"Your losing your touch, Kakashi," smirked Shadow, jumping out of the way of the shurikin he threw. The silver haired man let out a growl, his one eye glaring at her.

"I'll get you trust me," he said determined. Again, Kakashi threw a shurikin but Shadow dodged it, laughing.

"Come on, Kakashi! You can do-" the brown haired woman's words were cut short when she felt the wind knocked out of her. Kakashi had got behind her, using a shadow clone, and knocked the wind out of her.

"Gotcha," he smirked. Slowly getting the air back in her lungs, she turned to him and glared.

"That was dirty," she hissed, rubbing the sore spot where she was hit.

"You told me to not hold back remember?" He chuckled.

"Oh shut up," the green eyed ninja snapped, but a smile pulled at her lips. The two shared a little laugh before their students came running up to them. The little blonde knuckle head Naruto, the pinkette Sakura and the black hair genius Sasuke.

"Hey Kakashi, were you and Shadow-sensai just training?!" Naruto yelled.

"Indeed we were. I beat her though," Kakashi said, his lips forming a smirk under this masked face. The fellow teacher glared and then punched his arm.

"You only got me at the end, when my guard was down," Shadow stated.

"Sure he did," Naruto laughed.

"Oh you asks for it," Shadow laughed and then started to chase her student. The remaining 3 people were laughing.

"Get him Shadow!" Sakura cheered.

"The loser doesn't have a chance," Sasuke chuckled. Kakashi just watched, amused. Soon, Shadow got a hold of Naruto, giving the kid a noogy.

"Hey hey hey! I give I give!" The student cried, flailing around.

"That'll teach ya," Shadow chuckled and let him go. Suddenly, a loud clap of thunder rang through the sky. Shadow felt her heart skip a beat and her body stiffen slightly. Thunder meant lightening and that meant a storm.

"H-hey guys...did you hear that?" The fellow ninjas around her raised an eyebrow, wondering why the sudden change in character.

"Yeah. It was just some thunder. You alright sensai?" Sakura asked.

"Oh yeah...I'm fine. Sorry but I have to to now. I'll see you all tomorrow," Shadow said quickly and then vanished. Confusion was an emotion they all shared but it was more so in Kakashi. Why would she suddenly leave like that? He questioned before turning to his students.

It was late in the evening and Kakashi had finally arrived home. After Shadow left, Kakashi trained his students. This didnt last too long though because the storm they heard earlier finally reached them and Kakashi called it quits, much to the threes disagreements.

"Sometimes those kids can be such brats," he muttered to himself but then smiled, "ah but they make things interesting," he chuckled and then started to pull off his clothes, getting ready for bed.

Time had passed since Kakashi had fallen asleep but when monstrous clap of thunder rang out, he bolted upright, slightly startled. The storm had gotten significantly worse. The rain was coming down in hard sheets and the wind was something fierce. Not to mention, it wasn't the warmest day to begin with.

"Damn the weather got ugly fast," the silver haired man said, running this fingers through his hair. Suddenly, the thought of Shadow entered his mind.

"I wonder what got her so bothered earlier. It wasn't like her," he said to himself. Normally Shadow was loud, playful and always showed a softer big sister side whenever the students were around. But when that thunder came around, she froze up like a scared kitten.

"I'll go check on her. Ask her what got her spooked," with that being said, Kakashi stood from his bed and got dressed before heading out into the pouring rain. Once he stepped outside his house, he was utterly drenched.

"Lovely," he muttered before running over to Shadow's. He reached it quickly, (she didn't live far away at all), and knocked onto her door. There was no answer so he knocked again. Till no answer.

Now worry had set in and Kakashi kicked the door open. Inside, the place was completely black. The only light was coming from the flash of the lightening, peeking though the blinds on the windows.

"Shadow? Shadow are you here?" The jounin called out. No response. He slowly walked further into the house, calling for Shadow. Another clap of thunder rang out and a scream tore though the air.

"Shadow!" Kakashi yelled, running towards the scream. Running frantically through the house, he reached her room and slammed the door open. A flash of lightening beamed into the room and Kakashi saw it.

Shadow was huddled in the corner of her room, shaking ferociously, tears pouring from her eyes.

"Shadow?" Kakashi called. He was truly stunned. Never had he seen her so vulnerable, so scared. They both had went on many life threatening missions and Shadow had always shown no fear, never let her guard down. But now seeing here like this, it pulled at something in him. Shadow's head snapped up, hearing his call, and she leaped to her feet.

"Kakashi!" She screamed and flung her arms around his neck, holding him tightly. She was still shaking and it was so bad that Kakashi himself was shaking. He wrapped his around her in a comforting hug.

"Hey it's alright. It's just some thunder, Shadow," Kakashi whispered into her ear. When a clap of thunder cracked again, Shadow clung to him tighter.

"Make it stop. Please, make it stop," she begged. Kakashi stood there unsure of what to do. He wasn't used to being in a situation like this. You would think for someone who reads Icha Icha! He would be able to handle situations like this and more but really, he was about as good with these issues as Naruto was with getting Sakura as his girlfriend. Lightening struck again and Shadow jumped and screamed once more.

"Hey calm down, Shadow. Everything is ok. I'm here. Everything is fine," Kakashi soothed. While saying this, Kakashi picked up the quivering ninja bridal style and lay her on the bed. Next, he crawled up beside her and just held her. After he lay next to her, silence fell on the two. The only noise was from the thunder, which caused Shadow to jump every now and then. Shadow spoke after a few minutes.

"God I'm pathetic aren't I?" She asked him, "scared of such a petty thing. What kind of ninja am I?" Kakashi looked down at the girl before him.

"Shadow, just because you are scared of thunder and lightening storms doesn't make you a pathetic ninja. Everyone has fear, even me. And when you show you have fear, it shows that you are human. Not some-"

"Kakashi?"

"Yes?"

"Shut up. Your rambling," Shadow said and a tiny smirk played on her lips. Kakashi simply smiled.

"There is the Shadow I know," he chuckled. Shadow smiled too and then leaned up to give Kakashi a kiss on the cheek.

"Thanks, Kakashi. For everything you did tonight," she said, a tiny blush on her cheeks. The older ninja nodded, a faint blush on his own cheeks.

"H-hey it was nothing," Kakashi stuttered, looking away. Shadow grinned at his nervousness and snuggled into his chest.

"Good night Kakshi," Shadow whispered, falling asleep. The silver haired man turned his head back and looked down at the now sleeping girl on his chest. She wasn't shaking anymore or scared of the storm outside. She was finally calm and relaxed. This brought a smile to his masked face. Pulling down the mask, he leaned down and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

"Night Shadow," he whispered before falling asleep as well, his arms wrapped around her.

Ok so this is a little oneshot I came up with and I thought it was adorable! I hope everyone is in character and it was to you enjoyment :) So tell me what you think and I'll post more when I can :)