Shizune was a morning person in that it took her five minutes after getting out of bed to be a functional member of society. Compared to her master who required thirty minutes of groaning in bed, a ten-minute nap and a cup of coffee, this was quite fast.

For the first five minutes, Shizune was in Medic Mode, a trained condition in which emotions, memories, and other useless functions were suppressed so that medical knowledge and logic could be available instantly after waking up.

It was in this analytical state that Shizune found herself in when she met her husband as he was coming out from the shower, with nothing but his towel - and a slightly smaller towel wrapped around his face.

"Kakashi Hatake, Hokage of Konoha, Age: 32 years old. Height: 181 cm. Weight approximately 68 kg. Excellent physical condition. Known weaknesses, lax attitude." Shizune droned on.

"Hey now," Kakashi drawled, he placed a hand on her head and ruffled up her bedhead. "Is that any way to speak about your husband?"

"Low stamina. Long recovery time. Possibly just lazy." Shizune continued. "Anti-social behavior, left eye somehow restored to original state, any changes should be noted. Numerous scars from self-treated wounds, as well as a Next of kin, unknown."

"Oi, Shizune," he snapped his fingers in front of her. "You okay?"

Shizune blinked officially waking up to the sight of a shirtless, and save for two towels, naked Kakashi standing in front of her snapping his fingers. "Oh, good morning Kakashi, What…"

Right. She was married to him, she was living in his house, with her own bedroom. Honestly, she thought the whole thing was the dream. At Least naruto becoming Hokage, marrying Hinata and having a kid named Boruto sounded slightly more plausible than her being married. And to Kakashi of all people. Yet here she was. Standing in front of her naked husband as his hair sagged from a morning shower.

"Is there any hot water left?" Shizune asked looking towards the shower, Kakashi woke up before her, that was good to know, at least that wouldn't be bumping into each other during their morning routines.

He shrugged, "Maybe, I don't really use hot water."

Shizune blinked, She was married to a monster.

"What was with that trance before?" He made a lazy gesture with his hands to indicate all of her.

He was way too comfortable with standing naked in front of her, then again, she had seen him naked before during a physical and twice during various surgeries. Medics didn't have a lot of time for modesty. "Oh, that just happens when I first wake up, it's from trying to sleep while on call at the hospital."

"I see well then, I'm going to make breakfast, I suppose I should offer you some? It's just eggs." Kakashi offered, as he stepped to the side allowing her access to the bathroom.

"Sure."

XXXX

At work, nothing changed, aside from the ring on her finger there was absolutely no trace of her marriage with Kakashi. She still signed her name the same, people still treated her the same, Kakashi still treated her the same. It was just the same as it always was.

The only difference was that she lived at Kakashi's house. She was basically just his platonic roommate and coworker, that stayed there for free, and ate his food. Honestly, it was a pretty good deal.

"Oh, Shizune," Kakashi drawled after finishing a proposal over the expansion behind the Hokage monument.

"Yes Lord Kakashi?" He frowned at her. "Sorry, I mean yes Kakashi?"

"Earlier this morning you said that my next of kin was unknown, what did you mean by that?" He leaned back in his chair and looked directly at her, far too comfortable.

"Oh, well in the event of you being put into a state where you cannot make choices for yourself, such as being catatonic, or deranged, the next of kin is to be notified so they can make certain choices for you." she shifted on her feet, and her arms dropped slightly. "It's also used in the event of your death, the next of kin is the first to be notified if possible, and after that your estate, unless otherwise stated in a will would go to them."

"I see," He seemed so unphased by the morbid topic. "Do you have a next of kin?"

"Technically no," It was stated in her file that Tsunade was her emergency contact, but that was true for most of Konoha at one point given that she used to be the Hokage.

"Excellent," Kakashi stood and walked towards the door. "What are you waiting for?"

"What's excellent? Where are we going?"

"Well, you're my wife now right?" she nodded. "That makes you my next of kin right?"

"I guess so?" Spouses were top on the hierarchy in most cases.

"Then we should probably go and take care of that paperwork, oh and we may need to stop by the bank as well."

"We're not setting up a joint account," Shizune growled. It was her money, not even lady Tsunade was allowed to touch it. Especially lady Tsunade.

"I never said we were, but I'd like to have my beneficiary be somebody besides Pakkun, wouldn't you say Mrs. Hatake."

Shizune sighed, this was going to be a long day, wasn't it?

XXXX

"So," Shizune glanced at her husband as he walked by her side reading that orange book of his in public. The worse part about it was that the entire village was used to it. It was entirely normal for Kakashi to walk around reading an orange book. "Is that book any good?"

Tsunade had forbidden her from ever touching it. But she was a grown… and apparently married woman now. She should at least try to show some interest in Kakashi's hobby. Even if it was technically reading smut.

Kakashi shrugged. "I enjoy them."

"Can I read it when you're done?"

Kakashi came to a stop and snapped the book shut, his eyes twisted into his signature smile. "Oh, why the sudden interest?"

Shizune felt her cheeks turn red and she huffed, turning to look at one of the various stalls. "It's not like I want to read it or anything I'm just curious about your hobbies."

He chuckled and the orange book appeared in front of her face. "You know, you're not a very good Tsundere Shizune."

"Hmph," she swiped the book from him and snuck it into her sleeve. "I am not a Tsundere, you're just impossible."

"Impossibly good looking."

Shizune came to a dead stop. Were they… did they just… Since… wait… huh? "Wait, are you flirting with me?"

"Not really, I'm mostly flirting with myself. I believe we're having… playful banter, at least if that book is anything to go by." Kakashi motioned for her to resume walking by his side like she was some kind of dog. "Besides if I was flirting with you, you'd know it."

"Yea right, You're just as clueless as I am about dating." They both had an impressive track record of no romantic relationships. Her because she was traveling and Tsunade would pound any guy that so much as looked at either of them… not that many looked at her given how Tsunade would often look younger than her by a year or two at times.

And Kakashi because he was either anti-social, had no sex drive, couldn't hold a conversation to save his life, or just because he was generally so aloof people wondered if he was human.

He stood in front of her. Close. Closer than he'd been to her. He took a hand and brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, only for it to fall back into place a moment later. "You have the brains of a scholar, the grace of a noblewoman, the beauty of a merchant's daughter, but most of all I find your edge - so much like a ninja's blade - to be the most alluring part of you."

Shizune stared at Kakashi. She smacked her lips once and gave him a leveled look. "Was that you flirting?"

"Did…. did it not work?" He took a step back and removed his hand from her hair.

"It sounded like you were reading it from a script with no heart in it. Honestly, I think if you did that to a girl it would make them even less attracted to you." She pulled out his book and booped him on the nose with it. "What do I get if I find it in here."

Kakashi had the decency of looking at least somewhat ashamed. "It's in the next one, and what do you mean even less attracted, am I unattractive?"

"Not really? I mean it's hard to say you never show anybody your face, but it's just that you look like you're constantly exasperated by everything. Your entire personality basically says 'I'm bored of you already' which is your real turn off." Shizune said.

"Oh, like you're one to talk," Kakashi turned to face her pushing the book back at her. There was no malice in his voice if anything he was cheerful.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"You stress over every little detail."

"I do not."

"You had me resign something because it wasn't on the line."

"It was an official document! It needed to look official!"

"You also wanted to get the seating ready for the upcoming chunin exam without even knowing how many villages would be attending. You are the micromangingest micromanager I've ever met."

"Kakashi?" Shizune stopped when she felt the smile on her face hurt her cheeks. "Are we fighting or flirting?"

"I don't even know anymore."

They walked to their home in silence. Maybe, just maybe there might be something that could bloom here after all.

"You're also flat chested."

"You know I have twelve poisons on me that can kill you if I put them into your tea right?"

"Remind me not to drink tea."

Or, perhaps not.

AN: Down side of Nano is that I don't stop to edit or redo things. This chapter went a weird direction and honstly I'm not certain I like it. Anyways, I'll be working on either Warlock Acadamia next or What is Due