Nori: Another new fic! I'm not making this one super long, though.

Tama: Oh no, what is it?

Nori: Actually, it's a Naruto fic, starringggggg…KAKASHI!

Kakashi::looks up:: What…?

Nori: Yes and the scarier thing…it's a CUTE FANFIC!

Audience::GASP!::

Nori: I know, I know! I'm not sure how it will turn out since I'm not good at writing all cute, but I was trying to sleep when I was at Tama's last night and the idea just hit me! Plus most Kakashi fics are all sad and stuff, so yea. This one will be cute. Kakashi, do the honors?

Kakashi::sighs:: I can't wait to see where this goes, Nori does not own Naruto or the characters but she does own the OC's and ideas.

Nori: LET'S GO!

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Kakashi Hatake, a nineteen-year-old member of the ANBU Black Ops. (A/n: I actually don't know his actual age when he was a member, so just roll with me here!) Also know as the famous Copy Ninja because of his one Sharingan eye. It was late, almost midnight and he walked up to the gates that led to the entrance of his home village, Konoha.

Kakashi had just finished another one of the missions he was sent on often. This time he was to capture a rouge ninja that had recently escaped from Konoha's jail.

The ninja was easy to track down; getting him to cooperate and come back to the village was the challenge.

In the end Kakashi had ended up killing the shinobi. He knew this was going to be bad once he filed the report to the Hokage. He was in deep shit, to put it bluntly.

He sighed as he walked through his village. He really didn't want to listen to the Hokage's lecture this time.

As he walked through the village he was also looking for someone. Every time he got back from a mission he would find her and they would just hang out. It was like a little tradition of theirs. Kakashi loved it. Hanging out with her helped him relax. He wasn't sure how or why, it just did.

He turned a corner and then, speak of the devil, there she was. Kakashi's best friend…even if he hated to admit that he cared for people.

She was a strong jonin. She just became a member of the ANBU Black Ops, and even though she was a very powerful ninja, she had a crazy side. She was always very upbeat and playful. She was hardly ever sad. Kind of like one of her good friends, Anko.

She was short, but slender with beautiful curves. She was seventeen with long, straight, flowing blonde hair, which she usually kept up with a clip. Bangs covered her forehead.

Her eyes were a bright crystal blue. They reminded Kakashi of the ocean.

All her enemies knew her name and feared it. No one wanted to mess with this kunoichi. She was a fierce and graceful fighter.

Her name was Isono, Rika.

She was wearing her traditional ANBU clothing and armor with her katana at her hip. Her leaf headband was tied on her forehead.

Rika was talking to one of the higher-ranking ANBU officers. Kakashi could see their lips moving but couldn't hear what they were saying, so he walked closer, silently.

"Ayumu! I can't take another shift, I have to go meet someone!" Rika said, frustrated.

"You're job is more important than relationships," Ayumu shouted at her. "A ninja's life is about fighting and protecting your home, not making friends."

Rika narrowed her blue eyes at the shinobi. She knew he had a point, but she really wanted to see him. He had been gone all week and she really missed him.

"Come on, Ayumu, give the girl a break for a couple hours," a familiar lazy voice came from behind the two.

Both spun around to see none other than the famous copy ninja, Hatake, Kakashi.

He, too, wore the ANBU armor and clothing with a katana. A mask covered from his collarbone to the bridge of his nose and he wore his leaf headband tilted over his Sharingan eye so the only part of his face you could see was his dark, mysterious right eye. His spiky silver hair shone in the moonlight, making him seem a bit more mysterious.

"Kakashi!" Rika exclaimed happily. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Ayumu glaring at her, so, she became more serious once again.

Kakashi and Rika had known Ayumu ever since they were children. He was a couple years older than the two and very strong. Like Kakashi, Ayumu had become a jonin at the young age of thirteen.

He was very strict and demanding, especially to Rika. Ever since they were younger he would always scold her when she acted goofy and un-like a shinobi. The only emotion Ayumu would ever show was rage or seriousness.

"Kakashi, you're back soon," Ayumu said suspiciously.

"Actually, the mission took me longer than I thought," Kakashi said walking closer to the two.

Ayumu rolled his eyes at Kakashi's remark. He looked around Kakashi, as if looking for someone.

"Where's Kenzo?" he asked. "You were supposed to bring him back with you."

Kakashi laughed nervously and rubbed the back of his head.

"About him…" he said. "I had to kill him, there was no other way of bringing him back to the village."

Rika's eyes went wide in worry for Kakashi.

'You baka!' she thought. 'Why the hell would you tell Ayumu that?'

"What?!" Ayumu shouted in rage. "You needed to bring him back! We needed him alive! His body holds many secrets! What did you do with the body, anyway?"

"Don't worry about it, Ayu," Kakashi said and waved his hand in the air. "I took care of it."

Ayumu sighed and rubbed his temples.

"I don't know what I'm going to do with the two of you…plus Anko…" he said. "Rika you got the night off, working helps me relax so I'll just take your shift."

Rika smiled.

"Thanks, Ayu!" she said and hugged him. This caused Kakashi to glare at the jonin, but once Rika turned around he stopped.

"Whatever," Ayumu told them. "Just both of you…quit calling my Ayu…goodnight…"

With that last comment, the shinobi ran off to take Rika's stand at the gates.

Rika looked at the silver haired jonin standing with her and smiled.

"I'm glad you're back," she said. "I missed having walks in the middle of the night and how we always just talk about anything."

Kakashi smiled slightly under his mask.

"I was only gone for a week, Ri," he said.

"I know," Rika smiled, yet again. She loved it when Kakashi would call her Ri; he was the only one who would.

The two had always had a thing for each other and everyone could see it. The problem was, they didn't want to admit it. They were afraid of being rejected by each other and what the other members of the ANBU Ops. would say. They didn't want them to think they were weak and let their emotions get in the way of their work.

"Let's go," Rika said motioning for him to follow her.

The two walked quietly through the streets of Konoha just talking about things they could never share with anyone else.

Rika could confide a few things in Anko, but there were other things she only felt comfortable talking to Kakashi about.

The two had walked out of the town and into the large woods that surrounded it. They jumped through the trees looking for a place to sit and relax. Finally, they both found a tree that was comfortable. They sat up on the highest branch and talked.

"So, when you were younger you had a crush on Rin?" Rika asked in shock.

Kakashi rubbed the back of his head and smiled sheepishly under his mask.

"Yea…but I was too worried about how good of a jonin I was becoming to really care," he said. "Plus, I knew how much Obito liked her. I didn't want to take her away from him."

"That's really sweet," Rika told him. "The great copy ninja looks out for his friends!"

Rika teased him.

Kakashi growled at her.

"They were comrades," he corrected. "That's all."

"Whatever you say!" she said and giggled. The two sat in silence for a moment.

"So," Kakashi said, looking off into the sky. It was a clear night without any clouds. Many stars and the moon were all visible. "What did I miss while I was gone?" Kakashi asked.

Rika shrugged and lazily waved one of her gloved hands.

"Oh, the usual," she said. "Anko and I messing around…then Ayumu, Iruka, and Lord Hokage lecturing us about how we should take things more seriously."

Kakashi chuckled and leaned his back against the tree trunk with his hands behind his head. Yup. Rika was right. That was what usually happened every day. He didn't mind it really. The two kunoichi made things more interesting around there. If Anko and Rika weren't around to annoy everyone, then he might just go crazy from the boredom.

"Hey, Kakashi?" Rika broke the jonin out of his thoughts. He looked at her through his one visible eye.

"Hm?" he asked.

"When do you think I could go on a mission? I mean, I know I just became part of the ANBU Black…but I really want to go on one of the missions with you," she said.

"Well, when I first started they made me wait a month," Kakashi told her. "How long have you been in it? About two weeks?"

Rika nodded.

"Soon then," he said. "Don't rush it. You still need more training even if you are already a jonin. I don't want you getting hurt."

Rika looked down.

She wouldn't get hurt, though. She was strong and been practicing the art of the shinobi ever since she could walk. No one ever took her seriously, though. Maybe that was because she liked to goof off so much. It wasn't her fault thought! Things just got boring so easily, so she needed to find ways to entertain herself.

Because of how often Anko and Rika messed around is the reason why it took them so long to finally get into the ANBU Black Ops. But, at least they were in now.

Rika sighed and lay down on her stomach on the branch. Her arms were under her head like a pillow. She closed her eyes.

Today had been a long day and she was very tired. Usually, when she slept she was in her apartment where she knew she could keep her guard down, somewhat. Sometimes she would sleep in trees, but there she had to stay very alert.

Kakashi was with her now, though. She knew no matter what she would be safe. So, she fell asleep very quickly.

After about a half an hour of silence Kakashi sat up. He looked at Rika's face and saw her eyes were closed.

"Ri?" he said. She didn't answer him. "Rika," he said again. Still nothing. Kakashi smiled under his mask. She was sleeping so peacefully. He wasn't going to wake her, so he just leaned back against the tree trunk and closed his eyes, falling into a light doze, himself.

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Nori: SCORE! Chapter one done! It turned out not too bad. Not a lot of action, but this whole story is going to be more cute and have to do with relationships like I've said before. So if you don't like it don't read!

Tama: Word!

Nori: But yes, I pretty much planned out this whole fic! So, I'm on a role!

Tama: It was pretty funny listening to her plan it out.

Nori: Well…I was thinking aloud! Oh yea! One more thing! For people reading Endless Consequences. I'm taking a break off of that story because I'm running out of ideas. Well, I know how it's going to end, but I just need to get up to that point. In the meantime I'll be working on other fics, but don't worry! New chapters should start coming up again by next month! Sorry everyone!

Tama: Well, read and review please!

Nori: NO FLAMES PLEASEEEEEEEE!