Home Again

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Kagome breathed in a lungful of the clear air of her home, her real home. It had been too long since she had last been here, and she couldn't wait to find out what all of her old friends had been up to for the past ten years, because they wouldn't believe what she had gone through.

She gripped the strap of her pack more securely and walked through the gates of Konoha. Now... where would Kakashi be?

As it was, Hatake Kakashi was trying his best not to strangle his genin team, not that you would be able to tell he was struggling just by looking at him. Naruto and Sasuke were 'competing' again, and Sakura was… well... she was simply being her annoying self as she tried to gain Sasuke's affections, not that she could even get his attention.

It was at times like these that he wished for his own genin days; they may have been just as annoying, but he hadn't been the one to deal with the genin all day. Plus, she had been there, always ready to help. The Copy-nin sighed as she thoughts drifted to her again, like always.

She, of course, was his first best friend, real best friend, after Obito and Rin. She had always been there, healing him of not only all of physical injuries he endured on missions, but any mental ones as well. She had been there when Obito died, when Rin 'left' and when Arashi had given up his life. She was there, if only just holding him.

He sighed again as Naruto's and Sasuke's competition got a lot louder; they really were a crazy bunch. "Ma ma… this isn't where I though I would find you, Kashi." Before he could turn around to face the speaker, two slender arms wrapped around his shoulders. "Though, I did expect you to be reading that disgusting porn of Jiraiya's."

His eye widened at the voice and he didn't pay attention to the three genin that were now staring at him in confusion. "Kagome…" A laugh came from behind him and she put her head on his shoulder.

"Took you long enough." Bright blue eyes blazed with mirth as she looked over the preteens watching them. "Hey, it's a Chibi-Team Arashi!" She unwound one arm to point at Naruto. "Obito." Her arm moved to Sakura. "Rin." Then Sasuke. "And last but not least, you!"

Kakashi laughed at the irritated looks on his team's faces and put his book away. "You guys can go; we're done for the day." They gave him wary glances before standing and leaving, wondering who that strange girl was.

Once they were out of sight, Kakashi reached an arm around and pulled the miko onto his lap to get a good look at her face. Kagome simply sat there smiling. He hadn't changed much, really; same messy hair, mask, and covered Sharingan eye.

Kakashi stared intently into her eyes, trying to figure out what had changed about her. She had obviously had to get stronger, her lean muscles said as much, but her eyes seemed a little dimmed, and he could see that she had seen lots of bloodshed. "Besides the fact that you're older, nothing has changed; I'm still taller than you." He wouldn't mention the change in her eyes, because it was the same change in his own.

The miko stuck out her tongue causing the jounin to laugh. She really was the same old Kagome. He tilted his head down to lean against hers. "Not that I'm unhappy to see you or anything, but what are you doing here?"

She shifted so her back was to his chest and leaned back knowing that he wouldn't let her fall. "Does it matter? I'm home again, and I'm not leaving, so you're stuck with me whether you like it or not."

Kakashi chuckled and wrapped his arms around her waist. "I wouldn't have it any other way."

AN: Here's this one! Thank you all for reviewing and please leave me a review with the usual: your thoughts and anything you may want me to write.

Coming up is: Kagome and Deidara, Kagome and Team 7, Kagome and Little Adventure, Kagome and Neji, Kagome and Lee, Kagome and Naruto, and Kagome and Itachi. It should be in that order.