I'll be posting another chapter soon u.u
Meanwhile, here's a sneak-peek of a what's to come (this may vary when the actual chapter is posted, for it is a draft)
Chapter 6 - Necessary Evils
Kakashi was certain something was going on behind his back. Of course he could tell. It wasn't that he was stupid, he just knew secrets tended to unravel themselves when they needed be. Until then, one must sit put and wait, preferably with a good book at hand. Icha Icha Paradise was always a good choice. Or a volume on last-minute shinobi tactics. Either way, he plastered every cover of his books with Icha Icha covers, because porn made people uncomfortable and if they were uncomfortable then they wouldn't approach him. He didn't mind being considered a pervert as long as it gave him the solitude he so greatly appreciated.
Lately, though, and more specifically during those six days Sakura had been out of commission, he feared leaving her side. It was like a magnetic pull got a hold of him, call it guild, call it projecting... Whatever it was, Rin's face would appear at the forefront of his mind, while reading or sleeping or staring into nothing. It didn't help that Sasuke looked as if he was hunted: always secretly watching over her fever, or sneaking at night into the room. Still, Kakashi didn't question why his most shinobi-like student had been put out of the fight sooner than his teammate. He felt like he would find out soon enough.
Besides, for once Sasuke looked scared shitless, even if the young boy wished to pretend otherwise, and honestly, it was an improvement considering he only seemed to respond to Naruto.
But the moment Sakura started speaking and mussing to them in the middle of her illusions, that's when Kakashi proceded to freak-out internally —of course, only internally because every decent sensei was to maintain a cool, unbodered façade: How to Be a Jonin Sensei Without Getting your Genin Killed, Vol. I—, wishing for any piece of knowledge Minato had left behind on the matter. He could picture his blonde sensei patting Rin's head whenever she showed signs of distress, and he would imagine Obito joking around until he managed to nurture a smile on her face.
Considering Sakura's head must be pounding and that she was probably unconcious and not understanding a thing about her surroundings, let alone her self-awareness, he discarded both ideas.
