-Recap from chapter 4-
I kept up the training for the rest of the night and by the end of the night, I was almost finished the last sealing level. That was when I decided to take a break and get onto it and finish it the next day.
I slept for a couple of hours until I was woken up to the sound of someone knocking at my door. I yawned and got up to the door when I saw someone from the Nara clan who gave me the bad news, that Shikamaru was in the hospital and in a coma from the last mission and that Shino was also in the hospital too. I rushed to get dressed and to get to the hospital. I bolted into his room and sat there with his parents in silence, hoping that he could be up soon.
-End recap-
-Chapter 5-
The new day started with Shikamaru being still being unconscious. I gently held his hand and rested my head against the cold bars of the hospital bed. Someone like Shikamaru didn't belong in the cold, drab environment of the hospital. He had only been in the hospital for a little bit but unconscious for all of them. I was too out of it to notice that he had woken up until his hand started to thread this way into my hair.
I looked up and saw him there and I let out a little cry of relief. I didn't go to hug him however as I knew he was still in a bad shape from his injuries. I grabbed his hand and left a little kiss on the top of his hand and I saw a little blush on his cheeks.
'Troublesome girl, Naru, you know I would never leave you, right? I also love you so very much, don't ever forget it' He smiled at me.
"But Shika, you almost did, please promise to get stronger so that you can't get hurt, please. I love you very much as well" He made the promise and I smiled at him and snuggled into his hand while his other hand ran its fingers through my hair. We stayed like that for a while until I had to go. I got up and smiled and left. As I was walking through the halls of the hospital, his parents caught up to me and said 'Naru, would you like to stay at our house for a little bit while Shikamaru is recovering?'
"No thank you, I'm going to be staying with my brother, Kakashi for a little bit since he is helping me to finish one of the final sealing levels." They nodded and said it was fine and that they had an open invitation for me to come over if I would so like to.
I then made my way up to Kakashi's place and barged in. "Hey, Kakashi! How's everything going!" He trudged out of his room with a sleepy look on his face, he was even too tired to put on a mask to come to greet me, but it's not like I hadn't seen him without his mask on before.
He took one good look at me and asked 'Naru, what's wrong?' I looked down at the floor and tried to talk but instead of talking a tear slid down my face. 'Oh Naru, come here' He said as he came forward and gathered me in his arms. 'It's okay' he said over and over, his finger's running through my hair as he gently hugged me. Once the tears had stopped he again said 'Naru, what's wrong?'
I then proceeded to tell him all about Shikamaru and how he was in hospital and everything. He just sat there and hugged me through it all, never leaving my side, not even for a second.
*Kakashi PoV*
I lulled her to sleep in my arms and then carried my sister all the way to my room where I put her on my bed and jumped in with her. I proceeded to cradle her in my arms as she slept and I kept thinking of going to see Shikamaru soon in the hospital with Naru soon if not, tomorrow. Then I could possibly help her take her mind off things by helping her with the last of her sealing levels soon too, so she wouldn't think too much of Shikamaru being in the hospital.
I was glad that he had survived though, as Naru would probably be destroyed by it, and as well as Shikamaru coming to me asking for permission to marry her. He knew about her burdens and even about her parents at this point, and he wanted to be there to support her forever with everything, as well as be there for her.
-End Chapter-