Through Demons - Three Moments

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1.

Meeting teal eyes, Kakashi blinked back his incredulity, "I have a clone?"

"No." Toshiro denied bluntly, adding, "Besides, I am older so it would be me whom has a clone."

Peering at the- minutely- taller, Kakashi hummed, "Should I call you Niisan? People are going to claim we're related anyways."

"Exactly." muttered Toshiro, "No need to assist the gossipers."

Ignoring this, Kakashi continued on musingly, "Though, emotionally, I have more experience since I was a shinobi so perhaps I should be Niisan…"

2.

Catching the Toshiro's incredulous look Kakashi said by way of explanation, "Saa…Urahara-taichō grows on you." He paused, considered that, and added musingly. "A bit like a fungus, actually."

3.

"Hatake…-" Toshiro started.

"No." Kakashi growled back, "I don't believe it. Urahara-taichō is a lot of things but he wouldn't do that. He was framed." Then weaker, "He has to be."

His best friend, only friend honestly, spoke slowly, as if he were planning out what he was saying as he said it. "I do not know Urahara-taichō enough to form my own opinion on what he has been accused of and, while I trust your judgement, you have no evidence to support your opinion to disprove his apparent guilt."

A beat of silence then he heard the other shift, adding hesitantly. "I would not be…unwilling to assist you in this."