Sorry for the long wait. I been really busy and I had a writer's block and it didn't go away for a while so yeah. I'm really sorry I hope you guys like this chapter. I think the next chapter will be the end of this story not sure so yeah. Well I hope you like it. On with the story.
Chapter 25
It's been 3 months since the incident with the Kaji clan. Chie was walking around Konoha. Naruto had left with Jiraiya for training; Kaito graduated and is now a Gennin. He was off on a mission with this team. Chie was on her break.
"Konoha is sure quiet without Naruto." Chie thought to herself. Chie heard word that Neji had become a Jounin. Everyone else had become Chuunin. They had told her as soon as they pasted Chie had congratulated them. Chie had walked into the forest. Chie looked around the forest.
"I hope Naruto is doing well it's been what 2 months since he left." Chie thought to herself when she felt a familiar chakra signal. Chie looked around a bit.
"Why is he here?" Chie thought to herself as she looked around and found a tree as she looked from behind her eyes widened.
"Kabuto..." Chie said in a low whisper. Kabuto had smirked.
"Why don't you just come out? I know your there." Kabuto said. Chie knew Kabuto was very good at sensing people.
"I guess I can't get past you." Chie said a bit coldly.
"How long as it been since we last seen each other?" Kabuto asked as she looked at her.
"7 years." Chie replied.
"Hmmmm 7 years." Kabuto said.
"I still don't get why you're with Orochimaru. You weren't like that 14 years ago." Chie said.
"Things change." Kabuto replied. Chie narrowed her eyes.
14 Years Ago
Chie was sitting alone reading a book. She hasn't been able to mingle with the others. The other students didn't try to mingle with her. Chie was still reading her boom when someone called her.
"Do you want to eat lunch with me?" Male voice asked. Chie looked over to him.
"Sure you want me to eat lunch with you Kabuto?" Chie asked. Kabuto nodded his head with a smile.
"I'm sure." Kabuto replied. Chie smiled as she put her bookmarker into the book and she put her book away as she grabbed her bento box as the two walked out of the building and ate on the grass.
"Why don't we ask if anyone else would like to eat with us next time?" Kabuto said with a smile.
"Hmmmmm I don't know. They might not come with us." Chie replied.
"Don't worry Chie when time passes they'll learn to like you." Kabuto said. Chie looked towards the site. She wondered if they would learn to accept her.
"Okay." Chie said. The two stayed together and they also were able to mingle with the others. During Chie's Academy years she had liked Kabuto more and more as years passed. Once the two graduated and teamed up with their team Chie would see Kabuto on her own time. The day Chie found out that Kabuto was working with Orochimaru she couldn't believe it but she still couldn't stop liking him but she had to because he was working with someone evil.
The Present Time
"Things change...That's true but what does he have that we couldn't give you." Chie said a bit coldly. Kabuto slowly walked up to her as he did Chie tensed up.
"Even if I tell you, you wouldn't know." Kabuto replied as he stopped in front of her. Chie knew his medical skills were excellent. She had to be careful one wrong move and he could kill her easily. Kabuto brought up his right hand towards her cheek as he gently placed it. Chie brought her left hand and grabbed Kabuto's right hand and pulled it away from her cheek.
"Hmmm you never did that when we were kids." Kabuto said with a small smile.
"Like you said things change." Chie replied. Chie's heart pounded in her throat. She tried to get rid of the feeling she had but it was really hard not to fight back.
"I would have thought things would have stayed the same." Kabuto said with a smirk. Chie let go of his hand.
"Things will change nothing will stay the same." Chie replied. Kabuto had disappeared he was behind her. Her face mask fell to the ground. Chie looked at the face mask and noticed the mask was cleanly cut off. Not by a kunai but something very thin with a very sharp blade.
"You look better without that mask." Kabuto whispered in her ear.
"You always like to get me off guard from behind. It won't work." Chie replied. Sweat ran down her forehead. Kabuto was playing with her like a cat would with a mouse.
"Oh you really think so? You haven't changed on the inside." Kabuto whispered. Chie narrowed her eyes as she balled her fist and threw her hand back but she felt nothing. She didn't felt her fist hit anything solid. Chie looked behind her and saw Kabuto was gone.
"Where did he go!?" Chie thought to herself.
"That was close. If I had gotten hit it would of hurt." Kabuto said. Chie quickly turned around.
"What do you mean I haven't changed on the inside?" Chie asked angrily. Kabuto smirked as he put his hands towards his hip.
"Without hesitation you would have attacked me. You know that I'm with Orochimaru. From that we're enemies. Yet you haven't attacked me once." Kabuto replied. Chie thought her heart skipped a beat. What Kabuto said was true. She would have attacked him yet she hasn't. Shit still liked him and that was the problem. The years they been together something you can't break easily. Kabuto gave a small smile.
"I was right in befriending you. You let something like that stop you." Kabuto said as he slowly walked towards her. Chie clenched her fist.
"I see what you're trying to get at." Chie replied.
"It would be easy to kill you. But also it would be easy to get you to join me with Orochimaru." Kabuto said as he stopped in front of her. Sweat ran down her face.
"What do you mean by that!?" Chie said angrily.
"Do you remember the day you came running to me. The day your parents died." Kabuto replied. Chie's eyes changed a bit.
"What about it?" Chie asked.
"You said that you'll get your revenge didn't you?" Kabuto asked. Chie's expressing changed.
"I did but...That dosn7t matter." Chie replied. Kabuto put a hand on her shoulder.
"Really? You really don't care about it?" Kabuto asked. Chie put a hand towards his hand and made him let go of her shoulder.
"What are you trying to get at Kabuto...I already told you I don't care around getting revenge. Naruto is Naruto, he's not that monster who destroyed and who killed." Chie replied. Kabuto gave a smirk.
"True he isn't but, nerveless the Kyuubi is inside him he could become the Kyuubi like the other Jinchuriki." Kabuto said.
"What!?" Chie said in surprise. Her grip loosens as Kabuto gave a smile.
"It's true if you don't get your revenge now who knows someone could die." Kabuto replied. Chie couldn't believe what Kabuto is saying. But then she remembered that Kabuto told the truth. But then it could be a trap or something to make her kill Naruto.
"What are you trying to say...?" Chie said.
"Orochimaru could give you the power to kill him if you want it." Kabuto replied. Chie's feelings were mixed up. She wasn't sure what to say or what she should do. Kabuto gave a small smile.
"If you want to come I'll meet you here 2 days from now at the same time." Kabuto said as he got closer to Chie. Chie looked away from him. He put his hand under her chin as he made her look at him. Chie didn't try to get rid of Kabuto's hand from under her chin. Chie would have done it by now but she didn't. Kabuto leaned over to Chie and kissed her. Chie's eyes widened as Kabuto let go of the kiss and walked away. Chie couldn't bring herself to call him or stop him. Kabuto had disappeared into the forest.
"..." Chie said. She slowly looked at her face mask that was on the ground.
"He could have killed me easily..." Chie thought to herself. She continued to look at her mask she knew that their power level was different. He managed to cut her mask. She could of easily stopped someone from doing that, but Kabuto had cut off her face mask off cleanly. She didn't even have a scar on her face. Chie picked up the face mask and walked back into Konoha. Thoughts ran through her head. She clenched her hand into a fist.
"Nothings making any sense in my head. I don't know which are my true thoughts and which thoughts are from Kabuto who put thoughts into my head." Chie thought to herself. Chie just wanted to know which she should go with. Chie loves Konoha and would do anything to protect it and its people. On the other hand if she was with Orochimaru she could be a lot stronger and maybe, maybe be able to get her revenge.
"What am I thinking I told myself that I won't get revenge for my parents. I told myself that a long time ago." Chie said in a low whisper. Chie walked through the gates Izumo and Kotetsu were on guard when they saw Chie they noticed she didn't have her face mask on.
"Chie Welcome back." Izumo said. Chie stopped and looked at the two.
"Thanks." Chie replied the look on her face worried them.
"Is everything okay Chie?" Kotetsu asked. Chie nodded her head.
"Hai everything's okay I should get back home." Chie replied with a bow as she left. Chie slowly made her way home. Once she got home she saw a note at the door. Chie took the note off the door and read it. Kaito was on a mission and won't be back until the next day. Chie unlocked the door and walked in. It was quiet. Chie went straight to her room. She walked up to her bed and flopped onto the bed. Thoughts ran through her head. She was having a hard time in what she should do. Even though she knew that Orochimaru was evil and the one who's trying to destroy Konoha. If she sided with him that would mean she'll be helping him in destroying Konoha and killing its people. The people she grew up with. Chie closed her eyes.
"What would my parents do in a situation like this?" Chie thought to herself. Though she knew what action they would take. But could she be able to make that choice and stick with it till the end. Chie slowly drifted to sleep when she heard a knock. Chie opened her eyes.
"Who could it be?" Chie thought to herself as she got up and walked towards the door and opened it.
"Kakashi-sensei what brings you here?" Chie asked with a surprise tone I her voice.
"I can to see how you're doing." Kakashi replied.
"Why don't you come in." Chie said as she went off towards the side to let Kakashi in as she closed the door. The two went into the living room. The two sat down on the couch.
"I'm really sorry for making you worry." Chie replied.
"Is everything okay?" Kakashi asked. Chie wasn't sure what to say. She didn't want to tell him about what happen with her and Kabuto and what was said. She still could feel Kabuto's lips on her lip.
"Everything's find..." Chie replied as her expression changed.
"You sure? You sure that nothings wrong?" Kakashi asked. Chie nodded her head. Kakashi looked at her, he knew something was bothering her but she's trying to hide it.
"Chie if you hide and keep it all on the inside it's only going to get worse." Kakashi said.
"...Well...I met someone I liked when I was an Academy student and looks like I still like him. But the downside to it is he's working for someone who's evil and I still can't stop liking them." Chie replied as she looked off towards the side. Kakashi looked at her. Her look was hard to explain. You can tell her emotions aren't straight.
"I know it's hard to stop liking someone. I would like to say you should go what your hearts telling you but this person is working for our enemy and you should think about the people who you went on missions with and how you helped out this village." Kakashi replied. Chie listen to every word Kakashi said. She tried to remember everything. How if she was to join with Kabuto and Orochimaru she would be something her parents wouldn't want to be. Chie nodded her head.
"Your right Kakashi-sensei through it might take a while until I get everything straight." Chie said.
"Things always take time. You can't rush things." Kakashi replied. Chie nodded her head.
"I'll bring some tea." Chie said as she got up.
"Okay." Kakashi replied. Chie made her way to the kitchen and put water in the kettle as she put it on the stove and started boiling it. Chie looked out the window staring at the sky.
Flashback
"Chie!" Male voice said. Chie looked over to the figure and smiled.
"Sorry I had something on my mind." Chie replied.
"...Is it about your parents Chie?" Male voice asked. Chie's expression changed.
"Their gone Kabuto...How can I not think about them? They were killed right in front of me." Chie said as her body shook.
"Chie..." Kabuto said. He walked over to her and hugged her. Her face became bright red.
"Kabuto what..." Chie stopped. She knew exactly why he was hugging her. He was trying to comfort her.
"Is there anything I can do to help you to get rid of the pain?" Kabuto asked. Chie blushed even more.
"It'll help if you stay by my said." Chie replied. Kabuto gave a smile.
"Sure if it helps you to get through the pain." Kabuto said.
"Arigato." Chie replied as she smiled. Then a baby's cry echoed. Chie looked at Kabuto.
"I should check up on Kaito." Chie said as Kabuto let her go as she left.
End Of Flashback
Chie heard the kettle whistle as she quickly turned off the heat and poured the hot water into the tea pot as she poured the tea into the cup. She brought the cups into the living room as she put the cup in front of Kakashi.
"Here's your drink." Chie said. Kakashi nodded his head.
"Thank you." Kakashi replied. Chie picked up her cup as she took a sip of her tea. Kakashi lowered his face mask as he also took a sip from his cup. Chie looked over to Kakashi.
"Kakashi-sensei..." Chie said. Kakashi looked at her.
"Hai?" Kakashi replied.
"Had you ever been in a situation like me?" Chie asked.
"You could say something similar to it." Kakashi replied.
"How did you get through it?" Chie asked.
"My friends that supported me. I was able to make my decision with the help of my friends." Kakashi replied.
"Support." Chie said under her breath. Kakashi nodded his head.
"Hai support. Chie don't forget you have support from everyone." Kakashi replied. Chie just looked at him. She thought about what Kakashi said. She knew how that she had support when she was small. She even has support now and from the teams she got herself acquainted with. Chie nodded her head.
"Arigato Kakashi-sensei." Chie said. Kakashi gave a smile.
"That's what friends do." Kakashi said. Chie nodded her head.
"Why don't you spend the night here it's getting late." Chie said.
"Arigato Chie." Kakashi said as he took a sip of tea. Once the two finished drinking tea Chie cleaned up the cups and started cooking dinner. It didn't take long. Chie set the table and the two ate.
"I hope you like the food." Chie said.
"It was delicious Chie like always." Kakashi replied with a smile.
"Arigato Kakashi-sensei." Chie said with a smile. Chie got up and cleaned up the table.
"Kakashi-sensei you can take a shower while I'm clean the dishes." Chie said.
"Okay." Kakashi replied as she went to the bathroom. Chie cleaned the dishes.
Flashback
"How's Kaito Chie?" Kabuto asked as he saw Chie coming back into the room.
"He's doing better." Chie replied.
"Do you want me to spend the night with you?" Kabuto asked. Chie blushed a bit.
"If you don't have anything planed I could use the help." Chie replied.
"Okay." Kabuto replied with a smile." Chie blushed a bit more.
"Arigato." Chie replied. Kabuto helped Chie in washing the dishes and helped clean the room. Chie asked Kabuto to give Kaito his bath while she took out the garbage. Kabuto nodded his head. Kabuto took Kaito into the bathroom and gave him a bath. Chie took out the garbage.
End Of Flashback
Chie looked down at the dishes.
"Kabuto..." Chie thought to herself. Chie then continued to wash the dishes once she was done she started drying them she heard Kakashi coming out of the shower. Chie quickly dried the dishes and put them away. Chie then went into the closet as she brought out a blanket and a pillow and brought them to Kakashi.
"You can use these." Chie said.
"Arigato." Kakashi replied. Chie nodded her head. Chie quickly went to take a bath. Thoughts ran through her head. She tried not to think but it was hard. Chie washed her hair. Chie turned off the water as she dried herself off. Chie changed into her night clothes.
"Oyasuminasai Kakashi-sensei." Chie said.
"Oyasumi." Kakashi replied. Chie went into her room as she dried her hair. Kabuto's words echoed in Chie's mind but then Kakashi's words also echoed in her head.
"Why am I having a hard time getting my feelings straight?" Chie thought to herself as she looked out the window.
"I can't backstab who I'm loyal to. But in my heart there's still anger towards Kyuubi and Naruto." Chie thought to herself. Chie shook her head.
"I already know that Naruto's Naruto and that's not going to changed." Chie said under her breath as she went into bed.
Morning
Chie smelt food wafer from the kitchen as she opened her eyes and sat up. Chie put her hand towards her forehead.
"Man what a night...I hadn't had such a rough night since my parents died." Chie said under her breath. Chie then changed her clothes and went into the kitchen. She saw Kakashi making breakfast.
"Ohaiyo Chie." Kakashi said as he looked at her. He noticed she didn't have a well night.
"Ohaiyo-gozaimasu Kakashi-sensei." Chie said with a half smile. Kakashi place the food on the table.
"Is everything okay you seem like you didn't have a well night." Kakashi said. Chie sat down at the table.
"...You could say I had a lot on my mind and it didn't go so well." Chie replied with a weak smile.
"Are you sure you're going to be okay?" Kakashi asked as he sat down.
"Hai I'll be fine thanks for worrying about me." Chie replied with a weak smile.
"Okay." Kakashi said. The two ate their breakfast.
"Kakashi-sensei thanks for making breakfast today." Chie said as she looked at him. He looked at her.
"Your welcome. After what happen you could use the break." Kakashi replied. Chie gave a small smile.
"Thanks." Chie said as the two continued to eat. When they were done Kakashi washed the dishes. Chie had cleaned the table.
"Tomorrows is when I have to give my answer to Kabuto..." Chie thought to herself as she slightly looked at Kakashi who's back was facing her.
"Kakashi thanks for staying with me. I've managed to get my emotions straight and I'll be able to make my decision." Chie thought to herself.
"Kakashi-sensei I'll dry the dishes." Chie said as she walked towards where Kakashi was. Kakashi nodded his head. Chie dried the dishes as she put them away. Chie put the last plate away.
"Chie I should get going." Kakashi said. Chie nodded her head.
"Okay I'll see you later." Chie replied. Kakashi nodded his head as he left. Chie watched him leave. Chie went into the living room as she sat down on the couch she then looked outside.
"Just hope I'm making the right choice." Chie thought to herself. Chie just looked outside her mind was floating as though she wasn't in her body anymore. As hours past by Chie had fallen asleep when she heard the door open she opened her eyes.
"Nee-chan tadaima!" Kaito said as she got up from the couch and greeted Kaito with a smile.
"Okaeri." Chie replied.
"Nee-chan is everything okay? You don't look well." Kaito said. Chie place a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry everything is fine. So you don't have to worry okay." Chie replied with a smile.
"Hai." Kaito replied.
"Good." Chie said with a smile
"You had a long day why don't you go into the living room and I'll bring you something to eat." Chie said. Kaito had a big grin.
"Hai." Kaito replied as he ran into the living room. Chie went into the kitchen and made some food and then she brought out a cup and put juice into the cup and took the food and drink into the living room. Chie put the food and cup on the table.
"Here you go." Chie said with a smile.
"Arigato!" Kaito said as he happily ate the food as a huge smile came across his face.
"Nee-chan this is good." Kaito said with a smile Chie gave a smile.
"I'm glad." Chie replied. Kaito continued to eat the food as he drank the juice.
"Well it's getting late you should take a shower and get to bed." Chie said.
"Hai." Kaito replied as he went to take a shower. Chie looked out the window.
"Tomorrow. Tomorrow is the day I'm going to tell him what I'm going to do." Chie thought to herself.
To Be Continued
Chie's made her decision what is it? Will she regret it? What would Kabuto say? Stay tune for the last chapter.