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Oneshot 3: Someone's Watching Over Me

"Kakashi," Kurenai said softly as she gently shut the door to Kaiya's bedroom, "Kaiya's finally asleep."

Kakashi barely managed a nod to his comrade who had stayed late to pacify the young Kaiya.

She paused at the door her crimson eyes filled with sadness as she looked at her broken friend, "If you need anything at all just call me."

He didn't know how he managed it but he was able to speak, "Thanks Kurenai, for everything."

Kurenai smiled sadly, "No problem, see ya later."

"Later," He echoed as she walked out the door.

He sat there for a while after he left waiting for Airi to walk in and chide him about still being awake this late at night, but that wasn't going to happen. Airi was gone, along with Kushina and there was no trail of them after two days. The only thing they found was their identical moon necklaces.

The Hokage had no choice but to declare them K.I.A. and now their names were added to the stone that held all of the names of the people Kakashi held dear.

Sighing Kakashi stood up to make his way to the bedroom to collapse out of pure exhaustion. He paused at his daughter's door when he heard the familiar sound of her whimpers.

Kaiya was sitting up in her crib holding onto the bars for support.

When Kaiya saw her father had entered the room she instantly let go of the bars to flop down on her back with her arms waving in the air, her silent demand to be held.

Without a second's hesitation, Kakashi scooped his daughter into his arms holding her close to his chest. It scared him to remember how close he had been to losing her along with Airi. If Asuma and Kurenai hadn't been able to track down the Hand Ninja that had Kaiya, he was positive he wouldn't have been able to handle it all.

Kaiya's young grey eyes bore intently into her father's, asking the question she couldn't yet voice.

"I don't know," he whispered brokenly, "I don't know where she is."

Kaiya whimpered again as more tears rolled down her flushed cheeks.

"I know baby girl," he whispered holding her closer, "I miss her too."

He stood by the window holding his daughter close until she had cried herself to sleep. And even after she slept the only sound emitting from her were hiccups, he still held her close out of fear of losing her.

He hadn't been strong enough to save Obito, Rin, Kushina, Minato, or even his own wife. What made him think he could actually protect his own child?

A small meow made him look to see Artemis crouched on Kaiya's dresser, next to the picture of the small Hatake family on the day of Kaiya's birth.

A silent understanding passed through Kakashi and his wife's cat companion.

They both hated each other for obvious reasons, but they were connected by one string.

Their love for Airi and Kaiya.

Artemis would protect Kaiya to the death just as she did for Airi. Kakashi would feel some comfort, knowing that the damn cat was watching over Kaiya.

Gently Kakashi laid Kaiya into her crib careful not to wake her from her tear induced sleep.

Before he closed the door he paused to stare at his young daughter.

"I promise to always protect you," he whispered his eyes on his sleeping child. "Nothing will ever hurt you as long as I'm alive."

Please Review, I'm serious. This title is Hilary Duff's Someone's Watching Over Me from the very good movie Raise Your Voice. The guy that she is crushing on in that movie is a SUPER HAWTY! But so are most guys from Australia. Can't remember his name though.

I do not own Naruto.