~Kairi's P.O.V~

~A Couple of Days Later, On the Outskirts of the Leaf Village~

Dipping my feet into the cool water, I stared at Ibiki then, smiled at him. "You know, underneath it all, your not so scary." I said to him.

Ibiki stared at me and gave me a smile then, bit into his apple. "I only show my real side to people I choose to." He said to me, spitting out the apple seeds on the ground. "Emotions are good at times but, on the battlefield their useless, an ineffective tool. People let their emotions get to them and they become careless because of it." He added to me, standing up and sitting next to me, taking his boots and socks then, dipping his feet into the water as we'll.

Letting out a sigh, I looked at him. "You didn't answer my question Ibiki." I said to him, crossing my arms over my chest, I fake pouted at him afterwards.

Giving me a smile, Ibiki chuckled at me. "Actually Kairi, I only show my real side to people I choose to. So, I did answer your question, now may I ask you a question?" He asked me.

I frowned at him. "Sure." I answered him, smiling after I finished speaking to him.

/Well it's better then now or never, and I have to do this anyways. Ibiki it's your job./ Staring directly into my eyes, and nowhere else, he let out a deep sigh. "Can I interview you? It's better if I interview a rape victim while it's still fresh on their mind. I know you've been through a lot the past four days but, it's better to do this sooner or later." He said to me.

Without a second thought, or a doubt, I gave Ibiki my answer. "Yes, I'll do it." Was all I said to him, our eyes never left each other's.

/I wasn't expecting that./ He thought to himself, as he took his feet out of the water and slipped his socks and boots on. Standing up, he held his hand out to me, his posture, his voice, everything was serious again, Ibiki was back to his normal self.

Taking his hand, I stood up and nearly fell over because of a stupid rock but, Ibiki caught me and steadied me. "Thanks." I said to him, sliding my sandals on, he let go of me and we started walking in silence, until Ibiki broke the silence between us.

"Please don't be offended by some of the questions that I ask, it's my job Kairi." He said to me, bluntly.

I nodded my head. /Emotions are an ineffective tool on the battlefield. Consider this the battlefield./ I thought to myself, as we got closer and closer to ANBU headquarters. "I won't be, it's your job." I said to him, with no emotion in my voice, I was mentally prepared for this, or at least I thought I was.

/I hope she's ready./ Was all Ibiki thought as he opened the doors to the ANBU headquarters...

~Thirty Minutes Later~

Taking a seat across from me, Ibiki pulled out a tape recorder then, turned it on. "For the record state your name, age, birth date, and village." Ibiki said to me, his voice cold as ice. /Your begin watched through tinted glass and on hidden camera's and recorded for safety purposes./ He telepathically told me.

Nodding, I spoke to him. "Kairi Hatake, 17, 04-26-1993, and the hidden Leaf Village." I said to him.

"I'm Ibiki Morino, 30, 03-20-1936, and the hidden Leaf Village." He said to the recorder. "Can you tell me what happened four days ago at the Leaf Village academy?" He asked me.

I nodded to him, leaving no detail out. Ignoring the tears that stung at my eyes, I was not going to break down, not here and not in front of Ibiki.

/Even though Kairi's trying her hardest to not break down in front of me, all rape victims break down sooner or later. I hate my job sometimes./ He thought to himself, as he listened to my story. "Did you notice anything different about the clone that posed as me?" He asked me.

Gathering what strength I had left, I told him I did. "His head band was crooked and he didn't talk like the real Ibiki, I could tell from the first words that he spoke, that he was a copy ninja." I said to him.

"The time is 5:57, this interview lasted an hour." Was all Ibiki said, as he shut the tape recorder off and stared at me, giving me a weak smile then, he stood up and put the tape recorder in his trench coat pocket. /It's over Kairi, let's go get some dinner./ He added to me, in my head.

I stood up and followed after Ibiki, the tears that stung at my eyes from earlier, still stung. At this rate, I would have an emotional break down before I even left the ANBU building. /I will not break down!/ I shouted in my head.

Taking my hand in his hand once we were a few feet away from the ANBU building, he pulled me into his arms and disappeared with me to wherever we were going...

~At Ibiki's Apartment~

Sitting me down on the couch, Ibiki kneeled , taking my hand in his. "You don't have to fight it anymore Kairi, break down and cry. You're in a safe place." He said to me.

Looking at him, I smiled . "I thought you said 'emotions were an ineffective tool on the battlefield'?" I asked him, as the tears stung even worst then before.

"Were not on the battlefield anymore, it's over. Let it out. I won't judge you because, I to have cried myself. You'll feel better I promise." Ibiki said to me.

Those were the words that broke the camel's back. My mother once told me that stuffing all your emotions in was bad for you and she was right. I've stuffed everything for the past four days and now it was time to let it out.

Taking his head band and gloves off, he placed them on an empty night stand. Ibiki took the empty seat on the couch, and wrapped his arms around my waist, as I cried into his coat, gripping it like a life jacket.

I didn't speak, I just let the sobs over take me and rack my body. Ibiki was , I was starting to feel better but, I wish it would stop sometime soon because, I was hungry. "I'm sorry about ruining your trench coat Ibiki." I sniffles out to him.

Placing a hand on my shoulder, I looked up into Ibiki's eyes. "Screw the coat, I have other coats. The coat isn't important right now. Your well begin is." He said to me, a small smile on his face after he spoke to me.

Covered in snot and my eyes were blood-shot, I smiled back at him. "I think I'm ok now. Your right, it did help." I said to him, removing both of ourselves from each other's arms. Ibiki stood up.

Giving him a smile, he told me to stay where I was. I looked at him. "I'm hungry." I said to him, yawning afterwards. "And tired." I added out to him.

Ibiki nodded. "Ok, you sure don't want to calm down for a few minutes? I was going to put on some herbal , it helps me calm down when I get upset." He said to me.

Staring at him, I brushed away the leftover tears away. "OK, sure. Where's your restroom?" I asked him, standing up after I spoke to him.

"Down the hallway, it's on the right. The tea shouldn't take to long. After you finish the tea, we'll leave for dinner, OK?" He said to me, disappearing onto the kitchen after he finished speaking to me.

"Ok." I whispered out to him then, headed down the hallway towards the bathroom, going in, I turned the light on and turned the water faucet on.

Splashing some water on my face, and dried my face with a hand towel then, put it back on the rack.

Hearing Ibiki knock on the open bathroom door, I turned my head and saw him standing there against the bathroom door's frame, holding a cup of herbal tea. "This is yours." He said me, a smile on his face as we met eyes.

"Thank you again Ibiki. You've done so much for me all ready, how can I repay you?" I asked him, taking the tea from his hands, I inhaled the smell of the herbal tea, it calmed me down instantly as I took a sip from it.

Ibiki looked at me, a little taken back by my question. "Repay me? Kairi you don't owe me a thing. Some things in life are free. Besides kindness won't be here much longer for you. The second part of the Chunin Exams is about your will to survive and kindness will be very rare during those five days." He said to me, giving me a small smile.

I nodded my head and sipped on the tea. "I know mom all ready told me. I'm hoping Lady Tsuande gives me the all clear so, I can start training again. " I said to him, a smile on my face, as I returned his smile.

"I know, give it a couple of more days and I'm sure Lady Tsuande will give you the all clear. Your a great fighter, you can thank your parents for that." He said to me.

Finishing up the tea, I started to head out of the bathroom but, Ibiki stopped me. "Just leave it there, I'll pick it up later. For now let's go eat." He said to me, as we disappeared to a restaurant and off into the night...

~End of Kairi's P.O.V~

(Author's note: if any of you have any questions, don't hesitate to review or leave me a message in my inbox, I'll try to answer any question you might have. Oh and just so you guys know, there's NO more sex in this story. Also the story might seem slow but, it's really not. I hope you guys enjoyed it.)