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- 999 -

Kagome couldn't help but inwardly sigh as she sat at the – oddly silent – kitchen table. While it wasn't unusual for it to be quiet, what was unusual about it now was that more than half the table was glaring at her boyfriend, Naruto. Even her Tou-san seemed to be torn between wanting to be angry, or...well...just plain angry!

At least it doesn't seem to be bothering him, she thought with a soft smile, her blue eyes glancing to her left to see Naruto gulping up a whole bowl of miso ramen. His face was engulfed in the bowl while his loud slurps echoed around the enclosed room. Well, that wasn't exactly a surprise since everyone practically knew the whiskered blonde loved his ramen. And he was damn dangerous when he didn't get his ramen.

"Mikoto-kaa-san, this is awesome!" Naruto said through mouthfuls of noodles, his ocean orbs crinkling into crescents at the smiling, older Uchiha woman at the table. "I've never had something so goood~!" Before anyone could really get another word out, he was back to stuffing his face in his big bowl of ramen.

"I'm glad you like it, Naruto-kun~" Her Okaa-san's face beamed and Kagome was almost thankful that she was there for moral support...even if she was oblivious to all the glares and angry stares that were sent Naruto's way. Even Shisui looks mad...Kagome completely blanched at that thought and began avoiding all contact with either of her brothers ( and father and cousin ). Who, she noticed, kept shooting her these weird looks.

And by weird, it was weird. Well, her Tou-san was an exception, since she was his little "baby girl", as he had always called her.

They had this look in their eyes, a haunting, obsessive look. Quite frankly, it scared the living shit out of her and she silently wished she hadn't chosen to introduce her boyfriend to her parents.

Or to anyone related to her in the first place.

Sasuke begged to differ – he wasn't surprised in the least and honestly, he was just waiting for his baby sister to come clean about her so called "friend" she had kept saying she was seeing every other weekend.

The onyx-haired Uchiha just didn't think she would be dating his dobe of a teammate.

Pig, he thought with a barely visible scowl upon his face. He completely despised the dobe right now and if it wasn't for the fact that his Kaa-san and Kagome were present, he would have beaten his ass all the way out of Konoha. For once he could actually agree with his 'aniki' that the dobe had to go – now.

This was exactly the reason why he wanted to keep Kagome away from Naruto. And the whole damn male race while he was at it. She was his...err...theirs damn it!

His fist clenched from under the table and he was struggling to keep the calm look on his face every time Naruto shot his sister sideways glances. Sasuke knew it was only a matter of time before his anger snapped and the kunai within his fingers slipped all the way across the kitchen table and into the dobe's forehead. I will not get angry, I will not get angry, I will not get –

"Naruto-kun," Kagome started, and all heads whipped in her direction, "Stop eating so fast! You'll get a stomach-ache! Don't you remember the last time that happened? I had to – " Now it was Sasuke's turn to look confused, though you couldn't tell by the blank look that was plastered on his face. Although Kagome swore she saw his eyes flash red for a brief moment.

"Last time? What, last time?" Shisui slammed his fists on the table, effectively snapping it in half and throwing all the food ( that Mikoto made, mind you ) on the ground in a big mess.

Kagome scooted back in her chair with a look of pure shock written over her porcelain features while Itachi stood and laid a hand upon Shisui's shoulders in a calming manner. "Don't, Shisui."

"We will speak to her about this at a later time..."

Her brows furrowed and her sapphire irises shot over to the Anbu pair in question, complete curiosity tumbling about within her orbs. They were staring at her adamantly, their red eyes hooded by an unknown emotion. For the life of her, she could not make out just why they were looking at her in that way.

It was as if they were...no, it couldn't be anything...

Just what the hell did he mean by that?