A/N I fixed some grammar mistakes in the last chapter. Thanks so much for reading! I made this chapter super long to make up for my lack of updating. There is a little bit of lusty action in this chapter. If the characters seem too out of context, its because I'm emphasizing the fact that Vexyne is working them over big time.
Kakashi had been up at dawn but he couldn't bring himself to wake the teen that laid on his futon. Her breaths were steady and shallow and her face looked calm. Her hair was a lot longer now that it was spread about the pillow, the longest strands grazing the floor. He sighed. They were already twenty minutes late and he couldn't stick around and oggle at Vexyne, so he placed a hand on her shoulder and shook slightly. Though twenty minutes was nothing compared to the usual three hours or more, he wanted to make an impression.
"When do we need to be down there?" was the scratchy reply as his student sat up.
He blinked, not expecting her to be so responsive. "Twenty minutes ago."
She sighed heavily, quickly rolling off the couch and heading to the bathroom, closing the door behind her. In a few minutes she had changed clothes and used the bathroom.
"Do you have a hairband? I must have not put mine on my wrist." she asked when she opened the door.
Kakashi saw the discarded blue elastic under the futon on the floor but said nothing, deciding that she looked much better with her hair down. He shook is head, though the action was useless.
"No, I don't. Maybe Sakura will have one."
Another sigh, "Alright then lets go. We don't have all day you know."
She was already feeling around the door knob for the lock, to which Kakashi gently moved her hand out of the way and led them out into the warmth of the morning.
They walked on towards the waterfall, not really talking much except the occasional question.
"Whats the other ones name?"
"Sasuke..Sasuke Uchiha."
"Hmph. That makes sense."
He raised an eyebrow at her and saw the look of concentration written on the scowl her lips formed. He was about to explain to her that he, meaning Sasuke, really wasn't a complete bastard... Or was he?.. but as always, when they came into sight there was a very loud bashing of how he was late.
"Come on sensei! Every day!" Naruto pouted.
"Well you-" Kakashi started, an absurd lie already forming in his head.
"Its my fault Naruto-kun. Sensei didn't wake me up so I slept in late." Vexyne cut in, smiling while twirling a kunai around her finger.
This apparently satisfied the blond, because he simply laughed stupidly with an "Oh alright then Vexyne-Chan."
Then realization hit Kakashi square in the face, causing him to groan inwardly and pinch his nose bridge.
"Uh.. Vexyne. You will have to sit out training today too because we will be working in the water and if you don't want to get your clothes wet, there is not much you can do." he informed, embarrassed that he had forgotten to arrange for some type of swimsuit for her. Luckily his other female student was seemingly the smartest of the group, already having speculated that something like this would happen. She was there in an instant, holding up a handful of white fabric.
"Its alright Kakashi-Sensei, I already got her covered. Come on ill take you behind the rocks so you can change," she informed while pulling Vexyne behind her. It seems that the new girls charm was working every one over. Every one except the infamous emotionless Uchiha who stood in the water already, droplets beading on his lithe but sculpted chest.
"Thanks for the suit, Sakura.. but are you sure it covers everything?' Vexyne asked while tugging cautiously at the skimpy feeling fabric. Little did she know that Sakura was wearing something quite similar in attempt to lure Sasukes eyes to her. It only resulted in a blushing Naruto and an unusually tense sounding Kakashi. She was nowhere nearly as well endowed as Vexyne, but at this age every ones hormones were raging. Sakura obviously didn't care to think that maybe her more developed counterpart would steal the limelight from her, but when they finally emerged from behind the rock the fit of coughs that erupted mid sentence from Naruto gave it away. Thankfully Sakura was already too absorbed in drooling over Sasukes form.
Vexyne only stood, extremely aware of her exposed body with her arms crossed.
"Well. What do I do?" she asked.
"Just stand in the water and wait for further instruction." her Sensei said to her, the sound of his footsteps leading her to the cool pool below waterfall that cascaded as white noise in the background.
The four ninja stood in a line in front of their teacher, Sakura beside Sasuke, and Naruto beside Sakura and Vexyne. It was quite a sight, the various hair colors and skin tones all clashing against one another. Kakashi was sure he had one of the most eccentric teams in Konoha, besides perhaps Might Guy and Lee; but they were in a category all their own. He smiled briefly behind his mask as he stood still fully clothed on dry land.
"As a ninja, you might find yourself fighting in or around large bodies of water. Learning to use this water to your advantage will help you in the long run. Even if you can't use water based jutsu, your opponent shouldn't know that. The key is to make sure you learn to "read" the water and keep your guard up at all times. One bad move and both of you could drown."
"But Kakashi Sensei" Naruto started "Its not like we can hide in the water or anything, especially if we can't do the jutsu for it."
"That's where you're wrong. If you keep up your stamina and learn to move silently in the water, you can conceal yourself perfectly."
"You mean like holding our breath? We'll pass out!"
Kakashi looked at Sakura with his eye closed in a grin. "Exactly why we are training you."
He pulled out four different colored strips of ribbon from his pocket and tossed them into the water. 'Tie these to your wrists. The goal is to get as many of the others ribbons in your possession as possible. This forces you to be quick and sneaky, because someone could easily see or hear you in the water and turn the tables around."
Sasuke reached out as the black ribbon floated by his and tied it tightly around his left wrist, his arms absent of the usual warmers he wore. Naruto grabbed the bright orange one and Sakura the red, leaving the green one for Vexyne. She fumbled around for a few seconds, but Naruto had sneakily coaxed the wet fabric into her hand.
"Every one ready? You have forty five minutes to steal as many ribbons as possible."
There was a unanimous but unsure nod from the group in the water.
"Go!"
A loud splash followed, the four diving under the water in a somewhat tactical fashion. Kakashi knew that most of the action would be better seen from above, so he opted to resting on a branch that grew high above the waterfalls pool. He saw the usual three dodging and kicking up water in a tangled mess, each of them trying to wrestle the bands off. Vexyne was simply waiting, her long purple silk billowing around her like ink. Her head was barely out of the water, probably just enough so that she could breathe and hear comfortably.
He almost felt bad, this seemed to be an unfair advantage for the others. He frowned when he saw Narutos tanned body swimming up behind her, because he simply didn't want to see her taken out of the game so early. His worries were short lived though, because apparently Narutos ambush was too sloppy to be effective. Vexyne ducked under the surface silently while kicking her legs away from her attacker before he could get any nearer.
This brought the teen up gasping for air, frowning before leaping away from a Sasuke who had tried to take advantage of the failed attempt. The raven landed into the water, but quickly righted himself and proceeded to pursue his prey. All the while, Sakura tried to wedge herself in as many compromising positions with Sasuke as possible, always trying to surface beside him or land on top of him. Kakashi shook his head with a sigh. It looked like her ribbon had already been snatched, and she had yet to realize or care.
"Hey...WOAH!"
A black eye perked as it watched the disabled ninja pull a flailing mass of blond and tan down to the sandy bottom. There was an obvious struggle, which drew the other two closer to the action. Water sprayed in all directions and when the Nine Tails finally surfaced again, he was minus one orange adornment. Well well.. it seems that she catches on pretty quickly. With only ten minutes left I was getting worried about her. I should ask about it later on.
Sakura and Naruto decided to give up, opting to sit on the shore and watch as the other two hunted each other in the remaining time. This was obviously a lot more difficult than either of them had warranted. Sasuke was back in the depths, leaving Vexyne standing vulnerably in the open. She appeared to be distressed, and Kakashi thought a moment about going and checking on her. Though it could have been a trap, Sasuke took no time in materializing behind her, mimicking her encounter with Naruto and dragging her below. One hand was around her waist, and one was straining to untie one of the bindings on her wrist. Both of them were tight for air and Vexyne was looking like she was going to pass out any minute.
Kakashi was in the process of jumping out of the tree before an exasperated Sasuke emerged from the water carrying a limp Vexyne in his arms.
"Oh my God! Is she okay?!" Sakura yelled as she ran up to him.
Kakashi was there in a instant, taking the girl from the Uchiha and placing her on the moist sand carefully. Said Uchiha looked paler than he had ever been, and honestly appeared to be on the verge of freaking out by the glint in his obsidian eyes. The older man brushed a stray strand of hair away from her face and leaned his ear down close to her lips to listen to her breathing.
"Got cha, Sasuke." was her murmured reply. Electric shivers coursed through her concerned teachers spine when her humor laced voice relayed back to him.
"Hey! Vexyne-chan don't do that!" Naruto whined "You scared us!"
"Haha... Sorry Naruto, But hey! I got the ribbon!" she exclaimed, pushing herself off the ground and waving the prize around triumphantly. Sasuke looked down at his wrist in shock. How in the world did she manage to sneak the damned thing off him?
"Good job Vexyne, but uh... try not to scare us so bad next time." Kakashi said, his own voice laced with worry. He took the time to gaze at her dripping body, looking magnificent in the stark white bathing suit. He really hadn't realized how worried he was until the relief that flooded him from the knowledge that she was okay.
Sakura grabbed Vexynes hand, leading her to the rock where they changed. "Come on, lets get you changed. Good job today."
Though they didn't realize it, the three men watched carefully as the females walked away, all of them noting the gentle curve of a thigh or the swinging movement of hips. Yes... hormones were surely running rampant this time of the year.
"Damnit Kakashi! You are her sensei and she trusts you to help her through her blindness. You have to control yourself "He chided himself. He had never looked at Sakura that way, nor any of the other female students in the village. Even though Vexyne was older, more experienced, and quite simply... prettier.. this was no excuse to start having perverse thoughts. He had a job to do and he had to do it well.
Behind the rock, Vexyne decided to keep the white revealing top on and just slip into her black shorts. It was getting hotter as the day progressed, and since her hair was down it would be cooler not to be wearing all black. Even though she couldn't possibly have known the exact color of her borrowed top, she could tell that it didn't absorb the heat as much as her usual attire did. She kept her gloves and her half shirt in her bag which was now hanging around her waist again. "Thanks again, Sakura-chan." she said, wringing out her hair.
"Oh. No problem Vexyne-Chan." she replied, taking the wet bottoms that were handed towards her. "I don't know how you do it."
This put a light blush on her comrades face. "Well.. its a lot of guessing and memory. Nothing special." She wasn't used to praise and was unsure on how to take it.
"No honest. I could never go out there in the water and fight an opponent with out my sight."
Vexyne was thankful for the bandages that hid her flushed face, even if they were soaking wet and bothering her. Slipping on her shoes, she went out to seek Kakashi, leaving Sakura to finish up.
She heard low voices as she stepped out from behind the rock. She hoped that the guys were done changing, though it honestly wouldn't matter if they weren't.. it would save a lot of embarrassment. "Um.. Kakashi-Sensei?" she ventured, not sure if he was even around.
But he was, and his shadow was cast upon her as he drew up. She listened to his steps, and decided they sounded much more casual and passive than Narutos or Sakuras did. Almost lazy like, as though he simply could care less. She liked that a lot; someone who was confident and laid back at the same time.
Though he kept his eyes on her face, it was hard not to take a peek at her still exposed chest that was practically falling out of the thin top. He couldn't risk getting caught by one of his students, who would surely give him hell about it or even tell Vexyne themselves. "Yes Vexyne?"
"Will you help me take off my bandages? They are wet and it's bothering me."
His face lit up, though concealed by the dark fabric. He would get to touch her face, and finally see what lurked beyond the dressing that hid so much from the world.
"Sure. We will redo them when we get to the house."
He wondered how he would do this, because he didn't want to use a kunai for fear he would cut her by accident. His ran his fingers along the edges of the wrap, trying to find a stray piece that he could unravel. He felt her eyes flutter beneath his fingers. He went on to feel along her hair line, where he found where the end piece was tucked into the rest of the dressing to keep it from falling off. He pulled on it gently, bunching her hair up in one hand so he could pull the piece around her head comfortably. He noticed how thick her hair really was, and he realized he very much wanted to run his fingers through it constantly. His project slowly loosened up, and he was able to carefully hook a finger behind the remaining fabric and pull it off, the beautiful contours of Vexynes face being revealed. Her beauty rivaled Sasukes, in her high cheek bones and flawless skin. If it wasn't for her hair color and sweet disposition, she could have passed as an Uchiha with no problem.
He let go of her hair and stepped back, watching as she rubbed her eyes with a closed fist and sigh. "Thanks a lot Sensei. I hate wet bandages."
Her eyelids fluttered, and the most shocking shades of emerald and amber stared back at him. Well.. not at him directly but towards him. It was the first time he had ever seen someone with mismatched eyes other than himself, and his were anything but natural. He half expected them to be cloudy and dull, like the Huuygas Byakugan. He could see why Tsunade thought it might be a chakra seal or a jutsu put on her that caused her blindness, and not an actual injury.
Sasuke, who had also been watching the unveiling and completely ignoring Sakura who was currently talking him to death, elbowed Naruto to get him to turn around. As much as he hated his partner, this was too good to miss.
"Hey TEME!"
Sasuke clamped his hand over his mouth and turned Narutos head over to Vexyne, where his eyes went as big around as Sasukes had. The Uchiha let go, and Kakashi cleared his throat. Sakura has also turned to see what was going on, and a slow realization came across her face. She didn't show it, but Inner Sakura was boiling.
"Training is done for today. You are free to go." Kakashi announced. Even though it was much shorter than normal, he was mindful of Vexyne and her health.
Naruto scrunched his face up and held his growling stomach "Aw come on Sensei, can't you buy us lunch?"
"Naruto, you really have to find a way to make your own money." Sakura scolded, trying to bring some attention to herself.
Vexyne dug around in her bag for a second and pulled out a handful of coins. "Here Naruto, go get some lunch. When you are done, can you bring an order of miso ramen over to Kakashis house? I don't feel like heading out."
The embarrassed blush that landed on Sakuras face went by unnoticed to her teammates, and she regretted her comment.
"Sure Vexyne. Thanks!" Naruto bounded away towards the village, Sasuke and Sakura slowly behind him. She could still hear him laughing and singing a poorly made song about the different types of ramen he will eat.
"You didn't have to do that you know.. I would have paid for them."
"I know.. but I really want to make sure that they like me, and what better way than treating them out for lunch? Besides, they're my teammates, and I should take care of them just as much as they would take care of me." Her maturity was comforting to Kakashi.
"Come on, I'm exhausted. Lets go home."
She grabbed his hand and pulled him along in the general direction of the house. He hadn't noticed before, but she was walking a lot slower and her voice was weaker. She really pushed herself today, and he was proud.
An hour and a half later the other three were finally leaving the shop. Naruto had eaten four bowls of ramen and Sasuke and Sakura had one. He remembered that he had to buy Vexynes, but he found that he came up short. He turned to his friends with a panicked look. "Um.. Hey...Guys...Idonthaveanymoremoneycanyou..buy Vexynes..?" was his quick and jumbled question.
"WHAT?! NARUTO YOU IDIOT!"
A hard hit to the head sent him to the ground.
Sasuke shook his head "Hn.. Dobe."
He ordered and paid for it anyway, heading off in the direction of the house since he was going to have to go that way anyhow. He was glad for the excuse to leave the others too.. he couldn't get the image of Vexynes eyes out of his head since he saw them earlier. There was something about the colors, green, yellow, and purple, that just drew him in. He never thought much about anything being beautiful, especially not girls, but lately his hormones have been getting the best of him. Though he knew he had to revive his clan one day, the actual act of "reviving" never crossed his mind. Another thing that kept his mind busy was how much he noticed Kakashi. Not just.. acknowledging his existence, but watching the way he moved and listening the smoothness of his voice. Everything was extremely confusing to Sasuke right now. He was certain that he was not gay... right?
He hadn't realized he was already his destination until his hand was knocking on the door.
It opened, and a white fluff peeked out. "Sasuke, come in. I was expecting Naruto."
He stepped into the cold room silently, seeing Vexyne in a long sleeved shirt on the futon. The white straps of the bathing suit top were still there, and she was brushing her hair out in slow strokes.
Sasuke sat beside Vexyne, who had tilted her head towards him "I have to go home this way anyways."
"Well thank you for bringing my food." She reached out her hand for Sasuke to give her the bowl. Immediately, she took the chopsticks and began eating away, though much more gracefully than Naruto. Sasuke decided not to mention that he had also paid for the meal, it wasn't that big of a deal. She had paid for his after all.
He felt that he was no longer needed, but when he stood to leave Vexyne put her bowl down. "Sasuke.. Can you stay for a minute?"
"Why?" he cringed. He didn't intend for it to come out so harsh. She didn't seem to mind though, probably thinking he was just an ass, which wasn't any better on his part either.
"Why do you hate me?"
It was a simple question, but it shocked both Kakashi and Sasuke. He had never said that he hated her... but then again he hadn't said much of anything to her. She sat calmly with her hands folded in her lap, but her eyes were narrowed in expectancy.
He sighed softly. "I don't"
"Then how come you are so distant around me?"
Another simple question that deserved an answer. An answer that he really didn't know. So he decided not to answer her in words, but to sit back down and grab her hand, holding it against his cheek. Her dark purple eyebrows shot up and her mouth opened; this was not what she expected. He brought her hand across his face slowly, letting her take in every detail. Her fingers were extremely soft and gentle, and they felt good against his skin.
She pulled away first, blushing and smiling a little. "Thanks again Sasuke-Kun."
"Hn..." He said light enough so she could hear the smile that was tugging at his lips. All the while Kakashi stood shell shocked at what had just happened. Sasuke fucking Uchiha actually let someone in. He almost felt a tinge of jealously, he wouldn't have minded brushing his fingers against that pretty little face as well.
"Fucking hell Kakashi? Now your GAY all of a sudden? What the hell is wrong with you?" He had to remedy the situation quickly, before he lost control and did something he would regret.
"You had better head on and let Vexyne rest now. You gave her quite a work out today."
Kakashis voice was firm and non negotiable. Vexyne looked towards him with furrowed brows in confusion, but said nothing. Sasuke only nodded and stood up, heading out the door with an almost unnoticed "Goodbye Vexyne."
Once the door was shut Vexyne frowned. "What was that all about Sensei?"
"I need to talk to you in private. We never got a chance to talk at the hospital and last night I let you sleep." It was a lie, but all the same he DID need to ask some questions.
"If you..say so Sensei."
She knew there was something up, but she was also respectful enough not to inquire further.
"If you know, what village did you come from?"
"Amegakure. Its my native village. I know this.." She fumbled for her bag and Kakashi head a zipper being undone. She pulled out a beaten up old Rain Village headband. "Because this was put around my neck when I still had my sight. I was young, about five or six. I don't remember who put it on me, but I think it was my mother. After that.. nothing. I woke up the next day and was blind. I stumbled outside the house and fell, deciding to just lay in the puddle and hope somebody would find me. I never cried because I was too scared for that. Somebody eventually found me, and I was passed around from house to house for a couple of years, nobody ever really wanting to put up with me. I soon left, and found myself wandering aimlessly in random towns and villages, learning everything I could to protect myself."
She paused, this explanation apparently bringing back some unwanted memories.
"Then, I was found, taken here, and here I am."
She knew that this story wasn't completely true, there was another painful part of the story that she had never told anybody. It wasn't something that she wanted to relive through memory.
Kakashi also sensed something was off about her explanation. What was she hiding from him that was so important?
"I see."
If there was a jutsu blocking her eyesight, that would imply that there had to be some sort of chakra flow feeding into there on a normal basis, such as in the case of the Sharingan. He wondered if she had some sort of Kekkei Genkai that they didn't know about or something. That might explain her mismatched eyes.
"Sensei..."
His thoughts were jarred from her innocent sounding voice. He looked at her, but her face was turned away towards the wall, eyes looking lost in her own thoughts.
"I've touched every ones face now but yours.."
He chuckled, reaching out to ruffle her hair.
"And that's a problem?"
Her pout was pitiful, and she punched him in the arm trying to hold back laughter.
"Meanie."
"Yes, well mister meanie Sensei is sorry for not wanting his rash to spread."
"Liar."
"Whatever you say Vexyne-Chan."
He was going to retort that he wasn't the only one keeping secrets, but he decided against angering her. She could really pack a punch if she wanted to.
He would take her to Tsunade in a few days, and see if she could do another screening. He would also ask about anybody she knew of that was powerful enough to put a chakra block over a Kekkei Genkai. They obviously had to have the resources and skills to do such an elaborate jutsu, and they might be a threat to the village.
Though it was still early in the afternoon, Vexyne was passed out on the couch, and Kakashi was reading his usual porn novel in the chair across from her. He found that he couldn't concentrate, though. His thoughts were muddled with images of Vexyne in her lovely bikini and Sasukes toned body dripping with water. He knew he was in deep, and there was nothing much he could do about it. It seems the teenagers hormones were wearing on him, and he groaned when a problem arose in his pants. Taking care not to disturb her, Kakashi walked quietly into the bathroom and relieved himself of pent up frustration with a hasty groan of what sounded like Vexynes and Sasukes name blended together. He frowned, cleaning himself off and collapsing in the chair, where he too was lost in unconsciousness.
