二十九; 「accidental voice post」

[saucey]

[The feed clicks on again and one can immediately hear the sounds of rustling fabric. There's occasional mumbling from Sakura and Neji, but otherwise there's nothing of importance.

That is, when Sasuke himself starts to stir, mumbling quietly to himself. After a couple of minutes his breathing starts to labor, his mumbling growing loud enough for his PCD to pick it up.]

Blood...everywhere... Stop it, uncle... nii-san...

Don't want...to see it...

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...Sensei can't leave you alone for 2 minutes, huh?

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Neji, Sakura, what happened?

Tell Sasuke I'll be there as soon as I can. I'm headed home now. I just step out for a while...

.....No?

[saucey]

Kakashi...?

No, apparently not. Sasuke, you're lucky he loves you.

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[His voice softens just a little.]

Hey, Sasuke... How're you?

...Yay?

[saucey]

...I feel like shit.

Maybe...

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I'm not surprised. What did you expect from challenging Madara?

...Though you did survive, and landed a hit, it seems. That's more than most of us could get away with...

Are Neji, Sakura, and Alphonse taking good care of you and keeping you company...or is there room for me to drop in for a visit?

Maybe? ;_;

[saucey]

He showed me everything...

Ah... you can stop by...

Maybe. *loves on*

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[sighs] ...Of course he would.
You want to tell me about it when I get there?

Ok. I'll be there in a minute...

...<33

[saucey]

Ah... [The last thing he wants to do is cry in front of Kakashi.]

All right...

<333

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You don't have to. I can pretty much guess what happened.

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[There's a tap at the window before Kakashi pulls it open and climbs in.
...Assuming the window is relatively fixed from Sasuke's episode with it earlier. If not, he tapped at the frame and then climbed through.

He kind of waves a hello and meanders over to the bed.]

You look better than I expected, after all that.

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[saucey]

[When Kakashi enters his room and glances over, and it's very obvious now that he's been crying. He nods once before looking away.]

It was...just genjutsu this time. Not...his Mangekyou.

[Offline] I wasn't sure you would either!

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[It hurts to see Sasuke in this shape. Kakashi sits down on the bed beside him and feels a bit out of place.]

That's...good at least.


[He sighs, unsure what to say.] I should probably scold you, but right now, I'm more interested in why you ran off to find him at all...

...You could have died.

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[saucey]

[He feels so insignificantly small right now. So pathetic, so weak. He's disgusted with himself, really. Asking about things he shouldn't know, would normally care less about. Don't get him started on the crying bit...]

...I know...

I... I'm sorry...

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[Kakashi hesitates. He knows the feelings Sasuke must have right now, but he's not sure how to help. Oh, Sensei. You were better at this! D= Obito and Sasuke keep doing this kind of thing. What to do?]

It's-- [fine. not your fault.]

It's my job to protect you, since you're my student. If you're going to insist on fighting the strongest enemy we have, I suppose the only way to protect you is to ensure that you're strong enough to walk away from that fight again.

[He puts a hand on Sasuke's shoulder and then gets up wearily.]

We'll start when you're fully recovered, hm?

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[saucey]

Ah... right...

[Hesitation. Awkward silence.]

Thanks...for coming by.

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Sure thing.

[Puts his hands in his pockets. Here, have more awkward silence.]

I'd...guess you really don't want your old sensei sticking around too much, huh? I could...find you a distraction? I'm sure your cousin could be persuaded to keep you company.

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[saucey]

[And you draw out the first real reaction out of him.]

No-! [Anything but being left alone. Walked out on.]

You don't...You don't have to leave...please.

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[Kakashi looks...slightly surprised at this outburst.]

...Alright...

[He pulls out his book and sits back down beside Sasuke.]

I suppose I could hang around a while.

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Ah... [He pulls the sheets on his bed closer, like they were his shield.]

Thank you.

[He just can't be alone right now. He should detach himself after what he had experienced, but right now... the images are too fresh, to vivid in his mind for him to be left alone.]

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["Reading" his book, he watches Sasuke out of the corner of his eye. He certainly doesn't want to leave Sasuke alone if Sasuke needs someone, however inadequate Kakashi is at being there for his student. He knows what this is like, at least in part. If he can help, even a little...maybe he can help save Sasuke from making the wrong decisions this time around, and protect his Team Seven. And keep Sasuke with them.]

...You're welcome.

[He smiles slightly at the shield of blankets, hoping that helps him in some way.]

Mmm...I'm sure the others already took care of everything, but ...anything else I can do for you?

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[saucey]

[Sasuke simply shakes his head. He's already asked for too much from the others. He's shown more than enough weakness it would make Itachi sick. Disappointed.

He's already disappointed in himself. He didn't need Itachi's own disappointment - if he were still here, that is - piled onto that.]

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[Kakashi feels like he's disappointing Sasuke (and maybe Itachi too, but really, don't think about that and the deal that was made, because what does Itachi matter? ...really). He should be able to help more, to provide guidance, to make Sasuke not feel weak. He's the sensei, after all.

No wonder Sasuke looks to Orochimaru and Madara.]

I know you'd like the strength to fight Itachi and Madara, but you'll have to be patient with me. I will teach you everything that I'm capable of...

[He sighs. Kakashi has a second chance at this. He better not blow it.]

...And then after that, if you still want to seek out Madara for his lessons, at least then...you'll go in better prepared.

Okay?

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[saucey]

[He nods. That would be good. The less opportunity to damage his already fractured mind, the better. He knows that if he suffers seeing the massacre a fourth time will break him permanently.]

That's fine.

...

Can we start next week?

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[Good. Well, he can't ask Sasuke to promise him to not go to Madara, he supposes, so...this is as good as he can do. Maybe in that time, Sasuke will decide what he wants, and he'll chose his team. ...Hopefully. He can't watch this happen to Sasuke any more times than it already has.]

Whenever you want, sure.

Though... [He smiles a little and pretends to be more interested in his book] I'll have to make sure training doesn't conflict with anything the household might have planned next week. Neji might be a little grumpy if he goes and prepares things, and then, well, you know: the special guest can't make it.

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[saucey]

[Special guest? It takes him a minutes, but... Ah. His birthday. He had forgotten about it completely.]

Ah... Next weekend, then.

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Alright.
Would you prefer the Wastelands, or somewhere within the city?