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Naru laughed loudly at the scene she was reading from Kakashi's orange book. Icha-Icha Paradise barely had a plot and was mainly sex scenes. Kakashi had told her that they could watch the movie that had been made from the book after she finished it, but she couldn't even imagine... How had they made a movie based on this? And it was one that was in theaters - like, regular theaters? Major changes must have been made to the so-called story. Or maybe she just mistakenly thought that porn wasn't in movie theaters where children could possibly get in.

Kakashi was scandalized. How could she not fully see the charm that is Icha-Icha? He decided to give her time to come to love it, after all, she was younger than him - plus he couldn't remember whether or not he immediately fell in love with it; it had been decades ago in his case. He just knew that with age came wisdom, and thus he had fortunately seen the light - and what a bright shining light Icha-Icha was and is! Fortunately, Naru was still reading the story - and although she was making comments that a newbie-reader might take heed of, he knew better. "Laugh now if you will, Naru-chan, but you will learn!" She grinned at him brightly and he felt his heart skip.

"You massive pervert… How can you stand these plot holes? Actually, the whole book is nothing but plot holes! What kind of author is this guy?! And you can't tell me it's not a guy!" Naru asked.

"Only the best author known to mankind!" Kakashi responded seriously.

"I don't know about that! I haven't read much, but seriously," she smirked.

"Watch yourself, Hime, or I'll have to punish you," Kakashi replied.

Naru's mouth fell open. That perverted unmasked bastard! Punishment, huh? Dear Kami, she must be spending too much time with him, as for some reason that idea made her feel heat in places she hadn't really known until that time in the hospital between the two of them. Suddenly she was overcome with a wave of embarrassment. Kami-sama: more proof that I really am a pervert. She blushed to her ears.

"Hmm…" the silver-haired man whispered to her, coming way too close and wrapping her hair 'round and around into his hands, with his arms around her. "You know, Naru, I happen to be quite sensitive to those who are somehow embarrassed over their love for Icha-Icha. I believe I see that in you, Koi."

"WHAT?! Watch yourself you - you idiot!" Naru tried fruitlessly to get out of Kakashi's arms but was stuck. Truth be told, she wasn't trying that hard. She only moved around a bit to look like she was putting up a fight. Kakashi was just way too dangerously attractive. She didn't know - at all - what she was doing, although she supposed she was learning from his little orange book. She sensed, however, that if she did the things in this book she could be labeled as a tart or something and that's the last thing she wanted for Kakashi to feel about her. Not to mention she didn't want a title like that for herself, in her own mind.

Kakashi gazed at her wantingly. "You know Hime, you still haven't answered my question."

Naru lit up bright red. He wanted to ask a question like that here in the Tower - in his office? "Aren't you supposed to be - being just... Hokage-ey or something here? I mean, we're in your office, and…" Suddenly she found herself in a bedroom she hadn't seen in before - he had sunshinned straight to what had to be his room. She noticed it was pretty plain, but he had a picture of her there along with a couple of others - it was one that she'd never known had been taken. There were also a LOT of bright-colored books on many bookshelves, too.

"Better, Koi?" Kakashi asked deviously, his hand bringing hers to his mouth. He kissed the back of her hand, her inner wrist, and then her palm, followed by her fingertips, then sucked on her fingers - finally taking one into his mouth completely, as she stood there silent and agape.

Naru moved backward to the bedroom door quickly. Kakashi saw the anxiety in her eyes and sighed. He needed to take this slowly. Coming up with a plan, he smiled at her, trying to disguise the deviousness of it. Naru's eyes were wide and wary.

Kakashi stepped back from the blonde and gave her one last kiss on the back of her hand. "Will you please think of it, my love? I really want you to be mine and only mine."

So moved by his sweet words - and the fact that he backed off - Naru could only ask, "What exactly does that entail?"

"Oh, you know… normal girlfriend things, I suppose," Kakashi said as Naru gave him a little glare. Great. He was going to have to come up with more incentives for this, which just wasn't fair! Not to mention that he wasn't exactly sure what he even meant by "normal girlfriend things," being a bachelor and all.

"So then we'll go out? Get to know each other around other people?" Naru asked, her eyebrows raised.

Damn, it looks like I needed a stronger genjutsu. No matter… he didn't want to talk her into being his girl whilst she was out of her full faculties, so he decided to come up with something that would be perhaps equally enticing, even as he nodded in the affirmative to her question. Not that he really meant it, definitively. "How about I train you?" Kakashi asked, somewhat wary of it.

"What?" Naru bounced on her toes excitedly. "Train me? Like… for what?!" Her eyes were alight with happiness and surprise, and Kakashi couldn't help but think of how Naruto made that same expression whenever he would promise the kid a new jutsu or something in return for his training when he was young. Not that Naruto ever stopped training anyway.

"Maa, I could train you to defend yourself?" Naru nodded her head eagerly. "You'll need to get stronger so that…"

"I'll do anything you need me to do! Believe it!" Naru responded as she jumped up and grabbed him, hugging him tightly around his neck to her. She was so thrilled that she brought her head back, looked at the silver-haired man, and laid a big fat kiss on him. Reeling back, she was red-faced and embarrassed over her actions.

"Maa, maa, Naru-chan, if that's what I'll get every time I train you, I'll train you morning, noon, and night!"

"Idiot," Naru blushed furiously, moving away from him and sitting down on the bed - before looking at the bed with wide-eyes and jumping off as if it had been on fire.

"So does that mean you'll be my girl?" Kakashi asked again.

"You know, you're being kind of manipulative," Naru began.

"I don't mean to be?"

Was that a question? He's insufferable. "Well… all right, Kakashi: I guess you win."

Kakashi immediately pulled her into his arms and held her tight, smelling her hair, and repeatedly kissed the top of her head as he rubbed his own head onto hers. Naru was overcome with emotion. He was obviously so happy that she said yes. It was like he was treasuring her or something, and even though they'd been at each others' sides nearly constantly for months, the feeling was nearly overwhelming. She was nervous, shaking, and maybe... giddy? Maybe I'm finally losing my broken mind!

Kakashi pulled back a tad and looked deeply into her eyes. "You alright?" She was crying.

"Umm, yeah! I don't know what came over me; gomen." She wiped her eyes as he continued to hold and stare at her. Oh please don't look at me like that, like you're seeing into my soul! The tears came again. What's wrong with me?! "So, ano, you were going to train me, right? Can we do that now?"

"Maa, Naru-chan! You're just a user, aren't you?! Using me for my knowledge… I can't believe I even…" Kakashi teased - not that she knew it.

"No! I was just… I don't know! I was just happy that you were going to be with - I mean help me with.. you know: helping me get stronger! Yeah! You know I need to get stronger to protect you!"

Although it was a sweet sentiment, Kakashi was alarmed at that. The last thing he wanted was for Naru to end up like Naruto had when his life ended - or what had happened to him in the war. He pulled her fully into his arms again, frowning. "Never, Naru. Never. I will protect you!"

"How about we protect each other?" Naru asked, smiling.

No. "We'll see," Kakashi said, before pulling her into a deep kiss. She was a good kisser, he thought, as his hands roamed over her body. Naru pulled back, blushing and looking breathless. "Kami-sama, Naru-chan... How did you learn to kiss like that?" He was out of breath and trying to hold himself back from jumping her on the bed which was so very, very close to the two of them. Hold back, Hatake! One step at a time.

Naru giggled lightly. It was a sweet thing for him to say. She was enjoying the hug she was getting, before starting to wonder about what he asked. How did I learn to kiss? She shook her head happily and decided to leave that as a rhetorical question before an image appeared in her mind that really shook her.

Feeling her body go rigid, Kakashi asked if she was okay. He pulled away from her and saw her wide, bright eyes. "Naru-koi?" Was she going to hyperventilate? What the hell happened? He wasn't moving that fast! "Naru," he said in concern, backing her to his bed where he sat next to her. "What's going on? Calm down," he said soothingly. "Come on baby, tell me what you're thinking!"

Naru finally got her wits about her. Oh no, this isn't good at all! Looking up at Kakashi, he saw the bewildered and scared expression on her pretty face. She turned to look up at him and he swore he saw a dawning horror appear in her expression.

"Baby?"

"Kami, Kakashi… I think I have a boyfriend already!"