---Sorrows of Yesterday---

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Naruto.

I find dealing with relationships with Sasuke…very complicated. With him, I prefer more from the steady approach because of his attitude… With one like that, I find it hard to believe that he'd like anyone… (Snort) But I'm taking this slow, and it'll eventually come to what we call a real pairing… After a certain something happens. XD

Anyways, after a long period time to think about it, I have come down to the firm conclusion and decided that Kakashi will be Kagome's…

Well, of course you have to read!

Chapter 9: He's Your What?

"Umm…" Kagome murmured, still a bit confused. "But… -no, that's really not possible…"

Curious about what the miko was saying to herself, Team 7 turned around and examined Kagome in full interest, who was looking at her feet. Sighing, she didn't realize that everybody was staring at her, "Hatake…Hatake Kakashi…?" Kagome repeated over and over again.

Sakura frowned, confused. "What…?" Why was she using Kakashi-sensei's name?

"…Yes…?" The teacher replied cautiously. He didn't recall giving his surname to this girl.

"You…" Kagome continued on, "You…You're…Dad's really good friend that went away!" She lit up in surprise and realization.

"…What…whose really good friend?" Kakashi was taken aback by her near-sudden outburst, claiming that her dad was his friend, "What was his name then?"

Now here, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura started to especially get more confused about what the two were talking about.

Kagome's dad's really good friend…? Wouldn't that mean that Kakashi knew Kagome beforehand?

"Hakuro," Kagome nodded slowly, as if trying to recall a distant memory, "Yeah, I think it was Hakuro."

Kakashi raised both of his eyebrows. Now this was just not possible. Hakuro? Last time he had seen him was maybe… 10 to 12 years ago? And he had a daughter that was 5 or 6…

Oh.

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"So… you're saying that you saw something strange on your patrol shift last night?" Tsunade raised an eyebrow, Shizune right behind her.

"Yeah." Shikamaru leaned against the Hokage's desk lazily, "Looked kinda suspicious."

"I see…" Tsunade nodded her head slowly, crossing her arms. "Thank you for the report. You may leave."

He nodded and stuffed his hands in his pockets, shutting the door behind him as he left.

Only after he left, did the Hokage scrunched her face up in confusion, "I guess it was probably a false alarm, but I'm not sure…"

Shizune looked down on her in worry.

Tsunade could be lazy at times, but there's a point in the job, where she could be either very sure of herself, or horribly indecisive, since she knew that even the tiniest detail of a mistake could cost the lives of so many people…

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"…So, he's your godfather?" Sasuke stated, but it came out more as an unsure question.

"No…" Kagome struggled to find words to explain, "I think…well, I don't remember much since I was so young, but… I think that my dad and him were really good friends. I recall my dad asking for him to be my godfather, but somebody or something interrupted them and then I guess they forgot about it in the end."

The Uchiha stayed silent, as if waiting for her to continue.

"And…" She bit her lip thoughtfully, "I don't actually know how he'd get here though…"

Sasuke nearly stopped walking at this comment. How he'd get here? But…Kakashi had been here just about all his life… from the wars when he was 5 and 6, until now…

So, it couldn't be him, right?

But…Kakashi had agreed earlier on, and heartedly hugged the poor girl to death. That meant that he knew her, but... Still…

"Hey!" She interrupted his thoughts, "What did this place used to be?" Kagome pointed to a booth at the corner of a street, both excited and curious.

Sasuke was about to reply, but froze as he realized, "I-It's nothing, don't get so excited over an abandoned shop."

Kagome pouted, making the Uchiha roll his eyes.

"That's not going to work, now get moving."

Looking back one last time, Kagome sighed. The place sure looked interesting, but if it seemed to bother Sasuke that much, she wouldn't push.

It was that old snack stand that Sasuke's grandparents used to work at before the massacre…but, of course, Kagome didn't know that.

The whole team thought that the whole incident this day brought them all that closer together, especially Kagome and Kakashi.

Hey! They're two bonded friends finally meeting each other again, what would you expect? But in Kagome's thoughts, Kakashi would absolutely never be her mentor.

No, not at all.

Clearing away what she considered ridiculous thoughts, Kagome scrambled to catch up with Sasuke, who had seemed to pick up his pace after she had asked him that question.

"Hey! Wait up, would you!" Kagome called out irritably.

Today had been a very surprising and tiring day. Kagome found that her feet felt sore as she ran towards the Uchiha.

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This time, Kagome found herself waking up past twilight to the sound of whimpering. There was the slight shuffling of sheets and some tossing and turning, as if somebody was in distress. Frowning, Kagome slowly slid herself out of bed, guiding her way around the room by the faint light escaping through the blinds.

She followed the noises, which lead her straight to Sasuke once again.

'How often does this happen?' Kagome bit her lip worriedly, hesitating before offering a sign of comfort by resting her hand on top of his and slightly squeezing his fingers, 'The nightmare doesn't seem as violent as before…'

Sasuke seemed to settle down a bit, so Kagome let go, now too awake to fall back to sleep.

Her feet padded against the cold hardwood floor as she made her way towards the window, fingers running along the wall to guide her.

You could hear the rattling of the blinds as Kagome pulled them up, letting the full rays of the moon spill into the room.

Sighing, Kagome stared at the stars, mesmerized.

Turning around, she took note of how Sasuke looked when he was sleeping. It was like he had changed into a whole different person. Messy hair framed his face, lips slightly parted, his cold demeanor completely diminished.

This magical moment was dispelled though.

Kagome took a last glance and the window and was about to head back to bed, when the whole wall that was facing the street exploded, smoke and fire lighting up the streets and shattered glass glinting and crackling beneath the rubble.

The force of the explosion sent Kagome flying on top of Sasuke, rudely jolting him awake.

Her eyes locked onto the scene through the now destroyed wall.

The village was burning, terribly burning like the worst nightmare you could ever have, explosions lighting up the sky and fire dancing through the buildings, spreading like wildfire through the streets.

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Tenshi-Battosai