This chapter is for xXTheSnowQueenXx

Hope that you like it.

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"Sauske used the Chidori technique that Kakashi tauight him- And put it through Rissa'a chest in an effort to kill her. Kakashi had just reached the valley of ends and saw the whole thing as it happened. He'd thought at first that Sauske had killed her. But Rissa's got the devil's own luck and managed to avert Sauske's blow so that it missed her heart completely."

"This didn't stop Kakashi from attacking Sauske in a fit of rage, however. Sauske hadn't even removed his hand from Rissa'a chest when Kakashi attacked him. He was mad with grief over what Sauske had done and was planning to kill him for his betrayal of the village, and Rissa. To Kakashi, the one who taught Sauske- Seeing his own technique used to pierce the chest of one of his most precious students was almost like seeing himself attack Rissa."

"But since Sauske was still connected to Rissa and was using her as a sheild, Kakashi had no choice but to back down or he would end up being the one who killed Rissa. So Sauske hid behind her and forced a deal from him. He would stand there and let him go or Sauske would take Rissa with him away from the valley of ends and send her back to us in pieces. Kakashi reluctantly agreed to let him go, but only if he gave Rissa to him right there. Sauske agreed and before he gave her to Kakashi, he planted a paper bomb inside of the gaping wound in her chest and then threw her into the water."

"Kakashi reacted the only way way that he could, he went after Rissa in the hopes that he could pull her from the rive before she drowned and get her help. He did the right thing even if Sauske got away."

"It doesn't really matter since Rissa used a jutsu of her own invintion to force some of her chakra into his body while they were fighting. That chakra can be used to keep track of Sauske's movements. Kakashi brought Rissa home and had the paper bomb removed, and her wounds healed but after that Kakashi and the rest of the Sauske recovery team have taken up watching Rissa-"

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Rissa lay on Ibiki's bed trying to get some rest when she felt the familiar presence of her former sensei hovering nearby and forced herself to open her eyes and looked at the man. Kakashi must have just heard what had happened via the Anbu because the man was standing there in his civilian clothes, a long sleeves black mesh shirt with a shower sleeves cotton shirt over it, dark pants and boots.

His mask hung down around his neck, his shinobi headband was nowhere to be seen and his mismatched eyes had a concerned look to them as he watched her sit up on the bed.

The poor guy must have run all the way to the tower despite the fact that he wasn't even breathing hard, Rissa could sense that he'd dropped everything and run as fast as he could. It was just the way her former sensei was now.

"I ran all the way here-" He said after a moment or so as he tentatively moved away from the window, across the room to the side of the bed and sat down and took one of her hands in his. He was shaking, she could feel it in his hand, in his grip when he closed his fingers around hers. "I heard some Anbu talking in code about the attack while I was out running errands... Are you okay?"

Rissa nodded her head and used her free hand to sign that she was fine and watched his broad shoulders slump a little bit as he got a relieved look on his face then asked, "Did you have to fight?"

It was a little bit of a silly question, Kakashi chidded himself, but he felt that it was something that he had to ask. Especially now that Rissa was a civilian. Because he wasn't sure how much of her former training, combat experience, and knowledge she had let slip so that she could live her peaceful life.

And because he worried about her now more than ever and wanted to be sure that she was protected. Not given the illusion that she was protected. But actually had someone outside of himself and her small circle of friends watching over her.

Rissa looked like she was about to try lying to him and Kaskashi squeezed her hand in his and growled, "If you lie to me, I'll sic Shika, Kiba, Lee and Neji on you faster than you'll be able to climb out of the window and escape.

She gave him a mutinous look and he gave her a ruthless smile. She sighed and nodded her head to answer his question and was a little bit startled when he sighed and stood up and picked her up off of the bed and put her over his shoulder and then headed for the window.

She squirmed and braced her hands against his back and tried to push herself up so that she wouldn't be partially hanging upside down and would have shrieked or screamed if not for the fact that her voice still wasn't working.

They reached the window and Kakashi started to bend his body so that he could slip out when she grabbed the window and tried to keep him from leaving the room. Kakashi tugged on her a few times then made a frustrated sound and then straightened his spine and looked down at her. She had the most adorbly frustrated look on her face that the Jounin wanted to reach out and pinch her cheeks just for the sake of annoying her further.

"What is it?" Kakashi asked as he crossed his arms over his chest.

She mouthed the words, I can't leave. Tsunade is still in danger.

Kakashi made a scoffing sound. "Oh you're leaving alright. I don't care if I have to drag you out of here by your hair, kicking and screaming."

Rissa mouthed a firm, No. I'm not going. And Kakashi's temper flaired a little bit. The little chit was going with him whether she liked it or not. It was his job to protect the Hokage. Not hers. And he didn't want her placing herself in anymore danger than she already had.

Yet it occurred to him that she was being more stubborn than usual. Why? Why was she acting like this? Normally she would let him have his way and say nothing. So what was it that had her so determined to stay?

"Yes you are going. But before I get you out of here tell me what it is that has you so gung ho to stay." Kakashi growled as he stared at her. Rissa flushed and stared at him wide eyed for a second before attempting to move away from the window and run. Kakashi caught her by the scruff of the neck before she could get even two steps and forced her around to face him and blinked at the vivid pink blush staining her cheeks and felt the need to snarl and swear at the same time.

Son of a bitch. She had attached herself to someone!

He sighed and walked over to the bedside table and pulled out a small note pad and pen inside of the drawer and quickly wrote out a note and set it on the pillow and then grabbed her again and this time slipped out the window without any incident.

A short time later Ibiki entered the room expecting to find his lover still curled up asleep on his bed and instead found his bed empty with the exception of a piece of paper laying face down on his pillow.

Curious about where his lover had gone, Ibiki picked up the note and read it once, twice, then on the third time he crushed the paper in his fist and growled low in his throat at the sheer stupidity of the one who had left the note for him. He took a moment or two to calm himself and uncrinkled the note and read it again, his mind whirling.

To whoever stays in this room,

Your little girlfriend will be with me for a while.

I'll bring her back when I'm damn good and ready too and not a moment sooner. You don't like it; then go fuck yourself.

HK