After The Storm *Kakashi Hatake* (Naruto Fanfiction)

Chapter 4

Over the next few days Kakashi and I became what I guess you could call friends. I hadn’t really ever had a friend before, so I wasn’t sure if I was getting it right. But, I seemed to be, since Kakashi didn’t look at me strange, or think of me as odd… I think...I hope...

For some reason though, I got this butterfly feeling in my stomach when he was around. I blush often, my face heats up... I don’t understand these feelings, are they natural? Am I sick?  

            I kept trying to sort out these feelings. A couple of times I even almost asked him about them. But, then I thought better of it…what if I told him, and it turned out to be a bad thing…and he didn’t want to speak to me anymore afterwards? My brain aimlessly thought through these things daily, and I got very confused, often times getting slight migraines.

             Anyways, eventually I was healed enough to move around without pain, and medical ninja, as well as the fact that the ten tails had helped to speed up my healing, so, within a week I was all healed; perfectly healthy again. They set up a time so they could scan my brain for information, interrogate me in better terms. And remembering my earlier decision, I didn’t try to escape. A little less than a dozen ninja brought me to a room in a building near the Hokage’s building. There was a place where I knelt and they put a sort of helmet on my head. There was a half circle of ninja there also connected with helmets to mine by tubes.

            I could feel it as they began scanning my brain. I released certain stronger barriers in my mind so that they could read those memories. The other weaker ones they undid on their own. They looked through all my memories, from my very first, to those recently. I was in a sort of dream like state; aware of their doings in my head, but unable to act on it…not that I wanted to.

            Eventually they finished looking through my brain. Thousands of scrolls were filled with information, on me and my memories. They brought me back to the hospital room. Though I was all healed, it was the only place they had to put me, unless you count a prison cell. But, the Hokage being the empathetic old man he is, decided it would be too harsh to put me in a cold damp prison. Especially since I hadn’t been given any sort of sentence; they hadn’t decided whether I was guilty or not, which surprised me considering my status.   

            So, Kakashi, a bunch of other ninja, and I were just sitting in the room awaiting the decision. I sat against a wall instead of on a chair; there weren’t enough for everybody. I closed my eyes, preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best. Hours past, people came and went; switched shifts. Kakashi had remained though.

            He sat beside me and smiled reassuringly. Though it didn’t seem like much, it lifted a huge weight from my chest. It comforted me more than he knew. I smiled back then leaned my arms onto my knees and sighed. Before I knew it, I was falling asleep, again, my head splayed to the side, this causing me to put my weight to my right side; and resulted with me leaning on Kakashi.

*Kakashi’s P.O.V.*

            I was actually very worried for Yokina, I didn’t want her to be executed, or put in jail for her entire life. She didn’t seem like the crazy murderous type, and from the beginning I knew she wasn’t like what the rumors I’d heard suggested. I still kept slight guard up around her, since she could be just tricking me…but I'm highly dubious to that idea.

        I’d been leaning on the wall opposite to the one she was against, trying to read, but I just couldn’t seem to keep my thoughts on the book. My mind kept wondering to her, her personality, her simple yet in my opinion…..beautiful looks. I shook my head, did I just think that? I asked myself. She really was pretty, but do I have those feelings for her? I get that sort of feeling around her; I heat up, blush a lot, and can’t seem to stop laughing and smiling…. Putting my fingers to the bridge of my nose, I sigh; I think I do…maybe.

But, who am I kidding? She's a criminal, S-rank... she's the enemy...

My eyes look up to see her fidgeting; she doesn’t seem to be terrified, just slightly nervous. Strange considering today could be the day she dies. I walk over to her and take a seat beside her. I look into her eyes for a while, getting lost in their dark chocolate brown hue, but snapping out of it finally. Giving her a reassuring smile, and blushing from staring at her for so long, I turn back to my book. But, I’m still not really focusing on it. 

After about fifteen minutes I tense at feeling a weight suddenly being put on my left arm. I look down to see Yokina resting her head on my arm, slowly falling asleep. I blush yet again; glad to have the mask to cover it mostly. I hear a couple of snickers from fellow ninja in the room, and some disapproving glares from others. I give a menacing glare to everyone, and immediately there’s no longer sound in the room.

First it was reading together, then her unconsciously grabbing my hand… now her falling asleep on my shoulder…..

I think I’m falling in love with this dangerous stranger….