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A shadow of a man appeared at her window in the middle of the night. He didn’t say a word, but looking closer at his ANBU uniform she understood right away what is going on.
In a rush she got out of the bed and put some clothes on. She followed the masked shinobi to the Hokage tower in one of the guests’ rooms.
The first thing she saw was a few jōnin around a bed and her Master Tsunade right at the end of it. She took a deep breath before moving closer to the group.
She was afraid, she couldn’t deny the feeling of anxiety in her stomach that told her that something terrible happened. She was terrified to look at the person on the bed, but she took a glimpse of feet and already knew who was, Kakashi.
Her former sensei was looking weirdly around him.
“Sensei! You are back” Sakura ran to hug him tightly.
“Sakura…” A few gasps came from behind her.
“Where have you been all this time? We’ve been looking for yo-“
“What do you mean where? A few hours ago I was watching Lord Tenji when I slipped into a sort of trap. I’m sure the Land of That put them.” Shikamaru was listening closely to what he was talking, but couldn’t believe any of his words.
“The real question is what are you doing here, you-you were dead!” His eyes became glossy at the word ‘dead’. Sakura was confused. She didn’t recall the time she was dead.
“Kaka-sensei, what are you talking about? I never died. You are the one that disappeared a few months ago. We even proclaimed you as missing, eventually dead.” She had no doubts that this could be an imposter. He was Hatake Kakashi she knew so well. He looked the same, maybe a bit thinner but was still him.
The same scars along his arms she healed in their missions, the boredom in his eyes, his deep voice, his manly scent of oakmoss, slight smoke and bergamot.
Something in his eyes was different, he looked like a confused lost dog looking for his master.
“Wait! You said Lord Tanji? Tanji in like the daimyo of Land of Ancestors ?” Shikamaru asked with a louder tone than he wanted to.
“Bullshit! That is impossible!” Tsunade shouted.
“You don’t believe me, none do! Sakura, even you?” Kakashi was looking down, afraid to see the disapproval in her eyes.
“I- Kakashi… sensei” she wanted to believe him so bad but nothing made sense.
“Let me get this straight, he thinks he is from a time period that dated what, a thousand years ago?” Naruto finally spoke. “And he only recognizes Sakura? Kaka-sensei, I thought I was your favorite student from team 7.”
“How can I not recognize my own wife?” Wife? Sakura turned her head to Sasuke and saw a small frown on his face.
Sasuke was a rock when it comes to personal feelings, he didn’t want anyone to see this as a weakness but Sakura knew her fiancée better than anyone. He was getting angry and jealous.
“It looks like he hit his head but has no physical trauma. We need to wait for his memories to come back by themselves. Me and Shizune will do some research about Amnesia. Bear, Cat and Hawk, inform all Yamanaka jōnin to be here in three hours. “ Tsunade took a few scrolls and hand them to Sasuke, Naruto and Sai.
“You three go back to where we found him. Report me as soon as you find anything. Return in three days if you don’t find any clues .” Sai and Naruto bowed their heads while Sasuke was looking intensely at Sakura with his fists clenched.
“Sakura, you stay with Kakashi. If the situation changes, announce me immediately. Everyone, dismissed!” Sasuke looked at his girlfriend for the last time before going.
“Who’s that?” Asked Kakashi.
“Who’s who?”
“The man with black hair and dark cloak.”
“Ah… he is Sasuke. My teammate and… boyfriend.” Sakura was reluctant, after hearing him say wife she didn’t know if telling him that Sasuke will be her husband soon was the best idea.
“Boyfriend? For how long?” Kakashi was interrogating her, she knew his purposes .
“Actually, we are getting married. Two years after the war he asked me to be his wife.”
“Why?”
“Why? Sensei… I don’t know what happened to you but before you left you told me clearly that I should accept his marriage proposal and forget about you. You kept saying things like you are too old for me, that people will start talking when they find out about us, that we could never be together. How could you leave like that? I was so mad at you that I went straight to Sasuke and said yes.”
“I knew something was going on, the way he was looking at you earlier. But still, how could I say such things to you, my love. All my life I loved you, I made sure you had everything you wanted and needed. Then you died and I felt like everything I knew died and left with you in the grave.”
Sakura was speechless. She couldn’t believe the words that left Kakashi’s mouth. This was everything she ever wanted to hear from him, the old him.
“Kakashi or whoever you are, I know MY Kakashi is somewhere. I’m sorry but your words don’t mean anything to me, you are not him.”
Kakashi took her face in his hands and kissed her hard. She tried to pushed him away, but his lips were too familiar. She missed his scent, his taste, she couldn’t fight back.
“Kakashi-“
“Don’t interrupt me”
“W-what? You weren’t even talking….”
“Don’t interrupt me when I kiss you” Kakashi was smirking.
Sakura connected their lips again. For a short time, she thought he was dead. She thought she will never hear his voice or get to be this intimate with him. His lips were dry but she didn’t care. She shyly brushed her tongue along his lips.
“Hmm…” Kakashi moaned.
“I missed you, Kakashi.” Sakura pulled his hair and looked deep in his eyes . She was searching for answers, she was searching for him.
“I missed you too, princess.” His words were sincere, she was sure. So, she let him.
She let him pull her towards him. She let him set her on the bed with him above her. She let him kiss her again. She let him undress her. She let him kiss every part of her skin. She let him worship her body until their love consumed them. She let him fall asleep on her chest, not before saying for the last time ‘I love you’.
“Great! He is sleeping… Wake him up, Sakura. Yamanaka is here to see if is any seal that could block his memories.” Sakura stood up from her chair but Kakashi spoke before opening his eyes.
“Ah, I see that I’m back. Tsunade-sama…” Kakashi paused for a few seconds to look at their surprised faces. “I’m not sure what happened, a genjutsu? Time travel?-“
“A thousand years ago?” Sakura continued.
“A- yes. How did you know?”
“Someone from that time was trapped in your body. He told me while everyone was gone that no matter how many times he has to reincarnate, he will search for me. He said that death will never stop him from loving me over and over again until the end of the existence.”
“Wow… I wish my love life could be like this.” Genma came from behind the door. “Can you imagine Tsunade-sama. Not even death could tear them apart. Told you man, you two should stop bitching around and be together.”
“Genma-san… me and Sasuke-“
“Tch…idiots.”
After a short medical examination, Tsunade and the rest of the shinobi in the room left. The silence was killing Sakura. She felt her throat tightens as she tried to formulate an excuse.
“You should be with Sasuke. You were in love with him most of your life. Don’t waste your time with an old man like me-“
“Shut up! Just shut up! You are too afraid to love, commitment is too much for your trauma. You actually don’t want to heal your heart, Kakashi. I love you and I know you do too. Stop lying to yourself. You became pathetic.”
“It doesn’t matter, you and Sasuke-“
“He knows I love you. He knew about us. When we searched for you, he asked me if I would get back to you when we find you. I promised him that I’ll be his wife if you don’t come back until our wedding.”
“Sakura…”
“What?”
“I’m sorry…” He was looking down, almost ashamed.
She always dreamed of marrying Sasuke when she was a genin but she was in love with him.
“Stupid old man!” She kissed him stoutly.
“Yes ma’am! Said Kakashi laughing.
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