The Old Biddy

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Also, quick warning that this is a REALLY short chapter. A drabble at most, but I promise to make it up in the next chapters. I just wanted to get this out there to make a point clear.

Chapter 11-Let Them Talk

Sakura and Kakashi laid side by side together in each other's embrace, Sakura's head resting on Kakashi's chest and Kakashi's head resting on the crown of hers. They stared blindly up at the blank ceiling, their breaths slow and matched.

"I don't ever want to leave this room." Sakura's soft voice broke the silence.

"We don't have to leave for awhile, Sakura." Kakashi quietly replied, gently kissing her on the top of the head.

"That's not really what I meant, Kakashi. In here, there's no one to judge us, no one we have to face. We can just be together and happy. In here, it's simple. Out there, it's going to be messy and complicated. I don't want to deal with the outside world. I just want to be with you like this always."

"We will be like this always, Sakura. The outside world can judge all they want, but they can't do crap if we're determined to be with one another. And who the hell cares about what they think anyway? We're in this relationship, not them. At the end of the day, it all comes down to you and me and no one else."

"That's easier said than done, Kakashi, and you know it."

"Course I do. But what we have is worth it, don't you think?"

"I really want to believe that, Kakashi, but nothing's guaranteed."

"That's just life, but I still think we have a good chance."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because we've already been through the best and the worst together and we're still here."

"But that was different, Kakashi. That's when we were just friends. This...this is different."

"Which is what makes me so sure."

"You're not making sense, Kakashi."

"Don't you see, Sakura? We've had what most couples strive for in a relationship long before we were even a couple...Friendship, respect, understanding...Love. Can you imagine what it will be like now that we actually are a couple? If the world envied us for what we had before, they'll be even more envious of us now." Kakashi smiled warmly down at her.

"Do you honestly believe that the reason they'll be talking about us is because they envy what we have and not because they think what we have is weird or wrong? You're crazy, Kakashi!"

"Well, of course there'll always be that kind of talk going around. People have it in them to be both kind and cruel. It's human nature and we can't force them to be one way or the other, but my point is, between you and I, we have the opportunity to have something really wonderful. Something the world has yet to see. Do you really want to pass up a chance like that just because of what other people might have to say about it?"

"When you put it like that, no, of course not. But we shouldn't have to prove ourselves to anyone else in the first place. We should just be able to be together and not be questioned or harassed. That's the part that bothers me."

"Then let's not prove anything to anybody but ourselves. Prove to me that you love me and I'll prove to you that I love you. That's all that matters anyway, right? I'm marrying you, Sakura, not the world. I could care less if the whole world doesn't love me or the idea of us, as long as you love me and the idea of us."

Sakura laughed.

"I can honestly say, Kakashi, that I've never met any man like you before...and I love you. I love the idea of us. And I wouldn't have it any other way." Sakura smiled affectionately back up at him.

"Then that's settled. And the world can kiss our pretty little asses."

To be continued...