Kakashi awoke an hour or so after he had managed to doze off and stared up at the sky for several minutes before he realised that it was dark and he had yet to put up his tent and secure the area. Looking down at the small body curled against his side, he smiled. He hadn't expected the little trust exercise that he had wanted to try out to go quite so well, but it had. And they had bonded a little as a result.

Naru would likely seek him out time and time again to se if she could make him purr again. And he didn't mind that, even if she treated him more like a pet than a husband, he still wouldn't mind. Mainly because treating him as a pet would mean that she felt a certain amount of affection for him, and that would be something that he could live with. The rest would fall into place in time. He carefully extracted himself from her, freezing for a second or so when she opened one of her eyes an glared at him for a second or so before going back to sleep.

He chuckled and grabbed his vest up off of the ground and draped it over her to keep her warm and went to make camp.

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The next day at about three in the evening they reached the cabin and Naru stood back while Kakashi unlocked the door and opened it.

The cabin was pretty cozy on the inside. There was a fire place, a couch, a reading chair, a book shelf with some books on tactics, warfare and some other things. The kitchen was nice and spacious, the fridge was neatly stocked with juices, fruits and vegetables. The freezer full of meats and ice cream.

The cabinets fully stocked with soups, bread, snacks and such. The dishes were clean. And oddly enough the cabin itself smelled like lemon pledge and looked like it had been scrubbed clean. Naru looked at Kakashi with a puzzled expression on her face and he made a humming sound. It looked like the Hokage had made them take the long way here so that he could send someone to clean the cabin and stock the cabinets and fridge with foods and such.

He would even bet that the old man had sent some extra clothes for Naru to wear now that she was his wife, the elder, like Kakashi would expect her to dress a certain way. He would want her to wear his clan colors and wear her hair up so that everyone would be able to see him mating mark on her skin and now who she belonged too. It was a bit juvenile, but that was just the way he was. His father had been the same way with his mother.

Aside from that there was very little that he expected from her, knowing that making such demands of her would probably make her feel more like property than a person. But he did have just one more expectation, and it was not negotiable. He wanted her to mark him and make him her own. He had brought along a leather collar with a seal on it that once placed around his neck by her, it would only come off if she died. He had also brought an ear piercing gun and several styles of earrings and wanted her to use them to pierce his ears with something that she had chosen with her own hand.

Even if he didn't wear them for long, he would have the scars for life and that would make him feel more like he was hers. At least until he could get her a ring. "What do we do now?" Naru asked softly and he looked at her.

They didn't really have to do anything, but he would like to try his hand at the trust excercise again. He was curious to see how far Naru would trust him, if at all. He walked out of the kitchen and grasped her wrist and pulled her over to the couch and gently pushed her down on it so that she was sitting there facing him. "Would you mind if I touched you like you did with me? I promise that you don't have to lay on your hands, or restrain yourself, I just want to touch you a little."

Naru suddenly looked very nervous and looked at the door as if she was debating with herself on how far she would get if she ran. Kakashi's heart ached a bit in his chest. Was letting him touch her such a frightening thing? "Naru...I won't do anything you don't want me too. You can stop me at any time, all you have to do is say 'stop'. Understand?" Naru nodded slightly but still looked nervous as she reached out and grasped his wrist.

Such a brave girl despite her fears. Kakashi could'nt help but admire her as he pulled off his head band and his mask and put them on one of the tables. "Lay down Naru." He said in a husky voice as she looked around, not quite sure what he wanted her to do.

She lay down on the couch and tried not to flinch when he sat on the edge of the cushions and leaned over her. His fingers caressing the curve of her left cheek, his thumb tracing her lower lip as he stared at her lovely, face. She was trembling, her whole body shaking slightly under his finger tips as he caressed her soft skin. "Your beautiful Naru." He said as he leaned his head down to brush hs lips across her mouth.

She twitched, as he brushed his lips along her cheek, working his way to her jaw. He nuzzled her and smiled against her skin when she tilted her head so that he would have better access to her neck and licked along one of the arteries running up from her heart. She gasped as he ran his fangs along her neck, longing to sink them into her skin and leave his mark on her but trying very much to be patient so that he would'nt end up hurting her when he did.

He latched onto her neck and sucked on the spot he wanted to mark, the small area between her neck and shoulder. She cried out and raised her hands and put them against his chest, for a second he thought she was going to push him away. But instead of pushing him away like he had thought she would she gripped his vest and pulled him closer. He growled low in his throat, the sound rumbling in his chest as he lifted his head slightly and kissed his way back to her mouth.

She didn't flinch away from him this time, he realised as he tangled his fingers in her soft thick blond hair and sealed his mouth over hers. She made that sweet little mewling sound again and opened her mouth for him as he licked along her bottom lip and let him slip his tongue inside her mouth. Running his tongue along her own, mixing their breath together, Kakashi slanted his mouth ovr hers and deepened the kiss. She was so sweet. Her taste, her skin, that little mewling sound that she made were all so addictive to him.

He needed to stop and let her go, the fire raging through his veins was slowly starting to burn out of control. He broke the kiss and touched his forehead to hers feeling a bit dizzy and breathless. Needing to catch his breath. "I need to stop here, honey. I have to go set up a perimiter. Do you want to explore a bit while I do?"

Naru swallowed with some difficulty, her mouth completely dry as she blushed. Why did he have to be such a good kisser that she was having trouble thinking? She nodded her head and he smiled and caressed her cheek one last time then stood up and walked out the open door. Leaving her lying alone on the couch trying to regain her ability to breath and think again.

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