~TWO WEEKS LATER~

RIN'S P.O.V

The entire time Gaara and his siblings stayed within the village I never saw him again. Whenever Sarutobi would call for me by the time I got there Gaara was already gone. And when I went to train I felt the faint presence of his aura telling me he had been there moments before. And to be honest it was pissing me off.

"Who the fuck does that!"

I yelled out in frustration.

"What is the matter Yuumei?"

Kakashi asked and I blushed as I realized every ANBU member was looking at me confused.

"Nothing, sorry."

I said as I slunk down against the bark of a tree on the outside of the camp.

'That's right, we're on a mission tracking down a rouge ninja named Orochimaru.'

I thought as I remembered why we were in the woods. I felt my face burning in embarrassment and cursed Gaara because he was the reason behind my outburst.

'What's the matter little one?'

Kitsana asked from my side and I sighed.

'Nothing.'

I said and looked up when I felt Kakashi's aura approach me.

"Yuumei, what's wrong?"

He asked as he stood above me.

"Nothing."

I said looking away from him. I heard him crouch in front of me.

"Yuumei look at me."

He said, but I ignored him.

"Rin, look at me."

He said in a stern voice and I sighed before turning to look at him. He had taken on the roll of another father to me and I came to him like any daughter would to their father, but I felt weird about this situation and found I couldn't talk to him about it.

"What's the matter?"

He asked and I sighed.

"I don't want to talk about it."

I said and heard him shake his head.

"I can tell you're lying Rin. If you could handle it on your own you wouldn't have had that outburst earlier. Now, tell me what's wrong."

He said and I looked into the black of his exposed right eye.

'Don't tell him directly little one, but maybe if you talk to someone about it it will help.'

Kitsana said and I sighed.

"I've got this friend…."

I started and I saw Kakashi's eye narrow at me in suspicion.

"It's not me okay!"

I snapped which got the attention of a few ANBU members and I blushed until they looked away.

"Okay, it's not you. What about this friend of yours?"

Kakashi asked and I sighed.

"Well she likes this guy. He's a really nice guy, but everyone else sees him as a…."

"As a…?"

Kakashi prompted and I struggled for the right word that wouldn't give me away.

'Sees him as a bully.'

Kitsana offered helpfully and I smiled in my mind.

"They see him as a bully. But the thing that everyone doesn't understand is that he's had a hard life. His bea-"

I stopped trying to find the right word to replace what I was about to say. Kakashi looked at me confused.

"His beast of a brother…"

I said and he nodded for me to continue.

"Is a very bad influence on him and has made him do some pretty bad things. And because of this every sees him as a bully. My friend really likes him and has even seen the kinder, more….gentle side to him. They were playing and he kinda got….influenced by his brother and started picking on a kid. My friend told him to stop and they got into a fight. He yelled at her saying she didn't understand what he'd been through, but then my friend told him about her past and the hardships she'd been through and the guy she liked finally calmed down and apologized to the kid he'd been bullying."

I said and Kakashi nodded. I took a deep breath before continuing.

"Well after that they were alone in the train-I mean playground they'd been playing in and then the guy got really close to her and was possibly going to kiss her until his brother called for him to come home. Then instead he kissed her on the forehead and left. After that he didn't show up for two weeks. Now my friend is confused about what the kiss on the forehead meant and what she should do. She asked me for help, but I'm at a loss. What kind of guy does that then just ignores you for two whole fucking weeks!"

I asked and Kakashi laughed.

"It seems like you're really upset about this considering this is an issue your friend is having."

He said and I blushed.

"O-Of course I am! I mean she's one of my best friends and-"

"Of course she is. Well it sounds to me like your friend should go and see this boy if she likes him so much. Who did you say your friend was again?"

He asked and I blanked.

"Umm…."

"Oh leave her alone Hatake."

One of the ANBU said and I blushed even more. He laughed before standing back up.

"Oh alright. Get some sleep, I'll take first watch."

He said and I nodded and closed my eyes as he walked away. As soon as I was sure he wasn't looking I opened my eyes again and climbed the tree I was leaning against.

'What do you think Kitsana?'

I asked and she sighed as she laid down on the branch next to me.

'It's up to you little one. You can either let it go or can figure it out for yourself.'

She said and I sighed.

'But you've been talking to Shukaku this entire time. Can't you get him to find out what's going on?'

I asked and felt Kitsana's aura spike in shock and embarrassment.

'Oh don't try to act like you haven't been. I've known ever since the night we found out you could.'

'I'm sorry I didn't tell you little one, but Shu and I really hit it off.'

She said and I sighed. Hell, even my fox spirit is having better luck with men than I am. What's that say about me?

'Good, then you two can go and have some fun while I try to figure out a way to drown myself in my miser-What was that?'

I asked suddenly alert. I stood up and held on to the trunk of the tree I was standing in as I fanned out with my aura trying to figure out what it was that I'd just felt.

'What is it little one?'

Kitsana said, instantly alert by my side.

'I sense something. It's not one of us, and yet it's not a presence I've felt before.'

I said and Kitsana looked at me confused.

"Hatake!"

I yelled down to him and he looked up at me. When he saw the look on my face he instantly got everyone up and put out all the fires. We pulled our weapons and braced ourselves for whatever the presence was because it was coming our way, and fast.

I was suddenly knocked out of the tree and was pinned down. I looked up to see a long black haired, pale faced, yellowed snake like eyed man straddling my waist with a kunai pressed to my neck.

"Nobody moves!"

He yelled and everyone froze.

'Who the fuck was this guy?'

I wondered as I looked up at him. He smiled as he looked around at everyone.

"Good. Now, which one of you ANBU is the two tailed fox's host?"

He asked, but nobody said a word. I felt one of the yellow eyed man's hand wrap around my arm as he yanked me to my feet.

"Tell me or the girl dies!"

He yelled and I felt the kunai pressed against my throat again, this time with more pressure. Again, nobody said anything. Nobody moved, just like we'd told them. This was all mine and Kakashi's plan. Have one of Orochimaru's men show up, ask for me since we knew he wanted me for some reason, no one was to say anything. That's why I'd purposely stayed farther away from the others.

"Fine, if no one will talk the girl will die."

The yellowed eyed man said before switching his grip on the kunai at my throat before he pulled away to drive it into my neck. I ducked at the last minute, swung around and knocked his feet out from under him, jumped him and pinned him to the ground with one of my sai pointed at his heart and the other against his throat. His yellowed eyes widened in surprise as he looked at me.

"Who the hell are you?"

He asked and I smiled as I looked down at him.

"What? Now that the person you're looking for shows up you can't even recognize them? How pathetic."

I said and felt the yellow eyed man tense.

"You? You're the host of the two tailed fox?"

He asked before laughing.

"That is hilarious! Now tell me, where is the real host of the two tailed fox spirit?"

He asked and I growled at him and pressed my sai closer to his neck.

"I don't take kindly to being made fun of mister."

I said and his eyes widened.

"You weren't kidding?"

He asked and I just smiled at him.

"In that case."

The man said before smiling up at me and disappearing. I looked around me, but couldn't find him. I fanned out my aura, but still couldn't find him. Suddenly arms wrapped around me and I couldn't move.

"You'll be coming with me child."

He said and I growled at him as he held me around the waist. I didn't like having his arms around me, but I couldn't do anything about it or it might jeopardize the mission.

"Drop your weapons or they all die."

The man said and I did as he said. I dropped my sai and heard the man laugh.

"Good, we'll be on our way then."

He said before dragging me away from Kakashi and the other ANBU.

'Kitsana, you know the plan. Let me be taken away, then follow my scent.'

I said and saw Kitsana nod in my mind.

'I just hope this works out well.'