Two weeks had passed since he's last seen her smile. It followed him wherever he went. He saw it on every face he face he met of every person he killed. It haunted him. It annoyed him that she was so close and that he couldn't be with her. He promised and he would keep his promise. He still remembered that night when he gazed at the sky and promised that he will never make her suffer again if only she survived. And so she did.
He knew very that he couldn't make her happy. He knew that he couldn't make any woman happy so he decided that he won't hurt the only woman he loves. He hadn't forgotten her smile. He used to dream it, but every time he saw it; it always seemed new and refreshing.
Even now, when he saw her leave Gai's apartment, her smile still made him feel peaceful and restless at the same time. He moved behind the door of his own apartment that was at the other end of the hallway so that she wouldn't see him. She was probably returning to her house at the edge of the village, hidden between the rich trees.
He had a tired look in his eyes. Gai sympathetically smiled in his direction as he closed the door. Kakashi rubbed his temples. He closed the door to his own apartment. His eyes fell on the woman sleeping in his bed. He shook his head. She was no Anko.
There you have it. The Epilogue. I'm still keeping it bitter-sweet. Maybe I'll write about them somewhere in the future. Anko won't be with Gai. It's more like a fling. Anyway. For you other manga fans, I'm going to try writing something for Paradise Kiss becasue there just aren't enough stories written for that fandom. See you later!
Rose