AN: ah this chapter. i remember this one rather well surprisingly. it has been far too long. hey maybe i'll like do a rewrite of this and give THAT to you guys so that i'm happier with it! :D
Disclaimer: since i forgot to do this last chapter. you guys all know i don't own naruto. thats some other genius's work. Nikiya is totally mine though. and so is the plot!
Chapter 7
After a few minutes of walking through alleys they came to the gates of the Uchiha clan district. Nikiya released Kakashi's hand and ran to one of the many alleys. He tried to follow but lost her amongst all of the houses. He heard a short scream and ran to the house where Sasuke and Itachi's family had stayed before the slaughter. He rounded a corner to see Nikiya with Sasuke. Sasuke had his arms wrapped around her waist. Sasuke was crying. Kakashi sighed in relief at the sight of his lover, safe.
Nikiya had her arms up since Sasuke had startled her but she soon placed her smooth, small hand on Sasuke's back. "You're actually back. I didn't believe it. I missed you, onii-chan" Sasuke said through his tears. He didn't sound like he was crying but she felt his tears.
A memory came to Nikiya's mind. It had been about a year after she had come to Konoha with Sasuke's dad.
"Sasuke, you really should stop pushing this Jutsu If you keep going at this rate you'll have no lips." Nikiya was using a healing Jutsu on Sasuke's singed lips. He had been crying when she had found him.
"Th-thank you, onii-chan." Sasuke said softly to her. He was only 7 at the time.
"Will you promise me that you'll give yourself a rest every once in a while if I give you a secret to the fireball Jutsu?" Nikiya asked, placing her finger on the tip of Sasuke's nose. Sasuke gently nodded.
Nikiya took Sasuke back out to the dock where he practiced the fireball Jutsu and made the correct handsigns. "What you need to do is find something to focus on. For this Jutsu I find it easiest if I focus on a bonfire. Large and strong. Engulfing everything that is within it." She breathed out and the largest fireball that Sasuke had ever seen stretched out before them.
When she finished she placed her hand on Sasuke's back. "You try." She whispered. Sasuke made the handsigns and blew out through his fingers. A large fireball materialized in front of them. When Sasuke ran out of breath he released the Jutsu
"I DID IT!" he yelled in excitement. He jumped up and hugged Nikiya. "Thank you, onii-chan, thank you!"
"I'll always be here for you. I promise." She said happily.
Another memory, not quite so fond, came to Nikiya's mind.
Nikiya kissed Kakashi good night and waved good-bye. She walked through the Uchiha district happily. She admired the beautiful lapis lazuli ring on her left hand. 'Me! married! How is it possible?' she thought with a smile. Her smile faded when she saw Sasuke's uncle and aunt lying on the ground in blood, dead. Her eyes widened in fear. She ran to her adopted family's house as quickly as possible.
Nikiya stopped short when she heard her little brother, Sasuke, scream. She ran towards the house even faster, pumping chakra through her legs. She burst through the door to see Itachi with a long sword, standing over their dead parents.
"Itachi, what happened?" Nikiya yelled.
"What do you think happened, oh sister dearest? I killed them. I killed them as a test of my new-found power. And it worked. This clan was nothing anyways. Weaklings, all of them." Itachi lifted his sword and pointed it a Sasuke. Sasuke was already crying over his parents but now he was only afraid of being killed.
"You'll not harm Sasuke!" Nikiya yelled. She stepped in front of Sasuke and stretched her arms out. Itachi only slashed his sword across Nikiya's waist. Blood splashed over the floor as she fell to the ground. Sasuke screamed and grabbed Nikiya's hand.
"Onii-chan!" he screamed.
"Always there for you. Never forget. Now run. Don't stop. Just run." Nikiya said weakly. Sasuke got up and ran out of the building.
A tear flowed down Nikiya's cheek at the memory. Kakashi almost stepped forward to comfort her but waited instead. Nikiya hugged Sasuke and looked him over. He was almost as tall as her now. His hair was the same. He now had a ninja headband on his forehead.
"You look so different." She said. Looking at his face and how tall he was.
"It's been 6 years." Sasuke said with finality. His tears were gone. Kakashi had never seen Sasuke smile but now it seemed as if he had never done anything else.
"What's all this about you being an avenger?" Nikiya scolded.
Sasuke merely shook his head. "Nothing. Nothing at all. Where are you staying?" he asked.
Nikiya looked at Kakashi with a question on her face. The same question Sasuke had just asked. "Ummm…"
"She's staying with me. I have room." Sasuke looked at Kakashi like he was crazy. "I have room, Sasuke." Kakashi said with finality. Sasuke nodded.
"It's getting late. Shouldn't you get home?" Nikiya asked. Kakashi laughed.
"You have a lesson tomorrow. Spread the word to Sakura and Naruto, alright." Kakashi said.
Nikiya hugged Sasuke again. "Good night, Sasuke." She said as she walked over to Kakashi.
"You're bags are at the entrance of the district." Kakashi said softly. Nikiya nodded. The two of them walked in a gentle silence to the entrance of the district and grabbed the bags.
"Where do you live?" Nikiya asked softly.
"About ten minutes away. Not too far from the Hokage tower actually." Kakashi replied. Nikiya nodded and ran forward to his side. She grabbed his hand tightly as they walked towards his house.
Kakashi slipped through alleys and across streets. At one point in time, Nikiya jumped because a dog ran around a corner and nearly ran into them. Kakashi had laughed.
"It's not funny!" Nikiya yelled.
They kept walking for another couple of minutes when Kakashi stopped and pulled a key from his pocket. He unlocked the door and walked in. He bowed hilariously when he entered and said, "Welcome to my home." With a lousy accent. Nikiya laughed. Kakashi walked into a separate room that looked unused and set the bags down on the bed. Nikiya set hers down as well. She was looking through the room when she felt a strong hand on her waist. Kakashi pulled down his mask and kissed Nikiya. He sighed in delight.
"I love you." Nikiya whispered. Kakashi touched her face as if to make sure that the entire day hadn't just been a wonderfully vivid dream.
"I love you too." Kakashi replied. Nikiya rested her head on his chest.
"I'm so tired." She whispered after staying in his arms for a few beautifully silent moments.
"When did you last sleep intentionally?" Kakashi said, knowing that she had only fainted the night before. He looked at her eyes to see bags from exhaustion under the bright purple of her sparkling eyes.
"6 days ago. That was the last time that my arms were down by my sides too. Itachi was too afraid to let me go." Nikiya faked a maniacal laugh. Kakashi started to laugh as well. Nikiya broke down on her fake laugh and began to laugh normally with Kakashi.
"We should… We should go to… bed." Kakashi said, trying to catch his breath. Nikiya only nodded. She reached into one of the bags and pulled out the forest green tank top and dark brown shorts that Tenten had given her to sleep in. Kakashi kissed Nikiya one more time before leaving the room to go to his own bedroom.
Nikiya changed and slipped under the blankets on her bed. They were dark red with white sheets, just like the ones in her room at her home in the Uchiha district. She tossed and turned, not able to get comfortable for a half an hour before slipping into a restless sleep.
Around midnight Nikiya shot up. She had had a dream about the Uchiha slaughter. She gasped and got up out of her bed. She walked down the hall to the next room over. She could see a light still on in the room. She silently walked in to find Kakashi reading. He was facing away from her.
Kakashi felt a hand on his side. He turned his head quickly to see a tired, scared looking Nikiya. She curled up next to him when he reached his hand out to her. Within seconds she was sound asleep. Kakashi read for a few minutes, expecting to read the rest of the night, as he usually did, while Nikiya slept in his arms. But soon he fell asleep along with her.
AN: so... that slash across Nikiya's waist. didn't really describe that well. pretty much what i was thinking was a diagonal slash from her left shoulder to her right hip across her front. if anyone needed that... like i said. perfectionist. i feel bad posting these but i feel worse for not posting for so long hahaha.
