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Kakashi jumped slightly, mind swimming out from his hazy dream. His mismatched eyes opened with a start when he remembered what had happened yesterday. The jonin yawned quietly, glancing outside and then to the lump on the floor.

That little girl had slept right beside him, huh?

He sighed once, slowly sitting up, letting the plain sheets pile around his waist. He put a hand to his head, scratching a persistent itch, staring at the rising sun. Why was he up so early again?

The girl, Sakura, moved around, rolling onto her side.

Oh, that's right. He felt her chakra spike.

Another sigh and he was up for the day, carefully stepping over her and making his way to the kitchen. Even though he had on a long sleeved shirt and sweat pants, he was still cold.

The silver haired man looked around his bare kitchen, a sad little toaster sitting in one corner, looking forgotten. A large green bowel dominated the small table, not leaving to much room for anything else. Why he had the bowel still was beyond him, maybe to remember his mother in some way. She always did love the color green.

He sighed and made his way to the small white fridge, opening it. The light came on like always, showing a just as bare inside as the outside. His shoulders slumped, of course, it could never be easy could it?

His eyes flicked over his shoulder, watching the girl sleep soundly. Would he risk making a clone and running to that one grocery store that was open?

A quick check of the cabinets forced him to say yes, he was going to risk it.

Minutes later a clone was sitting on the couch, and the real Kakashi was walking out of the apartment, locking the door behind him.

The jonin had made it back easily, and had dismissed the clone before starting an easy breakfast. He hummed a little song to himself, flipping over a pancake he had learned to make in a weird country. Kakashi took a bite out of one, figuring it was okay to eat.

Just as he was putting on more for himself, his pink haired charge came stumbling in, rubbing her eyes. Her pink hair stuck up at odd angles and he had to chuckle, she reminded him of Rin somewhat.

"Mornin' sleepy head. I made pancakes." He said, one eye crinkling up in a smile.

Sakura merely nodded to her keeper, eying the hite-ate and mask that were already in their normal place. Her eyes landed on the fluffy cakes and widened. A loud grumbling came from Sakura's stomach as Kakashi placed a plate on the small table.

"Sit down, I'll get you some." He ordered, efficiently picking out three large pancakes and putting them on the plate. Sakura nodded and did as asked, picking up a fork, she dug in.

Kakashi smiled briefly, taking his breakfast to the living room to eat alone. Sakura noticed this and stopped eating.

She wondered if her being there was causing her care-taker discomfort. He had his face covered again, just like it was in public, and he was eating far away from her. The small kitchen seem too big for her but she said nothing.

She did not want to make him feel even more uncomfortable. It was his home, and she was only a guest.

With breakfast cleaned up, Kakashi had said that they would go visit the Hokage, to see what to do next. Sakura had agreed and had gotten ready.

"We will give it some more time, Orochimaru has been spotted near the Suna border." The Hokage said, holding a pipe in his right hand, left resting on the desk.

"I understand Hokage-sama." Kakashi said, nodding slightly.

The old man looked to Sakura, who seemed depressed. He wondered what was wrong and thought it was probably about her stuff.

"Sakura." Said girl looked up, head tilted to the side. "Come here." Sarutobi motioned with his free hand. She did, coming right around the desk. "I will send someone to get your stuff and bring it to Kakashi's house." Sakura nodded, eyes still downcast. "And you will be going back to the Academy starting next week as well."

Back to the Academy? Her emerald eyes sparkled, she couldn't wait to go back!

Kakashi watched the exchange with some interest. So she liked the Academy? Maybe he would snoop around and see how she was doing with her classes. She couldn't be that bad right?

"Oh, Kakashi?" Said man hummed, glancing back to the Hokage. "Here's some money for those groceries." The old man held out a small pouch with a knowing wink.

Kakashi chuckled softly, scratching the back of his head. He did spend a lot of money on the food he bought.

"Thank you Hokage-sama." The ANBU captain said. A thought popped into his head as he pocketed the money. "When will I be going back on missions?"

Sarutobi sighed, leaning back in his chair. The Hokage's hat came off and made it to the desk in front of him.

"You will be taken off of the ANBU roster." He held up a hand before Kakashi could protest. "Those missions take much too long to complete, so where would Sakura go while you were gone?"

The old man had a point. ANBU missions usually took a week if you were lucky, and could go on for a year or more at most.

"You will be assigned lower-rank missions, mostly inside the Fire country. They will not last more than a week, at tops." Saru looked over the mission scrolls, seeing one he liked. "It looks like you already have one lined up." A devilish smile came over him. "Here is your mission scroll, you start next week, right after you drop off Sakura at the Academy." The thin scroll was tossed at the now wary jonin.

"Hai, Hokage-sama."

The Hokage put his pipe to his mouth, blowing out a stream of smoke. "Good, now out. I have a monster pile of paperwork I must do."

The duo bowed slightly and left, walking out of the Tower. Kakashi stuffed his hands in his pockets, resisting the urge to pull out his book and start reading it. Sakura walked silently at his side, red eyes glancing back and forth, wondering what work she had missed while off.

The ANBU captain sighed softly, lone brown eye spotting Iruka. He motioned over to the Academy teacher, gaining Sakura's attention. The pinkette nodded and they walked over to him.

"Iruka, nice to see you." Kakashi said, making sure Iruka could hear him.

The teacher jumped, turning around swiftly. "Oh, Kakashi, it's just you." He chuckled at himself. "What were you looking for?"

Sakura had wondered off just a little, letting the two adults talk. She picked up a small trinket, a necklace. The blue rose reminded her of Konon, and her blue origami flower that was always perched in her hair. Her fingers traced the leather cord, finding a price tag.

"Ah, that is a very special piece, little lady." A voice called from behind her. Sakura turned hands up. "Woah now, slow down there." The voice belonged to an old man, his face weathered from a life of farming. "This was my first piece I made." He slowly took it from her grasp. "No one seemed to want it, but here, you can have it for free."

Sakura couldn't believe what she had heard. He was giving her the necklace for free?

"N-no. I can't do that." Sakura held up her hands, shaking her head. "Here, I can pay the money for it." She started to pull out a little wallet she had tucked into her pants. She could easily hand over the correct amount, and have some left over for the week.

The store owner looked down at the price, then back at the pinkette.

"No, here." He shakily unclasped it, laying it around her neck. His one hand pulled her hair out of the way, and then helped the other one clasp it together. "Now off you go." He started to push her the way she came. "Off with you go, go. Shoo."

Sakura blinked and then she was back standing next to Kakashi, the shop owner nowhere in sight. After a few seconds of searching, she saw him back at his stand. He caught her eye and smiled a little smile. She waved, and he returned the gesture before tending to a customer.

"Okay, I'll drop her work off at your apartment then." Iruka said, smiling, grabbing his bags. "See you later then." He waved and walked off.

Kakashi had nodded, saying his good-byes. His gloved hand landed on Sakura's thin shoulder, pulling her close. He looked down as she tilted her head all the way back. Kakashi was really tall compared to her smaller frame.

"Come on now, let's go to the library, hm?" Kakashi mumbled low enough for her to hear. Sakura smiled and nodded vigorously. She always loved to visit libraries and read her heart out.

Kakashi did his signature eye smile and ruffled her hair. The two took off towards said building, the ANBU captain naming off places she did not know before.

Me- kayyy here it is! I love you alls? Maybe?

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