Kakashi sighed again, rubbing the spine of his beloved orange book ruefully. He loved the book, he really did. There were only so many times, however, that he could reread it without getting tired of the story. After a very strenuous mission where he had returned with more than a couple of life-threatening injuries, he received very strict orders to rest and recuperate in the hospital from the Hokage-sama herself.

"Kakashi-sensei!" A familiar voice called out, and the distinct pink-haired head of his student appeared in front of him.

"Sakura." He replied. "Here to deliver news of my release, I hope?"

Sakura pinned him with a stern gaze, shaking her head in disapproval. "Sensei, you were injured very severely in the last mission. You can't expect to released so quickly. Though, I do have some exciting news!"

"And what news would that be?" Kakashi frowned when he saw the wide smile stretch across Sakura's lips. He recognized that smug smile, and he was pretty sure he didn't like it. "I'm actually heading out on a mission that'll take me a couple of days. Since you're pretty much in the recovery stage, I found another nurse to take my place while I'm gone. She's new but plenty capable, so you'll be just fine in her care!"

Kakashi propped his head up on his hand, his one eye crinkling in a smile. "You can't expect me to trust anyone to be more capable than my cute student."

Sakura swatted her teacher's arm lightly, finding it funny how her sensei flinched as soon as her hand got close. She leaned forward, the sly grin still on her lips. "Miss Kagome is very pretty though."

"Oh?"

"Kakashi-san?" A different voice called out, and Kakashi's gaze swivelled to look at the newcomer, his eye widening by a margin. Oh.

A young woman approached the pair. "Kakashi-san, I'll be your new nurse Higurashi Kagome." She announced, smiling kindly at him.

"Oh, well. I'll be in your care then." He replied back awkwardly, glancing at Sakura quickly who was looking satisfied with herself.

"Well, I better get going," Sakura said, rising to leave. "Thanks again Kagome-chan! Kakashi-sensei, get better soon!" Sakura finished the last sentence with a wink and dashed out the room.

Kakashi sighed inwardly. Thanks to his student's meddling, it looked like he was in for a couple of interesting days...

Went and started another story. This time it's gonna be some Kakashi x Kagome fun (: Please leave reviews with feedback and/or ideas! I would love to hear them.

Disclaimer: Inuyasha and Naruto do not belong to me.