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endless_scrolls ([personal profile] endless_scrolls) wrote2006-10-13 12:29 pm

October: Caramel Delight

Title: Caramel Delight
Type: Fanfic
Fandom: Naruto
Theme: October - Trick or Treat
Character(s): Tenten, Uchiha Sasuke, Rock Lee; brief mention of Hyuuga Hinata
Pairing(s): SasuTen, implied LeeHina
Warning(s): Discretely makes suggestions to adult themes
Disclaimer: I own nothing but these words.
Note: Written for [livejournal.com profile] ten_squared. Inspired when I was joking around with the Sasuke in [livejournal.com profile] theselostdreams about the two of us having kids [I RP as Tenten there].
Dedicated to: All my SasuTen fans out there, because it's been a while since I've written one. Aww! ;_;

“Come on daddy, let‘s go!” a young girl called out, tugging at the reluctant hand with all her might.

The dark prodigy resisted the urge to groan in front of his daughter, always a little fearful of exposing her to any form of negative energy. The last thing he wanted was for the little angel to turn into a miniature replica of his former self. After all, daddy’s little girl will always be that no matter who the father was, even if said father was Uchiha Sasuke.

“Slow down, Keiko,” the young shinobi mumbled to his little girl, “The candy will still be there.”

“But daddy,” she protested, stopping only long enough to look up at him with a pout.

Sasuke could feel his resolve crumbling under her gaze, her two dark and tearful looking eyes staring back so innocently. There was no doubt the little Uchiha girl inherited her father’s tactful thinking. Coupled with her mother’s own mischievous behaviors, she would prove to be a formidable opponent, especially against the current head of the clan.

“Keiko, stop that,” Tenten called from a distance behind them, holding on to the girls more quiet twin brother, “What did I tell you about using that move on your father?”

“Not to do it unless you approved first?” the little tyke responded, tilting her head to the side curiously.

At that Sasuke looked down at his daughter, lifting a questioning brow before turning to give his wife the same expression. It was met with a nervous laugh as the kunoichi anxiously scratched at the back of her head. But before he could say a word to her about it, Tenten had ushered the twins down the street towards the next house, knocking on the door so that they could go through the motions of the holiday. The Uchiha patriarch made to follow, only to stop when a rustle in the bushes caught his attention.

Concerned about the safety of his family, the ANBU captain unflinchingly reached into the suspicious scrub, pulling out two particularly frightened villagers. Sasuke promptly rolled his eyes at them after properly assessing who they were and proceeded to toss them out on the dirt road. Immediately upon hitting the ground, both scrambled to their feet and fled the scene.

“They‘ll never learn,” the young Uchiha commented with a shake of his head.

Such things were a common occurrence in his life, especially after he essentially made his relationship to Tenten public. But when the decision had first been made to reveal their secret love affair, neither shinobi had imagined that the villagers would be so interested in hearing every detail concerning the events that occurred between the two. It got worse when they decided to get married, only managing to keep it secret by having the ceremony in the privacy of the Uchiha compound. But the excessive snooping and prying reached its catastrophic peak when it was discovered that Tenten would be giving birth to an Uchiha heir.

“Nara was right,” Sasuke sighed to himself, “People ARE troublesome.”

“Well, if it isn’t the Uchihas,” a familiar voice greeted, “Out on a youthful adventure I see.”

“Uncle Lee!” both Ren and Keiko exclaimed at the same time, both rushing to hug said shinobi.

Strolling up the street was none other than the Beautiful Green Beast of Konoha, Rock Lee. But to the Uchiha patriarch, he was better known as Tenten’s former teammate as well as the person his children called uncle since neither he nor Tenten had any real family to speak of. Though he hated to admit it, Sasuke was thankful for Lee’s child-like innocence; it was a good influence for both Keiko and Ren. Coupled with Hinata’s endless kindness, days spent at the Rock household were always enjoyable.

“They’ve certainly got their mother’s spirit,” Lee commented cheerfully, squatting down to properly return their gesture of adoration.

“Hello Lee,” Tenten said to her former teammate, quickening her pace to catch up to the three of them, “It’s good to see you again.”

“It’s good to see you too, Tenten,” he said, returning the sentiments. Then turning to the younger shinobi, he added with a bow of his head, “And you as well, Sasuke.”

“That’s an interesting costume you’ve got there, Lee,” the Uchiha commented after nodding his greeting as well, only to staring at the red suit that the taijutsu master was wearing, “Why are you dressed like Santa Claus?”

“Who better to be to spread the cheerful spirit of youth?” Lee proposed in his usual enthusiastic flare, “Why should such a great figure only be praised one time during the year?”

“But he’s not even - ” Sasuke started to say.

An elbow was sent to the shinobi’s ribs as Tenten quickly stopped him from completing his sentence. It was common knowledge among her team that Lee still believed in Santa Claus no matter now much the other kids would deny and tease him about it. And while that made it difficult to deliver Lee’s gifts every year, Team Gai made it a priority to keep the young taijutsu master from believing otherwise for fear of breaking his fragilely noble heart. Quietly the Uchiha patriarch grumbled his protests while he rubbed at the forming bruise.

“I’m sure he’s flattered at your gesture, Lee,” the kunoichi commented to hide her husband’s obvious discomfort, “It’s certainly a change from the usual green, though it would fit the Christmas theme.”

“Oh if only Halloween lasted for another day so that I may delve in the green of the season as well,” he shouted with growing vigor.

“Yeah…it’s a real shame,” Sasuke commented flatly, looking off to the side to roll his eyes at the thought.

Never one to get used to Lee’s over exaggerated exclamations, Sasuke made an exasperated expression, only to have it disappear instantly with another elbow to the ribs. Wincing at the double assault, his eyes darted over to Tenten where she gave him a silent reprimand for him to be civil. The young Uchiha replied simply with a look of defeat, knowing just how unforgiving the kunoichi could be when Lee wasn‘t shown the proper respect.

“Come on, let’s go!” Ren called, eagerly pulling at his mother’s hand in hopes of speeding up their slow pace.

“Why don’t you go show the kids the youthful spirit of Santa, Lee?” the kunoichi suggested, finding herself not in the mood to go door to door and knowing that her teammate would be more than happy to go with the kids.

“What a great idea, Tenten!” Lee agreed excitedly before grabbing the twins and disappearing down the road to the next house on the block.

The young brunette watched thoughtfully, lost in reminiscent memories of days past when a scoff reminded her that Sasuke was still standing there. Slowly turning to face him, Tenten flashed an apologetic smile for the extra elbow to his midsection earlier, knowing that he would understand her silent message. The two would often have wordless conversations such as those, most of the time confusing their friends with their unreadable stares.

“You do realize that he’s a grown man who still believes in Santa Claus, right?” the clan head questioned, having forgotten about the dual elbow attacks for the moment.

“Oh, let him stay in blissful ignorance, Sake,” the kunoichi insisted, keeping her voice down so that they wouldn’t be overheard, “Not all of us rely on the convenience of a ANBU uniform.”

“I thought I told you not to call me that anymore,” the younger shinobi protested, completely dropping the previous subject for one that he felt was more important.

“Since when did I ever listen to you?” came Tenten’s reply, accompanied by challenging smirk.

Returning the gesture, the Uchiha clan head pulled his wife in close in hopes of sharing a rare and intimate moment with his wife devoid of peeping and prying eyes. He could feel the corners of her mouth curve upwards against his lips in a satisfied smirk, taking it as a sign that he should continue with his efforts. But the moment was tragically cut short when she made to wrap her arms around his waist, brushing against his bruised chest. Sasuke flinched away from the touch before he had the chance to suppress the instant reaction.

“Sasuke, are you alright?” the kunoichi inquired, true concern in her tone.

“It’s nothing,” he replied, despite the hand clutching painfully at his ribs.

“Oh Sake, I didn’t mean to hit you that hard,” Tenten said apologetically, taking the opportunity to cup his cheek to make a show of her true affections towards her injured husband, “We’ll put some ice on it when we get home.”

“Actually…how about we go home now and forget about the ice?” came the Uchiha’s response as the plan quickly formed in his head, clear that it was littered with lustful intent as he slowly moved his hand along her spine, “I’m sure Lee won’t mind taking care of the kids.”

“Oh! - I think Kakashi-san had more of an influence on you than I initially though,” Tenten chuckled quietly, trying not to shiver under the sensuous contact fluttering down the curve of her spine, “Besides, this is how we got the twins in the first place.”

“Well, I did say that I’d revive the clan,” Sasuke countered, leaning in to nuzzle at her neck, “We can let Lee take them around to the other houses.”

“…Uchiha Sasuke, I’m not your personal baby maker,” she responded, brushing his advances aside. Then with a smirk, she added, “As tempting as that idea may be, we have a responsibility.”

“…Fine,” he responded with a defeated sigh.

His arm slipped from around Tenten’s waist to grip lightly at her hand as Lee approached with the children. All three were beaming with joy and pride as they walked back up the road, their bags of candy seemingly more full than when they had first ran off. The irony of it was that the overflowing back of sweets only served to add to the effect of Lee’s costume, ultimately causing Sasuke to smirk in honorable defeat.

“Hey, guys,” Tenten called out to her children, “How did it go?”

“Look at all the candy we got mommy!” Ren exclaimed, almost matching his overzealous uncle as he held open the bag for her to see.

“Can we remember to come to the Akimichi house every year, mom?” little Keiko questioned, brimming with joy at all the sweets she planned on devouring within the week.

“We’ll see,” the kunoichi replied, sparing a worried glance back at the injured Uchiha patirarch.

“Tenten, I have something for you!” Lee announced as he reached into his bag of candy, “I remembered how much you enjoyed caramel when we were younger.”

“Oh Lee, you didn’t have to,” Tenten muttered, watching in awe as he presented her with a handful of said candy, cozy in their colorful foil wrappers.

“I know, but they’re your favorite so I made sure to grab a lot for you,” he insisted, holding out the sugary treasure for her to take.

“How sweet,” the weapon goddess said thoughtfully, truly touched by the gesture, “Thanks Lee.”

“Anything for my flower,” the young taijutsu master declared, flashing his famous ‘Good Guy Pose’ he had learned from Maito Gai.

“Come on, Uncle Lee,” Keiko called out as she and Ren padded ahead, “Here’s another block we haven’t been to.”

“Ah, the Flames of Youth are burning brightly in the two of you tonight!” the older shinobi cried out.

With one final smile directed at the Tenten and Sasuke, the young taijutsu master ran off after the little tykes, leaving the two of them alone once again. Tenten had waved at her friend as he made another departure and turned all of her attention to the sweet delights that he had gotten for her. Normally, the kunoichi prided herself in maintaining a healthy diet with the occasional indulgences in sweets. But she had a weakness for caramel, something that few aside from her teammates knew as she made it a point to keep such a fact quiet and obscure.

“So…you like that stuff?” Sasuke inquired, watching with mild interest as his wife happily unwrapped one piece of candy.

She merely nodded in reply, too enamored with her own enjoyment as she popped the sugary treat in her mouth and savored the flavor blissfully. The Uchiha clan head eyed his wife curiously as she hummed in contentment. He had no idea the kunoichi had such a sweet tooth, especially one for caramel.

“Why was I never told of this?” he inquired curiously.

“I would have thought it was obvious,” she said in reply, sparing him a glance out the corner of her eye, “After all, I do always keep jars of caramel in stock at home.”

“I thought those were for the kids,” the Uchiha stated in his defense.

“Yes, well that’s why I married you for your looks and not your brains,” the kunoichi lightly retorted.

The statement earned her a soft growl from the offended ANBU captain. The kunoichi smiled at his look of irritation and turned to continue down the road, satisfied of her success in teasing him. She missed the devious grin that flashed across the Uchiha’s face. Suddenly, without warning, he grabbed Tenten by the waist and promptly spun her around to kiss her deeply, managing to work his tongue into her mouth before she even realized what was happening. When he finally pulled away, she had a awestruck look on her face, dazed from the surprise show of affection.

“…What was that?” she finally asked when the shock had died down.

“Oh, I just wanted a taste,” Sasuke replied smoothly, shrugging nonchalantly at the thought.

The kunoichi eyed her husband skeptically, knowing that there was more to this than just a simple curiosity. She hadn’t been married to him all these years without learning at least a little bit of the inner workings of his mind. He was up to something. But before she could delve into what it was any further, he leaned in and kissed her again, slipping his tongue in between her waiting lips once again.

“Mmm,” Sasuke mused as he pulled away a second time, licking sensuously at his lips, “Delicious.”

“Indeed,” she had to agree, “But I thought you didn’t like sweets.”

“I don’t, but there are some exceptions,” he replied, smirking mischievously when he saw a spark of interest from his wife, “In fact I think there’s a jar of caramel at home.”

Tenten couldn’t help but return the impish gesture as she caught on to his full intent. Normally the older shinobi would hold on to whatever amount of will power that was still left and resisted such advances from her ever persistent husband, but there was something about the way he looked in that ANBU uniform that she just could not resist. To say his body was addicting would be an understatement. To say that she was a bit eager to get home and see what exactly he had in store for her was a given, especially from the way she was looking at him.

“…So, do you think Lee would be willing to take the twins tonight?” the kunoichi quietly inquired, leaning close to lightly nip at his ear.

“Now why didn’t I think of that?” the Uchiha patriarch asked rhetorically with satisfaction that his plans had worked out to the benefit of all.

[identity profile] wordynessie.livejournal.com 2006-10-13 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
*snickers* Oh that naughty Sasuke...

Good fic!

[identity profile] wingsover.livejournal.com 2006-10-13 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
*sniffles* Ren and Keiko in a happier world. SO BEAUTIFUL. And I love all the little details of their daily life, like how Lee is Uncle Lee, and the paparazzi (I guess the Uchiha are something like one of the royal families of Konoha, eh?)

And sneaky sneaky Sasuke. What a nice way to open the contest entries. :)

[identity profile] tao-empress.livejournal.com 2006-10-14 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Sometimes I feel bad that I make Sasuke out to be some lust-driven pervert...and then other times I just love it so much! :D

I'm a terrible person I know, but you just gotta love it. :P

Thank you for reading and commething! I hope you enjoyed it. ^^

[identity profile] tao-empress.livejournal.com 2006-10-14 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
I know! After my conversation with the Sasuke at [livejournal.com profile] theselostdreams, I just got the itch to write about the two of them. Cuz Tenten having twins is love, especially when Sasuke's the father. ^^ Yay, now Keiko and Ren don't have to be so sad anymore. <3

And I guess the Uchihas would be considered royalty...considering they were a dead clan now starting to return with the coming of the twins. ^^;

-can hear the commercial now- Announcer: That's two, two Uchihas for the price of one! -blinding smile-

And thanks, I'm glad you feel the fic was worthy enough to open up the contest entries. :D Gotta love lusty guys being sneaky to get what they want.

[identity profile] gnist.livejournal.com 2006-10-14 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
OMG! not only was that a great story, but it was also a little odd. In the sense that my aunt DID dress as Santa Claus for halloween last year!! She works at a old-style resturnt and last year was the abnormal themes costume party- she won. It was freakin' awesome. She calls it genius, I call it forgetting and pulling something outta storage. But... you say tomato, I say potato. XD

ANYWAY on to the more important stuff. I adore Sasuke/Tenten lovin'. The kids are two cute. ending = brill. Sasuke, you little devil.

[identity profile] inomuiro.livejournal.com 2006-10-14 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
^___^ sweet! I love how you write TenTen, you make her just perfect!

[identity profile] tao-empress.livejournal.com 2006-10-14 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Did she really? You're aunt is awesome! *_*

Thank you for all the lovely comments, dearest! It's nice to see another who enjoys SasuTen lovin'. <333 ^^

[identity profile] tao-empress.livejournal.com 2006-10-14 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! And I'm so overly joyful to hear you feel that way about how I write Tenten. <333333333333333 x 10 She's my favorite character in the series so you have made my day with that comment. Now if only she got more love on the show. :/

[identity profile] schuldlos85.livejournal.com 2006-10-17 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
OMG - this is soooooo cute!!!!
well that’s why I married you for your looks and not your brains - LOVE you for this!!!!! (i nearly fell to the floor while laughing!)
what could we want more... sasuke and tenten being together, having two sweet kids, an adorable lee who still believes in santa, tenten loving caramel, sasuke being horney... did i tell you that i love you?!

[identity profile] tao-empress.livejournal.com 2006-10-18 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
Aww, thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed reading this so much! <333

Heh, I loved that line too. I always say something like that to my friends and picturing Tenten saying that to Sasuke is just priceless. :P First I make Sasuke horny and then I make Tenten tease him. I'm so cruel. ^^