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I didn't see the big gray wolf after the incident at the hospital. Try as I might to try and summon it again, I couldn't do with my limited knowledge. Hence, I called it a fluke. When I asked Sarutobi-sensei what exactly happened back there, all he uttered was 'a summon'. I didn't press for answers and soon enough, I forgot about it. I focused my efforts on mastering the wakizashi Sensei entrusted to me. I went everywhere with Shinrai.
Once, I bit a teacher in the academy for trying to make us separate. Thankfully, Sarutobi-sensei explained the situation to what was his name ... Tsubaki-sensei! I was socially inept at the time and nobody really wanted to be near me. I had an angry face most of the time. So, I became a misunderstood child. Tsubaki-sensei thought that I would have an emotional breakdown and go berserk so he wanted to take Shinrai away from me but he didn't understand that Shinrai was the one keeping me sane.
I felt at ease each time I trained with her. We were a common sight and pretty soon, the school kids got used to me with her and they ignored me. Some kids even started talking to me. It was not until the second year in the Academy when they started approaching me. It was all because of a certain Hime-chan who followed me one day to school.
You see, Hime-chan is as her name suggests- the princess of the Snow Leopard clan. I managed to summon her one day when I found my life threatened by a bunch of rotten bandits who thought they could take my sword and sell it. I tried to fight them but they were bigger and stronger than I was. I tried to cut them with Shinrai but they avoided it and soon, I was the one being cut. Screaming as the pain engulfed me, I felt something snapped inside of me before everything went dark. Til this day, I cannot fully recall what exactly happened but when I came to, I found myself snuggled comfortably in the soft fur of Hime-chan.
I couldn't move when I wanted to and I felt myself burning up. I must have lost too much blood because I felt so cold despite being protected by Hime's warmth. Right then, I thought I was on my way to meeting my parents in heaven. Looking to my left, I saw Shinrai lying next to me and I took her and huddled her close to me. With that, I drifted into sleep.
Suddenly, a loud roar pierced through my eardrums, waking me up from my slumber. Sharp pain shot through my body when my reflex caused me to move quickly and I moaned in agony. The pain was near unbearable and my breathing became laboured. I saw Hime crouching and growling in front of me as if she was ready to pounce; shielding me from whomever it was she thought was a foe.
I pushed myself to face the person Hime-chan was growling at. Squinting my eyes, I saw whom Hime-chan were growling at and to this day, I thanked my lucky stars my body reacted unconsciously. My eyes widened as I saw the face of my attacker; it was Sarutobi-sensei and a few Jounins! With strength I was sure I didn't have, I ran in his direction, turned around and with arms wide open, stared into the angry face of Hime-chans'.
I didn't know what overcame me but I knew I wasn't in danger. I stared down Hime-chan and she relented. She whined but soon eased. I released a sigh and hobbled to her to pat her. I giggled when she licked my dirty face. The face on the others was priceless when Hime-chan did that but soon relaxed when they saw she didn't mean harm and for the second time that day, I fainted.
Sarutobi-sensei was frowning when I woke up and I am reminded of the hospital incident when the huge gray wolf appeared but the only difference this time round was Hime-chan sleeping beside my hospital bed. I thought she had been another fluke but the frown on Sensei's face told me it was different. I knew something weird was happening to me and I got scared. Sensei sensed me panicking and was quick to calm me down before I end up losing control like the last time.
I rubbed my eyes, thinking Hime-chan was a figment of my imagination but she was there, yawning and stretching after a nap. My dark brown orbs met her green ones and she jumped from her spot on the floor to land on my chest, shrinking to the size of a kitten. I yelped in surprise but laughed as she licked my face again.
"Iruka, after you have healed, meet me at the Hokage tower, I have something I want to tell you." Sensei smiled before leaving the room.
Needless to say, I did meet him after my wounds healed.
"Iruka, I think its time I train you in chakra control and the art of summoning."
I remembered how estatic I felt when I heard that. I had always wanted to try pulling out a jutsu when I saw the other shinobis doing it but Sensei said I was too young.
"Sensei, I thought I wasn't ready?"
"I have a feeling it's time." Sensei patted a purring Hime.
Since then, Hime would appear next to me whenever I came calling or when she wanted to and that was how one day, I found her trailing after me in the Academy. I heard mewing and was pleasantly surprised to see her rubbing her head fondly against my leg. I sighed and picked her up; she can be so spoiled sometimes. I gave a disapproving look but she dismissed it with what I think was a feline version of an impish face and mewled cutely again. I giggled when she licked my cheek and I forgot all about my classmates looking at me.
I was embarassed but one by one, they came up to me in fascination of Hime-chan and talked to me! That was the happiest day of school for me and I am forever grateful to Hime-chan for it, not that she would let me forget it.
"Naruto! What did I tell you about leaving your dirty clothes lying around?" I scolded Naruto but he seemed unrepentant, playing with Hime-chan's little paws.
"He's such a nagger, isn't he Hime-channnnnn~" Naruto sung to her.
I shared a look with her, if only Naruto knew she was not the typical cat and that she could be feisty when she wanted to. It has been countless times since she scratched me when I did something she didn't approve of. Yeap, Hime-chan is as haughty as any royalty could get.
Currently, Naruto is staying with me because his house got destroyed in the war. Frankly, his apartment wasn't any different before or after the damage, it looked like a hurricane swept through that place. I offered a place for Naruto to stay since he couldn't actually ask somebody else and the rest as they say, is history.
"You better release her Naruto before you get attacked. Hime-chan doesn't like to be played with." I warned him whilst picking up his clothes strewn everywhere on the floor.
"I won't, Hime-chan likes me~" There he went again, making the cat dance. He really has a death wish.
"You aren't gonna scratch him your highness?" I scoffed silently as I sent a telepathic message in my mind to Hime-chan.
"No, I will let him amuse himself. He reminds me of a certain fox." Her green eyes glittered sinisterly. Oh, I would not want to be at the receiving end of that look. The last time I did, Hime-chan made my life a living nightmare when she transform into me and slept around with men in the village and just because I quote, "it was funny." That week, I had to evade being groped by who I assumed was the guys Hime-chan slept with using my double. I had such a hard time explaining to those people that it wasn't me! It couldn't have been me, I was on a mission! Traumatic as it was, at least now I knew who preferred men. It was also around that time I found out I'm bisexual. I didn't mind being groped by those men but that didn't mean I liked it either.
It's three in the morning and I'm still tossing and turning. I tried the entire trick in the book to get myself sleepy but nothing worked! Frustrated, I tore off the blanket fiercely and jumped out of my window but before I did, Hime-chan mewed in annoyance. It looks like I disturbed her peaceful slumber when I rudely awakened her with all the fussing. I threw her an apologetic look before breathing myself fresh air outside the apartment.
Walking alone at night gave me time to think. As I mindlessly walked, I started thinking about what Tsunade-sama said to me. Am I ready to do this? Then again, I don't a choice. I have pledged loyalty to Konoha. I thought I have long gotten past my other identity. After the death of Yoko, I vowed to never pick up Shinrai again and now, it seems like I have to. It hurts too much to look at her without remembering the tragic accident that had befallen Yoko those 5 years ago.
I was young and I felt on top of the world when I was appointed an A-class mission with Renji and Yoko on a 3-man team. Renji was the strategist of the team, always calculating and a step ahead of anyone. He is a great man, cheerful and a smile was always plastered on his face before the death of Yoko took away his friendly disposition and along with it, his sense of living. Yoko had been Renji's fiancée and they were planning to get married after that mission which saw Yoko's untimely death.
I hold back tears as I recalled Yoko's last dying moment.
As I drowned in a sea of regrets, I didn't realize where I was walking towards.
"Iruka-sensei?" I heard a deep voice called my name.
I searched for the said voice in the darkness and my eyes focused on the shock of silver hair so evidently glowing in the night backdrop, "Kakashi?"
"I see you have dropped the 'kun'. Good for you," Kakashi had that eye-smile on him again.
Shit! I was supposed to not let that slip. I merely let out a dry laugh in reply.
"What brings you here in this ungodly hour? I'm pretty sure it's past your bedtime Iruka-sensei. Aren't you supposed to set a good example to your students, sensei?" My eyebrow twitched. Why did he like to piss me off so much?
"I'm more shocked to see you doing something. What exactly are you doing Kakashi-san?" I asked, trying to be polite. Getting angry will not do me good now.
"As you can see, I'm repairing a damaged house or have your perfect eyesight suddenly failed you sensei?" Kakashi said while putting bricks back where they were once were.
I decided to let that snide remark go, "Why now?"
"Because I want to," Came the monotonous reply from Mr. Lazy-eye himself.
"Right. Like anybody will believe that. You of all people would rather sleep at this hour than do some manual labour in the dead of the night. Did Tsunade-sama send you here for all the days you missed with my class?" I crossed my arms and fumed, suddenly remembering the consecutive days he didn't show up at the shelter.
Kakashi stopped at my reply but continued working after shaking his head slightly. His response confuses me but before I could ask what he meant by that, he turned his head to face me and said, "Why don't you run along and get your beauty sleep sensei. We wouldn't want eye-bags underneath those eyes now would we?"
Oh Hatake Kakashi, how you infuriate me!
A/N: I know this took like a month but thank you for those who commented! C:
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