Choose your own Naruto Adventure- Go to P526
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You and Sai take things slowly...and only you could be so patient with him as he has the incessant need to drag at least one or two books along which he attempts to follow to the letter...
As time goes by, your knowledge on future events eventually runs dry and you tell Tsunade as much, but never to despair. You had after all performed a great service to the village and you are given permission to stay. With some serious training and help from the various friends you had made amongst the ninja...you are finally able to call yourself a bonafide kunoichi. And by the time those two years roll by, you have attained the rank of Chuunin as well as permission to teach at the academy.
Your relationship with Sai...isn't quite like that of other ordinary couples...You're not sure if Sai feels the same way about you...especially when he keeps treating every single date and kiss like a new learning experience...you had broken him of the book bringing habit...however, he now keeps notes.
You sigh in frustration at the end of another typical day, you had just gotten through a particularly nerve-crushing lesson (it seemed like all the annoying ones had found their way into your class...oh, but you are a patient teacher and you love your students). You hurry to pack up your things and leave, eager to get out and relax.
You look around hoping that Sai might be there to walk you home...but not this time it seems...
After all, he could have been sent on a mission...
So with no Sai around you opt for plan B...
You head to the nearest Sake bar...making sure you've got your fake ID with you...you'd never needed it...but you can never tell when and if you might. (I think the legal drinking age in Japan is 21...)
You enter and are in the process of scanning the place for a vacant seat when...who should be seated on one of the barstools but none other than your 'boyfriend' Sai...
But he isn't alone...
You dash out of sight...meaning you creep underneath a table...whilst the patrons occupying the table give you some really odd looks.
Sai isn't alone alright...although his choice for company confuses you slightly...
You're close enough to make out what they're talking about...
"So...you are saying that this book will teach me everything I need to know?" Sai asks.
A book?
You frown as some of your suspicions are confirmed.
"Do women really like it when you do this to them?" Sai had opened the book and was pointing to one of the illustrations.
'Oh God...is that...' You think as you creep closer and your eyes widen.
"Well, I would certainly say so...but I would save that one for later...I recommend chapters 3 and 6 if you're a first-timer..."
This is what Sai is doing at the bar? Getting 'advice' from Kakashi? (Just when you thought he couldn't appear anywhere else...)
Your face reddens when you realize for what possible reason Sai would be doing it for...
He had been the one to suggest that the two of you wait before taking your relationship 'to the next level'...without a doubt he had come across a recommendation in a book he read somewhere...
However, you are now guessing that that may no longer be the case...
"Hello."
You snap out of your thoughts when you find the masked ninja crouching in front of you.
"It must be a little uncomfortable down there, I was about to leave, so why don't you take my seat?" He offers.
You just stare up at him in silence.
"Kimiko?" Sai peeks around Kakashi's shoulder. "What are you doing down there?"
"Nothing." You cough and crawl out from underneath the table and stand with as much dignity you can muster.
"Well, have fun you two." And with that the copy-nin is gone.
You and Sai face each other.
Awkward.
"Kakashi lent me this book." Sai explains and shows it to you.
"Icha Icha paradise Limited Edition...now with more illustrations?" You read and hesitantly flip it open to a random page...then instantly snap the book shut again, your face burning.
"Sai..." You start hesitantly. "Why would...you borrow...a book like this?"
"You want me to explain it in here?" Sai asks, noting the last time he had dared discuss private matters in public.
"No..." You sigh as you eye your surroundings.
Both of you exit the bar and proceed towards your apartment...you always seem to gather there rather than at his place.
Once there you make some tea and move to the couch to calmly discuss things...
"I lack experience." Sai remarks as he takes a sip from his tea.
"What?"
"In answer to your question as to why I would wish to borrow such a book...I lack experience..." Sai explains.
"...And why would...I...does this mean that you..." You stammer.
"I read that a woman should never be pressured into it, but if you are ready...I would not mind taking the next step."
That's Sai for you...
You take a deep breath, "Well...um...I don't...wouldn't mind either..."
Sai calmly finishes his tea before rising from the couch.
"I shall go make the necessary preparations then..."
"Preparations?"
"Well, I need to study this book first...and...I assume you do not wish to become pregnant."
"No..."
"Then I shall go to the store."
You continue teaching at the academy whilst dating Sai...you are happy...and as accepting as you are of his ways and quirks...there's one thing that still bothers you...
A few months later...
He asks...Sai always asks...never the type to get lost in the heat of the moment...you'd be sitting on the couch; he'd look at you, ask if he could kiss you...and from there usually ask if you wanted to go further...
True you usually say yes and you would...proceed. However, Sai's endeavor for perfection is getting on your nerves...
He is currently trailing kisses down your neck and you just know that that question is about to come...
"Kimiko..." Sai starts on cue. "Would you like to-"
"Sai." You interrupt him with a sigh. "As sweet as it is that you always ask me first..."
"Yes?"
"Stop asking me and just do it! Trust me if I didn't want you to do something I'd tell you so." You explain.
"But I have these notes and-"
"Forget about the notes! Forget about the books and just-just try to go with the moment for once! Does every one of your actions need to be premeditated?"
Silence.
"Is that how you truly feel?"
"Well...yes..." You respond hesitantly.
"I will try then..." Sai smiles.
Later
You're watching Sai sleep.
You appreciate the fact that the reason he reads all those books and takes notes is to please you...you rest your head on his chest. You love him...you really do...but you still aren't sure if Sai returns your feelings...
But as you lie there listening to the steady rhythm of his heartbeat...you realize that you are willing to wait until he is ready to say to you those words you long to hear...it may not be tomorrow...or even two years from now...but you know that no one understands Sai like you do...you know it....he knows it.
Elsewhere
In a hospital room.
An older woman sits by a young woman's side.
Two nurses watch her.
"It's so sad..." One of them says. "Her daughter has been in a coma for more than three years now...
The woman turns to look at them, "I...don't feel as bad about it as some of you might think..."
The nurses hastily apologize.
"She's been smiling a lot lately." The woman continues smiling tenderly at the young woman in the bed. "So...at the very least...I am glad that wherever she is...she's found happiness..."
Ending Nr 20
(A/N Sai is not my favorite character...I mean I can sympathize...but...Anyway, I hope you like the ending...I honestly struggled with it... Thank you for reading!)
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