A Little Gift From Me to You Chapter 2- At Thirteen
Now Kakashi is 13. ;)
A boy ran through the woods, making so much noise that it seemed like a stampede was coming. A girl jumped from tree to tree, making soft little taps on every branch. A boy ran through the trees faster than either of them, not making a noise at all.
They all scattered at the sound of footsteps. An adult man was walking as silently as the girl. You could barely hear his steps. But the biggest thing about him was the appearance. You could see him in the dark, his hair was so bright.
The trio of children stared at him. A boy from behind a tree, a girl from a branch, and another boy from behind a rock. Then, they all threw their kunai knives. The man jumped up and the knives hit the ground below him. The three scattered to new positions. They continued to stalk the man, hiding from behind trees, rock, bushes, going above him, behind him, and even below him.
The girl threw a few shiriken that hit the tree next to the man. One of the boys threw a kunai. The man jumped and landed a few feet away from we're the weapons hit. He noticed the children hadn't moved yet and was about to pounce at them, but something had grabbed his ankle. A hand. A human hand. It pulled his foot into the ground. Then a boy popped out of the ground and punched the man. The man put up his hand with a signal to stop. The trio did.
"Good job you three. Training is done for today."
"Yahoo!" A boy yelled as he ran out from his spot. The girl jumped down from the tree and landed perfectly.
"Hey, Kakashi! Wanna go out for some lunch?" The girl asked intently.
"No thanks Rin."
"I'll go!" The other boy yelled.
Rin giggled and nodded. "Alright. Should we go to the dumpling shop?"
The pair walked away. Kakashi and the man were left there alone. The man looked up and smiled.
"Kakashi, guess what?" The man said.
"What, Sensei?"
"The Hokage wants me to promote you to Jonin."
Kakashi's eyes grew wide in surprise. Jonin? Already? He was finally a Jonin, what he had wanted for years.
"Jonin? Really?" He said with a bit of happiness.
"Yep." The man got up and left. Kakashi looked after him.
There was a strong wind coming in. The wind blew Kakashi's headband In the ground. It was loose? It's never fallen off before. Hmm... He knelt down to pick up his headband. He looked at the metal and his reflection in it. His face was dirty. His hair was messed up. He was smiling. Smiling for the time in years. I'm smiling?
His smile turned into a frown quickly. Why am I happy? He put his headband back on and walked out of the forest. He walked into the village.
Kakashi walked past the dumpling shop. He glanced inside and saw Rin and Obito, the boy, talking. They started to laugh. Kakashi was secretly jealous inside. He liked Rin, and should've gone with her. He didn't want her to go out with that... guy.
Kakashi, secretly fuming in anger, entered Ichiraku Ramen. He sat down by the wall and leaned on it. The owner and his daughter walked up to him. Kakashi looked at both of them and the girl cringed at his cold stare.
"Daddy! He's scary!" She screamed.
"Ayame! Be nice to Mr. Hatake." The owner smiled a bit. "So what would you like to have today?"
"Ramen noodles with chicken chunks please."
"Coming right up!" The owner went to work as the girl started to climb on the counter.
"Why are you climbing? Why not just go around?" Kakashi asked as she reached the top.
The girl jumped down from the counter and onto a chair. She smiled up at Kakashi. Kakashi looked down at the girl. Wasn't she just scared of me?
"Hi Mister Hatty!" The girl said.
"Ayame, its Hatake! Not Hatty!" The owner said.
"Sorry Mister Hattakee." The girl smiled again, this time a wider smile.
"Here you go!" The owner pushed a bowl of ramen to Kakashi. Ayame climbed back over the counter and whispered in her father's ear. He nodded. "You can have that one for free, too."
"Thank you."
"A little gift from me to you!" Ayame said.
Kakashi exited Ichiraku Ramen, happy now. But then he passed the Dumpling Shop again and they were still there, talking. He watched them for awhile. He got jealous again.
Kakashi walked farther into the village until he reached Yamanaka Flower Shop. He walked inside. At the counter was a tall, burly man with long blonde hair separated into a ponytail. Kakashi looked around at the millions of flowers inside. The man looked up from his work.
"Hello, Kakashi. You here for roses?" The man asked.
"No."
"Oh, then what is it? Lilies? Daisies?"
"None of those. I want a rare Dragon Lily."
"Oh! Who is it for?" The man asked if he was mocking him.
"No one." Kakashi was actually planning to give it to Rin, but the he change his mind. I can't show my emotions. I don't want to end up like Father. "Actually... I don't want anything. I'm just going to go."
"Wait!" The man ran over to a bush of flowers and plucked one off. "Take this. For free since you look depressed. It's a little gift from me to you. And by the way, it's a Fox Lily."
"Thank you."
Kakashi walked out of the store. Why is everyone giving me free stuff? His thoughts were interrupted by his Sensei. He grabbed Kakashi and pulled him on top of the roof.
"Kakashi, I just got word from the Hokage. We're going on a war mission tomorrow. Rank A." The Sensei said.
"Yes Minato-Sensei."
"Now I want you to tell Rin and Obito to meet up at the Hokage's place. Got it?"
"Understood."
Minato dashed off towards the Hokage. Kakashi went towards the dumpling shop. When Kakashi reached the shop, Rin and Obito were exiting. He stopped them both and told them the news.
"A Rank mission? But we're all chunin!" Obito said.
"No, I'm a Jonin now." Kakashi said.
"What?"
"That's right! Minato-Sensei mentioned it once and told us not to tell you! We're supposed to get you gifts too!" Rin said quite loudly and happily.
"Humph." Obito grunted.
"Let's get going." Kakashi said. The three jumped on the rooftops of the building of the village. They reached the Hokage's Mansion and walked inside to receive their mission.
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Next Chapter-A Day for Mourning
-Cakethief
