NOOES! DON'T READ IT! GAH! IT'S A TERRIBLE CHARACTER DEVELOPING FILLER!
Inner: And yet it's the longest thing you've ever written, counter productive.
Yes folks, I'm a chocolate bon-bon sprinkled with little flakes of dry humor wrapped around a lazy no-talent gooey core.
Inner: She's an idiot but amazingly self aware.
Thankies: GeneralWildfire (I forgot to give you your cookie! *hands you cookie*) and Yuti-chan (*Cookie*!). Sorry if my grammer sucks, I really need a beta but my mom's out :/
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, seriously how many times do I have to put this? I've written it 30 semi times.
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Day Out~
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( Kimiko is in no way related to DeafeningSilence1317's character I swear.)
-morning-
The night before had been normal, a little too normal for the Nikens tastes. There was a kid here now it should be pure chaos! Things broken, dirt from the dead pot plants strewn across the floor, things thrown around the house like a tornado had rammed through, Kakashi losing his mind and ripping his hair out! Something interesting!
Something fun.
But what did they wake up too the next morning? Kakashi sitting at the table in the kitchen reading the newspaper, a plate of crumbs sitting on the wooden surface in front of him. That was unusual but not new, yes the ninja did go to the KIA stone every day, but he often went at different times.
Sometimes in the morning sometimes in the evening sometimes in the middle of the night and on some days all of the above.
"Um Kakashi?," Bull started, the other hounds stared at their master questioningly.
"Yes Bull?," Kakashi asked in a cheery tone.
"Were is Kimiko?,"
They all watched Kakashi pull down the paper and stare at the cabinets for a second, "Oh crap," he bolted up and quickly paced to the livingroom.
The Ninken sweated, he had forgetten about the girl? Now that was out-of-the-ordinary.
Sliding into the livingroom the masked-nin was greeted with the sight of nothing too strange except the futon was empty and the sheets were bundled up on the floor, where was Kimiko?
"Kimiko!," If he had lost her already Tsunade was going to be pissed.
"'elp!," A small voice cried out from inside the bundle. Making Kakashi sigh in releaf he hadn't lost her, yet.
Uhei, Pakkun and Kakashi got to work trying to entangle the poor trapped child, once her head was uncovered she gasped for breath and wiggled herself out the rest of the way by herself before collapsing on the floor her arms and legs sprawled out.
"what happened?," The copy-nin laughed.
"Doggy jumped off the bed and took me down with him," Kimiko gave a cute little pout with her lower lip.
"Oh I'm sure he didn't mean it, right Uhei?," Venom present in Kakashi's voice.
The canine jumped at the tone in which he was addressed, "Nope! Nope! Didn't mean to do it," he gave a sharp nervous smirk.
"See?,"
Kimiko nodded, "Mm-hm," she straitened out her clothes as she stood up, pulling down the long sleeveless top to hide her stomach when it released a growl.
"Why don't you go get yourself some breakfast alright?,"
"But I.." The brunette paused, she didn't know how to cook but she didn't want to upset him, "Alright," she stuttured heading to the kitchen.
Kakashi sighed and rubbed his forehead, he couldn't believe he had forgetten about her, she was a living person not a Fern. Although she could easily pass for one with how quiet she is. The copy-nin himself was a quiet kid sure -a little bitter too- but even he talked more.
He was never out-spoken when he was a child, this girl on the other hand.
In the kitchen Kimiko was shifting through the shelves of the refrigerator, looking for something edible that was in her reach, which was a bannana and a carton of orange juice.
She scrunched up her nose at the items and looked up to the higher shelves, there was something up there she wanted, a plate of dango to be precise, but she knew if she brought something over to get it she might A. Fall and get hurt, B. Get caught and get in trouble, or C. All of the above.
deciding not to chance angering the man she had to live with, she just settled for the orange juice, since it would wet her appetite enough to keep her stomach from roaring at her anymore.
as she pulled the carton away from her lips she gave a grin, "Ah! That tastes good!," she said happily running her fingers through teh top of her short locks to pull out some tangles.
Since her hair was so short it didn't knot like longer hair did, so it only took a light brushing to make her look presentable.
In the next room over Kakashi was shrugging on his green Jounin vest like he had always done, pulling on his sandles and wrapping his head band around his head and eye.
He tapped the front of his shoe on the ground and shoved a hand in his pocket about to head out when-
"Are you going somewhere?," Kimiko appeared in the door-way of the kitchen holding a carton of orange juice that would've dwarfed her it had been just a little bit bigger.(1)
The Leaf nin looked over his shoulder, "I have to go meet someone today," he said, his eye turning up into an upside down ''U''.
This could be a chance to get to know each other better.
"U-uh, c-can,"
"Can?,"
"Can.. I come with you?," Kimiko looked up hopefully.
"I don't think..You'd...want to..." Her face drooped into a sad look,"Sure, why not? come on," Kakashi knew he was going soft he knew it, he felt in his bones.
"Oh-uh Hold on a sec," The little memory ran off back to the kitchen to put back the juice, before running back to the silver haired jounin.
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"Gai-sensei you're scaring the poor girl," TenTen said, looking down at the quivering girl hiding behind her jounin bodyguard, her tiny hand clutched his larger one like her life depended on it.
And to Kimiko it did. This huge green monster -as well as a slightly smaller version- had appeared out of the trees surrounding the training grounds, yelling things like 'Youth' 'Rival' and 'Challenge'.
These two where quickly followed by two normal people, one had her hair rolled up into buns on the sides of her head, and she carried a huge scroll. The other had long hair and only carried simple weapons , she couldn't tell if it was a boy or a girl, but she thought he/she was pretty either way.
The scroll girl had started yelling at the big monster when she entered the clearing and when she spotted the quivering little girl, had then begun to scold him for being too loud and scaring her.
From the irritated vibe she got from Kakashi, it didn't appear like this was the person he had come to see.
"I'm sorry little one," The green monster bent down and smiled at Kimiko scaring her even more, "I did not mean for my youth to scare you!," he said loudly making her jump and hide behind Kakashi completely.
"Just quit!," TenTen scolded grabbing his ear and pulling him down to where he was bending over, "I'm sorry he's just a little hyper today,"
'When isn't he like that,' Kakashi and Neji thought.
"I'm TenTen, what's your name?,"
Kimiko stayed quiet but poked her head from behind her shield, So the Copy-ninja answered for her, "Her name is Kimiko,"
"And why is she with you?,"
"I've been assigned to take care of her,"
Gai let out a loud hardy laugh and pulled his ear out of TenTen's tight grip, "My less-than-youthful rival is to care for a youth?," Oh how he laughed, so loud and annoying.
Kakashi's eyebrow twitched, he just wasn't in the mood for this today, "That's what I said," he ground out through his clenched teeth.
The black haired jounin stopped laughing when he heard the anger lacing his words, "We-well then that's wonderful..It's about time you became more social.." he said seriously.
There was a long pregnant silence that made Kimiko uncomfortable, she shifted from one foot to the other, the fabric of her skirt making crumpling noises like dead leaves being stepped on by heavy boots.
"That reminds me, you need new clothes," Kakashi broke the silence. The clothes she currently wore where far too big for her, plus she couldn't exactly stay in them for the length of her stay. She'd eventually start to smell.
And he couldn't have that , could he?
"I can take her for you Kakashi-sensei,"
"Would you? I'm not really good at picking out stuff for girls," He's never had a chance to find that out, so it was only a half lie.
Kimiko gave a quiet grumble, oh come on, she hadn't even spent three hours with him and he was already willing to dump her on somebody else?
"Sure, is that okay Gai-sensei?,"
"Of course! Kakashi and I have to carry out our daily challenge, Lee, Neji you go with her, have fun," To Gai training was fun, nearly killing yourself was fun, doing the most stupid things imaginable to get your heart rate up to a pace that should be impossible for a land mammal is fun, going from store to store looking at clothes, is not. He just didn't realize it soon enough.
"Yes sir Gai sensei!," Lee clicked his heels together and with a salute zoomed off into the distance towards the village.
"Thanks! Come on Kimiko!," TenTen grabbed the girls hand and pulled her from behind the Jounin, dragging her along the same path lee had gone, only slower.
"Why me?," Neji sighed following after his team mates. He hated shopping, it was pointless to him, that was why he only had two outfits.
Kakashi gave an eye smile, "Thank you," he called, Four down one to go, "Game of rock, paper, scissors?," his voice was disinterested.
"I was thinking something a little more hot-blooded, something that'd give you a burning wild and crazy feeling," Wild and Crazy..Last time Kakashi heard that he ended up half naked on a rocky rim staring at white hot boulder in the center of a volcano. Wasn't logical and was deadlier than anything an enemy ninja could throw at you. Put simply, meant trouble.
"How about..Loser has to run two hundred laps around the village on his hands?," That was considered childs play to Gai.
"Ah that is just plain evil! My Youthful rival you are starting to learn! I'm sooo proud of you," The tears of joy, usually reserved for Lee, flowed down Gai's face.
But he accepted it gladly.
"Yeah, yeah let's just get this over with," Kakashi readied his hand in a fist.
"Rock, Paper, scissors,"
He raised his arm to show off a Victory sign, "Scissors beats paper I win,"
"Ah my Rival you have beaten me this time," Konoha's beast saluted with still straitened appendage.
"The next time is already in the bag,"
Gai's leaped forward landing in a handstand, "We shall see about thaaaaaat," he yelled stampeding off.
With the annoying green menace gone, Kakashi shoved his hands into his pockets and stalked over to the Memorial stone. Only an hour past noon and his attitude had already soured like spoiled milk left out in the sun for a week.
At least now he could chat with Obito in peace.
000-Time skip!-000
In the village center Kimiko, TenTen, Lee and Neji where walking through the shopping stalls and stores, trying to convince the smallest of their group to check out some of the girlier things that they passed.
"How about this?," The weapons user held up a light pink shirt that had frills around the hem of its short sleeves.
Kimiko shook her head slowly.
"Ugh," TenTen made a noise of disgruntle.
"Kimiko! How do you like this?," Lee showed her a sleeveless green dress that had a feathered out bottom and a leaf embroidered in golden thread on the stomach.
The girl nodded her head in approval at it, "I like it just fine but I think the color is just a little too...loud," she said apologetically.
The boy with the bowl cut nodded to her, "I understand! I shall find something subtler!," He took that well.
The Jounin with white eyes was the last to show what he had chosen, his eyes were gazing off to the side the entire time as he pulled a white dress, that had layers of cloth going up the entire length, out from behind his back.
He expected to get a rejection.
"Pretty," Kimiko brushed her hands underneath the spagetti straps and pulled it from his grip.
"You mean you like it?," The Hyuuga asked skeptically.
"Mm-hmm," Kimiko smiled, holding the cloth up to her body to see the length. It came to just below her knees, not counting the flap of fabric at the bottom which added an extra two inches to it.
Neji rose an eyebrow. Girls where supposed to like bright colors, he'd been with female family members when they went shopping, they'd take everything into consideration.
What color goes best with their skin tone, which color makes their eyes pop, which pants make their butts look big, which shirt made their bust look bigger, Exc, he'd heard it all and gotten used to it. But this had thrown him back in time to when he was an annoyed nine-years-old boy shopping with auntie.
"Are you sure? It's kind of plain," TenTen looked up from the pile of pink clothes she was digging through.
"I love it," Kimiko said hastily gripping the white dress to her chest.
"Alright if you say so,"
The weapons user paid for the garment and the group was off again.
"Let's find you a place to change and then we'll keep on looking for some more stuff okay?,"
The team of four wandered around for a while until they found a public bathroom, it was old and practically falling apart, with the front door hanging on by a single nail in the henge, but it was deemed safe enough by Neji to be used as a changing room.
If it was one thing his team-mates knew, it was you don't argue with Neji, So little kimiko was sent in.
Alone.
The green doors to the stalls where all open showing off the disgusting ,and disturbing, filth covered toilets inside them, they where full of an odd colored liquid that looked like a home for the creature of the Black Lagoon and had swarms of flies buzzing around them.
It looked gross, it smell horrible, and Kimiko was sure she'd defenantly need a shower later. but first she had a greater need, and that was to get the heck out of those heavy clothes.
The short brunette pulled off the top and replaced it with the dress, she pulled down her skirt and let the silky white cloth drop down.
In a small cracked mirror on the wall next to the missing sinks Kimiko looked at herself, the dress was loose ,not too lose though, it was just right, she twirled around making the flaps of fabric rise around her.
Good she had one outfit..Now all she needed were about nine more, including Pajamas.
She ran out the bathroom, her sandled feet splashing in the water puddles on the tiled floor.
The three ninja took her in.
"Kimi you look great!," Lee gave a large grin.
"Aw you're sooo cute," TenTen cooed.
"Hn," Neji just gave a grunt in approval.
"Onto the next store!," Kimiko gave a giggle and began to run ahead of the teens.
As they passed the large window of the Yamanaka flower shop she stopped dead in her tracks, her bright brown eyes glued to a bundle of Red flowers that had been placed on the window display, the tips of their petals where curled and they had long white and yellow stemins growing out of their centers.
"Kimiko," Lee's voice caught the attention of the other two ninja.
A tall man with brown hair and bright green eyes looked down the tiny girl standing at his side, wearing a knee length layered white dress, knee high stockings and black sandles.
The man ran his fingers through the girls long brown locks, and handed her a white flower with tiny yellow speckles on its delicate spiraled and crumpled petals. Sprouting from the center were long droopy stemins that where yellow at the end and faded to white the closer it got to the flower.
"This is called a Stargazer lily Kimi," The man stated, "They are very rare..And can only be found here and in the village known as Konohagakure," The sparkling rolling hills they stood in lit up when the setting sun's light hit the pollen on the thousands upon thousands of flowers laid out gracefully on them.
"Pretty," The girl sniffed the flower.
"Yes...Very pretty ,just like you Kimi-,"
"-ko! Kimiko!," The small girl shook her head at the sound of Lee's voice, the closeness of his face shocked her, making her gasp and hold her chest.
Those eyebrows really where freaky when you get up close and personal.
"What happened?," She asked.
"You just totally zoned out," TenTen said in a worried tone, her eyebrows frowed.
'Dad,' Kimiko began to sniffle and her hands rose to cover her leaking eyes.
"What's wrong? Did you get hurt?," the much taller girl placed a hand on her shoulder.
"N-no i-i'm fine," she stared at the little girl wondering why she decided to lie.
After looking around for a moment trying to think of a way to comfort her it finally struck her, "Come on Kimiko, there's store up here I think you might like, I'll help you pick out something pretty, okay?," The tall brunette gave a warm smile as she took Kimiko's small hand in her own and stood.
"'kay," Kimiko wiped at the tears flowing down her face in an attempt to stop them.
The group walked a little ways to a small store, when they entered the glass door a small bell settled above it rang loudly.
Kimiko gawked at the large store, the walls where covered in fabric, there was thread, ribbon, buttons and everything in between scattered across the hard wood floor. There were hanging show lights that you'd find at a concert or performing arts center set up all over the ceiling as well a bunch of creepy looking Mannequin's all over the place, some with heads some without.
It was like they stepped into a different world.
"Hold on one second!," A gender neutral voice called out from a behind a torn and tattered curtain held up by a golden pole, suddenly a man sporting a pink dress with an apron and long brown/blond hair that went down to his back-side, stepped out from behind the fabric, "Welcome, welcome! Aa TenTen what a lovely suprise what can I do for you today?,"
(Oh I'm going to get flames because of him)
TenTen nodded to her friend in greeting, "I'm here to get some clothes for her Ritsu, this is Kimiko she's staying-,"
"With Hatake," Ritsu completed her sentence.
"You know?," Konoha's Blue beast asked ,suprised.
"Dear boy word spreads fast around here,"
"How's that?," A thick eyebrow was raised.
"People talk," Simple answer.
"So can you help us?," TenTen pulled on Kimiko's hand when she tried to wander off towards a teddy bear sitting on a table in the far off corner.
It was so cute and Kimiko wanted it. But after getting jerked back for the third time, she knew she wouldn't be getting it today. Today being the key word here.
"Of course my dear girl, come with me," Ritsu could've had flowers drifting around him at how happy he looked as he motioned to the old leather couch situated in front of the red velvet curtain, "Sit, sit I'll be back in a moment," he said dissapearing into the back room beyond the red fabric.
"Are you feeling better yet?," The weapons user looked at the little girl, who looked back to her with dry tear paths on her face.
"A little," Kimiko looked back to the curtain as Ritsu clumsily staggered out, ribbons and thread stuck in his long curly hair, he grumbled and hastily thrashed to get the intruders off of him.
The ninja sweated at the sight.
"Stupid ribbon," his voice deepened for a moment before going back to normal, "Ta-da!," he pulled out a moveable clothes rack often seen at department stores, "It's my brand new creation!," The dress at the very front (the only one you could see because of the angle) was a light pink color.
It had two pockets boardered with hot pink rhinestones and matching embroidery along each and every seam that was visible. The bottom was strait out and resembled a sundress while the top looked more like something you'd see on a Gothic lolita dress, complete with feathering out magenta fabric at the ends of the long sleeves.
"Oh that is so amazing Ritsu!," TenTen cheered turning to Kimiko who looked star-struck, "What do you think?,"
"I like it...But," Kimiko paused, scrunching up her nose at the color, seriously what was with all these people and shoving ugly pink things into her face?
"But? What's wrong dear don't like the color?," Ritsu smiled in understanding.
"I'm afraid so,"
"That's fine everybodies tastes are different that's why-," He ripped the pink dress off the hanger to reveal a baby blue one with the exact same decorations and pattern of rhinestones, "I made this one!,"
Kimiko clapped her hands, "I like it! I like it!,"
"Oh I thought you would," Ritsu patted himself on the cheek, "It did take me over seventy eight hours of tireless back breaking labor to hand sow everything," he ran his hand along his brow in mock like he was wiping sweat.
"You mean you did this by yourself?," Kimiko asked disbelievingly.
"I did everything! even put on the rhinestones one by one," The little dark blue gems shined in the light.
"So cool,"
"I take it you want it then?," TenTen gave a sigh and dug through her bag when the little brunette nodded her head vigerously.
This was way out of her price range, she could tell just by glancing at the dress that it would be expensive. And she was right.
"Seven-Hundred and Sixty-five ryo," (Don't know exactly how much that adds up to)
The ninja's heart could've stopped, he was joking, he had to be. There was no way something as simple as a dress could be that pricey, unless it was made of solid gold.
But the bright smile gracing Kimiko's face made Neji and Lee both cave and chip in the money they had with them. Together they just managed to scrape enough to get the garment.
"Well now you can't get Pajama's or any more clothes,"
"I figured," The small girl said with a laugh. She knew that it would be expensive the second she saw it, so she didn't really expect to get anything else on this little trip.
"Tell you what, how about I throw in a few shirts and things for her?,"
"Ritsu you don't have to do that,"
"No, no it's really no bother, after all..." The man rubbed his stubble covered cheek against Kimiko's smooth one,"She's just so cute!," (From a fathers POV not a perverts),
The Konoha shinobi watched from the sidelines with curious faces at the mans reaction, yeah she was cute but there was no reason to get all giddy about it.
0-Somewhere else!-0
Loud crashes and curses followed a very twitchy Blue haired woman out of the meeting room, she ducked narrowly avoiding a flying vase -thrown by Hidan- from colliding with her head.
"HA! YEAH GET Him!" The two halves of Zetsu cheered on the two viciously brawling members, Kisame -who was protecting his partner- and Deidara -who was trying to kill said partner-.
"Shut up Zetsu I have money on this fight!," Kakuzu growled crumpling a bag of coins in his fist.
"Why don't you make us Stitches?," both sides laughed at the stitched man who growled like a feral animal and leaped at him, "I WILL!," he yelled loudly, his fist detatching and heading towards the plant man.
Zetsu quickly faded into the floor making the waterfall ninja miss he landed and slid on teh smooth stone floor his hands dug into the ground to bring him to a complete stop.
"Ha! You can't get us!," Zetsu's muffled voice mocked
"Ah your mother was a tree," Kakuzu's eye twitched furiously realing his arm back to him.
'You know what? I'm glad I'm not going on this mission,' Konan slowly shut the door to the room and tip-toed off.
She wasn't going to be blamed for the chaos ensuing in there.
-that was completely pointless-
-back with Kimi and the others-
A brown and black hawk gliding around in the currents high above the store let out a coded call, signaling to the ninja inside that they had something important to do.
The three sighed in releaf, finally, the bird couldn't have found them half an hour ago when Ritsu decided to show Kimiko all around the store and let her play with things? Things that could ,and probably would, hurt her?
"Uh oh, it looks like we have a mission, come on Kimiko you have to go back to Kakashi-sensei now," TenTen said stretching her stiff limbs as she stood from an old hard table chair.
"Aww but i want to stay!," Kimiko looked up from the book she and the clothes maker were flipping through.
"It's alright dear she can stay here, Iruka will be coming by later I'm sure he'll take her home," Ritsu patted the little girls head, she reminded him of his own daughter, she too had an interest in making things.
"If you're sure it's not a problem," Neji and Lee walked out of the store and waited for their third team-mate.
"Of course it isn't, I've never had a little protege, oh this will be fun!," Tiny hearts and pink back drop appeared behind the long haired man as he laughed.
"Fun!," Kimiko cheered.
TenTen smiled, "Alright then, we're off Bye Kimiko,"
"Fair-well Kimiko!," Lee waved his hand high in the air as he and the other two shinobi walked off down the village street.
"Bye! Bye!," Kimiko looked to Ritsu, "Who's Iruka?," she asked as innocently as possible.
Maybe that was the person Kakashi had gone to meet at the training grounds.
"He's one of the academy teachers," The man answered simply, picking up a fabric book and putting it on the counter where Kimiko was kneeling.
"Oh.." That theory just flew out the window.
"Now do you see anything you like?," In the past half hour he and the girl had searched through piles of clothes, including shirts, pants, shorts, sandles, enclosed shoes, and dresses. She already had a pile of things she picked out. All of them either white or blue.
The designer thought it was strange for a girl to like such colors, but like he said before everybody has their own tastes, and girls are no exception.
"Ohhhh, I like this!," Kimiko stopped flipping through the heavy pages weigh'd down by the thin clippings of fabric to point at a sea foam green colored slide.
"That's a good choice," Ritsu nodded, "Those things are usually kept in the store down the road though,"
"I can go get them!,"
"Are you sure? It's a pretty long way,"
"I'll be fine," Kimiko insisted, putting on her cutest face, complete with wide eyes and a sweet little smile. (Puppy-eyes no-jutsu Kimi style)
"Go on then, eighth store down on the left it's called 'The Frame', just tell the lady that Ritsu sent you,"
"Yes Sir!," After letting out giggle she quickly walked out of the store then took off running, small clouds of dust kicked up behind her.
With her head down concentrating on the ground she didn't notice the brown haired boy wearing a scarf that was coming out of the weapons shop until it was too late.
Kimiko and the boy she collided head on both let out whines of pain as they hit the ground with loud thuds, the boy was clutched his stomach trying to catch his breath, while the girl was holding a hand to her forehead, a dark crimson liquid dripping through her pale fingers.
"Konohamaru!," A man with brown hair pulled back into a ponytail ran out of the store the gasping boy had just left.
Kimiko sat up slowly and watched the man with a critical eye, he had a large scar across his nose and he was wearing the same kind of vest Kakashi wore, same head-band too.
"I told you to watch where you where going," The man scolded the now panting boy.
"I-I S-she ra-ran into m-me," Konohamaru looked at Kimiko.
"Oh geez," Iruka released the young ninja to go over to the brunette, her eyes widened when he pulled her hands away from her forehead to get a better look at the sorce of the bleeding. A small cut directly in the center of her large area of flesh.
Akward place, it'd be hard to hide.
"Ouch," she winced when he rubbed his thumb over it to check how deep the wound was.
"It's not that bad, but you'll need a bandage," 'Shouldn't scar,' he thought, "The hospital isn't far from here I can bring you-,"
"I have to go back to Ritsu," Kimiko muttered quietly, cutting him off.
"Ritsu? What were you doing at his store?," The designers store was so old most children where too scared to go in with their parents, much less want so eagerly to go back on their own.
"I was with Miss TenTen and her friends..But they got called away to go on a mission, I wanted to stay there for a little while, so mister Ritsu said I could stay..He said that some guy called Iruka would bring me back home when he came by later," Kimiko spewed out a whole summary.
"Of course he did," Iruka sighed, scratching his scar gently, "Well he should have some bandages..Let's go get you fixed up and I'll take you home...Were do you live?,"
"With Mr. Hatake,"
"Hatake? You mean Kakashi Hatake?," The thought of the Copy-ninja taking in a child was like him taking in a cat, he's allergic to cats. It was basically the same situation since both end in destruction ,carnage and watery-eyes.
Kimiko nodded and muttered a faint 'Yes'.
"Whoa that is so cool!," Konohamaru suddenly bolted up, his breathing back to normal, a large grin on his face. He was estatic, he'd never met anyone who'd actually been in Kakashi's home. There where rumors going around that anyone that even tried to get inside would be killed by the jounin's Ninken, their bodies eaten never to be found.
That was only one of many rumors circling Kakashi.
"I-is it really?," The short brunette sputtered.
"Of course! He's a living legend! A hero! You are so lucky," Konohamaru continued to ramble on and on until his old teacher finally stopped him.
Iruka patted the boy on the head, "Alright Kono, that's enough, we need to get..."
"Uh-uh..Kimiko," 'Don't forget your name now stupid,'
"Right we have to get Kimiko patched up, she has quite a bump,"
The young gennin gave a thumbs up, "Right! and I'll be your escort! My names Konohamaru!,"
"Konoha.." Kimiko stiffled a laugh in her throat. He was named after the village? they must think highly of this boy or at least think he'll go on to do great things.
And seeing as how he jumped around and postured, she knew he'd go far, probably become a great leader.
"And there's my friend Naruto!," the boy yelled at the top of his lungs, making the people on the street stop what they where doing to shoot him odd looks.
He certainly was loud enough.
(It was only coincidence that Kono and iruka where in the same store)
0-Time skip-0
Kimiko trailed behind the teacher with a drunken stare, her stomach was killing her, but at least the pounding in her head had subsided, having gotten rid of Konohamaru a short time ago when his friends Moegi and Udon showed up.
In the distance walking towards them on the path was the man they had been ''searching'' for.
Iruka gave a laugh and shifted the bag full of clothes he carried into his other hand, "Looks like he found us,"
"Iruka-sensei good to see you," Kakashi greeted, his hands in his pockets, wearing the same distant look he almost always wore around this time of day. (About Six O'clock in the afternoon)
"You too,"
"To what do I owe this visit?,"
"I think I've found something that belongs to you,"
Iruka ushered the banged up kid out from behind himshe sported a new solid white dress along with a brightly colored purple bandaid directly in the center of her forehead.
"What happened to you?,"
"She ran into Konohamaru,"
"It hurt," The child muttered with a bored scowl.
"I imagine," The heavens certainly were smiling down on the ninja today weren't they? with annoyance after annoyance trailing after him, oh yes the sun was shining so freaking brightly he could die.
"Well I have to go back to the academy and help clean up, one of the students got sick earlier," Iruka passed the white paper bag to Kakashi.
"Be happy you didn't leave them alone," Time itself almost stopped, "You actually left those little hooligans alone in your classroom, You'll be lucky if the entire building isn't a smoking crater by the time you get back,"
"Go to hell kakashi!," A cloud of dust appeared were the chuunin once stood.
Kimiko shrugged, too tired to say goodbye, and latched her hand onto Kakashi's.
"So why didn't TenTen bring you back?,"
"She and the other two got called to go on a mission, so I stayed with Mister Ritsu for a while and then I went out to go get some fabric and ran into Konohamaru," she answered with a little bit more pep.
"I see," She was being a little more open, more talkative, and her stuttur stopped. it appeared spending time with people stopped her shy streak dead in its tracks. She wasn't going to be a fern after all.
"I got to help Mister Ritsu around his shop,"
"Did you now," Kakashi almost shivered, that man scared him. It wasn't that he was evil or anything he was just a little too hyper for his tastes.
"Yup!,"
'She's sounding more and more like Rin,' The silver haired man thought, not noticing the girl stop until the talking stopped.
"Something wrong?," he looked back at her confused.
Kimiko dropped her head, her long bangs shielding her eyes, tiny hands clutched her stomach, suddenly she let out a loud belch.
. . .
"Excuse me," she blushed.
"Geez what did you eat? I can smell it through my mask,"
Kimiko let out a little shy laugh and scratched her cheek.
"You haven't eaten anything today have you?,"
"uh no,"
"What about eariler I told you to get some breakfast,"
"The only thing I could reach was a bannana and orange juice, I'm too young to survive on that stuff alone, I'm only eleven," Kimiko's attitude became fierce.
"You sound like a sassy sixteen year old..." realization, "Wait you're eleven?," 'But she's so small,' he thought remembering back to that morning when she was holding the carton of orange juice.
There was no way she was that old.
"Yeah, how old did you think I was?,"
"Well.." To lie or not to lie that is the question, "'it doesn't matter,"
"Poor Kakashi, losing your touch I see," A voice in his head taunted. he stiffled a growl in his throat, this was neither the time nor the place.
"Can we get something to eat before we go home?," With a small skip Kimiko asked.
"No I'm going to let you starve," Kakashi said seriously
"Huh?~!," The girl exclaimed, She knew he didn't like her but he wouldn't actually let her go hungry would he?
"I'm joking, I'm joking," Kakashi waved a hand in a joke-like-manner to show he was only kidding, "I guess we can go to Ichiraku,"
"Ichiraku?,"
"You'll see when we get there," He really wished he had his Icha Icha right now, too bad he was out of reading material. Constantly skimming through things will catch up to you eventually. (That's a life lesson to be remembered)
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Kimiko swung her legs back and forth as she sat on the red stood at the counter of Ichiraku, next to her was Kakashi, who was talking to her as he keenly watched the old cook behind the counter pour hot broth and noodles into decorated white bowls.
He could kill an enemy ninja with a flick of a finger, but he always burned himself whenever he tried to pour anything into anything. It was like an art form that took years to master.
"I used to take my student Naruto here. Well ,technically, he invited me and then stuck me with the tab," The jounin explained calmly, resting his chin in the palm of his hand.
"What do they sell here?," The brunette wondered, using the counter to help push herself from side to side.
"Ramen,"
"Really? I love ramen!,"
Kakashi gave an eye smile, she was similar to Naruto, in some ways. Only she actually listened to what he said rather than ignore it.
Ayame put down two bowls of Miso ramen in fornt of the two, her eyes landed on Kimiko who looked back in a shy manner, "Aw she's so cute, Kakashi I didn't know you had a daughter," she cooes caught the attention of her father.
"She's not my daughter, I'm taking care of her as part of a mission," Kakashi quickly dissmissed her.
Kimiko's eyes saddened and her hands began to fidget with one of the layers of fabric on her legs, That's right, she was only part of a mission. He looked like he cared and he was being nice to her. But that was only because he had too. If he wouldn't be getting paid, would he still act like this?
If he had to still go on missions, if it was simply an act of charity, taking care of a child with no family, Would he?
Would anyone?
As she watched the Old cook join in on the conversation between Ayame and Kakashi, she sighed softly to herself.
No..No one could be such a selfless fool.
TBC:TBC:TBC:TBC:TBC
(1). Nah it's not a giant carton of juice, Kimi's just really small for her age. REALLY, REALLY small.
Stargazer lilies are well known and desired for their intense ,striking red, white or pink colors, and strong sweet smell. They're Hybrid's meaning they where created by people. They are also deadly to cats, causing kidney failure, anemia, Exc. This is the only species affected.
Two words..Fucking Horrible. pardon my French but seriously this was terrible, yet its the longest thing I've ever written, put me in a train wrapped in barbwire on fire and drop me from the roof of a seven story building..That is all.
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