Kakashi put Iruka in his crib at eight o'clock to get him to sleep. As soon as Kakashi left the room
Iruka began crying, Kakashi didn't go back in the room for another hour in case Iruka was attention
seeking. When he returned and seen how upset the baby was, he felt absolutely guilty about it. "Hey
little guy can't sleep?" Iruka rubbed his puffy red eyes, "Daddy" Kakashi cuddled him, "There
there, how about you sleep with me tonight?" he didn't need to say that Iruka was already asleep on
his shoulder. Kakashi sighed, when this was all over he was going to be one hell of a softy. He laid
on his bed with Iruka snoozing happily in the crook of his arm, Kakashi laid pillows down on either
side of the bed just in case Iruka fell out. "Damn when did I get the overprotective mother hen
instinct anyway?" Either way Kakashi slept well with Iruka until two am, Iruka woke Kakashi up
by crying, said jounin groaned got out of bed grabbed a nappy fastened it in on Iruka's head then
laid back down in bed. After a few seconds Kakashi woke up properly realising what he done and
put the nappy on him properly, and made Iruka another bottle of milk. Iruka wouldn't settle though
he kept whimpering, Kakashi looked out his windows, no one was watching or eavesdropping so he
lulled the little baby to sleep with a song,
"Leaves from the tree,
drifting so slow,
little shinobi,
take care as you grow,
survive each day,
live through the next night,
make your way,
follow what's right."
Iruka sighed drifting off into a pleasant sleep, Kakashi felt kind of self conscious of openly singing
to a baby, but shrugged it off to sleep some more. Iruka awoke again at six am, Kakashi cracked his
eyes open he changed Iruka again and was making up another bottle tiredly when he realised
something. Iruka looked bigger. "That's odd I could have sworn he only learned to walk
yesterday." Iruka was walking with no problems at all now, and was easily climbing on and off the
sofa and chairs. "Daddy I'm hungwy." The toddler pulled on his pants, Kakashi hadn't mistaken it
Iruka had grown not only physically during the night but mentally as well. "Here ya go." Iruka
looked at the bottle in disgust "Daddy I'm two yeaws old, neawly fwee, I'm not a baby!" Kakashi
was taken aback ten hours ago he could barely stand, now he was talking, with a cute speech
problem no less. Kakashi eye smiled "OK little guy what do you want for breakfast." Iruka paused,
"I want Wamen!" Kakashi stared at him "You can't have ramen for breakfast." "Can too!" "Can
not." Iruka narrowed his eyes and stamped his foot,
"Can too!"
"Can not."
"Can too!"
"Can not."
"Can too!"
"Can not."
"Can too!"
"Can not."
"CAN TOO!" Iruka pouted stamping his foot, Kakashi shook his head "Nu-uh no ramen for
breakfast." Iruka started jumping up and down "I WANT WAMEN! I WANT IT! I WANT IT!" "So
this is why they call it the terrible two's. Unfortunately for him Naruto's thrown worse tantrums
than he has." Kakashi noticed that Iruka's hair had grown out in the few hours and was now
shoulder length. "Iruka sit down so I can brush your hair for you." Iruka glared sticking his tongue
out, "Who do you fink you awe, my mummy." Kakashi placed his hands in his hips "No I'm your
daddy so.." Kakashi realised what he just said, he just talked to Iruka as if he really was his son
shaking his head Kakashi continued "Anyway let me brush your hair for you." Iruka backed away
"But you'll pull!" Kakashi walked up to him "I'll be gentle." Iruka ran down the hall "You'll neva
take me awive!" Kakashi could only laugh at his vain attempts to escape, as he clearly remembered
locking the stair gate last night. When he heard little footsteps scurrying down the stairs did he
zoom around the corner to find that Iruka had picked the lock. The tyrant was attempting the great
escape in his pj's! Kakashi hurried down the stairs the front door was wide open, Kakashi panicked
as he looked down the street, "Where would he go?"
Iruka ran as far as his little legs could take him, he sat exhausted on a street corner, "That'll show
him." his little tummy rumbled, "I f'got I'm still hungwy." he sighed then the followed the smell of
ramen to Teuchi's shop. He hopped up on a stool drooling slightly at the ramen, Teuchi looked at
him in amusement "Can I help you son?" Iruka blushed "No." Teuchi folded his arms smiling, "I
see, so you're not hungry then?" Iruka answered "Nope." then his belly rumbled. Ayame squealed at
his cuteness, "Aw would you like a bowl of ramen little guy." "I don't have any money." Ayame
smiled "Where's your parents?" Iruka started playing with his fingers"Um I wan away from Daddy
cuz he was gonna bwush my hawe...." Teuchi tutted "That's not good little fella, he's probably
worried sick." Iruka mumbled "I know." Ayame patted his head, "So what's your name?" "Iwuka."
Ayame giggled "Really? How old are you?" He smiled "I'm neawly fwee yeaws old." Teuchi
chuckled "Here I'll give you a bowl of ramen on the house just this once OK?" Iruka smiled "Thanx
mista youw the best!" Kakashi had zoomed around half of Konhoa looking for the tiny tot, he tried the park, the Hokage's
tower, the hot springs then he clicked his fingers, "The ramen shop!" When Kakashi got there he
spotted Iruka chewing through his second bowl of ramen, Kakashi felt angry and relieved at the
same time he tapped Iruka's shoulders causing the toddler to yelp in surprise, Kakashi hardened his
gaze "Iruka what were you thinking! I've been looking over half of Konhoa for you! Don't ever do
that again!" Iruka looked at his feet dangling over the stool, "Sowwy Daddy." Kakashi couldn't help
it he sighed and embraced Iruka in a hug, "I'm just glad your safe. He pulled back and ruffled his
hair." Iruka laughed as he tried to swat away the offending hand. Teuchi coughed, Kakashi
scratched the back of his head, "Oh hey Teuchi, how much do I owe you?" He waved his hand
"Nothing it was on the house. This little guy's yours Kakashi?" Kakashi eye smiled "Well yeah..."
Teuchi nodded "Take care of him he's a great kid." Kakashi nodded, feeling something pulling on
his trouser leg he looked down to see Iruka with a really big innocent look on his face. "Piggy
back?" Kakashi kneeling down to his level, "Only if I can brush your hair when we get home."
Iruka pouted "That's bwack mail." "No it's a bargaining chip. Deal?" Iruka ginned, Kakashi scooped
him up, "Uh oh Iruka looks like your gonna fly!" "I'm not gonna fly." "Really?" Kakashi tossed him
into the air catching him effortlessly, "Oh no Iruka your in a whirl wind." "No I'm not." Kakashi
held above his head and twirled him around before tossing him up one time. The pair of them were
laughing, "OK little monkey get on my back." "I'm not a monkey, I'm a dollfin." "I think you mean
dolphin." "I know what I mean!" Teuchi watched the pair leave, even he found it nice when
Kakashi played the little flying shinobi game with Iruka, "You see Ayame, it's about time he became
a family man."