Kakashi sat in the waiting room, waiting for an injury report from the nurse examining her in one of the private patient rooms.
The nurse came out after about a half an hour, frowning and gave him the report before going back into the room. Kakashi looked down at the report. As he read the report, he felt his anger growing at each sentence. He couldn't believe she had kept quiet about what he had done. She obviously felt more comfortable talking to a female about her injuries due to some of them clearly being linked to rape. He put the report away as he heard the door open again. He looked up and saw Katsumi's tear stained face.
"I want to go home." She whispered, looking down at the floor. Kakashi frowned but nodded.
"I can't allow you to stay with him Katsumi-chan." He spoke softly to her as he stood up. "But we can go back and get your belongings." He added but she shook her head.
"No, I want to stay in my home Kakashi-sama." She told him and walked away. Kakashi sighed and went after her.
He followed her home. "Go away Kakashi." She told him once they reached her front door, getting her keys out.
"No, you are not staying here any longer." He told her firmly. "Katsumi, he raped you for crying out loud." He added quietly. He watched her body stiffen and he knew he shouldn't have said anything but she needed to understand she wasn't safe there anymore.
"I'll talk to him, I'm sure he didn't mean to." She hissed through her teeth as she unlocked the door. She didn't want him to see her cry again, she hated anyone seeing her cry.
"When are you going to open your eyes, Katsumi-chan?" He asked trying to follow her through the door. "This is serious, this isn't a one-off, and this is going to keep happening until you leave or he kills you." He added, holding the door open with his foot as she tried to close it. "What if you two have children? Will he beat you while you're pregnant? He might not just do it to you, he might turn on them too." She froze and looked up at him. He knew this got through to her.
"Fine, come in and I'll pack." She gave in and opened the door so he could get in.
An hour later she came down the stairs with two suitcases, he noticed she had been crying again. "Where will I be staying?" She asked weakly, it sounded like it was a strain to speak from all the crying she had done.
"You will stay with me until we can find you somewhere else." He told her with a small smile. She nodded and went towards the door, carrying both of the suitcases. Kakashi quickly took the heaviest off her. She stood there for a moment after she locked the door, staring at the keys in her hand. She was debating whether to post them through the letterbox or keep them. She decided to keep them, in case she had to go back for anything before Sasuke came back. She followed Kakashi through the streets to his home.
During the journey, many villages stopped to stare and whisper. No doubt they thought she had been seeing Kakashi behind Sasuke's back and had now decided to leave while he was away. She sighed to herself, she hoped that none of her friends were going to say anything.
"Are you sure staying at yours is a good idea, Kakashi-sama?" She asked him nervously as they reached his front door. People walking past were still staring at them. Kakashi had noticed as well, he didn't want any rumors running wild for Katsumi's sake. He could just brush them off but he knew this was the last thing she needed. She needed support from people, not to be judged and treated like filth because they couldn't get their minds out of the gutter.
"It's better than staying in a home with no heating or water." Kakashi spoke up loud enough for people close by to hear. She gave him a confused look but then realised what he was doing. He was trying to stop rumors from running wild. She would have to thank him for that once they were behind closed doors.
"I could have managed until Sasuke-kun got home. I use to be a ninja; two weeks would be like going on another mission." She answered as Kakashi opened the front door.
"Yes, but you shouldn't have to. Sasuke shouldn't have forgotten to give you the bank account number so you could have called someone to fix it." He told her, making her stomach drop slightly. Sasuke would be furious when he came back to find out the villages thought he was controlling the money they shared. They would think he was horrible for not giving her the money to maintain the house. "I don't mind having you stay as long as you don't mind helping around the house. Hokage duties can take up a lot of my time." He added jokingly, trying to get her to smile. She did smile and help him get her suitcases inside.
"Thank you Kakashi-sama but Sasuke-kun will be furious if he hears rumours that he wouldn't give me money to maintain the house in his absents." She said after Kakashi closed the door. He was a little annoyed that she was still using 'kun' after Sasuke's name.
"It's better than them saying we're having an affair and I've moved you in now because Sasuke can't come back at a moment's notice. And that I didn't want to make a scene because I'm Hokage, I have to look good." He reasoned with her and she nodded in agreement. She didn't miss how Kakashi spat Sasuke's name out like it was poison. She hoped he wouldn't do anything rash.
"True." She sighed and followed him into the lounge, leaving the suitcases in the hallway. "Where will I be sleeping?" She then asked as he signaled for her to sit down on the sofa.
"You'll have the spare room, but first, do you want anything to eat or drink?" He asked with a small smile.
"No, thank you. I'm fine for now." She answered with her own small smile. "Shouldn't you get back to your office anyway?" She asked, it was now three in the afternoon and there was no doubt that someone would be looking for him, most likely Naruto.
"I guess so, but will you be alright on your own?" He asked with a sigh. He didn't want to go back to his office to come home and find she had snuck back to the Uchiha estate. He could tell she wanted to go back. Sasuke must have quite a hold over her to make her think that what he had done was ok.
"Yes, I'll be fine, Kakashi-sama." She tried to reassure him. "I know my way to the kitchen." She joked after, earning a small chuckle from Kakashi.
"Ok, I'll be back by seven. I want those suitcases to stay where they are. I'll send Iruka round to take them up for you after he's finished at the academy." He told her as he headed towards the hallway. He noticed to nervous look she gave him. "I won't tell Iruka, I'll give him the same excuse I gave the villagers out there." He told her, trying to reassure his old teammate. She nodded and sighed before curling up on the sofa. "There's food in the kitchen that should be within date." He started but paused for a moment. "At least, I think so." He finally added with a small chuckle. She rolled her eyes, it seemed typical of Kakashi not to have food in or not to know if it was edible. "Don't worry about making me anything, I'll probably end up eating at the office." He as he left the house.