Chapter 9: Realization
Eight years ago, Kakashi Hatake's P.O.V.
The warm afternoon sunlight barely peeked through the blinds I had closed earlier when the girl fell asleep. Just as I was starting to drift off to sleep myself those eyes opened. Golden amber burned a hole in the ceiling. Startled I quickly sat up in the chair making it groan. The eyes flicked to me and then rapidly around the room. She breathed deeply and seemed alert. Words instantly jumped to my tongue unbidden.
"How are you feeling?"
She looked back at me recalling who I am but not saying a word. She lies there quietly in thought. When I begin to think she won't be speaking to me and I should leave she startles me again.
"Why is it so dark in here?"
I stand up in the dimly lit room.
"Oh I'm sorry, I closed the blinds earlier. Let me get them."
Her head turns as I move to open them, I watch her out of the corner of my eye. I give them a tug and they open letting the warm afternoon light spill onto the foot of her bed.
"Is that better?"
Lekali looks confused, "But its night, turning on the light would be better."
It's the middle of noon… could she really?
"It's the middle of the afternoon Lekali. Can't you see the sunlight on the end of the bed?"
I try not to alarm her while trying to confirm my suspicions. She looks straight at me with pupil less, bloods shot eyes and the sits up. The med-ins would object but I move to stop her. She tosses off the blankets covering her still badly bruised body and crawls to the end of the bed. Putting her hand out and feeling the heat she reaches for the window.
"It-it's the afternoon?"
I nod but catch myself, "Yes."
She then looks furious putting her other hand over her eyes. Through gritted teeth she screams, "DAMMIT TAKA! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO!"
I blink in surprise; this was not the reaction I was expecting.
"Ta-Taka? That's who hurt you?"
Three med-ins and the woman before all come crashing through the door. Unsuccessfully I might add as they landed in an awkward pile halfway through.
The question med-in, "What's happening in here! When did she wake up! What did you do to Lekali! Why is she out of bed!"
Oh god…more questions…
The woman, "Oh you poor little dear! What ever is the matter!"
I think I'm going to be sick, no wonder she picked a coma…
They untangle themselves and scramble to their feet. The two med-in I don't recognize scurry off to attend other patients while the woman rushes to Lekali and tries to get her to lie down. Questions comes over to me with his clipboard and buries me.
Not again!
