A/N Yay! This is for you watervaper9 and to everyone who reviewed/followed/favorited! Naruto's P.O.V. will be at the end. ^^ll
Disclaimer: …do I have to say this? It's pretty clear…unless I am – nope. Nevermind. OC's belong to me though and my deranged mind.
WARNING: Angst and all that shenanigan, yaoi fluff, OOCness, Sakura-bashing, dark humor, etc.
It's been only two days since Jin joined the team and Kakashi could already see the team falling apart. Sakura with her head in the clouds and mindless rambling was to be reckoned with (and ignored) while Sasuke's endless brooding just made him more...emo. Jin was a mystery. He's probably why the team was falling apart. And his flirtations with him never cease to end.
Today was just another day for missions and they were on their last one: catching the abomination of a cat Tora.
"Duckass, here," Sasuke grumbled in the earpiece.
"Pink Banshee, here," Sakura mumbled. "Hey! Why do I have to be a banshee? What about – "
"Jin, here," Jin smiled, cutting off Sakura. Of course, he just had to nickname them.
"Scarecrow, here," Kakashi drawled. "Anyone see it?" It was referred to as Tora. Just mentioning the cat would make shivers go up his spine. She was his most feared enemy if that was possible.
"I see it!" Sakura screeched. Her faint, rushed footsteps told everyone that she was running. An oof signaled that she missed. "Sorry, Sasuke-kun, I couldn't catch it."
Kakashi could sense that the said male rolled his eyes.
"I caught it!" Jin exclaimed.
The rest of the team navigated their way in the forest and finally found Jin in a clearing, sitting on top of the hissing feline and keeping it down – with a kunai at its throat.
"Great, Jin," Kakashi said, walking towards the pair. "Let's go back and take a break for the day."
Jin smiled, obviously pleased at the compliment.
(Hokage's Tower)
Hiruzen was surprised that Team Seven came back with the abomination of a feline in their hold, not to mention that it was a new record, thirty minutes.
After submitting a report and watching the daimyo's wife squish the cat to death, Kakashi dismissed everyone to only meet face-to-face with Jin.
"I was wondering if we could go get some lunch," Jin asked. "The other two left already."
Kakashi mentally sighed. "I'm not sure, Jin. I have other duties later."
"You can learn more about me," Jin smiled. "And I can pick up some things from you. It's just dango if you don't mind."
Kakashi thought about it for a few minutes before nodding slowly. Learning about this enigma will be some benefit for him – he hoped.
"Great!" Jin grinned. "Let's go!"
His grin and smile…it was painfully like him, but not like him at the same time. Jin forgot to close his eyes when he smiled. And for that, Kakashi mentally thanked him.
(Dango Store)
"So, where are you from?" Kakashi asked, slightly awkward while sitting on top of a stool.
"I would rather not say," Jin replied, chewing on a dango piece. "It's pretty vague."
"Okay, then, who are your parents?" Kakashi itched to just shushin away but it would be rude and he didn't want his student to get suspicious.
"I'm an orphan," Jin replied casually. "I lived with a distant relative but he was a pain in the ass to be with so I left."
"Why did you come here?" Kakashi asked, curious.
Jin stayed quiet for a few minutes before eyeing Kakashi's plate. "Are you going to have that?"
Kakashi just pushed his plate of dango forward to let the boy eat it. Ironic since he was the one who asked him out for lunch.
"I have a goal I want to achieve, a dream even," Jin spoke quietly. "I sort of…lost someone that I loved deeply. He urged me to go and achieve what I wanted. I – "
"Oi, Kakashi!" a female voice exclaimed. "Oh, who's this cutie? Your new little boy toy?"
"Anko," Kakashi greeted dryly. "What are you doing here?"
"I practically live here," Anko replied with a roll of her eyes. She sat down next to Kakashi and leaned too close to his and a certain boy's liking. "So, you gonna order anymore? I'm broke at the moment."
"What were you – gambling," Kakashi deadpanned. "You seriously need to stop."
Anko grinned cheekily, slinging her arm over his shoulder. "Old habits die hard. Now introduce me to this one. What happened with the blonde?"
Kakashi visibly flinched. Jin glared at the purple-haired woman. She was a bit too close.
"My name is Endo Jin. Apparently I'm the one replacing the…blonde." He spat the word out like it was some kind of trash.
"What?" Anko said, confused.
"He's…dead," Kakashi mumbled under his breath, not noticing the seething hatred in Jin's eyes. "He was killed during a C-rank mission, which turned out to be an A-rank."
Anko widened her eyes. "What? The blonde kid? But…you're coming with me. Sorry, kid. He needs a lecture. Put the bill on my tab."
"I thought you were broke," Jin said dryly.
Anko chuckled sheepishly. "Just do it, will ya? I'll pay it later."
She grabbed Kakashi's arm and poofed into a white puff of smoke. Jin's eyebrow twitched as he left the store, leaving what the check asked for.
(Jounin Lounge)
"Let me get this straight," Anko said, crossing her arms over her large chest. "You and your little followers were assigned on a C-rank mission to escort some old geezer to his homeland – " Kakashi nodded. " – but you were later attacked by the Demon Brothers and found out that it was actually an A-rank mission. You continued anyways 'cause of the blonde's words and shit and kept going – " Kakashi nodded weakly with a wince. " – Then you were attacked by Zabuza and some hunter-nin, who was actually his assistant, knocked him out. Yadda, yadda, yadda. You face off on the bridge and…you lost me there."
Kakashi sighed wearily. Anko had a look of sympathy on her face. "It's fine, Kakashi. Just let it out. I swear I won't tell anyone."
"On the bridge," Kakashi whispered finally, "we faced Zabuza and his assistant Haku. The boys were facing Haku who apparently had a kekkai-genkai while Sakura protected the bridge-builder Tazuna. I faced Zabuza one-on-one. I later summoned my dogs and finally got them to restrict Zabuza from movement. I charged up my chidori and – " His voice choked and tears threatened to spill from his eyes.
Anko took him into her arms, petting his gray hair softly. Her touches reminded Kakashi of him.
"Shh, shh," Anko soothed. "Let it out. It's…gonna be okay. Keep going."
"I killed him," Kakashi whispered. "I killed him. He came out of nowhere. I – I couldn't stop. I rammed my chidori through his heart and he stopped moving. I screamed for Kyuubi to do something but it was too late. They were both gone."
Anko couldn't help but feel bad for her friend. She hugged him even tighter and felt his tears soak her chest; she didn't care and wished to share his sorrow.
The next words that came out of his mouth made her heart stop.
"I loved him."
Unknown to them both, Jin was listening to every word being spoken, clenching his fists in anger while his nails dug in to his palms. He seemed to glare at empty space before vanishing into the shadows, leaving no trace that he was there.
(Unknown Location)
"Are you sure?" a cloaked figure asked. "If you go…"
"I know the consequences," his companion replied solemnly. "But I have to go. This world is already broken as it is."
The two of them stared at each other before hugging each other, never wanting to let go. They broke apart reluctantly.
"Stay safe, will you? Are you sure you don't want me to go with you?"
"This seal is for only one person. I can't risk you being in danger. Who knows what'll happen."
The cloaked figure sighed. "Just don't come back with half of your body gone."
"I won't," his companion chuckled.
In the distance, faint shouts were heard and both of them could see the faint light of flames coming closer. They thanked Kami that the trees were thick enough to disguise them.
"Hurry up and go!"
"Wait…there's something I need to say, Kuruto," his companion spoke quietly.
"Alright, make it q – " He was silenced when lips came crashing onto him. It was a soft and quick kiss.
"I love you," his companion whispered.
Kuruto stood in shock for a moment until a small smile appeared on his fair face. "Love you, too; now get the hell out of here! I'll distract them."
"Aw, you want me gone already?" his friend teased.
"Shut up, Uzumaki! Now go before we get both of our asses fried!"
Kuruto watched as his friend – or lover; he didn't know what to call him at the moment, but lover sounded good – go through a bunch of quick, complicated hand seals and take out a black scroll.
"I'll see you later?" his friend smiled gently, unraveling the scroll that had an array of complicated seals.
Kuruto snorted and rolled his eyes but a smile couldn't be helped from spreading on his face. "Just come back alive."
"I'll try."
"Shut it, Uzumaki."
That was the last thing he said before his lover vanished, leaving nothing but an empty scroll behind; the seals seemed to vanish with him.
Kuruto picked it up, attached to his waist, and ran for his life, away from the gaining ninjas who were practically screaming for his blood.
A/N Alright I'm done! If you didn't like the Naruto/OC moment, just please understand it's for the drama of the story when Naruto soon meets Kakashi and the rest of the gang. Yep, he's from a different dimension that will be explained later and Jin…whoa. He's not who you've expected right? Find out later on as the story progresses! And Anko is a bit OOC but I needed someone to care for Kakashi. Aw…I feel bad now. Sorry if it was short!
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