took me long enough. enjoy!!

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He entered the apartment in stealth-mode, clicking the door shut as quietly as possible behind him and scanning the area for signs of the hopefully-clothed-by-now Copy-nin.

He found him.

He wasn't clothed.

"Yo," was all the man had to say to him.

Iruka wanted to run for the hills, towards the monument and beyond. He couldn't take this… this… indecency any longer. He understood that this was the man's house and he could do whatever he wanted, but there are certain social rules that should still be abided by, even against one's own comforts. Like this. Kakashi should not be sprawled ass-naked on his sofa reading Icha Icha with a very prominent growing… Iruka couldn't even say the word in his mind, it was too disgusting.

"Iruka-sensei. Take a seat, have a beer. You seen Pakkun anywhere? I haven't been able to find that damn pup all day. It's past 11, sensei, you going to sleep soon? Why are you still wet?"

Iruka felt his nails dig deeper into the door firm against his back, mouth slightly agape at the ridiculous interrogation.

"I am WET because I was taking a SHOWER which you interrupted. I was going to go to sleep but now I'm very afraid to do so since you might RAPE ME. And NO, I haven't seen Pakkun all day, MAYBE because he has better things to do than be in this filthy excuse for a home!! WHY ARE YOU STILL NAKED, KAKASHI??"

He scrambled as fast as he could to the back of the house in search of a pair of pants for the man to put on. He found one buried in a pile of dirty clothing, which Iruka could have sworn he just washed a day ago. No sooner did he reenter the main part of the house was Kakashi standing in full glory with arms crossed.

Iruka squeaked in a higher pitch than usual, throwing the pants at the man and slapping a palm over his eyes, gesturing emphatically with the other.

"Please put on a pair of pants, Kakashi. I realize that you may normally relax in your home sans clothing, but as long as I am taking care of you, which is only for another two days, thank the kami, you need to wear something. It makes me very uncomfortable otherwise."

He was expecting a response almost immediately but he heard nothing. Kakashi said nothing, nor was there the sound of rustling. He wasn't dressing…. Maybe Iruka should just try to get to sleep and bar the door with a few traps and curses. He was very afraid now.

Instead, his hand was pulled from his eyes, and both his arms were pinned to his sides. Kakashi attempted another cloth-covered kiss, but Iruka ducked and tried to pull away. Kakashi maneuvered his mask down with just his lips and chin-squiggling until his entire face was exposed and Iruka's heart stopped.

The man was in awe and didn't even realize that he was being kissed until it was over and his mouth was still agape and his eyes still wide and his heart still beating faster than usual.

Kakashi let him go and turned back to the sofa, picking up and folding the pants that had been thrown at him, placing them neatly over the armrest. He pulled his mask back up as he looked at the shocked teacher.

"You should get to sleep, Iruka. Looks like you've seen a ghost."

Iruka wanted to scream. What the hell is wrong with this man? Naked with his - AGH - and then his… FACE and his lips and me being all…. What is going on??

Instead he just stood and breathed, observing Kakashi disappear into the sofa with his book.

Maybe in the morning. Maybe his pills will have worn off in the morning.

Iruka got an idea.

He swept into the kitchen and dug through the cabinets to find where he kept the man's pills. There. He took them, stuffing them in a pocket, and dashed to the back of the house and into his room before the other even noticed he had budged.

If he doesn't take his pills then Iruka will know if it's really the pills or not doing this to Kakashi. Hopefully it was just the pills. Just the pills. Oh please let it have just been the pills.

Except….

Taking them out of his pocket, he cradled the little orange and white-capped bottle in his hands. If he took Kakashi off the medication, he would hurt like hell, and Iruka would have to stay here longer. Which is certainly not something he wanted. They were good acquaintances and everything, but, this was the third time already.

So he didn't want to stay any longer. But he wanted to know if it was the medication that was making Kakashi say and … do … these things. It was certainly flattering. Iruka had never had this kind of attention before. He had never seen a full-grown man naked before, either.

"I don't!"

You don't what, Iruka?

"I don't want to see him naked again!!"

Are you sure?

He felt a deep flush rise to his cheeks and he lightly touched his face with a couple fingers.

Are you sure you don't want a kiss again?

"I…his face. He's beautiful, handsome, I mean. He's… I do."

Iruka tossed the pills on his bed, deciding he's put them back in the kitchen after Kakashi went to sleep, which was usually around 1:00. He just had to stay awake until then. Not that he didn't have anything to do. He had papers to grade and old mission reports to finish up. But now his heart was trembling as were his hands.

He sighed. "When did this happen?"