A/N: Fluff fluffy fluff in this chapter - detailing what happened after Kakashi's proposal. The two had just recently celebrated their fourth anniversary.

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Footsteps echoed in the corridor of an ordinary, everyday apartment. The sound of soft humming spread a feeling of life in the otherwise silent surroundings, reverberating in the air.

Kakashi walked closer to the unit that was his home, jangling his keys. He had just come back from a two-day long mission, and he was waiting to see his family again.

A woman's voice along with a kid's high-pitched gurgles came to his ears, and he smiled. A memory of two years ago came to him. It was the proudest moment of his life.

He paced around outside a hospital ward, impatient and worried and burning with curiosity. How was Sakura doing? She was a medic, so surely she would be fine...would she?

The door opened quietly behind him and he spun around instantly, reading the nurse's face for any sign of how things were going.

She had a big smile on her face.

"Congratulations. It's a boy." She deposited a small, warm bundle in his arms. "I'll be back in a moment. Don't drop him. He's a sweet, healthy little kid."

She re-entered the ward, leaving Kakashi standing in the middle of the corridor, holding a little baby swaddled in blankets. His baby.

The baby was sleeping. The boy, Kakashi realized, had a tuft of silver-white hair, just like him. He could feel his heart melting.

Then, the little life in his arms opened his eyes, and the new father felt another jolt of pride. The baby had beautiful emerald eyes, just like his mother. The child had both his parents' special traits, and that only made Kakashi love the new addition to his family even more.

He never had a prouder moment, except, perhaps for a moment another two years ago…

Kakashi grinned. Now that was a day to remember.

He was standing on an altar in a very uncomfortable suit, his headband off but mask intact. As he tugged at his collar, two female voices came through the door to his sensitive ears.

"Stop fussing, you look fine!" Ino's voice came to him. "Now get in there, he's waiting!"

The great doors swung open, and in strode his would-be wife. Sakura was wearing a white wedding dress with a sash around her waist, and she held a bouquet of roses that perfectly complimented her pink hair, done up with numerous pins for the occasion. She beamed at him, and in his opinion she looked radiant.

She joined him at the altar, and the priest began to recite the wedding vows. Beside him, Gai looked on, smiling his silly smile. In all honesty, Kakashi would have rather much preferred Obito as his best man, but since the man in question was deceased, he thought having Gai be his best man was quite ironic, what with them being eternal rivals and whatnot.

The drone of the priest barely registering in his mind, he turned to smile at Sakura.

"-for as long as you both shall live?" the priest spoke.

"I do," Kakashi answered, Sakura echoing him.

"Then I now pronounce you man and wife."

Cheers and claps filled the air as he swept her into his arms and kissed her through his mask. No one cheered or clapped louder than the blonde sitting in the front row, who was whistling for all he was worth. Sakura flung the bouquet into the crowd in favor of Kakashi's neck and Ino pounced on it, clutching it gleefully. Shikamaru groaned. "Oh man. I am so not ready for a wedding."

The masked nin swept his wife into his arms and carried her bridal style out of the building.

All in all, it was a great day.

Kakashi jammed the key into the lock, and yanked open the door of his apartment unit. Catching sight of his son on the floor, he dropped his bag and swept the two-year old toddler into his arms.

"How's my little Satoshi, eh? Daddy's home," he cooed at the kid, who gurgled happily and swatted his face.

"He was a total pain in the ass, if that's what you want to know," muttered Sakura, coming out of the kitchen and picking up the rucksack her husband dropped on the floor. "Glad you're back, sweetie."

Kakashi smiled fondly. Once, he didn't have anyone to call family, and now look at him. A husband and a proud father of a kid. He shifted Satoshi to one arm and gave Sakura a one-armed hug. "Great to see you again."

The pink haired kunoichi smiled. "Guess what?"

"What?"

"Kiddo here said his first word."

"What?" Kakashi exclaimed. "What did he say?"

"Dad..dy," the toddler cooed, right on cue. His father stared at him. Pleased with the response he received, Satoshi did it again. "Dad..dy!" He tugged at Kakashi's mask, pulling it down.

"He said daddy," murmured the Copy-nin in amazement. The fact that he was a father hit him once again and he grabbed the kid under his arms and lifted him up, eyes shining. "Wow! I'm a dad!"

Sakura laughed at the funny scene, and just then, the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it." She went for the door while Kakashi replaced his mask.

"Kakashi-san! Sakura-chan!" came Naruto's voice. "Hey guys!"

"Hi Naruto! Hi Hinata!" Sakura greeted, stepping aside to let the newlywed couple in.

"Say hi to uncle," Kakashi said to the boy in his arms, giving Naruto the Big Evil Grin. "Hey!" protested the blonde, laughing. "I'm not that old yet!"

"Hey kiddo." He stepped closer to his old sensei and ruffled the kid's hair. "Wonder when I'll have some of my own." He glanced at Hinata, who blushed and tried to deflect the attention.

"I heard Ino-san got pregnant," she said quietly. Sakura squealed. "Really? Shikamaru must be as proud as day!"

"More likely he'll be groaning about how troublesome it'll be," chuckled Naruto.

The doorbell rang again. This time, it was Sai, who was sadly still single. But to him, being part of a family as such was quite enough for the time being.

"Why don't we go have ramen for lunch? My treat," offered the jinchuriiki. Hinata beamed at him. This was one of the traits she loved so much about him – his big-heartedness and his generosity.

"Okay," chorused the bunch of people, and began to file out of the rather cramped apartment unit. Sakura was chatting with Hinata about her next mission, and the two men with families were ribbing Sai about being single. Laughter echoed, and friendly companionship filled the air.

All in all, it was a great family.

Fin

A/N: Well, this is the end. Stay tuned for my next fic! Ps please answer my question : how do you post links? Anyway, hope you guys enjoyed this. Luv you all for staying with me. :)