Kakashi stopped, confused about the looks he was receiving
"What's wrong?"
"Hands in the air"
"What?" He said, shocked
"Hands in the air!" It was more rough
"Okay" he said slowly and looked over his shoulder "hey there, you want to come down" he said gently, yes, he was definitely getting better at this
The girl looked at him pleadingly not wanting to be put down, but she saw that he wanted to put her down, so she nodded
He slowly put her down and she held on to his leg as she hid behind it
"That's it!" A shinobi from the 'Hyuga' -Kakashi thought- shouted and all the shinobi sprinted forward
"Whoa! hey" Kakashi said, grabbing the girl and jumping back to a tree branch
"Put down that..thing" one of them said
"Not until you tell me why" he countered
One of them shouted but was interrupted by 'Guy' "Kakashi, a report from the Hyuga came a while ago, saying that a missive power entered the village's barrier and the shinobi are to prevent the oncoming danger" Guy explained
"If it's so 'massive' then why couldn't I sense it..I wouldn't have brought her here if I did" he felt her hold tightening on his leg as he said so
"None of you can, only us Hyuga can see it's dark and twisted nature with our Byakugan so no blame befalls you...it's nothing like anything we've ever sat eyes on before" a shinobi from the Hyuga said
Kakashi looked at the girl behind his leg, she was looking at him with teary eyes..as if begging him...were they really talking about her? It wasn't possible
He hesitated then raised his head "I want to speak to lord Hokage"
"Give it to us then do whatever you want"
It? Couldn't they see that it was just a little girl "no, I want to speak to lord Hokage first"
"Who do you-" a shinobi shouted and was interrupted "it's alright, what do you want to say to me Kakashi" said the third Hokage
All the shinobi kneeled and so did Kakashi, he then raised his head and told him how he found the girl..
..
"Is that so" said the third after hearing Kakashi's story
"Yes, sir"
"Alright then..we're going to get her to the Intel division to learn her story...and she seems quite attached to you so you take her" the third said
"Yes, sir" Kakashi said and turned towards the girl as the shiniobi were sent away to their homes reluctantly by orders of the third
Kakashi kneeled to her level, thought about what to do for a moment, then awkwardly placed both hands on her shoulders, the gesture seemed to confuse her...it wasn't that comfortable for him either "we're going to see some people and they're going to ask you some questions, okay?" He said
She nodded, she seemed to be trusting him a bit more now..she walked so that she was standing behind him then climbed his back...he shook his head and chuckled then held her feet before heading for the Intel division..
She looked around at the village in bewilderment with sparkling eyes, but never asked a single question or made any sound
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They arrived at their destination and he put her down so they could walk in but she stayed behind
He made a 'come' motion with his hand hand for her "come" he said, she seemed hesitant a bit but she took his hand..his eyebrows furrowed but he didn't say anything and they went in
She held his hand tighter every step of the way until they saw Ibiki and Inoichi when she hid once more behind his leg
"There you are" said Inoichi with a smile as Ibiki kept his stern expression acknowledging Kakashi with a nod
"Inoichi, Ibiki" Kakashi nodded
"Alright, come here" said Inoichi nicely, holding out a hand
The girl looked at Kakashi who nodded, so she took hesitant steps and took the hand she was offered
Inoichi guided her to a chair then grabbed her and placed her on it..
She held her knees to her chest, making her appear even smaller on the large chair
"Okay now, how about we start with a name, what's your name, little girl?" He asked, Kakashi was impressed and was taking notes on how to deal with kids
The girl didn't answer, she just stared at him "it's ok, if you don't want to say...but I'd feel a lot better if you answered my next question" he said with a smile, as Ibiki was clearly running out of patience
"Do you have any parents?" She looked at him for a second then at Kakashi then back at him and shook her head 'no'
"Who were you with before Kakashi found you?"
In a second, her expression changed from uncertainty to pure horror as she hugged her knees tighter and started looking around frantically while breathing hard
"It's okay..it's okay, they're not here now...you're safe" Inoichi reassured her, and it worked a bit "ok now, I'm going to read your thoughts so you don't have to answer my questions okay?"
She looked at Kakashi who nodded so she did as well
Inoichi held his hand to her head when she shrieked "NOOOO!" He immediately jumped back because the moment the girl screamed, she was surrounded by some weird aura...like visible chakra, only it was much more powerful than any chakra any of them ever felt
Reflexively, Inoichi and Ibiki held their Kunai
"What are you doing?!" Kakashi exclaimed "she's just a frightened kid!"
He slowly walked towards her so not to scare her, she was crying, surrounded by that aura "hey hey, calm down" he said the last part slowly
"Don't...don't..please " she said between gasps "t..tell lord Or..or..ochima..aru I...don't..don't want it..it hur..rts"
'Orochimaru' -he thought- "Orochimaru isn't here...you're with me remember?" She stopped looking around and looked at him "I found you in the woods today, you were hurt and I treated your wound...see" he pointed at her hand
She held her hand and looked at it for a while until she was calm, then looked at him, still sniffling "you okay now?" He asked, the aura around her seemed to disappear
"'M okay" she said wiping her tears, it was the first time he heard her normal voice, and it was so cute it drew a faint smile on his face
"Is it okay if Inoichi continues or do you want to do it later?"
"N..now" she nodded
Kakashi nodded to Inoichi "please..stay" she said when Kakashi was about to return to his previous spot
"Ok" he shrugged and did as asked
"It won't hurt a bit, I promise" said Inoichi and she nodded
He put his hand on her forehead, she flinched and looked for Kakashi's hand, he noticed but hesitated for a moment before holding hers with his
And then the information extraction began..
...
It took much longer than usual and when it was over..Inoichi fell to his knees, breathing hard
"Inoichi!" Exclaimed Ibiki
"I'm..ok" he said between breaths
..
They sat him on a chair until he was breathing normally again
"It was harder than anytime I've done this jutsu" he said "and what I got isn't good news"
"Ok, do tell" Kakashi said
"Well it wasn't all clear but that's what I gathered: she was born into an ordinary village, didn't see a mother in her memories, I think she died delivering or soon after, the father imprisoned her for four years until one day the door of the cage was left open and she sneaked out..it seemed that the villagers held grudges against her which might have lead to her imprisonment in the first place
And when she was out, they attacked her...when she got hurt more than she could bare...she exploded with that same power we saw, it was enormous, leaving no trace of the village but a plain wasteland
Orochimaru found her and took her in, no doubt seeking her power..her reaction to my jutsu was because it looks similar to what Orochimaru used to do to her, he extracted some of her chakra daily for his experiments which was excruciating for her..until one day after about three years with him she exploded the same way she did back in her village wiping out his hideout and the area surrounding it
That's about all I got...it appears that you found her after she destroyed the hideout"
Kakashi felt really bad, this girl's life was hell itself..he looked at her, sleeping peacefully on the chair, curled into a little ball..
...
He reported to the Hokage about what they learned and the Hokage decided to allow her to stay in the village, but to stay in the Hokage's building, confined in her room for the safety of the village
Kakashi was the only one other than the Hokage who was allowed to accompany her outside, to avoid provoking her and he was to keep her company and watch over her..since the Hokage saw how she was attached to him, he knew that Kakashi would be the perfect choice for guarding her
When he left the Hokage's room, Kakashi headed home, he reckoned the girl'd be afraid when she woke up, but it wasn't his business the Hokage was more than capable of dealing with the situation..
..
Sleep didn't come as easy as usually to Kakashi, he found himself thinking about that girl for some reason, the way she trusted him...he'd betrayed trust before...then sleep finally took over
..
In the morning he changed into his outfit and left to the Hokage's..
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He got in and headed to the third's room but he didn't find him there
In the hallway, he found the Hokage walking with the little girl holding his hand with her little ones, the scene surprisingly planted a barely noticeable smile on his face under the mask
"You!" She exclaimed and ran towards him then hugged him around the hip
"Whoa!" He exclaimed as he chuckled, then patted her head awkwardly
"Well, I guess I'm not needed here anymore" the Hokage said before passing beside them, Kakashi bowed his head and the girl looked at him and copied his gesture, looking at him sideways
When the Hokage was out of sight, the girl looked at him with glowing eyes "come" she said as she held his hand and dragged him behind
His eyebrows rose in surprise, 'that's the same girl from last night?' -he thought- as he followed her
"This is my roooom!" She said as she jumped and spread her hands "do you like it, lord Kakashi?" She added shyly
"Lord?" He chuckled
"Mmhm?" She said, not sure "wait" she said holding a finger then ran in the room towards the bed then came back with a book "it says that it expresses respect towards someone" she should him the book, pointing at the word
He chuckled "is that so" he said playfully "so you respect me"
She nodded quickly
He chuckled "no, lord is too strong a word, I don't like to be called that"
She looked disappointed and lowered the book "sorry"
"What? Oh don't be sad now...we'll just have to find another name, or you can just call me Kakashi"
She shook her head then looked back in the book
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They sat for some time, she was looking in the book which he was watching over her, luckily he didn't have any other missions today, but it was far from luck..the Hokage must've arranged it that way
It was kind of babysitting, only it had to be the most dangerous babysitting job in the world since the girl he was watching could exceed the tailed beasts in power for all they knew
"Father?" She asked
"Hm?"
"Father is a word used for the one who takes care of me" she she raised her injured hand for emphasis, it was wrapped with a bandage now, but it still had the ribbon tied around it
He chuckled at her naivety "no, father is used for the person who brought you into this world"
"Oh" she said before going back to the dictionary
He looked at her for a couple of seconds..watching her made him feel..it was just strange..different, yet..familiar somehow
He shook his head and returned to the book
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"I found it!" She exclaimed with her high pitched, childish voice "unkle!" She beamed
"Unkle?"
"It's a word used to refer to a person dear to me, and takes care of me and is like..'family'" she said happily
"I'm a person that is dear to you?" He said playfully, it was kind of...sweet
"Yes unkle Kakashi!" She laughed saying his name "you are the only one who cared for me...and I found a word for Hokage too, I'll call him grandpa!" She was talking so happily, a smile lighting her face "I love you and grandpa Hokage both.." she leaned closer to his ear "but you more" she whispered
A slow..small smile worked it's way across his lips and he ruffled her hair.." you know, I still don't know your name" he said
"It's Akuma" she said nonchalantly
'Akuma?!' He thought 'that's horrible, who would name their child that?!' He turned towards her "how about I give you a name too? But unlike the one you gave me, everyone will be calling you by it not only me, ok?"
"Really, you'd do that?!" she said , eyes glowing
"Yes" he chuckled, she was so easily pleased
..
"I have one" he said
"What is it?" She asked, jumping from excitement
"Hiromi"
"I love it!" She jumped happily, repeating the name over and over, drawing a tiny smile on Kakashi's face, without him noticing
..a few days later..
"Kimi-!" Hiromi said in surprise before stopping short "oh" she said somberly and continued reading
It was odd so Kakashi asked "what is it?" He said casually..he didn't really care about her answer
"I...I thought it read Kimimaro...it was only Kimio" she said, filled with disappointment
He reluctantly closed the book, the girl seemed depressed so he had to see what's up, not that he wanted to but.."who's that?" He said lazily
"He's..um..Kimimaro!" She said with a warm smile as if she was remembering something "he was like me..he was in a cage when he was little too..everyone was mean to him until l..lord Orochimaru found him..he was very happy ever since" she said with that far away smile
"I used to play with him, he was a big boy and didn't want to, but he played with me when lord Orochimaru wasn't there because he didn't want me to cry" she giggled "I miss him" she added after a while
Kimimaro was like a big brother to her..not that she knew what a big brother was..Kakashi heard what she said and returned to his book feeling a bit bad for her
..a few days later..
Hiromi was sitting atop the Third Hokage's office as he looked at the village from his window
It wasn't time for Kakashi to come yet so she was hanging out with.."grandpa Hokage" she called
"Yes?"
"Why is unkle Kakashi sad?" She asked, fiddling with the Hokage's hat
"Oh you're quite the smart one, aren't you" he said with a smile
She looked at him for an answer
"He..lost his father then the people he considered to be his family one after another in his younger years..he has changed ever since"
"Oh" she said sadly..she didn't really know what 'family' was, but she didn't want to ask more about the subject at the moment
..
"Grandpa Hokage" she said, stifling a giggle "'for the good of the village'" she said when he turned to look at her, changing her voice, raising her shoulders..mimicking the Third
He laughed heartedly...she was wearing the hat that was way too big for her small head with her messy hair everywhere..she had aging lines drawn on her face, near the eyes, the pen she used was in her mouth to mimic the 'pipe' and was standing with her chest and shoulders up
Kakashi entered at that moment and froze at the door, surprised...the Hokage was laughing and Hiromi was too..she had a clown-face and a hat that was practically larger than her torso
They noticed him after they finished laughing and the Hokage cleared his throat as Hiromi wiped the tears from her eyes
"Kakashi" the Hokage greeted
"S..sir" Kakashi bowed his head, still a bit shocked
"Good morning unkle Kakashi" Hiromi said and he nodded
She hopped from the desk and ran to stand beside Kakashi so they could go to her room
"Oh" she said when she was at the door and ran back to the Hokage to give his hat back..with a little hug on the side "bye sir grandpa Hokage" she said when she let go..making him laugh again
Kakashi shook his head with a small chuckle and left with her to her room
..a few days later..
Kakashi entered the room that was unusually quiet..he'd expected at least a 'good morning'
He walked in, looking for her..he was sure that she was in the room since he stopped at the Hokage's room and she wasn't there
"Hiromi?"
He jumped a little as her messy head popped from behind the bed "good morning unkle Kakashi" she greeted hastily with a smile before going back to her task
Normally, he wouldn't care..but for some reason he felt a bit curious..
He walked closer to see what she was doing but she immediately covered the drawing and looked up at him, cheeks rosy "no" she said
His eyebrows wrinkled 'now I'm curious'
"Let me finish first...it looks funny now" she blushed more and it was cute
"Okay" he shrugged and took a chair to read his book
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She was so focused on her task that she lost track of time..it was almost dinner time and she still haven't had lunch
"Done!" She exclaimed happily
Kakashi had forgotten about what she was doing since he himself was preoccupied with his book
She walked towards him with the 'painting' in hand "what do you think?" She asked, cheeks burning red
He was truly shocked...it was the real thing!, as if it was done by professionals..it was so beautiful and expressive
"You..made this?" He asked pointing at it
She giggled and blushed more then nodded quickly, biting her lower lip
"It's..gorgeous" he never thought of himself to be one to give compliments for support..he only gave them if they were well deserved..and if a professional painting by a seven-year-old wasn't worth complimenting, then nothing was
"Really?" She said, looking down shyly
"Yes..this is..me?" He asked..it was a picture of him with hands in his pockets..looking far ahead during sunset...the colors, details..everything was spot on
She nodded "I thought..I don't know...I just wanted to..to have a picture of you" she said looking at the ground and biting on her lips
He smiled warmly...he didn't know that she cared about him like that
...a week later...
"What?" He asked, he didn't care at first but now that she'd been staring at him for minutes, he wanted to know why
"Oh..I'm sorry" she said and returned to her book
He shrugged and returned to his book as well
..
He felt her staring again, he sighed and asked again
"I..I was wondering why you cover your left eye and...yeah" she wanted to know what's up with the mask too..but let's just start with the eye
He uncovered it revealing his Sharingan
She gaped and dropped her book to run towards him "you're hurt!" she said with a worried expression and hands on her mouth
He chuckled..a bit touched that she was worried about him "it's just a scar..I'm okay" he said with a little smile
"A..scar" she felt a tickle in her back
He nodded
"Why is it red?" She asked about his eye
"It's...special...it has a special power"
"Oooh...what does it do?" She asked sitting on the floor beside him
"It..well, different things...for example, I can see a person's chakra.." he sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose...how would she know what chakra was "chakra is like...it's the power inside of a person's body?" He didn't know how to put it in simple terms
"Can you see my..'charka'?" She sat straighter
He chuckled then stopped and thought for a while..he never tried..for some reason it never occurred to him...so he closed his other eye and focused with the Sharingan
At first, it didn't look like anything abnormal..except that she was a kid and had that much chakra...but he knew that much
But the longer he looked..he started seeing some abnormal colors...white and..black?
That wasn't how chakra was supposed to look like! He covered his eye and opened the other one "you have some special chakra" he said
"I do?" She said with a smile..looking at herself
..a few days later..
They both were reading as they sat in the huge room, same as always
They've grown more used to each other in the past days..
"Unkle Kakashi" she called
"Yes"
"What is 'family', I see that word a lot..and I read what it means but I..I don't understand" she said quietly, it was so unlike her enthused manner of speech
"To be honest, I don't either...I never had a family, not really..." he said then paused to give her question some thought
"I think that family isn't just the family that brings you into this world...it's people that you hold dear and they feel the same for you, you care for each other..I think that's family" he said after some time with a faraway look
She looked at him as he spoke..thought about what the Hokage told her about Kakashi...she felt guilt for asking him that question but when she remembered the Hokage's words..she'd already asked him
"You are my family unkle Kakashi" she said with a warm smile as she hugged his head, since he was sitting
He smiled, ever since that girl came into his life, he smiled a lot, the type of smile he'd almost forgotten, the sincere, honest, warm smile..the one that left him when his friends did
..a few days later..
"Are you hungry?" He asked
She raised her head from where it was buried in a book...he was surprised that she was okay with spending the past days only reading..he'd imagined that kids liked to play from what he saw in the genin he tested before..but she never did anything but read or talk to him..she did draw, but that didn't count
Reading didn't bother him, especially since he had his pervy book to read, but it was strange that she was content with just reading
"Yes, a little"
"How about we go out for lunch today?" He offered
Her eyes widened "really?" She said, getting teary eyed
"What's the matter?" He asked, concerned a little
"I thought that you should keep me here, that I couldn't go out..like..like before" she said
"No, why would I do such thing" he said then thought for a while before continuing "didn't you say that I was family?"
She nodded
"Family is supposed to take care of you, not imprison you..it's just that you're not allowed to go unless it's with me or lord third since you're still little"
"Thank you" she hugged him, she did that a lot
"Of course, where would you like to go?"
"Everywhere" she said jumping
"Alright" he chuckled
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She was trembling in excitement on the way out of the building
Once they were out, she held his hand and they walked through the village
"Who's this?" She asked pointing at someone randomly
"I don't know" he said casually
"Why?"
"Well, I don't know him because there is no reason for me to do so"
"Oh, okay" she said "and this?" She pointed at another one
"Her either" he chuckled "I don't know a lot of people here"
"Oh"
She was looking in bewilderment at everything and everyone in the village "what is this?' She asked
"A cat"
"Ooh, yes, it looks just like Fuu from that book" she said then laughed "he was funny"
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"Unkle Kakashi" she asked, looking at a group of people
"Yes"
"Do you have friends?"
This question was painful...did he have friends?...he did, once have three people he considered to be family, and now they all are gone...so did he?
"Yes"
"Really? Can I meet them?"
"They're not here..they left on missions"
"Why aren't you on a mission?"
"Who says that I'm not?"
"You're with me" she said
"Yes, and that's my mission"
"Oh" she said sadly
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing" she tried to sound nonchalant
"You sure?"
"Um, it's just that...it's just that I thought you wanted to be here..I didn't know that you were forced"
"First, a mission is optional, I can refuse if I didn't want to do it...and second, I don't mind being here, if it's my mission, it doesn't mean that I'm not enjoying it"
"So you're enjoying yourself?" She asked looking at him with sparkly eyes
"Well, I didn't say that.." he said playfully
"I love you Unkle Kakashi" she said with a smile, looking at the ribbon she now wore as a bracelet then back at him
He was sort of enjoying himself...having plenty of time to rest and read his book..and though he wasn't likely to admit it but having the girl around was..kind of warming
..
They walked for a a couple minutes of silence before Hiromi broke it "what are those" she said slowly, in amazement
"Balloons" he answered
"Why are they flying?"
"Because they are full of light gas"
"If I breathe that gas, can I fly too?" she said excitedly after a couple of seconds
"No" he chuckled "you need more than you can fit in your lungs if you want to fly..beside it's not good for you to breathe the gas"
"Oh"
"Don't give me that sad face, you can still own one...which one do you want?"
Her eyes widened in surprise "the, the yellow one!" she said jumping
Kakashi payed for the balloon and the man who sold it kneeled to Hiromi's level with the balloon's thread in his hand..Hiromi immediately hid behind Kakashi's leg
"It's ok Hiromi" Kakashi said, she looked at him then came from behind his leg
"You're quite the cute one aren't you!" The salesman said "how about we tie it on that beautiful bracelet of yours so it won't fly away?"
Hiromi nodded and the man tied the thread around the ribbon, then they left
"So, do you like it?"
She nodded quickly with a wide smile causing one to appear on his face
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"This is pretty" a little girl said, she had to be about two years younger than Hiromi "where did you get it?"
"From Mister, over there" Hiromi said pointing back
"Oh, mommy won't let me get one, I lost my balloon" the girl said sadly
"You can play with me" Hiromi offered
"Thank you!" The girl exclaimed
"Can we stay here a little bit, unkle Kakashi?" Hiromi said
"Sure"
The girls started playing with the balloon, they were trying to catch it without using the thread, or run and look back at how it followed them
"She's really sweet" the other girl's mother said, she just got back from the near grocery shop to find the girls playing
"Yes..she is" Kakashi said..looking at Hiromi
"You...you're a single father?" the woman said, blushing
"Oh, she's not mine..I'm looking after her for the time being" he answered casually, standing his usual stance, hands in his pockets
The woman blushed even more "Oh..I am a single mother" she started sweating a bit
"You are?" He wasn't interested the least bit, he just didn't know how else to say
"Yeah...my husband and I got divorced a short while after we had Machi-" the woman was interrupted by the girls running right between them, almost bumping into them
The balloon hit one of the street lamps, causing the ribbon that it was tied on to untie, since it was already loosened from the girls playing with the balloon
Hiromi stood still with a blank expression, watching the balloon fly away
Then her expression slowly changed and she started crying
Kakashi's eyebrows furrowed..'crying over a balloon, really Hiromi?' He shook his head irritably and went to her side "hey, It's ok, I'll get you a new one"
He was sure she heard, but she kept crying..which was strange, knowing how easily she was pleased..so there had to be more to it than the balloon, only he couldn't get her to say what with all the crying going on
He was getting nervous, as the balloon flew further, she cried harder..and he feared that soon her chakra would come loose like before
The village was busy with people, but he had no other choice "earth style, mud wall!" he said then hit the ground, from where a very tall mud wall came out
Hiromi jumped from the sound and was looking at him in a mixture of awe and some fear
He then ran up the wall until he was a couple meters higher than the balloon, he jumped from off the wall and caught the balloon, only now he was free falling..but he had a plan..
He wrapped the thread around his finger in order to get it out of the way so he could weave the sign of "shadow clone jutsu" he said as a shadow clone appeared behind him and gave him a good push
He caught the wall and clung on with his chakra as the shadow clone disappeared, then he walked down, when he was on the ground, he went to Hiromi with the balloon in hand as the mud wall started to retract
"Here" he said handing her the balloon, she didn't take it, she just took the ribbon that was tied to its thread and wore it around her wrist, then held her hand to her heart
"You wanted the ribbon?!...you know, I have a whole bunch of them, if you just asked, I could've given you another one!" He said..a bit irritated, he had to go through all of that trouble for that stupid ribbon, that big of a mud wall took a lot out of him
"I'm...I'm sorry...I didn't mean to make you m..ad" she started crying again
'Aw, come on' just when he started to feel like his mission was going swiftly..she gave him trouble in one day, more than the past days alltogether
"Oh don't cry now..I'm not" he said in the same irritated tone, then he noticed and tried again "I'm not mad...it's okay, don't cry Hiromi"
It didn't work "hey you know what, we still haven't had lunch" he said then smiled and said dramatically "and here I thought about giving you a piggy back ride to the shop, but since you're sad, I guess we'll just have to go back home"
"B..but you're mad...you, you sh..ould hit m..me" she said, barely above a whisper
"What?!" He said, the smile gone from his face..she was crying because she thought he'd punish her?!..he felt really bad, he should have never acted that way, it's just hard to remember her past all the time
"Hiromi I would never hurt you..never think that I or anyone else would ever hurt you ever again" he said then looked down...remembered a promise he'd failed to keep..could he do it one more time?..make a promise to someone..he may not admit it, but after about a month with the girl..she was someone he cared about..
Maybe, he can keep a promise..if he tried, one more time
"I promise you, as long as I'm alive, no one would ever lay a hand on you...and whatever you do, even if it pisses me off, we can just...talk it out"
She stopped crying in order to hear him, and when he was done, she cried again, only this time she threw herself around his waist, hugging him "th..th..an..k y..you" she said
"You're welcome" he said with a smile and a small chuckle..he just hoped that he would honor the promise he made...this wasn't just a mission anymore..come to think of it, it's stopped being so sometime ago
When she calmed down he kneeled to his knees "how about lunch now?" He said, giving her his back
She nodded and wiped her tears then climbed his back
They turned to go to find Machi and her mother still there, the latter's eyes were practically hearts as she looked at Kakashi
"Unkle Kakashi, is it okay if I give my balloon to Machi?" She whispered in his ear
"Sure"
He stopped beside them so that Hiromi could give her friend the balloon then they left "goodbye Machi!" Hiromi called
"Ba bye!" The girl said waving her hand, she then turned towards her mother to see her staring at Kakashi with hearts in her eyes "momma?"
(A/N)
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