"Good morning sleepy head!" Sakura was frying something in a pan and it smelled delicious.
Kakashi yawned and jumped down from the couch. Scratching the door, he wanted to go outside.
"Taila's out there so expect to be ambushed." Sakura opened the door and released Kakashi. Turning back to her guest at the table she laughed. "Tsunade, it was priceless!"
"I knew that tutu would come in handy some day."
"What's even funnier is that he transformed into a human again while wearing it!"
"No way, ah man, I wish I could've been there!"
"It was hilarious. Do you want some OJ?" Sakura asked placing two plates on the table full of breakfast food.
"Yes please."
"Ok," Sakura poured two small glasses of juice.
"His chakra seems to be balancing out quite well. The only thing that worries me is what is causing it." Tsunade put her chin in her hand.
"How about stress?" Sakura offered an idea.
"He has to be under a lot of it," Tsunade began to eat as Sakura sat down. "But it's possible."
"Well, when your house falls down and you sprain your ankle, I think you should be under a lot of pressure."
"Poor Kakashi," Tsunade shook her head. "Although I've noticed that he's always mellowed out when he's around you."
Sakura blushed. "Oh, well…"
"Does Sakura have a crush?" Tsunade teased.
"No, I do not! I just love him as a cat that's all. He's a friend…"
"Sure," a grin curled up on Tsunade's face. "Well, anybody would fall in love with Kakashi in his cat form."
"Listen," Sakura said, "Are you sure injecting him with that medicine is okay?"
"Of course! His body is becoming immune to the original stuff I gave you, so we need to feed it right into the bone marrow."
"He'll be in so much pain though, I hate to do something like that…" Sakura rubbed her head.
"Yep, and he'll keep feeling that pain when he's cured too. This is potent medicine I'm giving him. Don't tell me you're getting soft Sakura?"
"No not at all. This is business, and I just want to know what will happen to my patient."
"Don't sweat it kid."
A knock was heard at the window. Sakura got up from her chair to see who it was.
"Kakashi!" Sakura opened the window.
"Hi! Yeah, can you get me those sweatpants please?"
"Oh yeah!" Sakura ran upstairs.
Tsunade muffled a laugh. "Hello Kakashi, fine morning we're having!"
"Yes great…" Kakashi smiled trying to be polite.
"Here you go Kakashi! Come inside so I can give you your daily dose!" Sakura handed him his pants through the window.
"Thank you," slipping them on he ran around the house followed by Taila and came inside.
"Nice crown Hatake," Tsunade pointed at the small glittery plastic crown that was caught in his hair.
"Aha…" Kakashi snatched it out and threw it in the garbage.
"Alright, mask down!" Sakura came over with the dropper.
"Wait Sakura, let's give him his shot now." Tsunade stopped.
"Shot?" Kakashi raised his eyebrows.
"Now?" Sakura stepped back.
"Yes now," Tsunade picked out a terrifying looking needle and filled it with a clear liquid. "Kakashi, I'm going to have to inject this into your arm bone so sit on the couch. This should get you back to normal soon."
"Uh…" Kakashi was still half asleep.
"Uh…come on…uh…let's go!" Tsunade said imitating Kakashi's 'uh's'.
"Yes Lord Hokage," Kakashi was assisted by Sakura to the couch.
Tsunade lifted up Kakashi's sleeve and wiped down the injection spot with iodine. "This is going to hurt…a lot…"
"Oh fun…" Kakashi fidgeted.
"Squeeze my hand if it hurts," Sakura took his hand in hers. Tsunade looked at the two and smiled.
"On one, two," Tsunade gripped firmly on the needle. Kakashi tensed, he was about to transform back. "THREE!" Tsunade shoved the needle in Kakashi's arm with a might force.
"AHH!!!" Kakashi screamed.
"My hand!" Sakura yanked her hand out of Kakashi's grip. It was swelling.
"Ugh…" Kakashi leaned against the edge of the couch.
"The medicine is in effect. Sakura, get a cold washcloth and a bucket, preferably a waste bucket." Tsunade ordered.
"Yes Tsunade!" Sakura ran into the bathroom and retrieved the items.
"It's okay Kakashi," Tsunade moved his hair out of his eyes and stroked his forehead trying to calm him down.
"What the hell…" Kakashi mumbled.
"You're going to have to feel this pain for a while. Sakura will take care of you, and I'm here all day today."
Kakashi gasped for air as his heart jumped and his neck tightened.
"Sakura!"
"Yes Tsunade!"
"I need your help over here, hold him down for me!" Tsunade rolled up her sleeves and Sakura held Kakashi's arms and chest down.
"Alright Kakashi, this is going to feel a little strange."
"Anything's better than this…" Kakashi's muscles all tensed up. "Ahh…guh…!"
"Kakashi," Sakura said.
Tsunade placed her hands on Kakashi's forehead and forced her chakra into him. "What I'm doing is helping the medicine to react." This only brought Kakashi more pain and he writhed around. "Sakura, hold him down!"
"I am!" Sakura put more effort into her task. Taila came groaning up behind her worried.
"Kakashi great job last night!" Gai came bursting through the door.
"Gai, now's not the time!" Sakura yelled back.
"Kakashi! What are you doing to him?" Gai ran over to see his eternal rival look paler than death.
"I just gave him some of my medicine, and the effects are not too pretty." Tsunade scowled.
"Gai." Kakashi opened his eyes.
"Stay silent Kakashi," Sakura demanded.
"Make yourself useful or something if you plan to stay!" Tsunade barked.
"I just want to say one thing and then I'll leave," Gai smiled.
"Hurry it up!" Tsunade pushed Kakashi's chest down as his back arched in pain.
"Kakashi, I love your tutu! Where on earth did you get it?" Gai was serious.
"My, tutu?" Kakashi fainted.
"Thank you Gai, now this will be so much easier with him out." Tsunade fixed the position of Kakashi's head and Sakura laid hers on his stomach out of breath.
"Was it something I said?" Gai shrugged and left. "See ya!"
After about an hour, Tsunade proclaimed that she was finished and that Kakashi should be healed. Sakura was soaking her hand in ice when a moan was heard from the sleeping figure on the couch.
"Kakashi!" Sakura went to see him. "Tsunade he's waking up!"
"Good, check his pulse."
Sakura found that his pulse was normal. "Kakashi, do you need anything?"
"…How about a garbage can?" Kakashi pulled himself up ready to be sick to his stomach.
"It's right here." Sakura pulled it over more to his face.
"I never thought it was possible to be too tired to actually get sick to your stomach," Kakashi dragged down his mask revealing his handsome face. It was a bit green, but everything about it was perfect.
"…" Sakura stared at it for a long time.
"Is something the matter Sakura?" Kakashi asked wincing at moving his arm.
"Remember when you wanted to know if you were still cute when you were human?"
"I remember, why?"
"I think I finally came up with an answer." Sakura smiled and Kakashi gave a slight one too but it soon vanished.
" Hold that thought, let me just—"
Sakura had the dirty job of cleaning up after Kakashi. You know, changing the bag in the waste bucket. It stunk both figuratively and literally. Who thought that she would clean up vomit for a whole day, not she!
"Sakura stop," Kakashi sighed as she checked his temperature. "Just give me some pain killers and I'll be fine, I swear…"
"I'm a medical ninja Kakashi, and I know from years of experience that it doesn't work that way." Sakura placed her hand on her hips. "Your temp is normal. Plus where will you go to?"
Kakashi frowned. "That's right."
Tsunade walked up to Kakashi and threw some pills down at his side. "This is your medicine."
"More?" Kakashi sighed.
"New stuff. Anti anxiety…I've come to the conclusion that this chakra imbalance is because you are too high strung."
"Funny I always saw myself as a pretty mellow guy…" Kakashi frowned.
"Lately you haven't." Tsunade crossed her arms. "And I don't blame you either. Take these for a month and you should feel so much better. I'm going home, it's late."
The next day Sakura found herself asleep in her chair and to an empty couch. Before she could freak out a flush came from the bathroom.
"I hope you don't mind," Kakashi said coming out drying the rest of hands on his pants.
"Kakashi!" Without thinking Sakura embraced him.
"Hey, I'm filthy and gross, you don't want to touch me do you?" Kakashi said lifting up his arms so they didn't touch Sakura.
"You see, Tsunade dropped off some new clothes and a new house key this morning! And a tooth brush."
"A new house key!" Kakashi jerked his head to the right to look on the kitchen table but this was a bad move. "Ow…"
"Take it easy there Skippy," Sakura went to get Kakashi's delivery. "I'm surprised you even got out of bed this morning."
"Is it okay if I use your shower?" Kakashi asked taking the clothes from Sakura.
Now clean and happy, and not a cat, Kakashi asked Sakura if she would join him to see his new home. She agreed. When they arrived it was, they noticed, the same exact apartment that had been torn down except revamped and totally missing the leaks. Fully satisfied Kakashi and Sakura left the apartment complex.
"Well," Kakashi started.
"Well what?" Sakura cocked her head.
"What was your conclusion. Now that you've seen my face, tell me, am I cute?"
"Mmm…I don't think I want to tell you."
"Aw come on Sakura, please?" Kakashi begged.
"You should be in bed right now." Sakura procrastinated.
"Hey, we had a deal!"
"Fine," Sakura smiled. "My answer is yes, you are cute even as a human."
"Hm," Kakashi was glad to here this. His ego just grew bigger than his hair.
"May I escort you back to my house Mr. Jonin?" Sakura hooked her arm in his.
"Oh this again…" Kakashi's eye crinkled in memories.
"Well?"
"Haha, I don't think my daddy will like that." Kakashi and Sakura both shared a nice silence.
"Are you doing anything tonight?" Kakashi asked.
"Yeah, taking care of you." Sakura smirked.
"What about dinner?" Kakashi didn't pay attention to Sakura's previous statement.
"Thinking about what I'll make you for dinner already?"
"Kind of. I was wondering if I could treat you out to Ichiraku Ramen actually."
"Is this a date?" Sakura joked.
"Yes." He answered bluntly.
"Really?"
Kakashi thought it over. "Yes."
"Then I guess, I'll have to accept." Sakura and Kakashi, face to face moved in for the big moment when Kakashi fell to the ground. "I told you you should be in bed! I'm sorry Kakashi, but it's just too soon for you to be up and about."
"Alright then. How about we reschedule that appointment?"
Sakura could only sigh and smile. Giving Kakashi a peck on the forehead she answered, "Yes."
It is finished...unless I decide to make an epilogue...should I?
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