Snow in the Desert.
Chapter One.
A/N: I know a lot of this is confusing, just bare with me and all will be explained. :]
Miyuki sat in Konoha's light breeze as she inhaled the smell of fresh air. She enjoyed these moments. Until Naruto talks.
"Ugh. Where is he?" He exclaimed.
"Shut up, idiot." Sasuke remarked as he stood above Miyuki in a protective gesture.
"Well, he was showering when I left the house." Miyuki said briefly.
Naruto was the first to complain as usual. "What? I swear to god when he get's here I'm going to…"
"Going to what?" Kakashi sat in the tree above me.
"Em… Nothing Kakashi-sensei." Naruto was quick for threats, but not the one to back them up.
"What took you so long, Kakashi?" Miyuki asked. The title 'sensei' was unnecessary with their relationship.
"The Hokage wanted to see me. Well, it looks like students have been nominated to participate in the Chunin exams coming up."
Naruto eyes were alight. "Really? When are we going to start training?"
"Immediately."
They spilt into groups and started training. Kakashi and Miyuki were always paired as Miyuki's abilities were beyond Sasuke's and Naruto's.
After a long day of training and preparation, they all decided to bid their farewells. Kakashi was always the first to leave as Naruto, Miyuki and Sasuke walked home together.
"Hey Sasuke, why you going that way? You live down here," Naruto said with a sly smile. Naruto knew that Sasuke wanted to walk Miyuki home. He always walked her home.
"Idiot. I just want to speak with her about her abilities." Sasuke glared.
Naruto quickly backed down and ran off in the direction of his apartment.
"So, Sasuke, why are you walking me home?" Miyuki asked.
"I wanted to ask how you got the second level of the Mangekyou Sharingan." Sasuke stated 'coolly'.
"How did you know I have the second level?" She retorted.
"I can see, I do have the Sharingan too, you know. And I did realise that's why Kakashi has to spar you."
"Actually, smart-ass. Kakashi prefers to train me because he's my guardian and he likes to know I'm safe."
"How?" He pressed.
"I don't know, to be honest. I think I was just born with it." She shrugged as if it wasn't a big deal. He pulled her hand; he was so close to her she felt the heat radiate off his body. She grimaced.
"No. You do not gain the second level of the Sharingan like that."
"Well, Mr. Know-it-all, I did. I don't know what happened. But I did." She pulled her hand back.
That was a lie. When she was five years old. Just before her brother massacred her clan, he manipulated her to kill her only friend. He knew that if she gained the power of the Sharingan at such a young age, she would be unstoppable. But unfortunately for her brother, the Anbu showed up before he could take her for his possession.
Miyuki bid her farewell to Sasuke and ran inside. She was greeted by Kakashi. He was sprawled out on the sofa reading his Icha Icha Paradaisu.
"I thought we made some ground rules. You're not allowed to read that kind of book in front of me." She laughed.
"Alright, alright. I'm putting it away." He smiled underneath his mask as he put the book on the table.
"Sasuke is a smart kid you know." He knew what was bothering her.
"I know. He's just pushing too much into my family."
"That's because he didn't have much time to understand his family. And since Itachi left him with no answers, he looks to you." Kakashi always knew.
"Yes. But I don't go poking around in his family. He wants to know how I got the second level of the Mangekyou Sharingan. He seeks too much power."
"Now you're thinking like a Hatake." Kakashi smiled.
Although they were never biological family members, Kakashi always saw himself as her father figure since Miyuki had to be rushed from Suna after her brother searched for her. Miyuki's Aunt wasn't as fortunate as her, though. She sacrificed herself for her niece, but she did not die in vain. After Miyuki was pulled from the village, she was rushed into the care of a fellow Sharingan holder - Hatake Kakashi. Who was more than welcome to except the Uchiha and showed enthusiasm on a 'daughter'.
(A/n: Please read above or else you'll be seriously confused!)
"You know that he does not only want to find out about my family history." Miyuki grimaced.
Kakashi's face fell. "I will kill him before he touches you." He laughed. Miyuki joined.
"Are you nervous about the Chunin exams?" Kakashi asked in all seriousness now.
"Not a bit." She replied, cockily. She had a reason to be cocky.
"Want to give me some hints?" She winked. Kakashi laughed.
"You know I'm not allowed to do that."
"I was only kidding." She laughed. She leaned into him and kissed his cheek.
"I'm going to take a shower and go to bed." Kakashi knew she was upset about something - probably her parents. She always went to bed this early when she was upset.
He learned to leave her on her own as she preferred. He returned to his Icha Icha Paradaisu.
A shower was the best method that Miyuki had to wash the sorrows within her skin. She watched as they washed down the drain with mud and dirt from trainings. She sighed when she had to remove herself from the shower. After she was crawled into bed, she brought an object to her chest. Tedeibea. She looked at the Panda's dark rings. Of course she was reminded of Gaara. The hearing of the Chunin exams. She was hoping he'd be there. She was hoping he was the same person she remembered and that he remembered her. Her first and true friend will return.