Van: Well, I don't know why I bother. Deidara's such a chicken!
Deidara: I'm no chicken! I just think me and an old guy is weird, un!
Van: Suure... That's not what you said when you were in his room last night! XD
Deidara: O////o;;; Un?
Disclaim: I don't own anything.
Ch.3 Ichiraku
I sigh once more pulling Dara's hand. I don't even know his real name, nor why I'm even bothering with him in the first place! Apparently he's hungry right now, so I took him to Ichiraku's ramen place. "So what do you want?"
Dara shrug, so I order two bowls of beef ramen. As we ate, I notice suddenly that Kakashi is walking by. Shoot!
"Iruka!" He gives his accursed call. "What's up, Ichiraku's again? You need to lay off the stuff, you'll get sick." Kakashi said sitting next to me.
Oh no... Apparently Dara doesn't like the guy... He's growling like a dog!
"Ehehe..." I scratch my neck nervously. "Well, Ichiraku's is the best!"
"Yeah, what sensei said!"
I scream as Naruto, the little trouble-making genin, pops right on my lap out of nowhere.
"Hi Iruka-sensei!" The boy grins right at my face.
I did the most logical thing...
I bopped his head.
"Itai! Iruka-sensei, that hurt!" I laugh at his pouting face, then I frown.
"Naruto, you know better than to do that!" I scold.
"I'm not a kid, sensei... But anyway, Kakashi-sensei's paying, right?! I mean, he is your boyfriend, and all..."
I spurt soup away from the table. "What?" I choke.
Kakashi's eye seem to have a gleam as he holds my hand. "Remember... You said it could work..." He stress the word.
"Oh yes, indeed!" I laugh nervously remembering the very words I said. Darn it! It was then that I feel a hand pull my ponytail. "Agh!"
Dara pulled me away from Ichiraku's and far enough from Kakashi. Appalled, I turn to him.
"What did you do that for?!" I shout
"Because I don't like them! Un!" Dara shouts back.
"What?! How could you not like them?!"
"I don't know, I haven't spent enough time to know, yeah! But I hate them, hmph!"
"That's stupid!"
"You're calling me stupid?! Hmph!" Dara turns his head away from me. I can already tell he's irritated.
I sigh and place my hand on his shoulder. "What's wrong?"
Dara looked away. "N-nothing. Un..."
Well, it's obvious that there is something wrong! was what I wanted to say, but instead, I had to settle with, "Dara... I really want to help you... How can I if you don't tell me?" I notice that his visible eye lit up at this, so I look confused as he turns his head away.
"That sounds like something from a soap opera, un." He comments.
I then begin to think for a bit, before deciding on showing Dara some of the best things of the third Hokage's past time... Paintings.
He looks at every painting critically and I notice how his eye seemed to sparkle. I smile at that. 'He really looks cute like that... Wait, what?'
"Hey, Iruka-san?" Dara looks at me with a weird look on his eye. "Can I have this?" He holds up one of the paintings that the third hokage had particularily made for his grandson, Konohamaru.
I shake my head no. "Sorry, but that's a really valuble painting that Sarutobi made since he's passed away."
He looks disappointed, so I tried to make the situation better.
"Say, Dara? Why don't we go explore the town a bit? I mean, apparantly you're not from around here, and-" Before I could finish, he latches himself onto my arm and flutter his visible eye's eyelashes.
"You could tour me any day, un."
I got confused on why he says it in such a strange tone. It's like he's talking about something else entirely. I shake the thought out of my head as I was dragged by the blonde. "Slow down, Dara!"
"Heck no! I'm really eager for this tour, un!"
"Okay, um, let's go here. This is the dango shop that is really the best in the village. Because of that, they tend to overprice their products tenfold." I say while pointing out the store. I did not notice Dara heading there until it was too late.
"15.00 dollars (I don't know the Naruto currency) for one stick of dango, are you kidding me, un?!"
"Our products are only the highest in the market! They are handmade and each dango stick takes hours to make. Be fortunate that it isn't higher!" The dango shopkeeper huffs.
"Why I oughta-"
"Okay, enough of that, Dara!" I drag the shouting blonde out as he says something about Katsu-ing the place... Whatever that means.
I then decide to take him to the bookstore. It turned out that there was a 75 percent off sale on all Icha Icha Paradise Beachtown series volumes. Apparently, Dara never even heard of Icha Icha, so I decided since he was of age to let him read the first volume. I realize it was a mistake.
"Oh wow, un..." His visible eye transfixes on the book pages.
"Okay, maybe it's a bit too much for you. I'll have that back now." I reach to get the book back, but the boy won't give it to me!
"No, no! Mooore! Mooore! I must read more, un!"
"Give it to me!" I shout as I reach for it once more.
"Un! Uuuuuuuun!" My goodness! He was no longer speaking words!
I grab the book and usher him out. 'Definitely not a good idea to let him in the bookstore.' I note. Then I decided to get to the next stop, which was the onsen.
Everything was fine, since the place gave out a soothing atmosphere. I sigh while laying back in the spring. God, I needed this! I peer over to where the blonde is... Which is out of the water. I quirk an eyebrow. "Aren't you coming in?"
"No way! The water's too hot, yeah!" Dara shakes his head while hugging his towel... In such a feminine way!
"It is not too hot, now get in here, you're causing a scene!" I point out.
He looks left and right for a while, pausing at some guys who were indeed watching warily. He dips his toe in hesitatingly before finally slipping in with me. For a while he speaks no word to me.
"So." I said conversationally. "Where exactly do you come from?"
Dara suddenly squeaks. No, he didn't speak, but squeak, "Where do I come from, un?"
I nod, but he averts his gaze.
"I don't have a home..."
That was odd! He didn't end it with un! Wow, he must really not have anywhere to go... I scratch my ear feeling awkward. "Sorry."
"It's okay... I don't really mind it much, un..." Dara whispers.
I blink and try to ease the situation. "Well, don't be like that! Least you get to travel around, don't you?!" I said slapping his back.
At that, he becomes quiet.
I laugh nervously. Was that the wrong thing to do?
"Yeah! I mean the atmosphere and the air is so refreshing, un!" He grins at me.
I then smile in relief. "You travel alot from the sky, don't you? What's it like?"
"It's amazing, un! To feel the wind in your hair, not a care or worry in the world... Un." Of course, he had to add that, but I suppose I'll let it slide... for now.
"Really?" I say as I take a few glances at the sky. It was a great afternoon, with the sun already setting and stars appearing across the heavens.
I become unaware of the blonde beside me, that is until I felt his arms wrap around me. I grow stiff at his touch.
"What's wrong Iruka, un? I thought you would be prepared for anything, hm?" For some reason... His voice makes me shiver... And my face heat up...
"What are you doing?" I murmur, to which he chuckles.
"Isn't it obvious?" I see that his hair had been let down and drenched with the steam of the spring water. His eye twinkles merrily. I widen my eyes as his face grew close.
"Geronimo!"
SPLASH!
I gasp and gag. Some water got in my throat damnit!
"Hahaha! Iruka-sensei, you look ridiculous!" Naruto declares. Stupid brat!
"NARUTO! WHAT THE HELL?!!!! YOU MADE ME CHOKE ON ONSEN WATER!!!!" I shout at the kid while shaking him furiously.
"A-yah-yah-yah-seens-suh-suh-say-ah-yah-yah!" Jeez! So I release him and he grins that grin that he usually does. "So, sensei? Why'd you leave so early, anyway? Kakashi-sensei was really depressed!"
At that, I gulp with guilt. Oh yeah, come to think of it, it was rude to just leave him there, wasn't it? "Well, the thing was that, um, I had a friend that I had to help out pretty quick, but it's taken care of right now." I look toward the direction where Dara was, but he wasn't there.
Naruto looks in the direction I was in a confused manner. "Huh? Why are you looking over there?"
I shake my head sighing. "Nothing."
"So anyway, Iruka-sensei! Why the heck did you go for Kakashi-sensei, anyway? Are you a homosexual?" Naruto asks me those stupid words. I swear, they came with malice!
"I do what I do, Naruto... It doesn't mean I'm a homosexual." I mumble.
"But you're dating Kakashi-sensei! You must be one!"
OUCH! Those words hit hard. I cry as the meaning ran home.
"Ne, ne, but you're right, you might not be a homo..."
Phew! So Naruto understands my situation!
"You could be a bi."
I take it back. I take it ALL back!
"Itai! Iruka-sensei, that hurts so much!" Naruto rubs his head.
I sigh and got out of the onsen.
"Hey, sensei, where are you going?" The kid calls.
"I have to go home." I answer.
"Okay! I'll visit you tomorrow sensei!"
I laugh. It's hard to stay mad at such a cute kid. "Okay, okay!" I call back. I dried myself and dressed, to find Dara waiting outside, and dressed of course.
"What took you, un?" He asks.
"Why'd you leave?" I ask back.
"Un." was his answer.
Such a weird kid!
"Um, if you don't want to tell me, that's fine." I grin.
"Un." He answers
WHAT THE HECK?! SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IS "UN"?
