Just one?
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(Y\n - is called Aruu in this ff as it's a fan made request)
They fall asleep on the couch without meaning to. It isnât dramaticâno big goodbye to the night, no last line delivered like a confession. Just Aruu slowly going slack against him, the fight leaving her shoulders one breath at a time, and Kakashi staying still because moving would wake her and waking her would mean talking. The lamp stays on low. The dinner sits untouched, cooling into silence. Kakashi keeps one arm around her like itâs the most natural thing in the world, and hatesâquietlyâhow natural it feels. When her breathing evens out, he tells himself he should move her to the safe room. He should be responsible. He should be disciplined. But Aruuâs cheek is pressed to his chest like she chose this spot on purpose. Like she decided, without asking, that this is where she belongs. And Kakashiâwho has spent years surviving by not letting anyone close enough to matterâstays right there. He dozes, too. Not deeply. Not the way civilians sleep. But enough that when morning comes, it finds them tangled in the same blankets, the same warmth, the same quiet.
8:00 AM Sunlight slips into the room thinly, filtered by curtains and caution. Aruu wakes first. She doesnât move right awayâjust blinks, slow, listening to the house like sheâs checking if the world is safe before she remembers sheâs allowed to be soft. Kakashi is still asleep. Or close to it. His mask is onâbecause of course it isâbut his arm is around her, firm even in sleep, hand resting at her shoulder like an anchor. His hair is messier than usual, and thereâs something unfair about seeing him like this: quiet, unguarded, almost peaceful. Aruuâs heart does that stupid thing againâtightening like itâs too full. She shifts carefully, turning just enough to look up at him. And because sheâs Aruuâbecause she canât keep anything gentle in her chest without letting it spill outâshe whispers: âKashiâŠâ His eye doesnât open, but his grip tightens slightly, as if he heard her anyway. Aruu swallows. âA proper one,â she murmurs, voice shy and bold at the same time. âJust oneâŠ?â Kakashiâs eye opens. Just one. He looks at her for a long moment like heâs scanning for traps, except the trap is her face and the way sheâs asking like sheâs trying not to ask too much. His voice is low, rough with sleep. âYouâre negotiating again.â Aruu pouts a little, but itâs softer than her usual mischief. âIâm asking.â Kakashi exhalesâslow, carefulâlike heâs deciding which part of himself he can afford to offer. Then he lifts his hand, pauses, and speaks quietly: âPermission?â Aruuâs throat bobs. She nods once, earnest. âYes.â Kakashiâs fingers hook the edge of his mask. Thereâs a second where he hesitatesânot from teasing, not from fear of her, but from the weight of what it means to be seen. Then he lowers it. Aruuâs breath catches like itâs the first time all over again. Kakashi leans in. The kiss is slower this time. More certain. Still gentle, still controlled, but with a depth that makes Aruuâs whole body go warm, like sheâs been waiting for him to stop holding the world at armâs length. And for a moment, he does. It starts as âjust one.â It doesnât stay that way. Kakashiâs hand slides into her hair, steadying herânot pressing, not demandingâjust holding her like heâs choosing her again. Aruu clutches his shirt like sheâs afraid heâll change his mind mid-breath. His mouth brushes her cheek, her temple, the corner of her jawâsoft, reverent touches that make her feel both treasured and undone. Aruu whispers his name like a promise. Kakashiâs breath stutters onceâtiny, honestâand then his voice drops into something too quiet to be anything but real: ââŠInside,â he murmurs, as if reminding himself of his own rules. âYouâre safe.â Aruu nods, eyes half-closed. âI know.â The morning softens into something private, something that doesnât belong to the outside world at allâ And then it goes deeper too fast, like neither of them knows how to stop once theyâve finally started. Kakashi presses his forehead to hers for a second, breathing like heâs trying to steady himself. âAruu,â he whispersâhalf warning, half permission, half surrender. Aruu answers with a small sound that isnât words. And the restâ The rest is theirs. Fade to black.
2:20 PM Time returns in pieces. Aruu wakes slowly, heavy-limbed, warm in the way that makes the sunlight feel too bright and the air feel too soft. She realizes sheâs wrapped up in blankets. Only blankets. Curled into Kakashiâs side like sheâs been placed there carefully and never moved again. For a while she doesnât do anything except breathe and let her thoughts catch up. Her cheeks feel hot. Her chest feels full. Her body aches in a gentle, honest wayânothing frightening, nothing wrong, just the aftermath of being held too long and kissed too deeply and⊠more. Kakashi is still asleep beside her, turned slightly toward her, one arm draped across her waist as if even unconscious he refuses to let her drift away. Aruu stares at the line of his throat, the corner of his mouth, the faint shadow of exhaustion under his eye, and feels the reality of it sink in like warmth under skin: He chose me. Not as a fantasy. Not as a story. As a person in his home, in his arms, in his day. Aruu presses her face into the blanket to hide the stupid little smile that tries to happen. Sheâs still there, still letting it sink in, when Kakashi finally stirs. A slow inhale. A subtle shift of muscle. His eye opens halfwayâalert even through sleep. He blinks once, taking in the scene: blankets on the couch, the dim lamp now fighting daylight, her curled against him, her hair everywhere, his maskâ His mask is on again. Of course it is. Aruuâs heart tugs at that for a moment⊠and then she realizes something else: He put it back on after. Which means he woke up at least once. Which means he made a choice to stay gentle even after the part he doesnât know how to talk about. Kakashiâs voice is low, faintly gravelly. âYou okay?â Aruu nods, shy. âMhm.â His gaze sharpens slightly, scanning herâtoo practiced not to. Then his eye softens by a fraction when he finds nothing wrong. âGood,â he murmurs. He shifts carefully, moving slow like heâs aware she might be sore. He pulls the blanket up around her a little more, tucking it like a habitâlike patching a wound. Then he sits up. Aruu watches him, suddenly nervous, like sheâs waiting for the regret she feared in the morning. Kakashi doesnât give her regret. He gives her something else: responsibility. He runs a hand through his hair, exhales, and says the most Kakashi thing imaginable: ââŠLunch.â Aruu stares. âLunch?â Kakashi stands, stretching once, back and shoulders rolling like heâs resetting his body into functional. âYouâre not going to stand for a bit,â he says, as if itâs a tactical assessment. Aruuâs face goes scarlet. âHatake!â Kakashiâs eye crinkles, faint amusement hiding inside his usual calm. âIâm not wrong.â He moves toward the bedroom with quiet efficiency, grabbing his clothes. He dresses fastâtoo fast, like heâs trying not to think too hard about what just happened if he wants to keep breathing like a normal person. Aruu stays curled in the blankets, watching him with wide eyes, the warmth in her chest turning soft and sentimental. Kakashi comes back out wearing his usual dark clothes, vest in hand but not on yetâlike heâs not leaving, not today, not right now. He pauses at the couch. Looks down at her. His voice is quieter than before. âAruu.â She blinks up at him. âYeah?â Kakashi hesitates, then reaches down and brushes his knuckles lightly against her hairâbarely a touch, but deliberate. Not an accident. Not a reflex. A choice.
Kakashi looks away like heâs allergic to the feeling in the room. âStay put. Iâll make something.â He turns toward the kitchen. Aruu, still bundled in blankets like a burrito.
Aruu smiles into the blankets so hard it almost hurts. Kakashi disappears into the kitchen, and the sounds startâwater running, a pot set down, the quiet rhythm of him moving around like he belongs in this domestic space even if he pretends he doesnât. Aruu lies there, warm and sore and safe, watching the ceiling and thinking: This is what âinsideâ feels like.
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