Underneath The Snow (Kakashi Love Story)

Night to Dawn

Hello there, this is chapter 2 hahaha. enjoy :)

Yuki's POV

I offered myself to guard them as they sleep. I don't sleep much. Iruka and Sakura agreed to me as they entered the tent with the Watanuki boss. I jumped to a branch and lay there looking at the sky. Stars. Moon. Dark blue colored sky. Suddenly, I feel someone's chakra under the tree. A familiar one. When I looked down, I see a silver haired man reading a book. I know that book. He's always reading it all over again. Without realisation, I stare at him for a long time from my branch.

"What's wrong?" he said.

I blinked twice and looking down to my lap as I've been caught staring at him.

"What?" I said. Covering it with a lie.

"You were staring at me for like....minutes. What's wrong?" he said again without looking at me. Wasn't he reading that book? How come he knows about it?

"a-emm...wha-what are you saying?". Damn it! I blushed again. Embarrassed.

"Don't lie to me. What are you thinking.....Yuki?"

I'm frozen as I heard him say my name. I look down on my lap again. I don't reply him.

I look up and find him sitting in front of me. I know it. His habit. He didn't like it when I don't reply him. Even if I wanted to say anything, I can't. I can't do that. I can't even look him in the eyes.

He's staring at me and it goes for minutes. I'm blushing. I know.

"how are you, Yuki?"

I look up again and he finally stopped staring at me. His eyes are looking to the woods.

"good....I guess".

He doesn't say anything after that. and the silence between us is killing me.

"How about you....Kakashi?" I said. I can't stand the silence.

"fine. My students have become a fine shinobi. Even though one has left Konoha". He replied. Such a long sentence for him.

"I heard that. Sorry"

Both of us are looking to the woods. I don't know what's he thinking but all I think about now is him.

"why did you left ANBU, Yuki?"

I stuttered at his question. I don't know how to answer it.

"Not good enough." I finally replied.

He didn't say anything at all to me after that. We're both looking to the woods, drowning in our own minds.

Kakashi's POV

She always do this. Offering herself to guard at night. I know it. and I have a lot to ask her, so, I offered myself to be the night guard too. Iruka's looking at me like I'm crazy. After all, I know that we don't need more than one person to guard at night and everyone need to rest. I said I can't sleep. It's not a complete lie anyway. I will not be able to sleep until I talk to her.

I walk to a big tree and lay down there. Reading my Make-out Paradise. She's up on the tree branch, looking at the night sky. I don't know what's on her mind. I still need a time to make my sentence so, I didn't came to her first. After a few minutes, she looks down to me. I know. I feel it. And she's staring at me for a while. I finally made up my mind and I asked, "what's wrong?". Stupid question. Everything is wrong between us and she's staring at me couldn't be more wrong than our past.

"What?". I hear her voice. A soft one with tremble. Sounds like she's been caught or something. I continue playing dumb.

"You were staring at me for like....minutes. What's wrong?"

I tried to keep my voice calm even though I know. I'm the most nervouse one between us.

"a-emm...wha-what are you saying?". Her voice's trembling again.

"Don't lie to me. What are you thinking...Yuki?" I ask. Obviously acting like I don't know what she has been thinking about. I know because I'm thinking about it too.

She doesn't reply. And I give up. I jump to the branch where she's sitting and sit in front of her. Looking at her. She stares at her lap. Her bangs covered her face so I can't see it clearly but I catch a glimpse of her eyes. Her deep green eyes which 5 years ago always stare into my eyes. I miss her. I miss her this much. So much.

I started asking nonsense like 'how are you?'. Even though I know how she is. I'm never too far from her. I know how is she doing. What I wanted to know is why she left ANBU.

I sigh deeply before asking her. "why did you left ANBU, Yuki?"

She replied, "not good enough". She lied.

I didn't say anything afterwards. I'm looking to the woods. Sit down beside her. My heart beats faster than it should be. She does the same thing. Just silence between us.

I can't forget the first time I saw her face. I never actually care about my ANBU teammates' face, but hers is the only one I'm curious about. It was after a mission to the Land of Stone. I asked her to celebrate it by drinking. Of course, I asked the others too. I didn't want anyone to think that it was a date. I'm just curious.

She met me in front of the Sake Bar. With her usual outfit. Just without mask.

The first thing that came up to my mind was, 'wow, she's so pale!'. I mean, I've seen her skin before but I didn't think her face will be this pale. Then, the second is, I like her eyes. Deep dark green. It's rare. We've been getting along since then. Drinks after mission, dinners, training together and others. Until I'm out from the ANBU and I didn't get the chance to meet her oftenly again. And, yeah, it's like we're nothing. If you ask me, why didn't I try to fix them, well, I did. I did went to her house everynight trying to talk to her. But she won't even see me. I don't know why. So, I stopped doing that after a few days.

I turn my head to see her. She's looking so....lifeless. Her eyes didn't spark like the way they used to be. And she lied to me. We both know she's not a good liar.

"Why won't you tell me?" I said. It's more like I'm talking to myself.

"What are you talking about?".

"you know what I mean".

She sigh deeply. "I don't."

She lied again. What is it with her?

"The reason. Why did you left ANBU?".

Her lips are open, like she wanted to say something, but they're closed again. She lets out a deep sigh before finally said, "I've told you. Am not good enough".

I turn my head to her and grab both of her shoulders to make her turn to see me.

"It's a lie. I know you".

She finally look at my eyes. Her eyes are full of tears and she said it, "No, I don't. And stop acting like you know me, Kakashi. Cause you don't! Will you accept that?!".

I let go of her slowly. I can't believe she said that. I look to the woods again. The dawn has finally come. Birds are chirping all over the woods.

"I'm sorry, Yuki". I said it. Looking at the red sky and jump down from the tree.

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