Iruka's been feeling strange recently... Eating and sleeping less, avoiding people, having strange dreams about a certain silver-haired Ninja... KakaIru. Contains Yaoi, BoyXboy, male-male smut, etc. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Set in Shippuden.
Oh, good! I found the plot! it's got fluff ALL OVER it now, though! *wink*
~*~Dolphin~*~
Iruka banged his head against the wall.
'Damn-it-you-stupid-chunin-stop-it!' he scolded himself. 'You can't go on doing this,'
He had to go to work sometime. But if he went to work, he knew that someone *cough*Tsunade*cough* would figure it out soon enough, if she hadn't already. He finally decided that he needed to get out of the house. He was going stir crazy, not going anywhere, or doing anything. He pulled on the first shirt he found, and jumped out the window. He wandered around the town aimlessly, barely noticing when it turned to dusk. He did notice, however, when he became very cold, and he looked up to see stars dotting a black sky.
"I'd better get home," he thought, turning into an alleyway. He walked slowly. Going down the alleyway added an element of risk, but it was much faster for getting home. He twisted his head around at a small noise, sighing in relief as he saw it was just a cat. For a second there, he thought it was-
'Don't move,' the harsh whisper was accompanied by a sharp knife pressing against Iruka's neck. He silently cursed.
'Shirt off,' the speaker, a wiry man, grinned, revealing several empty gums. Iruka's heart raced and adrenaline coursed through him. He pulled off his shirt, noting a second knife-wielding man's appearance. the two knives left no room for movement, in fact as he pulled off his shirt he got scratched, and blood welled out of the scratch. Once he was shivering in the could, the men forced him down, back to the wet ground, knives at his throat, arms and legs pinned. The first man grabbed Iruka's shirt, and stuffed most of it in Iruka's mouth. The rest of the shirt was pulled over Iruka's head, so he could barely breathe, speak, or see. He heard another set of footsteps come up beside him.
'We got one!' the first man said excitedly. A deep laugh was the response.
'Excellent,' said a new voice; Iruka assumed it was the third man. A knife pressed against Iruka's stomach.
'Now, how should we kill him?' said the third man. Iruka flinched.
'Let's gut him!' said the second man. the knife pressed down harder, and Iruka gasped at the pain; unexpected, and sharp. The knife cut slowly in a line from just below Iruka's ribs to his waist. It was very deep, but it bled heavily, and the pain was intense.
'S-stop!,' Iruka whimpered, except it came out more like 'shm' with the shirt in his mouth.
'No,' laughed one of them, and the knife jabbed into the right side of Iruka's chest. He tried to scream, but the shirt muffled it too well. He wished he would die. Then all his problems would end.
'Get out of here!' said one of the men, unexpectedly. The weight was removed from Iruka's limbs, as was the knife from his chest. The men's footsteps retreated hurriedly, and were replaced by a different set of footsteps coming toward him. The shirt was pulled away from his head, and Iruka groaned at the sight of his rescuer. Of course it was Kakashi. No-one else could come, rescue him, and see him crying, bleeding, and half naked in an alleyway. Of course not.
'Iruka?' Kakashi sounded surprised. 'What happened?'
~*~Scarecrow~*~
Kakashi surpressed the anxiety in his voice as he stared down at Iruka, his Iruka- no, wait, not his Iruka. Since when was Iruka his? Iruka appeared to be trying to speak, but he just groaned again. Kakashi pulled off his own shirt, almost smiling at the way Iruka's cheeks went red.
'I need to bandage that,' Kakashi explained, nodding towards Iruka's stomach and chest. Iruka's shirt was wet and bloody, so it wasn't really the best thing for the job. Iruka nodded weakly. Kakashi crouched down beside Iruka. He began ripping Kakashi's shirt into strips and winding them around Iruka, making sure they were bound tightly before starting with the next one. Once finished, he carefully put his Jounin vest around Iruka, and gently lifted him to his feet.
'Can you walk?' Kakashi asked. Iruka nodded, took a trembling step forward- and collapsed. Luckily, Kakashi had been expecting this, and caught Iruka before he fell. Kakashi frowned.
'I'll take that as a no, then,' he said, lifting Iruka, bridal style. Iruka was extremely red.
'I-I don't need,' he managed to say, but Kakashi shook his head.
'It's okay to accept help when you need it,' he said, expecting Iruka to complain, but the younger ninja simply sighed and rested his head against Kakashi's shoulder.
"He looks cute when he's blushing... Wait, what did I just think?" Kakashi thought, looking down at the tanned male's exhausted face.
'Iruka, I'll take you to my place. It's closest,' Kakashi said gently. Iruka nodded, not opening his eyes, and Kakashi set off for his house as quickly as he dared.
CLIFFHANGER!
What will happen to Iruka? Where's Genma's Senbon? Why am I asking you this when I'm the writer? Find out! ...Or maybe not!
Phew, that took me a while.
To those who reviewed:
bloo buscus: Great idea! Actually, that gave me half of the idea for this chapter (The alleyway part) so thanks!
Heart's Promise: looooong updates are my favourite... when I know what to write. I don't mind about the repeated reviews; in fact, I welcome them :) and yeah, Iruka's absolutely adorable when he's blushing...
