I know, I know. It's only April and I'm putting out a Christmas chapter. I know that christmas is a bit unrealistic for the ninja world, but it's mentioned in the Naruto movie 'The Last' so I took creative liberty. Also I really wanted to write some fluff and humour. I am really enjoying just letting these chapters flow! And I'm trying to get as much written before I have to go back to work!

THANK YOU for all your amazing reviews! I am so happy that people enjoy the fluff! When I first watched Naruto I thought that Kakashi really got the short end of the stick and he deserves someone to love and support him. And that fact alone would change the Naruto timeline drastically. Thus Katsumi was born! I am trying to give all my favourite characters a second chance at happiness.

I thought we could all use a little cheer during this troubling time. So enjoy all this fluff!

Thanks again to katydid001! You take this story to the next level!

"Wake up, imouto. It's Christmas." Kakashi tossed his pillow at his sister. It smacked into the back of her head with a dull thud. Katsumi let out a grumble as she rolled over to face the sound of his voice. She pushed the offending object out of her face, happy to let it fall to the floor.

'I don't want to get up,' Her signs were sloppy, hands stiff from sleep.

"Neither do I; but we have a million things to do today. Do you want eggs?" The male twin watched his sister's tired expression morph into a content smile.

'Can we have bacon too?' Katsumi asked before she pulled the blankets back and forced herself to her feet. She stretched her waking limbs with a massive yawn.

Kakashi simply nodded in response before mimicking her actions. They both fell into their morning routine with a deep feeling of nostalgia. It had been a while since the twins had woken up together but today was a holiday; so they were gifted with rare family time.

Once showered and dressed, they began to cook breakfast together. Kakashi took charge of the meat while Katsumi worked diligently on the eggs. They prepared their food in perfect tandem and made the dish exactly how they liked it.

When everything was finished, Katsumi set the meal on their small dining table as Kakashi soaked the dishes in the sink. The twins settled into their regular spots, both gave thanks before they devoured their food in peace.

Katsumi broke their silence with a click of her fingers. 'I totally forgot that I got you something!' She scrambled from the table and ducked into their room to search for the gift she had saved for this very moment. A few seconds later, she slinked out of the bedroom with a mischievous look and something tucked behind her back.

Kakashi raised an eyebrow at his sister's evil expression. "What have you done, nee-chan?" suspicion coloured his tone.

"Well, when I was changing your sheets last month this strange book fell out from under your pillow." Katsumi snickered at the flush that spread throughout her brother's body.

"Oh shit, no way! Tell me you're joking..." The teenage boy wanted to implode. He hung his head in his hands in overwhelming embarrassment.

"So I got you this… I hope you don't mind…" She pulled the parcel from behind her back and held it in front of him.

Kakashi cautiously opened one eye to check his sister's gift, only for both his eyes to pop open wide in shock. There in his sister's hands was the first book in the Icha Icha series: Make-out Paradise. He let out a strangled cry and snatched the book from his sister's grasp.

Katsumi snickered at the perverted face he made when he held the volume as if it was made of gold. 'You're such a pervert. You know you are supposed to be eighteen to purchase those kinds of books. And don't you dare ask me how I got it.' She snorted at her brother's look of shame as he forced himself to lower the book.

The choppy-haired teen cleared his throat, "I love you very much, imouto. Now, let's never speak about this again." Kakashi sped through the last part with an awkward smile as he slipped the book into his back pocket.

Katsumi cackled at the sight of her brother's discomfort. She nodded in confirmation before going back to the table to clean up her mess.

"I got you something too, but my gift is one hundred times less embarrassing." His eyes narrowed in a glare, which just made her laugh even harder. Kakashi disappeared into the bedroom as Katsumi continued to clear the table.

The curly-haired girl was scrubbing their plates when Kakashi came up behind her and pulled a hat over her messy curls. Katsumi gasped at the sudden warmth before she spun around to face her brother, a question in her eyes.

"The colour suits you. Plus the ears are adorable," He appraised with a nod, proud of his good taste. Katsumi couldn't see the beanie on her head, so she excitedly dried her hands with a towel and rushed to the bathroom. Her twin trailed closely behind, eager to catch her reaction.

When the young teen caught sight of the thick blue wool and the fluffy silver wolf ears that stuck out from the top, she squealed in pure delight. Her hands gripped the basin as she leaned in closer to the mirror to get a good look at her gift. She reached up to touch one of the knitted ears, the fuzzy yarn making her giggle with glee.

Kakashi watched his sister with pride, her reaction reminded him that he still knew his sister better than anyone else. The breath was abruptly knocked out of him as Katsumi slammed into him with a bone-crushing hug.

"Now that's all over. I want to go do something important before we head to Sensei's house." He felt his sister nod in reply, though she didn't release him from her tight embrace.

Eventually, the pair made their way outside into the chilly wind, both were wrapped up warmly to combat the dropping temperature. They leapt up onto the rooftops to take a familiar path across the village. Katsumi would have asked where they were going, but she already knew.

They made it to the cemetery as the sun broke over the horizon. Orange hues flooded the tombstones as the twins made their way over to their parents' graves. They sat in silent contemplation, heads bowed in respect to their loved ones. Without a word, the twins wove their fingers together before they squeezed their eyes tightly shut. No words could describe the deep loss the twins felt acutely everyday, so they sat in silence.

The sun rose higher into the sky reminding the teens of the passage of time. Eventually they raised their heads, their faces were solemn as they acknowledged that it was time to leave. With a final prayer they lifted themselves to their feet.

'I made plans to meet up with Rin-chan for lunch. Meet you at Sensei's later?' Katsumi signed. A gentle smile crossed her brother's face before they hugged each other firmly. Kakashi placed a kiss atop her curly locks while he inhaled her comforting scent.

"Be there on time, okay?" The older wolf shinobi pulled back with a classic Hatake smile, mirrored immediately by Katsumi.

'I'll give your love to Rin-chan.' With a cheeky laugh she turned away from her twin before he had time to register her signs. She completely ignored his outrage-filled response as she hauled ass in the opposite direction.

Katsumi strolled through the hospital halls. A small note was taped to the door, words scribbled across the paper in her friend's delicate script.

I am in the greenhouse outside, Katsumi!

Katsumi chuckled at the message before she ripped it down, making her way towards the hospital greenhouse. It wasn't long before she spotted her friend meticulously pruning back one of the medical plants. Her straight brown hair was tied back in a messy bun, a dirty apron wrapped around her middle.

"I knew you would find me, Katsumi-chan." Rin didn't look up from the bush as the silver-haired girl approached her, her focus locked on the task at hand. Katsumi didn't reply, instead she knelt beside her friend and picked up the offcuts that fell to the soil. The medical kunoichi's behaviour was expected by her childhood friend.

After fifteen minutes of intense focus, Rin finally snapped out of her daze. "Ah, sorry about that, Katsumi-chan. Plants are beautiful things, I got a bit carried away."

Katsumi waved off her friend's concern with a grin. 'Don't sweat it, Rin-chan! I find your passion for living things very fascinating.'

The medical kunoichi flushed at the compliment. She rubbed at her cheek in a bashful manner, smearing dirt across the purple marking on her cheek. "Oh my! That hat is so CUTE!" Rin exclaimed as she noticed the fluffy ears attached to the navy blue beanie. "So that's what he got you?! Kakashi-kun wouldn't tell me, in case you thought it was stupid. I guess he proved himself wrong."

Katsumi laughed at her friend's enthusiasm, she wiggled her head causing the ears to flop about like a dog. 'Kakashi knows me better than I know myself.' After her hands were finished with her signs she clicked her fingers, the subject reminding her of the gift she had made for Rin.

'Happy Christmas by the way, I got you something. I hope you don't mind.' The silver-haired kunoichi reached into her thigh pouch and pulled out a friendship bracelet woven from differing shades of purple cord. 'I know it's childish, but I made it myself.'

Rin stared at the bracelet with a slack jaw before offering up her wrist so that Katsumi could put it on. "It's beautiful, Katsumi-chan! We'll always be best friends, so it's not childish at all!"

The girls continued to garden together, happy to vent their feelings to each other as only best friends can. Hours passed before the Rin finally finished up her work and packed away her equipment. Katsumi helped her friend carry her things back to her office before she locked her door with a sigh.

"I have to stop by my home to pick up my gifts for tonight. Mind a detour?" Rin asked as they headed to the exit.

'Sure,' Katsumi shrugged as she signed in reply, content to follow her friend wherever she went.

Konoha's streets bustled with shinobi and civilians alike as everyone rushed to get home before the cold really set in. The kunoichi huddled together as they jogged to Rin's apartment in the bitter wind.

When they arrived Rin popped inside for a minute before returning with a rucksack. "Done! Let's get going!"

They made it their senseis' house just as snow began to fall.

"Hey girls! Looks like I'm not the only late one." Obito came up behind the two as they knocked on the door. The group heard a familiar call from within the home before bustling inside.

Katsumi turned back to Obito with a beaming smile as he closed the door behind them. She leapt into his open arms. Her boyfriend caught her with ease and placed a kiss on her masked cheek.

"Happy Christmas, babe." The raven-haired teen lowered Katsumi back to the floor before he pinched one of the silver wolf ears on her hat. "Nice hat, looks good on you."

"Oi! No flirting, kids!" Kushina placed her hand on her student's shoulder and spun her around to face her. She pinched Katsumi's pinkened cheek before she crushed the young kunoichi into a bear hug. "Merry Christmas, pup. Now get your butt to the table."

The tardy teens yelped before they scrambled to fill their empty seats at the dinner table. Minato sat at the head of the table, Naruto cradled in his arms. Little chubby fingers tugged on his father's long yellow bangs, laughter gurgled from his gummy smile.

Katsumi slid in next to her exasperated brother, a sheepish smile plastered on her face. He rolled his eyes at her before cracking a smile and playfully shoving her arm.

"You call this on-time?" Kakashi whispered to her, amusement clear on his face.

'You know Rin-chan and her garden,' the curly-haired twin signed back before she shoved him back. Her brother nodded in understanding before glancing across the table at the brunette kunoichi, a smirk gracing his masked lips.

The little family went on to devour the hot food Kushina had spent all day preparing. They gave their gifts and spent the whole time laughing and enjoying each other's company.

Later in the night, Rin and Kakashi found themselves on the floor. The brunette kunoichi cradled Naruto in her arms as Kakashi attempted to read him to sleep. Kushina was fast asleep on the couch with her head resting in Minato's lap. The yellow-haired shinobi gently stroked his lover's crimson locks, observing the kids on the mat in front of him with a content smile.

With everyone distracted Obito gestured to the window with a raised eyebrow. He leant down to whisper in Katsumi's ear, "Wanna escape for a second?"

A blush warmed her pale cheeks as she nodded in response. Without another word Obito pulled the window open and slipped out into the freezing night. He closed the window tightly behind him and followed Katsumi up to the roof. They found a small snow-free patch and sat on the roof; huddled close together.

Obito slipped his arm around his girlfriend's waist to pull her even closer. Katsumi rested her head on his shoulder, her wide eyes marveled at the snow as it fell around them. Despite the freezing temperatures, they both felt warm in each other's arms.

"So… uh… you remember before the festival, when I gave you that necklace?" The Uchiha teen rested his cheek against her wooly hat as he spoke.

"How could I forget?" Katsumi replied breathlessly before she pulled back slightly to look him in the eyes. "Why?"

Her heterochromatic orbs sparkled even in the low light of the distant street lights below. Crimson kissed her cheeks, the blush a mixture of the cold and their intimacy.

"Well, I never had the nerve to tell you what it meant. It's a family tradition to mark your intended with the Uchiha crest." He swallowed thickly as the irrational fear of rejection started to creep up this throat.

Katsumi abruptly pulled her mask down and pulled her necklace from within its hiding spot. She twisted the pendant with her fingers as she let his words sink in. "Intended? You mean like to date?"

Obito chuckled at her cute look of confusion, amplified by the delicate snowflakes landing on her frost-kissed nose. "Exactly," he brought a gloved hand up to cup her cheek gently and brushed the snow from her skin.

"It's not just a necklace, it's a promise," he stared straight into her soul before he captured her lips.

The kiss sent a shiver down Katsumi's spine as she gripped the front of his knitted sweater. Obito's strong arms wrapped around her waist once more and pulled her tighter against him.

CHEEKY OMAKE

Christmas was two weeks away and Katsumi still hadn't plucked up the courage to get Kakashi his gift. She stood across the road from the adult store as she abused her bottom lip in thought.

"Now, what is an innocent girl like you doing staring at the adult store? You could always just ask me if you're curious about something," Obito wrapped his arms around the silver-haired kunoichi's waist.

Katsumi squealed in embarrassment as her whole body flushed from head to toe. 'Baka! Are all you boys perverts?!' She spun in his arms and signed for him with her eyebrows raised. Her stomach fluttered with butterflies as his implications sunk in. 'It's not for me! It's for… someone else…'

"Right… that means it's for, Kakashi-kun." The Uchiha smirked at the surprise on her sweet face.

Katsumi slapped her palm against her forehead, silently apologising to her brother in her mind. 'Yeah. But I don't know the first thing about this kind of thing?! I want to get him something he really wanted… and totally embarrass him.' Her lips curled into a cheeky grin.

"You want to embarrass Kakashi-kun? Count me in! I could go in there for you… Besides it would be better for you to learn about these things first hand. I would rather a perverted shop didn't rob me of my fun…" Obito wiggled his eyebrows playfully and savoured the shiver that wracked through the girl in his arms.

"O-o-obi! Don't say things like that!" The curly-haired girl squealed at her boyfriend. She buried her face in his chest, in an attempt to hide from the boy's teasing. Then she realised he had just offered to help, she peered up at him from through her long silver lashes. Her mouth was still squished against his chest as she whispered up at him. "Wait, you would go in there, for me?"

Obito gave his girlfriend a devilish grin before he nodded, "Sure… on one condition…"

Katsumi bit her lower lip and raised her eyebrow quizzically. 'What condition?' she signed up at him as she took a step back.

The Uchiha let her go with a chuckle before he rubbed the back of his head in a nervous manner. "You have to do me a favour. That's all. I can't think of anything now… but I'm sure something will come to me…"

Something in his tone made Katsumi narrow her sea-glass eyes. Suspicion crept into the back of her mind before she decided to let it go.

'Deal. But I don't know what to get!' The kunoichi moved on quickly before Obito could fluster her further.

A crooked smile crossed the Uchiha's face as he folded his arms in front of him. "I know just the thing. Don't worry your pretty little head, babe." He tucked one of her unruly curls behind her ear before he gestured towards the alleyway beside them. They walked around the corner and ducked behind a dumpster.

Obito winked at Katsumi before performing a few select hand signs. The Uchiha boy disappeared with a cloud of smoke. A tall dark-haired adult took his place. His hair was short and spiked, broad shoulders thick with muscle. The Uchiha's skin was bare of his usual scars.

Katsumi swooned at the glorious man in front of her, but as she scanned his face she frowned. 'You look amazing. But…' she reached up to touch his smooth cheek. 'I love your scars.'

Obito felt his throat tighten in shock as he floundered to find words, "Oh… wow… uh it's just a disguise… I was trying to look like a generic clan member." He placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. "You have no idea what you do to me, Katsumi," he stated breathlessly before he inhaled the calming scent of her favourite lavender scented shampoo. "Now let me get this shit over with, so that I can tease the fuck out of your brother."

Katsumi let out a tinkling laugh as she grinned up at him.

Welcome to the awkward teenage years xD