A sick man was led into the center of the room, held up by Kakashi and Asuma. He was too weak to stand on his own and was having difficulty breathing. They lowered him to his knees. Kakashi remained with the man to keep him from collapsing onto the floor while Asuma joined the others off to the side. Kakashi met Aki's eyes. He saw concern in her dark brown eyes, and maybe…sadness…fear…
Aki approached and knelt beside him, opposite of Kakashi. Nevins stayed close to her at all times. She slowly removed his vest and shirt and leaned the sick ninja against her chest and supported this head by her left hand behind his neck.
Looking at the sealed man's bare back, and Kakashi looking at her, she traced down from his shoulder to the middle of his back with her free hand. The seal instantly become darker, clearer. It actually seemed to be glowing.
"Aki," Nevins stated.
"…"
The seal was about 5" in diameter, it looked like a normal seal used for sealing ones power or ones memories. The Five Star Seal is used primarily to seal a person's soul, memories, even chakra. However, this Seal was slightly different. There was that extra star within the circumference. She traced it with her index finger receiving a shiver from the man.
"Do you know what kind of Seal this is?" asked Hokage.
"I…do" she replied closing her eyes. Kakashi got the impression she was silently comforting the man, holding him close to her. He momentarily envied the man being held.
"Can you break the seal?"
"…hai…"
"Aki…" Nevins spoke suddenly, concerned for her, not wanting her to get involved in this. She looked at him and smiled sweetly.
"I'll be alright. I have you here, right?"
Nevins just grunted to himself. "That's not the point!" But, she was right, he knew. He wouldn't let anyone hurt her as long as he was there. If this were some sort of trick..
Aki moved her sweet smile onto Kakashi. 'She is beautiful when she smiles…' Kakashi thought to himself, frozen from her gaze.
"I will need room for creating a seal to break this one." She said to him. Understanding her needs, he got up and stood behind the Hokage. Reluctantly, Nevins moved back by the door and stood next to Jin, quite unhappy about the turn of events.
Aki had her right hand in front of her face in a fist with two fingers raised toward the ceiling. She had her eyes closed, still holding the sick man.
"Will you need ink to draw the seal you need?" asked the Hokage.
"No…she won't" answered Nevins, smirking.
Suddenly, bright blue lines trailed the floor radiated from her. The lines, inconsistent at first, squirming in all directions, started to take form. The lines were forming a seal.
Some of the ninja stepped back from these lines as if they would burn if contact was made. Kakashi was quite impressed. 'If she can do this, then maybe she can use the Five Star Seal…' he thought.
After completing the formed seal on the floor, she lowered her hand from her face and started forming one-handed seals. She never said a word until she formed the last seal. She then placed her hand flat against the man's back over the Six Star Seal. She mumbled a couple of inaudible words, held him tighter and there was a flash of light. So bright, everyone had to cover their eyes until the light started to fade a few seconds later.
At first glance, it was as if nothing had changed. The man still lied against Aki, eyes half closed. However, they noticed that he was breathing easily. Kakashi approached and knelt in front of the two after examining the man's back. The seal was gone. 'Did she break the seal?' he asked himself looking over her face.
He became instantly aware of how tired she looked. The hand that once held and supported the man's head was now sitting in her lap. Her eyes were closed, yet she had a soft smile on her face. Kakashi looked back and nodded at the Hokage.
"Bring him back to his hospital bed. Watch him closely. Inform me of any changes." Hokage ordered. Two ninja removed the now unconscious ninja from Aki's chest and disappeared from the room.
Nevins was instantly at Aki's side. He scooped her weak body up before she collapsed onto the floor. She, too, was unconscious.
"Is there someplace…safe…she can rest?" inquired Nevins.
"Yes. Kakashi, would you show them to the hospital?" Hokage asked. Kakashi nodded his head and directed them out of the room to the Konoha Hospital. All the while, Kakashi was asking himself 'Did she break the seal? Could she possibly of done it? If she did, I definitely need to have her as a sparring partner for one session.' He smiled and caught a glance at her face. He couldn't wait for her to wake up.