A Christmas Mission
By Arctic Kitten
Summary: When Kashi gets a mission to 'rescue' a kidnapped reindeer, Kashi doesn't think anything about it… However, he is shocked to find out which reindeer needs the help… KakaIru
Author's Note: DON'T KILL ME! I'm sorry to all my readers for not uploading any of my OTHER stories. I WILL get to them! I promise! But on another note, I actually whipped this story up in one afternoon. The beginning of it at least. But I desperately wanted to have a X-Mass story! SO HERE IT IS!!!
Santa's Reindeer Mishap
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(I)
Name: Kakashi Hatake
Age: 19
Clan type: Silvery Albino, short haired, hunting dog
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Kakashi leaned against the windowpane of his small apartment, reading his Icha Icha paradise novel for the sixth time that month. He was already on the last chapter when a mourning dove interrupted him. It landed beside him and let out a soft coo, a little note was attached to the bird's leg. Kakashi, not wanting to stop reading, ignored it until the bird decided to land in his hair. With a mournful sigh, Kakashi snapped the novel shut and glanced up with his single visible eye. The bird looked down at him from its perch and titled its head cutely.
"What does the old feline want now?" he said as he offered his arm to the bird. It flapped and landed upon his out stretched arm and then extended its foot for Kakashi. With the other hand, Kakashi detached the note and gave the bird a seed before it flew off in a hurry. Watching the mourning dove fly away, the silver haired man opened the little note.
Note: A rank, starting immediately! Solo mission, come to my office. DO NOT BE LATE!
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(II)
Name: Tsunade
Age: 52
Clan Type: Long haired blond, Sandy colored mountain lion
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Kakashi arrived at the busty feline's office five minutes late and as he began to slip into the office, an unhappy voice stopped him,
"Are you trying to piss me off Hatake?" the Hokage turned her chair around to face the silver haired dog. The hunting dog gave her one of his charming smiles and scratched the back of his head.
"Well you see-" A flick of a sandy colored cat ear stopped the hunter.
"Shut your mouth Hatake, I don't have time for your excuses." The feline's light brown eyes were dark and angry. "Don't be late again. This mission is urgent." She continued looking away from the silver haired hunting dog. Kakakshi looked at her with a serious face.
"It won't happen again." He said as he sat on the window sill. "What is so important about this mission, Hokage-sama?" The feline glanced up at the door, Kakashi's eyes fallowed. The door opened and a spiky, white haired man with red lines going down his face, walked into the room, his arms folded. Kakashi raised the single eyebrow showing at the man's appearance.
"Jiraiya you already know Hatake Kakashi," spoke Tsunade pointing to the stunned silver haired man.
"Yea, we know each other." A smirk played upon the older man's face.
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(III)
Name: Jiraiya
Age: 53
Clan Type: Human
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"Santa... lost one of his…. Reindeer?" Kakashi spoke under his breath, yet the older man could still hear him.
"Not lost, brat, someone snatched him…" The older man snorted. "Embarrassed to say this but, right under my nose too… I mean, I am a human yet I do know my way around." He looked at the silver haired hunting dog. Kakashi blinked and looked up at the older man.
"But he isn't one of the ones who pull your slay?"
Jiraiya nodded. "Then… Why is he so impor-"
"He might not be one of my pullers, but he is one of my best helpers, brat." He stated closing his eyes and crossing his arms again. "Not to mention he is practically loved by everyone." When Jiraiya finished he looked up at Kakashi, eyes locking with that single stony blue eye. "If he isn't found, the others won't be able to fly."
Kakashi just raised an eyebrow for the umpteenth time that day.
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Jiraiya was none to be one of the most powerfulest humans in the entire fire country. His powers were known by everyone. Yet, he also had another secret. He was the man named Santa Clause. When winter would come, he moved up to the mountains of the fire country and stay there with his helpers and reindeer who were able to fly. Only a few knew how and it took awhile for them to figure out who was able to fly or not. However, that is where the missing reindeer came in.
Jiraiya had found this reindeer on accident. The reindeer wasn't the strongest so he wasn't able to pull Jiraiya's slay when it became Christmas. But, he had a talent. He was able to pick out the reindeer who could fly before they even had their first trial run. This young reindeer had saved Jiraiya years of failure.
"So what is this reindeer's name?" asked Kakashi finally after hours of silence. At first Jiraiya didn't speak.
"His name is Umino Iruka." Jiraiya said trudging through knee high snow.
Kakashi stopped in mid step in the snow, his perfect pointed ears twitched at the name. His heart thudded painfully against his chest. He recognized that name. "Do you know him?" Jiraiya asked, snapping Kakashi out of his stupor. Kakashi looked at Jiraiya who had stopped walking to and was now looking over his shoulder at the silvery hunting dog. Kakashi looked down the snow as he answered.
"Yea... Well not really. Acquaintances." An image of Iruka's sweet smile flashed in Kakashi's mind and his ears went down a bit.
A strange, strong surge of worry flooded Kakashi's scenes. Before Kakashi had become a part of Tsunade's fighting force he had been assigned to kill the very person he now fallows. Yet it failed and he ended up being the only one in his squad to survive. Yet, in the icy cold of winter it didn't look good for the silvery albino. However that changed when a young reindeer had found him. With no antlers Kakashi had mistaken the reindeer to be female but he was corrected quickly after the first misassumption.
Kakashi had stayed with the reindeer for a month and in that time, the two had gotten along. But no one knew this because Kakashi wanted it like that. No one had to know. Just like how no one had to know that he was crushing on the reindeer. That sweet smile, his motherly ways and that flaring temper just pulled the hunter's heart strings. Not to mention the way the reindeer looked in human form. Bronze skin and large brown eyes, Kakashi suddenly found himself daydreaming about the reindeer, shameful images clouded his mind and that image of Iruka's sweet smile were replaced by shameful positions Kakashi wanted Iruka to be in. In the meantime, Jiraiya watched as emotions washed upon the other's face. A smirk played upon his face. Jiraiya's plan had to work and if it did, he and Kakashi would get their own wish Christmas Wish. Well, it was the day before Christmas Eve and if everything went as planned, Kakashi would find Iruka the night before Christmas.
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Kitten: Merry X-Mass and Happy Holidays everyone! I am dying to get to the next chapter! Can someone say X-Mass SMEX!? –giggles- Tell me what you think! This is just the beginning.
Also if you want this story to go beyond two chapters please let me know! I was also planning on making a story about how the two met! There might be smut in that one too! –Mental Yaoi Detective Kitty smiles broadly-
CHAPTER 1: Into The Rut