(no subject)
Fandom: Naruto
Pairing: Maito Gai x Mitarashi Anko
Theme set: Epsilon
Rating: PG-13 for cussing and adult situations
# Motion
She'd sit for hours on end -- when they both could afford the time to do so, missions were a constant now -- watching him run around Konohakgure after another lost challenge.
# Cool
The day he tried to explain himself to her -- tell her why he acted the way he did -- she stole his heart when she used his own words against him.
# Young
Age had never been a problem between them until either brought up their past, then it torn them asunder.
# Last
She was afraid of being left behind but he reminded her that he'd always be behind her.
# Wrong
People talked, whispered, and said nasty things about them behind their back but not a one could fault love.
# Gentle
There wasn't a damn thing soft about Mitarashi Anko until he striped her bare and held her close.
# One
When two halves of a soul meet, convergence is a given.
# Thousand
She tried to count how many times he's told her he loved her, but she can't count that high.
# King
Gai reigns supreme, but only in her heart.
# Learn
She always thought it applied to dogs -- except the nin variety; Kakashi was a whole other story -- but apparently it applied to Green Beasts as well.
# Blur
Even with the poison taking away her sight and sound she could still make out the green blob defending their position.
# Wait
He'd promised he would.
# Change
The day Maito Gai walked down the streets of Konoha in a pair of tan pants and dark green shirt, Anko was sure she heard her name being praised all the way in Grass.
# Command
There is no doubt in either's mind just who is in charge in their relationship.
# Hold
When the crying stops and the shivers abate, he never lets go.
# Need
There is a difference between Lust and Desire; they've proven it over time.
# Vision
When he closes his eyes and prays-- especially when he's far away in some unforgiving foreign land -- his mind supplies him with flashes of half eaten dango, unbound black hair, and a smirk that sends shivers down his spine.
# Attention
Sometimes both wish that everyone would stop looking at them so queer but know that if they did they'd not been trying hard enough.
# Soul
Gai was not Kami-sama but she liked to think that hers was in good hands anyway.
# Picture
They don't have a single one of them together but they don't mind because they're never apart.
# Fool
He thinks he is and she confirms it with a smile -- something only he's ever really seen -- right before she smacks him over the head.
# Mad
He pulls her back from the brink and wipes away the delusions of insanity.
# Child
With Rock Lee to round out their quirky little relationship, she wonders if they have room for one more.
# Now
They don't like the past -- it's too dark and full of pain -- that's why they make it a habit to live in the here and now.
# Shadow
A mission gone wrong, half the team dead and left for the crows, and she's hanging by a prayer alone but she pushes on because she can seem him in the distance, waving for all he's worth and calling her home.
# Goodbye
Neither wants to say it but the kiss tells her they'll never see each other again.
# Hide
She wonders what it is he's running from.
# Fortune
Fate's a fickle bitch but sometimes she does right; they praise her ever moment they're together.
# Safe
She doesn't really believe in the word unless she can feel his hands press into the small of her back.
# Ghost
"I might die," He told her as they stood beneath Konoha's gates at crumbling dawn, "but I'll always be around to make you smile."
# Book
She finds it funny that he likes to read philosophy.
# Eye
He noted that one's lighter than the other but never said anything, something she's glad for because she doesn't want to explain why.
# Never
She doesn't think the word exists in his vocabulary.
# Sing
It's a secret -- only between them, period -- that Anko likes to sing.
# Sudden
"Love has a way of knocking you on your ass." Was her answer when someone asked her her why.
# Stop
She never says it so he never does.
# Time
They're both afraid that they don't have enough of it left to enjoy what they have so they put everything into what they think is left.
# Wash
He takes her to the river -- the one smack dab in the middle of the Forrest of Death no less -- when she's too broken to move and helps wash away her sins in the cold current.
# Torn
Between dango and Gai, Anko has a problem.
# History
There are no secrets between them but even they know what not to ask about.
# Power
He's one of the strongest people she knows but two little words brings him crashing to his knees; she abuses her power over him every chance she gets.
# Bother
He knows she likes to be a general nuisance to any and everyone she meets but to him, she's the sort of agitation he can live with.
# God
Last time Anko has prayed she'd been thirteen years old and half dead, now she was doing it again -- sitting in a temple, no less, lighting incense -- because Gai was a week overdue.
# Wall
She could lean on him without fearing he'd crumble.
# Naked
When she was stripped to the skin it wasn't the only thing that lay bare before him.
# Drive
He found out that brilliant Sunday afternoon, why there are no automobiles in Konoha and hung onto the dashboard for dear life while Anko plowed through another vendor's booth.
# Harm
He's never hated anyone -- not even enemies -- in his life but believes that's what the feeling is when he dreams about a scarred and scared little girl, limping her way into the Sandaime's office.
# Precious
He cherishes her like she's something sacred, and she just smiles and lets him do it.
# Hunger
There's nothing more tempting than a half naked Green Beast carrying a plate of dango and a tube of strawberry mochi, so she's pretty sure that he'll understand when she licks at his shoulder instead.
# Believe
She doesn't believe and he believes too much but they're both thankful.
Pairing: Maito Gai x Mitarashi Anko
Theme set: Epsilon
Rating: PG-13 for cussing and adult situations
# Motion
She'd sit for hours on end -- when they both could afford the time to do so, missions were a constant now -- watching him run around Konohakgure after another lost challenge.
# Cool
The day he tried to explain himself to her -- tell her why he acted the way he did -- she stole his heart when she used his own words against him.
# Young
Age had never been a problem between them until either brought up their past, then it torn them asunder.
# Last
She was afraid of being left behind but he reminded her that he'd always be behind her.
# Wrong
People talked, whispered, and said nasty things about them behind their back but not a one could fault love.
# Gentle
There wasn't a damn thing soft about Mitarashi Anko until he striped her bare and held her close.
# One
When two halves of a soul meet, convergence is a given.
# Thousand
She tried to count how many times he's told her he loved her, but she can't count that high.
# King
Gai reigns supreme, but only in her heart.
# Learn
She always thought it applied to dogs -- except the nin variety; Kakashi was a whole other story -- but apparently it applied to Green Beasts as well.
# Blur
Even with the poison taking away her sight and sound she could still make out the green blob defending their position.
# Wait
He'd promised he would.
# Change
The day Maito Gai walked down the streets of Konoha in a pair of tan pants and dark green shirt, Anko was sure she heard her name being praised all the way in Grass.
# Command
There is no doubt in either's mind just who is in charge in their relationship.
# Hold
When the crying stops and the shivers abate, he never lets go.
# Need
There is a difference between Lust and Desire; they've proven it over time.
# Vision
When he closes his eyes and prays-- especially when he's far away in some unforgiving foreign land -- his mind supplies him with flashes of half eaten dango, unbound black hair, and a smirk that sends shivers down his spine.
# Attention
Sometimes both wish that everyone would stop looking at them so queer but know that if they did they'd not been trying hard enough.
# Soul
Gai was not Kami-sama but she liked to think that hers was in good hands anyway.
# Picture
They don't have a single one of them together but they don't mind because they're never apart.
# Fool
He thinks he is and she confirms it with a smile -- something only he's ever really seen -- right before she smacks him over the head.
# Mad
He pulls her back from the brink and wipes away the delusions of insanity.
# Child
With Rock Lee to round out their quirky little relationship, she wonders if they have room for one more.
# Now
They don't like the past -- it's too dark and full of pain -- that's why they make it a habit to live in the here and now.
# Shadow
A mission gone wrong, half the team dead and left for the crows, and she's hanging by a prayer alone but she pushes on because she can seem him in the distance, waving for all he's worth and calling her home.
# Goodbye
Neither wants to say it but the kiss tells her they'll never see each other again.
# Hide
She wonders what it is he's running from.
# Fortune
Fate's a fickle bitch but sometimes she does right; they praise her ever moment they're together.
# Safe
She doesn't really believe in the word unless she can feel his hands press into the small of her back.
# Ghost
"I might die," He told her as they stood beneath Konoha's gates at crumbling dawn, "but I'll always be around to make you smile."
# Book
She finds it funny that he likes to read philosophy.
# Eye
He noted that one's lighter than the other but never said anything, something she's glad for because she doesn't want to explain why.
# Never
She doesn't think the word exists in his vocabulary.
# Sing
It's a secret -- only between them, period -- that Anko likes to sing.
# Sudden
"Love has a way of knocking you on your ass." Was her answer when someone asked her her why.
# Stop
She never says it so he never does.
# Time
They're both afraid that they don't have enough of it left to enjoy what they have so they put everything into what they think is left.
# Wash
He takes her to the river -- the one smack dab in the middle of the Forrest of Death no less -- when she's too broken to move and helps wash away her sins in the cold current.
# Torn
Between dango and Gai, Anko has a problem.
# History
There are no secrets between them but even they know what not to ask about.
# Power
He's one of the strongest people she knows but two little words brings him crashing to his knees; she abuses her power over him every chance she gets.
# Bother
He knows she likes to be a general nuisance to any and everyone she meets but to him, she's the sort of agitation he can live with.
# God
Last time Anko has prayed she'd been thirteen years old and half dead, now she was doing it again -- sitting in a temple, no less, lighting incense -- because Gai was a week overdue.
# Wall
She could lean on him without fearing he'd crumble.
# Naked
When she was stripped to the skin it wasn't the only thing that lay bare before him.
# Drive
He found out that brilliant Sunday afternoon, why there are no automobiles in Konoha and hung onto the dashboard for dear life while Anko plowed through another vendor's booth.
# Harm
He's never hated anyone -- not even enemies -- in his life but believes that's what the feeling is when he dreams about a scarred and scared little girl, limping her way into the Sandaime's office.
# Precious
He cherishes her like she's something sacred, and she just smiles and lets him do it.
# Hunger
There's nothing more tempting than a half naked Green Beast carrying a plate of dango and a tube of strawberry mochi, so she's pretty sure that he'll understand when she licks at his shoulder instead.
# Believe
She doesn't believe and he believes too much but they're both thankful.