Chapter 6: Getting Along
She stared at him speechless. She realized that she never really appreciated the number of years that had passed since she last saw him. He had definitely grown into a handsome personality.
Kakashi then addressed his three students, "We haven't trained together for a while. Why don't all three of you meet me on the Ground 7 in 15?"
They all nodded and scurried out through the door, offering hurried "get well soon", and "goodbyes".
Kohana continued to stare at Kakashi.
He chuckled, "You look like you've seen a ghost."
She didn't reply.
"You must have a lot of questions."
This statement jolted her out of her stupor. Her voice came out much colder than she expected, "Why are you here?"
"I was the Jonin in charge of your rescue mission."
"You…you saved me?"
Kakashi scratched his head, "Well, it was a team effort."
Silence pursued for a few minutes before Kohana spoke.
"When can I get out of here?"
"That's for the Hokage to decide. I think you will be happy to know that you will see many familiar faces around here. After all, you did spend a lot of time with them."
Kohana scoffed, "Familiar faces."
Kakashi turned to leave, not wishing to antagonize her. His voice was much more serious when he spoke, "Kohana, I realize our past never left us on good terms. But, as we are both here and since the possibility of you returning to the village is minimal, we will need to at least get along."
"Then, maybe it's best Hatake-san if you tried your hardest to convince the Hokage to send me back. I think that has a greater possibility than me ever getting along with you."
Kakashi sighed, and softly closed the door behind him.