Kakashi's POV

It has been a week since we came back from our mission. Me and the genin were waiting for Elle to show up but not to our surprise she didn't. What the hell are you doing Elle? It better be worth making all of us wait on you every day. After our mission to the land of waves, I have learned not to question her actions anymore. As long as she is not in danger, I would let her do things her way. "THIS IS RIDICULOUS! SHE HASN'T SHOWN UP FOR ANY OF OUR MISSIONS THIS WHOLE WEEK!" Naruto complained from the ground. I sighed, crossing my arms. Sasuke looked to be deep in thought. "What are you thinking about Sasuke-kun?" He removed his back from the tree and stood straight. "This is Elle we're talking about. She might disappear from time to time but she always leaves us a hint to reassure us. This time is different." To be honest, I had already gone down that path in the beginning of the week but it had lead me to a dead end. "What makes you think that?" I asked, curious as to why he grew his sudden suspicions. "When you first sent me to call her for our missions, her door was left opened and the apartment was empty. I thought nothing of it at the time but now that it has been a week, I'm thinking maybe something happened." Her door was opened? I guess maybe she could've forgot it but that's unlike her. "What do you think happened to her?" Sakura asked concerned. Sasuke sighed deeply, "I can't find a reason as to why anyone would do this, but I think she was kidnapped." I've thought about her running away or being off on one of her secret missions, but kidnapped, why would anyone kidnap her? I stood stiff, the answer finally clicking in my brain, unless they knew about her visions. Anger bubbled in me at the thought. The only other person that knew was the hokage so he had to have something to do with this. "Today's mission is cancelled." I said quickly as I teleported to the Hokage's office. He looked at me surprised, "Is there something wrong Kakashi?" I glared at him, trying to stay calm. "Elle has been missing for a week now." His eyes widened even more, "What do you mean missing?" He seems just as surprised as I was. Is it possible it was someone else? "I believe she has been kidnapped." His eyes hardened as he finally seemed to get serious. "When was the last time she was seen?" I thought for a second before answering him. "She was last seen leaving the hokage building on the day we returned from the land of waves. Is there any chance someone found out about her?" he seemed to be deep in thought for a second before hit his desk in frustration. "Kakashi, I'm assigning you this A-ranked rescue mission. She is probably held in the foundation base at the edge of the village. Go now!" I nodded and teleported out into the streets, sprinting to the foundation base. I'm coming Elle. Hold tight.

I stood in the shadows of the building, pushing my emotions aside, trying to focus on my mission. I need to go in and out without being noticed but I have no information about guard placement or the number of people inside. I also can't wait and observe. I don't have the time for that! I took a deep breath and jumped silently on the roof. Not knowing where to go from there I summoned Pakkun. He looked at me, not speaking a word, sensing the tense mood. "Elle." That's all I needed to say before he jumped into action. He led me through a window and down an abandoned hallway, stopping me every time someone was getting close to us. We kept going like that for 5 minutes or so, rushing to get to where they were holding Elle.

We finally reached a door in the deepest depths of the building. I nodded to Pakkun signaling him to leave before carefully opening the door. It was completely dark inside so it took me a moment for my eyes to adjust. I could see the outline of a girl, which I assumed was Elle, held by chains, hanging limply in the middle of the room. I got closer to her trying to make out the details of her face when the horror struck me. She was barely recognizable. I stared at her, my eyes wide at the sight in front of me. I would've stayed like that for days if the sound of approaching footsteps didn't snap me out of my daze. I quickly broke the chains and grabbed Elle, hugging her close to me, teleporting as far away from this place as I can.

As I was running to the hospital, I was able to get a good look at her in the morning light. She had dried blood covering her face, the circles under her eyes evident. Her clothes had been ripped apart and multiple stab wounds could be seen through them. Her hair was caked with blood and chunks of it seemed to be missing. Even though I could clearly see her infront of me, I couldn't believe that that was Elle. Tears were building up in my eyes but I kept blinking them away, sprinting even faster to get to the hospital.

-time skip-

Elle's POV

I was slowly regaining consciousness. Knowing what came after that, I remained in the same position, trying to drift off again. I knew I wasn't in the same room but I was too scared to move or check. One wrong move and it all starts again. I heard a door open and close and panic started to rise in me. I could hear footsteps coming towards my bed. They didn't sound like his footsteps but that didn't mean anything. It was still going to end up with the same results, pain and misery. The footsteps stopped next to my bed and I could feel someone's gaze on me. I started to shiver in fear, bracing myself for the upcoming pain. "Elle, are you ok?" I could feel the weight on the bed shift as someone sat down. I hugged my head to my knees and cowered away from the voice. I'm not falling for this again. It's not real. "Elle, you're safe now. It's me, Kakashi." No, it's not. Kakashi forgot about me. I'm not falling for this trick again. I felt someone's hand on my shoulder, sending jolts of terror down my body. I hugged my knees closer, letting my tears flow. "Elle, please answer me. You're safe now, I promise." I shook my head refusing to believe his lies. "please, look at me." I shook my head again. It's not real. It's all lies. It's not real. I felt his other hand make its way to my other shoulder and he sat me up. I had learned better than to resist so I just moved along. "Elle, open your eyes." I shook my head again crying. "please stop. Just please stop." I cried desperately letting my head fall to the ground. "stop what?" I shook my head again. "I get it. Kakashi's never coming. Please, just stop." I said, my words coming out more as sobs than actual sentences. His hold tightened on me before pulling me into his chest. The close contact made me even more scared. "Please, make it stop!" I cried out, hoping to get to whoever was casting the genjutsu this time. "Elle, look at me." the voice sounded firmer this time but I just shook my head. I can't bear seeing him again. I just can't. "I said look at me!" This time it came as a scream, forcing me to open my eyes in fear. I looked up at Kakashi's face, crying uncontrollably. "It's ok. I'm here now. You're safe." He looked at me lovingly, like he meant it. No, this is a trick, I can't fall for it. "It's not real. It's not real. It's not real." I kept muttering under my breath, not letting myself fall for the genjutsu again. Kakashi placed his hands on my face and made me look straight into his eyes. "I'm sorry I took so long but you're safe now. I broke into the foundation base and rescued you. They can't hurt you anymore." Maybe this is real... I shook my head getting rid of that thought. "If you're really Kakashi, prove it." He nodded waiting for me to continue. "When did I tell you the truth about me?" Even though I had crushed all hopes of him coming to find me, there was a small part of me that was holding on to that faith. I looked at him waiting for his answer, when he took a couple of seconds to answer I looked to the side, away from him, crying silently. "I knew it." He quickly pushed my face back to him, and answered almost panicked. "No, it really is me. It was in the training grounds, the day of the genin test." My eyes widened. He answered, could this really be him? "What was the first thing I ever said to you?" I asked still doubtful. He smiled a bit, "Hokage... I was there to report on my mission when you came up to me, pulled my sleeve and just said hokage." He said with a reminiscent smile on his face. My tears began to fall harder with my growing hope. "Is this really you?" It came out barely above a whisper but he heard me. His face softened and he smiled at me. "Yes, it really is me." with that, I let it all out. I burst into tears like I never have before. Tears of relief, happiness, and confusion. He hugged me closer to him, holding me tight, like I might float away. "I thought you forgot about me." I said between sobs as I held onto him just as closely. "Never. I can never forget about my little girl." As if it wasn't bad enough, that sentence made me cry even more. My sense of time was completely gone as I sat there in his arms, sobbing my eyes off, feeling safe for the first time in what felt like ages.