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Chapter Fifteen: Nightmare come true

Imako giggled as she sat in her bathroom covered in a towel for decencies sake. Iruka sat beside her pouting. Kakashi too had a towel around his waste like the twins and stood behind them washing their long hair in a bunch.

"I can wash myself you know," muttered Iruka.

"I know," smiled Kakashi. "But my assignment is to make sure you are fed, washed and in bed before your parents get back and I'm going to make sure you're squeaky clean!"

He dumped a bucket of warm water over the five year olds before Iruka could object any more.

"There now, that wasn't too bad now was it?" said Kakashi. "Now you can get into the bath."

Imako whispered something in her brother's ear to make him smirk and nod.

"No way Kakashi," said Iruka. "First it's payback!"

"Get into that bath now!" ordered Kakashi impersonating Mrs. Umiono.

The twins shoo their heads and grabbed Kakashi's wrists, pushing him down on the stool. Imako scrubbed his back as Iuka massaged shampoo into his bush of silver hair.

"Good work my servants, worship me," grinned Kakashi.

"Dream on," laughed Iruka dumping a bucket of cold water over his head.

Kakashi yelped and jumped up almost loosing his towel. The twins laughed heartily.

"You asked for it!"

Kakashi grabbed the smaller kids around the waste and dropped them into the bath, splashing water everywhere. Before he could pull away Imako grabbed his wrist and pulled him in as well.

"Nice going Imako," said Iruka. "Now there's hardly any water left in the tub!"

"We better get this cleaned up before your parents get home," said Kakashi. "They'll kill me!"

"Not if I kill you first!" growled a completely different voice.

Kakashi's eye snapped open, but what he saw made him wish it hadn't. At his side of the bed stood Imako, though she was very different. Her skin was black as though made of shadows and her eyes glowed blood red. Her mouth seemed too large for her face, filled with grisly sharp teeth. She had a kunai raised, ready to bring it down to kill. Kakashi was too disorientated and confused to think straight and all he could was cover his face with his arms and await the fatal strike. When it never came he lowered his arm. There was no one there. Heart hammering in his chest Kakashi felt next to him before turning to look. Sure enough Imako was laying there with her back to him, sleeping peacefully.

'Damn," he thought. 'A dream in a dream and I acted like a newbie.'

Embarrassed with himself the Jonin got out of bed and headed for the bathroom when he stepped on cold steel. He crouched down and picked it up. It was a kunai!

"What the hell?!" he breathed.

Kakashi stared at Imako for a while. It couldn't have been her. Try as one might there was absolutely no way to fake the soft serene breathing when in deep sleep. Especially if one had been running around. With a sigh and a mental kick in his ass he tossed the kunai to his pack and went to drown himself in cold water.

Freaky no? I hate dreams in dreams; they always make me paranoid lol. Hope you enjoyed it and look forward to your reviews. Thanks to everyone who reviewed last time, especially Dragon Man 180! Your review was the funniest I've ever received! And you're not too far off with Naruto either. But that'll be explained in due time. Thanks again to all.

Later days, Imako the Demon Wolf