"Come on, Small Tiger. You can't fall asleep in that."

She flopped down in the bed face first. "Yes I can," she mumbled into the pillow. "I just had another drunk seizure and I'm too tired to change clothes."

He took off his gloves and replied, "Should I change them for you?"

"No, I don't want you looking at me." She pulled the pillow over her head and accused, "You have a scar fetish."

"False. I love your body, which just happens to have scars."

Chiisai sat up and reached for him. "Let me see yours."

"Hmm?"

Yanking him by the arm, she asked, "Can I see it?"

He fell into the bed with her. Chiisai reached for his face, but he leaned away. "Why?"

"You kissed all of my scars today," she mumbled. "I wanna kiss yours."

He untied the headband and let his hair fall over his eyes. "You're being oddly affectionate."

Chiisai patted him on the head, taking a moment longer to feel the softness of his hair. "I have come to the conclusion that drunk dreams get me drunk." Her finger now traced over the line, touching its rough texture. Kakashi watched her study his face. Her eyebrows drew together slightly as she pursed her lips in concentration. Slowly, she pressed her mouth to his scar and pulled back.

The moment of intimacy had passed and now he frowned at her. "What are you doing?"

One eye was squinched up while the other was closed. "How do you keep only one eye opened all the time? No wonder your eyelid droops."

He wrapped his arms around her, untying the ribbon around her jacket. "My eyelid does not droop." Her petite body was trapped under his built frame and he couldn't help but wish he was undressing her for a reason other than sleep.

"Yeah," she poked his vest. "It does. It's why you look so lazy."

"Here," He pulled at her sleeve, "just take this off…"

She hiccupped and proceeded to accuse, "Farm Boy, are you trying to get me naked? Remember the contract. No sexual intercourse of any kind will be tolerated."

"I'm trying to get you changed." He frowned, "It wouldn't hurt to brush your teeth either."

Throwing her shirt at him, she continued, "I'm too tired to exercise."

He caught the article of clothing and discarded it. "Now," he moved to her waist, "just take your pants off…"

Chiisai bent her leg up. "How come I have to change but you don't?"

"Fine." He yanked off the clothes on his torso. "See? Now we're both changing clothes."He flattened his brows at her reaction and said, "You just wanted to see me shirtless, didn't you?"

"Well," she gestured, "you're seeing me shirtless!"

Kakashi skimmed over her torso. Her skin no longer stretched over her rib cage, but she still needed to gain a few more pounds. "You're wearing a bra. Are you not brushing your teeth? You still have your make-up on."

She burrowed even more into the sheets and released a noise that he took as a 'no.'

Kakashi sighed. He left to brush teeth and came back in. Her back was to him, and he went ahead and changed into pajama pants. Kakashi found it humorous that she would sleep like that. Every morning she purposely went to the bathroom to change and now here she was shameless in her underwear. When he sat on the bed, she still faced the windowsill, her hand holding a picture frame.

Chiisai whispered, "Do you miss them? Team 7?"

He leaned closer, looking at the old picture. "…Yes. They're under each Sannin now. The three of them are all growing up and getting stronger, but I can't help but worry about them…Especially Sasuke."

"You couldn't have stopped him. You know that, right?" Her finger traced the rim of the frame. "Itachi was everything to Sasuke, and after what happened…." She tapped a finger on the Uchiha's face. "Sasuke's lost right now, but he'll find his way back eventually. Uchiha's like to think they can do everything on their own, but it never works out in the end. Naruto will make Sasuke see that."

He gazed down at the picture, lost in his memories. "You sound like you know for sure."

"You know," she tilted her head to him, "the dreams I've seen help me see the big picture."

Kakashi turned off the light and came back to bed. As always, he wrapped his arm around her, her presence a comfort in the darkness. She shifted against him, and her bare skin brushed against his. A shiver ran through him as he tried to regain control of his body. Kakashi groaned inwardly. Why did he ever sign that contract?

She tapped his chest. "Hey, Farm Boy."

"Hmm."

"I enjoyed tonight. I mean, I am an idiot for what happened today, and I'm still surprised you're not mad…but tonight made me feel like my father was wrong from the very beginning. I never trusted a ninja or anyone because of him, so it was second nature for forever. But tonight…I kinda like ninjas now."

"Good." He rested his chin on top of hair. "But don't like them too much, especially Genma. I think he enjoys you more than he should."

She tilted her head up to kiss him. "Night."

"Oi," he scrunched his nose. "You didn't brush your teeth."

"Can't handle my breath?" She moved closer and breathed into his face. It was sour sake that assaulted his nostrils.

"Gross." He pushed her head away with a hand.

Giggling, she flipped over and faced the wall. "Ha, goodnight Faaarm Booooy." She closed her eyes and then instantly opened them. "Wait, what if I have a nightmare?"

"You're not going to have a nightmare."

"Crap," she sat up and pushed her hair back. "I can't go to sleep. What if it wasn't the pills? What if I hurt you?"

He pushed her back down beside him. "The only thing you're going to hurt me with is your breath." He curled his arm around her and avoided a mouth full of her hair. "Sleep."

"Okay. Do you like cuddling with me?"

"Sleep."

She kicked her foot against his shin. "Faarm Boooy. Do you like cuddling?"

He brought his leg up and plopped it on top of hers. "Sleep."

"Errghh," she pulled away from him, but his leg and arm held her in place. Kakashi, with his eyes still closed, smiled into her hair. "Yes, I like it." Pause. "Now sleep."

Chiisai relaxed but soon found herself uncomfortable. She muttered, "I can't with that kunai in your pocket...I mean, I know you want to protect me but…"

His eye shrunk in its socket as her arm reached back. Before he could stop her she already had her hand pressed against his crotch.

Too late to hide it now.

"Oh," she giggled, "sorry. That's not a kunai."

Now his sleepiness no longer existed thanks to Chiisai, and now she was all he could think about. His mind wandered to the day when she pulled back the shower curtain…And he had seen her-

Jumping out of bed, Kakashi immediately began doing push-ups to distract himself. He couldn't break the contract. He couldn't break the contract. He couldn't-

"What're you doin?"

"Exercising," he replied instantly. He couldn't break the contract.

Chiisai pulled the covers over her with a yawn. "Ninjas are so weird. I'm going to sleep."

He was too busy chanting to himself to reply.

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Chiisai's doppelgangers instantly vanished from the other dreams when she felt it. She took in a sharp intake as their experiences hit her at once. Her body twitched. She hadn't adapted to the ninja technique and the nightmares the clones absorbed hit her at once. Plus, she was still a bit buzzed from earlier...She couldn't even remember walking back from the bar.

Focusing her energy, she pushed away the emotional assault and called up Kakashi's mind. The dream bubble appeared before her and she stepped through it into his nightmare.

His chidori had already gone through her chest.

Chiisai pressed her hands to the ground, and the images blurred as they were sucked into her. She groaned as the nightmare seeped into the surface of her skin. Flexing her hand, Chiisai pushed forward a different scenery, trading her emotions for his.

Lungs straining, Chiisai picked herself up and fought for stability. Kakashi was already by her side. "You didn't have to do that," his voice came out ragged.

"Yes, I did," she gasped back. Her eyes found his.

It broke her to see him like this. The most capable jonin in Konoha could only be brought down by one thing: his mind. Chiisai did the same thing to him that he always did with her. Her hands pressed against the sides of his face, and she wiped his tears away. He flinched but didn't pull back.

She whispered, "It's okay."

"No, it's not." He squeezed his eyes shut. "It wasn't Rin. It was you."

"What you're experiencing is normal," she explained softly. "You've been thinking of me more recently and it's mixing your past and present together. People have dreams like that all the time." Chiisai stroked the side of his face and reassured him, "It's only a reflection of your fears, not a declaration of your future."

"Chiisai-"

She gently scolded, "Don't sulk like that when I'm here alive and well, Farm Boy." She grabbed his hand, pulling him toward the portal. "C'mon, I've got to show you something."

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"Look, after all I've done to you, you deserve to know everything. I'm going to show you…And you won't like some of it. But I want you to know what I can do." She held up a hand to stop him. "Don't say anything, okay?"

Kakashi only nodded.

Chiisai took a deep breath and turned away. "I've stopped mind hopping. My father had an easier route, and that's what made me change the dream world system." The dream tree appeared, the usual bubbles of images blooming like fruit. "These are dreams of people right now within my range." Her eyes narrowed. "But there's something else."

The woman pressed her hands into the tree, making the connection needed. Her shoulders relaxed, and she exhaled as she melded with the dream world. More bubbles appeared on the tree, the usual blank canvases of people awake or in a different part of the sleep cycle.

Sweat beaded her forehead. Her chakra dwindled at the task, and she said to him, "The dream world gives me access to people's dreams, which are directly linked to a person's mind. If I concentrate hard enough, I'm able to connect with them somehow. I have access to everyone's mind. But that's not all either."

She lifted a hand, and the tree faded. In its stead was a circular map of Konoha. The bubbles shrunk and drifted across the grid before settling into each respective location. "I can sense where they're at too. I don't how, but I can pinpoint their energy proportionately with the layout in reality. Some people don't show up though, like Danzo. They've somehow shielded their mind from detection. And recently…"

The map zoomed outside the village, close to the forest of death. One mind appeared that showed grey at the surface. "I've been working on expanding my limits. That's how I found the Iwagakure spies a few days ago. There's more of them, but I can't widen my range enough to get to them."

"We need to report this to the Hokage."

"I know," she nodded, "but first I want you to see how I apprehend them." The bubble grew larger, appearing as a bleak doorway before her. She pressed her hands against the mind. Her chakra manifested in her hands, a bright light radiating the more she pressed into the barrier. A crackrifted through the air as streams of white splintered into the blockade. With another hefty push from Chiisai, the wall disintegrated. Struggling for breath, Chiisai straightened and took his hand. Kakashi followed her through the portal.

"We've come through the back door of his mind, so he doesn't know we're here yet."

She placed both hands on the ground and emitted more of her chakra. Scrolls appeared around them, unraveling to the floor. With a trembling breath, Chiisai concentrated her energy. Like Kakashi's nightmare, the scrolls were absorbed into her body, where the information hit her like a punch. The shock surprised her due to her inexperience and the rest of the scrolls disappeared. She was thrown back, and Kakashi caught her.

He frowned. "You just took information."

"Yeah. This guy is an Iwagakure spy scouting the area. They're trying to infiltrate the Leaf Village. There's a lot of them but he wasn't told what the mission was about." She shook her head. "I couldn't get anything else."

The air shuddered around him and Chiisai muttered a curse. She forced herself away from Kakashi as the ground shook beneath their feet. "He's about to kick us out. Hold on."

She widened her stance and closed her eyes. Kakashi watched as darkness spread from her feet like a shadow over the mind. The blackness cloaked the vast space, leaving Kakashi and Chiisai untouched in the chilled atmosphere. The air gradually quieted under the shadows. "Okay," she breathed, "he's out for a while."

"…You've used up a lot of your chakra." She turned back to him, his Sharingan almost glowing in the dark. The sight triggered something, and in a flash her mind envisioned two glowing red eyes…each with black four-point pinwheels. Her heart fluttered at the image, but it was already lost in the sea of her thoughts.

Shaking her head, she replied, "Yeah, I know." Chiisai dragged herself to him. "A leaf ninja will find him in a couple of hours. Let's go. I've got more to show you."

"There's more…?"

"It doesn't require chakra." She and Kakashi walked back into the dream world. The dream tree was gone, leaving a valley of red spider lilies. Damn, why did flowers always reflect her emotions? Chiisai sighed and finally turned back to face Kakashi. Her eyes gazed at the flowers and her voice barely rose above a whisper. "Farm Boy, this… You know what I did to my father, but my mother…"

"It was a suicide, Chiisai. It wasn't your fault."

She closed her eyes, hating the words that came out. "But it was."

"Don't-"

The scenery changed, though it was still the dream world. "After I put my father in a coma…My mother thought I did it on purpose, and she wouldn't talk to me in reality. So the night before she…Well…"

Kakashi and Chiisai now stood in the middle of her memory.

"It was an accident," she shook her head. Reaching for her mother, Chiisai said, "I didn't mean to-"

She jerked away, sickened by her gesture. "You put him in a coma! You're not my daughter," Her mother snarled, "you're a monster!"

Chiisai's eyes widened. Tears stained her eyes and her hands tightened into fists. She reputed, "I'm the monster?! Who was the one that beat you without remorse? He was a tyrant and traitor to the village! He made our lives hell!"

"He is my husband and you're father! Now get out of my dream, you bitch!"

Chiisai raked a hand through her hair and yelled, "Dammit- I'm glad he's in a fucking coma! I came here because you're too drunk during the day to even respond, mother! I didn't mean for all of this to happen! I just want you to see-"

"I love him!" Her mother screamed. "How would you know anything?! You've never loved anyone and no one's ever loved you!" She spat. "You caused all of this! You're what has torn this family apart!"

Chiisai was taken aback. Her mother fumed before her with no regrets hidden in her eyes. Bitterly, the girl whispered, "I hope you drink yourself to death. I hope you end up like him and leave me be forever."

The scene changed to a small kitchen, but the memory was even darker than the first.

"No, please please please no." Chiisai crouched beside her pale mother, who sat limp in the chair. Empty bottles of liquor were strewn on the floor. The teenage girl pressed her finger to her mother's wrist. There was barely a pulse and she wouldn't wake up.

"Please…I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I didn't mean it!" Chiisai desperately whispered. No matter how many times she shook her mother, the body didn't move. A sobbed escaped her and she repeated over and over, "I didn't mean what I said…I didn't mean…"

The memory faded, leaving Kakashi gaping at Chiisai. She whispered, "My mother went into a coma from alcohol poisoning. She had drunk so much over the years her liver couldn't take it anymore after that. She ended up drinking herself to death, which was exactly what I told her to do." The ninja continued to watch her as she went on. "What I say to a person in their mind can stick to them. In the dream world, what you believe you create, remember? I influence their minds to where they believe in what I say…And then they create it."

"Chiisai…"

She turned away from him, afraid to see the emotions his eye would betray. "I've been remembering things. I could interrogate someone, erase their memories, and then make them believe nothing happened. That's what I did under the Third...And that's what I did to Danzo's spy a few days ago." She paused. "It's not something I enjoy doing. And don't worry, it doesn't have an effect on you because of the Sharingan."

He frowned. "That ability is like a genjutsu."

"Kind of. Back when you were in ANBU, you spied on the Uchiha Clan, right? The Third feared a civil war would eventually happen. I tried to prevent that, but my influence didn't work against Sharingan users. I could only persuade those without it, but it only caused more disorder within the clan."

The jonin took a step forward. "Chiisai, when Inoichi got into your mind yesterday, he saw something."

She glanced up. "What?"

"You and Itachi…And Uchiha Shisui. Shisui possessed an ability similar to yours with his Sharingan. It was called Kotoamatsukami. He could put someone under a genjutsu and manipulate them without anyone realizing it."

"I…I don't remember him." She closed her eyes, wondering why her skin tingled at the name. "But…it sounds like…"

Kakashi shoved his hands in his pockets and watched her reaction. "I think Itachi and Shisui helped you. But you don't remember. Why is that?"

Sighing, she revealed, "I can't access a part of my memories. It's intentionally being blocked by my own chakra."

"Your own mind won't let you in?"

"I would show you, but I don't think I have enough experience to do that and get you back inside your mind. My chakra's kind of unstable at the moment. And Kakashi?"

"Hmmm?"

She still couldn't look at him. "Are you…"

Kakashi placed his hand on her head. He looked down at her and said, "Chiisai, I've seen a lot in my shinobi life. What you just showed me doesn't make me think less of you."

She moved away from him and replied, "My powers can easily be a threat. I showed you because if something ever happens-"

He remained emotionless. "Do you think something will happen?"

Chiisai crossed her arms as if to protect herself. "With me, anything's possible."

He didn't deny it, but only said, "I have faith in you."

She blinked in surprise. Why did everyone suddenly have faith in her nowadays? "…Why?"

"I've seen the fire in your heart, Little Tiger. Why wouldn't I have faith?"

His smile brought her joy and pain at the same time, conflicting her heart even more. "I'm sorry for-"

"Nu-uh," he tsked down at her. "Remember? If you're going to say sorry…"

Sighing, she rose on her toes as he wrapped his arms around her waist. The awkwardness of the situation made her mutter, "Is this going to be a tradition now?"

"I like it." He brought his lips to hers. "I'm sorry for a few things myself, so…"

He kissed her again. His hands roamed over her body, and she gasped in surprise. Chiisai broke away and said, "…Remember the contract."

His mouth grazed her neck. He smiled, "The contract didn't say anything about the dream world now, did it?"

"Reign in your testosterone, Farm Boy." But her body deceived her words and she gasped at the heat her body received. He nibbled her earlobe and smiled, "I think you like it."

"No," she croaked, "I don't."

"Then why haven't you flung me back with a gust of wind?"

Damn, he was a perceptive one. The more he touched her the harder it was to have self-control. "…Because I can't think straight around you."

"Mhmm." He pressed his lips to hers again, and she didn't resist.

But after a few seconds their kissing grew more persistent. Hunger surfaced, and they both pressed harder against one another. Desire etched into them, their breaths shortening as they sought more. Two layers of fabric was what separated the two, but it was still too much. Kakashi yanked off her shirt. His hands trailed down her back, lighting a spark with each caress on her skin. Before Chiisai realized it she was on the ground with Kakashi on top of her.

"Chiisai," he whispered her name at the hollow of her throat. The contract was forgotten and only pleasure filled their thoughts. She tilted her head to bring his mouth back to hers. The taste of him was insatiable and she couldn't help but crave more.

But as he murmured her name again, she remembered:

"Chiisai." He kissed her forehead, her nose, her lips. "Do you know how much I love you?"

Her heart quaked as the memory disappeared. Her eyes widened, desperate to find the image again. But it was gone as quick as it came. And now she was aware of what was happening. The longing invoked by Kakashi had been shunned from her and forced her out of the moment. She suddenly felt...guilty.

Chiisai held a hand to Kakashi's chest and panted, "I should really get you back into your mind."

His fingers tangled in her hair as his lips grazed hers covetously. "Will you follow me there?"

Chiisai shook her head but couldn't bring herself to reject him. "What do you want to dream about?"

"You."

"I'll breathe you a dream then."

His voice was low as he brushed her hair back. "…Can you breathe it to life for me too?"

She understood the meaning behind his words. Chiisai stared around at the dream world, noticing the white Sagiso flowers circling them. With a faint smile, she finally replied, "…I'll try my best."

END

Brenda: I know, I'm so excited to be an aunt and I'm glad you enjoyed two in one week! XD

Red spider lilies: Never to meet again/Lost memory/Abandonment

Sagiso flowers: My thoughts will follow you into your dreams