Someone you loved

Chapter 14

*Looks carefully around*

So, did I say I'd update more frequently? I think so, but well life is hard right now so yeah. Exams are two months away and everything is just so stressful and every time I sit down to write I feel incredible guilty because I could have used the time to study. Then there are also my other stories that want some of my time. 

Anyway, maybe - and that's a big maybe - the next chapter won't almost take another month to come out. 

But now we first have fluffy Kashi and Chiasa time, so enjoy! Who knows how long until it all falls apart? Kakashi and Team 7 always had the worst luck afterall. 

I'd love to hear what you thought about it. Personally, I found comments to be a huge source of motivation. 

Love, Stella

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Chiasa woke to someone playing with her hair and the quiet sound of a page being turned. She didn't dare move, only stole a secret glance to gaze at the man in whose lap she had slept peacefully. It had been one of the best sleeps she ever had.

"How are you feeling, Hime?"

Apparently, she hadn't been stealthy enough. Sighing inwardly, Chiasa sat up slowly. She felt far better than last night, the fever seemed to have finally gone down.

"We should probably talk. The children told me they are in the finals."

"Hm," Kakashi hummed noncommittedly, eye on his book as the kunoichi made herself comfortable at the other end of the couch. They had both fallen asleep there and when he had awoken, he had found them tangled together just like they had been before Wave.

"I'm serious, Kakashi," muttered Chiasa trying to catch the Hatake's gaze. They had so much to talk about and not enough time. The next exam was in a month, they had three genin to train and she needed to go to Uzushio in hope that Kaya would be able to remove the half-finished seal.

Unconcerned, Kakashi continued to turn a page, only glancing at the kunoichi.

"You know," he drawled. "Before we talk about any of the genin, how about we talk about you and what to do about Orochimaru? That seal needs to go before we do anything else! And we should also inform Hokage-sama about it..."

"We can't!" the kunoichi hissed with a tinge of fear.

Finally, the Hatake put down his book locking eyes with the Uchiha.

"If Hokage-sama knew about it, he wouldn't let me leave. I can't explain to him why I need to go to Uzushio without telling him about Kaya and I can't do that. I still don't know why he hasn't ordered his ANBU to drag me to him..." at the end the kunoichi spoke quietly, frowning thoughtfully.

"It's because I haven't told him."

The revelation was so sudden and unexpected that Chiasa only gaped at the shinobi perplexed.

"Huh?"

She had been convinced that Kakashi had alerted the Hokage the moment he had found her in his apartment.

Shrugging, he avoided the prying gaze of the kunoichi, explaining: "When I went to the Hokage to alert him about Orochimaru's presence, he ordered me to do nothing and wait. Chiasa, you ... Orochimaru attacked a fellow shinobi of the Leaf and Hokage-sama ignored a huge security breach in favour for his appearance. Anko had been talking to him before me and she had found proof that a team of Kusa had been killed by the Sannin, but he still wanted to carry on with the exam. There was no need to tell him about your exact status as of yet. He knows you were injured but not to which extent..."