The Party

"Hi!" Keiko yelled at the Nara's as they walked out into the backyard. Perfect timing. She had just finished setting the last tray of food on the table and they were the first guests to arrive.

"Wow! This looks amazing!" Yoshino complimented. There must be thousands of tiny lights strung all over the back yard lighting up the night. "Just the two of you did all this?"

"Yes, we did. Naruto is an amazing helper. I'm always surprised be what he can accomplish," she said, knowing he was standing behind her and could hear every word. She had changed into a cut off pair of shorts and a tank top to get comfortable. Everyone else was arriving in casual comfortable dress as well.

Keiko's eyes wandered over Naruto's bare back down to his narrow waist. He was wearing the same pair of swimming trunks he had on the day the first time he had made love to her. She bit her lip as her body responded with a burst of warmth from deep within that left her tingling all over from the mere memory.

"What could you possibly be thinking about, sexy lady?" Shikaku murmured seductively in her ear. He had snuck up behind her after his wife had walked away.

"You should be ashamed of yourself you big flirt," she teased, taking a step forward from him. He was standing way too close because she could feel that he was happy to see her.

"Flirting never hurt anyone. You know I love my wife," he said, taking a step backwards as well to widen the distance between them.

"You're afraid that she would whip you ass too if you ever cheated on her," she laughed, watching the man turn a little pink on the cheeks as he rubbed the back of his head self-consciously.

"Yeah. There's that too," he muttered. "So how are you two doing really? Is everything okay?"

"We're making it through day by day. We've got each other and that's all we need," she said, realizing she had never spoken truer words.

"Good. I'm glad to hear it. If you ever need anything, either one of you, all you have to do is ask," he informed her, kissing her cheek.

"I know. All three of you have always been great friends to us," she rejoined, smiling at him.

Keiko had to greet the other guests as they were arriving. In thirty minutes they had a yard full of people and a loud raucous party going on. There were kids everywhere and it was becoming a major task keeping them out of the pool house and making sure only one person at a time went into the bathroom. The house was locked so no one could sneak off to find a quiet little corner or worse yet one of their beds to have little alone time with their love interest for the night. Around midnight the cops arrived which was no surprise to anyone.

"Mrs. Umino we hate to ask you to do this, but could you please end the party?" asked the officer whose nametag identified him with the last name Kamizuki. He was young and cute with kind of longish brown hair for a police officer and dark eyes.

"Hey, aren't you the sex therapist from the centerfold? The 'where does it hurt' woman?" inquired his partner with Hagane on his name tag. He was equally young and cute with black spiked hair and black eyes.

Keiko was so glad these two had been sent to break up the party. They would be easy to stall, especially Hagane. She walked around behind him, putting her arms through theirs to lead them into the back yard. "Gentlemen, this is my son's graduation party. As you well know, you only graduate from high school once which it looks like you two have done relatively recently yourselves."

"Yes, ma'am," they answered in unison They compliantly walked with her as she led them into the middle of the crowd of loud teenagers and drunk parents who had smuggled in their private stashes of alcohol.

"Now, if you will just have yourselves something to eat and allow us one more hour, I'll shut this thing down and make everyone happy. Is that agreeable officers?" she asked, batting her eyelashes at them. She was not beyond manipulation and deceit when it came to her son's happiness.

"Well, ma'am we really shouldn't – " Kamizuki began to be abruptly cut by a very drunk Yoshino who grabbed him by his gun belt.

"Oh look, strippers!" she bellowed, rubbing her body against his.

"No! Yoshino, wait! They're real police officers!" Keiko yelled, but it was too late.

Both of the Nara men were headed toward the officer with their fists raised. Officer Hagane, who seemed to enjoy breaking the laws as much as upholding them, took advantage of everyone being distracted by the disturbance caused by the other four and grabbed Keiko's breasts. There was one person in the entire crowd not watching the two men who were about to commit a crime by assaulting a police officer. That blond was about to do the same thing to dark haired officer who was manhandling his mother.

"Have you lost your damn mind?" Keiko yelled at the officer, turning away from the disaster ahead of her to see the blond streak of fury headed toward Officer Touchy-Feely. "WAIT! EVERYBODY WAIT A DAMN MINUTE!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. Not only did everyone immediately shut their mouths, they froze in their tracks.

Shikaku had Officer Kamizuki by the throat and Shikamaru had his fist raised and ready to coldcock the officer with a haymaker he would still feel days from now. Yoshino had been shoved away and was sitting on the ground. Keiko stepped out of the grip of the petrified Hagane, moving to push Naruto out of the way before he hit the man. Things had gotten out of control frighteningly fast and people were about start committing misdemeanors and maybe some felonies before the melee would have ended.

"All right everyone! Party's over! Ya ain't gotta go home, but you can't stay here!" Keiko bellowed angrily, grabbing the two officers by the collar of their shirts to pull them out of harm's way. "Officers, I'm terribly sorry things got out of control. If you don't file any charges or arrest anyone, I won't make a formal complaint or sue the city over the breast inspector here."

Hagane appeared as if he were about to burst into flames he was so red from being embarrassed. His partner glared at him and looked ready to beat him to a bloody pulp with the iron asp in his duty belt. "Yes, ma'am. We apologize for the misunderstanding. Don't we, Hagane!" the humiliated Officer Kamizuki yelled.

"Yes, I apologize for any inconvenience, Ms. Umino," Hagane said, staring at the ground like an embarrassed child.

Keiko stood with her hands on her hips, huffing and puffing with disappointment and fury as she watched everyone walk away. This night had truly been a disaster. When the last person walked through the gate, Naruto closed it behind them.

"Baby, I'm sorry," she apologized, wanting to cry but feeling too tired to do so. "This night did not turn out at all like I planned."

"It's okay. We'll look back on all of this and laugh. In about ten years," he added with a slight chuckle, pulling her into his arms.

"Oh, sweetie," she sighed, raising her lips for a kiss as he hugged her. "As much as I don't want to, we need to get this place cleaned up."

For a while, they picked up trash and righted overturned lawn furniture in silence. Naruto broke the silence with a question he had wanted to ask for quite some time.

"What are you planning to do when you're finally divorced?" he inquired, sounding more casual about it than he felt. The answer to this question was very important to him. Asking it had caused his heart to beat faster with anxiety.

"I didn't have any plans to do anything. I know one thing I won't do. I have no intention of ever getting married again," she said with a stubborn finality to her voice that almost made his heart stop beating.

"But what if there was someone you really loved?" He stood still with his eyes on her as she continued to gather up cups and plates to throw in the trash can.

"The only person I love that much would be you and –" She dropped everything that was in her hands as she froze. She quickly stooped down to pick up everything she dropped to throw it away. Her frenzied motions continued as she just ignored the subject entirely and set about picking up the empty platters to take to the house.

"Keiko, wait!" he yelled, following her into the house.

Keiko was thankful he didn't call her mom after asking that question. She set the platters in the sink, purposely turning on the water when he tried to speak. She did not want to hear this. There was no possible way she could marry him. This could not happen. How in the hell could they have a real relationship right out in front of everyone?

"Can we talk about this?" he asked, putting his hand on her shoulder which she abruptly shrugged off as she slammed the platters into the hot soapy water. Thank god for plastic!

"Sweetie, there's nothing to talk about. This is completely preposterous. Oh, god!" she cried out, flinging bubbles everywhere when she thrust her hands into the water.

"Why? Why can't we? What's wrong?"

"Why would you want to limit yourself like that? There are so many other beautiful girls you can have. Do you realize that I'll be over the hill by the time you can legally by me a drink in a bar? No. I can't do it. That's going too far."

"Haven't you ever been in love? Haven't you ever done something crazy because of that love?" he asked.

"Yeah. How do you think I got here?" she snapped, continuing to wash the dishes to distract herself.

"I'M NOT HIM DAMMIT!" Naruto yelled, watching her back stiffen as she stood at the sink.

"No, you're not," Keiko replied in a soft weak voice. The tears flowed down her cheeks as she reached for the towel to dry off her hands. She turned to look at the young man standing behind her. No – he was not his father. In two more months he would be eighteen years old and would be an official adult. He would be free to enjoy all of the responsibility and irritation that comes with being an adult.

"The beautiful woman I want is right here in front of me. How would you ever limit me? You've always pushed me to be a better person and do things I never thought I could. You've always been my cheerleader. I've never loved anyone like I love you," he said, placing his hands on her face to make her look at him.

"How do I know you won't regret it? When I look like an old bulldog and you're still hot as hell with girls in their twenties running after you how will you feel? What about then?" she demanded, tears still streaming down her face.

"I don't know," he answered truthfully, pushing her cheeks together with his hands. In a baby talk voice, he teased her, "You look like a bulldog right now, and I think you're pretty darn cute."

Keiko could not stop herself from laughing. She looked into his blue eyes as he laughed along with her. Maybe love was not supposed to last forever. Was it possible that love, like other relationships, had different seasons? Should it just be enjoyed when you have it as if it would be forever? Then when it ends, just cry and mope around for a while before sucking it up and getting on with life. Obviously hers and Iruka's could not weather the storm named Kakashi that had just too much allure for her husband. She had already grieved for a time over the heartbreak so it was time to continue on with life and love. There was a very hot blond about to steal a kiss from her who needed her attention and her love. Her arms enclosed his waist to pull him close for the kiss.

"Will you at least think about it?" he asked, sliding his hands over her hips and under the tank top.

"Graduate from college with a master's degree and I'll marry you," she whispered in his ear, pressing a kiss to his neck.

"Now that's an awesome way to put something off!" he exclaimed, standing back to look at her. "Any certain field of study?"

"No. I'll leave that to you. It has to be something usable. No, art degrees or general humanities or anything like that. You said I've always pushed you to do things you never thought you could," she said, poking him in the chest with her finger to push him back against the counter behind him. "So I'm pushing now."

"It's blackmail," he accused, putting his hands on her shoulders.

"I prefer to call it motivation," she said, placing her hands flat against his chest. Her lips pressed kisses to his chest and moved lower. Her fingers explored his well-defined abs while her lips continued their steady path downward that took her to her knees. A smile tilted up the corners of her mouth when he inhaled loudly and his whole body shuddered with excitement when she snatched down his swimming trunks with a flick of her wrists.

"What do you call this?" he asked, looking down at her as he cradled her head in his palm.

"A blow job, genius," she answered bluntly, taking him into her mouth.

"Oh, good god," he moaned, holding onto the counter when his knees weakened suddenly. "You're even sexy when you're being a smart ass. Why the hell would I want anyone else?"

Keiko continued working on him with her hand and mouth. She was getting more aroused with every sigh and moan she drew from his lips. A shriek of surprise escaped her when she was unexpectedly grabbed under the arms and lifted up. She could only smile at him as he ripped the tiny shorts off of her that she was wearing. Their mouths stifled her moan as he kissed her tenderly and lovingly while he held her firmly against him. She inhaled sharply with a hitch in her throat when he pulled her knee up to his hip to open her legs. She held on to him as he bent deeply from the knees to come up under her to slide into her.

"Oh, Naruto, sweetie," she gasped, wrapping her arms around his neck. She hooked her leg around his waist to hold onto him as he moved in and out of her.

"You will always be here for me. You will always love me no matter what, won't you?" he asked, looking into her eyes.

"Always," she answered, jumping into his arms and enclosing his waist with both of her legs. She cried out with pleasure as he moved her up and down on him. The fine sheen of sweat that appeared on their bodies helped them glide over each other easier. Her excitement grew when her nipples grazed across his when her breasts were sliding over his muscular sweat covered chest.

"Look at me. I want you to know it's me that's about to make you come," he said, holding on to her tightly as he thrust into her faster and harder.

Keiko forced herself to keep her eyes open so could gaze into his glassy, desire laden eyes. She kissed him briefly, moaning loudly as the pleasure coursed through her body from bouncing up and down on him. "You're incredible," she gasped, digging her fingers into his brawny shoulders.

"Say my name," he whispered, feeling the goose bumps rise on her skin from his breath tickling her ear.

"Naruto," she murmured, looking into his eyes. A strangled cry of intense ecstasy rose from her as he forced her down onto him hard, penetrating her so deeply it almost hurt. The orgasm hit her so unexpectedly and with such intensity she could not have stopped herself from screaming his name.

"Keiko!" he cried out in return, holding onto her with so tightly when he climaxed she was afraid he might break her ribs.

Keiko could feel him getting weak under her as he thrust into her convulsively with aftershocks of orgasmic pleasure. "Let me down," she ordered gently. She kissed him as he carefully set her down on her feet then dropped to his knees in front of her. Her fingers ran through his soft golden hair as he panted for air with forehead pressed against her belly. "What am I going to do with you?"

He turned his face upward to look into her eyes as he replied, "Just love me."