"Ayaka!" Kakashi yelled, trying to make her look at him which worked. He quickly held her close to himself "I just want you to know that I... I want to be there for you, I want you to depend on me more, and I want you to keep believing in me"
Ayaka's face turned red, and she tried to move backward, but the wall restricted her.
"Wh... where is this coming from!?" Ayaka asked, rather flustered.
"...I-I just wanted you to know that you're not alone, that I'm here if you need me. I don't care what it takes, I'll do anything to protect you" Kakashi smiled.
"You promise?, You'll always be with me?, You'll never leave?" Ayaka said with her eyes filled with tears.
"Of course. Besides, you were the one who said I'm your hero"
"Y... You remember that?" Ayaka tried to hold back her tears as she hugged Kakashi tightly, her sharp fingernails pinched into his skin but he hugged her back.
"Yeah, we should never talk about it again"
Ayaka giggled and broke the hug. "Sure, we won't. The main reason I went after that demon was because of dad"
"I understand. Don't worry about the demon, I'll take care of it" Kakashi patted Ayaka's head, her tails suddenly appeared and began to wag. "Just get more rest and leave the rest to your hero"
Kakashi stood up and walked to the door and opened it.
"Kakashi...?" Ayaka called him back, she bowed her head and she hid her red face. "Thank you"
"You don't need to thank me" Kakashi replied before leaving the room.
_shit!!!. I forgot to ask miss Kanade about the strange dream I had about Ayaka_ Kakashi sighed. "There is always a next time"
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"Hey, Kakashi!" Hibiki called out just as Kakashi was about to leave the dorms.
"Miss Kanade said you wanted to see me?"
"Yeah bro, you won't believe what I just got" Hibiki yelled happily and dipped his hand into his pocket. "I was able to buy the first copy of Summoned Hero on CD"
"Summoned hero?" Kakashi asked confused.
"The anime just aired this week, and I was able to get the whole season in advance with a bunch of other action anime too"
Summoned Hero was a manga that later got an anime adaptation, it was about a guy who reincarnated in another world. It has the same plot as other isekai anime, so Kakashi never understood why it was so hyped by fans.
"Let me guess, you want us to waste our time watching them instead of training?" Kakashi asked with a serious look on his face.
"Yeah," Hibiki nodded anxiously and waited for his reply.
Kakashi sighed, Yaze had ordered him to keep practicing the technique he taught him. But, he still needed to rest every once in a while, even though he haven't practiced at all.
"Sure" Kakashi nodded. He might be able to learn some new moves.
"Great, there is no one at home right now... Except for Mira" Hibiki dashed to the gate before jumping on the fence. "Come on, we can get there on foot"
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Kakashi and Hibiki stopped in front of a house in the residential district. The building was a white duplex with brown roof and some flowers for exterior decoration. The fence was short so they were able to land at the front yard which was covered with artificial grass.
Hibiki knocked at the door before opening it and letting Kakashi in, Mira was in the living room watching cartoons.
"We'll be in my room!" Hibiki informed before walking upstairs with Kakashi closely behind him.
Mira nodded.
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# FOUR DAYS LATER
Kakashi woke up and hit the alarm clock which had fallen off the shelf due to it's vibration, but it broke though the floor. He was sure the clock fell on Mira because he heard her voice from downstairs.
"Ouch~!!!"
Kakashi looked around and noticed he was still in Hibiki's room, he must have dozed off when they were watching anime on Hibiki's PC. Hibiki was also on the floor with Kakashi but his legs on the bed which made Kakashi wonder how he was still asleep.
The room wasn't as big as Kanade's room at the academy, but it was still big. The posters of sexy anime characters flooded the walls that it was almost impossible to see it's actual color. The bed was about eight feet wide and about three feet tall and a wide window above it, the balcony was sealed with yellow tapes that says 'DO NOT CROSS' which was probably Mira or Miss Tokoyami handiwork.
Apart from the mess that the room was, the desktop screen on the table was black and the CPU had ejected the disc that was in it, they just finished an anime with more than two hundred and fifty episodes in four days straight.
"Hibiki,vwake up" Kakashi yelled and poked Hibiki with a ruler that was close to him since he didn't want to stand.
"Uh?" Hibiki stood up half-awake and walked to the computer. "I'll put the next one"
"What time is it?" Kakashi asked, also sleepy.
"9:52 am" Suddenly Hibiki eyes widened. "Monday!"
"What!, Monday" Kakashi jumped out of bed. "The exchange program is today!"
They both ran out of the house then Hibiki stopped at the gate.
"Wait, I'm not even participating"
"But I am!!!"
"Just stand still, I got this" Hibiki said as he placed his hand on his palm and interlocked his thumb, opening the rest of his fingers wide. It was a bird. " Beast summoning technique: phoenix eagle"
The screeching of an Eagle echoed throughout the area.
An eagle suddenly grabbed Kakashi by the shirt and flew away in the direction of the academy.