Last chapter! Aww, I can't believe it's the last chapter… Well, since I didn't want to view this chapter just through Kakashi's view, I switched POV's throughout this chapter, which I don't like doing. I like to stick to one POV.
Kakashi walked slowly behind his teammates, as he happily read his book. He listened to the sound of his footsteps mingling with the others footsteps, as he walked and read, alert to them, and the sounds around him, even if his mind was exploring his wonderful book.
As soon as Sasuke and Sakura's footsteps drained down to nothing, he immediately stopped, and peeked his eye over his book. His eyes landed on his teammates, as the two of them stared up at something, before his eyes slid up to focus on the gates of Konoha… they were home.
He smiled, as he looked up at the gate. It was really nice to be home, again. He would have to have a chat with Tsunade about giving them bogus missions just to make the Kazekage happy.
"I can't wait to get home… Do we have to report to Tsunade now?", Sakura asked, tiredly, as she tried to stifle a yawn.
"You two go on, and I'll go see her", Kakashi told them, as he put his book away.
He looked at Sakura, as she nodded and smiled thankfully at him, before he looked at Sasuke, whose eyes were staring distractedly at the gate. Kakashi smiled at him, remembering yesterday, when had decided to be brave. He sighed, mentally, in pleasure, upon thinking how wonderful it was to touch his little raven… even if Sasuke had retaliated.
Kakashi pouted under his mask, as he rubbed his cheek, childishly. The pretty raven sure knew how to pack a punch.
"See you guys later!", Sakura said, as she waved at them, before walking off to the gate.
Kakashi watched her for a second, before he looked back at Sasuke, who finally turned his own eyes to look at him. He took a few steps towards the younger, as he smiled at him with his visible eye.
"After I report to Tsunade, why don't we enjoy a meal together at Ichiraku?", Kakashi mused, happily.
A light blush stained Sasuke's cheek, as he glared at him, before turning his head away, remaining silent over the question. Kakashi stared at him for a moment, wandering if the other was even going to answer him, before he shrugged.
He walked forward, passing Sasuke, before he stopped, and turned his head a little to smile down at him with his eye. "Wonderful! I can't wait!", he said, enthusiastically.
Sasuke's eyes widened, confused, before he glared up at him, growling silently. "What the fuck are you talking about!? I didn't say anything!", Sasuke snapped at him.
"Exactly! You didn't say anything. So, see you then", Kakashi said, as he turned straight, and walked off towards the gate, smiling excitedly at the prospect of eating with his beloved.
"Fucking pervert!", he heard Sasuke yelled at him.
He smiled brightly beneath his mask. It was always so fun to stir Sasuke up.
Sasuke glared at Kakashi's back, as he watched the older man walk away. Fucking baka Jounin… He rubbed his forehead angrily, as he followed Kakashi towards the gate. At the gate, he glared at Kakashi some more, before he walked off towards the Uchiha compound.
When he reached his home, he entered quietly, closing the door behind him. He slipped off his shoes, placing them neatly on the floor, before he walked to his bathroom.
Sasuke turned on the shower, before he turned to the mirror, as he looked at his eyes, quietly. He bit his lip, as he drifted back to yesterday in his mind. There were two parts to the deal he had agreed to. The first had been to warn Deidara, and make sure he at least got away alive, so he could be punished by the person he had made the deal with. And the second part…
He groaned, as he closed his eyes and rubbed them, trying to rub the second part of the deal out of his mind. He didn't want to think about it… Although, he knew that he would have to do it. That person had him in a bind.
He rolled his eyes, and turned back to the shower as he took his shirt off… He would rather worry about it tomorrow, and forget it for now.
Pausing at the door to the Hokage's office, Kakashi knocked politely on it.
"Come in!", he heard Tsunade say.
He opened the door, his eye focusing over on Tsunade, as she sat at her desk. Shizune stood next to her mistress, holding a stack of papers in her arms, as she and Tsunade looked up at him, surprised.
"You're a little early, aren't you? I figured that Gaara would keep you guys in Suna for as long as possible", Tsunade mused, smirking at him.
Kakashi walked forward, before stopping in front of her desk, as he smiled at her with his eye. "Sorry, but we had a few complications on our trip. But I'm sure that Gaara enjoyed the fact that we left Naruto with him", he told her, amusedly.
"Hm. Let's hope staying in Suna, will do the brat some good. Now, what complications did you have?", Tsunade asked, before she let out a small yawn.
"Well… let's see… We were attacked by random thieves, Sasuke became blind, we were attacked by two Akatsuki members, Sasuke was kidnapped, and then Sasuke escaped on his own, with his sight back, suddenly", Kakashi said, lightly, as he listed off everything, going over them in his mind.
Tsunade sighed, as she picked up a bottle of sake and poured some for herself in a glass. She stared down at it, looking thoughtful. "I'm guessing that the Akatsuki members you encountered got away", she guessed.
Kakashi nodded, watching her seriously, as she glanced at him, nodding herself, before looking down at her glass as she raised it to her lips. The glass paused at her lips, as she looked up at him again. "Several ANBU have reported increased activity with the Akatsuki, and sightings of at least four of them. They're up to something", she said.
"Do you think Naruto will be okay?", Kakashi asked, as he thought over the matter.
"Of course", Tsunade said, snorting, "As if Gaara would let anything happen to him… No, they'll be fine together. What I'm curious about is the Uchiha. You said that he was kidnapped, yet escaped on his own. Explain"
"Well… Uh, I can't", Kakashi chuckled, sweat dropping, as he nervously scratched his eyebrow.
Tsunade glared up at him, raising an eyebrow, as she lowered her glass. "What do you mean you can't?", she asked, raising her voice.
"Sasuke's been a little tight-lipped about it. When I tried to question him, he quickly changed the subject", Kakashi informed her.
Tsunade looked thoughtful for a moment, before she downed her drink, and sat her glass down on the desk with a clack. She put her elbow on the desk, and placed her chin in her hand, as she looked at him, bored.
"Well, something obviously happened. I want three different reports out of you and your team. I want to know everything, down to the smallest details", she ordered.
Kakashi nodded, and he was about to leave, when Tsunade threw her arm up in the air, halting him. He looked down at her, as she looked up at him seriously, frowning.
"Until we sort everything out, I want you to keep a close on the Uchiha", Tsunade said.
He frowned underneath his mask, as he narrowed his eye at her, understanding why she was ordering him to keep an on the raven. "You think that he's involved with the Akatsuki?", he said, shortly.
"Not exactly… But it's suspicious, and I don't want another Orochimaru incident. I'm sure you don't either", Tsunade said, shrugging.
Kakashi nodded, closing his eye and sighing. He decided to just leave without another word. Tsunade acting suspicious of his beloved raven grated too much on his nerves. He disappeared with a poof, intent on going to see the raven.
Sasuke was kicking himself mentally, as he stood in front of the restaurant. He didn't even know why he was here. Kakashi was the delusional one who wouldn't take 'no' for an answer.
He crossed his arms, and shook his head as he turned away, beginning to walk home. Before he could take a step though, he jumped as a loud poof made it to his ears and a hand landed on his shoulder.
He jumped away from the hand, turning to face the intruder. Sasuke glared up at the older man, as Kakashi smiled happily down at him with his eye.
"Where were you going, Sasuke? I thought we were going to enjoy a nice meal together? You shouldn't go back on your promises, you know", Kakashi told him, earnestly, as if teaching him a lesson.
"I didn't say anything!", Sasuke snapped at him, referring to earlier.
"Of course you did, Sasuke. Don't you remember?", Kakashi said, taunting him.
He growled, as he glared harder at the other, squeezing his fists tightly together, before letting them go, releasing the pressure.
"You're trying to drive me insane, aren't you?", Sasuke asked, calmly, resisting the urge to strangle the man. He tried to remind himself that he loved this man, and you don't kill those that you love… Unless you were Itachi.
"Hm. It crossed my mind, but no. Now! Let's eat!", Kakashi said, cheerfully.
He snatched Sasuke's hand, and Sasuke found himself being pulled into Ichiraku, unwillingly.
Kakashi pulled him up to the bar, before he let go of his hand, as he sat down, placing his arms on the counter. Sasuke rolled his eyes at the man, as he reluctantly sat down next to the other.
"So, what'll you have?", Ichiraku asked them, as he leaned on the counter, smiling pleasantly.
"Just the usual", Kakashi said.
When the old man looked at Sasuke, he just shrugged, not really caring. "Usual", he murmured, low.
Ichiraku nodded, and went to fill their orders, as Sasuke crossed his arms, and quietly looked at Kakashi, watching the man. He watched as the older man watched the progress of their food, while lightly tapping his fingers on the counter. Kakashi must have sensed that he was being watched, and turned his head to look back at him, curiously.
Sasuke turned his head away, embarrassed at being caught, feeling his cheeks heat up a little. He didn't know why his stupid cheeks always had to betray him.
Sasuke looked up, as Ichiraku placed their bowls in front of them, before going back to fill other orders. He picked up his chopsticks, glancing at Kakashi who was doing the same thing, as he done so. He broke them apart, and muttered a quiet, "Itadakimasu", before he began eating.
He only ate a few mouthfuls, before he took a peek at Kakashi, turning his head barely a fraction, to look at him. Kakashi was smiling at him, with his visible eye, his finished bowl of ramen sitting in front of him.
Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows at the man, curious why the man was just sitting there staring at him.
"What?", he asked, touching his cheek, wandering if he had made a mess.
Kakashi chuckled, and shook his head, refusing to answer. Sasuke rolled his eyes, and looked down at his bowl, as he spun a few noodles around the sticks. He knew that he was blushing, but he ignored it, choosing rather to focus on his food.
He was so focused on his food, that when he felt something brush his side, he jumped rather noticeably, his head snapping to the side.
His head nearly collided with Kakashi's, as the older man leaned in so close to him, that he could feel the man's breath on his cheek, when he turned his head back. Sasuke stared rather intently at his bowl, as he clutched tightly at his chopsticks. He cursed, mentally, knowing that his cheeks were definitely flaming by now, rivaling that of a strawberry.
"Move", he quietly muttered.
"Hmmm… Don't feel like it. You know, Sasuke, you smell really good", Kakashi murmured low, his breath ghosting over Sasuke's ear.
Sasuke bit his lip, as his eyes grew unnaturally wide. Yeah, if he wasn't a strawberry then, he sure fucking was now. What the hell was the baka playing at!? "You know, you're very pretty when you blush", Kakashi said, as a finger caressed his cheek, lightly.
"I'm not blushing!", Sasuke squeaked out, angrily.
Kakashi chuckled, his breath washing over Sasuke's ear, causing him to bite on lip harder, near enough to cause blood to leak from it.
"Your cheeks beg to differ, Sasuke", the older man whispered, a seductive edge creeping into his voice. Sasuke turned his head a fraction at the tone of his voice, confused as to where it was coming from. "Hey, Sasuke… Can I ask you a question?", Kakashi asked, placing his arm on the counter, close to Sasuke's bowl.
Sasuke was about to answer, when the sound of someone clearing their throat reached his ears. Sasuke and Kakashi looked over their shoulders, their eyes falling on Kiba and Shino.
"Whoa, Kakashi. Didn't know you were hitting on your students now a days", Kiba joked. Kiba stood there, smiling widely, while Shino stood at his side, expressionless.
Sasuke looked at Kakashi, who was still looking at the others, his body too close to his own. He felt his cheeks burn more than he thought they could, as he lost it for a second there, and stabbed Kakashi's hand with his chopsticks.
He was happy at the fact that Kakashi flew backwards, and fell off his stool at the stabbing. Well he kind of did feel bad this time about causing the man pain, but at least he wasn't invading his space, anymore.
Kakashi stood up, as Sasuke turned around on his stool, looking apologetically at the other, who looked back at him, obviously pouting underneath his mask.
"You're always so mean, Sasuke", Kakashi said, before he sighed, closing his eye dramatically, "And to think that I was going to all the trouble of asking you out"
His eyes grew wide again, his jaw nearly dropping in shock at the older mans words. He saw, out of the corner of his eye, as Shino and Kiba removed themselves from the scene, discretely.
"You were not! Don't say things like that!", Sasuke said, sounding as angry as he could. Inside though, he felt his heart melt a little.
He saw Kakashi's visible eye grow a little wide, before drooping a little, in either sadness or boredom. Sasuke couldn't really tell at the moment, unsure if was sure about anything at the moment.
"Oh. So you're not interested, then?", Kakashi asked, his voice tilting heavily in sadness.
Sasuke bit his lip, as he pushed off the stool, and crossed his arms, glancing nervously from the floor to the man before him.
"You… You're serious?… Oh… I… I didn't know", Sasuke mumbled, stumbling over his words, nervously, "Well, I… uh, I never really said that I… you know… wasn't…" He was so embarrassed that he had actually said that, that he firmly kept his focus on the ground, feeling his cheeks burn terribly. He sounded like a fucking schoolgirl with a crush.
Kakashi's feet walked into his view of the floor, before his view tilted up, as Kakashi cupped his chin, lifting his head, so their eyes clashed.
"Really, hm?", Kakashi whispered, excitedly, his eyes shining with hope, "Well, I would try and ask you out, but I'm a little afraid of getting hurt again. I mean, punched and stabbed - You do know how to make quite an impression"
Sasuke glared at him, as he crossed his arms, and took a step backwards, his chin falling out of Kakashi's grasp.
"So do you, pervert. First you molested me, then you hit on me. You're incorrigible", Sasuke said, sharply.
Kakashi smiled at him, with his eye, the two of them remaining silent for a moment, before Sasuke swore that he smirk form beneath the mans mask. "I have a proposition, although I must ask you not to hurt me for it", Kakashi said.
"Hn. Not making any promises", Sasuke hummed, smirking a little himself, curious as to what the proposition was.
"One, we can go for a walk, while you tell me all about what happened while you were kidnapped… Or two, You go on date with me, sometime"
He narrowed his eyes at the Jounin, as his smirk widened, amusedly. "You're bribing me to go on a date with you?", he asked, already knowing the answer.
Kakashi shrugged, as he put his hands in his pockets, and tilting his head to the side, not answering.
Sasuke laughed slightly, as he rolled his eyes, his smirk dissolving into a satisfied smile. He couldn't believe that Kakashi actually wanted to got out with him. Little butterflies swarmed around in his stomach, as he turned his back to Kakashi, and walked towards the exit. He decided to leave the other in suspense, as he just murmured, "Hn"
Sasuke walked outside, wandering what Kakashi was going to do next.
"See you tomorrow night, then!", Kakashi yelled after him, suddenly.
He froze, as he saw villagers around him, turn to look his way, causing him to blush and duck his head. He began walking away again, staring down at the ground, as he thought over what all had just happened at Ichiraku.
A bright smile formed his lips, as his entire being brightened up at his thoughts. Tomorrow night?… He cheered on the inside, barely resisting the urge to jump up and down happily… He couldn't wait…
Well… that's it… Sad that it's over, right? Well, if you want more, like I said in the last chapter, I'm planning a sequel. It'll have all the answers unanswered in this one - like, who the mystery person was? What was the second half of the deal? Will Kakashi and Sasuke go on a date?… Not sure what else. But if you're dying to know, then you'll have to wait a little bit and look for the sequel. I've already started planning it and have some great ideas to play off of, so it should be on FF soon… Thanks for reading!