Yay! Another chapter is here and ready to be read!

This one is a little darker than the others have been, but you'll understand why once you read it.

You'll also be getting a lot more insight into Kakashi's past!

Yay for that!

Also, I listened to Give Me Love by Ed Sheeran the entire time I was typing this, so I do believe everyone should give it a listen while you read this chapter. It def. sets the mood.

Of course, as always, I don't own anything save for the plot!

Enjoy!

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Branches slashed his face, but he kept running.

Rain made the ground and tree limbs slippery but he gave it no pause.

He could hear the scream over and over. He had to get to her. He couldn't let it be too late.

It felt like no matter how fast he ran, no matter how much ground he covered, he just couldn't get to her.

He wanted to scream. He couldn't let this happen.

Another scream.

His blood ran cold as the scent of blood invaded his nose.

No, no, it couldn't be true. He couldn't be too late. He had to make it on time!

He pushed himself off the branches and willed himself faster. He was almost there.

He burst through the canopy of trees and landed on the ground.

He was there. He made it.

Elation was short lived. She was laying on the ground, not moving. Blood was pooling around her.

A laugh came from a man unseen.

It can't be true! She couldn't be dead! He couldn't lose her!

That laugh again.

He raced to her side, pulled her into his lap.

Begged her not to leave him.

But he was too late.

He was always too late.

Rin was gone and she was never coming back.

With that thought Kakashi woke with tear pouring down his cheeks.

It had seemed so real. Like it had happened all over again, but it was just a dream.

Just a horrible, terrifying dream.

He has lost her that day. The last person he loved. He was alone then. She had left him, even though she promised him she wouldn't. Promised that she would keep herself and their baby safe.

She'd promised!

He had been so close to having the family he had always wanted. To being as normal as possible.

Just one more mission, she had said.

She had already accepted when she had found out that she was carrying his baby. He had begged her not to go, but she had insisted. Said that it was a simple mission to bring medical supplies to a neighboring village that had been attacked.

He should have known something bad was going to happen.

He had gone after her, a feeling of dread creeping into his mind. He would accompany her, keep her safe, and then they would come home and be a family. He would marry her and they would raise their child to know love and life, not death and sorrow as he had always known.

He had been so close to her when the scream reached his ears. He had known then that she had been ambushed. He had tried; he had tried so hard to get to her in time.

But in the end he had been too late.

She had been killed, left lying on the ground as if she wasn't even worthy of anything else.

He didn't know how long he had sat there, her body cradled in his. Darkness had fallen before his tears had dried and only then did he rise with her and made the long trek back to their home.

He had never told anyone that she had been pregnant. No one, except a few people, had even known that they were together.

After that day he had joined ANBU and swore to himself that he would never let himself get close to anyone ever again.

He had kept that promise to himself. He truly had. Until her. Until he began working with her as a two man team.

She had made him break his promise.

And now he was traveling with her, had to spend time with her.

He looked over to his left and saw that she was still sleeping soundly, seeming to be oblivious to the turmoil Kakashi faced at this very moment.

He had tried to get Tsunade to send him with someone else. Tried with everything he had in him, but she had firmly said no. He was to travel with Sakura to the village at the border of Fire. He was to pose as her husband. He would have to share a bed with her. Share his whole life with her for the duration of the mission.

He truly didn't know if his sanity could take it.

They would reach the village by midday tomorrow. He would have to push back all his feelings and get the mission done as quickly as possible so he could go back to peacefully ignoring her.

He could go back to his pitiful existence.

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Sakura had been sleeping pretty soundly until she heard the broken voice call out in the night.

She had woken with a start, looking around to see where and who the sound had some from.

To her surprise it had come from her right, from Kakashi.

She saw him sit up quickly and had noticed the tear pouring down his face.

She quickly shut her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

But sleep would not come to the pink haired girl.

It was beyond her what Kakashi had been dreaming about. She had no clue what could possibly drive Kakashi to tears.

She heard him get up from his bedroll some time later and walk off into the woods that surrounded their camp.

Opening her eyes she too sat up and got up from her bedroll, only she stayed at camp and went about preparing for the day ahead.

In about three hours they would reach the village and from then on out they would have to play the part of adoring married people. They would have to hold hands and act like they loved one another.

She had no idea how they were going to pull it off.

After their impromptu make out session the night before she had left his apartment without a word. She had no idea what had come over either of them.

But damn could the man kiss.

Shaking her head she tried to put those thoughts out of her mind and focus on the days ahead.

They were to pose as a recently married couple in search of a village they could make their home. Kakashi would pose as an ex solider for the Fire Country's civilian army and she would pose as a nurse from the same army. It would hopefully allow her to get close to the village doctor and allow Kakashi to hopefully gain information on the coming and goings that happened in the village.

Quickly Sakura changed from her normal attire to that of a civilian; soft pink Kimono and black obi.

She had just finished adjusting her hair when Kakashi walked back into their campsite. He only looked at her before grabbing his change of clothes and once again headed off to the woods to change in private.

It was going to be a long, long mission.

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Yay! More insight into Kakashi's mind and past!

Yes, I know, it's sad. Losing a lover and baby all at the same time, but I promise from here on out things will look up for him! Of course, there will be a few bumps in the road, but that's life!

The next chapter will have them arriving at the village and we'll get to see how well they play at being a married couple!

Well, let me know what you think! Oh, and let me know how you think the song fit for this chapter! I'm thinking about making a playlist of sorts for this story and that song honestly could be the theme song! At least for now!

Until next time!

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