Roses {Kakashi Hatake}

6. Team

Since there were no two men teams left when she graduated, but mostly due to her own begging to the Hokage, Akahana was placed on the same team as Kakashi, with Obito and Rin, as a fifth member.

Minato had been surprised to see a six year old showing up on the training ground, but accepted it anyway. He was impressed by the skill she showed, though he couldn't deny it needed improvement.

She had been on their team for nearly a year now, and she had easily become friends with the nine year old Rin, yet Obito was still a bit bitter about her defending Kakashi.

They were on a mission, one that was going to take about a week. The first night, Akahana had slept all night in peace, dreaming of happy things.

It was during the second night of their, until now succesful, mission, that she had trouble falling asleep. She couldn't help but think about what her tou-san said about heartbreak. What if she couldn't mend Kakashi's heart? She would fail Sakumo's request, something she did not want.

She decided to go for a short walk, just to get some fresh air. She was as silent as possible, trying not to wake up Rin.

Outside, she saw Kakashi sitting against the wall, seeming to be in deep thought, "Shouldn't you be asleep?" he asked when he noticed her.

"Shouldn't you be asleep?" she retorted with a raised brow.

Kakashi didn't say anything, yet the girl decided to sit next to him, "What is the problem?" she casually asked.

"I don't have any problems."

"You have lots of problems."

"No, I don't."

"Let me guess, daddy issues? It's about him, am I right?" Akahana leaned closer to the silver haired boy, much to his discomfort, just to look him in the eyes, the green meeting onyx.

Kakashi averted his gaze, "I don't want to talk about it."

"But I do," Akahana bluntly stated, "I knew your father, he was always very kind to me and I respect him as a shinobi."

"Why?"

Akahana briefly closed her eyes and looked down, "I admired his courage," she simply said. Kakashi looked at her with slightly widened eyes, what could she possibly know about him. Akahana noticed this, so she took the liberty to explain herself a little bit more, "It takes courage to fight your enemies, but I believe it takes even more to pick your teammates over the mission."

Kakashi was at loss for words, he didn't understand how she could have known about the reason behind his father's suicide. How did the two of them meet each other anyway?

"I understand your confusion, but without Hatake-san, I wouldn't be standing where I am now. He has helped me reach this point and encouraged me not to give up on anything," Akahana said, prior to standing up, letting out a loud yawn, "I want you to know one thing, Kakashi."

Kakashi looked at the girl, even more confused than before, "What?"

"If you ever need someone to talk to, I'll be there for you." She gave him a smile and went inside the building, Kakashi looking as she disappeared from his sight. It was obvious to him there was more to her than what meets the eye. She wasn't that shallow as he originally thought. 

Kakashi and Akahana spent more nights together, whether it was her talking about things that happened in her life, or the two of them sitting next to each other in silence, "My uncle, aunt and cousin showed up in Konoha a couple days ago," Akahana spoke on the last night they were going to spent outside the village, "I don't know why, it's obviously not just to visit."