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As dawn approached, Kakashi set down his book and stood, stretching and groaning low as a few kinks worked themselves out of his back. He walked over to the window and looked outside, seeing his student, well his ex-student, walking with another of the medical personnel and talking low. Turning back to the sleeping body in the bed, he heard the door begin to open and waited for the person to reveal themselves.

Sakura called out to Kakashi as she walked through the door. "I'm back! Has he moved at all since last night?" Kakashi shook his head and motioned to the still form in the bed. "He hasn't moved at all, but he'll pull through." Sakura nodded and sat down to resume her notes about Genma's vital signs.

Finishing up her notes, she put down the chart at the end of the bed. Looking up she saw Genma starting to wake up and she moved to his side. Pressing down lightly, she heard him groan and started talking to him.

"Welcome back Genma. You've been out for the better part of the day. Now we just have to get you into a better shape to get you up and moving," Sakura said as she probed his wounds with her chakra. As she felt most of the major injuries had healed quite nicely, she started to think about collecting another sample. She motioned to Kakashi and asked him, "Could you go and tell the village leader that Genma is awake?" Kakashi nodded and picked up his book on the way out of the room with a wave.

Genma coughed and motioned for the water that was sitting on the table next to the bed.. Sakura reached over him and grabbed the water. As she pulled the water towards her she grazed Genma's face with her breast. Genma sighed weakly and closed his eyes, and she slipped a sleeping pill into the cup. She swished the cup around slightly and tapped Genma, holding out the cup to him saying, "I want you to slowly drink this all. If you drink too fast you'll choke."

As she walked around the room setting up to extract Genma's DNA, she could feel his eyes on her. She kept her back to him and finished setting up her equipment. Once she was done, she turned around to check that Genma had drunk all the water. When her eyes landed on the empty water glass, her gaze went to Genma's face. His eyes were closed and his head was back on his pillow.

Sakura picked up her tools and went to Genma's side. She pulled down his blanket and attached the collection tube to him. As she moved around the bedside to the head of the bed, she started weaving the signs to being her genjutsu. When she reached the last sign, she laid her hands on Genma's head and felt the sensation of being pulled into the genjutsu just like the last time…

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Sakura tried to open her eyes and look around in the darkness that surrounded her. She heard someone moving around in the darkness and stretched out her hand, trying to find something to tell her where she was.

As she finally found something solid, she heard a click and was blinded as the place she was in was flooded with light. As she blinked her eyes and rubbed them, trying to get them to adjust, she heard something or someone moving towards her.

Moving her hand away from her adjusted eyes, she saw Genma sitting in the middle of a small room in a chair. He had a half mask on his face to disguise himself from the woman who was entering the small room from behind him.

Sakura saw the walls of the room were mirror covered and reflected the candles that were sitting in the corners on candle stands. Looking back at the woman's face in the light, she found herself staring into Ino's eyes. She moved her gaze towards Gemna still sitting in the chair and her eyes widened at the smirk on his lips.

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Sakura drew back from the fantasy and took a deep breath as she flicked her eyes towards Genma, who was still in the self-made fantasy. Her brow raised in uneasy amazement as she let her eyes fall away from his face and she bent over the unconscious body to attach the collecting instruments. Seeing as she had allowed the fantasy watching on her end to progress farther than she had wanted, she sat in the unoccupied chair next to the bed to slow her heartbeat and closed her eyes to let her breathing slow.

Opening her eyes as she heard the sounds of Genma's release, her eyes rested on the collection jar, making her way out of the chair to remove the whole apparatus from the lithe body laying a little easier on the bed. As she reached for the last tube, the door opened to Kakashi's surprised face. He took in the tubes and collection jars, then brought his gaze to meet Sakura's wide eyes.

"What is going on here Sakura?" he asked as his arms crossed his chest and he took a relaxed looking pose by the door. Sakura lowered her head and started blushing at being caught. Then she brought her head up and took a firm stand, "This has nothing to do with you Kakashi. I do this with the Hokage's approval." She inhaled and held her breath, trying to stay serious and make the blush go from her face.

At her words, he ran a hand over his covered face and said "I see. Make sure, in the future, to lock the door better then." He grabbed the doorknob and closed the door softly but firmly. Sakura waited until she heard his retreating footsteps stop echoing and she let out the breath she held, her body sinking into the chair, looking like she had deflated.

After calming down a bit, she stood from the chair and moved around the room, swiftly picking up the remaining collection equipment and stowing them away in her bag. She walked over to the hospital bed and leaned over Genma once more to wake him up. She tapped his face smartly and felt him stirring. His eyes opened and zeroed in on Sakura's face. She stood up straight and smiled at him saying, "Welcome back to the living world Genma."

Genma blinked , trying to wake up fully and he lifted his hand to his face and rubbed his eyes. He yawned and then grinned, "I might have to have you heal me again. The dreams you give are fantastic." He laughed as he sat up, the sheet falling down his torso and into his lap. Sakura turned to give Genma some privacy and heard him moving about the room, retrieving his clothes. She felt a tap at her shoulder and turned to see Genma lifting up her back from the chair she had set it down on. As he hefted the bag up onto his shoulder, he asked, "Everything squared away with the village then?" Sakura nodded and started towards the closed door and felt a hand close around her wrist.

Looking back toward Gemna, she noticed the serious look on his face and stopped walking. "Is there something wrong Genma?" she asked. He shook his head and smiled at her saying, "I just wanted to give you my thanks for saving me. I know that I'm not serious often, but it needs to be said that I appreciate what you did for me." Sakura blushed slightly and nodded her head as she turned back towards the door and opened it. As she moved through the doorway, she say Kakashi sitting down next to the door reading his book, looking half asleep. She quickly glance down at Kakashi and started walking past him when his book snapped shut and he launched to his feet.

"Homeward it is then. Let's get back to the village. Lead the way, Genma. We'll go at your pace" he said as he turned to walk down the hallway. Genma nodded to Sakura and then jogged to catch up with Kakashi. Sakura shook her head and followed them.

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