Kakashi x Reader II

Chapter 3 🍋

(Art from @myxtic_art on Instagram. 98% of the content is Kakashi)

We began heading home in silence, and as soon as we got inside he grabbed me from my shoulders, forcing me to look at him once and for all, and not evade his gaze like I had been doing. This time he had a frown and stern look, but in his onyx orbs I could still sense his distress.

"Can we talk?" he said.

"About what?" I tried to seem as if I didn't understand. He didn't say anything, just frowned further, making me feel worse.

"I'm sorry" he said "I know I've been gone for so long..." he said as his hand stopped restraining me to caress my cheek. I didn't say anything, because he shouldn't be sorry. We are ninjas after all. He leaned his forehead on mine at my silence "But I promise I'll finish all this soon. I promise" he said, leaving a short kiss on my forehead.

I nodded slowly.

"I am the one who's sorry" I said, referring to my mood during the day "I know Tsuande's chosen you for your capabilities... And I trust you. I just wished there weren't any more conflicts" I smiled at him kind of sad.

"And I promise there won't" he answered, kissing my forehead again. He then lifted my chin, inspecting my eyes in search of something that let him know I still wasn't quite fine. He then kissed my cheekbone and pulled me with him on the couch, burying his face on my chest as he hugged me.

I inevitably hugged him back, feeling my heart sink at the realization of him leaving again.

"How long will you be gone?" I asked. I thought it wouldn't be much. He said the group was supposed to be done for after all.

"I... It's not sure when will they make their appearance... It could be a couple of weeks, of months..." he tightened his grip on me "Of years..." My eyes widened at his words. 'A couple of years?!' The longest we had been apart had been some months and we were like crazy when we finally got to see each other again "(Y/n)?" he said, afraid, and his voice muffled by my own body.

"You promised" I said with a shaky voice. Kakashi looked up at me, his own eyes and brows scrunching at the sound of my hurt voice "You promised to be back soon" I said, trying to get comfort in his words. Trying to make him promise it again in hopes that my body and mind would believe him.

He nodded and took both of my hands, holding them in between his as he kissed them.

"I promise I'll finish this as best and as fast as I can" he said over my hands, looking up at my eyes still somewhat scared. I didn't believe him, but still, coming from his lips, it made me feel more at ease. 'He will keep his promise' I repeated to myself.

He looked at me, expectant, clearly hurt by my own pain. I let go of his hands, laying mine on his cheek as I caressed his soft skin. I would miss his face, the look in his eyes, the expressiveness of his brows whenever his mood changed... the mole under his chin... I couldn't help but realize all the things I'd miss about him while I caressed him. While my thumb lingered on his mole and soft rosy lips. It was one thing to be apart for a month. I could even buy it to be apart for a couple of months. But years? Naruto and Kiba had changed like hell in two years... I also knew it probably wouldn't be two years. That it was only an estimation of the worst-case scenario. But I couldn't help to still worry.

Kakashi's eyes scanned my face while my thumb caressed his usually covered lips.

"(Y/n)" he finally called me due to my silence and frown.

I snapped back, moving my gaze from his lips to his eyes, and then I slowly closed the distance in a slow kiss. It was a kiss like we never had before. This time it was a painful kiss, and not because of how slow it was. He kissed me back, deepening the kiss, which also meant putting in more emotion.