Fragments III

Inspired by the 1sentence Livejournal community, Epsilon Set

Disclaimer: Characters within the story belong to Masashi Kishimoto. No copyright infringement intended, work solely done for recreational purposes only.

`Motion

Both knew that this was their moment to seize and relish, and neither were aware of the plans that were set into motion to bring them together – courtesy of their comrades and Fifth Hokage.

`Cool

She had tried everything to break the barrier of coolness that he had so painstakingly built, and was mightily pleased when one day she heard him shriek in the bathroom – it was good to know that he appreciated her dye job.

`Young

For someone so jaded, he was incredibly full of ideals, and this irked her very much.

`Last

Who knew that such fragile (or so they thought – one can never tell, what with Kakashi's calm and Sakura's hot temper) union could last a lifetime?

`Wrong

Genma, Ino, Naruto, Anko, Sasuke and even Lee were flabbergasted when Kakashi and Sakura announced their wedding plans – they had made lavish bets on the couple, and were now on the edge of bankruptcy.

`Gentle

Sakura was never a supporter of sit-down-and-I'll-tell-yous, yet, neither was she surprised when Kakashi fainted after her pregnancy announcement.

`One

She needn't worry about her husband's after-marriage fidelity, especially because of the way he would look at her with a hungry look in his eyes as he read of new positions off Jiraiya's latest installment.

`Thousand

Everyone remembered the day when Kakashi slaughtered a thousand hostile ninjas single-handedly, and everyone knew that though there could be a thousand reasons as to why; they also knew that no man or mission could stop Kakashi from being by Sakura's side in labor.

`King

He didn't have much choice but to take off his mask in defeat as Sakura revealed her winning card.

`Learn

She was a quick learner, and unfortunately for him, he had to learn of this new fact whilst admitting defeat and swallowing his pride each time she put down a winning hand in poker.

`Blur

He was gone like the wind, as soon as he had leaned forward to feign a kissing position just as he sent her home from their date – if he didn't run as fast as he did, he was good as a blot of ink on Sai's scroll.

`Wait

Sasuke didn't realize he was being stood up by Sakura, until the next day when he called her up on it, and all he got was "I'm sorry, I simply forgot and went out with Kakashi instead."

`Change

Tsunade wasn't quite sure if she knew the new Sakura – laid-back, economical with words and reckless on missions – in fact, she was quite sure she was so drunk that she saw two Kakashis, only one was pink-haired and working as a medic.

`Command

Sakura knew she had no qualms being a follower, but somehow, behind closed doors, a command from Kakashi was like a decree from the Sex God himself.

`Hold

She merely smiled inwardly as she felt his grip tighten around her waist whenever Sasuke or Lee approach her – she preferred his brand of jealousy, the silent sufferer.

`Need

All it took for her to stay was a "Please" from him, and she understood why.

`Vision

Something must be wrong with his then-good eye, because all he ever focused on lately was a certain pink-haired medic who sent shy smiles in his direction.

`Attention

He thought he was unfazed by the attention he received in public, but being stared at just for being Sakura's latest arm candy is a bit much, in his humble opinion.

`Soul

He never thought he'd meet someone who cared enough to put the pieces of his soul back together – until her.

`Picture

She knew he kept pictures of his friends, and when she sought the time to sort it out, she found hers was missing – to which Kakashi replied that her face was imprinted in the very foundations of his soul.

`Fool

Many thought of him as a fool when they found out he was with her, for even Sasuke couldn't stand her, then no one else could – he, on the other hand, was more than happy to prove them wrong.

`Mad

She really could not see the point in him being possessive of their teenage daughter – to the point of deceiving the unwitting girl into spending Valentine's Day with him.

`Child

The pleasure-induced arching of her back, the soft, guttural moan and that raspy breath shook him off of all notions the remaining child in her.

`Now

Each time he started patronizing her like a teacher would to a student, she'd give him a sensual kiss that'll shake his Major into attention.

`Shadow

He felt a mixture of shame and pride whenever he saw her – she was coming into her own, instead of staying in the shadows.

`Goodbye

They never muttered a proper goodbye – each farewell was noted with a hanging promise waiting to be fulfilled, for both were deathly afraid of goodbyes.

`Hide

There was a time when she sought sanctuary in his home – a time when she was so ashamed of the fact that she couldn't relieve the pandemic situation in Suna.

`Fortune

After all the loved ones lost in battles, you would think the gods would at least let Hatake Kakashi have a peaceful dinner date with the lovely young lady by the name of Hatake Sakura – slip of the mind, mind you – Haruno Sakura instead of being interrupted by those bumbling idiots who thought it righteous to chaperon them.

`Safe

If ever he had the need to hide important papers somewhere, Hatake Kakashi knew that he only need shove them down Sakura's cleavage, and give a mighty kiss to shut her up and sleep in peace the entire night, though it would be rather difficult, seeing as his mind will entirely be on Sakura afterwards.

`Ghost

Just when he thought he could romance his wife into love-making, his two children came bounding into the room and ended up sleeping with them so they didn't have to think about the ghost in their closet – the gods clearly had no pity on Hatake Kakashi (was it a punishment for marrying Sakura?).

`Book

Sakura merely giggled and waved it off nonchalantly when Kakashi started raving about their daughter and her steamy romance novels, and proceeded to tell him calmly, without batting an eye, that steamy romance novels were exactly what Jiraiya wrote for Kakashi – and that sent him into a higher state of panic.

`Eye

He failed to see how the "an eye for an eye" principle applied to this: Her stealing his smutty novels was NOT equivalent to his teasing about her cleavage – and she even threatened to burn them!

`Never

It was the first and last time, and never again shall he bring the matter of his (successful) past tryst with his wife to prove his virility – not with the threat of a year-long chastity for him hanging in the air.

`Sing

She would never sing out loud, but merely hum a soft, cheerful tune as she worked, whilst his shower singing now included the opera genre.

`Sudden

The realization hit them both so suddenly and so drastically that neither could speak another word around each other when the time came for them to acknowledge their romantic feelings – they both knew that actions speak louder than words.

`Stop

Neither wanted to stop as they fumbled around with buttons and zippers and moving around in a cramped space and being hindered by broomsticks and mops and pails and whatnots – not until the Fifth Hokage herself opened the broom closet to tell them to get a room.

`Time

It wasn't enough that she came home to him, slept next to him, cooked for him and trained with him, oh no… he also must have his special time with her for his medical exams – which took an hour longer, due to her regular preliminary prostate exams.

`Wash

He never thought he'd settle down with kids and a wife, just like a civilian, and there were so much more he had never expected would happen to him, yet none can compare to the horrors of washing undergarments for his wife and teenage daughter.

`Torn

Imagine her frustration when she found the coupon page where all the discounts to pampering services was torn out – only to see it peeking out of Kakashi's pocket as he went to chaperon their daughter's outing with friends.

`History

Hardly any spouse of the Hokage in the history of the Fire Village were worth mentioning, but the Rokudaime's wife was a helluva apprentice of the Godaime's.

`Power

He never was one to want power so much, yet he felt the thrill of being ultimately powerless thanks to his handcuffs, as he watched Sakura crouch like a tiger eying its prey (HIMMMM!!!!) whilst he lay in wait for her next move.

`Bother

He liked it when she didn't bother with make-ups and hair-dos and dress-ups – she was already incredible enough that he didn't need her to look the part as well, that she might look out of his league.

`God

As mentioned earlier, Kakashi knew there was a sadistic god somewhere up there who just loved torturing him into tiny itty bitty bits, even at this moment that Sakura is wearing a sexy medic uniform that rode up her legs whenever she leaned over the desk and he had to keep his hands to himself because this was his ex-student's, for Kami's sake.

`Wall

Tsunade made a mental note that she had better make renovation plans to thicken the walls of the Hokage's office – now that she knew Kakashi and Sakura were busy making it their playground.

`Naked

Tsunade was used to it, Kakashi couldn't care less, and Sakura knew that Tsunade would keep her silence – so none of them said another word when finally Tsunade couldn't take it anymore standing outside of her own goddamn office waiting for them to finish and just barged in and sat in her seat.

`Drive

She timed the donation drive well enough to make sure Kakashi wasn't around so she could use some of her sex appeal to attract healthy male blood donors, especially from the shinobi.

`Harm

It was a silent promise that he pledged to all of the men in Konoha, that should they lay finger on her dainty pink head, they were better off six feet under.

`Precious

No one can deny just how obvious it was - how precious Sakura was to Kakashi, how his face lit up just by seeing her name, and how fiercely he protected her honor (or so he claimed, others thought it was pure, unadulterated jealousy).

`Hunger

It scared her when she saw the hunger in his eyes as made a move to kiss her, but she surrendered to him easily, to be lost in that hunger.

`Believe

Love can be a powerful thing, and some said love gave you wings to fly – though I'm sure love is so powerful that it could make even Kakashi believe that perhaps, perhaps he would get his well-deserved happy ending after all.

A/N: I had to take it slowly for this one. I actually had the third chapter ready, but thanks to my hard disk crash, it's all gone. So I redid the entire thing, used a different set, and here you are. I hope that it's still of a similar flow and vein of the past chapters.

I liked Thousand, Cool and Attention. Go Sakura! Kunoichi POWER! Oh! and Stop as well. XDDDDDDDDDDD

By the way, this is dedicated as a token of gratitude to those who still showed faith in my writing, and put me on alert, and whoever thought that my stories were worthy enough to be read. Thank you.