A/N: Thank you all for your reviews, everyone. I know there's a lot of trouble coming for Kakashi and Rin, as well as everyone in Konoha. It's going to start looking very rough for our favorite Shinobi. Anyway, in this chapter, things are going to start to change between Kakashi and Rin. Their relationship is going to take a minor twist and things are going to heat up for them. As for that trouble that one of the reviewers mentioned, it mostly starts now. Remember that medical ninja that Caligo was going to fetch to heal Sei...well...just you wait and see who he gets. And it's not going to be very pleasing on anyone.

Anyway, read and review, everyone. Thanks!

Shattered Reflection-Chapter 14

By the time the day was over, everyone was exhausted from their training exercise. All of the Shinobi and the two Shadoai were practically sprawled out on the ground our bent over to try and catch their breath. Naruto was actually the one on the ground, huffing for air while Sasuke and Sakura were leaning back to back. Sen was standing in front of the pretty pink haired girl and telling her how impressed she was with the girl's skills. All three of the adults were standing together, smiling at one another.

"Rin," Kakashi said fixing his forehead protector back over his Sharingan, which had been forced to use when Sasuke kicked into gear, using his own Sharigan. "I must say, I am impressed. You've developed very well over the years. Master Minato would be proud." He spoke so fondly as he smiled at her. "I'd hate to say it, but you're nearly as good as I am now."

Rin just smiled proudly after hearing that coming from Kakashi of all people but she was blushing brightly. "Don't be so modest, Kakashi. You know so much more techniques than I'll ever know. I'll be an old lady before I surpass you." She remarked.

Kakashi suddenly got a very sly smile on his face as he looked thoughtfully away. "We'll I don't doubt that." He was just teasing her but he got the reaction he wanted anyway.

Rin looked at him with almost offense, her jaw falling wide open. Her eyes were now blazing with anger as she glared at him. With a pout, Rin dipped her chin into her neck and she folded her arms. "Oh! Thanks, Kakashi! I'm so glad you think that." She said sarcastically before she turned to walk over to the three Shinobi and her charge.

However, Kakashi laughed as he reached out and quickly grabbed her arm to stop her. "Oh, come on, Rin. I was kidding." He said pulling her backwards to him.

Rin yelped in surprise as she was being pulled back but she tripped on her own feet and fell against her old friend, her arms shooting around his neck to stop her from falling. She felt Kakashi wrap his arms around her waist to help her steady herself and that made her look up into his revealed eye. It surprised her on how soft he was looking at her. He had never looked at her like that before. She knew he was smiling because he was doing it through his eye.

And for once, it felt like it was only them, that the others were not there with them.

"Careful, Rin, you clutz." Kakashi teased lightly.

Rin just softly smiled up at him as she kept her arms around her friend's neck, very unaware of how close they were to each other. "Kakashi, you're so mean." She told him. Kakashi just shrugged as he reached up and ran his hand along one of her arms, taking her hand and holding it softly. "Yeah, but you know you like me that way." He told her. Rin crinkled her nose but still smiled. "Whatever."

"At least I caught you." Kakashi pointed out, still in a teasing tone.

Rin just rolled her eyes but was still smiling about it. "Oh, my hero then." And again, Kakashi's head dipped a little closer to hers, making her heart nearly skip a beat. He was doing it again! He was teasing her, making her think he was going to kiss her again. But this time, it looked like he was actually going to do it.

And then the loud snort of laughter broke the two out of their thoughts and they became very aware of how close they were to each other and of the audience watching them right then. It had been Naruto who was laughing at them.

Blushing hot red, Rin quickly backed away, looking as if Kakashi had just burnt her. She placed her hands behind her back and looked at the ground, embarrassed. The Copy Nin, himself, looked annoyed that his former student had just interrupted but he was clearly blushing a little, himself. He was rubbing the back of his neck as he glanced over at the laughing Naruto and the disappointed looking Sakura while she was glaring at the energetic blonde.

"Ha, ha, ha! That's so funny! Kakashi looked like he was going to kiss Rin-chan!" Naruto laughed and pointed at the two awkward friends.

Sasuke shook his head as he folded his arms and turned away. He didn't want to get into this. It was none of his business, nor the others if the two Shinobi Elites were going to or not. Beside him, Chiro was smiling as he watched how embarrassed Rin looked. 'The poor girl.' He thought to himself.

"Naruto!" Sakura yelled at the blonde. "At least they were going to kiss until you had to open your big, fat mouth, you stupid, annoying blockhead!" And then she slammed her fist against the top of Naruto's head, making him yelp as he flew to the ground. The others laughed or looked very worried that the pink haired kunoichi might just kill the Kyuubi container. But Kakashi and Rin couldn't even look at one another without blushing.

"Um….well…." Rin began bashfully. "I…I guess…..we're done here, huh?"

Kakashi stuffed his hands into his pockets and kicked at stones under his feet. "Yes. I suppose we are." He then looked up at her, still looking a little embarrassed of what had happened between them. "So, are you…going to the Summer Fest tomorrow?" He asked, meekly. Rin nodded as she kept her hands folded behind her back, but her eyes were only looking at his chest, not daring to look up into his. She was still quite pink from what had just happened between them. "Uh-hmm." She glanced over at Sen who was watching with concern as Sakura was attempting to beat the living hell out of Naruto while Sasuke and Chiro were watching with sweatdrops rolling down the side of their faces. "I'm taking Sen and Chiro to the festival. They're curious about how we celebrate our festivals. Sen's really interested in seeing what Shinobi do." She told her old friend. "Are you going to go to the festival?"

Kakashi just nodded with a smile as he took a step back. "I guess I can find a reason why I should go." He told her. Rin just smiled at him as she looked almost shyly at him before looking away again. "Well, then I guess I'll see you then." She told him. She looked up to see Kakashi wave as he turned and started walking away. "Okay then. See you then." And then he was gone.

Rin was somewhat disappointed though. She had hoped that he would have said something else before he left. Like, that she looked good or something. She had wished that Naruto hadn't interrupted them. It would have been nice to see what would have happened if he didn't.

"You know." Chiro spoke up as he nudged her arm. "I can tell he likes you, Rin."

Rin made a face but she was blushing again. She didn't know if that was true. It didn't really felt like Kakashi liked her. If he did, he would have said something, right? But the words still touched something inside her and she shook her head. "No, Chiro. It's not Kakashi who likes me. It's Obito." She told him. "In a way, Obito is still alive through Kakashi. In Kakashi's Sharingan. The real Kakashi Hatake I know would never like me like that." She told him before she went over to speak to Sen about the next day's events. Chiro stayed where he was but he was smiling anyway. He didn't believe that for a second. He knew better. He knew that there was something more than meets the eye with Kakashi.

Not far from them, Kakashi was banging his head against a tree, feeling so embarrassed of what just happened. He couldn't believe that happened between him and Rin. He knew for a fact that if Naruto hadn't said something, he probably would have violated Rin's boundaries by kissing her.

"Rin has not been in Konoha for more than three days and I'm already hitting on her." He grumbled at himself.

"Man, I really am a pervert."

He continued to bang his head against the tree, cursing his very name. He couldn't believe himself. What was going through his head? This was so not like him to act like this way. In all his life, he had never had the urge to…..do anything to any woman! Not even Rin when they were younger. This really had to be Obito's fault. It had to be some kind of emotion that came with the Sharingan. That was the only thing he could think of blaming it on. "God, what is wrong with me?" He growled as he started walking, his hands still stuffed into his pockets.

"It's called love, Kashi."

Kakashi could have sworn he just jumped out of his skin hearing that voice as he whirled around, looking for who owned it. He even paused to look down to see if his skin was on the ground but it wasn't. So he just looked around the forestry area around him. There was anyone in sight. "Who's there?"

No answer.

With another sigh, he stuffed his hands back into his pockets and walked on. "I'm losing it then. There was no way that could have been…..that could have been him." He muttered, with annoyance. "No way in hell that it was Obito's voice I just heard." Though he wasn't so sure himself.

As Rin walked with the two Shadoai and the three Shinobi, she was looking thoughtfully at the ground. She was still trying to figure out what exactly she was feeling. It was clear she still had some feelings for Kakashi. But what did he feel? She wanted to know what he was thinking now. Did he hate her or was he feeling bad for her for what she was going through? Did he even have any feelings for her at all?

"You still like Kakashi, don't you, Rin-Chan?"

Rin looked at Sasuke with surprise, noting that Sakura was chasing Naruto again because he was still giggling about what had happened between Kakashi and Rin. But her eyes were on the young Uchiha. He was looking so curious at her but there was a hint of a smile in his eyes. "I'm sorry?" She asked him as if she had not heard right.

Sasuke looked forward, his own hands stuffed into his pockets. "You still have feelings for Kakashi, right? You really like him." He stated the obvious.

Rin looked away, a faint blush on her face again. She didn't want to answer but it was impolite to ignore people. Her father had taught her that. "I don't know, Sasuke. I suppose I still do have some feelings for Kakashi. But…." She shook her head looking at the ground. "It's different this time. He's my friend. Nothing else. It'll probably never change." She told him.

Again Sasuke looked at her. "Well, in my opinion, I think that it should change." He received a very curious look from Rin. "Kakashi's……I don't know him too well because I've never taken the time to get to know him. Plus he doesn't really open up about himself. But I have observed him some." He tilted his head. "From what I've seen about him, he's always kept to himself. I think he's been as much pain as you have because of Obito's death. But he blames himself because of it. He's always protecting people, trying to keep any harm from happening to them. I think……" the black haired Shinobi lowered his head and looked directly at the ground, with a sad look. "I think he relives the memory of Obito every day. That's why he's always late and why he's always willing to jump right in the path of danger." He looked at Rin with a soft look. "He doesn't blame you at all, I think. He blames himself."

"He really shouldn't have to." Rin muttered as she looked away. "It was my fault that Obito was killed. If I had just paid attention to where I was going, I wouldn't have gotten caught by the enemy and my friends wouldn't have had to come rescue me." She told Sasuke, her eyes looking at the ground.

Sasuke just shook his head as he folded his arms, also looking at the ground. "……Even so, it was the past." He spoke softly. "I guess….and I can't believe I'm saying this, we shouldn't worry too much about what happened in the past but look to the future. Things change and maybe it's for the best." He turned his dark eyes up to look at Rin, who was looking at him curiously. "And to be honest, I think you'd make a good pair for Kakashi. He needs someone to knock some sense into him once in a while."

Rin smiled as she reached up and ruffled the young man's hair, though he squirmed in protest, batting her hand away. "You're all right, Sasuke. You are not a bad kid at all." She told him before she sped up and placed an arm around Sen, who smiled.

That night, things were pretty quiet. The streets of Konoha were practically empty, with only a few Shinobi patrolling the streets. They weren't going to let their guard down and let some Shadoai bandits do anything to their city. The city gates were locked and well guarded, just in case someone did try to get through.

But Caligo Zangetsu didn't need to get in through the gates to enter Konoha Village.

Instead, he dropped right out of the sky after jumping off a cliff of the Hokage Mountains. There were not many guards there and if there were, he quickly dealt with them. A few Jounin patrolling the mountains dropped to the ground after having their throats slit open by nothing but darkness. And then he looked around the darkened streets.

"Hmm." Caligo Zangetsu hummed before he turned around and motioned for a few of his men to follow him. They climbed right over the gates, being as quiet as Caligo and his younger brother had taught them to.

The target: A medical ninja or two to heal Sei Zangetsu.

Caligo and his men tread only in the shadows, moving only when the dark leader told them to before they came across the medical clinic. The building was pretty dark but it was clear that there were only a few medical ninja on duty. Now, to figure out which one they wanted.

Silently, Caligo went to one of the darkest rooms and peered inside and once he saw no one there, he took out his kunai and carefully cut the screen on the window open. Once it was open, he climbed inside, still looking around then motioned for his men to climb in next. "I shall search the clinic for a medic. You men will wait here. If you get caught, you know what to do." The dark ninja told them before he quietly left the office they had just entered, in search of the closest medic.

Unfortunately, the closest medic happened to be Shizune. She was working a little late by signing a bunch of papers that Tsunade had failed to do herself. She was a little tired but she knew these had to be done. The papers were pretty important for medical reasons. She knew that she wasn't alone in the building for there were always nurses in the hospital, waiting to help patients. One being the young apprentice, Hinata.

Hinata had started working at the clinic after she figured that she would do much better in the medical training. She had become a specialist with x-rays and such because of her families traits, the Byuakun eye. She was also in the building, doing a little late paper work on some of her patients she had worked with earlier. But soon, she would be getting home. She knew that her father would probably come looking if she took too long. But first things first, she needed to drop off her paperwork to Shizune.

She found Shizune in her office, and timidly, Hinata knocked on the door getting the lovely poison specialist's attention. "G-Good even-evening, Shiz-Shizune." The girl stammered over her words, nervously and hugging her paper work close to her.

Shizune smiled at her before nodding for her to come in. "Good evening, Hinata. Still here? I thought you'd be on your way home now."

"I…I just needed to finish up on….on some of my work." The nervous girl said holding up the papers in her hand. "I gu-guess I got caught up in it." She told the secretary of the Fifth Hokage. Shizune just nodded as she gently tapped the desk. She really liked Hinata. The girl was always nervous and she always stammered but she truly was one of the sweetest girls in the entire village. She was so innocent and she hoped that Hinata would stay that way. "Set them right here. Do you want some tea before you leave?"

"N-no, thank you." Hinata said blushing and twiddling her fingers. "I….I should probably get home." She told her. Shizune nodded as she took the papers from Hinata and made a quick look over them. But as she just studied the papers, she suddenly got a very eerie feeling.

As if there was danger near by.

Quickly, Shizune stood up and looked towards the door, her eyes widened. She had heard a gentle footstep out in the hall. How in the world could that be? There wasn't really suppose to be anyone on this Wing, other than Shizune and Hinata. With a frown, Shizune looked at Hinata, motioning for her to step away from the door as she moved forward. Hinata, nervously, did what she was told and watched Shizune take a peek out the door.

However, whoever it was out in the hall was gone now.

"Hmm. It seems like I was hearing things." Shizune said softly before she straightened. "It's very late, Hinata. Maybe we should call it a night." She said turning back to Hinata, who timidly nodded.

And then Hinata's eyes widened with fear.

"Sh-Shiz-Shizune! Be-behind you!" Hinata said, her face growing very pale with fear as she saw the dark figure step out from behind Shizune. Shizune quickly turned around, only to run into someone a lot bigger and stronger than her. She practically slammed her face into his chest, making her stagger back away from whoever it was. Her wide eyes looked quickly up to see a handsome face hidden well from view by his long black hair. But it was still someone she did not know. She could see his forehead protector though. The silver plate with the black stone in the middle. This was a Shadoai, she thought. Shizune quickly moved back, her hands behind her to stop herself from running into anything. The dark ninja stepped into the room and closed the door, his dark eyes still looking at her.

"Who are you?! What are you doing here, Shadoai?!" Shizune demanded.

The dark ninja just lifted his head a little more so that his hair fell back a little. He paused for a moment to look at the terrified looking Hinata before looking back at the medic before him when she quickly moved over to the timid girl, wrapping her arms around her in a protective embrace. With an amused smile, the Shadoai tilted his head to the side. "I've come to acquire two medical nins, woman. My younger brother is in need of healing. You are medics, are you not?"

Shizune glared at the man, remembering the reports that Team Kakashi had given to Tsunade. This was no doubt Caligo Zangetsu. "If your brother needs to be healed, you must him to the clinic." She told him, sternly.

"Ah. As may have guessed, I cannot just walk into your village with an injured man and ask for you to heal him. I am but a stranger here and I will be taking you to my brother." Caligo said, still amused. "Do not bother to resist. You are no match for me." He warned them both. "Come with me quietly and I might just be nice to you two. Fight me, and you will be sorry."

Hinata suddenly put on a brave face and she moved out of Shizune's arms, positioning herself for a fight. "You are Caligo Zangetsu, the Shadoai that Naruto told me about. You are not allowed to be in the Konoha Village. Leave now or I will make you." She ignored a silent protest from Shizune, who actually looked very worried. Caligo on the other hand, grinned cruelly at her. "Ah, a young Shinobi. This should be entertaining. Unfortunately I don't have time for a fight. But if you don't come quietly, I will have to force you." He spoke before he took a step forward.

"You can't force me into anything." Hinata said seriously as she made several quick sign with her hands before quietly saying, "Gentle Fist style: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms."

Caligo frowned before he shrugged off his dark cloak, revealing that he was wearing a sleeveless Gi and his arms were actually rather large. He was no weak fool, they could tell. "Very well. I will try not to hurt you, young lady. But if I do, forgive me. I do not like hurting women." He told her before he was suddenly gone.

Hinata gasped when she didn't even see him move but was even more startled when she felt his strong arms wrap around her neck from behind. Before she knew it, she was in a sleeper hold and the darkness was quickly coming up. She struggled for a moment before she was out.

"Hinata!" Shizune shouted before lunging forward to attack Caligo for what he did to Hinata.

But before she got too close, Caligo jerked around and his hand was around her throat, throwing her across the desk and knocking papers everywhere. "I would not do that if I were you." He warned her darkly as he still held onto Hinata's unconscious form. Shizune glared at him, hate in her eyes before she quickly grabbed something that was stuck in her jacket. It was one of her needles. Without any hesitation at all, she slashed it across Caligo's hand, cutting it deep. It didn't seem to do anything though. Caligo didn't flinch or winced at all but merely looked at his blood now spilling out of the small cut that the medic had given him. He frowned a little as he felt something enter his blood stream but smirked when he realized what it was. "Ah. Poisonous needles, hmm?" He saw Shizune smiled bitterly at him before he tilted his head. "Too bad for you that I'm resistant to poison."

Shizune's eyes widened at that bit of news before she felt Caligo's hand tighten against her throat, making her gasp for air. He was pinching her sensory nerves there, making it very hard to stay awake. She couldn't even move as he choked her. But soon enough, like Hinata, she was out like a light.

Still, the alarm had been sounded in the clinic.

Someone had heard Shizune yell out and they came to find out what had happened. By the time they got to her office, it was too late. Shizune and Hinata were gone.