A/N: Hey everybody! Welcome back. So, it's ramen time for "the boys" while Anko does a little unpacking at home. Let's see what she finds in Kakashi's boxes, shall we? Enjoy!

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As Anko looked at the three tired ninja blobs that had flopped over various parts of the apartment she said, "I seem to remember someone promising ramen for moving services? You three had better get going. And have Kakashi home soon – he has to get to bed. DON'T SAY IT!" All three ninjas held their tongues.

The thought of ramen spurred Naruto to sit up. "Come on Kakashi-sensei! Ramen awaits us!"

Kakashi said, "I know you won't shut up until I feed you, so let's go. Coming Asuma?"

"Yeah, sure. I could use a bowl or three."

Kakashi said, "So the boss let you out tonight for longer than just helping me move?"

"I'm going to kick your ass. You owe me ramen."

"Who said I'm paying for you?"

"You're paying for the kid's services. You can pay for mine," Asuma said.

Kakashi said, "Fine. I'll remember to charge you the next time I have to save your ass!" Naruto giggled. So did Anko.

Anko said, "Take it out in the hall boys! No brawling in the apartment!"

Kakashi turned and said, "But honey, does that mean I can't have 'Tuesday night take-down wrestling tournaments' with the guys anymore?" At the thought of Kakashi holding wrestling tournaments in their apartment, Anko immediately regretted asking him to move in with her. And it showed on the expression on her face. She walked right up to him and he said, "I'm kidding of course."

She said, "You're lucky you were. Because the only Tuesday night take-down wrestling tournaments held here will be between you and me."

Asuma let out a, "He he," before he could stop himself, which earned him a glare from both Kakashi and Anko. Naruto, seeing that they were all going to be in for big trouble if they didn't leave soon, grabbed Asuma by his shirt and pulled him into the hall. Kakashi turned, flipped down his mask and gave Anko a quick kiss on the mouth.

"Don't be out too late; you have to get up early."

"I won't be. As soon as I'm done feeding the animals, I'll be right back." He flipped his mask back up and turned to head out the door.

She said, "Good. I'll be waiting." Kakashi turned back to her one more time and she gave him a wink. He promised himself he'd be home early if her wink was any indication of what might be waiting for him when he got back.

Anko closed the door behind him and then leaned against it and smiled. This is going pretty well so far. Kakashi's just about moved in, he'll get the green light from Korekimi tomorrow, and everything will get back to normal. Speaking of normal, my new normal life consists of living with a man. And an impending marriage! Holy shit, have things changed suddenly. She got a little anxious at the gravity of the subjects that had just literally changed her life in the last 24 hours. None of them were little changes, they were great big fat changes, and she had no time to get used to them. At least she'd have some time to get used to being engaged, because she had no inclination of getting married any time soon.

She went to Kakashi's boxes and decided to unpack his things for him while he was gone. She unpacked the remainder of his clothes, looking through his socks, underwear, shirts, everything, and put them in piles according to what they were. She put his underwear in one pile, socks in a mound in another and so forth. She opened and folded his shirts and put them in their own pile as well. She did the same with all his other clothes, which there really weren't too many of.

Most of his clothes were simple – they were easy wearing and made for comfort when he was home from missions. As she contentedly folded his shirts and put them in a pile, she noticed a black shirt that had writing on it. She opened it up and read it and thought oh, this has GOT to go. The shirt had the picture of a van on it and the words, "Love Machine" written under it. Instead of tossing it, she folded it with the words on the outside, facing up, so she'd be sure to ask him about it when he got home. Home. This is his home. This is so weird. As she finished with his clothes, she left them on the bed, deciding to let him decide where he'd like to store them.

Anko went back into the hall and picked up another box. It was quite heavy and she put it back down quickly and opened the top to see what was inside. She stared down at Kakashi's entire Icha Icha collection. Oh my God. He's obsessed! 'Icha Icha Courteous Concubines,' 'Icha Icha Vivacious Vixens,' oh dear God. Wait, what's this one . . . and she sat there for a minute and paged through 'Icha Icha Dominatrix of Desire,' and thought hmmm, this one seems vaguely familiar . . .

When she realized she'd spent about ten minutes reading instead of putting the books away she snapped the box cover shut, and lugged it into the bedroom to carefully put them away alphabetically inside the bedside table where the shelves waited for them.

Kakashi and Asuma continued to bicker on the way to get the ramen he'd promised. Naruto just stayed silent and salivated. The only thing that went through his head was, ramenramenramenramenramenramen on and on until he was actually seated on a stool at Ichiraku's ramen shop.

Quiet fell over the three shinobi as they sat on the stools at the ramen shop. Each contemplated which type to order, and all three realized, they were tired. Two of them were surprised by how tired they felt and attributed it to their age. The younger ninja knew that his fatigue would leave him the moment the first bundle of steaming noodles touched his lips.

Asuma finally put down his menu and said, "You're a lucky man Kakashi. It's a pretty big step moving in with someone. You seem pretty content. What the hell happened to you on your sabbatical?"

Kakashi still perused his menu. He said without looking, "I learned some pretty important lessons, and I made some decisions. You ever think about moving in with Kurenai?"

"She barely admits to us being a couple at times. We've talked about moving in together, but for some reason, she wants to keep "us" a big secret."

Kakashi said, "Yeah, I can understand that," knowing that he had an even bigger secret that he was currently keeping.

Naruto interrupted, "Sorry Asuma, but everybody really does know you two are together. And if anyone's not sure, then they think you are anyway."

Asuma turned and looked at Naruto. He nodded because he knew it was true. He thought the kid's right. What is Kurenai's big hang up? "It doesn't matter; let's celebrate Kakashi and Anko moving in together."

Kakashi said, "Here, here."

Naruto said, "Yeah, and the fact that we NEVER have to move that damn couch again."

Kakashi said, "Amen to that."

Asuma said, "We'd better hurry up and order. We have to get Kakashi-kins back home or Mummy will come looking for him."

Naruto chimed in, "Yeah, Anko wants him home early for some kissy-kissy!" Naruto made incredibly loud kissy noises accompanied by large fish lips.

Rather than bloody Ichiraku's ramen shop, Kakashi simply put down his menu and smacked both his companions in the back of their respective heads. Both yelled a bit, which caused Ayame to come running out from behind the back counter. Kakashi put his hand up when he saw the look of concern on her face. He said, "Pardon me Ayame, but we're ready to order now." All three placed their orders, while two of them rubbed the back of their heads.

Anko continued to put away Kakashi's entire Icha Icha collection, chuckling at some of the titles while curiously paging through ones that seemed, "interesting." She soon accomplished the task and closed the doors to the bedside table. There, his beloved collection is all safe and sound. There are a couple there that I wouldn't mind taking more of a look through . . .

She stood up, clapped her hands together and went for another box. She opened one that was pretty heavy and thought not more books! She opened it and was relieved to find small ninja weapons of every sort. She closed up the box and opened another, finding Kakashi's toiletries. She picked up the box and brought it to the bathroom. He can put these away some other time.

It had been a while since Kakashi had taken his "movers" for ramen. Anko looked at her clock and thought, you'd better hurry your ass up Kakashi or there will be no fun for you tonight.

Kakashi, Asuma and Naruto spent about forty-five minutes consuming hot ramen in all flavors and kinds. Kakashi was quite content with a single bowl, while Asuma had two, and Naruto had seven before Kakashi told him, "No more." Kakashi ordered one "to go" ramen to take home to Anko in case she wanted it. Now that he lived with someone, he had to think of them as well as himself. He thought she might be hungry, so, trying to be considerate of her, he ordered her some.

Asuma finally stood up, stretched, and twisted his trunk at the waist from side to side. He said, "Well, better get back home. Thanks for the food."

Kakashi said, "Thanks for your help. I couldn't have done it by myself. Yeah, you'd better get home, the boss is waiting."

Asuma shook his head and said, "You are such a fucker, but still, good to have you back. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Right. Naruto, you heading out?"

"Yeah Kakashi-sensei," Naruto rubbed his distended stomach, "I'm going to go sit at home for a while and digest. I'll see you tomorrow. You'd better get home to Anko!" Naruto stepped back a few feet and made his kissy noises again. When Kakashi lunged at him, Naruto managed to leap away, even with a very over-full stomach packed with undigested ramen.

Kakashi stood in the street and sighed. Those idiots. I swear. But I should get going. I wonder what Anko's got in store for me? He picked up his take out and went home.

The door was locked when he got there. He remembered about his key and used it to let himself in. Anko wasn't immediately there, but he saw that some of his boxes were gone, or opened. He called, "Honey, I'm home!" Then he stood there a minute and let those words replay in his head. I'm home. Moments later, Anko peeked out of the bathroom.

"I was just putting some of your toiletries in here." Kakashi smiled at her and held up the take-out. "You brought me ramen? How thoughtful! Come to think of it, I am kind of hungry." She bounced over to him, pulled his mask down and gave him a quick kiss, then reached for the ramen. He held it over his head out of her reach. She jumped and tried to get it, but couldn't reach. "HEY! What gives?"

"No ramen until I get another kiss."

Anko put her hands on her hips and looked at him. "I want that ramen."

"You have to earn it just like everybody else did."

Anko walked straight up to Kakashi, her face just millimeters from his, and as he closed his eyes and puckered up, she reached down and grabbed "the boys" and held them firmly. Kakashi's eyes popped open and a slight squeak came out of his mouth. He lowered the ramen take-out slowly and she took it with her unoccupied hand. "There. That's better," she said. Then she kissed him lightly on the lips, released him, and walked away happily. Kakashi just stood there trying to breathe for a minute and thought God damn she's dangerous! And I love this woman? Yes, I fucking do. Kakashi watched her walk away, knowing that she had earned her ramen in her own way.

Anko sat at the table and opened the ramen take out. After finding some chop sticks, she began gobbling the still steaming ramen at a rapid pace. Between bites, she said, "Don't worry; I'm sure I'll earn this later." She continued to shovel the flavored noodles into her mouth while she kept an eye on him. Then she said, "Don't forget. We need to go to bed soon."

"Yep, you've gotta earn that ramen."

"That's what I intended to do. But it'll have to be soon. I have to make sure you get to your appointment on time. In the meantime, I put your clothes on the bed, you can find some space in the drawers, NOT in my underwear drawer, and put them away. Also, I left your stuff in the bathroom that belongs there. Put things where you want them."

"Thanks for unpacking for me." He looked around and saw that the box that contained his entire Icha Icha collection was missing!

He looked around in a panic until Anko said after a particularly large blob of ramen, "Mff, follow me." She motioned for him to follow her to the bedroom. She took him by the shoulders and sat him on the bed facing the bedside table. Then she opened the doors and waved her hand to the shelves where his entire collection resided – alphabetically. She swallowed hard and said, "I didn't know how you wanted them so alphabetically seemed easiest."

He said, "I usually change the order of them – by publication date, favorites, but alphabetical works too. Thank you for doing that for me."

"Sure. Just wanted to make sure your babies were safe for you. Now, your clothes – put them away. One question."

Kakashi stood up and began looking around at Anko's dresser drawers, looking for some space for his things. He said, "Yeah?"

She said, "Love machine?" as she pointed to the shirt on the top of the pile of his shirts.

Kakashi blushed and scratched the back of his head. "Ha, ha, ha," he laughed nervously, "bet you're wondering where that came from huh? Ha, ha."

"Only if you want to tell me."

He picked it up quickly and said, "Uh, some stalker woman that I went out with once a long time ago. She tucked this in my mailbox one day."

"And you kept it?"

"I used it to dust with. Will you believe that?"

Anko laughed. She really didn't care. What was in Kakashi's past could stay in his past. All she was really concerned about was the present moment, and their future together. She said, "I don't really care what you do with it, because from now on, you're MY love machine."

Kakashi exhaled a very long grateful sigh in his mind. Anko left him to his jobs as she went about her own business, getting things ready for the next morning to make sure Kakashi would get to his appointment with Korekimi on time.

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A/N: Kakashi might want to get rid of the shirt from his past, or Anko might have to grab "the boys," again.

Next up: Kakashi meets with Korekimi, and remember that right turn I told you about that this story is going to take? It's almost here. See you soon!