The light of joy is gleaming in the midst of the dark corners of my mind,

A new feeling of happiness is drowning out the gloom.

As I hold your hand,

I feel it slowly slip away.

You run ahead,

I catch you.

I will always keep you safe under my wings.

Ch. I

The New Beginning

Chiharu woke up in a sunlit room. She opened up her eyes and heaved out a heavy sigh. "Mmm, what time is it?" she mumbled to herself. Turning her head, she took a glance at the clock. The blue plastic analogical clock showed the small hand pointing at the seven and the large one on the twelve. Kicking off the cream colored sheets, she placed her feet on the oak wood floor. Chiharu took a good look in the room she is in. There were navy blue curtains decorating the sides of the tall, glass window. A wooden wardrobe with silver knobs stood against the white wall. A round carpet lay in front of the twin-sized bed. A night stand with a small, porcelain lamp accompanied the side of the bed.

She clearly recognized this room. It was the guest room. It had to be since it was neat and hardly has anything in it. Walking through the door into the corridor, she opened the door across from her. As it cracked open, a horrible noise greeted her. "HOOOONZ SHOOOO!" What on earth is that terrible noise? She thought as she entered the room. Before her was Kakashi asleep. Apparently, this is his room. Well, he has to be really tired if he can manage to create such a horrible ruckus. Gee, if I were to not see him, I would have figured there were trucks going up a high way! She exclaimed in her head. As she walked over to wake him up, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. "He still has that?" She questioned herself. On the night stand on his left was a corny photo of he and Chiharu attempting to look like strong people, flexing their arms hard with their cheeks bright red from their hard effort.

There were other photos with it, too. A picture of Kakashi, Tadashi, their cell leader and her after accomplishing their first genin mission, which was capturing a cat was shown. Another one of his family and several others from the past and today were displayed as well. One photo that really caught her attention was one with a girl with pink hair, a boy with spiky blond hair and another male with a serious look on his face. He had dark hair. "HAAAAAWNK!"

Chiharu was snapped out of her daze. 'Oh, I better wake him up, it's getting late' she thought. Stretching out her elegant hand, she shook him gently. "Kakashi, wake up!" She barked. "HAAOANK!" She slapped her forehead. "How can I ever forget?" She moaned. "He's always been a heavy sleeper." As you see, whenever she had to wake him up during rank B or C missions, it took her quite a while till he would open up his eyes. Apparently, he's never grown out of it. "WAKE UP KAKASHI! IT'S ALREADY LATE AND I AM NOT SURE IF IT WILL DO YOU ANY GOOD IF YOU WAKE UP ANY LATER! She screamed. "What are you talking about? I've always been late," he suddenly replied. "Oh, um, good morning. EW! Take a shower you stink," she commanded. "Huh? I do NOT!" he replied. "Yes, you do!" "No I don't!" "Yes!" "No!" "Yes!" "NO!" "YES!" "FINE, I surrender!" he screamed. He simply hopped out and began to walk.

During his route, he suddenly grabbed Chiharu. "Whoa! Where are you taking me?" She demanded. "You're going with me," he replied smiling. "WHAT! I AM NOT!" "You're right, you're not," he laughed. "Would you honestly think I would make you do that?" She blushed and sighed with relief, "No, I guess." So they both took showers separately and ate breakfast. Chiharu cooked. "This is good!" said Kakashi as he savored his green pepper and mushroom omelet. "Thanks," Chiharu said in response. "Oh yeah, would you like to meet my squad?" he asked. "Sure!" "Ok, we have to leave after we change." So, they finished their meal, and cleared the kitchen. "Hey, Kakashi, can I borrow something. I can't always wear this flimsy gown," she inquired. "Yeah, here!" He responded while he flung a shirt and pants. "Thanks!" She hollered. She slipped on the dark green shirt and the black pants. She tied the ninja head band around her waist so the slightly loose pants wouldn't fall out and adjusted the shirt so it would flatter her body. She rolled up the sleeves so it would look like a tank top and tied her hair into a ponytail.

They trekked on the moist grass and laughed as they went on their merry way. "Good morning Kakashi!" Iruka called out. "Mornin'!" he called back. "Who's that you got there?" Iruka interrogated as they paused to chat. "My girlfriend, Chiharu," he replied. "Chiharu? Haha, but I thought she died," the teacher said. "It's me, Iruka, or should I say, Scarface." "Oh my gosh! It is you. You are the only one who'd dare to address me by that name! Welcome back, how'd you come back?" He questioned. As she explained to him what happened, several other people flocked around the three. They couldn't believe it when they were told she was alive. They couldn't believe it when they were told she was alive. Others thought that she wasn't Chiharu because her eyes were not pink. After giving out a prolonged explanation, the two were able to get out.

When they were approaching the training grounds, Kakashi informed her that she had to get re-registered to become a citizen if she wants to stay in this village. "HEY YOU'RE LATE!" an annoying voice shouted.

A/N- Hey I hope you liked this chapter. This is the beginning of a new story, so that's why it says Ch. I. If you have any suggestions for the rest of the coming chapters, please say so! Sorry that this chapter is monotonous, I just have a cold and I feel really cruddy. Peace out!