Blinding Feathers

Disclaimer: I don't own any of them but the versions that live in my head. Kishimoto-sensei is a genius in my mind.

- One Shot -

"Did you hear?"

"Hear what?"

"So you didn't?"

"Didn't hear what?"

"Down by the pond!"

"What? What about the pond?"

"You really didn't hear did you?"

"Look, how can I say if I hadn't or had if I don't know what the hell you are talking about?"

"About them!"

"Who!"

"You know who! The two the whole town's been whispering about!"

"Yeah. What about them?"

"It was yesterday. Down by the pond!"

"What about the pond is so important?"

"A younger chuunin saw them!"

"So? Many people hang out down there."

"He said they were getting it on!"

"What? Right there? Out in the open!"

"Yes! That's what I've been saying!"

"That doesn't sound like them though. I mean, yeah, they're together all the time. But they never show their feelings publicly."

"Well I got the scoop that they did yesterday."

"How reliable is the source?"

"Pretty good. It's that Nara kid. Lazy, but very sharp."

"Did he say anything else?"

"Not much, other then that they did it right there in the water."

"That had to be hard."

"Yeah. Apparently it was hard to float when, …you know."

"Heh. Yeah. Have you seen them? Are they acting any different?"

"Not that I know. But I did hear that apparently the security camera in the area got it all on tape! There's going to be a showing tonight! But keep it low. We don't need them figuring it out."

"Right."

With that Genma and Raidou went back to their daily work like nothing had happened.

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"Hey Kakashi?" Iruka sat on the grass silently watching the ducks swimming lazily in the water looking for any left over scraps of seed.

The jounin looked up from his book for a short moment. "Hmm?"

Iruka laid back on the grass enjoying the sun. "Did you hear? Apparently they caught us on tape 'getting it on' in the pond." He smirked in amusement at the idea of the others thinking they could keep the news from reaching his ears. He had helped build the grapevine up to the scale it was now. Nothing could be hidden. "You were the one floundering." He grinned and leaned his head back to see how the jounin would react.

"Hmm." He put the book down to look out at the two male ducks bickering over something in the water. "Yeah, I can see how they could get that odd white breast of his mixed up as me." He smirked and went back to reading. "Probably blinded their sensitive eyes."

Iruka chuckled and went back to watching the ducks. "I still can't figure out how they learned what I named those two." He snorted lightly. "Who would have known they would get so bored as to throw a party and watch gay duck's getting it on."

"That's why I say we are the sane ones."

The two fell silent again, going back to their book and sun bathing, as two odd mallards finally shared the scrap of food together before going on their loving way.