Three Part Trilogy
Seasonal: Winter Snow
Kakashi x Tenten
Part I: Reminiscent of the Snow
The snow is like the rain, falling from the sky, and connects nature, heaven and earth all together. It's cold and it's sad. The darkness is overwhelming when it snows. However, it's not true. The snow, although cold will bring together many impossibilities and beautify things that were never once beautiful before.
When the snow covers wintery snow branches or the top of the roof tops, it shows how nature works. The trees in winter, bare with nothing... then only when the snow falls, the tree is bare no more.
Truth be told, the best place to watch the snow fall is on the mountain tops. I would love to be there again, even if it was just that once that it happened.
Flashback – 13 years ago (Not told by Narrator, but more like a movie scene)
A young girl paced around the front of her house. She looked at the night sky and a raven flew pass, cawing at her. She shuddered and snow started to fall. The raven fell and cawed one last time before blood dripped from its mouth and onto the white floor.
"No..." The young girl cried out softly before sinking onto the snowy ground.
"Miss Kuzurashi..." A guard said in front of her. She looked up with her shiny 5 year old eyes that was brimming with tears. "It is unfortunate, but I have to inform you that your parents was killed on the mission." The five year old stood up and nodded.
"I know. The signs are all here. They were ambushed, right?" The girl asked. The guard nodded. It was said that the Kuzurashi were smarter than they appeared to be.
"The Hokage wishes you to join him, young Kuzurashi." An ANBU said popping up. It was an ANBU with a wolf mask. The person behind the mask sounded young but sounded as if he was hiding something and his hair was white.
"Wolf-san, are you going to bring me there?" The Kuzurashi girl asked. He looked at her with warm eyes and nodded.
The girl stepped closer to the ANBU and climbed on his back in a swift movement. The ANBU was shocked but shook it off before taking off.
"How old are you, wolf-san?" The Kuzurashi girl asked with a small smile while taking in the scenery.
"I'm 16 this year. You're five, right?" The ANBU asked. Instead of replying, the girl nodded but said nothing.
"I knew it, that you're probably one of those young prodigies. Oh, may we stop for a second?" The girl said after a while. The ANBU mentally groaned but paused and looked at the direction the girl was pointing to. She jumped off his back and stood at the mountaintop as she took a deep breath. She smiled and looked at the ANBU who looked entranced too.
The tiny girl took a hold of the ANBU's hand and he looked at her before letting calmness wash over him.
"Do you like the snow?" The girl suddenly asked. The ANBU looked at her and then shook his head.
"I never did. That's when my parents died, that's when my friends died and that's definitely when my heart died." The girl frowned and patted his hands.
"The snow fall symbolizes an end but once the snow fall is over, then a new beginning will come. That's my reasoning. Snow isn't the end, but a meaning and a promise that a new beginning will come." The girl said, staring straight into his eyes. "Come on, wolf-san, let's go. Hokage-sama will not be happy with our tardiness."
The ANBU nodded and was about to bend down when the girl just leaped up and wrapped her arms around his neck before settling it on his shoulders. He hid a small smile before going to Konohakagure.
Once there, the girl was summoned into the Hokage's chambers. That was the last time the ANBU saw the young girl and a few years after that, he quit his ANBU position to teach. No one knew his reason, but he claimed that he wanted to inspire the younger generation to become great.
End Flashback
The Kuzurashi girl's fate? Well, I am her. Throughout the years, I joined the academy. Hokage-sama asked me to hide my name and become a new person, so that I don't have to live through the pain.
I am Tenten. A girl who just fell in love that one time. I don't even know how he looked like but that moment we spent together was something special. No one understands me when I told them I loved winter snow.
People are always assuming things, they assume that I'm a nameless orphan, that I'm a weapon mistress, that I'm close friends with Sakura and that I like Neji.
That's probably the "ideal" situation for a nameless orphan who was on Neji's team, however, I am on Neji's team, and I am an orphan. But I'm not nameless. Just because I chose to hide my past so nosy people won't dig into my past doesn't mean I have no family. But what they think is what they choose to live by.
I miss wolf-san, though. He was 11 years older than me, but he's the one who's been in my head these past 13 years. That short moment we spent together, I knew so much about him just by his display of emotions.
I sigh and stood up from the bench. It was getting colder as night started approaching. I rubbed my hands together as I tried to shake my thoughts away. I walk and try to keep myself warm.
I bump into a figure and I look up to see a mass of white hair. My heart started beating quickly. Then I took a closer look.
"Sorry, Kakashi-sensei." I said. He nodded. The snow started falling and I smiled. He looked at me before looking up at the snow. His eyes crinkled a bit as he seemed to be lost in thought.
"Hey! What are you doing with my youthful former student?" Gai's demanded, rushing over to his eternal rival. Kakashi looked at me before giving me the eye of pity and I couldn't help but giggle. Gai was protective and competitive but he was honestly a good guy.
"Gai-sensei, I just happened to bump into Kakashi-sensei, that's all." Gai saw my face and saw that it was filled with a bit of pain.
"Tenten, I want you to know that even though your parents died tragically on a mission when the snow was falling, it doesn't mean that the snow is a bad thing." Gai said. I laughed.
"Oh, Gai-sensei, I love the snow, sorry, but I was just thinking about all the rumors." I said, scrunching up my face. He nodded, knowing what I was talking about. "After all, the snow signifies a new beginning." I said winking at Gai. He chuckled and waved.
"I must go now. My Youthful Students are waiting for me." Gai said as he ran off.
"How much do you want to bet that his students are already at home now?" I asked Kakashi-sensei. I turn to him and notice he was staring at me in shock. I waved my hand in front of his face and he blinked.
"That phrase..." Kakashi mumbled. I looked at him in confusion and placed a finger on my pursed lips.
"The one about snow?" He nodded and I smiled.
"I once said to someone that although the snow fall symbolizes an end but once the snow fall is over, it's a new beginning; so the snow is not an end, but a promise that a new beginning will come." I said lost in memory. I then smiled at him. "The snow is truly a beautiful thing. Cherish it and love it, just like how a new beginning is a new chance." I said as I looked at him.
"Nice to chat with you, Kakashi-sensei. I have to meet with Hinata and Ino now." I said waving to him. He nodded, still lost in thought. I darted off.
Little did I know that by seeing Kakashi and saying those lines, my life would be changed.
A/N: I came to love this non-canon pairing. It's so unique. Personally, I think Tenten is one of the most special characters in the anime (until what I've seen, I haven't watched much of Shippuuden so sorry) because her past is unknown, her last name is unknown and to give her a character, you would have to be creative. I think that she is actually a smart girl but since not much is know about her, her character is going to be pretty flexible.
About Kakashi and Tenten pairing, I honestly think it would kind of work. The way that they see each other quite often because of Gai claiming Kakashi as his eternal rival and Tenten might be the only sane and warmer one out of the two teams. It would seem that Tenten has a lot of hidden potential to do greater, and that she holds back by limiting herself to just weapons; after all, she is on a specialist team. With Lee only a taijutsu specialist, Neji a chakra manipulation specialist, Tenten becomes a weapon specialist.
Okay, enough with my rant. I haven't wrote for a while, so I highly appreciate comments (please no harsh flaming) to keep me going with this fic. Thanks (: