It was a few days before the Chuunin exams, and Kakashi hadn't been
home in nearly a month. Luckily for him, Sasuke had gotten the Chidori
down, and had gotten enough chakra out of him that Kakashi could take a day
off from training him while Sasuke regained his strength. But something was
eating him at the back of his mind.
"'You have the same eyes as me', huh? Hmmm. He must not've gotten a good look at Naruto then. I never truly knew him before he was my comrade, but that one time I did see him-''
--FLASHBACK—
Kakashi boredly walked around the streets of Konoha. It had taken a few years, but the damage done by the demon fox was gone, along with Kida. He sighed sadly, and looked across from himself. 'There. That's was the boy that holds the demon fox.' Kakashi looked him over from afar. 'Such a tiny boy. Amazing to think that he holds a power so great.'
Maybe the boy had felt his stare, or maybe it was just luck, but the young blonde haired boy looked over at Kakashi, and Kakashi was blown away. In those few seconds, he had seen hate, self-loathing, need, and a loneliness that he had never experienced before, all seen by the 5-year-old boy standing before him. 'Those eyes-' he managed to break the trance he was in. '-they're so sad.'
--End Flashback—
Kakashi shook his head as he got back into town. He'd have to keep his being back quiet, in case Ebisu-san wasn't doing too well with Naruto. He only had to do a few things anyways, like check and see how Kida and the baby were doing. He quickly opened the door to his hut, and saw her staring out the window. "Kida-chan?"
She didn't look back at him, but did stand up. "How could you?"
"How could I what?"
She spun around to face him. "How the hell could you rat me out to Hokage?! What right did you have to take what I've worked so hard for?!"
He pulled his mask down, and tugged on it. "So he told you it was me?"
"Even if he hadn't, I'm not stupid. Naruto was happy that I was ANBU, Sasuke and Sakura wouldn't have cared either way. You're the only other person that knows besides them."
He blinked. "You've only told 4 people?"
She grumbled. "Sorry for not feeling like running around screaming that I'm knocked up. You knew that he wasn't going to let me be ANBU if I was pregnant, Kakashi! What gave you any right to tell him?!"
"I don't want you to endanger your life, because of what could happen to the baby."
She stared at him. "I am –NOT- that reckless! Do you honestly think that I would endanger the life of my own child?!"
"It wouldn't be the first time you endangered something important to you. Its you that doesn't seem to think about anything besides the mission when you're involved in one."
"How would you be able to know that?"
"Because of what you told me. You were an assassin, Kida. Do you have any idea how many people you killed simply because you were told to? How many innocent people died by your hands?"
She glared at him with eyes as icy as a glacier. "Yes. And I hear their screams every night while I sleep."
He glared back at her. "How many years did it take you to see what you were doing? 3 years, wasn't it?"
"Shut up. Do you have any idea how long it took for me to get a hint out of that lunatic where the Hidden Village of Shadow was? I did what I had to do to achieve my dreams."
He shook his head. "You could not've just stayed here, could you? You had to just run off in the middle of the night for something that wasn't important, didn't you?"
She stared at him in disbelief. "Never, ever, say that my dreams aren't important, Hatake. Never."
He sighed. "Look, I'm sorry-'' He motioned towards her.
"Forget it. Get away from me."
-----
That night was a very long one. Kakashi was leaving again in the morning, and neither of them was speaking to each other. In fact, they were on opposite sides of the bed, their backs to each other. Both of them tried to make it look like they were sleeping, but neither were.
Apparently, Kida had fallen asleep sometime that night, because she awoke with a start. Kakashi wasn't in the bed anymore, but she could hear the water running in the bathroom. She looked down at his pillow and found a letter for her, dated almost 5 years ago. She read it slowly, and all the anger she had felt before dissipated. She finally realized something. 'He doesn't think my dream was stupid. He thinks that I left only because of it, and that's why I left him all alone.'
-----
Kakashi had been brushing his teeth after he had taken a shower. He had a white towel wrapped around his midriff, and he sighed softly. He jumped as two arms wrapped around him from behind. "I'm sorry."
He looked down at her, and sighed. "Me too." He turned around slowly, hugging her and kissing her on the top of her head.
She nuzzled her head under his chin. "Hurry back home, okay?"
He sighed. "I will."
-----
Well, the fight was over. Next time in Kakashi's Love;
The village is attacked, Hokage-sama dies, and the village is in ruins! What kind of world is this to bring a child into?
"'You have the same eyes as me', huh? Hmmm. He must not've gotten a good look at Naruto then. I never truly knew him before he was my comrade, but that one time I did see him-''
--FLASHBACK—
Kakashi boredly walked around the streets of Konoha. It had taken a few years, but the damage done by the demon fox was gone, along with Kida. He sighed sadly, and looked across from himself. 'There. That's was the boy that holds the demon fox.' Kakashi looked him over from afar. 'Such a tiny boy. Amazing to think that he holds a power so great.'
Maybe the boy had felt his stare, or maybe it was just luck, but the young blonde haired boy looked over at Kakashi, and Kakashi was blown away. In those few seconds, he had seen hate, self-loathing, need, and a loneliness that he had never experienced before, all seen by the 5-year-old boy standing before him. 'Those eyes-' he managed to break the trance he was in. '-they're so sad.'
--End Flashback—
Kakashi shook his head as he got back into town. He'd have to keep his being back quiet, in case Ebisu-san wasn't doing too well with Naruto. He only had to do a few things anyways, like check and see how Kida and the baby were doing. He quickly opened the door to his hut, and saw her staring out the window. "Kida-chan?"
She didn't look back at him, but did stand up. "How could you?"
"How could I what?"
She spun around to face him. "How the hell could you rat me out to Hokage?! What right did you have to take what I've worked so hard for?!"
He pulled his mask down, and tugged on it. "So he told you it was me?"
"Even if he hadn't, I'm not stupid. Naruto was happy that I was ANBU, Sasuke and Sakura wouldn't have cared either way. You're the only other person that knows besides them."
He blinked. "You've only told 4 people?"
She grumbled. "Sorry for not feeling like running around screaming that I'm knocked up. You knew that he wasn't going to let me be ANBU if I was pregnant, Kakashi! What gave you any right to tell him?!"
"I don't want you to endanger your life, because of what could happen to the baby."
She stared at him. "I am –NOT- that reckless! Do you honestly think that I would endanger the life of my own child?!"
"It wouldn't be the first time you endangered something important to you. Its you that doesn't seem to think about anything besides the mission when you're involved in one."
"How would you be able to know that?"
"Because of what you told me. You were an assassin, Kida. Do you have any idea how many people you killed simply because you were told to? How many innocent people died by your hands?"
She glared at him with eyes as icy as a glacier. "Yes. And I hear their screams every night while I sleep."
He glared back at her. "How many years did it take you to see what you were doing? 3 years, wasn't it?"
"Shut up. Do you have any idea how long it took for me to get a hint out of that lunatic where the Hidden Village of Shadow was? I did what I had to do to achieve my dreams."
He shook his head. "You could not've just stayed here, could you? You had to just run off in the middle of the night for something that wasn't important, didn't you?"
She stared at him in disbelief. "Never, ever, say that my dreams aren't important, Hatake. Never."
He sighed. "Look, I'm sorry-'' He motioned towards her.
"Forget it. Get away from me."
-----
That night was a very long one. Kakashi was leaving again in the morning, and neither of them was speaking to each other. In fact, they were on opposite sides of the bed, their backs to each other. Both of them tried to make it look like they were sleeping, but neither were.
Apparently, Kida had fallen asleep sometime that night, because she awoke with a start. Kakashi wasn't in the bed anymore, but she could hear the water running in the bathroom. She looked down at his pillow and found a letter for her, dated almost 5 years ago. She read it slowly, and all the anger she had felt before dissipated. She finally realized something. 'He doesn't think my dream was stupid. He thinks that I left only because of it, and that's why I left him all alone.'
-----
Kakashi had been brushing his teeth after he had taken a shower. He had a white towel wrapped around his midriff, and he sighed softly. He jumped as two arms wrapped around him from behind. "I'm sorry."
He looked down at her, and sighed. "Me too." He turned around slowly, hugging her and kissing her on the top of her head.
She nuzzled her head under his chin. "Hurry back home, okay?"
He sighed. "I will."
-----
Well, the fight was over. Next time in Kakashi's Love;
The village is attacked, Hokage-sama dies, and the village is in ruins! What kind of world is this to bring a child into?