Title: Sasuke's Heart: Denied?
Author: Ladye Black
Rating: What does it say up there?
Pairing: Oh, you KakaSasu fans'll like this!
Warnings: Um, well, I like to play make-believe…
Disclaimer: Nope, charas aren't mine…dammit. However, this fic is mine.
Notes: I am terribly sorry; you have no idea how sorry I am (unless you're an author who has done what I have done). All I can say was that I caught the flu right when I would have been writing fics. Nasty thing, too, in fact I'm still sick. But I figured I made you poor people wait long enough.
Chapter 10
Sasuke felt his friends joined by another presence. A very familiar presence, but why did that chakra feel like that other guy's…? And suddenly, Sasuke knew. Kakashi hadn't been gone for as long as he had seemed, he had been with them, even if it was for no more than a day.
The dark-haired boy quickened his pace, hefting his brother's body into a more comfortable position. He wanted to see his lover, and get some answers out of him.
Sakura couldn't believe it. What she saw was beyond comprehension. He should be dead, having been killed on an Anbu mission two years ago, except he hadn't been. There was no way he could have been killed and then be standing here in front of them just like it was any other day.
"You…should be dead." The man in front of her looked at her sheepishly, his hand rubbing through his messy silver hair. She stared at him as another thought occurred to her. "Are you a ghost?"
Naruto looked at her like she'd gone off the deep end in a big way, but Wong was smiling in amusement. She ignored both of them, her gaze intent on the man that stood before her.
"Well, technically, you're right. I should be, but I had a stroke of good fortune and managed to find my way here with the help of the gentlemen behind you." Even though she could see it, she knew he was smiling. Kakashi really did wear that mask at all times. Well, she thought vaguely, except perhaps when he was with Sasuke. That thought jolted her.
"Sasuke!"
Naruto looked at her uncomprehendingly for a moment before his face cleared. "Oh, shit!"
She gave the other Jounin a wry look. "Ya think?"
"Daijoubu, don't worry," Kakashi cut in. "He's all right."
"But, Kakashi-sensei, how do you know?"
"Well, Sakura-chan, I can feel his chakra and it's headed this way." The silver-haired man smiled at them. "He'll be here soon, and then I'll explain my part of the story, though it's not really all that much."
He was almost there, the clearing ahead of him was his destination, and in that clearing were the people who were most important to him. As he entered the clearing he saw all eyes fix upon him, and upon the burden he carried.
Carefully, he laid his brother upon the ground. "Uchiha Itachi is dead," he silently intoned. A gloved hand laid itself on his shoulder.
"Good job," a deep voice said.
Sasuke looked up into mismatched eyes. "I missed you," he whispered. Strong arms wrapped themselves around his body and pulled him into a warm embrace. "I missed you, too."
Sakura watched the reunion between the two lovers with tears in her eyes. They didn't yell, jump, kiss, or shout. Instead, they silently held one another, basking in the other's presence. Sakura thought it was perhaps the most beautiful thing she'd seen two people share.
From behind her, Wong approached the two kneeling figures. "Well, I really hate to break this up but, I really wanna go back to where I'm supposed to be."
Kakashi tightened his embrace for a moment before letting go. "Of course, come here." He motioned to the spot directly in front of him. He and Wong held their hands out, palms facing each other. "I call myself back inside me," Kakashi intoned simply and Wong, for lack of a better word, melted into Kakashi.
The three Jounin watched in awed silence as the two separate pieces rejoined. When Kakashi was done he felt the three pairs of eyes on him and he looked at them sheepishly. "I guess I have to explain, huh?"
Sasuke shook his head. "No, we understand." And they did. Kakashi was alive and with them once again.
One month later…
"Akemashite Omedeto!"
Glasses clinked together as the group of four people wished each other a happy new year. Sakura glared at Naruto, who had brushed his glass a little too hard against her own and made her spill some of the liquid inside. Immediately the two faced off, well actually, Naruto cowered in the face of Sakura's anger.
Tucked beneath a black-clothed arm, Sasuke watched in amusement as his friends argued. When they thought Kakashi had died, there had been precious little happy moments between them; all of them had been brought low by the man's supposed death.
A nose nuzzled his ear as warm breath washed over it. "What are you thinking?"
Sasuke snuggled closer to the older man. "I was just thinking how happy everyone is, there weren't a lot of moments like this before." Sasuke didn't have to explain what he meant by "before", it was clear enough.
"I'm here now," Kakashi whispered into his ear. "I won't leave you again."
Sasuke smiled up at him. "I know." He received the resulting kiss with relish, glad that he could have these moments with his lover.
"Awwww! Kawaii!" A loud voice interrupted their kiss. Sasuke turned to see Sakura looking at them with a doting expression. "I wanna take a picture!" And before Sasuke or anyone else could even think to protest there was a flash of bright light signaling a photograph had been taken.
"Sakura!" Sasuke blushed.
"I couldn't help it! You two were just so cute!"
Sasuke's blush worsened. Kakashi chuckled in amusement. "She's right, Sasuke, you're very cute when you blush."
The dark-haired boy opened his mouth to protest, but before he could Kakashi covered it with his own. Distracted by the kiss, Sasuke didn't notice the camera flash again, all attention focused on the warm mouth covering his. He didn't think he had ever been so happy.
Um, Finished?
Yeah, I think that was about it. I'd still like your comments though. I want to know if I should do a special little scene I have planned for Sasuke and Kakashi. So, tell me if you want it! (Yes, hentai, it probably is what you're thinking it is.)
Oh yeah! "Akemashite Omedeto" means "Happy New Year"