Kakashi watched Ryoko walk with her family from afar. He could not talk with her when Itachi was around. At least that was the logical excuse his brain provided. He could wait in the shadows and grab her when she is alone and ' and then what? What could he say to Ryoko to fix everything?

Next time ' Kakashi jumped away over the roofs back to his silent home and away from all the festivities. He will have a better chance of confronting Ryoko on a regular day, but even then, he was not sure what to say to her.

Kakashi just wanted his friend back.

Naturally, the Copy Nin started to avoid Ryoko over the next few weeks. He tried to practice what to say to her but had a hard time picking the right words. Maybe it was because he still could not fully understand why she was so mad at him in the first place '

I need another perspective '