The universe has been sending me a message all week.

I've been seeing this truck on my way to work on my way to work.


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Title: A Marriage Inconvenienced
Rating: T for innuendo
Chapter 15: Recollection
Word Count: 4,500
Summary: The math was simple: Him plus Her equaled genius. It's really a pity he forgot to mention it.

Hey look! It's a flashback! 8O

( Chapter Seventeen )

It's a post for the KakaSaku LJ New Years Challege.  I wasn't planning on doing it, but I was under the influence of cold medicine.  That's probably why I came up with something that wasn't a comedy piece.  'Tis Drama!

Weird.

Title: Asphyxiation
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,570
Summary: War is kinder to some than others.

( Clickity Click! )

Chie Tokushima had avoided most of the tourist traffic so far by making her errands early in the morning as the sun was beginning to peek out. Today, she had no choice but to make her way through the throngs of people as she went to the Hokage Tower. There were many people gathered, some standing with their faces tilted up to catch a ( Read more... )

Good fortune arrived on Konoha.  People crossed the village gates with good moods and money to spend.  Some were desperate for one last trip before the winter months and the boom in tourism caught everyone off guard.  As surprises go, it wasn’t the worst thing that could happen.

For some visitors visiting Konoha was a pilgrimage, a chance to ( Read more... )

The Hokage’s office still felt bare.  The bookshelves that had been filled during Tsunade’s time were empty.  Unhindered by curtains, the large window to the side provided a clear view to the village below.  The desk held only paper on its surface and was absent of personal effects.  The gifts sent to the Hokage were placed on the floor with little ( Read more... )

Tsunade, much to Kakashi’s disgruntlement, had left him a massive pile of paperwork to do.  One of his objectives was to streamline the process, because he wasn’t going to make ten-hour days hunched over a desk a habit.  The only thing that made the morning bearable was the lunch waiting for him at Ms. Tokushima’s house.  It was with great relief ( Read more... )

Sakura groaned as she heard a sharp rap on her door, grabbing the pillow and holding it tight over her head.  She climbed out of bed five minutes later when the knocking had not stopped.  She gave her hair a few pats to tame the wildest strands, slipped on a robe and made her way to the door.

The culprit was one of her least favorite people, a ( Read more... )

Sunrise arrived late in the morning in the small village. The Tora Estate was unusually quiet, lacking the usual activity of a typical day. Many of the party attendees had gone to bed late in the night and left remainders of their festivities all about the estate. Tucked into the topiary evergreens were abandoned glasses where the guests had ( Read more... )

The night before the caravan departed from the Ehime estate, Kakashi sent a small message via pug to Naruto. The group was crossing into Grass Country on the third day of travel when Kakashi was awoken by a familiar prickle of chakra. Recognizing Naruto’s signature, he continued to doze.

Minutes later there was a shift of a weight on the ( Read more... )