Summary : Sometime things are best left hidden and sacrifice are the only way left. Kakashi being mean, Sasuke stoic as ever and Naruto …. Shounen-ai, Yaoi , M/M.
Pairing : KakaNaru / NaruSasu
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or others or anything that concerns the original series.
A/N: I'm truly sorry if my grammar mistakes had offended your eyes and corrupted your mind. But I had to post up this 2nd chapter anyway before my inspiration got retarded. I'm getting help from someone on BETAing my current and future fics.
Anyway… hope you'll like this one …
Chapter 2ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
"Oi dobe .."
Naruto slightly jumped at the very familiar voice behind him. He spun around and found himself face to face with Sasuke which seemed a little bit … irritated? Hands in his pocket and he didn't have his ever so loving smirk on his face. :that's rare:
Unsure to react to Sasuke's expression, Naruto narrowed his eyes and stared straight into the other boy's eyes trying to read what's playing in the brunette's mind. But he failed obviously.
"Why did you leave me last night?" Sasuke asked flatly keeping his straight icy face at the blonde. "And you didn't even bother to wake me up to my room."
To Sasuke surprise, Naruto smirked. "With that statement, are you trying to tell me that you had a bad dream from sleeping uncomfortably on that couch?"
Sasuke's eyes twitched. "Are you trying to change the subject, dobe?"
"Hey come on. It's not that you had never slept alone." Naruto waved his hand in front of Sasuke. "I just had to get back to Kakashi's apartment. It's rude when you're staying with someone you make yourself like you the own the house."
"Stay with me then …" Sasuke muttered something which barely to be heard by the blonde.
"Sorry?" Naruto raised his eyebrows. He leaned closer to Sasuke. "What did you just say?"
"I said stay with me, dobe. You can always makes yourself at home in my place." Sasuke stated his words tried not to sound so desperate. "I'm sure Kakashi won't mind." Sasuke added with a bit of sarcasm in it. He stole a glance at Iruka to see if the chuunin teacher understands what he's mean. Nonetheless, Iruka was expressionless. (hahah. too bad!)
Naruto was surprised by Sasuke's invitation for staying with him but didn't immediately answer. He stared at Sasuke unblinking. "Are you serious, Sasuke? You aren't joking, right? I mean…"
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Sasuke irritably cut off.
The blonde lowered his head down to the ground. He leaned his back slowly against the edge of the dining table behind him. His eyebrows frowned as if he was thinking hard. Iruka who had been silently watching those two with much interest and concentration could felt a sudden urge in Sasuke's voice tone. Even though the brunette doesn't show any obvious expression on his face but in his voice when he speaks contains high hope for the blonde to accept his offer. He looked at Naruto and Sasuke back and forth wordlessly.
"I don't know Sasuke…" The blonde finally answered which brings disappointment to Sasuke's face. Iruka watched him close and raised an eyebrow. "I can't make any decision right now as I'm thinking of staying alone. I'll talk to Kakashi back home see if he has any idea of a place to rent. Then I can decide whether I want to stay with you or not."
That sure brought a smile to Sasuke's lips. "It's okey if you can't decide now. But I hope you would think of it as once in a life time offer."
Naruto's lips formed a smile in a sarcastic way. "Don't flatter yourself, Sasuke teme. Like I'd be homeless forever if I don't want to stay with you."
"Yeah. I'm looking forward for that day, dobe." Sasuke smirked amusingly.
Until now Iruka didn't have the right word to say towards those two best friends. The bond between them seems unbreakable and he mentally relieved that Sasuke had returned to this village and most of all to his beloved friend, Naruto. :or is it more than that?:
"Ne… teme. Would you come with me for the day?" Naruto suggested on Sasuke. "I don't know the others are on any missions or not but perhaps I'd meet with some of our longing to see friends. I wonder how they're doing now…"
Naruto jumped off of his seat and flung his arm around Sasuke's shoulder and shook the other slightly. Iruka hitched a bit upon Naruto's action. "Ehh? You're leaving now, Naruto? You haven't finished your lunch yet."
"Naahhh … I'll take my lunch somewhere." Naruto shortly waved to his surprised sensei. "It's aaallll on Sasuke."
"What?" Sasuke growled at the blonde's words.
"Ooohhh come on, teme. It's not that I want to make you bankrupt. Sheesh …" Naruto rolled his eyes. "Besides, I just got home. Don't you want to welcome me with open arms? Throw a party or something? Oh wait! Sasuke hates parties! Wave that one." The brunette smirked on that. Naruto turned his head to Iruka. "Ne … Iruka sensei! That ramen's on you. Ja ne…!" With that statement Naruto marched out from the shop dragging Sasuke with him leaving the bewildered Iruka.
Iruka recovered himself after a few minutes away in his bewilderment world being left behind by the boys. :that brat! always just do as he please: He looked over to the two unfinished bowls of ramen, slowly shook his head and let out a sigh. :i've lost my appetite too: He then realized that Naruto had returned to his cheerful manners and that's all the matter. His lips curved to form a grateful smile. That kid never cease to amaze me.
Naruto had happily dragged the stoic Uchica boy around town with an intention of meeting with some of his longing to see friends that if he'd be able to find one provided they're not on a mission. Naruto cheerfully greeted everybody whom he passed. Sasuke on the other hand had this icy expression and murderous kinda glare which seemed to have attached to him irremovably. He watched every single people who had contact with the blonde with kind of like the intention to tear them into pieces. (ugghh! what a prejudice person)
The villagers whomever had conversed with Naruto would surely ended up with happily ever after smiling face and the blonde would took some time to shortly story telling them about his adventure at which point had sent quite a sum of annoyance to Sasuke's face. He had to stop and listen to every stories out of the blonde's mouth repeatedly, for god sake, repeatedly and he felt that his ears were about to bleed and his brain overloaded. At the same time he had to dodged every single glare of despise darted straight to him by the villagers that he'd met. Of coz he'd bear all the despicable looks from them for the sake of Naruto. :I'll be with you wherever you go, dobe:
Meanwhile, as for the villagers, they just couldn't bring themselves to talk bad about Sasuke or act rashly in front of Naruto. They're worried in offending the blonde who's really care about all of his friends especially Sasuke which he had brought back home with such difficulties and that had almost caused his life. They were once heard about the fight between Naruto and Sai just because the other boy had called Sasuke a traitor over and over again plus Sakura who's always cries because of his despicable words.
Sasuke doesn't talk much while being dragged by Naruto here and there. All we can hear from him was 'hn..', 'dobe', 'stupid,' and some other words that are not suitable to be pronounced here.
They reached at a small bridge by the small river at the edge of Konoha. (this is where Lee and Sakura met with a bunch of roses after the chuunin exam. Lee was injured and he's on a crosier. don't remember? go home and do your revision)
"Aaaargghhh! Not a single one of them." Naruto shouted referring to all of his friends. (well you know who is he referring to. do I have to list them out?)
"Oi Sasuke!" Naruto stopped in the middle of the bridge. He then leaned his back against the bridge rail. Sasuke followed. "Why are you being so gloomy, huh? Have you forgotten how to smile?"
"Hn." Sasuke smirked and eyes wandered around for something he wasn't even sure. "Do I have to smile every time I met with people? That will worth some effort and I don't want to loose my energy on that."
The blonde slightly smacked the other boy on the back. "You're being such a jerk, you know that? You're putting me in a deep situation when we're among those peoples. They might think I'm a jerk as you are."
Sasuke froze. His eyes widened. He then shifted his gaze lowered to the ground. Kakashi's words suddenly shot through his mind. His body tensed when every single word recalled clearly via printed version in his brain. :you'll only be putting him into another depression by dragging him along into your pathetic live:
"Am I a burden to you, dobe?" he muttered with a little bit of difficulty as he had to control his sudden rage feelings.
Naruto flinched. "Huh?" His head turned to face the Uchiha on his right and fixed his gazed at the boy with a frown showed on his face. :what is it this time?.. : Suddenly he gasped as if he just realized something, quick turning his body to face the other boy and put both his hands on each of Sasuke's shoulder. "No. No. I didn't mean that! You know me, Sasuke. I always like to bluff!"
Sasuke didn't react. His eyes locked to the ground, still. "You have yet to answer my questions last night."
The blonde blinked, bemused by his friend's behavior. "What question? What the hell do you ever mean, Sasuke?" He shook the brunette's shoulder back and forth as if trying to shake him to senses. "Look at me while we're talking, damnit. Otherwise I won't listen to you."
Sasuke raised his head up and locked his gaze with Naruto's. He looked deep into the other's eyes as if trying to find some faith in there. Or perhaps some hope.
"Hey come on… what's wrong with you? Being cold all of a sudden.": wait a sec. Sasuke always been as cold as ice: "Would you just straight telling me what's been haunting you all this while? You're scaring me, you know that?"
"Tell me Naruto." Sasuke spoke in low tone. "Why do you have to risks your life on dragging me back in to this village anyway? Is it worth it for me to come back here? I seems can't find what's left for me here. Tell me if there's any?"
Naruto felt as thousands of kunai had stabbed him in the heart. Deep. Bleeding badly. He found difficulty in his breathing. :Sasuke, why is this suddenly? why do you have to say things like you did?...:: He stared blankly at the Uchica boy not sure how to react to the boy's unbelievable questions. He felt a sudden rage of sadness burst out from his deepest heart and stuck in the middle of his throat making him chocked a bit every time he breath.
Without further a word, the blonde flung his arms around Sasuke's shoulders and embraced him tightly. Sasuke's eyes widened by Naruto's action. "Sasuke, please don't…." The blonde chocked on his words, but he continued anyway. "Please don't say anything like that again. Did you hear me? That breaks my heart. Really breaks my heart. You have friends here, remember? They care about you. Sakura chan.. Lee, Shikamaru, Kiba, Hinata, Neiji, Ten Ten, Chouji, Ino and Shino. (there! I've listed them all. did I miss anyone?)."
"They're your friends. Not mine." Sasuke replied whispering next to Naruto's ears. In response to Sasuke's statement the blonde tightened his embrace on the brunette even more.
"No. Please stop … don't say anything anymore …" Naruto caressed at Sasuke's back with an intention of soothing the boy down. "You're just confused …."
Despite of his heart being down to earth, Sasuke however felt a little relieve by the blonde's touch. He opened up both his arms and wrapped around the other boy's waist and embraced gracefully. He sunk his head onto the blonde's collarbone.
"It had been a year but I still feel like a stranger." Sasuke murmered closer to Naruto's ear. "Things didn't change a bit since I got here."
Naruto who's still holding on to his grip on the brunette however didn't respond. His body suddenly started to tremble hard. A soft sob could be heard to the brunette's ear. "I'm sorry Sasuke …." He murmured in between his sob. His tears flowed like a falling rain.
Sasuke felt a sudden sadness surrounding his heart. "Sorry for what, dobe?"
"For not …" His words stuck at his throat but managed to continue. "For not being with you and stays by your side. You must have suffered a lot when you're in need of someone to always be by your side to encourage, to cherish and to comfort you. I'm sorry that I'd failed to fulfill that since I'm the one who had brought you back here."
Naruto actually had his eyes open and set his mind to work on studying the scenes and incidents happened before his eyes during their walk in town today. Even though he had been talking and laughing with all the people he had met, he did took notice by the corner of his eyes on some of the villager's reaction towards Sasuke's appearance. He even caught on some old women whispered secretly among themselves while their eyes motioned to the direction of the brunette. Not that he didn't want to yell at everybody for being such a jerk but he just didn't want to create any unnecessary scenes (Tsunade will have his head for that). That could only worsen the situation.
He had to admit that Sasuke's existence had offended some of the villagers' eyes and the title traitor had never slipped from their very mind. :i wonder how our friends had been treating you, Sasuke. damn! where could have they all gone? missions?: He mentally noted to check on them with the Hokage.
"I know things had been difficult for you." Naruto had eased down a bit. His tears had stopped eventually. "But please try to bear a little more. Now that I'm here, I'll assure you things are going to be better. I promise you."
Sasuke was speechless. He shut his eyes and fully embraced the blonde till not a single millimeter space in between them. A single tear dropped from each corner of his eyes. :i love you, Naruto. I really love you so much. will you love me as much as i do? :
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The sun is almost half way down in disappearing to the other side of the world when Naruto reached the front door to Kakashi's apartment. He had to parted with Sasuke a little sooner although the other boy had insisted on him to stay little while longer at the bridge but he had to go home somehow. He's not sure why he had this urge to be home before sunset and to prepare dinner for himself. :and Kakashi:
It's not like he had made any promise to that man or not because he was extremely hungry at that moment. He could just have dinner with Sasuke tonight. Besides, he didn't finished his lunch this afternoon and knew that Sasuke didn't take his lunch too. But he just had to go home. To Kakashi's home.
Naruto took out the apartment key from his pocket and pushed into the keyhole in order to unlock the door when he suddenly remembered something.
"Oh shit!" He slapped his forehead a little too hard that he let out an 'ouch'. "I forgot to ask Sasuke about the fight. Damn!" :errr… no. wait. i don't think I should do that at the moment when Sasuke's in this condition. Maybe I should ask Kakashi sensei instead:
He then unlocked the door and let himself in. He switched on the light to the living room and closed the door behind him. :hmm ...before I start with the cooking, better do my laundry first.: He stormed into his own room and a moment later came out with a pile of dirty clothes that he wore during his journey. He dumped all his laundry into a washing machine located at the corner of the kitchen. :ah! my sweater: He glanced down at his sweater which he's wearing right now.. :this has to be washed too: In a short time he's in his boxers while all of his dirty clothes including his sweater having their good time in the washer.
After a half an hour shower, (psst: Naruto likes to play with his rubber ducky) Naruto marched into the kitchen wearing his shorts and a white night shirt. He took a glance over the kitchen's wall where the clock hanged and gasped.
"Shit!" he swore under his breath. "It's almost seven! Kakashi sensei could be home any moment." :wait. Kakashi's always late and I bet he'll be late for dinner also: He chuckled slightly and walked towards the fridge at the other corner of the kitchen.
Naruto first opened the frozen section of the fridge and spotted some fish and meat. He had his thoughtful moment for a while. After ten minutes of valuable moment thinking, he then had decided what to do with the fish and meat. But first, the rice ….
(let me remind you. Naruto not just went for jutsus training with Jiraiya, he learned a lot of other thing and that includes cooking).
An hour later, Naruto was done with the cooking and had everything settled on the dining table that attached to the kitchen's wall which only has three chairs around it. (gomen ne. i'm bad at cooking so I don't know how to describe what Naruto was cooking). The dining table is located near the opening in between the kitchen and the living room.
Naruto sat himself on one of the chair facing the kitchen sink while his back facing the living room. He folded both his arms behind his head and slightly pushed himself along with the chair until the chair stand on two feet swaying. He let his mind wandering to a part of his conversations with Sasuke today. He still tries to figure out the reason why he chooses to cook back home over Sasuke's offer to cook for him.
"Ne. Sasuke. I have to go home now." Naruto said in a hurry. "Need to prepare dinner before Kakashi sensei gets home."
Sasuke twitched at the mentioned of 'Kakashi'. "Since when you've become his servant, dobe?"
"Hey. Don't talk like that." Naruto lightly smacked Sasuke's shoulder, frowned.
'Why don't we both have dinner tonight?" Sasuke suggesting. "Have you forgotten, it'll be all on me? Or perhaps I should cook for you."
Naruto leaned and looked closer into Sasuke's eyes with that kind of intense and curious stare which made Sasuke shifted uncomfortably. The brunette moved away a bit tried to avoid the stare which could blind him if he keeps on staring back. He irritably snapped. "What?"
"You cook?" Without warning Naruto burst into laughter.
"What? You think I can't cook?" Sasuke's face reddened with a slight anger.
Naruto didn't respond to Sasuke. He took a moment to ease down his laughter and another moment to recompose himself. "Honestly, I never thought you can cook." The blonde put his arm on the brunette's shoulder and patted in a friendly way. "Maybe next time, Sasuke. Right now, I just have to head home. Be sure to prepare whatever you plan to cook for me later. Ja ne …" And with that, he left.
Little did the blonde know, Sasuke's heart screamed with full intention of killing everyone in the village because he suddenly felt being left alone again.
"YO!"
Naruto jumped of surprise. His feet accidentally pushed his body along with the swaying chair backward where he lost his balance and hit the floor with a loud thud. (ooohhh! that gotta hurt, again)
A sudden rage of anger aroused from within in the highest degree and he had the look to kill with no mercy whoever had caused him to be in such embarrassment situation. And that hurts too.
"Hey! You call yourself a ninja?" Kakashi appeared beside him with hands in his pockets. He bent a bit and looked down at the angry blonde amusingly. "Since when you have a habit of day-dreaming? Come to think of it, it's already night time."
"What's the big idea of giving me a heart attack?" Naruto yelled with all his heart ignoring the man's question. He then slowly moved himself up while his lips muttering something that barely to be heard such as "stupid" and "sensei". If he hasn't recovered from the fall this morning he wouldn't be able to move at all from this fall. (duhh! like it hurts so much) To make things worse, Kakashi didn't even bother to lend a hand.
After a few moments stretching up his abused body, Naruto stared curiously at the man then at the front door which can be seen clearly from his spot. "How did you get in anyway? By the window like you always did when peeping on me some time ago? You really stuck with this habit of yours, don't you?"
Kakashi hitched a little by Naruto's words about his habits popping in from a window. His mind immediately brought back to the scene when he at one peaceful morning appeared at the boy's bedroom window and caught the boy coming out from the bathroom, naked. Completely naked. He was chased all over Konoha by the boy for the entire day. Since that day onwards, Naruto would always securely all the time locking all his windows shut and be sure not coming out from the bathroom nakedly. And since that day also, their relationship enhanced further.
Kakashi could feel a blush starting to crawl up to his face but he decided to ignore the fact because he's still wearing his mask. "You left the door unlock, so I just let myself in, obviously."
Naruto startled. "Huh? The door wasn't locked?" He shifted his eyes towards the front door and later his lips formed the most brightest innocent smile ever on realizing his mistake. He scratched at the back of head. "Eheh! Soorrryyy…."
Kakashi shook his head and let out a sigh. He then fixed his eyes at the dining table and raised an eyebrow. "You cooked?"
Naruto turned his eyes at the direction of Kakashi's eyes pointed to. "Oh yeah! Come and have a sit."
"Wait. I need to take my shower first." The older man then turned to walk away to his bedroom. 'I'll be out in twenty minutes. Don't start without me."
"Oh crap!" Naruto sunk to his chair facing the other direction which the living room and the man's bedroom are on his right so he could see if the jounin planning on sneaking up on him again. "Now I'll have to wait another twenty more minutes for that ever so late stupid sensei."
"I heard that!" Came Kakashi's voice from his room.
"Yeah… yeah ..! Just be quick okey! Otherwise, I won't wait for you!"
Twenty minutes later, Kakashi emerged from his room wearing a pair of knee length shorts and a blue black tight to skin tank top showing off his muscular body line. His wet hair dropped to each side of his face and looked a little longer than usual. (me drooooolllll….)
Naruto's eyes immediately darted towards his sensei. His jaw dropped and found himself stunned by the gorgeous sexy look of that man's appearance. He felt as his body suddenly glued to his chair because he couldn't bring himself to move even an inch of his muscles. Only his eyes managed to roll following every movement the man make.
:what the hell am i doing? why am i acting like i was attracted to him? i mean, he's a man. for god sake, he's a man! but … but still, he's so manly man. i wonder if he's gay. but i'm not gay! and if he's really gay, he'd already turned me into gay. but again, i'm not gay! or am i?...: (what he hell is he talking about?)
"You didn't break anything, do you?" Kakashi stated while his eyes lurking around to see if anything's broken.
The blonde snapped out from his thoughts. He blinked up at the older man. "What the hell do you mean Kakashi sensei?" Naruto scowled. He glared daggers at his sensei.
Kakashi ignored him. He rubbed his chin thoughtfully. He sniffed the air deeply, peeped on the stove, touched his finger on the sink marble and brought his finger closer to his eyes as if to check for any dirt attached to it. "Hmmm…. no fire, no smoke, no oil and no dirt. Clean as ever. Conclusion: my kitchen is still alive!" He smiled widely at Naruto who look like he had this big dark cloud above his head.
"I repeat. What the hell do you mean?" Naruto blurted out. He gripped at his chopstick tightly and in seconds we could hear a breaking sound.
"Maa.. maa … Naruto kun.." Kakashi waved his hand lazily and sat himself at the dining table opposite the boy. "I'm just joking, alright. Come on. Let's dig in."
"But you don't have to put your words in a sadistic way." Naruto exclaimed sounds offended. "You should be grateful that I'd came back home to cook for you."
Kakashi ignored the boy's words. He busied himself sniffing at the food on the table. He later took a deep breath and let out a compliment towards the boy. "Hmm… this smell's good. I wonder how it tastes …" By using his chopstick, he took a bit of the fish and brought it into his mouth. He chewed on the food slowly while his eyes wandered to the kitchen's ceiling as if he tries to figure out the tastes. Next he took a piece of the meat and repeated the action as he did just now. Naruto who at first didn't bother about his sensei's manner was taken by the action and froze from his eating. He stared with intense at Kakashi like waiting for the judge's comments from a cooking competition.
"Well… how was it?" Naruto eagerly asked the older man.
"Huh?" Kakashi jerked a bit and blinked questionally at Naruto. "How was what?"
Naruto wordlessly motioned his eyes to the food on the table and shifted his gaze back at the man.
"Oh!" Kakashi acted like he suddenly remembered that he suppose to comment on the food. He gave the boy his widest smile while posting a thumb up. "Wow… that was one hell of a cooking!"
Naruto grinned toothfully and resumed eating.
"You sure would make such a good wife!" Kakashi added his sentence as he started to serve himself.
Again, Naruto had stopped eating and this time at the mentioned of the word 'wife'. He carefully stole a glance by the corner of his eyes over his sensei who was busy with his meal. He tried to read the older man's expression of seriousness or just joking around but obviously he failed. :I'm not good in reading people's expression, am i?...:. Little did he know that his face had slightly blushed.
Kakashi who's been enjoying the food heartedly noticed that Naruto had seems like he's zooming out or most likely day-dreaming. With a sigh he shook his head slowly. He then waved his chopstick in front of the boy's face. "Yo! You're day dreaming while at meal? Don't you enjoy your own cooking?""
"Huh !" Wha… what was that!" Naruto stuttered. Bewildered. He quickly recovered and blushed furiously. The older man before him stared at him curiously but didn't say a word upon the boy's reaction. "Eheh! Sooorrryyy … Let's finish this quick so we could watch TV together ne…." :together? what the hell am I talking about? and… and … wife?...: Suddenly remembered his sensei's word :nooo… this isn't right. this can't be right. or maybe… naaaahh: He shook his head vigorously and resumed eating.
Naruto finished his meal in record time. Even Kakashi almost chocked on his food over his former student's behavior. Nonetheless, he said nothing as if to give way to Naruto to clear up whatever is playing in his mind and perhaps they could talk about it later, while watching TV; together… Kakashi's inner self smiled heavenly.
A little while later, they had finished their dinner. Naruto was about to busying himself at the sink on washing the dishes when he was halted by Kakashi who appeared beside him.
"It's ok. Just leave it there. I'll continue from here." The man stated while his hands starting to work on the dishes. "You already did the cooking and I'll take care of the rest. Go and see if there's any good program on the TV that we could watch." :together:
"Oh yeah! Right!" without delay Naruto stormed to the living room headed towards the TV set to see what he could find there.
Kakashi almost had done washing, when the blonde's voice called up from the living room. "Ne.. Kakashi sensei! What's the use of having a VCD player when there're no CDs to play on?" Naruto asked aloud that could be heard a kilometer away.
"Sorry! I don't have the time in the world to watch any movie." Came Kakashi's answer from the kitchen. "I'd rather read."
Naruto smiled upon the statement and he fully understands what Kakashi's mean by that. His brain suddenly had caught up a wonderful idea. The blonde covered his mouth, chuckling evilly. "Ano sa… Kakashi sensei! Can I bring this VCD player of yours over to my new house? I bet it'll be put into much use there." (you must be wondering where could all Naruto's belonging gone since he left. don't ask me. i didn't know either)
Whatever Kakashi's doing was put to a sudden halt upon hearing Naruto's statement. :leaving?..: Naruto's leaving?..:Kakashi rushed into the living room but freeze himself in between the kitchen and the living room. "Are you leaving?" :me?..: His heart pounded like there's no tomorrow. However, he managed to stay calm. "Have you found a place to stay?"
The blonde grinned toothfully. He scratched his head. "Nope. Haven't try to find one yet. I thought maybe I could talk to you should you know any place available."
Kakashi mentally relieved upon hearing the blonde's words. Not so soon. But soon enough. He then walked towards where the boy's sitting and sat himself next to him. "Go and bring some pillows. We'll watch TV while lying down here."
Naruto blinked with a bit of surprise on his face but complied. He then came back with two big pillows. They both then shifted the coffee table aside to add more space so they could lie down comfortably.
"Now turn off the lights." Kakashi ordered.
Naruto again surprised. "Why?"
:it'll be romantic that way: "So we don't have to bother to turn it off if we started to doze off." Kakashi explained rolling his eyes.
"Oh ok!"
When the lights were off, they both laid themselves on the floor side by side next to each other. The pillows were put in double layer so they ended up sharing them. Naruto's playing with the remote irritably changing the TV channel one after another. Suffice to say, nothing seems to interests him.
Meanwhile, Kakashi didn't pay much attention to the TV. His interest mostly on the blonde laying beside him. He lay still while his eyes stole a glance for few times over the blonde when the boy was unaware. They didn't talk much as the blonde busying himself swearing some unpleasant words to whoever had arranged the program on TV tonight.
With a heavy sigh Naruto eventually gave up. He put down the remote to his side and let his eyes stare at the TV to whatever program shown. "Can I discuss with you something?" Naruto broke the silent between them.
Like a child being offered to hear bedtime stories, Kakashi rolled his body to his right facing the boy while his two hands clasped together and put under his head. (think of sleeping Buddha) He fixed his eyes to the blonde with much more interest, eyes glittering like a love struck girl who's trying to impress her boyfriend.
"Ano … Kakashi sensei…" Naruto hesitated a bit on speaking further. He carefully searched for the right words to say. Well, this is kind of sensitive issue that he's about to discuss. "I heard about the fight between you and Sasuke." Naruto paused and gulped. However he didn't immediately continue.
"What about it?" Kakashi as calm as ever.
"Why did it happen?" The blonde asked in short.
"Why do you want to know?
"Well. Can't I know?"
"Do I have to tell you?"
"You do. I mean you should."
"And why 'should' I?"
"Because we are friends. I mean me and Sasuke."
"You're asking this because of 'him'? Why don't you ask 'him' instead?
"I could have but … he seems a little bit confused and I don't want to make things worse for him."
"So you care about him so much?"
"Yeah I do."
"Don't you care about me too?"
"Of course I do too."
"How much?"
"Pardon me?" Naruto quickly turned his head to meet with Kakashi's eyes. With the help by the dim light from the TV screen, he could see the man's eyes fixed on his sharply.
"Don't you aware by asking me would also worsen my condition?" Kakashi continued, remaining calm.
Naruto frowned. :who's doing the interrogation now:
"What do you mean Kakashi sensei?"
"What does make us?"
"Well…… former sensei and student…. and … friends too …"
"Does 'friend' has to know everything?"
"Well … not really everything. But still friend has the right to know something."
Kakashi raised and eyebrow. :sometimes 'friend' doesn't have to know everything:
Silentness is back on surrounding them. Naruto shifted his eyes back to the TV screen. "I thought of knowing …"
He was cut off by a light touch on his cheek. He turned his head towards the man beside him and found himself face to face a little too close with that man's face. Their nose touched each other. "What are you doing?" He then shifted some inches away from the man.
Kakashi didn't answer. His lips formed a smile in a seductive way. He then moved closer to close a gape between them and kissed the blonde's nose in slow motion. That sure had brought a blush onto the blonde's face. His heart pounded a little faster than usual. :oh my god! why is this happening again? i'd sure die young of a heart attack:
Naruto transferred his eyes back to the TV screen. He tried to remain calm and pretended as if nothing's happen. Upon seeing this, Kakashi feels even more excited on leaning closer to the boy. With hands still under his head, the man touched his lips lightly to the flesh under the boy's ear. He brushed his lips couple of times before planted a kiss on that spot. He then nibbled at the earlobe and sucked at it.
Naruto froze by his sensei's action. His left hands pressed onto his chest while the other clenched on the remote that he still holding as if his life depends on it. His eyelids had made their half way down in closing the entire pupil. "Kakashi sensei … what are you …. uuunnnhhh" He trailed of when Kakashi bit on his earlobe.
Naruto tried to fight the sensual feeling that suddenly aroused from he's not sure where. With his mind half conscious, he shifted his head slightly further away as if trying to flee from Kakashi's touch. But the man doesn't give up. He lifted his left hand from under his head, caught the boy's head and holding it still from moving further while his mouth keep on torturing the boy's ear. As by reflect, Naruto's hand let go of the remote and caught Kakashi's hand which hold his head and tried to pull it away.
"Kakashi senseeeiii …. nnnhhhhh … stop … this …" Naruto let out a suppressed moan. He jerked his head upward to his right while trying to pull the man's grip from his head. Obviously the man's stronger than him or maybe the blonde just didn't try hard enough.
Kakashi on the other hand took advantage of the exposed neck and quickly attacking the open area of the flesh there. By using his mouth and tongue he licked and sucked on it hard like a hungry vampire.
"Aaaahhhhh …!" Naruto's suppressed another moan. "Kakashi sensei …!"
"Ssssshhhh … don't talk." The man murmured between his kisses. He continued with licking and sucking all over the boy's neck and throat.
"Nooo …… Kakashiii ……… mmmppphhh …" Naruto bit his lip in order to keeps his mind conscious. He didn't understand why did he fight not to fall for this sensual feeling that keeps crawling all over his body but he certainly will not giving up.
Kakashi was aware that the boy is still resisting; hence he moved his body further up shifting his own weight onto the boy's while his left leg slipped in between the other's taking advantage of the boy's spread legs. He's now in the position of locking the boy under his own weight. On doing this he didn't even stop his abuses on the boy's throat.
"Kakashi sensei ….. nnnnhhhhh …. stop ….. uuurrrggghhhh …. " Naruto feels like crying as he couldn't stand the feeling of getting aroused. His left hand which on his chest just now trying to push the man's body away but Kakashi quickly grabbed that hand which he thought was in his way to get closer to the boy. He lifted it the from under and pinned it above the boy's head.
While cupping Naruto's face, Kakashi let go of the neck and lifted his head up facing the boy under who was gasping and breathing heavily. He leaned closer until their nose touched. The blonde gazed back at him with half lidded eyes. Kakashi looked deeply into the boy's eyes; his thumb caressed Naruto's cheek lovingly as if trying to comfort the boy from feeling uneasy. "Why do you have to resist this? Don't try denying what you feel inside you." He whispered in a low deep husky voice. Naruto was drawn by the tone. Kakashi's voice was so inviting.
Their lips were about to touch but Kakashi however didn't go further. He brushed his lips upon the other's trembling lips as if he was just teasing. "I've been longing to touch this lips of yours. Tasting it with my own, lick it and suck on it till it bruised." And with that statement, he nibbled at the boy's lips and kissed passionately. Naruto however didn't know how to react to the kiss. He just let himself being kissed while his hand gripped tightly on the man's hand which still cupping his head.
Kakashi didn't wait any longer. He knew that Naruto was stunned by his action. He then darted out his tongue and shoved into the boy's mouth discovering the inside cavern entirely. Drawn by the sensation of the man's tongue inside him, Naruto closed his eyes and finally respond. Their tongue battled for dominance. A while later, Kakashi pulled away. Naruto let out a small noise in his throat as a sign of protest.
Kakashi was amused to see the protest sign on Naruto's face. He smiled and that had made Naruto blushed furiously. "I told you not to resist. Does it feel good?" he kissed lightly on Naruto's chin waiting for the boy to answer but no respond. He looked up to stare at the boy's eyes who were eyeing him meaningfully. "Well, I guess this is just what you want." Without further a do, he leaned down to kiss the waiting lips with all his heart.
Kakashi moved his hand from cupping Naruto's head and wrapped it around the boy's waist pulling him closer to his body. Naruto's now free hand crawled up around the man's neck and wrapped it tightly not wanting to let go. (kindly noted that we can't read Naruto's mind right now as he'd lost somewhere in the world of lust). Kakashi's hand had moved further by sliding under the boy's shirt and caressed the tanned chest down there. He then pulled his mouth away and started attacking at the boy's throat. Licking and sucking and kissing with all his will like he was training a new ninja jutsu. Naruto didn't stop moaning, shaking, trembling, shuddering and shivering one after another as like if he's changing channels on TV.
Kakashi's movement was put into a sudden halt. He holds his body still. His caress and kisses had stopped entirely. This had brought a little disappointment and curiosity to Naruto's mind. :what is it this time? does he just like torturing me this way?..: Kakashi raised his head up to face the other boy. He looked straight into the boy's eyes as if trying to read the boy's mind.
"Is there something wrong?" Naruto asked while fighting the urge of jumping the man before him and continue on what they were doing just now. (so much for not giving up ehhh) His blush gets even darker from before by that thought of him.
"Nope. Nothing's wrong." Kakashi gave Naruto his widest smile.
"Then why did you stop?" Naruto's curiosities added to his mind.
With that statement, Kakashi let out a short laugh. Naruto scowled. His face darkened even more now not because of the blush but because of embarrassment. He had this kind of thinking that Kakashi was just teasing him by dragging him into this world of pleasure that he had never known before. (Jiraiya must have forgotten to teach him that). "Are you teasing me on purpose?"
Kakashi didn't answer but instead he planted a kiss on the boy's forehead, another kiss onto each of the boy's eyelids, down to the nose and lastly a chaste kiss on the lips. He then lowered down his body and embraced the boy's tightly not wanting to let go. He inhaled deeply on the boy's scent as if to remember the smell forever. "I can tell that you're not ready yet."
Naruto frowned. The remaining lust turned into a slight anger. "What do you mean I'm not ready yet?"
"Ehh?" Kakashi jerked up and looked at Naruto intensely. "Being so eager aren't you?" He moved his hand to pinch the boy on the nose, teasing him. "Who's the one resisting just now?" Naruto's face reddened with embarrassment to that man's statement. He looked away not wanting to look at the man in the eyes. Kakashi made a sudden move by laying himself to his previous spot but not without dragging the boy along with him and brought the boy's head resting on his chest. Naruto who was being curious however complied and let himself cuddling to the man.
They lay still without having any conversation at all. Both seemed to have lost to each other's thinking. A moment later we've lost contact with them as they've already drifted into their own dream world. (Hahah!)
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The morning after.
"Oi! Naruto kuunnn …."
Naruto who's cheerfully having his great time riding a bike in full speed suddenly hit a big rock in the middle of the road and his body gracefully like an angel flying into the air and abruptly hit the ground hundred meters away to the front. (oh no, not another fall) :what the hell is the rock doing in the middle of the road, anyway?..:
"Naruto kuuunnn ….."
"Huh!" Naruto awoke. "Wha…. what?" He opened his eyes, looked around trying to recall his where about. His brain delivered a message that he'd slept in front of the TV the entire night. He saw Kakashi stood beside him. Ohh! I am just dreaming. (somehow I managed to caught him in his dream).
"Hey. Time to wake up. I have plans for us today." and with that statement Kakashi walked away.
With eyelids half open Naruto sat himself up in slow motion. He yawned widely open letting out a very loud noise as if to tell the whole neighborhood that he's fully awake. He then stood up, stretching out his body, legs and hands, swung his hips around couple of times then stop. (the shortest exercise ever on show)
He walked lazily towards the bathroom in the kitchen. On his way there he spotted Kakashi was busy preparing breakfast but neither of them say a word. He stepped in to the wet room, walked to the sink and snagged a toothbrush. He didn't bother to close the bathroom door.
While brushing his teeth, Naruto looked into the mirror took a moment studying his own feature there. Suddenly his eyes widely opened in surprise. He almost gagged on his toothbrush but somehow the toothpaste managed to slip down into his throat. He had noticed a couple of red spots in a size of a coin on the left side of his neck. Clear dark red spots.
"Aaaaarrrggghhhh …!" He screamed to the top of his lung.
Kakashi suddenly emerged into the bathroom upon hearing Naruto's scream. Worries shown all over his face. He stood by the door and found the boy furiously glaring daggers at him.
"What ……. is ……. this..?" The blonde pointed to his left side neck while breathing heavily. The toothpaste bubbles in his mouth sputtered all over while he's talking. "What the hell…… was this?"
Worries turned to amuse. Kakashi slowly moved forward and paused a feet away in front of the boy who had the killer instinct all over his face. He leaned closer, darted his eyes to the red spots which the boy had pointed just now. He rubbed in chin and took a thoughtful moment.
"Ohhh! Thaaattt ……." Kakashi trailed of .
"Don't 'oh that' me!" Naruto yelled spilling the rest of the toothpaste in his mouth onto the man's face. But the man didn't even budge. "Explain!"
"Don't you know what that is, Naruto?" Kakashi as calm as ever. "It's a hickey. Some people call it love bite. Others like to call it …."
"I know what this is!" The blonde angrily cut off. "What the hell it's doing here? How am I supposed to hide it? What would people think if they saw this?"
As if nothing's bothering him, Kakashi rubbed his chin with full concerns and have his eyes wandered to the ceiling in a thoughtful way. "Well… you can always start wearing turtle neck."
Naruto suddenly remembered his sweaters are still in the washer. "I don't have one right now!"
The older man glanced over by the corner of his eyes still didn't take away his gaze from the ceiling. "You can wear mine." He turned to face the boy and grinned widely. "And you can even wear mask like I always do."
Naruto flinched. He frowned at the mental image of him wearing mask. "The hell I will! Aaaaarrrggghhhh…!"
And we could hear his scream spread all over Konoha.
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Early morning at the Hokage tower.
Tsunade furrowed her eyebrow, hard. Luckily she had this jutsu which can send all those wrinkles away otherwise it would remains on her face permanently. She let out a heavy sigh to the report that she received just now. She read it all over again.
"Are you absolutely sure on what you've just saw last night, Genma san?" Tsunade asked without having to raise her head from what she's been reading.
"Hai! I'm absolutely sure!" Genma who stood in front of the Hokage assured upon his report. "He didn't do or left anything that could be of some threats to the village."
Tsunade then raised her head, fixed her gaze to the man before him. "Nevertheless, we can't just stay at ease upon his appearance." She spun her Hokage's chair around turning her front from Genma facing the window which was behind her just now. (remember Naruto's fall?) She took her time thinking on what's to plan or do next. Genma on the other hand waited in silent as if to give way to the Hokage on making up her mind.
"Genma san…" Tsunade eventually spoke but remained at her position. "We should watch over the Uchiha's mansion all the time. I'll send a message to all of our jounins who are at this moment free from any mission. We'll gather up on an urgent meeting this afternoon. But in the meantime, stay silent."
"Hai!" Genma gave short answer.
Tsunade paused for a moment before continue with her words. "Get Kakashi to see me at one pm this afternoon but tell him in a quiet way. You may dismiss now."
"Hai!" Genma bowed and in seconds disappeared in a puff of smoke.
The Hokage again let out a heavy sigh. "What the hell was Sai doing here?"
TBC
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My hands and eyes are tired of working for this fic. Pimples had even grown all over my face. I may have to rest for quite a while on the next chapter at least until the pimples are gone.
I'll be back ….
Ja ne….
