A/N: CHAPTER TWELVE!

Kakashi's eyes squinted in response to Shippou's comments and shrugged now feeling safe to get fully naked. He even took off his mask and laid it out on the sink, allowing his skin to breathe as he slipped into the warm water. He let his head fall well below the water's surface feeling more exposed than he normally would have if he had kept his mask on.

Following up on that, he pulled the curtains so that if anyone were to intrude again, they wouldn't see him butt-naked this time. That thought turned his cheeks red, but the shinobi couldn't tell seeing as how he was soaking in such warm water and remained indifferent. So... He thought to himself, gazing at the water's rippling top, I'm babysitting a lost dimensional traveler now and her demon son. This is completely normal.

Kakashi thought about all the events that had happened in what felt like a short time and nearly forgot that he was in the bathroom to wash himself. Scrubbing as Shippou did, he couldn't help but think back to earlier when she burst in on him. What had Shippou really meant when he said she saw a lot of half naked men, muscles, and scars. He kind of regretted not asking that while he had the chance. Kagome really wasn't so bad after all, but he would have to watch out for her manipulative behavior. There was no way he wanted to fall prey again to her mind. And Shippou. That kid was something else. Young and talented, but he still had much to learn.

Kagome was finally satisfied with how the stew had turned out and pulled out some bowls she had placed in a cabinet, laying down a decent heap of rice in each she took out a ladle and spooned in healthy scoops of the stew as well. pulling out three sets of chopsticks she took Shippou his bowl first before she walked over to the bathroom.

tapping lightly on the door she called through the door that dinner was ready, hearing a grunt from the other side of the door she took that as acknowledgment of what she said and turned back to the kitchen. turning off all the burners save for the one with the bones and fate simmering she grabbed her bowl and joined Shippou at the small coffee table in front of the couch.

He was probably in there a lot longer than he had thought seeing as Kagome had to come had get him. Sighing, he pulled the plug and reached to grab for a towel, only grasping air. "Seriously?" He questioned now peering around the curtain at the invisible towel with a deadpan look. Right. Now that he wasn't living alone he didn't have the leisure of walking around naked anymore and would have to start changing, or at least bringing more towels, into the bathroom. Stepping out of the tub and crouching near his sink, he opens the bottom drawer and places on a new cover before opening the bathroom door just enough to call through. "You guys don't happen to have a towel nearby that you can toss?"

Kagome looked up and smirked when Kakashi asked for a towel. stepping over to her bag she pulled out one of the few towels she made sure to bring with her every time she journeyed to the feudal era and walked over handing it to him. "Just hang it up when your done I'll use it for my bath later." she said before she walked back over to finish her meal. "Is it good Shippou?" she asked watching him much on some of the rabbit meat she had sautéed with mushrooms onions and olive oil.

Shippou just nodded and smiled around the meet at Kagome before he slurped it up and chewed it leisurely.

"Good, i wasn't sure if the rabbit's here would taste different seeing as how they have a few different trees and shrubs that we didn't have back home." she rambled before she stood up with her empty bowl and took it to the kitchen to rinse, "do you want a drink?" she asked looking at him again, seeing his nod she got a cup down and filled it with some water and took it to him. running her fingers through his hair once she sat on the couch and waited for Kakashi to come out so she could take her turn in the bathroom.