the ice queen | hatake kakashi

23 ; abundance of thoughts

Upon reaching Konoha, Kakashi was surprised to hear the news.

Asuma was dead.

With that, he halted Naruto's training to attend his funeral. Kakashi could only remained silent as he grieved the death of his comrade. He glanced to his side to find a certain white haired girl comforting Kurenai in front. He wiped his eyes as he seemed to watch that Kurenai was comforting Fuyu.

He prays that Fuyu would not have to go through that experience.

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The girls remained silent after entering Kurenai's house. Fuyu offered to make tea, to which Kurenai didn't reply at all. Sighing, the Fuyuhana went to the kitchen and prepared tea. She returned with a tray of tea and they both drank in silence. Fuyu noticed how Kurenai kept her hands on her stomach.

"Kurenai...." She couldn't think of a sentence to begin with. The second she heard about Asuma's death, her mind immediately thought about Kakashi.

What would she do if she were in Kurenai's place?

"Thanks for staying with me for the night. I... am touched." Kurenai stood to clean up but was blocked by Fuyu's cold hands. "I think you deserve a rest."

They huddled together in Kurenai's living room. Fuyu laid on the floor while Kurenai looked out of her house. The princess looked at her friend with sad eyes, as she approached her slowly.

"You're a strong woman. You'll live and take care of the baby wonderfully."
"Thanks, Fuyu. You look like you have some problems too, mind to share it to me?" Kurenai was pointing at Fuyu's darkening eyebags.

"Ah? This is because I haven't slept well because I've been reading at night more often." Fuyu felt a little guilty for lying so smoothly, but it was better Kurenai didn't know what was going on in her head for her to have insomnia nowadays. They both remained silent once more.

'The Shinobi life is so challenging.' The princess thought to herself. To love was such a risk. Having fear of losing the one you love everyday.... Fuyu was starting to have her own personal worries. Would she die first or Kakashi? How will she cope his death? Will they live alone or find somebody new?

Ah, but you are a queen. Not a shinobi. A little voice in her mind softly interupted. Fuyu shook her head, she wasn't ready to be a queen. She'll probably never be ready at all. Trying to distract herself, Fuyu turned to Kurenai once more.

"What will you name the child?" Kurenai hummed, fingers tapping as she think of a name. Finally, Kurenai took in a deep breath, eyes glowing like the moon behind her as she announced the name of her child.

"Mirai."

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Asuma's death seemed to trigger a worrying feeling inside the Hatake.

He knows Fuyu was with Kurenai to comfort her, but he wished he could just take Fuyu back to his apartment and spend some quality time with her. It wasn't easy being one of the village's hope and pride, he had to leave for a mission so frequently he barely had some time with his princess.

And with a few lunatics chasing after his princess, he was 100% sure they will have lesser time to spend together.

Asuma died and left Kurenai alone to raise a child all by herself. Another thought entered the silver haired's mind;

They haven't had their intimate time together yet. Kakashi blamed Tsunade for being a key factor of this.

What if he or Fuyu died before they could do it? Or what if those rascals had taken her back to Snow Islands? He couldn't imagine living his life without her. Five years of searching was already painful enough.

An idea suddenly popped into his consciousness, why don't they get married? That'll solve both their problems easily. He kept the idea well and decided to ask the ice princess when they meet later on.

Kakashi turned to his window and smiled as he noticed a familiar figure sitting on Tsunade's head at the Hokage Rock. At least she was safe and sound..... for now.

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"No."

"Come on, Fuyu. You're the only ninja we know who could possibly survive the cold weather and you're already a professional in missions like this-"
"I said NO. I am not going to the Snow Islands." Fuyu felt a pang of guilt for rebelling her superior's orders, but she really did not want to go to the Snow Islands at the moment.

"Fine. Give me one solid reason." Tsunade was starting to lose her patience. Fuyu massaged her temples, reconsidering her options.

Does being hunted by a group of people who want her to become queen and they might immediately take her away if she was caught a solid reason? Sandaime would have understand.

Fuyu raised her head, eyes locking with Tsunade's. With a loud sigh, she surrendered. "You better have some high quality dye for me to use later on." She turned her heel and left the room as Tsunade smiled gleefully towards her.

"You can ask for some hair dye from Shizune. You must leave at once." Tsunade said from her office.

'The things I do for Konoha. Geez.'

Fuyu had pick up her hair dye and returned to her apartment. She barged into her bathroom with a pair of scissors and the hair dye. She took one last look at her long hair, gulping and wished farewell to the glorious snow white hair.

Sensing a familiar presence at her door, Fuyu shouted for them to enter. She couldn't hide her grin when Kakashi's jaw dropped at the sight of her short bob red hair.

"You... look amazing with red hair."
"Thanks." Fuyu left the bathroom with her hair dye and swiftly moved towards their bedroom. Watching the items Fuyu was taking, Kakashi sighed as he realised she was leaving on a mission.

"I'm going to be away for quite some time.... I hope you don't miss me." She pulled down his mask down and pecked his lips before she placed the mask back. Before Fuyu could turn around, Kakashi grabbed her wrist and pulled the kunoichi into a deep kiss.

The princess couldn't help but melt into the kiss. "I have to leave now," She said once they broke the kiss. Flushed from the kiss, her face was as red as her hair as the Copy-Nin embraced her into a hug.

"Take care, Nami." Kakashi pleaded. Fuyu closed her eyes, holding her lover's hand gently while she took in his scent. "I'll be waiting." They looked at each other for the last time as the Fuyuhana walked towards the door.

"I will."