Kids In The Dark (A Kakashi Love Story) (1st Place in NWA Kakashi 2015)

Caught... Orange handed?

Meiko shook her head slightly as she looked at the note again before placing the note in her dresser drawer. She adjusted her backpack before walking over to her window, throwing it open and sliding out of it before she shut it. From there, she leaped off to the next roof, the nighttime slowly covering her body shape as she jumped from roof to roof, until she arrived at the place she met Izumo and Kotesu every night.

"Aye, fuckers." She said as she arrived, and Izumo rolled his eyes.

"Two, you're mean sometimes. You know that?" He said, and she rolled her eyes, pulling her mask up on her face with the other two mimicking her actions.

"Only at night, three. Only at night." She stated, and they took off into the night. They raced to the first roof, and obviously Meiko won, because she hated to lose. Izumo playfully shoved her once they were on the roof, and she threw him up the finger. From under his mask, his small pout became noticeable. Meiko gave a small laugh before running towards the edge of the roof, leaping to the next roof.

She did this for the next couple of buildings, Izumo and Kotesu following close behind her, until she suddenly dropped down to the ground in an alley way, close to the one that they had ruined the previous night, which wasn't like Meiko. She normally kept the crimes the committed far apart, but tonight, tonight Meiko was feeling frisky.

She pulled out her bottle of orange spray paint, and began to go to town on the wall, drawing the same 'Kids In The Dark.' Logo from the night before, except she added a few things, like a blue strip down the middle of it, and a orange and black smiley face.

Meiko was about to put the finishing colors of orange on the piece, but she froze when she heard a very familiar voice call out from the edge of the alley way.

"Stop! In the name of youthfulness!" Gai shouted, pointing his finger at Meiko. Meiko glanced at him, before shoving the orange spray paint back in her back, and leaping up to the roof.

"Go!" She shouted to Izumo and Kotesu, who both take off running as fast as they can, placing chakra in their feet to speed themselves up. Meiko trails slowly behind them, trying to make sure that if anyone got caught, it would her. Gai was hot on her heels, and she knew that. So she took a right turn and made a mad dash towards the forest.

Once she was in the forest, she made all kinds of zig zags, and quick turns to throw Gai off of her trail, and once she figured she had lost him, she stop moving and hid behind a rock, gasping for air slightly as she crouched down behind the large stone, her eyes closed.

"Thought you could get away from me that easily?" Gai said, and Meiko jumped, letting out a large scream. Gai smirked at him, throwing his finger at her quickly. "No one can escape my youthfulness!"

Meiko looked at Gai with an eyebrow raised. She then placed her hands together, and screamed 'Bye!' at him, before disappearing in cloud of smoke. Gai sat there for a few minutes, and just stared at where the girl had been. He knew that voice. He knew he did! It was so young and youthful...

Meiko reappeared by Izumo and Kotesu, causing both of them to jump slightly as they looked over at her. "Oh thank goodness." Izumo said, as he hugged her tightly, picking her up off the ground slightly.

Meiko hugged him back tightly, burying her face into his shoulder. No one had ever gotten that close to them, and frankly, it scared Meiko a lot. She loved to do this, but she was so scared of getting caught because... What would her dad think? She sighed softly as she felt her feet touch the ground lightly, and she stared up at her best friends.

"Let's go back to Izumo's house, I know he has a change of clothes for both of us." She said to Kotesu, who nodded his head then looked at Izumo for approval, which he just nodded.