After The Storm *Kakashi Hatake* (Naruto Fanfiction)

Chapter 11

Yoki P.O.V.

When we reached the village I went straight home, while Kakashi went off to report to the Hokage, and the kids all went home to rest... except for Naruto, he went to grab some ramen. I walked inside to find Yamato sitting on the couch with some instant ramen. I gave him a small greeting and went straight to my room (the Hokage had allowed us to get a new apartment, and the moving had taken a very short amount of time). I dropped my bag to the floor and suddenly feeling a wave of fatigue, I flop onto my bed, sighing as I stare at the ceiling.

Ugh I need to stop being so depressed I thought as I realized I hadn't been at all social on the way home. Enough thinking about the past, it's behind me I say to myself, almost chanting as I try to push all the depressing thoughts weighing down on me to the back of my mind. I toss and turn, trying to find a comfortable position, until finally I'm in a strange yet soothing position....i'm laying diagonal across the bed, my arms in awkward sprawled out positions, the blanket half on me....yeah... I can be an awkward sleeper....

I finally drift off; exhausted from the fighting and lack of sleep the past couple of nights.

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When I wake it's evening time, my stomach growls and I decide to get up and grab something to eat. I grab some leftover dumplings that were in the fridge and heat them up. When they're finished I take them into the living room, where Yamato is still sitting, except now he's sleeping, and yet the TV is on. I sit next to him and poke his chest with my toe. He spazzes out and almost makes me drop my dumplings. I thankfully catch them and glare him as he looks around dazed.

"Waaa, oh... sorry Yoki," he says tiredly.

He gets up, "Night", he says as rolls onto the floor.

He just lays there, falling asleep again. I sigh and place my dumplings on the table. I get up and poke him with my toe again, he blinks a couple of times and I finally drag him to his feet, watching as he trip-walk/crawls to his room.

I laugh, "Night," I reply.

I then switch the channel to animal planet and start eating. 'Animal Cops' is on and I start watching (I know this is the Naruto world, but for whoever is reading, I had to have her watching something... and well I saw an episode the other day and this show really does make me cry... ). Some poor puppies were left in this house, I start crying when they say the mom was killed. Then during the commercial break they begin talking about adopting animals and how many of them are abused. I'm now pretty much silently bawling as the dramatic heart wrenching music and pictures flash across the screen. Kakashi just happens to walk in at the peek of my crying. He gives me a funny look and comes over, wrapping an arm around me.

"What's wrong?" he says quietly.

I blush and look away, pointing to the screen and he shuts the TV.

"Why are you watching it if it makes you upset?" He scolds me.

"I don't know...." I say while looking down at my dumplings.

He rubs my back comfortingly, "Why don't you go to bed? It's getting late anyways," he whispers kindly.

"But... dumplings," I say while lifting up my bowl.

He blushes (I think) and takes the chopsticks and grabs a dumpling, lifting it to my face.

"There's only a couple left, finish up and off to bed," he says, talking to me like child.

I blush (again) but chomp onto the dumpling.

"I'm not a little kid,", I whine.. acting very much like a child.