Chapter 55

Disclaimer: I hate these. I always forget to do them, and then Mio & Ritsu yell at me. THEY'RE SO MEAN! oh & don't own Naruto still :/ -Princess Yui (She may be the princess but I'm the Queen. -Ritsu) (They're in denial. -Mio)


Later that same day, Kakashi found himself wandering around toward the training grounds. When he got there he turned to the targets and pulled out a few kunai to practice throwing.

As Kakashi tossed the first kunai, Minato flashed up behind him.

"Well aren't you here bright and early?" Minato called out.

Kakashi looked back at his friend but continued to throw another kunai.

"It's 2 in the afternoon, Minato. I wouldn't exactly say that's early."

"Well I'd say that's early for you, especially on a Saturday!"

Kakashi chuckled. "Well, I suppose that's true…"

"So… why are you up this early? I would have expected you to still be with Mr. Ukki," the yellow-haired ninja teased.

Kakashi threw another kunai, putting on his lazy demeanor.

"I was with Koharu."

The copy ninja tried to throw a shuriken but Minato quickly flashed in front of it and caught it with his finger.

"Hmmm? What's this? Something you want to tell me Kakashi?" the Yellow Flash interrogated.

Kakashi scratched the back of his neck, "I just invited her over for dinner... that's all."

"THAT'S ALL? YOU DIDN'T LET ME STEP FOOT INTO YOUR HOUSE UNTIL OUR SECOND YEAR OF FRIENDSHIP!" Minato yelled, clearly pouting.

"Well, yeah… but you're Minato," he chuckled.

Minato pouted some more and crossed his arms. "People keep saying that..."

The copy ninja smirked and picked up another kunai. "I wonder why…"

Minato laughed and then looked his best friend dead in the eye. "Wait… if it was for dinner, then why were you still hanging out with her today?"

Kakashi looked away, not being able to hold eye contact.

Watching his reaction, Minato's eyes widened. "WAIT! IS SHE OKAY? WHAT DID YOU COOK? YOU KNOW YOUR COOKING IS QUESTIONABLE, KAKASHI! DID YOU POISON HER?!"

The silver-haired ninja laughed, "No, no, no. We did… something else.…"

The Yellow Flash paused for a second, relieved, but then realisation struck him. He gasped, rushing up to Kakashi.

"Kakashi Hatake, I swear if you hurt her in anyway, shape, or form I will-"

Kakashi quickly cut him off. "Minato, quit acting like this is a new concept. You have been dating Kushina for years now."

"BUT I NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD FIND LOVE, ESPECIALLY NOT WITH KOHARU! I'VE KNOWN HER FOR ALMOST MY ENTIRE LIFE!" he exclaimed.

Kakashi put his hand on top of Minato's mouth, trying to quiet him.

"Minato! Quit yelling! Everyone will hear you!"

In this second, Minato realized his two best friends were dating, and he was the one that introduced them. The yellow-haired ninja beamed like a child in a candy store.

Minato puffed out his chest, pulling Kakashi's hand away from him. "You know, this was all thanks to my superior host club presidental skills."

Kakashi rolled his eyes. "I don't know about that… We didn't really like each other when you introduced us. I did this one on my own, Minato."

"Oh please, Kakashi. If I didn't know who that book bag belonged to you would have been searching for days."

There was a pause before Minato looked at Kakashi and put his hand on his shoulder.

"Regardless, I'm glad you found someone, Kakashi…"

"... But you can't tell anyone," Kakashi insisted.

"... I won't," replied Minato.

"I mean it," Kakashi urged on.

"I won't!" Minato promised.

Kakashi stared at his friend, seriousness etched across his face. "Not even Kushina."

"Not a word," Minato confirmed, but looked down as he said so.

As much as Kakashi wanted to believe his friend, he wasn't convinced.

"Minato, I don't want word getting out that I might actually love someone."

Minato put his hands up in the air, trying to show some compliance. "Fine, fine… Wait, did you say love?"

"Just... don't tell anyone, okay? I'm trusting you," he shoved his hands into his pockets, ignoring Minato's question. "You're lucky I even told you."

"Come on Kakashi, have a little more faith in me!"

Kakashi raised his eyebrow but then returned to his usual lazy facade. "...Okay."

"Okay, well I told Kushina I would do some things for her so I'm gonna leave before I get a repeat of her wrath. See you Monday, Kaka," Minato grinned and walked away.

The copy ninja turned back to the target and pulled out another shuriken. Throwing it, he chuckled.

"Kaka? Who does he think he is?"


A/N: Of course Kakashi has Kunai in his knife drawer! I wonder what the others have in their drawers… I bet Minato has his pink apron somewhere ;) -ur favorite, Yui (We all know she has to tell herself she's the favorite. -Ritsu)