sorry for the incredibly erratic updates. I do plan to finish! And reviews, of course, are always appreciated.

He slips into bed with her.

"You'll never fit," she warns, eyes, but Kakashi manages to squeeze his frame into the narrow hospital bed, vest and sandals and all.

"Take off your kunai pouch, it's poking my thigh" Sakura groans, slim fingers slipping down to deal with the offending item. Kakashi sighs.

"This is nice," he says.

"You're covered in blood," she points out, wrinkling her nose.

He waves that away. "Minor details of no consequence, Sakura."

"Uh-huh," but it's clear from her eyes that she doesn't mind anyway. He wraps sturdy arms around her, and she sighs in contentment.