A/N: another old story of mine. This one is a male male pairing AKA yaoi. If you don't like it don't read it. Flames will be eaten for breakfast with a strong cup of coffee. Also, WARNING character death. Now you know. SUMMARY: The first and last times Kakashi saw Iruka.
The first time Kakashi saw Iruka was in passing. Iruka was with his father in the Hokage's office discussing Iruka's future in the ninja arts; they were very close. He hadn't paid him much attention as he gave the Hokage his sensei's message and promptly left.
The second time he saw Iruka was at the nine tailed demon's battle field. He was being physically removed. Kakashi remembers thinking the kid was crazy.
The third time was in the hospital. Iruka was laying on his stomach with six doctors and nurses hovering over him. He had a huge wound on his back and was bleeding onto the sheets and dripping onto the floor. That wasn't what had Kakashi stopped in the hall; it was the gentle smile on his face. He looked back at Iruka thinking surly he had lost it when Iruka spoke, his eyes turning glassy, "Hello Kakashi san".
The fourth time was at the chunin nominations, the tanned man had the nerve to oppose him! Of course he put the simple chunin back in his place. Then Iruka sought him out and apologized. Iruka said he was wrong and he was sorry, that he had a problem with being over protective and such is his being a chunin. This made Kakashi rethink his impression of the little chunin. From then on he made time in his day to bug the snot out of Iruka, he found the blushes and annoyed growls satisfying.
When Iruka was attacked by Mizuki again kakashi watched Iruka become a shell of his former self. He was made of fake smiles and his entire body seemed to drag. He was there when Iruka finally broke down and Kakashi had a rude awakening. It hurt; it hurt to see Iruka hurt. Without knowing how or when Iruka's joy became his joy, Iruka's happiness, his happiness. He wasn't just a little chunin, he was Kakashi's little chunin. He wanted to end Iruka's pain so he kissed him.
Kakashi came home to his warm little chunin every chance he got he ran faster and fought harder to get back early to see him. His next mission would be long and he held Iruka's sleeping form all night till the sun rose and he had to leave. He placed one last kiss on Iruka's lips before taking off.
The last time Kakashi saw Iruka he was in the hosbital. Iruka lay on his back bleeding onto the floor and again Kakashi stopped dead in his tracks as Iruka stared back at him with his same gentle smile.
"Goodbye Kakashi".
Kakashi didn't know what death would feel like. When it got dark he became anxious. When the pain left his body he began to worry. But when he saw the warm light so much like a smile he remembered all too well, he ran as fast as he could to reach it. When He got there Iruka was waiting, a smile on his face.