When I went into her room, there were no doctors. Ana was just sitting there with a book, probably enjoying the peace and quiet. I smiled; it had been so long since I had seen her. She looked up from the book, hearing my footsteps. A smile spread across her face.
"It's been a while, Kakashi-kun!" Ana said. She sounded really excited to see someone that wasn't a doctor.
"Yea, it has. What happened to the doctors?" I couldn't help but wonder why they had gone away suddenly.
"I demanded that they give me a break, and threatened to have Dad shut down their research," she said, smiling deviously. "Well, how do you feel? Can you move your leg more?" "Oh, watch this!"
She motioned for me to move back. I watched her sit up, then scoot to the edge of the bed. Then, she stood up, keeping one hand on the bed for support. I smiled so much my face hurt. She was smiling just as much.
"Can you try to walk for me?" I said. She looked down, her smile leaving.
"I don't think I can," She whispered. This came as a shock to me; Ana never thought she couldn't do something.
"Please try, Ana-chan. I know you can do it," She shook her head, looking at me with a horribly sad expression.
So I decided to motivate her. I went to the door and locked it. Then, I pulled my mask down so she could see my face. Ana stared, her cheeks turning pink. I blushed, as well. I held out my arms.
"I dare you to walk over here," I said. Slowly, she put her good leg forward. Then, she moved her other leg forward. She was walking; Ana was walking! She took step after stiff step, and finally ended up right in front of me. I hugged her tightly, swingning us around in a circle. She was laughing and hugging me back. I was so happy then that I started crying.
"I did it, Kakashi! I walked!" Ana said joyfully. And, without realizing it, I kissed her.
This amazing, shocking feeling rushed over me quickly. It was like a huge wave of...of...I don't know what, washing over me. I closed my eyes, sinking into it. After a moment, I felt Ana's arms around my neck. I wrapped my arms around her waist, and pulled her closer. After a minute, we both pulled away.
"Did you feel that, too?" Ana said, blushing brightly. I smiled and nodded. Her face lit up, and a smile spread across her face.
"I love you, Ana."
"I love you, too, Kakashi. I have for a while now, actually."
"Same here," I smiled. She hugged me.
"Will you come with me to get Dad and Asuma, please?"
I nodded. After I pulled my mask back on, I opened the door. Together, we walked down the hall to the waiting room, holding hands. Asuma was asleep in one of the chairs, and the Third had his chin in his hands. When he saw us walking towards him, he almost jumped out of his seat. Asuma woke up when his father stood, and saw us, too. He practically flew out of his chair.
"Ana! You're walking!" Asuma cheered, running over to her.
"I know! Kakashi helped me," Ana said, smiling at me. Asuma and the Third turned to me, both with questioning looks.
"How did you do that?" Asuma said.
"It's a secret," I said, holding my finger up to my mouth. "Need to know basis, huh Ana?" She nodded, laughing.
They let Ana out of the hospital the next day. She was still walking stiffly, but she was walking nonetheless. Ana walked out of the hospital with the biggest smile I had ever seen her have. Everyone was glad to have her out of the hospital after...well actually it had only been a month. But it had felt like forever.
Of course, before we sent her on any more missions, we would need to work on her walking. Ana knew that. She also knew that her father wanted desperately for her to go back to Jonin. And since she was moving down to Jonin, I had made up my mind to do the same. When he told Ana that he wanted her to move down, she actually accepted it; I had expected an arguement.
"I'm moving back to Jonin with her," I said. The Third nodded.
"Thanks, Kakashi-kun," Ana said, hugging me. I nodded, smiling at her.
So after Ana could walk right again, we both became Jonin again. Everything seemed fine, at first. That is, until I remembered that being a Jonin means you could get stuck with a Genin team...