A young teen around the age of seventeen sighed quietly to himself as he made his way home from school. He was a senior in high school and things were definitely stressful since it was his final year before he hopefully went off to college. He looked up at the bright sky and watched the clouds roll by as he continued to make his way down the sidewalk. A gentle breeze blew through his silver locks and flung leaves around his feet. Fall was just beginning and some of the leaves had already changed colors. One leaf ended up landing directly on his head but he quickly shook his head to knock it off. The teen soon got annoyed with walking in silence so he pulled out his phone and plugged in his headphones before he slipped them on his head and turned on some music to hopefully make the time pass a little quicker. His home was only about thirty minutes away from his school on foot. Some days his father was able to drive him to school but most of the time, his old man was gone by the time he woke up.

"I wonder if he's home yet…" The male muttered softly. His father was always working and his hours usually varied. He hardly ever knew the exact time his father would be home. "Guess I should stop and pick up something for dinner." He said before he changed his course and hurried off to a nearby Mini Mart.

Once he arrived, he was greeted by a cashier he knew from school. His friend was a taller brunette with dark colored eyes and a face that would often scare people if they didn't know who he was. Thinking of that made the shorter teen chuckle lightly. He soon found himself being wacked in the back of the head with a rolled up magazine. When he looked to see who it was, he only shook his head when he discovered it was Tenzou.

"What are you chuckling about, Kakashi?" Tenzou asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Thinking about how you scare people off with that resting bitch face of yours. I'm surprised you haven't scared off your girlfriend yet." Kakashi replied with a bit of a smirk.

"Me? Scare her? She's scarier than I am, especially when she's angry. You should know because you've seen her angry." The brunette replied. He crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head while he walked with Kakashi around the small store. "So what are you doing for dinner tonight?" He asked.

"Nothing too big. We're kind of short on money right now so I can't splurge too much on dinner. I think I have enough to get the stuff for chicken and potatoes." Kakashi sighed a bit and turned down the aisle to grab a small bag of potatoes before continuing to walk.

"Kakashi you know I can always spare some money for you to get some extra food. I really don't mind at all." Tenzou said as he looked toward his friend with a worried expression. Kakashi only shook his head and smiled toward his friend. He didn't want to let his friend spend any money on him. He wouldn't be able to pay the other back for some time.

"No Ten. It's fine. Don't worry about it. We're fine right now. I'm thinking about getting a job soon so I can help my father out." Kakashi shrugged a bit before he reached up and rubbed his eyes lightly. A job would really add some stress to the silver haired male but if it would help his father out, he was willing to do it. His father was all he had since his mother died shortly after he was born. They had always been close and it really hurt Kakashi to see his father coming home so exhausted.

"Kakashi, you're going to drive yourself to the ground if you take on a job with school going on. Maybe you should hold off for a bit. I know you want to help your dad but he wouldn't want you to overwork yourself." Tenzou reached over and gently squeezed Kakashi's shoulder. They soon arrived where the chicken was. Kakashi opened a cooler and grabbed a bag of frozen chicken breasts since it was cheaper than the other chicken they had. He then looked toward his friend and motioned for him to follow him back to the registers. They walked back together and Kakashi sat the two items down on the counter while he pulled his wallet from the worn down backpack on his shoulders. After everything was paid for, Kakashi picked up the bags and looked toward his friend with a smile.

"I'll see you tomorrow Ten. Don't work too hard and don't scare too many customers." Kakashi said with a smirk before he hurried out the door, not giving Tenzou any time to reply to his comment.

After about a twenty minute walk, Kakashi arrived at the small home he shared with his father. The house was actually in decent condition but there were a few small things that needed fixed. The garage door never opened and there was also a leak in the roof that was over the garage, not to mention their house had no heat but other than that, it was perfect to him. Kakashi slowly pulled his keys from his pocket and unlocked the door, however he paused as he went inside and glanced over his shoulder. He had a feeling that he was being watched by someone or something but there was no one behind him. He decided to shrug it off and went on inside, shutting the door behind him. "I'm probably just tired…" Kakashi muttered to himself before he made his way into the kitchen to start making dinner.

Not too far away, in a forest that was fairly close to the young teen's house, a dark shadow stood in a tree, watching the other with bright red eyes. The figure smirked slightly before turning away and disappearing into the woods.

Yo. *waves* I've had this story started for awhile but have been debating on if I should post it or not. Well, I've finally decided to post the first chapter of it. I hope you guys like it! *hugs a Kakashi plushy* Review if you wanna! Thank chu!

~~MaskedNinja