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

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(I have no watched Kakashi Gaiden, except for a few minutes of it so I am trying to pull what I remember from it right now because my dad has the laptop. Will not be perfect.)

Years had passed in Konoha. Meiko was now twelve and a Chunin of Konoha. Her hair was now down to her butt, but it was choppier in places than before. Her face seemed slightly more grown up that it been, and the confidence in her step was admired by many.

But the thing is, she had gotten a lot worse. The voice in her head had gotten meaner, and she felt slightly more crazy that she ever had lately. Currently she was laying in her bed, her legs crossed over each other as she let out a loud sigh, pieces of her bangs blowing up in the air from the force of her breathing.

Meiko sat up in her bed and threw her legs over the side of her bed, dangling her legs off of the bed. She stretched out her legs and smiled when she finally found the solid ground under her. Meiko stood a lot shorter than most of the kids from her class, herself only being a staggering 4'11. She sighed heavily again as she trailed over to her closest and pulled out her new and improved ninja outfit.

She slid on a pair of fitted ninja pants that's stopped just after her knee caps, a fishnet top and a black shirt that had red sleeves on it. She then pulled on her Flak Jacket over the shirt and adjusted it on her body. Meiko attached a pouch to both of her thighs, one contained weapons and the other contained medical things she could need on any mission. She also threw her Katana's strap on her back, adjusting the sword so that it laid comfortably on her back.

She took a look in the mirror and gently played with her hair as she tried to figure out what to do with it. It was frankly too long for anything that Meiko would want to do for it, and it was bothersome when she went on missions. Meiko look in the mirror before she pulled a kunai out of her pouch and glanced at the two chunks of hair that were in front of her shoulders blades. She placed the kunai down on the table and grabbed two rubber bands, putting her hair into two pony tails. After making sure that they were even, she used the kunai to cut her hair right above the hairband.

Meiko gathered the two pony tails of hair and placed them on the dresser beside her before she stared at her now shoulders length hair and shook her head from side to side, a small laugh escaping her lips as her hair swung around her face. After she was done playing with her new haircut, she grabbed a pencil and piece of paper and left her room.

She walked down the stairs to where her living room was, and when her father turned and saw her, his jaw dropped slightly. "Meiko... You cut your hair." He said slightly as he moved towards his daughter, running his fingers through her hair slightly.

"Does it look okay? I only cut it because it keep getting in the way and when I was on missions it always got caught on something so I just fi-" She was cut off by her father smiling at her, and ruffling her shaggy hair.

"I love it." He said, and Meiko hugged her dad tightly before she moved into the kitchen with him.

"I think it suits me." She said, nodding her head. Her father chuckled slightly as he nodded his head.

"I think so too. But hey Meiko, there's something I need to talk to you about." Her father said, and Meiko tilted he head to the side slightly.

"Yeah, dad?"

"I am going to be sending team Minato out on a mission later, and I want you to go with them. You've become a fairly skilled medical ninja, and you're a very good fighter. While this team is full of amazing shinobi, I want you to go because I will feel safer with you there." He said, and Meiko nodded slightly.

"What are we going to be doing on this mission?" She asked, and the Hokage sighed softly.

"You will be destroying the Kannabi Bridge that connects Iwagakure to Konohagakure to stop Iwagakure from getting the supplies that they need. Kakashi made Jonin today so he will be leader of the mission, you will be a co-captain beside of Minato. I do not want a whole lot of fighting, I want the bridge destroyed and then you guys back. But you are to listen to Kakashi's orders. Do you understand?"