A/N: I own nothing but Reyna!

LIFE WITH PAINKILLERS

Kayha left not long after that and Kakashi relaxed immensely knowing that everything seemed to have been healed alright and Reyna shouldn't have any long term effects from her ordeal. He returned to his book, but it wasn't long after that he fell into a deep sleep. It was only a half hour after he had drifted off that Reyna blinked open her eyes, glancing around the room. The pain killers in her system didn't let her worry about where she was or why she was there and only a faint hint of the pain in her chest registered in her mind. She turned her head and saw Kakashi in the chair next to her. Suddenly she reached out and batted at his hair, narrowing her eyes at him.

It took a few moments before Reyna's batting woke Kakashi and he turned his gaze to her face, "Reyna?"

"They're going to get in," she muttered, continuing to bat at and play with his hair.

"What? Why are you playing with my hair?" he asked confused.

"The flying purple elephants are going to get into your mind. They're all over your hair and I can't get them to go away. Oh hell, where the hell did the flying lemur come from? And it talks? Why did you name the flying lemur Momo, Kakashi?"

"What are you talking about, Reyna?" he was still confused.

"The flying purple elephants that are flying through your hair, I think they're evil," she muttered.

"Why are you so worried about the flying purple elephants?" Kakashi asked just before Iruka walked into the room, drawing Reyna's attention away from Kakashi though she continued to bat at his hair.

"Cause I'm a ninja!" she made to sit up and Kakashi reached out and stopped her with a hand on her shoulder.

"I think I'll come back later," Iruka muttered, turning around and walking back out of the room.

Reyna turned her attention back to Kakashi and breathed a sigh of relief, "Good, they're leaving now. I scared them off."

"That's good, Reyna."

"You have no idea. So how are you, Kashi?" she seemed to be a little more coherent now.

"Better now that you're awake and I know that you're going to be alright."

Reyna grinned, "Of course I'm alright. It takes more than a sword through the chest to take me out, though for a while there I wasn't so sure."

"About that, do you remember what you told me just before you fell unconscious?"

Reyna thought about that for a second, "To tell Naruto that I was sorry?"

"After that when you told me that you loved me?"

"I did? Oh, hey, I want a puppy," she grinned. "Can I have a puppy?"

"Shit, Pakkun," Kakashi muttered.

"Awesome! Cute pug!" she exclaimed before falling unconscious again.

Kakashi shook his head and was just about to perform his summoning when Sakura walked into the room, followed closely by Naruto.

"Kakashi-Sensei! You're still here?" Sakura asked.

"Of course I am. By the way, Reyna was awake, not exactly in her right mind, but awake," he replied.

"Well, that's good. Now you have to leave," she replied.

"What? Why?"

"Well because if you don't get off your ass and get something to eat, I'm going to throw you down the hall," Sakura smirked.

"Fine, I have to summon Pakkun anyway," he muttered, upset before he pushed himself to his feet and headed out of the room.

Sakura had just started her check of Reyna when the Jounin opened her eyes again, "Sakura! Hey, why is your hair pink?"

"What?" Sakura asked, not having realized that Reyna had once again awoken.

"Cause I'm a ninja!" Reyna exclaimed.

"Okay, then. I think we need to back you off on the pain killers," Sakura muttered, while Naruto laughed.

"Hey, Naruto did you know that you're really shiny and sparkly and pretty?" Reyna asked, her attention shifting to the blonde. "Hey, you're flying purple elephants aren't evil like Kashi's and you don't have a Momo."

"What's a Momo?" Naruto asked.

"Naruto I think we should leave Reyna alone for a while until some of the drugs leave her system," Sakura mentioned.

"Sure, I was supposed to meet up with the guys right away anyway," he replied before the two of them left; Sakura having adjusted the amount of pain killers that were being delivered to her patient.

Reyna was lying in her bed, counting the ceiling tiles when Kayha pushed the door to her room open and her attention turned to the door with a questioning, "Cause I'm a ninja?"

"Yes, Reyna you're here because you're a ninja," Kayha replied lightly as she crossed the room and dropped into the chair.

"Good. No one seemed to believe me," Reyna muttered, attempting to sit up.

"Would you stay still before you open that wound again and I have to heal you all over?" Kayha asked.

"Okay. Wait, you healed me?"

"Yes, I did. You're damn lucky I did too," Kayha replied.

"Thanks. I guess I had some people pretty worried."

"That's putting it mildly. Do you have any idea how many times Kakashi threatened me?"

"He threatened you? Why?"

"Because he wanted me to save your ass, that's why. I get the fact that you two are team mates and friends, but I don't think I've ever seen him that…frantic."

Reyna shrugged, "Kind of glad I missed that, actually."

"So what the hell is up between you two? I mean based on everything that he's been doing and saying since I got here, I'm really starting to wonder about him. He gave Gaara and I this speech last night about grabbing onto what happiness is there for as long as we can because you never know when it's going to be taken away. Except that he kept making it sound like he was talking about himself. So what are you two?"

Reyna shrugged again, "That doesn't sound like the Kashi I know."

"Kashi? And you're not answering the question."

Kakashi was just heading back into the room with Pakkun riding on his shoulder, having missed the question that Kayha had asked even as Reyna replied with, "He's my boyfriend…I think."

It was Pakkun who spoke first after that, "You have a girlfriend, Kakashi? Why am I always the last one to know everything?"

Kakashi looked at Reyna and Kayha could faintly detect a blush under his mask, "You think?" he asked, ignoring Pakkun for the moment.

"And I believe this is where I run away," Kayha muttered, slipping past Kakashi to the door.

"Well, you're the one who said we don't need a title," Reyna replied, turning her gaze to Kakashi.

"You're the one who declared your love for me, remember?" Kakashi shot back.

"Well, I don't know what to call us, so…" Reyna shrugged as Kayha finally escaped down the hall, chuckling to herself now that she knew for sure.

"Everybody already knows about you two, so just call yourselves dating. Reyna, he's your boyfriend. Kakashi, she's your girlfriend. Deal with it," Tsunade spoke from behind Kakashi.

Pakkun chuckled at that, even as Reyna looked around Kakashi to Tsunade asking, "Where's your piggy? I like the piggy."

Tsunade sighed and shook her head, "And it looks like the pain killers are still working. I think we'll try taking you off of them tomorrow. I just stopped because Kayha was laughing so hard she couldn't tell me what was so damn funny in here."

"I guess there's no way around it now. She'll tell Naruto and then the whole village will know," Kakashi muttered even as Tsunade turned around and left the room again.

Pakkun finally realized that Reyna hadn't noticed his presence yet and leapt from Kakashi's shoulder to the edge of her bed, raising his paw, "Yo!"

Reyna grinned at the pug, "Pakkun! Are you going to be my puppy?"

Pakkun gave Kakashi a dirty look and shook his head, "Sorry, but unless you sign the contract with me, I can't do that. I can, however keep you company once in a while during your recovery."

"Awesomely opossum!" Reyna exclaimed.

Pakkun shook his head, "Although maybe I'll leave the company part to Kakashi until you're no longer on the pain killers."

Kakashi chuckled as he settled back into his chair, "Might be a good idea. At least she isn't seeing the flying purple elephants in my hair this time."

"Hey, did you know that your hair is really soft and silky?" she asked Kakashi lightly, reaching down and scratching Pakkun's belly which he seemed to really enjoy.

"Not really something I think about," he replied, his book appearing in his hand.

"Oh yeah, you're just great company…" Reyna muttered closing her eyes as Pakkun settled on her legs.

"Just go to sleep, Reyna," he sighed.

Reyna, Pakkun and Kakashi all ended up fast asleep in the next hour and once again Reyna was the first one to wake up. Kakashi had his head resting on the edge of her bed this time and she watched him sleep for a few minutes before she closed her eyes again and fell back into a light sleep. She was still asleep when Sakura checked on her before leaving for the night, Kakashi assuring her that she didn't seem to be in pain, and she should be good to take her off the drugs fully the next day.

It was Tsunade that was the first one into Reyna's room the next morning and who took her off the pain killers fully. Kakashi lifted his head just long enough to nod to the Hokage before he once again had his head resting on the edge of Reyna's bed and fell back to sleep. Reyna woke an hour later and groaned to herself as the pain in her chest hit her. She lifted her hand and threaded her fingers through Kakashi's hair lightly for a few seconds before she poked his jaw, waking him.

"Reyna?" he asked sleepily as Pakkun raised his head from her leg.

Reyna still had her fingers in his hair, "Water?" she groaned.

Kakashi sat up and reached for the glass of water he had had the night before. Carefully he helped her get a couple of swallows before she collapsed back on her pillow with a groan. Kakashi watched her with concern in his eyes until she looked back to him again.

"Well, I can't be dead, it hurts too much. Hey, Pakkun," Reyna spoke quietly.

"Hey, Reyna looks like you're back to being coherent," Pakkun replied, padding up the side of her bed before sitting by her side.

"Did you need anything?" Kakashi asked.

Reyna shook her head and then took a good look at him, "Kakashi how long have I been here?"

"This is the fourth day, why?" he asked.

"Have you been here the whole time?"

"Yes, I haven't left your side since you took out Sasuke. How much of the fight do you remember?" Kakashi replied.

"Enough. I remember being stabbed and thinking that Naruto was going to be killed. I remember the pain and the taste of blood. Not much is clear after that though."

Kakashi nodded, "What about from yesterday?"

"Some, but not much makes sense. I'm guessing I was pretty stoned."

Pakkun answered that one, "Yeah, even when I got here yesterday. I'm glad to see you're alright now though and I'll make the offer again. I'll keep you company if you want while you recover. From what I understand, you're not going to be able to do a whole hell of a lot for a while."

Reyna sighed, "Figured that much. Kakashi you should really go home."

"What? Why the hell would I leave now?" Kakashi asked shocked.

"Because you know damn well that I'm fine and while I was cleaned up by hospital staff and am no longer coated in dried blood and who knows what else, the same can't be said for you. You're starting to smell a little funky and I have a sensitive nose. At least go home and shower and change, grab some clean clothes…maybe bring me back coffee?"

Kakashi sighed, "But…"

"Please?" she begged and he relented with a nod.

"Fine, I guess I can go and get my girlfriend coffee," he muttered before disappearing out the door.

"Wait…did he just call me his…" she asked.

Pakkun nodded, "Yep, he did. He just called you his girlfriend and between you and me, that's a huge step for a man who thinks that emotions are useless."

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