{Kiyomi's POV}

I open my eyes to be in a pitch-black room. Where am I? I try my best to walk around and find an exit and see a bright golden brown door. My childhood front door. I walk closer to the door and hear a whisper behind the door.

"Mom? Dad?" I ask curiously.

No response. I hesitate to open the door but soon gather the courage. I place my hand on the knob to open it and noticed how cold the knob was.

I finally open the door and see a red-haired woman crouched down on her knees sobbing.

"Mommy?"

The woman, looks up, and she wasn't my mother. It was Ami.

"Kiyomi, did you forget about me?"

I back away in fear of her next move.

"No, Ami I w-

"Kiyomi, please be my friend. I want you to be my friend."

"Ami, No. I have to go, I can't be here with you. I m-"

I walk back in fear of seeing Ami begin to duplicate. It was now just me and at least a hundred Amis in this black room.

"Be my friend Kiyomi! You can't leave me Kiyomi!"

"Yeah Kiyomi be my friend!" Her shadow clones begin to speak in union.

"Don't touch me!"

Ami and her clones begin to tower over me and I feel my heart pound in my chest. I feel my diamond seal begin to activate knowing what was about to happen.

"Kiyomi!"

"Kiyomi!"

I feel my forehead begin to pulse, and my body reacts defensively.

"Don't touch me!" I scream pushing away what I thought was Ami's hand.

I groggily managed to punch Kakashi's lamp off his nightstand sending it flying across his small bedroom. I rise in Kakashi's bed trying to catch my breath from another nightmare. These nightmares still haunt me even now that I'm home.

I scream in fear seeing Kakashi get up from his bedroom floor. I immediately cover myself with his blankets.

"You pervert! Did you lay on the floor the whole night?" I ask confused by Kakashi's actions.

Kakashi rolls his eyes at me and begins to clean up his now broken lamp on the floor. A wave of guilt begins to wash over me. I sit in his bed dumbfounded not knowing what to say. Kakashi sighs to himself once he cleans up all the glass.

"I-"

"No." Kakashi sternly cuts me off.

"What you don't even know what I was gonna say!"

"You're not sorry. Plus it's not a big deal. I wanted a new lamp anyway. By the way, I came to wake you up, so we could go get breakfast. Get dressed."

"But I-

"Oh and by the way. I didn't forget when you begged me to sleep in the same bed as you because it felt lonely last night. Get a grip, I'm not your killer boyfriend." Kakashi chuckles and closes the door before I could react.

Itachi. I hope you changed from the last moment we shared. I don't wanna believe or label you a killer but your actions can't change my mind.

"Let's go, princess!"

"I'm coming, pervert!" I shout throwing a pillow at his door.

~~~

"So, Kiyomi, are you gonna tell me what happened that night?"

I stab my rice with my chopsticks instantly losing my appetite. I look over at the busy chefs in the kitchen, debating whether or not I want to answer Kakashi's question right now.

Kakashi places his hand on top of mine and reminds me that If I'm not ready to talk about it now, it is okay. I give him a small smile and look down at my food trying my best to recall that night.

"My father told me they were going on an important mission and they would be back to tuck me in together later that night. I was so excited just to know they'd both be home that night, but I became even more excited when they told me they'd bring a surprise back for me after their mission."

Kakashi takes a sip of his green tea and continues to show that he was actively listening to me. I find it so interesting how he drinks and eats even with his mask on. I wonder what his face looks like underneath.

"They had Mikoto watch me that night. I was so happy to be with Mikoto because she was so different from my mom, she actually understood me. It was like being with a female version of my dad. Not even an hour later there was a knock at the door and a female voice behind it. I was ecstatic thinking, my parents mission was completed faster than usual. I rush to the door and open it. Infront of me was a red haired woman, but it wasn't my mom. It was Ami."

"Kiyomi I've been wanting to apologize for that n-

"PRINCESS KIYOMI!"

I jump in my seat hearing a man shout my name outside the restaurant. I look away from Kakashi and to my left to see a group of men fill the entrance of the breakfast spot me and Kakashi were enjoying. Kakashi and I watch as the men step to the right and left side allowing Ebisu to walk from the back to the front of the line to speak.

"Oh god." I roll my eyes already knowing what is about to happen.

"I, Ebisu, leader of the Princess Kiyomi Fanclub. Welcome and hear by acknowledging Princess Kiyomi's return to Konoha!"

I watch and cringe as the men clap and cheer welcoming me. I force a small smile and ask them for a slight favor.

"What is it Princess Kiyomi? We'd be happy to accommodate you with anything your beautiful heart desires."

"I'd ask that you address me as lady Kiyomi or just Kiyomi from here on out. I'm not a little girl anymore."

I watch as Ebisu blushes in what I thought was embarrassment, but he was really looking down at my chest in my white kimono. I feel my skin begin to grow hot in anger.

"Forgive me Lady Kiyomi. we'd all be lying if we said we didn't notice how womanly you've become." Ebisu says with a smirk.

I rise from the table and strike him with my right fist sending him flying out the restaurant.

"You pervert! Do any of you want a piece of what he just received?" I threaten the rest of the fanboys.

"Forgive us Lady Kiyomi! we will respect your wishes for today. Enjoy the Ninja orientation Lady Kiyomi!"

I watch as they all shrink and scream in fear running out the restaurant and grabbing their unconscious leader on the way out.

Ninja orientation? what they hell are they talking about? Kakashi chuckles snapping me back to the reality of what we were doing before my fanboys rudely interrupted us.

"What's so funny?" I ask.

"They even know what we had planned today. Don't be so rude to them Kiyomi they could be pretty useful one day to you." Kakashi continues to chuckle.

Useful as if. I've had a Fanclub swarm me as long as I could remember as a kid. I wonder how'd they felt about my disappearance. Did they discontinue the club, or did they actually live normal lives other than worship my ass all day?

"Lets go. We have a ninja orientation to attend."

I watch as Kakashi puts money on the table and grabs my wrist dragging me to wherever this orientation was. He knew to drag me because he knew I wanted no parts of this ninja orientation. He wasn't gonna take no for an answer anyway. So I continue to allow him to drag me.

~~

Kakashi and I were arguing outside of the door leading to what I assumed would be the ninja orientation. I was finally putting up a fit and telling him I am not going into that room. I reminded him for the fifth time in that moment that the shinobi life is no longer for me. I assume Lord third heard our argument because he opened the door from the other side stopping our feud.

"Lady Kiyomi, So happy you could join us today." Lord Third greets me as I break from Kakashi's grip on my wrist.

"I made sure she made it here without putting up a fight lord third." Kakashi smirks walking into the room heading over to the other Jonin and facing me.

I enter the room behind Lord third and watch as Lord third makes it back over to his seat. He sat in a brown chair Infront of a table with purple cloth and a magic crystal ball sitting in the middle.

"Welcome back Kiyomi. We thought it was just a rumor." Kurenai embraces me in a warm loving hug.

I smile in our embrace and notice all the other Jonin that I looked up to as a child filled the room. Asuma, Kurenai, Hayate, Genma and even Gai. They all take turns welcoming me.

"I appreciate the warm greeting guys but I can't be apart of this. I've given up on the shinobi life. It's not for me. I'd simply be a terrible teacher to any Genin that would be assigned to me."

I watch as everyone disagrees with my words and tries to persuade me to change my mind.

"The Shinobi life killed my parents and some of your parents and family members aren't here today because of the wars they went into. I beg of you, Lord third, understand my sentiment. The shinobi life is no longer for me."

"We live today to carry out the sacrifice they made Kiyomi. You think your father died in a unmeaningful way. Your father and mother saved this village. Hell many of our loved ones would've died if it weren't for their sacrifice." Gai speaks up before Lord third can respond.

Their sacrifice left me to live the last twelve years of my life alone. I can't see their sacrifice from Gai's perspective at this moment.

I ignore Gai's gaze and everyone else pleading eyes. I look to Lord Third silently begging him to make them drop it. Instead he did the opposite.

"Lady Kiyomi I am ignoring your wishes and assigning you to Kakashi's team."

"What!?"

"You heard me. I refuse to allow you to give up on the dream you once had as a kid. To surpass Lady Tsunade and live up to another title other than the Fourth Hokage's princess. Besides I'm not making you take full responsibility of a team instead you'll be an assistant for the time being until you change your mind."

"You can't make me do anything against my own will!"

"Oh really. We can play it this way then. How about I became heartless and forget your parent's last wishes and instead charge you for treason."

"Treason!? How dare you!"

"What's it gonna be Lady Kiyomi?" Lord Third asks me harshly.

I have no other choice I know he'd simply put me in confinement to break me anyway. I can't bare to be alone right now. I sigh before I chose to answer.

"You're gonna regret this old man. I will join Kakashi's team."