This is dedicated to Attyka. She loves KakaHina pairing…btw. This is a one shot but if this story reaches a lot of followers…I might consider making this a long one. Please check out my other fanfics!

Warning: English is not my first language.

Flashbacks are written in italics with (f) marks on the beginning and end.

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Chapter One

(f) Fifteen-year-old Hatake Kakashi felt his heart stop beating for the first time. It may have been physiological, but he did not bother to ponder upon it too long. Beating or not…he knew that his heart was going to get destroyed anyway.

"I'm sorry." He muttered, looking at the eyes of a crying girl standing just an arm's length away from him. Even in tears, he couldn't deny that she was very, very beautiful. In a small part of his mind, he had an urge to put on his Anbu mask. He wanted to cover his face…to hide his real emotions from her.

"Don't do this…I'm willing to stay here with you."

He shook his head. "No…You don't belong here. You belong in the future…."

"Kakashi…I love you." The girl sobbed, hands shaking as she tried to wipe the tears that just would not stop. Taking deep breaths in case she fainted, the girl looked at his half covered face.

The Hatake decided that it was better for him not to give her any response. It would just hurt her more… "We will see each other again in the future…you said so yourself."

"But you won't notice me…you are—"

"Older?"

"H-hai…and much more engrossed with your work." The woman shook her head. "And I won't remember anything of these when I returned to my time…Yondaime said so."

"You belong in your time…I belong here." With an apologetic look, he began to weave hand seals—much to her horror. "We cannot defy time…so I was ordered by the fourth Hokage to send you back. Now that we know how to open the time portal by the use of jutsu."

The girl covered her face, knowing that she could never change his mind.

"I'm sorry…" He kneeled, placing his palms firmly on the ground just as ancient inscriptions began to appear around them in bright blue lights. The girl's body also began to glow.

"I love you…" He heard her said in a low, defeated voice. Closing his eyes, Kakashi performed the last seal. Everything around them turned so bright that it was impossible to see anything. When the unearthly light disappeared, Hatake was left alone on the small clearing.

"See you in the future…Hinata." (f)

Maito Gai raised a fist in the air as he took a bite of his favorite dumplings. "Good food is also a symbol of youth!" Munching on it enthusiastically, Konoha's green beast gave his friend and long time rival a smack on the back. "Hey…another contest after this?"

Hatake Kakashi pretended not to hear, instead, he focused his attention on the small book that he was holding. He was nearing the end of the Icha-Icha paradise volume six book that he doesn't want any disturbance.

"Hey now Kakashi…"

"I'm reading Gai."

"Just one rivalry contest."

Kakashi sighed. "We have been doing the rivalry thing for twenty years. Let's give it a rest."

Half an hour later, Kakashi found himself sitting on a tree branch near training ground thirteen. No matter how hard he explained to Gai that he was not interested in a contest, the green beast was just too enthusiastic and he found it hard to let him down.

In the end, he agreed.

With another sigh, he leaned on the tree and pulled out the same orange book that he was reading earlier. Good thing he found a nice, quiet spot…no one would dare disturb him in here. This was his favorite reading place after—

"Kiba-kun! Slow down!"

The masked Shinobi froze and the book in his hand suddenly forgotten as he focused his attention on the training ground below. He knew the owner of that soft voice…

"Hinata…you need to be faster if you want to keep up you know." The Inouzuka said and crossed his arms. Beside him, his giant Ninken wiggled his tail as he licked his master's arm. "Stop it Akamaru! You're drooling all over my arm."

Kakashi saw a long haired girl ran to the much faster male. Gasping for breath, he saw her smile. "Gomenasai…I am much slower than you Kiba-kun…so I can't really catch up even if I tried."

"Nah…don't sweat about it. I'll wait for you anyway." Kiba gave the girl a pat on the head. "I'll never leave my teammate behind."

The Hyuga blushed.

Kakashi felt his insides churn.

All around Konoha, his love life was considered the most mysterious of all. People loved to gossip about him…about his issues with women. It had been a usual question and he really didn't pay any attention. He heard some say that his heart was broken when Rin died…

Some say that he was not the marriage type so he gave up on women…

Some say that he can't love because he was very dedicated to Shinobi life.

Staring at the girl below, Kakashi shook his head and let a faint smile hovered on his covered lips. No one really knew who he left his heart to…and he preferred to keep it that way.

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Here ends the chapter. I'm going to add a few more just for fun. I love Kakashi and this is my first fic about him.

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-crazygurl12