It had been a day, Kakashi refused to leave her side. Naruto was currently doing the work he was meant to do so that Kakashi didn't fall behind. Sasuke had taken to trying to find her hospital window from the outside so he could see her. His heart ached for her.
Kakashi was talking about their times together on missions when he heard her heart monitor speed up. He sat up, watching her closely, it looked like she was trying to wake up. "Katsumi!" He shouted her name and rested his hand on her shoulder as if to shake her awake.
Katsumi was slowly open her eyes; she could hear now someone was calling her name. Kakashi started to smile. She looked up at him for a moment. "How are you feeling?" He asked softly.
"Like I've slept for too long." She answered after a few seconds. She looked around and realised she was in the hospital.
"Katsumi, why didn't you talk to me?" He asked her worried as he sat back down in the chair.
"The pain was getting too much, it was impulsive. I never meant to…" She started to break down, crying. Kakashi quickly sat next to her on the bed and held her as she cried.
"It'll be ok, Katsumi, we'll work on this, I promise." He told her as he comforted her. He gently rocked her in his arms, trying to calm her down.
Soon after there was a knock on the door. "Enter." Kakashi called, by this time, Katsumi had stopped crying. Naruto's head appeared as he looked round the open door.
"Kat-chan, I'm here to apologise for what I said." Naruto said with a sad smile as he walked up to her bed. It took all of his willpower not to glare at Kakashi for what he did to Sasuke.
"It's ok, Nar-kun." She told him softly, it was the first time in a long time she had used her nickname for him. Naruto's smile widened.
"How are you feeling?" He asked standing next to her bed.
"Tried but ok." She told him with a smile. "Everything got to me, that's all." She added.
"I'm glad you're getting better." He told her. "Sasuke was worried sick, he stormed into the hospital." He added with a smile.
Kakashi glared at him for mentioning Sasuke. "He rushed in here, Kakashi-sensei had to drag him out so they could work on you." Katsumi's face fell slightly but she managed to smile slightly. "He's been asking when he can see you, Kakashi-sensei banned him from seeing you." Naruto told her while returning the glare back to Kakashi. Katsumi tensed and tried to think of a way to stop Sasuke from seeing her.
"Naruto-kun, I don't want to see him." She told him; she couldn't come up with a reason.
"But why?" He asked her, the smile quickly vanishing from his features.
"I just don't want to." She told him, trying to hold back her anger.
"But he's been so worried, I've never seen him like this. He's barely slept or eaten since you left." Naruto tried to change her mind.
"Naruto, she said no. Leave it." Kakashi hissed at him.
"You're just scared she'll run back to him! What did you tell Sakura-chan to change Kat-chan's next of kin to you!?" Naruto shouted and Katsumi looked at Kakashi shocked, she had completely forgotten Sasuke was her next of kin. She was thankful Kakashi had changed her next of kin. "You think that now you're Hokage you can have whatever you want!" Naruto shouted at him and Kakashi growled at him, standing up.
"Get out." Kakashi hissed at him, pointing to the door. Katsumi curled up into a ball, her knees in her chest, hiding her face. She didn't want to cause a fight.
"I'm not leaving till Sasuke can see her." Naruto hissed back.
"Naruto, leave it." Sasuke's voice came from the doorway, Katsumi tensed but didn't dare to look up to see him. "She doesn't want to see me." He added, Kakashi was fuming that Sasuke had been waiting outside the room. He had been listening to the whole thing but he wanted Naruto to stay close to her otherwise, his plan wouldn't work. "Let's go." He told Naruto. Naruto grumbled annoyed as he walked out of the room and then pulled out of the doorway by Sasuke. Kakashi sighed and sat back down on the bed, hugging her close to him, he didn't know what else he could do.
"Teme, what did you do that for?!" Naruto shouted at him once they were outside the hospital.
"Because, dope, I want you to stay close to her so the plan will work." Sasuke hissed at him. "If you upset her and make Kakashi even more angry, how do you expect to take her to the training grounds?" He added and Naruto sighed.
"I'm sorry Sasuke, I didn't think of that." Naruto apologised and Sasuke sighed.
"Just take her training when she's recovered, tell me when and I'll be there." He told Naruto and walked off annoyed with the blond. Naruto sighed, he had to ignore his anger and help Sasuke get Katsumi back.