Shanan and Kakashi were on their second honeymoon. And Kakashi decided not to keep this the same as he had the other things. He'd always wanted to go to a particular inn in the Land of Earth, but it had always been too fancy for him. Once Shanan asked him where he wanted to go this time, he thought of it immediately.

It had taken them a couple of days to get there, but Kakashi had planned several nice inns along the way. They'd take a different route home and stay at different places then.

But he had been right to pick this one to stay at for the week. Their room had huge windows that looked out over the edge of a cliff, over the top of a vast and dense forest.

It was nice being so secluded and something about being away from home and being newly married again made it to where neither of them could keep their hands off of one another.

In the morning, Kakashi woke Shanan up by spooning her and kissing the back of her neck. It was so soft, but it sent chills through her even before she had woken up. And then more chills when he pulled her close against him. He'd clearly been dreaming about her.

They were still undressed from the night before, so he didn't have any barriers in his way. He concentrated all of his kisses on her neck as he slowly felt her up, and down. She had thought about rolling over, but she liked where this was going. Some ear nibbles as he slid his hand down between her legs, his body still pressed against hers. And then he started rubbing her. Gentle, but firm. He hadn't needed to for long.

His kisses moved lower down her neck to her shoulder. She arched her back a bit as he pulled her back to get a better angle. He only let go of her side to push himself into her which, from that angle, immediately made her unable to control the sounds she made as she turned her face into her pillow.

And then, once he put his hand back on her, both to steady himself and to pull her as close as he possibly could, it suddenly felt as though they were the same person. He could feel all of the pleasure she was feeling and vice versa. They were both breathing slow and deep as they rocked their bodies in perfect synchronization. As he went in, she went back, which pushed him deeper.

He nuzzled her hair as he breathed into her ear with his arm under her arm and his hand gripping the front of her shoulder. She could feel his whole body and all of it felt amazing. All of his feelings came through with every little movement. Tender, but intense at the same time.

This may have started out as a morning quickie, but it felt like so much more now and neither of them wanted it to end. It felt good physically and mentally and soulfully. The way he held onto her as he grinded his whole body against hers with each thrust. The way he breathed her in and out. The way he poured all of his energy into her, he still wanted to give her everything and he wanted her to know it.

Shanan closed her eyes as her breathing picked up and she reached her hand behind her to grab a fistful of Kakashi's hair as she pressed herself hard into him while she climaxed. She held onto him and massaged her fingers through his hair as he continued to give himself fully to her.

Suddenly, she felt his fingers dig into her shoulder as his breath caught and she could feel him moving inside of her. She tightened her grip on his hair to let him know how much she loved feeling him like this. He kissed her neck softly again as he pulled himself out of her and now that she could turn her body, she rolled over to see his face for the first time since waking up.

His eyes looked so intense as she moved to touch his face. His hand was now on her waist and he pulled her close as he leaned in to kiss her so deeply, still, with more of himself to give. As the long kiss turned into shorter kisses, she knew he was attempting to pull himself away.

"Good morning, my love," he said softly between kisses.

He was being so affectionate, more than usual, and Shanan was loving every second of it.

She pulled her lips away and looked at him as she smiled.

"Good morning," she whispered. "You're being really sweet."

Kakashi nodded, a bit disappointed that the kissing had stopped. "I'm always sweet to you," he whispered, still with the same intensity in his eyes.

"Are you alright?" she asked quietly.

Kakashi thought about it for a moment. He seemed to be searching for the exact right words to say.

"I'm just... I'm happy you married me again," he told her a bit nervously.

Shanan touched his face as she looked into his eyes and smiled.

"Kakashi Hatake," she said gently with a smile. "I've known you for thirty-eight years and I've loved you for most of them. There is no reality that exists that I wouldn't marry you in."

Kakashi smiled with a sense of content and relief. He hated that he felt like he had to worry and that she still struggled with her feelings for Shikamaru. But he also really hated sharing her with anyone. He hated that even a small part of her wasn't his. Because that small part of her was so weak for the person that it belonged to.

So all he could think to do was to love her through it and continue to try and win over that small part. He felt like it was getting smaller and smaller, but he didn't know how to ask if it was. So he remained patient.

After all she had done for him, both in and out of the Kaitei. All that she had inadvertently given up just for him. All the happiness that she'd always brought him, even before she ever even kissed him. She deserved his patience and he would give her that and everything else he could.

Always.