REMEMBER THE DAY IT RAINED
Disclaimer:Oh yea, they arent mine!
Chapter 1
"Kakashi-sensei! Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto ran after his teacher calling his name. Kakashi turned and smiled at his young over-enthusiastic pupil. "Good evening Naruto!" Kakashi smiled lazily. "Kakashi-sensei, its Iruka, hes leaving first thing tomarrow morning! He told me to come get you, said he needed to say goodbye." Naruto looked puzzled. Kakashi looked down at his gennin. "Arigato Naruto..." "Hai!" Naruto beamed happily. 'I better go now...its getting late and it looks like theres a storm coming in.' Kakashi turned and made for Iruka's house.
Kakashi knocked on the door, there was no answer so he wandered inside. No lights were on except a faint light coming from the back of the house. Kakashi wandered toward it like a moth to a flame. Clothes were strewn about everywhere and a pack was stuffed full of supplies. Kakashi scanned the room and spotted Iruka asleep on the bed. "Iruka..." Kakashi whispered into his ear. Iruka stirred but did not full wake up. Kakashi looked at him, his hair wasnt in its normal upright position. He wore only a muscle shirt and some dark pants. "He looks so serene..." Kakashi leaned in toward him. Iruka's eyes popped wide open and stared into Kakashi's eye.
"Ano..." Was all he could say. Kakashi jumped up and away from Iruka. 'What was I thinking?!' Kakashi chidded himself. Iruka stood up slowly and stretched. "Good evening Kakashi. I wasnt expecting you for awhile so I decided to take a nap. I have a considerable journey tomarrow." Iruka smiled and put his hair up into its normal ponytail. "So I see..." Iruka looked around. "Ano...its kind of a messy. Sorry." Kakashi smiled and looked at the teacher. " Whats the journey?" Kakashi asked carefully. "Its a mission. We have been requested to take out a group of runaway nins who could cause us some trouble if they were to escape..There were reports of over 20 of them." he sighed. "It wont be easy, but I have to go." Kakashi nodded.
"Take care of Naruto for me alright?" "Right, of course..." Iruka shuffled some things around in his bag. "I'll be back soon though, I promise." Iruka gave a silly grin. Kakashi nodded once again, at a loss for words. "Well...I better go then. " said Kakashi. He headed for the door, Iruka trailing behind him. 'B-be safe....alright?" Kakashi asked, a blush creeping over his face. "I will." Iruka hugged him and shuffled him out the door into the dark night.
Kakashi walked down the street heading home, as a thunder clap sounded overhead. Kakashi stopped and looked up into the sky. Rain was starting to fall, and it represented the teacer's mood. 'So Iruka is leaving huh......' He kept walking. 'I wonder when he'll be back.' Kakashi thought to himself. By the time he reached his door, he was soaking wet. He stepped inside and headed straight for his room. He put on fresh clothing and wandered to the window. Sheets of rain fell from the sky and it seemed relentless. Kakashi wandered over to the couch and lay down. "Iruka...." Kakashi shut his eyes and fell asleep to the sound of the rain.
Kakashi woke up as the sun was rising. Walking over to the window he spotted the team walking down the street, saying their farewells. Kakashi spotted Iruka at the end of the line. He looked...happy. 'Maybe...he doesnt need me...' Kakashi fought the urge to wander out and say goodbye one last time before he left. Kakashi looked at the clock. It was 11:41 in the morning. Kakashi yawned and walked over to his book shelf and scanned the titles. One was entitled "I Want to Believe" On the cover were 2 male symbols interlinked. Kakashi stared sleepily at the cover uncomprehending. "ACK!" Kakashi dropped the book. He snatched "Icha Icha Paradise" and wandered quickly away wondering how he could have possibly have come in possession of that book.
Half an hour passed and Kakashi wandered into the kitchen foraging for any food he might have. Finding nothing but stale cereal Kakashi put on his jacket and wandered outside. "Hmm....ramen sounds good." Kakashi decided. Minutes late Kakashi arived at the popular noodle kitchen. Ha spotted his blond-haired ramen obsessed genin. "Ah, Naruto, suprising to see you up so early, and eating ramen no less." Naruto grinned goofilly as he slurped down bowl after bowl of noodles. "Iruka-sensei left this morning. Did you say goodbye?" Naruto asked innocently. For some reason this struck a chord in Kakashi. "No-no I didn't" Kakashi stood up quicky. "You ok sensei?" "Yea, I'll- I'll be ok...." Kakashi decided against the ramen, being he had no appetite anymore. Kakashi walked out and didnt look back.
Kakashi walked down the street noticing vaguely the rain clouds forming over head. 'More rain?' Kakashi sighed. He wandered the streets for 3 hours daydreaming. 'What would I be doing if Iruka was here now? What would he be doing?' He chuckled at the thought. 'Grading papers as usual of course. Thats all he ever does in his freetime...you'd think he could spend some time with the person who cares for him-' Kakashi stopped himself from going any further. "Kakashi!" Hokage called for him from down the street. "Kakashi!" He turned to see the elderly man walking toward him. "Ah, good afternoon Hokage!" He said with his lazy smile. Only this time he didnt mean it. He was late to meet Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura for training. He had prepared his excuse already "I got lost on the road of life."
"Kakashi, I'm afraid I have some bad news..." "Something to brighten the day?" Kakashi said sarcastically as he looked up to the sky. Clouds lingered, and it was getting darker again. "Iruka..." Hokage began. Kakashi's ears perked up at the sound of his name. "Iruka is dead, Kakashi...His team was ambushed, there was nothing anyone could do. It was a band of ninja from the region of the mist. Zabuza was leading them." Hokage looked down at the ground. "Im sorry." Kakashi died inside. 'D-dead? Iruka cant be dead! It isnt possible!' "I know how much you cared for him." Hokage brought Kakashi out of his thoughts. Distant thunderstorms sounded and a clap of thunder was menacing. A lightning bolt flashed in Kakashi's eye.
It started to pour and the rain was icy. Kakashi ran. Ran as far away from anyone and everything. Not seeing where he was going, he finally looked up to see Team Seven's meeting spot. Not wanting to talk to them at the moment, Kakashi jumped into a nearby tree and tried desperately to make sense of everything. Thoughts flashed through his mind. 'What is this numbness?' "Iruka!" he wispered harshly into the pounding rain.'Zabuza will pay for this!!! I should have accompanied them! Maybe I could have prevented...' Kakashi's thoughts trailed off. Looking down he spotted his genins. Only Sasuke and Naruto seemed to remain. Kakashi remembered Iruka's last words to him: "Take care fo Naruto while Im gone ok?"
Kakashi's body lurched at the thought. How was he supposed to tell Naruto? He perched in his tree looking down at his two students. Sasuke stood with his hands in his pockets, a glare in his steely black eyes. Naruto sat in a puddle, a characteristic scowl on his face. Both looked as if they had been training despite Kakashi's absence. Both were soaking wet. "I have to do this." He thought.
Jumping downward he caught the attention of his genins. Sasuke nodded at him. "Sakura left when it started to rain." He offered. Kakashi nodded and looked at Naruto. Rain continued to fall, as Naruto stood up and walked to Sasuke's side. "Kakashi-sensei where have you-" Naruto began. Kakashi cut him off. "Naruto...Iruka, he...hes dead." Naruto stared in disbelief. 'It isn't true!' Kakashi's knees buckled and he fell to the ground, his tears mixing with the rain. Naruto looked down, hair obscuring his eyes. Sasuke looked suprised but did not move. "You're wrong." Naruto screamed. "Master Iruka is still alive! I just know he is!" With that said, Naruto took off into the forest. "Naruto!" Sasuke yelled. He was scared of what Naruto would do.
Sasuke took a step but stopped. He turned and looked at Kakashi with a mixture of hatred, anger, and complete anguish. "Kakashi..?" He asked. "Go." Was all he replied. Sasuke took this as a signal and tore off after Naruto. Both were gone in seconds. Kakashi sat in the rain staring into space. "Im sorry I wasn't there for you Iruka. I should have told you how much I care for you before you left. Now Ill never be able to tell you. Its too late!" Kakashi's tears seemed relentless just like the rain. He slowly stood up and began his long trudge home, weighted down by soaking clothing, and a broken heart.
Disclaimer:Oh yea, they arent mine!
Chapter 1
"Kakashi-sensei! Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto ran after his teacher calling his name. Kakashi turned and smiled at his young over-enthusiastic pupil. "Good evening Naruto!" Kakashi smiled lazily. "Kakashi-sensei, its Iruka, hes leaving first thing tomarrow morning! He told me to come get you, said he needed to say goodbye." Naruto looked puzzled. Kakashi looked down at his gennin. "Arigato Naruto..." "Hai!" Naruto beamed happily. 'I better go now...its getting late and it looks like theres a storm coming in.' Kakashi turned and made for Iruka's house.
Kakashi knocked on the door, there was no answer so he wandered inside. No lights were on except a faint light coming from the back of the house. Kakashi wandered toward it like a moth to a flame. Clothes were strewn about everywhere and a pack was stuffed full of supplies. Kakashi scanned the room and spotted Iruka asleep on the bed. "Iruka..." Kakashi whispered into his ear. Iruka stirred but did not full wake up. Kakashi looked at him, his hair wasnt in its normal upright position. He wore only a muscle shirt and some dark pants. "He looks so serene..." Kakashi leaned in toward him. Iruka's eyes popped wide open and stared into Kakashi's eye.
"Ano..." Was all he could say. Kakashi jumped up and away from Iruka. 'What was I thinking?!' Kakashi chidded himself. Iruka stood up slowly and stretched. "Good evening Kakashi. I wasnt expecting you for awhile so I decided to take a nap. I have a considerable journey tomarrow." Iruka smiled and put his hair up into its normal ponytail. "So I see..." Iruka looked around. "Ano...its kind of a messy. Sorry." Kakashi smiled and looked at the teacher. " Whats the journey?" Kakashi asked carefully. "Its a mission. We have been requested to take out a group of runaway nins who could cause us some trouble if they were to escape..There were reports of over 20 of them." he sighed. "It wont be easy, but I have to go." Kakashi nodded.
"Take care of Naruto for me alright?" "Right, of course..." Iruka shuffled some things around in his bag. "I'll be back soon though, I promise." Iruka gave a silly grin. Kakashi nodded once again, at a loss for words. "Well...I better go then. " said Kakashi. He headed for the door, Iruka trailing behind him. 'B-be safe....alright?" Kakashi asked, a blush creeping over his face. "I will." Iruka hugged him and shuffled him out the door into the dark night.
Kakashi walked down the street heading home, as a thunder clap sounded overhead. Kakashi stopped and looked up into the sky. Rain was starting to fall, and it represented the teacer's mood. 'So Iruka is leaving huh......' He kept walking. 'I wonder when he'll be back.' Kakashi thought to himself. By the time he reached his door, he was soaking wet. He stepped inside and headed straight for his room. He put on fresh clothing and wandered to the window. Sheets of rain fell from the sky and it seemed relentless. Kakashi wandered over to the couch and lay down. "Iruka...." Kakashi shut his eyes and fell asleep to the sound of the rain.
Kakashi woke up as the sun was rising. Walking over to the window he spotted the team walking down the street, saying their farewells. Kakashi spotted Iruka at the end of the line. He looked...happy. 'Maybe...he doesnt need me...' Kakashi fought the urge to wander out and say goodbye one last time before he left. Kakashi looked at the clock. It was 11:41 in the morning. Kakashi yawned and walked over to his book shelf and scanned the titles. One was entitled "I Want to Believe" On the cover were 2 male symbols interlinked. Kakashi stared sleepily at the cover uncomprehending. "ACK!" Kakashi dropped the book. He snatched "Icha Icha Paradise" and wandered quickly away wondering how he could have possibly have come in possession of that book.
Half an hour passed and Kakashi wandered into the kitchen foraging for any food he might have. Finding nothing but stale cereal Kakashi put on his jacket and wandered outside. "Hmm....ramen sounds good." Kakashi decided. Minutes late Kakashi arived at the popular noodle kitchen. Ha spotted his blond-haired ramen obsessed genin. "Ah, Naruto, suprising to see you up so early, and eating ramen no less." Naruto grinned goofilly as he slurped down bowl after bowl of noodles. "Iruka-sensei left this morning. Did you say goodbye?" Naruto asked innocently. For some reason this struck a chord in Kakashi. "No-no I didn't" Kakashi stood up quicky. "You ok sensei?" "Yea, I'll- I'll be ok...." Kakashi decided against the ramen, being he had no appetite anymore. Kakashi walked out and didnt look back.
Kakashi walked down the street noticing vaguely the rain clouds forming over head. 'More rain?' Kakashi sighed. He wandered the streets for 3 hours daydreaming. 'What would I be doing if Iruka was here now? What would he be doing?' He chuckled at the thought. 'Grading papers as usual of course. Thats all he ever does in his freetime...you'd think he could spend some time with the person who cares for him-' Kakashi stopped himself from going any further. "Kakashi!" Hokage called for him from down the street. "Kakashi!" He turned to see the elderly man walking toward him. "Ah, good afternoon Hokage!" He said with his lazy smile. Only this time he didnt mean it. He was late to meet Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura for training. He had prepared his excuse already "I got lost on the road of life."
"Kakashi, I'm afraid I have some bad news..." "Something to brighten the day?" Kakashi said sarcastically as he looked up to the sky. Clouds lingered, and it was getting darker again. "Iruka..." Hokage began. Kakashi's ears perked up at the sound of his name. "Iruka is dead, Kakashi...His team was ambushed, there was nothing anyone could do. It was a band of ninja from the region of the mist. Zabuza was leading them." Hokage looked down at the ground. "Im sorry." Kakashi died inside. 'D-dead? Iruka cant be dead! It isnt possible!' "I know how much you cared for him." Hokage brought Kakashi out of his thoughts. Distant thunderstorms sounded and a clap of thunder was menacing. A lightning bolt flashed in Kakashi's eye.
It started to pour and the rain was icy. Kakashi ran. Ran as far away from anyone and everything. Not seeing where he was going, he finally looked up to see Team Seven's meeting spot. Not wanting to talk to them at the moment, Kakashi jumped into a nearby tree and tried desperately to make sense of everything. Thoughts flashed through his mind. 'What is this numbness?' "Iruka!" he wispered harshly into the pounding rain.'Zabuza will pay for this!!! I should have accompanied them! Maybe I could have prevented...' Kakashi's thoughts trailed off. Looking down he spotted his genins. Only Sasuke and Naruto seemed to remain. Kakashi remembered Iruka's last words to him: "Take care fo Naruto while Im gone ok?"
Kakashi's body lurched at the thought. How was he supposed to tell Naruto? He perched in his tree looking down at his two students. Sasuke stood with his hands in his pockets, a glare in his steely black eyes. Naruto sat in a puddle, a characteristic scowl on his face. Both looked as if they had been training despite Kakashi's absence. Both were soaking wet. "I have to do this." He thought.
Jumping downward he caught the attention of his genins. Sasuke nodded at him. "Sakura left when it started to rain." He offered. Kakashi nodded and looked at Naruto. Rain continued to fall, as Naruto stood up and walked to Sasuke's side. "Kakashi-sensei where have you-" Naruto began. Kakashi cut him off. "Naruto...Iruka, he...hes dead." Naruto stared in disbelief. 'It isn't true!' Kakashi's knees buckled and he fell to the ground, his tears mixing with the rain. Naruto looked down, hair obscuring his eyes. Sasuke looked suprised but did not move. "You're wrong." Naruto screamed. "Master Iruka is still alive! I just know he is!" With that said, Naruto took off into the forest. "Naruto!" Sasuke yelled. He was scared of what Naruto would do.
Sasuke took a step but stopped. He turned and looked at Kakashi with a mixture of hatred, anger, and complete anguish. "Kakashi..?" He asked. "Go." Was all he replied. Sasuke took this as a signal and tore off after Naruto. Both were gone in seconds. Kakashi sat in the rain staring into space. "Im sorry I wasn't there for you Iruka. I should have told you how much I care for you before you left. Now Ill never be able to tell you. Its too late!" Kakashi's tears seemed relentless just like the rain. He slowly stood up and began his long trudge home, weighted down by soaking clothing, and a broken heart.