Ok, This is the third chapter to my story. I hope everyone is enjoying it.

Title: All It Takes

Author: Yuokoia

Rating: M

Ok Sorry for the inconvenient. It should be all up to date and ok-ish. I kinda rushed through it so I could get it up. I liked what I started, so with a few edits to chapter 4 everything should start to run smoothly.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Chapter 3: Recovering

I paced back and fourth in my apartment, being home for some time now, but nothing was helping her words make sense. I throw my self down on to the small light cream couch and let what Tsunade's said sink in. It would be difficult if I was the one to tell him. This was his life, our life. We were shinobi it's really the only thing we know how to do.

Flashback

"Sakura if you're right, which as of late, you have been, Kakashi's eye will have to be removed. We'll have to take him out of the field for a while. Most likely he won't be able to an ANBU either." Tsunade didn't seem happy about what she was saying, but we both knew what she said was true. He couldn't be ANBU anymore, he would most likely get himself killed over doing something. "I'll talk to Sasuke, I don't know maybe I could learn how to shut it off. Maybe with some therapy we could get it to turn on and off. He can't do it now from all the nerve damage, but if I could repair the tissue it'd be fine." "Sasuke already agreed to come tomorrow morning. Go home after your shift is over. Make sure you know what you're looking for tomorrow. I'll be there to over-see everything, to make sure you don't miss anything." "You've never done anything like this have you, Tsunade-sama?" It made me worry a bit when she shook her head. Of course she hadn't, who's stupid enough to do that to themselves? I mean, what could have possibly possessed him to do that.

End Flashback

If I was Kakashi, why would I be training with Mangekou on? What would you need it on when you by yourself. He said it was too dangerous to actually do it, for this reason, getting stuck in it. I pondered and pondered, until before I knew it, it was dawn again. Rushing to my daily routine, I grabbed my medic vest that hung on the chair where I threw it yesterday. Sasuke was sitting in my small "almost office" as Ino called it. "Sakura," was his normal greeting, with a slight nod. "Sasuke, why don't we get right down to business." He just nodded, knowing how I wanted to help Kakashi. Over and over again having him turn on and off his Sharingan, drawing it out onto paper. The differences in their eyes and ours wasn't huge, but enough that it would cause problems for anyone else to have. He had a small ring of charka around his nerves, it turned on and off his Sharingan. His nerves like Kakashi's were becoming fried, I'd have to go back and fix it later. Using it takes up a lot of charka, especially when turned on and off, like I was having Sasuke do. Then I had him turn on Mangekou it was a whole knew ball game. Different charka passages, that weren't there before, were in use. The rings around the nerves became enlarged, I had to draw another diagram. Pushing my chakra around the ring and tightened it, it shut off. "So are you done?" He sounded irritated, but in Sasuke he was asking if Kakashi would be ok now. "Yes Sasuke, if I can turn his off the Sharingan it would stop whatever genjutsu that idiot put himself under. He should wake up in a couple days." I hope. After going our separate ways, I went straight to his room to fix this little problem he started. Practically running up to his room, like he was going to leave. Opening the door almost expecting for him trying to sneak out the hospital. There he was in all his splendid glory, he almost looked peaceful. I can do this, I can do this. I kept chanting, if I messed this up he might not have an eye anymore. Walking up to him, I gathered my courage. He believed in me, so I can believe too. Placing my hands on each side of his face, letting the chakra flow through into the charka pathways, searching for the ring of chakra that turned on and off his Sharingan. I wrapped the chakra around it, constricting it making back into the small ring that it was before Mangekou. The chakra paths went back to normal, or normal as they can be for a Sharingan user. He was out of the water now, so all we can do is wait. Before I could stop myself I lend over and placed a small kiss on his forehead. I panicked and left the room. Pushing myself against the closed door. My nerves were shot, my breaths coming out uneven and rushed. How could I kiss him! Get over it, it wasn't even on the lips. It doesn't count, plus he was asleep. I guess your right. I stopped talking to myself, and just let it go for the time being. I was confused. My thoughts were racing in a repetitive format. Quit like a computer that had messed up keys that just kept typing onto the screen. Instead of ffffjjjjkkkkkiiiiillll it was Kakashi Kakashi Kakashi Kakashi Kakashi. It hurt my head. I pushed myself off the door and walked into the next, and so on and so forth. At the end of the day nothing changed. I was still tired, still alone, and still going back to my tiny apartment that I'm only in when I'm off duty. Which was almost never. It was a small two bedroom, one bath apartment. All the walls were white, all the furniture was a dark cherry oak. There was not much two it. I had only what I need, which wasn't much. The only thing that had any personality in it was my table. Or really what was on my table. There was a bouquet of Snap Dragons, courtesy of Ino-pig. Now that I was home, I wanted to leave. There was nothing here for me, still, even after getting back the last of my family. I have no one. I'm still alone, still coming home exhausted and lonely. I ignored the sting in my eyes. I won't cry, I won't. I'm through with it, with that thing. Striping on the way to the bathroom; just dropping the clothes as I go. I'll pick them up later. Now the rush of warm water brings life back into my body. What should I do? Cross the line, or stay safe? What was Kakashi? What is he to me? I began to think of every word that came to my mind as I washed the sweat and dirt of my body. He's my teacher, in more than one way. My partner, friend. He is understanding. My will-power, my fighting sprit. Courage, laughter, and a pervert. But he's mine. He's always there for me. He's so much to me, and I've been so blind. I think, I think I'm in love with my sensei.

--Break Scene--

That morning when I woke up everything was so clear, so perfect. I knew that Kakashi would be fine, and being in love with him was okay. It was okay because I have been in love with him this whole time. I was just out of the loop at the time. Because I didn't wake into another frenzy today. It gave me some time, I was able to sit down and have a cup of hot green tea. Today wouldn't be so hard to confront him, but it wouldn't be easy. Oh no, not easy, but not terrible. Dressing in my work uniform, I walked out my door with new found confidence in my step. Walking into the hospital, Yuki instantly picked up on my mood and waved, I smiled back. Reaching over the desk grabbing my work sheet of all my patients. I ran over my list, Uzumaki, Naruto? What did he do this time I walked to his room, he must have hurt himself last night. It's much too early for him to be in this early. Walking to his room, which was close to Kakashi's, I wondered what he was in for. Taking a deep breath, preparing me for whatever might be behind these doors, I walked in. Green met with black, then crimson, then black again. Sasuke looked at me all wide eyed. His hair was tousled around his face, with was flushed. He looked around as everything came back to him. I looked towards my new patient. He was sleeping soundly, blonde hair spiked even when he slept. He had bandages on his head and one on his right cheek. Naruto seemed to be in no pain, so it couldn't be that serious. "Sasuke what happened?" "Training." I nodded my head understanding what he meant. Naruto ends up in the hospital once a month, on a good month. Something it's just as simple as charka exhaustion, obviously this was a little more. With the way he heals he'll be out by the end of the day. I grab the sheet that was by his bed, like I thought. Nothing serious. Pushing a bit of charka into him, he was as good as new. The whole time I could feel Sasuke's eyes boring into the back of my head. I knew he would wait till I finished with Naruto to say whatever it was on his mind. I'm just not sure I want to know what he has to say. I knew whatever it was, it was going to take some words to shit it out. After all this time, he still only says the minimum. So for him to go out of his way to speak a lot of them, there was something wrong. Just what was it?

WOOT! Yup I'm going to leave you hanging. Don't worry I'll have the next chapter up every soon. I might take a week or so but it will be up soon. I'm back doing tennis so it will be longer than I thought it would. I'm also going to start up the squeal to Making it to the Top.

Now that school's going to be over. I know I should be updating faster, but I'm going to start on a couple of other projects that my friends want me to do. I'm still doing a lot of things so yeah. Bare with me. I'm going to have a vote for what my next full length story will be, but I'm not going to start that until this is finished. Until next time.

Yuokoia.