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Chapter 3: Decisions

Kakashi's POV

I was summoned to the Hokage's office a few hours after I woke up. I felt grumpy throughout the whole morning and I blamed it on my insomnia.

And I refused to admit that my insomnia was caused by my ridiculous jealousy from yesterday.

I was groaning and sighing as I made my way to the Hokage's office. I managed to calm myself before opening the door to where Tsuande-sama was though.

My composed self vanished instantly when I saw Yukari and Asuma inside the office as well.

"Oh, great." I thought and walked towards Tsunade-sama's desk with a blank expression. The last thing I wanted was to let people notice that something was bothering me.

"Perfect, everyone's here." The Hokage took out a scroll from her drawers and threw it towards me. She then began explaining the reason why she gathered us there. "I'm temporarily relieving Yukari from her ANBU duties and she'll be joining the two of you on this S-class mission. It may be an S-class mission but I'm confident the three of you can manage it well."

I opened the scroll which was thrown to me and realized it was a map.

"We received intel regarding the whereabouts of scrolls containing highly secretive forbidden jutsus which used to belong to Konoha. They were stolen many years ago and we had been trying to track them down. We never got to find out who stole them but at least we have information as to where those scrolls were now. They are very important to Konoha and must be retrieved. This is classified an S-class mission because there are other people going after these scrolls as well."

"Who?" I asked as I folded the scroll back to how it was.

"A Rogue ninja from Suna named Ryuga Matsumoto. He is an S-class missing nin and he had been going around stealing scrolls containing forbidden jutsu. We have reliable intel to believe that he is also going after these scrolls. If possible, keep him alive. He has valuable intel which the Kazekage needs. If you don't have any other questions, you may leave. You can leave for the mission as soon as you're ready. Time is precious, after all. The scroll I gave Kakashi is a map to where the scrolls were. We don't have much information as to what the place is like but we believed it to be some sort of mansion. I wish you luck."

The three of us left after bowing politely at the Hokage. We decided to meet up in the front gates in one hour.

As I head back to my house to prepare, I felt certain nervousness towards the mission.

It wasn't nervousness towards the mission though; it was regarding who I was teamed up with.

"Can it get any worse?" I muttered to myself as I entered my house.

Yukari's POV

"Something weird is going on."

That thought stayed in my mind since the start of our mission. We had been travelling for at least two hours already, jumping from a branch to another, and there was a heavy silence in the atmosphere.

Kakashi was never the talkative type so that was understandable. Trying to read his mind was almost impossible too. It wasn't because he covered up most of his face, but he wasn't someone with much expression.

Asuma, on the other hand, was acting very out of character. I knew he took his job seriously but he wasn't the quiet type. He would at least start a small conversation or something. But this time, nothing.

As for me, I really wanted to break the silence and talked about practically anything. But the tension was real and I knew better than to speak. I chose the safest way to avoid any problems and that was to keep my mouth shut.

Keeping my mouth shut was one of the most terrible things I could ever do to myself.

After another few hours of travelling and the skies had already turned dark, Kakashi suddenly stopped and stood on one of the branches. He took out the scroll containing the map as Asuma and I stopped as well.

"It's at least another eight hours before we reach our destination. There is a village nearby. It's best we stop and rest for the night."

Asuma and I nodded at Kakashi's suggestion and head towards one of the inns in the village. Each of us got a room for ourselves and decided to meet up at 6 AM the next day. Dinner would be brought to our respective rooms so there wasn't exactly a reason for us to meet up for the rest of the night.

I sighed in frustration and decided that it wasn't such a bad idea. I wasn't sure what was going on in Kakashi and Asuma's heads but at that moment, being around them wasn't as fun as usual.

"If only I can read their minds and see what in the world is wrong with those two."

I rolled my eyes at my own ridiculous thoughts and decided to cool down inside my room.

Asuma's POV

I had just finished dinner and was sitting in my room thinking of how foolish I had been acting.

I didn't know what got to me ever since I found out I'm going to be in a mission with both Kakashi and Yukari. It frustrated me more than it should have. I was angry at myself to have acted so cold with Yukari even though she didn't do anything wrong.

I felt guilty when I saw how uncomfortable she looked throughout the journey.

Her sad face crossed my mind and I knew I had to go apologize.

I stood up from the floor and walked towards Yukari's room, which was just across mine.

I knocked on the door several times before she opened it. She looked surprised to see me there and opened the door wider so she could go through it.

"It's you, Asuma." Her usual smile was on and it just made me feel guiltier. She was still so nice to me despite what I put her through earlier.

I managed a weak smile as I asked, "Do you mean taking a walk with me at the garden?"

Yukari nodded with a wider smile and closed the door behind her.

There was a huge garden behind the inn we were staying in. There were various flowers and there were even some I had never seen before. Their scent covered the entire garden and the soft breeze in the air made everything more soothing than it already was.

Yukari and I were sitting by a bench in the garden, looking up at the dark skies which were now filled with stars. I glanced over at Yukari, who looked exceptionally beautiful as the moonlight shone on her face. She looked so peaceful that it made me felt the same whenever I was around her.

My smile disappeared when I realized that she could never be mine. I knew how much she loved Kakashi. She would never return my feelings no matter how strong they were. These thought pained me to great extends but it just proved how much I cared for her.

"I'm sorry, Yukari." I managed to get the words out. I had been dying to apologize to her for my behavior.

Yukari turned to me and was clearly startled at my apology.

"What for, Asuma?"

"I'm sorry for being so cold during our journey. I knew it made you feel uncomfortable."

I reached out to caress her cheeks as I apologized. Her skin was warm and soft. It made me want to embrace her right there and then. It took every last bit of my self control to not do that.

Yukari looked at me with teary eyes, which made me panic a little. I was going to ask if she was alright but she started talking.

"I was so scared. I thought I did something to make you hate me."

Yukari was pouting as she tried to prevent her tears from falling. I chuckled at the sight and wiped away the tears from her eyes.

"I'm really sorry about that, Yukari. I was being stupid."

"Why were you like that?" Yukari asked in a soft voice but I recognize that tone she was using. She wasn't going to let things off without me telling her the truth.

"I guess I was stupid and got unreasonably jealous."

Yukari was blinking at me in confusion as she muttered, "Why?"

I let a soft laugh escape as I scratched the back of my head.

"Well, it pains me whenever I saw how you looked at Kakashi."

I was surprised at how blunt I was. And since I had started speaking, I was going to go all the way and spill out the truth. Keeping things to ourselves for too long wasn't exactly a healthy habit, after all.

"All this time, I wasn't sure if my love for you was love towards a younger sister or something more. When you left for the mission seven years ago, I tried to forget these feelings I had for you. I kept telling myself that I loved you as an older brother and there was nothing else. But after you came back, I realized how foolish it was of me to continue lying to myself. I love you, Yukari. But I knew very well that you would never love me back."

The tears Yukari tried to prevent from falling were now escaping her eyes. Her eyes widened as she looked at me. I had never seen her looked so sad. It pained me more to have seen a tint of guilt in her eyes.

I smiled gently at her as I placed both hands on either side of her face.

"Come on, Yukari. I like it better when you smile. You don't have to feel bad or anything. None of this is your fault."

I pulled Yukari into a tight embrace and let her sob on my chest. I heard her apologizing again and again between sobs. I tightened my grip around her and placed a kiss on her head.

"Believe me, Yukari, I wanted nothing more than to see you happy. So, do me a favour and be happy, alright?"

"I don't deserve this, Asuma. Why are you so nice to me?" Yukari cried harder and the pain in my chest was evident.

I stroked her hair to comfort her and all the time, I wasn't breaking away from the hug.

"You deserve more than this, Yukari." I placed another soft kiss on her head and was glad she calmed down a little. I pulled her away from me and wiped away the tears on her flushed face.

"Give it some time and I'm sure things would return to usual. Our relationship will never change. You're part of my family and I will love you forever. But for now, you must promise me that you will fight for your happiness, alright?"

Yukari wiped away a tear that was on the verge of falling and smiled confidently at me.

"I promise."

I ruffled her hair and was grinning at her. I felt as if a huge burden had left my heart and I felt incredibly light. If I knew she would love me back, might as well break my heart in one go and move on. I was proud of the choice I made since it was the best way to deal with my one-sided love.

"Thank you, Asuma."

Kakashi's POV

It had been a long day and I decided to relax my tense body in the inn's bath. The bath was rather huge and was covered in steam from the warm water. There wasn't anyone when I entered and I sighed in content when I felt the warm water touching my skin.

I sat down and enjoyed the warmness for a few moments before I sensed someone approaching. Since I was in the middle of a mission, I stayed alert in case it was an enemy. I instantly relaxed when I recognized the chakra of the sudden intruder.

It was Yukari.

It reminded me that the bath in the inn was for both gender after 9 PM. But something told me Yukari knew he was there and came especially to look for him.

I couldn't stop myself from looking at Yukari as she got close to me. It was foggy but I could clearly see her beautiful curves and pretty face. I groaned a little when I felt my manhood reacting towards the sight in front of me.

"Hi, Yukari." I was starting to wonder if I sounded abnormally casual but it was too late to regret anyway.

Yukari responded by kissing me fiercely on the lips. She sat on my lap as she passionately devoured my lips. I was shocked but I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it.

I placed my hands on her hips and stroked her curves as she continued to deepen the kiss. I couldn't contain my moans when she began sucking on my neck as her fingers ran through my hair.

I twitched when I felt Yukari's womanhood touching my raging erection. She gave me a playful look before rubbing herself on me. I didn't even try to contain my moans at the pleasure I was feeling.

Without any warning, Yukari thrust herself into me. I moaned against our kiss as I felt her tighten around my cock. It felt so incredible that I wasn't even able to think straight.

"K-Kakashi." I was even more turned on when I heard Yukari moaning my name. "You're so big."

Yukari continued moaning as she rode me. She increased her pace and the pleasure was indescribable.

"Yukari." Moaning her name was all I could manage. I watched Yukari's breast moving up and down as she continued riding me hard. I reached down to suck on her nipple which made the sexy being with me moaning in pleasure.

"Kakashi, I'm going to cum!"

I cum a few moments after Yukari and it felt amazing. I was panting as I placed my arms around Yukari's waist. Yukari rested her head on my shoulder and was trying to catch her breath as well.

When Yukari regained more energy, she pulled back a little and was looking at me directly in the eyes.

I was confused when I noticed the state her eyes were. She looked like she just cried her heart out. I was about to ask her what happened when she suddenly placed her arms around my neck and there was a certain confidence in her tone.

"I'm going to make you fall in love with me, Kakashi Hatake."

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