Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Warning: blood

Chapter 10

Back at her tent, Mayu unraveled her braid. Just as she was about to remove her headband, she got this awful feeling that something was terribly wrong. The last time she had this feeling was on the day her sister, Chiyuu died. Then Mayu just started running on instinct. She had a feeling that a member of Team 7 was in danger. She ran until she came upon Kakashi lying in a pool of his own blood.

"KAKASHI!" she shouted. Mayu feared that he was dead, for what skin she could see looked awfully pale. She checked his pulse. It was faint, which meant he was still alive.

Mayu knew she had to act fast in order to save him. She noticed the building with the mailbox with the name HATAKE on it. She figured that it must be his home. She tried to open the door, but it was locked. So then she picked up Kakashi and kicked the door down. As soon as she got inside, she noticed that Kakashi's bedroom door was open. So she carried him into the bedroom and laid him on the bed.

She then removed the kunai in his arms and legs, along with his clothing. Then using the first aid kit she always carries around with her and her healing abilities, she began to treat his wounds.

As soon as she finished treating the wounds on his body, she noticed the gash on his face. She knew she had to remove his mask in order to treat it so it wouldn't get infected. She removed his mask and headband to find that underneath was another mask.

'Oh for the love of Kami.' she thought. She then removed the other mask and finally saw his face. As she treated the gash on his face, she could feel herself blushing. She found it a little sad to think that the gash would leave another scar on that face. But she had to admit, that not even a scar or 2 could mar that face.

She then laid him on the couch. She took the bloody sheets off the bed and put them in the washer. She put clean sheets on the bed. Then she laid Kakashi back on the bed and covered him up. She checked his pulse. It was starting to return to normal. Then she went to go fix his door…

When Kakashi woke up, he felt sore all over. He then remembered what happened to him. He was amazed that he was still alive and that he was lying in his bed in his underwear. He then noticed Mayu was asleep in a chair next to his bed. He saw that she had his mask in one hand and a sewing needle in the other. She also had some blood on her clothes. He figured Mayu must have found him and treated his wounds.

'Talk about lucky.' he thought. He then noticed Mayu's hair wasn't in its usual braid. Her long brown hair went all the way down to her waist and some of it was covering at least half her face. He had to admit, she looked prettier with her hair down.

'How much blood did I lose?' he thought.

Just then Mayu woke up and moved her hair out of hair.

"Oh, you're awake." she said as she put the mask and needle down.

"How did you…uhh…find me?" he asked as he sat up. He figured his wounds must be bad if it hurt to move.

"Don't move." Mayu ordered him as she placed her hands on his arms. "You might open your wounds."

Then she answered his question, "I…I just had a feeling that someone was in trouble. So…I just ran on instinct till I found you…"

'Why do I feel so nervous.' she thought. 'It not like I haven't seen guys with their shirts off before. Though I've never seen a guy in his underwear before.'

Kakashi then pulled Mayu closer to him, to the point where her face was only a few centimeters from his. Mayu could feel herself blushing again.

"Kakashi, what are you…" But before she could finish her question, Kakashi kissed her on the lips. This surprised Mayu at first, but then she returned the kiss. After Kakashi pulled away, he said, "Thanks."

"Um…you're welcomed." Mayu responded. After she got over the shock of what just happened, she asked Kakashi, "Can you tell me what happened to you?"

"I was attacked by this ninja called Daaku Shisou.", he told her.

"Daaku Shisou!"

"You know who he is?"

"Yes …he killed my brother."