A short (very short... ahem) drablet that popped into my head quite unexpectedly... oh, the joys of being a fanfic-er :D Takes place on the way home from Suna after rescuing Gaara so we have Team 7 and Team Gai present :) anyways... that's quite enough waffling.. enjoy the story!

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Hatake Kakashi prided himself on his skills of observation. He was, after all, Sharingan no Kakashi, the Copy Ninja, observer extraordinaire. Although, at the moment, observation was the only thing he was good for, due to his overuse of the Mangekyou. His muscles still refused to work, and he had the mother of all headaches.

He sat where Gai had put him down by a small stream, watching the rest of the group as they set up camp. Naruto was helping the Youthful Green Duo pitch a large, incredibly verdant tent, while Sakura was wandering around the clearing, collecting sticks for the campfire. Neji and Tenten stood a little way downstream from him, filling the water bottles. The bun-haired girl mildly startled him when she suddenly gave a loud groan.

"Ne… it's ripped!" She held up her soggy camelbak and poked dismally at the large split. "How am I supposed to drink out of this now?"

Neji looked up from the rippling water and wordlessly handed her his own canteen. Kakashi noted with interest the very faint pink flush stealing across the girl's cheeks as she accepted it. He noted with even more interest the same, almost imperceptible flush on the Hyuga prodigy's face when their fingers brushed. Tenten drank thirstily, draining the canteen before handing it back to Neji, who refilled it for himself.

This little exchange went unnoticed by almost everybody, as the others busied themselves with their respective jobs.

Kakashi was the only one who saw that when Neji drank, he put his lips to precisely the same place Tenten had put hers.

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So... yep. Any thought or comments, people?

By the way, massive thanks to everyone who reviewed, favourited, or story-alerted my Team Minato fic! If I had a teleport, I would come and hug you all :) you made me very happy...