Hikari thought that Kuro must have felt the same thing she had when their fingers had touched, based on his reaction. Of course, she didn't process these thoughts initially as she had been rather distracted, but she snapped herself out of her momentary trance, not bothering to hope he hadn't noticed. She could tell he had, but she supposed it didn't matter, he'd seen so many instances of her normal exterior faltering, so she supposed it was okay. And at any rate, he didn't seem to be bothered by it.<br/><br/>She noticed when his cheeks turned that light, pale pink color again before he rubbed the back of his neck and followed her. She wondered what had made him react that way, but she didn't ask. She smiled a little to herself and continued on to the meat stall. She looked back at him and smiled sweetly when he suggested getting all three. She noted the twinkle in his eye and the smile when he suggested that and she thought she rather liked seeing him this way. It made her smile a little brighter. She shook her head when he asked her which she'd like. "All three sounds great!" She smiled brightly and paid the man for the meat, waiting for him to wrap it all up and give it to her before they moved on.<br/><br/>Hikari had everything else they'd need so she looked back at him, "I have everything else at home, if you are ready to go, we can head that way." She offered, waiting for his answer before she began heading down the road towards the apartment. She kind of hoped Kakashi would be out on a mission or something so she wouldn't have to explain anything to him now. He wasn't really one to pry, but that didn't mean he wouldn't be curious. He would ask her about it, even if not right then and there.<br/><br/>She looked his way when he asked what it was like living with Kakashi. She tilted her head a little, thinking about her answer. She didn't mind answering the question, surprisingly. For whatever reason she wanted to open up to him, and more so she wanted for him to open up to her. After a moment she shrugged. "It's alright. I can't complain. He's always been nice to me and treated me like family. He's kind of like a big brother to me, really." She tried to explain it as best she could. "He may not be my family by blood, but he's the closest thing to family I have, and really is like family to me now. " She paused, debating on whether or not to explain why she lived with him. After a moment she decided she could maybe try to open up about it a little. If for no other reason than to see if he actually cared to hear it.<br/><br/>"He took me in after my clan was destroyed... He was the only one who cared enough to help me." she looked up at the sky rather than at him as she spoke, a hint of sadness creeping into her eyes. "I don't know why he decided to take me in. Maybe he felt bad that I was alone, that I had no one left. Or maybe it was something else. I don't know." She shrugged. "But whatever the reason, he did, and we've been kind of our own weird little family since then." She smiled a little. "He's more like my brother now than my real brother is. Though, I guess I didn't really know my brother was even alive until recently..." Her voice trailed off and she shrugged, smiling a little and looking his way. "Anyways. You probably didn't want to know all of that." She chuckled a little and fell silent for a time as they neared her home.<br/><br/>She led him in and unlocked the door to the apartment, glancing around once she'd entered. Kakashi's things were gone so she thought that he must be on a mission and sighed a little in relief as she walked in enough for him to follow her in. "Come on in." She gestured, closing the door behind him and going into the kitchen, putting the things on the counter. The apartment itself was fairly simple, having the basic furnishings and a few decorations here and there. There weren't really many personal touches save three pictures. The first was a picture of Kakashi and Hikari. She was a few years younger and was on Kakashi's back, holding a stick of dango in her hand. They were both smiling, looking happy. The other picture was a picture of Hikari as a child, not long after what had happened with her family. She wore a dress and had a sword on her back. The last picture was that of a young boy, about ten years old, with dark hair and blue eyes. The apartment itself is pretty much spotless, save a few of Kakashi's things that he failed to put up.<br/><br/>Hikari put the things down, pulled them out of the bags and then proceeded to get the other things they needed from the cabinets and the fridge. "The pot should be down there." She pointed to a low cabinet as she grabbed things from a higher cabinet. "Do you want to cut up the meat while I do the vegetables?" She asked, not really caring one way or the other what she did, but wanting him to be able to participate since that was the whole point of the hot pot, for them to do it together.<br/><br/><br/>(( Picture of Hikari:<a class="postlink" href="http://i65.tinypic.com/29elylu.jpg">http://i65.tinypic.com/29elylu.jpg</a>. The third picture:<a class="postlink" href="http://i64.tinypic.com/4g6mx4.jpg">http://i64.tinypic.com/4g6mx4.jpg</a>))