The moonlight shone through the window casting barred shadows on his silver hair. He could hear the voices of the Star shinobi drinking and stumbling over furniture, laughing in the cozy cabin up ahead of him. Kakashi could not fall asleep, as hard as he tried, as much as his body wanted to, he could not.

Looking over at the sleeping Naruto he noticed his shivering body. A slight grunt was heard as Kakashi took off his ANBU shirt and laid it on top of Naruto; he knew it wouldn't do much, but it made him feel better that he could still try.

There was still some water left in the jug the guards had brought in the following day, and Kakashi rinsed out his wound with what was left wincing at the sting. The pool of water created a mirror, and it was lit just enough so Kakashi could see himself.

It was the first time he had seen himself in a month. His eyes widened; it couldn't be him, this was not the person he had gone on a mission as. Kakashi ran his hand over the black and blue marks that covered his neck and his collar bone, and the red scars and marks on his chest. He dare not look under his mask…it would be too scary…

Kakashi sighed and rested his head back on the wall. His eyes steered towards Naruto once more. His chest wasn't moving. Thinking the worst had happened, Kakashi leaned forward to get up, but then Naruto produced a loud snort and murmured something turning on his side.

It took a while for his heart to crawl back up from his feet; it exhausted Kakashi terribly to have this much adrenaline pumping through his system. His fever made him delusional, it was best he closed his eyes.

Kakashi's mind started to drift into sleep; finally…The cold wind blew against his bare chest cooling it of the pain he felt.

"Hm…thanks for the thrills…" The gates unbolted. Kakashi snapped his eyes open; Naruto bolted up.

It couldn't be.

There she was—Sakura.

Thrown on the floor, the doors closed again. "See you later little girl." The lock bolted and the guard walked away.

"S-Sakura," Kakashi gasped. Forgetting his pain he faltered over to Sakura. "Sakura, oh Sakura," Kakashi took her in her arms and pushed her messed hair out of her eyes which were dull and sleepy. Naruto came running over from where he once slept.

"Kakashi, what—" His eyes fell upon Sakura. He fell to his knees beside her.

"Naruto…" Kakashi whispered. "She's alive…" the quiver in Kakashi's voice made Naruto look up at the man holding the lost and found. Sadness shone in his eyes, and for a minute, Naruto believed that he saw tears well up threatening to break the dam that held them in.

"Sakura, you're back!" Naruto said. "Sakura, can you hear us? What happened? Where were you?" Naruto could not help but smile when a hand outstretched and touched his face.

"Naruto," Sakura's eyes shimmered once again. "Oh Naruto!" Sakura jumped out of Kakashi's arms and hugged Naruto never wanting to let go. "I was so worried…the things they told me…what I had to witness them putting you through…but never did I cry, Kakashi," Sakura turned her head to face him. "Never once, I kept telling myself that if I did I would die and even though they…"

"Shh Sakura…it's okay, you're here and alive," Sakura fell into Kakashi's grasp and he comforted her as she told of the atrocities they put her through.

"And I had to stay hidden, gagged as they tortured you all, and I was right there, I could've helped you…" Sakura buried her head deeper into his chest.

Sakura was fine when you glanced at her, but take a better look and you could see the marks where Mikobu ordered her to be tied up, or beaten; Kakashi had a feeling that they did more than that.

"Sakura," Naruto started.

"What else did they do to you?" Kakashi asked.

Sakura stared into his tired eyes, "K-Kakashi…I-I can't," Sakura shook her head.

"Sakura, what did they do to you?" Kakashi asked a little more firmly.

"They—oh Kakashi, Naruto, it's too embarrassing," she choked back tears. Kakashi looked at Naruto who both had the same idea.

"Okay," Kakashi stroked her hair as she gripped his arms tighter in her frightening memories, "You don't have to answer us if you don't want to. We're going to ask you questions, and just say yes or no."

"It's okay Sakura," Naruto said. "I'll ask the first question…is Gai's team still alive?"

"Yes."

"Do they want us to know what you've seen?" Kakashi asked.

"No," Sakura answered.

"Are there any other prisoners here?" Naruto asked.

"No."

Kakashi paused before he asked his next question. "Sakura…did they…take advantage of you in any way?"

"…yes…"

Kakashi gripped Sakura by the shoulders and looked her straight in the eyes. "Did they take advantage of you…sexually?"

Sakura bit her bottom lip and closed her eyes as she nodded. "Yes they did, Kakashi, they did." Sakura fell back into the same comforting position in Kakashi's hold.

"Alright, Sakura…" Kakashi led Sakura to the more 'comfortable' side of the cell. "I suppose you don't want to talk about it?"

"No I don't…" Sakura whimpered.

"Okay, you two get some sleep. I'm sorry to say our troubles have just begun." Kakashi knelt beside Naruto and whispered, "Keep an eye on her."

"I won't let her out of my sight," Naruto sat himself beside Sakura and the two shinobi fell asleep leaving Kakashi once again, awake to grieve over Sakura's treatment and to convince himself the pain isn't real.

"Dammit!" Kakashi slammed his fist against the wall and held his face in his hands. His fingers gripped the stone walls pulling him up. Gasping for air, he tried not to make to much noise that would disturb the sleeping teens.

He had broken out into sweat and severe headache that impaired his vision. Kakashi's body was fighting the fever from the infection and he wished he hadn't sacrificed his only shirt to keep Naruto warm. He came to the bars that held all of them in. The pain was so intense that his grip on the metal made it bend.

"I can't take it anymore," he said to himself. Kakashi put his forehead against the bars and drew down his mask. He coughed lightly; blood… "Shit," he wiped his mouth off with the back of his hand.

"Kakashi?" A voice called.

"Go back to sleep Sakura," he said.

"Are you alright?"

"Don't worry about me," Kakashi smiled putting his mask back on. "It's you I should be worrying about."

"Are you sure?" Sakura asked from across the room.

"Yes," Kakashi put a hand on his hip hiding the oozing gash.

"Okay…" Sakura went back to sleep.

Kakashi watched them sleep, watched their youth fade away…watched as they aged in soul, and fought for their lives.

"What have I done…?"

Ooooo...what will happen next? Dun dun dun! Review pwease!