Of Armor and Pink Petals

Chapter 3

Note: Yes, soon they will meet... but not yet! It's coming, I promise. I will try to post the next chapter this weekend, Monday at the latest.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Chapter 3

After looking at the flap of his tent for a few minutes, he turned his attention back to the pink haired girl. His eyes widened a bit when he saw the blue coloring of her lips and the shaking of her body. The water of the river was really cold this time of the year, he totally forgot about that. He was about to take off her pants to dress her in something warmer but stopped, self-conscious, thinking about the position he was in. She was a woman with a reputation, he could not do such things being a male, alone with her in the tent at that. When he took her shirt off earlier it was different, she was wounded and it was urgent for him to do something about the bleeding, but now... Getting up he put a warm blanket over her and backed out of the tent to get one of the Senju woman to do it. A few minutes later, Ari entered his tent and took care of changing the woman into warmer clothes while he was standing outside. When she was done, Ari got out of the tent and looked at Tobirama with a questioning look. His stoic face and the hard look of his eyes made her forget about asking any questions and she walked away with a fast pace.

Pulling the flap of the tent up, he walked inside. The pink haired woman was still there, under a few blankets in warm and dry clothes. Ari also took the time to clean and bandage the wounds on her arms and legs. He knelt next to her let his red eyes wander on her face. He did not know where she was from but one thing was certain, he could not trust her yet, even if she saved him. His eyes could not go passed the purple seal on her forehead. Where did she learn this? Was it...

Green feverish eyes snapped open and in a fast motion, she was sitting up mumbling nonsense. Knitting her eyebrows like she was thinking about important things. Pained expression on her face, she turned her head his direction and her face softened immediately. She reached out to his face slowly which took a lot of effort. Watching her, Tobirama did not move, not sensing any kind of threat coming from her. Finally, she touched his cheek with a really warm hand and murmured with a silk soft voice:

"Kakashi..."

Getting her hand to his face probably took all of her energy, because moments later, her eyes rolled and she fell back asleep, with her head on the pillow. Tobirama was intrigued. He did not know this Kakashi person. He knew that he was probably someone of some importance in her life since her face was so peaceful when she saw him with her foggy brain. He could not help but feel a bit of sympathy towards this woman after seeing what he saw today. He knew he could not let his guard down but could not help to be curious about this strange woman.

Unrolling a blanket, he made a temporary bed next to hers and laid on it, closing his eyes to rest a bit.

Sakura opened her eyes, everything around her was white and peaceful. She looked and saw a blooming cherry tree. A smile spread on her lips. The sun was warming her and the wind around her was like a caress.

Where am I?

A movement caught her eye and she turned towards it. There, one a path, were people she never thought she would see again. Naruto, Sasuke,Kakashi, Tsunade, Mom and Dad! They were walking away from her. She could only see their back.

"Wait for me!"

She started running so fast towards them but it felt like she couldn't get any closer despite all her efforts. She yelled their names and they stopped walking, turned around and looked at her with a peaceful smile. Sakura looked at all of them trying to remember the details of their faces. Tears were running down her face. She missed them so much. With her voice breaking she said: