Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the song I used for this chapter.
Song: It Is You (I Have Loved) by Dana Glover from the Shrek Soundtrack.
Chapter 12
I Love You
Mayu searched through the Kigaro house for Kakashi. She tried his room but he wasn't in there. She decided to try the living room next. As she worked her way down the hall she ran into Kika. "Kika, do you know where Kakashi is?" Mayu asked her younger sister. "No." said Kika in a very mean tone as she walked off. 'What's up with Kika lately?' thought Mayu.
Then Mayu found Kakashi in the living room playing checkers with her grandmother. 'That's weird,' thought Mayu. 'Didn't Kika just come from the living room?'
Just as Mayu entered the room, Grandma jumped Kakashi's last checker on the board and took it. "I win." said the old woman smiling triumpetly. "Best 2 out of 3." said Kakashi. Then Mayu came up to them and asked, "Kakashi, can I talk to you outside for moment?"
Kakashi looked up at Mayu. 'Did she just see me lose to her grandmother in checkers?' he thought. But he had to admit that he was glad that Mayu was willing to talk to him now. "Sure." he said as he stood up. "We'll finish this later." he then said to Grandma.
Then Mayu's grandmother gave the "come here, I want to talk to you" gesture. Mayu leaned closer to listen to her grandmother. "I like him" the old woman whispered to her. "I hope you two will be staying for quite a while." Mayu smiled at her grandmother's comment. She was glad that the family was warming up to Kakashi.
Mayu and Kakashi went out into the back yard. By then it was night, the stars were out and the moon was full.
There is something that I see
In the way you look at me
There's a smile, there's a truth in your eyes
But an unexpected way
On this unexpected day
Could it mean this is where I belong
It is you I have loved all along
"What do you wanna talk about?" asked Kakshi.
"Well, I wanna apologize for the way I acted earlier." said Mayu.
"Apology excepted." said Kakashi. Then Mayu began to tell Kakashi everything Keibo told her to tell him.
It's no more mystery
It is finally clear to me
You're the home my heart searched for so long
And it is you I have loved all along
"Back in Twilight Forest the demon made me an offer. He said he could change the past and make as if Chiyuu and Tenshi never died. I don't really know if I can trust him. But part of me is considering the offer because I want Chiyuu and Tenshi back so badly." At this point tears began to well up in Mayu's eyes. "But the thing is if they never died, then I would have never left on my journey, and I would have never met you. I know we've only known each other for a few months, but I can't imagine life without you. I don't wanna be separated from you, because I…I…I love you Kakashi!"
There are times I ran to hide
Afraid to show the other side
Alone in the night without you
Mayu saw shocked by what she just said. But she knew what it was true, and this was the first time she told him that. Heck, it was the first time she said that to someone who wasn't related to her.
But now I know just who you are
And I know you hold my heart
Finally this is where I belong
And it is you I have loved all along
Then to Mayu's surprise, Kakashi embraced her. Mayu had to admit she felt right at home in the arms of the sliver-haired jonin. He them removed his mask, not even bothering to make sure no one else was around, because at that moment he didn't really care. "I love you too, Mayu." he said. "That's what I was trying to tell you that night before Kika so rudely interrupted us." Then he wiped away Mayu's tears with his finger, and then he kissed her. Mayu returned the kiss.
It's no more mystery
It is finally clear to me
You're the home my heart searched for so long
And it is you I have loved all along
The feelings Kakashi felt towards Mayu were new to him. But they felt good and right.
Over and over
I'm filled with emotion
Your love, it rushes through my veins
When their kiss ended, Mayu looked at the scar on Kakashi's cheek and ran her hand down it. From the look in her eyes, he could see that she still blamed herself for the time Daaku almost killed him.
And I am filled
With the sweetest devotion
As I, I look into your perfect face
"It's not your fault. You didn't know that would happen." he said as he took the hand touching his cheek into his. Then he kissed Mayu's hand.
"Oh, Kakashi!" she said as she wrapped her arms his neck. Kakashi wrapped both of his arms around Mayu and the two just held each other feeling like if they let go they would lose each other forever.
Kakashi began to stroke Mayu's brown hair. "Don't worry about it Mayu." Kakashi said. "I know I can count on you to make the right choice." Then he and Mayu kissed again.
It's no more mystery
It is finally clear to me
You're the home my heart searched for so long
And it is you I have loved
It is you I have loved
It is you I have loved all along