Chapter 3

She started to wake. She opened her eyes and looked around silently. She was in a white room, 'probably a hospital', she thought to herself. She looked toward the window and saw a man. The same man that was staring obviously at her before. He was sitting on the windowsill reading a book. 'I wonder what he is reading'

He became aware of her staring at him and caught her eyes.

"Yo," he said, closing his book. She forced herself into a sitting position on the bed. When she looked back up, he was standing next to her. For a moment, they just looked at each other, unsure of what to say, or what to do.

Finally, she asked him, "What is your name?"

"Kakashi Hatake"

"Kakashi…Hatake…" she repeated, testing the words on her tongue. Hearing this woman say his name slowly made his body cover itself in goosebumbs.

"How are you feeling?" He asked her.

But she didn't answer. Instead, she reached out her hand toward him saying, "Give me your hand…Kakashi…Hatake…kun…"

Unsure of what she needed, he didn't make a move. She leaned forward and gently slid her hand inside his right hand. He eyed her questioningly. Her hand was soft, warm, delicate he noted to himself. She was 'gentle' he concluded looking down into her innocent eyes. He relaxed his body and gazed back at her, making no effort to remove their connection.

The next thing he knew, however, he was sitting on the bed with her. She had pulled him down. She knelt over him, so close, right hand cupping his face, the other tangled in his hair. He looked up at her surprised, both of his hands on her shoulders, though not pushing her away. Maybe she wasn't as 'gentle' as he thought she was.

She smiled devilishly down at him. She lowered her lips down next to his ear and whispered "It is my turn to be… 'obvious'…"

His eyes widened with the statement, watching her as she lifted her head from his. With a slight blush on her cheeks, she leaned down and kissed him. A few moments passed and she removed her lips from his cloth covered ones, though she still lingered over him closely. She looked deep into his uncovered eye. She then pushed him back onto the bed.

She slowly lowered her head down on his shoulder and closed her eyes. After a few moments, he lifted his head from the bed and looked at Aki. She was asleep. He lowered his head back onto the bed and exhaled deeply, somewhat disappointed she didn't do anything perverted.

Instantly, Nevins was standing over him. Kakashi just looked up at him comically, aware of how the situation must look to him.

Nevins didn't even say a word. Jin, who was behind him turned bright red and quickly left the room embarrassed.

Nevins moved Aki from on top of the ninja and placed her back under the covers. Kakashi quickly got up from the bed and silently left the room through the window, leaving his Ichi Ichi Paradise book behind.