𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. || 𝐊. 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 [Editing]

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"Keep your eyes on the road perv" Florence scowled, grabbing Jiraya's head and turning it forward. "You're a bad influence" the kunoichi shook her head, glancing warily at Naruto.

The blonde looked off to the side feigning innocence.

"Nonsense!" The sage bellowed, patting the green haired womans back with a heavy hand. "It's harmless research" his words lingered off, head returning to the side again as they passed a body of water where a couple of women swam.

Florence merely crossed her arms, unsatisfied. Luckily Konoha was close, it's large gates grazing the horizon.

"Feeling ready?" She questioned Naruto, making small talk. Her elbow stuck out, nudging the knucklehead.

The blonde nodded, determination taking over his features, "more than ever!"

She chuckled ruffling his hair, though he swatted her hand away, fixing the blonde strands with annoyed grumbles.

The three approached the gates, its doors creaking open. Florence locked eyes with Kakashi, he casually rested on the guard table. She halted in her steps, letting Jiraya and Naruto pass her into the village.

The silver haired ninja looked up from his book catching sight of his love. Florence watched his expression soften as he pushed away from the table and start towards her.

"Love" he breathed, reaching out to pull his hand through her strands of hair. "I missed you". He lips parted, to speak again, but the woman pressed a finger to his masked mouth.

"Can we just pretend everything is ok for a second?" Florence's brows furrowed, her free hand clenched into a fist. Just being at Konohas gates she felt the weight of her world fall back onto her shoulders.

The kunoichi's eyes were sorrowful, begging the man before her.

"Please" she whispered, the words were quiet, quickly dying out. Slowly Florence lent forward, her forehead pressing against his vest clad chest.

Wordlessly Kakashi nodded, knowing she couldn't see. His hand rested heavy on her head, fingers digging lines through her green tresses.

It felt like the end.

After a long while Florence pulled back, entering the village gates. She lead Kakashi down the familiar streets, eventually ending up at their home.

It was dark inside, hollow lifeless. How did things end up this way?

They sat on their sofa in silence, neither wanting to start the conversation. The air hung heavy, it was dense, and as Florence sucked in air she couldn't help but feel breathless still. Unconsciously her fingers curled around Kakashi's hand asking for comfort.

He saw her distress, pulling away from the woman to grasp her face. Her cheeks squished as the jounin drew her head forward.

"How do you feel?" He asked staring deep into her pale eyes, darring her to lie.

Florence stared back, strands of her hair slipping from her sholder, hanging into the open air. "I'm fine" the words were a wheeze squeezed from her lungs which couldn't seem to catch enough air.

"Look" Kakashi started, pulling his hands away to rest within his lap. "I'm sorry for hurting you, I shouldn't of said those things- but how do you think I feel Florence? You're lying to me, just tell me the truth for god sakes" he couldn't help the way his voice seemed to rise or the anger that seemed to tinge his soul.

Above all else the man was hurt.

He felt blind to her, watching her wither and flake away within his grasp and nothing he tried helped. From all the mans worries all he received were lies and facades.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine" she nodded her head, as if to reassure herself as she spoke.

Kakashi chuckled dryly, "you will be fine, but you aren't now. Tell me how you feel" he felt as though they were playing cat and mouse, running in teasing circles.

Florence's heart fluttered erratically and her limbs seemed to shake anxiously, "I don't know". The woman swallowed, he tounge slid across her lips "everything is collapsing and everything I do ends up wrong. No matter what I do or how I change someone ends up hurt. I'm a bad teacher and a bad lover. A dead weight drowning you all".

Her hands slid down her face, pushing back up and through her green hair, tangling and pulling on the strands as if to rip her entire skull apart.

Anxiously she awaited the jounin's reply, eyes clenched shut.

"Was that so hard?" Kakashi questioned. The man pulled the kunoichi to rest on his chest. "I love you and I'm never going to leave you so depend on me". His fingers ran lines down her back as if to calm the woman.

"Have you seen the way the genin act around you? They love you, as does everyone else who meets you. You're probably a better teacher than me Florence" he smiled sadly. "You're too good for me, I'm sorry you don't see your worth yet".

"Take it from someone who has know you since the beginning, you're a better person than I could ever be. You dont deserve this saddness". Kakashi felt the burning in his chest, the pain he felt for his lover.

Life would always be unfair.

The woman remained quiet, burrowed into him, her hands clenched into fists.

"I missed you" she finally whispered. It was true, even if he had angered her Florence couldn't help but miss her lover- his warmth- his comfort and voice.

A long sigh slithered from the jounin's lips, "I've missed you too, more than you know".

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