Sasuke wandered around the Inn until he found the dining area. Naruto was already seated at the table stuffing his face with steak and rice. Hmmm not bad Kakashi. Steak…I just love steak. Sasuke started towards the table taking a seat right across from Naruto. Naruto looked up and grinned at his friend before going back to stuffing his face. God Naruto you are such a dork! Sasuke grabbed a plate and started fixing him some food. The table was just full of delicious goodness. Sasuke scooped him some rice along with some steak, shrimp, and cucumbers. He sauced them up good and began eating. Seconds later, he looked up and noticed that Naruto was staring at him, his lips poked out in a pout. No, not that again. I hate when he pouts!
"What?!" he shouted irritably at the blonde.
"Sasuke, where'd you get shrimp from?"
"Uh…it was on the other side of the chicken platter but I suppose you were in too big of a hurry to find it. Now there's no more. It's all gone. I got the last few pieces of shrimp," he teased.
"Aw…Sasuke you know I love shrimp. Come on. Lemme have one. Please?"
"Um…no," he smirked. He picked up a shrimp with his chopsticks, dipped it in some cocktail sauce, and ate it very slowly in front of his friend. Naruto just stared at him, his mouth watering for some shrimp. Ha ha This is great. Naruto's such a dork. Sasuke did it again, eating another shrimp slowly in front of his pouting friend. Naruto let out a sigh and went back to eating his rice.
"Oh dammit Naruto! Here," he grumbled. He picked up a shrimp and held it up for his friend.
"What?! Really!" he exclaimed.
"Yeah. Just take it before I…what now?" he snapped.
"But…Sasuke…you have to feed it to me."
"WHAT! WHY?"
"Because I have soy sauce all over my hands and I don't like soy sauce on my shrimp. I want cocktail sauce like you have and I dropped my napkin on the floor so…so I can't wipe my hands and I really want some shrimp," he whined. Sasuke just glared at Naruto for several seconds shaking his head. He has got to be the biggest loser ever! I am so not feeding him this shrimp!
"I'm not feeding you Naruto."
"Aw come on Sasuke! There's no one in here. I promise not to tell but…but I really want some shrimp."
"DAMN IT NARUTO! STOP THAT FUCKING WHINING!" he snapped. Naruto slumped back into his chair staring sadly at his plate. Sasuke stared at him for a moment before letting out a sigh.
"Here…Naruto." He held up the shrimp with his chopsticks and Naruto's face lit up. Naruto leaned across the table but it wouldn't reach. "Oh damn." Sasuke got up and took his plate with him, taking a seat next to the blonde. He picked up a shrimp with his finger, dipped it in the cocktail sauce, and fed it to the blonde.
"Mmm…more," he said gleefully. Sasuke rolled his eyes and picked up another shrimp.
"Last one," he grumbled. He did the same as before, dipping it in sauce then feeding it to the blonde. Naruto quickly ate the shrimp purring happily at its goodness. Sasuke stood up to leave but then he felt Naruto's tongue brush his index finger.
"What the…?" He looked to see that some cocktail sauce had dripped on his fingers and the blonde was licking it up. "Na…Naruto don't…" But of course, he was not listening. He seemed to be enjoying himself, licking the side of his finger and then taking it into his mouth fully, sucking it like a lollipop. Sasuke just stared at him, his mouth wide open. He was just too shocked to do anything or say anything for that matter. Naruto moved on to the next finger, sucking happily as if he didn't have a care in the world. He has no idea what he's doing to me! Sasuke sat back down next to the blonde, running a finger down his arm until he reached his hand.
He picked up Naruto's hand that was doused in soy sauce and began licking his fingers as well. Naruto stared at him for a moment but then went back to licking Sasuke's fingers. Sasuke just chuckled, his tongue now moving from finger to finger. I suppose he thinks this is a game. Well, I'll play along…Naruto and Sasuke both reached the last finger at the same time. Naruto was the first to look up wearing an expression that clearly said 'disappointed'. Sasuke grinned, dropping Naruto's hand and scooting closer to him.
"What's the matter with you ya dork?"
"I…don't know."
"I think you've lost your mind…licking my fingers like that. You have any idea what you were doing to me?"
"Uh…cleaning your fingers?"
"Um…no." Actually, you were making me hard as a rock. I should just slam you on the table and have my way with you…Gahh…no. You're a guy. Fuck.
"Well if you didn't like it, you could have stopped me ya know. It's never stopped you before, punching me in the face when I did something you didn't like." He folded his arms across his chest glaring at his raven haired friend. He poked his lips out frowning.
"You're missing the point here idiot. Man, you are so predictable."
"Am not!"
"Are too you loser."
"I'm sick of you calling me loser!" he griped.
"Well shut up and I won't be able to call you names…or do I have to help you shut up?" he growled. He was getting pissed off at Naruto. The blonde's stubbornness was making him want to beat the living daylights out of him but at the same time he was still turned on by the loser.
"Huh? What's that supposed to mean?"
"Never mind," he muttered. He clenched Naruto's shirt, pulling him closer. He drew back a fist to hit him in the face but stopped short when he felt the blonde's warm breath hit his face. Naruto stared at him his eyes wide with fright waiting for the impact. Dammit Naruto! He loosened his grip on the blonde dropping his head down in the process. Why can't I hit him? I really REALLY want to hit him but I can't.
"Sa…Sasuke?" he purred. Sasuke's head shot up and he met Naruto's concerned gaze.
"What…Naruto?" he sighed.
"I'm…sorry."
"No…Naruto. Don't be. I…shouldn't have yelled at you like that."
"But I am…I'm sorry Sasuke." Sasuke's heart wanted to just melt. Naruto looked as if he were about to cry and it was all his fault. Sasuke reached up and cupped the blonde's face. At that instant, he wanted to kiss him fully, passionately on the lips as if he were his to claim. The moment was ruined when the maids entered the room gossiping noisily about something or another. Sasuke let go of Naruto and stormed out of the dining area. Gah, I'm going to fucking bed before I lose my cool again. Sometimes I really hate that blonde!
--xx--
Kakashi was wondering when the boys were going to come outside for guard duty but after waiting an hour, he finally spotted Sasuke storming out of the inn. Hmm…I wonder what's got him so pissed.
"Sasuke?"
"Aye sensei?"
"You alright?" Sasuke stared up at Kakashi, who was sitting on a branch in a tree just outside the inn eating candy.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he grumbled.
"O…k. Where's Naruto?"
"Who cares about that loser? He's somewhere and I don't care," he snapped. Sasuke started pitching the tent and when he had it just right he went inside for the night. Kakashi let out a sigh as he leaned back against the tree. I really wish Sasuke would grow up. He likes Naruto and I'm certain the blonde wouldn't protest too much if Sasuke showed some interest in him. A second later Naruto could be seen coming out of the inn. He was in his PJs and was looking slightly hurt.
"Naruto?"
"Aye sensei?"
"Uh…are you alright?"
"I guess. Uh…have you seen Sasuke?" Kakashi pointed at the tent that was pitched in front of the tree he was stationed at. "Oh…well uh…"
"Go on inside and get some sleep Naruto. Sasuke's probably already drifting off as he's always one to fall asleep before either you or Sakura."
"Hai," he answered softly. With his head still hanging low, he entered the tent for the night. Kakashi leaned back against the tree staring up at the night sky. It was a lovely, peaceful night and he only hoped it would stay that way. He was in no mood to deal with bandits tonight but if they decided to show, he would be ready.
"Ka…Kakashi sensei?" Kakashi looked down to see Hinata standing at the base of the tree. She was bare feet wearing only some biker shorts and a white tank. Her hair was hanging down blowing freely in the wind.
"Hinata? Princess why are you out here? You should be in bed."
"I…I was afraid and I…I didn't want to be alone. Please…can I sit out here with you until I fall asleep?" She looked up at him with those marvelous Hyuuga orbs and his heart wanted to melt. How can I say no to that look?
"Come on up princess." She nodded her head and by focusing her chakra to her feet, she easily ran up the tree taking a seat on the branch next to Kakashi. He slid his arm around her waist pulling her closer. "You know, are you always one for not doing what you are told?" he asked grinning.
"Well…actually…yes," she giggled.
"You are making my job as sensei pretty hard and most people know how much I hate working hard."
"Aye I'm sorry sensei." He shook his head grinning at her humbleness. It was so cute yet very sexy. He pulled out another candy bar and broke it in half giving her a piece.
"Thank you sensei," she giggled.
"Anytime. I have to stay awake and since you are out here, I might as well keep you up as well. It's too dark for me to read anything so you being here is actually just the thing I needed." She watched him in awe as he ate his candy bar, his tongue peeking out every now and then to lick the chocolate and caramel off of his lips. Hinata didn't know why but she wanted to lick the caramel off his lips instead. It looked fun and since he'd kissed her before already, she wanted a reason to return the favor. However, she got a blessing in disguise when the caramel just missed his lips and drizzled on his hand.
"Oh damn," he grumbled. He brought his hand to his mouth but Hinata stopped him, placing her hand on top of his.
"Aye sensei, let me get that for you." She brought her mouth to his hand, sucking the caramel off of it. Kakashi's body shuddered slightly at the warmth of her mouth.
"Hinata…" She very carefully turned so that she could straddle him on the branch. "Hi…Hinata, you'll fall. What are doing?" She grabbed his arms forcing him to encircle her waist.
"I'm eating the chocolate and caramel," she whispered. "You have some on your lips." She gave him no time to protest by quickly leaning over capturing his bottom lip in her mouth.
"Hi…" She slid her tongue into his mouth kissing him gently. Her tiny hands cupped his face, deepening the kiss. A low growl escaped his lips causing her to giggle. She pulled away staring into the eyes of her sensei. He only smiled, clasping her chin and pulling her forward to cover her mouth once more. His arousal was worsening and he was pretty sure she had sensed it for she wriggled her hips in response. He tore his lips away from hers guiding them to her neck kissing her sweetly.
"God princess, you have no idea…no idea," he chuckled. His lips left her neck then he leaned back against the tree, clasping her hands and bringing them to his mouth. He kissed the back of both of them before pulling her into a warm hug burying his face into the side of her neck. "Hinata?"
"Hmm?"
"I…you never cease to amaze me. You're full of surprises."
"Is that a good thing?" she asked softly.
"Well yes. I suppose it is princess but…" He let out a sigh. Yes indeed, Hinata was full of surprises and in most cases this really would be a good thing but as her sensei it was not so good. Student-teacher relationships were not only forbidden but could cause a lot of difficulties in the future. Then there was the fact that she was a Hyuuga. Of all the clans native of the Leaf Village, she had to have been a Hyuuga. That meant double the no no.
"Sensei?"
"Hmmm?"
"You sound worried. Did I do something wrong? You…you kissed me earlier and I wanted to kiss you back."
"I know princess and that was wrong of me…to kiss you like that."
"But why sensei?"
"Because you're a Hyuuga and you're my student. There are some lines that mustn't be crossed and I made a terrible mistake earlier."
"But…is it still a mistake if I liked it?" Kakashi sat up and looked her in the eye. She was so precious and sweet making it very hard to resist doing anything to her.
"Wrong is wrong Hinata. You may have liked the kiss but it was still wrong of me to kiss you."
"Sensei, I have a confession to make."
"Confession?"
"Yes. I…I like you…a lot," she whispered.
"No, Hinata don't say that. You can't like me. A crush maybe but not like that. I think you should try to get with Sasuke. He's really quite the guy once you get to know him. And don't mind Sakura because trust me, he hates her."
"Sensei, I'm not attracted to Sasuke like that. Sure he's cute and all but…I like you."
"Hinata…"
"You're the only person who's ever acknowledged me for me. You don't try and change my quiet behavior and you don't yell at me for being weak. You brought me on the team to boost my confidence and I want you to know that it's taking all of my confidence to tell you all of this." Tears were now streaming down her face making Kakashi feel sick.
"Oh Hinata, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry." He wrapped his arms around her again listening as she sobbed on his shoulder. "Hinata, don't take this the wrong way because...I was telling you this because I like you too princess. I like you more than I should and it's wrong," he whispered.
"You do?"
"Yes, I do Hinata. I like you a lot."
"But I like you more," she giggled.
"Well I…" Something went whizzing by his head hitting the branch above him. He looked up to see a small paper bomb that had been ignited. "HINATA!" She held onto him as he jumped out of the tree and just in time too. The bomb went off and the top half of the tree was blown to smithereens. Who threw that?
"Hey Kakashi. We're back and we came to get something." Hinata stood next to Kakashi her Byakugan blazing ready for action. Kakashi's mask was already lowered, his Sharingan eye ready as well. Naruto and Sasuke appeared a moment later; Naruto on all fours with Sasuke on the other side, his curse mark glowing from his anger.
"Well why don't you come and get it?" Kakashi coaxed. The bandits started closing in but their leader, Jakume stopped them.
"Hold on a second guys. We have to wait a second."
"But why?" one of his minions asked.
"Because Kabuto said so."
Kakashi's eyes went wide with shock. Kabuto? Oh no…
"Sasuke, Naruto, stay alert."
"Right," they answered in unison.
"Hinata, come over here where I can see you." There was no answer. "Hinata?"
"She's right here Kakashi." There was a low chuckle that made Kakashi's blood boil. He turned around quickly and found himself face to face with Kabuto himself. "You know Kakashi, I wasn't expecting it to be so easy getting the girl."
"Kabuto. I should have killed you that day in the hospital."
"Kakashi please. Don't give me that. You would have let me live even if you could have caught me but I proved that day in the hospital that I was smarter than you and I proved it again just now. You had no idea that I was here." Kakashi watched Hinata as she kicked and squirmed trying to get away from Kabuto but he was holding her tightly around the neck cutting off her air supply. "Kakashi, you might wanna tell missy here to hold still. The more she squirms the more I'm going to squeeze."
"Hinata, don't move. He's going to make you faint and I need you to be alert." She immediately stopped moving but was now staring at the ground, a sad expression on her face. I'm so useless. Why couldn't I have been paying attention? Instead, I was watching sensei and now look what I've done. "Princess, don't look so sad. I'll get you back from this arrogant show-off and then I'll let you finish him off for me."
"You don't sound so sure yourself Kakashi, so how is it that you can make her believe in you if you don't believe in yourself?"
"Kabuto, stop being so dramatic. Bring the girl here so we can get out of here. I'm bored already." Kakashi's body went numb at the sound of that voice.
"OROCHIMARU! THIS TIME I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Naruto growled. His body had already began changing, one tail already waving back and forth.
"Naruto, you have to suppress that chakra. We don't want a repeat of what happened the last time," Kakashi noted.
"Yeah well, you got any bright ideas?" Naruto growled.
"I do," Sasuke grinned. "How about you let me take care of Oro? Besides, he and I have some unfinished business." The curse mark on his neck began to expand, covering half of his face.
"Oh come now Sasuke. After all I've done for you," Orochimaru hissed. There was a big gust of wind and a cloud of smoke that quickly engulfed the area followed by loud screams of anguish. When the smoke finally cleared, all of the bandits were laid out in the middle of the area, their heads having been severed.
"Oh gosh. Looks like someone's more ruthless than you Kabuto," Orochimaru said frowning. No mistaking who that could be..."I think we need to take our leave Kabuto. Bring the girl and let's get going."
"Why not stay Orochimaru? After all it was you who invited us right?" Out of the smoke, two figures emerged, coming towards them at a slow pace. Kakashi squinted his eyes to see who they were, hoping that his ears had been wrong. Nope. It was him alright.
"Dammit," he muttered.
"Kakashi, you look about as happy to see me as Lord Orochimaru here. Oh, and you have Sasuke with you. Poor, stricken, disturbed little Sasuke. Tell me baby brother, have you missed me?"
AN:Another long-ish chapter accompanied by another mission gone wrong. Damn. It. All. I really was trying to write a short, to-the-point, love story but as it would seem I have complicated things. -bangs head against wall- Oh well. Let's see, well I suppose I should go ahead and give you the God awful news. You see, there's a really good chance that the next update may not come for another two months. -gasp- I know. I know. -dodges bullets- But it can't be helped. I can't afford to go to school this summer. Private schools are expensive so yeah, that's why. Also, unless my parents let me purchase a wireless card and service from VZW then I have no internet. -- You have no idea how much that pains me. -sobs hysterically- However, in the meantime, I could recommend some awesome fics to keep you occupied until I come back. xD Ok. So it isn't much but it's the best I can do ya know? Let's see...my fellow YAOI fans...or just new Sasuke/Naruto lovers, I am writing a Sas/Nar fic called 'Confessions of a Dying Heart'. I mean, some of you have already figured out it was me writing it but in the event that you didn't know, now you know. Go check it out. It's under the pseudonym EroSeninsDeciples . Y? Because we rock...or at least some of us do. Let's see...what else have I read that's pretty good...oh yes, you should read my 'Expecto Ninjutsu'. Why? Well, I dunno. J likes it. Um...anything else? Oh yes, I think you should read 'Vessel'. I am not the author of that one but it's a very interesting Naruto/Orochiaru fic. Yes, I know but you won't know how you'll like something unless you try it ya know? Plus, I am VERY picky about what I choose to read so trust me when I say, it's a pretty good read. Author of that one is KCameh. Now please review. Tell me your thoughts, griefs, ect. Love to all who are reading this fic.