As Sasuke shifts slightly in his bed, he turns slightly to note Sakura sitting at the window, watching the night sky go by. Sitting up slowly, the Uchiha male then turns to her more fully. "What's wrong, Sakura-chan?"
Turning quickly in surprise before she only offers him a smile, she turns back to the window and responds simply. "I was just thinking… A lot's happened over the last years…and it feels so weird… We thought we might have to kill you not long ago…and now…I'm right here with you…"
"I'm sorry." He utters simply before lowering his eyes. "For putting Naruto, and especially you, through so much. Being here, and feeling powerless… it really started to weigh on me. And then finding out that Itachi might kill him… I had to do something before he injured me further… I got desperate."
"…I know…and I don't exactly understand, but…I'm trying…" She utters, turning to him once more with a sad smile. "..Naruto and I want to do anything we can to help you accomplish your goals…"
"I used to think that if I wasn't strong enough to kill Itachi on my own, I didn't deserve to rebuild my clan… but now my goal isn't to kill him. I know he did this for me… that he spared me… I need answers from him now." Sasuke explains as he takes his place beside the pink haired girl.
Turning to him slowly, the old, pale yellow nightgown wearing young woman only nods and sighs, then looks own thoughtfully with a gentle frown.
"What is it?" The dark haired teen asks simply while locking his eyes to her.
"…I don't know… …I guess I'm still kind of confused on what to do sometimes…" Looking back up at him, she offers another smile as she states simply. "I've been playing a lot of this by ear."
"No kidding." He chortles alittle before looking out the window and then back to her again. "I'd be lying, or delusional if I didn't say I'd been doing the same thing. And now I have… extended family as well… Daisuke and his siblings… This is all a lot for me to digest all at one time."
"You should tell me some more about that later; when I'm more awake." She chuckles gently before letting out a soft sigh and running her fingers through her hair. "…Does it feel weird at all…? …I know you're used to having your own room…and when you were here, you…" Hesitating, Sakura licks her lips before continuing. "…And we haven't…done…uh…" Hesitating again, she rubs her eyes before sighing harshly. "Nevermind…"
Raising his brows as he continues to watch her, Sasuke then blushes a bit and looks off before uttering simply. "…It's welcomed. I had my own room sure. My own house… and all the ghosts that came with it."
Blinking at him, Sakura flinches, cringing her neck down as she bites her bottom lip. "I'm sorry… It was insensitive…"
"You couldn't imagine this situation." The dark eyed young man utters forgivingly before he looks up to her and sighs gently, and then offers a small grin. "I'm… glad you're here."
Blushing gently as she looks down and nods, the kunoichi then lifts her head, looking up at him with an innocent love and respect. "…I'm glad you're here…Sasu-kun…"
Turning thoughtful for a moment, Sasuke then nods before informing carefully. "You know… I never really liked that pet name… but since it's you, It's fine…"
Blinking in surprise, she then straightens and shakes her head. "It's alright…if you don't like it…"
Looking down slightly, the shinobi then asks as he turns his eyes to her again. "Sakura? Where do you think you'd be if you had adhered to everything I've ever said in the past?"
Jolting slightly, she honestly laughs before saying pointedly. "Not in love with you, probably either dead or trying to kill you, and/or with Naruto." She states humorously, though a twinge of longing strikes the back of her mind before fading away. I'm with Sasuke now..! And…I'm happy! I was starting to fall for Naruto, but he's with someone who makes him happy, and so am I. This is how it should be. Either this way, or…something much worse…
"I don't want you to change instantly just because you think it will make it better between us. I appreciate obedience, but not blind worship…" He says casually with a slight shrug.
OBEDIENCE?? NO WAY!! Sakura's inner voice screams, gritting it's teeth as the pink haired girl just chuckles almost nervously, rubbing the back of her head. "I…guess you're right…"
Nodding once, Sasuke then falls silent as he looks thoughtful; staring up at the sky again until the smaller female leans against him with a soft sigh.
"It's a nice night… I used to sit in my room and stare up at the sky at night…wondering if you were doing the same thing…"
Glancing to her, and shifting himself for better support, Sasuke remains quiet for a moment before offering carefully. "…I didn't often… but a lot of that now just seems like a blur; a drone of a really low point of my life…"
"..It'll be better now.. I promise… One way, or another…" She assures mysteriously before lifting her eyes to him and shivers, closing them with a gentle blush. ..please kiss me…please…
Blinking down at her a moment as a blush starts to form on his cheeks, Sasuke swallows discreetly and closes his eyes more tightly as he brings his lips down to hers.
Making a soft, happy sound, the pink haired girl then shivers and moans gently, wrapping her arms around him lovingly. OH YEAH!! KISS MY ASS, INO!
Shifting, Sasuke draws her in deeper as one of his arms wraps around her waist and his tongue dabs gently against her soft lips.
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* * *
"…-ji…-eji…neji...Neji, wake up." The young Hyuuga male can hear Haruka's voice calling to him as he wakes up. He finds himself in her bed, fully dressed and seemingly cleaned as she stands straight and offers him a slight grin before it fades. "You have family members looking for you. You don't stay out all night often, do you?"
"Not outside of the Hyuuga village." He points out as he sits up. "Are they here? Who is it?"
"Hinata was here earlier. I told her I saw you last night, but you weren't here. Sorry, but I'm not fond of people knowing a lot of my business. But she seemed awfully worried, so I decided when the sun came up, I'd wake you up soon after." She explains as the scent of Miso and broiled fish meets his nose.
I hope nothing serious has happened. Well, at least breakfast smells nice. "I can understand that, but in the future if it happens to be Hinata, I'd like to know as soon as you find out; I am supposed to be her bodyguard." Neji informs seriously.
Raising her brows, seeming to be a bit offended, Haruka then lets them settle as she answers simply. "I'm not a fool. I questioned her as to why before just letting her walk off. She was merely worried because you are normally easy to find, and do not spend time away form the Hyuuga house after dark. She was concerned for your safety, not her own, and I assured her you were fine before she left. But since I am obviously not handling the situation correctly, I shall do as you ask, if this situation ever happens again." She offers curtly before turning and starting from the room briskly.
Watching her for a moment as she leaves, Neji then frowns. Alright, perhaps it was arrogant to assume that she hadn't asked. But I can only figure as much because most people in Konoha wouldn't have. Well, I may as well explain myself and apologize. Gathering himself and standing, Neji then follows after the raven haired female to voice his thoughts.
"It's fine." She answers blandly, filling a large bowl with jasmine rice before moving to plant it firmly onto the table, turning back from the steaming bowl to move back to the stove and poke at her natto.
"Okay… well I apologize that I made such an assumption. It was unfair." He offers, moving his hands to cross inside his robe.
"You should. It was very offensive. You should have asked me what happened." She half scolds before sighing with a slight shrug, serving up the natto and holding it in one hand as she begins divvying up a few tsukemono pickles on a plate.
"Yes…" He agrees while watching her for a moment and then asking. "So.. You're not upset with me, are you?"
"I am." She responds simply, using a pair of chop sticks to gather seasoned nori together and place it onto a cutting board, cutting it into thin strips, then pushing them into a bowl.
"Oh…" Turning off thoughtfully he then offers. "I will… try to make it up to you, then."
"Oh? How?" She questions, raising a brow as she places the nori and pickles onto the table, putting a hand on her hip as she seems expectant.
Blinking and raising his brows, Neji then looks down thoughtfully. "I… erm… I'm not sure… but I promise that I will."
* * *
Her eyes slowly opening a few hours after morning's light, Senka groans and shifts, letting out a loud yawn before snuggling up to the soft thing at her side, letting out a soft sound. "…mmmmm…ggghhhhhh….hate sunlight…hate mornings… graaahhhhhhh…."
Roused by Senka's voice, Shikamaru inhales deeply as he stretches and then blinks alittle in confusion as his eyes open and he focuses on the familiar surroundings of his own room. Wait.. We did it… here? And fell asleep… and it's…! Oh man.
The young woman at his side moans and pulls a pillow over her face, turning until her bare rear rolls into view and she curls in on herself slightly, causing the dark haired young man to reach up quickly and pull a cover over her. He nudges her slightly and asks out loud.
"Hey, you awake…?"
Groaning again, she only sighs before answering back in a contained, mildly agitated tone. "…ish…"
"..we fell asleep." He implies somewhat shyly, putting an arm around her that subconsciously comes to rest against one of her breasts.
"…yes…that's what people usually do--" She starts sarcastically before her body suddenly becomes frigid and she sits up straight. Her normally long, wavy hair sits atop her head in a curled mat as her eyes become wide. "…oh shit."
"Yup… just what we're gonna catch in a few minutes…" He says with a sigh and a slight blush starting to form at the thought. No way to sneak out, either. They both already know and even if they didn't, no one can sneak into or out of a Nara house…
"…No point in me running or anything now…" She almost echos his thoughts, putting a hand to her forehead with a deep sigh before climbing out of bed and grabbing her shirt, looking around with tired eyes. "…do you know…where you tossed my bra last night…?"
"Uh.. No?" he answers before sitting up and looking around thoughtfully for a minute before he points out. "Over there.. By the window."
Suddenly blushing deeply, she strides over and snatches it with a slight sound. "I sure hope no one's noticed it yet…" She grumbles, pulling the sports bra over her sizable chest in one strong pull before adjusting them within it.
At this Shikamaru just sighs and begins getting dressed as well, then he offers carefully. "Oh, I can at least bet my dad has. …But that's fine because he'd be cool about it. My mom… I haven't heard any shit about it, but if she knew she'da probably woken us up yelling."
"Great. What's she gonna think when she finds out?" The brunette points out with a frown before sighing and rubbing her hands over her face. "This is turning out to be a wonderful day." She then says in a sing-song, sarcastic voice, pulling on her panties and accidentally putting on his black t-shirt, rather than her own.
It was bound to happen at one point, I guess. Still… Looking around for his shirt, he grabs Senka's naively and pulls it on before raising his brows. Huh.. Feels kinda tight… No way am I gaining weight… Wait… "I think we switched shirts…"
Looking down at the baggy shirt she wears, Senka's brows raise before her face cracks, and she then chuckles before looking over to Shikamaru with a grin. "Oh? I hadn't noticed."
Sighing and smirking he just shrugs. "Eh, whatever. You look cute in it."
"I might be able to fit this thing in months. You aren't this big." She points out with a teasing chuckle. "You sure do like baggy clothes." She finishes, slinging her jounin jacket over the back of his headboard.
"They're comfortable." He offers with a shrug, pulling on a pair of pants.
"I feel like I'm swimming in it…but it is comfortable…" She answers, sighing and leaning against him, wrapping her arms around his waist to swat his hands away and begin zipping and buckling his pants for him.
Blinking, his eyes widening slightly, Shikamaru then grins slightly while he lets her assist him before the sound of his door opening catches his attention and he turns to see his father blink and quickly turn off, clearing his throat.
"Uh………"
"D-Dad!" Shikamaru stammers out, clutching his waistband and moving to stand in front of Senka as his face flushes quickly. "We're… uh… j-just a minute."
"…right..!" His father responds, still faced away as he reaches up a hand, pushing his hair up into his pony tail. "…so, uh…your mother doesn't know…yet."
Better for him to find us than her, then… "I figured… we're both still alive." The teen states with a sardonic tone. Then, he looks to Senka questioningly as if to say that she could still go without having to deal with the imminent argument.
"We need to tell them.." She urges, furrowing her brows slightly.
"..Okay? We'll handle my dad first, but… put some pants on first…" Shikamaru urges gently.
"Alright, alright…" She answers shyly, darting over to take her pants from the floor and slide them on quickly.
Once Senka's decent, Shikamaru clears his throat and finally invites his father in, warning carefully. "You'll probably wanna sit down, Dad…"
* * *
Slowly waking up to a dull scent of food, Naruto shifts slightly until he feels the tiny form of Mitsuki clung tightly to his side, lying against him as she seems small and curled around herself at the same time. Sitting up tiredly with a grunt, the blonde scratches his head as he tries to wake up and when he hears Mitsuki whine loudly and begin pawing at his arm he closes his eyes tightly a moment before forcing them open once more. "Hhmmm…?"
"…comfy…" She murmurs, reaching up groggily to grip his arm and wrap her body around it sweetly, sighing happily as she tries to pull him back down to her side.
"Someone's… cooking…" Naruto mutters. "Hungry…"
"Oh… I did that hours ago…" She informs, cuddling up to his arm with a soft yawn, slowly opening her eyes. "..I figured you'd be hungry, so I cooked you some breakfast… But I was tired, and you weren't up yet, so I put it away and went back to sleep…"
"Oh… what did you cook exactly? I don't even think I have a lot out there…" The blue eyed male asks curiously, rubbing his forehead thoughtfully.
"..oh, I went shopping…" She further informs, slowly sitting up to rub her eyes cutely. Her ponytails droop like a sad puppy's ears, a few strands draped in different directions, giving her a wild, after sex look. The blanket falls away from her chest, exposing her palm-sized breasts to the mid-morning light filtering the window.
Watching her a moment, Naruto then chuckles a bit lecherously before reaching up to fondle her lazily. "Hmmm… alright."
Gasping as her eyes open wide, the younger girl suddenly flushes deeply, whining cutely up at him. "Naruto, no~…!" She cries in protest, shifting as she shivers and turns her head aside, her nipples already growing stiff in his hands.
Chuckling alittle more, he presses playfully, leaning into her more as his morning wood grows apparent. "Mmm, come on; a little snack before breakfast."
Whimpering more as she closes her eyes against her embarrassment, Mitsuki then slowly opens them, biting her bottom lip before a cute smile comes across her face. "…o-okay…"
Smiling softly, Naruto then leans in and kisses her lips before bending down further to begin licking and suckling her pert nipples appreciatively.
Panting and moaning as she slowly closes her eyes, allowing herself to go with the pleasure, the black haired female then grins slightly before uttering gently. "…All I really wanted was a 'thank you' for breakfast, you know, Naru-kun…hehe…"
"Mmm.. Then this is how I'll say it." He offers, caressing her chest as he presses them both together as far as they're able and taking both nipples into the sides of his mouth at the same time. He groans happily, nibbling and sucking her flesh.
Calling out as she slams her thighs together, the raven haired girl jolts as she slowly lies down onto the tatami mat, reaching up to run her fingers through his hair. "Naru-kun…mmm…"
Naruto continues to suckle her nipples together for another moment before pulling away and moving one hand down to caress over her pubic area and then ease her thighs apart to begin stroking her clit slowly.
"N-no… No..! I'll cum too fast, Naru-kun..!" She cries, gripping his shoulder with one hand tightly as she tugs his hair gently.
"Mmhm." He urges gently against her skin as he shivers softly and steadily begins increasing the speed of his fingers against her.
Screaming as she writhes from his touch, the violet eyed girl begins bucking her hips desperately, gripping her nails into his flesh before she breaths in deeply. Her back arches in drastically as her cum oozes over his fingers, sharing with him her sticky, sweet love juice.
Pulling back his fingers and licking them slightly, Naruto grins and chuckles, giving her a fox-like wink as he croons. "Thanks, Mitsuki-chan."
Looking up at him as she flushes just a bit deeper, she only coos, almost purring in a loving tone. "..I love you, Naru-kun…"
"I love you, too…" He murmurs back, caressing her face with his clean hand before he kisses her lips again and then leans back, unashamed of the throbbing hardon that bounds up from his uncovered legs. He folds his arms behind him and then uses one to caress her back. "Whatcha make for breakfast anyway?"
"Mmm…Natto, tsukemono pickles, seasoned nori, steamed jasmine rice, Shōyu, miso ramen, chāshū, and naruto kamaboko." She says cutely, moving to sit up before blinking and biting her bottom lip at his throbbing hardon.
"Oh." He says thoughtfully. "That's a lot…" He says thoughtfully before noticing her look and blinking innocently before he slowly grins. "What is it, Mitsuki-chan?"
"..erection.." She offers simply, biting her bottom lip harder after the word leaves her mouth. "…it looks…painful…"
Grinning a bit more mischievously, he then agrees. "Well, it is. Maybe you could help me calm it down?"
Almost two hours later, as Mitsuki lie sleeping on the reddened tatami mat, Naruto makes his way out into the small kitchen, now only dressed in boxers. He finds numerous new, filled bowls, pots and plates around in places like the oven, with lids upon the stove, and within the microwave and refrigerator.
Blinking around, Naruto raises his brows and begins poking around and peeking into nearly every bowl while muttering to himself out loud. "…All this food..!" Then finding the miso ramen he grins and quickly serves a bowl to himself with the chashu and kamaboko and sits down to eat. "Ooh… this is so good!"
"Hey, that's the benefit of having a live-in woman." Jiraiya says suddenly from the window, causing the blonde to jump and then quickly rush over to cover Mitsuki up.
"What're you doin' here so early??"
"First of all, how was last night, eh?" The white haired sannin urges with a grin causing the blonde to blush.
"Uh… great…"
"Hm. Fair enough. So now I'll answer your first question. Tsunade thought that it'd be best coming from me anyway…"
A somewhat brief explanation later, Naruto just sits frowning while Jiraiya watches him carefully. Finally, the blonde asks. "Who is this guy anyway?? Danzo? I don't know anybody like that!"
"He's the leader of a very secretive ANBU sect. Either way, that's what we're dealing with. I thought it was important for you to know, and Tsunade wanted me to handle you when it came to this anyway. But it's important because of people like Sasuke; Danzo doesn't believe missing-nin deserve leniency."
His frown softening alittle, Naruto looks thoughtful. "…Mitsuki used to be a missing-nin, too… she didn't do anything terrible, but… do you think?" And when Jiraiya nods, Naruto just frowns again. "Damnit, this just sucks! It's stupid! It just proves why they made that old monkey man Hokage instead o' Danzo to begin with!"
"People who support Danzo believe that Sarutobi-sensei made the village soft." Jiraiya offers to which Naruto just counters.
"But his students were you, Tsunade-baba and Orochimaru, right?? Orochimaru might be a bad guy now, but you guys're still the three legendary Sannin! And you taught the fourth… my dad… and he taught Kakashi-sensei! That's a running streak! Every time there's been at least one really awesome ninja!"
"Hey, what can I say? Danzo is selfish and temperamental. Like a spoiled brat. But that's why Tsunade wasn't allowed to pick you; because Danzo was able to convince the Daimyo that Sandaime Hokage-donno was a poor ninja. And the whole thing that happened last month with the kunoichi sent here by Orochimaru didn't help our case."
"Who was there for us? You?" Naruto asks curiously but Jiraiya shakes his head.
"While I was out of town for a while, it wasn't me. One of the Yamanaka clan; Inoichi. He spoke on Tsunade's behalf, but in the end Danzo won his case. Now it's actually going to be a vote; the jonin will decide between Danzo and Rinsu for the next Hokage."
"Rinsu…" Naruto looks down thoughtfully before he sighs and then nods. "Alright. But what can we do?"
"Well, I can still vote, so I'm gonna vote for Rinsu." Then the elder ninja grins drippily. "I'd rather see a hot young thing like her up there than a busted up old guy anyway." Then clearing his throat he waves a hand. "But you just sit back and try not to get in the way. Diplomacy is the key here, Naruto. There's no enemy to fight."
After helping himself to a small portion of Mitsuki's cooking, Jiraiya then stands. "Hmmm… keep her around, Naruto. At least you'll eat better! See ya, Kid." This said, he leaves the way he came.