𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. || 𝐊. 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 [Editing]

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"Don't worry Sakura, there is always next year" a sad face encumbered Florence as she peered at the genin.  Maybe the pinkette wasn't as strong as her teammates, but she still had potential.

Wordlessly the girl nodded, looking to the hospital rooms window. She was supposed to be let out in the afternoon, her wounds mostly minor.

"When are you going to start training me again?" Sakura asked, her hands clenching the blankets. She was tired of being weak.

Florence swallowed a lump in her throat.

Truth be told the woman still heavily relied on Kakashi to get up in the mornings and eat properly. She felt bad for putting so much of her weight on him (and often told him to let her be) but the stupid jounin wouldn't leave.

"Ah" the green haired woman started, "I'm not back at work yet, but as soon as I can, I will". Florence was glad Sakura wasn't looking and couldn't see shame in her face.

Here a grown woman was inhibiting her students learning. Florence squeezed her hands together, she was no better than the ninja who killed her father and brother.

Silence grew between them, filling every corner of the room and expanding until Florence could no longer breath. "I'm sorry" she wheezed, rushing from the room.

Her back pushed against the closed door, a gasping breath pulled through her lungs. Slowly the kunoichi slid down until she sat against the cold floor.

"Hey" kakashi stopped his stroll down the hallway, kneeling down to his lovers height.

Slowly his hand moved, tucking a long strand of loose hair behind her ear, it was soft. He wasn't going to ask what was wrong, not in public and not to pressure her.

After a second he stood back up, "I'm picking up Sasuke to start training for the finals, comming?" He pulled her into his natural act, somehow pasting shut the holes in her facade.

The silver haired jounin always had that effect, Florence would go as far as to say he was a better healer than her.

"Ah" she started airily, grasping his out reached hand, "yes".

With ease Kakashi pulled the light woman up, keeping their hands intertwined and leading them down the hallway. Once arriving at Sasuke's hospital room the jounin briefly knocked before entering.

"Are you ready to train?" The ninja's lazy voice wafted into the room. It was stale and slightly raspy, Florence liked it a little too much.

"Sasuke's in no condition to train Kashi" she had took ahold of the boys medical chart, flipping through the pages. It almost made her miss working and helping people.

Florence found herself missing a lot of things lately.

A sly, humorous look emerged on Kakashi's face as he scratched his head. "That's why we have the best medic I know".

Florence shook her head, "no, kakashi" she drawled out his full name, a pained expression on her face.

"Don't you remember why you became a medic? It started as a way to fix your past, but became your love to help" as he spoke the jounin edged closer to her.

Kakashi's pointer finger dug into her chest, above her heart. Florence could only pray he couldn't feel it beating.

Sasuke remained wordless on the bed, watching the two grownups fight. He didn't particularly care about anything they were saying, but it would be nice to not be stuck within the hospital anymore (or in the middle of their fight).

Her head tilted towards the genin, but Kakashi grabbed her face, pulling it back to stare into his eyes.

"I thought healing made you feel better huh? What happened to that Florence? Doesn't it make you feel worse knowing you can help, but instead you just stand there?" Kakashi's words were harsh, like small jabbing knives flaying her skin.

A sheen of sweat coated her palms. No matter how had she tried no words could be squeezed from her throat.

Florence felt betrayed by Kakashi.

Everything she felt, her worst fears and biggest shames fell from his lips like a bomb. He was right.

A breath sucked into her mouth as her hand pushed against the window. Florence pulled away from Kakashi diving out the open pane and to the streets of Konoha.

"I guess that was the wrong approach" a false, hooded eyed smile was sent Sasuke's way. The jounin felt pained, he had unintentionally hurt his lover even worse. His intention was to push her back to normal.

With a stoic face the Uchiha watched his teacher. He could see through the happy facade, it was clear there was more than what meets the eye.

"You went to far" Sasuke spoke, his voice raspy from unuse.

Kakashi's masked smile fell into a stale look. A hand pulled it's way down his face, "I've got that". He sighed, "anyways, come one, it's time to train".

Sasuke swallowed a grimace as he stood from the bed. His bones ached in the worst way, jolts of pain radiating with every step. Training was the only way to get stronger and that's all Sasuke ever wanted.

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Florence lent her head against the rugged bark of a close tree. It scrached uncomfortably against her skin, but she remained stilled, eyes fluttered shut. The woman counted her breaths, every flow in and out, but the numbers jumbled and her limbs shook.

Nothing helped except for the ringing silence of the woods she found herself in.

Behind her a new presence wafted, it was unsettling in the most dangerous sense.

"Hey" the stranger started. The voice belonged to a boy, it was low (as low as a boy's could be) in a raspy sense. "Shouldn't you be asleep?"

With one last drawn breath in Florence opened her eyes, turning so her back rested against the tree instead. At some point the day had died, though streaks of red still stained the darkened sky.

Her eyes locked on the short buy, he was around Naruto's age, probably a genin here for the exams. Though the aura which wafted from his body was strangling, akin to his eyes which remained in an icy glare.

"I don't know" Florence finally answered, her words light in a wary tone. "Shouldn't you be?"

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Hello, happy Wednesday! I'm bored and tired of being trapped inside so look forward to more frequent updates I guess.

I hope everyone is healthy and ok in our growing pandemic. Stay safe lovelies♡♡