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I watched Kakashi make dinner for both of us. He was preparing simple rice and eggs for me because I absolutely refused to eat the fish in his fridge. It smelled and looked funny.
I started thinking about this strange development of events. So, Kakashi was a legal guardian and I would have to live with him. That's okay, I always loved his character and watching him get angry was hilarious. He was a bit different from the Kakashi I remembered from the anime, but that one was twenty-six years old, while currently Kakashi was….Hmmm, how old was Kakashi? He was wearing his ANBU uniform so that meant he should still be fewer than twenty?
That was when I realized that I had no fucking idea in which part of the timeline I was in.
Well, doesn't really matter to me.
I was still planning to live a normal life and maybe being with Kakashi would have it advantages. At least I knew I would be safe. But then the thought that had been nagging me resurfaced to the front of my mind. Why would Kakashi adopt me? And furthermore, how was Hokage involved in this? I had a very bad feeling about it.
I was lost deep in my thoughts when suddenly-was something burning? I looked up and-
"Holy mother of cow, FIRE! FIREEE! HEEEELPPPP! FIIIIREEEEE!"
There was Kakashi, trying frantically to put out a huge fire that at first had been my dinner.
"Old-man, DO SOMETHING!"
"I am trying, okay?"
"Wow, dude, don't get your panties in a twist."
"Shut up and help me."
And, so with lots of water and one water dragon- Don't ask- we finally put the fire out. There was utter silence for a few seconds and then I burst out.
"Hahahahahahahahah, oh, god hahah- you should have seen your face- hahaha!"
"Shut up!"
"Oh, my god, are you blushing? PFFTTTHAHahAHAHAHAAH!"
If looks could kill, I would have probably been sent to hell already.
"Okay, okay I am sorry."
Taking a few shaky breaths and letting some stray giggles out I finally calmed down.
"You are a horrible cook, aren't you?"
"What can I say? Take-out is my close friend."
"….."
"What?"
"No, nothing. I just didn't know you could make jokes."
"Haha, very funny."
"Sooo…. Now that we don't have anything to eat…."
Sigh
"What do you have in mind?"
I swear for a moment my eyes started sparkling.
"RAMEN!"
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"Oh, god, I am in heaven."
You know how Naruto adores ramen? Well, he has the right to, I mean it was just so delicious.
"Aha."
I glanced at Kakashi. He had only eaten half of his bowl, while I was on my second.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, it's just I'm not that fond of ramen."
I gasped dramatically and made a horrified face.
"How dare you! Ramen and stir fry noodles are the best things in the world after sushi of course. But, I guess I can forgive this insult for once old-man"
Kakashi finally turned towards me and looked with a poker face.
"Why do you keep calling me old? I am eighteen."
I suddenly choked. He was eighteen? Well that meant the rookie nine were all…four! They were my age, oh god. Oh, shoot, my comeback. I glanced at him with a smirking face.
"Says the one with white hair."
"It is not white, it's silver, but I guess you didn't know that word yet, brat."
"Brat?"
"It's okay, don't be ashamed of not knowing a lot of words, you are still a brat after all."
"I AM NOT A BRAT!"
"Says the one, who is sitting on books, in order to reach a counter."
Okay, so I was a little short in this life, but I was still four, damn it. The nerve of his to make fun of my size! Suddenly I noticed Ayame coming out of the kitchen. Hahaha, time for revenge.
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Kakashi tensed when he noticed a malicious glint in the brat's eyes. She looked at him and smirked like a little devil that she was. He suddenly had a very bad feeling.
And then she suddenly burst into tears. She started sobbing. What?
And then he noticed Ayame approaching them and he realized. This little piece-
"Uwaaaa, uwaaaaa, Ayame-neechan, Ayame-neechan."
"What is it Rika-chan? What happened? Does something hurt?"
Rika glanced at Kakashi and then looked with big, teary eyes at Ayame.
"Kak-kashi-chan I-is being meeeaaannn! Uwaahh."
This little devil.
Ayame glared at him, while hugging Rika to her chance and soothing her. And the brat was actually smiling at him.
"Kakashi-kun, how can you make such a cute girl cry, shame on you!"
"Yare, yare, hahah this is a misunderstanding, real-"
"KAKASHI, MY YOUTHFUL RIVAL! HOW NICE TO MEET YOU HERE!"
Oh, god, why me? Is this my punishment for crimes?
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And there stood Gai in all his youthful glory.
In that hideous green jumper that is millions times worse in real life.
I must have made some kind noise of horror, because suddenly Gai's gaze focused on me instead of at Kakashi.
"WHAT'S THE MATTER? WHY IS THIS YOUTFUL FLOWER CRYING?"
Huh, perfect. I scrunched my nose up, summoned some more tears and looked at Gai with the best puppy look.
"Kakashi-chan said mean things to me."
And then two, big, fat tears rolled down my cheeks.
Hook, line and sinker.
Kakashi was looking at me with utter horror, serves you right for making fun of my size.
Gai turned to Kakashi with a disappointed face.
"KAKASHI I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED IN YOU! WHERE HAS YOUR YOUTHFULNESS GONE?! HOW COULD YOU MAKE THIS BEAUTIFUL FLOWER CRY? FOR THAT I AM CHALLANGING YOU TO A BATTLE!"
Judging by the look I was receiving from Kakashi, I was in deep trouble.
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"Hahahaha, oh, god, you actually did that."
"Shut up, that was all because of you by the way."
"What can I say? I'm a genius."
Kakashi suddenly looked at me with a strange expression, well at least I thought he had a weird face on, you can never tell with that weird mask.
"Well, I don't know about a genius but you don't act like a four year old kid."
I nearly froze in fear, but I controlled myself. Shit, was he suspicious of me, did he think I was a spy? Oh, god what if I got interrogated? Worse, what if they looked through my memories?
"Hahah, as I said I'm a genius from birth."
And with that I flashed him a grin that would have made Gai proud. Kakashi continued staring at me and then looked away shaking his head.
"Come on brat, help me with this."
"By the way, what are you doing?"
He was carrying pillows and a blanket.
"I'm making your bed."
I stopped dead and looked at him with a WTF face.
"You are making a four year old girl sleep on a sofa while you sleep in a bed?"
"A four year old genius as you said."
Damn, he got me there. Not finding a good reply I just stuck my tongue out. I helped him and in a few minutes the bed was ready. I then made him give me two good towels, one of the shirts from his younger years, (that was still way too big for me and continued slipping from my shoulders) and his fresh boxers, because my underwear really needed washing. I had to tie the boxers to make them stay on.
After a good hot bath, where I used up most of the hot water, I came out and let Kakashi in. He came out rather quickly, who knows maybe the water was too cold? After saying goodnight and turning off the lights we finally went to our respective beds.
Unfortunately in darkness, when no one was talking, all the thoughts about my family and previous life came back to surface and I started sobbing. I just missed them so much.
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Kakashi was nearly asleep as soon as he put his head on the pillow. The day had been very tiring because of that little devil that he now had to take care of. He couldn't even read his favorite book…his book…. He was nearly asleep with the promises of his book in his dreams, when his keen ears picked up noise from the living room and he immediately woke up.
The noise sounded strangely like…Crying? At first he was surprised and then it hit him. The brat was crying. He wanted to slap himself, no matter how she talked and held herself, she was still a four year old kid who had recently lost her mother and had been forced to live in a strange village - of course she would cry.
And he had made her sleep on the sofa, alone, in the darkness. Sighing he stood up and went into the living room. For a while he just stood in his doorway, thinking what to say- he was not the best candidate to comfort a crying child.
Finally he turned on the light and saw a big lump under the covers. Approaching it, he tried to pull it away, but she didn't let it go.
"Come on, squirt, don't cry."
"tun op de ligh an don look."
"What?"
"I said turn off the light and don't look."
He sighed and stood up. As soon as he turned the lights off, he saw a blur jump off the sofa and run towards him. His pant legs slowly got wet. Crouching down, he picked her up, all the while not looking at her face. He tucked her into his bed and lay down, too. It was big enough for an adult and a small child.
"So, a new nickname huh?"
"Yes, I like squirt more."
"I like it too, old-man."
"And here I was hoping you would find something new, too."
"In your dreams."
Silence…
"Goodnight, Kakashi-chan."
"Goodnight, squirt."
That night Kakashi didn't have a single nightmare and neither did Rika.
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