23. Stitches
"He's going to be alright."
Iruka stared at Tsunade's face in disbelief, watching as her lips moved but not really hearing. But that did not matter anymore because he was alright. Three hours he had waited and now it everything was going to be fine. It took Iruka a moment to realize that Tsunade had stopped talking and was staring at him expectantly.
"Uhm… Can I go see him now?" he asked quietly, bouncing on the balls of his feet.
A soft smile spread across Tsunade's face. "Of course. Just mind his stitches." She stepped out of the doorway to give Iruka access and closed the door after he entered.
The room was almost silent and the stillness of it made a shiver go down Iruka's spine. He slowly made his way toward the bed by the window, collapsing to his knees next to it. His eyes locked onto the peaceful face before him, taking in the bandages and the bruises and misting with relief as he saw breathing.
"Kakashi," he murmured, running his fingers through thick, silver hair. Eyes flickered beneath closed eyelids the moment he spoke and Iruka's heartbeat quickened. "Tsunade says you're going to be alright. You might even be out of here in the next few days." Iruka kept talking, the topics varying and random, to keep himself distracted and to keep (he hoped) Kakashi's attention.
After a while, Kakashi's hand twitched on the bed sheet and lifted to Iruka's face, resting gently on his cheek before falling back to the bed. Iruka's heart stopped for a moment, but then Kakashi's eyes opened and their warm gazes met for the first time in months.
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Lol. I fell asleep whilst writing this. Sorry again for the lateness (I am so fail) INDIANA JONES.