Gravity

Lies and Trickery

Pakkun had summoned the rest of the pack the moment they made camp, and Kakashi had been swarmed by his hounds.

He had gotten so many kisses.

None of them left his side for the return journey home. As always Tenzo was an angel by bringing along a spare jonin uniform so Kakashi wouldn't have to arrive in a yukata. It would have made travel much more difficult.

He did seal the yukata up in a scroll, just in case they could find Mr. Kidnapper's scent on it, and maybe use that to trace him? He wasn't sure. The yukatas had been washed regularly by the owner of the inn, an inn Kakashi didn't even get to find out the name of, or where it was. All he knew is that it had been misty, but that could mean any fishing or lake town.

It didn't really help narrow anything down.

It took almost a week for them to reach Konoha. Kakashi felt refreshed. It was a strange feeling, like he had just taken a vacation and read Icha Icha books at a hot spring. Except he had been kidnapped, and should be exhausted after his ordeal.

Yeah, that had been the oddest kidnapping ever.

"We did it, Guy Sensei!" Lee cheered. "Mission accomplished."

Izumi stretched out her limbs. "Yeah, just hope your pups are doing fine, Kakashi. They were restless when I left them."

Kakashi grimaced. "I guess we'll need to see about what the Hokage has to say first before I worry about the pups."

"Yes, let's go!" Guy grinned. "He'll be relieved once he sees you're back, safe and sound."

"Perhaps," Kakashi mused. "But he also didn't authorise anyone to find me, now did he?"

Guy scoffed, waving a hand dismissively. "Details."

Kakashi glanced down at his hounds, and couldn't help but smile warmly. They were probably exhausted, but still trying to remain by his side. "You guys should go get some rest. You have to be tired after all that searching."

"Worth it!" Shiba nuzzled his hand, and Kakashi couldn't help but scratch his ear.

"We were worried. You were just kidnapped and bonded." Pakkun grimaced. "Don't be surprised if we're sleeping in your apartment tonight."

Kakashi sheepishly rubbed the back of his head. "Ahahaha, right. I think I can see that."

"I'll watch Kakashi. The rest of you, to the apartment," Pakkun ordered.

There were a few whines, but as always, Pakkun was boss, so they accepted the orders and went. Pakkun snuggled back into his shoulder, getting comfortable once more.

Tenzo sighed. "I have to admit I have a lot of questions, just as you do, Kakashi, about this mysterious Alpha you're now bonded to."

Kakashi winced. "Yeah, and I feel like finding answers will be easier said than done."

"We could set a trap," Pakkun suggested. "He said he'd be back for your next heat. The problem is capturing him. He was powerful enough to sneak up on us, and he can teleport, maybe even anywhere he likes. We never found any seals in the forest."

They had looked for seals for ages, but sadly never found them. Kakashi had wanted to copy them, maybe even use them to try trap Mr. Kidnapper. But apparently Mr. Kidnapper didn't need seals to travel like Minato used to use.

"Yeah, that's the problem. How do we trap someone who can seemingly teleport anywhere without seals?" Kakashi grimaced, lowering his voice. "And depending on how closely Mr. Kidnapper arrives for my heat I might not even want to capture him. Well, in that way at least-"