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A/N: Written for the 100 Way to Fall in Love challenge over at the kakairu lj comm.
Iruka wondered what today's excuse would be
Iruka wondered what today's excuse would be. Pakkun was caught two-timing Akamaru and the fruit seller's poodle and Kakashi had to do damage control before the Third Great Dog War broke out. Or no wait, he was lost on the Path of Contemplation which was masquerading as the Back Alley of Morality which really was just a Road to Nowhere. (yeah Jounin logic doesn't make much sense to me either)
"... and his timer was broken so I had to remind him to turn over every five minutes to ensure an even tan." Eye curving up into a happy crescent.
Iruka blinked. He certainly didn't consider the fat landlord sunbathing route. He thought for sure it would be penguins from the Land of Snow laying siege to his fridge.
"Come now, Iruka. Don't be mad. I'll make it up to you tonight." The eye leered.
But Kakashi didn't have to make up for anything, though he was welcome to try, because he wasn't mad.
Yes, he still had a mountain of poorly written essays by pre-Genin who don't understand the concept of paragraphs to grade, and yes, the weather was unbearably hot (but perfect for sun tanning). Iruka was surprisingly ok with it. Because while waiting two hours for his perpetually late lover to show up for their date, it finally dawned on Iruka why he put up with all of Kakashi's weird quirks and exasperating behaviour.
He was in love.
A/N: hates me or my formatting sucks. Why oh why can't I insert the lousy horizontal line!