15 yrs later-

Denver-

Kakashi stood next to his father, watching his mother play with the dolls sitting at the small glass table in the middle of the garden with a small sad smile curving his lips.

It had been fifteen years since his father had first taken him on his first hunt beyond the veil and Kakashi was now in his twenties. Still a child compared to his father's years, yet an adult as well.

He had become an accomplished warrior, scholar, and would soon ascend to the throne and become the next Goblin king. Something that Sakumo was more than happy about since he had decided to step down as king several years ago, but couldn't step down at that time due to Kakashi's young age.

"Are you sure that you want to do this father?" Kakashi asked as he looked at his sire. The past fifteen years had been hard on his father. Far more than they should have been for him as the king of goblins.

He'd fought in a war, killed several seelie lords, had his reputation dragged through the mud- The list of pain, suffering and grief was nearly endless.

And it had began to show.

Sakumo's once youthful appearance had aged several hundred years, his skin was wrinkled in places it didn't used to be wrinkled in, his once sharp eyes had become permanently red rimmed from all the grieving and crying that he had done.

His shoulders slumped, his spine was bowed and he seemed to have lost his will to continue with his life as it was. Kakashi could sympathise with his father since he had seen first hand the damage that the seelie war and the many deaths had done to his father's heart and mind.

Sakumo took a deep shuddering breath as he looked away from his human wife's profile. God yes he wanted this.

To finally be free of killing and devouring dark souls. To finally be reunited with his love and live the rest of his remaining days with his mate. Oblivious to the world beyond this wonderful, beautiful place that the light elves had created.

"Yes. I want to do this." I can't fight anymore Kashi. Please understand- Sakumo thought sadly as he stared at his son whom was the new Goblin king due to Sakumo's desire to step down.

Kakashi gave his father an understanding look and smiled for him despite the fact that he felt as if his heart was breaking. "Alright then. Do you have any last orders for me as the king?"

Sakumo was silent for a moment before saying, "After you erase my memory...find Naru."

Kakashi tilted his head to the side a little bit, his expression never changing as he studied his father. The name that his father had just mentioned was the name of the girl that he'd played with so long ago. When he had been a child.

The name of the girl that he had had to find a new home in the human realm after the seelie lords had scented her. He remembered her well. When his father had taken her from the castle, her absence had almost killed him.

It had created a void so deep in his soul that he had never really recovered from it, though he had gotten better at hiding it.

"Is that all?"

"No-" Sakumo said quickly before balking at telling his son that he wanted him to marry the girl and protect her. He knew that Kakashi had had feelings for her as a child, but knew little about whether those emotions were still nestled somewhere in his heart.

Hopefully untouched by time and the cruelty of his son's death fae nature.

"I want you t-to-" Sakumo stuttered and Kakashi raised a brow at him, his expression a tad bit amused. Sakumo could understand why since this was the first time since meeting his wife that he had ever stuttered.

"You want me to what, father? You need to speak up. I can't hear you when you mumble under your breath." Kakashi said with a cheeky smile. Sakumo reached out and pushed his son while he bared his fangs at him and growled.

"Be silent whelp and let me think."

Kakashi sobered up and looked his fathers worried expression and sighed. Damn. "I'm not going to like what I hear from you am I?"

"Probably not. But it has to be done since you will be the new king." Kakashi sighed again.

"Alright, tell me what's on your mind. And don't leave anything out." Sakumo got a slightly nervous look on his face and looked away. Kakashi narrowed his eyes at him and crossed his arms over his chest and waited patiently for his father to speak.

His father left out as much as he dared. Obviously feeling that some things were still not worth mentioning. But Kakashi more or less got the gist of things. His father wanted him to find Naru and marry her.

He could do that. In fact it should be fairly simple for him since Kakashi had been spying on her with a magic mirror that he'd been given as a child, off and on for the past fifteen years to see what she was up too.

He had last checked in on her several weeks ago and knew her exact location and her daily routine. He knew where she worked, what places she frequinted to unwind. There was nowhere she could go to escape him.

He promised his father that he would find and marry the girl then placed a hand on his father's head and muttered a spell under his breath, erasing his memory. After that Kakashi waited patiently for his father to come out of his daze so that he could make sure that he had erased enough of his memory to grant him the peace that he wanted.

His father blinked his eyes and looked up at him then looked around the garden, his eyes stopping on the figure of his mate for a moment before he asked Kakashi, "Where am I?"

"Your in a garden."

"Why am I here?" Sakumo asked in a child like manner that made Kakashi want to weep. He gave his father a small smile and grasped his shoulders and turned him around and pointed to his mother.

"You see that girl over there-" Kakashi asked as his mother turned around in her seat and looked at the two of them almost shyly. Sakumo stared at her wide eyed and nodded his head as Kakashi shifted his hands so that he could run his fingers through his fathers messy wind swept silver hair. "You're here because she needs a gentleman to join her little party and show her a good time. She's been locked away here by herself for a very long time and has been very lonely. Do you think you can take care of her for me?"

Sakumo gulped and slowly nodded his head after a second or so.

Kakashi patted him on the shoulder and gave him a gentle push in the woman's direction, and couldn't help but find it comforting that even though his parents no longer recognised each other. Their bond as mates was still strong enough to draw them together.

He stood there as his father walked over to his mother and shyly introduced himself. His mother stood up and asked his father if he would like to play somewhere else and his father nodded as his mother took his hand and smiled up at him and started to lead him away.

"Goodbye father." Kakashi said softly, his heart aching in his chest. He was about to turn and leave when his father turned around and waved to him and called out.

"Bye-bye!"