.:Life is One Big Book
Chapter 4: Idiot Comes to Town
True Love, Seaside Beach
It was a bright, Saturday morning and the sun shone down clearly on Kakashi and Hikari who were now both on the beach. The ocean morning breeze blew at them continuously as they both sat side by side looking out at the sunrise.
"Look at that Kakashi, it's beautiful." Hikari sighed, looking out at the scene with her electrifying eyes. "No wonder you woke me up so early this morning," she giggled as she realized this. "Thanks."
That morning, at around five o'clock or so, it was still dark out and Hikari was woken up by a large crashing sound. She abruptly sat up, still half asleep and turned on the lamp beside her bed. When the room lit up, she looked towards her window and saw a clump of clothes that looked someone like a human, splat on the ground. She was ready to grab her alarm clock and throw it at her intruder but she noticed the silver hair and rethought the whole 'kill-the-intruder' thing.
Moments after Hikari made her statement, Kakashi lay back with his hands behind his head, eyes closed. He was enjoying the sound of the waves that came in and out onto the shore. He loved this kind of thing; nothing but nature to calm the mind. He would usually come here alone or with Obito to pass the time but this was different though, in a good way; he had Hikari with him instead.
"Kakashi?" Hikari looked down at Kakashi. She was sitting up with her arms hugging her legs up to her chest. She looked down adoringly. 'Like an angel,'
He was asleep.
"It must've been too early for him," she giggled quietly, trying not to wake him. Last time she giggled, he woke up at the very sound. She thought she had disturbed him. He thought otherwise. He thought it was great hearing her laugh. He never usually got to hear it.
She looked back out at the ocean and sighed once more. "He's too sweet for his own good." She got up and walked to Kakashi's car.
She came back minutes later with a large blanket and a leather-cover book in hand. Since they were sitting on a larger blanket already, this one was just for the cold.
"This'll keep him warm." She draped the blanket over his sleeping form and sat back down beside him. The book in her hand was just for her own reading time. She didn't know when Kakashi would wake from his deep slumber so she brought it.
She heard him mumble and shift positions. She looked back and saw his droopy eyes looking back. He sat up and rubbed his eyes lazily then stretched. He lifted his arms into the air and gave a long yawn. Finally, he slumped down and looked towards Hikari again. Hikari thought he looked adorable, like a little child who had just woken up from a nap.
She closed her book and set it down beside her. While closing it she shivered and little bit as she put it down. She hugged herself to keep the warm in and the cold out as much as possible.
Kakashi saw her shiver. 'Stubborn girl; I told you to bring a thicker jacket.' He thought, smiling inwardly. He moved slowly so that he was sitting behind her and wrapped the blanket around her as well as himself.
When Hikari saw him move, she thought he was going to get up and get something or go back to sleep but she was wrong. She suddenly felt warm as she saw his arms, along with the blanket, wrap around her. She smiled to herself. 'This is a perfect example of how sweet he can be.'
Kakashi was being careful because he didn't really know if she didn't want him to do that. The last thing he wanted to do was scare her. For all he knew, she could dislike what he was doing and chuck the book at his head. While he was still lost in thought, he was jolted back to reality as he felt the small form he was embracing relax and lean onto his chest. He was partly surprised and relieved to know that he wasn't going to get slapped anytime soon. He tightened his embraces and kissed the top of her head.
Time passed by slowly but it wasn't the least bit awkward to Kakashi. To him, it was like a dream come true. He always dreamt of being with the perfect girl and having a perfect time. He was given all of this and more.
He noticed a few children, no older than five, run onto the beach with sand castle building tools and other sorts of toys. He thought it was a wonderful sight; kids running around happily on a brilliantly sunny day, having the time of their lives. How he wished he would someday see his children as happy as those kids were. He wouldn't want anything more than to see their smiling faces. He wouldn't want anything more than to be called dad.
He wanted Hikari to see those kids and see the scene he was seeing. It was breathtaking. "Hikari," he whispered softly. "Hikari look," the only response she gave was a moan.
He looked over to her shoulder to see what was going on. She couldn't have been mad that whole time, she would've said something. Then, he saw a glimpse of her face.
Soundasleep.
He smiled, 'Must've woken her up a bit too early.' She couldn't see the scene but he thought her dreams were probably worth more than what he saw.
"Sweet dreams,"
They were both left on the beach happier than they could ever imagine.
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"Do I really have to do this?" I said to myself in dismay. "I mean I could just leave him there and say I slipped and fell, causing me to have amnesia." A great sigh escaped my body as I slumped over, still holding onto the steering wheel.
Going at one hundred miles per hour, I was sitting in a black mustang convertible that was headed towards the city airport. I just so happened to get it from Sasuke himself. I had told him that I had someone to pick up at the airport but all I had were my two feet and the airport was all the way on the outskirts of town. I told him I would take a bus or two but hey, as soon as he offered the keys, I couldn't resist. It had been a while since I actually drove a car around, minus the bicycles.
I actually quite liked the car. I still couldn't believe Sasuke said this particular car was the cheapest car they had, but it seemed to be over a million dollars worth by the looks of it. It even had this fancy little serpent chain dangling from the rearview mirror. There was much more but I won't go into detail.
As I neared the airport, thoughts of making a U-turn and driving back home at twice the speed I was going at now seemed to slip my mind every so often. I really didn't want to pick up Naruto. I mean, he was a young adult now and he still needed a person to drive him around? I know carpooling is a good way to save the environment, but for Naruto, that's ridiculous. I wouldn't want to be caught dead in the same car as Naruto for more than five minutes. I fear I could get into a car crash, even without him driving. When I saw the airport within view, I had suddenly regretted not bringing my lucky socks.
"Here goes nothing." That was the dullest line I had spoken the whole day.
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"You know maybe when we get into town we could get some food or something." 'Will he ever shut up?' I asked myself for the millionth time. "I was actually thinking of raman specifically but we could order something else. I can finish whatever you throw at me." 'There he goes again with that little grin. Two things I ask: silence and…well silence!' I was screaming in my head. Thank goodness I could actually keep my eyes on the road. At the mood I was in, any pedestrian to pass my way would be sorry they ever decided to walk that day.
"Or maybe that old man that owned that fancy restaurant downtown is still in business. He always had good food I guess but boy did he stink." Naruto was babbling on and on and we still didn't even get out of the airport parking lot!
"We might just have to--"
"Okay! Naruto," I said as calmly as I could, although I failed miserably. "Do you see that sign that says 'Exit of Parking Lot – Entering Highway' all the way over there on the right side?" I pointed to the large blue sign at the end of the underground parking lot. From my rage, my finger was shaking as I pointed.
"Um, oh! Is it that yellow sign over there? There's a guy standing next to it so I can't really read what it says." I looked to where I was pointing in confusion. 'It's either I'm colour blind or he's an idiot.'
"What are you talking about Naruto. There's no one standing anywhere near the sign. And yellow?" To answer all of my questions, I stopped the car and looked back at Naruto.
I mentally slapped myself.
'You stupid idiot.' Naruto at the moment was looking over to his left side at the giant raman sign. He was squinting still trying to read what it said. "Naruto," I growled. 'Is he getting paid for making my life a living hell or am I on Candid Camera?' I looked around searching for a camera hidden somewhere in the bushes or in the cars but to my disappointment, there were none in sight.
I looked back over to Naruto again. Yup, he was still looking out the window on his left. "Naruto, your 'other' right, if you don't mind turning, is where the sign is."
"Really? Where?" He made a full 180 degree turn to where the blue sign was. "Oh! There it is! Don't worry I found it!" He scooted all the way over to the other side of the car to the window on the right and began to read what the sign said out loud. "'Toys R Useless'. Why did you ask me about that?"
I swung my head over to the sign. I began to read out loud as well, "It's 'Toys R Us – all for less!'" The 'less' was bigger than the other three words but how could he get those mixed up? "Geez he's blind and deaf," I mumbled as quietly as I could.
"You know what Naruto? Why don't you go to sleep? It's an hour drive to get into town. There's a couple pillows there so feel free to just," 'Shut up!' "fall asleep." I gave my fakest smile and turned away quickly so that he wouldn't see my angry face.
"Really? Aw thanks. I think I do need some sleep. You know, with the carrying of the luggage and all." He yawned and a few minutes later, I heard snoring. 'Carrying luggage my ass. I was the one who carried all four bags! Why I outta…!'
I restrained myself and sat there driving silently. A full five minutes passed in silence then something finally dawned over me.
"He's going to get new glasses or I'm gonna die."
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"Oy! Naruto!" I still had the seatbelt keeping me from jumping out of the car to go after Naruto. "Geez! He never at least has at least 5 minutes of no energy." I struggled but I finally got the blasted seatbelt off and I jolted out the door. "Naruto! Wait for me!" 'God, where's the off button on this kid?' I ran after him.
We had stopped near that same park that I met Sasuke and where Naruto happened to meet Hisakata. It's true I said that she goes there almost every day but I never knew the truth would make Naruto go wild. He really did want to see her, and badly.
I was almost there; he was probably there already. I had lost sight of him.
The park was another three blocks away but I could already see the slides and swings. "Okay almost there, now to find Naruto." I stopped on the corner of the street right outside of the café and scanned the park area. No luck. I ran for it again. "If I lose him, his dad's going to have my head!" with that in mind, I ran faster than I had ever run before.
"Where did he--" I stopped in my tracks as I saw Naruto standing stalk still with saddened eyes. I walked up to him and shook his shoulders. "Naruto? What's wrong? You were as jumpy as a kangaroo before and now, well," I just looked at him. His energy level seemed to have dropped some.
He pointed to where he was looking and my eyes grew wide. I didn't know if I was happy or I was surprised; maybe both?
Before my very eyes, Sasuke and Hisakata were standing, almost as if in the center of the whole park, embracing one another.
REVIEWS! MAN...i can't believe that took me another month to write. i hate all these writer's blocks. its soo hardto find out what to write after you've already planned everything out. i guess i'm not the "plan-everything-out-before-you-type-a-single-word" type person. well even though my chapters take long to update, please enjoy!
- --writingzeaL