𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑵.

𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐁𝐘𝐄

Walling down the empty streets of Kohoa, Erin wiped her tears away not understanding any of what had happened.

The lingering question on her mind had been whether or not she had the right to be angry?

She didn't need to have control over Kakashi's love life nor his heart.

But the deceivenent.

That hurt.

'I need to talk to someone.' Erin sighed, 'Daiji is no good, Kai is a boy, Asuma will just tease me...' She rolled her eyes but a small huff escaped her lips as Seiko, her friend, her girl friend, came to her mind.

'Seiko.' Erin nodded to herself as she walked towards the brown house she knew well.

And before she knew it she was standing in front of it.

Erin looked up at Seiko's bedroom window. Seiko's parents were awfully strict so she knew that waking them up by knocking was extremely bad.

Ever since they were kids Seiko always had to go home earlier, even though life was pretty free at the leaf, her parents would often make things difficult.

Erin sighed as she jumped up onto the railing of the window which had enough space for her to balance on.

"Seiko." Erin knocked on the window, she saw a figure move from the bed and to the window.

Soon Seiko came into view which had Erin letting out a breath she held.

Seiko slid the door open, her hair all messy as she rubbed her eyes, "What the hell, Erin, do you have any idea what time it is?" Seiko groaned.

Erin huffed with a small, tired and relieved smile, "Yeah." She whispered.

Seiko took the time to adjust to the situation and her eyes soon filled with worry as the street lights allowed her to see the dried tears on Erin's face.

"Are you okay?" Seiko mumbled softly.

Erin looked away from her friend, "Define okay..." She sighed.

Seiko furrowed her brows and with a soft smile, she stepped aside and slid the window open fully.

Erin's lips turned into a very small smile and with that, she climbed into Seiko's room and sat down on her bed.

"So..." Seiko slid the window closed and sat down next to Erin, "What happened?"

That was a great question, and to Erin, it was the hardest one to answer.

But the desperate need to talk. To finally talk about it with someone. About Kakashi.

She had never mentioned anything to anyone about him- only to Shikamaru but he didn't know it was about Kakashi.

The words she kept locked in her heart had been too heavy.

"I was wrong." Erin mumbled.

Seiko furrowed her brows but allowed her friend to try and explain it all.

"I thought there was something there. Between us. But there was never an us." Erin stared down at her feet, "I...care." She added, "I care too much. Enough to love. To love him."

Erin didn't notice the way her eyes filled with tears and her voice broke.

"It all happened so fast." Erin looked up at the empty ceiling in the small bedroom, "I was so broken when I met him. I was all alone. And like a tornado he swooped into my life and ever since then, I have never been the same."

Seiko listened closely to her friend and felt a tug at her heart as the emotions radiating off of Erin were heartbreaking.

"It wasn't like I wanted it to happen." Erin shook her head, "But it did. It happened...I fell in love." Erin spoke breathlessly.