AN: its been a while! wow. i've worked on this story well not at all lately but i have like 5 chapters i can give you guys. I haven't posted them cause... well... i'm a perfectionist guys. i truthfully am rather sad with this story at the moment but i will still give it to you!

Chapter 6

Nikiya opened her eyes. 'Was it all a dream?' she thought. She turned on to her right side and saw Kakashi sleeping on a bed close to hers. She took in a deep breath. Tears streamed down her cheeks. It wasn't a dream. Nikiya jumped out of her bed and leapt onto Kakashi to hug him.

Kakashi woke with a start and fell out of the bed while groping for his kunai knives. "Oh. Good morning, Nikiya." He said while catching his breath. Nikiya giggled and hugged him tightly.

"It's really real." She whispered while she snuggled her face against Kakashi's chest.

"Of course it is." Kakashi said, hugging her back.

"It's not a dream… No more Itachi." She said with realization of what had really happened. "No more torture. It's just you and me!" she looked so happy. Nikiya got up and spun around with her arms outstretched. Kakashi grabbed her around the waist when she was mid-spin, pulled down his mask, and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck.

He pulled away and looked her over. She had gotten skinnier from her stay with the Akatsuki; her clothes were barely staying on due to how torn they were. Her hair was a mess to say the least, but she was still the most beautiful thing that Kakashi had ever laid eyes on. "We need to get you something decent to wear." Kakashi said with a laugh.

"What? Are these not suitable?" She said seriously. Kakashi almost believed her until she started to laugh. Nikiya bent over she was laughing so hard. Kakashi had started laughing too. They stopped laughing after about 5 minutes.

Kakashi grabbed Nikiya's hand and led her out of the Hokage tower. She walked next to him through Konoha. They stopped by a small shop. A skinny brunette girl walked up to them.

"May I help you, Kakashi?" she said sweetly.

"Tenten? What are you doing here?" Kakashi asked with surprise.

"I got a part time job here to get a little extra money. My boss makes exceptions for missions and such so it works out pretty good." Tenten explained.

"Cool." He said calmly. "I need help getting her some clothes."

Tenten looked Nikiya over. "Got that right." Tenten said with a laugh. "Have I met you before?"

"You're Tenten, right? You used to stay away from most people if my memory is correct. You used to hang around with me a lot though." Nikiya said with a smile. Kakashi looked at her in surprise.

"Wait a sec. Nikiya? Oh my gosh! Nikiya!" Tenten squealed in delight and gave Nikiya a hug. "You're alive! I can't believe it!" Tenten bounced up and down in excitement with her hands on Nikiya's arms.

"Ouch." Nikiya whispered.

"I'm sorry!" Tenten said after stopping suddenly. Nikiya grabbed Kakashi's arm for balance.

"You okay?" Kakashi asked with concern.

"Yeah. I'm fine. Tenten, you know my taste in clothes. Find something for me, please." She said softly. Tenten nodded and walked through the racks randomly grabbing articles of clothing off their hangers.

"Um… are you a size 3 or 1?" Tenten asked, stopping in the middle of the racks with a pile of clothes in her arms. Nikiya shrugged.

"I don't know. I've probably gotten skinnier since you last saw me." Nikiya said as she looked down at her figure. Tenten shrugged as well and grabbed a few more things off the racks. Nikiya looked at Kakashi and laughed.

"Alrighty then. Let's start with these." Tenten said behind the pile of clothes that was so large that Nikiya couldn't see her face anymore. Kakashi broke down laughing behind her while Tenten showed her to a dressing room.

After hours of trying clothes on, Nikiya had a set of 10 outfits.

"Thank you, Tenten." Nikiya called as she walked out of the store with a few of the bags on her arms. She slammed into someone right as she walked out of the door.

"I-I'm sorry." She said softly. Nikiya looked up to see a boy in a fishnet shirt with a tan vest over the top and his spiky hair pulled back into a ponytail. "Oh my gosh! Shika!" Nikiya yelled. She jumped over to him and gave him a hug.

"What a pain." Shikamaru said. "Do I know you?" he asked.

Nikiya laughed. "Everyone seems to have forgotten me. Haven't they, Kashi?" Nikiya asked.

Kakashi nodded. "Seems like it. Maybe you shouldn't disappear for 6 years."

Nikiya pouted at him. "You're a help." She said sarcastically. Shikamaru looked Nikiya over carefully.

"You're the girl that died 6 years ago. Nikiya!" Shikamaru said. Nikiya gave Shikamaru an odd look. "Hey, all of us missed you." He continued as he gave her a hug.

Nikiya shot a beautiful smile at him and waved. "I'd better get going, Shika. We'll catch up later, ok." Shikamaru nodded as she walked away.

Kakashi looked at Nikiya and put his arm around her. "You seem to be greeting all these people with more enthusiasm than when you greeted me." He said with sarcasm.

"Oh. Is Kakashi…jealous?" Nikiya said. She stopped him and got in front of him. She pressed her body against his, being as flirty as she could. Kakashi's eye widened. Nikiya laughed. Kakashi sighed then began to laugh as well. "Why did you make that face? You looked surprised…or scared." Nikiya said thoughtfully.

"You never act like that." Kakashi replied. Nikiya smiled at him and pulled him with her while she walked. "Where are we going?" he asked. Nikiya didn't answer.

AN: i do hope you guys liked it! rather cheesy and off on character actions but it was one of my first stories and hey! i'm gonna be posting a harry potter story here soon so you guys should check that out!