Chapter 4- Dinner

That evening found Tsunade and Neko eating out at Ditzuo's. They were laughing and drinking when Neko suddenly got very still.

"Are you OK?" Tsunade asked

Neko nodded, "Yes my friend I am good, however if you would excuse me for one moment there is something I need to see to."

Tsunade smiled, "Go" she said

Neko disappeared only to reappear in front of Kakashi.

"It's not nice to spy on people" she said to him

"Huh?" Kakashi took a step back he had only just seen them inside and stopped to watch her. "But I wasn't, I mean I was just. . . "

"Join Us?" Neko asked

"I couldn't intrude" he replied to her

"Then perhaps another time" Neko turned to leave

"Wait!" Kakashi said taking a step towards her his hand reaching out to grab her elbow

She half turned to him "Yes?"

Kakashi stood there, "I Um well…"

"Come inside Kakashi"

He nodded and followed her to the table, Neko slid into the booth and Kakashi followed her, his leg pressing against hers, where he could feel her every move. Tsunade smiled at Kakashi.

"Good of you to join" us she said to him

"I'm not intruding am I?" He asked

"Nonsense Neko and I were just catching up on all the lost time. I have known her since she was very little."

He looked from one woman to the other "Oh?" He asked

Neko laughed, "Yes I met Tsunade when I was what five?"

Tsunade nodded "yes right after her parents died"

"Yes fate smiled on me that day" Neko said dryly.

"You grew up here?" Kakashi asked searching his mind for any knowledge of her.

"Yes and no I did most of my training here- I was a year behind you then when I was 15 I started hiring out to other lands, I haven't been home in 12 years."

"So she's 27" he thought and it's been 10 years since I saw her.

Neko smiled at him, "You think too much Kakashi" she said to him

Tsunade laughed, "you know you two are a good pair why don't you team up until I can get a squad for you. What do you say Kakashi?"

"Oh I don't know" he said "it does sound like fun, Tenzo is away, I guess it would be nice to have another adult to talk to." Thinking to himself This is PERFECT!

"Good" Tsunade said.

Neko shook her head she knew what her Hokage was up to as she also knew that Kakashi was the boy she met 10 years ago on a moonlit night. The rest of the meal was spent in lively conversation.