Author's Note

I tried to write in more love love way, but seems I am not very good at it =.=|| Nonetheless, I was inspired by Inoue san's sound track, "confession". It's super nice as his voice was so sexy... of course due to the words as well *blush*

Prescripto13: well... An-chan tend to keep his distance, staying away with Medusa and that she would not let them know that she has keeping such habit from them.. Nonetheless, I can assure you that the same saga would not happen this time. *grin*

yanvi

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Jiraiya approached the three who were sitting on the sakura tree, still, since his departure. He waved at them, with the hand that was holding a tokkuri of warm sake. "Hey," he called out. He handed the clay flask to his senpai, as he seated himself between the pair and the katana summon. "Onsen… what a wonderful site for such observation. Not just the air that the water has heated up, but also emotions." He took a deep breath as he made his way back as soon as the pair finally settled into the thick futon. His notebook filled with various scribbles and sketching that he has just made within the hours that the vampires have arrived. There are plenty for him to do, sorting out his notes, getting his latest story written up for his editor. Nonetheless, he wanted to show the vampire leader, as well as his senpai, before they meet next time. For which, he wondered when would be the next time, if there's one.

Kazuhiko took a slip of the sake, directly out from the tokkuri. The hint of the sakura flower was still lingering in the flask. As always, he thought, Jiraiya has chosen the alcohol well. "So…" he spoke, "how are they now?"

"They rolled into the futon, finally. As I rather fill the romance bit with my own idea, I just come back to find you guys before you need to collect the young men."

An grinned as he took over the notebook from Jiraiya's hand. "I can see it in your eyes. The latest edition of Icha Icha can be out by the end of this year, right?"

"Yes. Definitely."

Both Naruto's and Kakashi's skin wrinkled as they have been soaking themselves in the onsen pool for almost an hour. Their limbs were still intertwined with each other. They just simply don't feel tired of each other. Skin touching skin. They cherished every single seconds that they have for each other, especially when Kakashi knew that he has to go soon. He did not want to leave the blond again, but he was not sure whether his aniki will be willing to take the blond along.

"Naruto…" Kakashi called tenderly as his lover dried his body with the only towel that not soaked by the splash that they created when they were dropped by his aniki unexpectedly. "Dry yourself up first. You will catch a cold more easily than I am, as you are still a human afterall."

"Daijoubu," the blond grinned, like the brightest sun rose from the East. "Kurama told me that I don't catch cold as often as other kids, so don't worry about me. Besides, you need to rest now."

Kakashi flushed as he turned his face away from his lover. Naruto did not look tired, even after all the "exercise" that they have just do. His lover is still younger, he guessed. Unlike himself… the same body has worked for so long. Vampires are immortal but still they live in the flow that called time. Even though he was tired and lying bonelessly on the wet edge of the onsen pool, he lifted his limbs, as Naruto help to put on the bathrobe. As Naruto was putting on his own bathrobe, he stood up slowly, wanting to make his way to the futon. After all, as the blond has said, he needed to rest.

"Hey," Naruto called softly, after he noticed his lover was moving away. He lifted him up in the bridal way. "Let me."

Both of them did not speak, until they rolled inside the futon comfortably. "Na…" Kakashi spoke softly, looking up at the ceiling, with his hand intertwined with his lover. "You have remembered everything now. I… For you, which version of me… the one that you remembered, or the weaker me now that you actually fell in love?"

Naruto rolled and lied sideways, looking at his lover, grinning. But before he could open his mouth, Kakashi continued, "I know it is wired, and obviously out of my character. But still, I don't know… I have weakness, just like everyone does. As time passed by, I just felt that such fault is getting more noticeable… Especially when you remembered my old self… now, after the punishment that I have received, I am not the strongest swordsman, the wise sensei that the villagers thought I was… Yet…"

Naruto leaned forward and sealed his lips, stopping his lover to say any more. His lover, to him, was the same. The same man that he has fallen in love more than once. The man that he missed most upon his death bed. The man that he would never dream of forgetting. He has learnt to accept and love every single part of the silver hair man. Every single part. His lips, his warmth, his grasps, his voice laid every stone on his life path. From the day he met the man in the village hall, knowing that he would be his sensei before he turned into adult, he has the man next to him all along. Hatake Kakashi, as he introduced himself as the tutor of Team 7, or as Sasaki Hatake Kakashi, that he knew off later on, was the only one that he wanted to share his life with.

"All along, I only want to hold your hands, Kakashi…"

"Naruto…Arigato," Kakashi replied. "It's the same for me. For always, you are the only one. No matter what had happened, I never thought of leaving you. It's just something that I would never think of. Your activeness, strength or even weakness… Every part of you have attracted me and I love you."

Naruto smiled and replied, "aishiteru."

An took out a pen from his pocket as Kazuhiko and Jiraiya were busy talking. He wrote softly on the paper and handed it back to the Gama Sennin.

"Even though I knew your writing habit, Jiji, it's their words right?
It's never your cup of romance.

An"