"Uncle! Uncle!" Meng Ka yelled as she rolled around in the grass while Kiba tickled her without mercy. He finally stopped though and sat beside her, smiling while Meng Ka caught her breath and whipped the tears from her eyes.
"So are you excited about having Kurenai as a teacher?" Meng ka asked as she looked over at him.
Kiba shrugged, "I don't really know anything about her but I'm sure she'll be a better teacher than you shortie." He teased Meng Ka about the other day when she had tried to explain how she manipulated the air but only seemed to confuse Kiba more.
Meng Ka lightly punched Kiba on the arm and the two of them laughed a bit more before Tinktink chirped softly beside her. It was getting late and her grandmother would be over with dinner soon. "I need to get back home." She said a bit sadden.
Kiba nodded his head and stood up, helping her up as well. Meng Ka picked up Akamaru, the pup having quickly grown a liking to her since she had given him so many treats before.
"You're going to have him spoiled before I even get him fully trained." Kiba teased and ruffled Akamaru's fur, who in turned barked, making Kiba laugh.
"What did he say?" Meng Ka asked looking between the pup and the dog boy, curiously.
"Oh, he said as long as our mother was around he wouldn't." He chuckled and put his hands up behind his head as they continued to walk back into the village.
"Hey Meng Ka!" Called out Izumo and Kotetsu at the same time. The two looked at each other shocked a little but Kotetsu glared over at Izumo.
"I'm telling her the good news, Izumo!" Kotetsu said as he turned a smiling face towards Meng Ka.
"No, I'm telling her!" Izumo said as he wrapped his hand over Kotetsu's mouth and opening his but Kotetsu suddenly put Izumo in a head lock, making Izumo trip Kotetsu and the two fell over behind their desk at the front gate.
Meng Ka giggled and walked over to them while Kiba watched the two with a bewildered expression on his face. He had never seen these two act like this before but then again he didn't spend much time with the higher ups like Meng Ka seemed to.
"So what is that you wanted to tell me?" Meng Ka asked, knowing that would get their attention if anything.
Izumo huffed and threw his hands in the air, "Fine, Kotetsu, you can tell her." He plopped back down in his chair and pouted. Meng Ka smiled and pulled out what she had left over of her treats and handed it to Izumo. "Don't pout, Izumo."
"Hey! I want one." Kotetsu pretended to pout while Izumo gave him a smug look while he ate his treat.
Meng Ka waved a finger in front of Kotetsu, "Not until you tell me what you wanted to tell me."
Kotetsu smiled, "Kakashi is back-"
"Really?!" Meng Ka nearly yelled from excitement as Kakashi had been gone for about a fortnight now. She grabbed Kiba's hand and began to run back to her home, excited to see Kakashi.
"Hey! What about my treat, Meng Ka?!" Kotetsu yelled at her rapidly fading form.
"Thanks Izomu and Kotetsu! I'll stop by tomorrow!" Meng Ka yelled over her shoulder and turned a corner, running right into someone. Meng Ka almost fell over if it wasn't for Kiba who had caught her.
"You alright, Meng Ka?" Kiba asked as he checked on Akamaru who was still in her arms.
Meng Ka nodded and turned to look at who she had ran into, "Oh, I'm sorry Konohamaru, Moegi and Udon." Suddenly becoming a bit shy.
"Oh, it's you. Watch where you're going, freak!" Konohamaru said as he folded his arms across his chest.
"Yeah, why don't you go run and tell on us since that's all you're good at." Moegi said, putting her hands on her hips, while Udon sniffled a little.
"Oy, oy! Kid! That's no way to talk to someone." Kiba said as he took a step towards the trio, Akamaru barking his agreement.
Meng Ka reached out and touched his arm, pulling him back slightly, "It's alright, Kiba. They just don't understand, that's all."
"See! Talking as if we're the kids here. Well if you're so high and mighty, then dodge this!" Konohamaru said as he picked up a rock and threw it at her.
Kiba couldn't block the throw as he noticed it too late and Meng Ka just stood there as the rock flew through the air but suddenly stopped as it seemed to hit an invisible wall. Kiba looked at Meng Ka a bit shocked as the other three yelled out freak and walked away.
Meng Ka bit her lip as she held back a few tires and Akamaru turned in her arms, licking her cheek. She chuckled a little and petted him on the head, "Thanks, Akamaru."
Kiba shook his head, "Why do you let them treat you like that, Meng Ka?"
Meng Ka shrugged her shoulders, "I don't like to fight, plus they're right. I am better than them." She bit her lip and then realized how she sounded, "Not being cocky or anything! It's just actually true, that's why I'm not enrolled in school and get one on one training." A small blushed form on her cheeks as she tried to explain things to Kiba.
Kiba smiled and put his hand on her head, "Well, next time, I want to see your kick their ass."
"Kiba! That's so mean…" Her voice trialed off as Kiba laughed and Meng Ka smiled at him, his laughter contagious.
"Come on, Meng Ka. It's getting dark, best get you home quickly. So jump on my back." Kiba squatted down and let Meng Ka get on his back, Akamaru jumping down from her arms and Tinktink, flying in the air above them.
"Hang on tight!" Kiba said before he started to take off running. As he jumped from building to building, Meng Ka knew that she could easily have kept up with him but she liked to give him the illusion that he was stronger than her; he was after all, older than her.
Kiba landed in front of her home after she helped him in the right direction since he didn't know where she lived. Meng Ka jumped down from his back and smiled up at him, "Thanks Kiba."
Kiba smiled back and rubbed the back of his head, "It was nothing."
Suddenly Kiba was picked up into the air by the collar as Kakashi suddenly appeared behind him, "Is this boy bothering you Meng ka?"
"Uncle Shi!" Meng Ka called him by his nickname as she jumped on him, making him drop Kiba as she hugged Kakashi.
Kakashi chuckled, hugging her back and then letting her go as she landed on the ground in front of him. He put his hand on her head and seemed to be measuring how tall she is compared to him. "Have you grown again?"
Meng Ka rolled her eyes, "Uncle Shi, this is Kiba. He was just helping the time go by while I waited for you to come back home. He's a really nice friend."
Kakashi bent down to stare at Kiba, "Hmm, I see. Well, come in and clean up. You're dinner is getting cold."
"Ok. Bye, Kiba and thanks for the fun day." Meng Ka said as she hugged Kiba, who returned it.
"Yeah, you should hang out with me and my friends some time. You'll fit right in, shortie." He called her by the nickname he had already started to call her. Meng Ka laughed and waved to him as he turned and left with Akamaru right beside him.
"Awwww, please, Uncle Shi? I won't get in the way." Meng Ka pouted as Kakashi pulled her covers over her and sat down beside her on her bed.
"Meng Ka, you'll just be bored. They didn't seem like a very promising bunch when I met them today." Kakashi said as he tucked a curl behind Meng Ka's ear.
"Please? I won't get bored and if I do then I can always just leave." Then Meng Ka started to give him the puppy dog face as her eyes got a bit bigger and her bottom lip started to tremble, "You just got back." She said in a small voice that sounded like it was on the verge of tears.
Kakashi looked down at her and then sighed, "Fine. But you best not get in the way."
Meng Ka smiled and then yawned, "Oh, please. All they have to do is get your bells. That's easy." She wiggled underneath the covers getting comfortable and closed her eyes.
Kakashi chuckled and kissed her on the forehead, "Night, I'll see you bright and early."
-The Next Morning-
"Wake up, Uncle Shi!" Meng Ka yelled as she pulled on Kakashi's arm, trying to get him out of bed. She sighed when he didn't budge and then putting her head together, she concentrated a bit until suddenly a block of water came falling down on Kakashi.
Kakashi yelled as he sat up suddenly, looking around in alarm but then saw the innocently smiling Meng Ka next to him and glared over at her. Meng Ka rolled her eyes, "That ain't gunna work on me, Uncle Shi."
"Oh? Well then, I guess I'll just have to use my other eye…" Kakashi said as he opened his other eye, the Sharingan standing out against his scar that ran down the middle of his eye.
Meng Ka froze and then backed up a bit, "No, no. That's fine, Uncle Shi. I'll just finish breakfast!" She said as she ran out the door, making Kakashi chuckle.
"Some things just never change." He said softly as he got up to change and dry off.
"Uncle Shi? Why do you always read that stuff?" Meng Ka asked as she sat on Kakashi's shoulders and looked over his head at the book he was reading.
"Because, you ruined my chances of ever having a normal dating life, Meng Ka." Kakashi replied with a smirk.
Meng Ka pouted and covered her face in his white hair, "That was harsh, Uncle Shi…"
When the sound of others talking to each other reached her eyes, Meng Ka looked up to see three kids waiting for Kakashi. She recognized them as Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto.
"You're late!" Yelled Sakura and Naruto as the two of them came into view.
"Well, a black cat crossed my path." Kakashi lied as he smiled at the three of them.
Meng Ka looked down at him, "No it didn't. You just didn't want to wake up this morning, so you slept in and then your breakfast got cold."
Sakura and Naruto seemed to growl at Kakashi as he laughed slightly and then cleared his throat, walking over to the pieces of wood.
"Uh, sensi, who is that?" Sakura asked, pointing to Meng Ka.
"Oh, I'm Meng Ka! I'll be watching ya'll for entertainment." Meng Ka smiled up at them.
"What?!" Naruto yelled, "Entertainment?! This is serious training, not a place for little kids to play!"
Sakura hit Naruto on the head, "Shut up, Naruto! You don't have to be so rude! Sheesh, you're so annoying!"
Sasuke sighed and shook his head, all the while remaining quiet while the other two yelled at each other.
Meng Ka jumped down from Kakashi's shoulders and sat on the blocks of wood that were sticking out of the ground. She then took the clock from him and pushed the button on top of it.
Kakashi then pulled out two little bells, gaining the attention of the all three of his students, "Today's assignment is to take these bells away from me by noon. Those who can't do it won't get lunch."
Sakura yelped as Naruto's stomach growled but Kakashi kept going, "You'll be tied to that," He pointed to the wood that Meng Ka was sitting on with Tinktink now on her shoulder, the phoenix having gone hunting earlier that morning. "And I will eat my lunch right before you're very eyes."
The three looked rather annoyed and Meng Ka understood why, Kakashi had put her through the same thing as well. "Hey, wait a minute. Why are there only two bells?" Sakura asked, looking questionably up at her new sensei.
Kakashi smiled, "There are only two so that at least one of you will fail and be tied to the logs. That person will be disqualified for failing the mission and will return to the academy."
That got their attention as the trio looked on at Kakashi with determination. Meng Ka chuckled a bit, remembering when she had to do this with Tinktink and only one bell. Only Kakashi had threatened her with no ice cream for the rest of the year. It was a very delicious year.
As Kakashi began to explain more, Sakura and Naruto began to complain about the dangers of doing that. "Those who complain the most tend to be weaker. Oh well, just ignore the losers."
After he said that Naruto seemed to get very angry and before Kakashi could even say go, Naruto lunged at him with his kunai. Meng Ka watched Naruto a bit shocked that he would act so suddenly but then again, what she had heard about it shouldn't have really surprised her too much.
"Don't be so hasty, I didn't say start, yet." Kakashi said as he held Naruto and his Kunai to the back of his head. "Well, at least you came with the intent to kill." Kakashi chuckled as he let Naruto go, "I guess, I'm starting to like you guys. Alright, let's start!" He yelled as the three jumped away.
-A Few Hours Later-
"Well, you pass!" Kakashi said and Meng Ka smiled while the trio looked at him shocked. "You're the first to ever pass this test." He said a bit proud of them.
"Hey! What about us?!" Meng Ka asked glaring up at Kakashi, Tinktink chirping alongside her.
"You two don't count." Kakashi said, waving his hand, making Meng Ka and Tinktink a bit annoyed.
"What?!" Meng Ka yelled as she tackled Kakashi to the ground and sat on his back, pulling one of his legs up behind him, "It totally does count!"
Kakashi laughed at Meng Ka's childish behavior and let her and Tinktink vent it out a little. Once Meng Ka was bored with yelling at him, he picked her up and put her on her shoulders, "I'm still mad at you." She grumbled as she rested her head on his hair.
Kakashi chuckled as the trio looked at the two like they had just grown two heads. "Alright, everyone. Let's go home." Kakashi said as he turned around and started to walk away. Off in the distance, Meng Ka could hear Naruto yelling for them to let him go, making her smile a bit.