Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Hatred Turned Love ❯ A Flickered Love ( Chapter 4 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

By: xDu083x

Hatred Turned Love

Chapter 4: A Flickered Love

So... hmm... Will Akemi and Kakashi ever get along? Maybe a little? Hmm... you just gotta find out! Anywho... please review! I'm typing my butt of... CAN'T STOP! Eheheh... For the people who are like… REALLY HAPPY I UPDATED LIKE CRAZY… your welcome… ^^

AKEMI'S POV:

I thought for a while that Kakashi wasn't to be trusted. I ignored Sai's pleas that Kakashi was just a normal dude… I had to take precautions. When you are alone for almost sixteen years... you can't really trust anyone...

He came to me and Naruto who were hanging out outside. I was surprised. He was kind of like my brother… except… not blond (I mean Naruto).

“Let's go shall we…?” Kakashi said, grinning. I didn't give him a grin, but instead just made a noise that I understood. We started walking, Naruto just walked, ignoring us.

“Well…” I heard Kakashi say, “Since you trust me and all…”

The knife scene replayed back on my mind.

Trust him?

TRUST HIM!

I turned around to snort in Kakashi's face, but he was reading his “Come Come Paradise”.

I continued walking with Kakashi and Naruto. Kakashi said training started right after lunch… my stomach growled, by the way…

I sat with Sakura and Sasuke again. Sasuke glared at me, suspiciously as always, and Sakura gave me a warm smile. Yeesh… what did I do to piss Sasuke off…

I nervously smiled back… I wanted to go home.

But that wasn't possible.

“ALRIGHT!” I heard Naruto yelling out, almost making me jump. “RAMEN! RAMEN! RAMEN!”

I saw Sasuke and Sakura roll their eyes. Kakashi grinned happily again.

“ Moron…” said Sasuke.

“Eh?” Naruto said, spinning around angrily with a ramen stuffed mouth. “Wha' you sa' too meeh, phoo?”

Translation: "What did you say to me, foo?

I think he said that... was it fool?

I started eating my bowl when it came. I ate it slowly…

“Anything wrong?” Kakashi asked.

Tch… since when did he care?

“Nothing… it's nothing…”

“What's wrong…?” asked Sai.

“Nothing…!” I snapped mentally.

“Geez… what's your problem?”

“You're my problem!” I hissed. “Just leave me alone…”

“I… I'm sorry…”

I didn't hear Sai after that… I felt really bad. I felt like a fucking bitch. I looked at Kakashi.

“You're not going to eat?” I asked him.

“Hmm… I'll eat later…” he said.

It was probably the mask…

I slept in Naruto's apartment that day.

I cooked him some omelets… he didn't like it, but I persuaded him by telling him that eating this would beat Sasuke. I remembered they were rivals in the anime…

Naruto was such a nice boy… he handed me his room, telling me he would sleep in the living room. I insisted and told him he could sleep next to me.

I think Naruto thought it was awkward… but to me… it felt like I had my little brother back…

Kakashi talked about the basic stuff about Konoha. I was really bored and sleepy, until he told me about the four major types of techniques. He taught me the shadow replication technique and the other simple ones… like substitution and how to throw kunai.

I did really well with replicating myself… I can do up to five. He taught me his favorite attack… the Chidori. He told me Sasuke already knew how to do that attack… but he warned me never to use it… it would drain my chakra completely and that the Chidori is an assassination tool… nothing else.

"Usually, people like Sasuke and I, handle the Chidori quite easily..." said Kakashi. "It's because we both have the Sharingan and it will predict the opponent's move so we can strike the Chidori very easily without fail. Chidori can only attack straight... that's why..."

"Yeah, yeah..." I yawned. "Let's continue into something else..."

I memorized the hand seals… I was good with memory… He then made me spar with Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto. I lost to all of them obviously… but only because I didn't want to hurt them… they were only kids. Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura left around dawn, but Kakashi told me to stay so I could train more… I was so pooped. Just because I hurt him a little… well, it was a lot… you should've seen his bruises… doesn't mean he should treat me like crap... even though I treated him like shit...

Wait... that didn't come out right...

“When you're a ninja… you have to kill at least…” said Kakashi. “It's for you're defense… and for protecting the ones you love…”

“Do you have someone to protect…?” I asked him. “Did you have anyone…?”

I saw his expression change drastically. His smile was wiped off his face… he stared at the ground.

“I…”

“Er… Kakashi?” I asked. “Are you… okay?”

I didn't want to use honorifics… I mean… well… I don't want to (I sound like a brat).

He looked up and smiled at me.

“I did… but that was a long time ago…” he said. “My job is to protect you now…”

O… kay… what was that all about...? Maybe… his friends and his loved ones… already died… I couldn't remember the damn anime or manga.

And after all I treated him... I feel, sorta guilty...

Kakashi started to go.

“Kakashi!” I said. What… came over me?

“C'mon Akemi-san…” Kakashi said, almost lazily. “It's almost dark… time for a break…”

I worriedly looked at him. It's not like I cared… I still didn't trust him. Then again… he didn't do anything bad to me…

I ran to Kakashi and wrapped my arm around his. He looked at me, surprised.

“You're treating me tonight…” I said, smiling at him. “And no… it's not a date…”

“Okay…” Kakashi said. “I didn't plan it to be, who would date you?”

WHAM!

“S… sorry…” Kakashi said, massaging his wounded head from my technique.

It's called: Mass Devastation If-You-Annoy-Me Book Attack.

I can do: Ultimate Fury If-You-Piss-Me-Off Mulitple Strike Book Attack Part 2… but Kakashi didn't deserve it. I didn't need any seals… but I needed any book for the technique to be effective… It'll be any time since he always carries around a book…

I didn't want to be mean and rude to Kakashi every time I met him… maybe it was time I trusted him a little and was a bit polite… he was older than me…

I walked with Kakashi until we reached a food stand. He just watched me eat… probably ate his grub somewhere else before… and we talked a little. I blushed because it seemed we were on a date… but it was a “friend” thing… nothing else… right?

“I wouldn't be so sure…” said Sai.

“Sai!” I thought, surprised. “I'm… sorry I…”

“It's okay…” said Sai, giving me a mental pat on the back. “I would've come back, even though you didn't want me to…”

“Why?” I thought, half annoyed.

“'Cause I like bothering you and making you're life miserable…” said Sai. Was she joking?

“Okay… thanks…” I thought, a bit angry, roughly eating my noodles. I heard Sai laugh.

“No problem girlfriend…” said Sai.

KAKASHI'S POV:

I walked Akemi home. There wasn't anything or anyone coming after Akemi… but I couldn't let my guard down...

"Kakashi-san..." said Akemi.

Wow... she's being formal.

"Yah?"

She looked at me... almost with regret.

"I'm sorry..."

"What?"

"Nothing..." she said, smiling at me.

I saw her go inside, leaving me thinking.

"It's okay..." I said. She gave me a wave goodbye.

Sorry for what?

It was nice when Akemi finally started being nice to me… I guess she finally trusted me…

I trained Akemi for three weeks… and still, no enemy. I was getting suspicious…

In a week, Akemi “graduated” because she replicated herself correctly and her skills were quite impressive. I made her replicate herself twice as much as the other kids… since she was going on ahead. She passed though…

Tsunade appointed us to another mission… it was a “B” rank task… and Naruto, as always, went crazy until I asked Chouji to sit on him.

“You will need to protect a young girl named Naomi, who is from a village named “Koral” for an old tradition to that village…” said Tsunade. “You need her to go toward the Koral temple, opposite of where the village is… it's not far…”

“How long… will it take?” asked Sakura.

“At least a few days… maybe three…” said Tsunade. “Fujibayashi-san will be joining you as well…”

“Why a `B' rank?” asked Sasuke.

“The ninja that did go to this mission didn't make it…” said Tsunade. “I assigned five jounin to this task, but they never came back…”

“What makes you so sure we'll accomplish this?” Akemi asked nervously.

“Because you have Naruto…” said Tsunade. “And you have Kakashi… he's more skilled than the jounin I assigned the task to… and you have Sasuke too… erm… yeah…”

It didn't prove a point, but…

I looked at Akemi; she was fiddling with her fingers, apparently nervous. She never went to a mission this extreme before. I was worried… Eh? Why was I worried?

“Akemi-san… doesn't have to come…” I said, words coming out of my mouth without my brain's permission. I saw Akemi look at me, surprised.

“But-!”

“Hmm…” said Tsunade. “But we have to insure Fujibayashi-san a mission… since she is specifically a ninja…”

I looked the other way. Akemi smiled.

“I'll do my best ma'am,” I heard Akemi say proudly.

I sighed. She was so gonna die…

“I trust you all understand the mission…” said Tsunade. She looked at the silent Sasuke, the blushing Sakura, me, a squished Naruto, and a very, very nervous Akemi. We all bowed.

“You are dismissed…” said Tsunade. We left.

AKEMI'S POV:

All we had to do was cross a forest to get to Koral. Simple right? I don't think so…

“Hey, look guys!” said Kakashi, indicated a battered sign which was standing near the entrance of the forest. I couldn't really see the words because… it was written in blood.

I'm not joking… it was blood. Human blood. My teeth rattled...

“Let's see here…” said Kakashi, trying to read the words. Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura came over to Kakashi and me.

“It says… `The Forest Of No Return”… said Kakashi.

Everyone except Kakashi crashed to the ground. WHAT THE HELL!

We got up and nursed our bruises.

“Are you sure it doesn't say `The Forest Of No Perverts'?” I asked. Kakashi looked at me, annoyed.

“Ha, ha…” he said sarcastically. “Very funny… it doesn't even say my name…”

“I never said you weren't allowed…” I sneered. “So… you admit it…?”

Kakashi turned around, angrily.

“You go girlfriend!” said Sai.

“Booya!” I snickered, giving Sai a mental high-five.

“Are you sure… this is the right way?” said Sakura, she gulped. I can tell she was scared.

“Yup… the one and only…” said Kakashi, happy again. He started going in the forest.

"No foolin'?" I said. "Dude... you're going toward your doom!"

Kakashi ignored me, and continued walking...

I followed after him. I wasn't scared… no way… I just…

“OH GAWD!” I shrieked as an owl swooped at me. Sakura screamed and hid under Sasuke. I hid under Kakashi, he laughed. I used my Book technique part two on him.

I gulped.

I would rather travel to the ends of the Earth than here… thanks…

Inside the forest was… scary. There were shrieks of… something… everywhere. I grabbed Kakashi's arm… for protection…

“Hey…” he said, giving me a sneer. “Don't tell me you're scared…”

“I… I'm not scared…” I said, my body was trembling. “You… you're just seeing things…”

I ducked from a scary tree limb, crying out.

“Sure…” he said. I saw Sakura hiding under Sasuke. He was telling her where to go… I was thankful I wasn't the only lonely scaredy-cat.

I turned around to see Kakashi gone.

“Ka… Kakashi?” I choked. WHAT THE-!

I turned around frantically. He was nowhere to be seen. I saw Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto, trying to catch up with me. I turned to go with them when…

“BOO!” yelled Kakashi behind me.

“GAHHHHH!” I screamed. I could've sworn I died…

I heard Kakashi laughing at me while he picked me up from the ground.

“My little joke Akemi-san…” he said, still laughing. It ended when I punched his shoulder… the one with the bruise.

Mission accomplished. I am totally a James Bond... heh...

“OWW!” Kakashi said, rubbing his shoulder.

“My little joke, Kakashi-san…” I said sarcastically… repeating him.

“S… sorry…” muttered Kakashi.

We walked again, the rest of them were still behind.

“I don't feel safe around you…” I said. Kakashi slung his arm over my shoulders.

“Aww… I'll protect you…” said Kakashi. I punched his gut with my elbow, hearing a little groan of pain. His arm left my shoulders.

“No… you're gonna kill me…” I said angrily.

“You're such a bully…” said Kakashi.

“Yeah, yeah…”

Then… something felt REALLY cold on my neck.

I jumped and Kakashi laughed. He used his cold breath and blew on my neck…

I gave him the Mass Devastation If-You-Annoy-Me Book Attack, combined with my Ultimate Fury If-You-Piss-Me-Off Mulitple Strike Book Attack Part 2 and my super-mega attack : Infinite Slaps of Pain For Being Annoying, Mean, And Making Me Pissed Fury Ultra Omega Technique. I have one more super duper, hyper-hypo attack left... but that's for laters...

I said that all in one breath... pretty amazing, eh?

Ooh… that must've hurt…

A lot to say… but those techniques made Kakashi stop using pranks at me. I slapped my hands together in success after my brute force.

“What happened to Kakashi-sensei?” asked Naruto, seeing his messed up face.

“He tripped,” I said, dragging Kakashi toward the exit of the forest.

KAKASHI'S POV:

Her special attack hurt. And I thought it was her screaming…

We made it out of the forest. Naruto, Akemi, Sasuke, and Sakura panted in relief.

“We have to go back too!” I said happily.

They groaned.

“I thought the forest was called…” Akemi asked, running next to me again.

“Yeah… but I guess they exaggerated…” said Kakashi. I heard Akemi sigh in relief...

We made it to Koral… it kind of looked like Konoha, except smaller.

A girl began screaming her head off. I thought she was in trouble. She ran to Akemi, who picked her up.

“Hey… what's wrong honey?” she asked her. The girl shivered. A little puppy ran toward us, trying to lick the girl's face.

“GET AWAY FROM ME YOU MUTT!” screamed the girl. Sasuke, Naruto, Sakura, Akemi, and I looked at her in shock. Puppies weren't that dangerous, were they?

“You heard the girl…” Akemi told me.

I rolled my eyes at her while she laughed.

I shooed the dog away (first I gave it a treat and petted it), and then I went back toward the gang.

“What's your name?” asked Naruto to the small girl. She didn't say anything…

“Maybe… she doesn't feel like talking…” Akemi said, letting the girl go on the ground.

“What's your name little one?” I asked her, grinning. She blushed.

“My name's Naomi…” she said. I blinked. I heard Naruto snort saying something about her telling me stuff not him.

I smiled at the girl again. She blushed even harder.

“Can you lead us to your parents, Naomi-chan?” I asked again. She nodded slowly.

“She sure likes you…” I heard Akemi say, coming from behind me. Sakura walked with Naomi.

“Why?” I asked, joking. “Getting jealous?”

Akemi looked at me.

“Humph… it's not like I care…whatever...” she said, blushing a bit.

She didn't answer my question…

To be continued…

Sorry it's not as long as the other chapter, but I'm trying to update really fast so you guys can enjoy it and not wait boringly… Please read and review! Didyou like this chapter? I'm typing really fast… I think my fingers are burnin'… ACK! Please R & R! Hugs to all that do!