Kakashi had been working in the police force for a few years now. Slowly working his way up to the status of detective. He had just finished work for the day and it was around sunset. He was about to exit the office area when he heard a lot of noise coming from down the hall. He was curious so he walked over completely forgetting his stuff. There were a few officers blocking the door so he couldn't see. He asked if he could go in and they sighed and said fine. They told him that a kid was hurt badly and dragged himself here somehow.

When he entered the room he saw a boy about 12 or 13 lying on the cot he was breathing harshly and shivering from the cold outside. "Oh hey Kakashi." It was one of their medics they had working there all the time incase of something like this. "How is he?" "Beaten real bad, poor kid was tortured by the looks of it. But an ambulance is coming so they'll be here soon." He was gently pulling the boy's shirt off; Kakashi felt sick looking at him. The bruises were horrendous and he was thin, not severally thin but obviously underweight. He could also see the broken bones in his arms and ribs were smashed in.

He watched as the ambulance left and took the kid to the hospital. "Hatake!" He looked up and saw the chief yelling to him; so he walked over a little nervous. "Yes?" He asked. "You told me that you want to be a detective, right?" "Yes but what has that-?" "I want you to investigate this case. And if you do good I'll promote you." "Really?" "Yes now get going. I'll have Hayate go with you."

Kakashi was excited he couldn't wait. When they arrived at the hospital they had to wait a while because the kid was still in surgery. When a doctor came back out he led them into his office. "How is he?" Hayate asked. "Well he's in bad shape, the abuse is very severe and this is not the first time he's been beaten." "Can we talk to him yet?" Kakashi asked. "No, he's still sedated. We took his clothes and are putting it in as evidence."

When they entered the hospital room, Kakashi was nervous. He had never interrogated a child before. Especially one in the hospital after nearly dying. He saw the boy fast asleep in bed, but he was probably drugged. His raven black hair was loose at his sides and an oxygen mask was over his mouth and nose as he breathed heavily.

Hayate must of seen Kakashi's confusion because he told him just to sit and wait. They needed to know the kids name before they could start the investigation.

They stopped by everyday to see if he had awoken. After two weeks when they stopped by the doctor got them and brought them back to the room. When the two came in quietly Kakashi saw the kid lying in the bed; his eyes were open halfway and he looked really out of it. His head was kept up slightly by the pillows under his head.

"Kakashi." "Yeah" He looked at Hayate. "You question him, if you need help ask me." "Ok." Now he was even more nervous, he thought that Hayate would do the questioning. Kakashi sighed pulling up a chair to the bed; the boy looked up at him through glazed eyes.

"Hey are you feeling better? You've been out for a while." But he ignored Kakashi. "So what's your name?" "…Itachi." His voice was weak and raspy. "Can you tell me you last name?" "Uchiha…" "Where are your parents?" Itachi was silent.

Kakashi mentally slapped himself; you never ask about kid's parents when they're like this. "My moms dead…" "Where's your father?" Kakashi saw a sudden fear in Itachi's eyes; he pulled himself up trying to get out of the bed. But he was pulled back down as Kakashi held him there firmly. "Let me go!" He screamed at him thrashing wildly. "Your still hurt you cant be out of bed." "I don't fucking care! This is nothing!"

Kakashi had to hold Itachi down till he had tired himself out. "I have to get out of here." He pleaded with Kakashi. "Why? Just tell me." "My little brother…he's still with my father. He's going to kill him if he finds out I'm gone." "How old is he?" "Five."

Kakashi had called and got people to go over to the house so they could find Sasuke and arrest his father. But they got no luck it seemed the house had been abandoned. They had found evidence of child abuse and rape. There was blood splattered on the wall and everything was thrown around.

When he told Itachi; the look on the boy's face was completely devastated. Once getting out of the hospital he was put into foster care but stayed in the city. After graduating top of his class he was in college to become a detective and became one at the young age of 23. Kakashi stayed friends with him through out the years and became partners with him once he was hired at the place he worked at. The two worked together on child abuse cases and helped interrogate the kids. But Itachi never once forgot about Sasuke.

So theres a bit of how Kakashi and Itachi met; that's not all of it though. I would like some reviews…please? And yes I know this chapters short….