Naruto: Gift (KakaSasu, drabble)
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“What’s this?”
Sasuke held out the small box of chocolates and gazed stubbornly past Kakashi’s right ear, his cheeks and nose a rosy colour that was probably caused by the cold wind. He made a small noise of annoyance and rattled the box underneath Kakashi’s nose.
“Sakura gave me these for Christmas,” he muttered.
Kakashi raised an eyebrow in surprise. “Oh really?” he said. “I thought she gave you that medic-pack kit you have hanging from your belt. In fact, I’m sure I saw her give it to you.”
Sasuke’s eyes widened and his hand flew to his belt, touching briefly against the small white bag latched onto it. His jaw worked and he scowled at Kakashi.
“She gave me the chocolates too,” he insisted. “And I don’t like sweets so…so take them!”
He rattled the box again and watched intently as Kakashi took it from his hands and immediately opened the lid. Then he carefully selected a chocolate and brought it to his lips. Sasuke leaned forward… and got a mouthful of snow for his trouble.
By the time Sasuke had cleared the remains of Kakashi’s snowball from his eyes, the candy piece was gone and Kakashi was wiping melted chocolate from his fingertips with snow.
“Thank you, Sasuke,” the jounin said. “That was really thoughtful of you. Although it is strange…”
“What is?”
Kakashi leaned his head against his hand and scratched at his chin through the mask.
“Well,” he said, “it’s just that you’d think Sakura would know that you aren’t fond of sweets by now.”
Sasuke’s back stiffened and he turned away. “I have to go train now,” he said.
He only got two steps away before something warm and fuzzy was being looped around his neck and over his shoulders. Sasuke froze as Kakashi draped the scarf over him and then lifted his hands one at a time to fit a pair of blue gloves over his fingers.
“There,” Kakashi said, “now you won’t freeze to death at least. Thank you for the gift, Sasuke.”
“It wasn’t a gift,” Sasuke blurted out, but Kakashi was already shuffling away, the box of chocolates under his arm.
Sasuke watched him go with a frown that softened when the jounin was out of sight. He ran his newly gloved fingers over the scarf at his neck and tucked it in closer to his skin.
“…You’re welcome.”
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fin.
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“What’s this?”
Sasuke held out the small box of chocolates and gazed stubbornly past Kakashi’s right ear, his cheeks and nose a rosy colour that was probably caused by the cold wind. He made a small noise of annoyance and rattled the box underneath Kakashi’s nose.
“Sakura gave me these for Christmas,” he muttered.
Kakashi raised an eyebrow in surprise. “Oh really?” he said. “I thought she gave you that medic-pack kit you have hanging from your belt. In fact, I’m sure I saw her give it to you.”
Sasuke’s eyes widened and his hand flew to his belt, touching briefly against the small white bag latched onto it. His jaw worked and he scowled at Kakashi.
“She gave me the chocolates too,” he insisted. “And I don’t like sweets so…so take them!”
He rattled the box again and watched intently as Kakashi took it from his hands and immediately opened the lid. Then he carefully selected a chocolate and brought it to his lips. Sasuke leaned forward… and got a mouthful of snow for his trouble.
By the time Sasuke had cleared the remains of Kakashi’s snowball from his eyes, the candy piece was gone and Kakashi was wiping melted chocolate from his fingertips with snow.
“Thank you, Sasuke,” the jounin said. “That was really thoughtful of you. Although it is strange…”
“What is?”
Kakashi leaned his head against his hand and scratched at his chin through the mask.
“Well,” he said, “it’s just that you’d think Sakura would know that you aren’t fond of sweets by now.”
Sasuke’s back stiffened and he turned away. “I have to go train now,” he said.
He only got two steps away before something warm and fuzzy was being looped around his neck and over his shoulders. Sasuke froze as Kakashi draped the scarf over him and then lifted his hands one at a time to fit a pair of blue gloves over his fingers.
“There,” Kakashi said, “now you won’t freeze to death at least. Thank you for the gift, Sasuke.”
“It wasn’t a gift,” Sasuke blurted out, but Kakashi was already shuffling away, the box of chocolates under his arm.
Sasuke watched him go with a frown that softened when the jounin was out of sight. He ran his newly gloved fingers over the scarf at his neck and tucked it in closer to his skin.
“…You’re welcome.”
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fin.
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