Chapter 8

Unconscious Day 2- Shikamaru and Sasuke Alone

Shikamaru was sitting in the chair beside Sasuke's beside. He had been here for a few hours now. When he got here Kakashi had informed him of what had happened to the ANBU, Danzou, Orochimaru and the Council. Shikamaru was glad they were dead, but he felt a little guilty about not telling Tsunade of Itachi's presence here in Konoha last night. Shikamaru didn't even think Itachi would go after anyone, but Orochimaru. When Shikamaru thought about it though he really should have thought about it. Itachi wasn't going to just let it go what happened to Sasuke. Itachi wanted to make sure this was put to a stop and he did just that. When he woke up that morning he could hear people talking outside about it. It was all over the village by nine in the morning and the message was loud and clear. Sasuke was untouchable. Shikamaru was happy that Konoha now had the fear of God put into it so they would leave Sasuke alone. Now Sasuke would have the chance to heal finally. Sasuke was going to be going through hell in the next few months and he didn't need any added stress or worries. Shikamaru had been sitting with Sasuke alone for an hour now. When he got here Kakashi was asleep on the cot. Kakashi woke up when he entered. Iruka came by about two hours ago and an hour ago he managed to drag Kakashi away to go and eat something down in the cafeteria. Shikamaru couldn't help, but think about how Sasuke's heart monitor went back under control when Itachi spoke to him. Shikamaru knew Tsunade said Sasuke couldn't hear them, but maybe just talking to him will help make him wake up. Shikamaru knew it didn't make sense, but it wasn't often in this world did things make sense. If it could help Sasuke, Shikamaru was willing to look stupid to do it.

"Hey Sasuke. So today is day two of you being asleep. I don't even know if you can hear me or not. I hope you can otherwise I'm going to feel kind of stupid for doing this. I can't imagine how tired you must be. I want you to know that you can take all the time you need to sleep. I'll be here waiting for you just like Kakashi is. So when you are ready to be awake we will be here for you. The people who did this to you are dead and so is Orochimaru. You are safe now Sasuke. It's finally over now you can just focus on healing and getting better."

Shikamaru moved his hand so he could hold onto Sasuke's hand.

"I really don't know what any of this means anymore. I like you, I like you a lot and that scares me, because here you are so hurt and injured. I can't do anything to help you with this, not until you are awake. I don't even know if you will want me here when you wake up, but I hope you will. I never expected this to happen. I never expected to like you like this, but I do and I don't want to lose you. Even if we can't be more than friends I still want to be your friend. I want you in my life even if it is as just a friend. We've been through a lot recently and we've shared a lot. I would hate for what has happened to ruin our friendship. There's no pressure though I'll do whatever you want me to do. I'm just hoping you don't tell me to leave you alone. I will if that is what you truly want me to do, but I won't like it. I want to be here for you. You will have to go through a lot once you wake up. I want to be there by your side through it all."

Shikamaru let out a soft chuckle.

"God this is so weird. We've only been friends for a couple of weeks and yet I feel like we've been friends since we were born. I can tell you anything. I don't even have that closeness with Chouji and I have known him since we were six. This is so crazy. I like you a lot and it hasn't even been three weeks since we've been talking. Me getting attacked was a blessing in disguise, because now I have you. I hope I still have you. I don't know how you feel about me or about the kiss, but after everything that happened in the last nine days maybe you won't feel the same. Its' okay if you don't I completely understand. I have no idea what you have been through, but I know it won't be easy for you to move past all of this. I'll be here for you though. I'll be here for as long as you want me to be."

Unconscious Day 3- Kakashi and Sasuke Alone

"I think the nurses think I have gone crazy. They don't see the point in talking to someone that can't hear you. Maybe you can't hear me, but if there is a small chance that you can then that is good enough for me. Tsunade is happy with the improvement of your infection. You only have a low grade fever now and it hasn't gone into your other organs. At this point she says that the infection won't get worse you will only get better. It's late at night I was finally able to drag Shikamaru away from here an hour ago. His father came and got him. He won't leave your side for more than an hour at a time. He comes here when he wakes up in the morning and he stays until ten or eleven at night. Sometimes I can get him to leave to get something to eat. He really doesn't want to leave you alone. He's a good kid and he will be a great man one day, just like you will be. He truly cares for you and that is very clear in the way he sits here all day.

We are going to have a few things to talk about when you wake up. A little birdy told me that Shikamaru kissed you and that you kissed back. I miss those days of young romance. Everything is all so new and awkward. No one knows what to do or how to do it. Everything is all so exciting though, and you lose that the older you get. When you get to my age when you start a new relationship it's just annoying. That person doesn't know anything about you or how you like things. You don't know anything about them so for the first little while it's bad until you get to know each other better. When you are young and it's your first relationship it's so much more fun. You get to explore and find out what you like and what you don't like. You get to learn all these new things about the person and yourself. You will be confused and frustrated at times, but I will be here to help you figure it out. I can't imagine how confused you must be right now from just a kiss. Shikamaru was confused, but now he's just worried you will tell him to leave you alone. I don't see that happening, but I could be proven wrong. It wouldn't be the first time you proved me wrong. You are a good kid Sasuke and you didn't deserve what they have done to you. I just hope that you don't let what happened to you get in the way of you being happy. You smile more around him. You talk to him about things you don't even talk to me about. He's good for you and I hope you can still see that."

Day 5- Shikamaru and Sasuke Alone

"So I think Kakashi and Iruka are sleeping together. They hide it very well, but you can tell from the small looks they give each other and the gentle touching Iruka does every now and then. They don't know that I know, but I know they are together. I don't know when it started, but it must have been going on for a while now. They seem really close and comfortable with each other so it's not recent. Kakashi also found out from Asuma that we kissed. I can tell that he has been dying to say something, but he won't yet. I think he's waiting for me to say something first, but two can play that game. I have more patience than he does. I could do this for years before it gets old. Plus I know that he is with Iruka so that just adds to the ammo. Everyone has been coming to see you. Naruto and Sakura were very upset about all of this, but I think they are starting to come around. You've been asleep for five days now. We all just really want you to wake up so we know you are okay. Tsunade said that your brain and body needs more time to heal and when your brain has healed you will wake up. She was hoping you would be awake by now; she's a little worried that you haven't woken up yet. You have a skull fracture though so there really is no telling how bad the damage is from it until you wake up.

I hope you wake up soon. It would be nice to know that you are getting better. Your fever is gone and the infection is almost completely gone now. You are still on an anti-biotic, but they are doing really well for you. So all we need is for you to wake up. Please wake up soon."

Unconscious Day 7- Kakashi and Sasuke Alone

"Naruto and Sakura came by earlier this morning. Tsunade was thinking about sending them out on a mission. It would only be a D or a C-ranked mission, but she's not sure about it yet. She doesn't know how well their minds are working with you being in the hospital. They come by and see you once a day. Sakura brought you some flowers. I know you hate flowers, but they do make the room smell less like a hospital. Your infection is almost completely gone. Tsunade is very happy about that. Your stitches are healing very nicely to. She wishes you would wake up so she can check your head injury and see how bad it is. Knowing you, you will wake up and be perfectly fine. You never let anything stop you or get you down. If you were awake I know you would be telling Naruto and Sakura to go on missions and do what they are supposed to be doing. You never did like people fussing over you. Shikamaru has still been here all day every day for the past seven days. He really cares about you Sasuke. You might have found something good to come from all of this. I'm not sure howyou feel about him, but I think you like him to. You did kiss him back so you must like him on some level otherwise you would have knocked him out. I really hope you find some happiness Sasuke you deserve it. You deserve happiness more than anyone I have ever met.

Shikamaru found out about Iruka and me being in a relationship. He seems to think I don't know that he knows about it. It doesn't bother me if people know; we just always kept it to ourselves. We saw no point in telling people it's no one's business if we are together or not. Being a ninja and in a relationship always puts your partner at risk of your enemies attacking them. Iruka doesn't have any, but I do. We've just kept it quiet and kept a low profile as a way to protect Iruka from my enemies. A few people know that are closest to us. When you wake up and are confused about Shikamaru all you have to do is talk to me and I'll be there to help guide you through. It's never easy with a girl, but it's even harder with a boy. Discovering that you are gay can always be a problem, especially with society believing that ninja shouldn't be gay. You are tough though so I am sure you will do just fine. I'm not going to give you the sex talk, but I do have a book you can read. It helped me when I first started dating boys, I'm sure it will help you.

It's been seven days now Sasuke I know you are tired, but it would be really nice for you to wake up now."

Unconscious Day 11- Shikamaru and Sasuke Alone

"When I got here this morning Kakashi and Tsunade were out in the hall arguing. Kakashi is worried that you haven't woken up yet. Tsunade said you would be asleep for three days when you first came into the hospital. She doesn't know why you won't wake up. She knows you are not in a coma, so that is good. She thinks your skull fracture is worse than she thought it was. She doesn't know when you'll wake up. Kakashi isn't happy about it. He just wants you awake so we know you're okay. I know you are tired and your body needs this time to heal, but if you could just open your eyes so we know you'll come back to us that would really be great.

Naruto and Sakura went out on that mission. They weren't happy about it, but when they came back they seemed better. Getting back into a normal routine always tends to make people feel better. Neji came by to see you yesterday. He just wanted to see how you were doing. We all thought you would be awake and talking by now. I'm worried and I'm scared that you won't wake up. I know I need to have faith in you, but you're so injured that I would understand if you don't wake up. I don't know how you feel about everything I don't even know if you can hear us. You must be scared though. You don't know where you are or what is going on. I know you woke up at one point when you were buried. You must have been so scared. You tried to dig your way out of your own grave. If I were you I wouldn't want to be awake either. How do you get over something like that? How do you even begin to heal from the trauma? I'm scared that you won't get through this. I'm scared that you'll never be yourself again. I'm scared that you won't want me around. I'm scared that you'll never wake up. I know you need rest and I know you are trying to heal. I know I'm being selfish, but please just open your eyes even for just a few seconds. Show us that you're still here. So please wake up."

Unconscious Day 15- Shikamaru, Kakashi and Sasuke Alone

"Why hasn't he woken up yet? I thought Tsunade said he would be awake after three days. It's been fifteen days now and he hasn't even moved." Shikamaru said.

Kakashi could hear the worry in his voice and Kakashi couldn't blame him. Inside Kakashi had been freaking out himself about Sasuke not waking up. Tsunade was worried herself she didn't understand why Sasuke hadn't showed any signs of walking up yet. It had been fifteen days and he was supposed to be awake eleven days ago. The only reason why Sasuke hadn't woken up yet was because his brain injuries were more severe than Tsunade had thought. Tsunade at this point had no idea when Sasuke would wake up and she even expressed some concern of Sasuke never waking up. The brain was a sensitive organ there really was no telling just how much damage was done until Sasuke woke up. There wasn't even a guarantee that Sasuke would even wake up.

"We just have to be patient Shikamaru. A person's brain is very delicate. Tsunade can only tell how bad the skull fracture is with Sasuke asleep. She needs him awake and answering questions before she can tell how bad the damage is. Sasuke is strong he will wake up you just need to give him some time."

"What if he doesn't though? What if he can't wake up? How long do we leave him like this?"

"He will wake up it's just going to take some time. His brain is obviously more injured than Tsunade had thought. It's going to take some time for his brain to heal. His body is still in a lot of pain and will be for a good few months. Look at it this way the longer he is asleep the less time he will have to feel the pain."

"It's been two weeks is the pain still going to be that bad?"

"In the last two weeks the bruising has started to fade. The bruising was very deep and it's still going to take another month before they are completely gone. His body is going to be in pain from his skull fracture and the beating his ribs and stomach took. Not to mention his legs once he starts the physical therapy. It's going to be a long few months for Sasuke unfortunately."

"I feel like I am going to go insane just sitting here waiting for him to open his eyes."

"Shikamaru I am going to say this only once. Sasuke is going to be going through a lot in the next few months. He's going to be in pain, tired, frustrated, angry, sad; extremely emotional at times. He's going to be going through physical therapy. He's going to be in a wheelchair until he can walk. He's going to have nightmares and some serious trauma after what happened to him. You both have been friends for barely three weeks. I know you both have kissed and what comes from that I don't know. Your father told you that before you make a decision to weight all the pros and cons and then make an adult decision. So I am going to need you to make an adult decision by the time he wakes up. If you can't handle going through this with Sasuke then you need to wake away before it starts. No one would blame you for walking away I wouldn't and I know Sasuke wouldn't. If you don't think you can be there for him until the end of this then don't start. You walking away part way will only make it worse for Sasuke. If you decide to be by Sasuke's side then you need to grow some thick skin. Sasuke will yell at you, he is going to tell you to leave him alone. He might even say hurtful things. You have to be prepared for the worse in him, because of what he has been through. Now I could be wrong he could handle this well, but I don't see that happening. Sasuke's old friend is anger and that is how he hides all his hurt feelings. He might let you and me see him vulnerable, but he probably won't. If you don't think you can handle this, than that is okay, but you can't give him false hope. That's not okay Shikamaru."

"I don't want to give him false hope. I don't know what is going to happen between Sasuke and me. I know I would like to find out. I want to be here for him. I know it's going to be hard, but it's ten times harder for Sasuke than it is for me. I don't know how he feels about us, especially after what has happened to him. The ball is in his court on whether we stay friends or become something more. It doesn't matter to me though I am happy to be just friends and I am happy to figure this out with him together. Neither one of us have been in this type of situation. Neither one of us actually knows where to go from here. I would really like to figure it out with Sasuke, but that's his choice. I know it's going to be hard, I do. I want to be there for him. I just hope he wants me here for him."

"That is something you will have to discuss with Sasuke when he is able to. Remember when he first wakes up he won't be able to really focus and talk much. Even though he has been asleep for fifteen days he is still going to be exhausted. His body has been through a lot and it will take a little while before he can have a serious conversation."

"I know and I'm not pressuring him. I really will do what he wants me to. I just hope he won't tell me to leave him alone."

"I don't think he will, but I can't be too sure. There really is no telling how Sasuke is going to react to all of this. He could do the exact opposite that I expect him to."

Their conversation was cut short when they heard a faint groan. Shikamaru and Kakashi turned their attention to Sasuke who was on the bed. Both Kakashi and Shikamaru got up and went over to the bed. Sasuke let out another small groan.

"Should we page Tsunade?" Shikamaru asked.

"We should."

Kakashi hit the nurse's button. A few moments later one entered.

"What can I do for you Kakashi-san?"

"Can you get Tsunade-Sama. Sasuke seems to be waking up."

"I'll get her right away."

The nurse left the room to go and get Tsunade. They had been waiting for Sasuke to show signs of waking up for fifteen days now and now it seemed like it was finally happening. Shikamaru gently grabbed Sasuke's hand and held it in his.

"Sasuke come on open your eyes. You can do it." Shikamaru said encouragingly.

Sasuke let out another groan and his fingers twitched in Shikamaru's hand.

"Sasuke you are safe. You need to open your eyes for us. It's okay you're safe." Kakashi said gently.

Sasuke slowly tried to open his eyes, but he failed. Shikamaru squeezed Sasuke's hand and Sasuke lightly squeezed back.

"You can do it Sasuke. Let me see those eyes of yours." Shikamaru said gently.

Sasuke let out a groan and his eyes slowly fluttered open. Sasuke couldn't help the groan as the harsh hospital light hit his eyes. Sasuke closed his eyes and brought his free hand to cover his eyes. Kakashi went over and turned down the lights for Sasuke. Kakashi went back over to Sasuke and he could see him shaking. Kakashi gently placed his hand on Sasuke's hair and gently began stroking it.

"Its' okay I turned the lights down Sasuke. Can you try to open your eyes a little bit please?" Kakashi said softly.

Kakashi didn't know how Sasuke was going to be with his head injury. Kakashi didn't want to scare Sasuke so he kept his voice calm and gentle. He wouldn't normally stroke Sasuke's hair, but Kakashi knew Sasuke was confused and scared right now. Kakashi was more than happy to give Sasuke some comfort. Sasuke moved his hand and slowly opened his eyes. He was able to open them half way and Kakashi was thankful for that.

"Sasuke listen to me. I know you are confused. You are in the hospital right now and you are safe. It's going to be okay just relax. Tsunade will be here shortly to check you out."

"H… hurts" Sasuke chocked out.

They both could hear the pain and fear in Sasuke's voice. He also had a tremble from his emotions coming through his voice that he couldn't control. Kakashi continued to stroke Sasuke's hair as he spoke.

"Shhh it's okay. Tsunade will be here very soon and she will check you out and give you something for the pain. Just hang on a little longer."

Shikamaru didn't know what to say. He had been waiting for Sasuke to wake up for fifteen days now. Now that he was he didn't know what to say to Sasuke. He didn't know what to do so he just opted to hold Sasuke's hand and let Kakashi handle it.

"So dark… so cold." Sasuke said with a hitch in his voice.

A single tear rolled down Sasuke's cheek. Shikamaru reached out with his free hand and gently wiped it away.

"Try not to think about it. You are safe now focus on that." Shikamaru said.

Sasuke looked over at Shikamaru and he looked like he was about to say something when the door opened. The nose startled Sasuke and both Kakashi and Shikamaru felt him jump slightly.

"It's okay it's just Tsunade. She's not going to hurt you." Kakashi said soothingly.

Kakashi moved up so he was closer to the head of the bed so Tsunade could get to Sasuke. Kakashi still kept his hand in Sasuke's hair and was still stroking it gently. Tsunade came over to Sasuke so she could check him over.

"Hey Sasuke, how are you feeling?" Tsunade kept her voice gentle. She could see how scared and confused Sasuke was. With Sasuke's head injury it will make it harder for him to understand what is going on.

"Hurts"

"Okay I just need to check you out and then I can give you something for the pain. It will put you to sleep so I need to give it to you after I check you out. I need you awake for this. I know you are probably really confused right now so I am going to do my best at explaining everything. I need to check your pupils and see how your eyes are doing. So I know it's hard, but I need you to open your eyes all the way for me."

Sasuke did his best to open his eyes all the way and Tsunade pulled out a small pen light so she could look into Sasuke's eyes. Once the light hit Sasuke's eyes Sasuke groaned and closed his eyes. Sasuke brought his free hand to his eyes and pressed his palm into his one eye.

"Hurts"

"It's okay Sasuke." Kakashi said softly as he stroked Sasuke's hair.

"I know it hurts, but I need to do this. I'm sorry, but if you can just bare-with me for one minute then it will be done. Can you do that for me?" Tsunade asked gently.

"You can do it Sasuke. Just squeeze my hand and it will be over before you know it." Shikamaru said trying to sound encouraging.

Sasuke took a deep breath and opened his eyes again. Tsunade moved the light closer to Sasuke's eyes as she spoke.

"Sixty seconds okay I promise. If you can keep your eyes open it will go faster than that."

Tsunade moved the light so it was on Sasuke's right eye. Sasuke squinted a little, but he didn't close it. Sasuke weakly squeezed Shikamaru's hand as Tsunade looked at both his eyes. After thirty seconds Tsunade moved the light away.

"Okay I'm done. You did good Sasuke. It's done."

"Good job Sasuke." Kakashi said.

"Sasuke I need to ask you a few questions. You took a serious hit to your head and you have been unconscious for fifteen days now. Do you know where you are?"

Sasuke gave a small nod.

"Where are you?"

"Hospital" Sasuke said shaky.

"Good. Do you know how long you were held?"

Sasuke had a confused look on his face and he looked over to Shikamaru for some help.

"I don't… I don't understand."

"It's okay you just woke up and your mind is a little fuzzy. It's okay in a few days you'll feel better." Shikamaru said.

"He's not ready for this conversation." Kakashi said to Tsunade quietly.

"Sasuke do you know what this color is?" Tsunade asked pointing to the blanket.

"White"

"Good. What is four times four?"

"Sixteen. Why are you…"

"I just need to make sure your brain is working. You were unconscious a lot longer than I expected you to be that's all."

"I don't…" Sasuke started and you could see and hear the confusion in his voice.

"It's okay Sasuke you are fine. Tsunade just wanted to double check." Kakashi said.

"Can you tell me how bad the pain in on a scale of one to ten." Tsunade said.

"Seven"

Sasuke was having a hard time staying awake and they all knew he wouldn't be awake for much longer. Tsunade went over to the medical cabinet and she grabbed a needle and a vial of morphine. She went over to Sasuke and put in the right dosage before she injected it into his I.V. She then put the used needle in the proper container before she spoke.

"That should take the pain away and make you tired. When you wake up next we can do more tests."

"Tests?" Sasuke asked, but they could tell he was barely awake.

Kakashi kissed the top of Sasuke's head before he spoke.

"It's okay Sasuke just sleep. I'll be here when you wake up."

Sasuke was asleep before Kakashi even finished his sentence.

"He wasn't too bad. He knew basic things; that's good right?" Shikamaru said.

"There are still many things that could be wrong, but it is a good sign that he was able to know basic answers. Did he say anything before I came in?" Tsunade asked Kakashi.

"He said it hurt and that it was dark and cold."

"Was he talking about here or where he was?" Tsunade asked.

"The way he said it, it was about where he was."

"He was held for nine days and based on his eyes he was kept in the dark without any sunlight. Sunlight as you both know gives off vitamins. The most important one is vitamin D. As humans we need vitamin D for our body to work properly. Without it, it can cause our body problems and organs can shut down. His eyes are a little yellow, which is an early sign of a vitamin D deficiency. I am going to need to give him a new I.V with strictly vitamins in it to help give his body the vitamin D." Tsunade explained.

"Is that from just those nine days? It can happen that fast." Shikamaru said.

"The nine days would have pushed the deficiency along. Don't forget for two weeks before this Sasuke was sleeping during the day and out at night. He wasn't getting enough sunlight before he was taken. The last nine days would have just pushed the deficiency into a higher level. It can be easily taken care of by giving him some vitamin D until he is able to be outside. When he is able to eat and swallow I can give it to him in a pill form instead of the I.V. For now though I will get the I.V hooked up and that will help."

"How were his pupils?" Kakashi asked.

"They are unequal. It's very noticeable which tells me that the skull fracture is worse than I was able to see. The morphine should make him sleep all night, but don't be surprised if he is awake and sick tonight. If he is and you need some help a nurse will be here she can sit in the room with you. She will also know when to call me down. If he is sick all he has is the I.V's in him. If he is sick a lot then he will become dehydrated and his vitamin levels will go down drastically, because all he has is the I.V's. We need to make sure that doesn't happen, so if he is sick more than five times in the night or during the day for the next few days you need to let me know. We'll have to try and do something about it. One of the main side effects of a skull fracture is vomiting. Hopefully that doesn't happen and Sasuke can just skip that side effect."

"I'll keep a close eye on him tonight and hopefully he can just sleep through this." Kakashi said.

"I will have my best nurse stationed for Sasuke's room. He get sick twice you need to page her and she will come in and sit with you. It will be very dangerous for Sasuke to become dehydrated right now."

"I understand Tsunade-Sama." Kakashi said.

"I will go and get that I.V. Shikamaru it is getting late you should head home before your father comes down."

"I will in a few minutes."

"Okay I'll be right back."

Tsunade left the room to go and get the I.V for Sasuke. She needed to get his vitamin D levels up so his body would be able to function normally once again.

"Are you okay?" Kakashi asked Shikamaru.

"I'm okay he woke up. I know it wasn't for very long and he was confused, but he woke up. That's finally a step in the right direction."

"It is a very good step and now he can work on healing. You should go home and get some sleep. I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a very long day."

"When are you going to sleep?"

"I'll sleep while he is asleep. He might not be sick at all tonight."

"I don't mind staying to help."

"I know. Go home get some sleep, eat some breakfast and you can help tomorrow. Go home tell your parents that he woke up. I'm sure they will be happy to hear it."

"Ok"

Tsunade came back into the room with the new I.V. She went over to the stand and she hooked up the new I.V. Once that was done she turned to Shikamaru.

"Go home that's an order."

"I'm going, I'm going. I'll see you in the morning Kakashi-San."

"See you in the morning. Get some sleep."

"Tsunade-Sama." Shikamaru said before he left the room.

"How bad do you think tonight is going to be?" Kakashi asked.

"There really is no telling how bad it will be. Different people get different side effects. He might be fine or it could be hell. Get some sleep while you can if it is going to be bad, it's going to be hell tonight. Sasuke will either be fine or he is going to be extremely sick for a few days. Unfortunately there isn't a grey area it's going to be one of the other. Hopefully he will be fine, the last thing he needs is to be sick and get dehydrated."

"I hope so. He's been through enough he shouldn't have to go through anymore."

"If I don't see you tonight I will be in, in the morning to check on him. Get some sleep while you can Kakashi."

"I will. Thank-you Tsunade-Sama."

Tsunade left Kakashi and Sasuke alone. Kakashi knew he needed to sleep, but he couldn't bring himself to leave Sasuke's side just yet. He continued to stroke Sasuke's hair for another hour before he forced himself to lie down. If Sasuke was going to be sick, than Kakashi was going to need to sleep as much as he can. Kakashi closed his eyes and took comfort in the fact that Sasuke had woken up.