They Gave Up Too Soon

by Hachico2012

Have you ever wondered what might have happened if Rin from Kakashi's original team mates had never died during the war? Are you a closet Obito/Rin shipper? This story is for you!

7. Chapter 7

Asuki

It had been almost two years since I came back to the leaf by summons of the Hokage. I had been reunited with my childhood best friend and was living with her. Sadly, Rin's parents never made it back from the Third Great Ninja War. I just didn't have the heart to move out after we found out her family wouldn't be returning home. But we had gotten through it together. Not long after I had joined Kakashi as Rin's fill in, the war ended and things seemed like they had started to get back to normal in the Leaf Village. I had met our Sensei, Minato. The Yellow Flash of the Leaf was no joke! He was incredibly skilled and went on to become the Fourth Hokage not long afterwards. When Rin had fully recovered, she began her personal training with Lady Tsunade and reached jonin level medical ninjutsu status and was able to rejoin her team. I had been officially adopted into Rin's team. I partially felt somewhat wrong about that. Like I was replacing Obito. But they reassured me he wouldn't mind and that the four of us would be a team if the situation ever arose. I was officially at home in the Leaf Village once more.

"Rin! Have you seen my kunai pouch?" I called out to my best friend who was upstairs in her room. I was running late to meet up with Kakashi for a one on one training session. I cracked a smile, remembering our first training session from when I first returned and agreed to fill in for Rin. Since then we had worked out a sparring training session once a week to keep each other on our toes.

It had taken about two and a half hours to find Kakashi, who was standing in front of a memorial stone. I stood behind him quietly, wanting to give him the space he needed and waiting patiently. After a few moments, he turned around and looked at me in shock, before it turned to a smile.

"About time, whatever took you so long?" He asked curiously, causing me to look at him with an exasperated sigh. "What?"

"I have been looking for you for almost three hours. I have practically torn the village apart looking for you! You didn't exactly give me any idea as to when we were going to train!" I pouted and relaxed my body, unsure of what was going to come.

He chuckled, shaking his head at me. "Well you found me didn't you? Did you want to do race or do a mock battle?"

"Honestly, I wouldn't mind doing a mock battle." I stated after a moment of thinking of what I wanted to do. "Mock battles were a great way of seeing how your opponent handles stressful situations and what techniques they use."

"Rin? Are you still asleep? I was supposed to meet Kakashi ten minutes ago...then again, he will be later than I am." I muttered the last part as I went upstairs to find Rin, knocking on her door.

She initially just grumbled and I heard her rolling in her bed. I knocked again and then when there was no response I just decided to walk in and I grinned at her cuddling her body pillow. She giggled in her sleep and I decided to go mess with her as I approached her bedside and grabbed a quill feather from one of her pens on her nightstand and lightly tickled her neck with the tip. She giggled again and blurted out "Mmm, Obito, stop iiiit!" I clapped my hand over my mouth to keep myself from bursting out laughing.

I did it again, gently pressing against her side that was up just to see her reaction. All I knew was that I was going to have to tell Kakashi about this when I finally got out to meet him.

She wiggled her entire body and laughed. If I had been drinking something in that moment I would have done one hell of spit take in response to what she said next, "Ohhh Obito, you can touch me there anytime!" I couldn't hold it in, I started laughing so hard that she jolted awake and looked at me super concerned. "WHA! Asuki...what the hell?" she questioned, looking at me like I had lost my damn mind. She was correct.

"Oh my gods, you were having a naughty dream, weren't you? About your boyfriend?!" I was rolling around on the ground, laughing uncontrollably. "Oh that was great, I really needed that so much!"

"H-Huh? I was what? What are you talking about Asuki?" she questioned, her face getting red instantly at the mention of her boyfriend. "I...I wasn't-" she dropped off, avoiding eye contact with me as she began to remember the dream she was just having.

I began telling her exactly what happened and what she was saying in her sleep, sitting up and looking at her from the floor. "So, would you like to tell me exactly what you were dreaming about with Mr. Obito?"

"I...I'm a woman with needs Asuki." she stated, biting her lip. "You should know all about that. Seeing as you tango with Kakashi every week just for an excuse to have bodily contact with him." she teased me, turning the attention off of herself. Or at least trying to reflect it back on me.

I pouted at her, poking at her feet that were out from underneath the blanket and watching her laugh loudly from getting tickled. "We do not tango! It is strictly just training! Kakashi has been such a stick in the mud lately. I have no idea what has been up with him."

She chuckled at me, "Maybe because he's sexually frustrated." she stated, "With you prancing around in front of him for the past two years, I don't blame him for being crabby." she stated. "You know he tells me things right?" she added, getting out of bed and stretching.

I joined her in stretching, helping her whenever she needed assistance and looking at her curiously. "What does he tell you? How come you didn't tell me? And hey, I have given him so many signs that I want to be more, but somehow he hasn't gotten that yet!"

She chuckled at me again, "You know, I would have told you but Kakashi kind of made me vow not to...All I can tell you is that he says the same thing about you. But Kakashi is clueless. You'd think he'd know how to treat a woman after reading all of those books for so long." she commented and looked at me, "Why are you in my room anyway?"

I pouted at her and laid on my back, stretching my legs. "Well, I was trying my best to get your attention because I need my kunai pouch. But then well I got distracted by your little talking bit." I bit my lip, looking at her worried. "So...is there interest there or am I just being silly?"

"Asuki...he definitely is interested. He just doesn't know how to express how he feels. Kakashi isn't exactly the romantic type. And he's never had a girlfriend before. Just give him some time. I know he'll come around. If you want, I could talk to him for you." she replied, searching through her dresser for my pouch. She had borrowed it the day before and had forgotten to give it back to me.

"I mean...what would you say? God...I don't think I have ever been this nervous about anything in my life. I'm sorry if I'm annoying about it!" I hid my face in one of her pillows, groaning in frustration. Why? Why is he having this affect on me?

She scoffed, "Please, you're talking to the girl who almost didn't tell the boy she was in love with how she feels after coming back from being 'dead' for two and a half years. Trust me, I get it. It's incredibly nerve wracking. As for Kakashi, I can just tell him that he needs to make his move soon, before someone else snatches you up." she explained, smiling at me as she handed me my kunai pouch.

I stood up, taking it from her and giving her a huge hug. "Thank you Rin, I...I hope that helps because I want him to realize how much he means to me. This is crazy, god I want to just grab his face and kiss him...Sorry!" I was so embarrassed at how antsy I was being about him.

"That might be a difficult maneuver with that pesky mask." she giggled at my frustration. But don't worry. I'm sure he feels the same way about you. Maybe you should make it blatantly clear to him. Why don't you try asking him to hang out. You know, outside of training." she suggested with a genuine smile. "There's no way he'd say no."

I blinked rapidly, "W-what would we do, hanging out? All we normally do is train and go on missions...I mean we can go get ramen. Seriously how do you and Obito manage to find things to talk about and not be awkward about it?"

"I mean, I haven't actually seen Obito much since he's been isolated in the foundation for the past couple of years. So talking is kind of all we have right now with the letters you and Kakashi send back and forth for us. So I don't know if I can be of much help in that instance. Especially since Obito and I have a long history together. But you guys have things in common. Why not try talking about the books you're both into?" she suggested.

I blushed heavier, picking the book out of one of my pouches. "I mean, that's entirely possible. But what after that? Gods, I feel so hopeless even though I read these books!"

I opened up the book, fidgeting with the pages as I looked at Rin, handing her my book and giggling. "Read it!"

"Y-you want me to read smut?" she questioned, blushing slightly as she stared at it terrified. "And just be yourself with Kakashi, Asuki. He already likes you. Just open up to him and be a real person instead of the shinobi he's already acquainted with." she told me with a supportive smile.

"Yes I want you to read a fantastic book!" I giggled, placing it into her hands. "And I will try my best, I just hope he likes the real me."

"Fine. M-maybe I'll see what it's all about. And I know he'll fall for you Asuki. If he hasn't already." she giggled at me. "Shouldn't you be going? You're going to be late for your tournament with Kakashi."

I looked out the window, my eyes widening. "Shit, I'm going to be so late!" I state giving Rin a quick hug as I head outside quickly to our training spot.

"Don't worry Asuki, late is on time for Kakashi!" she called out after me as I sped off to meet up with Kakashi at the training grounds. I must have been zooming because everything was a blur the entire way there and I couldn't remember much of the trip out there. I finally made it to the training grounds and glanced around for any sign of Kakashi. Sadly, Rin had been right. Kakashi still wasn't there.

I sighed, sitting on the ground and pulling out another copy of the book I gave Rin, getting lost in the pages while I waited for Kakashi to get there. I found myself unable to concentrate on it, wondering what Kakashi's favorite parts were of the book.

"Enjoying chapter 8?" Kakashi's voice spoke up from two feet in front of my face and I jumped, dropping my book only to see Kakashi hanging upside down from the tree branch hovering over my head. Kakashi chuckled at my reaction and dropped down from the tree, landing in front of me and picking up the book he scared me into dropping. "You know, a Ninja should never let their guard down." he stated, quickly glancing over the part I had been reading. "Ahhh yes, that's one of my favorite scenes too."

"Ninjas are not supposed to get lost on the path of life either!" I retorted swiping it from him, blushing heavily as I put it into my pouch. "Honestly, it's one of those scenes I can't ever forget!"

"Yeah, sorry about that." He stated and rubbed his neck nervously. "Hope I didn't keep you waiting. And maybe I was just trying to keep you on your toes. Which you failed horribly. But I can't blame you for being immersed. That scene is iconic." he replies. "Have you gotten to chapter 10? That's the best part of the whole series."

I giggled, booping him on the nose with my finger, "I've read the book quite a few times, so I would say so. It's definitely a fantastic part!" I exclaim, unable to stop blushing at us talking about the book.

"I have to admit, I knew you were into the books, but I didn't realize how die hard you are. I didn't really take you for that kind of girl, Asuki." he teased me, winking as he made his way across the field. "Are you ready to do this, or what? I have the next edition waiting for me at home. You know, the one that's not out in stores yet." he had to rub it in my face.

My eyes widened as I looked at him in absolute shock. "How did you get that copy?! I have been waiting forever for that!" I was hard core pouting as I came up to face against him.

"Did you forget that I'm Master Jiraya's number one fan? Plus, he's like my grandfather in Sensei form, since he was Minato's sensei and all. That makes me the grandson he never had. I get first dibs on every edition." he winked at me once again, trying to make me jealous and it was working so hard. I glared at him as he adopted a fighting stance. "Ready when you are Red."

I smirked at him and adopted a fighting stance. "Winner gets to read it first and buy lunch!" I stated, disappearing and reappearing behind him.

He dodged immediately with a substitution and vanished. "Sounds like a date." his voice spoke up from behind me as he pointed the tip of a kunai at my neck from the side. "But I think I have a better idea."

I managed to slip out from his grip, shedding my jacket and revealing a tight tank top and my training shorts. "What's your better idea?"

"If you win, you get to keep my copy. If I win…" he trailed off, advancing on me and firing combination attacks so fast that I barely was able to evade them. I dodged his chidori but just barely. Damn! He was serious tonight! "If I win, you have to read it with me. Oh, and dinner for a week." he finally made his demands and I couldn't help but to blush at what he was wagering.

I let my dragon like wings sprout out, flying up into the air and firing off some attacks from above. "You have yourself a deal Kashi Hatake!" I winked at him and put my hands on my hips. He was able to dodge my attacks and zipped through the treeline, throwing chakra charged ninja stars at me.

"You've just given me the perfect incentive to try harder." he stated, charging me in the air and using his chidori to knock me out of the sky. I didn't even see him coming as he took me down, following on top of me as he held me down and lifted his headband to reveal his glowing red sharingan. He was planning on putting me into a genjutsu to win this? Damn, he was desperate to win this match. Maybe Rin was right?

Then it occurred to me, a smirk crossing my lips as I wrap my legs around him, lifting us up with my wings. I took the opportunity to pull his mask down to see what was underneath, keeping him trapped with my legs. "Two can play dirty Kashi!"

His eyes grew wide with surprise and I about dropped dead from how fucking gorgeous he actually was underneath his mask. I must have dropped my guard out of shere shock because he was able to get out of my grasp and pull his mask back up immediately. "That wasn't part of the deal, Asuki!" He exclaimed, appearing behind me, grabbing me by my waist as he slammed me against the ground and pinned me with my arms above my head while he straddled me.

I blushed heavily, my heart beating faster than I have ever felt it in my life. "Oh but it was so worth it. Kashi you're so handsome! I don't get why you hide it!" I exclaimed, blushing heavier. "Which I said out loud. Oh God!"

"I have my reasons for wearing it...for which I don't expect you to understand. However…" he stated, "I think I win this one." he finished, allowing me to get up as he offered his hand to help me up off of the ground. "Wait...did you just call me handsome?" he questioned, running a hand through his snow white hair.

I bit my lip, walking over and grabbing my jacket. I looked back at him and smiled, "I don't know Kakashi, did I? And I'll let you win this time!"

"You're pretty easy on the eyes too, you know. How come you're still single?" he asked me, coming over and helping me with my jacket. That was a statement I never thought I'd hear him say.

I blinked repeatedly, "No one has asked me honestly or showed interest." I shrugged, not wanting to admit that I had been waiting all this time for him.

"Well then, everyone is a fool. I'm pretty sure you'll be able to live your own paradise someday." he states, referring to the books we read. "Now then, how about I buy us some dinner? My treat." he replies. "And since you like it so much, why don't we go back to my place so you can steal a glimpse at my handsome face some more?" he winked at me, teasing me quite a bit.

My mouth dropped open as I was absolutely sure that my face matched my hair. "O-ok, that sounds absolutely amazing!" Rin was not going to believe this at all. How was I going to even begin to explain this!?

"Cool. I'll make you dinner instead. Sounds more personal." he stated, rubbing the back of his neck again. I bit my lip, unsure of how to respond to everything that was happening tonight. "H-hey Asuki…" he prompted as we began walking towards his place in the village.

I looked over to him, "Y-yeah Kakashi?" Worried that he might be having second thoughts about hanging out.

"If this makes you uncomfortable in any way, you don't have to do this...I'd hate to force you to hang out with me." he told me, his eyes full of worry. Was he...nervous that I didn't want to spend time with him?

I stopped, taking his hand and looking into his eyes. "Kakashi...I was worried you wouldn't want to hang out with me! You do not make me uncomfortable at all or I wouldn't have agreed to it!" I never expected him to be nervous as well, it was a little bit of a relief.

"You're kidding? What guy in their right mind would pass up an evening with a gorgeous- Uhh...w-with you." He corrected himself before finishing what he had started actually saying. That took me by surprise. "I'm glad you're not having second thoughts though. That's kind of a relief."

I giggled, squeezing his hand in mine. "Come on Kashi, let's get to your house! I promise it'll be an awesome night!" I couldn't stop myself from being so excited and I hoped he didn't find me annoying.

He chuckled at me and we made our way to his house. Once we got there, he invited me in and began prepping dinner. While he was doing that I took the liberty of wandering around and committing what the inside of Kakashi's place looked like to memory. "So, what would you like for dinner? Any requests?" He asked me, and I turned around to find that he had taken his headband and mask off and it was now sitting on the counter. Holy hell, he was a beautiful man!

I couldn't find my voice for a good few minutes, taking off my jacket and fanning myself. "S-surprise me, I have never tried your cooking before so I'm excited!"

He let out a small laugh, "You sure you're going to be able to handle this?" he asked me turning around and taking off his gray vest and hanging it on the back of a chair. "You know, you agreed to read the newest edition of Icha Icha with me. Would you like to start that tonight?"

I walked over, putting on his gray vest and sitting on the counter as he cooked, "yeah of course I can handle it! And I would love to start that. Maybe after dinner?"

"Sounds like a nice way to spend the rest of the night." he stated, pulling his fingerless gloves off with his teeth and setting them aside as he took some items out of his refrigerator. He spun around and stopped in his tracks, his eyes wide with surprise. "Wow…"

I cocked my head to the side, looking at him curiously, "What?" I asked confused to his reaction.

"N-nothing...It's just that, you look damn good on my counter." he replied, smirking at me as he walked back over and gave me a once over, "And in my clothes." he added as he began chopping meat next to me.

I chuckled, leaning closer to him. " And you look good when you're cooking." I kissed his cheek. "And without your mask on."

"You know...I think you're the only person in the entire village that has seen me without my mask. It makes me feel...vulnerable. It kind of feels good to be able to just be me without worrying about it. I guess I just...feel safe around you." he stated, and for the first time in the past two years that I had known him, I could actually see him blush. Holy hell was that a sight to see! God! This man was beautiful! In so many ways.

I giggled, fluffing his hair a little bit. "Kashi, you don't have to hide yourself around me. I want you to be comfortable and be yourself ok? C-can you please do that for me?"

"I can certainly try...as long as you don't hold back anymore either." he agreed, putting a stipulation on my request. "I can tell that...you're tense around me a lot. I hope I don't intimidate you." he stated, sincerely, putting the meat on the stove to cook.

"I...I don't mean to. It's not that you intimate me. I can't explain it honestly. But I promise that I'll try as well!" I state, hugging his vest closer to my body. He glanced up from what he was cooking and smiled at me softly.

"You sure like that vest. If you'd like, you can borrow that one. I have others." he stated, flipping the meat in the skillet to brown on the other side. "I hope you enjoy what I'm making for you." he added, sprinkling some spices on it.

"A-are you sure Kashi?" I asked jumping down and coming to stand next to him, giggling at our size difference. "And it smells amazing!"

"Sure I'm sure! You look better in it anyway, annoyingly enough." he replied, turning to face me and placing a hand on top of my head. "Huh...you're a lot shorter without your shoes." he pointed out and smirked down at me. "How cute."

I put my hands on my hips, "Kakashi! I am not that short!" I felt my cheeks heating up as I poked his stomach, hitting his belly button by chance. He jumped in reaction and hugged his torso, raising an eyebrow at me.

"Ah! How could you violate my body like that Asuki?" he questioned with wide eyes, sliding behind me to get to the cupboard to grab some plates, squeezing my hip on the way past. "I don't think you want to start this war." he laughed upon turning around to see my facial expression.

I bit my lip to hide the moan that wanted to escape. I breathed out heavily after a few minutes, "Kashi are you ticklish? Because that is a war I do want to start!" I giggled and hugged him from the side.

"Well if I was, I wouldn't tell you that." he commented, his face turning slightly red as he finished up preparing dinner, which was just a really juicy piece of steak that smelled amazing tasted like heaven.

I giggle, reaching up and pinching his cheek, "Oh dearest Kakashi, that's so cute!" I walk over and set the table, my hips swaying without my meaning to. I turn around notice Kakashi is staring at my ass. His eyes pop as soon as he realizes that he's been caught staring and his face turns incredibly red as he averts his eyes. "See something you like Kashi?" I ask coyly, winking at him and giggling.

"You know what, what if I do Asuki?" he asked me boldly, standing up straight and making his way over to me on the other side of the table as he places the food on the table in front of me. "What are you going to do about it?"

I smirk, motioning him over to me and waiting until he gets closer. I motion him down as if I'm going to tell him a secret and giggle. "This." I state, turning him to face me and kissing him softly. I pulled again gently and looked at him to read his face. It was so much easier to read his expressions without his faceguard.

He looked at me in sheer shock. It was as if he wasn't sure if this was reality or some cruel dream. I bit my lip nervously as I awaited his response, worried that I might have taken things a little too far. He didn't say anything. All he did was lean forward and press his perfect lips back to mine. "If I had known you were going to do that, I would have invited you over here a long time ago." he finally replied, his forehead still pressed against mine.

"Ka...Kakashi." I managed to utter a reply. This man was taking away my breath. Then Kakashi's lips curled up into a devious grin as he pulled away and made his way back to the other side of the table to serve the dinner he had made us.

"Or at least that's what I'd say if we were characters in Jiraya's books." he stated and my jaw dropped. Did he just fake me out? Was he messing with me?

I cross my arms over my chest, "Kakashi!" I pout as I sit down at the table, "I think if we were characters in his book, things would be a little more...well, past kissing."

He chuckles at me and sits down across from me. "Now that sounds like an interesting read." he comments, winking at me and taking a bite of the food in front of him. "Oh hey, speaking of hot and heavy, it's almost time for one of us to deliver Rin's note to Obito. You feel like tagging along?" he asks me and I look up at him from staring at my food too hard.

"I wouldn't mind at all, it could be a whole lot of fun to be honest, we could even make it a race." I blushed, as I began eating the food, which tasted absolutely heavily. "This is absolutely fantastic! Kakashi, you're an amazing cook!"

"Why thank you! But don't tell anyone. And that might be entertaining. Care to sweeten the pot?" he replied, propping and elbow on the table and looking back at me slyly.

"Hey, if I get this delicious food to myself, I promise I won't tell a soul!" I blush heavily as I look away from him, the feeling of butterflies driving me absolutely crazy! "Whatever do you mean Kakashi?"

"Well, as long as it's for you, I don't mind. And I just kind of thought wagers were our thing nowadays. Makes things more interesting. Name your reward and I'll wager mine." he smirked at me, taking another bite of his steak.

I bite my lip and think for a moment, blushing a little bit at my thought. "Whenever it's just the two of us, you can't wear a mask and you have to tell Jiraya that I'm his number one fan!"

"I'll do you one better. If you win, I'll introduce you to Jiraya. However, if I win...I get a second a second date." he replies after thinking for a moment. He bites his lip and looks at me nervously.

I giggle as I eat my food, looking into his eyes. "Alright, you have a deal sweetheart!" I wink at him, as I finish up my food, getting up to do the dishes. "I'll do the dishes then we can read or go deliver the note. Whichever you want to do!"

"Uh...actually, if you'd like to, we can go see Obito then come back and read some. You could stay the night if you want to. Since it'll probably be kind of late by the time we get back tonight." he suggested and I almost dropped my plate as soon as he said that.

"Y-you want me to spend the night?" I ask, stuttering a little as I look over at him. "I mean, would that be ok? We should probably let Rin know so she doesn't worry about me."

He bite his lip and nods in response. "I mean, y-you don't have to if you don't want to. And if you're worried about Rin, I'm sure she can manage for a night. We can talk to her when we go to pick up her letter." he explains, coming to stand behind me. "I hope you think I'm being too forward."

I walk over, lifting his chin and making him look at me. "Kakashi, I want to! I was just worried it would be strange right off the bat. I absolutely want to though!" I lean forward and kiss him softly. "My goodness, you worry a lot!"

"Well...I've never known a girl like you, Asuki." he replied, placing his hands on my hips and pressing me gently against the edge of the sink. He leans down and kisses me softly, reaching up to touch my cheek.

I giggle into the kiss and pull away. "Is that a good or bad thing, Kashi?" I ask, smiling up at him and batting my eyelashes.

"If you can't tell, there is something seriously wrong with you." he chuckles at me and moves a strand of my hair out of my face. "You don't have to do the dishes alone, you know. Why don't I help you and then we can get going before it gets too late into the evening." he offered, going back over to the table to retrieve his dishes and placing them in the sink. I ran some water and washed the dinner dishes and he dried and put them away.

I smile as we finish up the dishes and I look outside, "We definitely made good time with this, I'm impressed. We make an amazing team!"I giggle, bouncing happily and bringing him down to my level and kissing him softly. "Thank you for helping me!"

He grins and kisses me back picking me up and setting me on top of his kitchen counter as he continues to kiss me more deeply. "I happen to agree with you...care to get lost on the path of life with me," he leans in and whispers in my ear, "Asuki?"

I blush heavily, a shudder rushing through my body and I wrap my legs around him, giggling. "That is something Jiraya would put in his books, but I won't mind getting lost on that path….as long as it's with you." I gently play with his hair.

"You should know...once you travel down that path, it's harder to find your way back. Are you sure you're ready for this?" he asks me, leaning down and pressing his lips into the crook of my neck, causing another wave of want to shudder throughout my body.

I feel my head lean backwards, my eyes widening as a moan escapes my lips, causing me to blush hard. "I am absolutely sure Kakashi."

Kakashi began kissing down my neck, scraping his teeth gently over my skin as he trailed his way down my cleavage. He ran his hand along my thigh, lightly ghosting up my skirt and squeezing my hip. He brought his lips back to mine and kissed me harder, our breath synchronizing as my heart refused to stop fluttering.

I wrap myself further around him, pushing myself off of the counter, never breaking the kiss. My body was reacting so well against his and I gently moved my hand into his hair and tugging it. I finally pulled away, smirking at him. "Think you can make it to the couch or your bed?"

He grins deviously back at me picks me up, holding me by cupping my ass and brings me over the couch and lays me down, following me as he kisses me. "I'm sorry Asuki, this is the best I can do right now." he murmurs into my ear and then nips it, sliding his hand up my skirt once again and trailing his thumb along my pantiline.

I moan out louder than before, blushing as I realize the neighbors could probably hear me. He keeps nipping at my ear and his thumb slipping under my pantyline as I gasp, moaning uncontrollably. My heart about jumps out of my chest as there is a knock at the door and I jump up quickly, my eyes widening.

Kakashi groaned and stood up, running into the kitchen to grab his facemask and put it on before opening the door to reveal Asuma Sarutobi, one of Kakashi's old classmates. "Oh. Hello Asuma. What can I do for you?" Kakashi questioned, sounding slightly irritated that we had been interrupted.

"Hey there, Kakashi. I think this is yours. I found it on the steps of the Hokage's office...Oh! S-sorry, is this a bad time?" Asuma questioned, handing Kakashi his red and white anbu mask as he, poked is head in to see me standing a few feet behind Kakashi. Asuma adopted the smuggest smirk I had ever seen in my life. It almost made me need to fan myself. Asuma was, in my opinion, one of the sexiest guys in the Leaf. Other than Kakashi, of course.

"H-hey there Asuma." I blush heavily, waving shyly as I straighten myself up and realizing I'm wearing Kakashi's jacket. "What are you doing here?" I ask curiously.

"Oh, you know. Just returning something Kakashi so irresponsibly misplaced. Although, now I see why you were in such a hurry to rush off after that meeting with the Hokage." he states, elbowing Kakashi in the ribs playfully. Oh, he was definitely on to us.

I blush heavily, rubbing the back of my neck and giggling. "You were in a rush huh?" I ask Kakashi curiously and bite my lip.

"W-well, you know. Path of life and everything." Kakashi states, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.

"You know, Kakashi. She's way out of your league." Asuma comments, looking over at me and winking in my direction. "If you find you're not satisfied here, you can always pay me a visit later." Kakashi's one eye squinted as he glared at Asuma, his fist clenching.

I look at him, my mouth dropping open as I blush heavily and then to Kakashi. "I um...I'm good thanks." I give him a small smile as I wrap my arms around Kakashi. "One man of mystery is good enough for me." I wink at him and giggle.

Asuma grins genuinely. "Yes, I can see that. Oh well, can't blame a guy for trying. Sorry to disturb you two. Details later, Kakashi." he winks at him as he bids us adue. Kakashi slams the door as Asuma walks off.

I nuzzle against his side and squeeze him against me. "You ok sweetheart?" I ask curiously, looking up at him.

He pulls down his mask and grins softly at me. "I am now." he replies, pressing his lips against mine possessively. "He was right, that you're out of my league." he says to me, his eyes sad. "I don't deserve to love someone like you."

I kiss him back, pulling away to look at him. "I think that is for me to decide Kakashi and to be honest, I always thought you would be out of my league and wouldn't see me like this." I look away biting my lip, before looking back at him. "D-did you say love?" I blush heavily and giggle, kissing him again.

"Are you serious? You're gorgeous, exceptionally skilled, and brilliant. To tell the truth, I've always repressed my feelings because I thought you deserved better. I mean...there's things you don't know about me. Who I actually am. And...did I say love? Oh well...perhaps I did." he replied, rubbing the back of his neck nervously once more.

I take his hand and gently bite his knuckle, "I know it's early, but I mean we have known each other for two years now. I think...I think it's safe to say. Because I...I love you too." I blush heavily, looking up at him shyly. "As for the things I don't know about you, I can't wait to learn all about them!"

"You know, every part of me is telling me to whisk you away for a wonderful night locked in my bedroom. But the responsible part of me is telling me that we should get going back to your place to fulfill our promise to our friends." he smiled down at me.

I get on my tip toes, kissing him softly on the lips. "Well Kashi, let's wash up and then head out to my house to get Rin's letter. Thank you again for the first part of our date, I really enjoyed your cooking and just spending time with you. Back home, most people don't really try to get close to me or my brother since we are from the head family and...being in the Leaf has been a wonderful change of pace."

"Oh? Head family you say? Well...does that mean I'm dating a princess?" he smirks back at me, pulling his mask back over his face and pointing down the hall. "Bathrooms on the left." he states, taking his vest off of my hands and putting it back on. I smile as I head down the hall towards the bathroom. Did...did he just say we were dating?

I blush heavily, "Thank you, but I am far from a princess. Honestly, I'm the second born so my run for head of house will never happen. It goes to my older brother, then to his daughter and honestly I am perfectly fine with that. I have always wanted to do more ninja based things rather than running a huge household and being stuck."

"It is quite liberating." he states as he continues to get dressed. I went into the bathroom and cleaned myself up. As soon as I looked in the mirror I noticed a dark mark on my neck by my collarbone. Shit! Kakashi had given me one hell of a hickey. How was going to explain that to Rin? She was sure to notice. I finished up in the bathroom and made my way back out to see Kakashi all ready and standing at the door. "Ready?" his eye squinted up, insinuating he was smiling behind his mask at me. I bit my lip and giggled slightly, joining him as we set out to see Rin.

I give him a pouty look and pointed to my neck, "Kakashi," I whined at him, "you gave me a huge hickey!" I pulled him closer to me, pulling his mask down and kissing him. "I will have to get you back for that later."

"I look forward to the challenge." he smirks back at me and squeezes my hip. I let out a squeal and he recovers his face with his mask. "Come on you, I'm sure Rin is getting antsy. Keep distracting me and she's going to be pissed that I'm super late tonight." he replies, wrapping his arm around my waist and directing me towards the streets of the Leaf Village.

I blush heavily and take his hand in mine, squeezing it happily. "Hey you're the distraction Mr. Hatake!" I begin noticing how many people were staring at us in shock and surprise...and jealousy from some of the women who found Kakashi attractive. Oh boy, I had a feeling I would run back into them at some point. Yippee for me!

"Oh, I'm the distraction? I don't think you're the one getting all the glares." he murmurs. Now that he had said something, Kakashi was getting some pretty mean looks from some of the guys in the village as well. Oh jealousy is such a green monster! I giggled at him and clung to him tighter. "Hey Asuki...thank you. For today. I'm glad I won our wager earlier." he added.

I look up at him blushing, "You know, if we are dating, we technically don't need the wagers. Though they do make things interesting and fun!"I state, biting my lip. "I mean...are we dating? You said it earlier and I just...wanted to confirm." I hide my face against his side.

"As long as you want me, I'm yours Asuki." he replies, stopping in the middle of the street and pulling me up against him. He slides his mask down and places another gentle kiss to my lips. "I'm glad you came back to the Leaf." he states, resting his forehead against mine.

I make sure that his face is covered from others around us a I giggle, "Of course I want you silly Kakashi!" I pull his mask back up and hug him tightly. "I'm so glad that I was able to come back too, I just didn't expect it to be so eventful!"

"Oh? And why's that?" he asked me as we started moving again, getting closer to mine and Rin's place. "You make the Leaf sound so anticlimactic. Is you home village that impressive?"

I hold my hands up and shake my head. "I meant, when I first got the letter from Hokage, I kinda figured it would have been to raise my rank here and become a teacher. As for my home village, it has its perks, but it is the anticlimactic one."

"You...want to become a teacher?" he asks me, raising his eyebrow at me. "That would be interesting to see." he states as we walk up to the front door of mine and Rin's house.

I blush heavily, rubbing the back of my neck. "I mean, it's a big dream of mine. We don't do teams or any of that back home. So the idea of actually leading kids in a team would be phenomenal."

"I don't know...Sounds like a big headache." Kakashi replies as I open the door and let wave him inside. "Kids seem like a lot of responsibility. Oh, but I'm sure you'll be a fantastic teacher!" he says as Rin come running downstairs.

I instantly cover up my neck where the hickey is and smile at her. "Hey Rin, how's your day been?" I asked curiously, leaning against the wall. How on earth was I going to tell her? Ahhh, there's so many things I have to say and I don't know where to start.

"Hey you two! You guys look cozy...Everything alright with your neck there Asuki?" she asked me, coming into the kitchen. "Kakashi didn't bite you or anything did he?" she laughs, joking around but she didn't know how close she was to the truth.

"Well…" I blush, moving my hand slowly away from my neck. "Yeah that's one way of putting it." I waited, watching for her reaction.

He eyes grew wide and her jaw dropped in disbelief. "Kakashi! You dog!" she exclaimed, "If you hurt my Asuki, I swear you're going to pay for it!" she threatened, rolling up the letter in her hand and sticking it his face pointedly. He raises his hands in surrender and looks slightly terrified.

"He won't hurt me, I'll make sure of it. He...we decided that we were going to d-date." I stutter, blushing heavier. I take the letter and hug her tightly, "I promise we will be good!"

She wipes away the tears in her eyes and smiles back at me. "I'm so happy for you both! I hope Obito returns soon so we can have a double date!" she exclaims, turning to Kakashi and places her fist against his chest and stares down at the floor. "Kakashi...take good care of my best friend." she whispers softly.

I come over, hugging her tightly and smiling. "Thank you for being a amazing friend! And we can so go out for ramen together, all of the ramen in the world!" I was honestly so excited to have her support in this, that meant the world to me. Granted, if my parents came to visit, I don't know if they would approve.

"It better be some damn good ramen." she states, looking up at us with more tears streaming down her face. "Gah! Why am I so emotional!"

"Time of the month?" Kakashi and I both ask at the same time, looking from you to each other and blushing. That was a first, which was incredibly creepy...I don't know if I want that to happen again.

"Yeah...don't do that again, okay?" she states, looking at us with all of the concern in the world. "You two should hurry along, if you plan on making it out to the foundation before sundown." she points out, going over and handing me my jacket. "Try not to dawdle too much. And don't worry, I won't wait up for you." she states, winking at me which meant that she was okay with me staying overnight at Kakashi's.

"We won't dawdle, I promise and your note will get there safely! Want us to give Obito a hug from you?"I ask curiously, taking Kakashi's hand in mine, running my thumb over his hand. "And we are going to read the latest book and relax!" I say excitedly.

"Told you that book would bring you two together." she replies, winking at me. "And if you want to. I doubt if Kakashi would swallow his pride long enough to deliver such a hug. So I guess I'm counting on you, Asuki." she states, blushing slightly and looking down at our hands and her face falls slightly. "I miss him, you know…"

I bite my lip, looking down. "I know you do sweetheart, he shouldn't be to much longer and I know that he's probably missing you just as much as you do him. And once you two are back together, I know you'll be attached at the lips...I mean hips."I blush heavily, giggling a little bit. "Sorry slip of the tongue."

"Oh, I'm sure there will be plenty of that too." Kakashi comments and Rin's face goes from lightly pink to a deep red in an instant. I can't believe he just said that in front of her!

"Kakashi!" I exclaim, pushing him playfully. "You be nice!" I shook my head and laughed lightly at the situation. I was friends with the most amazing and strange people in the world and I loved every second of it. Nothing about what I had gone through over the last two years had been boring and I felt like I was learning more about myself in a group then I did on all of my years in my village. Strange, because they were like me back home, but I felt more wanted in this village. Life had a strange way of showing you a path and putting you on it.

"Y-you two should get going. Hold on Kakashi...before you leave. I have something for you." she states, running into the bathroom quickly and shuffling through the closet for something. Kakashi looked at me in curiosity. I just shrugged. Rin was my best friend but I had no idea where she was going with this. Rin started talking before she reappeared, "He made me promise to give this to you in case you ever started seeing anyone as payback." she called out, throwing a small box with the words 'Pleasure Pack' written in bright orange words across the front. Oh my god! Were those condoms? "Courtesy of Obito." she proclaimed, leaning against the doorframe and smirking at him.

"Why thank you, I am sure these will come in handy once we are both ready to have lots and lots of sex!" Kakashi chuckles at her, making me blush hard and take the box from him. "Hey!"

"I'll just hold onto these, I don't want to wake up to you making balloons out of them!"I say teasingly, winking at him and poking his nose. "I'll be sure to thank him, though I'm sure we both are gonna get teased tremendously by him once he finds out."

"You have no idea. He's been waiting this long. Especially when he finds out I fell for you...he's been telling me from the damn beginning." he sighs and stretches both hands behind his head. "Oh well, can't really avoid the 'I-told-you-so's.' Are you ready to head out?" he asks me and I nod.

"I'm sure it won't be that bad, think of it like pulling a bandaid. Better to get it over with than to lolligag!"I chuckle, playing with his hair a little. "Yes I'm ready to head out!" I state, looking at Rin and hugging her tightly. "Please don't get into any trouble while I'm away!"

"Pshh, me? Trouble? I think you're the one we need to worry about." she says winking at Kakashi. "Don't do anything I wouldn't doooo." she sang as she rushed us out the door. I laughed and looked down at the letter she had written for Obito in my hand. She shut the door and Kakashi and I started towards the village gates. I began to get a little curious as to what kinds of things her and Obito wrote about. I pondered upon this until I caught Kakashi looking at me funny.

"What? Do I have something on my face?" I asked him, wiping at my face and not feeling anything on it. I pouted and looked at him curiously, running a hand through my hair. "What is it Kakashi!?"

He chuckled at me and replied, "You just looked like you had something on your mind. You got super quiet for a minute. Is everything alright? You've been staring at Rin's letter this whole time." he questioned and I bit my lip, unsure of how to respond. I didn't want him to think I was nosy.

I bite my lip, putting it away and blushing. "I've just always found it curious to what Obito and Rin always write to one another. I know it's nosey as hell, but I've always wondered about it."

"You know, I've kind of always wondered that too…" he looks over at me deviously. "I won't tell if you don't." he replies, smiling beneath his mask slyly. "Care to settle the curiosity?"

"Kashi, she trusts us with it...I don't wanna betray that, but I also have this curiosity that wants to find out. Does that make me a bad friend?" I ask quietly, rubbing my arm nervously.

"Hey, we've been doing this weekly for them for almost two years and haven't indulged once. Besides, what she doesn't know won't hurt her right? It's not like we're going to publish them or anything." he states. "But if you really don't want to, I won't force you. It doesn't make you a bad friend. That just makes you a caring one." he replied, wrapping his arm around me for comfort. I looked down at it again and thought for a moment. "It's killing you though, isn't it? I can see it on your face."

I blush heavily and nod, looking up at him. "It really is, believe me I want to...fine this one time and never again ok? And we absolutely keep it between the both of us!" I state, getting the letter out and holding it up.

I unfolded the letter to reveal Rin's handwriting. The letter was constructed rather formally. Rin was always the type of person to do things properly. The letter began with,

My Dear Obito,

I hope you're doing well out at the foundation. To be honest, I'm aware that you're supposed to be returning to the village soon. But I can't help but to feel rather anxious about it. I know how strict things are out there and I guess I'm just worried that I won't be getting the same boy back that left almost two years ago. I know I saw you for one night before you left. But after having thought you were gone for two years prior just makes it feel like it was an amazing dream. But I have faith that you'll come back to me someday soon.

Things have been going rather well here in the village, having two of my three best friends on my team and on my side has been amazing. You'd be proud of how much we all have grown, granted you do get to see Kakashi and Asuki whenever they drop off my messages. They have been growing closer and I think they are going to admit that they like one another. Feel free to tease them whenever you see them, cause it's always fun to watch them get all nervous!

Also, I think that's a great idea. I'll definitely buy a box and tell Kakashi that it's from you. Of course, I have to wait for the perfect timing. When they finally decide to be together. I'll be sure to write you his response in the next letter. I'm almost certain they're both going to break before then...Also, if Asuki tries to tell you I was having a naughty dream about you, don't listen to her! She can't prove anything!

To inquire about what you put in your last letter, I absolutely love the idea for that date. Something about eating a picnic behind a waterfall sounds extremely romantic and I would love to experience that. I've been getting a little stir crazy without you around, I really am sorry that I haven't visited since getting all healed up. I have been busy with missions and any time I'm not, I just...I don't want to be a distraction. I hope that makes sense, I will definitely try to visit you whenever things aren't so crazy.

I'm sure things haven't been exactly easy out there either. The foundation is a tough organization. The training must be brutal. But I know you're tough enough to handle anything. I have no doubt in my mind that you'll be the Hokage some day.

Until we meet again,

With Love,

Rin

P.S.- They got together! I can't believe it and I'm so very happy for them! Also Kakashi was very suave about the condoms, while Asuki was in complete shock about all of it. Tease them mercilessly and enjoy it! Told you I'd find Kakashi a girlfriend!

My jaw dropped by the time I had finished reading it. I looked up at Kakashi who was reading over my shoulder to see his eye bug out after finishing the letter. "That little! She's going to get it back tenfold." he commented.

I put the letter away, taking his hand and giggling. "Remember, we can't know anything about the letter, that was the deal. And it isn't so bad honestly, it could have been so much worse and I truly hope that she actually will go visit him. It's strange, because we haven't been having that many missions where she couldn't go."

"She told me she was going to see him just the other day...I wonder if she got too nervous and chickened out. Huh...I wonder why she would lie to him like that." Kakashi added and I looked back down at the letter and folded it back up.

"She just...she probably doesn't mean to lie to him about it. I will have to ask her in a way where she won't know that I read it. I'm so worried about her sometimes." I sigh, squeezing his hand in mine. "Let's get going handsome."

"I worry about her too. But I'm sure she'll be fine with you here to take care of her." he stated, intertwining our fingers. We made it to the gates of the village and took off towards the foundation, racing like we had wagered. Long story short, I had won by a fraction of a second but Kakashi wouldn't admit that I had beat him. So to compromise we both just decided to lose the bet.

Obito read Rin's letter after hugging us both sincerely. He laughed once he finished it and teased us mercilessly like Rin had told him to. He definitely took great pleasure in doing so. Kakashi's entire face was just emotionless while I felt like mine was going to melt. Kakashi was always so good at keeping his cool in front of his best friend. After our visit to Obito, we finally made it back home past dark and fell asleep cuddled up on the couch reading the newest edition of Jiraya's books together. It was pure heaven.