Right. . . this is just a short little romance story I thought up of and I
guess I found it cute. Umm. . . I haven't read very much of the manga past
chapter 100 (maybe to 130 or so), so please bare with me on any mistakes.
Though. . . this is all made up anyway, so who cares! ^_^ Enjoy!
The day was bright, beautiful and typical of the spring in Konoha Village. Birds flit about piping out their songs and people smiled hellos to each other as they passed on the street. Only, this day brought no relief to a certain grey-haired jounin. Hatake Kakashi stood at a grave, a handful of wild flowers rustling softly in the breeze a top of the white marble stone block. He stood silently, staring out at the candy-like clouds in the distance. . . lost. . . lost on the road of life, he thought. He was late. Incredibly late more like it and his students were most likely having a fit waiting for him to arrive. Kakashi paid his respects to the dead and took off, using the phone lines to speed his travelling. The gravestone had only a name carved into the fine marble: Atsui Suzue.
18 Years Ago:
A shriveled and bedraggled doppelganger lay on the floor next to a devastated young girl. Her eyes grew wide as she looked with horror upon her creation.
"I've done it better at home! I swear it!" she cried. The girl was no more than six years old. She had short black hair, held out of her pudgy face with a headband. Her eyes were jet black and began to well up with tears. "I really did! Can I try again?" she pleaded.
The examiner shook his head and marked a large X beside her name. "I'm sorry. . . you fail. Try again next year. I know you'll have it perfect by then."
"Bah, pathetic. . ."
Suzue turned to see who had made the comment. A boy, only two years older than her, stood at the doorway smirking. Or at least it seemed as though he was. She couldn't quite tell with his facemask pulled over his features. His grey hair shot out through a Konoha headband around his forehead. "Can't you at least do that?" he sneered.
"You're mean!" she snapped, turning away in anger.
"Passing the Ninja Academy is a breeze. But that's all behind me now that I'm a chuunin, I guess," he said as he turned and left.
"Chuunin?" Suzue repeated. "You're already a-" she stopped. The boy had already left. She huffed. "I'm going to surpass that kid one day! I'll be a greater ninja than him! You'll see!" Suzue stomped out of the classroom wiping the tears from her eyes.
A Week Later:
"Whaaaa! I can't do it!" Suzue held her fingers in the proper seal trying to create a perfect doppelganger. She was crying and her chakra was unstable, her body shaking and her spirit crushed by failure. "I'll. . . I'll never become a ninja!"
"Not with that attitude. . . or that horrible stance."
Suzue turned and glared at Kakashi, puffs of smoke floating away from his feet as the result of a freshly used jutsu. Her eyes were red and her cheeks wet. Even her breath came out in gasps from crying and exerting herself.
"Go 'way!" she screamed, trying in vain to wipe away her tears.
"Do you want me to help you or not?" he said, looking at the ground.
"H-help me? What are you talking about?" She was beginning to get herself together again though her hands shook uncontrollably.
"You have to be calm. Stop crying! A ninja shows no emotion!" he replied. Kakashi took her hands and bent them into the correct seal, then straightened her back and pushed her feet into place.
"What are you doing?" asked Suzue, no longer crying but still shaking a little bit.
"Take a deep breath. Try again. Body and spirit need to work together. It's not hard. . . I know. . . you can do it," he told her.
Suzue smiled brightly. "Really?"
Kakashi nodded.
"I guess you're not as mean as I thought. . ." she said, giggling.
10 Years Later:
"Shhhh! They'll hear us!"
"Naw. . . no one comes back here."
"So. . . how was your last mission?" Suzue asked, weaving her fingers into her beau's playfully. Her hair fell down her back in a cascade of ebony to the small of her back and her obsidian eyes glinted with mischief. Her body was slender and built but without the sacrifice of her fine curves. Many viewed her as strangely attractive, but her personality won over most. Bubbly and strong hearted; she had become a different person than when she was a child. She had also passed the chuunin exam with ease.
"Eh. . . I don't really want to talk about it. . . it's a real downer. Maybe some other time?" he said pulling her into a hug. Suzue smiled, wrapping her arms around him and resting her head on his chest, her eyes closing. He smells faintly of sweet straw, she thought. It was bliss to be in his embrace, and yet, something nagged at the back of her mind.
"Sure is a bummer we havta hide like this. . ." she said softly. He stroked her hair and kissed the top of her head, sighing lightly.
"I just don't want to have to constantly be dealing with Gai. Heh, I think he's jealous of me. Heck, I would be too if I were him. He really likes you," he added teasingly. The man looked down at Suzue as she pulled off his headband, exposing the Sharingan eye. He blinked a few times and laughed as she put it on over her own eye mimicking him. Her own headband lay over her collarbone, tied around her neck. He could still remember the joy in her eyes the day she graduated from the academy. She had become quite a ninja.
Suzue giggled and gave Kakashi a squeeze. "He's a good guy, if not a bit scary. . . but I know you can handle him. I've always seen a mutual respect between you two, even on bad days."
Kakashi grinned and traced a finger over her lips. "You've always been able to read people like a book. So, what am I thinking now?" He hooked a finger over his facemask and pulled it down under his chin. Suzue's heart skipped a beat. He was the most beautiful man she had ever seen, and it always gave her a jolt when she saw his full face. Kakashi bent down slightly and their lips met. Fire burst inside her as she melted into his arms, her fingertips tingling with delight. He supported her weight easily and smiled through the kiss. Suzue bit his lower lip gently, snickering, but it only caused his passion to pour on more. Needless to say, she was overwhelmed. But Kakashi was able to do that to her with only a bright smile in the morning.
"I love you," she would say, exasperated. They both spoke these words, but never in excess. They heard them only from one another when they truly meant it and when it meant most.
They were a match made in heaven: two halves of a whole.
Stay tuned for the following chapters!! ^_^
The day was bright, beautiful and typical of the spring in Konoha Village. Birds flit about piping out their songs and people smiled hellos to each other as they passed on the street. Only, this day brought no relief to a certain grey-haired jounin. Hatake Kakashi stood at a grave, a handful of wild flowers rustling softly in the breeze a top of the white marble stone block. He stood silently, staring out at the candy-like clouds in the distance. . . lost. . . lost on the road of life, he thought. He was late. Incredibly late more like it and his students were most likely having a fit waiting for him to arrive. Kakashi paid his respects to the dead and took off, using the phone lines to speed his travelling. The gravestone had only a name carved into the fine marble: Atsui Suzue.
18 Years Ago:
A shriveled and bedraggled doppelganger lay on the floor next to a devastated young girl. Her eyes grew wide as she looked with horror upon her creation.
"I've done it better at home! I swear it!" she cried. The girl was no more than six years old. She had short black hair, held out of her pudgy face with a headband. Her eyes were jet black and began to well up with tears. "I really did! Can I try again?" she pleaded.
The examiner shook his head and marked a large X beside her name. "I'm sorry. . . you fail. Try again next year. I know you'll have it perfect by then."
"Bah, pathetic. . ."
Suzue turned to see who had made the comment. A boy, only two years older than her, stood at the doorway smirking. Or at least it seemed as though he was. She couldn't quite tell with his facemask pulled over his features. His grey hair shot out through a Konoha headband around his forehead. "Can't you at least do that?" he sneered.
"You're mean!" she snapped, turning away in anger.
"Passing the Ninja Academy is a breeze. But that's all behind me now that I'm a chuunin, I guess," he said as he turned and left.
"Chuunin?" Suzue repeated. "You're already a-" she stopped. The boy had already left. She huffed. "I'm going to surpass that kid one day! I'll be a greater ninja than him! You'll see!" Suzue stomped out of the classroom wiping the tears from her eyes.
A Week Later:
"Whaaaa! I can't do it!" Suzue held her fingers in the proper seal trying to create a perfect doppelganger. She was crying and her chakra was unstable, her body shaking and her spirit crushed by failure. "I'll. . . I'll never become a ninja!"
"Not with that attitude. . . or that horrible stance."
Suzue turned and glared at Kakashi, puffs of smoke floating away from his feet as the result of a freshly used jutsu. Her eyes were red and her cheeks wet. Even her breath came out in gasps from crying and exerting herself.
"Go 'way!" she screamed, trying in vain to wipe away her tears.
"Do you want me to help you or not?" he said, looking at the ground.
"H-help me? What are you talking about?" She was beginning to get herself together again though her hands shook uncontrollably.
"You have to be calm. Stop crying! A ninja shows no emotion!" he replied. Kakashi took her hands and bent them into the correct seal, then straightened her back and pushed her feet into place.
"What are you doing?" asked Suzue, no longer crying but still shaking a little bit.
"Take a deep breath. Try again. Body and spirit need to work together. It's not hard. . . I know. . . you can do it," he told her.
Suzue smiled brightly. "Really?"
Kakashi nodded.
"I guess you're not as mean as I thought. . ." she said, giggling.
10 Years Later:
"Shhhh! They'll hear us!"
"Naw. . . no one comes back here."
"So. . . how was your last mission?" Suzue asked, weaving her fingers into her beau's playfully. Her hair fell down her back in a cascade of ebony to the small of her back and her obsidian eyes glinted with mischief. Her body was slender and built but without the sacrifice of her fine curves. Many viewed her as strangely attractive, but her personality won over most. Bubbly and strong hearted; she had become a different person than when she was a child. She had also passed the chuunin exam with ease.
"Eh. . . I don't really want to talk about it. . . it's a real downer. Maybe some other time?" he said pulling her into a hug. Suzue smiled, wrapping her arms around him and resting her head on his chest, her eyes closing. He smells faintly of sweet straw, she thought. It was bliss to be in his embrace, and yet, something nagged at the back of her mind.
"Sure is a bummer we havta hide like this. . ." she said softly. He stroked her hair and kissed the top of her head, sighing lightly.
"I just don't want to have to constantly be dealing with Gai. Heh, I think he's jealous of me. Heck, I would be too if I were him. He really likes you," he added teasingly. The man looked down at Suzue as she pulled off his headband, exposing the Sharingan eye. He blinked a few times and laughed as she put it on over her own eye mimicking him. Her own headband lay over her collarbone, tied around her neck. He could still remember the joy in her eyes the day she graduated from the academy. She had become quite a ninja.
Suzue giggled and gave Kakashi a squeeze. "He's a good guy, if not a bit scary. . . but I know you can handle him. I've always seen a mutual respect between you two, even on bad days."
Kakashi grinned and traced a finger over her lips. "You've always been able to read people like a book. So, what am I thinking now?" He hooked a finger over his facemask and pulled it down under his chin. Suzue's heart skipped a beat. He was the most beautiful man she had ever seen, and it always gave her a jolt when she saw his full face. Kakashi bent down slightly and their lips met. Fire burst inside her as she melted into his arms, her fingertips tingling with delight. He supported her weight easily and smiled through the kiss. Suzue bit his lower lip gently, snickering, but it only caused his passion to pour on more. Needless to say, she was overwhelmed. But Kakashi was able to do that to her with only a bright smile in the morning.
"I love you," she would say, exasperated. They both spoke these words, but never in excess. They heard them only from one another when they truly meant it and when it meant most.
They were a match made in heaven: two halves of a whole.
Stay tuned for the following chapters!! ^_^