AN: Here it is you guys, the wondrous second chapter! I really needed to put it up today because this weekend I'll be pretty busy with school stuff and only after Tuesday will all my projects and whatnot cease to exist. So, kick back, relax, and enjoy this lovingly crafted chapter:)

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

After receiving a good night's sleep, Rin awoke early the next morning only to find that she was alone in the apartment. Her first reaction was to panic; after all, her roommate and teammate disappearing at six in the morning was not a natural occurrence but she relaxed as she remembered that he'd taken to visiting Obito's grave every day for the last year. At the thought she began to feel a little guilty for she visited the boy's grave only once a month.

She knew that it would be a while until Kakashi came back and Rin used that time to make a decent breakfast for herself, a task that was proving difficult from Kakashi's deserted cupboards. Reaching far back into one of the top shelves, she managed to find some remnants of a package of cereal and decided that it would have to suffice until they went grocery shopping. When she heard the door open and saw Kakashi come in, she smiled casually at the boy and bid him good morning. His only response was a nod and she concluded it was because he was in a solemn mood, having just come back from his best friend's grave. Rin attempted to start a conversation by offering him breakfast but soon gave up as he claimed tonelessly that he'd already eaten.

Knowing that he'd need time to recover, she padded silently back into the kitchenette, washed her dishes and placed them back in their respective spots before going to the bathroom and changing into her daily attire. When she came back out he still made no move to greet her or strike up any form of conversation but alas, this was Kakashi and such was expected of the boy. Opting to leave him on his own for a while, Rin left to go get the groceries she'd been meaning to, shutting the door quietly behind her.

Hours later she arrived in front of the apartment, flustered and panting as she set down one of the many bags she'd been carrying and knocked on the door. "Who is it?" came the alert voice of Kakashi.

'Well, seems he's back to normal,' Rin noted to herself.

"Who is it?" his voice was heard more loudly.

Rin rolled her eyes at the door, or rather, the person behind it. It was amazing how his paranoia could surface for the littlest of things. "The girl of your dreams," she replied sarcastically and heaved a sigh. "Just open up, Kakashi."

Only moments later, the boy emerged from behind the door, the sour look on his face meeting with the equally sour one on hers. "Honestly," she commented exasperatedly, "you should know it's me. Were you expecting anyone else?"

He did not answer her question, only took the grocery bags out of her hands and helped her get them to the kitchen. The pair found themselves once again squashed in the small kitchenette, as they attempted to put away the groceries into their proper pantries and cupboards. Originally, Kakashi had offered to do it himself, but Rin told him that she too wanted to know where the food was being stored, thus she had joined him.

As Rin reached across Kakashi to stash the cereal in the shelf to the right of his head, her hand lightly brushed against his toned chest. Immediately she felt him stiffen and saw his arm become immobile. Blush creeping across her cheeks at the electric shock her hand had sustained, she awkwardly mumbled an apology. He'd given a stiff nod in reply and continued working almost as if nothing had happened.

Needless to say, the rest of the time they'd spent putting away foods had been shrouded in discomfort and Rin was very relieved when she put the last bag of milk into the fridge and exited the small kitchenette. Not a word was exchanged for a few hours between the two, Kakashi going out to train and Rin being left at home to prepare lunch.

As usual, she was the one to initiate a conversation, the heavy pressure of silence too overbearing.

"Um, Kakashi?" she began timidly, hoping that he was too distracted by his food to notice her nervousness.

"Hm."

"I don't wish to sound like a pest, but what are we going to do about the mattresses?"

"I'll just saw the mattresses in half or chidori them or something," he replied offhandedly.

"Chidori the mattresses?" Rin glanced at him inquisitively, all traces of nervousness gone from her features as well as her insides.

Kakashi nodded.

"Oh yes…let's put a jolt of lightning through metal…which conducts electricity. Kakashi, you are the most brilliant child I've ever met."

He glared at her. "You come up with an idea then."

"Why don't we just buy a new mattress?"

"They're expensive."

"Well, it wouldn't be that bad if we split the cost and got two of them. Think about it; we'd not only have two new mattresses but we'd each be paying for one."

"It's still expensive."

"You wouldn't need to sleep on the table."

"I don't have to sleep on the table. I can just share the bed."

Across the table, Rin's eyes widened to the size of saucers and she gave a small cough in a mix of embarrassment and surprise. Curious as to why she was acting so strangely, it took Kakashi a few moments to realize what he'd just said.

"I-I d-didn't mean it like that!" he stuttered out, just as embarrassed as she. "What I meant was…oh forget it. Come on," he motioned for her to get up.

"What?"

"We have to go buy mattresses don't we?"

Upon hearing this, Rin's demeanour changed entirely. Happily, she nodded and followed Kakashi out the door.

In this time of war, trade had ceased and because Konoha was a shinobi village, not a manufacturing company, mattresses were something that was hard to come by. Luckily for them, Rin had many connections with merchants and shopkeepers in the small village, so she managed to find access to a few comfortable and rather affordable ones. Normally, mattresses in the village cost around $107,208 yen but Rin had managed to find some at the much more affordable price of $53, 621 yen each.

"We can have these delivered to you by Tuesday, Miss Rin," the shopkeeper told her politely.

"Uh well, we kind of need them a little earlier than that. Tuesday is 3 days away," she responded.

"When do you need them for then?"

Rin smiled graciously and told him, "We'd really like it if we could get them by tonight."

The shopkeeper shook his head. "Now normally Miss Rin, I don't do same day purchase and delivery but," he held up a hand to silence her oncoming protest, "I'm forever indebted to you for taking care of my sick wife so I'll tell you what. This one time I'll make an exception and send you two of my finest delivery boys to take these mattresses to your house." He finished with a wink.

"Thank you so much! This really means a lot to me!" Rin thanked.

"No problem sweetie." He looked over at her, scrutinizing her face. "Say now, aren't you a little young to be moving in with your boyfriend?"

"Oh!" Rin yelped, a blush taking over her cheeks for at least the second time that day. "Kakashi's not my boyfriend," she informed.

The shopkeeper turned his attention immediately to Kakashi, staring back and forth between him and Rin in surprise. "Kakashi? Hatake Kakashi?" he asked, obviously to Rin.

She merely nodded, giving a small smile.

Kakashi's face remained blank, not saying anything or doing anything but his thoughts were definitely voicing themselves inside his head. 'Hatake Kakashi?' he mocked the shopkeeper. 'No, I'm the other Kakashi with silver hair. Baka.'

Looking back and forth between the two again, the shopkeeper made a motion for Rin to follow him for a moment. "Now sweetheart, are you sure you want to stay with Hatake Kakashi?" the man inquired. "I've heard some things," he told her, looking back over at Kakashi.

"Oh?" Rin questioned, looking over at Kakashi with the shopkeeper. "What have you heard?"

Noticing their stares, Kakashi turned and looked at the two, an annoyed expression on his face.

The shopkeeper turned his gaze away. "Well Miss Rin, I've heard that quite frankly he's trouble."

Obviously hearing them for he was only two meters away, Kakashi gave a snort of indignation. How dare this man suggest such a thing?

Unknowing about Kakashi's ability to hear their conversation, the shopkeeper went on. "He's the kind of guy who good girls like you shouldn't consort with."

A bit offended at this man's judgement of Kakashi but understanding his concern, Rin pointed out that she could handle herself and informed the shopkeeper that Kakashi, despite the vicious rumours circulating about him, was a good person.

"Well, if you like him Miss Rin, that's all that matters," the shopkeeper concluded. "Now for the delivery, I'll be sending over my two best men, as I said. They're also my sons," he grinned proudly. "Ryuu! Akio! Get down here!"

The sounds of footsteps running down the stairs were heard and just moments later two boys, perhaps just a few years older than Kakashi appeared in the room.

"These are my sons," the shopkeeper explained to Kakashi and Rin. "Ryuu," he motioned over to a boy with short, spiky light brown hair and bright blue eyes, "And Akio!" he motioned over to a boy with medium-length black hair and hazel eyes.

"At your service!" the two young men grinned.

"What work do you have for us today father?" Ryuu, the seemingly older son, inquired.

"You must take these two mattresses," the man pointed to two new-looking white mattresses in a corner, "and deliver them to Rin-chan and Hatake-san's place of residence!"

"Hai!" the sons gave their father a salute, each picking up a mattress and wading out the door.

Kakashi followed them, wanting to make sure that his precious new mattresses (which he'd spent way too much money on, in his opinion) were going to arrive safely without so much as a scratch. He helped them load the mattresses in their delivery cart and together, the three of them waited for Rin to appear so they could begin their trip.

Back inside the store, Rin was thanking the shopkeeper multiple times for his hospitality and services, as well as paying him. As soon as the business transaction was finished, she rushed outside to meet her teammate and the delivery boys.

Surprisingly enough to Kakashi, the two delivering the mattresses to his home had done a very good job of getting them there immaculately. The only problem he had with them was that they didn't want to help him take the old mattresses downstairs to the garbage.

"Why not?" he was currently arguing. "You brought mattresses up and it's a lot easier to take them down. Just do it."

"Nope, sorry bud. We can't," Akio told him.

"Come on! It's not that hard!"

"Sorry."

Kakashi gave a sigh of defeat and frustration, only too glad when Rin came to take over the situation. "Leave this to me," she'd told him quietly and he backed away as soon as she'd spoken those words.

"Now," Rin turned to the other two boys, "you two seem like very kind and reasonable gentlemen. Would you mind helping me get these two old mattresses off my hands? They're really heavy and my friend over there isn't nearly as strong as you two. Surely, you could help me, couldn't you?"

Letting her praise sink in, Rin watched as the delivery boys' expressions went from contradictory to cheerful. "Well," Ryuu said, "if it'll help a cute little lady like you, we'd be happy to."

"Thank you boys," she smiled at them, "you're very sweet."

Kakashi just sat back and watched the scene unfurl, from Rin giving the boys compliments to ordering them around and making sure they didn't damage the apartment during their moving. Ten minutes later she came back up to the apartment, exhausted and collapsed on one of the new mattresses, claiming it as her own.

"We've gotten a lot done today," she announced proudly.

"We only had to deal with infinite amounts of incompetence and people who were sure I was going to kill them any second," Kakashi countered.

"Don't be so negative," she chided. "Make yourself useful and prepare dinner."

"Fine. What do you want?"

"There's some instant ramen in the top left-hand cupboard."

"Fine."

Ten minutes and five microwave explosions later, Kakashi emerged from the kitchen, carrying two bowls of instant ramen. Handing one to Rin, he took a seat on the mattress beside hers and began eating, his body begging for food after the mattress carrying he'd done.

"Ok," he said finally, "time to sleep. Do you want the washroom or shall I go?" he asked.

When he received no response, he looked over to notice Rin already asleep, the empty ramen bowl placed neatly beside her mattress. Sighing, he pulled out a blanket from the dresser and draped it on top of her. "Guess it's me then."

AN: Hope you guys liked it! As always, please feel free to leave as long and detailed as a review you like. Constructive crit is something that I always appreciate so if you find flaws in my fic, whether they be with regards to content or to spelling/grammar issues, I urge you to let me know about them immediately.

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