Her One True Love - Kakashi x OC

Absolute cruelty

I was proud of my mom and of my name now. I became happier knowing that I was loved by my mom as well. Me & my dad grew closer after that day. And with Kakashi, it was just perfect. We were our little family.

It was my 21th birthday. My dad promised me that he would return home soon that day from his mission.

I had very uneasy feeling since morning. It was unnerving.

Both my dad and Kakashi haven't arrived from their mission. I didn't have anyone else to be with.

I decided to pay a visit to Sakumo-san's grave & to pray tributes to my mom at home. I wished nothing to change. I just want to live this way till my end. I have planned a forever like this. With my little family. But little did I know everything does not go as planned.

When I returned home, I decided to prepare something for them to eat. I was in the kitchen preparing simple meals

"Happy Birthday my dear Haruka"

"Dad? You've returned?"

I turned around with a huge smile, expecting to see my dad

But there was no one. I am sure I heard him, I almost felt my dad's presence.

What was that? I thought to myself and decided to wait a little longer, trying to calm my nerves and silently praying everything stays the same

But it was not the same anymore

That day, that one ungodly day which bought me to my awful fate. Why is it when we try to establish a peaceful momentum in life, life hits you with a big bang? Why is it with me? Why him?

My dad who went on a negotiation treaty to stone village as the jonin commander from leaf vilage has returned. But in a box. They wouldn't even allow me to see him. They say it would be too intense for me to even see him in that state.

Why would they do such a thing to him? How could they? How dare they snatch away the only family I've got? My life, my happiness, our future plans, our hopes, everything seemed to be sucked out from my life. I don't even know why I was left in this world anymore. With no one to call as my own, as my family.

I was in the middle of a path leading no where. Where should I go now? To the left where nothing is right or to the right where nothing is left?

I couldn't even see him, his face, one last time. They arranged the funeral quicker than any other as it was already 2 days since he was killed, those shinobi didn't even bother about the distance between the two villages to pass any last rite, they didn't bother about anything at all.

Cruel. Absolutely cruel.

When someone is dead, the ones who are left behind are more dead than the ones who passed away. All the hopes and dreams you saw together, they seem to vanish in the sky while you still remain on ground.

The funeral process was going on, but I couldn't stand there anymore. I didn't realize anything in this moment. It felt I needed to wake up from an absolutely horror nightmare. I was running, from the ritual site to the grounds, to the hokage statues. Before I knew it I was on the cliff.

I saw the sun was setting over the shadow of waterfall. The waterfall seemed to mimic my tears, as they never stopped.

I just stood still as there was no ground left to run. Staring at the sunset. I couldn't cry anymore. I let the tears silently fall. Everything from my life seemed to flash in front of me. The times I spent with my dad, the late night walks across the village, the Saturday specials which he cooked for me, Sunday funday chores at home, our beloved garden where we sipped our tea, our backyard where played chess, that face I saw every morning when I woke up.

To think I can never see it again pained me more than I could describe.

I never saw my mom. All I had was my dad, as my friend, as my sibling and as the closest person in my life. There wasn't a day I remembered without him in my life.

To now think that I'd have to live a life without him was frightening. Spine-chilling.

What is this life? Why does everyone who loves me get snatched away from me? Why am I the only one remaining to watch them leave, to watch them die?

"Why didn't you take me with you dad?" I asked to no one in particular, staring at the sunset. It seemed as if my Sun, my dad was also setting down, away from me, from this world.

"You could've just taken me in death, like how you take me everywhere. You, me and mom could be together as a family once again" I didn't realize that I was sobbing now. I couldn't take it anymore, the more the sun went down, the more I felt I'll be left alone.

"Even If you didn't take me, I'll come by my own" I walked towards the cliff to take the biggest decision I possibly took in my life.

Just before I reached the edge of the cliff, I saw a silhouette standing in front of me.

He stopped me by my shoulders and gently shook me as if trying to wake me up.