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"Mi-ha-ri-chan!" A silver haired youth the same age as Mihari called out to her, a hand raised in the air and the other in his pocket. Mihari turned to face him.

"Ah! Kakashi-kun, what are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing, Mihari-chan. Shouldn't you be resting? You've got a mission tomorrow."

"Ahh, well…" she started.

"Hmm? Did something strange happen?" Kakashi's young face looked at her with curiosity.

"As a matter of fact, something did happen," She gave him a half-hearted smile. "Walk with me?" She took a step and began walking; he matched her pace alongside her. Mihari gazed up at the stars as she walked. Taking a path she was so familiar with, she didn't have to actually watch where she was going.

Kakashi watched her silently, trying to read her thoughts as they strolled through Konoha. Her long straight green hair billowed lightly as she walked. Her green and black tinted eyes were deep in thought. He noticed something in those eyes, a need for comfort. He reached out and held her hand. The touch suddenly brought her back to reality. She looked at Kakashi and smiled.

"I have a sister," she laughed lightly, "two in fact. One of them is here, in Konoha,"

"Oh?"

"Mmm," she nodded. "Sarutobi-ojiisan had asked to see me and well, it looks like I'll be raising her. He seems to think I can handle it, young as I may be,"

"Well if the Hokage believes you can do it, you can. He's always had high hopes for you. And with good reason, you're almost as good as me," he let out a slight laugh.

"Heh, you are one of the most amazing…" She started, he looked at her expectantly. "Hah, I shouldn't say anymore, you might get a swelled head." She shot him a wide smile. Her smile faded after a few silent moments. "I'm being transferred to Research. Tomorrow he'll be coming over to see if I should move, for the baby."

"Hmm…" He crossed his arms and sat on a nearby bench, taking a moment to collect his thoughts.

"What's on your mind, Kakashi-kun?" she sat next to him, resting her head on his shoulder cuddling up to him for warmth as a chill wind blew.

"We should move in together." He said finally, wrapping his arms around her.

"Eh?!" She raised her head and stared at him, more than a little shocked at his sudden suggestion.

"Yes, definitely. It's a good idea." He looked at her and rested his forehead against hers, rubbing their noses together.

"Wh-what has gotten into you?" she looked away from him a splash of red across her face, her confident, adult, nin-attitude melting away to reveal the teenage girl she really was.

"Well, we are dating and we spend most of our time at each other's homes anyway, only leaving for sleep so, why not?" He looked at her nervously, blushing a bit himself beneath his mask as he casually suggested they elevate their relationship status.

"D-Dating?" She looked at him, her eyes bright and happy with a huge smile on her face.

"Yes, dating. There's really no point in denying it anymore, right?" He grinned at her widely through his mask. She bounced where she sat beside him excitedly before opening up her arms and hugging him tightly. Kakashi laugh at her sudden burst of excitement.

"I didn't realize you'd be this happy about it," he remarked quietly. He hugged her back; reminiscing on the doubts he'd had about asking her to be his over the past few weeks.

She let him go, sighing heavily and leaning back into the bench before refocusing their conversation

"You do realize I'm going to be raising a kid right? It won't just be the two of us." She looked at him hoping that this wouldn't deter him from her. But orders were orders and she was instructed to take care of the child. If Kakashi wanted to live with her still, then he was serious about them. If not he was still truly as young as he looks.

"Yes, I understand that. But I think, it'll be a good chance to see what kind of baby Mihari-chan might have been," He said simply as he tapped her forehead, teasing her a bit.

"Gah, Kashi-kun! Babies are a lot of hard work you know,"

"I know. That's why I'm not having one. At least not yet." He gave her a plain smile through his mask. She swatted at his shoulder playfully. He caught her hand and pulled her into another tight hug. "I don't care how young we are. I have enough sense to recognize that I care a lot for you." He ended the hug but held onto her shoulders keeping her at arm's length, "besides imagine the kind of prodigy we could raise together! She may not be my blood but she is yours."

Mihari looked at him through gentle, caring eyes.

Kakashi took her hand as he stood.

"Let's get you home."

A knock at the door drew Mihari away from the cleaning she was doing around her apartment.

"Coming!" she called out. She walked to the door and let out a quick sigh. She opened it and bowed low to the Hokage standing on the other side. "Welcome to my home."

"Thank you," he bowed in return "I will be in your care," After a moment they exchanged a hug, laughing at how silly the pleasantries felt. Mihari offered him slippers in place of his shoes and he accepted, leaving his shoes by the door.

"My, it is rather small in here," he said as he looked around. "I never realized."

"Ah, yes. It's been only me for as long as I have been here. I don't really need much," Mihari's quiet reply made her think about Kakashi's question from the night before as she took a look around herself. It was quite small she realized. One room with a small bathroom and kitchen off to the side, a tall mirror hung from one wall beside a bookcase and a dresser, the bed was in a corner under a window. At the center of the room was a small clear table that could serve, at most, two.

"Mihari why didn't you tell me? You're practically an adult surely you've felt you've needed more space!"

"Heh, well.. I suppose I've thought about it once or twice but I don't have guests all that often and I'm usually away on a mission of some kind so it never bothered me enough to say anything."

"Well you'll certainly need to move if you're going to be raising a child. I'll see to the arrangements at once,"

A knock on her window drew her attention away from the Hokage.

"Yo," Kakashi said, his one visible eye half-lidded as usual and two fingers casually held up.

"Kakashi-kun! People have doors for a reason you know," she stated matter-of-factly.

"Ohh hello Hokage-sama," he suddenly realized why she cared about his window entrance.

"Hello Kakashi, nice of you to join us," Hiruzen said with a smile.

"Did Mihari-chan already ask you about my proposition?"

"Proposition?" He looked from Mihari to Kakashi and back.

"Ahh, I haven't had the chance yet he's only just arrived a few moments before you," she said as Kakashi casually removed his shoes before stepping onto the floor and walking over to drop them by the door. Mihari looked at him and smiled.

"Ojii-san, Kakashi-kun and I had a talk last night and well… With the move and all happening anyway, we were hoping it'd be okay to move in together." She said after turning to face him directly. The Hokage raised an eyebrow at the idea not sure if they were serious. After a moment he realized they were.

"Hokage-sama, we're both quite mature for our age, and we know this. As full-fledged ninjas we're not children anymore and haven't been for quite some time." Kakashi pleaded their case.

The Hokage listened to Kakashi as he walked around the small apartment, examining the neatness of it. He looked at the two of them. Far younger than he was when he fell in love but also more accomplished than he was by their age. Both truly prodigy's of their generation. And sadly, the life of a shinobi was dangerous and often short. But knowing this, he felt maybe the two would truly hold onto what they have.

"I suppose it could be beneficial to have a kunoichi raised by prodigies…" he said making his choice seem like more of a calculated gain.

"Oh thank you Ojii-san! Thank you!" Mihari jumped up and hugged him tightly, letting her excitement get the better of her. He hugged her back, glad to make his adopted granddaughter this happy. He looked to Kakashi, who gave his thanks and looked away, not one to be as emotional with people who weren't Mihari.

The moon was bright and full that evening. Kakashi and Mihari had just left the Hokage's building.

"So it's really done then," Kakashi stated with a heavy sigh. Mihari walked beside him, a thick folder of documents in her arms.

"Yea… Great," she held up the bundle with both hands. "The amount of excitement I have to look through and study every detail of this folder… I'm just barley holding onto my enthusiasm." Each word dripping with sarcasm.

"Well, it shouldn't be so bad Miha-chan. You did help with collecting some of that data, when you still worked in the field,"

"Don't say it like that! You make it sound like it's been years already," she whined. "And it will be years eventually." Frowning, Mihari hung her head. Not thrilled about having to push papers and analyze documents for the upcoming years.

"You're gonna lose your edge," he teased her "and get fat," he poked at her belly. Mihari swatted at him with the folder.

"No way, no how! Whenever you're home we're training together. And besides, I'll be chasing after a kid so much… Ugh. I'll probably be fine." Her expression looking as defeated as she felt, she let go a deep sigh.

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Author's Note: I got a favorite this week! I'm so happy, to thank this beautiful, beautiful reader of mine the next chapter will be edited and out this time next week or maybe even sooner! Just knowing you enjoy my story motivates me to write even more!

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