Dreamers Chapter 35: Drink Me Under the Table, a naruto fanfic

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Chapter 35: Drink Me Under the Table

Tsunade's P.O.V.

"And after you're done with those documents, you'll have these to complete also," Shizune says as she places another stack of documents on my desk.

I groan with my head resting on my folded arms, "Come on Shizune. It's like 9 o'clock. The sun has laid down for the night and I'm exhausted. Can't these please wait until tomorrow?"

"I'm sorry Milady, but if you would just keep up with your work, like I've warned you a thousand times before, then you wouldn't have so much to do. And besides, a lot of these documents are about proposals for both the village and the Akatsuki, so chop chop,"

"Yes, slave master," I sigh as I sit up and massage my temples.

"And don't even think about leaving this office tonight," she says while walking towards the door.

I wait for the door to close behind her before slamming my head onto my desk. Immediately wishing I didn't because as the desk shakes, the stacks of papers fall on both the floor and mix in with the stack that I had completed.

"Damnit,"

With another defeated sigh, I get up from my desk to pick up the documents on the floor. While cleaning up the mess, I sense a familiar presence behind me.

"What have I told you about coming into my office through the window?"

"Not to, but you know I never listen anyway,"

I turn around with an annoyed look to see a snickering Toad Sannin sitting on my office's window sill.

"What are you doing here? Can't you see I have a lot of work to do?"

He looks around before smirking wider at me, "Yeah, and I can see you're making such great process,"

"Shut up. I'm tired and Shizune won't let me leave until I finish all of it. I swear, she's worse that our sensei some days,"

As I try to straighten up my desk, I feel him move dangerously close to my behind. Small shivers travel down my spine when I feel his gentle hands massage my shoulders. Embarrassment escapes me along with soft moans of pleasure.

"Jiraiya, I swear if this is another attempt of trying to get into my pants~"

"Not in the slightest. I just merely came to check on my lover," he purrs as he continues his massage, "You're so tense, dear. Come on, let's get out of here and head to the bar for a drink,"

"Jiraiya," I whine, "You know I can't. I've been getting really behind in my work and Shizune will skin me alive if she finds out I ditched… again…"

"What's the harm in one drink?" I don't say anything as he spins me around and holds me by my waist, "Come on. Don't make me beg,"

I stare into his eyes as a blush appears on my cheeks. Without thinking, I lift my right hand to caress his cheek. He leans into my touch and I feel my heart thumping in my chest.

"Those damned eyes get me every time," I look over my shoulder at the documents before turning back to him, "One drink, eh?"

He nods, "One drink and I'll bring you right back here. Think of it as a little break,"

Thinking it over a few more moments, I sigh in defeat and smile.

"Fine. One drink, but that's it Jiraiya,"

…

"One drink you said. Tsk, what a load of bullshit," I slur as I lean on my fist with my fifth cup of sake in my hand.

"Well, you were the one who ordered the whole bottle. And you and I agree that it's a crime to waste alcohol," he smiles at me, a dust of blush on his drunken cheeks.

"But how am I on my fifth cup of sake while you're on your…?"

He downs the rest of his cup before pouring more and burping, "Third. This is my third cup. And to answer your question, it's 'cause you're an alcoholic who can't hold your liquor,"

"Whatever," I finish my fifth cup before asking for more, "And, for the record, it's sake. Sake is a pretty strong liquor,"

"That's why you pace yourself and drink water in between cups. Duh," he chuckles.

"Fuck you, asshole," I look down at my cup and the dice in front of me.

While we are drinking, Jiraiya challenged me to a game of dice with a date for him on the line. However, my terrible track record with gambling stays strong and I'm losing every game. I drink half of my sixth cup before picking up the dice and the cup. I can feel the alcohol starting to affect me. Actually, that's a lie. I probably started getting drunk three and a half cups of sake ago. Either way, I can't let Jiraiya know that for sure while also hoping it doesn't continue my losing streak.

With the dice and the cup in my hand, I stand up, slam my foot on the table and shake as hard as I can, "Come on! Don't let mama down!" I slam the cup down and slowly lift it. The anticipation kills us until I finally lift the cup. "What?! How could I have lost again?!"

"Oh, tough luck, Slug Queen. Looks like I win… again," he smirks, downing his fourth cup.

"Damnit. That's it! I quit gambling, forever!"

"That's not true. You're addicted, and you know it. You'll be back for more. You always are,"

I sit back down and lean my head back onto my fist. "Ya know, most lovers would encourage their partner to quit being an addict, not encourage them,"

"Not when it benefits me. Besides, don't hate the player, hate the game,"

"What the hell does that mean?"

"I don't know. Heard a kid say it the other day. Thought it sounded cool. Guess not," He goes to pour more sake into his cup, but finds it empty, "Damn, guess we're out,"

"Good, you can take me back to the office, so I won't get in trouble by my niece,"

"Oh no you don't. Your drunk, sexy ass ain't going nowhere,"

"I ain't drunk!" I yell as I stand up.

But I guess I stood up too fast. My head starts to spin and my vision blurs. I can feel myself go down until Jiraiya catches me.

"Whoa there. Come on, I'm taking you home,"

"I'm fine," I slur.

"Yeah? And I'm the king of Imagination Land. You and Naruto truly are related. Waiter! Check please!"

I only click my tongue and sit back in my chair. I don't remember a lot of what happens next. All I know things started to get quieter, I feel lighter, and something warm surrounds me. Next thing I know, I think I fall asleep.

…

"Tsunade. Hey, wake up. Tsunade,"

"Huh?"

I jolt awake to see that I am in Jiraiya's arms. He's holding me bridal-style and we're standing in front of a familiar door.

"Where are we?"

"We're at your house, goofball. Now, tell me where your key is so we can go inside. You're getting heavy,"

"I don't appreciate being called fat," I mumble while reaching into my pocket and pulling out a key. I try to put the key into the door, but it falls on to the ground. "Damnit,"

"I've got it," he sighs as he lowers me to lean on him and grabs my key.

He puts the key in the door and unlocks it. Time is moving slow and my head won't stop spinning. He tries to turn on the lights, but I hiss at the brightness. He apologizes before turning them back off. I don't really know what's going on. I know he manages to get me up the stairs and onto my bed. He begins to undress me. I watch drunkenly as he removes my heels, massage my feet lightly, before removing my green haori and laying my on my back.

"There you go, ma'am. Home sweet home and comfortable in your own bed,"

"Thanks," I mumble.

I feel the bed dip as he sits on the edge besides me. He stares down at me and me up at him. I stare into his eyes, those beautiful eyes that can make me do just about anything. He smiles gently at me as while stroking my blushed cheek with his knuckles.

"You've always looked most beautiful in the moonlight. But what's this? Is that a wrinkle I see? Hm, looks like the beautiful Fifth Hokage's age is showing," he snickers.

"Fuck you. You're just as old as me. We're the same fucking age! So, screw you, Old Man," I yell, emphasizing my nickname for him.

"Hey, I'm just stating the truth. It could also be a stress wrinkle. Maybe I should start searching you for gray hairs,"

"Now you're definitely not getting sex tonight," I huff as I fold my arms and look away from him.

"Who said that's what I was looking for?"

"What do you mean? You like taking me out and getting me drunk so we can have sex,"

"Yeah, but usually I'm just as trashed as you. Not tonight. You're way to drunk to even remember the night anyway. And, for the record, I'd still have sex with you even if you haven't showered or brushed your teeth for three days, so there," he mocks with his tongue out.

I click my tongue before rolling over and getting comfortable. Not much time passes before I feel him getting up and pulling the covers over me. He kisses my lips deeply. Every time he kisses me, not only does my heart feel like bursting out of my chest but I hate when it ends. He doesn't say he loves me out loud a lot of times, but he makes sure that I never question him. After he pulls away from me, he gets up and heads towards the door.

"You're not staying the night?"

"Yeah I am. I'm just going to take the couch tonight. I don't trust myself around you right now,"

"You don't trust yourself around me anyway. Come here and get in bed with me," I say while lifting the covers on the other side.

"I guess I better do as you say. You're almost always trying to kick me out of your bed,"

I roll my eyes at his joke. With silence in the air, I watch Jiraiya remove all his armor, his headband, and clothing until he's only in his boxers. He sits on the edge of the bed and removes his hair tie, freeing his long hair to drape onto the bed. After placing his headband and hair tie onto the end table, he moves to lay down next to me and gets under the covers. He pulls me closer to his chest and rests his chin on top of my head's crown.

"Better?" I nod. "Good. Now, go to sleep. I'll be here in the morning,"

"Promise?"

"Promise,"

Soon after that and with the sound of his gentle heartbeat, I fall asleep quietly.

…

The next morning, I jolt awake and look at the clock on my nightstand. Grabbing it because I couldn't believe the time, I set it back down angrily.

"Fuck! I'm late!"

Without thinking, I jump out of bed, but immediately regret it. My head starts spinning and pounding, forcing me to sit back down. With my head in my hands, I look around to room to see it empty, minus my heels and discarded clothing from last night. The memories start to flood my mind as well as disappointment.

"Jiraiya spent the night last night. Did he leave? I knew it. That lying Toad Sannin. I'll wring his neck when I see him again,"

I slowly rise to my feet again and steady myself on the nightstand. My fingers graze over two pills and a glass of water. I look down, trying to figure out where they could have come from.

"He must have set these out before leaving this morning. Well, at least he cared enough to do that, the bastard,"

I pop the pills and down the water to sooth my hoarse throat. I give it a few moments to make sure my head is no longer spinning. When I feel stable enough, I head to my adjacent bathroom to get ready while also thinking of a cure for hangovers.

After hoping out of the shower, brushing my teeth, fixing my hair and getting dressed, I head downstairs. I got to rush out the door, making sure I had everything, but stop when a smell catches my nose.

"Is someone here?"

I slowly walk towards the kitchen, kunai in my hand and my mind battle ready. I round the corner and jump out to see Jiraiya standing over my stove in a white apron.

Hearing me enter the kitchen, my white-haired lover slowly turns around with a smile, "I was wondering when you were going to wake up. You're late ya know?"

"Yeah, no thanks to you. I thought you left me this morning,"

"I promised you that I would be here in the morning, right? Or did you forget in your drunken state?" he chuckles as he readies two plates and puts them on the kitchen table, "Here, I figured you'd like to eat something to help with your hangover,"

"I don't know if I should. I'm already late,"

"Exactly why you should eat now. Knowing you and Shizune, you're probably not going to eat for the rest of the day. Come, I've made your favorite: eggs, coffee, and a large chicken breast. Eat up,"

Looking down at the plates and hearing my stomach growl, I decide that he's right and I sit down to eat.

"Hell, what's the harm? Like you said, I'm already late,"

"Exactly,"

We sit and eat in silence for a little bit before I speak, "Why didn't you wake me? I'm late because of you,"

"You were really drunk last night and looked exhausted. You needed to rest and relax. You don't do it often. You need to start taking better care of yourself, Madam Fifth Hokage,"

"Oh, ha ha. You're hilarious,"

"By the way, I'm taking your key and making a copy of it. If we're going to be going drinking or continuing our relationship, I should have a copy of a key to your house. After all, someone's gotta check on you,"

"Fine, as long as you bring it to the office later,"

"I'll bring it back after I walk you to the tower,"

"Oh? You're going to walk me to work too? Such a gentleman I have. Aren't I a lucky woman,"

"You could be a lucky wife too,"

I stop eating and just stare at him in shock, "What did you say?"

"I said, you could be a lucky wife too. Did you hear me that time?"

"Are you seriously asking me to marry you? Over breakfast too, no less?"

"Well, I mean, have you ever given it some thought? You and me finally settling down with each other? Tsunade, we're not getting any younger and we've wasted enough time beating around the bush, no?"

"Yeah, I guess you're right. I mean, I was with Dan for a while and then he… died…"

"And I've waited patiently for you to be mine since we were genin. You've wanted you for so long and now I have you. And, you know what Tsunade? I never want to let you go. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I know we're too old for the kids part of marriage, but that's fine. I mean, with our students and their lovers, we should really be grandparents anyway. So, what do you say? Will you be my wife?"

Shock continues to play on my face and my senses. As I sit here and think about the two of us getting married… excitement takes over me. My cheeks heat up and my gaze soften. I look down at my plate and begin to play with my food.

"Wow Jiraiya, that's very bold of you. You actually have me speechless. I don't know what to say, but that's not necessarily a bad thing,"

"Are you saying you'll marry me then?"

"…Yes… Yes, I'll marry you,"

A wide smile spreads over his face as he looks at me. I usually say Naruto's smile is brighter than the sun, but this time… Jiraiya has hi beat by a long shot.

"But," I start, "I would like to wait until after this Akatsuki business is dealt with and Naruto takes over as Hokage before we start planning the wedding. I just don't want to be distracted from either. I want to make sure each event has my full attention first. Deal?"

He smirks before going back to his food, "This is one beat you can win. Deal. We'll wait until after dealing with the Akatsuki and Naruto becomes Hokage before we start planning for the wedding,"

I nod back at him and we both finish our food in silence. Even though things are quiet between us, nothing but happiness glows between us.

…

After breakfast, I wait for Jiraiya to do the dishes before we head out. He walks me to the tower and my office. When we enter, we are met with a frantic, anger Shizune and an ever calm Kakashi. Even though I was curious about Kakashi's intrusion into my office, I chose to deal with calming Shizune down first.

Cautiously, I walk towards her with my hands up, "Shizune, I know you're mad about me ditching last night and coming in late this morning, but I have a perfectly reasonable excuse for~"

"Forgive my rudeness, Lady Tsunade, but I could give a damn about that right now. We have bigger things to worry about,"

"What's going on? What happened?" I ask in slight panic.

"It's the Akatsuki, ma'am. They are on the move and making their way towards Konoha," Kakashi explains.

"What? How do we know this for sure?"

"While my team and I were on a scouting mission, we received word that the Akatsuki have set their plan into motion and plan to try and take us down one by one,"

"Well, that is troubling. We can't have them trying to attack us," Jiraiya interjects.

"Agreed," I say as I round my desk and sit down. Once I have settled in, I grab two pieces of paper and write down some names on each one before handing them to both Jiraiya and Kakashi. "Here you two. I need you to gather these people and bring them to my office immediately. Now move it! We have a war to prevent!"

Both Jiraiya and Kakashi nod before leaving my office. I sigh with my head in my hands.

"This is bad,"

"You don't think they'll actually reach the village, do you Milady?"

"I don't know. But, we need to do everything in our power to prevent this war from even starting. So, I'm going to need everyone's help with planning this counter attack and defensive tactic, including you,"

"Me, but what can I~"

"Shizune, you are my most trusted advisor and first student. How could I not include you in this plan? Don't worry. I have special plans for everyone. We're going to win this war. One way or another,"

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To Be Continued…