Minato's Daughter

Chapter 23 - Feelings

Miyuki

After six more days at the hospital, I had finally been given the ok to leave. I stepped outside, feeling the sun hit my face. I had missed being outside.

"Yo, Miyuki."

I turned to see Tenzo, waving at me. He had grown up so much over the years.

"Ten-..." I was about to greet when he covered my mouth with his hand.

"I was told to go by Yamato now," he quickly said, releasing me.

"I see, well, long time no see, Yamato," I greeted, smiling at him.

"Have you just been released from the hospital?" He asked.

"Yup, it's good to finally be free of that place," I responded, laughing.

Yamato and I walked through the village, catching up on his life since I had left. He had told me of his recent mission with Team 7, Kakashi's team. Apparently, Kakashi had been called for other duties and Yamato had taken his place as squad leader. He told me about Sai, a member of Danzo's Root, and a boy named Sasuke Uchiha, the missing third member of Kakashi's original team. I couldn't help but narrow my eyes at the thought of Danzo's Root as I had thought it had been disbanded years ago. So Danzo was still trying to do whatever he could to become Hokage. As we walked, I soon noticed Naruto and began walking towards his direction.

"Hey Naruto, how are you doing?" I asked him, smiling.

He simply turned away from us, walking away and I felt myself feeling puzzled. Why was he in such a bad mood.

"Did something happen recently, Yamato?"

He shook his head before telling me to talk to Kakashi. I followed his advice and bid him a quick goodbye, going to look for my old teammate. On the way, I ran into Kurenai and Asuma who looked troubled.

"What's going on?" I asked them.

Kurenai avoided eye contact with me. "Kakashi seems to have done something stupid."

"What're you talking about?" I snapped, confused at what they were referring to.

"I think Kakashi mentioned you to Naruto," Asuma told me, causing me to freeze.

"What did you just say?" I asked them.

They were both unable to look at me and I took off running to find Kakashi. I felt anger and fear, hurt and betrayal. I had asked him to keep it a secret! Out of everyone, he should know the reason why that's what I wished. I looked for him until it turned dark but didn't find him, feeling frustrated. I decided to check his house one more time and quickly ran through the streets, using the street lights and the moon to guide my path. While he lived in a different house than before, Izumo and Kotetsu had pointed me in the right direction earlier. I pounded on his door.

"Kakashi Hatake! Open this door right now!" 

I heard footsteps slowly approaching and soon heard the lock turn. As soon as he opened the door, I shoved my way inside, pushing him up against a wall and pinning my arm under his neck.

"You had no right!" I snarled.

"What are you talking about?" He asked, his eyes narrowed.

He tried to push me back but I pressed against him harder, my rage fueling me.

"You had no right to tell Naruto who I am!" I yelled.

He shoved me back but I quickly regained my balance. He went to go shut the opened door and I scoffed. That's what he was worried about? Other villagers hearing us?

"I didn't tell him anything," he told me simply.

"Liar!"

I lunged at him again but this time, he restrained me by shoving me down to the floor and sitting on top of me, grabbing both of my hands with his own.

"Why would I lie? I wouldn't do something like that to someone I care about," he replied as he continued to restrain my movement.

"Then why did Naruto refusing to acknowledge me when I was with Yamato earlier? Why does Kurenai and Asuma think you told him?" I snapped.

"From what I heard, Naruto's upset at Yamato because he, Sakura, Yamato, and Sai were unable to bring back Sasuke Uchiha. It sounds like they all almost died trying. As for Kurenai and Asuma, I have no idea why they think that," Kakashi said.

I wanted to believe him, I really did, but Kurenai and Asuma weren't two people who would lie to me, so what had I missed? I looked up at Kakashi and saw sincerity all over his face. His sharingan eye was uncovered and looking straight down at me. Both of us stayed in the positions we were, unmoving and silent. I felt my heart begin to race, looking at him. Why was I feeling like this? What was wrong with me?

"Kakashi, get off of me," I said, appearing to break him out of his own thoughts. 

"Sorry," he replied quickly as he got up and helped me stand up as well.

"I need to go find Kurenai and Asuma," I told him, beginning to walk towards the door.

However, I felt two arms wrap around from behind me, preventing me from going any further. Kakashi pulled me into his chest, holding me tightly.

"Don't go," he whispered.

I froze. What was he saying? I felt my heart speed up again and my cheeks beginning to heat up. What were these feelings?

"Let me go, Kakashi," I said gently, squirming in his grasp.

He didn't, instead, he hugged me tighter. I felt something I hadn't in a long time. Safe. Being there, pressed against him while being held by him made me feel safe, secure, at peace, and like I belonged. I couldn't help but reach up, holding his arm with my hand.

"You can find them tomorrow. Today, just for today, stay with me."

I couldn't look at him as I thought of Rin, remembering how she had always followed Kakashi because of her love for him. While she and I hadn't been in the best terms regarding Kakashi in our earlier days, watching her choose to die by the boy she had secretly loved had sealed away my feelings for Kakashi. I thought they were fully sealed once I had left the village. After all, how could I continue to love the one my dead teammate had loved so dearly that she chose to die by his hands?

"I can't." I said quietly. "I'm sorry."

I felt the grip of his hug slowly loosen until eventually, it disappeared. I felt tears begin to form in my eyes and ran out without looking back. I felt like I was being suffocated. My heart began to hurt, as if something was missing. I didn't stop, I just continued running as far as I could away from him, away from it all. My body had somehow guided me to the Hokage statues where I fell down to my knees, clutching my chest. I felt the tears continue down my face as I tried to stop them, my throat burning. Why couldn't I control my emotions when it came to Kakashi? I continued to cry, feeling as though the heart I had taken so long to rebuilt had shattered into a million pieces.