"Have a seat, Hana." Naruto says waving his hand over a very vibrant colored chair. The entire room looked like the inside of an orange with pops of yellows and reds. It almost blinded you upon entering the room.

"No thanks I'll stand." You reply in monotone and cross your arms. You definitely have your shackles up for this meeting.

He looks you up and down and sighs.
"You're not going to make this easy are you?"

Is he kidding? Of course you won't...

"None of this has been easy Naruto! I have been dragged through all kinds of shit without any will of my own. I get no say in what happens to me...you try living your life that way and be expected to plaster a smile on your face and go along with it."

He blows out a long breath.
"Then let's get through this so you can live a better life." He pushes the contract on his desk forward.

You approach the desk and pick up the paper to read it.

Hidden Leaf Village Academy Corp.
(Konohagakure)

Sensei: Naruto Uzamaki

Student: Hana Hoki.

You appreciate him using this name as the others were never yours to begin with. This name was one "you" had chosen for yourself. The others were all given to you by criminals, or people who you don't associate with anymore.

You read on skimming past the liability portion, getting right down to the important parts.

This contract holds Hana Hoki as a kunoichi for Hidden Leaf Village (Konohagakure) in a life long lease with no ending term. There will be no release under any circumstances until all demands are met.

Hana Hoki is to proceed with training up to and until Naruto Uzamaki feels he/she has completed her training to his/her standards. His/her advancement is subject to contract work. Including missions in all class settings. Any Black Op or S class missions will be taken priority over any lower class missions.

This is concerning for you. Never once have you signed a contract without a term ending. They are trying to keep you for themselves. They are also contracting you out in high rated class missions. Just what you didn't want to do.You read on...

Hana Hoki is no longer granted the freedom to frequent other lands or villages without permission and the escort of a minimum of three Anbu Black Ops.

Hana Hoki will abide by these conditions. Failure to comply with these conditions, Naruto Uzamaki is to place Hana Hoki into protective custody immediately for the safety of the village and its surrounding allies.

You swallow hard at that last part of the contract. How can you sign something like this?

You drop the contract on the table and look up at Naruto, eyes watering. He sits calmly in his orange office chair, hands folded in front of himself watching you.

You can feel your stone starting to act up again. So you take a moment to look around the room as your mind registers all of this. To your left you see an entire wall of superhero comics, action figures, and collectibles. Ahead of you is the large floor to ceiling window that looks out over the village. And to your right is hokage memorabilia of previous leaders. This nerdy and overly colorful office is going to be something you see for the rest of your life now. You recall what Kakashi had said, that once your training is done you will have no more worries. But now, if you sign this contract you will be forced into being a contact ninja, doing exactly what you didn't want to do and for the rest of your life.

"What do you think?" Naruto asks.

You glare at him.
"Do you want the truth?"

He tilts his head and leans back in his chair.
"Sugar coat it please."

You huff. You're dying to tell him exactly what you think of this stupid fucking contract.
"Alright. I think it is illegal and goes against human rights. What makes you think I want to be a Kunoichi? What makes you think I want to carry out missions for you?"

His brows knit together in confusion.
"You don't want to be a ninja?"

You shake your head.
"Not one bit."

"Why?"

You hug yourself feeling shy all of a sudden.
"I...don't like killing people." You say quietly.

He sighs and turns his chair towards the window.
"Yet you do it so well...so the rumors say...." He states.

That comment hurts more than it should.
"Not by choice! You said I would be free once we finish training! But this is far from freedom, I am signing away my life to this village forever. I can't even travel without an escort!" You clench your fists and your stone begins to glow.

He turns back to you and glances down at your chest.
"We have to keep the lands safe. As of right now you are the most dangerous assassin in the world and you have no control over your power...."

You interrupt him.
"And what happens when I do get control? Why am I still under your goddamn rule?"

"You have a dangerous past Hana. We must establish trust first before we can grant you freedom. We need to know indefinitely that you will not betray us or our allies."

You slump down in that stupid orange chair placing your head in your hands.
"I hate this...I never wanted this...I just wanted to grow up like a normal person."

"We all have the responsibility to do what is right with what has been given to us." He taps on his stomach as a reminder of the power he holds. "We are very much alike you and I. I understand what you are going through. If we can trust you to defend our village from our enemies. To put your heart on the line for your home, then we have no problems. I will revise the contract and we can come to a more lenient agreement. But you must finish your training and earn your place here."

"What if I don't want to stay?" You ask, mostly out of curiosity.

He shakes his head.
"There is no other place for you. You said it yourself. I will make sure that no other village gets a hold of you. I will make sure you are safe from politics, safe from those who want to use you for terrible things. However, I can't guarantee your safety without something in exchange."

You scowl at him. What a fucking hiprocrate.
"So you want to contract me out to do terrible things!"

"That's not true. Sixty percent of our missions are helping people without bloodshed." He replies.

"And what about the S class missions and black ops? Those are for killers." You ask.

"You are looking at this all wrong. You call them killers, but they are also heroes. They put their lives on the line to save the lives of the ones they love. You need to stop thinking your enemies are justified. Your enemies would not hesitate to kill you and everything you love without a second thought. We need your help, Hana. We haven't come across someone as skilled as you in a long time and it's about time you found a village to protect and serve in, don't you think?"

You entangle your fingers through your hair fuming with frustration. Both of you sit quietly thinking.

Finally you lower your hands and look up at him wiping the tears from your eyes.
"But what if the enemy is just trying to defend themselves? What if they are doing the exact thing I am...saving lives?"

He leans forward on his desk and looks you straight in the eyes with intense severity.
"In no way does this village attack another village unless it is threatened. We do not contract kill, we do not kill unless absolutely necessary. Anything higher than an S class mission is analyzed by several elite jonin prior to initiation. You have my word on that, we are...or at least we try to be as peaceful as possible."

These are things you have not heard of from other villages. Most villages want more than what they have and don't hesitate to take it even at the unnecessary cost of lives. If what Naruto is saying is true, then this is the best place for you despite the lack of freedom. Here you can feel "safe" in some way.

You take a deep breath in, calming yourself.
"Alright, Naruto Uzamaki. You have my life in your hands. As long as you stay true to your word and don't place me in a situation where I have to take innocent lives."

"I assure you we don't do that here."

He looks sincere, but you are still hesitant as you have been deceived before.
"It looks like we both need to build trust with each other. As I have been lied to before and placed in horrible situations. I will sign the contract, but can you promise me something?"

"Of course."

"Promise me that when you feel I have served my purpose here, that you will let me go live the way I want to? I just want a home and a family to call my own".

And finally he shows some real sincere emotion. His stern glare turns very soft, and he smiles wide. You almost double take at the way he looks right now. He was actually a handsome man, with a great smile when he isn't scowling at you.

"Of course, Hana. We want all of our people to feel safe and happy here."

You blush at the warmth radiating off of him and shy away.
"Thank you."

He springs to his feet and passes you a pen overly excited.
"Let's get this signed! I want to start training as soon as possible!"

You pick up the pen and take a deep breath then sign the contract and hand it over.
In a louder than usual voice he says.
"I'm proud of you! And officially welcome you here as a kunoichi in Konohagakure! We will make sure you are taken care of in the best way."

You smile although it still doesn't feel right.
"I hope so."

Then he does something strange. He gives you a thumbs up, winks, and says.
"Believe it!" Very loudly.

You stare blankly at him.
"What was that?"

He lowers his hand.
"What do you mean?"

You reply mimicking him.
"Believe it?"

"Yeah...believe it is going to happen. It's just something I say." He replies and shrugs.

You raise a brow.
"Like a trademark?"

His face turns red suddenly and he scratches the back of his head.
"Uhhhh...I guess so?"

You blow out an awkward breath and turn away from him walking towards the door.
"Right.... I'm going to go now. When do we meet for training?"

He clears his throat.
"Tonight. We meet in the field you and Kakashi have trained in before."

"What time?"

"Nine o clock. Bring something to eat and drink."

"Ok, sensei." You salute him and he smiles waving as you leave.

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It's 8pm, you are sitting at your vanity in your room braiding your hair. You're almost ready for your training session with Naruto. All you need to do is grab a snack and a bottle of water.

You finish your last braid and tether it with an elastic. Then a text comes in on your phone. Immediately your heart flutters as you read it.

Hey 🐱, got a new phone. Put this number back on your list of favorites. Preferably above Konohamaru. You can even name it "My King" as I do accept references to royalty. 😏 👑. ..

You laugh out loud at that and reply.

🤨 Konohamaru is not on my favorites list. It is just you..and the taco place down the road. But I've already named you. ...Daddy. 😏

You wait a few seconds before he replies.

😑 you did not...

Lol I may have... you reply.

😒......

I thought you liked being called daddy. 😂😂😂

He replies right away.
Only during sex, and it is very selective. You're the only one who can make it "hot"....

You blush thinking about the times you have called him that. It might be time for a new nickname for him.

Ok no more daddy stuff. 😂

To which he replies.
I didn't say stop... Just when it's hot you can say it. Anyways...what are you doing right now?

He is literally the best.
I am getting ready for my late night training session with Naruto.

Oh yeah...where is that at?

At the field you took me to before.😊

While he responds you gather your things and head downstairs to make some food, stopping to read his text along the way.

That's a good spot. Did he show you his trademark yet?

You burst out laughing and reply.

Lmao yes! Is it just me or is it weird?"

You place your phone down quickly to gather some snacky foods into a bag then turn back to your text.

It was at first as he always says it at weird times. I'm actually kind of jealous, I wish I had a trademark.

😂 you do have a trademark. That damn mask drove me crazy for weeks!

You stop to fill your drink container and place it in the bag then tie it and head towards the door to put your boots on.

Kakashi replies.
That's a lame trademark.....😒

I think it's hot....😜. you reply.

Speaking of hot...got any more of those sexy photos to send me?"

You think about it. There is one file under a passcode on your phone that holds those special photos you have taken and never sent because you were too scared to do it. You wonder if Naruto and his henchmen of investigators had found it. You scroll over to find the file which is secretly labeled as burrito flavors and open it. You punch in the passcode which is of course jalapeño and it opens, revealing a few lewdy pics you had intended to send Kakashi if he was misbehaving. Looks like Naruto couldn't figure this one out. You smile deviously as there is one photo on there you experimented with. A bare breasted photo with the perfect angle of sweeping curves and hard nipples. Your hair spilling around you, and a subtle bite to your lip with hooded eyes as you lie on your bed. White lacey panties for that innocent touch and matching stockings.

Now this photo you weren't sure of, as it is the most sexualized selfie you have ever taken. But you are sure your silver haired ninja will love it.

You don't bother to respond back to him. Instead you send the photo and watch him unfold. It sits on delivered for a few seconds before showing read and he replies perfectly.

It's painful how sexy you are. 🥵

You can't believe the sex drive of this man, it is obvious he can't get enough of you as he has been hounding you all day. You had pleased each other three times since last night and he is still asking for more. You begin to wonder if you can keep up with him and also what has gotten him so hooked on you. Then a text from Naruto comes in reminding you of your meetup. You check the time...845pm. You'll make it there at exactly 9pm if you leave now. You send Kakashi a quick text before leaving.

I gotta go now. Message you later. 💋

He responds.
Feel free to obnoxiously break through my window again for some snuggles....if you want...."

Oh you'll be there. But you're going to make him think you may or may not. He can't always get his way with you so easily.
I'll see how late it goes. Leave the window unlocked just in case 😜

Will do. 😜

And you rush out the door to make it to your meeting.

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You walk into the darkening field. The sun is setting in the distance casting pastel colors over the sky. Yet it doesn't match the desolate scenery below you. This is where they had captured you when you had turned into your cohort instinct. This is where your fellow ninja had torn up the field to find you and thrown you about in an unfair battle. That dreamy field you loved so much is gone, only dried dirt and rocks are left in the wake of your turmoil. There are a few charred sections and torn up earth scattered in different areas. This brings back some hurtful memories.

"Hey Hana!" Naruto suddenly appears in front of you. Which startles you enough to squeal and throw your bag of snacks at him. He catches it easily and hands it back to you laughing hysterically.

"Scared ya hey?" He snickers.

You glare at him and take your snack bag back, watching him carefully. It would seem Kakashi had taught him his white puffy smoke thing where he disappears and reappears somewhere else. Jerk! Why hasn't he taught you that yet?...probably because you would abuse that power and he knows it.

"You're lucky I don't know that move, or you'd get pretty sick of me!" You snap.

He smiles deviously. Something you haven't seen yet painted on his face.
"We are very lucky you don't know that jutsu. Or we would all be in trouble."

You both laugh at that.

"Alright, Hana. Enough messing around. We have work to do!" He slaps a fist into his palm. "We start with chakra pull just like I taught you. Once you have pulled enough energy, I will show you a small wind release jutsu."

Now this sounds more like it. Straight down to business.
"I'm in!"

"We do this standing. When you're in combat there is no sitting down calmly drawing in energy. It must be done with the ability to move quickly on your feet...now place your hands together in prayer and begin the draw through your root chakra." He presses his hands together in prayer and closes his eyes focusing on the draw. Immediately you feel his energy, it was astonishing how strong it is for such a small amount pulled. In fact it makes you feel tingly all over. You press your hands into prayer just as he does. Then you start your own draw. After five minutes you feel that small trickle of energy seeping up your body, triggering your chakras to open and fill. You hear Naruto comment.

"You have strong chakra. I can feel it from here." He states.

You carry on drawing more and more filling up each pool until you reach your crown chakra. From there you hold the energy. Naruto comments again.

"Impressive. I think your stone is helping."

You open your eyes and look down to see your stone glowing ever so slightly. This energy feels like it not only has a purpose, but it yearns for a direction or channel. You look up at Naruto who is smiling handsomely.

"Do you feel it?" He asks.

You nod and smile back equally.
"Good! Keep up that draw for another ten minutes. I want you to practice holding it evenly. Picture the energy pooling into each chakra, the more precise the vision for more evenly it distributes. Absolute chakra balance is hard to obtain but once it is done, the possibilities are infinite."

You close your eyes picturing energy floating about your body pooling into all the energy sources you have equally. It wasn't a hard task, it only took extreme focus. You open your eyes back up to his instructions.

"Ok, I think you're ready to try some jutsu." He clasps his hands together excitedly. "You'll need to watch this closely."

He performs simple hand signs very slowly.
"This is an easy levitation jutsu called "air current levitation". Give it a shot."

"Ok." You reply nervously as you remember what happened the last time you used jutsu. But you feel you are in good hands with Naruto. You form the hand seals just as he did and call out the jutsu.

A gust of wind picks up swirling around your feet picking up speed and suddenly your feet lift off the earth. You startle at the feeling and instinctively hold out your arms for balance.

"Keep it up! That's right! You got this!" Naruto encourages.

You keep the energy flowing letting the wind pull what it needs to maintain its cyclone in motion. It wasn't long before you were ten feet up in the air floating as weightless as a feather.

"You're doing awesome, Hana! Not many can pull this off the first time." Naruto praises.

Your heart flutters at his praises. You thought for sure you would be face down in the dirt unconscious by now. But minutes go by with you holding this levitation. Your stone barely feels a thing in fact you feel better than ever.

"Alright, you can come down now. I think we may be ready for something harder." Naruto shouts at you. By now you are hovering twenty feet up and loving the view.

You laugh filled to the brim with excitement.
"This is amazing! I feel like I'm flying!"

Naruto chuckles.
"I thought you would like this one."

He lets you have your fun for a few more minutes before calling you back.

"Come on down!" He hollers.

But there is a problem, how does one get down this without dropping and breaking a leg?
"I'm not sure how to stop it." You state.

"Release the chakra slowly. One pool at a time but not all of it. Just enough to slow the process."

You try your best to slow the process but you end up cutting off your heart chakra by accident and tapping into your stone. Suddenly the wind at your feet whips out from underneath you striking into the ground below leaving a massive crater behind it. Naruto just ducks out of the way, and you drop from the sky. You look down at your impending collision and brace yourself for a very hard fall. Then strong arms catch you in a not so familiar embrace.

You look up to see thick black eyebrows, bowl cut bangs, dark beady eyes, and the wide animated smile of Maito Gai. You shriek in excitement at the sight of him. It had been days since you have seen his quirky face, you missed being in his vibrant presence. You pull him in for a neck crushing hug, which he chokes on telling you to ease up while chuckling the whole time.

"I missed you too, Princess." He says and lands softly in front of Naruto and sets you down.

"I wasn't going to let her drop." Naruto says scowling and crossing his arms.

Gai turns towards him with his hands on his hips.
"I know. I wanted to make a good entrance and no better way than to save a damsel in distress landing gracefully like a valiant hero!." He displays that 00toothy grin again with a small sparkle to it.
Naruto rolls his eyes.
"Well...thanks. What are you doing here anyways?" He asks suspiciously.

"I was in the area and saw Hana up in the sky, thought I would investigate just to make sure she isn't in any trouble."

Naruto nods.
"She's in good hands. Will you be staying for the rest of the lesson?"

"I would love to watch if you don't mind. I may learn some teaching techniques from you." He replies by stroking Naruto's ego.

"Sure! I don't mind. And if you have any tips or tricks feel free to voice your opinions as I think Hana is something we are both not used to teaching." Naruto replies and repositions himself.

"She is something otherworldly." Gai says, catching his eyes with yours making you blush.

Naruto turns his attention to you.
"Ok, Hana. You did well. But your stone got in the way of releasing chakra. You are having trouble separating your heart chakra from the stone as it sits in the same spot. I can see how this would be hard. So let's work on separating the two feelings."

He presses his hands into prayer again as Gai situates himself a fair distance away. You wonder what Gai is really doing here. Kakashi had told you that he lives on the other side of town, so this can't be just a coincidence that he was in the area. Unless he was over at Kakashi's. You have a feeling Kakashi had sent him to keep an eye out for you.

"Hands like this, Hana." Naruto says pulling you out of thought.

"Right!" You mimic Naruto and wait for your next instruction.

"Pull chakra energy from your root and stop at your heart space then tell me what you feel."

You nod and begin to draw energy, picturing it floating through your body until it has reached your heart space.
"I feel electricity buzzing inside. Zapping me in a circular sequence."

Naruto nods.
"Good. Hold that for five minutes. I'll time you." He lifts his wrist counting the minute hand on his watch. You take note of how expensive it looks, it must be real and would look great on Kakashi's wrist. Maybe later this week you'll find a shop and replace the watch you broke.

"Pay attention, Hana." Naruto reminds you.

You notice you have let go of some chakra energy in your distraction and quickly correct yourself.

"Good." He praises. "Alright, slowly let go of the energy. You want it to release out into your palms."

You picture the energy making its way over your shoulders and down your arms, then a small wisp of white light pools into your hands.

"You see that Gai?" Naruto asks.

Gai gasps.
"Yeah...she's got some strength in her hey?"

"She's a natural in wind release, but I think the Gelel stone has a lot to do with it too. You should be proud, Hana." Naruto replies.

And you are proud.

"Ok, release the chakra and then draw from your stone." Naruto says.

You nod and slowly let go of the energy pooled into your hands. Small silky strands of white chakra unfold into the night sky. Naruto watches it disappear and comments.

"Nicely done."

You are over the moon with his praises. Finally you're doing something right. You do as you always do to activate your stone, what was trained into you from the time you started walking on two feet. You picture your cohort seal etched into the skin of the back of your neck, then you envision the panther you had encountered and connect to its mind. Through your minds third eye you see a small pool of crystal clear water surrounded by jungle foliage and palm trees. The air is thick and humid, you can hear the familiar sounds of tropical beards in the distance. Then a low growl draws your attention to the pool shoreline across from you. There sits your golden eyed feline, head lowered close to the pool. He is watching you just as he always has. Once your eyes have set on each other he grants you your power. Your blood begins to heat as usual and you feel the energy pooling in your chest. Although, it feels different this time, much more calm. You can only guess this is due to the chakra control you are gaining. Once you have gathered enough of the stones energy you come back to reality and meet Naruto's eyes.

"What do you feel?" He asks.

"I feel him, I feel warm." You reply truthfully.

He raises his brows.
"Him?"

"Yes, my cohort instinct. We are connected now." You hold a hand over your heart.

"Does it hurt this time?" Gai asks.

You shake your head.
"Not at all, it feels....peaceful."

Both Naruto and Gai smile.
"Good. That's what we want to hear. Now I want you to try using both at the same time."

This was going to be a challenge as you still haven't used both at the same time. Only one after the other. You take a deep breath in and give it a shot. Starting with your heart chakra you pull in energy, hands in prayer. At the same time you envision your cohort instinct. Almost instantly you are hit with a power you have never felt before. A mixture of prickling electricity and hot flashes.

"Balance it. You have to pool the energy evenly. Both must be at the exact same level or you will lose control." Naruto guides you as he builds his own chakra most likely to counter you if you lose it. Even Gai is gathering his own chakra for a defense.

You close your eyes focusing on your feline keeping its watchful eye over you in the jungle.
Balance...

Chakra...

Balance...

Stone....

Balance....

Your panther groans happily at you and bears his teeth almost as if he was smiling. He lowers his head to the pool of water. Seals suddenly form over his shoulders and neck in a vibrant blue. The pool begins to glow in its own aura wisping light similar to the chakra that is building inside yourself. Your panther opens its mouth to drink from the water, you watch him curiously wondering what will happen next. You have never seen him move in your mind's eye before. Eye contact was all that was needed to fill your body with energy, but this time is much different.

Then a ringing sound suddenly pierces both your ears and your panther roars loudly in pain. You are thrown out of your third eye vision in a flash, falling to your knees gasping at an excruciating burning sensation searing your insides. You scream through the pain in frustration. Why can you get this right? And why does it have to hurt so much?

"Hana.." Naruto calls you. You hadn't realized he was so close to you until you heard his voice.

"I think that's enough for tonight." Gai advises Naruto in a concerned voice. He approaches your side.

"I think so too." Naruto replies. "Hana can you hear me?"

You cringe at another wave of heat coursing through your veins.
"I....fuck...." You curse loudly.

Gai hums nervously and places a hand on your back. With a rush of power your stone subconsciously strikes at him. He is shot into the air yards away landing on his feet. Letting that energy go brought you a small amount of relief which Naruto picks up on.

"You need to release both energies. Use the earth. Push it down." He guides you then calls out to Gai.

"Are you ok?!"

Gai answers back a fair distance away.
"Yeah I'm fine. That's some power though." He replies, shaking it off.

Naruto turns his attention back to your shaking body.
"Release it Hana."

By now painful tears are spilling down your cheeks, you are gulping air trying to breathe through it all. You manage to nod and try your best to focus. You hear Naruto leave your side, positioning himself far away and you release both energies at the same time into the ground below you. Like a bomb, the earth shatters all around you in a wide circle. Bits of rock and debris burst into the air along with blue electrical shocks scattering across the sky behind them. In an instant you feel the heat subside, the prickling sensation ease in your chest and that ringing in your ears disappears. Still kneeled down you lower your head to the ground in child's pose to catch your breath.

As the dust settles Naruto and Gai cautiously approach you again.
"Hana, are you ok?" Gai asks.

You suck in a deep breath and manage to choke out a few words.
"Y-yeah... I'm ok....this sucks..."

Naruto sighs.
"It does. But you're a tough girl! I'm sure you've gotten used to it over the years."

"Sort of...Why does it have to hurt so much?" You complain.

"Absolute balance is not easy, to some it is impossible. But you are getting closer, Kurama and I can see it."

You rise up back onto your knees and look around. The entire area is no longer recognizable. You had completely torn up the earth below you.

"Let's get you home." Gai says. "Can you stand?"

Although you are exhausted you are still able to stand, but you're not sure about walking anywhere. You rise to your feet, your thighs shaking the entire time.

"You ok with me taking her home, Naruto?" Gai asks.

You draw your attention to Naruto who has a fearful expression across his face making you nervous. He holds your eyes with his analyzing you for some reason then finally nods.
"Yeah. Make sure she gets some rest. I'll message you in the morning for your next training session. But Gai...I may need your help on this. Let's meet again tomorrow."

Gai nods, but makes a comment you both love and hate. Reminding you of who they had taken away from you and reminding Naruto of his mistake.
"You know...Kakashi was making breakthroughs with her. He is a much better fit for discussion on her training."

Naruto snarls back at him.
"Kakashi was almost suspended. I can't speak to him about Hana anymore."

Gai sighs.
"Fine...I'll help out, for Hana's sake." He picks you up in his arms and turns back to Naruto. "I just hope your decisions don't cause any rifts in your friendships." He says with warning.

Naruto lowers his eyes to the ground very obviously ashamed and Gai carries you off into the night.

He takes you over building top after building top and you notice the rust colored clay roof top of Kakashi's house in the distance. You pat Gais' shoulder to catch his attention. He stops his parkour for a moment.

"Yes princess?"

You smile at his nickname as it is just so sweet.
"Would you..." you begin to choke on your words as you are not sure if Gai would be ok with this request. "Can you..."
Thankfully he finishes your sentence for you.
"Take you to Kakashi's?"

You stare up at him searching for the "all knowing" glint in his eyes. Sure enough it is there, he knows exactly what is going on between you and kakashi.

"Yeah". You reply shyly.

He sighs.
"We could get into a lot of trouble if someone found out." He replies.

You lower your eyes sadly and slump your head into his shoulder. He pauses for a minute obviously thinking about it.

"You're lucky, Kakashi may be my rival in every way but he also means a lot to me or I wouldn't even consider it. He deserves this as I've never seen him so happy before."

You smile at him.
"Thank you, Gai."

"Just don't get me into trouble." He replies.

"I promise I won't."

"Onwards to my rival's house!" He says and changes directions heading towards Kakashi's house.

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Gai raises his hand to knock on the door while holding you up with his other hand. Just before his knuckles hit the door, it swings open. There stands a very concerned Kakashi wearing his mask and sweat pants. You immediately feel a sense of relief as if all your troubles have washed away and you can rest now. He looks at Gai then at you and holds out his hands to you.

You release Gai although not without grabbing onto Kakashi's hands for support. He doesn't hesitate to pull you into his chest supporting all your weight with one thick arm wrapped around your waist.

"What happened?I heard an explosion..." Kakashi asks, unimpressed.

"Same as usual my friend." Gai replies. "Not enough balance. But it was much better this time and she even used a jutsu successfully."

Kakashi smiles down at you with pride. "That a girl. Thanks Gai. I'll take it from here."

"You bet. Have a good night you two." He winks and leaves heading off down the street.

Kakashi sweeps you up into his arms and kicks the door shut behind him. You nuzzle into your favorite spot, letting his scent waft over you.

He chuckles.
"I missed you too."

You hum into him smiling as he walks you into his bedroom. He sits you down on the bed and you notice freshly washed sheets and pillow cases. A new TV much larger than before, new bedside lamps, and many other things that have been replaced. You look around at it all. This must have cost a lot of money and it was all your fault.

"You like the new TV?" He asks while taking off your boots for you.

You do like it, but you also feel guilty for being the cause of all the replacements and the money he had to spend.
"I hope it didn't cost too much..." you reply.

He looks up at you and smiles sincerely through his mask.
"Money is never an issue in this house."

That is still not comforting.
"Still...you shouldn't have to replace everything in your house just to have an orgasm..." You pout at how sad this is, wishing you weren't so explosive all the time.

He chuckles to himself and removes your last boot, placing it to the side.
"It's worth it....trust me." He replies.

"Yeah, say that to me again when you're broke and living off of macaroni and hotdogs..."

He bursts out laughing and shakes his head. "That's not going to happen." He says and moves his hands up your legs stopping to squeeze your thighs. "I got you a few things today."

You glare at him with disapproval.
"You didn't have to..."

He rises to his feet and leans down to kiss your forehead.
"Well...If you're going to stay over more often you should at least be comfortable. There's a new toothbrush, that shampoo you like, and some other necessities in the bathroom. I also filled the fridge."

You are entirely taken back by this as it is starting to sound like you are going to be living here part time. Which isn't a bad thing, you are just taken off guard by how progressive he is with your relationship together. At this point you're not even sure what your relationship really is. So you've confessed your love, but what does that make you? He hasn't officially asked you to be his girlfriend, but does saying the L word by pass that part? You have no idea...you've never been in this situation before. Not even close.

But in all honesty you are so exhausted from your power surge, you don't have the energy left to talk about it right now. You're going to be happy with how he is taking care of you right now, as no one in your entire life has done this much for you.
You smile sweetly.
"Thank you."

"I've got to keep my kitten happy, or she gets too sassy." He says patting your head.

You glare jokingly at him.

"Are you hungry?" He asks, still looking down at you.

"Starving!"

"I'll make you something to eat." He replies.

That is frightening actually. You were sure this man can't even cook for himself.
"Ummm...you can cook?"

He laughs.
"Not really. But I bought some chicken chimichangas, I'm betting you know what those are."

Immediately you start to drool, you love chimichangas.
" I sure do!."

He laughs.
"You get tucked in." He passes you the remote to the tv. "I'll go heat one up for you." And he walks towards his bedroom door.

"Three!" You say loudly stopping him.

He turns back to you.
"Three?"

"Yes I want three of them. With sour cream if you have any and some ice water please...."

He raises a brow.
"Yes, your highness." And bows.

And you get excited about that comment.
"Ha! First royalty reference! One point for me, zero for you!"

He shakes his head and replies.
"Actually, you started in the negative so..."

"What?! No way!" You protest.

He shrugs and replies.
"Sorry kitten, I don't make the rules." And walks away chuckling to himself before you can get another word in.

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After eating and getting settled, Kakashi tucks in beside you with his arm curled around your waist and your head resting on his bare chest. He turns on a boring historical documentary which has you falling asleep almost immediately. That is until he sparks up conversation about your new contract.

"How did the contract signing go?" He asks.

You sigh heavily.
"It was...not so good." You say truthfully.

"What part don't you like?"

"There's many things I don't like...for instance the contract has no ending term. And Naruto wants me to run missions once I have control, including black op missions with the Anbu."

He curses under his breath.

"I still don't understand it though, he said I could live freely once trust is established. But I have a feeling I will still be contracted out for missions and I'm not allowed to leave the village without Anbu escorts."

He blows out a hard breath.
"He thinks you're dangerous."

Now isn't that the truth.
"He's right. When I lose control I can be dangerous. I don't have the best track record..." You reply honestly.

He huffs at that.
"None of us do."

You think back to all of the things you have done in your life. Kakashi has no idea what you're capable of, you can only hope he never sees you at your worst. Out of control...a ruthless killer.

"Yeah. I guess so." You reply sadly.

"I don't want you going on missions without me." Kakashi states.

You chew your lip thinking about it.
"I'm not sure how you can get around the situation. I mean we aren't supposed to be in contact right now."

Kakashi runs his frontera over your back.
"I'll figure something out. Let me handle that part ok?"

You agree although doubtfully.
"Alright."

"Let's get some sleep. I have a feeling it's going to be another long day for you tomorrow." He replies and pulls the blankets up over your shoulder then begins to pet your hair, making you hum.

"I would like you to stay with me after training. It isn't safe for you to be on your own as weak as you are. Ok?"

"Ok." You reply quietly as you drift into sleep mode.

He kisses the top of your head and whispers good night. But you've already slipped into a deep sleep.