Hello all, I am so sorry for the very, very, very long delay! The story is complete so I will have it uploaded in a day or so. My deepest apologies to everyone, Enjoy.
I do not own Naruto © to Masashi Kishimoto
Iruka stood up and walked out of the ally and watched the man enter the bar before he could do anything. He walked into the rundown apartment, and his stomach started to tie into knots. He pulled out his gun and walked cautiously to the door. He loaded the gun quietly. Then he kicked the door open pointing the gun in, and all he saw was another man lying on the ground and blood seemed to be everywhere.
"P-Please...Don't h-hurt me."
Then man looked over into the corner and he whimpered.
"P-please...please...Don't."
Iruka lifted the gun and pointed it to the next room which was pitch black. A sly chuckle came from the darkness. He broke out into a cold sweat and the gun in his hand shook. He started to breath faster and a figure
out of the darkness. It was dress in black from head to toe. The figure reached up.
"Don't move!"
He still reached up and pulled of his hat. Silver hair curtained his face and silver eyes glowed from the black of his clothes. He smiled a wolfish smile and looked at Iruka. He took a step back and reached behind him to the window.
"F-freeze!"
He opened the window.
"You won't shot, you don't have the guts."
Iruka steadied the gun.
"Fine shot, you won't hit me."
Iruka was breathing harshly and was shacking. The wounded man was looking at his attacker. Kakashi burst through the door and the man leapt out the window. Iruka still had the gun pointed at the window. Kakashi walked up behind him and tried to push the gun down but Iruka was to tense.
"Iruka?"
He was breathing harshly and his eyes were staring at the window without blinking. He was trembling and sweating. Kakashi removed the gun. He stepped back and looked at the window, then Iruka collapsed.
"Iruka?"
He knelt done and Jason ran.
"What the hell happened!"
Kakashi looked up the pulled out his cell phone and called Tsunade.
"Were at the apartments next to the shadow lake bar. Apartment room 26 on the second floor. Suspect is gone but one victim looks to of been hit in the head by some kind of crow bar or iron rod. Get here as quickly as you can."
He hung up the phone and helped Iruka up. Iruka grunted and once he on his feet he pushed away from Kakashi. He walked over to the man that was lying one the ground. He knelt done and touched the mans hand. He looked up into Iruka's brown eyes and started to sit up. But Iruka pushed him back down.
"Just stay down, its alright were with NYPD don't worry."
Jason walked to the man and knelt down opposite of Iruka. He touched the mans head gently. Iruka looked at the man.
"Can you tell me your name."
"I-Its Ryan."
"Alright and the man that ran out?"
The man winced and Jason started to open a small kit and started to clean his wounds.
"Oh that's my uh friend."
Jason chuckled.
"Its alright, I'm married to another man, and the silver haired man he's well, he's been around the bend a few times."
Iruka looked over at Kakashi then back to Ryan.
"Oh that was well my husband Joseph."
Iruka nodded, and then helped Jason sit him up. Then Joseph ran in and looked at Ryan and then to Iruka. It was probably a little awkward because Ryan was leaning up against him. But then his face turned into a look of relief.
"Oh thank God your okay."
"Just a bump on the head, if this young man didn't show up I probably would've been killed."
Joseph looked up at Iruka and smiled, Iruka grinned back.
"So what is your name anyways?"
"Oh it's Umino, Iruka."
"Well for a cop your sure are cute."
"Ryan!"
"What! I'm just complementing him."
"No your hitting on him."
Joseph walked over and helped him up. Jason wasn't quick enough to act.
"Wa-wait he needs to-oh whatever."
Iruka stood up, he looked pale and his eyes looked lifeless again, which somewhat depressed Kakashi, he was finally getting Iruka to open up a little when he closed up again. But something was for sure, Iruka knew something that they didn't, and he was determined to find out.
Tsunade walked, or um stormed in with a look of pure pissed offenses.
"Now tell me why the hell you want me to come here."
She looked at Kakashi and Iruka then to Jason who was cowering in the corner. She looked at Jason again and glared.
"And why the hell are you here?"
"Um well I wanted Kaka-"
"Stop never mind I don't want to know."
That was his que to get the hell out of there. Leaving Kakashi and Iruka to explain.
"You two, leave. I'll do this myself."
This surprised them both but Kakashi the most. He always had to do the dirty work. But they did as they were told and left.
When they finally got back to Kakashi's apartment it was already 7:30. Kakashi looked at Iruka and saw how exhausted he looked. He helped Iruka to his couch and helped him sit down.
"I'll go make dinner and then you can go to bed."
Kakashi left Iruka to sit on the couch and went into the kitchen. Iruka leaned forward and wrapped his arms around his waist and took in a deep breath and let it out with a shudder. Jak walked up and sat in front of Iruka. When Iruka didn't acknowledge him he let out a whine. Iruka looked up.
"Oh hi Jak."
His voice cracked slightly and he knew that tonight was going to be rough. Jak leaned forward so his nose was almost touching Iruka's face. Iruka lifted his hand and stroked the dogs head. Jak stayed there for a moment then stood up and got onto the couch. He laid down and had nearly half of his body on Iruka's lap and the rest was off.
"You know your not a lap dog, actually far from it."
The dog simply curled more into Iruka's stomach groaned and fell asleep. Iruka leaned back against the couch and sighed. He continued to pet the dog and almost fell asleep himself when Kakashi walked in.
"Oh my God, Jak you really are a sucker for the ones that let you do that."
Jak grunted stretched and groaned loudly before falling back to sleep.
"Jak off, dinner time."
Jak looked up slowly got up and got off the couch and stood to wait for Iruka. Iruka stood up and stretched. Kakashi and Iruka ate in silence and Iruka left to go upstairs to go to bed with Jak following behind him. Once Kakashi didn't hear Iruka anymore he loaded up his computer and while it was loading he did the dishes. Once it was done he got on and looked online for the New York Times. When he did he did a search engine under Umino. He was expecting over a thousand things but to his surprise there were only two. He clicked on the first one and started to print it and then went to the second one and printed it to. When he was done he sat at the kitchen table and read them. Then he went into the front and fell asleep on the couch.
The next morning Kakashi got up early and went into the kitchen and to his surprise Iruka wasn't in there yet. He started on a pot of coffee and sat down at his table. He pulled the two white pieces of paper towards him and turned them over so the pages were blank. he soon heard Iruka walking down the stairs and walk into the kitchen looking worn, Jak followed close on his heels. Iruka sat down at the table and looked at Kakashi then looked down to see the two white pieces of paper under his hands. Kakashi drew in a breath through his mask. He turned the two pieces of paper over but kept them hidden under his hands.
"Its amazing what you can learn on the internet."
Kakashi looked right into Iruka's eyes with an intent gaze. He then pushed the two pages towards him. Iruka looked down at the the two pages and his eyes widened.
"I want to know everything, no more games. I know you know him, so tell me who it is and what this means. And if you don't I will force it out of you."
Iruka kept his gaze on the two pages, an unwanted shiver ran down his spin and he pushed back his tears. Kakashi sat silent for a moment then drew in another breath.
"Iruka now."
Iruka looked up at Kakashi with fearful eyes. He drew in a shaky breath.
"I-I can't."
"Yes you can and you will."
"Y-You don't understand."
"Tell me what I don't understand."
Iruka closed his eyes and one lone tear slipped down his cheek. Kakashi was about to tell ask him again when Iruka lowered his head.
