Disclaimer: omg, I own Shinu. And… that's about it…
I promised more Itachiness right? He's coming up next chapter I promise… again…I need to stop doing that…
… on with the fic!
----------
Another morning had broken through the curtains, and a silver haired male woke to the beams of the sun. he felt unusually good today.
"Shinu!" The younger jounin pushed both hands under the bed trying to hug the beast. "Do you want to eat?" Kakashi asked and pulled the head of the beast back. What he was holding was no longer the slim wolf like head that belonged to Shinu, this head was bigger, and as it adapted to the space it got a little less flat. As the thing opened its mouth Kakashi stared at fur rows of teeth. They were perfectly in line, the front rows in front of two rows behind them. They almost seemed too big for its mouth.
"Come on!" The jounin yelled and soon the beast started moving itself from under his tight space. The once so thin wolf was no longer flesh and bones, it had gotten much thicker, muscular and heavy. Its front legs were powerful, its doggy feet more human like, hands with thumbs that could grip.
The chest and back were humanoid, flat and slightly muscular. The thin tail now thick as an arm and the hind legs strong, perfectly able to carry much weight. The skin colour was a light pink, a little darker then Kakashi's white paleness. It was no longer hairy or skinny, no longer a wolf.
Kakashi, blinded by love moved himself out of the room. The thing stood up and followed him, but not before looking back to the wide awake male in bed.
"Itachi demands you stay away from him." Gai had no words for it, and the thing soon left the room.
-----
Feeling like a zombie Gai stepped into the living room. He wasn't sure what he had seem, hadn't been sure about many things lately. Slowly he sat himself on the couch, with a sigh he made his presence known to Kakashi. With a smooth move the younger male slid up besides him, resting his head in the other's lap. Stroking his new love's hair with his hand he set to think, their situation wasn't getting any better.
Kakashi had returned three full weeks ago, mostly sleeping the pain away. He had returned with strange marks all over his body, seals of unknown kind. Even the scars looked painful, but as Kakashi's time moved on the wounds healed and the scars faded, now nothing more remained but that beautiful pale skin.
The jounin was paranoid, sometimes screaming and crying for hours when he was visited again by a shadow. He would cry about sharingans and black hair, his mumbling never making any sense. The last time was with the heavy rains a few days ago. The Green Beast found the jounin unconscious on the floor. The rain made the entire scene even spookier.
And then the news of Ino's death, or should he say slaughter. An eerie feeling, nagging at him was telling him it had something to do with Kakashi, but how could that be? The jounin slept and cried, breaking away into his own little world. Were he a dog they would have shot him by now. Gai was tired, but could he be blamed? He had forgotten about time and dozed off again, even though it was still early in the morning. Movement around him pulled him back from lala land.
Shinu silently walked past the couch towards the window. With its new claws he was able to open it, and tall as it was it had no trouble sneaking through. I jumped down onto the ground below, away from sight.
Gai had carefully pushed Kakashi away and within a flash he stood by the window. Shinu was taking its time as it strolled down the road.
-----
He was being stupid, Gai knew he was crazy to follow the thing into the forest. How it got through the gates he didn't know, he had been stalking it for a few hours now, the sun high in the sky.
The thing had don't nothing that was what any other animal would do. It sniffed the air and tasted whatever came its way. It peed against a tree and tried to burry the scent by scraping its behind legs over the ground hard. A few sad pieces of grass flew against the bark and remained there. With a silent sigh Gai moved on, he knew and the thing knew. It had smelled him, heard him or felt his presence he didn't know.
"Itachi demands you stay away from him. I am allowed to harm you if you do not." Again the voice came from the thing, but there was no sign of it speaking. Gai himself thought he was going mad. He watched as Shinu stalked away from him. Just as in every bad horror film ever made, Gai followed it.
-----
Kakashi woke into the darkness of the living room. Sniffing the air he couldn't smell Gai. Standing up he heard the moaning and whining of Shinu who was vast asleep next to the couch. With the stealth of a ninja he stood up and silently looked for Gai who was absent. The jounin was unable to detect the older male, filling him with a sharp grief. He felt alone, even though he was once again sitting on the couch. Shinu had rolled onto its back, still snoring the night away.
The silver haired one no longer felt alone. Just like that the feeling of him being stared at came through to him. But then again maybe he was just losing it. He began to think there truly was something wrong with him, and that it was only him.
A deep sigh escaped him as he followed Shinu's example and rolled on his back resting his head in a corner. His nerves were calmed and he absently purred. Dozing for some time he heard his pet stand up and walk away. But Kakashi would not, he wanted to remain on the couch in his solitude. With one hand he scratched his stomach, before resting it there.
A tickle on his throat made him scratch again. He was not getting up, not opening his eyes even though he knew there was something there. Silence was the only sound heard and he relaxed again. Stubborn he kept his eyes closed tightly when the tickle returned. He scratched again, entangling his fingers in hair..
He turned his head to the side before opening his eyes, his fingers holding a strand of black long hair. As he turned his head up to face whoever was hauled over him he nearly stopped breathing with fear.
---------
Just to make sure, this fic had been slightly turning to KakaGai. I know it is not an appreciated pairing, but I need someone Kakashi can fall back on, and, not to offend your favourite characters, I have bred a hatred towards most other candidates.
Itachi is still claiming Kakashi, just not in this chapter.
How can I say this without making it sound stupid? I don't like Naruto as much as I used to, but I'm still finding love every time I start a new chapter. So nothing is in danger here, just thought one would like to know.