Izanami gazed out from her perch in the tree across the darkened landscape.
"Oi!" Kakashi called, "It's late, you should come to bed..."
"I don't trust you sleeping beside me"
"...Come on, Nami-chan...! I wouldn't think of doing anything with Naruto here..." He sweatdropped.
"Go to bed, Kakashi" She said shooting him a warning glare.
Naruto looked up as a dejected Kakashi returned to camp.
"So...why'd you marry her anyway?"
"Well...It's a long story..." He sighed, reclining in the grass.
"...Jaraiya says you knocked her up..." Naruto shrugged.
"NANI?!" Kakashi bolted upright.
"That isn't it?"
Kakashi sighed, "...Okay...Izanami did get pregnant before we were married but it was the only way..."
"Only way for what?"
"...to get her to marry me..."
Naruto cocked his head, Kakashi went into his back pocket, pulling out an old worn photograph.
There was a boy and girl with bright eyes and strawberry red hair. The boy's was spiked like Kakashi's, the girl's wavy locks were braided.
"...How could I not want this?" he asked. Naruto stared at him.
"...Hatake" Izanami's voice rang out sharply. Naruto winced.
"...My princess awaits" Kakashi grinned. Naruto watched him go, '...adults are strange...'
Anko stared off into space.
"Auntie!"
Anko was pulled from her thoughts by the spiky haired little boy standing in front of her. He blinked up at her with pale golden green eyes. She smiled ruffling his hair, "What's up kiddo?"
"Can we go to the park?"
"Sure, is your sister up?"
The little boy began to pout, "Akiko won't get out of bed..."
"Why? Is she sick?"
"...No...she misses mama"
Anko flinched.
"...You know she'll be back soon..."
"I know. But Aki-ki-chan won't listen to me"
Anko sighed, her face falling.
"Auntie?"
"Oi...Why don't you go and comfort her, hmmm? I'll be there in a minute"
"Okay!" Kanaye chirped dashing back into his room.
"You rang, Nami-chan?" Kakashi asked as he came upon her.
"Why did you tell him, it's none of his business" she whispered angrily.
"...Well...your godfather kind of spilt the beans already..."
"That bastard..."
"Now now...!" Kakashi laughed sitting down beside her. "That's no way to talk about Jaraiya-sama. Wasn't he the one who looked after you and your mom after 'that incident'?"
"...Yes...he was like a father to me...I hoped that mother would marry him but...Orochimaru had broken her heart beyond repair. I was the only thing that she could bare to love"
Kakashi said nothing, Izanami sighed, cuddling against her husband. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"You're freezing!" he gasped.
"Really?"
"You can't feel it?"
"...No...I can't"
He gazed at her in worry, '...just what did Orochimaru do to you?!'
