He walks you by hand, very briskly into the locker rooms to find hospital pajamas. You pass by bathroom mirrors and sinks, toilet stalls, and showers. Then stop at one mirror hung over top of a counter noticing something strange about yourself. Kakashi tugs on your wrist to keep moving but you don't budge. Something has caught your attention.

"Just a minute!." You say sharply.

He turns back towards you.
"What now?"

In the mirror you see your appearance has changed. You stare at yourself studying those certain aspects that have magically transformed. Since your sudden transformation your eyes seem to change color in certain lights. They go from the deep green you grew up with to a shining gold. Your hair now reaches your lower back with a thick black streak through the left side. There is a more mature look to you, more toned, and also more voluptuous. Your hips are substantially bigger and your breasts? well this may be the best perk to the gelel stone and your cohort instinct. They are much firmer and round in shape. You bunch the back of Kakashi's shirt you are wearing, holding it close to your body, to get a good look at the change in your broadened curves.

Kakashi releases your wrist letting you look over yourself and he indulges as well.

"Your eyes aren't the same. Like a hybrid between a panther and a human." He states. "And you uhhh...well your body has changed a lot too..." He wanders over to a locker while you continue to stare at yourself as a whole.

It was strange seeing yourself like this. Do you like this new you? You're not sure. It is hard to picture yourself this way. A second opinion would be nice...
"What do you think of the changes?" You ask.

You look back at him and watch as he pulls orange fabrics from the locker holding them up for sizing. He glances up at you.
"You look stronger." He says with practicality, avoiding what you actually want to hear.

You tsk at him and shake your head.
"Was I not strong before?"

His eyes fixate on you in a half lidded glare.
"No, you had arms like spaghetti and legs like a chicken...a walking chicken Alfredo...but now, you're more like a meaty steak and extra saucy..."

You stand stunned, unsure of what to say to that. He just compared you to pasta and an expensive cut of beef and you're assuming the extra sauce is the extra attitude you have been giving him. He also said it with absolutely no tell tale sign he was being sarcastic.

You reply.
"Ok, I have no words for that metaphorical analogy as it makes sense in a strange way..."

"It does, doesn't it.." He smiles happily to himself.

"You must be hungry or something."

"I'm starving! I have had no one to cook for me for days! I've resorted to eating out again...it's just not the same..."

You roll your eyes.
"You are hopeless without me."

"I need you more than you know... Here, put these on." He throws the clothes at you which hits you right in the face. You hear a faint chuckle from him as you unravel the orange colored oversized pajamas.

You hold them up examining the very loud color they are.
"You're kidding right?"

He sits down on the bench adjacent to you and lies back pulling his head band over his eyes.
"About the chicken Alfredo?"

"No!....well... yes and no!"

He replies in monotone.
"That is confusing..."

You begin to put the pajamas on while arguing.
"I can't wear these, it looks like I just got out of jail!"

You pull up the pants and tie the drawstring. You most definitely can't wear these..

You throw him his shirt and it lands on his chest to which he clutches onto and says thanks. He pulls up his headband over his right eye to look at your jailbait self. Which doesn't fail to put a wild grin on his face.

He corrects you.
"You mean the psych ward.Those are for psychiatric patients."

You gasp.
"That's even worse!"

"I think it's great."

"And what makes it so great, Kakashi Hatake?" You reply with your hands on your hips.

"They are a definite guy repellent...I can now relax..." He sighs in obvious relief.

"Yeah! Because I look like a wack job that escaped the psych ward!"

He strokes his chin.
"You are wacky sometimes..."

You growl as this conversation is becoming very frustrating and just feeding his banter.

"Look, it's just until we get you home. You don't need to make a fashion statement."

You sigh in acceptance.
"Oh alright. But straight to my house, no stops!"

"That's fine." He replies.

"Let's go then."

Kakashi leaps to his feet but you are both suddenly interrupted by a text message from his phone. He pulls out his phone and begins to read. His expression becomes very dark.

"What's wrong?" You ask, feeling the familiarity with this situation.

He looks up at you and in all seriousness and honesty this time, he replies.
"There's something we need to talk about. But not here. Let's get to your house."

You chew your lip nervously.
"Oh...ok."

He takes your hand in his and walks you out of the locker room and onwards to your house.

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You are now sitting comfortably on your sofa in your own clothes. You have showered and are feeling ten times better. You have even made Kakashi a light snack so he can stop harassing you about food.

However the mood quickly changes when Kakashi sits you down for that "talk" you were trying your best to avoid. He sits on your coffee table in front of you leaning his elbows on his knees trying to come up with the right words to say.

"I'm not sure where to start....as there are so many questions I need answers to. And I know you haven't been all that honest with me."

You think back on the times where you have lied about yourself to Kakashi. You hated it, but you also felt it was necessary to protect yourself. You are curious of what he does know or at least what the rumors are these days.

You sigh at the knot growing in your stomach.
"What do you know?"

"I know that there are several villages that hold active contracts with you. I know that you have dozens of tracking ninjas wanting to either capture you or kill you."

You lower your eyes to your hands shamefully.

"I know you have several aliases. There is one in particular that I need to confirm is actually you."

He knows a lot more than you had hoped. You begin to wonder how long he has known all of this information and why this is all coming to light now.
"The name?" You ask.

He replies.
"Sunaneko."

You close your eyes at the name and blow out a breath. You thought for sure that name was wiped from this world when you left the land of wind. You had taken extra steps to make that happen, where did you falter?

"Hana...is that you?"

You open your eyes to him.
"Yes." You whisper.

"So you lied when you said you were a terrible assassin." He replies with a bitterness in his tone.

"Yes."

"The Sunaneko Assassin, from what I heard, had turned on her own clan. Is that true?"

You can feel your hands begin to shake and your chest tightens at the thought of what you did those years ago. Blood and bodies are all you can picture...

"Yes, it's true."

He sighs at you.
"Why?"

"The Sunaneko Assassin found out her clan was trafficking children. Thousands of children. They...did horrible things..." you explain as you think back on the day you found them. Tiny faces, beaten and bruised, huddled in the basement of an old run down mill.

"But she killed the children too..." He exclaims.

And you stare at him in shock.
"What?! No! That's not true. I was there to save them! It wasn't my fault, I tried to get them out..."

Tears swell in your eyes as you explain. "I didn't know about the gas lines....they set me up dammit!"

So that is the rumor going around...

Your stone starts to glow painfully in your chest and you clutch at it breathing heavily.

"Hey...it's ok... calm down." He places his hands on your knees and gently rubs them for comfort. But it only stirs up more anger.

"Don't tell me to calm down! I'm tired of hearing that!" You push his hands away and stand.

"Hana..."

"Just stop it! I didn't come here to try and fix my past. I came here to fix my future!" You exclaim.

"So you didn't intentionally kill those children?" He asks, pressing on. And you can't believe he even would think you are capable of such brutality.

You glare at him.
"Do you think I am capable of something like that?"

He rises slowly to his feet and looks you up and down. But not in his usual desirable manner, this was more like he was analyzing you for deceit.
"The rumors say you were ruthless...."

"I had to be! You have no idea what I was up against!"
You hug yourself feeling like a stranger to him now.

"Then tell me.."

You huff at him.
"Gelel soldiers."

"Soldiers? I thought they were assassins."

"Not when you have an army of them. My father had come across a large piece of Gelel ore. He split it into thirty pieces and sealed them inside children he had stolen from other villages."

"So he's not your biological father?"

"No."

"Then who is?"

"I don't know. I have no memory of my parents."

"You said your mother told you to find me. Was that a lie too?"

You nod shamefully.

He sighs hard whispering something under his breath.
"I hate being lied to. But I understand why you did that...." He pauses for a moment. "Just know you don't have to lie to me anymore....ok?"

You feel god awful about it now.
"I promise to tell you the truth from now on."

"Thank you...So what happened to the soldiers?"

"I...killed them...I had no choice.."

" Aren't they your kin?"

"Yes. But...what they were doing was wrong."

"The child trafficking?"

"Yes, and the drugs. Father was also training us to conquer lands. If I didn't intervene he would have taken the land of wind. I wouldn't be here right now and neither would you. The world would have fallen under his power."

He shakes his head in disbelief.
"How is it possible for one person to stop a war and destroy the trafficking camps all on their own?"

"Well...I wasn't on my own..... There are two others who are still alive that hold a gelel stone."

"The one who keeps texting you?"

"Yes."

"And the other?"

"I don't know where she is. After the accident with the children she disappeared."

Kakashi searches the floor obviously thinking about who you are and what you're capable of. Moments go by before he speaks again and you wait patiently for him.
"If what you're saying is true then we are all in your debt..."

"I'm telling the truth this time."

"I hope so. I'm here to help you not put you in danger." He walks up to you and places a hand over the stone in your chest. It was then you noticed the fear in his eyes. and here you thought he was just angry....

"You're worried." You state.

He lowers his hand to his side and nods.
"I have a lot of worries..."

"What worries you the most?"

He swallows hard and his brows furrow.
"You will be called to order soon by the hokage of every village that holds you under contract."

You breath hitches and your heart begins to pounds painfully at his words.
"For what?"

"For everything... But.... Hana you need to understand this...as of right now you are the most valuable ninja in all the lands. Everyone wants a part of you. They know who you are and what you are capable of...so far. I just hope they go easy on you." He sweeps his fingers through your hair, tucking it behind your ear.

You stare at the fabric of his shirt. This is what it all comes down to. No more running from those who want to use you.
"I knew this was coming." You reply.

He sighs heavily again.
"Yeah...We will figure it out. Let's focus on getting control over the stone. We're almost there."

You pull him in for a deep embrace realizing that your time with him may be ending sooner than you thought. He wraps his strong arms around you holding you just as tightly thinking the same thing as you. You could feel it. His whole persona is filled with that painful realization.

"I guess we should start looking for a box to hide me in...." You say trying to lighten the mood.

He laughs softly into your shoulder and presses a sweet kiss on your cheek before releasing you.

"I wish it were that easy. But there is no hiding from the world anymore."

You nod sadly.
"I know."

"I have a meeting to go to in an hour. We will be discussing this whole mess and hopefully come up with a solution." He says and walks towards your front door. You watch him put his boots on preparing to leave.

"Shouldn't I be present for this?" You ask.

"Not yet. Not until you have control over that rock in your chest."

You nod in understanding. It would be quite the risk especially with your stone still acting up every time you get into a heated conversation. You watch as he finishes lacing up his boots and for some reason you start to panic. You don't want him to leave, the last thing you want is to be alone right now.

"Kakashi.."

He looks up at you.

You cross your arms over yourself feeling cold and alone all of a sudden.
"Will you come back here after?"

He smiles handsomely.
"We have dinner to go to, remember? I think your five year old brain is showing..."

You sigh in relief and laugh, thankful that who you were before Hidden Leaf Village isn't changing the way he feels about you. At least it doesn't seem like it.
"Right. Any idea where we are going?"

"I have some ideas."

"And my attire for the evening?"

"Anything you want."

"So....Skirts are ok?" You ask, as you do recall him saying they cause him problems.

"A dress would be better." He replies and winks.

So he prefers dresses over skirts...good to know.

"I'll pick you up at six." He says. And you say goodbye extremely excited for your dinner date with your sensei.

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