Unbroken

Part 2 of the UNLOCKED series. After Hanare escapes the hospital, Kakashi tracks her down and brings her back... to his apartment. With the Leaf in an uproar of Rokudaime gossip, Kakashi finds that expanding his personal life might be his hardest mission yet - while Hanare must reconcile her fight-or-flight instincts on a new domestic battlefield. KAKAHANA!

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A.N. To returning readers - my sincere apologies for the long wait for the continuation of this saga. To new readers - part 1 is titled Unlocked, which you can find on my author page. Thanks for being here and hope you enjoy. Also - Happy MLK Day, may your week be filled with hope and warmth.

Jaa ne!

Backstory

After a surreal dream in which Rin warned him to "wake up" - Kakashi Hokage sent Anbu to the Hidden Lock region to search for survivors of the recent, vicious post-war raids. Captain Yugao's squad did indeed find one remaining Lock nin: Hanare.

Brought to the Konoha hospital in critical condition, a confused Hanare quickly concluded that escaping the Leaf was her top priority. Kakashi, shocked that his dream had manifested in a tangible result, hurried to Hanare's bedside only to have an embarrassing series of mishaps occur. Though the Hokage tried to thaw the chill between him and the green-haired kunoichi, she was still determined to leave.

Believing her and Kakashi's time had long passed, Hanare engineered a savvy escape from the ICU. It succeeded, despite Sakura and Naruto's interference in their bid to protect their sensei's chance at love. Hanare found herself on the cusp of "freedom" at the very cliff where she'd left Kakashi the last time…

Having figured out Hanare's location at the last minute, Kakashi doggedly pursued her to the cliff - arriving not a moment too soon - before she would've vanished from his life again. Luckily, the silk robe he'd gifted the green-haired kunoichi had gotten tangled in some thorns, delaying her.

Intent on leaving and furious at being trapped in Kakashi's "game," Hanare put up a good fight before being subdued in the Hokage's arms. It was just after sunset.

"I'm taking you home," Kakashi said.

And he did.

Now…