Minato's Daughter

Chapter 4 - Mixed Feelings

Miyuki

"Obito you're late again," Kakashi snapped.

"I ran into this old lad-..." Obito started until he was cut off by Kakashi's cold voice.

"The same excuse again?" Kakashi growled.

"Now calm down both of you," Rin said, laughing nervously.

She flashed me a look asking for help but I turned away. I left Rin to hand the boys and walked into the forest by myself. It was dark with little bits of sunlight breaking through the thick tree branches and leaves that blocked out the light. I knew that I shouldn't have decided to take a walk by myself, especially in times of war, but I couldn't stop myself from continuing. I felt the lost sense of peace returning back to me.

"Miyuki!"

I sighed, the little peace I had gained completely shattered. Why did he have to appear now?

"What?" I asked in annoyance.

"Don't go off on your own," Kakashi scolded.

"You can't stop me," I replied, continuing deeper into the forest.

Something suddenly appeared in front of me and I couldn't stop myself from crashing into it. I fell backwards, landing on the ground and wincing in pain.

"What the hell?!" I snapped.

Kakashi held out his hand to me, his eyes smug. I gave him a glare as I slapped his hand away. I could feel my cheeks burning with rage and embarrassment. 

"You're not hurt, are you?" He asked, almost like he was sneering.

I grit my teeth, telling myself not to respond as I stood up. I turned towards the direction of the village and began to walk away from him.

"What a coward," he said.

I took deep breaths, trying to calm myself. Kakashi's just being himself, there's nothing new with his behavior other than the fact that he now picks both on me and Obito. He ran up to me so that he was next to me and began to walk besides me. He still had the smug expression plastered on his face, the outline of his mouth clearly visible underneath his mask.

"Look I'm sorry," he started.

"Yeah right," I muttered.

He actually looked serious though as he gazed at me. He and I locked eyes and for a minute it looked like he wanted to say something more.

"I'm sorry okay? I was just messing with you because I actually do care about-..." He began before he stopped.

"About?" I asked, curious.

"About the fact that I don't want to deal with our two cry baby teammates if you die," he stated coldly before he walked away.

"What the hell?" I asked myself quietly.

I had no idea what his problem was.

"Miyuki hurry up!" Kakashi snapped from ahead.

"Oh shut up Hatake," I said right back, earning a death glare from him.

I smiled, an idea popping in my head as I passed him. Right as I walked by, I turned quickly and hooked my finger under his mask, pulling it down. His eyes widened in surprise but I wasn't done. Before he could move away, I gave him a small peck on the cheek and ran off ahead.

"H-Hey!" Kakashi yelled. "Get back here Miyuki!"

"No way!" I called back, giggling softly as I ran. "You're going to have to catch me if you want to talk about something."

The good thing was the fact that he didn't chase after me. Good, I thought to myself, I didn't want to explain anyways. I smiled again as I remembered his reaction. Cute. Too bad almost all the girls like him. I stopped in my tracks and began shaking my head. I was not falling for him, no way. The only thing I was doing was trying to get him to loosen up and be an actual decent and nice teammate. But why was my heart beating so quickly? 

"Hey Miyuki?"

I turned as Rin called me. She was looking down at the floor, her hands at her sides.

"What's up?" I asked her.

"What's with you and Kakashi lately?" She asked.

"Why do you want to know?" I asked in response.

"Listen, you would tell me if you had feelings for Kakashi, right?" She questioned, finally meeting my gaze.

"Have feelings for that bastard? Are you kidding?" I asked back, laughing almost.

"I just... I don't want one of us to get hurt because of him. I mean, he's just a guy," she started.

"Ok Rin, what's your point?" I asked her, growing irritated.

"You know I like Kakashi and the way you act around him, it seems like you like him too. So I just want to tell you that I don't want you to get in the way," she said, finally offering an explanation about her behavior. 

Even though her voice was gentle and she was polite, it annoyed me. Why should I listen to her? Who was she to tell me what to do? 

"Sorry Rin. I can't do that," I told her firmly.

"You just told me that you had no feelings for him at all," she retorted back.

I didn't say anything, just shrugged her off and left her standing there, staring after me.

"What is it, Rin?" Kakashi asked as he appeared next to where she was standing.

"Nothing," she replied back, smiling at him.

I could feel Kakashi's eyes, watching me disappear but I didn't say anything or turn around. I just continued forward.

"Miyuki!"

I glanced to my left and saw Obito, waving over at me.

"Oh hey Obito," I started until he looked around and gave me a disappointed look.

"Rin's not with you?" He asked me.

"She's probably chasing after Kakashi like a lost dog," I spat out and Obito flinched.

I walked away from him, not saying anything but feeling guilty for snapping at Obito. I was walking in the direction of home when someone called out to me.

"Miyuki! Where you going? What's wrong?"

I sighed, closing my eyes and taking a breath to keep my annoyance under control.

"Nowhere dad, I'm fine," I told him as he caught up with me.

"Are you sure?" He asked concerned. "Where are the others?"

"Probably at the training field," I muttered.

Minato wasn't going to let me off the hook that easily though. He grabbed my arm gently before dragging me along back to where the others probably were.

"Sorry for being late!" Minato said smiling at the three who were sitting on the grass as if nothing happened.

"Where were you sensei?" Obito snapped at him.

"Sorry, but I was getting one of these flyers and signing the four of you up," he replied smiling.

"Signing us up for what sensei?" Rin asked.

"What else? The Chunin Exams," he said holding out the flyer for all of them to see.

"Seriously?" Obito asked excitedly.

"That's awesome sensei!" Rin cheered.

Kakashi didn't say anything and didn't look at the paper either. He just glanced at me again before he looked away, his face tinted with pink. I couldn't help but become lost in thought. Did I really have feelings for Kakashi? Or was it simply because I was confusing these feelings with the feelings of friendship?