Disclaimer: All characters belong to the creator of Naruto Masashi Kishimoto. The only ones that do not are the OC's that were created by myself or my friends. Please enjoy your read.
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Chapter One
It was an unusually warm day in the Mist Village. The sun was brightly shining. Iruka was sitting in the stands of a large stadium watching the Chuunin exams. They were taking place in the Mist this time around and Sandaime had invited him to come along and watch.
He had gotten up to get something to eat. He was walking down a long corridor when he saw the most beautiful girl walking toward him. She had long, flowing light blue hair; her eyes were a deep clear blue. She wore a white dress (similar to Sakura's) and her legs were wrapped. She wore a Mist village headband on her left arm.
She glanced toward him and blushed a bit. He smiled slightly. She stopped when she was right next to him, "Hey…"
"H-hi…"
They stood in awkward silence for a moment before she spoke again, "So, you're from Konoha, hm?"
"Yeah…I-I'm only here for today…I have to go back tomorrow."
She giggled at his nervousness, "You're cute you know that?"
"You really think so?"
She smiled and nodded, "Yeah," She giggled again, "I know it's not customary…but would you like to join me for dinner tonight?"
His eyes widened, "Yeah! Sure!"
"Kay. I'll meet you at the front entrance after the matches!"
"Right.." He watched her as she went back to the stadium, then he realized something, "Ah! I forgot to ask what her name was!" He sighed, "Oh well, I'll find out later.
A few hours later the matches had ended for that day. Iruka slowly walked out with the huge crowd, a little nervous about meeting with his mystery girl. He noticed her standing by the entrance, she fidgeted impatiently.
He strode up to her, "Hey."
"Hi!" She grinned, "In the rush earlier…I…um…forgot to get your name?"
"It's Iruka. Umino Iruka."
"I'm Nekosura Hirako." She turned, "Shall we go?"
Iruka didn't answer, he was too captivated by her beauty. She looked over her shoulder, "Iruka?"
"Oh, hm?"
"Let's go."
"Right."
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She led him to a restaurant with a bright colorful sign above the door, but she dragged him inside too quickly for him to read it. They sat down at a small table in a dark corner and a waitress walked over to them, she looked exhausted, "What can I get for you?"
"Two specials and a bottle of Sake!" Hirako said, without missing a beat.
"Right….Right…" The waitress said as she lurked away.
Iruka looked around. The inside of the restaurant was dimly lit and a bit run down. A large white haired man sat at the bar. He was surrounded by women and looked like he'd had a few too many drinks.
The man glanced in Iruka's direction, 'Isn't that Iruka? What's he doing in a place like this..?' he thought. The he shrugged it off, "Hey! Barkeep! 'Nother Bottle!"
Hirako looked at Iruka, "Is something wrong dear?"
"No, I've just never been to a place like this before." Just then the waitress came back, put two plates down in front of them, slammed down the bottle of sake, and walked away.
The plate had a large pile of noodles with vegetables and meat mixed in. Hirako poured him some sake, "Drink with me?"
"Oh, sure." He said taking the cup from her. He downed it quickly. It burned a bit going down, but he didn't mind.
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A short while later they had finished the bottle of sake and were laughing hysterically. Iruka's scarred nose was now a shade of bright red.
Hirako stood up, "C'mon Iruka, Les go."
"Go where?"
"My Plase of course." She staggered to the door. Iruka stood up, almost tripping over his own feet, and finally got to the door.
They held onto each other for balance and made the short trip down the street to Hirako's house. It was very small and dark.
"Here we are."
They stumbled up the small flight of stairs and inside the door where Iruka fell down. Hirako laughed so hard that she fell down right on top of him. They lay there like that for a moment, staring at each other. Then Hirako gave him a quick childish kiss. Iruka was shocked for a moment, "What was that for?"
"I told you, you're cute." She kissed him once more, deeper this time. He grabbed her around the waist, "Well you know what?"
"Hm?"
"You're cute too."
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The next morning he awoke with the sun in his eyes. He was laying on a cushy futon with a very colorful blanket covering him. He rolled over to se Hirako curled up next to him, there was a small black cat sleeping on her pillow.
It took him a moment to remember why he was there, "Oh god…" He whispered. Hirako slowly awoke and looked at him, "Good morning, Iruka." She smiled sweetly at him. She smiled back, then noticed the clock on the wall, "Nine o' clock! I'm gonna be late!" He jumped up, wearing nothing but his boxer shorts and quickly threw on all of his clothes.
He was putting his shoes on when Hirako walked up to him, wrapped up in her blanket, "Will I see you again?"
"I-I don't know." He stood, looking into her mesmerizing eyes, "I hope so."
She kissed him, "You'd better get going."
"Yeah."
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He met up with the Konoha villagers a short time later. He was out of breath from running there so fast. Sandaime walked up to him, "Where were you last night? You didn't come back to the Inn."
"Oh…I found somewhere else to stay." He cleared his throat.
Sandaime knew he was hiding something but didn't want to push it, "Alright everyone! Let's go!"
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I know it takes off a bit slow here in the first chapter, but it get's better and more flowy as it goes on. -