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Chapter 13: Waiting to Earn It

Kabuto's POV:

Almost a week had gone by since I had spoken to Katsumi. Yeah, she was serious when she told me to never speak to her again and vice versa. On one hand, I kind of understood why she was upset with me; I mean, I had been too forceful and maybe even a bit "horny" to the point where her thoughts didn't cross my mind. On the other hand, she too was just as allured as I was and as a matter of fact, she was the one who started in the first place. It was natural for me to want to kiss her back.

Despite this, I shouldn't have provoked her with my words that went along the lines of inappropriate and creepy.

I don't why I even said what I said in the first place. I wasn't trying to scare her off nor was trying to sound like a jerk who just wanted to "get some". Far from it, actually. It had come to my realization that I was starting to have an emotional attachment to the girl; I was starting to carry a passionate feeling when I thought about the girl, saw the girl, touched the girl… I couldn't give the right words to this feeling. Also, it started to take control over me; my mind wasn't as sharp nor focused as it was before my lips first touched hers. Since then, I wanted nothing more but to hold her tightly in my arms, kiss her until dawn, wake up every morning with her peaceful, beautiful face being the first thing I see, and witness the highs and lows in life with her.

I stopped my thoughts from progressing any further than that, finally admitting to myself that I cared about Katsumi. I genuinely had feelings for her and I truly wanted her a part of my life. I wished to be her special one in her life.

Unfortunately, that dream was out of reach since said female wouldn't even speak to me. I felt guilty for pushing Katsumi when she was obviously uncomfortable but I ignored those warnings. Not to mention that she was on the verge of accepting me as a friend and "normal" for that matter, so that added salt to the wound. However, I still had hope that she would eventually forgive me and hopefully confess her feelings for me. That would literally make me the happiest man alive today, having a beautiful, elegant female with a pure, gentle, but strong soul as my lover.

Such a bliss that would be.

It was only a matter of when and if.

I prayed because she wasn't like any other girl that I usually ignored or don't pay attention to; I don't even considered her as just a girl. She was a strong, independent woman who could do as much stuff as male ninja. Her headstrong personal was one of the things that made me drawn to her.

I was so into daydreaming about Katsumi, I hadn't noticed that said person was present in my surroundings until I heard the door slam shut which made me flinch by the loud noise. I glanced aside to see the ravenette treading across the medical lab like a ghost haunting an ancient mansion as she silently grabbed required equipment and drugs to create new drugs and antidotes for Orochimaru. As I was doing my own examination, I sneaked a few gazes at her without being noticed. She placed all of the items she had collected on the examination table I was on but she positioned herself across from where I was working.

I studied the look on her face as she quietly started her assigned task, trying to pinpoint her current mood, what she was thinking right now, if her mood had anything to do with what happened last week, and if she was still angry with me. If that were the case, it would crush me; Katsumi was the first person that I was concerned of her thoughts about me.

The raven haired girl didn't even bothered blinking at me, never mind looking. Was she trying to avoid me? If yes, then why was she working on the same table as myself?

I tried to support my theory by sneaking a few looks at said female as she gracefully took some notes while I too was doing my task. My heart was beating very fast just thinking about getting busted by Katsumi for watching her every move— I would've too myself. But so far, she hadn't noticed this fact yet; she didn't even bother lifting her head from her work. I knew it was better to just leave her alone and wait for a better time to talk about us. Mainly because Lord Orochimaru would make us into his chew toys for his prisoners if we don't get our work done at the end of the day. Plus, she was possibly still holding her ground to not talk to me like she swore last week, but that was when she was fuming and honestly wasn't thinking straight.

Then again, none of that mattered because all I wanted was to have her trust back.

Nodding to myself, I stomped around the long table until I approached her with a brave face on. I halted my steps and waited for any reply or response to the fact that I stood right next to her. Of course she didn't say or do anything about it as she continued to write down more notes on her notepad. For once, I grew impatient by another human and without thinking twice, I snatched the notebook from her delicate hands. It was so unexpected that even myself was shocked that I actually went ahead and literally stole the girl's property, and I could tell she was too as her hands were held out in the position she held the book with which was no longer in her grasp. She slowly turned her head and gave me a dull look, paying most of her attention on her notebook rather than me.

"Can I help you?" She prompted hardly, hinting a demand to give her book back.

At least she was no longer giving me the silent treatment.

"Actually, yes." I answered with a similar tone. "I want you to stop ignoring me and pretending that I don't exist."

Katsumi rolled her eyes at my response and attempted to take back her book from my hand, which failed as I moved it away from her grasp.

"You're not getting this back until we resolve this." I proclaimed as I furrowed my eyebrows.

Katsumi puffed loudly in frustration. "For once in your life, can you not be impossible? I don't want that snake to skin me alive for not completing a task."

"You're the one who's being impossible." I snapped out of spite, fed up with the girl's attitude.

The ravenette was sort of taken aback by my comeback. I couldn't blame her; I too was shocked myself.

Said female then sighed. "We don't have to resolve anything, Kabuto. There's no point…"

"Actually there is…" I confessed, slightly surprised and irritated by the girl's stubbornness.

Katsumi gave me a long look, processing what I just said seconds ago as she studied my facial expression. She then shook her head and treaded past me, avoiding a confrontation with me. Normally I would leave the person alone if they no longer had an interest in speaking to me in which I don't mind because it usually meant that I had one-upped them. But this was Katsumi Uchiha… the girl I cared about greatly and the thought of leaving her didn't sit well with me. In fact, it just made me feel sick to my stomach. However, the moment she claimed that there was nothing to resolve between us really made me nauseous; she was trying to avoid me as much as possible and I wasn't going to let that happen. Not anymore.

I swiftly snatched her wrist firmly, preventing her from walking any further from me. Katsumi stood still when I got a hold of her as her arm slightly tensed by my touch. She felt something there… I knew she felt something there.

"Just give me two seconds to explain myself…" I begged softly, lowering my head.

"Time's up." She sarcastically replied as she tried to remove herself from my grip.

Luckily, I was a step ahead and strengthened my grip on her wrist as she attempted to walk away, forcing her to remain in her spot. I heard her hiss in frustration but dismissed it; I didn't care if she was angry with me at the moment.

"I'm serious…" I bit lowly. "Just listen to me…"

Katsumi exhaled and I heard her shift her position. Out of curiosity, I scanned over my shoulder and felt a sense of relief that she had given up trying to run away from me. She instead turned to face me and patiently stood there, waiting for me to say what I had to say.

I too spun around to face her as I mentally and emotionally prepared myself for the worst after this conversation was over.

"Then tell me already…" She ordered weakly, folding her arms across her chest.

Man, it was really happening. I was about to tell Katsumi how I felt about her, about our chemistry, our… basically we had done together. My god, I almost forgot that I was supposed to breathe to live because I was that anxious. What was she going to say? Would she feel the same way? Was she going to reject me after my confession? What if I ended up heartbroken?

My questions would be answered… after I told her the truth.

So I took a deep breath in, and basically dared myself to let the words flow out of me.

"I tried with all my willpower to keep my mouth shut from telling you because I knew it's only going to make things difficult. But the secret has been killing me inside and I couldn't hold back from telling you any longer…"

Katsumi remained silent and still as she listened to my intro. She was so stoic that I had no clue if she felt anything within her so far. I guess I couldn't know until I continued on.

"For starters, I want to apologize for my behaviour last week. It was definitely uncalled for and I didn't mean to be smug or cocky about it either. I simply had no clue how to express my feelings and it came off as obnoxious. But now, I finally know what to say… to you…" I continued as I gave her a glossy look. "I've never felt anything like this before. I've never thought that someone like you could walk into my life and changed me and my perspective on almost everything. I've never cared for someone as much as I care about you, Katsumi. I don't know why, but every time I think about you, you make me feel good about myself because you gave me the attention that I've never gotten for a long time. You made me realize that I was born with a purpose… you gave me a reason to live…"

Katsumi still hadn't reacted to my words yet, however I was slightly removing the stoic look on her face she held up as I spoke. I was getting to her.

"Ever since Mother died, I swore to myself up and down to never trust or care for anyone else ever again… but then you changed all that. Regardless of my attitude and my obnoxious personality, you still gave me comfort and the care I needed to make me feel good and I continue to every time I'm with you."

I was finally able to get a reaction from the ravenette however it wasn't as extreme as I originally thought. Her eyes just twitched as I spoke while her eyes slightly widened in shock. She then gazed aside as she lowered her head, trying to avoid looking at me in the eyes.

"Kabuto… just…" She hesitantly spoke gently, unsure if she should speak at all. "Just… what the hell are you… trying to say…?"

I took the chance and reached over to hold both of her hands in mine. Katsumi did nothing to stop me as I held her hands firmly in comfort. I knew this was hard for her to swallow, but she did said she wanted honesty out of everyone and that was what I was doing. There was no way turning back now. As the girl looked to the side, it made me feel a bit hurt since she wasn't interested to even look at me but I also felt compassion because hearing something that was left rather unsaid was difficult.

But it couldn't be helped.

Referring to her question, I wasn't entirely sure if Katsumi was being literal about being unsure what I was trying to tell her because she was either in denial, or she was simply oblivious to the whole thing. She may be new to this, but she definitely wasn't stupid. Nevertheless, I gladly replied to her question while tightening my grip on her hands.

"I have feelings for you, Katsumi… strong feelings…" I answered lovingly, meaning every single words that came out of my mouth.

A gaped face was the only reaction I received from the girl. If I wasn't serious about this topic, I would've laughed at the girl's face because her face was simply priceless. Also, I never knew Katsumi could look this shocked ever; maybe I was just that lucky. Back to her reaction, I couldn't shake off the feeling of her thinking to herself that I wasn't being serious. Yes, I was a devious and deceitful person, but not at this moment. I was being completely honest to her… and myself.

"I'm not lying nor am I pulling anything. This has nothing to do with anything against you and I can assure you that Lord Orochimaru has nothing to do with it. I'm only telling you what's coming from my heart…" I justified truthfully to her.

I was shocked when her expression on her face relaxed, finally coming to terms to what I had just said. She probably wasn't accepting it, but she at least calmed herself down from having a panic attack. The girl's response to my confession caught me off guard because it was literally something I wasn't expecting her to say in this situation.

"Why… why me of all people?" She asked herself out loud. "Why are you so attracted to me? I don't see the appeal…"

It stung to hear Katsumi "of all people" think down on herself. One of the reasons why I was attracted to her in the first place was because of her high self-esteem and confidence with herself; she simply didn't care for others' thoughts about her except herself. That was why I started falling for her… she was a strong person and I was so awed by her empowerment. But now that she was putting herself down, it made me feel down about myself. I never would've thought that I would've mimicked her emotions accidently. A sign of compassion, maybe? A connection we secretly shared but didn't noticed?

I subconsciously moved closer to Katsumi to the point where my chest would merely brushed hers if I shifted in any way. She didn't seem too bothered by this either since she was too distracted by my words of admiration for her in which I continued to give her.

"Because you're simply so alluring…" I breathed warmly, inching my face closer to hers. "Not only by your exquisite, elegant, and attractive beauty… but you're bold, strong, enticing personality too. You outshine others by these qualities and you don't even realize it, unlike me."

Katsumi finally but hesitantly glanced up at me as her onyx eyes glistened. I gazed softly into her eyes, admiring the sight I was seeing.

I gave her a small smile. "I'm not trying to be provocative. I'm saying this because genuinely and truthfully care about you a lot. I'm just telling you the truth and how I really feel about you…" I sheepishly defended, letting out an awkward laugh.

Unfortunately, Katsumi didn't seem to be laughing or even smiled. That frightened me because that raised my suspicion even more that she wasn't feeling the same way about me. Or maybe she was and she was trying to push those feelings away. Damn, this girl was so complicated to read; she was a hard book to crack open that was another quality that I liked about her.

I gave out a stressful sigh on her silence. "I completely understand that hearing all of this so sudden is overwhelming and a hard pill to swallow, but you have to understand my view of all this. You have to understand the feeling of having to risk everything, including your life… just to confess your feelings for another and desperately wanting them…" I defensively added, my grip on her hands tightened even more.

Katsumi's eyes started getting glossy, meaning either she was dazzled and mesmerized by my feelings for her or she was holding back tears from crying right in front of me. I applauded her for holding up her strong face regardless how overwhelming it was for her. It was hard for me to realize this sort of stuff simply because I couldn't give a tailed beast tail about a person's feelings so this was new to me. I should probably start learning; better late than never, I guess.

I could've sworn something flew out of the ravenette's mouth and I instantly snapped myself back into reality.

"I'm sorry, what did you say?" I sheepishly apologized, trying hard not to look stupid.

Katsumi huffed at my sheepishness. "What I said is… I just can't with this…" She muttered frustratingly, glancing aside.

I raised an eyebrow on her statement. "What do you mean by that?" I questioned hardly, not quite getting her words.

Katsumi then squeezed her eyes shut, being very annoyed and stressed about having to be specific on an uncomfortable topic.

"I knew it would lead up to this from the beginning." She gritted solidly at herself as I listened. "I should have never given you false hopes of me having feelings for you. I should have pushed myself away from you when you first befriended me. And now look at this… you're confessing your feelings to me and I have no clue what to…"

"You taught me that I have to be honest with my emotions and feelings and that lying won't solve anything." I commented at her quiet rant. "If you feel the same way, then we'll move beyond as friends. And if you don't, then just tell me and I will eventually move on… as much as it would pain me if that were to happen."

I kid you not, it would actually tear me up inside if she rejected me. Katsumi was the first person I had fallen for and I was so new to this feeling of admiration and seduction for someone else. It was scary indeed because anything could happen and everything that came out was unexpected. It was scary… but it was scary because it was exciting.

After a moment of silence, Katsumi shook her head. Probably at my comment I said earlier in which she didn't agree with according to her shaken head.

"It's not that simple, four eyes." She weakly snapped as she softly glared. "I honestly don't know what to feel because the whole thing is confusing the crap out of me. I don't know why, but sometimes I feel the damn urge to kiss you and then there are other times when I just want to punch you in the face; I have no clue if I feel the same way as you do or how I should feel. I'll admit, I don't dislike you anymore and maybe I am attracted to you but that's as far as it gets."

I furrowed my eyebrows at her reason. It doesn't match up to her actions down at the secret storage room nor even the mission from a while back. Now I knew how she felt when I lied or denied about anything.

I lowered my head as my bangs covered my eyes. "If what you're saying is true, then tell me…" I grumbled lowly, containing my anger as I snapped my head upward. "Tell me why in the hell you kissed me with so much passion when you could've just pulled away before it got heated. Why in the hell did you kissed my neck so lovingly, making yourself look like my lover? Why didn't you tell me the truth before my feelings for you started to grow? Why the hell are you purposely trying to rip me up inside?"

Katsumi remained silent as her faced was stoic. I was aware that I still had her ears but she refused to face me.

"Damn you, Katsumi…" I hissed under my breath, gritting my teeth as I took my anger on my grip on her hands.

Said female gritted her own teeth by my harsh grasp on her delicate hands.

"Are you luring me to lose my sense of self? Are you using me like everyone else in the past for your own—?"

"No, you bastard! I am NOT!" She barked loudly, causing me to jump.

I gave my heart some time to beat at a normal pace because that sudden use of volume from the girl made my hollow organ skip a beat. What also surprised me was the fact that she went ahead and admitted that she wasn't toying with my emotions because considering how "unbearable" I was, it would make sense if she at least tried. Now that I had that assurance in mind, I gave her a long, patient look that signalled her to be more specific with her claim of defense in which she picked that up quickly.

"I would never do something like that to anyone, not even you." She clarified in a softer tone, though she still sounded solid. "I know how it feels like to be used by others, believe me. The last thing I would ever do in my life is to do the same to others because it hurts too much to know that you were used as a tool and you've long did your purpose."

I remained quiet after hearing her defense until I gasped at her for swiftly turning her heel and faced her back towards me.

"… I… I don't want to hurt you… Kabuto…" She meekly admitted, her head hanging down. "I don't want to lie about feeling the same way when I don't know about my feelings myself… I don't want you to think I'm using you because I'm not… I just don't know yet…"

Hearing that she too cared about my feelings made me feel overwhelmed with love and glee. Katsumi cared about me but she doesn't know for sure if she had feelings for me. I promised myself to never push the girl ever again but I felt like she need to evaluate the situation. She needed someone to see this in a different perspective and then decide if whether or not she felt the same way.

This could go either way, but I was willing to do it despite the chance of her not caring about me in that way.

I gathered the courage to gently shove Katsumi against the edge of the examination table, earning a shocked gasp from said female. I ignored this and swiftly moved myself until I stood right in front of her with my body lightly rested against hers, making her even more confused and stunned. I positioned my hands to grip on the edge of the table by her sides to make sure she wasn't going to run away from me as my face was inches away from hers.

"Do you know exactly why I told you about my past and childhood?" I asked her gently, lowering my gaze then lifted to meet hers. "It's because I knew I could trust you, Katsumi. I still trust you… and I'm…"

"That has nothing to do with me. You yourself decided to tell me…" She quickly defended, hardening her stare.

I had grown fond of Katsumi, meaning I was used to seeing the types of phases she went through based on her emotions. For instance, she was in her rebellious phase where she wouldn't listen to reason and simply did and said what she wanted to do or say. So I had to verbally approach her harder to get through to her.

"Well, did you also know that I wasn't supposed to tell you?" I asked again in the same tone.

Katsumi flinched at my second question, taken back by this fact. I wasn't lying, it was true that I was forbidden to tell anyone about my past and she was going to figure out more than this.

"How come? Why are you forbidden to tell anyone your past?" She asked incredulously, still surprised by this fact.

"When Lord Orochimaru took me in, he ordered me to never speak a word about it or else it would complicate things. It's simply because he just didn't want anyone to know is all. There's no telling what will happen if word gets out." I answered, adjusted my position as my body brushed against hers.

Katsumi then made a face that looked like she was thinking about the stuff I just said and processing the information. So I waited patiently until she was done having her personal thoughts.

"What would've happened if you did tell someone?" She questioned cautiously, giving me a wary look.

I sighed a stressful sigh, preparing myself for the reaction that was about to come.

"Simply put, my life would be on the line." I easily answered, my voice got shaky all of a sudden.

The ravenette gasped at my answer in horror. Seeing the look on her face made me scared for my life too, now that it gave me a reality check. Katsumi's horrified face turned into an angry one as she glared daggers at me.

"Idiot, then why would you tell me if you knew that you can get yourself killed!?" She lividly inquired as she gritted her teeth.

I subconsciously dismissed her anger and frustration, more irritated by the fact that she wasn't getting the point.

I made a 'tsk' sound and answered, "It's because I'm willing to risk my life to prove to you that I was being honest about my feelings for you."

Another gasp left Katsumi's lips, leaving her frozen out of shock. For some reason, it felt good that she reacted in a way that showed her concern for my wellbeing. It made me feel good and it gave me hope that she cared about me to the point where she loved me.

"Kabuto…"

I rested my forehead against hers as I let out air from my lips. Her shaky breath wafted on my lips, raising my urge to capture her lips. I bit my lower lips to prevent myself from going forth my wishes and instead focused my attention on her onyx eyes as I gave her a soft look.

"Don't you see, Katsumi? I've fallen for you and all I want is your comfort, care and you as a whole." I shakenly begged, removing my glasses and placing it on the table behind her.

Katsumi's eyes started to water as her pupils moved away from my own. I wanted to see the glossy look she gave me just a second ago and I firmly cupped her cheek and forced her to look at me. Her eyes were shimmering thanks to her tears refusing to fall, making her all the more beautiful.

"All I want is you…"

I waited for her to reply to my attempt in convincing her and her feelings that she felt something about me. I knew for a fact that an ordinary person couldn't kiss the way she did and not feel anything about it. It was highly unlikely. I snapped out of my thoughts when she huffed loudly in stress and took me by surprise when I felt her hand gripping my own, the same hand that was preventing her from looking away from me.

"I like you… more than a friend, Kabuto…"

I could've sworn that Katsumi herself just said that she felt the same way. However it was different. She admitted to liking me as a friend, but did she had feelings for me. As in, did she love me? I wouldn't say this myself because I physically couldn't say that word after being betrayed by my close ones. Even though Katsumi would always seem to be by my side, I just couldn't bring myself to say those words to her. In fact, I wasn't sure if I do love her, but I knew it was something more than liking; I was between love and like if that made sense. Considering she admitted she liked me made me a bit stunned, but it mostly made me happy. Very happy. But for some reason, it wasn't enough for me. I wanted her to fall for me and me alone; I wanted her to want me. But she doesn't. If anything, it was more like she knew she liked me and wouldn't mind kissing me and stuff, but she also wouldn't mind if things didn't work out. I bet she wouldn't bat an eye if I didn't become her significant other.

Damn it all to hell.

"But, still… whatever we have for each other has to stop… for the sake of both of us…" She then added hardly, scrunching her eyes.

I furrowed my eyebrows at her last comment, not approving her lack of cooperation. She admitted to most of the things I suspected of her, and yet she still pretended that she had no part in this or at least thought she shouldn't have any part of this. I never realized she was this difficult until now, which made me feel bad that I was this difficult with her but for different reason.

"Why do you keep pushing away from me, Katsumi?" I seethed in pain, hurt by the girl trying to run away from me.

Katsumi shook her head hastily; it was the most childish thing she had ever done. It made her so innocent and cute, my heart was beating in my throat.

"I'm not pushing away, Kabuto. I'm trying to avoid an ugly situation…" She refuted. "If my brother figures out what's going on, then—."

"So that's your problem, isn't it? It's that damn Sasuke you're worried about." I growled under my breath, getting sick and tired of that boy getting in my way when he had nothing to do with me.

Katsumi looked offended by my assumption and frowned. "Of course, it's Sasuke. He's always been overprotective of me and he can't stand you at all… I can't even imagine what he'll do if finds out…" She scoffed irritably.

I was already aware of this information, and I couldn't care less in all honesty. I shouldn't care no longer about what others might think or say about me falling for Katsumi. At this point, I don't care if Lord Orochimaru executed me right here right now because all I wanted was Katsumi. She was the one thing I wanted.

"I don't care about him at all, and neither should you. You're allowed to make your own decisions without the influence of others…" I scolded, containing my frustration.

Katsumi stayed quiet, seemingly looked like she no longer wanted to continue this conversation.

"Tsk, regardless of that… there shouldn't be any sort of relationship between us. It's just too much to handle, and I don't want to risk our safety…" She responded stubbornly.

All of a sudden, Katsumi used her strength and flexibility to escape from the space between my arms as she quickly made her way to the door. Luckily I figured she would eventually attempt to get away from the situation. This time, she wouldn't leave that easy.

Just when the ravenette held the lock to unlock the door, I swiftly launched my hand and cupped her own, preventing from turning it. Her body tensed when my grip tightened on her hand as she tried to unlock the door despite being bounded by my grip. I leaned my body against hers which lightly pushed her against the door as she lost all the personal space she had. I knew this was way more uncomfortable for her than it was for me; in fact, I enjoyed it very much. Quite soothing. I felt her body more tense than her mind as she sighed in frustration which made me smirk a bit; she knew she wasn't getting out as easy as she hoped.

I nuzzled her thick, lustrous, dark hair as my arm snaked around her slim waist. I subconsciously started kissing the skin behind her ear, resulting Katsumi to breathe hastily. I could feel her body shaking against mine as the adrenaline rose rapidly.

"Please, Kabuto… I-I can't…"

"Yes, you can…" I assured her encouragingly, not wanting this opportunity to pass. "You just have to relax…"

I then kissed harder on her sensitive skin, making her breathing stagger. Her whimpering made me turned on in a millisecond, regardless if it was in a wanting sense or not.

The ravenette plopped her forehead against the door in defeat, getting the idea that my persistence was very strong for her.

"Kabuto…" She breathed hardly, gaining her ground back. "What is it you're trying to prove?"

I chuckled lowly at the girl's question as I nuzzled my way down to her neck as I answered against her skin.

"… To show you just how much I want you…"

What Katsumi did next almost made me fall over: she snickered. Literally she was snickering at my demand which raised the question: Why? She then gently gripped my hand that was holding her waist as her next sentence threw me off but also sent my mind into drive.

"Then I dare you…" She muttered seductively, which that could be mistaken for a threat.

Did I care? Not in the slightest.

I felt her body rotated between the door and myself until she was completely facing me with her perfectly structured face. Her sparkly onyx eyes were so captivating to me; it was the window that behind it was a pure, proud, strong soul she carried. She was so perfect and lovely… every day that fact increased every time I looked at her.

I lifted my hands and gently gripped her face as I moved myself closer to her. Katsumi was now pressed firmly between me and the door, limiting any movement. She breathed deeply as her fresh breath blew on me as my thumb lightly rubbed her lower lip. I couldn't hold back my hunger for her lips so I leaned in and pressed my lips firmly on hers as she did the same. We moved our lips passionately as I felt her slender arms wrapped around my waist. My thumb softly rubbed on her soft, lightly-tanned cheek as a moan escaped my mouth into hers. I slid my tongue into her mouth, exploring within it as I massaged her own tongue. The taste of her mouth was a flavor that I couldn't explain but simply couldn't get enough of.

I decided to take this to the next step, so I wrapped my arms around her waist and used my strength to lift the female off her feet by carefully pushing her up against the wall. As I did so, she loosely wrapped her legs around my waist to keep herself up. She caressed my cheek and neck as one of my arms were wrapped tightly around her waist and the other held up her thigh. I pulled away from her lips, gaining both of our breaths when I did so. As I held the girl in my arms, I walked over towards the medical table while I felt Katsumi's arms around my neck solidly, keeping herself up.

I placed her on the edge of the table as I positioned myself between her legs and crashed my lips on hers, kissing her with hard passion. Without thinking, I swatted all of the medical equipment on the table that was near to the girl to prevent any injuries. I heard the objects I casted aside shattering and thumping on the floor while my mouth was glued to the ravenette's. She moaned into my mouth as I deepened the kiss. Just feeling the girl made my feelings for her grow. It just made want her more. Out of desperation, I snaked my arms around her waist underneath her top, feelings her soft, silky skin. Dismissing the possibility of being punished by the girl, my hands trailed up her back underneath her shirt which forced it to be pulled up as it exposed her hot, firm, feminine, perfect abdomen. I fondled her lower torso as she removed my hair from its ponytail. Her hand felt every muscle lining I had on my torso; heh, she thought of me as attractive. Katsumi went ahead to tangle her fingers in my hair as she gripped it in an affectionate way.

I left a trailed of kisses on her chin and moved further down until I stopped at her neck. I playfully brushed on her skin with my lips, teasing her a little bit. Being serious like most of the time, she got irritated and tugged my hair, telling me to quit messing around. I granted her wish and kissed her neck lovingly, showing her how precious she was. I heard her moans that echoed throughout the room as she gripped a bunch of my hair tightly. My hand snaked up her thigh, feeling her flawless, glowing skin until my fingers came in contact with her shorts. I don't know how, but I actually had the guts to slide my fingers underneath her shorts' sleeve, feeling more of the girl's leg and unexpectedly, her panties.

I don't know why Katsumi didn't suffocate me the moment I even attempted to do so.

Regardless, she didn't mind as I continued to kiss her like there was no tomorrow. My lips went back to kissing hers at a slower pace this time. The ravenette didn't seemed to mind that as she sighed with her arms wrapped loosely around my neck. I snaked one arm around her waist as I used my other arm to caress her thigh, enjoying the feeling of her skin.

I finally removed my lips from hers and I panted heavily like I just ran a marathon. She too was panting she her arms remained around my neck which I didn't mind since my arms her sternly around her waist, refusing to let go. We stayed there frozen as we gazed captivatedly into each other's eyes, admiring the sight we were both seeing. If I had one dying wish, it would probably be to have Katsumi all to myself and being able to gaze into her eyes for as long as I pleased.

She was just so amazing that I couldn't think straight. The only thing I could think about was her.

"Well… what are you going to do now?" I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard said ravenette's question.

"Huh?"

Katsumi rolled my eyes for my lack of hearing then she lightly brushed my hair with her fingers.

"I'm talking about the equipment you knocked over. They're destroyed and they can no longer be used." She clarified calmly, sounding unfazed of me making out with her. "What are you going to tell Orochimaru?"

I wanted to punch myself for looking stupid at her question, but instead I laid out a smirk on my lips as I adjusted my grip on her and brought her closer to me while I was still in between her legs.

"I'll just tell him that the experiment didn't give me the result I wanted." I playfully purposed, not concerned about it one bit.

Katsumi smirked at how ridiculous I was and then she placed her forehead on mine.

"Lying to the 'great', Lord Orochimaru, huh…" I mused humorously, her lips brushing on mine. "You'll get in big trouble…"

I let out a chuckle and placed a sweet kiss on her lips, which she responded as she caressed my cheek. I pulled away and nuzzled her cheek as I rested my lips on her ear.

"The only trouble I have is pleasing you…" I breathed enticingly.

Katsumi moved away from where I was to look at me straight in the face. She gave me a weird look that looked like she wasn't expecting something like that to come out of my mouth. Well, it was true. I don't know what else she expected. All of a sudden, she gave me a microscopic smile as she shook her head.

"Not everything is given to you. You have to earn it…" She told me, like a professor teaching a student.

Katsumi was right though, but it didn't really applied to us. My feelings for her wasn't given or earned, it just happened. There was no formula nor theory in earth that could explain love, intimacy, and feelings for another. If that wasn't what she meant, then she probably meant that in order for her to feel the same way I did, I had to prove to her that I was into her so much hence the "earning" part. But how was I able to achieve that? Realistically, it would make more sense if she didn't feel the same way because she didn't in the first place, period. The fact that there was a condition attached to it kind of gave off that it wasn't really real. Then again, I wasn't sure if Katsumi had ever been in an intimate relationship like this. True she was with the Hyuga kid, but let's be honest, all they cared about was marrying someone from another famous clan to make sure their babies was so powerful and represent their clan and what not.

My point was, how was I supposed to earn her heart when she mentioned not to long ago that she did feel the same way for me? It just wasn't adding correctly. Was she probably giving me a chance to prove myself? Possibly, but the ravenette was unpredictable so I couldn't be so certain when it came to her. Regardless, she hinted that she was opened to the idea of falling for me and maybe be in a relationship. It was all in the matter of when.

In a perfect world, Katsumi would fall for me as much as I fell for her, had an intimate and wonderful relationship, got married, had at least two children, grew old together and die together as we peacefully watched over our kids from above. Oh, what a bliss that was.

But that was my dream. What was her dream?

The last thing I wanted was to push the girl and pressure her to make up her mind. If being patient was the way to get what I wanted, then I would do just that. Regardless of circumstances and the girl's perception in all of this, there was still a chance. A chance that must take time for it to grow.

'I made up my mind…' I mentally noted as I brought Katsumi off the table and used my grip to give her a comforting hug.

She happily responded to the hug as she wrapped her arms around me tightly in a loving matter.

'Whatever the result is… I'll wait for you, Katsumi…'

Finally done! Damn that was some chapter right? Hope you like it cause there's gonna be more good stuff coming! You'll just have to wait.