They hadn't known it at the time, but Naruto would be returning in a month. Avurin had woken up to Kakashi thrashing in the bed, his body covered in sweat and his fangs more prominent than usual. Thinking back, she realized what it was. He'd gone into rut slightly early and he hadn't caught it early enough to safely move himself to the apartment. Avurin had thought about the situation after his last rut and had come to a decision she'd wanted to tell him the next week.
Even with the risks, she'd wanted to share this rut with him for the sake of seeing this side of him. She didn't want him to feel as if he had to hide this part of him when she had made a point to accept all of his previous traits. She'd stocked up on the tea she was going to drink each morning and she had been planning to hide condoms throughout the room so she could put them on him when she had the opportunity. However, his rut was early and she had to make a decision.
She started to shake him awake. She didn't typically touch him if he was having a nightmare or otherwise try to disturb his sleep, his reactions fitting a shinobi of his caliber, but she knew that if she wanted to talk to him while he was still in his right mind, she needed to wake him up. He startled so violently she almost fell off of the bed. His tongue was hanging out of his mouth slightly, his face flushed and panting.
"'Kashi? You with me?" she asked gently. His pupils were blown wide but he seemed to collect himself as he realized the situation he was in, his mouth closing and his eyes widening in horror.
"Y-Yes? F-Fuck, it came early this time. I-I can still go…" Avurin shook her head, pushing his sweaty bangs away from his eyes.
"I was going to talk to you about this next week but I want to share this one with you. I've prepared the best that I can. Will you stay this time?" A low whine left his throat and he started panting again, writhing slightly on the bed.
"I-I'll stay…" he said with a slight gasp. Avurin nodded and started to pull her clothes off.
"What do you need right now?" she asked, leaning over the upper half of his body, pressing herself against him. His eyes seemed to be taking in every detail and she knew the Sharingan was recording this moment. He hadn't bothered to close that eye or cover it and she knew his chakra would be depleted if it wasn't covered within the next hour or so. His low grumble brought her thoughts back to him as he sat up in the bed, pushing her back to sit up completely, his eyes completely focused on her.
"Just you." He pounced on her, shoving her down into the bed with enough force for her to bounce on the soft mattress. His mouth was immediately on her neck, his cock straining against his boxers as he rubbed it against her thigh in aborted thrusts. She could see why he'd said that he was completely out of control during ruts. It was almost animalistic how he'd fallen to his base instincts so quickly.
She did her best to go along with what he wanted, adjusting her legs when he started pawing at her thighs, even helping him pull down his boxers so that he could get to the part that would actually sate his instincts. With her knees pressed close to her head, he leaned down to bring their mouths together in a rough kiss, teeth biting at her lips and his tongue invading her mouth.
As he buried himself inside of her, she couldn't help the startled shout that left her mouth. He felt bigger and his thrusts were frantic, chasing his own pleasure without any regard for her own. It was hotter than she'd expected and she fell into her own headspace as he took her.
When he came, it was a lot. She could feel it leaking out of her from around where he was still pressed deep inside of her, the warmth in her stomach accompanied by a pressure she wasn't familiar with but wasn't complaining about. She felt so full of him that it was overwhelming. A whine left her throat as he pulled out but didn't let her legs go. He kept her folded in half as he pushed as much cushioning under her hips as possible. While she would probably ask about it later, she continued to go with what he thought was best.
Then his fingers were tracing where his cum was leaking out of her, catching the trail on his fingers before pressing it back into her, forcing a loud keen from her throat.
"Can't wait to see you carry my pups. My mate." He was growling and grumbling, nearly obsessive as he continued to press his fingers into her. She obediently kept her knees pulled towards her chest, only one of her legs currently held in his bruising grip. Then his mouth was on her, licking into her with a frantic pace that could only be described as desperation. Avurin threw her head back and groaned, not sure how to respond to his words. She had a feeling she didn't need to respond to him. She knew the way he was talking was instantly creating a pooling wetness between her legs, yet he was licking it up as quickly as it was coming out of her.
"Need you to cum. You have to cum so the seed will take." His frantic harsh whispering against her pussy brought her closer to the edge as he started to focus on her clit, gently sucking on it and tweaking it with his tongue. After a full minute, he was starting to grow impatient if his increasingly loud growls were anything to go by but she was close. One more flick with his tongue unraveled her and she came with a scream. Thoughts flickered through her head that she hadn't expected to find an almost feral pleasure in. She would play along with the game and enjoy it, she had her teas and she also had medication she would be taking when he was done with her. It had been hard to find but it would do the job. This wouldn't be the last time she would spend his rut with him while still preventing kids, she had guaranteed it.
Feeling drunk on the feeling, she was surprised as he entered her again with a snarl, his mouth immediately finding her neck to latch on for a single, deep bite. She whined and whimpered under him, not quite sure what was coming over her as she took what he was giving her.
…
She just barely managed to get a letter sent to Tsunade telling her that they would be out of commission for a week while Kakashi had been asleep. She'd discovered that with his Sharingan constantly on and draining his chakra, she could get breaks when he finally passed out from the usage of his eye. While she loved him dearly and was enjoying the experience, she needed the short breaks. The downtime was also a good time for her to drink her tea, not even bothering to put on clothes as she moved around the house. He'd ripped off her clothes when she'd tried after his first nap, leaving the fabric in tatters in the living room. He'd woken up in a frenzy to find her and was not patient enough for her to take them off.
His rut didn't last a full week like she'd expected, it had ended abruptly after four days. She'd woken up to find him sleeping soundly next to her, all signs of the rut wiped away and replaced with a relaxed laziness that she knew meant he was thoroughly exhausted. She'd gotten up to shower, grimacing in the mirror as she looked at a single bite on her neck that genuinely hurt. It was deep, much deeper than any other he'd left on her. As she traced it with her fingers in the mirror, a realization hit her like a load of bricks.
This bite was going to scar. This bite was likely the bite that Kakashi had been talking about when they'd last discussed the marks at the beginning of their relationship. He'd latched himself onto her neck in that one spot so many times during his rut that this had to have been fully intentional. Eyeing the medication on the counter that she'd bought for the sole intention of spending this time with him, she picked up a mug from the counter and filled it with water from the sink. Taking the medication was easy enough, she just hoped there weren't side effects. It had been stressed to her that it would prevent a pregnancy but not many used it so there wasn't much that could be said about how it interacted with different people. She'd gotten it from a nearby village at Anko's recommendation after an hour of humiliating conversation surrounding the topic.
Kakashi was going to wake up soon so she shook her head and started the shower. She intended to be as clean as possible before seeing him again that morning since he'd left so much of a mess on her.
She was slightly surprised when he groggily walked into the bathroom while she was showering, grumbling a 'good morning' as he took his morning piss. They'd reached a casual balance between the two of them so it wasn't abnormal to share the bathroom in that manner. She finished her shower quickly, grabbing a towel from the stool next to the shower stall before walking out. He was leaning over the sink staring at himself in the mirror, his Sharingan eye closed.
"Good morning. Feeling okay?" she asked as she pushed herself next to him, grabbing her comb to start working through some of the knots in her hair. His eyes immediately caught sight of the slightly off-center bite only partially visible from one side of her neck and he gently placed his hand on her nape, his thumb lightly tracing it.
"Yeah. I feel great, actually. That was… intense. I know we haven't talked about it seriously but I'm sorry. This… I didn't expect to do this to you so soon." His gaze on her was concerned but there wasn't a trace of his previous self-deprecating thoughts from the last time he'd left marks on her he hadn't asked about previously. If anything, he looked resigned. Avurin sighed, leaning into his hand.
"It's okay, 'Kashi. I think you and I both knew we were going to be mates by your definition eventually. All that's left is to get married and we'd be sealing the deal. I wasn't expecting it this early either but I'm not surprised." His hand moved to her cheek and she continued to lean into the touch, bringing her own hand up to cup his.
"I love you." He leaned down to press a chaste kiss to her lips and she smiled.
"I love you too. You're the one stuck with me for life now. I hope you've made your peace." She laughed lightly and a smile spread across his face.
"I wouldn't have it any other way."
…
A month later, Naruto returned to the village. Avurin hadn't given much thought to the medication she had taken since it didn't seem to produce any side effects, for that she was thankful. Taking that as a good sign, she'd reassured Kakashi that they could share his next rut together and that everything had gone exactly as planned.
Seeing Naruto again was a shock. He was no longer the young child that he had been. He was fifteen and had grown by at least a foot. One of the first things he'd done after returning was find his teammates, Sakura and Kakashi. The fact that he'd tried to enter the Hatake compound without being keyed into the wards was an entire incident as he'd been repelled by the wards repeatedly until Kakashi and Avurin had run out to see what the commotion was about.
No one knew when he was returning so greetings were loud and sudden. When Avurin was swept into a hug by the young man, picked up off of her feet by his own strength, she'd felt dazed. He'd grown so much since she'd last seen him that he was almost an entirely different person. Then he'd demanded ramen with them and she was reminded that this was entirely the Naruto that she knew.
"And then Pervy Sage threw me off of a cliff and I was able to use more of my chakra! I've had way better control of my chakra since then." Avurin was nearly in shock. She'd trusted Jiraiya with Naruto's training and he'd thrown a child off of a cliff? What exactly was his idea of training the next generation? He could've killed Naruto!
"Oh, did he now? Maybe I should pay him a visit after this," Avurin muttered into her ramen, not bothering to hold back the waves of Killing Intent that she knew were permeating the ramen stall. Naruto laughed nervously, waving a hand dismissively.
"It's fine, Avie-sensei! I'm perfectly okay! Jiraiya-sensei would have never let me actually die!" Naruto's nervous laughter did nothing to make her feel better. A hand gently rested on her shoulder and she leaned towards Kakashi.
"Relax, Avie. I'll handle it. It'll look like an accident." Naruto's nervous laughter was cut off by a choked noise.
"Hey, guys! Let's not do anything rash! I'm okay, see? I'm okay! Why are you two suddenly so protective? It's not like you're my parents so you don't have to worry about me!" Avurin's anger froze in her veins and she carefully kept her gaze focused on the ramen in front of her.
The silence was stifling for a few minutes, no one really knowing how to follow the statement. Avurin knew Naruto was right. He wasn't their child. Yet, they cared about him. He was part of the pack and Kakashi had always looked at him as one of his own. At some point, Avurin had as well.
They said goodbye to Naruto shortly after, sending him on his way to greet his friends in the village. They knew they couldn't keep him all to themselves.
"Is it weird that I actually do feel like a parental figure to the kids?" Avurin asked as they walked the familiar path to the Hokage Tower. They had both been asked by Tsunade to surprise Naruto with a spar to test his skills when he returned to the village. They hadn't expected to run into him prior to the spar but it had been a pleasant surprise that he'd come to find them.
She knew Kakashi felt the same way about Naruto's relation to them, but she wanted to hear someone else say that it wasn't that strange. Seeing Naruto as a growing teenager had made her heart ache in a way that she hadn't expected.
"No, I don't think it's weird at all. You already know how I feel about the kids. They're my pups even if they aren't really mine. It may be selfish, but you know that I view family units as a pack." Avurin nodded along, reassured despite already knowing his answer prior to asking the question.
"We haven't exactly explained the pack dynamic to the kids, much less Naruto. I think Sakura has her suspicions since she's around us more often. I don't know if I'd expect him to be excited about the concept or weirded out the way he can get sometimes." Avurin sighed, putting her arms behind her head to stretch as they continued their walk.
She was fully prepared to bring out the best in Naruto so she had made sure she was fully equipped. Her katana swung at her side with each step and the bowstring of her bow dug slightly into her shoulder. Tsunade had been clear that they were both going to test Naruto in two separate assessments and that Avurin's spar against Naruto would also provide a good idea of her own skills since she only really trained against Kakashi nowadays.
"We'll tell him eventually. Now that he's back in the village, I'm sure that he'll start to notice some things. The fact that he knew to track both of us down at the compound when he knew where to find my apartment was telling enough." Kakashi let out a small laugh and Avurin couldn't help but smile.
"I guess we're that couple in the village that everyone knows can't really be separated. I'm kind of glad that no one bothers us about it since we never hid when we actually got together. They pestered us so much more when they thought it would be a challenge to set us up. Kurenai has definitely backed off lately." Avurin lifted her hand to gently press against the still-pink flesh of the developing scar on her neck. The high-collared shirts she'd been wearing to cover their previous activities felt like a disrespect to the permanent mark on her so she'd stopped wearing them the day after Kakashi had finished his rut.
Tsunade had given them a thorough talking to about the Hatake genetics and what was acceptable in regards to public displays but had admitted that she couldn't ask them to hide something this significant. Though, they were warned that Hatake tendencies weren't common knowledge so it was likely they would have to answer some questions. Avurin had gotten odd looks, especially from Sakura when the wrapping around the bite was safe to come off not even a week later, leaving a barely healed wound behind. However, no one had been brave enough to ask yet.
"The questions will start at some point. It's a miracle Naruto didn't notice or he would have made a big deal about it. You can cover it up if you want, I won't be upset. You know that." She did know and she'd repeatedly told him that it was fine. She'd compared it to a wedding ring that she could openly wear, even in battle. There was no reason to hide it.
"I know." When they arrived at the Hokage Tower, they used their usual method of climbing the wall to perch themselves outside of the window of Tsunade's office. After a few minutes, Naruto leaned outside of the window.
"Kakashi-sensei! Avie-sensei! Are you going to be my opponents?" Avurin rolled her eyes. Tsunade was clearly playing a game with the kid regarding his assessment.
"You will face us in two separate spars. Avurin has her own assessment to complete and we've decided that sparring against you would be a good opportunity." Kakashi hopped up onto the window ledge, pointing at Naruto then directing his attention to Sakura. "Both of you will be my opponents for my part of the assessment." Kakashi sounded cheerful and Avurin couldn't help but smile. Facing his two remaining students in a test was something that he'd been looking forward to for the better part of the last year. He didn't openly admit it, but he'd missed his team.
"Oh, Kakashi-sensei! I have something for you!" Naruto dug through his kunai pouch before pulling out a book with a green cover. Avurin's eyes caught the title of the book and she lunged, wrapping an arm around Kakashi's chest from behind before he could get the book.
"It's the first copy of the new Icha Icha book!" Naruto proudly announced, holding up the book. Avurin shot a glare in Jiraiya's direction as she adjusted her hold to nearly put Kakashi in a chokehold.
"Give that to me, Naruto! You know he can't be trusted with this shit!" Avurin growled, holding out her free hand over Kakashi's shoulder, slapping his own hand down in a wrestle to keep him away from the book. Naruto gulped and passed over the book quickly, Kakashi jerking in her grip to attempt to get to it before she did. Her hand gripped the book and pulled it out of his reach as Kakashi stood to his full height, her grip on him forcing her to dangle behind his back from their height difference. She quickly hid the book in her own kunai pouch, ignoring Kakashi's squawking as he struggled to reach behind him to get a grip on her. She knew he could easily get out of the grip, he was being a fool for the kids' sake.
"We'll discuss this later. We'll meet you guys at the training grounds later. Naruto, go get rested up. Both of you should probably work on a strategy for this." Avurin ground out as she tightened her grip on Kakashi's throat, forcing him to bend backwards to avoid choking. Dragging him to the window, she made a hand sign to flash them a few buildings away.
"You can't keep that book away from me!" Kakashi growled as he rolled away from her, getting into a genuine stance as if he was going to fight her for it. She laughed and pulled the book out, dangling it in the air.
"Watch me."