Sasuke walked home tried and couldn't wait to have a hot homemade meal inside him. As he walked through the Uchiha estate, closer to his home, he noticed all the lights were off. Had Katsumi forgotten about his arrival home? Why would she be out, gone six at night? He frowned and wonder if she had gone to bed early. She would be in big trouble if she had. He walked inside and looked around, the kitchen looked bare, and he frowned again. Katsumi went to the market almost every day for fresh ingredients so why wasn't there any food in?
He carried on up the stairs to their room. He was shocked to find all of her stuff was missing. He quickly dropped his backpack and ran to the Hokage's office, Katsumi was missing. How long had she been missing?
Sasuke knocked on the door frantically before he heard Kakashi's voice call him in. He rushed inside and saw Kakashi sitting in his chair calmly. "The mission report is due till tomorrow Sasuke, go home relax." Kakashi spoke with a small smile knowing full well why Sasuke was there. He had gone home to find that Katsumi was no longer there.
"Katsumi-chan, she's gone!" Sasuke shouted as he panicked. "All her stuff is missing!" He added and Kakashi nodded.
"I know." Kakashi said simply. Sasuke froze and looked at Kakashi with a mixture of expressions: nervous, shock, fear and dread. "I know because her stuff is at mine. I know what you have done to her." Kakashi spoke, trying hard to control his anger. Sasuke could see Kakashi's jaw tighten.
"I-I never meant the things I did!" Sasuke quickly protested and Kakashi growled at him, standing up.
"You coward!" He shouted at Sasuke who took a step back towards the door.
"Kakashi-sensei, I am sorry." Sasuke quickly spoke and bowed his head.
"It isn't me you should be saying that too." He hissed back and Sasuke gulped. He had never seen Kakashi that angry before, it filled him with fear.
"Where is she, I will apologise to her? I didn't mean to hurt her like I did. I just wanted to make our relationship perfect like mother and fathers." Sasuke tried to reason with Kakashi who snorted and looked away from him.
"You will not be allowed to talk to her unless she is in this office with me present." He told his former student. Sasuke resisted the urge to glare at Kakashi for denying him.
"Hey! Kakashi-kun! I got you're your dinner!" Katsumi shouted as she entered the office. She froze and dropped the bento box she was carrying when she saw Sasuke.
"Katsumi-chan!" Sasuke smiled and went to hug her but she stepped back from him. He frowned and then he noticed she was in her old ninja gear. "Why are you wearing that?" He asked confused.
"She's a leaf ninja again, Sasuke." Kakashi spoke, he knew that Katsumi had completely frozen in fear. Sasuke glared at both of them.
"Why would you go do a thing like that?" Sasuke asked her, trying not to shout. He wanted to convince her to come home and that he could change. But if he showed any signs of violence or raised his voice in the slightest, he knew Kakashi wouldn't allow him to talk to her at all.
"I missed it, Sasuke. I missed being a ninja, it's who I am." She finally spoke up.
"But what about the house and when we have children?" He asked her slightly annoyed.
"The house will be fine, as for children, I'm not sure if I will be having your children." She told him harshly. Sasuke was taken back slightly.
"You've fallen for someone else, haven't you?" He asked her, his hands balling up into fists. "Who is it? I'll kill them!" He added; his blood was boiling.
"No one, Sasuke. I haven't fallen for anyone." She told him, her nervousness starting up again due to his anger showing. Sasuke took a deep breath to calm himself.
"Then why have you packed and left the house?" He asked trying to control his anger.
"You were hurting me, Sasuke!" She shouted at him. Sasuke stared at her in shock, she had never shouted at him before.
"I'll change, I promise you, Katsumi, I'll change." He quickly begged her. Kakashi made a skeptical noise and folded his over his chest.
"You have to learn to accept a few things now." She told him and Sasuke sighed. "You live with it or you don't have me at all." She added harshly and Sasuke's eyes widened.
"I love you, Katsumi-chan, I really do!" He suddenly shouted and she just stared at him. Kakashi watched Katsumi closely, she was clearly falling for him again but he won't allow her to get hurt by him again.
"Katsumi-chan, I will not allow you to go back to Sasuke." Kakashi told her and Sasuke growled.
"She can do what she wants." Kakashi raised an eyebrow at Sasuke's words.
"So now she's free to do as she pleases as long as it's in your favour." Kakashi hissed through his teeth and Katsumi frowned.
"No! I realised what I've done wrong, I want to fix this, Katsumi-chan." Sasuke pleaded with her.
"Katsumi-chan, would you like to stay at my house or go back with Sasuke?" Kakashi asked her and she took a deep breath.
"I'd like to stay at yours, Kakashi-kun." She admitted, her voice wavering slightly as she received a harsh glare from Sasuke which was soon redirected at Kakashi.
"No! You're going home with me!" Sasuke grabbed her arm as he shouted. Katsumi didn't have time to react before Kakashi ripped Sasuke's hand off Katsumi's wrist.
"If you touch her, talk or even look at her Uchiha, I will have you imprisoned." Kakashi hissed at him as he stood between Katsumi and him. "Now leave my sight." He added, pointing at the door. Sasuke looked at Kakashi shocked but followed the order.
Once they couldn't hear Sasuke's footsteps anymore, Katsumi held onto Kakashi and cried. This was the third time he had seen her cry in his life. The first time was she broke her first bone. Since then she cried only due to an injury. The second was when he found out what Sasuke was doing to her. He held her close to him, he didn't know if he should say anything so he stayed silent, gently rubbing her back, trying to calm her down.
After a short while, Katsumi stopped crying. She pulled away from him, apologising for getting his Kage robe wet. Kakashi smiled and wiped the tears that still stained her cheeks away. "There's no need to apologise, Katsumi-chan." He told her softly. "Let's go home. I have an idea of what might cheer you up." He added as he placed his hand on the middle of her back to guide her out of the office.
Sasuke watched the two leave the Hokage's Tower, he was sure something was going on between them. He just had to catch them in the act, then he could get his Katsumi back and ruin Kakashi's integrity. He would make sure Kakashi was punished. He watched how Kakashi would brush his hand gently against hers as he walked. He saw how Katsumi smiled every time she looked at Kakashi. Sasuke knew something had to be going on. He couldn't believe that his own sensei. The Hokage who had his pick of women due to his title, stole his girlfriend. It made him sick to his stomach.
Kakashi was aware of Sasuke following them but he ignored it. There was no point in worrying Katsumi more than she already was. He led her into his home and then into the lounge. He told her to sit on the sofa and close her eyes. She did as he requested, she trusted him. "Open your eyes, Katsumi-chan." She opened her eyes and he was handing her a copy of Icha Icha Paradise. She gasped, Kakashi never let anyone near his Icha Icha series, and he loved them too much to let anyone borrow them. "You can borrow this." He told her as she slowly took it from him. She smiled like a Cheshire Cat.
"Thank you!" She jumped up and hugged him. Sasuke watched the interaction and growled. He wanted to pull her away from the bastard. Kakashi smiled and hugged her back before letting her go so she could get herself comfortable on the sofa. She curled up and started to read. Kakashi decided to go to bed. He knew that Sasuke wouldn't dare enter his home.