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I continued to cry, "P-plea-se sa-ve me.."

The whole night I dreamed of Kakashi, as I twisted and turned in bed crying out to the darkness of the cave. I kept seeing the images of him fighting Obito, the horrible battle between the two of them.

When I finally awoke, my throat was sore and my body ached. I felt groggy and in a daze, but my dreams were still vivid in my mind how Obito hurt Kakashi. A fierce hatred welled inside me. 'I mean it... I swear on my life... I will never let Obito do that to him.'

I stared up at the ceiling of the cave for a few seconds, as images of Kakashi continued playing through my mind. Taking a deep breath, I sat up in the bed and ran a hand over my eyes, feeling the dried tears covering my face.

A knot formed in my stomach as I found myself thinking about Kakashi still, unable to stop picturing the man I loved. I could clearly see him smiling, reading his stupid book, holding me...

Tears began to well up in my eyes as my heart raced, the knot in my stomach tightening. Every fiber of my being desperate to be in his arms, safe and secure.

I pulled the blanket higher up as I bit my lip trying to hold back the tears and began picking at the tiny fuzzballs of the material.

I felt so helpless and infuriated at my situation. I was now trapped inside a piece of shit cave with stupid Obito, cut off from the rest of the world.

I harshly ran my the back of my hand over my eyes, 'This isn't FAIR!'

"I see you're awake." A deep voice calmly stated.

My heart skipped a beat, only momentarily startled, I turned my head to look at Obito.

He stood a couple feet away from the bed, his hands on his hips.

"What? Were you watching me sleep all night?" I narrowed my eyes, sliding lower beneath the blanket.

He didn't offer up any sort of response.

I clenched my jaw, the dreams invading my mind again.

Rage ate away at my body, so much so it was overriding my other normal emotions. Like needing to be scared of probably the most powerful man in the Naruto world right now.

I glanced over at him again, he hadn't budged an inch. He was intently staring at me from behind his orange mask, with his body seemingly relaxed, yet in a powerful stance.

I rolled over, pulling the blanket with me. I didn't want anything to do with that bastard.

He let out a small chuckle, and I felt shivers crawl along my skin.

"It's kind of cute how you think you're in control. Now tell me, what were you dreaming about?"

My pulse sped up and I sunk lower into the bed as I mumbled, "Go fuck yourself."

His foot steps clicked lightly across the cave floor and my body trembled beneath the blanket as I felt him approach the bed.

'Fuck it, I don't fucking care what he does anymore. He hurts Kakashi... he HURTS KAKASHI!'

I bit my lip, trying the best I could to stop myself from succumbing to the fear arising inside.

'It's what he wants. I know it's what he wants... I won't give him the fucking satisfaction. I'll be strong for Kakashi...'

"Don't think you have any real value to me." His deep voice drawled out menacingly.

I swallowed, pressing my eyes closed tightly.

"Then let me leave..." I whispered.

I felt the mattress sink in as he sat down, and my stomach quickly clenched up.

He leaned close, so close I could feel his body heat through the blanket. I held my breath, pressing my eyes tighter shut, 'No! Be brave! BE BRAVE! DON'T GIVE IN TO HIS FUCKING FEAR TACTICS! THIS IS THE NARUTO WORLD. He-he won't do something as bad as...'

I did everything I could to not picture horrible images in my head as I felt him near me.

My whole body involuntarily let out a tremble and with a slight whimper I knew I lost at the game.

He lazily moved backwards and the mattress made a creak as he stood up from it, having got the reaction that he wanted from me.

My heart thudded against my ribcage and I opened my eyes, turning my head slightly to look over at him.

Obito stood leaning over me, his black clothed arms crossed over his chest, his orange mask covered in shadow.

My eyes connected with his sinister Sharingan once again, but the red eye didn't hold the same anger as yesterday. A different emotion swam in it, and I felt my own eyes widen in confusion as he quickly looked away before I had a chance to figure out what it was.

'Wh-what the fuck?'

Hatake Kakashi stood in the middle of his bedroom gloomily staring at his windowsill behind the bed. His jaw tightened in anguish as he stared at his pictures, his mournful gaze attached in particular to the third framed photograph.

He took a step closer, reaching out and grasping the newest addition to his precious collection.

"Becca..." he breathed out in a sorrowful sigh.

In the newest framed image; he was being tightly embraced around the waist by a beaming curly haired girl, while he stood there blushing with a hand in his own unruly spiked hair and genuine smile on his face.

His grasp on the picture tightened as his uncovered dark eye grew more grim. It felt like just yesterday when they took the picture, and his heart pounded fiercely against his chest.

'"A photographer!? We HAVE to get a picture together!" Becca went wide eyed grinning up at him, spotting the little gray haired man with the camera across the street.

He felt his pulse speed up, but Becca tugged on his arm harshly not giving him a chance to answer.

"Come on Kakashi... you know you want to!" She smirked at him dragging him across the street as he stared at that flawless smile of hers.

"A-ah... if you insist..." he trailed off watching her smile stretch her further, making his heart swell.

She somehow talked the academy photographer into agreeing to take their picture and now he stood there awkwardly as Becca was giggling away next to him.

The man Genzo, went behind his camera and waved his hand signaling them to get into position to take a picture.

"Okay, on three."

Becca threw her arms around his waist and his felt his face instantly turn pink, he glanced down at her and she laughed, her eyes meeting his, shining with pure joy.

Genzo started counting, "One, two-"

Becca giggled again, squeezing him tighter and he rubbed the back of his in embarrassment but he couldn't help smile, her happiness was contagious.

"Three!" The flash went off and there was a small click as the picture was taken.

"Oh! Can we get two copies of those, please." Becca stated, releasing him from her embrace.

He continued smiling as she went over to talk to the photographer about the pictures, his body getting this warm tingly feeling as he stared at her.'

He clenched his jaw so tightly it caused pain to radiate along his neck, he felt his chest well with emotion.

He sorrowfully stared at her smiling face in the photo, "I'm useless trash... I couldn't keep my promise to protect you..." Kakashi spoke softly to the picture.

Loud pounding on his door interrupted his thoughts.

"KAKASHI!" Konoha's green beast yelled from outside his apartment.

He gently placed the picture back down next to the other two, giving it once last look before turning away to go open the door.

"KAKASHI, ARE YOU STILL IN HERE?" Gai yelled once again, he quickly opened the door before his friend broke it down in over enthusiasm.

"Heh. Heh." Gai stood outside with his usual grin and stance.

"Why are you inside on such a beautiful day?" Gai declared grinning.

Kakashi gave no reply, keeping a stoic express.

"AH! I see." Gai nodded in mock understanding.

Kakashi continued to stare with a blank expression at his friend, waiting for an explanation as to why he was here.

Gai did no such thing, just opened his mouth and went rambling on about nonsense.

Kakashi stood there for a few moments giving his friend a chance to say what he wanted, then he stopped him. "Gai, I have paper work to do. I need to get going."

"Ah! Just like my rival, never let idle time pass by!" Gai chuckled with a thumbs ups.

"Mhm." Kakashi stepped out of his apartment, shutting his door behind him and began walking away from Gai.

"We still have a match to finish!" Gai called after him.

Kakashi waved his hand in response, then shoved them into his pockets. His expression darkening as he slowly made his way to the Hokage's mansion, he had an important rescue mission to discuss once again with Tsunade-sama.

I was all alone in the cave now, Obito had warped himself out going god knows where. I frowned at the spot he disappeared at, near the large boulder, the only exit out of the whole place.

I glanced around at the rest of the dimly lit cave quickly, nothing looking any different than before.

"That asshole. Bringing me into this cave, where he was kept. Must get some sort of sick pleasure from keeping people in Madara's hideout."

I let out a sigh and slid off the bed, getting incredibly bored of sitting there. My mind couldn't help but wander back to right before Obito left, the brief look he had given me.

It was so... unusual.

'If it wasn't anger then what was it? It was... curiousity? Interest? What the fuck was the look? Just simply not anger, maybe it was his casual expression...'

I shook my head, 'Don't be fucking stupid. There was no look, it was simply him turning away to leave. Be glad I'm alive and he's putting up with my shit.'

I bit my lip and stomped across the cave over to the wooden throne, now that Obito wasn't here I might as well have a look around my prison.

Running my hand along the smooth wood, I noticed it was extremely old. It also looked hand made, like Madara had carved it himself.

I smirked now imaging that guy as a lumberjack carving a wooden throne for himself.

'Nice, the great Madara Uchiha played a lumberjack for fun on the side. I'll tell that to Obito when he returns... let him know what his master did in his spare time.'

I giggled, now really picturing Madara dressed in a skimpy lumberjack uniform with his long hair in pig tails. I covered my mouth, but couldn't stop myself from bursting out laughing as the image got more intense with him chopping wood and winking.

I couldn't contain my laughter at all anymore and I leaned my head against the wood, my cackles of joy echoing around the cave. I was grasping the side of the throne to keep myself from collapsing I was laughing so hard.

"F-fuck, ohmygod. Lumberjack Mad-Madara! AHAHA!"

It was a good couple minutes before I was able to calm down.

I ran my hand across my eyes wiping away the tears that had come free from laughing so hard.

Taking a deep breath I stood up straight and smiled, "Wow, I really needed that... no wonder they say laughter is the best medicine."

I pushed away from the throne with a tiny smile and walked around behind it to try and get a good view of the huge Gedo Mazo.

It was raised further upon a platform, the very top far too high into the cave for me to see, even if I craned my neck all the way back.

I walked as close as possible to it, an odd feeling suddenly ran through my body from being so near the empty vessel of the Jubi.

Uneasiness roiled in my stomach as my eyes scanned along the massive humanoid frame. I bit my lip, scrunching my eyebrows together as I took in the reality of being so close to the object that would be the cause of so many problems later on.

'This thing... the Jubi's vessel might already have a couple of the the biju sealed in it...' My frowned deepened as I felt sad for the people who had died and the biju who were now sealed.

'Those poor creatures... I wonder which poor things were sealed already? I know at least Shukaku... could it already be up to the Sanbi? Or... what was his name? Kurama is the Kyubi... but...'

A pang a guilt ran through me as I thought of Naruto, I never wanted him to suffer through the any of this, or the war either. Even though I knew no matter as much as I might try, deep down I knew the fourth shinobi world war would still happen.

I narrowed my eyes and bent down, picking up a rock from the cave floor.

"All of this... it's your fucking fault." I clenched the cold rock in my hand, "Madara... Obito... and you stupid statue!"

I chucked the rock as hard as I could at the Gedo Mazo, it hitting the vessel with an echoing twang only about 8 feet up from me and not doing the slightest bit of damage.

It only infuriated me more.

I let out a growl and picked up another rock, cursing and threw that one as well with all might at the mummy like statue.

"I HATE YOU! I HATE THIS CAVE!"

I threw another rock.

"I FUCKING HATE MADARA AND OBITO"

I chucked more rocks.

"I FUCKING HATE DANZO AND HIS UGLY OLD FACE!"

My tirade of throwing rocks and screaming went on, "I HATE KABUTO AND HIS CREEPY GLASSES FACE – I HATE TOBIRAMA FOR INVENTING EDO TENSEI except not really cause he's awesome – I HATE OROCHIMARU FOR BEING OROCHIMARU – I HATE MADARA FOR BEING SEXY EVEN DEAD OR IN A LUMBERJACK OUTFIT – I HATE OBITO FOR BEING A PIECE OF SHIT AND STARTING ALL THIS!"

I threw rock after rock with all my might, my throat and arm began to ache and I didn't care.

"I HATE KABUTO FOR KIDNAPPING MY BEAUTIFUL BABY YAMATO!"

I threw another rock, this one actually reaching the chains of the Mazo, making a large rattling sound echo all through the cave.

"ARGHH!" I let out one last scream and collapsed onto the ground, quickly crossing my legs and trying to catch my breath.

For once no tears filled my eyes, but my blood pumped harshly through my veins as I panted on the cold dirt ground.

I felt myself tremble slightly from the exertion of all the screaming and throwing I just did. I ran the back of my arm across my forehead, I was even sweating.

'It was good though, a healthy stress relief. Good for me. You fucking go girl, you go!'

Another person's chuckle interrupted the middle of my gloating.

I spun around and stood straight up, grabbing a rock from the cave floor, not even giving it a second thought as to what I was about to do. The adrenaline instantly kicking back in as I let out another scream.

"FUCK YOU!"

I glared harshly as I watched him just stand there, the rock flew straight at him and then it slipped right through the very same orange mask I had aimed at.

The rock clattered to the ground on the other side, the noise ringing loudly around the cave.

We stared at each other silently for what seemed like ages, neither of us moving in the slightest, just dead air in the room.

Finally he was the one who broke the silence and he took a step forward crossing his arms over his chest.

When he spoke his tone was extremely calm, "Are you done with your special outburst?"

I mimicked his own movement and crossed my arms as well, turning my nose up to him with the slight stamp of my foot.

"Humph!"

I swear I could hear him roll his eyes from where I was standing, but the only real action he made was to walk closer to me.

In continued defiance I turned my back to him as he grew nearer.

"I don't know what you think you're going to accomplish by trying to damage the Gedo Mazo with small rocks, but it's quite pathetic and you should stop before you hurt yourself." This time his cold voice had an unusual edge of amusement in it.

I glanced back at him, "Well what the fuck do you want from me? YOU kidnap me and intend to keep me prisoner here in this boring ass cave, probably to die from lack of Vitamin D because of not getting any exposure to sun light!"

"You were yelling very interesting things... I have figured out since yesterday a better way to approach you already. I have something to say that may intrigue you." He said slowly, recrossing his arms.

I felt my heart skip a beat, and my eyes widened despite not wanting to give him any reaction. I quickly looked away from him again, my lips turning down in a frown.

'No, no! Don't respond at all. It's bullshit, nothing that comes out of his mouth is good! It's all just toxic and evil!'

I heard him take a couple steps closer, and my pulse sped up as he began to make me uncomfortable again.

"I will make you a deal. As you just mentioned, you're trapped in a cave with no way out, doomed to die from lack of sunlight. All I ask in return is some information and I will give you the very sunlight you seek." His deep voice was no more than a foot away from me now.

Goosebumps formed along my skin despite the disgust I felt at the idea of what he was asking.

'NO! FUCK NO! HE WANTS ME TO BETRAY THE PEOPLE I LOVE, I WON'T DO IT!' My heart began to race, my stomach twisted and turned at the very despicable thought.

"Give me the information I-"

"No!"

"want and I"

"NO!"

"will give you-"

"I SAID NO!" I spun around immediately to glare at Obito.

He stood there as calm and collected as ever, unfazed by my absolute refusal. He gazed at me from behind his mask and my brown eyes met with his red Sharingan once more.

For the second time I felt a wave of confusion wash over me as I stared into his eye, again he wasn't looking at me in anger. He was just simply... looking.

"Obito..." I started to say, but stopped, pursing my lips together.

This time he spoke, his voice low and even, "I will allow you to go out to a nearby lake tomorrow in exchange for you telling me how you know about Madara. That is all. You're not betraying Konoha."

I felt a shiver run along my spine and I wrapped one arm around myself, dropping my gaze to the ground.

Images of Kakashi quickly ran through my mind, and the pain in my heart grew. I could see his loving face, he would never forgive me if I betrayed my friends.

'No, they're not just my friends, they're my family. I-I can't.'

Naruto's grinning face flashed through my mind, everyone I've grown to care for, the village...

I looked up from the ground, my eyes hardening and meeting Obito's gaze with determination.

"N-no. I would rather die in this cave then betray the people I love."

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