bathroom.

He cast a wary look at the clock. 9:05.

Kakashi groaned again. This was definitely no time to be up, especially on a Sunday morning. A wonderful, lazy day off that he preferred to spend in bed at least till something around noon.

But knowing Sakura the way he did, he had the chance of a snowball in hell to stay in bed.

Honestly, as much as he loved his wife, sometimes he was thoroughly annoyed by some of her (in his opinion) less pleasant characteristics.

Such as being a morning person and forcing her poor husband to start a day as early as she did. Not to mention her insistence on being punctual. Ah, well...

While Kakashi was lost in his brooding over his wife, the sound of the shower had stopped.

Unnoticed to him, Sakura emerged from the bathroom, clad in a light, yellow summer dress and running a brush through her pink strands.

She smiled upon the sight of her distracted husband.

"Hey sleepy head, already awake?"

Roused from his thoughts, he glanced in her direction.

"Yeah, can't believe it myself."

Sakura's smile just widened to a full-fletched grin in response to his sarcasm. She walked over to his side of the bed and bent down to give him a kiss on the nose.

Not giving her a chance to retreat, he grasped her around the waist and pulled her down onto his lap. He muffled her surprised squeal as he claimed her lips with his for a real morning kiss.

Nipping at her bottom lip, he asked her to open her mouth for him which she happily obliged to. Their tongues met and caressed each other.

Finally they had to part for air. Kakashi playfully kissed the corners of her mouth and ran his hands over her hips. A naughty grin appeared on his face.

"Are you sure, you want to get out of bed?"

Sakura looked down onto his chest before she lightly ran her fingertips over his nude body down to his hips. As Kakashi's muscles twitched in anticipation, she sighed and reluctantly pulled her fingers away.

"Yes, I'm sure. And you should get ready, too. Remember, today's our monthly brunch day."

Frantically searching for a way to convince her that they would have more than enough time before their friends were to arrive, he never got the chance to set his plan into action.

Because at that moment their bedroom door was flung open and two small whirlwinds stormed into the room.

"Mommy! Daddy!"

Kakashi and Sakura barely had enough time to react before the twins pounced onto them. Laughing, Sakura cuddled the nearest one and proceeded to tickle both.

"Good morning to you, too."

Kakashi watched Sakura and the struggling twins with an amused expression. That is until he received a small foot into his stomach, knocking the air out of him. Immediately, he joined Sakura's side in the tickle fight till the kids surrendered to their parents.

"We give up!"

Both kids were panting heavily but grinned widely. Finally, they remembered what they had come for in the first place. One of them reached for a book that had lain forgotten on one edge of the bed during the tickle fight.

"Look, Daddy! We found a picture book. Tell us the story, please!"

Being a sucker for their wide puppy eyes, Kakashi took the book to do them the favour. But once he realised what book exactly they had found, he visibly paled. Curious about his reaction, Sakura looked at the book's title. Instantly, she was as shocked as Kakashi.

Of all the books their nearly four-year-old kids could have found, it just had to be one of Kakashi's old "Come, come Paradise" manga.

Both adults looked at each other, stunned while the kids still waited for their father to start the story. But all Kakashi managed to get out was a weak plea for help.

"Sakura..."

Hearing him say her name released Sakura from her stupor. Shock and embarrassment quickly turned into slight anger and delight in her husband's misfortune. After all, she had told him countless times to get rid of these damn books. Therefore this was his problem and she had no intention to help him out of it. She flashed him a malicious smirk

"Oh no. You kept the books though I told you otherwise. Now you have to deal with the consequences."

With that she stood up and turned to leave him alone with the eager twins. As if in an afterthought she glanced at him from the door.

"Don't you dare tell them some perverted stuff! And hurry up, it's already half past nine. The brunch starts around ten."

And then she closed the door behind her, leaving a panicking husband behind.

Once she descended the stairs, she couldn't suppress a giggle. That look on Kakashi's face had been priceless.

Then she sighed. Maybe she had been a bit to harsh to him, forcing him to deal with it all alone. But then again, that were his books. And she still had to prepare the brunch.

She entered the kitchen and banished Kakashi from her thoughts.

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tbc

Review response:

B4By K4K4Sh1: Thank you so much! Your review was one of the reasons why I decided to continue this, so I hope you like my new chapter. Leave me your opinion, please.

Malitia: This is now officially more than a One-Shot, I hope you keep reading and reviewing. Thanks!

CelticDaemonWitch: Thank you, please tell me, if you still approve of my continuation.

goSg: In my fic, they are married for 3 years.

How will Kakashi deal with the twins? Who's going to show up for the brunch? And what is Sakura planning?? For answers:

See you next chapter: Breakfast Scheming