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"..." : speech
Italic : thought
Chapter 5.
Kakashi had prepared himself for a barrage of questions or maybe a very smug Uchiha at the breakfast table, so he was more than a little surprised when he saw the teen quietly setting the table and preparing food and some tea.
"Good morning sensei."
"Good morning Sasuke."
He sat down and watched the Uchiha finishing the final touches on their breakfast.
" Are you alright? You seem uncharacteristically timid this morning."
Kakashi almost fell from his chair when he saw the beautiful boy blush deeply and turn around to the food on the stove. Where was his usual confidence? What happened to the teasing little minx he had almost gotten used to? Not that this side wasn't absolutely adorable...
"I-I'm fine..."
He decided to let it go and thanked the boy when he was handed a bowl full of steaming food. The next few minutes the house was quiet, save for the sound of chopsticks clicking against the bowls and plates on the table.
"Sensei... can I ask you something?"
Oh crap here we go...
With a deep breath Kakashi set his now empty bowl down and wiped his suddenly sweaty palms against his pants.
"Of course Sasuke, anything."
He tried his hardest to keep his tone cool, but he winced at the little crack in his voice.
"Are you... Are you hiding anything under your mask?"
What?
"What do you mean?"
Sasuke played nervously with his chopsticks and refused to look his teacher in the eyes.
"Well, I was just wondering, since you always have it on, even in your own home. When you eat you only lift it up just enough to get the food in your mouth... A-And I think I dreamt about it last night..."
Kakashi's stomach fluttered like a maniac.
So he thinks it was a dream...
"... and t-then I remembered that time when Naruto, Sakura and me were trying to find out what your face looked like... I-I don't know, I'm just curious I guess."
By the end of his stuttering, Sasuke had finally found enough courage to look up. Kakashi couldn't help but smile at the flushed face across the table and lifted his headband with the back of his chopsticks to reveal his Sharingan eye.
"Ah, but isn't that part of my charm? That little bit of mystery?"
The teen smiled back weakly and dropped his gaze to his food again.
"I guess so."
"But..."
Kakashi interrupted his former student
"... if you really want to know, I suppose I could show you."
Sasuke's eyes grew impossible wide when Kakashi started with taking off his headband. Teasingly slow he hooked one finger under the thin fabric and started to ease it down his face. The boy's mouth hung open slightly as his dark eyes hungrily swept over every inch of newly revealed skin.
He let the mask hang around his neck and smirked at the stunned teen before he helped himself to some more food.
"I must say though, it does make eating a lot more comfortable this way."
He brought up some vegetables in a sort of salute, before placing them between his freed lips. Grinning from ear to ear when he looked into the still shocked face, he reached over with the back of his chopsticks and pushed them up under Sasuke's chin, closing the boy's mouth.
"Does your drooling mean you approve of my face, Sasuke-kun?"
The Uchiha blinked a few times and was visibly trying to regain his composure. As soon as he seemed to get over the initial shock, Kakashi decided to push it a bit further. All was allowed in love and war right?
"Well? Is it anything like your dream?"
"Surprisingly, it is exactly like my dream. Right down to the slightly crooked end of your mostly straight scar..."
A wicked little smile curled around the luscious lips.
Ah, there he is, welcome back little tease...
"Which makes me even more curious sensei... about the rest of my dream..."
Keep it cool, he knows nothing! ...Right...?
"Sounds interesting Sasuke, care to enlighten me?"
The teen grinned and let his tongue glide over his bottom lip briefly.
"Naa, I think that only adds to my charm. You know, that little bit of mystery?"
Kakashi narrowed his eyes at the blatant plagiarism of his own words.
"Bitch"
He mumbled under his breath, while Sasuke dropped his plates in the sink. The teen chuckled and blew a little hand-kiss his way, before heading for the stairs. Kakashi tried to focus on his remaining breakfast when the Uchiha peeked his head back around the corner of the living room.
"Oh and by the way, sensei... I really think you should lose the mask. At least around the house... You're kind of hot!"
"Kind of...?"
Kakashi scoffed and threw a piece of bread after the fleeing teen.
"Show some fucking respect to your sensei, little brat!"
He could hear the mocking laughter coming from halfway up the stairs and grinned. Life was good.
To Be Continued...