CHAPTER 3(edited)

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A few days later…

Kagome is currently carrying four plastic bags; three bags contained different snacks like sweets, biscuits, and most importantly instant ramen, and the last one contained medical supplies such as bandages gauzes and other medicines, for a certain blond hair blue eyed boy, if you're wondering why it went a little like this.

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It's already been a week since I moved here and Naruto visits me everyday, since his mission with me, for some reason I could not even bear to fathom. I always leave my door unlocked because I really don't want to bother, but that doesn't give him the right to enter my apartment uninvited. He doesn't do much he just sits on the couch while I sit at the windowsill looking over the village, I manage memorize the way around from my first two nightly walks.

He always talks about his day, how his sensei was always late, the missions he accomplished, how much of a bastard and a jerk his self proclaimed rival Sasuke Uchiha was, he even told me about his crush on Sakura the pink-haired girl who always pegged after the young Uchiha, he said it doesn't matter because he'll one day defeat Sasuke and make Sakura see how awesome he is.

I don't know what was going through the blonde's mind that ever made him think that it was ok for him to rant to me, maybe because it was my lack of response, but I want my alone time, okay maybe I have too much alone time but I don't care it's my time and he wasn't leaving.

One day I had decided to confront him, asking him why he enters my place uninvited, but he counters me with his own question

"Kagome-san how come you don't have any food, are you on a diet or somethin? I hear most girls starve themselves so they'll have a better figure" he said while he rummages through my cupboards.

I didn't bother with groceries since I don't need to eat often, and if I ever get hungry I could just hunt.

"It's not that I think your fat Kagome" he said as he realized the meaning behind his words, he wore a sheepish grin and looked at my direction. I ignored him if he doesn't want to tell me fine I won't pry.

Three days later….

"Man that mission was so lame. Weeding a garden isn't a mission it's-"he stopped mid rant as his tummy rumbled; a blush slowly crept up his cheeks. "Uhh I must be hungrier than I thought" he grinned sheepishly while scratching his head. Kagome stood up from her position and headed towards the kitchen. Naruto curiosity getting the better of him followed her and saw her opening cupboards filled with different kinds of snacks, there were even cups of instant ramen. He saw Kagome grabbing a box and a cup of instant ramen. Naruto was surprised when she tossed it to him

"The heater is over there, you know how to use it don't you?" Kagome opened her own snack, a box of milk-flavored pocky, she grabbed a stick and munched at it as she resumed her place at the windowsill, after a few moments she heard the chair screeching

"There's juice in the fridge if you want" Kagome then continued to munch on her chosen sweet for the day.

It's not that I bought the snacks for him or anything my sweet tooth was acting up and it just so happens he was hungry as well and it would be more annoying if his stomach growled in addition to his ranting. And no I am not in denial.

He's been gone for almost four days now, not that I'm worried or anything, but before he left he did mention going on their first mission outside the village, they were suppose to assist a master bridge builder to the land of waves… her train of thought was broken when she heard the sound of her door opening. 'Speak of the devil' she opened one of her eyes to peek at the blond ninja.

He looked very exhausted, with the bags under his eyes, and his disheveled appearance, and then she looked at his hand that was covered with bandages. She walked over to him as he plopped himself down at the couch.

"Man that mission was exhausting" he said as he wiped the sweat over his forehead.

'I can't believe I'm doing this' Kagome furrowed her brows in contemplation, she first took his hand to see the extent of his injuries, Naruto was shocked at the sudden contact but was too tired to do anything about it, he then felt heat rise to his cheeks as he watched Kagome look intently at his injured hand.

Kagome started to unwrap the dressing to his wound. She looked at his hand, the wound was already healed not even a scar was seen, the dried blood was the only thing that indicated that he even had a wound 'So jinjuriki's have the same healing abilities of demons' she stored that bit of knowledge for future reference and then Kagome threw away the bandages in a nearby trash can. She then remembered the herbs from Mizuki, she can brew up a special tea that can help replenish some of his stamina and chakra.

"Naruto go clean up, there are towels at the rack. I'll be right back" Naruto had a brief look of confusion but didn't question her, so he trudged towards the bathroom. He was still getting over the fact that she cared to look at his wounds, he blushed as he remembered how close she, he shrugged mentally and closed the door. Kagome heard the click of the lock, so she went to work.

First things first, clothing, she went to his apartment and picked the lock using one of her claws. 'When was the last time he cleaned', she thought as she looked at the state his apartment is in. Clothing was littered on the floor; cups of ramen were over flowing in the garbage can, and the bed was unmade, she knew that Naruto was messy but she never imagined him to be this messy, honestly this place looks like a pig's sty.

Kagome looked through the pile of clothes to look for something that is relatively clean 'he so owes me for this' she thought as she spotted a pair of used underwear and quickly returned to her apartment. She knocked on the bathroom door lightly when Naruto opened the door he poked his head out a little and Kagome handed him his clothing and quickly went to the kitchen. She prepared the herbs needed for the tea; she waited for the water to boil after a few moments the kettle whistled as hot steam was released signaling that the water was done.

She placed the herbs then poured the water in the teapot; she sat on one of the chairs at the dinner table as she waited for Naruto to come out.

Naruto finally came out wearing a simple white tee shirt with a red swirl on the middle and a pair of black boxer shorts. Naruto continued to dry his hair with a towel as he sat down; he had a look of confusion as he saw a cup of ramen, cooked, and a cup of tea prepared

"Well don't just stare at it with mouth agape, eat." Kagome was a little annoyed considering that she took the trouble of taking care of him and he just stared, humans are so annoying sometimes.

Naruto snapped out of his stupor then snapped his provided chopsticks in half and muttered a soft "itadakimasu" before starting to eat. Kagome herself was eating a slice of delicious chiffon cake with strawberries 'mmm, the strawberries are very sweet' she continued enjoying her cake, taking her time enjoying her treat.

"Wow Kagome I feel refreshed already thanks." Naruto then threw out his empty ramen cup and resumed his place at the table.

Kagome remained quiet as she continued eating, she was at her third piece, it was very good cake. Kagome though noticed that Naruto was quiet as well, which rarely occurs, he was only quiet when he is tired from a mission, but it was rare since he's only genin his missions couldn't be that hard.

Okay she was getting a little worried, twenty minutes has passed and he hadn't said one word to her, no rants, no complaints, nothing , not even an exaggerated story of his adventures. She stopped eating and looked at Naruto and cleared her throat to get his attention, when he still didn't respond she called out his name which successfully snapped him out of his daydreaming.

Naruto turned to look at Kagome; he had been around her long enough to know what her stares meant, which by the way is her form of "communication". Her look clearly said 'talk' but he didn't want to, he might say something that might offend her.

He bit his lip, a habit he did when he was nervous, he furrowed his eyebrows and darted his eyes to different directions, just so he wouldn't look at her gaze. Kagome was getting annoyed he still refused to talk and now she smelled nervousness rolling off him in waves, the scent was annoying, she never scent nervousness on him before so why now. She kept on her mask and tried to calm down; she took a deep breath which helped, a little.

"Why?" Kagome decided to get answers on her own and she will force it out of him if she had to.

"Huh? Why, what?" Naruto was confused and have forgotten his nervousness for now.

"Why do you keep visiting me?" it's a question that's been bugging her for quite a while.

She noticed Naruto thought long and hard, she was worried if he tried too hard he might hurt himself, and finally he came up with an answer. "I don't know" Naruto stated bluntly. If she wasn't who she were she would have fallen out of her chair in shock

"but the truth is" ,she heard him continue, "I thought you needed a friend, because you're at a new place and doesn't know anyone and… I know what it's like to be alone" she would have missed the last part if she didn't have strong hearing abilities. Naruto avoided her gaze, it was like he did something bad and got caught red-handed, and trust him he knows that feeling very well.

Surprised was an understatement, downright shocked would be more appropriate do describe what she was feeling right now. She showed no emotion like always, but her mind was in turmoil thinking about what the young ninja said.

'A friend, what in the seven hells made him think I needed a friend. 'She was known as a prodigy, known as the one who surpassed her older brother the 'Killing Perfection', and killed enemies enough to last a human ninja a lifetime, for heaven's sake she killed her own family in cold blood and has an emotionally scarred younger brother who wants her dead, not only that, she was an S-ranked missing nin so the whole demon ninja world is after her. Not that he knows that but still…

Naruto turned to see how Kagome reacted but as usual her face was devoid of emotion, now he was afraid, maybe he shouldn't have said that out loud.

"Would you like more tea? Naruto-kun"

Naruto smiled she wasn't angry, so maybe he was right she did need a friend. 'of course I was right, what kind of hokage would I be if I can't even help out one friend' Naruto nodded and watched as Kagome pour more tea to his empty cup.

Kagome noticed how his cerulean eyes glistened with unbridled joy and eagerly drank his steaming tea. Kagome resumed to eat her cake, glad for the comfortable silence. Of course Naruto, more than anyone else, would know what it feels like to be alone, besides the fact he doesn't have parents, she knows the dirty looks that the villagers gave him whenever he passes by, most probably because they know that he was the jailer of the bijuu.

In her opinion he should be considered a hero, treated as a human at least, typical of ningen to scorn something that is not like the rest of them, something they don't understand…

"This mission was awesome! We had to fight ninjas and…"

'so much for silence, but at least he's back to normal' Kagome thought and she felt glad oddly enough. Naruto continued telling his tale, his voice filled with renewed energy, and she listened to every word. 'Maybe… a friend won't be so bad'

"Then this orange chakra started to come out of me and…"

Wait orange chakra is the bijuu starting to break through the seal, no it can't be the fourth made sure of it to be unbreakable and SHE made sure of it as well. Though he didn't notice Kagome's face started to darken if that thing got out who knows what it would do to this village…

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"Alright, good work everyone we finished all of our assigned missions for today" Kakashi said looking up a bit from his all too familiar orange book. "What are you talking about Kakashi-sensei we did all the work and you just read that book of yours" Naruto said while pointing an accusing finger at him. The other two whole-heartedly agree and settled to glare at their sensei.

Kakashi, looking sheepish scratched his head "How about I treat you for lunch… Ichiraku ramen perhaps" he grinned behind his mask as he noticed Naruto brightening up to the idea, good at least that will get him off his back for a little while.

"Well what are we waiting for let's go!" Naruto pumped his fist in the air with enthusiasm at the thought of free food. The rest just shook their heads at his antics.

Kakashi continued to read his book as they headed towards their destination, he was reaching the climax of the story when he bumped into someone… again, he manage to keep the book from falling, but what surprised him is that he even bumped into the same person. 'It's her' he thought, and saw the glint of recognition within her eyes.

"Oi Kakashi sensei-, oh hey Kagome-chan" as he noticed her. Kagome nodded to him in greeting, it seems that they are just returning from a mission.

"Hey Kagome-chan why don't you come with us, Kakashi-sensei will treat lunch today" he said in a singsong voice.

Kagome assumed that 'Kakashi-sensei' is the man that she bumped into, "It seems we meet again Kakashi-san, is it?"

"Hai, it seems. If I didn't know any better, I would have thought you were doing this on purpose" he said with a small laugh, he was joking of course. He suddenly felt colder all of a sudden and noticed the glare directed at him, if looks could kill right now. He sweat dropped, 'Man this woman knows how to glare'

"Then it is good that you know better Kakashi-san" Kagome replied. 'Who does this human think he is, me bump into him on purpose, if it wouldn't blow my cover, I'd kill him' Kagome thought darkly.

"Naruto I might take you up on that offer, but are you sure your sensei wouldn't mind?" she tilted her head to the right, which made her look cute.

"Hehe, it's fine, it's just a little payback" and for added effect he had an evil grin while cackling madly, he was soo going to bankrupt his sensei.

Kagome smirked, so that was his plan, such a devious little boy, with his appetite, bankruptcy was inevitable. She nodded; she wanted to see this, a little payback for his comment.

They seated themselves on the booths gave their orders, there was small talk here and there, Kagome nodded showing she was listening, but otherwise remained quiet.

"You must be the infamous Kagome nee-chan, that Naruto keeps talking about" Kakashi tried to start up a conversation.

"Nee-chan?" that was a new one, Naruto never called her that.

"Hey, Kakashi sensei you were supposed to keep that a secret" Naruto looked mortified now that his little secret was out, Kagome might get mad at him.

Kagome smelled embarrassment, nervousness, and a hint of fear. Was he afraid that she was mad? She was surprised yes because she didn't know that Naruto felt that about her. She as well thinks of him as a little brother, because he reminds her so much of her real little brother, his antics and addiction to ramen made her feel really nostalgic, but she could never be mad because of something so trivial.

"Is that so, I didn't know that he talks about me" Kagome sent a small smile to Naruto, of course only he saw it but it made him feel better knowing that she wasn't mad.

"And you must be the sensei that Naruto frequently talks about" Kagome turned to Kakashi.

"Oh, he talks about me?"

"Yes, he called you a lazy closet pervert ninja that always makes lame excuses whenever you were late" Kagome said in a voice that only he could hear.

"Is that so?" he felt his eyebrow twitching; he was going to make Naruto pay for bad mouthing him.

When the ramen was finally served, Kakashi first snapped his chopsticks in half, when he inched his hand to remove his mask he suddenly felt eyes on him and saw his students staring intently at him.

"Aren't you going to eat?"

"Oh don't mind us Kakashi sensei" Sakura said sweetly, she really wants to see what their sensei looks like.

"Yeah, yeah" Naruto added his two cents in, he was nervous that he might see through their scheme.

Sasuke remained quiet but settled for staring at him, he admitted that even he was curious to what their sensei looked like, and why he wears a mask. Did he have a deformity or something?

Kagome ignored them and continued eating her ramen in silence, but she was curious to what Kakashi does look like. She only heard rumors in the streets of Konoha that he was unbelievably handsome but from the theories of Naruto she wasn't so sure. There must be a reason for him to wear a mask, whatever it is, she won't pry. She respected the privacy of others.

Kakashi shrugged thinking it was nothing, he was about to remove the mask, but suddenly the group of Konohamaru suddenly blocked the sight of team seven. The three desperately tried to see their sensei's face and so started arguing and pushing the kids away, but it was too late. Their sensei had already finished his ramen, with mask back into place. 'How does he keep doing that!' The three thought amazed at the same time annoyed.

Kagome noticed the avid curiosity on Naruto and his friends' faces, when the three unnamed children suddenly blocked their view. She remained focused on her meal; she was curious to a fault so she closed her eyes and used the bowl to block her view by slurping the soup, gracefully of course. She heard fabric rustling and the slurping of noodles, when it stopped she placed her bowl and opened her eyes to see Kakashi finished, not only that she noticed Ami, the waitress, was looking at Kakashi with hearts in her eyes and Teuchi with a light blush. So maybe Kakashi is handsome, now she was even more curious.

Naruto and the others continued with their meal, Naruto of course ate the most, with his towering piles of empty ramen bowls. Kagome drank her tea in silence, she then noticed a woman that talked to Kakashi.

She looked about in her early 20's, she had brown almond shaped eyes, a small button nose, full pink lips, her hair was light brown in color and styled in a messy bun, her hair fell around her face framing it perfectly, she also wore a simple light pink kimono scattered with sakura blossoms, all in all she looked cute.

Kakashi was getting annoyed; this woman won't leave him alone. She kept flirting with him even though it was obvious he wasn't interested. He wasn't going to be humble, he was awesome. He was the prodigy of Konoha, copied over a thousand jutsu due to the sharingan earning him the nickname sharingan no Kakashi, and a well known ladies man.

Kagome observed their interaction she kept hearing sighs from the masked ninja and an underlying tone of annoyance whenever he responded. This woman kept flirting with him, not that she cared, but doesn't she notice that he was openly rejecting her. Are all women that dense, she was glad she wasn't like that around males, but she never was considered normal.

"So Kakashi-kun, do you want to go out with me? Maybe for dinner?" the woman asked, using all of her feminine charm.

" Aimi-san I am not interested right now because-" he paused thinking for the perfect excuse, "I already have a girlfriend"

"Oh, may I know her name?" 'Who does this woman think she is stealing my Kakashi-kun' Aimi thought of different ways to get rid of said 'girlfriend'. She was the president of the Kakashi fan club she, more than anyone, deserved to capture masked ninja's love. All her years of research, devotion, everyday she did her best to look good and beautiful just so she could make him glimpse at her direction.

'A girlfriend?' Kagome smelt his little lie, is he that desperate to get away from this woman. She held in her chuckle, but she was very tempted.

Kakashi cursed mentally, he needed to think fast or this would never end. He took a deep breath, better get this over with…

"My girlfriend is right here, isn't that right Kagome-chan" Kakashi said cheerfully, Kagome swallowed her tea to fast and started coughing, and team seven who were quietly talking among themselves froze up in shock.

"Kagome-chan are you all right" he started rubbing her back in a soothing manner.

Kagome gave him a glare that would have made hell freeze over, Kakashi sent through his uncovered eye 'please go along with it'

"Well let me introduce you to my girlfriend Kagome"

"It's very nice to meet you Kagome-san, and I'm so happy for the two of you. If you will excuse me, I'll be going now" Aimi said in the sweetest tone she could muster, she bowed a little and exited.

Kakashi sighed in relief; finally that woman was out of his hair. He felt a cold chill crawled up his spine as Kagome still continued to glare, oh yeah how could he forget about that…

Once out of sight a scowl marred her beautiful face 'That bitch is going to pay, who that whore thinks she is? If the others find out-' she realized that she can tell the others and let them handle her, there were a lot of ninjas that were part of the club and could handle her just fine. An evil grin slowly crept up her face 'Hell hath no fury than woman scorned Kagome-san. I'll make you pay for even looking at Kakashi-kun's way'

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