Chapter 3

WARNING: Sexual innuendo, situations, nudity, language, discussion about a rape and a death.

"Open wide sweetie." Genma offered me a chopstick full of rice.

I swallowed the rice, "Genma. You don't have to keep saying that every time you want me to take a bite."

"But I like the way it sounds. Especially when I use my naughty voice and picture putting all kinds of things in you."

"You sex-crazed pervert."

"But I'm your sex crazed pervert." He brought a large strawberry to my mouth, "Now open wide and say ahh." I took a bite

Swallowing, I asked, "You're so attentive. Is it the hospital? Are you thinking of switching professions?"

"No. But I do like the idea of playing 'doctor' with you. I could spend hours examining every inch of you from head to toe, and provide extra TLC to all of your lovely curves in between.

"Genma!"

"Well I do have soft hands and a very sensitive touch." Smiling as he placed the bowl and chopsticks down on the tray so that he could show me his hands.

"Enough!" I pushed his hands away. "I'll feed myself. I want to be able to talk to Kakashi again. It's been over 20 hours since I was last able to talk to him. I want to see how he's doing."

"Fine. But can you do me a favor? You said that he could hear your voice even when you weren't using your technique on him. Can you please ask him if he can hear anyone else?"

"Are you wanting to find out if he heard you?"

"If he can hear me, and you agree, then there are some details about his incident with Itachi that the elders would like to know. I ask the questions and you tell me his answers."

"So, you want me to be your walkie-talkie?

He wiggled his eye-brows, "Walkie-talkie, huggly-snuggly, moanie-groanie, sucky-fucky…all those things and more."

Pouting, I crossed my arms over my chest and turned away. "I hope he can't hear you. I don't need you giving him any perverted ideas. You've already corrupted my sweet Tenzo."

"Sweet Tenzo my ass. He can be one scary bastard when he wants to be. He gave a look to one of the new ANBU recruits and the kid shit himself. I would expect that if he had given the look to a genin, but not anyone who has made it through the ANBU test. As for Kakashi, I doubt that I could give him any ideas. He's a bigger pervert than me. Walking about town, traumatizing children and giving old ladies fainting spells when they see the porn he takes everywhere. You want to know the real reason he doesn't like hospitals-they don't allow porn in the building."

As I turned back to him I uncrossed my arms and placed my hands on my hips, "Yes, that's much worse that the constant stream of perversion that flows from your mouth." I said sarcastically.

With a serious expression on his face, "Does me talking like that bother you?"

"Not when it's in moderation. For the last hour I've been trying to eat and every other phrase out of your mouth is laced with sexual innuendo. I'm recovering from exhaustion and it's getting to be a bit much."

He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me close. "I'm sorry sweetie. I was just having fun. You don't have any idea how relieved I was when you woke up and promised to be more careful with the body I love so much. I just felt so good that my playful side came out a little too much."

"I love your playful side." I said as I put my hand on his cheek, "But I also want to be able to talk about anything with you, good or bad, without covering your feelings with jokes or dirty talk. I know in your job bad things happen and you can't talk about them with me, but I want to be there for everything else and I need to be able to come to you and talk about anything."

"But don't you have Tenzo for that? With Kakashi you have a connection that I can't begin to understand. I guess I see myself fitting in as the one you turn to for fun."

"Genma, I don't think of any of you like that. I love all three of you-equally. I don't categorize Tenzo as 'Mr. Talker', Kakashi as 'Mr. Mind' and you as 'Mr. Fun'. You each share qualities that make me want to be with each of you. You all are honorable, strong, loving men who make my insides light up whenever I think about you. And you in particular, you put your family first. You have taken care and protected your mother since you were 12."

"How do you know about that?"

"The spa. Relaxed naked women like to talk. My ears were privy to numerous conversations about you, Kakashi & Tenzo." I giggled.

"What were they saying about me?"

"All good I assure you."

"Like what?"

"They frequently are about you being a honorable, faithful man and a beautiful, fantastic lover."

"Really?" he smiled.

I placed a finger on my cheek in recollection, "Or maybe it was you were fantastically faithful, honorable, beautiful and a man lover? Hmm, I can't remember which." I giggled.

"You'll remember which one when I get you all hot and bothered, your panties drenched with your sweet juices, moaning my name and begging for more." Genma said playfully as his hands began to roam over my body.

"Genma stop!"

Though I was thinking those exact words, it wasn't me that said them. We both looked toward the door where Tenzo was standing.

Tenzo had a look on his face that reinforce Genma's story. If he had been looking at me like that, I probably would have crapped myself.

"Ok party pooper." Replied Genma as he stood from the bed, retrieved the rice and chopsticks from the tray and handed them to me. "I'll be back around noon."

Tenzo walked toward my bed, his eyes on Genma's every move. He watched him place a kiss on the top of my head before leaving the room.

With Genma gone, Tenzo focused his attention on me and his face was relaxed and calm again, "It sounded like you were needing some assistance."

"Not really. He was just kidding around. But thank you anyway." I took a bite of the now cold rice and after swallowing it returned the bowl and chopsticks to the tray having decided that I wasn't hungry anymore.

"Did you just wake up or are you ready to go back to sleep?" he asked.

"I've been up a little over an hour, ate and now I want to try a different technique to help Kakashi."

"Was Genma ok with this new plan?"

"Yes. I realized I could use other techniques that do not exhaust my body as badly." I smiled.

"Good to hear. Is there anything I can do to help?"

"I have to be touching Kakashi in order for this to work. So after I'm finished I may need some help getting back in my bed. Also, please let me know when it's been 6 hours and I will stop. My eyes will be shut but I will hear you."

"Anything else?"

"That should be it. Oh. Don't be surprised if you hear noises or slight movements coming from either Kakashi or me. It's normal."

"Ok. I'll wait till you start and then I'm going to clean this up." He said as he looked and pointed at the rice and strawberry mess on the tray from when Genma had been trying to feed me.

"Not before you give me some lovin." I said as I stretched out my arms waiting for a hug.

Wrapping our arms around each other, he lifted me into a standing position. Our lips met and we shared several quick pecks. "Tell me something." He asked.

"Anything. What do you want to know?"

"What's it like to be inside someone's sub-conscious?"

"It takes a little bit to get use to it but you can tell a lot about a person's state of mind depending on the colors that you see. The more color, the healthier the state of mind. What I first saw in Kakashi's mind it was black and white. While I was there with him, our surroundings began to gain color. The sky became light blue. Why did you want to know?"

"No reason. Just curious."

"Do you want me to take a peek into your mind and let you know what colors I see?" I asked.

"Uhh…maybe some other time." He said nervously, "You need to focus all your energy on Kakashi."

"Tenzo. Are you worried about me seeing something that you don't think I will like?" I teased.

"No! It's just what Genma was saying" he paused, "I want to get you so worked up that you moan out my name and I know we need to wait. I won't put you in an uncomfortable situation."

"Tenzo."

"In my head, you say that accompanied by lustful moans and heavy breathing." he chuckled.

"We can do whatever we like in our minds without any of the consequences of those actions on our bodies. Well, your heart rate might increase, but you're a ninja, your heart can tolerate it easily."

"And it wouldn't put you in a difficult position afterwards. It wouldn't leave you wanting and tempt us to go farther than we should go?"

"We will be fine." I assured him as I briefly thought about all the many times I have imagined doing every humanly possible position with all three of them, "because once I start, we won't be stopping until we both are completely satisfied."

Tenzo gulped. "It won't use up too much chakra?"

"It just depends on how excited you are before we start" I felt his crotch twitch "and how active and vivid an imagination you have. After seeing me naked and having an orgasm twice, it shouldn't be that hard to visualize it."

He released me from our embrace and took a step back. "I visualize that wonderful memory over and over, but you need to help Kakashi first. I wouldn't want Genma coming in here and seeing me trying to do exactly what I told him to stop."

"I understand." I placed my hand on his chest. "You're always thinking of others first." I moved closer and gave him a soft kiss on his mouth. "I'm just going to make a quick restroom break and then I will start my session with Kakashi." I removed my hand and walked to the bathroom thinking about how lucky I am to have Tenzo in my life.

Tenzo helped me turn Kakashi on his side. Lying on my right side, curled up facing him, I took his right hand and pulled it towards my body so that each of our pointer fingers touched the "K" above my breast. I made the mental hand signs and placed my lips on his. I was happily greeted by an image of Kakashi not tied to a cross, but sitting where I had last left him.

"Hey there. You just sitting around doing nothing?" I teased. "I'm glad to see you're not back up there being tortured." I pointed to the cross.

"But I was tortured, just a different kind." He paused. "I didn't have you or my second favorite distraction, Icha Icha."

I walked forward and sat down beside him. "Well I'm here now. Do you think we could somehow break you completely out of this? I asked.

"Maybe with some naked fan dancing," he smiled, "but I doubt it. Though it never hurts to try." He chuckled. "Tell me did you stay with me the entire time or did you leave the hospital?"

"I was here in the room the entire time, why?"

"After you left, it felt like I could still sense you. Like you were just out of sight. I kept the image of you holding my hand and kissing me. But then after a while that went away. I could hear your voice occasionally and I could feel your emotional state.

"Could you tell who I was talking to?"

"Sometimes I would hear a name. First I heard 'Sakura' then I heard you mention 'Tenzo'. You sounded irritated. Then you flipped to sounding sad and then you said something about Konoha perverts. I remember that because it was followed by this warm sensation that made me feel so at peace. It stayed that way for quite a while and then a feeling of guilt and I heard you say 'Genma'. After that it was a sense of irritation and finally just before you returned…lust."

"Well, that's interesting. Apparently when I'm close to your body you pick up on my emotional state whether I'm talking or not. The closer I am to you the more you can hear what I am saying."

"So what did Tenzo do to piss you off?"

"He woke me up when he was trying to get me to move from your bed to one that is next to you so I could rest better. I was so exhausted all I wanted to do was sleep but they insisted that I eat. After I ate, I slept for 18 hours."

"Why 18 hours?"

"Duh! I was tired."

"Because?"

I didn't want to tell him 'because I used too much chakra trying to keep you away from the torture' so I thought I would blame it on the late night/early morning activities. "I didn't get a lot of sleep last night. We stayed up late at my family's welcome home party and I had a trying morning."

"Why were you feeling guilty when you were talking to Genma?"

"I overheard him talking to you."

"And?"

"He said some things that made me rethink my actions. I didn't realize I was hurting him. But we worked it all out and he forgave me."

"How did you hurt him?"

I wasn't looking forward to hearing the same lecture from Kakashi as I had previously heard from Genma, "It doesn't matter. I won't hurt him that way ever again. Can we drop it and move on?"

"If you don't want to talk about it, fine. But tell me this, who or what got you turned on just before you came back here?"

"I was talking to Tenzo about a technique, similar to this one, that allows me to be intimate without actually physically being intimate. I was thinking about all the times I thought of you three while I was away." I smiled.

"Hmm, feel free to elaborate on this technique. Or better yet, show me."

"Sorry, but I promise to show that technique to you after you wake up from your coma."

"Well then, why don't you share those fond memories you had of us while you were away?"

"How about I just lay you on your side and we talk?" I suggested.

"While laying there, can I talk dirty to you?" he sounded hopeful.

"No."

He raised his eyebrow, "Will you talk dirty to me?"

"Sure."

His eye widened in surprise, "Really?"

"Not a problem." I pulled him down and onto his side and then positioned myself so that I was facing him as I lay on my side as well.

I saw the look of anticipation on his face. It now seemed cruel what I was going to say. But I knew if I started getting him turned on, that soon I would be aroused too and that would lead me to break my promise to Genma. No advanced techniques.

"Anytime you're ready," he said excitedly.

"Dirty"

"Yes" his eye widened.

"Filthy"

"Uh huh" he shook his head in affirmation.

"Nasty"

"Oh yeah baby" he said eagerly.

"Rotten"

"Yea-what?"

"Putrid"

He stared at me with a 'you've got to be kidding me' look on his face.

"Grimy…Soiled…"

"Very funny. You can stop that now." He pouted.

"So no more 'dirty' talk?" I giggled.

He sounded like a 2 year old "No."

"Aww don't be upset. I'll make it up to you when you're no longer in a coma." I promised.

"How?"

"Not only will I give you the kind of dirty talk you wanted…"

"Yes" he sounded skeptical.

"I'll let you talk dirty to me and maybe…"

"Maybe what?" his interest was piqued.

"act out the dirty talk."

Though I couldn't see his face, I knew he was smiling.

We took turns sharing our travels over the past 7 years and found that, while not at the same time, our adventures led us to many of the same destinations. However, my journey had taken me to a few places that he had never even heard of. We compared views on the likeability of the towns and villages but shared the opinion that while we enjoyed visiting, none could replace our home, Konoha.

I promised to share with him some of the music cd's I purchased in the towns that were vastly different from Konoha. When I heard the music, I had a strong feeling that it would be well received by the men in my life. Each man had a different taste in music, but somehow I knew they all would agree with my musical selections. If by some chance they didn't, Micah would definitely want to borrow them as he was always looking for new and interesting music.

As we talked, I noticed Kakashi regained the ability to move parts of his body. Like a caterpillar, he gradually inched his body closer to mine. He had been holding out on me as to how much control he had over his body when all of a sudden he leaned in to kiss me and I felt his arm wrap over my side placing his hand on my back. The instant our lips touched, I felt a wave of heat run through my body. Even through that stupid mask it felt good. I momentarily wondered that since it wasn't skin-to-skin contact if that meant it wouldn't drain my chakra as fast. When I realized I was trying to rationalize my behavior so that I would not be breaking my promise to Genma, I pulled back from the kiss. I shook my head no, "I can't. I promised Genma."

"Genma doesn't want you kissing me?" he asked slightly irritated.

"No, nor would I ever agree to not kissing you, normally. It's just while I'm in this state with you, physical contact drains my chakra faster."

"Last time you held my hand for quite a while." I could picture the wheels of his mind turning. "You said you were exhausted. Was touching me the reason why?"

"Partly"

"I see. So why didn't you just come out and tell me that?"

"I didn't want you to blame yourself."

"Instead I've been thinking that I must have god awful breath or have said something so offensive that you wanted to distance yourself from me."

"I'm sorry. Genma was really upset with me and I avoided this topic because I didn't want you upset too."

He tiled his head to the side, "Did you really think I wouldn't figure it out?"

"How did you figure it out?"

He pointed to himself, "Ninja prodigy. I wouldn't be alive if I hadn't learned to pick up on subtle clues. You were avoiding certain questions. It was only a matter of time until I figured it out."

"Are you upset with me?"

"No. I understand your reasons. Is there anything else you might want to share?

"Yes."

"Is it related to your comment about having a 'trying morning'?"

"Sort of"

"Please explain."

"I don't really know where to start."

"The beginning usually works."

"Ok. The spa."

"Something happened at the spa?"

"The little song and show you received?"

"Ah yes. Good memories. Go on."

"After I finished, Genma and Tenzo joined me in the spa."

"I would have been there too, but the whole coma thing sort of kept me occupied." He chuckled.

"I'm feeling guilty because you weren't there to share in the kissing and touching." I said hesitantly.

His voice was reassuring, "It's ok. At least I saw the solo act."

"And then last night after the party, Genma and Tenzo spent the night with me."

"Tenzo has spent the night before. It doesn't surprise me that Genma stayed also. Again, if given the choice between coma and sleeping with you three, I'd pick the latter."

"I knew you would be ok about missing the sleeping part."

"But sleeping wasn't the only thing that happened was it?"

"No. We had a tickle fight."

"Against two elite ninja—not wise."

"Yes, teamwork, you are all masters."

"It is the foundation for all ninja training." He chuckled.

"So I'm told. But then tickles turned into kisses…which turned into me taking my clothes off…and I just wish you would have been there."

"Me too. It sounds wonderful. But I'm guessing that's not the end of it."

"No. But first let me share with you the reason why I have so many of them. It freaked both Genma and Tenzo out when they saw them and I just want to prepare you so that you won't freak out too."

"What exactly is the 'them' you think will freak me out? Leah, you are a beautiful woman inside and out. I can't image this would be about your body image?"

"No it's not about my body. You've seen it remember?"

"Yes, I repeatedly remember it. It keeps me busy for hours." He smiled, "so what is it then?"

"Sex toys."

Raising a curious eyebrow "And you have a large collection?"

"Extensive."

"I see. And the reason for so many?"

"To practice and prepare for my soul mates in every possible way for once we have been bonded so that I don't accidentally injure myself or them."

"It's always wise to prepare before the big test for optimal results." He chuckled.

"Yes. So anyway, after the shock wore off, Genma chose one of my favorites and it ended with each of us having an orgasm. Get the picture?"

"Vividly. I'm curious. Which one is a favorite of yours?"

"A red, 6-inch dildo with ridges."

"Ah, I recognize that one."

Cocking an eyebrow I asked, "And just how do you know about it? Do you have a collection too?"

"No, but items such as your 'favorite' are often found where they sell great literature."

"So you're not upset, bothered or curious about any of this?"

"I'm not upset or bothered, but I am curious."

"About what?"

Sounding hopeful, he asked "In your extensive collection, do you by any chance happen to have any 'special occasion' wear?"

At this question, I was reminded of a saying my mother used when making unusual clothing choices for me, 'I guarantee one, if not all, will want to play dress up with you.' Smiling, I replied, "Why yes, the complete bottom drawer of my dresser holds such items."

It felt good to be able to talk so openly with Kakashi. He reassured me that he wasn't upset or surprised by the 'activities' and that learning of my collection in no way, shape or form freaked him out. In fact, it would be a source of comfort in the remaining hours that he would be stuck in his coma. So when Tenzo called my name to let me know it was time to stop, I gave Kakashi one last kiss, as my image slowly faded away. I knew he would have many new images to keep him company until I returned.

Opening my eyes, turning and sitting up on the edge of the bed, I was happily greeted by Tenzo. He instantly could tell that it had been a good session and that I wasn't exhausted. He offered his hand and helped me rise from the bed. I took two steps to him and wrapped my arms around him. "He's doing much better and I feel ok."

"I can see. You're not pale nor making only one word sentences." He smiled.

"When I'm near him—he is able to hear me occasionally and is able to sense my emotions. It is enough that he doesn't go back to being tortured. He just gets bored and lonely without his porn or anyone to talk to."

"Good to hear. Maybe then you can wait another 12 hours before you try it again?"

"I was hoping to go back sooner than 12 hours, but let's wait to see how I feel after I've had some lunch and a tiny nap."

"You hop into bed. Genma should be here in another hour with lunch but I could run down to the cafeteria if you're hungry now."

"That's ok. I can wait. Is that a change of clothes for me?" I asked as I saw a red t-shirt and black shorts on the chair next to my bed.

"They are. Do you want to take a shower and change? You have plenty of time before he gets here with lunch."

"Would you help me in the shower?"

"Are you feeling weak? Do you not think you will be able to stand?" his voice filled with concern.

"No. I was just looking forward to the company." I smiled.

"I would love to share a shower with you, but let's wait until you've recuperated fully and we don't need to worry about a medical professional walking in."

"Oh my sweet Tenzo is back!" I hugged him.

"I never left."

"I thought Genma had corrupted you the other morning into a pervert who liked to keep women in bed against their will."

"No, that was a hormone induced lapse in judgment."

"Hmm. How about if you just sit and talk to me while I take the shower?"

"Certainly."

"Great. Would it be too much to ask you to take my clothes off?" I grinned

"I'm always happy to help you however I can." He smiled.

I picked up the clean clothes and walked to the bathroom. I placed them on the hook on the back of the door. Tenzo followed me pulling a chair behind him. He placed the chair against the wall and shut the door before turning on the water and removing my clothes. I climbed into the shower. While washing my body I shared with him more of the conversation I had with Kakashi for the last 6 hours, avoiding the parts he already knew about. I turned the water off and as I opened the shower door, Tenzo greeted me with a towel. He wrapped the towel around me and dried me off.

"Feel better?" he asked.

"Much. The warm water felt good on my muscles." I pulled the shirt over my head and dropped the towel. I pulled up my shorts and was ready to go. I didn't have a clean bra or panties and the thought of reusing the ones I had did cross my mind. But who would know other than Tenzo that I was going commando?

"We could go for a walk up and down the hallway out here so your legs can get some exercise. That will help with keeping your muscles from getting sore." He suggested.

"Ok." I reached out my hand towards his. We laced our fingers together and walked out the door. We had made a couple of trips up and down the hall when we heard the elevator door open and saw Genma with lunch.

"Hey, you're up and walking around. That's great!" he said.

Tenzo informed Genma, "She looked much better after she finished this last session. She had the strength to walk to, and take a shower by herself before we had our little hall walk."

As we entered Kakashi's room I asked, "So what's for lunch?"

Genma placed the sack on the bed and opened it. As he pulled out each item, he explained, "I made each of us a sandwich, sliced up some veggies, and for something sweet, fruit" he pulled out a box of strawberries and a bunch of white grapes. He had a proud smile on his face.

"I'm so proud of you."

"Yes. As you mentioned, I'm not just 'Mr. Fun' so I decided to try my hand at making lunch."

"I'm glad you did. Strawberries are my favorite."

We all sat on my bed and took turns feeding each other. More than a few grapes missed our mouths and went sailing across the room. Getting up from the bed, I picked up the last strawberry, took a small bite, and rubbed it over my lips as I walked over to Kakashi. I leaned over his body, blocking their view of his face, closed my eyes, pulled down his mask and placed my strawberry juice covered lips on his giving him a kiss. I returned his mask to its normal place and turned back to my bed as I opened my eyes.

"What was that about?" asked Genma.

"Oh, I just thought I would include Kakashi in our little lunch." I replied.

"Well if that's what you call sharing lunch, next time I'll put everything in the blender and feed you myself." Genma chuckled. "By the way, since when do you go commando?"

"Since I took a shower this morning and didn't have clean underwear to put on." I replied

By the look on Tenzo's face, I could see he regretted not remembering my underwear. He walked towards me stating, "Well, I need to head out but I'm still kind of hungry. How about you share that last bit of strawberry?" I placed the strawberry partially in my mouth. Tenzo took a bite of the exposed part. We swallowed our bites and then began kissing until all traces of the strawberry juice were gone.

We released each other and as he left the room said, "I'll be heading out on a mission later but should be back around midnight. Do you need me to have someone stop by to give you a break…bring supper…or underwear?"

Genma shook his head, "Nope. Supper is covered. As for the underwear-mine are just fine. And her, I'll keep her in here where only I can see what she's isn't wearing. Good luck and we will see you when you get back."

The door closed and Genma turned back to me, "I saw Micah earlier. Your parents will be by later with supper. Would you like me to give them a call and ask them to bring you anything?"

"No. How about we climb into bed together and relax a little. Just taking it easy sounds nice. I'll let you cover my rear with your big, strong hands just in case someone enters and tries to get a look at my panty free rear."

"Sounds like good advice." Replied Genma as we both climbed into the bed and cuddled together.

I placed a soft kiss on his lips, "Yes my 'doctor' is full of good advice."

"Who is your doctor?" Genma asked not realizing I was referring to him.

"Why Dr. Shiranui of course." I teased.

"Ah yes, I've heard of him." He smiled as one hand rubbed the back of my neck as the other rubbed up and down my back occasionally going far enough down to rub my tailbone.

"His bedside manner is one of the most enjoyable that I've had the honor to experience."

"Not just enjoyable, but willing to listen too. He's more than Dr. Fun." He said as he softly kissed me letting me know that he didn't expect us to act out a fantasy, but instead just hold each other and talk about whatever came to mind.

We talked about my recent visit with Kakashi and I let him know that unfortunately Kakashi wasn't able to hear his words but could hear me and pick up on my emotions when I was in the room. We worked out a plan so that the next time I visited him, Genma would ask a question, I would relay the question to Kakashi and then once he had given his reply, I would relay the answer to Genma.

As we lay wrapped up in each other's arms, I was thinking that it would be good to have the focus be on something other than talking about guilt, emotions, and sexual desires. I knew that when it came to missions and the safety of Konoha, they were all business and wouldn't let the conversation slide to anything sexual.

Genma took my silence as being sleepy. "Close your eyes sweetie. Take a nap. I could use a few z's myself."

I closed my eyes and smiled, "Sweet dreams Genma."

"My dreams are always sweet when I'm around you." He replied then placed a kiss on my forehead. We both drifted off to sleep quickly, comforted by the warmth of each other and the security that while in each other's arms our dreams would always be good.

I was the first to wake up and realize my parents had arrived and were currently discussing the loving embrace Genma and I shared.

"Can you see how much in love they are? Look at the way he holds her like she's made of glass. He's protecting her from anything and everything that could possibly hurt her." My mother noted with a loving tone.

"Sorry, all I see is a pervert with his arms wrapped around my baby girl and his hand on her ass…" growled Adrian, "in a bed next to another pervert that is probably dreaming about my baby girl doing the things that he reads in those trashy porn novels he is always seen with."

"Adrian, how is it that you can accept Tenzo but not the other two?" asked Henry.

"Tenzo is respectful, caring and considerate of others. Not once has he felt up my daughter in my presence. He has always been genuine in his feelings for Leah. He treats her the way I expect all men to treat my baby girl—like a queen. He doesn't go to bars, drink alcohol, read porn, nor is he 10 years older than her." Replied Adrian.

"Don't you remember what it was like when we were young?" asked Lee.

"I remember all too well. The thought of them doing those kind of things to my baby girl…it makes me sick."

Ethan defended Kakashi, "Be fair, he hasn't even seen Leah. He's been in a coma all this time."

"True. But in all the time he has spent with the family, he hasn't exactly opened up and shared much. I don't know his intentions and he reads porn in public. That can't be a good sign."

"Adrian, whether you like it or not Leah has chosen these three men. You need to accept it, move on, and support your daughter by having a chat with the men she will be sharing all aspects of her life with so that they are made aware that certain intimate actions they may want to take with her have repercussions." My mother firmly stated.

At this time I thought it would be wise to let my parents think I was just waking up as I yawned and stretched and removed my arm that was previously on Genma's chest. I sat up in bed and looked sleepily to my parents. "Hi. How long have you been here?" I inquired.

"Not long." Said my mother who could tell by the look on my face that I had overheard their conversation, "We brought enough food for us to all have dinner together."

"Hmm. Sounds good. But I'd like to let Genma sleep. I don't think he's been able to the past few days with everything that is going on."

"That's ok. You can just reheat his later. I made more than enough." Replied Henry.

"Ethan and I will go grab a couple more chairs. Henry, why don't you set everything up over on that table by the window."

"Henry, I'll help you." Replied my mother.

With three of my fathers and my mother taking care of the tasks of getting everything ready for supper, this only left Adrian standing at the foot of the bed staring at me.

I could tell my mother's words had finally sunk in to him and with a sad tone and his arms stretched wide he said, "Come here baby girl. Daddy needs a hug."

I rolled out of the bed, walked over to him and gave him a big hug that let him know that no matter what, the love we shared would forever be held in a safe and special place in my heart reserved only for him.

Just as we were finishing up our dinner we all heard Genma wake up. His only thought was of me being safe as I no longer was wrapped up protectively in his arms. "Leah are you ok?" he asked as he shot up out of bed looking for me. He was unable to see that I was safely on the other side of the curtain we had drawn to give him some privacy as he slept.

"I'm fine. Right here finishing up supper with my parents." I replied as he pulled back the curtain. We were greeted with a look of relief on his face that quickly turned into a smile. "Good evening everyone."

"Good evening" everyone replied except Adrian who quietly muttered "it was" until my mother corrected him with a kick to his leg and he stated in a loud enough voice for Genma to hear, "Evening."

My mother wanting to talk with me in private stated, "All the food is so cold now. Why don't you boys take Genma for a walk over to get some ramen while I have some 'girl talk' with Leah. They can save these leftovers for later tonight and heat it up in the microwave out by the nurses' station if they want a snack."

Never ones to argue with my mother, all four men rose and escorted Genma out of the room before he could object.

Mom and I began a discussion of what had transpired over the last several days since returning to the village. I shared with her the way being around each man had affected me. How increasingly hard it was becoming when I was around them. She knew all of this, of course, having gone through it herself. She assured me that once Kakashi was awake and Adrian had his chat that everything would be understood and while the urge to be intimate with them would not decrease, the knowledge of the consequences would inhibit the men from taking anything too far.

She also assured me that it wouldn't be long before Genma, who had already begun to change his mind on whether or not he would be willing to spend the rest of his life sharing one woman with two other men, would realize the only alternative would be to not have me at all. My mom assured me that Genma, who often mimicked the views and actions so closely to Adrian that you would think they were twins, would quickly make the right decision.

My parents had already begun working on preparations for the bonding ceremony. They had designed and almost completed my formal gown as well as the formal robes that would be worn by Kakashi, Genma and Tenzo. Notices had already been sent out to my parent's siblings that an impending bonding ceremony would be forthcoming most likely in the next month so when they received the notice they would be somewhat prepared to make the journey to Konoha in less than 3 days in order to observe the ceremony.

The only remaining items needing to be taken care of were Kakashi waking up from the coma, the men to unanimously make the decision to make a lifetime commitment, and waiting for an answer from, in Konoha's case, the new Hokage who must not only give the blessing but be an active member in the ceremony. My mother assured me that no matter who was chosen to be Konoha's next Hokage, that once they see all the benefits of allowing the ceremony, our family being a shining example of the numerous skilled individuals to be born from such a union, that no doubt they would allow the ceremony to take place.

I told her of my plans to attempt another session with Kakashi but this time with an additional body involved, left her with some concerns.

"Are you sure you're rested up enough to attempt this now? It isn't draining on chakra, but it does have other risks involved." She questioned.

"I know. But they really need to know the answers. We could wait until he wakes up but we don't know for sure if he really will wake up or if it's just a general time that was given to him by Itachi. And you know I don't' trust anything that comes out of his mouth."

"Leah, you need to let that go. It's in the past. You don't want hatred of someone who was briefly in your life ruin your chances to continue our clan. With regards to helping Kakashi, could you at least wait until Tenzo returns? He is suppose to be back around midnight isn't he?" she asked.

"Yes he is. I will wait until he returns to be on the safe side. He asked me to wait until then also. It will make him and Genma happy that I'm seriously taking heed to all the advice to take it easy."

"We all love you and just want to keep you safe. You said yourself that as long as you're in the room with Kakashi that he isn't being tortured so really it just makes sense that you would take the extra few hours to rest and ensure your safety."

It wasn't until my mom finished her last plea that we noticed the men had returned. Each man was sporting a pleased expression, including Adrian much to my surprise.

"Welcome back. It looks like you all had a pleasant time. But I'm afraid we must be heading home now husbands." My mother stated as she rose from her chair.

"Well, it was nice getting to know you better." Adrian said to Genma as he wrapped his arms around him and gave him a hug. Apparently the conversation that took place over a steaming bowl of ramen was enough to do the trick to ease my father's troubled mind about Genma. I could hardly wait to hear about it.

Each of my fathers gave me a hug and kiss and said 'goodnight' before they walked out of the room following my mother.

Genma could tell I was pleased by this recent change in my father's attitude and walked over, scooped me up into a happy embrace and spun me around in a circle before allowing my feet to touch the floor again and giving me a kiss on the forehead. "Hey sweetie."

"Hey yourself. You seem really happy. So was the ramen really that good or did you and Adrian, going by the hug he gave you, have a major breakthrough?" I asked.

"It was the same old ramen, but a new and more pleasant Adrian." He smiled. "He's a passionate man. I don't know how in the short time he was watching me eat that he went from wanting to chop off my balls to giving me a hug."

"He's just beginning to see what a great guy you are—with the help from everyone else in my family routinely telling him your praises and finally my mom putting her foot down. That's what really did it."

"How do you know this?"

"I woke up in the middle of a discussion about you three and heard everything. He saw you as a pervert that just wanted to have your way with me."

"Huh, I wonder why he would think that about me and not Kakashi?" Genma questioned.

"Oh he thought the same thing about Kakashi too, but since he was reminded that he was in a coma and hadn't been seen with his hand on my ass, that just left you as the top pervert to be wary of."

"What did he say about Tenzo? He loves him I bet." Genma rolled his eyes.

"Yes, Tenzo won his approval a long time ago. That's just because he has been around him for so long. He still doesn't like the idea that one day I will be getting married and having babies, which means having sex. He still sees me as his little girl. Be gentle on him, one day you may have a daughter and then you will be in the exact same situation."

Genma sternly informed me, "Our daughters won't be leaving the house unattended. I'll beat the snot out of any boy stepping one toe out of line. I'm a ninja. I can make it look like an accident."

"I swear you two are so much alike. Over-protective, loving, and from what I heard, he was just a big a pervert as you when he was courting my mom." I smiled.

"I can believe it. I don't want this coming out wrong, because you are the only woman I want to be with, but your mom is hot for a middle-aged lady."

"You're right, she is." I placed my hand on his chest, "Did you know my mom had multi-colored hair when she was my age. By the time I had come along, it all turned white."

"Nice" he smiled, "So you will be a hot middle-aged lady too then."

"Yes it's a family secret." I joked. "Clean living and lots of love."

"Well, if that's the case, I know you will because I plan on giving you all my love for the rest of our lives." he placed a sweet kiss on my lips.

"Why thank you. All kidding aside, I do hope I have beautiful white hair like her when I get older. I'm getting tired of this tri-color mop." I said as I lifted up a strand of my pink hair.

"Oh, but I like it. I love the feel of the different textures, the smell of it, and you stand out in a crowd."

"And standing out in a crowd is exactly what attracts all the perverts to me. Do you know how many times I've been asked if the curtains match the drapes?"

"Well, next time anyone asks you something like that, I will pummel them."

"Yes, I know. You're a ninja and you can make it look like an accident." I giggled. "What if it was Kakashi that said that?" I was curious to hear if he saw Kakashi as a threat or as part of the family.

"He would never say something like that to you. He loves you too much to use that cheap pick up line. Besides, he's a genius, he probably already deducted that your unusual hair color extended to all parts of your body."

"That and he already has had an up close and personal view of my naked body" I replied.

Genma's jealousy flared, "When did he get to see you naked? He's been in a coma since you came back. Is that what drained your chakra so low? Him feeling up your naked body or was it before you left? That dirty pervert."

"Calm down. It wasn't before I left. He received the same images and song as you and Tenzo. He was in a coma but he sure remembered those images vividly."

"Oh yeah. I forgot about that."

"Getting forgetful in our old age are we?" I teased.

"No, I just found myself a victim of jealous-lover-itis…no one is to see, caress, kiss, lick, poke, suck or touch any part of you before I have and then the only others after can only be either Kakashi or Tenzo. The other night when Tenzo licked your fingers clean before I had a chance to taste you…it was rough. It's probably why I jammed my entire tongue into you when I was given the opportunity." He smiled.

"Being first all the time isn't what sharing is about." I reminded him.

A serious expression wiped across his face. "I'm trying and I do realize I won't be your first for everything. But I would like you to promise me something. I'm positive Tenzo is a virgin. While I know he never would intentionally hurt you, he still doesn't know what the hell he is doing and could mess it up. I have my doubts about Kakashi too. I've never heard of or seen him ever with a woman. He's gone on plenty of sex-based missions but he always uses his sharingan to make the person believe they are having sex to get the information out of them or to distract them to finish an assassination. He has read and memorized those books so well that he can implant those scenarios from the stories without actually ever having sex. Me, I know what I'm doing because I have experienced sex, numerous times in various positions...and never a complaint I might add. I just want everything to go well for you on your first time. Can you promise I'll be your first?"

"Genma, I can't make a promise like that to you. It wouldn't be fair to Kakashi or Tenzo. Regardless of their level of experience, I want each of you to share that moment with me."

"Ok, but that's impossible you can't have three 'first times'."

"Not necessarily. I'm able to divide myself into three identical versions. I can be with each of you for my first time." I explained.

"So it's a shadow clone jutsu?" he questioned.

"No. It's not a clone. It's me. I physically divide myself and whatever happens to one, also happens to the other two. If I were to divide myself and one of them were to cut her finger, I would feel the pain and when we merged back together I would have the same cut on my finger."

"So if I get you aroused enough, the other two will benefit because the divided you will get aroused right along with the original you. Right?"

"Something like that." I chuckled.

"Hmm. So it would be like me getting three women aroused all at the same time. I'm such a stud." A huge smile returned to his face.

"Getting a swollen head are we?"

Chuckling he said, "Yes, talking about making love to you for the first time certainly gets my blood flowing southward."

I stretched my arms over my head. My back muscles were achy from staying in bed so much. I bent at the waist to touch the floor and stretch my legs. When I returned to an upright position I noticed Genma watching me.

"Are you sore?" he asked.

"A little, just stretching my muscles in my back and legs so I feel a bit better."

"Take off your clothes and lay face down on the bed. I'll give you a massage."

"Ok. Sounds nice."

"I'll be right back. I'm going to ask the nurse for some lotion."

He left the room and I quickly slipped off my shirt and shorts. I was just laying down on the bed when he returned, making sure to lock the door before he walked over to the bed and brushed my hair to the side so it wouldn't be in the way. I heard a pop as he opened the lid on the bottle. Squeezing a generous amount in his hand he then placed the bottle next to my side on the bed. Hearing the squish of the lotion as he rubbed it together in his hands, I asked, "Does it smell good?"

"It's the generic lotion that hospitals use. I personally prefer whatever it is you regularly use but it isn't bad." He lowered a lotion-covered hand down to my nose so I could smell it.

"I guess it will have to do. What are you referring to when you say 'my regular scent'? I don't use lotion or perfume."

He began to rub the lotion on my back. "Then it's your natural scent that drives me wild." His hands moved over my shoulders and upper back then down to the small of my back. "The other night it was like I was a shark who got a whiff of blood in the water, I had no choice but to bury my face in you and eat you up."

"Yes I remember that." I giggled as his applied more lotion to his hands, rubbed them together and continued where he left off with his hands rubbing lotion at the area where my legs met my bottom cheeks and moved down my legs to my ankles. He quietly continued the process of getting lotion, rubbing his hands together applying it to me on my feet, arms and hands. I wondered why he was avoiding my behind.

"Don't forget my rear."

"As if I ever could forget those beautiful round cheeks. I want to sink my teeth into one of them so bad right now, but I won't. I just want to get you nice and relaxed before I massage your sweet cheeks. Sometimes people get antsy when someone touches them there. Roll over and let me get the front."

"I doubt there is anywhere on my body that you could touch that would make me tense. You really do have soft, gentle hands." I rolled over and he continued his silent massage on my shins, thighs, stomach, and chest.

"Ok, back over now." He said as he applied some lotion to his hands now ready to give my rear some attention.

He placed a hand on each of my cheeks, and kneaded the lotion into my flesh. When his thumbs spread my cheeks slightly apart I thought I had died and gone to heaven. He ran a single finger down from my tailbone to my anus. I was complete relaxed, letting out a soft sigh. His finger moved gently in a circle around my hole and I let out a groan.

"Does that feel good to you?" he asked as he continued to gently rub me.

"You know it does." I moaned.

"Well I didn't know for sure, but I had a suspicion after seeing all the toys in the nightstand Tenzo opened."

"Genma, I've noticed for quite some time you like to stare at my rear a lot. Tell me, are you an ass man?"

"I am a fan of your ass. To be more accurate though you should say I'm a Leah-man. I'm fixated on every inch of you."

"So you don't favor a particular part of my body more than any other?"

"No, I'm an equal opportunity worshipper of your body."

Only momentarily did he remove his finger from me. Just long enough to motion me to move over so he could lay beside me. After lying on his side beside me he returned to his efforts of relaxing me further with each rub as he placed soft kisses on my lips.

"Mmm…you're putting me to sleep."

"Good. Just be sure to dream about me."

As I drifted off to sleep, I heard him say, "I love you sweetie. I'll do anything you ask of me, even sharing you with Tenzo and Kakashi. Just be patient with me. Let me do things like this for you…just the two of us."

When I woke up, I realized that sometime during my nap I had turned slightly on my side and was now using Genma as a body pillow. I could see by the look on his smiling face that he didn't mind.

With one hand I pulled his face to mine and gave him a soft kiss on his lips.

"How long have you been awake?" I asked

"A couple of hours."

"And you just laid there with me wrapped around you?"

"There isn't any better place to be than having a naked you wrapped around me."

"Two hours is a long time."

"Not really. It was barely enough time to memorize the parts of your body I could see. I still need to see the side you are laying on. We will need to do this again" he kissed me, "and again" another kiss "and again. Just to make sure I get an all over perspective."

"Thank you by the way for the fantastic massage. It was just what I needed. I don't think I've slept that soundly ever."

"You're welcome and I'm happy to do that whenever you want me to." He gave me another soft kiss.

"I need to get up."

He released me and watched as I rolled off the bed and walked to the bathroom. Taking my shirt and shorts with me to get dressed.

As I opened the door to the bathroom I heard Tenzo and Genma talking about his recent mission.

"They were spotted taking down their camp site about 3 hours from Konoha." Said Tenzo.

"Good then they should be here soon." Replied Genma.

"Can you tell me who you are talking about or is it confidential mission related stuff?" I asked as I walked toward Tenzo to give him a welcome home hug.

"Not confidential. Tsunade, Shizune, Jiraiya, and Naruto were all spotted close to Konoha." He replied.

Tenzo and I, wrapping our arms around each other, gave several deep kisses to let the other know we were glad to see no harm had come to them while we were apart.

"So are you ready for me to give Kakashi the good news and ask him about Itachi for the elders?" I asked both men.

Genma was first to reply. "There really isn't any need for it now. He can share the information with them when Tsunade brings him out of the coma."

Tenzo quickly followed up with, "It will only be a few hours until they are back."

"You're right. I'm so lucky to have such caring men in my life. It's just I really wanted to share this information with Kakashi." I walked over to Genma and gave him a hug, making sure my body was pressed firmly against him.

"How about we make a deal?" I motioned for Tenzo to come over closer to us. I pulled him into a one-arm hug, my other still wrapped around Genma.

"I'll just pop in real quick, share the good news, and come right back out." I looked back and forth between the two men, trying to judge their response to my idea.

"Thanks to Genma I just woke up from one of the most restful sleeps I've ever had." I kissed him. "I have plenty of energy." I smiled, using every charm I possibly could to get them to agree with me.

"It will only take a few minutes and then I'll do whatever you want for the rest of the day."

Genma looked at Tenzo, "She has been really good at keeping herself safe."

Tenzo replied, "And if I were in Kakashi's shoes, I'd like to know that my torture was almost over."

Both men agreed, "Ok."

I gave each a squeeze followed by a kiss on both of their cheeks. "I'll be right back. You two can think about what you want to do just as soon as I get back. I'm even willing to leave the hospital for an hour or two."

My last comment, I could see, put the wheels of their minds in motion. They probably never thought I would leave the hospital until Kakashi was awake. This opened up the possibilities of what we could do and kept them busy while I walked over to Kakashi's bed, lying down beside him and performed the necessary steps in order to make contact with him and tell him the good news.

As I entered the area where we had been meeting in his mind, I noticed that he was able to move completely now. The once blank room was now filled with bright and cheery colors. He had a happy eye crease and walked straight towards me, wrapping his arms around me and giving me a passionate embrace. He pulled down his mask and gave me a deep kiss.

"Well hello to you too." I said once our lips were freed from each other.

"I've been tasting strawberries for the last however many hours. I felt your kiss! I've been able to walk around, stretch, and feel so good, all because of you." He gave me another passionate kiss.

"I'm glad. It will make me telling you this easier. Tsunade has been spotted close to Konoha. She should be here soon and will be able to bring you out of this completely."

"What was hard about saying that?"

"Not that part. I agreed that since you would be waking up soon that I wouldn't push my body and would only stay for a few minutes to tell you the news. The guys are really worried about me over doing it again."

Remembering how physical contact had drained me previously, he released me immediately and stepped back. "They're right. If this is putting a strain on your body, you should go. I don't want anything to hurt you. I'll be fine. Thank you and thank them for me for letting you share the good news with me." he smiled and for once I could actually see his pearly white and perfectly straight teeth.

He pulled up his mask, leaned forward and was about to give me a goodbye kiss when another presence appeared.

Itachi.

Kakashi quickly moved me behind him to protect me. Itachi, not making a move towards us, tilted his head slightly and said, "I see, Leah was able to take away your pain. How sweet."

As I stepped around Kakashi, he gave me a look that said 'how the fuck does he know you?' I stopped when I positioned myself in front of him so that I could get a clear view of the one man I despised more than any other living human in the world. "You're a sick bastard Itachi. I'm disgusted but not surprised that you are responsible for this." My voice was laced with poison.

"Leah, we both know you have a thing for the sharingan. I remember how excited you got the first time you saw mine. But Kakashi can't pass it on to a child. He caused the injury of a teammate and then greedily took it from him as he lay there dying. But I can give you a pure bloodline heir."

"Sorry, not interested and it wasn't excitement, it was surprise and anger when you assaulted me. Not only does your soulless personality turn me off but you have done such horrible things that now your eyes are worthless. Why would I ever want to have a child with you? You'd only turn around and kill him or her when they were old enough to activate their sharingan so you could take their eyes. Kakashi's one eye is still better than the soulless crap-balls you have."

"You need to watch your pretty little mouth Leah. You might get me so angry that I'll tie you to a cross and repeatedly take you from behind." He paused, "But then again, we both know how much fun you would have had last time with all the moaning and panting, if we hadn't been interrupted."

I laughed, "This is the only place that you could actually use that sad excuse you call a penis. You know what would happen if you tried to put your cocktail wiener in me for real."

I could tell my last comment cut Itachi deeply. He looked away from me and focused on Kakashi.

"Too bad Kakashi. I was going to spare her, but now she will suffer far worse than you for trying to help ease your pain and you will not be able to make her pains go away."

A bright light appeared around Kakashi and me. It was a barrier that automatically activated to protect my body from harm. Fear momentarily flashed across Itachi face before he disappeared just as quickly as he had appeared. The protective barrier faded and I fell to the ground.

Kakashi fell to the ground beside me with a look of confusion and worry on his face.

"Kakashi, don't worry, I'm fine. The barrier protected us but I've got to go back now. I'll see you soon. I love you."

I was pulled quickly back to the hospital room lying by his side. I shot up in the bed, losing my balance and fell off the side. My head hit the guardrail before I hit the floor. Genma and Tenzo rushed over to me and watched as my body began to shake. A look of horror appeared on both of their faces as blood began to leak from my eyes, ears, nose and mouth. Tenzo quickly pressed the call button, screaming into the speaker "We need help! Get a doctor in here now!"

Suddenly a nurse, doctor and two orderlies with a gurney arrive just as the shaking stopped.

Genma explained to the doctor what had happened and asked, "Did she have a seizure?"

The doctor ordered, "Get her on the gurney and down to radiology immediately." He looked at Genma, "I'm not sure. We need to get an MRI before we know whether or not she is bleeding internally from the blow to her head. If she is, we may need to take her to surgery."

As they picked me up and placed me on the gurney I looked at both Tenzo and Genma with a smile, "I'm ok…just clumsy…everything will be fine."

Both men followed the orderlies as they took me to radiology. Though they were not allowed in the room, they were the first faces that greeted me when they wheeled me back out, this time in a wheelchair.

I smiled, "See, I told you I was ok. We just need to wait for the doctor to take a look at the images before they will release me."

Seeing me smiling and with the blood wiped off of my face, I saw a look of relief wash over them both. Genma walked behind me and took over pushing the wheelchair with Tenzo at my side holding my hand. The nurse who had been pushing the wheelchair led the way to the small room just off the emergency room that we were to wait in until given the all clear.

"Ok Miss. Up on the bed until the doctor gets here." The nurse ordered.

Without argument, as I knew even if I talked her out of it I still had two worried men that wouldn't take no for an answer, I rose from the wheelchair and walked to the bed with Tenzo's assistance as he wasn't going to let me go for anything. He scooped me up and placed me in the middle of the bed. The only time he didn't maintain contact with my body was when he briefly pulled his arm out from under me until he was able to slide his hand down my arm to hold my hand again.

"If you need anything, just press the call button." The nurse said as she left the room.

As soon as the nurse shut the door, both men were climbing into bed with me, sandwiching me between them so there was no possible way I could fall out again.

"What happened?" asked Tenzo. His usual calm composure had been strained so much by the events that had only happened 15 minutes ago that I could hear the concern, sadness and a touch of fear in his voice.

"You were gone only a couple of minutes before you shot straight up and fell off the bed." Added Genma, whose voice was relatively calm to what I had been expecting from the man who could change emotions faster than a hormonally crazed pregnant woman.

"Yeah I sort of was in shock from being pulled back so quickly and my coordination isn't too good after performing a energy-draining barrier."

"Why did you perform an energy-draining barrier?" Demanded Genma, "We talked about this."

"Leah, please start from the beginning and tell us what happened while you were there." Tenzo asked in a less demanding tone.

"I'm sorry. I forgot you all aren't aware of this. Ok. Kakashi has regained complete control of his body now. He gave me a hug and a kiss. He was able to taste the strawberry kiss I gave him at lunch time and I told him the good news and that I couldn't stay long. He agreed with you both by the way and wanted me to tell you thank you for letting me come tell him the news. We were about to say goodbye when Itachi appeared." I paused to think whether or not I should tell them the long or the short version of my recent interaction with Itachi. Genma had already gone from terrified, to worried, to pissed, and I didn't really want to send him all the way into a I-will-kill-that-bastard-Itachi rage.

Genma was shocked, "How the fuck did Itachi get there?"

I chose the short one that didn't require me telling them about my past experiences with the soulless bastard as Genma was already too close to blowing out a vein by the look on his face.

"I don't know. But he was getting ready to hurt me. I'm not sure how, but my body has this automatic sense that will put up a barrier around me and anyone I'm worried about to protect and repel an attack." I paused to catch my breath.

"The barrier that you mentioned, it's automatic—you don't have control over it?" ask Genma in a gentle tone.

"That's right. I can't control it. It just happens." I paused to let him know I didn't break my promise on purpose. I knew my next comment wouldn't be something that he would want to hear, "Though, if I had control over it, I would use it to protect any one of you no matter the cost to myself." I stated firmly.

Tenzo sensing us getting off topic redirected the conversation. "We understand, continue please."

"When the barrier faded, it took all my strength with it. I fell to the ground but was able to tell Kakashi that I was ok before I lost control of the mental link holding me there. I was pulled back so quickly that my body didn't have time to adjust to the change. Usually there is a gradual adjustment that doesn't cause my body to react so violently. That's where you saw me shoot up and you know the rest of the story." I finished looking back and forth between the two of them.

Both men wrapped their arms around me and gave me a tight squeeze.

Genma pulled back and begged, "Please don't even think about getting out of this bed."

"I won't. I promised you I would do whatever you want and I plan on keeping my word. Are you mad at me?" I looked to Genma but could tell by his face that not an ounce of anger was left in him.

"Of course not. I'm sorry. I never should have reacted that way. I want you to know that I will never be angry at you for protecting yourself from harm." Genma rubbed my cheek with his hand.

"Can I ask you for a favor?"

"You can always ask. It doesn't mean we will agree." Tenzo remarked. I think he suspected I was going to try and convince them to let me leave before the doctor cleared me.

"I was just going to ask if one of you would mind going to bring me back a cup of tea for my sore throat...and please check on Kakashi."

The two men looked at each other. Silently debating as to who would be staying.

Genma sighed, "I'll go check on him. I can't believe I'm saying this. Tenzo you throw yourself on top of her if she moves an inch."

"With pleasure." Tenzo smiled.

Genma leaned in and gave me a soft kiss. I held him there when he started to pull away and gave him a deeper kiss.

"Thanks, the only movement I plan on doing is breathing while you are gone." I released him and he walked to the door.

"Do you need anything Tenzo?" Genma asked.

"No thanks, I have everything I need right here." He replied as he gave me a squeeze.

With Genma gone, Tenzo decided he should take preventative measures in case I tried to move off the bed, by wrapping me in his arms and wrapping one of his legs over my lower body.

"Tenzo, I'm sorry I caused that terrified look on your face when I was shaking. I never want to see you look like that again." I gave him a gentle kiss on the cheek.

He leaned his forehead against mine, "I hope I never have that look on my face again either. But that wasn't your fault. It's just the way I react when the most important person in the world to me is hurt and I can't do anything to help. I felt so helpless."

"But you did help, you called for the nurse. Even if that's all you could do-you still helped."

I could see the tears welling up in his eyes. I moved my lips forward and gave him several soft kisses to ease his pain. We stayed that way, softly kissing and holding each other, until we heard the door creak open.

Genma was back in 20 minutes with a smile on his face and my cup of tea. Tenzo unwrapped himself from my body so I could take the cup Genma was handing to me as he sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Good news?" I asked as I removed the lid from my tea to let it cool a little.

"Yes. Kakashi is fine. I met your doctor in the hall and he said that everything was clear. No bleeding internally. His only guess was that the bleeding might have been a result from your protective barrier. He just hasn't had time to come back in and tell you himself. Plus he still needs to sign your release papers. They are going to be sending in another doctor to give you a final check up before they discharge you. She works extensively with civilian and shinobi alike, and has seen many cases involving these types of reactions. She should be in here in the next 10 minutes or so."

"How do you know it's a she?" I asked after taking a small sip of the tea.

"I met her down at the cafeteria when I was getting your tea. She also needed a quick cup of tea to wake up before she heads on up here."

"She needs to wake up? Are we sure we want her looking at Leah?" asked Tenzo.

"Believe me. She's the one we want. She has been traveling for the past several days and just arrived." Genma's smile widened.

"Really?" asked Tenzo.

"Yep." Replied Genma.

"Who is it?" I asked rather loudly.

The door opened and in walked the doctor, "Just me. Ok, you two. Take the tea and get off the bed." She shot both men a look that said 'move or die'. They responded quickly. Genma took my tea and they both cowered together in the corner farthest from her as possible.

"Mama Nada!" I yelled as I wrapped my arms around her and she returned my hug sending the cowering men a look that said 'say nothing'.

Tsunade pulled back from me. "Just a quick check and then you can fill me in on what led you to being treated for a concussion."

She brought a powerful green glow of chakra to her hands. Placing a hand on each side of my head, it poured over me. She finished quickly and the glow disappeared. "Perfectly fine. Now, tell me everything."

I told her about the mental connection I've had with Kakashi since I was 10, letting her know that through this connection and various techniques I learned from mom that I was able to enter his mind and relieve him of the torture that Itachi had put him in. I shared the recent encounter that caused me to fall and bump my head and finally that by me being around Kakashi over the last couple of days, he was able to regain full function and control of his body, at least in his mind.

"So can I see Kakashi now while you heal him?" I asked.

"Not yet. Knowing your mother's unique medical history, I want to run a quick blood panel on you to make sure everything checks out ok. It shouldn't be more than an hour. I'm heading down there right now to pull Kakashi and some Uchia kid out of their comas. Your information was very helpful. By the time your results are back, he should be awake and ready to argue with me about staying in the hospital. You can see him then and convince him to stay put."

"Lord knows I've learned enough ways to keep someone in bed from these two." I pointed to the two men still huddled together. I couldn't help but think, 'Two elite jounin my ass. More like two scared-shitless genin'.

"Good to know they are at least trying to keep you safe." She replied with a smile as she turned and left the room.

"Yeah!" I raised my hands in the air and wiggled my fingers as I stood up from the bed, wiggling my hips in a happy dance. "Let's do it, let's do it, let's get this test done, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh."

With Tsunade gone, the men's resolve to keep me in bed for as long as possible quickly returned.

"You. Stay put. I'll go get the nurse." Replied Tenzo as he walked out the door and down the hall to find someone.

I sat back down on the bed but I was so happy I couldn't stop myself from wiggling back and forth, my legs dangling and swinging off the side of the bed, dancing to a silent tune in my head.

"Sweetie, please stop the wiggling." Genma begged as he walked closer to me and wrapped his arms around me holding me still.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because with you wiggling around like that, my instincts tell me to pounce on you," He unwrapped one of his arms and with his hand took mine and placed it on the semi-hard and growing lump in his pants.

"I'm a firm believer" giving his lump a soft rub "in following your instincts." I said with a naughty smile on my face as I laid back wrapping my legs around his waist and pulling him with me onto the bed where I proceeded to place hot kisses on his neck and face.

He let out a groan and was getting ready to say something to me when Tenzo returned with a nurse. He looked at Tenzo, "Thank god you're back. If I had to hold her down any longer it was going to kill me."

The nurse asked, "Was she having a seizure?"

Tenzo, having a pretty good idea what was going on said, "No, she was trying to make a run for it before you arrived to take her blood."

The nurse seemed to believe it. "You just need to relax and it will be over in a minute. Can you do that or do I need to ask this other one to hold you down too?" she motioned toward Tenzo.

I put on my most child-like innocent face, "How about if I sit on his lap" I pointed to Genma "and he holds my hand." I pointed to Tenzo "That will help me be brave enough to sit still."

Genma rose off the bed lifting me with him and placing me on his lap to cover the bulge in his pants. Tenzo quickly walked to the bed and held my hand. I stretched my other arm out to the nurse. She painlessly took my blood and left the room.

"Sorry about that. I'm just so happy that Mama Nada is here and she can help Kakashi. Do you forgive me?" I looked at Genma with sad puppy-dog eyes, a trick I learned from Pakkun years ago.

Genma smiled. "There is nothing to forgive. Nearly everything you do gets me turned on."

"So combing my hair gives you a chubby?"

"Yes."

"And having medical procedures done?"

"Only when you are sitting on my lap and after they tell me you are ok, it gets my blood pumping."

Thirty minutes later the nurse returned with my chart. "Ok. The doctor has signed the release and you're free to go. Your hormone levels were a little higher than normal, but they are still within range. If you get a headache or blurred vision, you should come back in. Any questions?"

"None. Thank you." I said as I rose from the bed holding Tenzo and Genma's hands as we walked out the door and back to Kakashi's room. We were within 10 feet of the door when we could hear arguing coming from the room.

"I'm fine." Growled Kakashi.

"You need to take it easy for the next few days."

"But do I really need to stay here?" Whined Kakashi.

I released Genma and Tenzo's hands and walked through the door, "Mama Nada, how about if I stay with him. I have a connection with him that alerts me if he has a setback and I am trained in first aid and CPR. I'm sure if I ask him to come back here, he would. Right Kakashi?"

"Absolutely." Kakashi confirmed. I could see the happiness in his eye. Whether he was happy to see me or because I had provided him a means of escape, it was hard to tell.

"Alright, only on the conditions that you will stay in the same room with him at night," that gave Kakashi's eye an even more excited gleam.

"Stay close to him during the day." apparently this also appealed to him.

"No missions or training until I clear you to do so," there went Kakashi's happy face.

"Lots of rest" happy again because it meant me being in bed with him.

"And you come back here if he has any problems walking, talking or eating."

"You know I will." I shot Kakashi my best 'you will comply' look and to my delight it got the reaction I wanted out of not only him, but Tenzo and Genma as well.

She saw the scared look on each man's face, was reassured they would comply to my wishes and smiled, "Wonderful. Then I'll just go complete your release papers Kakashi and you soon can be merrily on your way."

She turned to me, "Leah, let your parents know I'm back in town and I will be stopping by for some one-on-one time with your mom."

"I will. Thanks." I gave her a hug and she left the room to help the next patient.

As soon as Tsunade left the room, all three men let out a breath.

Kakashi wiggled his finger in an effort to ask me to come closer to him. I walked to him. He wrapped one arm around me, pulled down his mask, and gave me an appreciative kiss. "Thank you."

As he rubbed his hand down my arm, he noticed the bandage from where my blood had been drawn. "What's this for? Is this from when you left so quickly?" Getting no response from me as I was mesmerized by his beautiful face. He pulled his mask back up and turned to Genma and Tenzo, "Guys, help me out. What happened?"

"She's fine. Just some blood work to make sure the recent use of her protective barrier didn't alter her system. Tsunade did it just to be on the safe side." answered Tenzo.

"Her hormone levels were a little high but still within normal range." Genma added.

"Do they know what is causing it?" asked Kakashi.

"They didn't say." Replied Tenzo, "But I've got a pretty good guess."

"What do you think it is?" asked Genma.

Before Tenzo could respond, I turned to Genma and said, "It doesn't take a genius to figure it out. It's you three."

I pointed to Kakashi, "Being around you."

I turned and pointed two fingers towards Genma and Tenzo, "Sleeping, smelling, touching, and thinking about you."

I put a hand on my hip and let out a huff of frustration, "My body is going into hormone overdrive."

I threw my other hand out to my side with my palm facing upward "Was Tenzo the only one who paid attention when my father told you this stuff?"

"Oh yeah, I forgot about that." Genma said as he scratched the back of his head.

I turned back to Kakashi, "And what is your excuse?"

"I just woke up from a coma." he replied sounding pathetically weak, "and I'm still recovering Nurse Leah." He grinned.

My previous irritation wiped completely away, "I promise to take good care of you." I replied patting his shoulder.

Neither Genma nor Tenzo had a clue as to what we were talking about but it looked like I would finally be trying out that nurse uniform that was in the bottom drawer of my dresser.

I called my parents and they offered to not only have Kakashi but Genma and Tenzo stay at the house. Kakashi was easily strong enough to walk across town to the house, though it did take us longer as we were going at an incredibly slow pace. I think he was purposely trying to delay the inevitable. He didn't want to be stuck in a bed all day—not unless it involved me being there, naked, and working up a sweat.

When we finally arrived, I put him into my bed and showed Genma and Tenzo their rooms. Genma would be in the room across from ours. Tenzo would sleep in the room next to us. After getting Kakashi settled in, they agreed to go get a small bag of clothing and toiletries from his apartment and would then collect their own items and meet back at the house around lunchtime. I promised to take it easy and rest with Kakashi since I was still recovering from the bump to my head.

My parents offered the four of us the starter home they used when they were first married. It was a small three-bedroom house set in a quite setting where our nearest neighbor was a half-mile away. It was the perfect location for honeymooners wishing for privacy.

Each of the men liked the idea of the starter house, but since it hadn't been used in years, it needed a major cleaning. My parents decided while I got Kakashi settled in at the house, they would take care of getting it ready for us to move in tomorrow.

Micah, hearing the good news, stopped by and prepared lunch. Everyone returned to the house and had lunch together. When lunch was over Micah had to leave to work at the spa. My parents who were working on cleaning up the house returned to add the finishing touches, except Adrian who stayed to have a chat with Kakashi, Genma & Tenzo while I cleaned everything up from lunch.

I knew Adrian was telling them about the importance of commitment and fidelity and the dire consequences if I were to lose my virginity before going through the bonding ceremony with them. I hoped that this would help them understand my reasons for wanting to do everything except actually having sexual intercourse until the time was right. I also hoped that my mother and Micah were right in their assumption that Genma would be reassured that the only lovers I would ever have would be Kakashi, Tenzo and himself if he agreed to the ceremony.

I quickly cleared the table and set the dishes in the warm soapy water in the sink. I walked to just outside my bedroom door where I could peek in and heard the conversation.

"Gentlemen, it's become quite apparent" he shot Genma a look that said 'you're still the pervert who groped my baby girl' "that the time for a conversation regarding the importance of commitment, fidelity, and the virginity of my baby girl."

I could feel the tension in the room rise.

"You each have had similar type conversations with Leah's other fathers. You know our histories, her mother's unique family history, and have been warned of and witnessed some of the physical and emotional changes in Leah's behavior now that she has returned to us. Recently you were made aware of a barrier that her body will use automatically to protect her from harm. Similar to this is another automatic barrier that will kill anyone who attempts at taking her virtue before they have been bonded with her in a lifelong commitment. I don't mean that the energy would be enough to shock and kill an ordinary man. I mean it will electrocute even the strongest ninja to the point of burning your flesh off and turning you into a puddle of goo, within seconds of your penis entering her."

I heard the three men cringed at the thought.

"Can that really happen?" asked Genma.

"Not only can it happen, it has happened. I was a first hand witness to the horrifying mess that becomes a man who tries to have sex with a girl like my daughter before becoming joined together in a ceremony that will link you together forever, even beyond death. I was the one who found Leah's mother that horrible day. She was almost 16 and was waiting for me to walk her home from school. I was running late. When I finally arrived at our usual meeting place she wasn't there. Apparently a classmate of ours saw her there waiting by herself and decided that this was the perfect chance to make his move. Usually Akina was with one of us. We were fiercely protective of her. Akina has always been open and trusting of everyone, much like Leah. When he said that he was having problems understanding the homework assignment in the class they shared, she agreed to go to the library with him to help him work through it. Before they made it to the library, he pushed her into an alley, forced her against a wall, tore her clothes and forced himself on her. I heard the most horrific screams."

My father lowered his head to the floor and covered his face with his hands. He took a deep breath to regain his composure. He removed his hands from his face as his head lifted back up to continue.

"They were his. By the time I found them, not 5 minutes later, she was unconscious, leaning against the wall on the ground surrounded by blood, bones, and just barely enough skin on his face for me to recognize him. Everything else had been liquefied or burnt beyond recognition. I picked her up, took her to her house, and her mother took over from there. Not long after that she left us to go on her journey and we didn't see her again for 10 years. When she returned we knew what would happen if we weren't bonded with her and we all easily knew she was the one woman we wanted for the rest of our lives."

The men could see the pain in my father's eyes that this memory was causing. To have the love of your life violated and then taken away for 10 years, not knowing if she was able to overcome the trauma or being there to help her through it, all the while thinking it was your fault because you were late in meeting her. I could tell Kakashi took this part particularly hard seeing that he was always late to everything.

"As you can imagine our honeymoon night was a bit intense. But we had faith in what they told us and sure enough because we became bonded with her and each other, we never have to worry about something like that happening to us."

The men's faces showed a bit of relief and comfort in knowing that once bonded with me, they wouldn't need to worry about it either.

"However, her body still contains that protective barrier that will do the exact same thing to anyone other than her husbands. This somewhat guarantees fidelity on her part. Since we have been bonded with her, some of that protective barrier was transferred into our system also. If any one of us were to be unfaithful, the person we had sex with would die the same horrible death."

My father paused, carefully thinking about his next words.

"So gentlemen, I leave you with this. If you wish to fully be with my daughter, ever in your life, you will need to wait until you have gone through the bonding ceremony. If you can't make that kind of commitment, I understand and so does Leah. No one would blame you if you couldn't make a lifetime commitment to sharing a woman with two other men. I ask you to be honest with yourselves and Leah about what you can live with and without. Once the bonding ceremony takes place, that's it. Your window of opportunity to ever be with her or anyone else will be sealed forever. You either will have only her for the rest of your life or you will never have her ever."

I knew they were all thinking over everything my father had told them. I silently made my way back to the kitchen to finish the dishes. I met my mother at the bottom of the stairs.

"Is he finished talking with them?" she asked.

"Yes. He just finished up. I'm headed back to the kitchen to clean the dishes."

"I'll send your father down shortly to help you. I want to speak to your boys and answer any questions they might have."

She gave me a hug. "I love you mom."

"I love you too Leah."

AKINA'S POV

I walked into Leah's room to see Adrian getting up from his chair. "Adrian darling, could you please go down and help Leah with the dishes. She is still recovering and I worry about her doing so much."

"Certainly love." He placed a kiss on my cheek.

I turned to Leah's three men.

"I know that Adrian told you my story. I have just a little more to add and then I would be happy to answer any questions you might have. I want to share with you the trauma that results from something like this happening."

"It took 29 years for me to completely get over the events of that afternoon. At first, it was the trauma of being raped. But with the love of my family, I was able to realize that the act of rape itself was his fault. Not mine."

"However, it wasn't the rape that has tormented me for years. It was the fact that I was responsible for killing someone. Not only did I kill someone, but it was in the most horrifying way any human could die. My loving husbands helped me as best as they could. Reassuring me that I had no way of knowing that anything like this could happen as I had not yet gone on my journey and learned of this."

"Leah has been made aware of this. She knows the risks. But her body is pulled to each of you like a magnet. It craves you. And this puts her in a constant battle to be close to you without going too far. It's part of the reason why she was taught how to relieve and subdue these urges in ways that are safe for you and her."

"She will be sharing a bed with you Kakashi and will no doubt feel the urge to be intimate and have the need to relieve those urges. I know she already has with Genma and Tenzo."

"How did you know that?" asked an embarrassed Tenzo.

"I've spoken to my daughter to try and ease her mind of the guilt she is feeling for putting herself and you both in such a potentially lethal position."

"I share with you this particular part of my story because though I knew the man that raped me, I did not love the man I killed and it tore me up inside for 29 years. That guilt was the one thing that kept me from completely sharing myself with my husbands. It wasn't until I was free of that guilt that we were able to conceive Leah, our child of pure love. I love my husbands with all my heart, just as I know Leah loves you three. I have no doubt that if Leah, in a moment of pleasure, were to falter and accidentally kill one of you, she would never be free from the guilt."

END OF AKINA'S POV

I walked into my silent bedroom. All three men were sitting there in deep thought. My mother was patiently waiting to answer any questions the men might have. After several minutes, she rose from her chair and let the men know that she would always be available to talk to them if they ever had any questions about anything. She turned and left my room and gave me a hug before finally walking to the kitchen to check on my father.

All three men intently watched me as I moved closer. When I reached the middle of the room, I froze. I wanted to hug them all, help them process the information that was flashing through their minds. But no words came. I stood there for what seemed like forever, looking to each man for a sign as how they were taking this new information.

Finally, I came to the realization that nothing I said would help. They simply needed more time. I turned away, my head hanging down, and walked toward the door when I felt three sets of arms wrap around me. I looked up to see Tenzo's face. No longer was it deep in thought but that of my best friend who would do anything to make me feel better. I turned to Kakashi who was giving me an eye crease smile that let me know everything would be ok. Holding back a river of tears, I turned to Genma. Upon seeing the loving look on his face, the damn broke and tears flowed down my cheeks. He placed a strong and gentle hand on my face, wiping away the tears and placed kisses on the top of my head, letting me know he understood and had become more at ease about making a lifetime commitment to me and the two other men in my life. We stood there not saying a word. My body began to shake, not from crying, but from being put through the ringer over the last three days. I began to slowly sink to the floor.

Genma scooped me up and carried me to the bed where Kakashi had already pulled back the covers and arranged the pillows so that we each had one and there would be plenty of room for Tenzo to lay across the top of the bed. After placing me on the bed next to Kakashi, Genma joined us. Tenzo shut the door and took his place at the top of the bed. We all quickly fell asleep in a position that many would consider unusual but to us was a natural and peaceful way to sleep.

A/N: Sorry Itachi fans. I personally cannot stand him and decided to make him one of the bastards in this story, the other being Genma's father as you will see more of in later chapters. Thank you Sabaku No Ko-chan for your words of encouragement. Next Chapter: Kakashi naked & wet…need I say more? :-)