Hello everyone! Sometimes I just want to sit back and write something fun! Lately SO many little stories were entering my head about Kakashi and Rin. None of them were fit to be a full story, but hey! One shots are just as fun right? At first I would like them to range from any age, universe, Personality, ect. So bear with me because maybe some things will be changed but this side of the block will be purely KakaRin. Sorry Obito fans. I love him, truly. But in my heart I love kakashi with Rin.
With that said, LETS GET STARTED!
Age: 7
Emotions
Today was the first day he was going to meet his teammates. Finally the day had arrived for Kakashi, Kohona-wide known genius, to start his journey towards the greatest shinobi ever.
He shifted his tiny body under the shadow of the oak tree he stood under. Despite feeling confident, he felt very small. Graduations came early for his class. It would seem the threats of war were coming closer and closer to their home so the higher-ups thought it best to bump up the dates to better prepare the younger generation. It was an unsettling thought, but nonetheless, more convenient for the stoic silver-head.
He tugged at his scarf. The boy doesn't get nervous. Never. The word doesn't even process in his brain besides the fact it was an inferior emotion that others feel. But he is above it all. Emotion in general. Whether it be anger, surprise, embarrassment...even happiness.
None of them shall process in his brain for as long as he shall live. He vowed this the day he realized his father ran on those same emotions and it led to his own demise.
Unconsciously, the boy clutched his forearms tighter, folding them closer to his tiny chest. How he WISHED he was big already and out doing big-people stuff.
"Hey!"
Kakashi blinked, careful to mask his surprise, to see a boy running over to him. Oh glorious...
"Obito...How nice of you to join us." he mumbled. Late as usual.
"You better watch it, Kakashi." the boy growled once he came within talking distance. Out of breath he panted slightly to lean over his knees.
Pathetic.
"You are late. Again. I'm surprised though." No he wasn't. "You're only an hour late this time."
"Am not!" the dark haired boy screamed. "Our sensei isn't here yet. So technically, I'M early!" he said proudly, puffing out his chest.
This was true, Kakashi noted. He arrived an hour early just to get a glimpse of their "new teacher", but found nobody at their designated meeting spot. The day before, the boys were told some arrangements were made at the last minute and their Sensei left the village to pick up their newest teammate.
He did think it strange how when Kakashi and Obito were called out, their names alone were the only ones called out for Team 7. Then again, there was an odd number in the class so perhaps that added to it. Then again (one more), at the time he didn't care much at the time and ignored the rest of the squabbling students as the rest of the class was called out.
"Where is he anyway? Any idea who the guy is?" Obito continued conversationally. He leaned against the tree beside Kakashi, overlooking the small field the boys were sure to be their training grounds.
"No clue." Kakashi replied, his hand under his arm fiddling with his scarf. Was there a mistake? Did they go to the wrong field? That would make the worst first impression on their new sensei. He would think of them as flakes; kids who can't take directions correctly. He needed to be on his top form to make sure to be the best of the best. Nothing must hold him back.
"Hey, you see that walking sun over there?" Obito said, blinking in surprise. The young boy held out his hand, pointing beyond the trees. Indeed, as he claimed, there seemed to be a moving spiky thing of yellow making their way towards them. Kakashi overcame his curiosity of how the Uchiha boy could see so far and clearly, and focused on the yellow object.
An enemy? No, it was moving too casually to be a threat as it moved out from the trees.
"Yo!" called a young male's voice, emerging from the trees to show it was a man. With the WILDEST hair-due Kakashi had ever seen.
Then again (a lot of then again's in his head), he was one to talk.
"Are you our sensei?" Obito shouted over at him. At this, Kakashi straightened his back, ready to make good on that first impression he promised.
The man gave a sheepish laugh, rubbing the back of his head. "Yeah, sorry about making you guys wait so long." His light blue eyes were bright with the same sunshine that radiated off his hair. But at the same time, Kakashi could see he was a great shinobi by how sharp his gaze was.
"Ah, its ok sensei! We don't mind waiting." Obito said with an ear to ear grin, folding his arms behind his head. Kakashi gave him a flat look.
"You just got here five minutes ago."
"Shh!" the boy hissed.
"Yeah, sorry. But I had to pick someone up." he said, moving his eyes down to the second person at his side. Obito and Kakashi blinked. They didn't even notice the smaller body walking closely behind the man's legs. "Its ok, you can come out now. They won't bite."
A small hand came around the man's leg, then a leg, and finally the face of a young girl their age. She blinked owlishly at the boys, taking in their expressions before stepping out fully to face them. "H-Hello. My name's Rin. Its very nice to meet you." she said shyly, smiling.
Kakashi took in the girl's mouse-brown hair and strange purple marks on her cheeks. She seemed...average. Great. So far his team looked very promising. The only thing he had to admit that stood out were her eyes. They were curved in what adults could considered "adorably". He would have stared longer if her own gaze hadn't fallen on his. Getting the full sight, he felt as though he was drowning in her brown orbs as they curiously took him in.
Trying to fight the odd feeling that bubbled in his gut, he averted his gaze to his sensei quickly.
"Because of the odd number of our team, we had to go to the next village to pick out another child to join our ranks. Rin here, is part of a branch from the Inuzuka clan. Albeit, a more distant branch, but one nonetheless. Quite amazing isn't it?" he said with slight pride. Rin flushed, squirming on the spot. "Usually its suppose to be Kohona birth children only, but we're making an exception this one time, what with growing threats."
Kakashi felt his eye twitch. Their sensei was impressed with this girl for being part of a special clan? That seemed so stupid. Of all things-
"Anyway, she graduated early, same as our class, though because she was suppose to graduate NEXT year, she was rushed to do her testing and brought here. So go easy on her if some jutsu's aren't common." he patted her shoulder, ushering her to stand by Kakashi. "However, she is clever and has great chakra control. So be nice!"
Something boiled inside Kakashi at this bit. This girl is USELESS. Now how is he suppose to be top form if he has this little nuisance to drag him down!? He'll just have to plan how to get around this and better himself without these two idiots getting in the way.
He gave her a hard stare, not exactly mean but one that showed he was capable of being the best. As she walked to his side, she noticed his stare and surprised him by not looking offended. She merely stared back. Their eyes met and he felt something click inside of him. He wasn't even sure what it was.
What is this?
It was then the silver haired boy felt the eyes of their sensei on him and he straightened up. "I'm glad to meet all of you." he said calmly. If he noticed the boy's odd staring contest with their female teammate, he chose to ignore it. "My name is Minato Namikaze. And I'll be your sensei."
Kakashi choked on his spit, while Obito merely nodded in greeting. THE Minato Namikaze?! He felt himself flush at the small mistake. Glancing around to see if anyone noticed, he was irritated to see the girl was watching him with curious eyes.
"Excuse me." Kakashi spoke up, holding his hand out in as lazy of a motion he could muster. He felt himself go stiff when the man's eyes landed on him. Dammit. He pushed through the swell of nerves of talking to a near celebrity. "Are you the same, "Yellow Flash" that I've heard so much about?"
Now Obito's eyes widened like saucers, whirling to their teacher. "SERIOUSLY? You're THAT guy?!"
Minato's good humored smile stretched in a sheepish way, nodding to the kids. "Yeah. That's what they call me I guess."
Kakashi tilted his head at the man. Why would he seemed reluctant to tell them that? It's an honor to be named something so great.
"Wow...this is SO cool!" Obito cried out, looking as though he could hardly contain his excitement. Kakashi didn't stop himself to roll his eyes. Inwardly though, he was probably just as glad. He has a capable teacher, one of the best. That meant the higher ups saw his capabilities and set him up with JUST the best.
His team however...is less to be desired.
Then again...maybe that was the plan. This was a test for his skills. If that was the case, he'll prove he can be the best despite the odds.
"Now, how about we introduce the boys then huh?" Minato said. Kakashi made a note how the man was taking pity on the girl to skip her speech to make her more comfortable. Great, a teachers pet already.
"I'm Obito! I'm going to be the next Hokage and when I activate my sharingan, I'll be the best Hokage EVER!" the loud boy proclaimed VERY loudly.
"Very nice." was all the kind teacher said nodding. His smile was kind, looking ready to pat the boy on the head. Kakashi straightened himself when the man's icy blue eyes fell on him. Even when they were kind, they were so intense. "And you?"
The boy took a moment to compose his voice, to sound as grown-up as possible. "Kakashi Hatake." he tonelessly replied. "My goal is to simply be the best shinobi this village has ever seen."
He was sure the way he said it made an impact on the teacher as his eyes shifted to a new emotion. Though he seemed to be careful to show it.
"Hatake..."
Of course...the name. Kakashi bitterly clenched his jaw, ready to put on a stone hard expression if needed be.
"That's a nice name."
Dull eyes blinked, whirling around to Rin at his side who was smiling at him.
"It sounds like fun to say." she explained, cheeks coloring slightly with all males were looking on her.
It didn't cross the boy's mind to conceal his surprise at her words and continued to stare at her, just as owlishly as she had a moment before. Nobody ever said that before. In fact, people openly hated his name. "Son of a disgrace" they called him.
He shook his head. She was naive. She didn't know what his name stands as the biggest shame in history.
"Actually, it is a nice name." Minato added, grinning slightly. Kakashi felt he was laughing about something, but he didn't know what. Whatever it was, it was highly irritating. Still, there was nothing malicious in his grin. Nothing that hinted he was hiding some sort of hate for the boy and his heritage. Just...smiling.
Something pooled around his chest, making him very warm. He couldn't understand what it was. His shoulders hunched slightly, trying to avoid anyone's eye.
"Sounds like any other boring name I've ever heard." Obito said jealously. He frowned at Kakashi, who frowned right back. Their new sensei looked between them. He must have felt the rising waves of a fight for he clapped his hands to get their attention.
"Well then! How about go into the field and so some small exercises?" Minato shouted, turning to walk into the open field. Obito happily joined while Kakashi remained where he was. He was still trying to figure out what he was feeling inside his chest.
After a second, he realized that the fourth member of their team was still by his side. He moved his gaze to her, seeing her watching his face with curious eyes. He shrunk away slightly, cautious.
"What?"
"Its just...why do you wear a scarf AND a mask?" she asked, tilting her head at him.
This girl was just full of oddities. So odd that he couldn't think of a proper response.
"What?" he repeated dumbly.
"Its a warm day." she pointed out. "Aren't you warm?"
"No. Ninja's can act in any weather, warm or cold." he said, folding his arms across his chest. Truth be told, he felt ashamed of his face, the same his father had and wanted to hide as much of it as possible. It was a burden he will forever carry and he'll never take it off. "Didn't they teach you that in your academy?"
"But you're not a ninja yet." she said. Kakashi narrowed his eyes dangerously on her, but she didn't react, but she did smile slightly, holding up her hands in defense. It would seem she was going to play peacefully. "Not until we learn from Sensei at least."
"It's my business what I wear." It took all he had not to growl. Who did she think she is saying that he's not a ninja yet? He was more of a ninja than any other student in their class.
"Still, wouldn't it get in the way?"
Kakashi blinked. He hadn't thought of that...
"It might get snagged during practice or a fight." she said. Then tilted her head at him, before suddenly a hand shot out and yanked down both scarf AND his mask. "Besides, I want to see your face, please!"
Kakashi gave a cry, reeling back, but it was too late. She saw his face. He watched as her eyes went wide, and her cheeks colored to a pink glow. He felt his own face warm up and yanked the mask back up over his mouth. His scarf fell to the ground, forgotten, as he jabbed a finger at her face. He was careful not to touch her. He had to remind himself she was new, didn't know what it meant to him to cover his face.
"Never. Do. That." he hissed out each word. She took a step back, covering her mouth with her fingers, having the grace to look surprised at his forwardness. After a moment though, she started to stare at him in a whole new light. The strange expression was starting to creep him out, So he turned around to join Obito and Minato. They seemed to be struggling on getting the Uchiha to do some push ups.
"Kakashi!" Rin called after him. Against his better judgement, he stopped and glared at her over his shoulder. Her smile was wide and happy; positively beaming.
"You have a beautiful face!"
No words could describe how grateful he was to be wearing his mask. He only wish he had one to cover his whole face. His heart lurched into his throat as he felt that same warm feeling in his chest, only it exploded up to his neck and to his face. Despite the clothing on it, he felt just as exposed as when Rin yanked his mask off.
He glanced to the scarf by Rin's feet, contemplating to get it and hide behind it for the rest of his life. But in order to get it, he'd have to get close to Rin. At the moment, his stomach was doing weird squirmy things at the thought of being near her, so he didn't dare chance it.
"W-Whatever." he spluttered, continuing to march away, his last attempt to appear aloft.
Yes Kakashi never feels a thing. He was the ultimate emotionless being. But right then, he could almost feel something close to...Happiness.
SO What do you think? I know this isn't canon. Rin was born in the village, Kakashi knew Minato beforehand (I think?), Rin and Obito were friends first, Obito was in love with her on day one, I KNOW. But this is just a fun mix up of the original tale. Just to make Kakashi look human.
Plus it was a fun idea to think his first "Feelings" were coming from a girl.
If your wondering when kakashi wore a scarf, he used to wear one in the academy as a wee lad. He was SO cute, I couldn't resist! Either way, hopefully more will come! I had fun!
