AN: I realized (with some light prompting) that I hadn't really included physical descriptions of the characters yet. For the time being, just imagine 16 year old Naruto exactly as he appears in Shippuden (if not slightly romanticized) and the 21 year old version, meh, imagine him as looking kind of like the yondaime but more Naruto-ish (ie: Naruto hair and whisker-marks and such). I promise the next chapter will include the most beautimous and eloquent descriptions I'm capable of thinking up in my tiny little brain.
AN: Looking back over this, I also realized that I used italics for both thoughts and emphasized words. I think you should be able to discern the difference based on context clues but if you can't, just complain and I'll go back and try to differentiate the two. (I'm too lazy to go back and fix it without prompting.)
Moving on my little chickadees, I must apologize, but there won't be smex in this chapter. I really, I mean really, wanted to add some steamy man loving and get on to the awesome surprise (I know, I know, I already gave it away, it doesn't count as a surprise anymore -_-' ), but I felt the need to add a transitional chapter between their meeting and copulation to keep things running smoothly. Now, on to the excessively sappy and somewhat trite reunion of our two lovelies.
If a person could explode from excitement, Jiraiya decided that he probably needed to find an umbrella soon. The sennin stood hunched over and panting next a shaking jinchuuriki. Looking up at Naruto's face, he couldn't help but laugh at the man's beaming expression. He was positively dripping with delight, eyeing the gates to Konoha in fervor. He may be a full grown man now, but he can still be so ridiculously adorable.Jiraiya sighed and shook his head, remembering the last few hours of their journey. They had left from camp three hours earlier than originally planned while it was still pitch black out and hadn't stopped once for food or rest or even a bathroom break. On top of that, he, one of the three legendary sennin, had been dragged by the hand at a breakneck speed by his student the entire way. Yes, adorable and aggravating.
"Just what exactly are you so eager to see?" The older man quirked an eyebrow in feigned suspicion for added effect. He knew exactly what, or rather who, the blond was anticipating a reunion with, but Jiraiya wanted to see his reaction. Naruto made a comedic face, stammering a response a bit too quickly while scratching the back of his head and turning a deep shade of red. "N-n-no one. I was just l-looking forward to sleeping in my own b-bed. That's all." The sennin stifled a second laugh as the man twisted uncomfortably under his stare. Sweet revenge. That's what you get for waking me up so damn early brat.
"Sooo… was there anything in particular you were planning on doing this evening. Perhaps catching up with some friends, eh?" He added a bit of suggestive emphasis on the last word. Naruto's face reached a record-breaking hue as he squeaked a 'no'. I didn't know there was enough blood in the human body to produce such a color. Jiraiya smiled deviously. "Then you wouldn't mind doing a favor for me" the man stated matter-of-factly. "I have a package in my possession that I need delivered to a friend. I would do it myself but I must go report our return to Tsunade immediately."
Naruto frowned deeply. "Why can't you just do it once you're done?" Jiraiya didn't fail to catch the pleading undertone. "Well, it's quite urgent and since you said you had nothing else to do…" The man's words trailed off while he began rummaging through his pack. The blond wasn't able to conjure up a lie to tell the man to get out of the chore. "There it is!" the sennin announced, pulling out a parcel and handing it to his student, taking a quick step back as the man inspected it. The white haired nin took another precautionary step back as a look of disgust spread over Naruto's face, his shoulder's bristling in anger.
"YOU'RE MAKING ME DELIVER HENTAI!?!" the blond roared, stirring up an impressively large flock of wildlife, throwing the book back at the man. Holding his hands up defensively, the pervert tried to explain himself, "Now, now. It's for an important customer. Come on, help your sensei out a little."
"NEVER YOU SICK OLD BASTARD! DELIVER YOUR PORN YOURSELF!" The blond began to stomp off as a hand grabbed his arm, halting his escape. Shoving the book and a slip of paper into the younger man's hands, Jiraiya pushed his student in the direction of the town entrance. "Just do it idiot. Consider it a favor in return for me taking the time to train you. The address is on that piece of paper." Before Naruto could refuse, the sennin has disappeared. From a near-by tree, the older man chuckled to himself, watching the jinchuuriki storm off down the road, clutching the book violently.
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Three hours later, a very disheveled and very irritable Naruto slumped over in defeat, looking down on Konoha from the top of the Hokage monument. He gave a frustrated sigh as he thought aloud to himself. "Where can he be? I've waited all this time to see him again and he's not even here the day I finally come back. The lady who answered the door at his apartment said that he had moved out a couple of years ago but wasn't sure where he had relocated to, nor did anyone else that I asked. He wasn't at the training grounds, or at Ichiraku, or at the Hokage's office, or in the hospital. I didn't even manage to run into him anywhere on the street. Where is he?! It's too close to the holiday for him to have been sent on a mission." The blond rested his head on his knees in uncharacteristic resignation.
That's right, the holiday. It's Christmas eve. I had been hoping I could spend it alone with Kakashi sensei, but it looks like that's not going to be happening. Naruto shook his fist at the sky, cursing the gods in a low growl. I guess I'll just go home and sleep. The man stood up, jumping slightly as the book he had forgotten was resting on his lap clattered to the ground. Remembering the favor Jiraiya had asked of him and really not having anything better to do for the rest of the evening, he decided to go ahead and drop the book off before turning in for the night.
The blond pulled the slip of paper the sennin had given to him to check the address before setting off. 6217 Koigokoro Lane? (1) Never heard of it, I wonder where that is.
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The sun had already set and dense clouds had started to roll in at an alarming rate, promising an abundant and timely snow. Naruto had been searching for almost half an hour. The village had changed a lot in his absence. There was a whole new section of houses and stores he had never seen. After asking for directions from a few strangers, he had finally managed to locate the street. The real problem however came in finding the right house. Not only was the street impossibly long, but there also seemed to be no pattern or order whatsoever to the house numbers. The blond stopped in the middle of the road sighing. I guess I'll just give up for now and try again tomorrow. Stupid Jiraiya.
As the man turned to retreat, light flooded into the street as a door of one of the houses opened swiftly. Slightly surprised, the blond brought an arm up to his face to guard his eyes from the brightness. Adjusting to the sudden illumination, he moved to continue walking but was halted by a quiet voice.
"Naruto?"
He pivoted around at the sound of his name. That voice… He squinted as the large numbers on the doorframe caught his attention. 6217? Oh? He took a step towards the figure before stopping dead in his tracks. That voice?He knew that silhouette. The blond crept forwards into the light a little further, his jaw dropping to ground-level and arms falling limply to his sides. "S-s-se-sen-sensei?"
There, a mere five meters away from Naruto, standing in a majestic veil of light with a hand pressed against his mouth and eyes wide in shock was the love of his life: Hatake Kakashi.
The copy nin felt as though his heart would beat out of his chest. He thought he had sensed the blonde's chakra, but he hadn't thought or dared to hope that he would actually be standing there, right outside his door.
Finally. Finally, you've come back into my life.
(1): This means love or the awakening of love. I'm not trying to flaunt a fluency in Japanese or anything. I just google searched an English to Japanese translation and thought this would be a sweet and ironic street name. Sorry if it doesn't fit proper Japanese grammar.
Woot! Reuniting complete! I hope that was ok. Not toosappy or trite. I must admit that I rushed it a little because I was super eager to write the dirty parts *yaoi whore*.Once again, sorry for the sudden lag in smex in this chapter, but soon my dears you will be frolicking (perhaps) in more man on man action than you ever desired.
AN: I'm going to apologize ahead of time. I don't know about you guys, but it really irritates me when titles and adjectives are used in too close of proximity in a story *neurotic and a perfectionist* so I try my hardest to prevent this from happening. However, there are only so many things you can refer to the characters without creating confusion and my vocabulary has nearly been stretched to it's limit, so if I do start sounding repetitive, I'm very sorry. It aggravates me too. Know that I am most likely busy scouring the online thesauruses for replacement words to fix it. ~_~