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Unsure of what to do with herself, Sakura set about making a plan for dinner. She knew they weren't going to go out due to Kakashi's health. She opted for making dinner, but they'd need a few things. Frowning slightly, she didn't want to leave Kakashi alone. Granted he'd been on his own for quite some time, but as he was now, she felt the need to be there for his every beck and call, or just so if he did need anything she could answer. She thought about getting someone to buy the things she needed for her, but she wasn't too sure whom she could call on. Just as soon as she thought she didn't have anyone, an idea popped in her mind. She quickly made the hand signs for a copy of herself and sent it off to gather the ingredients. She could hardly believe she hadn't thought of the idea in the first place. Shaking her head slightly, she then returned to Kakashi's side as he sat up with a start.
"It's ok love. I'm here." She stated softly as she gently ran a hand over his sweat covered brow.
Kakashi tried to focus on her and nodded that he understood. Greatly tired, he leaned against her hand and closed his eyes.
"I'm so tired, but it's hard to think of going back to sleep after that nightmare." He said.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Sakura asked.
"No. Not really." He replied and sighed.
Sakura merely ran her hand up and down his back. He slowly started to get comfortable, resting his head in her lap, enough that he started to fall back asleep.
"My poor Kakashi." She said.
Sakura's clone came back with the requested items and then vanished after putting them on the table. It seemed that while her clone was out, she and Kakashi had been invited to dinner with Hinata and Naruto. It would be held at the end of the week. She'd have to give them an answer of no. She wasn't sure Kakashi would be well by then, but she'd wait and see. Gently removing Kakashi's head from her lap, she got up to prepare dinner.
"That smells good." A semi tired looking Kakashi said forty minutes later as he made his way, slightly clumsily, into the kitchen.
"Love, I could've brought this to you. Sit down before you fall down." Sakura stated as she ladled out the soup into two bowls.
Kakashi stiffly made his way to the table, using the wall to hold himself up until he got to a chair, and sat down.
"I was hungry and something smelt so good. I had to come make sure it wasn't you. That would've been a little awkward, but then again, when do I not want to eat you?" Kakashi said with a smirk.
Sakura rolled her eyes and giggled slightly as she put the bowl in front of him and then herself, as she took her seat.
"That would be a hard question to answer." She replied as they dug in.
"That was absolutely delicious." Kakashi commented after he'd eaten his soup.
"I'd believe that a little more if you actually finished it." Sakura said with a slight worried expression.
"It was. I'm just sorry I couldn't finish it. My stomach only wants to hold so much." Kakashi replied.
He sighed and stood up, making to clear the table, but swayed slightly, placing his right hand on the table to steady himself.
"Whoa, must have gotten up too fast." He said and sat back down so the room would stop spinning.
"Kakashi?" Sakura questioned as she reached over and placed a hand on his forehead. "Your fever's gone back up. Your blood pressure seems a little high from what I can tell as well, but I can't be sure unless I run some tests. Let me just clear off the table and we'll get you to bed."
"Promises, promises." Kakashi said with a smirk.
Sakura swatted him playfully on the arm before gathering the bowls and putting them in the sink. She put the left over soup in the fridge and went back to see about Kakashi. At this point he had his head in his arms and seemed to be asleep.
"Come on sleepy head." Sakura whispered softly.
Kakashi opened his non-covered eye slowly and sighed. He actually didn't feel that great, but he was sure Sakura could fix whatever was wrong with him. Slowly he made it to his feet, not wanting a repeat of what just happened a few minutes ago, and they made their way towards their bedroom.
"Alright love, shirt off." Sakura requested.
"Do I have to? It's kinda cold." Kakashi asked, giving her his version of the puppy dog look.
"You must really be feeling bad." Sakura said and laid him back on the pillows.
She went to her bag to get the things she would need in order to check his health. The stethoscope helped to listen to his heart and she also used the blood pressure cuff to take his blood pressure.
"Humm… it would seem that your blood pressure is a little high, but that's to be expected when your body's trying to fight off infection. I'll give you a little something to help your body along. Ok Kakashi?" Sakura said.
Kakashi jerked awake and looked at her confused.
"I'm sorry what?" He asked.
"Never mind, you're gonna feel a pinch. It'll be ok." She said.
Kakashi merely nodded and rested his head against the pillows again. Sakura got up and pulled out a clean needle and some meds. Filling the needle to where she needed it to be, she turned back to Kakashi and gently began removing his pants.
"Whoa, what's going on?" Kakashi asked waking up again.
"Don't worry. You don't normally sleep in these and I'm going to give you a shot so you can start to feel better faster." Sakura responded.
"Oh, ok." He lifted himself up so he could help her remove his clothes.
Feeling slightly warm, he managed to remove his shirt himself, but with some difficulty. His arms felt like lead. Shivering slightly, he rested his head once more on the pillow as Sakura cleaned off a section of his thigh, at the site she was going to stick the needle, quickly sticking him and injecting the medicine. Kakashi gave a start, but that was it towards his reaction.
"You get some rest and I'll be right behind you in a little while." Sakura said and gently kissed him on the forehead.
She cleaned up her mess, put away her tools, disposed of the needle, and then went back to make sure the kitchen was cleaned. Once she'd finished, she looked over her work for the hospital and looked at the time when she'd finished. Yawning loudly, she stretched and made her way to their bedroom hoping tomorrow promised better results when it came to Kakashi's health.
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