Third Person POV

Xavier woke up to the sheets wrapped his legs and his arm dangling of the bed side. His face felt heavy and a nasty taste lingered in his mouth. Light humming came from the other side of the room and sunlight peaked into the room.

Xavier pushed himself up with his elbow, scratching his bedhead. He yawned and checked for the time. It was 8:26; past the time he usually woke up to.

He sat up from the bed and stretched, bones cracked and relief made its way to his back. He sighed.

He walked into the living room where his Sensei stood in the kitchen humming cheerfully.

"Good morning Sensei...."

Kakashi turned with a pan of eggs and spatula in hand. He wore a plain apron and his Jonin attire.

"Good morning, Xavier!" He exclaimed with a dazzling eye smile.

Xavier squinted, the sun was too bright.

'Kakashi-Sensei must be a morning person.' He noted, sitting at the kitchen counter. He was so happy, he even was dancing in place.

"Uhh... What's up Sensei?"

Kakashi turned, placing the eggs inside a small bento box. He placed the top on the bento box and placed the box on top of 3 other bentos. He then placed the 4 bento boxes in the middle of a plain handkerchief, pulled to corners to the top of the center, and tied it neatly.

He turned to Xavier and leaned on the counter. "Well... Yesterday, after the whole 'jumping-off-the-building' fiasco, I had to take Naruto and Sakura back to their homes and explain to them that they have a test the next day."

He pointed at the bentos. "These are part of the test."

"Ah, I see..." Xavier nodded, tapping his nose. "And at what time, were we supposed to be meeting up?"

Kakashi shrugged, turning back to the stove. "Mmm... I don't know, like at 6??"

Xavier stared at him, a huge 'What the fuck' smile on his face. He almost couldn't believe him. He massaged his forehead, breathing out loudly. "Okay... Cool..."

He folded his hands on the counter and stared at the back of his head. Now there was just silence.

Xavier pursed his lips awkwardly. His throat was a bit dry.

"Is it okay if I have some water from your sink?" He paused, staring across to the bunch of bananas on the counter. "And one of your bananas, please?"

Xavier wasn't one to ask for things from a person casually, but, boy, he sure was hungry.

"Huh? Oh, yeah sure.."

He stood up from his seat quietly and strided over to the bananas, plucking one and plopping back on the seat. Kakashi passed him a glass of water, and looked at the clock.

"Hm... We'll get going soon okay? I just need to grab your clothes and we'll head out."

Xavier nodded, finishing his glass of water and banana. Kakashi walked over to the room Xavier was sleeping and closed the door behind him.

Xavier waited shortly and then jumped over the counter. He began to wash his Sensei's pans.

He scrubbed the pans violently until he couldn't feel grease. He messily dried the pans and hanged them on the pot rack. He washed the remaining spoon and cup and ran back to his seat, pretending to wait patiently.

His Sensei opened the door with his dried and washed clothes and handed them to him. " You can go change, now."

Xavier saluted him and walked to the room. "Thanksss..." He drawed out, walking backwards. He then laughed nervously and ran to the room, almost slamming the door shut and locking it.

Kakashi sweatdropped and turned to the sink slowly.

Only the absence of dishes remained.

He rubbed the back of his neck and sighed. 'This kid washed my dishes..'

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Xavier exited the room quietly, slowly closing the door behind him. He turned down to the living room where Kakashi sat, waiting for him with his arms crossed.

"Well that took long..." He said, standing from the couch.

They walked out of the apartment with the bentos at hand, Xavier carrying them.

Xavier scoffed, walking besides Kakashi.

"C'mon Sensei, time is fleeting." He posed with the original anime girl peace sign.

"Drip is forever."

Kakashi sighed and felt the great urge to hold his face in frustration, but fought it. He was late and needed to get to the training grounds, he told himself, trying his best to hold in the cringe.

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They walked quietly to the training grounds; they were almost there. "Oh... By the way Xavier..." He paused. "Did you wash my dishes?"

Xavier chuckled nervously, he squeezed to pack of bentos in his arms. "Haha... What?..."

He flashed a strange smile and sped up. Up ahead, the rest of Team 7 waited. Kakashi noticed them and slowed down a considerable amount.

But Xavier noticed and picked up the pace, jogging over to them.

"Ah, wait!" Kakashi exclaimed, reaching out to him.

Xavier walked over to his teammates and greeted them cheerfully. "Hey guys!" He said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"YOU'RE LATE!"

Kakashi met them, jogging over lightly. "Ma, Xavier, why'd you run over here so fast?"

"YOU'RE LATE TOO, SENSEI!!"

He rose his hand and rubbed his neck, giving them an eye smile. "Well... A black cat crossed my path, you see, so..."

...

They stared at him, eyes narrowed, arms crossed. He sweat dropped and coughed into his fist. Xavier shrugged them off and began to stretch.

"Ahem... Anyways.."

He pulled a clock from his pocket and set it on a tree stump.

"This clock is set to ring at 10:00..." He then pulled 3 bells from the same pocket, holding them by their strings.

"And today's assignment is to take these bells away from me by noon."

He jiggled them and snatched them up in his hand.

"Those who can't do it will not eat lunch today." He pointed at other larger tree stumps. "They will be tied to that and I will eat their lunch before their very eyes.

Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke held their growling stomachs and groaned sadly.

"So that's why we couldn't eat breakfast..." Sakura grumbled. Xavier stared at the trio; they looked exhausted. "You guys didn't eat breakfast?"

Naruto sighed and Sakura's face changed to discomfort to confusion. "Wait... But why are there only 3 bells?"

Kakashi smiled at her. "There are only 3, so at the very least, one will have to go to the logs."

He chuckled, leaning towards them. "That person will be disqualified for failing the mission... And will return to the academy."

Team 7's demeanor changed immediately, the wind blew ominously. They glanced at each other passively. "At the very least it could be one of you going home... Or all four of you could..."

Xavier gritted his teeth. There was no way he was going to be sent back to the academy. There were too many things he worked for to get to this point.

Kakashi still smiled, "You can use your shuriken... And let me tell you... You won't be able to take these bells from me unless you come at me with the intent to kill."

Sakura tensed and sprung up. "B-but sir! That's dangerous!"

Naruto laughed nervously, "Uh, yeah! Haha- you couldn't even dodge a chalkboard eraser!"

Kakashi huffed. "In this world, those who are not skilled enough tend to complain more..."

He then shrugged. "But then again, let's just ignore the loser."

Xavier blinked, surprised. Kakashi was more hard core and harsh than he expected. Especially with the comebacks.

Naruto lost his smile; it dropped to a determined and angry look.

"Begin when I give the 'ready-go' signal."

Naruto growled, the word loser taunted him. He pulled a kunai, and spun it, the sound made everyone turn to him.

Before Xavier knew it, Naruto was charging at Kakashi. A short battle cry raged.

They all gaped, shocked. Before Xavier knew it again, his Sensei had Naruto pinned with the same kunai in his hand against Naruto's own neck.

They stood silent. 

"Don't be hasty... I didn't say start yet.."

Xavier swallowed hard, and backed away from them.

'He's so fuckin' intense...' 

Sakura and Sasuke backed away, pulling kunai's from their pouches. Kakashi released Naruto, who backed away quickly, too.

'There's no way...' She marveled. 'I didn't even see him.'

Sasuke furrowed his brow. 'So this is a Jonin...'

"... But at least you came at me with an intent to kill." He stared at them, eyes twinkling. "How can I put this..."

He looked at them fondly.

"I think I'm starting to like you guys..." 

They each smirked, preparing themselves.

"We are going to start..." He crouched over.

"Ready..."

...

"Go!"

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Haha~ Hey guys....

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