The clock on the night stand blared 3:00A. 'How could it be this late?' Kakashi thought. He lay in his bed, still dressed, staring at the ceiling. His mind would not shut off. He kept running over the days events. Naruto and Sasuke seemed ready for the exam, while Sakura still seemed so timid. She had excellent chakra control, she only needed to use it. Hayate had returned today after being gone almost twelve years. He had left with her, but she had not come back. He claimed that she wanted to stay in the Stone village. Instead, a different girl returned with him. He though hard about the girl. She was quiet and appeared to be always watching her back. He had only caught a glimpse of her, but she didn't seem comfortable. Suddenly a scream filled the night. Kakashi sat straight up. It had been faint. 'My imagination?' Another, even softer than the one before sounded from a few buildings away. Knowing his mind was not playing tricks on him, he decided to investigate.
Tearing into her home, she found it empty. He wasn't here. She turned to leave and saw her father sitting on the porch in the back. His shoulders were shaking and she knew he was crying. The realization began to wash over her like the water at the hot springs. Obito had died.
Rin found her sitting in the fields, rocking herself back and forth. "He risked his life to save mine. I know that you don't care. I know it won't help. But your brother is a hero. He saved Kakashi too." Kakashi was walking slowly behind Rin. He came up and sat next to her.
"Your brother died saving an important person to him. And he thought about you. He told me to let you know that he loves you and will be with you always." Kakashi stopped as he noticed her hands were shaking.
"You...you said...YOU SAID YOU"D TAKE CARE OF HIM!" She screamed. "YOU SAID NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN!" She turned towards Kakashi and gasped as she noticed the red glisten from his eye. "YOU? You waited til he died and then took his sharingan? Was this all planned? Was it?"
Rin quietly spoke up. "No, Obito wanted Kakashi to have it. It happened before he died. It was what he wanted."
Her eyes blazed and she charged Kakashi. He grabbed her wrists and held her back as she desparately tried to hit him. "I owe you. I promise to make it up to you. You killed my brother. I WILL KILL YOU! I SWEAR IT! DO YOU HEAR ME?" Yondaime appeared and grasped her up by waist, carrying her away. Her screams turned to sobs, and she went limp against her brother's teacher.
Rin touched Kakashi's shoulder. "She doesn't mean it. She's just angry. The loss of her brother will be a hard thing for her." Kakashi said nothing. "She'll come around. Just give her time."
"No", he said quietly as Rin walked away. "No, time will not heal this wound."
"Chidori! Wake up! Wake up!" Hayate shook her forcefully. She had been screaming for a few minutes, someone was bound to hear them. She awoke to his shaking, quickly scanning the room, trying to grasp the present. A soft thud on the balcony got the pair's attention. A figure was standing in the doorway of the balcony, the light from the moon blocking their ability to make out the face. Kakashi stepped into the room.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, we're fine, Kakashi" Hayate replied. Kakashi didn't look convinced. His eye strayed to her, trying to read her.
"We're fine", she mumbled. He still didn't look convinced but he turned back to the balcony.
"Hayate,"
"Yeah?"
"Good to have you back." With a flash, he hopped off the balcony and was gone into the night.