Title: Will You Be My Pillow?

Pairings: KakaNaru, I guess.

Summary: Falling from the sky definitely isn't fun... unless of course you're Naruto and have such a nice pillow.

Warnings: AUish?, some language

Ah, I apologize for the lateness of this. I have no real excuse for three months. I've had this written for a while, and only recently "got to" formatting and editing it. Well, anyway, enjoy.

Falling rapidly from the sky, all he could think was, Shit, this is gonna hurt.

He curled quickly into the best shape possible to minimize damage… just in time to fall straight through a tree branch.

He cursed colorfully muttering insults at "stupid sand raccoons", "idiotic snake bastards", ending with a less-than-emphatic diatribe about "dumb tree branches".

No, Uzumaki Naruto was not happy.

Closing his eyes, he resigned himself to the pain coming.

250 feet… 150... 100… 50… 30… He subconsciously tensed for the devastating impact that would come at 0…

Only to hit something… soft?

Yup, definitely cushiony.

A familiar and rather enticing scent wafted to his nose. He really should have recognized it instantly, but getting hit by a giant sand raccoon and falling from the sky really disoriented a person.

Still dazed, he lay there, reveling in the warmth of his savior/cushion, silently wondering what exactly saved him from impending doom (more accurately a world of pain), and what exactly could be this comfy.

Sheepishly, he opened his eyes, just realizing they were still closed… only to see a bemused, mask-coated Copy-nin looking down on him, concern shimmering slightly behind said mask.

Ahh, so Kakashi was being his pillow. He was rather good at that. Suffice to say, he was still quite dazed from his near-near-death experience.

He whispered softly, "Kashi."

He'd like to think he'd long since learned to read Kakashi's face, mask or not, and the smile he "saw" erased his slight chagrin; his tone had been slightly more gooey than he had wanted it to be for a manly man like him.

"Sorry I'm late. I got lost on the path of life." Kakashi's trademark was spoken more as a soft statement rather than the "cheery" quip it was meant to be.

Still, he shook his head with an indulging smile.

Of course. Kakashi would say that.

Again, no excuse, especially for something short, but I hope it provided some sort of enjoyment, or maybe it was only a time killer. But on a high note, it's a new year and applications are done. Now, if I could only find it in me to be less lazy or maybe more motivated.

And, I again preemptively apologize if the update is really late or something again.

Again, if you want to give me a prompt to write, I prefer sentence prompts (e.g The cat was definitely out of the bag.), and one word prompts over situational prompts (e.g Naruto returns home after his training trip), but I will definitely read and archive any and all prompts I receive.

Please leave the prompts at the end of your review in the format

Prompt: The cat was definitely out of the bag.

As is elaborated on in my profile, I make no promises concerning these prompts, I'd like to use every one I get, but it just might not be possible especially now with my time constraints (and laziness). But I will try!

Another year goes by. I hope you've all had a wonderful new year and I wish you all an even better 2011. So, enjoy the night, and new resolutions and a new year.

Lhoran