Title: Rin

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Warning: Unbeta and horrible grammar. Language.

Chapter 15

"Who're you?" I repeated my question and calmly assessing my surrounding. There was no one around save for me and this weird masked guy. Even there wasn't any sound around us making the atmosphere became eerie. From the voice he called me earlier, I could say that he was a man, boy exactly or might be a teenager? His mask also looked freaky since there was weird design on it, one hole for eyes? With his cloak presence on his body making the situation was scarier. Was that guy a human or something else? Too many questions were playing in my mind.

"You're not Rin but you look like her." He took step forward.

I took a step back. My mind was running with several ways out from this weird situation instead of thinking who his identity was. Unknown people without showing their face weren't exactly a good thing. "My name is Rin, but I'm not the Rin you know and I get that a lot. Now tell me who're you? Are you from here?" I took another step back.

I didn't know what had happened next, once I blinked my eyes that masked guy already stood in front of me. I gasped in panic before a hand landed on my shoulder in soft and awkward manner.

"You're really looked like her and even your name too. I'm sorry…um Rin-san," The masked guy said and lowered his masked face…

"Kyaa! What're you doing pervert!?" I pushed him away harshly making he landed on the ground.

"P-Pervert? Hey I'm not pervert!"

"Then, what're you trying to do?"

"Ah…"

"That's it you're a pervert." I took another step back.

He stood up and waved his hands. "I-I'm not! Please believe me."

"Then…"

"I'm…"

"Pervert!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes, you're!"

"Rin!"

"Huh?" I stared at him.

"Stop it, and I'm not a pervert! You're annoying even though you look like Rin." The masked guy groaned helplessly and walked to me again. I tried to run away but my feet didn't cooperated. He held my shoulders. "I'm just doing this. I'm sorry, Rin."

I met darkness.

"Hey, Rin!"

I slowly opened my eyes and found Iruka who was hovering over my face. Next to him, I saw Mizuki. Slowly I sat up and found that I was at the cemetery.

"Huh, what happened?"

"What happened? You're sleeping here when we were searching for you." Mizuki groaned and waved his arms. "How can you sleep at place like this? Courage test?"

"Eh?" I tilted my head and stared blankly at Mizuki. I was sleeping here?

"Are you okay, Rin?" Iruka grasped my shoulder.

Removing Iruka's hand, I stood up, dusting away dust from my trouser and jacket. "I'm fine," I answered and looked at the tombstone. There were two bamboo pots with flowers in it, properly placed beside the incense place. I rubbed my eyes. "Maybe I was too tired and then sleep unknowingly."

"At least choose better place." Mizuki scoffed and walked away.

"I bet he's just scared," I said with small smile.

"I agree with you." Iruka snorted a laugh.

I turned to Iruka who stood beside me. "So, what's the occasion? It's rare to see Mizuki outside this time."

Iruka shrugged. "I don't know about him, suddenly he showed up at my house, dragging me out from my bed…"

I stared at Iruka confusedly then at the sky. It looked dark but with hint of orange. "What're you doing on your bed so early? It's barely night."

"I got headache suddenly, and my mom put me on my bed. I barely remember that part." Iruka trailed his scar with his fingers. He blushed slightly.

"Then, she let you out with Mizuki?" Knowing Iruka's mother, she would never let her son went anywhere if he was sick or injured. That was started since he got his facial injury. It was pretty funny since Iruka got that scar from his own father trap by accidently walked trough it when he had fever followed with dizziness. Kohari decided kicking Ikkaku out from their house almost a week for being unreasonable in placing traps around their sick son's room.

"I did feel better after resting and we decided to search for you since my mom ask to bring you for dinner tonight. She makes a lot."

I nodded. It seemed that Kohari became mellow about her son from time to time. "Ah…then how did you find me here?"

Iruka looked at Mizuki who already halfway to the cemetery entrance. "Mizuki said he saw you come to this place once a while."

"Oh…" I should be more careful around that boy. What was he doing? Stalking?

"I think we better move now, Mizuki look really scared with this place," Iruka grinned.

"Hey, I'm not scared!" Mizuki shouted from the entrance.

I laughed softly and followed the brunet.

Mizuki left Umino house once we were done with dinner and cleaning. I was flipping a book about the basic of traps with Iruka when a ninja suddenly showed at Umino's main door. Both Iruka's parents stood up and Ikkaku reached the crouched ninja.

"Emergency! The Kyuubi was attacking our village."

Kyuubi? Kushina-san? My mind supplied and I stiffened. What happened?

"What?" Ikkaku's eyes widened and changed a few words silently with the ninja while Kohari already changed into her gears. She grabbed my and Iruka's hands and gathered us side by side. I changed my worried gaze with Iruka.

"Listen here you two. I want both of you stay together until this thing is over. Wait for evacuation team and follow them."

"Yes mom, but where are you going?"

"Duty calls Iruka." Ikkaku entered the room complete with his uniform.

Kohari patted our shoulders making Iruka and I focused at her again. "Are we clear?" Kohari asked firmly.

I nodded while Iruka followed reluctantly.

We waited for the team which supposed to bring us where the evacuation place took off. I sat silently on the sofa in Umino's living room with Iruka at my side, hugging his legs. Twenty minutes had passed after Kohari and Ikkaku left the house but still no one came here. I shrugged as I eyed the clock on the wall. The lamp on ceiling was flickered for a few times already and suddenly the house became dark. Both Iruka and I looked at the ceiling and then at each other. Surprisingly we could see each other and that was the moment I noticed something.

"Fire! There's fire outside!" I stood up from the sofa and looked around the living room, scanning each window. "Iruka we're surrounding with fire! That's why no one comes and reaches us!"

Iruka came into the living room from the kitchen. Apparently he ran to other room in his house searching for way out. "It seems that backyard is still safe. We can go out from there."

Grabbing our sandals, we quickly ran into the kitchen. Iruka unlock the kitchen door which led to the backyard with difficulties since there was trap surrounding the door. I patted his shoulder and the brunet calmed a bit. He focused on his work and we quickly stepped out from his house.

The view was horrible.

I gasped at the sight.

There was fire here and there followed with thick smoke.

Most of buildings were destroyed and collapsed.

There were limbs on the ground and around the collapsed building.

I held my breath.

Tears and shout voice in panic, depress, sickly were heard around the village.

There were peoples ran around.

The ninjas were run at certain direction.

There also were few of them helped the injured.

The sky looked so deadly red.

A loud roar filled the air.

My eyes widened as I noted a large red monster at the direction where most ninja ran to.

"K-kyuubi!"

Kushina!

Minato!

Their faces flashed over my sights.

"That's why I like you more. If you ever feel sad or anything just comes to us. I'll always be here."

"You're going to do fine and yes, you belong here in Konohagakure. You're one of us."

"Yeah and you know what, Rin-chan? I've decided that you're going to be Naruto's babysitter."

"Ah, actually I'm going to be father."

"Our next lesson is going to be a longer one and I want you to be ready. I already gave Minato the materials. Meet him and collect it from him. It's too heavy for me anyway."

"Thank you, Rin-chan. I owe you a lot."

Suddenly a figure ran past over me, making I looked at it. My eyes widened and I quickly moved my heavy legs. "Iruka! No!"

"Mom, dad!" Iruka shouted ignoring my call.

Quickly following Iruka, I suddenly halted my steps.

"Thank you, Rin-chan. I owe you a lot."

I quickly turning around and searched for the hospital building. "No," I said. "No!" I quickly ran to the building.

Ignoring the hands which tried to stop me, I entered every labour room at the hospital. Each of it was empty. My hands trembled badly and my eyes were wet. "No…Where?"

"Rin-chan? What're you doing here?"

I looked up at the voice and met with tired Kirara. There were patch of bloods on her outfit and she breathed rather ragged. The woman medical nin crouched in front of me.

"Rin-chan? Are you okay? Are you injured?" She asked and placed her hands my shoulders.

I slowly shook my head. "Uh no…but, where is Kushina-san? I though she went for…"

Kirara sighed and shrugged slightly. "Kushina-san is not having delivery here."

"Where?"

"I don't know. It's supposed me to go with her but I was injured from joining mission as medical supporter few days ago. Her place for delivery is only given to the medical nin who go with them. I'm sorry I can't help you."

"It's okay, Kirara-san…" I turned away from her and ran to the exit.

"Rin-chan! Where're you going! It's dangerous outside!"

I quickly avoided ninjas who were supposed on relief and evacuation team. Suddenly they stopped from their work and looked at the sky. "I must go there. Their house." I mumbled and jumped on the roof. Scanning my surroundings, I realized there was no more Kyuubi no kitsune around the village. The malice in the surrounding was lessened and turning into grief.

"What happened?"

"Rin!"

I turned around and Kakashi landed in front of me. I eyed him, he look fine. He looked at me. "Rin! What're you doing here?" He asked and walked at me.

I quickly ran to him. "Kakashi-san…Kakashi! Where is Kushina-san? Minato-san?"

Kakashi looked away. I grabbed his shirt.

"Tell me Kakashi, where're they? You're her guard aren't you?"

"…"

"Kushina-san where is she?"

"…"

"Kakashi!" I shouted his name and shook his body harshly.

"Rin…"

I was tired. My eyes were wet. "Tell me…please Kakashi…" I pleaded.

"Rin."

"Kakashi…"

"Rin." I felt the stoic ninja of Minato's pulled me into hug.

Burst of tears followed. "No!"

"Thank you, Rin-chan. I owe you a lot."

Minato knew…

That fateful night, Konohagakure lost their much loved hokage and his wife, followed with other ninjas who died protecting the village from the Kyuubi, including Iruka's parents.

That night, I also learned that this was no longer a fiction world.

It was real.

It was hurt.

I cried for other people in here not for myself anymore.

I stared on the ground blankly. Iruka was trying his hardest controlling his sobs. I looked up and saw Mizuki's shoulders trembled. He must lose someone too. I shrugged and looked at the large altar at the front. On it there were pictures of the one whom dead protecting the village. My eyes stopped at smiling face of Kohari and stoic face of Ikkaku. They were good parents and loyal ninjas. I was so going to missed Kohari's food, her advices and Ikkaku's teaching on target practices and traps. I glanced at my side, Iruka was no longer sobbing and he was wiping his tears. I looked at the altar again and focused at certain pictures.

Kushina…Minato…those two were just too much.

Someone was speaking out the speech in front of the altar and once the speech was finished, everyone moved one by one gave their last pray at the altar.

I stopped in front of Minato and Kushina pictures. Bowing slightly, I closed my eyes.

Thank you for everything, Minato-san, Kushina-san. I owed you two a lot.

Smelling something nice came from my kitchen, making me slowly opened my eyes. I raised my head from the desk where I slept and stretched my neck. "Who's cooking?"

"It seemed that you're awake."

"Gah! K-Kakashi-san!" I shouted and blinked at Kakashi who stared at me indifferently.

He walked into the kitchen area. "Drop the honorific. It's just fair since I call your name without one."

I slowly stood up and stretched some more. "What're you doing here?"

"Go wash yourself. You stink."

"What!" I yelled and looked down at myself. Shrugging, I walked into the bathroom. I was still wearing the mourning set from yesterday.

When I entered the living room again, there was food on my small table. Kakashi was already seated himself and he looked at me.

"Sit down and eat."

We ate in silence. Just like the first time I was at his apartment. The only sound could be heard were our chopstick and bowls. His food was always tasty. Once finished with everything, I put down everything on the table.

I looked at Kakashi and his empty bowl. The silver haired ninja was reading something. He must finish his food for a long time already, I groaned in my mind. Kakashi was Minato student and he knew his teacher much longer than I knew the blond man and his wife. The lost of both of them must give a huge impact on Kakashi. I shrugged.

"Are you okay?" We both asked and paused.

I looked away avoiding the single gaze. "Are you?" I mumbled softly and glanced at him slightly.

"I'm fine," Kakashi said and flipped a page of his book. "You?"

"Better," I answered and looked at the window. The morning sky was bright. I knew Kakashi needed some assurance. I understood that. He had lost almost everyone he cared. Just for today, I'll let him to do what he wants. Since he was here, I guessed that he wasn't needed anywhere at the moment.

"Let's just rest and relax for today," I said while staring at the sky.

"Okay," Kakashi said and continued his reading.

Bye Minato and Kushina. I'm sorry I couldn't save you two and others too. No more adult figures for Rin to get any advice and talk. Anyway, thanks for reading, following, favorite and review this story. I hope everyone enjoyed it.