You stand at the training field while struggling to keep her at arms length. You look at her green eyes and uh-oh. "Sensei..you know you waaant to" she says in a sing-song voice. She's got that mischievous gleam in her eyes and you know you're screwed. You put a few more metres between you just to be safe and all she does is give a wide cheshire grin with her arms still outstretched in front of her, holding a necklace similar to the ones she's coaxed the rest of the team into. But you won't cave in like the rest of them. No you won't. Afterall, no self-respecting shinobi would want to arm a potential enemy with a garrote and no matter how many times she assures you that it will fit snugly inside your undershirt, you're still highly skeptical. "Oh c'mon Sensei! All of us are wearing it, and it just wouldn't be right if our team captain is left out. So quit being such a baby and wear it already!" she says, meeting your eyes, and when she catches your wrist (okay, you let her), and fastens the catch at the back, you let her, with a long-suffering sigh because face it, she's the only one you've known in a long time who can get away with stuff like this. And maybe, just maybe, it's because you let her. She leaves after that, giving you a sweet smile and a peck on the cheek. Odd. But not unwelcome. You look down at the locket resting just a bit below the hollow of your throat and open it, grateful for the fact that at least it's not heart-shaped. You most definitely do not have a small smile playing on your lips as you see what's inside. Inside is a photo of the original Team 7 on one side and a photo of the new Team Kakashi on the other and you see that the pink-haired little devil has managed to place a third photo between the first two, of your first team and you feel your heart warm up because she hasn't forgotten how important they are to you. Maybe that's when you realise that she might have gotten a little further under your skin than the rest of the damned team of misfits who're your new family. You most definitely aren't smiling like an idiot at the realisation and Hey! How did that little minx get into your apartment without you knowing? You look down to see the loyal(supposedly) and wrinkled face of a certain pug looking pointedly away from you and vanish in a poof with a gruff "Later, boss." Traitor. You sigh and sit back down, pulling out Icha Icha Violence. You most definitely are NOT looking forward to lunch with a certain pink-haired ex-student.

A/N:

1. Hola lovely readers, guess who just posted something new?!

2. I've had a bunch of one-shots just lying around in my laptop, so I'll probably be posting all of them.

3. I've never posted anything anywhere in this voice, I hope it doesn't turn people off towards the story.

4. I'll be updating my story Untitled soon, I've just been super busy with, well, doing absolutely nothing all the time. I have an excuse though, I was hospitalised for a while because my kidneys hate me, so. *Blows raspberries*

5. Oh, and I got into the first college I applied to, so yay! I'll be getting a triple degree in three years. *Does a little dance*

6. I'm also contemplating posting a multi-chapter kakasaku AU, let me know if you're into the idea and if I should post it.

7. Remember my lovelies, reviews are love.

CIAO!