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Chapter fourteen

It wasn't the sun that woke Naruto up suddenly. It had turned night hours ago but it was the tune and the figure sitting and playing straight ahead from the bed and it was beautiful, Skylar must have heard him wake up, as the tune got louder.

"When I'm falling down / Will you pick me up again? / When I'm too far gone / Dead in the eyes of my friends. / Will you take me out of here / When I'm staring down the barrel / When I'm blinded by the lights / When I cannot see your face / Take me out of here /

All I've believed / And all I've known / Are being taken from me / Can't get home / Yeah do your worst when worlds collide / Let their fear collapse bring no surprise / Take me out of here /

Feed the fire / Break your vision / Throw your fists up / Come on with me /

Just stay where you are / Let your fears subside / Just stay where you are / If there's nothing to hide /

Feed the fire / Break your vision / Throw your fists up / Come on with me."

"Did you write that song?" Naruto asked, sitting up in bed.

"No… It's one of my favourite songs by my favourite band, you should be sleeping." Skylar said, playing a different tune now. (A/N: The lyrics are to Watercolour by Pendulum, I do not own the song or anything related to it either.)

"So should you." Naruto said, getting up and sitting next to her.

"I've been up for hours already, it's three in the morning… I've already had a bath and risked fetching my senbons from where I was held hostage, I even cleaned my blade and scythe after the rubble so an eventful morning I guess." She said with a shrug as she closed her piano again.

"I hope you burnt those clothes you were wearing." Naruto said and she smiled in the darkness.

"I shredded them if that's okay with you, I don't thing Kakashi would appreciate waking up to something burning so I used wind instead." She said, standing up and pulling Naruto back to bed and lay with him spooning her as he nuzzled her neck.

"Hey… You trimmed your hair?" Naruto asked with a slight pout as he played with the damp strands.

"Yeah, I couldn't get the blood out so I had to cut it out and it was all at the end so it was only five maybe ten centimetres I cut off… Don't sound so depressed, at least it wasn't a toe or something." She said with a laugh and Naruto laughed as well.

"Yeah… Are you feeling better from yesterday afternoon?" Naruto asked as he ran his nose down her spine a little and smiled as she shivered a little.

"Much better, I haven't had a good cry like that for years plus my injuries weren't too bad so I think Tsunade healed those all up… There is something bothering me though… Something I said to Yusei in his final moments." Skylar said a little unsure as a nice blush spread across her face and started down her neck.

"I'm glad to hear… Do you want to talk about it?" Naruto asked as he placed his cheek next to hers and nuzzled around her cheek and under her ear and jaw.

"I was surprised at what I said to him, in some twisted way I did care for him… He wasn't so psycho a while back but I guess people change… Ever since I met you that first day and I touched your cheek and asked what had war done to you, after that, I could always feel the way your chakra almost envelopes me protectively and healing me and I realised something being away from you those two months." She said, turning to face him and held his hands between hers as they looked into each other's eyes.

"I never really consciously felt myself protecting you until you were away from me for long periods either and I also realised something, ever since you took me swimming that one day." He said, kissing her hand in his and he looked back up to her as he lowered them down again and leaned in closer to her. "I love you Skylar, I've never felt these feelings for anyone else but you." He said as his heart skipped a beat with love and nerves and she smiled and pouted.

"Damn… You beat me to the punch line…" She said with small annoyance to her happy voice. "But I love you too Namikaze-Uzumaki Naruto, Konoha's Orange Hokage." She said with a grin. Naruto seemed a bit dumbfounded as this was a nickname he called himself only to his mom in his mind when he was fighting the Kyuubi and the way she mixed both of his parent's names together, he decided he wanted to change it to that as he kissed her. That one kiss to show and approve what they had both said at that moment.

He rolled them over so he was on top of her as he felt under her shirt at her flat and smooth stomach that twitched at his light touches as they never broke this kiss as she massaged her fingers into the nape of his neck and pulled him closer, wanting to feel more. She massaged down onto his spine and shoulders and she hit a nice spot, making his arms go weak and let out a slight moan/groan as he fell onto her with a laugh from her.

"I think we better put up a silencing jutsu so we don't wake up Kakashi or more dangerously, Sasuke next doors." Skylar said as she moved her legs so he was lying between them and he groaned as he did some hand seals, placing the jutsus.

"Screw them, I'm more worried about the neighbourhood." Naruto said as he dived in for another kiss, the silencing jutsu being up.

Kakashi woke up when the sun was rising and yawned as he stretched in bed. He heard Skylar playing the piano early in the morning and nothing since as he walked to the bathroom to wash up and he felt the chakra and looked at the door leading to Skylar's room and noticed the jutsu… He was a bit stunned at first but then he got a bit angry and had to remind himself they had been dating for nearly two years and were old enough and he had no right and he would break the trust he had with Naruto and Skylar so he washed up and began making breakfast, tea and coffee, trying to push down his protective brotherly side to himself.

Skylar was a bit sore but happy as she felt the hands tracing her bare back as she lay on Naruto's warm and tanned body, their legs tangled together… It felt right to be there right then.

"Screw what Kakashi thinks, I want you to move in and wake up every morning like this." Skylar said with a sleep laced voice and she felt Naruto's silent laughter under her.

"He's already seen the jutsu and I've felt his killing intent already… I have to say he's kept it quelled quite nicely up until now." Naruto said, putting his cheek on the crown of her head and hugging around her ribs as she ran her hands up and down his sides, enjoying the skin free to touch, he was always so warm and comfortable for a muscular guy but it just matched his personality better.

"Want to face the wrath of Kakashi quickly now and get it over with?" Skylar said as she tried to roll off of Naruto but he held her firmly in place.

"What no round two this morning?" Naruto teased as he pulled her up to kiss her.

"Put it this way… The quicker we sort things out with Kakashi and get your stuff here, the quicker we can get back to it again." She said with a smirk, purposefully brushing against him, making him groan as she rolled off of him and began putting her clothes on and tossed Naruto's clothes to him with another frustrated groan from him. With one last kiss and quick cuddle, Naruto released the jutsu and Skylar opened her door with her Executioner's blade in hand and her instincts were right.

Shuriken and kunai bounced off of her blade and deflected into the doorframe, walls and floor, next was lightning senbons that Skylar saw at the last minute and flared her chakra, destroying them with the wind as Naruto hid by the wall. Skylar lowered her blade and glared at both Kakashi and Sasuke sitting together in the living room like nothing happened.

"Skylar, where's Naruto, I'd like to talk to him." Kakashi said sweetly with an eye smile as he sipped his tea.

"I wouldn't quite call the onslaught I just received 'talking'… Sasuke, why are you here?" Skylar asked.

"Like I said to Naruto yesterday, your chakra's are hard to miss together and I've been up since just after three this morning, getting frustrated." He said with annoyance and Skylar blushed and looked away as Naruto ducked behind her.

"Ah morning Kaka-sensei, Sasuke." Naruto said, peaking over her shoulder and waving, Skylar having to deflect another kunai but she wasn't sure who threw it.

"We'll it's obvious you two know what happened so now I'm moving the conversation and weapon throwing to a new topic… Didn't Tsunade-sama want to see me this morning and what's happening with Kiiro?" Skylar asked as she walked to the couch with Naruto still ducking behind her as she kept her blade at the ready.

"Tsunade-sama probably does want to see you and check your injuries and run a few tests… As for Kiiro, she's been put on probation and should be released into someone's care this afternoon." Kakashi said, eyeing Naruto all the way as they sat down on the open couch.

"That's great to hear… Where will she be staying and who will be looking after her?" Skylar asked, picking up her coffee on the table, sniffing it and tasting it just in case they did something to it, Naruto doing the same to his tea.

"I'll be watching her and she'll be moving in with me since it's close to you and I have a free room in my apartment… Hokage's orders." Sasuke said to the surprised faces.

"Well, that was a bit unexpected but great… Well then, I guess we better get our day going." Skylar said, downing her coffee and Naruto leaving his tea out of fear. They stood up together and Skylar walked behind him just in case and she closed the door and Naruto slumped against it as a kunai ploughed through it and he jumped away. "You better get me a new door Kakashi!" Skylar threatened.

"Oh my god, they're trying to kill me!" Naruto said with slight panic.

"Don't worry, I'll protect you with my life." Skylar said with a smile as she put her blade down and took his hand, leading them to the bathroom for a shower. After coming out of the bathroom and finding her door in splinters, she made Kakashi and Sasuke walk to Tsunade's office while she took her time getting the measurements for her door and flashing Naruto and herself to Tsunade's office after they arrived. Skylar stood with Naruto on her left, holding her blade in her right then Kakashi and Sasuke. A lump of blonde attacked her as soon as she arrived and smiled as she hugged Kiiro back.

"I'm glad to see you're alright Kiiro." Skylar said, ruffling her hair a little and hugging her under her right arm as they stood to listen to Tsunade.

"Kiiro has been very helpful during her interrogation and she had been given freedom with Sasuke watching over her for the time being with his team as well. Now concerning your health Skylar." Tsunade began and both Naruto and her blushed at that for some reason and Tsunade raised an eyebrow with a smirk covered by her linked hands. "I'd like you to come with me to the hospital so I can take some blood to do some tests and to check your injuries in case I missed something yesterday." Tsunade continued.

"No problem but Naruto's coming with me since he's under my protection from these two, they've been trying to kill him all morning." Skylar said, nodding her head towards Kakashi and Sasuke who glared at her and Tsunade laughed.

"So you two finally sealed the deal huh? I expected it sooner, I hope you guys were safe and…" Tsunade began, making both Skylar and Naruto red as they could go.

"Tsunade-obaa chan!" Naruto whined to stop her as he gripped Skylar's hand and looked away and Tsunade just laughed, as did Kakashi while Sasuke still glared.

"What does she mean 'seal the deal'?" Kiiro asked Skylar who went redder.

"I'll explain later Kiiro." Skylar mumbled.

"You know, there is such a thing as a silencing jutsu…" Tsunade teased.

"Yeah but it doesn't help when their chakra is like that." Sasuke mumbled and Tsunade raised an amused eyebrow at him.

"Anyway, we're getting off the topic here… I'll trust Kiiro to Sasuke and Kakashi while Naruto and I come with you to the hospital Tsunade…" Skylar began as she walked with Kiiro and Naruto behind her to stand in front of Sasuke. Skylar took his hand and placed Kiiro's into his and she smirked at the small blush on Sasuke's cheeks. "Kiiro, this is Sasuke, he'll be watching you and you'll be moving in with him… He's a good friend of mine so he'll look after you and if you want to see me, try coming next doors or asking him okay?" Skylar asked the girl and she nodded with a smile at both her and Sasuke.

"It's nice to meet you Uchiha Sasuke… Why does the word 'teme' come to mind when I look at you?" She asked with wonder. Naruto and Skylar both tried to hold back laughter.

"She definitely has your DNA Naruto." Skylar said with laughter dancing in her voice and Sasuke blushed harder and looked away as the girl stood next to him, still holding his hand. "I'll see you three later, don't forget about my door Kakashi, here's the measurements." She added, handing Kakashi a piece of paper as they walked out and Skylar flashed Tsunade, Naruto and herself to the hospital.

Skylar lay on the bed in a hospital gown, waiting for Tsunade to return from taking her blood to the lab while Naruto leaned against the windowsill.

"So, you're serious about me moving in with you and Kaka-sensei?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah but only if you want to, no pressure or anything but Like Kakashi said, you do spend more time at my place than at your own plus Kakashi makes the most awesome breakfast ever… It would be great having my adoptive brother and boyfriend under one roof with my two best friends living next doors… Plus I think Sasuke has a crush on little Kiiro." Skylar ended up in a little sing song voice.

"You really think so?" Naruto asked with amusement to his voice and a smirk.

"Definitely, look at how he blushed earlier plus they're living together now… a few weeks at most." Skylar said.

"You're on." Naruto challenged as Tsunade returned and began another examination over Skylar.

"I don't get it… You're blood is completely different from before you were kidnapped." Tsunade said, sitting on the chair next to the bed.

"What do you mean 'completely different'?" Skylar asked, sitting up on the bed.

"Well not completely but more… How should I put it, complex maybe? Whatever Kabuto did, it's healed your coil and pathways perfectly and I can't find a solution to what he did." Tsunade said.

"Yeah, I felt that as well… Kurama did say something strange to me before though, maybe it has something to do with this?" Skylar suggested.

"Kurama said something… What?" Naruto asked with slight concern.

"He said he wasn't sure but Yusei could fix me up fully… Here, take this and test this blood against mine." Skylar said, taking the ring off of her necklace and handing it to Tsunade.

"Whose blood is this?" Tsunade asked, eyeing the ring suspiciously.

"Mine and Yusei's. It's a hunch I guess and it's worth a shot… I'll see you for the results later." Skylar said, hopping off the bed and pulling her clothes back on and Tsunade left to do the test.

"So… Are you going to flash my stuff to your place or do I have to carry it myself?" Naruto asked with a blush, looking away as she changed. Skylar pulled her top on and finally registered what he was saying and jumped onto his back with a big sloppy kiss on his cheek that he wiped away laughing nervously.

"You're so awesome… Let's go break the news to Kakashi first then we'll start with the whole procedure of moving your stuff. Homeward hoe!" Skylar shouted pumping her fist forward while still on Naruto's back who carried her laughing across the rooftops. They landed in front of the building and walked to her apartment, Skylar already holding her blade at the ready for the onslaught that never came… They weren't there and Sasuke wasn't next doors either.

"Perhaps they're still showing Kiiro around?" Naruto suggested with a shrug. Skylar sighed and grabbed Naruto's collar as she flashed to the senbon placed by Ichiraku's and that's where the onslaught began as she blocked with her Executioner's blade and waited for the onslaught to stop.

"Will you stop wasting weapons dammit! I feel like I'm back at the damn chunin exams!" Skylar shouted at Kakashi and Sasuke sitting in Ichiraku's eating ramen with Kiiro who was wolfing it down. Naruto noticed and joined in as an eating competition began and Skylar sat down on the other side with Kakashi as she ordered. "Hey, what happened to the exams after my kidnapping?" Skylar asked Kakashi as she broke her chopsticks apart and began to eat.

"Well from what I heard if the exams weren't so rudely interrupted, the Kage's were going to make all the finalists chunin but it's still being discussed apparently. Well at least we know you're a chunin already and so is Konohamaru's team but there is discussion over Sasuke and Kiiro as for Naruto… He's going to be promoted but ANBU's trying to snatch him up as well as Sasuke but there is strict rules concerning him they can't work around." Kakashi explained in a whisper to Skylar who scowled.

"You know as well as I do that he has the skill but not the heart for it… Is there anything we can do to stop them?" Skylar asked in a whisper back.

"He can reject them if they ask but they stay with you until they grow board but they wouldn't with Naruto and he's a prime bachelor right now to them and they will only let him go if he's serious with someone or married… Possibly." Kakashi said cautiously to Skylar.

"Well… Does moving in with someone count as serious enough?" Skylar asked, avoiding Kakashi's gaze as she slurped down her now cold noodles.

"I… I guess it will be plus with Tsunade-sama having his back, she won't let it happen… You'll need to be careful they don't come after you as well, I know they're already looking into it and have been." Kakashi said, looking cautiously behind them.

"Yeah… They were following me since I got back yesterday… I can handle ANBU but don't tell Naruto, he'd freak if he found this out." Skylar said.

"Find what out?" Naruto asked from the other end of the table.

"Find out that you're moving in with Kakashi and I." Skylar said with a smirk to the brooding Sasuke next to Kakashi and Kiiro looked as well at Skylar. She could feel the annoyance and slight annoyed flare of his chakra as she scratched her head sheepishly.

"Oh… So that's what Tsunade-sama meant by seal the deal… She meant you two had sex last night." Kiiro said in a matter-of-fact tone and Skylar drowned her face in her half eaten ramen and blew bubbles into the broth with a furious blush while Kakashi laughed and Sasuke smirked. She still held her face in the broth as she pulled out a small face cloth from her pouch and stuck her face right into it as soon as she ran out of breath. Skylar sighed but the blush came back as she kept her eyes closed and stuffed the cloth back into her pouch and saw Naruto was just as red when she finally opened her eyes.

"Why don't we just tell the whole damn world… Hey we'll even make it a get together with the rookies and our friends and families oh and I'll even invite the clan heads." Skylar said with annoyance as she forced her blush down.

"Okay, how do you want to plan it?" Kakashi asked with his usual cool tone.

"NO!" Naruto and Skylar both stood up and shouted at him, both as red as each other. Kiiro was laughing with Kakashi and Sasuke was poorly trying to hide an amused smile behind a smirk.

"Plan what?" Sai asked, coming into the stall with Sakura and Yamato. Skylar groaned and sat down, banging her head onto the counter as they sat down at the last few empty seats in the Ramen store.

"Oh we were just planning a party so Naruto and Skylar can tell everyone that hmm ham smhm." Kakashi began to say but Skylar covered his mouth with her hand quickly and was kneeing him in the lower back without it being obvious.

"Say what senpai… I didn't quite hear what you said." Yamato teased, wanting to know what he was going to say.

"You tell them and I will use Thousand Years of Pain on you, then kick you up the ass and then cut of your reproductive organs and feed them to the Inuzuka dogs and your ninken." Skylar threatened into Kakashi's ear as she sat back down again.

"Oh, they sealed the deal last night as Tsunade-sama would say." Kiiro added easily… Sakura dropped her chopsticks, Sai looked impassive but had the tiniest of smirks on his face and Yamato's jaw would have fallen to the floor if it wasn't attached.

"WHAT!" Yamato and Sakura yelled out at the same time and Skylar took it as her queue to leave as she flashed to Naruto and flashed them out to the training grounds as she groaned into his neck, holding the front of his jacket in her fists.

"It's going to be all over the Five Great Nations by the end of the day." Skylar groaned feeling like she wanted to cry. She took a deep breath as she raised her head and looked at Naruto's pale face with a blush. "Well then… Let's get your things, I'll flash us to my place and then you can throw your senbon from there and we'll get going." Skylar said as she already flashed them back to her apartment and began making their way to the roof. Naruto threw his senbon and hit the wall of his house as they flashed there and threw the senbon into a wall on the inside so it was instant travelling to move the stuff.

Naruto began rushing around as Skylar put his clothes together in a box and all his special pictures and such together as Naruto cleaned and tidied and made sure he had everything. They looked around one last time as Skylar began flashing the boxes one by one while Naruto did one last round his house as he waited. There was one last box on the bed as Skylar came back but she stopped as Naruto wrapped his arms around her and began nibbling on her neck and licked at her cheek that still tasted like ramen, making her knees weak.

"We'll need this stuff for now… We'll get the gossip around quicker so let's be loud." He growled with amusement to his voice as he picked her up and threw her onto the bed and pounced with a squeal from her.

They flashed to Skylar's room with the last box a few hours later to find Kakashi leaning against her doorframe… Door missing as she put the last box down and stared at him.

"Where is it?" She questioned Kakashi who smirked under his mask.

"They're still making it… I didn't expect one box of bedding to take what… Three hours to pack." Kakashi said and this time Skylar sent a low powered rasengan into him, sending him flying into the couch and tipping it over. Skylar stalked back to the pile of boxes and began unpacking.

"Damn bastard thinks just because I finally slept with my boyfriend, thinks he can take away my privacy and destroy my door conveniently on the day he moves in with me… Damn gossiping bitches, the whole continent probably knows by now, it's probably the hottest gossip on the street 'Hey did you hear? Naruto finally slept with Skylar' or something like that." Skylar muttered angrily as she threw the neatly folded clothes into the right shelf as they stayed folded and landed perfectly. Her killing intent said it all and Naruto heard coughing from the lounge. He excused himself from Skylar to pull Kakashi upright with the couch and check his wound. It had seriously winded him and there was only a little chakra burn to his skin.

"Are you alright Kaka-sensei?" Naruto asked him.

"That damn girl… She's crazier than your mother." Kakashi coughed as he tried to breath properly again.

"Crazier than Kushina… I doubt that." Tsunade said as she walked in with Sasuke and Kiiro behind her. She looked into Skylar's room, raised an eyebrow and then sat next to Kakashi and began healing his wound.

"She threw me out of her room with a rasengan." Kakashi whined.

"Well you took her door from her so what did you expect?" Tsunade asked with a smirk as she finished with the healing and relaxed on the couch. "Then again, that's Kushina's level of craziness… I have the blood results Skylar." Tsunade called, lounging back against the couch.

"And?" She called from her room.

"It's a perfect match." Tsunade said and a loud thump was heard from the room. There was silence for a while as shuffling was heard from the room. Skylar's head appeared around the corner.

"I'm going out for a while, everything's been packed away… See you later." Skylar said with a red flash. Everyone seemed unconcerned but Kakashi had seen her in full gear and that familiar look in her eyes when she focused on her training and left them behind to defeat Obito… He is going to keep a tight watch on her and maybe taking her door away wasn't such a bad idea.