Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Aneko ❯ Chapter Seven ( Chapter 7 )

Chapter Seven

 

The sun was shining brightly through the blinds, she covered her eyes and rolled over in her bed. Her bed….last she remembered she was on the ground. Aneko opened her eyes and looked around only to find herself in a small bedroom; one window, a medium sized bed, a book case, and a sliding closet. She wondered who's home it was, because she defiantly knew she wasn't in Tazuna's home anymore. Rising up in the bed she was about to pull the sheets away from herself when the door suddenly slid open. She blinked as Kakashi walked in holding a cup of tea. He closed the door and walked over to the bed. He held out the cup to her and when she took it he sat down at the foot of the bed. Aneko drank from the cup as she felt as if she hadn't drank anything for days.

 

“ How are you feeling?” Kakashi asked

 

“ Like crap, I feel like I just woke up out of hell.” Aneko replied

 

“ Well you were asleep for three days.” Kakashi commented as her eyes widened, “ You don't remember do you?” she looked at him closely as she tried to think back to what happened before she fell asleep.

 

“ What happened? I remember Zabuza and Haku attacking the bridge, Haku's mirror prison, and then nothing.” Aneko replied

 

“ At least you remember something. Your correct Zabuza and Haku did stack the bridge, when you and Naruto arrived many of the workers were already slaughtered. You and Haku immediately started fighting each other but he knew to isolate you so you would be easier to kill. While I was fighting with Zabuza, Sasuke and Naruto tried to help you escape. But even as Naruto entered the prison he was still unable to help you. Haku used the mirrors to cut you until you were unable to fight anymore.” Kakashi started as he looked at her, “ Then you panicked, afraid that you were alone again you did the exact same thing that you when you were ten.” Aneko looked at him, she remembered everything now, and she remembered almost killing Haku and then turning to kill Zabuza for interrupting her. He was right, it happened again. She thought that it would never happen again. It was suppose to be something that she had blocked out of her mind.

“ I can't stay here…….” Aneko tried to find a way out of the conversation, but Kakashi would have nothing of it. He had figured something was wrong with Aneko, but he couldn't tell what it was. But now it all fit together. Why she didn't die when she was hanged, why Zabuza wanted her, why her skills seemed so trivial, she was hiding something greater inside of her.

 

“ No more running Aneko. Tell me the truth, what really happened when you were attacked?” Kakashi asked

 

“ My father died and I survived.” Aneko replied

 

“ How? How did you survive Aneko? Tell me the truth, I can't help you if I don't know what happened to you.” he stated, she looked away from him. He was reading her like an open book, but he wanted the answers from her through her own mouth.

 

“ I'm sorry, I was scared, I thought that I was alone again. So it happened again, I didn't mean to. I tried to stop it but the more I was hurt the more I couldn't control it.” Aneko stated as she hid tears from him. She really was sorry, when Haku was hurting her felt it run through her body and beg to come out. Even when she had the wire wrapped around Haku's neck, a part of her was screaming to let him go.

 

“ Tell me Aneko,” he continued

 

“ When I was being hanging, he made me watch as he killed my father. I was helpless, barbwire was ripping through my flesh, so much blood shed from just my arms alone. He laughed and said your fear will never let you see death. And left me there to die, but I didn't. Something happened to me, the wire broke and let me down, as it did it entered my body through the open wounds. With so much blood loss and the pain I was going through I passed out. When I woke up, I found my father's body and stayed with him until I was strong enough to burry him. Then I left and tried to help myself.” Aneko said

 

“ I figured something happened to you, anyone else would have died from that experience. But you bonded with what would be your death; scared and alone, you awoken a forbidden kinjutsu so you wouldn't die. That's why your father never let you or Dai train to be a ninja, he was afraid of what might happen if you started to fight and awaken the demon in you.” Kakashi replied

 

“ I do not have a demon in me.” Aneko stated angrily

 

“ This is not a blessing Aneko, if I didn't stop you, you could have killed us all. You don't know how to control it, so in turn it controls you. “ he said

 

“ Did I hurt anyone?” she asked as she thought about Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke

 

“ No, Zabuza stopped you from killing Haku, and I stopped you from killing him. When you were concentrated on Zabuza, I used the same needles Haku used to paralyze Zabuza. I had to knock you out and that was the safest way to do it without hurting you.” Kakashi replied

 

“ Where are Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke? What happened to Haku and Zabuza?” Aneko asked

 

“ When you passed out, Naruto brought you to Sakura whom watched over you while he and Sasuke fought with Haku. During the battle Sasuke's Sharingan was awakened , while I was fighting Zabuza, Haku took a critical blow for him, sacrificing his own life. Zabuza in turn lost his edge and killed Gatou and his men, with the addition of having to sacrifice his own body. He died next to Haku.” he replied

 

“ What about Tazuna and his family?” she asked

 

“ Tazuna finished the bridge and named it after Naruto, he was deeply appreciative to him, Naruto proved to Tazuna that he was a honorable fighter. Inari is fine, he discovered courage again, and said you helped him find it. When Gatou's men came to the bridge, Inari searched the village until he found workers and villagers to come and help.” Kakashi replied

 

“ So where is everyone? And where am I?” Aneko was just filled with questions and concerns

 

“ After Tazuna finished the bridge, I decided that team seven deserved a break and sent them home for a while. Then I brought you back home to Leaf village, to my apartment. I have to make reports about team seven's progress and start to think about the Chuunin exam. But, I also brought you here so I can help you. I need to train you Aneko, you need to learn how to control and in turn suppress this skill. It's dangerous, right now it's still in its early stage. If you accept it then you can use it to your advantage. From this moment you're under my training, I will show you how to fight different forms jutsu, increase your chakra, learn hand seals, balance both your physical and mental energy, and help you learn that you don't need your demon side to protect you. It drives off your fear, when you're scared and feel alone, it makes you feel like you need it.” he replied

 

“ I don't want it to take over me. But I can't help feeling alone.” she said

 

“ As long as I'm alive Aneko, you'll never be alone.” Kakashi replied, “Now I'll leave you to get dress, you'll need clothes and such for your stay here. Summer is almost over, so your old clothes will be useless.” Aneko nodded as she pushed the blanket off of her and watched as Kakashi stood up

 

“ Kakashi,” Aneko paused to get his attention, he stopped and looked at her, “ Thank you.”

 

“ Thank me when you have learned to control yourself Aneko.” he replied

 

Aneko finished getting dressed and exited the bedroom, she continued to look around Kakashi's apartment and wondered how he could life in such a small and empty place; outside the bedroom was the living room which only had two couches and a dinning table, the kitchen was across from it and only had a table and two chairs, a door was to the right corner of the kitchen so she guessed it was the bathroom, and throughout the small hallway was bookshelves. She found Kakashi in the kitchen washing the tea cup.

 

“ Ever thought about buying more furniture?” Aneko asked

 

“ What for, I'm usually not here. I have everything I need here though, food, utilities, a bed, and books.” Kakashi replied

“ No television.” she sighed

 

“ Television spoils your mind.” he stated

 

“ So does Icha Icha Paradise.” Aneko countered as he smirked under his mask

 

“ Now that you have analyzed my home, let's go. When we come back I want to show you something.” Kakashi replied

 

“ I start training already?” she groaned

 

“ The hard stuff starts tomorrow morning, today is just a warm up.” he stated as they both left the apartment and went into town. Aneko picked up some more clothes as Kakashi had suggested; pants, dresses, shirts, a new hoodie, and a new pair of shoes. She also picked up some hair products to fix the damage that her hair had received thanks to Zabuza's sword. When they came home Kakashi said that he had to go out and speak with someone named Iruka. While he was gone Aneko took a shower and washed her hair. Because Zabuza's blade cut through, she knew she had to cut it. Holding a pair of scissors in her hand she looked at herself in the mirror, she really didn't want to. For years she had been growing her hair, but she knew she had to. It was just hair after all, something that would grow back. And she needed to start a new, so what better way than cutting her hair. Slowly she parted her hair and started to cut away at it. Hair fell to the ground as she only continued to cut more and more off. Soon her waist length hair was now barely touching her shoulders. But she wasn't done yet, she had bought a bottle of dye while they were out and planned on doing something more drastic to herself. Why she had the sudden urge to change her appearance, she had no idea. She just needed to see someone different in the mirror. When she was done, Aneko looked into the mirror; wiping the fog off the mirror she gasped as she looked at herself. Her hair fell wet around her shoulders, and was now a dark brown with the top part highlighted in red. It was different, at first she was rethinking what she had just did, but after cleaning the bathroom, drying her hair, and looking at it better, she liked it. Changing into a white tank top and black sleeping pants. She was sitting in the kitchen when Kakashi came through the door. He seemed tired and looked like he was about to head straight to bed, Aneko remembered that he said that he was going to do a warm up with her tonight, but she hoped that he was to tired to do anything.

 

“ Welcome home.” Aneko announced as he looked at her, Kakashi was about to say something when he suddenly just stared at her, he didn't mean to stare, but he didn't expect her to chop her hair and dye it while he was gone. It looked good though, she looked different, older and the color brought out her eyes. He was so used to the ponytail, black flowing hair that she took him by surprise.

 

“ Nice.” Kakashi commented

 

“ Nice? That's it? No beautiful, good look, or gorgeous?” she asked , he laughed at her obvious annoyance. He did think that she looked beautiful but wouldn't tell her that. How could he, Aneko was a teenager and he was an old man compared to her

 

“ It looks really nice on you. Happy?” he asked as she groaned, Aneko watched as he went into the living room area and pushed a couch out of the way, “ Come on. I want to show you something.”

 

“ It's late, shouldn't you be getting some sleep?” Aneko asked walking into the living room

 

“ I keep my word Aneko, I want to show you how work on you mental stability. The first step to helping yourself is helping your mind, your like Sasuke and Naruto, you rely on your body more than your mind.” Kakashi replied

 

“ So we're going to?” Aneko asked still not fully understanding were this was going

 

“ I'm going to show you a breathing technique, more so meditating.” he replied sitting down on the carpet, Aneko followed suit and sat across from him. He relaxed his body and folded his legs over each other. She watched him and tried to mimic his movement, luckily she was flexible. Kakashi started to breathe in and out heavily then relaxed and closed his eyes. Aneko watched as he was till like a rock, it almost looked like he was asleep. She slowly unfolded her legs and crawled closer to him, making sure not to make any noise she raised her hand to poke his nose. But just as her finger was merely inches away from him, his hand shot out and grabbed her wrist. Shocked Aneko gasped and then smiled cheekily at him.

 

“ You're suppose to be meditating,” Kakashi stated letting her wrist go

 

“ Okay, okay I'll try again. But it's hard, I mean it's so quiet and unnerving in here.” Aneko replied

 

“ Relax your mind, you have a lot of anger and fear built up inside of you. If you can learn to overcome them with better mental control, you can control yourself.” he said as she nodded, she went back to meditating and after ten minutes started snoring. Kakashi opened his eye and found her sleeping. He couldn't believe it, she was worse than Naruto. He stood up and looked at her closely, Aneko was going to push him to the limit in more ways than one. He thought he would lose his sanity with team seven, but if he made it through these few weeks with her in a right state of mind it would be a miracle. He stood over her and waited for the right moment before yelling in her ear.

 

“ Aneko!” she fell back in shock and looked up to find Kakashi standing over her

 

“ What the hell is wrong with you?” Aneko asked

 

“ Sleeping is not meditating Aneko. But I know how to keep you awake, stand up.” Kakashi replied, reluctantly and tiredly she did as he said and soon she was standing next to a wall. She wondered what he wanted her to do, but sighed as he told her to do a handstand and lean against the wall for support.

 

“ This is crazy, how is this going to help me?” she asked

 

“ This will force you to focus, even after a few moments and your arms and back are tired, your mind can help you stay up. Now flip.” he replied as she did, Aneko easily flipped up and did the handstand. Kakashi sat down in front of her and returned to his meditating.

 

“ Are you crazy?” Aneko asked looking at him upside down, “ I can't come down if your right in front of me, and what if I fall.”

 

“ Then don't fall. Concentrate, relax, get used to it. You'll be doing this every morning for now on.” Kakashi replied not even opening his eye to look at her. Aneko gritted her teeth as twenty minutes passed and she could feel her elbows start to give in. Her back was betraying her and her lower body wanted to come down. She looked at Kakashi and felt like falling on him just for making her do this. But, she knew he was right, she needed to be mentally stronger. And if this was going to help, then she would do it. But how long was she suppose to? Time continued to pass and now it had been forty-five minutes, Aneko couldn't take it anymore. Her legs slipped and she was coming down, but Kakashi's hand shot out stopped her, “ Again, ignore the pain and let your mind take over. Your body is nothing compared to your mind.” Aneko groaned and brought herself back up to a straight position. When a few more minutes passed, Kakashi stood up and started moving around the apartment.

 

“ Can I come down now?” Aneko asked

 

“ No. “ he replied walking into the bedroom

 

“ Kakashi! I feel like my head is going to explode.” she yelled

 

“ If you don't relax it just might.” Kakashi yelled back at her, “ Goodnight Aneko.” Aneko nearly fell over, how dare he! He was going to bed while she suffered next to the kitchen wall. He couldn't be serious. When she thought she heard him sleeping, she tried to come down,

“ Again Aneko!” Damn him, what were his ears made of radars? She knew she had to relax, ignore the pain and concentrate on something else but the obvious. Letting her mind wonder, Aneko found herself thinking about all the past weeks events, soon she became relaxed and started to forget about her body. Six hours had passed and it was now three am in the morning. Aneko was still in the handstand and actually learned how to mediated like Kakashi told her. Her eyes were closed and her breathing was steady. She was so focused that she didn't even know that Kakashi was watching her from the kitchen counter. He had to admit, she never gave up. He smiled and walked over to her body, slowly he bent down to the side of her and spoke,

 

“ Aneko,” she groaned and fluttered open her eyes to see Kakashi in the corner of her eye, “ Slowly bring yourself down, or else you'll have an instant headache.” Aneko did as he suggested and brought her legs down to the floor. She stood up and immediately fell over, but Kakashi caught her before she hit the ground.

 

“ I feel like my head exploded and pieced itself back together.” Aneko stated

“ You'll get used to it, but you did well Aneko. I'm proud of you, but it's time for rest, you still have training to do in the morning.” Kakashi replied

 

“ And the torture continues.” she moaned trying to get up, but it was useless, she couldn't move. Kakashi suddenly picked her up and carried her in his arms to the bedroom. Aneko wrapped her arm around her neck and sighed when he placed her on the warm, soft, and pleasing bed.

 

“ Get some sleep.” he said as he pulled a sheet over her, as he did she turned to him and their faces were inches away from each other. Both of them couldn't move as the something was holding their gaze tight to each other.

 

“ Thank you,” Aneko replied to break the awkward moment

 

“ Your welcome.” Kakashi said raising up to leave the room

 

“ Night.” she yawned

 

“ Goodnight Aneko,” he replied