Chapter 1
The Third Hokage contemplated on the issue.
"Yes, yes do that. Go get her to protect the boy," he finally agreed. Kakashi bowed, his silver hair flashing in the light, and went out the door to the surrounding forests. Walking along the path emblazoned in his mind because of that fateful day, he went to go visit the girl. He picked his way through the thicket until the trees started to get even closer together. Slowly, the sound diminished and he was careful to be quiet, his breathing already hushed because of the mask constantly covering half of his face. The eye that wasn't covered by a forehead protector, darted around, looking for the trail. Not rushing, he squeezed in between two tree trunks and stepped into a clearing.
The sixteen year old girl stood in the middle of the meadow, watching two baby wolves wrestle with each other. They snapped and bit at each other, trying to establish which was the more dominant. There was a silence as they both watched the wolves wiggle and squirm.
"Go ahead, human. Howl me your dreams," she said, without even turning around to Kakashi. Her voice filled the clearing like a breeze, calm and everywhere.
"Yani…" Kakashi stretched out his hand. The girl stiffened and turned around, her hazel eyes stretched wide in surprise.
"Kakashi?" Suddenly, as her eyes changed to black speckled with gold, and she launched herself at Kakashi hugging him, squeezing him, laughing and shouting. Kakashi, momentarily surprised, quickly regained his composure and smiled.
"You remember me, Yani?" he murmured quietly into her hair, hugging her back.
"Of course!" she laughed. She nestled her head into his neck and inhaled. "You smell the same," she said quietly. Kakashi hesitated and then went directly to the point.
"Come back to the village" Kakashi said, "And watch Naruto." Her eyes narrowed.
"I don't want live around the people in the village. I don't like it there. Too many people." She looked away.
"Please. Naruto is on my team. And I can't watch him as well as you do"
"I watch him here" she retorted.
"Could be much better up close," he said mildly. She scowled.
"You owe me remember?" he said trying to keep his voice steeled. Yani flinched and withdrew a step; her eyes reverting back to ice blue.
"Yani! Please help him"
"I can't! The gods won't allow it"
"Yani!"
"They don't want me to save him!"
"Fuck the gods!" Kakashi rushed back to Obito leaving Yani, ice eyed and crying. Obito's scream of pain pierced the air, while Ren and Kakashi tried to save him. With half of his body trapped under a rock, he was slowly losing consciousness. Kakashi whirled around.
"I hate you!"
That had been the last time Kakashi had seen her. He hadn't had time or the courage to search for her after that. But undeniably, he had missed her.
"Please come back" his voice softer, "I've missed you too." He put one hand on her face and wrapped the other arm around her waist. "Please." Yani leaned into him, closing the space between them but didn't respond. Gently lifting her head, he brushed his lips covered by the mask across Yani's mouth.
"Please?" he murmured again, the cloth muffling his words. Once again, he leaned forward and pressed his mouth to hers.
"Fine," she reluctantly agreed, sighing as Kakashi hooked his arm around her shoulder. They walked towards the village, talking about what happened while they had been apart.