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Unexpected Love – Chapter 9 – The Past is Revealed

The best love story is when you fall in love with the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time – unknown quote

Suddenly there was a loud explosion and smoke appeared all around us, masking our surroundings completely. I felt someone grab my arm and drag me away. I allowed myself to be led away and when we'd moved away from the smoke I looked towards him.

"Why can't you ever listen?" I said with a frown. Kakashi ignored me and we continued leaping across building after building, trying to get away.

"Sooner or later they're going to catch up. We need to think of a plan and fast" I added.

"I already have…" he replied and explained the plan he'd thought up. It was good, but not perfect and right now it was all we had. There was a chance they might not even fall for it, except we had no other choice. When the timing was right we made a shadow clone and sent them running ahead, while we took another route. We didn't stop to see whether or not they were following us and rapidly moved ahead. The most important thing right now was to get away and then plan our next move.

In time we'd left the village and were hurrying through the woods, in the cover of the trees. I'd glanced behind a few times and fortunately saw no one.

Unexpectedly a mist appeared out of nowhere and we stopped, not being able to see where we were going.

"It's the Hidden Mist Jutsu. Stay alert. They've found us" Kakashi told me. I'd heard about this jutsu. It was a speciality of the Hidden Mist Village and not even a Sharingan user could see through it. If this guy was as good as Zabuza then there was a chance that he was aware of the Silent Killing Technique, which was used in conjunction with the Hidden Mist Jutsu.

We stood back to back with our senses on high alert. I hadn't sensed any movement so far, but that didn't mean the enemy wasn't close.

"That was quick thinking Kakashi, but too bad it didn't work" said Yuki sarcastically.

"I didn't think it would, but it gained us some time so can't really complain" Kakashi replied calmly. There was no telling where the voice was coming from and at the same time we had to worry about where the other 3 were. This was not good.

"Katsuki I thought we'd a deal. You were meant to come with me if I let him go unharmed, but you went back on your word. I'm going to kill him now, right in front of you and you can't do a thing to stop me" Yuki called out, a hint of malice in his tone. I'd been paying attention to where his voice was coming from each time he spoke. It changed direction every time. So he was on the move, not wanting us to pinpoint his whereabouts.

"Why do you want her anyway?" Kakashi called out.

"To be honest I thought she was dead. When I saw her at the bar yesterday I thought I was seeing things. The first thing I noticed was that she didn't recognise me, but I had to find out for sure, so I approached her. After hearing her answers I figured out quickly that she didn't remember anything" Yuki replied maliciously. I felt my hands form into fists. Why couldn't he just tell me what he knew? This was getting to the point where my patience was at its limit.

"Why won't you just tell me what you know? Stop messing around, you jerk" I cried out in anger.

"Calm down Katsuki…I was getting to that. You see…we met just over 6 years ago. I was moving through the woods one night when I found you lying unconscious. I took care of your wounds and waited for you to recover. It looked like you'd been in a fight and I didn't see a headband so wasn't sure where you were from.

When you woke up, we got talking and you told me about yourself. You were an orphan who'd been discovered by your master. He was the one who taught you everything there was to know about being a shinobi. His name was Orochimaru...Apparently after some time you discovered that he was in fact using you, so you escaped. He was after your powers, wanting to experiment on them so he could use them for his benefit.

After discovering the truth you'd escaped and he sent his men to pursue you, but you managed to defeat them and that's when I found you barely alive. I was even more curious about what those powers were that you possessed so I took you under my wing. Gradually as time went by, we fell in love and were inseparable. You wouldn't show me what those powers were though, saying you wanted to forget you even had them. We were constantly on the move so our enemies wouldn't find us, but eventually we were discovered.

It was that very day when I saw your powers for the first time and it was also the day we were separated. Orochimaru personally came looking for us, eager to get you back. We fought back but he was too powerful. When all hope was lost you used your power and defeated him, or so we thought at the time.

I'm sure you're wondering what this power is, unaware that you even have it. It's a rare trait passed down to certain individuals, also known as Kekkei Genkai. Your power was unique, the first ever seen. You had the ability to mould all five elements, Earth, Fire, Wind, Water and Lightening into several different elements. The attack you used that day against Orochimaru was a combined attack of all five elements. It was your most powerful attack…but it came at a price. Your body was unable to handle it and you passed out.

It was then ANBU from the Hidden Leaf Village appeared with Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin and they took you with them. I managed to escape just barely and that was the last time I saw you until now" he explained. The fog began to increase around us, but I didn't even notice. I was completely dumbfounded by his story. It suddenly made sense…this meant that I'd been right about Jiraiya Sensei hiding something from me. Even so, I'd never expected it to be this big…There were still many things, which needed explaining. Like what'd happened afterwards…

I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned around to face Kakashi. I looked at him wondering if maybe he'd known about this all along, but he appeared just as surprised as I was.

"Control yourself Katsuki. We're in a middle of a fight. Don't let your guard drop" he advised firmly.

"Too late…" we heard someone say. I turned around instantly to find Yuki standing behind me with a sword. My eyes widened, except I quickly realised he wasn't after me. He was after Kakashi. He wanted me alive all along, most likely to take back to Orochimaru or to keep for himself. However, before I could make a move I felt someone knock me out of the way, holding on to me in an unbreakable hold. I tried to get loose, but I couldn't even move. We crashed landed on the ground and I quickly realised it was one of the ninja accompanying Yuki.

I couldn't form any hand signs and there was no chance of breaking out of this iron grip, so I attacked in the only way I could at that very moment. I brought my knee up fast and rammed it into his groin. He instantly screamed out loud in pain and let go. Without wasting another second I formed a Rasengan and attacked him.

With one down and three more to go I turned my attention back to the others. The mist was as thick as ever and I couldn't see a thing. Suddenly, I sensed movement behind me and ducked the flying kick, which had been aimed for me. Before I could make a move though, I felt someone grab me and they quickly realised I'd used a Substitution Jutsu. He turned around quickly, but it was too late. I'd already thrown a series of kunai knifes at him from where I stood on the tree branch, which I knew he was going to dodge. As he leapt in the air to avoid them, my clone appeared behind him with a Rasengan and slammed it into his back.

I turned around expecting the last one to show and noticed that the fog had cleared slightly. I could see Kakashi and Yuki in battle. It was hard to tell who'd the upper hand though and the remaining ninja was nowhere to be seen, obviously looking for the right opportunity to attack from where he hid.

Nevertheless I felt like I was at my limit already, not surprising in the least after making two Rasengans one after another. They always did take a toll on me. I hadn't sensed the other ninja so far so decided to help Kakashi with Yuki. It was then I saw him, making hands signs as he stood directly behind Kakashi, who currently had his hands full with Yuki.

"Kakashi behind you…" I called out rushing forward. Kakashi distracted, turned to look behind him quickly therefore giving Yuki an opening, who dashed forward with his sword. Kakashi leapt into the air dodging both attacks. When the attack from the other ninja hit Yuki, we realised it was a Substitution Jutsu. The real Yuki appeared behind Kakashi and moved to attack him with his sword but Kakashi counterattacked it with his kunai knife.

I appeared in front of the other ninja and he stared angrily back at me.

"Come on then…what are you waiting for?" I called out.

"I don't care about keeping you alive any longer. Don't know what the hell Yuki was thinking…I'm going to enjoy ripping you apart" he replied with a sneer on his face.

"It's always more talk and less action with you guys. I already took care of the other two and it was easy enough. Let's see if you're any better" I remarked with a smirk. I could tell my words were getting to him and just like I'd predicted, he ran forward, clearly letting his anger control his actions. I pulled out my kunai knife instantly, ready to fend off any sneak attack. He drew out a knife off his own at the last second and there was a loud clash as both weapons collided. We leapt apart and stood facing one another.

He started with the hand signs again and this time I recognised them. He was an Earth Element User.

"Earth Style Stone Spikes" he said. I sensed the ground beneath me tremble and leapt into the air to avoid the spikes which would appear. He appeared in the air above me coming straight for me with his knife held in both hands. I dodged his attack and appeared behind him as he landed on the ground, releasing my own hand signs.

"Earth Style: Earth Corridor" I cried out. Instantly the earth below him rose up and attempted to imprison him in a dome but he jumped out of the way at the last second. I appeared behind him and formed more hand signs. It was time to end this.

"Lightning Release: Thunder Dragon Tornado" I cried out. Immediately a whirling vortex of wind and electricity surrounded me. Seconds later the vortex took on the form of a dragon's head and moved forward with incredible speed to hit him head on. He looked up with wide eyes and tried to move, but it was too late. When the attack had finished, he lay unmoving. I dropped to the ground on my knees panting. That last attack had taken most of my remaining chakra.

I looked to where Kakashi and Yuki were still fighting. It seemed their fight was still on, even though both were exhausted. I got up with difficulty and moved closer towards them. Kakashi had formed a lightning attack in his hand which sounded like a thousand birds chirping and was rushing forward towards Yuki, who stood ready. Before he could touch him though, Yuki jumped into the air and Kakashi leapt after him. The next few seconds consisted of Kakashi trying to connect with his body while Yuki kept dodging out of reach.

"Give it up Kakashi, that attack is useless if you can't hit me with me" Yuki cried out. He was right. It was like the Rasengan, which required a distraction, before you could hit your opponent with it. If you attack your enemy head on, he could easily dodge it and it would be a wasted effort. It seemed I would make a perfect distraction. Moving forward, I appeared behind Yuki with my Kunai knife ready to attack him. He acknowledged me quickly and tried to duck out of the way, forgetting about Kakashi for a second. It was all the time needed for Kakashi to attack him with his lightning jutsu.

When it connected with Yuki's body there was a poof and he disappeared. He had used a shadow clone. Kakashi dropped down on one knee panting while he scanned the trees for the real Yuki. I looked around as well seeing no sign of him.

"Are you okay?" Kakashi asked me.

"Yeah…" I replied. We were both at our limit. Suddenly I sensed something behind me and ducked low. Yuki had lashed out at me with his sword. I quickly delivered a low roundhouse kick attempting to trip him up, except he jumped out of the way. Kakashi had moved forward with his kunai knife and it was then I saw it, Yuki coming up fast behind him with his sword. The one who'd attacked me was another clone. There was no time to yell out a warning. I quickly pushed Kakashi out of the way and felt the sword pierce my body…


A/N: Apologies for the cliff hanger… Please review and I'll update as soon as I can ^_^