A/N: Note in the front this time (: To be honest I had hoped for a little more feedback last chapter ^^ But anyways, I'm actually having a bit of trouble recently with ideas… I sort of started this story without too much planning and I have some writer's block. So I'm super receptive to any ideas right now :o
Disclaimer: Inuyasha and Naruto, as much as I love them, do not belong to me.
They had all settled around Naruto's small dining table, so small that they all had to squish close together to make room for everything. Somehow he and Kagome had ended up next to each other, so close that their legs were touching under the table.
Naruto was on his third bowl, slurping up the noodles with gusto. Sasuke, who Naruto battled long and hard many times to convince him to finally return to Konoha, looked irritated at his teammate's lack of manners as Naruto noisily devoured the ramen. Sakura was shaking her head, but looking content nonetheless. It was a nice scene, Kakashi admitted, to see all his students gathered together like and peacefully celebrating his recovery.
And there's a new addition… Kakashi thought while discretely sneaking a glance at the young woman beside him. "Sai couldn't make it." Sakura told Kakashi. "Something came up with Root."
Naruto wrinkled his nose and waved his chopsticks around as he declared, "Sai's still listening to that wrinkly, old bastard? He really needs to get away from Danzo. That guy gives me the creeps."
"Naruto!" Kagome scolded, narrowing her eyes at the younger male. "Watch the way you address your elders." Naruto seemed to shrink under her chastisement, much to everyone's amusement. He mumbled a petulant note of agreement and proceeded to down another bowl of noodles.
Suddenly the door flew open, and a tiny blur sailed through the air and jumped into Kagome's lap. "Mama!" The child said happily, his forest-green eyes alight in joy. "I hope you saved some for me."
"Shippo!" Kagome greeted, burying her head and snuggling against the child. "Of course I did."
Shippo grinned excitedly, before glancing down and noticing Kakashi's close proximity to his maternal figure. The child narrowed his eyes, giving Kakashi a look that promised trouble, and asked, "Who're you?"