Beginnings
The first time it happened, with all four of them, was after Kakashi suffered a nearly fatal wound on a mission. It was at least a month after the initial incident, and Kakashi was mostly healed and was finally able to move from the hospital to his own home. His three students had been hounding him for the past few weeks, all in their own ways. Sakura had been visiting his home every day, making sure his bandages were changed properly and sometimes she'd prepare a small meal when she could. Naruto would bring ramen quite often, along with some volumes of Icha Icha, all of which Kakashi had already owned. Sasuke came at night, he'd settle somewhere close and make himself comfortable until the morning. Lately, that place had been with Kakashi on the bed. They never touched, asides few accidental brushes. They never talked either. Sasuke had been on the mission with Kakashi when it happened, in fact, the raven haired teen had taken quite an injury to his leg also. The older man could never quite remember Sasuke having the same kind of expression as he did that day. The other two members had been on a trip to the sand village to work out some negotiations. Pretty boring in Narutos eyes, but it was one of the 'perks' that came with being the hokage. They hurried back when they got the news, but that took them a good two days, by then he was pretty stable.
When Kakashi had no need to bandage himself is when the whole team had made their way to his small apartment with some nice food and expensive alcohol. Things got blurry, and quite frankly he doesn't remember half of what had happened. What he does remember, vividly, is the next morning. Waking up in his bed, his team piled around him. Clothes were strewn through the apartment, and the smell of alcohol was almost sickening. Sakura snuggled against him, Naruto was laid out over all of them taking up most of the bed, and Sasuke (who had obviously been trying to keep his space but failing at it) was curled up near the other edge, hogging most of the blankets.
Whether he was surprised or he knew that something like this would happen eventually, he couldn't say. He did know that this is how he wanted to stay. The four of them together, like it had always been, even if some people (ahem, Sasuke) needed to be brought back a few times. And from the looks of it, they weren't going anywhere, as tried to cuddle farther against his chest and Naruto's eyes cracked opened and he gave a brilliant smile….