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Chapter 5: Home

He was on his way to the Palace of the moon to ask for permission to formally court Kagome. If only he could have done this quickly and without any mishaps. But faith had a cruel sense of humor.

"Oi! Kakashi-sensei, do you think they'll serve ramen there!" Naruto yelled from a few feet behind.

Being their team leader, he had to bring them along for training experience. Yet, at this very moment, he wanted to tie Naruto's feet together and hang him upside from a branch. It had been almost a week since they left Konoha on foot and if they continued for the rest of the day without break, they should arrive by dawn. The journey was long but they finally reached the gates of the Palace. The teens stared up at the castle in awe.

The guards stopped the group, sniffing softly before recognizing Kagome's scent and bowing.

"Kagome-sama welcome back. Sura already has four rooms ready for your guests."

They followed a girl around the age of fifteen with brown hair and green eyes. She had brown cat ears tipped with black on top of her head and a brown tail peeking out from under her kimono. Naruto easily conversed with the neko demon as she led them to their rooms. Kagome smiled. It felt good to be home. Kakashi being with here filled her entire being with happiness.

Smile when he makes you happy.

Inuyasha and Naruto found themselves in a ramen eating contest. She hugged Inuyasha tightly, tweaking his dog-ears with a smile. Kakashi stared at Inuyasha with his sharigan activated. Wrapping an arm around Kagome, he pulled her back in a possessive embrace and pressed his lips against hers.

Kagome squeaked softly then pushed Kakashi away, her face flushed with anger. Poking her index finger into his chest repeatedly, she growled.

"KAKASHI HATAKE, what are you thinking? I'm not here for you to grab like property! You need to rein that possessiveness; If I wasn't a miko, I would've sworn you were part inu with that trait!"

And yell when he makes you mad.


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