“Might as well get used to taking the fall for his antics while I have the chance” Kakashi said with a chuckle as he moved to help Airi with transporting her produce inside. The invite too food was a pleasant surprise that he was more than willing to agree to.

The walk to food was, as such occasion always were for the Jonin, a rare treat. The times in his life where he was free to just simply ‘be’ were limited. His reputation and skills tended to hound him everywhere he went. Not that this was an issue to him, but the times in which they weren’t interfering with his life always carried a refreshing feeling to them. More and more often those times always seemed to involve Airi as well, but that wasn’t a line of thought he was willing to follow right now.

It was what he almost talked to Rin about, when he went to visit her grave, but he chickened out. Too afraid to confront what it might mean if he admitted that he was starting to fall for his longest friend, that she likely had fallen for him long ago didn’t help in trying to avoid such thoughts however…

“Not like I could stay mad at you… I’m quite sure that my Team would mutiny if I tried, especially as free food is at risk” he said jokingly, though it was true he could never stay mad at her for long. “Honestly I’m more upset at Guy, you have a reason as to why it slipped you mind, he doesn’t.” He added looking skyward “Me and you don’t see each other all that often, but me and Guy? He tracks me down about once a week yet he still never said anything.” He sighed softly shaking his head as he turned to look at Airi “I always knew that something like this might happen, I’m just happy that I didn’t miss your wedding” he finished with an eye smile.

Nothing he said was a lie, but that didn’t mean it was the whole truth either. He was more than just upset at Guy, he had always feared missing out on the big events of his friends’ lives, and he wasn’t happy about the upcoming wedding. If he were being honest with himself he would know the reason why as well. Still it is hard to lie to those you care about, so glimpses of the truth could be seen as Kakashi spoke. Subtle gestures, or momentarily pauses that would seem completely normal to those who didn’t know the man behind the mask, but displayed that he was choosing he responses with more care than normal.

“Just tell me it’s not coming up soon? Team 7 is likely getting a C rank in the next few days, and I really don’t want that to be the reason I’m late”