Chapter 21 - Rescue

(Yue's POV)

I'm still curled up in a little ball, when I hear the door open.

Thinking its Kemon, I snap, "Go away!"

I hear a familiar, exhausted chuckle, "Even when I've come to rescue you…Yue?"

My head snaps up at the familiar voice, confirming my suspicions.

Its Kakashi, leaning against the doorframe, panting and bloody.

"Oh, Kakashi!" I cry, quickly running up to him, and carefully hug him, "I'm so glad you came!" I hold back the threatening tears, "And you're hurt…Its all because of me."

He grabs my shoulder, lifts my chin so we're eye to eye, and says quietly, "It is not your fault, Yue. Stop blaming yourself, okay?"

"But you could have died!"

"I don't care if I die." He says quickly, "So long as I'm protecting you." He suddenly wraps his arms around me, laying his cheek against my hair, "Thank God you're safe." then, he whispers, almost inaudible, "I don't know what I'd do if I'd lost you."

"How touching."

We both jump in surprise, Kakashi tightens his grip on me, at the voice.

Kemon is leaning against the doorframe where Kakashi had stood, smirking at us.

I instantly feel my blood boil, fists clenching and unclenching, jaw tightens. I glower and hiss, "What do you want, Kemon?"

His eyes narrow, "I thought those idiots got rid of you."

Kakashi relinquishes his hold on me, and stands protectively in front of me.

"Looks like they didn't do a very good job."

I stand next to Kakashi, and scowl, "And what have you done to Arux? Where is he?"

(Kakashi's POV)

Kemon Teyuka? The Chikage's son? Why?

"And what have you done to Arux? Where is he?" Yue growls, standing next to me.

Arux? Oh, yeah! The guy who brought Yue here, Arashi-sensei's old teammate.

I stare intently at Kemon, and coss my arms over my chest, "Well, aren't you going to answer?"

Kemon smirks, and calmly says, "He's dead. I killed him."

I see Yue stiffen, and she looks so grieve-stricken.

Feeling a tiny tug at my heart, I, once again, stand in front of her.

"Why?" I hiss, "When?"

Kemon shrugs, "It was the day before I came to Konohakagure. He should have known better than to threaten the life of my offspring."

"What?" I find myself completely and utterly shocked. I look to Yue, her head bows in shame, and her head is turned away from me.

Shaking my head, I say stiffly, "Call off your attack on Konoha, Kemon."

"Or what?" he taunts, "You going to threaten to tell my family about my child?" he laughs maniacly, "They would be happy. They'd say I need this child, in case something happens to me. Go right ahead, Hatake."

He pulls out a dagger and says icly, "Now, let her go, or I'll be forced to kill you."

I slowly back Yue to her bed, where the window sits, and snap, "I'll never give her to the likes of you!"

He lunges at me, I attempt to throw him off with my speed, but its not doing anything. With no defense, he stabs me in the abdomen.

Damn…all out of chakra!

I throw a shuriken at him, making him take a few steps back. That's when I grab Yue, and slam my body against the window. The glass shatters and we fall toward the trees.

I should hit the ground first, breaking her fall.

Thinking this, I tighten my hold on her, tucking her head in the crook of my neck and squeeze my eyes shut. Preparing for the impact.

(Yue's POV)

I bury my head in his neck and squeeze my eyes shut.

This is it!

There's no large imapct, just the wind rushing through my hair, and its blowing in the wrong direction. Instead of blowing downward, its rushing sideways.

I open my eyes and glance around us.

Beneath us is a bumpy, red surface.

I recognize this!

I smile up at our companion, "Tsunade!"

Upon hearing this, Kakashi opens his eyes and rolls on his side, I slide off him.

"Tsunade!" he exclaims.

Tsunade smiles at us, and says, "Kakashi, I think you need to lay off the heroics, huh?"

"What happened to Akatsuki?" he asks.

"After I gave them a big whooping they ran off." She said, voice turning sharp and dangerous, "Now, explain to me about the bar fight, Earth nin and Inuzuka's missing dog."

I see him sweat drop out of the corner of my eye, "Kakashi," I drawl approachfully, "what did you do?"

He instantly grabs his side, and cries, "Ow, ow, ow! The pain!"

Tsunade whacks him upside the head, "Stop pretending!"

He rubs his head, grumbling, "It does hurt!"

"Tsunade, we have more pressing issues." I say, "Akatsuki and Kemon Teyuka are planning to take over Konoha tonight."

"How?" she exclaims, temporarily forgetting her problems with the copy ninja.

"They plan on extracting the Kyuubi from Naruto and using it." Kakashi replies, "We have to hurry."

"You hear that, old toad, hurry!" she says, poking it in the head.

"I know!" Gamabunta exclaims, a tiny vein popping up.

Suddenly, Kakashi grabs his side and grunts in pain.

"Kakashi!" I call, instantly by his side, "Are you alright?"

Kakashi shakes his head, "No…I've used up all of my chakra…lost so much blood…", he doubles over, grunting again.

"Tsunade!" I cry.

She turns him to lay on his back, and examines his wounds.

"Not good." She says, "Multiple stab wounds, broken arm, major loss of blood, barely any chakra. Not good, at all. He won't be able to help us in the fight in this condition."

Fluffy and a bit of comedy, you should love me.

R & R

-Cloe