He was a good kid that Naruto… it’s too bad the rest of the town didn’t seem him for what he was, just a kid. Instead he was an outcast and that was sad. At least he had some people he could rely on now and Airi was happy to be one of those people.

As she went to turn, her body jerked in surprise finding Kakashi leaning against the fence; his comment about his student dashing off with her things made her giggle softly. “It’s not his fault; I was the one who gave it to him. But if you’re willing to take the fall for it and help me get my things inside then it’s one hundred percent his fault and you should help.” With that, the two of them put the items into her home before venturing back outside. Through the process she found herself explaining that she was about to head out to find some food to eat and invited him to join her. 

The walk towards the ramen restaurant was a friendly one as they chit chatted and bantered back and forth. Unlike a lot of people, she believed in Kakashi in more ways than just his skills. She believed in his personality, she believed in his hopes, his dreams and his ability to be a caring individual not many could see. It probably helped that he was so open with her, despite the fact that she wouldn’t take any of his crap. But...

“I’m sorry…” She said softly as she turned her blue gaze towards the ground under their feet as they walked. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about my engagement. With how long it’s been since we’ve gotten a chance to see each other, it wasn’t a priority on my mind and it was something I was going to tell you when everything else was covered. Even the engagement isn’t a priority for me because…” Her voice dropped softly as she stared down at her feet, “I missed talking with you…”

It took her a moment to pull her gaze from her feet up to him where she presented an innocent smile. “I hope you’re not too mad… but that should be hard considering I’m adorable and I’m buying you food.”