Chapter 3

Before Zabuza and Esme enter Konoha, Esme suddenly comes to a halt. Zabuza was wondering if there was something wrong.

"You can't come into the village," Esme said. "At least not as you. The demon in the mist, I mean. You're supposed to be dead. Disguise yourself with a genjutsu."

"Whatever," Zabuza muttered as he turned into some dude he met last time he was in Konoha visiting Kakashi. Just so happened to be Gai. Esme scoffed.

"You look pretty stupid," She contradicted. "I guess it's better than getting us killed," She muttered to herself as they walked through the gates.

Walking through Konoha, Esme gets a lot of stares. Zabuza -- er Gai -- leads Esma to Kakashi's apartment complex.

"Now remember, it's not a sure thing he'll be here so don't get your hopes up too high," Zabuza warned. They walk into the building, go up 3 stories, and come to the number 356. Zabuza knocks on the door. No answer. Zabuza turns away, when the door finally opens. There stood Kakashi.

Kakashi looked at the imperfect replication of Gai, not noticing Esme. "Get in here," Kakashi orders. Once they are both inside, Kakashi closes the door and Zabuza releases the Genjutsu.

"What brings you here, Zabuza?" Kakashi asks.

"Well, this twerp here was begging me to bring her to you," Zabuza replied, jerking his thumb in the general direction of Esme. As soon as the words came out of Zabuza's mouth, Kakashi stared in horror at Esme.

"How old is she?" Kakashi stuttered.

"I dunno… looks about 12 to me." Zabuza mumbled casually.

"I am 12," says Esme. Kakashi has this vacant look in his eye, doing math in his head. Kakashi curses to himself.

"Do you remember the events occurring 12 years, 3 months, and 6 days ago?" Esme asked.

"W-what? I don't know what you're talking about," Kakashi stammered. He wasn't pulling off lying very well.

"Of course you know what I'm talking about. You're my father and you know it." Esme demanded. Now, here's the part where Zabuza starts feeling a little out of the loop.

'This girl's crazy – completely bonkers, OUT OF HER MIND!' Zabuza thought.

"I am not your father. You must have me mistaken with some one else," Kakashi assured the girl.

"Look into my eyes," Esme barked. "Familiar, are they not? Because they look almost exactly like yours." Now Zabuza could see the resemblance. "And this hair. This cursed, silver hair! It's almost the same color as yours."

"So much so, it's eerie," Zabuza added.

Kakashi sent him a glare that shut him up. "I am not your father. We may be related but I am not your father!" He exclaimed. He turned away, headed for the door to show his now unwanted visitors out.

"Do you remember Rin?" That name sure did stop him dead in his tracks. "She was my mother," added Esme. "She died in the great war when I was only two and I'm sure you would remember that, Kakashi—"

"No!" Kakashi screamed, whipping around in fury. "How dare you mention that name in my house! Get OUT!"

"I won't go!" Said Esme. She folded her arms and plopped her self down on the couch. Kakashi's eye narrowed. He then proceeded to lift her up and set her outside the door, locking the dead bolt.

"Hey!" came Esme's screams as she banged on the door. Kakashi marched over to where Zabuza sat, still bewildered and taking it in that Kakashi had lost his temper like that, and sat down, making the couch sigh. He let his face drop into his hands and just sat there, trying to calm down.

After a while Esme gave up trying to get back in there. She decided to go for a walk around Konoha.

So that's the end of the third chapter. D