Minato's Daughter

Chapter 24 - Confessions

Kakashi

Miyuki avoided me the next day and I knew it was because of what had happened the night before. I felt so stupid, asking her to stay yet hurt by her refusal and confused by her apology. Had I thought wrong? Was this one sided all along? I couldn't help but think of Obito and Rin. Obito had never gotten a chance to tell Rin he had loved her, instead, I had been the one to tell Rin after Obito had died. I knew her feelings towards me, however, I never thought of Rin in that manner and never reciprocated them as Miyuki had always been the one in my mind and in my heart. For fifteen years, I thought of the worst things that could have possibly happened to Miyuki when I couldn't find her. Thinking back to Obito and Rin, I realized that I had to tell her how I felt. I couldn't lose her again without having her know my feelings, I wouldn't have us be like them, with her never knowing about my feelings towards her unless I died. The only problem was, I couldn't find her right at the moment. Naruto and Sakura were attempting to get to know their new teammate Sai, while Yamato and I attempted to oversee it

"I'm surprised that the Root is still active," Yamato said watching as Sakura landed a quick punch to Naruto's head.

"I'm not, Danzo was never the type to give up," I replied.

Yamato only let out a small word of agreement as we continued to watch the disaster in front of us. Sometimes, I felt more like a babysitter than a teacher. My ANBU days and missions were easier than this.

Miyuki

I had finally questioned Kurenai and Asuma, who had told me they had heard from Gai. I chased the poor man down, beating the sense into him about making strange assumptions with only knowing a few facts. I had began to shake him back and forth by the top of his tights when Asuma and Kurenai had to drag me away and hold me back from Gai.

"Gai! I'm not done with you!" I yelled, trying to throw the both of them off.

"Run, Gai!" Kurenai told him as the man took off running.

Once he was out of sight, both of them let me go and I took out my wrath on them. They both just laughed nervously and eventually, I had stopped yelling and decided to simply glare at them. After a while, I had let them both go, walking back home. I opened the door, remembering when my parents and I had lived here together. I sighed before walking back out, locking the door behind me. It hurt just be in that house again. I turned to walk down the stairs when I saw Kakashi, standing at the bottom like he was waiting for me.

"Hey," He greeted.

"Hi," I replied, frozen to the spot.

"Can we talk?" He asked me.

"No," I said quickly, walking down the stairs.

I was just about to pass him when he had grabbed my wrist. I whipped my head around to face him.

"Let me go."

"There's something I need to tell you first," he said.

"I don't want to hear it," I replied, trying to twist my wrist out of his grasp.

I could feel my heart beginning to race again when he took a step forward. I looked up at him, realizing just how tall he was.

"I'll never bother you about this again, please, just hear me out."

I felt a lump forming in my throat and a fluttering feeling in my chest. I was sure that my face was red.

"I love you, Miyuki. I always have," he whispered.

He had said the words I had always wanted to hear from him but I couldn't stop thinking of Rin. He let go of my wrist and I stumbled a few steps back. I felt so many emotions at once and I wasn't sure how to respond to him. He stood there, just looking at me. I could see that he wanted me to say something, tell him that it wasn't just his imagination. He wanted to hear me say that I loved him too.