Sakura emerged from the shower wearing her sleeping pants along with a lose shirt and a towel was wrapped tightly around her head. She walked into her living room where she saw the back of Kakashi's head over her couch. There was a sound of papers closing against each other as he looked back to her and smiled. His eye made a quick motion as he took in her appearance. Making her way around her couch, Sakura sat down next to Kakashi. She rested her back against the arm and put her feet up to face him. Kakashi also relaxed against the other arm as they sat in pleasant silence.

Sakura pulled her knees to her chest and played with one of her toes before Kakashi finally spoke.
"Did your training session go alright?"

Sakura rested her chin on one of her knees.
"Yeah, it was alright. It didn't last very long, but it was nice to get out with them again. Shikamaru wasn't there, but we managed without him." She looked to him. "Have you eaten?"

Kakashi nodded but said nothing. They sat again in silence with Kakashi staring off at the wall in front of him and Sakura watching him intently. She stretched out her legs and arms before standing from the couch. Kakashi ignored her as Sakura disappeared into her room. There was shuffling and the sound of drawers opening and closing before she reemerged with her hair down, still wet in her face. She carried a bundle of cloth that she handed to him once she reached the couch.

Sakura grabbed Kakashi's shoulder and squeezed gently.
"I have to get up early, so I'm going to bed. You can stay the night if you want."

Kakashi looked to her with the bundle in his arms. He smiled as he stood up. Her hand fell off his shoulder at his movement and he made his way around the couch.
"Do you mind if I use your shower, Sakura?"

Sakura nodded and gestured towards the bathroom.
"By all means."

He walked in front of her towards the bathroom when she noticed something.
"Kakashi. What's wrong with your hip?"

Kakashi stopped suddenly and turned his head to her.
"Nothing."

Sakura grabbed at him but he moved out of her way.
"You're walking with a limp. What's wrong?"

Kakashi turned from her and tried to get to the bathroom.
"Nothing, Sakura. Leave it be."

Sakura grabbed at his vest and held him in place as he tried to escape.
"Let me see, Kakashi Sensei. You're hurt."

Kakashi turned to her and snapped.
"As your sensei, I'm telling you to stop."

She glared at him and held on.
"You're not my Sensei. However, I am your Medic, and as such, I am ordering you to let me help you."

Kakashi froze. He inhaled deeply before sighing. Sakura carefully let go of him.
"This is why you're here. Isn't it?"

Kakashi looked away.
"It's been bothering me since I got back from my last solo mission. It just been getting worse ever since."

Sakura gasped.
"Kakashi, your last solo mission was two weeks ago! Why haven't you told anyone?"

Kakashi crossed his arms with the bundle of cloth still in his hand.
"You know I don't trust doctors, Sakura."

She gave him a hurt look.
"I know. But I thought that you could trust me." She paused and gave him a stern look. "We made an agreement that you would tell me if you didn't want to take anything to the hospital."

Kakashi didn't make eye contact as Sakura stood staring at him. She finally sighed and gestured down the hall.
"Come on, we'll go into the bathroom and I'll check it out for you."

Nodding, Kakashi unfolded his arms and turned again to the bathroom. Once they were comfortably inside, Sakura closed the door and addressed him in an official tone.
"Please take off your shirt. Were there any punctures to the skin in the area before the irritation started?"

Kakashi stripped off his vest and quickly pulled off his shirt.
"No."

Sakura placed her hands on his bare back and sent chakra into his upper hip to try to assess any damage she could find.
"Describe the type of pain you experience."

Kakashi kept his posture straight as he watched Sakura grope at his back in the mirror.
"It aches if I'm not moving."

Sakura stopped the flow of energy and dug her thumb into his lower back. Kakashi hissed and grabbed the sink counter as she massaged towards his spine and spoke.
"And when you are moving?"

Kakashi grimaced.
"It feels like a kunai ripping into my leg."

Sakura stopped her administrations.
"From what I can tell, you have a small fracture along your hip, probably from a blunt object hitting you. Does that sound about right?"

For a long moment, Kakashi made no movement but he kept watching Sakura in the mirror as she waited for his response.
She made eye contact with him in the mirror. He blinked and nodded.

She nodded as well and looked back to his hip.
"Well, I'd like to get a closer look at your leg and muscles. I'm going to need you to strip and wrap a towel around you. I'll have you lay down in my bed so I can assess the damage further and decide how to proceed."

Kakashi let out a small laugh.
"Couldn't get enough of me this morning?"

Sakura glared at him playfully.
"Just do it. I'll wait for you in my bedroom."

She made her way out of the bathroom and made sure to close the door as she left. In her room, she flattened her blankets and moved her pillows as she waited for Kakashi to enter. It wasn't long before a knock was at her door and he walked in with a light green towel around his waist. She nodded to him and told him to lay face down on her bed. He complied and she gently pulled the towel away from his injured hip and ran a chakra infused hand down his hip to his thigh.
"It looks like you also have a bruise on the hip joint that's been irritated from your movement." She sighed before removing her hand and looking at him. He had his chest pressed against her bed and he had removed his headband. His face was turned towards her as she addressed him.
"I don't need to lecture you about the importance of seeing someone right away when stuff like this happens. The fracture has almost completely healed itself, I can mend that the rest of the way, but that leg ripping feeling is the bruise. I can do some work to lessen the inflammation of the muscles around the ares, but the rest of the healing needs to come from bed rest and ice." She sighed. "Not that you're going to listen, but I'm telling you anyways."

Kakashi nodded to her.
"You know, this bed feels much more comfortable than a hospital bed."

Sakura looked to him, but ignored his statement before placing her hand to his hip and proceeded with mending the small fracture. After that was finished she moved her hands to his upper thigh and pressed into his toned muscles as the inflammation slowly faded under her hands. She had finished quickly but noticed that his muscles tensed when she removed her hands from his skin.
"Does that feel better?"

Kakashi was still watching her when she looked to him after her question wasn't answered. She spoke again.
"Sensei?"

His trance seemed to be broken with that word. He shook his head in a small motion and smiled. He spoke with a cheery tone.
"Oh, yes. It already feels much less achy."
He grabbed the towel and rolled over on her bed before sitting up.
"You're a miracle worker."

Sakura sat down next to him on the bed.
"Yeah, and you're a pain in the ass. Can we just go a month without you ending up on my bed with me groping you in some awkward place because you hurt yourself?"

Kakashi's eyebrow quirked.
"Would you prefer to do this without an injury?"

Sakura's face turned five shades of red before she kicked him onto her floor.
"Go take a shower, dirty old man!"

Kakashi flopped on her floor before sitting on his knees, making sure his towel covered him properly. He scratched behind his head and laughed awkwardly.
"It never hurts to try."

Sakura glared at him, still blushing. Kakashi stood in the most decent way he could manage with the towel wrapped around him and moved to her bed. Sakura's glare intensified as well as her blush. Kakashi reached out and put his hand on her head in an innocent manner before he kneeled in front of her. His hand moved to her jaw and his face leaned into hers slowly. He caressed her cheek with his thumb as his face moved a centimeter beside hers, with his mouth at her ear. Stroking her cheek one last time, he whispered gently.
"Maybe some other time."
Then he pulled away and moved off her bed to her door. He made sure to close the door before making his way back to the bathroom.

Sakura sat in the same position on her bed for a long time as she listened to her shower turn on. She eventually let herself fall to her pillow and let out a shaky breath. Without waiting for the shower to turn off, she reached to her light and let darkness flood her room before she finally fell asleep.