KakaIru- Subtext? What subtext?

For about the fifth time that day, Kakashi ran into Iruka, and deliberately tried to avoid him. It didn't work. Through the throng of people on the street, he heard his name being called.

Not wanting to be impolite, he turned around.

"Hello, Iruka," He said, scratching the back of his neck nervously. Iruka frowned at him, putting his hands on his hips.

"This is the fifth time today I've seen you, and immediately after I notice you, you leave. Are you stalking me?" He asked. It wasn't an accusation- merely a question.

"No; actually, I've kind of been trying to avoid you," Kakashi said, shaking his head. "It's nothing personal," he quickly continued. "It's just that for the past few days, I keep running into you, a lot more than usual, and every time I do, I feel like someone- a lot of people- are watching me. And not only that. I feel like they're trying to pressure me into doing something, but I don't know what."

Iruka looked around uneasily, then leaned in to whisper in his friend's ear.

"Now that you mention it, I've kinda been getting the same feeling. I think the reason we only feel it when we're around each other is that the thing these people want us to do is involves both of us." He said, glancing around to make sure no one was listening.

"What could they possibly want us to do together? Fight to the death? Go on a magical adventure?" Kakashi asked, incredulous.

"KISS, YOU MORONS!" About 20 people in their immediate area shouted at the same time. Oddly, they were all women, almost all of which were under the age of 18.

"Um.." Iruka and Kakashi looked at each other awkwardly.

"Maybe we should just do what they want.." Kakashi muttered. Most of the people who had just shouted didn't look particularly stable.

"Okay.. But just one," Iruka muttered back. "Are.. You going to take that mask off?"

"No."

"Fine with me," He said, and gave him a very light, very chaste kiss on the lips.

All the women promptly squealed, and dropped to the floor with blood shooting out of their noses.

Kakashi looked at Iruka very seriously.

"Let us never speak of this again."

"Agreed."

AN: Personally, I don't see any evidence for this pairing other than "They are ninjas of about the same age, in the same occupation, who once shared a panel together." :/ Seems like crack to me, but it's so damn popular.

I apologize for not updating yesterday. I was away for 90% of the day, and the 10% I was at home, I was too tired to do anything. Only got about 5 ½ hours of sleep, which is not enough for me.