"Take care of yourself and Sasuke, Akane." That was the last thing she heard before passing out.
She felt someone gripping her hand tightly, talking to another person. "Her condition is physically good. She's not under any genjutsu nor hurt, Mr. Hatake."
*Hatake? What's Kakashi doing here? Where's Sasuke?* she thought before opening her eyes slowly.
"Where am I?"
Kakashi looked at her with concerned eyes. "Are you OK? You scared me, Akane."
"I'm alright, just a bit dizzy," she said, rubbing her forehead tiredly. "Where's Sasuke?"
He looked at her with concerned eyes and stayed silent.
"Kashi? Why are you not saying anything? Where are my brothers?"
He looked down and sighed. "What's the last thing you remember, love?"
She tried to focus, searching her memory for the last thing that had happened, and she remembered. Her heart broke remembering how she found Itachi, her younger brother, and how he put her under genjutsu before leaving her passed out on the floor.
"What have you done, Itachi?" she whispered.
Akane started to cry, her heart feeling heavy for losing her parents. Itachi's last words lingered in the back of her head. "Take care of yourself and Sasuke, please don't look for me. You know why you shouldn't. I'm sorry, Akane."
Her heart ached, remembering the tear-stained face of her younger brother. The moment he laid her down after passing out, kissing her forehead.
She broke down, started to cry loudly, hating the cruel world for what had happened to her family.
Kakashi hugged her, stroking her hair, whispering to her, "It's okay, love. Let it out. I'm here for you. We'll figure it out together."
She buried her face in his chest, wishing for all of this to be a bad dream, but she knows it's not... "Is Sasuke okay?"
She asked, still crying.
Kakashi placed a soft kiss on her forehead. "He's in the next room, minor injuries and a bit shaken."
"What am I going to do now, Kakashi?" she asked.
He gave her a sad smile. "Don't push yourself too much. We'll figure it out together," he reassured her by kissing the side of her head.
"I think we can go home if you want to," he suggested.
She let out a long sigh. "I don't think I have a home anymore, Kakashi."
"You always have a home with me, Akane. Remember, we wanted to move in together already," he reminded her.
"But what about Sasuke?"
"What do you mean, 'what about Sasuke'? Why in the world do you think I would let your brother live alone? He'll live with us of course. We just need a new house, perhaps a bigger place . I'll take care of it love don't worry about it, " he assured her.
He then got off the bed and started to make his way to the door.
"I'll go see if I can take you home," he said, and with that, he left the room.