Chapter 4 the pack.

Sara had made it in to work, despite Aoi not wanting her to leave her side.

She headed for Konoha's library it was at the back of the building that she worked she was an archivist. She pieced scrolls back together with her chakra, she had found a way to read all crumbling scrolls. She was unique in the sense no civilian could do what she did, she had chakra but refused to fight with it, instead she chose to archive Konoha' s past.

She could scan artifices with her chakra and determine what they were for or what they once did.

Her Favourite finds were from Uzushiogakure the Uzumaki clan seals were in particular her most challenging thing, they often arrived in crumbles, but she didn't possess enough chakra to open one just scan its contents and determine what the seal did, if she could, she wasn't a seal master, but if she could copy that seal, from the burnt or to old scroll to read then it would be sent to the only Uzumaki left. Kushina was happy to tell her what most of them did, and then she would document it.

occasionally Shikaku Nara would bug her to come join the intelligence division, she would refuse each time, and only once so far had she been ordered to scan and read what was inside a scroll, it saved a kunoichi's life, so she was ok with that, as long as she wasn't ordered to do it more then every now and then. She has no memory of what she read, she was told for security reasons that part of her memory was wiped. She didn't like the idea of a Yamanaka doing that without her knowledge, but there wasn't much she could do about it.

The Nara was a persistent bastard though, considering she hears roomers of how lazy he is, he frequents her office more than twice a week. Manly for napping.

She used her chakra key card since she was a civilian, one was issued to her, it contained someone's chakra, she had no idea who's though. Twice a year she had to get a new card. At night she worked alone, she didn't get along with the other archivist, they were ever jealous of her been able to use chakra in that way, or in fear of her so, she chose the night shift anything that was deemed to unreadable was usually left on her desk.

She walked to the back of the room and sat behind her desk, the smell of old books and scrolls grated her, she looked at the empty bed and frowned she really did miss Shiro, he kept her company and she certainly felt a lot safer with him around.

She sighed and got to work on the artefacts and scrolls on her desk.

Kakashi was still out looking for half detonated paper bombs Minato sensei had asked him to help, he had nowt better to do anyway. With Pakkun help they were almost through. He shook his head when once again his mind filled with questions, he had about the woman Sara.

Why was he so fixated on her? He didn't know, couldn't understand why? Maybe it was the mystery of the whole thing, As a shinobi he had to find hidden truths look underneath the underneath, but with her a wall had been put in his way, normally he would scale that wall until he got to the other side, however going against Minato sensei was not a good idea, he had done it once before and to see the disappointment In the mans eyes was unbearable, so, he would just have to sit and see what occurred with the woman, that's if he ever runs in to her again.

"Boss, that was the last one." Pakkun said bringing him out of his thought's, the pug yawned Kakashi bent down and stroked the dog.

"You did good work today, I'm very proud of you." Pakkun leaned his head in to Kakashi hand. "Go home rest, I'll be home shortly,"

He stood and Pakkun yawned one last time "Night boss." He jumped up in to the trees and bounded off towards home.

Kakashi shoved his hands in his pockets and let his feet lead him. He headed to the far end of the woods towards the training grounds and to the KIA stone. He had planned to go after reading his book, but obviously that hadn't panned out.

He stood took his hands out of his pockets the cold night wind ruffled his silver locks he gazes down at the names that mean the most to him.

Rin, Obito. His hand twitched when he read Rin's name. whenever he thought of her his hand would twitch, sometimes he could still see her blood on it, no matter how many times he washed and scrubbed his hand, It would never come off.

His hand twitched again, he kept louse by his side.

"Rin Obito, I'm sorry, your deaths still haunt me, and I haven't yet found piece with you both gone." He stood in the silence of the night, as he let his grief consume him, his chest was tight racked with guilt. And for a moment he found it too unbearable.

He took a deep breath remembering what Inoichi had told him to do when it got like this. He started to talk about his day.

"I met someone interesting the other night…I think Rin, I think you would like her….."

Sara was still sat at her desk her eyes stung her fingers had a dull ache from using her chakra they were slightly red too, and her head hurt. She felt cold and new she had a fever. Her ankle still hurt from chasing after Shiro and the bite he had given her itched like crazy, she knew it was because of the stitches, she should have stayed home and rest. But she didn't.

She rubbed at her eyes in an attempt to stop the blurriness.

She sighed she was almost done, then she could go home to-to a quiet house with no Shiro…she placed the scroll down and put her head in her hands. She needed to go shopping anyway, she was low on groceries. She figured she should go before the other workers got here.

She looked up when the door opened. Too late. She sighed inwardly.

Three people entered two women and one man. Tenchi was an okay guy, chatted occasionally and kept himself to himself, he looked pleased to see her though.

"Ah, Sara I was hoping to catch you" he smiled, his dark brown eyes caught hers.

"Hey, what did you need?"

"There's a scroll, on my desk, I normally would have just left on yours but….." he lent in closer "There's something weird about it. It opened on its own."

She pushed back from her desk and stood "On its own you sure?"

"Yea."

They walked over to his desk, he had a picture of him and his girlfriend? or wife? She couldn't remember witch.

"Be careful Tenchi, she may unleash a Jutsu" one of the other workers sniped at her. Sara new she couldn't activate a Jutsu so ignored the comment. The two women didn't like her much.

She bent down to inspect the scroll before examine it with her chakra, it was as he said the seal was broken.

Carefully she placed her finger on top of the scroll, the two women backed up in fear Tenchi remand by her side.

"Huh, the seal just faded with time, it seams the person who sealed ever didn't have time to do it properly or passably died before he did, there's blood on the inside."

"So, I can open it and get to work on seeing what it says?"

"Yep, there's nothing dangerous or a jutsu or seal."

He grinned at her "Grate, thanks. I owe ya."

She waved him off. And headed for the door.

"Oh, Tenchi your so brave, I thought she was going to blow us all up.!"

Sara shook her head and closed the door, she handed thought the library. People and shinobi were just starting to come in, it was open twenty for seven.

"Sara!"

She turned to see the cute librarian Sara adored her she loved books as much as she did.

"Oh, hey Miya?"

"I have that book you wanted," she hurried across and handed her a book, Sara smiled "Thanks been looking forward to this one,"

Miya smiled back her big green eyes glinted behind the thick rimmed glasses she wore.

"You'll love it, I know it."

"Sure, I will."

Miya tilted her head "You heading home?"

"Oh, yea night shift again."

"No, Shiro?"

"um" she hoped Miya didn't see the hurt she was feeling "He's not been well and is recovering at the Inuzuka vets."

"Aww nooo, I hope he's better soon, I had some of those meat treats he likes." She pouted.

"He'll be fine soon" she said plastering a fake smile on her face.

"Well enjoy the book, I'll remained you when it's due back."

"Thanks' I know I'm bad at returning them."

"No worry's at least you don't keep them for five years like some people do." She huffed. "Honestly five years!"

Miya was mumbling all the way back to her desk Sara smiled she was one of the few people who didn't judge her.

As she existed the bright sunshine caused her to wince and her head pulsed, Urrg why did she have to feel so ill. She headed in the direction of the market place, cold medicine was the first thing to get on her list.

She passed the busy shoppers and market store holders. Some of the other people went out of there way to move as far away as possible, it used to bother her, now and right at this moment she didn't care, all she wanted was medicine shopping, home was hopefully she would be to tired not to sleep.

Kakashi, walked lazily through the market place, he had gone home had a few hours sleep, but the nightmares tore him from rest.

He still had some time off and with nothing to do he opted to go for a walk. Maybe have breakfast though he would have to be careful Guy liked do morning jogs around the villige, and he wasn't in the mood to get roped in to Guys challenges.

As he walked lavender caught in his peripheral vision, the smell of violet hit his masked face. He turned and saw in slow motion she had passed him on the other side of the street.

Her lavender hair swished from side to side, her violet eyes glinted in the sun's rays, her hand moved as she walked, and he noted a small box she was carrying. She had dark circle under her eyes, her cheeks looked flushed, her fingertips were red, the limp was still there, but he saw fatigue in her movements. he was transfixed for a moment. Before she pitched forward her eyes closed. Time seemed to resume again, he Shunshined beside her catching her before she hit the floor. The box she carried fell from her hand. He adjusted his hold on her glanced down at the box it was some sort of cold medicine, he frowned when he felt her hidden guard perched upon the nearest roof.

He lifted her up bridal style and used his foot to flip the box in to his hand. He then jumped to the roof opposite.

The Anbu followed him home. Then stopped the moment he entered his compound, he had knocked down the old home and rebuilt a new one, for him and his pack. Gliding in through the open window the pack gather to greet him, they stop short noticing a woman in his arms.

"Easy guys, Pakkun. get some blankets for me, will you?"

"Sure, thing boss come on, Bull you can help with a pillow."

He laid her down on the sofa, for the life of him he can't understand why he has brought her home wouldn't the Hospital be better? Or even back at her place? But then again that would be awkward she's already skittish around Shinobi he sighed, running a hand through his hair, he went in to the kitchen and read the instructions for the cold medicine, she needed one cup full.

He grabbed a clean cloth and wet it with cold water and squeeze excess water out, he took the cloth and medicine bottle back in to the living room his pack had gathered around the sofa, Kakashi raised an eye brow up at Pakkun who had brought a lavender blanket.

"It seemed fitting." The pug remarked.

He placed the cloth on the back of the sofa and gently pulled her forward placing the pillow Bull had brought in, behind her head, he then placed the damp cool cloth on her head, he felt how hot she was.

Grabbing the blanket, he laid it over her, kneeling down he unscrewed the child proof lid, with ease, and pored the liquid in to the lid of the cap as instructions said to do so.

Placing an arm under her neck he lifted her up and brought it to her lips and pored it in, he had done this many times with Anbu who had been poisoned and had to give them the antidote, A medic had once told him that body will reflexively swallow liquid. His eyes caught the chakra infused Key card around her neck. He carefully removed it. As well as her bag.

He frowned again, he seemed to be doing that a lot were this woman was concerned. The chakra Key card was an S class one, it meant she had access to high ranking areas. Again, the question was why?

She's a civilian Minato said so himself so why does she have an S class chakra key card on her person?

He couldn't filter his chakra in to it, the card was designed to destroy it's self if the not, relevant people (as far as he knew he wasn't one of them) tampered with it.

He sighed and placed it over her bag. Once done he laid her back down, she hadn't woken once.

He took of her shoes and lit a fire sat in a chair next to the fireplace and pulled out his book and waited, for her to wake, up, once again he asked himself why. Why. Why, was he so intrigued by her?

His pack had gathered around her, he looked on amusingly, his eyes were drawn to her hands, her fingers in particularly, he recognise chakra burns when he sees it.

But again why? She's a a civilian why would she use charka? He couldn't sense a lot from her? It was just another question to add to the mystery of this woman. He was really, really tempted to brake in to the files office and find her supposedly S class file.

But Minato sharp and disappointed gaze stopped him,

He sighed and read his book, as the hours ticked by before he begun to see the first signs of waking.

He wasn't expecting her to jump up off of the sofa very nearly catapulting Pakkun, if it weren't for the Nin dog's ability's the pug would have landed with a yelp, instead he flipped in mid are and landed on his feet.

He took note of the weapon she had pulled out of the back of trousers if he had to guess.

He tilted his head; he hadn't expected a civilian to have a weapon let alone a Shinobi standard one.

His lone onyx eye sharpened, as he noticed the seal that was engraved in to the blade.

He knew it wasn't one of Minato's, he had never come across anything like it. His curiosity peaked; this woman had more mystery surrounding her then the Anbu do.

He stood. His pack had already moved to encircled her. A weapon in their home is a threat, regardless of who wheeled it.

"Easy," he tells them. He lifted up his headband for a split second, his Sharingan was able to trace every line of that seal and commit it to memory, he wasn't a seal expert, but spending time as Minato's student proved to be useful. He could tell, that it was an old seal, and that it wasn't active. He had no idea what it was but at least he knew it posed no threat for now.

"Sara," he calls.

Her eyes are unfocused for a moment, before she meets his lone onyx eye.

He laxed his posture as much as possible, the fear in her Violet eyes unnerved him. Her hand tightens around the kunai handle.

It took two long strides to stand directly in front of her, she took one step back, still within reaching distance.

"You passed out" he said calmly "I brought you home…..to my …home."

She didn't respond.

"Boss. I don't think she's taking it in." Pakkun said,

She glanced down at the pug. Kakashi used that moment to reach out and with both hands one hand held her wrist the other pulled the weapon free of her grip.

He placed in his pouch he would take a look at it later.

Sara, flinched at his grip. Her fearful eyes returned to his, lone one.

"Your safe" he said quietly almost a whisper. He released her wrist.

"I-I don't…. Feel s-so good." Her eyes rolled Kakashi once again caught her, he laid her back on the sofa. He gently begun to pat her down for more weapons, he wouldn't take that chance again. The shinobi within him would not allow for it, civilian or not.

He flipped her over and begun to pat her down, he listened to her bereaving and watched for any tenseness of her muscles for any sign that she was waking up.

He was half way down her right leg when she woke again, she lashed out with the leg he currently had his hand resting on, which he couldn't blame her for really.

He backed off, giving her space. Her violet eyes seemed sharper this time. More alert, they still held fear. But it wasn't as prominent as before.

She was on her feet, looking wildly around the room.

"Shinobi-san?" her voice was high full of fear.

Kakashi rubbed the back of his neck.

"You- you err passed out on the street I brought you here gave you some of the cold medicine you had with you."

Well that explained the bitter taste she had in her moth. But why had he been touching her leg?

She glanced at him again afraid to look him in the eyes ….well eye.

"Oh…"

She bit her lip, she knew she was unwell but to pass out on the street really? What had she been thinking? She should have gone home. But the thought of going back to that empty house without Shiro was just…wrong, it felt wrong not to have him by her side.

She glanced up at the shinobi, she felt a shiver run down her spine, she was once again alone with this man, this powerful man, her breath hitched. She did her best to conceal her fear.

A wave of dizziness swept over she placed her hand on the sofa arm to steady herself. Obviously, she needed more rest.

"I should go," she said, as she willed her head to stop spinning. "T-thank you for your hospitality shinobi-san." Her body had other ideas as her knees gave out, before she could even react to falling. She was pressed against a hard chest. She inhaled and instated of getting a smell of cologne, like she would expect he smells of earth, and leaves there was a hint of smoke. But that could be from the fire?

When she looked up in to his masked face his lone eye shorn with concern.

"Stay." He said gently. Heat burned in her cheeks.

"I-I don't want to intrude?"

"You're not. besides I have reservations about leaving you alone right now." his arm slid from the small of her back where he had been supporting her. She steps back her knees still like Jell-O, she decided to take a seat before she could embarrass herself even more.

"I guess I have no choice then." She attempted a small smile.

"Here" she looked to the pug who had the blanket in his mouth, she took it and placed it over her knees. The rest of the dogs looked at her curiously.

"Pack, introduce yourself." Kakashi ordered.

"Sure, thing boss, I'm the cutest and the leader pakkun, we met before"

"I'm Urushi" he said wagging his tale, he had white and light brown fur and long spiky tuffs of hair on his head. His eyes looked angry teeth sharp despite the friendly tone of voice he was using. Sara nodded and found it adorable how they all wore the blue vest standard Konoha couleurs.

"Sup? I'm Shiba" the one with the black mohawk said, he had light grey fur with a white underside and also wore Konoha handbound around his neck and had a blue vest on.

Anther small one jumped up on to the sofa wagging his tale excitedly. "I'm Biuke." (Biscuit) he said he had tan coloured fur with brown highlights on his long ears and legs. He had the Kenji shinobi on his head and has dark circular makings around his eyes He also wore blue vest and forehead protector around his neck.

"Hey, what's up I'm Akino." He had tan fur with a white strip from the top of his head and down to his Nuzzle he also had on a pair of sunglasses on in side of the house, Sara thought that was strange but didn't comment on it. He also wore the blue Konoha vest.

"I'm Uhe." He said quietly, Sara thought he was a greyhound. He is auburn in colour he had a white underside and white snout Sara wondered if he had been injured recently as he had bandages around his neck and left front paw. He also wore the blue vest.

She looked to the one curled up near the fair he yawned "I'm Guruko" he yawned again he had tan fur and a white snout and long ears that are a dark brown colure and notably more pounced whiskers then the other dogs. He also wore the blue vest and forehead protector on his head.

"And that's Bull" pakkun said "He can't talk like we can, he may look big and mean but out of all of us he's the softest one."

Sara looked at the dog named Bull. He certainly looked intimidating they all did. But she could see a softness to the bigg dogs' eyes. She smiled held out her hand the he happily licked it and nudged her hand for a pet. She chuckled.

"All, right that's enough, go do what you need to outside I'll do tea soon."

The dogs all took off in a whirlwind of speed. Latterly she felt the wind as the dogs scampered off.

"So" He begun she looked up at him musingly "Hungry?"

She was, she couldn't remember the last full meal she ate.

"Um yea."

"What do you prefer?" he asked. She noticed he kept that same distance.

"Anything fine with me Shinobi-san."

He frowned. At least she thinks he did, it was hard to tell with the mask on.

"Call me Kakashi. Shinobi-san makes sound old."

"Kakashi, then anything you make is fine."

He hummed. "so, you're not feeling sick to your stomach?" he raised an eye brow up at her she cringed she forgot how perceptive Shinobi could be. Then again, she doesn't hang around them….so no wonder she forgot.

A light blush coated her cheeks she looked down guiltily

"Thought so." He hummed "Tell, you what, I'll make some soup for you, that won't be to heavy on your stomach and I have some of the Akimichi ingredients for their famous vegetable soup?"

She nodded that did sound nice, and she knew the Akimichi were famous of a verity of healthily foods that's why they had so many all you could eat restaurant. Though she'd never tired it, simply because it was ran, by a shinobi… that alone put her off eating, it didn't matter how nice the shinobi was it was that fear he could snap her in two if he wanted to that stopped her.

And it was that fear, that she was trying so very hard to contain in front of this man, this kind Shinobi, but she was tired, she was ill, honestly, she didn't know how much longer she could pull off faking her been fine.

She had no idea if he could tell that her heart was racing that she had a cold sweat on and that wasn't part of her fever. It was because he was stood in front of her.

Licking her dry lips and trying to keep eye contact to a minimal she said "That sounds fine."

"Alright, then" he moved slowly, to move past the sofa but he saw her tense as if he was about to strike her, he saw it was an unwilling reaction but still a reaction to him moving. He knew she was terrified of him he could see it, he could even smell it. Her fear was tangible. He acted as if he hadn't noticed it, but really, he was out of his depth, he wasn't a people person, he had no idea how to relive her fear of him.

He sighs he would just have to keep a distance from her.

So, he made tea, fed the pack and fed the woman Sara She ate slowly. he noticed her fear of him lessoned when his pack where around her. Witch he found strange because with the snap of his fingers they would rip her sherds. Yet she had no fear of them. He guessed it was because she was a civilian and they tended to be ignorant about Shinobi and Ninken. He wounded if that was why she was so attached to the dog Shiro. She was unaware of what he could possibly do to her.

She was tired after the meal but stubborn she didn't go to sleep until he discreetly signalled pakkun to lay with her, once her hand had settled on him her violet eyes closed.

He was left sat in the chair pondering on how mystery's this woman was…..and he wasn't one for leaving a mystery unsolved.

An, so tell me what you think?

And it's a slow burner, despite that chapter. Well when I say slow I mean in the way of love. My story's tend to have a lot going on in the way of action and emotion.

i will also add you all will know what she dose for work Kakashi will have to find out on his own.

We see Miya a lot more too and Genma, in the next chapter. There side story is cute.

See ya on the flip side.

Naruto dose not belong to me Sera and Miya are mine.