Chapter 37

AN: Kishimoto owns all except my characters-Kiminari, and Kimiko, and later characters. Also I'm probably not going to follow any of the story line except a few small things. I may take the characters outside their natural personalities, but that's because it's my story, and it'll add to it. Another thing: since I'm not following the story line of the series- All main (good) characters will start out the same age as they should be, but even though the Akatsuki will be around, the war will not happen until later; if it does at all. Again this is because I'm making up my own story line; it gets kinda boring when nothing has changed and, you readers would be able to guess what was going to happen all the time. So, enjoy, and please comment, review, rate, whatever you wanna do. :D

P.S. I don't like to go into detail to tell you things most of you already know, and if you don't already know them, then it's best I don't tell you.

Kakashi's P.O.V.

I chuckled to myself as I deactivated my Sharingan. I trusted Kimiko not to let that boy Haru get away with anything, and I'd pretty much decided he was a good kid, but just to be safe, I'd gone to her house to check. When I'd read the chakra signatures outside her window, I knew they were both already asleep (I had waited until around midnight to go check). After I had determined that, I scaled the wall until I could look into the rooms from above. (AN: when closing window curtains, the rule is lower floor: up, upper floor: down.) As suspected, nothing seemed to have happened; however, Haru had laid down with her and had his arm tightly around her. Ah, so I was right when I guessed they were a package No wonder she never denied it. I chuckled to myself. I probably shouldn't mention this, though. She'd be prepared for me if I did. And with that I left.

Kimiko's P.O.V.

The next morning, when I awoke, Haru was still there. I rolled my eyes. No matter how hard he tries, he always over sleeps. I noticed that I had rolled over to face him in my sleep, and that his arms were as tight around me as they were when I'd fallen asleep; this meant I couldn't easily get away without waking him or numbing his arms, so I decided to just be patient.

I must have fallen back asleep, because what caused me to open my eyes next was someone playing gently with my hair, as I slept with it down. I smiled a small smile, and the next thing I knew, Haru had his mouth glued to mine; I just went with it. Our kiss didn't last long, but we shared many feelings through our chakra. I could tell he missed our old friends as much as I did, and I could also tell he knew something I didn't.

"What don't I need to know?" I asked in a gentle, but serious tone.

"Something Leader-sama told me not to tell you. He made Kazuma and I both swear we wouldn't; on our lives too." I giggled a little at the last bit. He wouldn't have hurt them for fear of angering my father (or worse, angering me. And my father and I both knew that I could easily deal with 'Pein' if I wanted to; besides, Konan and I were good friends, so I could get to him without ever speaking with him directly).

"Oh." I rolled my eyes with a smile. "Well then you shouldn't tell." I giggled.

He smiled back, but it wasn't normal. I didn't say anything, but I had a pretty bad feeling that some sort of war was about to break out.

Eventually, I managed to talk him into getting out of bed so I could go make breakfast. When we finally made it down to the kitchen, Kazuma was sitting at the table with the biggest, evilest grin on his face I'd ever seen.

"What?" I asked innocently.

"Nothing." he shrugged. "I was just beginning to wonder how late you two had stayed up last night." We both looked at him oddly. "Don't think I don't know why you put me in a room across the house from you to." He tried to explain, but we were still confused (what can I say, I was still tired and Haru usually oblivious). "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone, just be sure to use protection." He said jokingly.

It finally hit us what he was insinuating. My face turned as red as my hair, and Haru's followed in suit. "Seriously!" I threw my hands in the air and shouted making them both jump. "We didn't do anything!" He just snickered. Ok, you asked for it.

I calmly walked over and put my face at his eye level. "Alright, does this have something to do with you and your girlfriend?" I questioned him. He flushed a little.

"No." He answered, a little embarrassed, but still not ready to give up. "Why so defensive if nothing happened, Kimi?"

I rolled my eyes. And cue the final blow; even if it does make me look guilty. "I think I do know what the problem is; your jealous." I said slyly. "Your girlfriend just doesn't want something you can't keep up let alone something so small." I smirked, enjoying the shade of red his face turned in response. I turned to Haru who had been standing by the fridge; he was just as red as Kazuma. As I neared him, I whispered warningly, "You better not disappoint me in the future." Then let out an evil laugh as his shade of red deepened even more. Poor boys. I thought, Ya gotta love 'em.

By the time breakfast was ready, Haru and Kazuma's faces had returned to their normal colors. Breakfast this morning was rice and tamagoyaki with the key ingredients being ham and cheese. As I sat their plates down, my two closest friends seemed to immediately forget about the awkward predicament I'd forced them into earlier, and began to shove the food into their mouths.

As we ate, I spoke. "This afternoon, we're taking Kazuma to see Lady Hokage. I've decided to help you both become official members of this village, but we need to tell her your history first, Kazuma." He nodded, understanding. "Unfortunately, this also means that once the war starts the two of us will have to fight our own fathers." They both stiffened. "Oh, don't worry, I didn't read either of your thoughts. I already knew it would happen eventually." They relaxed. "But I you did just confirm it." And cue mental face-palms.

After a short pause, Haru asked, "What did you mean by the two of you would have to fight your fathers?" We both looked at each other, before he nodded.

I answered, "Well, for starters, Tobi's real name is Obito Uchiha." He raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything. "That's Kazuma's father." He nodded, thinking about it, then:

"Dude, I really feel sorry for you now." We all three laughed, but then the two of us explained who exactly Obito Uchiha was so Haru would have a better idea of what was going on.

"Then who's your father, Kimi?" He asked when we were done. "You said you'd tell me one day."

"Well, to tell you that, first I need to tell you that Pein, or Nagato, isn't really in charge. Obito is over him, and Madara is the one in charge. That is who my dad is.

At that his face paled. "The Madara Uchiha?" I nodded, beginning to worry what he would do next.

I waited patiently, but he remained still. "You know, he's got a nice side once you get to know him." I offered shyly. He blinked. "What do you want me to say Haru?" I asked jokingly. "'I'ts OK, sweety, he's not going to want bonding time.' Or 'Don't worry, he won't bite.'" Kazuma and I just laughed. This finally seemed to give Haru a little encouragement to come back to Earth.

He let out a nervous chuckle. "And it was his idea to set us up?" I nodded.

"Well, originally, he wanted me to choose Kazuma, but when I decided I liked you, he just went with it; he really didn't mind as long as I picked one of you, since it would have been easier than bringing in someone else. Besides, Kazuma has a girlfriend, so it all worked out perfectly." He let out another nervous chuckle.

"What if any grandkids aren't good enough for him, though?" He asked a little scared. "He'll be at my throat."

I turned a little pink. "I doubt he'll mind, as long as they aren't down-right stupid." I joked.

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