It was almost eight months since I served the Princess as her knight. Actually, I was the only one who was not an Uchiha that served the Princess. Almost every knight who escorts her are Uchiha's with outstanding abilities. So our time to have fun with the Princess was always spent in the Uchiha Residence.

"7...8...9...10!" Sakura shouted feeling tired of being a seeker for the third time. She is not the only one who became a seeker over and over again. The youngest son of the Grand Duke was also bad at hiding, but ever since he learned a bit of magic from his brother he now can hide without difficulty.

After looking from all over the corner of the Uchiha mansion. She still hasn't found a single hider. Yet she never gives up and examines all the places if something changes. Because using invisible magic was temporary and would eventually reveal after half a minute. So she can spot some fabric of their clothes on the wall that might reveal the hider. However, it is a waste of time if she waits for them to reveal themselves. That is why she prepared a glitter that can affect their invisibility. Using such invisibility does not mean you are invulnerable to solid materials. The glitter blends into the color of the wall so she doesn't have to clean it after using it.

After spreading the glitter in one of the guest's rooms. A person was revealed while coughing because he inhaled some glitter while snickering 'cause the Princess couldn't see him.

"Found you, Shisui-niisan!" she said while giggling.

"Hey, that's unfair what was that?! It's still inside my mouth," he said while trying to cough the glitter that he inhaled.

"I knew it, your cheating!" she shouted feeling furious about Shisui not following her rules. Actually, Sakura made a rule of their game because it is unfair for her who can't wield magic. But they just disregard it 'cause Sakura said with confidence earlier that whoever the person she found last will be rewarded with a kiss on the cheek. She just said that so they would play with her because truthfully they were already tired of her child's games.

After that, she moved to another room and spread the glitter revealing the other hider. Shisui, Izuna, and Obito were the hider she found. She still needs to look for Sasuke, Itachi, and Kakashi. While spreading again the glitter. Nothing happened to the walls of the room, but a knock on one of the cabinets was heard making Sakura smile.

"Gotcha! Sasuke-kun!!" she shouted cheerfully. Feeling happy that Sasuke didn't cheat.

Sasuke glanced at the princess's back noticing the guys who were already found. He felt a little disappointed 'cause he was not the last person.

But before Sakura continues her game. The butler of the grand duke arrived interrupting them saying that the rest of the Uchiha should go to the chamber of the Grand duke to discuss something confidential. That is why she was left alone looking for the two hiders so that Itachi could go to their family meeting.

"So Kakashi and Itachi were the only hider. Hmm, where could they be hiding?" Sakura mumbled to herself while looking at the ceiling. While staring she notices a piece of cloth of a knight slowly revealing his whole uniform.

"Itachi-niisan found you!" she said, however, something was wrong. Why does the color of the knight's uniform were black instead of white? And why does the invisible guy reveal his dark aura for some reason?

So Sakura steps closer and takes a closer look revealing a sharp knife coming from the knight up at the ceiling. She shouted then ran down the hallway of the Uchiha mansion knowing that her life was in danger.

But Sakura just stopped running when Kakashi noticed her from his hiding spot and then ran towards her to catch her from falling to the ground.

"Hime, is something wrong? You're trembling!" Kakashi asked worriedly while looking at her frightened eyes.

"S-some-thi-thing wa-wants to...." Sakura didn't finish her sentence cause she was still catching her breath because of fear. Then, Itachi also arrived noticing her running in the hallway earlier.

"Hime, take it easy, okay? Take a deep breath and tell me what did you see?" Kakashi asked while holding her shoulder gently.

"I...I saw someone, he had a knife and he wants to kill me!" she finally said while sobbing in fear. Kakashi hugged her and then looked at Itachi with a serious face.

"Kakashi, you should take the princess to her home now. I should alert my father that an intruder was roaming around at the mansion to look for a chance to hurt the Princess," he said. But before he left he kneeled to the Princess and said, "Don't worry, Hime. I'll find that man and I won't let him hurt you no matter what, okay?".

"Okay!"

Kakashi put on his cloak first before carrying the princess on his back. While carrying he felt that she was still sobbing making him worry more. This was the first time that he saw her frightened like that. And it made him mad as to who was the man who wanted to hurt her. To teach that man a lesson that he shouldn't mess with the Princess.

The culprit who wanted to hurt the Princess was not found, however, a secret was found at the Uchiha mansion that the elder son of the Grand Duke found, that he shouldn't lay his hands off.

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Kakashi's POV

The celebration of the fifth birthday the Princess finally arrived. Indicating the knights to have an opportunity to vow their loyalty to the Princess in public. The rest of the Uchiha and I vowed to the Princess. However, the word that Itachi vowed felt a little unusual.

"I vowed to the Princess that I'll serve you and be a great knight!" he only said before bowing and leaving at the center of attention, then moving to the next knight who will vow to the Princess. I notice that the Princess also notices Itachi's unusual behavior, however, what's important right now is her birthday.

After the celebration of the fifth birthday of the Princess of the Hana Kingdom. I was assigned to check the garden if someone was still in there.

While walking through the Hana Garden I saw the Fourth Emperor of the Konoha Empire staring at the cherry blossom tree.

'It's been a while since the celebration was finished, so why he's still here?'. I stepped closer, but I was startled when he noticed me and stopped me from getting near him.

"If I were you I won't bother someone superior to you in their peaceful moment," he started. But before I could open my mouth to apologize and tell him that the celebration was already finished he suddenly cut in. "Save your breath, young knight. I am aware that the celebration is finished, so don't take me as a fool," he added making me speechless. He looked around and glanced at me making me gulp for some reason.

"By the way, are you one of the Princess's knights?" he asked.

"Hai, Emperor Minato-sama!"

"How unfortunate," he mumbled making me confused.

"Did you say something, Emperor Minato-sama?"

"Nothing. Judging by the crest on your shoulder. You are from the Hatake clan?"

"Hai!"

"I admired your Father for becoming such a wise great ruler of war, but he had such poor taste when it came to choosing a worthy master. However, you can be an exception if you don't want to repeat the same mistakes your father did." he sarcastically said with a straight face making me clench my fist.

'Is he saying that he is worthy to serve as a master than the princess?... Who does he think he is?'

"Anyway, before I leave. Just a piece of advice, if you seek assistance for your loss I won't hesitate to provide my support, you have my word," he added before walking towards the exit. I was stunned in my position by what he implied.

'What does he mean by assistance for your loss?'

I am so speechless right now. What kind of advice is that? He just wants to take me as a soldier of their empire. Regardless, I know to myself that even if he offered me a lot of benefits from his Empire, I would only serve the Princess.

***

"However, would I still pledge to stay by my current master's side, if she became the suspect after my father and mother died at the same time, after the day of her birthday? I don't want to doubt her since how could a child like her kill an adult, especially my father the Duke who fought in the war beside the king? But the letter at my father's chamber appeared that she had a secret ability that the King kept from everyone..." I said to Guy who just listened silently to my story.

"How did your parents die, then?"

"My Father died brutally at the Princess's chamber while my mother was poisoned in her chamber. It was investigated but they couldn't find the culprit so the King of the Hana kingdom can't help but postpone the investigation since the king believes it is a waste of time looking for the culprit who is good at hiding. Postponing the investigation made me suspicious, so instead of forcing the king to extend the investigation more. I choose to look for evidence first, rather than making a haste decision. While searching for evidence in my parent's chamber at night. I saw a box that had a lock on it. Then, I remembered that my father gave me a key as a gift for becoming a knight. I opened it and saw lots of letters from the Konoha empire."

"At that moment, I discovered that my Father has been working with the emperor of the Konoha empire ever since he was bestowed the position of the duke. Now, it is clear to me that the culprit could be the King, however, when I saw the blank paper with a wax of the Konoha empire, changed my mind about the true culprit..."

***

When I saw the blank letter I fetched my lighter and lit the paper, knowing that they use citrus to write an invisible letter.

My friend, you served a prophet's child. Thus, we can't exterminate her easily. However, if you prefer to make the first move, then I won't be able to stop you. But, please do be careful, if you seek assistance just remember I won't hesitate to provide my support under the boundary of the Flower and the Leaf every midday.*

Thereupon reading the letter I realized that the Fourth Emperor knew how my parents died and he gave that advice to me that night so he could provide me aid in seeking the truth. But before that, I need to come up with an excuse, so I can go to the border of the Hana and Konoha countries at midday.

"Kakashi-niisan, I apologize for what happened to your parents. But do not worry I know we will capture the culprit..." she cheerfully said.

Actually, the princess have forgotten what happened to her room that day. She was in her room where my father died, so it means she was there when it happened. But, because of her trauma towards that day, her parents can't help but wipe her memory using a sorcerer. That is why I can't find any evidence from the Princess.

"That is why to lighten Kakashi-niisan's mood I made a miso soup with eggplant, your favorite!"

"Yep, she made it merely the eggplant, I guess". Itachi teased while snickering.

"Hey!...F-fine I am not the one who made it, but I helped the chef slice the eggplant for your information," she said feeling embarrassed. I stared at the bowl of miso soup and I didn't realize that I had been glaring at it.

"Oi, Kakashi, you will make the Princess cry, if you glare at her special miso soup like that,"

"I apologize, but Hime, I had a stomach ache this morning and I am avoiding eating such as soup. I'm sorry but I need to refuse the miso soup you offer,"

"Why didn't you say so earlier? I should have asked my parents to ask a physician to check your con-"

"You don't need to, Hime. I only need to rest, that's all," I requested. She looked at me with worried eyes before dismissing me to be her escort for now and take a rest.

'As expected the Princess is easy to manipulate'.

When I got back to my room I instantly vanished into thin air and teleported to the place near the border. After I arrived I immediately spotted a man wearing a long white cloak with a symbol of konoha leaf on his back.

"Condolence to your loss Kakashi, I have deeply regretted not persuading your father to choose that path. Your life won't be like this if-"

"Enough with your sympathetic words! I don't need those, I am here only to find out who killed my parents," I cut in making him smirk.

"Oh, it turns out that Sakumo's child had no manners than him, but do not fret I won't press charges. However, If I told you who killed your parents, you wouldn't believe me,"

"I don't care, as long as you have proof," I said. He handed me the scroll indicating the secrets of the Hana Kingdom. When I read the punishment about who will try to kill the prophet's child will perish with the prophet's hands just like what her father told us back then.

I gulped, can't believe what I just read. All along the one who killed my parents is none other than the Princess. Everything felt so confusing, I was filled with mixed emotions and sentiments. My parents are important to me so the Princess, that is why I can't accept that she killed them.

"Now that you know the truth. I'll be frank with you... Why not join hands with me for vengeance?" he asked while wearing a vile smile.

"I know it is hard to betray the person you cherished, other than your parents. Although I want to give you more time to think. Life is so short and I don't want to see you regret your choices just like Sakumo. Therefore, after the bell is rung as a signal to commence the celebration for the Independence of the Hana kingdom, light up a tree as an affirmative response, or do nothing and choose to inform and be loyal to your useless king. I don't care what your choice is but do remember that I won't cease my intention to start a war because my only purpose is to bring back the land that was originally ours. And you are already aware that this won't end if it hasn't been solved no matter how many past and future may happen. The Hana Kingdom should not be an independent country, but a part of the Konoha Empire." he finished before leaving.

After that day, my demeanor toward the princess changed. I can't help but avoid seeing her because every time I meet her, I can't stop but loathe her instead. My mind is filled with what the Emperor had said to me that day. That is why I can't think of anything but that. Is it right if I seek vengeance for my parents? or just forget everything and forgive the Princess? The Independence Day of the Hana Kingdom is on Friday and I only had three days left to pick my choice.

After a day of ignoring the Princess, Shisui went missing and was found dead at the Hana River near the border of the Konoha. Afterward that night the Uchiha clan was massacred by an unknown individual. There are two survivors, Itachi and his younger brother Sasuke, but the rest of the Uchiha are killed brutally at their hamlet.

Itachi's younger brother had suffered the trauma of losing his parents therefore he's still unconscious at the hospital. Then, after that day, Sasuke's body went missing. Yet, Itachi didn't feel shocked or merely mourned for his family or younger brother. Itachi still stays to being himself.

This is the last day before Independence Day and I consequently just waiting for the day to end. But to my surprise, the Princess invited me and Itachi for a night camping to cheer us for what happened to our families.

"Itachi-niisan and Kakashi-niisan, you both have suffered losing your family. But, you still choose to serve a Princess like me. I am deeply grateful as a Princess for having a great knight like you two, therefore I prepared a gift as thanks and protection for the both of you. Here!" she said before giving us a pair of black necklaces shaped in a circle and has a hole in the center like a ring, however, the two necklaces had different designs engraved inside of them. "It is made in Shungite as a protection and energy booster for the both of you. Each necklace had an animal symbol engraved on it, Raven for Itachi-niisan and Dog for Kakashi-niisan".

I just stared at the necklace in my hand waiting for Itachi to start the response. Rather, Itachi just stared at it and never said anything.

"Umm, do you not like it?".

"No, Of course I like it, thank you, Hime," I said but Itachi still stared at his necklace not hearing what the Princess said earlier. I tap Itachi's shoulder getting back to himself. He thanked the princess immediately, but after that, his complexion changed again making me suspicious.

He stood up and then said to the Princess that he was tired for the day and he wanted to take a rest in his tent right now. The Princess dismissed Itachi and to my surprise, she also dismissed me saying that I also should take a rest with a fake smile. I felt worried about her but I should worry about myself more. I lay on my bed and stared at my tent's ceiling thinking about what would happen tomorrow. Seeing the Princess's gift to us made me feel so guilty for thinking of betraying her.

'I should just wait, if the King can reverse my choice' I said to my inner while thinking about the request I will ask him tomorrow.

March 07, Friday, 8:25 am. The day I will pick the response I will deliver to the Fourth Emperor.

When I was finally in front of the King's office chamber, he let me in.

"What are you doing in here, Kakashi? The ceremony is at ten o'clock. You should be at the Princess's side protecting her," he said while doing his pile of paperwork.

"Itachi is with the Princess and I am here to request a favor, Your Majesty,"

"A favor at a ceremony like this? Could we discuss it at another time? Can't you see I am busy finishing this lot of paper about the bankruptcy the Uchiha clan left after the massacre and I need to fix it ASAP, especially those escalating criminals roaming around the kingdom, tsk. What do they even want now?" he said feeling stressed but I only ignored it.

"I want to ask a favor to extend my clan's investigation, Your Majesty," I request. He looks at me with wide eyes before sighing while caressing his temple.

"Kakashi we have talked about this, aren't we? Now, Dismissed!" he said making me leave his office chamber. After closing the door out of his chamber, I clench my fist and proceed to my response.

I didn't go back to the Princess's side and prepare my response. Finally, after the bell rang at the start of the ceremony. I lit the tree narrowly at the side of the rostrum where the King was standing. The fire spread faster than expected. I ignored it and ran to hide in the bushes.

"A fire!"

"Protect His Majesty and Her Majesty!" the knight shouted. The people ran to protect themselves leaving the King and Queen on the rostrum.

I looked around to see where is the Princess, but she was no longer in sight.

'Did she hide already?'

After a minute of yelling and panicking from the people. A soldier in a horse wearing a Konoha soldier's armor reap the head of a commoner who is panicking. Then the war and chaos started. I widened my eyes at what I saw, but I didn't feel anything like regret or guilt towards the people who were being slaughtered in front of me. I stood up in my position and looked for the Princess in the palace. Because that is the only place that is far from the fire.

After a minute of searching through the palace, I saw her in a crimson dress sitting on the floor of the Garden while sobbing.

"Mama!, Papa! I'm scared!" she cried, I noticed that she didn't feel my presence.

So I fetched my dagger inside my black cloak and then walked towards her, but I got halted when Itachi popped up in front of me while frowning.

"Don't you dare move on your position, Kakashi...traitor!" he said getting the Princess's attention.

"Kakashi-niisan, are you alright?!" she asked. She was gonna run toward me but Itachi stopped her.

"Hime, he is no longer the Kakashi we know. He's here to kill you!"

"But... Kakashi-niisan would never do that. Right, Kakashi-niisan?" she asked while wiping her tears with her hands delighted to see me.

"I'm the one who initiated the fire from the tree near the celebration as a signal for the enemy, Hime," I explained while staring at her with a straight face. I saw through her complexion that she didn't believe what I said. "I don't care if you believe me or not. But, you should believe what Itachi had told you. That I am here...to kill you,". I finished while fetching my sword on my waist to prepare for a fight.

"Hime, hide!" Itachi whispered to the Princess, but the princess shook her head refusing to leave us behind.

"No, I won't leave you two here, just to fight! Kakashi-niisan is just j-joking, right?... Right Kakashi-niisan?!" the Princess yelled while weeping. Itachi turns around to the Princess then kneels and holds her arms.

"HIME! ENOUGH!...No matter what happened to us should not be your concern. The King and the Queen are still outside the palace and their life is in danger. If you want to see them again, then please listen to me..." he said before hugging the Princess. I noticed that he whispered something to the Princess finally convincing her.

"Alright, be careful," she mumbled in her soft voice.

The Princess and I made eye contact again before she ran through the exit of the garden to hide. After she left Itachi ran suddenly toward me and attacked me with his sword while frowning.

"How long have you been betraying the princess?" he started.

"Why do you care?"

"Hn, don't tell me you were also manipulated by that Emperor's bargain," he said making me shocked at what he said.

'How did he know that? Is there somebody else who also makes a deal with him other than me?'

"How did you know?"

"Hn, I thought you would be the last person who would be manipulated by that emperor, but you prove me wrong!" he growled before clashing immensely with my sword.

We just stopped clashing when we finally hit each other. We were gonna clash again but the Imperial Soldiers wearing armor from the Konoha entered the garden while pointing us their swords.

"Put your swords down and don't move!" the Commander of the soldier ordered.

Itachi put down his sword while I just stared at them waiting for an opportunity to say that am an ally.

"Why aren't you following what I said?"

"I am an ally and I am the one that the emperor sent to make a signal," I explained. The Commander tilt his head at his companion on the left beside him, before laughing making me confused.

"Fool! Haven't you known that the Fourth Emperor is notorious for not treating someone with compassion, especially treating a traitor to become his ally? I don't know that in this country knights are so stupid!" he mocked making me clench my fist. I held my sword tightly ready to strike but suddenly I felt the presence of a person pointing his sword at my back making me unable to move.

"Tsk, how slow! As always, Dan is the fastest fighter that no one can equalize...Now, tell us where are you hiding this useless princess of the Kareru Hana* Kingdom" he sarcastically said while pointing his sword at me. I looked at Itachi who was staring at me the whole time. The Commander noticed it so he ordered his soldier to make Itachi kneel on the ground and tie him.

(A/N: Hana in Japanese is Flower while Kareru is to wither or to die. So Kareru Hana means Withering Flower)

After tying him the Commander walked towards Itachi and then slapped him putting a little bruise on Itachi's cheek.

"It looks like you're not a traitor. And this is the first time in a very long time since I tortured someone again. His Majesty really puts everything special just for me to have fun." he said like a crazy child who just received a gift from the emperor. "Now, tell me where is this little girl?".

"I am not gonna tell you," Itachi smirked making me clenched my fist for being so loyal. 'Does he not think that his life is just on the line?'

"Hmph, how faithful!" he said before slapping Itachi's other cheek that hadn't been slapped yet.

Itachi still doesn't want to tell where is the Princess. So the Commander tried every torture he could think of to reveal the Princess's location. But he didn't stop from his loyalty to the Princess even if his face was being torn by the commander's dagger. Currently, his face had a black eye because of the punching, his cheeks had lots of scratches from the dagger, and last his lips that blood didn't stop flowing through her mouth after receiving a lot of kicks in his stomach.

"Enough!" I shouted getting their attention.

"Tsk, what is it this time, renegade knight?"

"I know where is the Princess," I said making the commander's face delighted at what I said.

"Where is she?"

"At her chamber," I answered. But he laughed again making me confused.

"How stupid! Don't take us as a fool like you. We've searched the whole palace before coming here to the garden, for your information. When you're going to lie make it convincingly," he stated. "Now that you proved how stupid you are. We don't need you anymore. Dan kill him!" he added making me widen my eyes.

I looked at Itachi who stared at me with widened eyes. I smiled at him before closing my eyes and just waiting for my life to end.

'I guess this is where I'll pay my sin to the Princess. *sigh* I still want to see her smile or hear just a little bit of her voice...' I said to my inner for my last moment remembering her smile.

But when I heard a little voice of a girl I immediately opened my eyes in shock.

'What is she doing in here?'

"Don't hurt Itachi-niisan and Kakashi-niisan!" she shouted.

"Oh, finally the little princess showed up," he said before grinning. He walked towards the Princess and held her cheeks, but the Princess slapped them making the Commander angry and was gonna slice the Princess but he got halted. His right hand, holding the sword was up above his head like time had stopped moving.

"Commander Uzumaki, are you alright?" a soldier asked worriedly at his commander. But, his commander never responded and stayed in his position. Then, he let go of his sword and held his neck like he was strangling himself to death. The soldiers immediately ran toward their commander. They attacked the Princess, but when they saw her eyes they stopped in their position and then strangled themselves like their master did.

I widen my eyes at what I just saw.

'Is this the power that a prophet's child had which the emperor was talking about, back then?'

But before I stood up in my position a guy suddenly knocked me out. Then I woke up inside an unfamiliar cabin. The wound I obtained from Itachi's sword has already gone at my shoulder.

"Is that just a dream?" I mumbled to myself. Then suddenly I heard a campfire outside the cabin getting my attention. I stood up on my cushion and opened the door to look at who it was. It widened my eyes because Itachi's bruises and wounds that he obtained from the soldiers had already gone on his face, but the thing that made me surprised again was the Princess who was sleeping peacefully on Itachi's lap while he was sitting on a log.

I stepped outside the door getting Itachi's attention and glanced at me.

"Hn, You're finally awake, come here. The night is cold make yourself warm." he invited while caressing that princess's hair on his lap.

"What happened and where are your wounds?"

"Hn?"

"Itachi, don't take me as a fool. What happened and where are your wounds?!" I repeated making him glare at me.

"You're so persistent. You already know what happened, you are just neglecting it" he said. I got confused there for a second before my head started to ache and then I suddenly remembered everything.

At that time no one knocked me out, someone just stabbed me in the back and that is Dan. When I lay down on the floor gasping for air the Princess kissed me. And that kiss was to heal me. After remembering everything I take a glance at the princess who was sleeping peacefully as if nothing happened.

"The Konoha empire successfully massacred the Hana kingdom but failed to get the Princess," he said before glancing at me. "I know you're thinking of leaving. But if I were you, I'll choose to serve the person who saved my life" he added while touching the princess's tiny hand with a lot of bruises and wounds on it. I felt a little worried and blameworthy at her wounds, but remembering the death of my parents changed my thoughts.

"You are right she saved me, but she killed my parents!".

"Killed your parents?..." Itachi scowl. "You have been manipulated by the fourth emperor. And for your information, your parents are the ones who are trying to kill the Princess. Haven't you forgotten what her father told us that no man can kill her and whoever tries to kill her will also receive the same punishment." he added while glaring at me. When I saw how furious Itachi was at what I did made me smirk.

"Hn?"

"You're amazing. The Princess deserves to have a knight like you to be by her side other than a traitor like me. I've made so many sins that hurt the princess and I don't know if my viewpoint towards her will change if I stayed by her side. I admit it she is a wonderful master but she doesn't deserve me." I explained while staring at her.

"Hn, you should tell that to the Princess when she wakes up other than-"

"No, she won't approve of it. This is a favor Itachi, please relay my message to the Princess. Tell her that the bond we had in the past won't ever be tied. Forget about me as I forget about you. Don't waste your tears and just continue your life as it goes on. Don't forgive me as I have forgiven you. Sayonara Hime." I said while staring at her in dismay as if she was the one I was talking to before grabbing my things and then jumping from tree to tree away from her.

*End of Flashback*

"While jumping away from her I promised myself to forget about her and never remember anything about her..."

"And?" Guy asked while waiting for me to resume my story.

"The end."

"The end? That's all? Aren't you gonna put something like how you met the third emperor and all,"

"You only asked me to know my back story about how I and Itachi met and if you want to know that, you need to pay me first."

"What?!" he yelled making me snicker behind my mask. "So, the little Princess you're talking about was your first love?" he asked making me widen my eyes.

"What are you talking about? She's younger than me and she's just an admirable master that's all"

"If she is just an admirable master to you, then why did you choose to leave her?"

"Because she doesn't deserve me"

"Then you were already left out!"

"What?!" I asked baffled at what he uttered.

"I mean, she was now fourteen or fifteen years old. This means she's already a fine and pretty lady and she can finally have a man by her side. It could be you if you didn't leave her. However, you don't like young girls. *Sigh* Kakashi Hatake, I really need to teach you that age doesn't matter when it comes to love," he said while pointing at me.

"Oh really? the guy who talks like he already has a girlfriend wants to help me?" I teased. Then our teasing and pissing started.

After an hour of teasing each other, he finally takes a rest. I quietly leave his room and look at the light coming from the window. I walked towards the window and leaned while looking up at the starry night sky.

I fetch my necklace in my pocket and hold it in my palm.

"Tsk, I am really pathetic when keeping a promise," I said while caressing the ring ornament on my hand.

"If you're still alive will our paths cross again?" I asked at the sky before sighing.

"No matter how hard I tried to forget about you. My heart still finds its way to remember you,... Hime" I mumbled before putting back the necklace in my pocket and then walking towards the hospital exit.

To be continued...

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Mei's Note:

For the reader who is curious about the Uzumaki I mentioned. It is none other than Ashina Uzumaki, you can search for him if you don't know him. Once again credit to Masashi Kishimoto for the characters.

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