『 Mistake 』

『 (An Unfortunate) Christmas 』

12.29.18

2600 words

『 (An Unfortunate) Christmas 』

Running his fingers through his silver hair, Orion took a deep breath, releasing it visibly thanks to the cold weather. He stared at it as it disappeared, his mind going in wonder. If it weren't for the lazy author, his story could've progressed further. To his dismay, the author added a Christmas Special instead of an actual chapter just to go along the theme.

Oh, it's past Christmas too, and near New Year.

Amazing.

Orion seriously landed with the most unreliable author in the universe. Granted, the author enjoyed her holiday, but Orion didn't. Let's recap on what happened.

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I ran through the thick forest, senses keen and eyes completely focused on the target ahead. This small task should've been finished already but the thick and slippery, snow-covered trees are getting on my way. I nearly died from heart attack earlier because of a small, slippery branch. My heart literally skipped a beat.

Oh, and did I mention that my scarf is prone to getting caught with twigs and sharp branches? No? Well, it is, unfortunately.

"Orion." I heard a voice through my earpiece. "Try to overtake it."

"Copy." I responded, making my pace faster.

Running around on snowy treetops near the village boarder while chasing a cat seems a great idea. Now, why did Bakashi borrowed the demon cat again? I don't fvcking know. All I know is that cat is one hell of a runner. I now understand Rookie 9's pain in this mission.

Except this isn't a mission.

I sighed, pushing a reasonable amount of chakra on my feet to gain speed. Just as I was about to overtake the cat, pain popped out of nowhere on my left ankle, causing me to stop running and lose my balance on the branch I was running on. I quickly back flipped to regain my posture on the ground, only to fall on my back again.

A breeze went past me but came back another moment. Concern can be seen through his eyes.

Kakashi stood in front of me, turning his earpiece off and crouching down next to me. "You okay?" He asked as I struggled to sit up. "Wait, stupid question. Don't answer that." He laughed, checking my injured feet.

After poking it for a few times and receiving a thrown rock to his face, he did a quick first aid. He then cleared his throat and offered his back to me, "It seems like your joint shattered after you released a load of chakra to it. You won't be walking for the rest of this training, it seems. Let's get you back."

"What about the cat?" I asked, reaching for his shoulders before wrapping my arms around his neck.

Kakashi stood up and leaped up, chuckling out his words, "Let's pass on our misfortune to others, okay? Don't worry about that smartass cat."

"I second that." I agreed, lazily burying my face on his fluffy scarf as he carried me back through the forest.

It was silent for a while, but it was the comfortable kind; Kakashi decided to ruin it. "What do you want for lunch?" He asked.