…exhale.

"...what did happen?"

"i wasn't with my usual squad.  usually i got paired with either kakashi or naruto, if not both.  that time, i got a rookie and trigger-happy fool.  i wasn't leading.  which was the first mistake.  i could have made it work, but by the time we realized our team leader had led us into a minefield, there was no getting ( Read more... )

She did not expect to feel an arm dive between her back and the ground. Blinking, she noticed Kakashi had caught up to her when he was quite a few steps behind, taking his time to thank the hostess. His now dark eye, no longer green, stared intently into hers, as if amused and concerned at the same time.

“You okay?” He asked after ( Read more... )

“O-okay.” She replied quietly, slowly hooking her elbows around his broad shoulders and intertwining her fingers on the back of his neck. Underneath her sweaty, clammy hands, she felt the thick, rough strands of his hair, cleary masculine in identity, hygiene, and scent.

That's right. He never uses conditioner, her inner voice reminded ( Read more... )

“Hey, Kakashi-san.”

“Hm?” He turned to face the two women barely standing up with a single wide eye. “Um, you ladies need help?”

“Yeah, would you please? I need to find Sakura to help her out.” Sakura laughed from the bottom of her heart, but she hid it well. With her handing the drunk woman over to Kakashi, she would get the ( Read more... )

“Get off the chair, Naruto-kun!” Hinata screeched for the tenth time, embarrassed beyond her normal capacity. She did not stutter once.

The Hokage was yanked off the chair by her hand and he steadied himself with his wife's support. Neji swiftly weaved through the crowd, picked up the chair with graceful, utmost care, and carried it away ( Read more... )

Witches and Plumbers and Ninjas, Oh My!

Word Count: 18,101

Warnings/Ratings: Teen; some language and odd scenarios for younger children

It started with a bang.

Immediately, the lights dimmed to pitch black, and everyone lost their vision, save an exceptional few.

“Remember, no bloodline limits!” Someone shouted ( Read more... )

Added By Nimblnymph: This is rated R/Mature

It started with a bang, literally - his morning, everything- all at once. Thunder boomed and rumbled in from the west rousing him from an already fitful sleep. A lone charcoal eye opened and looked to the window in sleepy dissatisfaction.  Dark, ominous clouds covered the sky blocking any hope for sun. ( Read more... )

It started with a bang.

BANG

See, a bang!

BANG BANG BANG

… … … …

“Open the door sensei, I know you’re in there!”

… … … …

BANG BANG BANG

“I swear to Kami, if you don’t open this door right now I’ll…”

BANG BANG CRUNCH

…creak…

“Can you please not destroy my front door. I just had it newly installed last week, considering you oh so kindly decided to ( Read more... )

viii.

Through her pounding headache, Sakura could discern the stale smell of old cigarettes.

For a moment, Sakura remembered that she was hungover. She shut her eyes tighter. No. She squirmed in the bed. It smelled of Kakashi. The whole room smelled of Kakashi, the Kakashi who smoked like a chimney. She still couldn’t believe he smoked so much. That ( Read more... )

vii.

“Aren’t you hungry, Adachi-san?”

Sakura looked down at the glorious spread of food before her. Every sweet and fruit she could think of…. Rare, spiced meats that she could smell perfectly…. Her stomach grumbled. She noticed a strip of flesh showing near her ankle. She shifted to cover it with her kimono.

“No,” she replied.

He pensively traced the ( Read more... )