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Trying something different this chapter. There will be different points of views in this chapter. I think everyone will be pleased.

Past and Present: part one

(Yoruichi)

"Mama, tell me the story again?"

"Which story?"

"The story about the princess."

"But that's a sad story."

"Not really."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because I know they'll find each other again."

I opened my eyes and looked around, the echos of the memory ringing in my head. A candle dimly lighted the room. I shivered a little as I sat up. I forgot that I had used my haori as a distraction to save Kakashi. I was surprised that I caught on to what had trapped Kakashi. I recalled Hizashi telling me of illusion traps and on ways to tell if someone is caught in it. I was surprised that the masked guy didn't notice me sooner.

"I see that you're awake."

I turned my head to see the guy in the mask. I don't know of anyone wearing an orange mask.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"You can call me Tobi." he said

"Where am I?" I asked.

"Some where safe for now." he said. "You are a pretty one. I am curious if he likes you."

I tilted my head slightly. I realized there were no windows in the room. I had a hunch we were under ground.

"That's good though. It means he'll be coming to find you." he went on.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." I lied.

"I know about you being around Kakashi lately. There are not many people in Konoha with a dark skin tone like yours. Usually, one would find people like you in Kumo." he went on.

Kumo? It must be another village.

"What to you want with me?"

"Bait. I need someone to lure him out."

"Oh?"

"He's been a thorn in my side for a while now. He's been the one eliminating my minions. I can't let him keep doing that."

"Maybe you should get better minions." I snorted.

I heard the clank of a kunai hitting the wall next to my head.

"I see that you're not afraid. No matter, just try not to test my patience." he threatened.

I watched as he got up and left the room. I breathed a sigh of relief as I heard the door close and lock.

"All right, Yoruichi. You got yourself into this, how are you going to get out?" I muttered to myself.

I hoped that Kakashi was unharmed, but I knew he was going to try to come for me. I just whished I knew where I was.

"Oh Yua, what would you have done?" I muttered as I leaned my head against the wall.

Next morning

(Kakashi)

I met Iruka, Hizashi and Kisuke on top of the jōnin standby station. I hardly slept last night. My mind has been racing with ways to get Yoruichi back. I was very relieved that her parents weren't upset with me. I was grateful that they sent Kisuke to help. I had a feeling that he would be very helpful.

"So what happened?" Kisuke asked.

I sighed as I retold the story. I lost count on how many times I have told the story.

"Why would he take Yoruichi?" Iruka asked.

"I don't know. I was sent to that area to eliminate some rogues." I said.

"Maybe you tripped over something bigger and she interfered with the plan." Kisuke suggested.

"What do you mean?"

"Say you were the target and she prevented you from being captured."

I looked at him with wide eyes and let his words sink in.

"I have to agree with Kisuke." Hizashi said. "You were the target and now she's become the bait."

"We should go then." I said.

"No." Iruka said. "We need a plan first. She'll be alright until we get there."

"All right." I caved as I sat down. "What do you guys suggest then?"

We gathered around and went over many possibilities.

"Come on Takeshi." Yua giggled.

"Are you sure princess?" he asked.

"Of course, I'm not delicate. A game of shunpo hide and seek will not hurt me." she grinned.

Yua leaned over and kissed Takeshi on the cheek before she disappeared. Takeshi shook his head as he heard her giggles. Yua watched him from behind a tree as he closed his eyes and started to glow. She titled her head in curiosity. She's never seen it but heard about it. Takeshi was using reiraku to try to find her. He vanished from her sight.

"Gotcha!" he whispered as he appeared in front of her.

"Not yet." she smirked as she disappeared leaving behind a gold ribbon in her place.

Takeshi smiled as he grabbed the ribbon and tied it around his arm. He took off in pursue of her.

(Yoruichi)

I glanced around the room for any clues on other ways to get out besides the door. I pulled the kunai out of the wall and tucked it into my waistband. I got up slowly and moved my hands along the wall. I couldn't find anything. I was trying to think of what I could do to get out. I didn't want to risk the attention and the possibility of a collapse. I went to sit back down on the bed and tried to rest. I knew there was an ugly fight coming.

"Oh Kashi, I didn't mean for this to happen, but I know we can figure something out." I muttered.

"Where did you go Takeshi?" Yua muttered to herself.

She leaned against the sakura tree listening around her. She was about to take off when she noticed something black coming at her. She took one step back and bumped into someone.

"Keshi!" she squeaked.

Takeshi pulled his black haori against her as he pulled her close to him. Her eyes widen as she heard the rumble of his laughter. Yua turn to face him and tried to glare at him for using his haori as a distraction as he snuck up behind her.

"That's sneaky." she scolded.

"Sometimes you have to be." he smirked at her.

"Whatever." she grumbled.

She moved away from him and pulled his haori around her. He could never admit to her how good she looked with his haori on. He offered his arm to her as they started to walk back to the palace. Yua blushed as she linked arms with him.

(Kakashi)

The four of us were heading in the direction of where I found the rogues the other day. Once we reached the spot of my encounter with the masked guy, we looked around for clues on what happened. My heart started to sink when we didn't turn up anything yet.

"She was here." Kisuke said. "There are faint traces of her spiritual pressure."

"Are you sure?" I asked.

"Positive. Unfortunately it disappears." he sighed.

"We can't give up yet." Iruka said.

"What's this?" Hizashi asked.

He held up a sword for the others to see.

"That's Yoruichi's zanpakutō. That means she has no weapons on her." Kisuke said.

"So she's completely defenseless?" asked Iruka.

"Not really." I said. "She's got a few tricks up her sleeve."

Hizashi tossed me the zanpakutō. I secured it to my back as we continue to look around.

"Goodnight Takeshi." Yua smiled.

"Goodnight princess, I'll see you tomorrow." he said.

He leaned forward and kissed her forehead before he turned to head back down the hallway. She watched him as she leaned against the doorframe. She closed the door behind her after he disappeared from sight.

"I forgot to give him his haori back. I'll have to remember tomorrow." she sighed as she put her hands in the pockets. "What's this?"

Yua pulled out a gold necklace with the kanji for love. There was a note with it: for Yua.

"Oh Takeshi." she muttered.

She clasped the necklace around her neck and crawled into bed, pulling the haori over her.

(Kakashi)

"Since we know that she disappeared from here. What are we closest to?" Kisuke asked.

"Land of rivers." I said.

"Just because we are close to there doesn't mean they went that way." Hizashi pointed out.

"I wonder…" he said.

"What are you thinking Kisuke?" Iruka asked.

"I know this is a long shot, but we could try one thing." he said as he looked at me. "What do you say Kakashi?"

"Sure, we have nothing to loose."

He approached me and rested his hand on my shoulder.

"I've only heard about this. I've never tried it." he said. "Close your eyes and concentrate on her spiritual pressure… um, chakra. You mostly want to focus on anything red."

"Red?"

"Yes, red. You might see something that looks like a red ribbon."

I nodded as I closed my eyes. I started to picture Yoruichi in my mind. I let out a long sigh as I tried to focus. I felt something warm surrounding me. I saw ribbons, lots of ribbons.

"Kisuke? Is he glowing?"

I tried to ignore the ribbons that weren't red. Red with gold? I tried to reach out for the only red ribbon that happens to have gold wrapped around it. My eyes snapped open and I saw Kisuke smiling.

"You must have found it. Your necklace is floating in the same direction that you reached for." he grinned.

I lowered my arm and noticed the necklace starting to float down.

"Which way?"

"North." he pointed.

"What does it mean when a red ribbon has gold wrapped around it?" I asked.

"No idea."

"Let's head north then." Hizashi grinned.

We headed off in that direction in hopes of stumbling something that would lead us to Yoruichi.

Yua woke up early and crawled out of bed. She wrapped the black haori around her as she walked out onto the balcony to watch the sunrise. She waited to hear the knock on her door. Takeshi would come every morning to watch the sunrise with her.

Knock knock

She turned and started to head to the door when she felt someone wrap their arms around her.

"Not today princess Yua." she heard.

She let out a scream before they moved to the banister. Takeshi and another guard threw the door open and ran inside.

"Takeshi!" she screamed.

"Princess!" they both yelled.

They watched in horror as the princes vanished with her kidnapper.

(Yoruichi)

I opened my eyes and looked around. I let out a sigh as I realized that I was still in the dark room. I don't know how long I have been in there, if it was night or day. I sat up as I heard someone approaching the door. I decided to be reckless and try something. I transformed into a cat and waited by the door. As soon as the door opened, I ran out.

"I thought Tobi said there was a girl in here." I heard.

I ran down the hall. I didn't count for the place to be a maze. I stayed close to the walls as I tried different turns in hopes of finding the exit.

"Even a ninja cat doesn't have that much chakra. Nor would they be here."

Tobi grabbed my neck and picked me up. He carried me back to my room.

"I wouldn't have figured you to be a shape shifter. If you try that again, I'll have to kill you." he warned.

He tossed me on the bed near the tray of food that was set there. I watched as he closed and locked the door again. I changed back and poked at the food to see if it was edible.

Takeshi and a few of the guards pursued the kidnappers until the reached the edge of the palace grounds. They lost any trace of Yua's spiritual pressure as the grounds turned into the forest.

"If I don't bring her back, the king will never approve of me." Takeshi muttered to himself.

They retreated for the time being.

(Kakashi)

I don't know how long we have traveled for. The sun was slowly starting to set. We got as far as the valley of end. Iruka and Hizashi thought it would be best for us to rest for the night. I wanted to keep going. I had to get to Yoruichi. Iruka and Kisuke reminded me that she would be all right and to calm down. I gave in as we made camp for the night. Never had I thought the valley of end looked so depressing.

Yua opened her eyes and looked around. All she saw was darkness as she slowly sat up.

"Ah, the princess is awake."

She turned her head to the right and saw a cloaked man peering at her through the small window in the door. She wrapped the haori around her yukata to try to hide herself from the strange man.

"Please let me go." she pleaded as her voice wavered.

"Not until the king meets our demands. Our rebellion is about to begin. Until then, try not to worry your pretty head." he said in a warning tone.

Yua heard his footsteps leave the door and down the hall. She took a deep breath and started to think. She pulled out the necklace and held it in her hands.

"Oh, Takeshi. What would you do?" she muttered.

She closed her eyes and concentrated. "Reiraku."

She started to glow and hoped she could reach Takeshi. There were too many red ribbons.

(Yoruichi)

I closed my eyes and hoped that I would have a dreamless sleep. I tried to fight the tears that were threatening to fall. I rolled to my side away from the door. I was starting to feel defeated. My thoughts went back to Kakashi. I hoped that he would be able to reach me soon. I felt a warming glow wrap around me.

"Don't worry Yoruichi. Everything will turn out for the good." I heard.

My eyes snapped open and I lifted my head to look around the room. I didn't see anything. I laid my head back down and closed my eyes again.

Takeshi's eyes were closed as he concentrating on finding Yua. For some reason there was more interference than all the other times he could find her. He took a deep breath as he tried to focus on her. He saw something strange among the ribbons. A gold one came out of nowhere and wrapped around his ribbon.

"Keshi!" he heard.

It was like the ribbon was communicating to him. Takeshi focused more on the gold ribbon. All of the other ribbons disappeared. He briefly saw Yua holding on to the necklace and another flash of where she was located.

"Smart princess." he whispered.

His eyes snapped open and he looked at some of the guardsmen with him.

"I found where she is. Now we just need to get her." he smirked.

The others followed him as they headed out of the palace grounds.

(Kakashi)

I was having a hard time focusing as I ate. I half listen to the others. I was trying to figure out why I was getting so anxious. This wasn't like me at all.

"That's because you're in love and are willing to risk everything to get her back." I heard.

I glanced around and didn't see who the voice would of belong to. I rolled my shoulders and tried to relax again. Eventually we all turned in for some much needed sleep.

I hope this still has everyone's interest. Please review!