Fading Love

By:Kaname Hatake

~*WARNING*~

NEW WRITING STYLE!

Recap-

Sighing, she looked up at the stars. Swinging her feet around, she got off the tries edge. She turned her head to the door and began walking. Then she stopped. "Damn it!" Sasuke inwardly cursed himself, "she's looking straight at me!"

Chapter 2: Falling Down Can Lead To Marvelous Things

Sasuke just stood there shocked, as did Kaname. Finally, she snapped back to reality.

"What the hell, Uchiha?" she screamed.

Dropping to the ground, she picked up a small rock and chucked it at him with deadly precision. The rock hit the said Uchiha square between the eyes. Cursing, Sasuke's hand flew up to rub the growing bump. Kaname yelled again.

"What are you DOING here? Haven't you caused enough damage for one day?" This time though, Sasuke didn't waste any time retorting.

"I should be saying the same thing! Why the hell are you in HER room?" Kaname's expression became even more furious.

"'Her room," she screamed, "this is MY room!" As if to prove her point, she pointed to herself and gave an exasperate huff. Sasuke glared at her.

"I don't know who you think you are," Sasuke said with venom seething through his teeth, "but if you even THINK you can waltz in here and start stealing away my last memories of her, your dead wrong. I will kill you if you get in my way, you understand, Hime *princess*?"

Kaname had lost interest in what he was saying a long time ago. When Sasuke looked back up to see her, no one was there. Spinning around, he saw her plop casually down on the bed and pick up a magazine. Anger bubbled in him, making the Uchiha even more furious. Stomping to the door, he was about to yank it open when Kaname stopped him.

"Ya know," she said with a aggravated smirk, "if you come into this room, I could have you arrested for breaking an entry." Glancing up from her magazine, she saw him stop dead in his tracks. 'Got him,' she thought pleasantly.

*SHU~ KANK*

The door slipped open. Kaname was wide eyed. 'What the hell is he doing?' she mentally screamed.

"Well," Sasuke said with a smirk as he stepped inside, "this place hasn't changed much..." Kaname was still gawking at him when he turned to face her.

"Wha-, wait, how, you, but, I thought-!" Kaname couldn't even form a coherent sentence. The Uchiha chuckled darkly.

"What's the matter," he said teasingly, "cat got your tongue?" His eyes were digging into her, making the female squirm uncomfortably.

When Kaname found her voice, it was small and shaky. Her head ache was back and, damn did it hurt like hell this time. "Leave," she said quietly.

"No," Sasuke retorted. "Not until you tell me what 's going on here. Why the hell are you back? What is your purpose here? How-?

Kaname cut him off. "Leave."

"No," Sasuke defied, his tone cold and ruthless. He stood there for a while before Kaname got up and slowly walked over to the last surviving Uchiha. Sasuke didn't speak a word, he just glared at her.

*SLAP*

Sasuke's eyes widened. He was now looking at the wall next to him. Slowly, he brought his hand up to his stinging cheek and turned his head. Kaname's hand still lingered in the air and she was glaring at the floor.

"When I say leave," her voice shook, "you leave."

"H-Hn," Sasuke snorted. Stuffing his hands into his pockets, he turned. "Whatever, princess..." He walked out the door leaving a very upset Hatake behind.

-X-

When Kaname woke up, the sun was shining and the birds were singing. There were no other sounds coming from inside the house except her steady breaths, so the young Kunochi inferred that Kakashi wasn't there.

"Guess he never came home last night..." Getting up, Kaname did her usual; hair, teeth, clothes and breakfast.

"Ok," she mumbled, "time for school..."

Stopping at the Entrance of the Konoha Ninja Academy, she sighed.

"Ugh, yet another new educational institution," Kaname groaned under her breath. Entering, she saw she was pretty early so she went and sat under a tree. It had a cute little swing on it too! As she sat there, she watched as people began arriving, and after that got boring, she pulled out her sketchbook.

Flipping to a new page, she thought of what to draw. Normally, people considered her art... weird... They were mostly of people with no faces, landscapes of beautiful meadows, or strange markings... So, Kaname wanted this sketch to be different. It started out as a simple little girl. She had short hair that whisped around her, and a little dress that went to her knees. Her face looked somewhat salome, but her eyes showed fear and worry. In the background was a street, but it was littered with dead bodies.

Blood was everywhere.

Now it was on the little girl.

Behind the child was a man with terrifying eyes!

He had his blade drawn and held it above the girl!

"Um...?" a voice came from above her Kaname didn't hear her. She kept drawing and drawing; fast and furiously.

Sighing, the girl yelled. "HELLOOOOOO?"

Kaname jerked out of her daze and snapped her head up at the girl in front of her. She had long silvery hair with a purple gleam to it that reached to her knees. Her eyes where a piercing crystal blue, and her expression was one of curiosity.

"Uh," Kaname said dumbly, "hi?" The girl chuckled.

"Hi," she said coolly, "what's your name?"

Kaname smiled weakly. "I'm Kaname Hatake..." The girl's face filled with recognition.

"Ohhhh... You're the girl who gave my sister so much trouble last night..."

"Sister?" Kaname thought. "No way!" The girl covered her ears. "You're the ANBU Leaders little sister?"

She chuckled and smirked. "That's what they say." Kaname continuted to stair in awe. "So," the ANBU's sister continued on, "were doing some dueling before class. Wanna join? It's all medical jutsu and stuff... You'd be great at that!"

Kaname's eyes widened. Hold up! How did this girl know she was a medical nin?

"Uh, sure...," Kaname replied. The Girl smiled and glanced down at Kaname's drawing.

"That's a... um... interesting drawing," she stated. Looking down, Kaname's eyes filled with horror. She had done in again! Her cute little girl had been transformed into a monster! Slamming her sketch pad shut, she laughed nervously. The Girl reached her hand out and helped her up. Once she had dusted herself off, the two Kunochi started walking over to a small group of teens.

"OK," The Girl shouted roughly, "were all here! Let's get going!" Kaname stayed silent. "Now," The Girl continued, "who's first to challenge me!"

"God," the lone Hatake thought, "she's so... so... straight forward!"

A guy from the group slowly raised his hand, signaling he would be the girl's first opponent. For a split second, Kaname could have sworn she saw the Kunochi's eyes narrow like a snake with its eyes on its prey, but it was gone in an instant.

Spreading out, everyone formed a large circle, giving the two opponents plenty of room to spar. Someone in the crowd yelled start, and the mach began.

But in that very moment, it was over! The guy took one step towards The Girl, and he was already on his knee's gasping! Someone yelled that The Girl was the winner. Walking over, the winner helped the looser up. He was perfectly fine now! Was this some kind of joke?

"OK," the strange Girl yelled, "who's next?" Everyone took a step back, leaving Kaname in the open field. Looking around, she saw she was now alone and her eyes got big.

"Oh shit," she thought.

"Oh joy, Kaname," The Girl murmured. "Now," she sighed, looking up, "who do you wanna fight?" Kaname let out a sigh of relief, silently thinking, 'Thank god I don't have to fight Her!'

"Um," she glanced over the crowed. "Uh, how about-" Kaname was cut off.

"How about me," a husky voice replied. All the girls in the crowed squealed and moved aside for the male. When Kaname laid eyes on the young Shinobi, she felt her cheek's grow warm. He was so hot! He had dusty blonde hair that was fairly shaggy. His eyes were a cool brown and his skin was perfect! He wore a white T- Shirt with black lining and black shorts and navy blue ninja sandles.

"Ya, Daiske- kun," The Girl muttered. "You get to fight Kaname."

"Daiske, huh," Kaname heard herself murmur. As she walking further into the circle, Daiske pasted her up, leaving behind his scent. Kaname found herself drowning in it! Damn, did he smell... good!

Soon, she was in the middle of the ring with Daiske across from her. Wait... was he... eyeing her? Turning her eyes to the ground, her face became a soft shade of pink.

"Ready?" someone yelled from the crowed. It sounded like the One Girl. Kaname looked up and took a deep breath, and when she locked eye with Daiske, he was no longer this cute guy whom she may have a crush on already, but her enemy who needed to be defeated.

"GO," the Stranger Girl yelled!

And they were off! Daiske ran at Kaname with a raised fist. Making a quick hand seal, she made a clone of herself. The copy of Kaname ran to meet Daiske and the two began fighting.

'Ok,' Kaname thought as she watched the two fights, 'time to gauge how good he really is...' Daiske dropped to the ground and swung his leg around, kicking Kaname's clone's legs out from under her. The force of the impact made the clone disperse. 'Damn it,' Kaname inwardly cursed. Getting into a fighting position, she had just enough time to block his attack to her lower abdomen. 'H-he's fast!' Pushing chakra to her hand, she forced it down upon his upper arm.

"Shit," Daiske cursed. His whole left arm had now gone completely limp. 'Where did she learn that?' Before he had time to think, Kaname appeared in front of him, smiling evilly. Daiske made a hand seal and vanished into thin air right before Kaname's chakra infused fist came in contacts with his jaw.

'What the-?' Just then, she heard something beneath her. Looking down, she earth suddenly cracked and Daiske came shooting up with his fist outstretched. Kaname didn't have time to move before the fist hit her jaw, sending her flying upwards.

"Eya!" she yelled. Hitting the dirt with a thud, she felt something run down the corner of her mouth. Sitting up, she wiped whatever it was away and glared furiously at her opponent. There was no doubt. He was good.

Already, Daiske was running at her. Kaname made a different hand seal this time.

'What now?' Daiske thought annoyed. Throwing a round house kick at her head, he heard the bones crack. Her face held a shocked expression as she fell.

POOF! On the ground where the broken Kunochi should have been was now a log. 'Damn it!' he thought, 'a substitution technique!'

"Well?" a voice called from behind him. Spinning around, he saw Kaname standing at the other side of the damned arena. By now, the crowed had grown ten times as big, and everyone was watching them.

Little did Kaname know that inside that crowed was a very intrigued Uchiha.

'What are they doing?' Sasuke found himself thinking. 'This is a waste of that guy's time. He's going to beat her no problem.' Sasuke watched as Kaname took a deep breath. Slowly letting it out, she snapped her eyes open and glared at Daiske.

"Are you just going to stand there?" Kaname yawned. "This was staring to bore me."

"Well," a sexy voice whispered in her ear, "we wouldn't want that now, would we?" Kaname's eyes widened, spinning around, her stomach rammed right into Daiske's awaiting fist, and before she could hit the ground, his knee slamed into her back.. All her breath burst from her mouth as she toppled over. Kaname lay there motionless on the ground. Lights flashed everywhere! The last thing she remembered was a very concerned looking Daiske hovering above her and the searing pain that ran from her left shoulder all the way down her back.

-X-

Kaname opened her eyes and squinted at the bright sunlight. Her stomach hurt like hell. Remembering how she got here, she bolted forward with a gasp.

"You shouldn't move," a cool voice informed her from beside a tree. Stepping out of the shadows, Kaname saw it was Daiske.

"Oh," Kaname said dumbly as she laid her back against the tree again. She felt so stupid! How could she leave her back open? She had been through this pain before with Kakashi. They had been training and he accidentally punched her there. Because of the scar she got when her family in the mist was killed, that area around and on it was VERY tender. Even the slightest weight on it could make her cringe in pain. Ah... if only she could go back to the time when the ANBU leader had healed it... she could do whatever the hell she wanted and get away with it! But once she left the village, the special effect wore off and left Kaname with THIS. Softly laying her hand on her belly, she sighed.

"So," the emotionless voice continued, "how'd you get that scar?" Kaname flashed a dirty look in his direction. She was flabbergasted. That's not a question you ask someone... You wait for them to tell you!

"Um, I sorry," Kaname spoke, glaring at the boy in the process, "what's your name again?" His eyes narrowed.

"It's Daiske Kyoto," he said in his smooth velvety voice. Kaname's cheeks burned again as she looked away.

"I see... So, uh," Kaname said unevenly, "how old are you?"

"Fifteen," he stated properly.

'Ok,' Kaname thought, 'he's two years older than me...'

"And you?" he questioned out loud.

"I'm Kaname Hatake; thirteen years old," she answered slowly. Smirking, Daiske walked over to her and squatted down.

"Well, Ms. Kaname," he smiled devilishly, "I hope you enjoy what's left of your time here at the Academy."

'Yikes!' Kaname could hear herself screaming, 'he's a little tooooooo close!'

"Y-yeah", you manage to rasp out. Chuckling, he stood up and began walking away; but not before stopping and tilting his head back at you.

"By the way," he said as he tried to hold back a grin, "I wouldn't get those bandages wet!" After seeing Kaname's puzzled look, he DID laugh, and jumped off.

'Bandages? What the hell is he talking about?' Taking her hand off her stomach, she noticed something was off. Her skin felt awfully... ruff? Looking down, Kaname saw her entire chest, all the way down to her waist, was now covered in bandages! Which meant...

Loading- Daisuke had put them on her.

Processing- He was a guy, and he took her shirt off to put the bandages on.

BING- Daiske saw her without a shirt!

Throughout all of Konoha, a terrible sound echoed off the trees. It sounded a lot like a certain auburn haired Kunochi screaming bloody murder...

-X-

When Kaname finally reached the doors to the Academy, they opened reluctantly; it was like they were telling her "Go home, I don't want you here."

"I swear," Kaname mumbled, "the next time I see that perv, his head is going on a platter..."

The doors had lead the young girl into a small hallway with a few doors here and there. The one in front of her was dark blue with a sign saying "Welcome!"

"Ha, yeah right," Kaname found herself thinking. Pulling out her crinkled schedule, she traced her fingers down the names. When she finally found her room number, 192, she started walking aimlessly down the hall. It wasn't until the brunette had circled the same spot twice that she realized she was utterly and completely lost.

"Ah," Kaname screamed, "this is so confusing!" She stomped her foot, making the ground shake a bit. "Why does this school have to be so damn big?"

After a few minutes of mindless muttering under her breath, she heard voices drifting towards from down the hallway. An idea then popped into her head.

"I'll follow the voices and ask where room 192 is." And so Kaname began her journey down the already all-familiar hallway. She was just about to turn the corner when she saw the source of the voices. There stood a really cute boy with raven black hair and another with spiky blonde hair. As she was about to make herself noticed, the boy with black hair spoke.

"You're so weak," he sneered at the other boy. Spiky retorted back. "Oh yeah," he yelled, "well I'm going to be the next Hokoge (leader) of this village, believe it!" Blacky laughed. "Sure you are… a loser and lowlife like you could never do it." Blondie was taken aback. For an instant, I almost thought he was crying.

So, with that, Kaname turned the corner.

"Hey," she yelled! They both looked up, startled. Now that Kaname have a good view of Blondie, she could see he wasn't crying at all; just shaking with anger. And not just that, the Blondie was Naruto! Why hadn't she realized that!

Oh, and did I mention, the black headed boy whom she thought was cute, was THE Uchiha!

"Uh- oh," Kaname said to herself, "what have I just done?"

Sasuke spoke. "What do you want?"

Kaname tack a step back. "Yikes," She screamed in her mind! "What, does he have an ice cube for a heart? Well, I guess I should know that by now, especially after what happened last night..." His cold tone made Kaname mad so she spoke her mind.

"I want you to stop picking on this Naruto," she stated bluntly. Naruto looked up at you with wide blue eyes. Mr. Ice Cube just chuckled to himself.

"Why should I stop picking on Naruto," he questioned, venom dripping off of every word. Kaname was stunned.

"Why, this kid…" she trailed off before she started planning his imminent demise. Kaname took a breath and walk over till she standing in front of Naruto, blocking him from Icy. Kaname jabbed a finger into his chest.

"I mean it, stop this or else," she threatened. Naruto stood up.

"Yeah Sasuke," he yelled, "quit it or you'll get it!" Kaname rolled my eyes at his sad attempt of a comeback and looked back at Sasuke.

"Whatever," he mumbled. He shoved his hands into his pockets and walked away. Just as Kaname was about to yell at the ass hole for just walking away, Naruto jumped on her, thanking Kaname over and over.

"H-Hey," she screamed as she tried to push the hyper- active baka *idiot* away, "stop it!"

Naruto jumped off and gave Kaname his big foxy grin. Kaname smiled back a little. I mean, come on! Who could stay mad at him! Then she remembered.

"Uh, Naruto, do you know where room 192 is?" Naruto blinked once then laughed.

"Yeah, I'm that class too!" Naruto and Kaname walked black down the hallway chatting about what she had missed over the years. Soon, they stopped right in front of a blue door with a sign that said "Welcome!"

Kaname just stared at the door. "Well," she finally said, "this is embarrassing…" So all in all, she had been right where she had needed to be the whole time. They walked in the class room together and seated themselves. For some reason, she subconsciously found a seat near the window. It... Reminded her of something, but what? Letting her fingers lightly graze the desk, she saw a flash of something in her mind. Quickly, she trying to grasp it before it faded, but with no luck. That familiar since of déjà vu was gone now, so with a sigh, Kaname seated herself. She placed her chin in her hand and gazed outside at the beautiful scenery.

"Eh- hem," she heard an emotionless voice cough next to her. Turning her head slightly, she saw Sasuke standing over her.

"Yes?" Kaname asked in a monotone voice.

Sasuke sighed. He really would rather not fight with this idiot right now. But she WAS in his seat...

"You're in my seat, Hatake," he stated bluntly. 'And please,' he silently begged, 'don't make this difficult!' Blinking, Kaname gathered her stuff and stood up.

"Why am I moving for HIME*princess*," she wondered? But before she could move, her foot caught on a piece of loose floorboard.

Clumsily, Kaname tripped over her own feet. Falling forwards, she reached out to grab SOMETHING that would brace her from her fall. Grabbing a handful of some soft material, she fell.

"Ette... *oww...*," she groaned. Wait a second... was there an... echo to her ow? Opening her eyes, she saw a very pissed off Uchiha underneath her. Not only that, but there was a dead silence in the room. Scanning the room, all the girls looked like they were going to KILL her, and the guys looked like they were scared for her life!

"Get off," his voice sounded from beneath the terrified Kunochi.

"Oh!" was all Kaname said. She was off in a split second.

"Are you going to help me up?" Sasuke was sitting up on the ground with an annoyed expression plastered on his face. Kaname looked at him like he had two heads. Like hell she would! What did that Uchiha think she was, his maid? But, she knew she had to be the bigger person...

Shoving her hand out, Sasuke was just about to take it when a ton of his super obsessed fan girls ran over her to help him up. Losing her balance again, she clumsily flipping over the table, landing right on top of a fluffy blonde head; Naruto's. He was laughing so hard. Kaname smiled as she sat up in his lap and soon, she realized what he was laughing at!

Sasuke was being mauled! Slowly, her smile became a grin, which came with a suppressed chuckle, that transformed into a full out giggle fit, that in turn became hysterical laughter!

While Sasuke was warding off the monsters, he heard Kaname laughing. Turning, he got up and glared at her with pure hate. She immediately shut up, but still had a grin on her face.