" I'm sorry! I didn't mean to hit you! It just happened! Is your foot okay?" A younger, more cheerful Sheiri asked the fallen Kakashi, "AI! IT'S BLEEDING! " She shrieked, giving a pointing finger.
"Uh..it's okay..it doesn't hurt that much.." He replied, rubbing the back of his neck as this wierd girl freaked out. Her shuriken had hit his leg, breaking the skin, but he KNEW it was an accident..so it didn't bother him much. "Really.."
She let this get into her head...loading...confirmed.. "Ah! You're Delirious! Are you losing blood!" She was a bad medical nin, of course.
"No, really, I'm fine.." He said, calming the girl down by moving his leg, he shook it, grimacing slightly, but laughing. "See? Nothing's wrong!"
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His eyes widened, hand shaking slightly as he held the mask in his hand, "Sh-Sh-Sheiri..san.." Her eyes were wide in shock, she was losing blood fast, and the medical nins wouldn't arrive in a while.
She was breathing heavily, turning her head as she heard a familiar voice, "Kakashi-san?..Wh-What are you doing here?" Pain was shooting down every limb, her mind only wishing for the medical nin to arrive soon, but they had been dispatched somewhere else first.
"You know her?" one of the members asked Kakashi, staring at him through the mask.
Kakashi nodded, "I do, she's.." He closed his eyes slightly, 'What is she to me?' He heard the man speak once more, Kakashi cueing in almost instantly.
"The medics won't arrive in time, if she just stays here, she'll surely die.." The man looked over at Kakashi, eyes narrowed.
Kakashi nodded, understanding what the man was saying.
"Take her to Tsunade-sama, she'll be able to heal much faster than any medic, Sheiri only has half an hour tops, you must not stop!" The man had a serious tone, he became even more aware when Sheiri cough, blood trickling down the side of her mouth,
Kakashi left as fast as he had arrived, only issuing a "Sir" before hoisting Sheiri onto his back and taking off.
25 minutes...
Kakashi knew more shortcuts than anyone, but still..thirty minutes? Even with the shortcuts, this would be a matter of his speed! And with a person on his back, the weight would slow him down slightly! It had already been nearly twenty-five minutes!
"...Kakashi.." Sheiri whispered, gripping onto his flak jacket as he jumped tree to tree.
Kakashi quieted for a moment, focusing on his speed, then answered, "Hmn?"
"Even with your speed, I'd doubt...there's a slim chance.." She got quiet for a moment, Kakashi wanted to slap her for giving up so easily! She rested her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes..she was so tired..
"Sheiri! You'd better not be giving up..I'm not giving up that quick..just hold on, and save your breathe, got it?" He heard a cough, and shifted his eyes to look at her, she was holding up a hand, blood covering it.
"Ah, Sheiri, you should take a nap, I'll get you there..don't worry.." Kakashi gave her a smile, and she sighed slightly, then rested her head on his shoulder, tightening her grip on him before drifting off. Kakashi looked forward again, giving a small sigh, 'I hope I make it.'
30 minutes...
Kakashi's feet slid across the ground, his hand sliding across the ground with it as he got to the gate of the village. 'Almost there..' he thought, opening the doors before entering. "Sheiri, we're almost there..just hold o--" He had looked over at her, then stopped short, his heart skipping a beat. 'She's..pale, and I can't feel her breathing..' he carefully placed her on the ground, shaking her slightly, "Sheiri-san, wake up." He shook her again, "Hey, Sheiri-san! Open your eyes!" He yelled her name more, staring at her. "I-I...I need you.."
" In that case, I think I could help here.." Tsunade said, walking near Kakashi, then kneeling. "I see your head is out of the books..a nice pick, If I may add." she gave him a small smirk, looking at the surprised face of Kakashi, who couldn't seem to speak. She laughed slightly, putting her hands together, putting her chakra into them, then placing them on Sheiri's wound, shutting her eyes as she talked, "This wound isn't too bad, it's not something medical nins could heal..but I, on the other hand.." She had a triumphant look on her face. "I'm that damn good."
Kakashi got a sweatdrop."...Thank you ,Tsunade.."
She chuckled lightly, looking down at Sheiri as she focused slightly. "It's nothing.."
Sheiri's eyes stayed close for what seemed like hours..days, maybe, for Kakashi, but was, in fact, just ten minutes. Tsunade pulled her hands away, feeling a pulse within Sheiri's body. "..She won't wake up for quite a while. Take her home, she needs rest. Shakara insisted upon staying home to wait for her, so she's most likely up."
Kakashi nodded, lifting her up and putting her on his back. "Thank you, once again..Tsunade..I'll repay you--"
Tsunade shook her head, "Don't worry about it, just don't let this go to waste.." She raised a brow, "If you know what I mean.." She heard a faint chuckle as he left, her eye perking higher, then lowering as she gave a sigh. "They remind me of..." She sighed lightly, taking off into the direction of her office. "I'm too old for this.."
Kakashi stood in front of her house, giving a deep breath. "If Shakara sees her like this..it won't be good.." He walked up the front steps, giving a small sigh as he opened the door.
"So..She's fine, I take it?"
Kakashi gave a stupid blink, staring at the most unlikely person, holding Shakara's hand as she slept.
"...What are you doing here?..Really.." He stared blankly at Sasuke, giving a sort of raised brow.
"She was worried..that's all. That idiot Naruto was hungry, So I came home to..accompany..her. There's nothing between us. If that's what you think."
Sasuke gave his glare, and Kakashi just sort of nodded, not giving any questions.
"Feel free to leave whenever. I'm staying to be sure Sheiri is alright.." With that said, he disappeared off into Sheiri's room, carefully putting her on the bed. He sat her up, and took off all of her gear, only leaving her in her shirt, skirt and headband. He placed them on a nearby table, sitting next to her on the bed and sighing. '..Wake up..Sheiri-san..'
Her body shifted, one hand lifting up to grab his shoulder. He blinked, looking over at her. She used his shoulder to sit up, holding her head, breathing heavily. "My head's..poundin--" She blinked slightly, feeling two arms wrap around her almost instantly.
"Sheiri..san..You had me worried.." He whispered in her ear, pulling her closer.
Her head bowed, one arm coming up to wrap around him, "I'm..sorry.."
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Sorry it's taken so long to update..I blame writer's block!..and starting other stories too..-Coughs-
Anywho..yeah. I only got one review on my story last chapter..so I didn't feel very good about my mad Skillz..joking!
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