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Chapter 14: Kakashi!

Her thick, dark hair blew in the wind. She leaned against the rail, waiting for the others.
"I don't want to do this..." She said looking at me. She knew I wasn't going to reply so she spoke again, "because, I know something is going to have the bad affect..." I finally looked at her. What is she on about? "I just, have this feeling..." She finished. Her eyes drifted to the ground as if she was in thought.
I shrugged it off and went back to what I was doing before she came.

"Yo! Kakashi! What you'd want us for now?" Naruto asked as he walked over with Sakura and Sasuke following. Naruto stood next to Jade, who was still leaning against the rail, while Sasuke kept walking further away, Sakura followed...
I watched Sasuke and Jade. Her eyes flickered to him for a split second then looked away as his back was facing her. "Mission," I replied and told them their missions for the day. "Alright. Have you all got that?"
Naruto looked at me with horror, along with the others. "But Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto whined. "Why do we have to do those?!"
I slowly walked on and looked at him from the corner of my eye, not replying. "He means, come on! We're not thirteen and genins anymore!" Sakura demanded.
I sighed. "Like I said the other day..." Teamwork...

The tension in the air was uncomfortable as I followed my team from the trees. The dogs happily wagged their tails as Naruto, Jade, Sasuke and Sakura approached them. Jade bent down to pet one. He barked and licked her cheek. She laughed as he knocked her over. The owner laughed as she watched the scene. "It seems he likes you, but he may be a bit difficult." She said.
Jades eyes looked up to her with a smirk staining her lips. "It's ok. I'm sure I can handle it."

"Come on." She smiled as she caught up with the others.
She frowned as Sasuke didn't even acknowledge her when everyone else did. She walked quietly beside Sakura as Sakura happily walked next to Sasuke, then Naruto. Her dog whimpered and stopped as he looked up to his walkers face. "Come..." Jade murmured. Her dog just sat there, not budging an inch as she pulled on his leash. She finally huffed annoyed, blowing her fringe. "Hey guys, a little help?" She asked.
Naruto started walking back to Jade as Sakura looked to Sasuke, he didn't even respond, he kept moving on. She smiled evilly while looking at Jade from the corner of her eye and slowly crept closer to him. He glared, but she didn't stop.
Jade looked away from them, straight at me. Her lip slightly quivered. My eyes slightly winded, oh no! I looked back to Sasuke; he stepped away from Sakura with a low growl, warning her. While that happened Naruto placed a hand on Jades back to bring her back to the other two that were gradually strolling away.

"Ow!" Naruto grumbled sucking his thumb. Then he went back to pulling out weeds. "OUCH!" He jumped up. "Kakashi! This isn't fare!" Naruto yelled
I didn't look up from my book; I waved my hand dismissively. He growled in response.
Hmm? "Sasuke, pass the hedge clippers." Jade sat down. She impatiently waited. "Hey! I asked you something!"
He finally passed them, but with more force than needed. She frowned and muttered thanks.
"So Sasuke... Want some help?" Sakura asked leaning over his pruning bush, twirling her silky hair.
"Go away..." He murmured without looking up so he wouldn't get a face full of her chest.

"Hey Kakashi, what's up with them two, weren't they starting to become friends again?" Asuma asked nudging his head towards Jade and Sasuke.
I sighed. "That's what I'm trying to figure out."
"Yeah, well, you better soon... Because Jade is starting to look like her old self..." Kurenai sadly looked at Jade's slumped form that was slowly drifting further away from her team member's.
"I know..." I frowned.
"Well when did this start?" Asuma asked.
I thought about his question. I finally looked back to Kurenai and Asuma with realization.

I looked into her dull-blue eyes as water saturated her, I remembered back to what Sarutobi Hokage said to me about them:
"Yes, it is affirmative. Your assumption is right, Kakashi. But even so, we cannot tell her. It will put her life in grave danger... You do not want that for your student, do you? He asked.
I sighed. "No, sir, but don't you think it will make their lives easier?"
He looked at me thoughtfully. "Yes, I do agree..."He shook his head, deciding, "when they are older and strong enough you can tell..."

"I HATE YOU!" Jade screamed at Sasuke as her tears spilled. She ran away from him into the darkness of night without looking back. I shook my head sadly as I thought about how he didn't listen to me before his walk:
"Look Sasuke, I know why you're angry, but you shouldn't bring it out on Jade."
He didn't respond. He gave me the cold shoulder this time.
I sighed. "Sasuke, I know you're angry about losing the spar with Jade," he finally looked, coldly. "But you shouldn't be. Actually, I would have been surprised if you had won against her. You see, she was an ANBU captain for a year while you were gone-" I stopped talking once I saw he was still stubbornly ignoring me. You'll regret that... She loves you... She always has. And I know you do too...

I quickly raced after her, jumping through the trees. Each crack that she made, made my stomach turn. Just as I reached her the last crack was heard. Blood seeped from her knuckles as she looked up to the dark rain; it washed over her face and ran through her matted hair. She shook with the silent sob that racked through her body...

She knocked on a door and waited.
The door opened. "W-wha? What is it?" He groggily asked rubbing sleep away from his crystal blue eyes. She ran into his chest to cry. He hugged back when he noticed what state she was in.
"What's wrong, Jade," he asked rubbing her back, soothing her.
"I-it's Sasuke... C-can, Can I stay here?" She asked with a weak voice.
He angrily looked out the door and muttered Teme then stopped once a sob racked her quivering body. His expression softened with sadness, he stroked her hair trying to comfort her and nodded yes.
"Thanks Naruto..." she whispered as he gently led her inside...

...To be continued