Dante ran out the door only to be to be grabbed by an arm out of the darkness, the familiar voice spoke.

"I thought you would run." He stepped out of the darkness but didn't relinquish his hold on her arm. She hesitated before she recognised the chakra.

"I'm so sorry Kakashi. It was an accident. She... she... it was my fault." Dante broke down into tears as he pulled her into an embrace as he cradled her head against his chest. The other jounin were standing at the door now, they thought they were going to have to run after her. Kakashi held her tighter and rocked her gently his fingers curling into her hair.

"So you're telling me you attacked her, for no reason?" His voice was hard, Dante tried to look at him but he held her head firmly in place.

"Yes" her voice was small and she closed her eyes waiting for the beating that her grandfather may have given her in situations like this. Kakashi grabbed her left wrist, his finger slipping under the leather bracelet Itachi had gave her, to keep her in place and she flinched at the force he used. She was pretty sure the blow was coming and he was holding her wrist to keep her in place.

"So, if I look at your hand I won't find a scar just like the ones you get after you use your Kekkei Genkai, in exactly the same place as the cut is on Anko's hand then?" he pulled her hand close and sure enough there was a tear in her gloves and a thin white scar in the centre of her palm. He thumbed it gently. "Do you think lying to me about it will make it better? You can't lie to me, not when you look at me and your feelings are written on your face." she looked at him her lip quivering, she had no idea what to say, was she that easy to read? Or was it because when she was around him she relaxed? "You don't need to tell me what happened or what it was about. Just know that I am here for you to talk to, if you lie to me I can't help." Dante tore herself from his arms tears in her eyes.

"No, don't you lie! You're only doing all this for me because the Hokage told you too." She let rip. She needed to know if there was any truth to Anko's words. "The other night, did... Did it mean anything to you?" the crowd watching them became awkward all shifting their weight from one foot to the next and averting their gaze. Every step Kakashi took towards her she took a step back.

"Who said that? Of course it did, I wouldn't make you do anything you didn't want to. The same as I wouldn't do anything I didn't want to." As he asked he saw her eyes flicker towards Anko before settling on his feet. "Come here, we'll go home. Just the two of us. We'll talk and I will answer any questions you have, as long as you answer mine too." She was about to take Kakashis out stretched hand when a chain wrapped around her wrist yanking her one way whilst another chain from the opposite rooftop wrapped around her other wrist pulling it tight. She yelped in surprise as the chains were yanked tight a sickening crunch heard from her shoulders. She was brought to her knees screaming in pain. Kakashi and the other jounin stood ready to fight whoever it was who attacked to find it was two ANBU. They all stopped looking at them questioning.

"We wanted to contain her before she hurt anyone else." The ANBU barked. Kurenai looked angrily at Anko before stepping forward.

"You let her go. She never hurt anyone." Kurenai ran to Dante holding the poor girls tear stained face. She could see the girl was struggling to hold on to her conscious thoughts and to not be overtaken by fear and pain and just rampage until it stopped. Her eyes were shining. Kakashi was also shouting for her to be released but it was too late. Dante got to her feet slowly but seemingly unhindered by her bindings. She sent chakra down her arms so she was able to manipulate her fingers, gripping the chains tightly she pulled both men sending them soaring into each other. They collided with a noise that resembled a clap of lightning. She let go of her chains and fell to the floor curling into the foetal position.

"It hurts. It really hurts. I-I don't want to go to the hospital please, they strap me down, please" her voice was small and pleading, Kakashi was at her side in the blink of an eye picking her up she screamed in pain. He sat down calling over Asuma, Kurenai, Kotetsu and Izumo. He put Dante's legs either side of his waist, her bum set comfortably on his crossed legs her arms unmoving hanging by her sides he asked Asuma to hold her steady while Izumo and Kotetsu popped her shoulder back in while Kurenai healed them with her basic medical ninjutsu. She screamed and snapped her head towards the duo on her arm snapping at them like and injured dog that couldn't understand help. Kakashi voice roused her from her animalistic protection of herself. He pushed her head to his shoulder.

"You'll be okay, just bite my shoulder pad if the pain gets too much." His hands went under her now un-tucked tank top his fingers running up and down her spine gently, to make her think of that sensation, a pleasurable sensation rather than the excruciating pain she was about to go through. He nodded at the duo to let them know it was okay to continue. As they picked up her arm she screamed as she bit down on his shoulder pad, they kept going, a loud bang as it went into place, all the while Kurenai was healing her. Kakashi hugged her closer telling her it would be okay, as Asuma held her in place with her hips. She started to kick her legs, with enough force she managed to move her, Kakashi and Asuma back a few inches, Iruka was quick on the scene to hold her legs on the floor in the most comfortable position he could, her eyes fell upon him and he couldn't see anything but a frightened and hurt little girl, the longer she looked at him the more she crumbled, she was trying so hard to contain the rampage behind her eyes. She mouthed a 'sorry' before screaming as they picked up the other arm. She took Kakashi's shoulder pad back into her mouth, biting through the material. She was screaming wiggling and kicking with all her strength against those that held her.

Izumo nodded at Kakashi letting them know they had done all they could. Everyone let go one by one ready to hold her again in case she were to lash out.

"Thank you" her voice squeaked. She drew her arms to her chest shaking uncontrollably. Kakashi had a hand either side of her face pulling it towards his. He kissed her forehead lightly before kissing her tear stained cheeks and eyes. She started sobbing and laughing uncontrollably, everyone looked at her inquisitively. "It still hurts", she wiggled in Kakashis lap, when Anko came up to her a strong painkiller in her outstretched palm and a glass of water in the other. Kakashi went to take them from her when she pulled away dropping down to Dante's level popping the pill in her mouth and tipping the glass which she drank eagerly. "Thank you, I'm sorry."

"That's okay," Anko smiled. "I would have asked if you had eaten, 'cause that's a strong painkiller, but I think we all know you ate an entire pig." She laughed and Dante laughed with her, a laugh that betrayed her naivety and young age. Dante was too quick to trust and too quick to forgive. Anko could see why everyone who met her had only said nice things, and why Kakashi liked her so much. She was someone that when you saw them you wanted to protect them and she would do the same for you no matter how big her opponent was. "I'm sorry about my behaviour earlier Dante."

"Thaz okaaaaaaaay." The dazed girl smiled. The pain killers started kicking in, and she was smiling wildly. Everyone chuckled at her state, they were all warned to stay away from her but that was lifted by the Hokage, he wanted everyone to talk to her, get to know her and make her feel welcome, Anko just wasn't sure until now, the Hokage was getting old and he just wanted the world to know peace before he passed, the only way to have peace was to trust them. Kakashi stood carefully as Dante still had her arms to her chest and her only support was Kakashis hands on her bum.

"I better get her home. Asuma could you ask the Hokage about the ANBU orders on Dante, I think that was a bit over the top." His voice was all business trying to concentrate with Dante singing quietly in his ear about stars as she looked at them.

"I would but I'm pretty sure my father called off the ANBU, the other day after I told him about the other night. I mean anyone can see she dotes on you and believes anything you say and will do anything you tell her to do." It was then they looked to see that the ANBU had disappeared. Everyone was too focused on Dante that they hadn't noticed that they had got up and left. Everyone had their suspicions but the main one was that those people weren't actually ANBU, but if they weren't, who were they? Dante began shivering in Kakashis arms.

"Are you okay?" he leaned back but she followed him.

"I's is coldsssss. Has I evers told yooooous that you have a bloody gawjus firms chest." she snickered to herself. And Asuma cracked a loud laugh.

"You better get her home Kakashi; we'll sort out here, scout the area and sorts." The gang split up and left a giggling Dante in an astonished Kakashis arms. He started the short walk home with Dante back to singing about stars when she suddenly looked at Kakashi. She had a goofy grin, but it wasn't her goofy grin it was a drug induced painless grin.

"You have beautifuls eyes. Oops eye." She snickered again. He didn't really find it offensive.

"So do you." He decided to join her in her drugged stupor, if he relaxed that might make her easier to handle. She giggled and closed her eyes.

"What colour are they even?" he laughed at her juvenile behaviour.

"Was that even a question?"

"Ssshhhhhh and just answer. you numpty." She still had her eyes closed.

"Brown." He had spent a long time looking in her eyes; that was where all her emotions were portrayed. She scoffed.

"PFFT. Mahogany."

"That's brown." He chuckled.

"A girl can dream." She smirked, a mischievous glint sparkled in her eyes.

"What do you dream of?"

"You." She smiled sincerely. She started to nod her head slightly as sleep was pulling her down.

"Don't fight the sleep, you need it after today."

"Don't leave me. Stay with me tonight." That was the last thing she said as Kakashi reached his door and a soft snore left her nose. He took her in and laid her in his bed, before making sure all his windows and front door were locked.

He returned to find her unmoved from where he had lain her. He stripped except for his mask and got in his night trousers before taking off her shoes and climbing into his bed beside her, he just lay on his side looking at her watching her face contort in her sleep just thinking how much he had changed since he met her. He had become more forthright with his feelings, openly displaying them towards the girl tonight when she was in pain; even kissing her, not that he wouldn't have cared for any of his other friends in that situation, but this girl just seemed to pull out extreme impulses from him. He was also thinking of the impact she had on the village, although it didn't start out good and they were afraid her outbursts would hurt the villagers, she herself was trying to keep away when she had them. She was starting to think of herself as a part of this family, and so were they. She wriggled closer to him in her sleep, tucking her head under his chin before settling again. He would find whoever did this to Dante and make them sorry they ever set eyes on her. He had no intentions of letting her go, not now, not ever.