Chapter Two:

Old Friends

"Kakashi!"
"... Leave... me..."
His voice fades.I stared in horror as his eyes shut.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

I bolted upright in mybed, breathing hard.Isighedin relief, andflopped back onto thebed.
Just a dream...
Iclosedmy eyes, andtried to get back to sleep. But the image of Kakashi's lifeless body kept forming inmy mind, andI tossed and turned, unable to relax.
FinallyI sat up. Sighing,I got out of bed andwent down to the kitchen. Out the windowit wasthe dark, early hours of the morning.
Iput the kettle on to boil, and waited.I make myself a cup of hot chocolate, and sat down at the table to drink it.
"What's up?"
Turning around,I saw Kakashi at the bottom of the stairs, looking sleepy but slightly worried, wearing only a pair of boxers.
Iblushed a little, then look away.
"Bad dream."
"Oh." he says, coming over to sit down next to me. "Want to talk about it?"
"No."I murmered. ThenI changedmy mind. "Well, yes... I dreamed that you died."
Kakashi blinked, a bit shocked. Then he smiled.
"Well, there's nothing to worry about. I don't plan on dying any time soon. Why, can't you get to sleep?"
Inodded slowly. He sighs.
"Do you want to sleep with me then?"
Myeyes widened.
"W-What? Y-you mean, like old times, right?" He nods, smiling. "Ok!"I said, jumping up and hugging him.I saw his face redden a little. Turning off the lights,we bothwent upstairs to his room.
Ijumped into his bed, and he slowly got in beside me.
"That's better."I murmered, hugging him.I felt him tense up. "Thanks Kakashi."
"'S ok." he whispers.
Ifell asleep immediately. Kakashi stayed awake, watchingme for a while.
Her face is so peaceful... at least she isn't having a bad dream. he thought. Then he shut his eyes and drifted off.

Iwoke up, feeling warm all over.I openedmy eyes, and saw the source of it.
Kakashi was lying next to me, his arms around my waist, his legs were entangled in mine.
Ifelt my body temperature rise about 5 degrees. Blushing furiously,I stared into his amazing face.
Wow... I'd forgotten how gorgeous he is...I thought dreamily. Then, realising whatI just thought,I blushed even harder and wriggled out of bed, careful not to wake him.I walked swiftly to my room, got changed intomy jounin uniform, andwent downstairs.
Iwrote Kakashi a quick note, and left the house, grabbing an apple on my way out.

Kakashi woke up half an hour later.
I feel like somethings missing... oh yeah, Mikomiwas in my bed...
He stares at the empty space beside him, deep in thought. Then, sighing, he gets up and goes downstairs.
Where did she go? he thinks, looking around. He spots a note lying on the table.
"Good morning Kakashi! Just gone to visit some old friends. See you later, Mikomi."
Smiling, Kakashiwent back upstairs and changed. Then hewent off, to be harassed by his students for being late once again.

Iknocked on the door, and wait for a reply. The door swung open andI came face to face with a woman with black hair and crimson eyes. Her eyes widened, and her face split into a huge grin.
"Mikomi!"
"Kurenai!"I yelled, and theboth ofus embrace. She invitedme inside andwe chatted for hours, best friends reuniting after 10 years apart.
"I would invite you to live with me, but seeing as you're living with Kakashi-san... are you still in love with him?" she said slyly.
"Are you still in love with Asuma-san?"I smirked. She blushed.
"I don't know what you're talking about!" she said hastily.
"Whatever."I scoffed.
The two ofus chatted for a long time, about everything, but then it's time forme to go and see my other friends.
"I'll come with you!" says Kurenai, and the two ofus sat off on a mission of reunion.
Over the course of the morningwe met up with Anko, Iruka, Asuma, Gai, and of course, Shizune.
"Oh my sweet flower, why did you leave me for so long?" asks Gai, looking hurt (he hasn't quite got over his crush on me).
"You already know, and I'm not your sweet flower."I said lazily, leaving him looking abashed.
"Anyhow, listen guys, I said I'd meet Kakashi about now and help him with his team."
"Ok , see you later!" they said (except for Gai, who is muttering something about "being able to control his own team").I waved at them, and then teleported away in a cloud of smoke to meet Kakashi.