The Unseen

Pakkun was scared, and that was something considered impossible. Pakkun was a strong ninken pug, a loyal hound in his prime, considered the greatest tracker within in Kakashi's pack and within his generation, and he was scared.

Pakkun usually lived in the house with Kakashi so he was always around. He didn't like it.

If the pug had a choice, he'd stay in the realm of the summons but he couldn't. If he did, Kakashi… he could die.

Why?

. . .

Well…

When Kakashi went on missions, and then returned… he brought things home… Not just new scars or bad memories or blood… but people… People who wanted to hurt him and Pakkun. People who lingered… and did bad things…

Pakkun couldn't understand how no one else saw them, or heard them. After all, all they did was scream, mostly about nothing, or they're shouting at Kakashi. A lot of them just stood in plain sight, watching the ninja. Some of them watched Pakkun, and the other ninken; trying to get inside them.

None of them are normal looking; not anymore. Most all of them are unrecognizable, covered in wounds in blood, or poisoned or suffocated… all of them though, all, are covered in black charred flesh, smoking from fire, making the house smell of burned flesh.

This was all during the day.

During the night, Pakkun wasn't the only one scared. They'd all run and hide while Pakkun would lie on Kakashi's bed, protecting him as best he could, though he knew it was useless.

At night, everything was black, with red eyes. None of them were human shaped. All you ever hear is dragging of limbs, chains, or hushed, dark whispers. They liked to hand out in Kakashi's room, watching and whispering to each other or to him.

Finally, during all this, Pakkun frozen rock solid with fear, a large black dog would watch from the bed's end. The 'creature', whatever it was, was the ring leader, the alpha of the alphas. Despite everything having 'order', the demon would bark and road, the sound alone giving Kakashi night terrors and making Pakkun have hourly heart attacks.

And they all lived there. And they all were there to stay.

So there.

Pakkun had a reason to be scared. And he'd feel fear probably into the afterlife, and during it.

. . .

Hey. You get a new dog that sounds like a scream on repeat… he may see something you don't…