Monster

~xxx~ Chapter 2: Wise Words of the Deceased ~xxx~

Sakura sat back in her lazy chair, rubbing her hands together, the odd sensations she'd felt when she'd examined Kakashi's head still had her fingers tingling. It was unlike anything she'd ever felt before. It made her shudder with the thought of it actually causing something in Kakashi to snap and make him loose control the way he had.

Kakashi was the definition of control, in her eyes. She'd never known him to be overly aggressive except when it came to his team, and even then under the most acute circumstances.

So what the hell happened to him?

If she had to venture a guess, she'd say it had to do with the anomaly she'd felt in the chakra paths in his head. She'd never read anything on it, and she'd certainly never felt anything like it. So what was it? Maybe it was the result of his Sharingan being inactive for so long, yet it still used chakra. They probably hadn't accounted for the fact that he kept it covered to prevent chakra exhaustion.

She looked down at her hands, "Well…" she whispered to herself, remembering the scrolls Kakashi had told her about. She could get them tomorrow morning before she left to see Kakashi again.

~xxx~

"Hokage-sama?"

Naruto looked up from the mission report on his desk, "Yes, Hideko-chan?" He said, smiling to his young assistant.

She smiled back nervously, "Hogami Mishiru, he runs your storage and library?" She waited for the nod that said Naruto knew who the man was, "He reported multiple maps and documents on Konoha's Prison were taken out."

"By whom?"

"A Miss Haruno Sakura."

Naruto looked down as he exhaled slowly, "Oh no." He looked back up with a fake smile on his face, "Thank you, Hideko-chan."

She nodded and left the office he now sat in. Naruto shook his head, "Sakura, what are you doing?"

He wanted to get Kakashi out just as bad as she did, but he had a duty to the village. What the elders said went. Even Tsunade thought he was better off caged. He however thought it was stupid; it would only piss Kakashi off more to keep him locked up. There had to be some medical explanation to why he'd attacked all those people and the village.

Naruto grabbed the rim on the wheels of his chair, and rolled himself backwards and around so he could look out the open bay window. He looked down over his village, his gaze sweeping from the training fields to the prison where his sensei was being held for betraying his village.

He'd keep Sakura's secret to himself, but he wouldn't cover for her if she were caught. His first duty was to his village, not his old teammates. He shook his head; he was lying to himself saying that. His first priority would always be his team. No matter what.

"Fuck." He muttered to himself before wheeling back around to finish working on the mission reports he'd received from ANBU.

~xxx~

Sakura tried to ignore the prying eyes of the guards watching her as she entered the small padded room in which Kakashi was being held. Why were prison guards such pigs?

Kakashi nodded to her with a faint smile and that half-moon eye crease, "Yo."

"Hey."

"So are you going to ask me more weird questions today, or are we going to get physical?" He said, ultimatum lacing his voice.

"God you are just as bad as the guards."

Kakashi's eyes widened, "What? Why, what'd they do?"

"Nothing I can't handle and nothing that concerns you. Now stand up." She insisted as she pulled on pale rubber gloves with a quick snap.

Kakashi eyed the gloves, "And those are for?"

"Technically I'm not supposed to touch inmates without gloves on; I could leave germs or something."

He nodded again, so she was hiding her fingerprints. She just got smarter and smarter, didn't she? "Are you implying that you have germs?"

"Of course not! I'm just saying I don't need to be sued by you, that's all." She told him as she took his chin in her hands and started examining his 'nodes with half-lidded eyes. "You have great facial structure," she remarked, as her fingers ran along his law line and her thumbs moved to his high cheek bones checking for irregularities in the bone.

He snickered at her, "Damn, I wish women would tell me that more often."

"If you didn't wear that stupid mask, they probably would." Her fingers curled into the black material. Kakashi's cold glare stopped her from pulling it down. "What?"

"Don't talk about the mask like that until you understand why I wear it every-single-day. Do you understand?" He ground out.

She nodded her head, "Okay." She pulled her fingers back from his face. "Everything seems to be fine," Her face was pink, the shade nearly matching her hair. "I'm going to remove the jacket Hatake-san, with permission from the guards of course," She looked back at the glass and waited for her answer from the speaker.

"That's fine Miss Haruno."

She nodded curtly, and turned Kakashi around so she could fumble with the straps and buckles. When she was through, and the jacket lay on the floor she couldn't help but smile at Kakashi as he stretched his arms out in front of him and above his head.

"That feels so much better."

Sakura smiled at him, "I bet. Now bend over and touch your toes." She commanded as she rolled her sleeves up to her elbows.

Kakashi did as he was told and bent forward, his palms flat on the floor. He shuddered when the cold latex of Sakura's gloves covering her fingers scooted underneath his shirt only to run along his spine and over his shoulders.

"You're hands are freezing." He hissed when they pressed against his hips.

"You know what they say: cold hands, warm heart."

Kakashi shook his head with a smile, "So let's say your hands are warm?"

"That means I'm a cold-hearted bitch."

"Just checking." He snickered.

Sakura sighed and pulled his shirt back down, "I'm done."

He inclined his head slowly, "Okay…what else?"

She tapped her chin in feigned thought for a moment, "We could sit here and chat?"

"That sounds lovely."

Sakura sat on the soft floor with her legs crossed, Kakashi with his knees pulled up to his chest.

Sakura started, "So...how bad is it in here, honestly?"

Kakashi thought about her question for a moment, "I suppose, when I'm not in the jacket," He gestured toward the restraint on the floor, "It's hellish."

Sakura smiled at him, "Oh well then, maybe I should get locked up too? Sounds better than a frozen over hell, at least the heaters in here work." She winced at the thought of her frozen apartment.

"Yeah, well…at least you see the light of day." He commented dryly.

She shrugged, "Is it all that great, some of us are creatures of the night."

"Ah, yes, I think I do remember my little vampire student. You still on that kick?"

Sakura couldn't help but blush with a slight giggle, "Yeah, sorta."

Kakashi reached forward and ruffled her hair, "So how is every one?"

"Aside from the people who absolutely abhor you, the couple of few who don't are doing fairly well."

He nodded, "That's nice. Hows, you know, Naruto?"

"He's doing okay; in a wheel chair, but he doesn't blame you. I don't think he can think ill of someone unless they're absolutely ruthless."

Kakashi's eyes slid from hers to the floor, "I had no control over what I did, Sakura. You have to understand that."

Sakura remembered the feeling in her hands, "I believe you. I just don't understand what made you do it."

"Neither do I, it's like…It's not even me, and I can't stop it." He whispered to her, "It's like there's something else inside my head."

Sakura shuddered at his use of words, "Yeah, Something else." She muttered to herself. She knew he could hear her, but he didn't press on the subject. "Do you get good food in here?"

"Sometimes." He murmured, "If the warden is in a good mood."

Haruno-san, we're going to have to ask you to leave for today; we've already allowed you the allotted time to converse with Hatake. You can wrap it up another day.

She turned to the mirror gave a sneer to the men and turned back to Kakashi with a smile. "I'll be back tomorrow." She leaned in for a moment, "I'm going to talk to Naruto tonight and see if I can't pull some strings in your …testing."

He nodded, "More testing? You're just making my week!"

She ruffled his hair and stood to leave, "Bye."

"Bye."

Kakashi watched as she left and listened to the guards after he knew she was gone from the level four. They made comments on her sensuality and appearance and it pissed him off.

Kakashi took a deep breath as he began counting backwards from ten, trying to calm himself. Ten…Nine…Eight

A comment on her ass and how low the zipper on her vest was, and how she reminded him of a dancer in a club. Seven…Five…Three...Zero.

Kakashi felt himself leap across the room his fists banging mercilessly before his vision went black and his mind went blank. "Fuckers!" He hissed, his fists shattering the glass.

~xxx~

Sakura stood outside Naruto's office, debating whether or not she should knock. He was either going to kick her ass to Suna and back, or he'd agree with her.

Her riskier half got the better of her and knocked on the door.

"Enter." He called through to her.

She opened the door slowly and gave him a weak smile before closing it behind her and approaching his desk. "Hey." She waved.

He smiled up at her, "Hiya, gorgeous. What are you doing here so late?" He asked, looking up at the clock on the wall to his left.

"I was wondering if I could impose a leave on the prison, member zero-zero-three-seven-two-point-five." She sighed and crossed her arms over her chest.

Naruto cursed, "That's Kakashi's number. We've been through this Sakura, he can't just leave, and the entire village wants his head."

"Put him on house arrest!" She thought out loud, "He can stay with me! I won't let him out of my sight!"

"That won't slide!"

"Then make it! You're Hokage, and he's your friend! Make it happen!" She yelled at him, fuming with anger. "He's going crazy in there! He's already attack a couple guards, become completely bitter. Hell he's rude to me. There is something going on in his head, I felt it," she held her hands up and shook them, making her point as clear as she could, "And it's not normal. I was actually jolted by his chakra, and I've worked on hundreds of lightning type chakra users and have never been zapped before."

Naruto rested his face in his palms, "What do you want me to do?"

"I want you to help him, Naruto. I want you to get him out of that goddamned cell."

He sighed, "I'll see what I can do. No promises though."

Sakura leaned over the desk, "Do you remember what he told us, day one of our training?"

Naruto swallowed audibly, "Sakura-chan…"

"Do you?"

"No, not really." He answered ashamed of himself. "I know I should've though."

"Those who break the rules are scum, that's true, but those who leave their fellows behind are even worse than that. Ring a bell, Naruto. We can't just leave Kakashi…He wouldn't leave us."

Naruto shook his head, "He tried to kill me, Sakura, don't forget that."

"And I told you, he's got something wrong with him! Don't you listen? You need to get him out! Tonight! I don't care what strings you have to pull…just please do it!" Sakura begged. "For me."

Naruto sighed and closed his eyes, "Fine. But if I get my ass kicked, I'm kicking yours. Got it?"

Sakura jumped around the desk, her arms wrapping tightly around the hokage. "It's a deal."

Naruto's arms wrapped back around her, "I lied about not knowing."

Sakura just smiled and held her friend tighter, "I know."

Xxx

I didn't like that chapter too much, so I hope you did. Hmm, lets see, next chapter won't be up for a while, it's kicking me in the ass right now so…yeah.

-regas