Three weeks have past and I've gotten to know Iruka a little better as well as my students too. I managed to catch them up just in time for the monthly test. Now I'm working on teaching them how to sit still. If I can. After class today, I went straight home to collapse on my bed. I wasn't in the mood to stay after class and grade papers I'll just do them at home. I stared at the ceiling missing Naoko my dress maid that help me get away from my old life. She was a small woman about my age who spent her life helping me ever since I could remember. She was the closest thing to a best friend heck she was my best friend. I hit my head with my right hand for forgetting to check the mail. I got up unwillingly and checked the mail, a bunch of it was junk. One letter had my name hand written in a rare scrip and smelled of Stephanotis's. I sat down on the couch and read it:
Dearest Friend Idril This is the first time I have been able to write to as you can see. Everything has gone haywire since you left but none the less, everything is OK. The country's top detectives out looking for you but know fear because Uzi picked them out himself. Speaking of Uzi, he actually had the courage to yell at you farther about your where abouts. You father respond by threating to in the engagement if he didn't watch it. It was funny you should have been here but I know where you are now is much better.

Your bestest dress Maid/Best friend

Naoko

P.S. I hate to tell you this but I just found out just a moment ago after writing this letter. King Maki is now on his way to check out the Fire country. I wouldn't worry too much with the cover up we got you he should be unable to recognize his own daughter. So please write, I love to here about your new life.


I shredded the letter and toss the pieces in the air. No one knew my father like me besides my mother, and we both knew that he could find me if he worked hard enough. My father had a way of making people talk if you know what I mean. I went to the cupboard, pulled out some sake and a cup, and started drinking. Drinking was the only thing I could think of at the time to escape from the fear of my father and what he might find out. After about twenty drinks or so, I'm unable to recall what happen next.

(Iruka's Prov.)

I was walking home from the academy and I just so happen to walk past Idril's apartment on the way so I decided to stop and see how she was doing since she didn't so up at the teachers lounge today. I knock on the door but got no reply. I knock again this time the door open on its own. I walked in to see Idril sitting on the couch in the dark. I flick on the light switch to reveal Idril as drunk as a can be.

"Idril what wrong with you?"

I said sitting down beside her. She looked at me with her glassy red eyes. She was in a long pink nightdress, the right strap hanging off her shoulder. I could smell the strong stench of sake on her breath as she tried to speak.

"Iruka so nice to see you."

She said placing her head on my chest. My heart started to beat fast and I was getting hot under the collar. I felt her place her hand up my shirt, I jumped up in surprised yelling

"Idril what's wrong with you? What are you thinking?"

She stood up and pushed me down onto the other couch behind me.

"Come on Iruka I want to have fun Please!"

She said wrapping her arms around my neck. I could see her lips come closer to mine as I felt one of her knees slid between my legs. I pushed her away feeling a weird feeling. She got back up and I punched her in the stomach making sure it would only knock her out for the night. I placed her in her bed and sat back on the couch. I should have left then but I was to afraid that she might hurt herself, besides I was to tied to walk home fighting a drunken woman is hard especially when it's Idril. I watch her sleep as sleep came to me too.

(End Prov.)

I woke up to light piercing through the window hitting me right in the eyes. I tossed the pillow on my head mopping about shooting the person who invented the sun. As my eyes adapted to the light I removed the pillow to see Iruka sleeping on my couch. Immediately thoughts ran through my head about what could have happened but I set those thoughts aside remembering that Iruka wasn't like that, at least from what I know. I got up and walked over to Iruka taking my cover with me. I wrapped the blanket around him and sat down beside him cuddling as much as I could without it looking like it, if he woke up. I wished that moment could have just stood still forever. I much rather be with Iruka and him not knowing what's going on then my father trying to find me. I could hear Iruka's heartbeat and him breathing it felt so different yet so much the same as mine. I heard grumbling and looked up to see him waking up. As soon as he saw me beside him, he jump to the side pointing at me with his face steaming hot red.

"Did you…did I…did we…"

He said his arm that was pointing at me trembling in shock. I just gave him the

"No. duh" look

and said

"well we both still have our clothes on and I woke up in my bed so the obvious answer would be NO!"

Iruka let out a deep sigh of relief, sat down and explained what happen between or almost happen between us.

"WHAT!"

I screamed scurrying to the other side of the couch.

"I DID THAT!"

He just nodded his head trying to hide the blush but clearly not doing a good job.

"Sorry I didn't-"

My words were stopped by Iruka's index finger to my lips.

"It's OK Just promise to lay off the sake for awhile. OK?"

I nodded my head in agreement then out of fun, I whispered in his ear

"And I'll make sure I'm sober when we decide to actually do it. If you know what I mean."

His face returned to the steaming hot red like it was earlier.

"JUST KIDDING!"

I yelled smacking his back causing him to fall to the ground. I laughed seeing the swirls in his eyes. When he recovered, he started to laugh with me. That was the first time I ever laughed, I mean really laugh. Laughing as a princess was just laughing at other people's pain, which my father loved but laughing at my own fault was much more enjoyable. I knew from experience that anything that I enjoy must end now matter how much I wish and plead; I knew that this part of my life was far from a happy ending but I knew I can benefit from it while I can. I only got one life to live after all.