Icha Icha Paradise (KakaIru:Yaoi Fanfic)

Entry 21

Omniscient POV

The question asked with stern grimace is like a sour melody in Katoka's hearing sense. Kakashi was waiting in silence for her response.

Almost cracking her voice, Katoka ridicule her response as she immediately covered back her head,

" What are you being gloomy for? We are simply playing a little! No need for you to be annoyed that much, r-right?"

For a minute, Kakashi piercingly looked at Katoka. He sighed then replied,

" I don't know if this is too childish of me! But I find myself ridiculous for being jealous that you two seem very close. I hate-----"
Kakashi suddenly stopped his outburst of expression, his face turned beet red and dropped his head. He was beyond ashamed for the things that he just had said to Katoka.

Katoka was astonished from looking at the troubled Kakashi. She realized that Kakashi must have love Iruka more than she had thought. She sighed inwardly and felt helpless for the troublesome step brother he had.

" No one could have taught this guy to properly show his affections, I guess..."
Katoka inwardly said.

" What's keeping you from confessing? "

" W-What?"

All of a sudden, a voice broke their conversation, it is Iruka who just went out to ask them what's happening. Quickly, Kakashi went away saying that he'll talk to the elders of the village about the matters of their mission.

" Uh, Katoka-san? What happened? Why did Kakashi-san suddenly grabbed you awhile? "
Innocently asked by Iruka.

" Aiyah~ don't mind him, Iruka-sensei! He's f-fine! I know..."

" Really? I thought you guys are bickering again?"
And Katoka chuckled from hearing Iruka's statement. Well, she thought Kakashi was too furious at her to even start a verbal fight so he only chose to walk away.

Meanwhile...

At the elders' place, Kakashi was entertained and shown to the wine casks at their basement.

" At this time, we have an inadequate stock of wine since we are hardly working from the fear that the bandits and thieves would attack our village again. "
The middle aged man stated as they walk leisurely around the basement full of casks of wine. Kakashi was stunned from the casks, there's a compartment of wine bottles displayed in a corner. Even though the basement has dimmed light but the alluring colors of different wine in the bottles displayed were clear to his eyes, he has the urge to taste them.

The middle aged man likely knows his desire to taste the wine and suddenly, get a bottle of wine, he smiled and proudly explained to Kakashi,

" This is one of our most splendid possession, this wine is especially made to be offered for dear guest. Let's come up and have you taste it. "

They went up and saw the great elder of the village, beckoning them to come to him since he's too old to approach them. Kakashi paid respect and introduced himself again.

" I remember you, young man. I'm a special one, I'm too old but I don't easily forget. "
The great elder responded with a little low voice but with tone stilled.

Kakashi sat in front of him as the other helpers prepared them food and wine.

" Just minutes ago, young Katoka retrieved some maps here. "
The great elder opened up. Unintentionally, Kakashi flinched.

" Young Katoka...? She could be older than you great elder..."
Kakashi inwardly sneered,

" She came here... but why do you have the maps? It was lost from Konoha..."
Kakashi sternly asked. The helpers laid down some food and wine, and they leisurely help themselves.

The great elder before answering Kakashi poured him wine first. Kakashi politely accept it and drink, the wine has an exquisite taste, unique and incomparable to all the wine Kakashi had tried before. It tasted strangely sweet with pleasant hinted bittersweet leaving an impression in his taste buds. He can't help but want more of its taste---- it's intensely addicting yet intoxicating almost drawing hin into a mystic euphoria of drunkenness.

Kakashi was subconsciously drawn to drink more.

" Months ago, young Katoka visited this village for our wine. During her visit, the village has faced an insidious plague. We need money to buy medicine or ask help for medical ninjas at near villages so we set the price of the wine higher than usual. Young Katoka at that time has no money to pay for the wine. We let her taste a bit but like you, from that similar type of grape wine and she was addicted. We cannot give her more since she has nothing to pay and this particular wine is of an expensive price that time. She offered to work as our village's ninja since she knew we have been constantly getting attacks by thieves and bandits. And bandits did really ambushed us but young Katoka defeated them all, made them surrendered all of their belongings, I know she was thieving the bandits she hope to get money from them to buy our wine that she loves. Yet instead of money, she confiscated certain maps. She handed it to me and said, she'll take it back at the right time, she's full of confidence like she had predicted things already. Her eyes that time feels like she was a young cheerful woman who wants to be drunk by wines but is actually a veteran ninja who's been fighting all her life... Eventually, she has protected us, we gave her a box of her requested wine and she left but I know she'll be back, she loves our wine and the splendid falls within this village. "

Kakashi barely listened but clearly got the gist of the story. The great elder seemed to enjoy telling him. Perhaps, Katoka has been doted by the great elder for being strong and mischievous.

" Or maybe because they're both old---"
Kakashi inwardly thought but was interrupted by a sudden feeling of dizziness. He blink a few times to compose himself again.

He heard the chuckle of the great elder as it took the bottle of wine away from him.

" You seemed drunk, young Kakashi. Would you call it a day already? "
Upon hearing the great elder and Kakashi just realized that he was already drunk, he can't remember how many glasses of wine he had downed. He felt his eyelid closing on its own and felt a little confused. He knew but he wasn't a lightweight so why he's feeling like he can't hold his glass anymore?

" We've been talking for hours already, it's almost twilight. I'm sorry to have took away your time, young Kakashi. "

" Uh no, please don't apologize. It's all well. And maybe I should get back to our hut now since it's already night. "
Kakashi got up almost stumbling in the flat floor, he paid respect first before he head to go back when he recalls something. He returned and asked,

" Uh, you see... the hut we are staying tonight is a little small for the three of us so... can I r-request for another----"

" I deeply apologize for our lack of accomodation. I could only add one hut and young Katoka will sleep there, it's the hut near the center of this village. There are few babies that cry loudly at night so I hope she'll be fine with that and be undisturbed. "

" What? Why Katoka must occupy the spare hut---"
Kakashi surprisingly opposed but the great elder only laughed amusingly.

" Isn't it rightful for the lady to separate herself from you men? She's a lady, young Kakashi. You must be too drunk to have forgotten that sense. "

" Uh...y-yeah... I must be drunk."

" Then that means... we'll be together alone for tonight? "
Kakashi pondered to himself until it finally struck to him like a lightning, he again, nearly stumbled on his feet.

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Entry 21 End.

A/N: heylooo~ lemme hear your thots about this entry!  (  but regarding the typos-- well, I apologize alrdy (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧  )