CHAPTER2- 3 YEAR SKIP

You were heading to the training grounds when a familiar voice called,

???- "Hey!! Hikari-chan!!!" You with a sigh you waved to your friend, Rock Lee. [ZOMG! o Da jumpsuits & eyebrows!] Over the past three years you've become much stronger. You remained with Kakashi, you now consider him like as a mix of a father figure and older brother. He has trained you a lot, along with Gai and the Hyuga clan; all teaching you different skills. It's because of your training with Gai and the Hyugas that you have become good friends with Hinata, Neji, and Lee. Neji and Lee, to Kakashi's relief, think of you as a little sister. You have come to realize that, since coming here, you have gone from having no family to having: one-dad-brother, a-few-teacher-uncles, two-brothers-friends, and one gal-pal. You are happy and grateful for all of them. Lee trots up beside you,

Lee- "Hi Hikari-chan are you going to go train?" he asked eagerly. You nodded, and then smiled impishly; he understood your intensions immediately and grinned back. You two raced to the training yard coming in with him beating you by a little bit. Which he felt he had to point out.

Lee- "Hikari-chan, you need to train more on running." You glower at him

You- "Lets' save the commentary for after practice." You stick out your tongue playfully and jump back a few feet. He grins as you start to play 'Animal I Have Become', by Three Days Grace.

After a couple hours of taijustu training you both get tired and call it a tie, even though you had been winning. You get up wearily and decide to wash up then see if Hinata could hang out later. You were a little sad that even though you were the same age she was still in the academy, so she didn't have to much time to hang out.

At your house you found a irritated Kakashi, you asked him what was wrong and he replied

Kakashi- "I'm being assigned a team of genine." He said sourly. You looked at his pouting expression and couldn't help it…you let out a chuckle. Oh, and by the way, now you normally call him Kakashi-kun, and while with people you don't know, Kakashi-sempi.

An hour later you found yourself outside the Hyugga compound. You let yourself in and started towards Hinata's room, but instead found Neji and her training. You jumped and waited patiently in a nearby tree to wait till they were done. Then when Hinata was obviously beat, she had flown into a tree, you clapped. Both turned to look at you, it constantly annoyed them that you could shift your charka and screw-up their beakugan if you wanted to. [Yes, I have made you that cool!] You just smiled lightly and said

You- "Well if us hard-working ninja's are through working hard for today… lets go out and have fun!"

Neji- " 'Fun' is a little vague, did you have anything specific in mind?" he said warily. A mischievous grin crossed your face and you raised one eyebrow. Hinata sighed. Neji frowned and said firmly,

Neji- "No, you're not going clubbing again." You pout, then huff

You- "You're no fun… but I was thinking we could all go out for dinner."

Hinata- "Where?" was the quiet question. You hide an evil grin behind one hand, as you pretend to rub your mouth; and calmly say

You- "Well I was in the mood for some ramen…" you saw her small blush, you knew she liked some kid from the academy who loves ramen. Neji missed this and said,

Neji- "Sounds good…" Hinata pursed her lips, and searched your face for alternative motives, then slowly nodded.

_At the restaurant_ You had snagged Lee on the way there. they were wearing their normal clothes and you wore a dark blue hoodie. The loud people and clatter of silverware was already getting on your nerves as you entered. You saw a empty booth and quickly sat, motioning for the others to come. As you watched your friends make their way over you noticed a lot of girls looking at the booth on the other side of yours. [GAH!! Ò₀Ó Fangirls! DIE!!!] Once Hinata sat down next you, you asked

You- "Oi, Hina-chan what're all these bimbos staring at?" She looks at you with one eyebrow raised [^~ she's not that shy around you] and said,

Hinata- "A guy in the academy named Sasuke…" you raised a brow in return

You-"Why?" you ask, with a muffled snort. "Was he dared to do something?"

Hinata- "No, just a lot of girls are obsessed with him." Your lip twitched

You- "I kinda feel bad for him…" you say with amusement tinged sympathy.

Neji- "Fan-boys are another reason for you not to go clubbing." Neji says quietly. You wince then cringe as Lee says loudly,

Lee- "That is correct!! None of your adopted family likes the idea of you with strange men." You let out a dry chuckle and retort,

You- "Strange men? Doesn't that mark off most of my family?" the boys twitch and Hinata laughs quietly as you continued "Think about it… I have brother 1, you, and Gai-sempi: the green-jumpsuit-wonders; older brother, Neji: who has an obsession with destiny; and finally weird dad/brother figure: who is a freaky-haired pervert… STRANGE!" you say harshly.

You open one eye and laugh when you see your two friends pouting. [You- Ő aww! Sorwy… me- 9.9 *sigh*… I lurv them too…] The waitress came in with the check and you all left. You apologize, to the guys but your callous words were already forgotten; blown away with your rare laugh.

Sasuke's Pov−

You had seen the group of young ninja's sit in the booth behind you. You didn't pay them any attention but thought you recognized one; that shy girl who was in your class. As they sit you hear one girl, directly behind you, say

?girl?- "Oi, Hina-chan what're all these bimbos staring at?" you smirk at her terminology for your unwanted fan-girls. You hear the other girl say,

?girl2?- "A guy in the academy named Sasuke…" you are surprised by her disinterest. You vaguely recognize the voice as your classmate, Hinata right?

?girl?- "Why?" you hear her muffle a snort. "Was he dared to do something?" You grimace, this was a small blow to your pride, [Heh! Yes! Be humbled! Sour-puss! ;)+]

Hinata- "No, just a lot of girls are obsessed with him." Your lip twitches further down in distain at her indifference. You hear the other say,

?girl?- "I kinda feel bad for him…" she says with a mix of mirth and pity, one of the boys that came in with them sternly says,

?boy 1- "Fan-boys are another reason for you not to go clubbing." You frown at his protective tone, and are confused further when the other boy says

?boy2- "That is correct!! None of your adopted family likes the idea of you with strange men." You raise an eyebrow, 'adopted family?'. You hear her chuckle dryly and brutally say,

?girl?-"Strange men? Doesn't that mark off most of my family?" you lift one eyebrow and hear Hinata laugh quietly. She continues, "Think about it… I have brother 1, you, and Gai-sempi: the green-jumpsuit-wonders; other older brother: who has an obsession with destiny; and a weird dad/brother figure: who is a freaky-haired pervert… STRANGE!" you almost felt bad for the two guys. Then, you heard her laugh; the sound was like a warm, crackling fire and rain. You wanted to know who she was. The waitress came and gave them their check, you turned slightly to see them leaving. Sadly you only see the back of her hood. You didn't know why but you wanted to get to know this girl, though you had the feeling you would meet again anyway.

Your Pov− __Next Day__

Wearing

Somehow Kakashi convinced you to go with him to meet his genine. Something about you going to work with them a lot anyhow.? Whatever. You followed his schedule so, of course, you were late. As he stepped through the door an eraser fell on his head, sending a puff of white chalk from his already white hair. It took all your self control not to laugh. Then someone shouted,

??- "HAHAHA! You feel for it!!!" then you heard a female voice whine,

???- "Please sensei… I tried to stop him but he's such a idiot." You step through the door to find a pink-haired girl standing near Kakashi to be the source of the whining. You saw a short boy with spiky blonde hair, laughing hysterically; you guessed the first voice. And another boy, he had dark hair, and looked annoyed though otherwise emotionless. They all looked about your age, but also looked less experienced: Genine… It would've been hard for anyone to know Kakashi feelings, but he spoke them aloud, saying

Kakashi- "Hmm…How shall I put this? Based on my first impression I'd have to say… I hate all of you."

[you- ~.~ aww me- they kinda deserved it… ^ ^]

There was an awkward pause: the first boy stopped laughing; the girl slouched and shot a evil glare at the blonde; the dark-haired boy grimaced.

You would've been amused, but you felt bad for them; Kakashi had never passed a group of Genine before… 'Oh well' you thought, 'The worst he ever really does to the flunkeys is send them back'

__A Little Later__ you all were sitting outside of the academy: the kids on a stairway, and you and Kakashi sitting on a railway. Kakashi started.

Kakashi- "Now, I'd like you all to tell us a little about yourselves." Pinky said,

Pink-haired girl- "Like what?" Kakashi put out his hands, lazily saying,

Kakashi- "… You know. The usual, your favorite thing… what you hate most… Dreams, ambitions, hobbies. Things like that." The blonde-kid piped,

Blonde-boy- "Help us out here, teach. You go first. Show us how it's done."

Pink-haired girl- "That's right… After all, you're a complete stranger to us… a mystery." She said needlessly. You, with amusement, wondered what he'd say. You looked at him as he answered,

Kakashi- "Oh..... Me? My name is Kakashi Hatake. I'm the kind of person who doesn't feel like talking about his likes and dislikes! My dreams for the future are none of your business… but anyway I have lots of hobbies…" [î_î] Under the mask, your mouth twitched up in a smile. The girl rudely muttered

Pink-haired girl- "Hey… He said a lot…… but all we really learned was his name." Kakashi ignored her impertinence and continued,

Kakashi- "Now, it's your turn. Starting with you on the right." (The blonde)

Blonde-boy- "Me, right? My name's Naruto Uzumaki! What I like is instant cup ramen! What I like even better is when Master Iruka treats me to ramen at the Ichiraku Noodle Bar!! What I hate is the three minute wait after I pour in the boiling water." [8.8 Oh boy… obsessed much?…]

You and Kakashi share a look, both of you thinking 'He seems to only think about ramen…' _ you knew this boys story… all of it actually… you had 'accidently' stumbled on the file about the nine-tail-fox but had decided it didn't matter. Human demons were worse…

Naruto- "My dream is to one day… be a better Shinobi than Lord Hokage!!! And then all the villagers will have to acknowledge my existence at last!!!" Kakashi's and eyes widened. [WOW 0.0] Naruto continued, "My hobbies are… pranks and practical jokes I guess." Kakashi's face fell. [-_-' Typical…]

Your mask hid your smile. You liked this kid's sprit.

Kakashi scratched his head, and then listlessly said.

Kakashi- "Next!" the dark haired kid didn't even look up. In a monotone voice he said,

Dark Haired Boy- "My names Uchiha Sasuke. There are plenty of things I hate, but I don't see how that matters, considering there's almost nothing I like. It seems pointless to talk about 'dreams'… that's just a word… but what I do have is determination. I plan to restore my clan. And there's a certain someone I have sworn… to kill."

One of your eyebrows lifted, while you thought 'Umn, wow… a bit depressed?' [Ksourpuss…]

Kakashi seemed unsurprised.

Naruto was eyeing him warily.

While the pink haired girl was eyeing him awe.

Kakashi- "and finally… the young lady…" she was still looking at Sasuke as she said,

Pink haired girl- "I am Haruno Sakura. My favorite thing is… well it's not a thing, it's a person. A boy… and that boy is… Uh… let's move on to my dream." It took all you had not gag, as she blushed. Her expression soured as she continued

"I hate… Naruto!" Naruto looked horror-struck. Kakashi sighed.

You glared at the ground. You didn't like this girl, so far. Your first impression was she was mean, shallow and lusty… but you had to admit you were slightly amused that flush had risen on Sasuke's cheeks.

Kakashi cut her off as she was about to talk about her hobbies,

Kakashi- "Enough. Ok now that we unders-"

Sakura- "Wait! Who's she? Your daughter?" she rudely interrupted. He looked over at you apologetically. Then continued,

Kakashi- "Right… guess I forgot… would you like to introduce yourself?" You shrugged; and then faced the rest of the group impassively.

You- "My name's Reouk Hikari… I will help out Kakashi from time to time… I guess my favorite things are music and training… you won't have to worry about what I hate, if you don't bother me… and the rest is utterly irrelevant." You nodded at Kakashi to continue.

Kakashi- "I believe we all understand one another. Formal training begins tomorrow."

Naruto- "Yes, Sir! What will our duties be?! Our first real Shinobi mission!" he saluted as he said this. Your eyes found their way back to the ground; 'no one's passed his test before… and these kids are… well they'd be entertaining at the very least.' You thought quietly

Kakashi- "Our first mission involves only the members of this cell." They looked surprised, they always do. Naruto was the one to ask,

Naruto- "What is it? What?" Kakashi evenly said,

Kakashi- "Survival Exercises."

Naruto- "Survival Exercises?" they all looked slightly perplexed,

Sakura- "But why would that be a mission? Our school days were full of Survival Training!"

Kakashi- "But you'll have to survive.… against me. It won't be your typical practice."

Naruto- "Well, then, what kind of practice will it be?" Kakashi let out a dark chortle. You sighed quietly, thinking, 'Drama Queen…'. Sasuke stayed quiet but furrowed his brow. Sakura asked,

Sakura- "What are you laughing about Kakashi-sensei?"

Kakashi- "Oh, nothing. It's just that… if I told you, you'd chicken out."

Naruto- "Chicken out…? Why?!"

Kakashi- "Of the twenty-seven members of your graduating class, only nine will actually be accepted as junior-level shinobi. The other eighteen must go back for more training. The test we are about to perform has a 66% rate of failure." Naruto's mouth fell open, gaping in horror. Sakura swallowed uneasily. Even Sasuke looked troubled. You shook your head; while Kakashi, laughing, continued

Kakashi-"See? You're chickening out already!"Then a fuming Naruto shouted

Naruto- "THAT SUCKS!!! We have been through it all! What about our graduation test?!" Kakashi cheerfully answered.

Kakashi- "Oh! We wanted to eliminate all the hopeless cases from your ranks. The ones who are left are the only students who show true potential."

Naruto- "SAY WHAT?!!"

Kakashi- "In any event, we'll meet tomorrow morning on the practice field so that I can evaluate each of your skills and weaknesses." He nodded to you to finish up. You sighed and looked up at them, eyes jaded.

You- "Tomorrow you three bring all your ninja tools and weapons. Oh, and don't have breakfast before-hand… unless you enjoy throwing up."

A/N sorry if that was too long but I don't know because I'm not getting feedback!! *cries* PLEASE RandR! but thanks for reading anyway!