AN:hey guys :) miss me much ? haha lol no of-course you didn't you just want the story :) (TBH I'd agree to that) lol so its been a long time since i postured on here but i finally did it, (my corse work suffered tho lol AM BACKED UP WITH CW) lol any hoo enough about me you wanna know about Kakashi and Hinata after all their the important ones here :)

right well your just going to have to find out when you read it coz i ant giving anything away :)
recap on the last chapter Hinata woke up, Kakashi told her that she may not be able to be a shinobi anymore and Hinata begun to have dreams from her mission (funny bit Hinata was pretending to be asleep and saw Kakashi fall in the bath room with her by byakugan, then Kakashi made her blush because he saw her looking at him in his white shirt.)

Right i suppose i should let you read i have blabbered on enough ok :)

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Kakashi Hinata chapters

Chapter 3.2 (dreams)

(Kakashi)

Jumping from roof to roof Kakashi began to think about the way he left Hinata,

(Flash back)

"Hinata-chan?" he said looking at her with a glisten in his eye, the sight of her holding Akiyo made him feel so happy, he imagined Hinata holding their child, he smiled under his mask when she looked up at him.

"H-Hai Kakashi-kun?" she said, she'd barely taken her eyes from the small child since Kurenai had given him to her, 'she's still stuttering.' He thought as he looked at her, she went red from the eye contact, 'aaa yes, that's right, she blushed just like that earlier.' He thought as he remembered her embarrassment this morning, he'd found himself loving this fact. In fact ever since Hinata had woken up from her coma he'd become even more protective of her and had found himself idealising everything about her, as if he was afraid he'd lose her.

"I need to leave for a while." He said and waited for her to reply, he knew she would be fine with it but he needed to make sure, he hated leaving her even to get a cup of coffee from down the hall, when she was asleep he'd make one of his shadow clones go get it for him.

"O-Ok Kakashi-kun." She smiled at him, "Kurenai-chan can take care of me and I can call a nurse if I need any help." God how he loved her smile, 'keep it together Kakashi she's younger than you this is wired.' He thought deciding he needed to tell her something about where he was going, as he couldn't tell her the truth, he suspected he knew what Tsunade wanted him at her office for, he decided he would tell her he was going to get the apartment ready and bring back some cloths for her because she was being discharged. Hinata was so pleased she almost jumped out of her seat to hug him and Kurenai had to keep hold of her.

"Kakashi-k-kun this is a-amazing." She smiled and held her arm out to allow Kakashi to hug her,

"I won't be long." He said as he hugged Hinata and then pulled back, "I'll be quick; you won't even know I am gone." He said as he smiled under his mask.

"Kakashi-kun don't worry am fine I can look after myself, you just worry about what you need to do." She smiled at him, he knew she was serious when she didn't stutter she'd only done it a few times but it happened more often these days.

"Ok Hinata-chan I'll come back for you soon." he said and walked for the door,

"Sayonara Hinata-chan and Kurenai-chan." He said and walked out the door.

(End of flash back)

'I wish I was there.' He though as he watched the picture of a smiling Hinata fade and the reality of, Konoha appeared before his eye, 'let's get this over and done with so I can get Hinata home…. She's been in that hospital far too long.' He thought, Kakashi and Hinata sheared the same view of hospitals, they didn't like them and wouldn't go to them until it was absolutely necessary, 'kima what she must be feeling now.' Kakashi shook his head, 'no Kakashi, keep your head in the game, now's not the time.' Keeping his head in the present, he landed on the roof outside the Hokaeg's open window. From the first week of being Hokage Tsunade found out that there where some shinobi who didn't use the door to her office. She'd managed to get most of them to change to coming through the door, but Kakashi was different, he refused to use the door saying, 'the window's more convenient' and not giving her the mission report until she opened the window or came and got it herself. After many months she learnt to just simply leave the window open if she knew he was coming.

So jumping onto the window ledge and waiting for her to greet him, like she always did, he crouched there,

"So you finally managed to prise yourself away from that girl then Kakashi-kun?" she said with out a 'hello' or turning to face him. Tsunade had told him to meet her in her office after she'd left, this was at eight o'clock in the morning when she'd brought Kurenai and Akiyo to see Hinata. Kakashi chuckled as he stepped down into her office,

"You see, I hadn't seen a very close friend of mine for a wile and we needed to catch up." That was true but Kakashi new the real reason, and he suspected Tsunade new too, shaking his head he walked to the front of her desk,

"You rang." He said with a smile in his voice, Tsunade looked up from her desk,

"Do you have any idea how hard it's been for me to get Morino and his team to hold back?" she clenched her fists, sitting down on the chair in front of the desk Kakashi reminded her that she didn't tell him what it was about.

"Well considering you're a jonin, Hatake Kakashi, you should be able to figure it out," she tilted her head to the side and put her finger on her chin and pretend to be Kakashi, "if the Hokage has personally requested me, 'TWICE'!," making speech marks with her fingers, "then 'MAYBE'! It's important and 'MAYBE'! I should come sooner then noon" she looked back at Kakashi, "honestly Kakashi-kun." She had this talk with him all the time and he'd always return with,

"Calm dawn Hokage-sama, why don't we get on with our business, am here now aren't I?" a visible smile showing through his mask.

Huffing Tsunade slumped back in her chair,

"Well I suppose we should," she smiled and picked up the scroll on her desk, "You see it's about the enemy Hinata-chan and her team fought about a week and a half ago." Kakashi became tense when she mentioned Hinata's enemy, 'you knew what this was about Kakashi, control your self, let her tell you more, keep calm.' He said to himself and clenched his fists.

"I despatched Neji and Yamato and some anbu as a capture team" Kakashi's eye widened as she explained, 'she sent Neji?' he thought of all the reasons why he wouldn't have sent Neji, the fact that he was so torn up about Hinata's injuries, he was almost as protective of Hinata as Kakashi was, in-fact if he wasn't ruled by the Hyuuga clan he be like a protective father to her, but then realised that he was the perfect shinobi for the mission, he new the enemy, knew what they looked like and he had the byakugan so he'd be able to detected them from afar, he was the perfect ambush shinobi, but still Kakashi couldn't shake the feeling of worry for him, after all he was Hinata's legal guardian and with all the years he'd spent looking after her she'd become his family so he felt the need to protect her cousin.

After Tsunade coughed making Kakashi realize he'd been day dreaming Kakashi straitened up and waited for her to carry on like nothing happened,

"Well…" She continued, "They returned last night." She watched Kakashi as he registered what she said, he looked confused, 'why would she be sharing this with me….? unless they've returned with the enemy?' he questioned himself,

"Where they successful?" he asked leaning forward and gripping the side of the chair.

Standing at the top of the stairs Kakashi was trying his best to calm himself, he knew what was behind the door and he new exactly what he'd do if he didn't go in there calmly, 'quicker you calm Kakashi the quicker you can get Hinata home.' Taking a deep breath in and one out he concentrated on his chakra flow, taking each step slowly he came to the door of Konoha's intelligence devotion. He stared at the handle for a while, once again taking in breaths in an attempt to calm himself, his knuckles went white from holding the handle too hard, slowly he slid the door open.

Tsunade was standing inside the hall waiting for him, trying to make himself look relaxed and not like he was about to explode with fury, he closed his eye and took another breath in.

"Are you ready Kakashi-kun?" she said as he opened his eye and forced himself to focus on the Hokage, shaking his head, implying he wasn't, he replied,

"Hai," and walked up to the side of Tsunade. The walk to the room seemed the longest Kakashi had ever experienced, with every step Kakashi took it felt like he took two steps back. They came to the steal door, Tsunade knocked and the door slid open slowly.

The light was very dim and it took a few seconds for Kakashi's right eye to adjust to the light, his sharingan eye would have been able to see everything in the room, he would be able to make out the different colours of a room that had little or no light at all with complete detail.

"So Kakashi-san you finally made it" he heard Morino's voice and then he came into his vision just as his right eye had adjusted.

"Hai!" Kakashi replied, 'keep calm Kakashi.' He though as he waited for Morino to speak again,

"Tsunade-sama told use to hold back until you came… That rat basted over there has been a hand full." Kakashi notice the rather small but muscular guy strapped to the stone chair, in the dim circle of light in the middle of the room. Kakashi was trying to stop himself from closing the gap between the guy in the chair and him and slice through his heart with his chidori.

"He hasn't spoken a word about his clan since he came, and we can't get past the blocks of his mind, he was going to be trash until Tsunade told us to keep him for you." Morino said as Kakashi clenched his fists, Kakashi took a deep breath and nodded to Tsunade.

Taking a step closer to the prisoner, Kakashi began to see what he looked like, his shirt, that was supposed to be white, by the look of the of a few clean but earth stained patches, was stained red with his own blood, his shorts that where once meant to be trousers, buy the look of the long frays on the legs, had rips in them and they had dark patches around them, by the fact that he was covered in so much blood Kakashi realised that Morino and his team had had enough with this guy, he'd obviously got on there wrong side of them. 'Keep it together Kakashi.' He said to himself as he stopped just in front of the male,

"So who do we have here?" the male said as he raised his head to look Kakashi in the eye, "you brought reinforcements." He said to Morino looking past Kakashi. Stepping in front of his view Kakashi bent down to the male's eye level and lifted his fore head protector,

"Let's not worry about any other person but me shall we?" Kakashi activated he sharingan holding the male in a genjutsu, the room went quiet as Tsunade and the others watched Kakashi's motionless in front of the prisoner.

(In the genjutsu)

Everything was black, the prisoner was still strapped to his own chair,

"oo-oo-oo, you think I don't know this is a genjutsu?" the male said to Kakashi, who was now standing,

"I was counting on you to figure that one out for yourself….. oh and you did, so no need for me to explain, what I just did, which makes my life so much easier I can tell you that much." He smiled under his mask, "So…. why don't we get to know a little something about each other? By now you know I am able to do sharingan…" shaking his head as if to say 'well not exactly that' he continued, "however only in one eye though, so by that fact you should have concluded who I am by now, right? Of-course if not then well you need to get out more!" Kakashi covered his mouth with his hand, "OOO am sorry that's probably not going to happen at all now considering the situation your in." he didn't like tormenting his enemies but because he knew this was one of the shinobi who was part of the group who put Hinata in hospital he couldn't stop himself, 'keep it together Kakashi just get it over with and be done with this crap.' He told himself.

"Why is this any importance to me?" the prisoner asked Kakashi, he clenched his fists and took in a deep breath, 'this guy has to be joking.' He thought, everything about Kakashi's body language spoke rage,

"Well!" he put in emphasises, "you see, I like to know the names of the people who have hurt the ones I love, so that I can finally put an end to them." He said and looked at him straight in the eyes,

"And you put me under a genjutsu because your going to kill me?" the male said with a singer, Kakashi flashed with rage at his snigger and took one of his kunai and stabbed him through the collar bone, braking it and stabbing into the stone chair behind him.

(Outside the genjutsu)

The male screamed with pain, Kakashi hadn't moved and there where no marks on the prisoners body.

"He won't get him to talk like that. We tried already, and it won't stop him from talking either." Morino said to Tsunade,

"It doesn't matter to him, Kakashi isn't here to get information, he's here for a much more personal reason." Tsunade clenched her fists.

(In the genjustu)

"That fucking hurt man!" the male said when he had stopped screaming, Kakashi felt awful for harming the guy, but whenever he brought his-self to feel sorry for him he pictured Hinata in her hospital bed bandaged and on a heart monitor with breathing apparatus, all he wanted to do was kill the guy in front of him. Taking a deep breath in: 'keep it together Kakashi, you can't kill him just yet.' He thought and then let out his breath, turning to face the male in his chair Kakashi struggled to keep his rage within him.

"I don't think you now how important this is, you see I maybe here to kill you but first I want you to know why I am going to kill you." Kakashi said, he grabbed a chair out of the dark and straddled it backward, to stop him from lunging forward so easily. "About a week and a half ago someone I care so much for came back from a mission in such a state that there was a high possibility that they would no longer be here." Watching him as he blank faced stared at Kakashi.

"What has this got to do with me?" the male asked dumbly, Kakashi griped the seat hard, 'deep breath in Kakashi.' He told himself,

"You see, I believe you know exactly what I mean…" Kakashi raised his eye brow, "so don't play dumb with me, I know exactly what your leader did to her and I will end his life." Kakashi watched as the realisation struck to the males face,

"She betrayed us… she deserved everything she got." The male laughed into Kakashi's face, breaking the back of the chair off, Kakashi took hold of the kunai in the male's shoulder and twisted it around and shoved it back in.

Screaming with pain the male clenched the chair and waited for it to stop,
"I know this isn't real." He looked up to Kakashi and smiled, who raised his hand and punched him in the jaw, blood came from his mouth squirting over the floor, he was unconscious for a few minuets but he then woke up focusing on Kakashi showing is blood stained teeth. Kakashi took three more kunai and broke his other collar bone and stabbed his arms to the stone chair, trying to block out the screaming he waited until the male came around again. The male looked like he was death, His cloths were freshly stained with his own blood and half his teeth where missing from Kakashi's punch to the face,

"Let me put this straight for you. You and your clan very nearly took something dear from me, so in return for that I Kakashi Hatake a shinobi of the leaf will end you and all your clan."
(Genjustu ended)

He released the genjustu and turned to leave. Gasping for breath with pain in his voice as his muscles stiffened with pain, the male said,

"She was a cute little thing…" making Kakashi stop in his tracks, "All most took her for my own, disappointing now knowing that she's still alive." Tsunade shouted for Kakashi to stop but he couldn't hear her could only see red, activating his chidori he plunged through the male's heart and straight through the stone chair behind him.

Covered in blood Kakashi returned to his apartment door, Sakura was there with Hinata's keys in her hand,

"Hinata-chan gave me these, I have her clothes and I'll tell her you'll be back in twenty minuets, will see you at the hospital." Sakura handed him the keys, and then walked past him,

"Thanks Sakura-chan." Kakashi said and opened the door.

"Oh and don't forget, you're taking Hinata out for barbeque tonight, everyone will be there so make sure you get her to go, ok?" Kakashi smiled and went in the door, 'thanks Sakura. What would I do without you?'

(Hinata)

Back at the leaf villages hospital Kakashi had just left Hinata's room. She was still looking at Akiyo,

"He's so beautiful Kurenai-chan, he really does look like Asuma-kun." She said and stroked the babies face. Kurenai looked at Hinata and then there was a strange though that popped into her head. She wasn't sure why she thought what she did but then she realised that the way both Kakashi and Hinata had been acting around each other made her thought make sense. Hinata looked up at her sensei and saw a look of wonder on her face, "E-Erm K-Kurenai-chan what's wrong?" she asked and then saw her sensei shake her head,

"Oh it's nothing Hinata-chan, I was just thinking." Kurenai dropped her eyes to her child, she felt like she had to tell her something so going with what Hinata said earlier she decided to agree with her about Asuma saying that she would be a good mother, and as usual Hinata when red.

A few hours past, Ino had brought her some lunch it wasn't much just some miso soup, which she ate. She began to feel tired as she hadn't gotten much sleep from her bad dream last night so she climbed back into bed, she apologised to Kurenai but her sensei didn't really mind and Hinata knew she would be ok with her going to sleep,

"I'll be here when you wake Hinata-chan so don't worry and besides, I have Akiyo to keep me company." She smiled as she kissed Hinata on the forehead. 'I can't wait to get out of here. I'll help you with Akiyo. He is the most beautiful child in the world. I'm sure Asuma will be watching you right now' she thought as she drifted off to sleep.

(Dream)

Hinata opened her eyes, her vision was blurred, 'where am I?' she said but the words didn't come out of her mouth. 'It looks like a clearing.' She thought, 'I think I have seen this place before.' She recognised the clearing from her mission. She felt the pain in her chest and put her hand to it, she brought it up to her blurred eyes and saw the blood on her fingers, 'Neji-kun.' She though as she realised she was in the clearing where her mission was. She looked where she knew Neji and her team were supposed to be but they weren't there, instead she saw a dark figure walking towards her.

"Well well, you are worthless aren't you?" The figure said as they walked up to her, she didn't recognise the voice, however now she could make out what he was wearing. He had black tattered trousers on with a white shirt and a brown leather jacket which had the sleeves missing. The man had now reached her and crouched down to her.

"Hai, it's a shame really, he thought you would be a good asset to us." The man paused, "But you are worthless." She heard her fathers voice in the mans, and then she looked closer at the man and she realised he had long black hair pulled back out of his face and she noticed his violet eyes. 'Father?' she questioned herself and then she saw the veins on the side of his head fade.

"You where never any good to my clan, you will be a burden to us and your team mates, you do not deserve the name Hyuuga. You are not my daughter and will never be." A tear fell from her eye as her father spoke the words he had said to her ten years ago. She looked at him and her eyes fixed on his hand, it was covered in her blood and dripping on the floor next to her, her father had noticed,

"Hai, I did it." he said and laughed at her. She gasped and clutched her chest as her vision blurred into darkness.

(End of dream)

Hinata woke sitting up straight, wiping the sweet from her for head she heard Kurenai say her name. She looked towards her. Kurenai who was sat in Kakashi's chair with Akiyo in her arms looked concerned.

"I-I'm ok K-Kurenai-chan, I-It was j-just a bad dream." Hinata smiled trying not to let the dream get the better of her. There was a knock at the door and they both heard Sakura speak,

"It's me, Sakura, can I come in?" she asked, Hinata looked at Kurenai and then said,

"O-Of-Course Sakura-chan." Then the door slid open and revealed Sakura who was dressed as she usual was, but she was holding a white box and carrying one of Kakashi's small holdalls.

Sakura came in and placed the box down onto the table at the bottom of Hinata's bed and the bag next to it, then turned around to look at them both,

"Hi Kurenai-san I didn't know you where in here." Sakura smiled,

"Yes Tsunade-sama brought me this morning as a surprise for Hinata-chan." Kurenai said and smiled at both of them, Hinata shook her had in approval,

"Although I have been asleep most of the afternoon," she said as she looked at the clock, "so you didn't really get to talk to me much," Hinata looked at Kurenai and half smiled. Sakura walked up to the side of Kurenai's chair and leant over to look at her baby,

"He just gets cuter every time I see him Kurenai-san." She said Smiling, Hinata and Kurenai laughed together, and Sakura joined in.

"Lady Tsunade told me to pick up some stuff for Kakashi," Sakura said after they all calmed down, wile she move to the box, "he said he wont be long, so why don't we get you dressed shall we?" Sakura asked, and then she looked at Hinata again and said, "Maybe we should get you a shower first." Hinata felt like she needed one she felt so hot even thought is was the middle of autumn.

"Hai" she said and pulled the covers of her body, Kurenai tried helping her out of bed with Akiyo in her arms but Sakura stepped in. she walked Hinata to the shower that was attached to her room and helped her with her clothes.

"You're soaked Hinata-chan did you drench yourself in water?" Sakura asked as she through the gown into a corner.

"Bad dream." Hianta said without looking at Sakura.

Once Hinata was sat on the chair in the shower, Sakura turned the water on, tensing because of the coldness of the shower, Sakura apologised and looked concerned.

"It's ok Sakura-chan, I forget to let the water warm up all the time." She smiled up at Sakura with closed eyes, Sakura chuckled a bit and adjusted the temperature.

Once the temperature was warm, Sakura fetched Hinata's washing bag and dressing gown from the holdall and left Hinata to shower herself. She kept the shower door open so that if Hinata needed to she could shout.

"Sakura-chan?" Hianta softly shouted from the bathroom, Kurenai and Sakura where in the middle of talking.

"Hai?" Sakura spoke back and got up to walk to the shower room,

"I'm finished." She said softly and then waited for Sakura to help her out of the bathroom.

Sakura helped dry Hinata off and then helped her put her gown on. Back in her room Hinata sat on the edge of her bed. 'I hope Kakashi is ok.' She thought as Sakura took off the bandage from her chest. Hinata caught sight of her chest in the mirror and froze. The wound was still raw but had healed much better since Sakura had seen it last. She saw Hinata's face and realised that this was the first time Hinata had actually looked at her scar,

"Are you ok Hinata-chan?" Sakura said gently pulling her chin up so her eyes met hers. Hinata opened her mouth to say something but then closed it and closed her eyes, 'what have I done' she though and pictured the way Kakashi had looked at her the first time she had woken up, 'it's true I am a burden to him, he has to worry about me too much.' A small tear ran down her cheek.

Sakura calmed Hinata down with the help of Kurenai, who always new how to comfort Hinata and always new when she was putting herself down, and re-bandaged Hinata's wound. 'They shouldn't be doing this for me, I can't give them anything back.' Hinata said in her head as she watched Kurenai and Sakura sift through a little black box that Hinata recognised as her own box for her hair clips. She had Akiyo with her, which she didn't mind because he made her feel comforted, it made her think of the first time Asuma had come to Kakashi's apartment the first week she had been there. He'd made her feel comfortable there and would make her embarrassed when he talked about how she would make Kakashi more responsible. She never wanted to and took every opportunity she could to show Kakashi she could fend for herself.

But looking back she had made him more responsible, she remembered Naruto and Sakura telling her about how Kakashi would always be late for their training and when she moved they never really complained, as he was no longer late, she'd made sure Kakashi was up and ready to train his team and they'd always set out together. Asuma always teased him about that.

"You would have loved your otousan you know Akiyo-kun." She said allowed and stroked the baby's cheek, he swiped his hand over his check and caught her finger, Hinata laughed and looked up. Kurenai and Sakura were looking at her with smiles on there faces.

"Yes he would Hinata-chan," Kurenai said and walked over too the chair she was sat in, "and Akiyo would be siding with Asuma and embarrassing you." Hinata knew she was right and she smiled and Kurenai and gave Akiyo to her.

Sakura took the white box form the table at the bottom of the bed and place in on the bed next to where Hinata had managed to get her self too. Sakura left the box for Hinata to open, inside was a lilac kimono with white camellias on the shoulders going down the right arm and on the rap. Touching it gently with her hand she marvelled at the material. Hinata had always love traditional Japanese things, Kakashi had gotten her a futon and a kotatsu for there apartment just because she had fell in love with them and decided she was going to use her money to pay for them.

"It's beautiful." She said out loud not taking her eyes of the kimono, "Did Kakashi buy this?" she asked and looked at Kurenai thinking she would know more and then Sakura. They both shook their head's then Sakura spoke,

"Tsunade-sama gave it you." Smiling she saw Hinata was registering what she had just said, "she had it from when she was younger and wanted you too were something glamorous for when you came out of here."

Gently putting the fabric down Hinata smiled, 'Just like Tsunade-sama to do something like that.' She thought and stood up to allow Sakura to put the underlying on, she tied it at the side and let Sakura check if it was done correctly, when the second layer was tied Sakura turned to Kurenai who handed Akiyo to her and took the sash out of the box,

"You look beautiful in this Hinata-chan." She said softly, Hinata blushed but she always felt comfortable with Kurenai,

"Do you tie sashes often?" Hinata asked trying to sound confident and Kurenai laughed and shook her head,

"I had a team member who loved to where Kimonos, in our younger ages, and insisted on having a tied sash, which meant she always asked me to tie them for her." Hinata could hear the smile in her voice. Once it was tied Kurenai took a better look at her, and hugged her gently.

All three talked among each other, Kurenai feeding Akiyo and Sakura brushing Hinata's hair and putting a lilac clip in her hair so that it was half up and half down. After half an hour Kurenai announced she was leaving and gave Hinata a hug and kissed her on the cheek telling her she would see her tomorrow. After she left Hinata asked Sakura for a few moments on her own, she didn't complain just nodded picked up the rubbish on the small medical tray and left.

Hinata moved to the window seat and watched the cloud's pass by in the sunset, she caught her reflection in the window and stared at it, her eyes concentrated on were she new her scare was. Resting her hand to her chest she remembered her dream, it was so real yet fake, she did have a wound to her chest but it wasn't her father who had done it, she had known that but she also knew that her father would love to have her out his sight so that he never had to see her again. Shivering she heard to door of her room open, looking to see who it was, her face lit up.

Kakashi was stood in the door way in his black and gray haori, which Hinata had seen just once when she was tidying the apartment, on the right side of his haori Hinata could see the red dragon that was bold agenised the black fabric, the dragon ran from his back around the side to the front. 'I never thought I'd see him wear it again.' She said to herself. She noticed herself staring at him to long as she did this morning, 'quit it Hinata your acting like you've never seen him before.' She shook her head and blushed at the though of meeting Kakashi for the first time in what he was wearing tonight. Then she noticed Kakashi too was looking at her a little too long, 'it's like he's seeing everything of me.' She thought as she saw the look in his eye.

"H-H-Hey." Hinata managed to breathe out as she begun to redden even more from the way he was looking at her, hearing her speak so nervously made Kakashi snap out of his locked gaze on her and Hinata saw he was beginning to become concerned he'd made her uncomfortable.

"D-Did you manage to do what you needed?" She asked a little steadier trying to show him she hadn't noticed his satire.

"Hai." was all he said and then came to stand next to her chair, "How do you fancy getting out of this room and back to normal life?" he asked her without looking at her, she knew what he meant by normal, she'd been thinking about how she'd get back to her old life but she new that it would take time, and she new that although she'd be moving from her hospital room which had been cramped at times she'd be confined to the house until she could walk better. 'It will be a welcome place for a wile.' She confessed to herself.

Walking down the hall with Kakashi's arm as support, Hinata had finally made it to the hospital entrance. Stopping for a moment she turned around to look back, she saw Shino carrying her limp body to Tsunade, her face didn't look like it held any hope, the events from her mission returning to the hospital where unfolding in front of her. She had been taken away be Sakura and the Hokage. Shino was sat on one of the chairs in the hall way, Kakashi came in and Shino stopped them from going any further, he was trying to get passed him to her, Shino was trying to calm him and was using all his strength to do so, finally Kakashi stopped fighting and stood at opposite corner of the room Hinata looked at Kakashi's face and saw a tear running down his cheek.

"Hinata-chan are you ok?" she heard Kakashi say with deep concern in his voice, she looked up at him, 'what have I done to you Kakashi? you don't deserve this.' she though as her own tear ran down her cheek. Kakashi brushed it away with his thumb and didn't say a word, he lifted her onto his back and piggy backed her down the street.

The chill of autumn was in the air and the breeze made goose bumps appear on the uncovered areas of Hinata's legs. She didn't mind though and she wasn't shivering because she could feel the warmth of Kakashi's body coming though his haori, she hugged a little tighter to his warmth.

"Hinata-chan?" he asked her turning his head so he could she her and she could see his eye, "we never got to get that return meal…" she could see the crease in his mask and new he was smiling, "how does barbeque sound to you?" he asked her as if she had a choice. She knew he'd attempt to cook when they got home and she would try and hide the fact he really couldn't cook and eat it and then he'd end up throwing it away and ordering out, so ya she really didn't have a choice and besides she was kind of craving barbeque since her appetite, which wasn't really much, came back.

"Hai Kakashi-kun, I think I can deal with that tonight… but I really have to teach you how to cook if Kurenai is to have time to herself." She said laughing a little. Kakashi's smile grew wider and laughed with her.

"I think I maybe I'll be able to deal with that." He replied and winked at her, "Hinata-sensei." Her face grew red in an instant. 'He really does know how to make me blush.' She said to herself.

Kakashi set her down on the cold wood floor at the entrance to the barbeque hut, Hinata wore no shoes to help her walk better and she preferred to go bare foot as she would have been using the hospitals slippers if she used footwear. Leading her into the restaurant Hinata began to question his actions,

"K-Kakashi-kun? Shouldn't w-we wait for t-them to bring us t-to our table?" she asked looking up at him,

"Do you want to stand around all day?" he asked her, she seamed confused, the restaurant was always very good with their service to their customers, that's one of the reasons why both of them loved it here, so she didn't get what Kakashi was saying. Deciding to go along with it she was lead into a dark room she new the restraint had private rooms for private parties, her team and her sister and cousin would sometimes book them out for private meals or special occasions, but she also knew that they were used for other kinds of parties and she didn't understand why Kakashi had taken her into one. Then the lights where slowly lit and she saw the room and everything in it.

There was a large kotatsu, large enough to fit Shino, Kiba, Akamaru next to him, Hanabi, Neji, Lee, Ten Ten, Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, Sakura, Naruto, Lady Tsunade, Kurenai (with Akiyo) and guy, around the it, they were all stood waiting for her. she looked at all of them and when she got to Neji and Hanabi, who were standing next to each other, tears ran down her eye's she hadn't seen them in so long, 'they came… I didn't think they would, not with father knowing I was in hospital.' Hinata couldn't stop crying because she was so happy, she wanted to hug both of them right there and now, but she was worried that her father would punish them for coming and she was just about to ask them why they'd come when Tsunade spoke first,

"I ordered them here." Looking at Hinata, she realized the look on Hinata's was concern, "I told your father they were to accompany me to a lunch with a few jonin just outside the leaf." Tsunade smiled, Hinata knew there would be shadow clones going that way so that if her father was following them he'd see the clones first and she also new that the clones would have to look like the real thing, so that meant all three where using a lot of chakra control. She looked at Neji and Hanabi again and smiled. She'd stopped crying after Tsunade had told her she had invited them so she wiped her face with a hanky Kakashi had given her.

When they where all sat down, Hinata next to Shino, who was on the right of her, and Hanabi, on the left, and Kakashi sat with Guy, Kurenai and Tsunade, they begun to celebrate her recovery.

"Hanabi-chan?" Hinata never stuttered when talking to her sister, she always felt comfortable around her, "How's everything at the house?" she asked her younger sister who had just fried some meat and popped it in her mouth, Neji had stopped watching his meat cook, only to have Lee take it from under his nose, he was looking at Hanabi with concern. 'Is it really that bad? Has father told her she has to marry? Has he told her she can't be a shinobi anymore?' she though as she waited for Hanabi to finish chewing her meat.

"At the House?" Hanabi questioned, and looked up at Hinata, she didn't show any facial expressions, "Everything is fine, my chunin training is coming on well, I should be chunin by next year." Smiling with closed eyes, she then went back to frying some more meat and left Hinata staring in wonder, 'Hanabi… you never act like this, what has father done or said to you? Is it really that bad Hanabi?' Hinata caught sight of Neji looking at her, he looked just as concerned as she was, mouthing words Hinata knew he wanted to talk to her in private later.

After they all had finished Hinata hugged everyone goodbye, saying goodbye to Neji, Hanabi and Tsunade first, because they had to get off. Neji had told her Hanabi was having a few problems with her father, Hanabi didn't say much about it just told Hinata she missed her a lot and so did Hinata, and Tsunade told Hinata that they where both safe and her father wouldn't punish them and that she was so glad she love her Kimono and wished her a good night, all three disappeared. Guy, lee and Ten Ten went together and wished her a goodnight. Choji and Ino waited with Shikamaru to walk Kurenai and Akiyo home, Hinata new they all felt responsible for their senseis child, saying goodnight to Kurenai and the others, Naruto and Sakura went shortly after them.

There was only Shino, Kiba and Akamaru left to say goodnight to, she wanted to tell them both how grateful she was to have them as her team mates, she hugged Kiba then gave Akamaru a hug and turned to Shino, she'd been close to him but she'd never felt like he was someone who hugged people a lot, she just stud there looking at him,

"E-Erm." She stuttered, she new what she wanted to say but she didn't want to burden him anymore,

"Stuttering Hinata-chan? Come on how long have we been team mates? You seriously can't still be uncomfortable-"

"Thank you Shino!" She cut in, she went red, "I'm sorry though." Shino froze in place and Kiba had come to the side of her and took her into a hug, she felt like he was her older brother and lent into him, "To the both of you,"

"Hinata-ch-" she cut them both off this time,

"Am not finished." Lowering her head so they couldn't see her eyes, she closed them because she new she was about to cry, "All these years we have been a team…" that was true and she love being apart of their team, "But as we developed out skills, my progress was slow. That's the reason my father banished me, the reason why you have been held back for so long, the reason why this happened to me." she put her hand to her chest, a tear ran down her cheek, "I have burdened too many people with my weak skills." They where about to protest but she didn't leave them room to, "but I will not burden you anymore, I will recover from this and earn each of your respect."

Shino stepped forward and took her into his arms for a hug,

"Don't ever do that again to us, you frightened the life out of us Hinata-chan." his hug felt warm, she felt so safe in it just like Kiba's but this was different, it was fear for Shino. Hinata looked up at him he'd put his glasses back on, 'to hide his eyes.' She thought, letting go of him Hinata turned to them both,

"Promise me one thing?" they looked confused, "don't wait for me." they new what she meant but this would be hard for them they'd always worked with each other and helped each other achieve, they didn't want to promise it and stayed silent for a moment. Akamaru gave a loud bark and they all new he'd agreed,

"Kiba-kun? Your partner has just said yes, how about it?" Hinata smiled and patted Akamaru on the head.

"I'll stand buy you boy, we will support you wish Hinata-chan." She said and smiled then turned to Shino.

"If it's going to be a team dissection, then yes." He said and took his glasses of to look at Hinata properly, "Promise me one thing though?"

"Hai?"

"Don't take too long to catch up or we'll have the upper hand." she smiled at her and hugged her again.

She said goodnight to them and then there was only her and Kakashi left,

"Hinata the brave." He teased as he got up from his seat, he'd let Hinata have her moment with her friends. She blushed,

"What would you have done?" she asked still confident after talking to Kiba and Shino.

"Probably the same thing you did, but told them not to see me as a team mate anymore." He said and then he smiled at her,

"That's because you where naive then." She tried to get a hit for herself but decided to change the subject before Kakashi could wind her up further, "You've never told me about your Genin team, I'd love to hear some of your stories from when you where younger." She said to him as they where coming into the entrance of there building.

Kakashi didn't say anything and when they were inside their apartment he didn't let her down until she was in his room, she was confused,

"You still haven't recovered fully so you can stay in my bed until you have." Kakashi sounded embarrassed about the idea, "I'll use your futon in your room for now… do you need any help changing?" he said still a little uncomfortable, Hinata felt embarrassed too and she was bright red, Kakashi didn't wind her up though,

"I-I can c-change myself b-but I m-may need a-a little s-support." She managed to stutter out.

Kakashi turned the other way and let Hinata use his arms for support, her clothes where at the bottom of his bed, when she was done she gave Kakashi her clothes he laid them across the chair in his room and she settled in for the nights sleep. She could hear Kakashi moving about around the room and then he said goodnight and left the door open, she didn't reply she was too tired.

(Dream)

"Neji-kun!" Hinata screamed. He wasn't moving why wasn't he moving? And then she was in front of him and took the hit he was suppose to, she felt her body fly into the rock behind her, she ached all over, her vision was blurred, two figures where walking towards her, she couldn't see them properly.

"Hahaha! She's worthless man." The guy spoke familiar, but she couldn't recognise who it was.

"Your week Hinata-chan, we don't need you any more, your worthless to us." Shino?

"Your holding us back, you don't deserve to be our team mate, your weak and are showing us up." Kiba? She looked up at them Shino had blood on his right hand it was dripping on the floor, she looked down at her chest and touched her hand to it, 'it's blood!' her chest begun to hurt she curled up into a ball and sobbed

'why?'

(End of dream)

"Hinata! Hinata! Its ok am here, your safe, its ok." Kakashi had been woken up by her loud sobs and was now cradling her in his arm's.

"Kakashi-kun, don't leave me please, please don't leave me!" she sobbed and grabbed hold of his top.

"Its ok Hinata-chan I'm here now, your safe, calm down and go back to sleep, its ok." He rocked her till she fell asleep in his arms.

AN: Sooooooooo what do you think ? what was your favorite bit? i thought it was funny when Tsunade was with Kakashi in her office :). but it ant about what i think i cant comment on my own story :( coz then id be big headed lol any hoo

i don't know when the next chapter will be out, but i am thinking of doing a Christmas special for all you festive people out there :) soo keep an eye out for that :) it should be good.

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