Recovery: Chapter 10
Summary: Kakashi became heartbroken and wallowed in his pasts, letting himself go. But on the return of a certain unpredictable Kunoichi, everybody believes that she will be the one to save him. Will she help? How can one girl bring about the aloof man and save him from himself? Just when she wanted was some peace in her life. FemNaruto Good-Sasuke
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Important Note:
Dear Loyal Readers,
First and foremost I'd like to apologise to you all for not updating in almost a year, but for this, i do have my own personal reasons. Please bear with me, Loyal Readers. for the better part of 3 years I have been struggling so hard with depression and anxiety and it was only a year ago i decided to face my demons as it was my Nan's last wish before she passed away in early July. I will not lie, it had been the most mentally exhausting and challenging path I have ever walked in all my young years that there were a few instances i wished to pass on as the emptiness inside would get to be too strong for me to take. It was a frightening time to be alone and i wish to never return there now that i am on the road to recovery. Though I do admit i lost a few friends along the way as i lost myself too. i almost lost my family too. It has been a tough journey and with recovery still in process i'm making a strong comeback though i doubt the anxiety will never fade from my existence.
secondly, I have a personal feeling that my writing will have a different feel to the new coming chapters and i swear will try my hardest to complete the stories i have right now before starting anew. I had actually finished Recovery but my laptop was stolen and i was too empty to even care at the time, so i'll be writing as best as i can to appease your curiosity for what i have in mind for Recovery and Konoha's little Princess.
Love, a recovering writer
Marrei
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Kakashi awoke with a groan and achingly rolled over, only to feel himself slap soft yet wiry skin. "Na~ru~to..." He groaned out and popped open his original eye, seeing that his hand landed on her cheek yet she didn't stir. She looked so at peace despite her smelling of charred items and sweat. Kakashi briefly wondered what happened to him last night, all he remembered was Katsumi taking him and injecting him with pure alcohol before he felt NAruto's presence. After that it was all blank. He shuddered and pulled his blonde kitsune closer to his frame. warming up his cold skin with her naturally warm one. Inhaling her underlying natural scent, Kakashi was finally able to feel himself being at ease. "Thank you for taking care of a baka like me, my love." he muttered. He couldn't deny it any longer, especially with her in his arms. How could he be so blind? Then again nobody in his position would want to believe he had fallen for the one girl that was 100% off limits to him.
Minato-sensei's only child.
Kakashi felt his brain tick as burning urges in his throat appeared. Feeling undeniably thirsty yet not for water...for something stronger that'd numb the ache in his chest. The copy nin frowned. "I don't understand. I've been over Katsumi since I've been in Naruto's care for so long. What makes it different? Was I really numbing over Katsumi?" HE thought to himself as the urges in his mind wouldn't settle, not matter how tightly he held his kitsune to him and inhaled her scent. His mind was going crazy. Repeating the same thing over and over again.
DRINK
Unknown to him Naruto had woken as soon as she felt herself in danger. Namely being squeezed so tight and feeling her patient's body shake so hard. Though the second she her sensitive ears picked up on Kakashi grinding his teeth together in pain, she shot up like a panther. Her bangs dangled over her eyes as she pulled KAkashi to her. "You're shaking like a leaf.." She murmured wide awake now and placed a hand over his forehead. Her eyes widened. "You're heating up. Shit shit shit!" She cursed as she tried with all her might and picked KAkashi up and ran to the joint bathroom. Slamming on the cold water so she could quickly get KAkashi undressed. "Kakashi! Kakashi!" She cried out as his eye was glassed over. HE didn't even recognise her and that scared her heart more as tears threatened to pool. "Damn that Katsumi. I should've destroyed her."
Stripping him of all clothe, Naruto picked him back up and lowered them both into the cool tub. placing kakashi in between her legs with his head on her chest as the water from the head sprayed over them. Holding tightly onto his heated frame, the blonde reached out to Kyubi. "Please, I need some guidance, so please help me! Please!" When she didn't hear her biju reply in any form, frustration crept over her form, muscles tense, she just wanted to scream. She would never admit to anyone that looking after Kakashi was hard on her mental state but she had to be strong. Many were relying on her and Kakashi needed someone mentally strong to help him to the road of recovery.
though not a minute later into her frustrated state, the blonde felt warm chakra seep out of her pores and into the water. Turning the cold water a deep green. Instantly she knew it was Kurama helping her and heard his soft purr to let it out and so she did as she held onto the comatose Kakashi as she herself from yesterday's search and rescue. When kakashi was stable, she was going to kill him...for making her worry of course.
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Kakashi awoke with a groan, rolling over to feel his hand whack soft sheets. Cracking open his eye, he didn't recognise the room he was in and for a split second feared that his time with Naruto in bed was a dream and he was still trapped with Katsumi, but he was proved wrong when the sheets still lingered with the smell of his beloved blonde...the blonde that he's not allowed to touch in such a way. "So that shaking…"
"It was a withdrawal symptom." Naruto was leaning against the doorframe with her hair tied back and bangs clipped away from her face. Wearing a royal blue apron over a pale pink summers dress. Her arms were folded as kakashi took his time to sit up and just stare at her. "Not only that I had forgotten to do a check up on your body to see if she caused any inwardly hard. I only found a faint trace amount of poison that seems to activate one your chakra is flowing again. the second i released you from your binds the poison began to work and made you unaware of what was happening around you. It seems your ex fiance had planned ahead in case you managed to escape her."
Kakashi picked up no tone whatsoever in her tone, it was void, but it was clear as day that she was exhausted and had been crying from the puffiness around her eyes. His eyes softened as he got out of bed, feeling 100% with his body and walked towards her. Ignoring the fact that he was stark naked and inside an unknown cabin, his eye was only on Naruto whose eyes cast to the ground as soon as he stood. "Naruto…" He whispered tenderly. His time in captivity had cleared his thoughts somewhat but they were entirely clear enough.
"I've made you some lunch, but we'll be staying in this cabin for a while to help you move forward and back in shape. Away from distractions and all. I'll restart your training in a few days as for now we'll just work on controlling your cravings."
She still wouldn't look at him but Kakashi had none of it and slid his fingers under her chin. Moving them so she'd look at him in his eye. "Naruto…" He whispered again. leaning don still his forehead hit hers. "I'm so sorry for causing you so much trouble and for looking after such a baka man like me." Caressing her cheek slowly as her eyes widen in surprise at the apology. Interrupting her by saying. "I'm sorry that I've put you through so much in such a short time. I'm sorry for not being a better sensei to you, i was so blinded that i ended up hurting one of my own students i was gifted to protect. Most of all I'm sorry for making you cry alone because of me. I'll make it all up to you, I promise."
Naruto sniffed a bit, touched by his words. Now this was the sensei she remembered. she gave him a thankful smile and wrapped her arms around his naked back, hugging him and burying her face in his chest. "And I promise to never give up on you. I'm going to help you get better no matter what, I promise. You're my baka to look after anyway."
"I'm your baka, aye?" Kakashi teased lightly as he held her close so she wouldn't escape his teasing. Burying his head in her golden tresses. "I can live with that if that means I'm yours."
Naruto's face turned flaming red and shoved the naked jonin away. Making him fly into the wall. "BAKA-KAKASHI! I'm pushing up your training, BA~KA!" Storming out of the room feeling so embarrassed as her heart was racing. making her way to the small kitchen before leaning against the counter to take a deep breath. Face still red she whispered. "That's definitely the sensei I don't remember."
Kakashi just chuckled as he pulled himself out of the wall. Petting his naked frame down from the debris. Reaching the dresser to pull some pants on he thought. "She looks just like a wife in that dress and apron. Face bright red and embarrassed, just like Kushina." Shaking his head of the unrealistic dream he took in a deep breath. "Minato-sensei would never allow it. She's not mine to have."
"On the contrary, runt."
Kakashi stiffened. He remembered hearing that dark and sinister voice from somewhere but couldn't pinpoint it. HE felt no other presence in the room either. Just who was it? Perhaps a symptom.
"I'm not a symptom, you moronic runt. You'll figure out who I am in time, but for now think of me as your bad conscious, it's more fun that way."
Kakashi frowned. HE didn't like where this was going one bit.
"You say that she is not yours to have, but it's already too late for that, Runt. The girl is yours through and through for life...or have you forgotten the day you bit her out of jealousy of the Uchiha shit."
Kakashi's eyes widened. "Oh shit, no no no no no…" and bolted from the room to find the blonde. No wonder he was able to understand what Naruto was feeling. "Baka baka baka baka baka!" he scolded himself and found naruto. Grabbing her shoulders, he ignored her small yelp of surprise and pulled won her dress enough to see her collarbone. It was then he paled and promptly fainted.
Naruto was going to kill him...after Minato-sensei raised from the grave first.
He had marked her. A woman he hasn't slept with he was able to mark.
Oh dear kami, she was going to kill him.
All of Konoha were going to kill him.
Pakkun was right all along.