Yoruko: This is an (overly) belated birthday present for Whispering Kage. Sorry that it's so late, Kage-san! I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: Nothing you recognize (including the pairing, if it's been done) belongs to Yoruko Rhapsodos.

Pairing: Kagome/Obito/Kakashi threesome, some one-sided Kakashi/Rin

Summary: Most would find the nature of the trio's relationship crazy or weird- especially if they know the three of them. Others would simply ignore it; act like it won't last, or think something is wrong with them. (Or even go so far as to deny that their relationship is what it actually is) Kakashi Hatake himself wonders exactly how things developed to their present state at times. Kagome Higurashi and Obito Uchiha, however, know otherwise. They've known for a long time that this was only inevitable. Neither was ever willing to let Kakashi go the moment they realized how they felt.

Warnings: threesome, some shonen-ai, light language, some mention of violence.

Notes: first attempt at what would probably count as a drabble. (As far as I know anyway.)

Of Fate and Chance

The three of them met when they were ten. Kagome, (who was found under extraordinary circumstances when she was three) Obito, and Rin were put on the same team as Kakashi because Minato Namikaze had been the only jounin willing and able to take them on as genin. Kagome and Obito had the same amount of training as Kakashi who had graduated the academy at the ridiculously young age of six and Rin, who scored the highest on the written portion of the exam, had been second in skill only to Kagome, the only female student how had genuinely taken her training seriously. Therefore, whoever set up the teams thought that they might as well be put on a team together.

At first, it had nearly been more disastrous then the set-up for the next generation of Team 7. Rin was a usually kinder, more level-headed version of Sakura who was slightly worse in her fangirl tendencies; Rin was quite clearly "in love" with him. (It turned out to be admiration mistaken for something else) Obito had had an obvious crush on Rin yet unfortunately had a similar effect on her that Naruto had had on Sakura. (Only without the violence or blowing up) It had been similar to Team 7 2.0's love triangle with some key differences- Kakashi was oblivious to her feelings (he still has no idea), Rin was occasionally successful in obtaining what was supposed to be a date yet Kakashi never seemed to realize that it was a date, Obito was obvious in his feelings to the point that even Kakashi could see it(who was unusually insightful in terms of emotions when it came to Obito and Kagome) yet not only did Rin herself remain oblivious but Obito had rarely if ever even attempted to act on his feelings, and Kakashi tolerated both Obito and Rin.

Yet strangely enough things were never as bad. Maybe it was only thanks to Minato and Kagome. Perhaps it was the fact that Kagome got along with all three of them. But the original Team 7 never had the same problem with teamwork when on duty. Many times their amazing ability to manage to work together at least when on missions had saved their hides.

As time went on and Rin found she didn't have the stomach for what a field kunoichi, shinobi, or medic-nin needed to do therefore decided to become a medic that didn't leave Konoha, the dynamics started to change. It was like Rin was the metaphorical "third wheel", only in this case it was "fourth wheel". There had quite clearly been something between Kagome, Obito, and Kakashi. Kakashi just denied it to even himself.

It was shortly before they turned fifteen (pretty much right after the disastrous mission that nearly killed Obito and left Kakashi missing an eye) when Kagome and Obito became a couple. It was, ridiculously enough yet somewhat expected, almost a scandal for some reason that Kagome Higurashi ("Of all people" in some idiots' words) was the woman who the black sheep of the Uchiha clan had decided to date. (Others wondered why any Uchiha, even one as different from most Uchiha as Obito, would bother dating a girl like Kagome who while pretty and a very powerful ninja was a nobody in terms of money, political or economic power, and social status. It was bad enough in the eyes of most that she didn't have a bloodline.) The two of them never let what others thought bother them, though- they were in love and that was all that mattered.

Well, almost all that mattered. They were content, but both felt something for Kakashi Hatake and knew that it was mutual on both accounts. Yet Kakashi only seemed to have or be interested flings or short-lasting relationships with women didn't even see or know the real him. That only lasted for a couple of years before Kagome and Obito put their foot down and made him theirs. The three of them belonged together after all. To this day, no one knows how it happened and few are aware of even generally let alone exactly when. Only that Kagome and Obito claim or mention without fail if someone bothers to ask them that Kakashi had been very surprised.

Owari

Yoruko: Next I'll work on some requests that I've received.

Kagome: That was different.

Yoruko: It was, as mentioned, a request/birthday present for someone. Besides, it seemed like the best idea.

Kagome: *shrugs* Whatever floats your boat.