Taisetsuna "Precious" - Version Two
by Aoikami Sarah
Chapter Thirteen
Kakashi wiped sweat out of his eye as he trekked across the sand. "This place does suck," he groaned. Suna Gakure's outline shivered in the distance.
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When Oururi and the girls got home later that night, they were exhausted from a long day of shopping and eating out. They put their new clothes away, set up a brand new television set and went to bed. In moments the girls were asleep. Oururi watched them for a moment before crashing herself.
"Kakashi," she whispered to the stillness. "I miss you so much. I want to go home. I want another chance. I want to fall for you." A few tears rolled down her cheeks as she drifted off to sleep.
About an hour later, a foreign sound woke Oururi with a start. She sat up and listened, but swooned. She coughed and groped for the lamp. "What's going on!" she cried and tried to get up. Her eyes were heavy and her body was unresponsive. "Oh no, gas!" she looked to the open window and saw three shapes bound away over the rooftops, each one carrying a smaller form.
"Girls!" she shouted and her vision blurred. "No, not my girls…" Oururi tried to get to the window. She lost consciousness and collapsed on her bed.
Another hour later, Kakashi unlocked the door with a burglar's tool and sneaked in. Before he could chime a greeting he had rehearsed for the last 100 miles, he saw the scene. "Oururi!" He rushed to her side, took her in his arms and shook her lightly. She was sleeping soundly under the drug's power. He removed something from of his pocket, cracked it open and held it under her nose.
Oururi struggled as she regained her senses. At last, she saw him. "Kakashi," she muttered. "Are we in Konoha?"
"No," he said sadly. "Come on, wake up. We've got work to do."
"Work?" she asked. He helped her sit up. She looked at the empty window behind him. "Girls!" she shouted.
He clenched his teeth. "How long ago was it, do you think?"
She looked to the clock. "Not more than an hour. What are you doing here?" She squinted and looked back to him. "Or are you not Kakashi?"
His eye widened. "Yeah, I guess this looks weird, ne?" He rubbed his chin. "Well, Hokage-sama has sent a team to get a signature on a release form for you and the girls. He sent me before them to keep you safe. I'm sorry. I was too late. Do you think it's their intention to kill them? I mean, they're Chuunin, after all. I think they would want to keep them. Well, it won't matter after tomorrow when the agreement gets signed but..." Oururi blinked at him. "I'm sorry. I don't know what to do to prove to you this is me and not a Sand-nin in disguise."
She smiled. "You've done it. No one here cares about me. They wouldn't have thought to say all of those things." She took his hand and stood up. Her legs were still uncooperative and she stumbled into him. She let him put his arms around her. "We have to chase them," she said into his chest. "The abductors were Anbu. If they want to keep the girls, they'd only have to brainwash them into wanting to stay. No matter of paperwork will undo that." She hugged Kakashi back. "Help me get dressed."
"Ok!" He blushed and grinned.
Oururi concealed her grateful smile. "Baka."
