Hello readers, it's the 8th Chapter! Wow I really did not believe I could go this long. Anyways I really like to thank you all my reviewers, who responded to my last chapter.
A Big Thank you To : Queen of the Paperclips, evilchild666, Uzumaki Liliana, Naruto of the Leafs, Generally Maz, half-demon628, Shadow Kitsune67, Ivan's Kitsune, salhievig, pingpan, Queen of Spain and Red Asatari.
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Disclaimer: I don't Naruto and his band of merry men. (that sounded so gay)
Chapter 8
Naruto awoke in his comfortable guest room early in the morning to the sounds of his annoying alarm clock, an early Christmas gift from Iruka-sensei. Still drowsy and unfocused, he pushed off his warm bed and went to brush his teeth before wandering into the kitchen for his morning cup of coffee.
"Morning Sasu… Yawn…"
"Hnn…" was the curt reply from his rather morning-averse housemate who shifted a cup of piping hot coffee into Naruto's eager hands.
"Yo, Sasuke, heard that the operation was a success for Iruka-sensei."
"Hnn…" (Sasuke hasn't quite woken up yet.)
"So…you still up for it?"
"Without a doubt dobe," Sasuke grunted in annoyance.
"I wonder if Kakashi is jumping for joy now. That guy may not look like it but he's a sucker for kids."
"Hnn…I bet Iruka-sensei will demand a ring on her finger before she let's Kakashi go all the way."
"Iruka-sensei is a she now, boy that'll take a lot of getting used too."
"Yeah whatever floats their boat."
"You're probably right, Sasuke-teme. Yet I wonder what does Iruka-sensei see in that pervert jounin. They are as different as night and day."
"Can't you tell usuratonkachi? They are more similar then they let on."
"Are they?" Naruto pulled his face into a grimace trying hard to think of a single similarity in both of his ex-teachers.
"Don't hurt yourself, moron," Sasuke sneered.
"I'm not a moron, teme!"
Sasuke smirked at the familiar nickname. "Look, Kakashi and Iruka both lost their parents early in their childhood. Therefore they both feel the same kind of pain and loneliness. Kakashi and Iruka both are extremely loyal to a fault, both have felt the loss of their most trusted companions; one through self-sacrifice the other through betrayal. They both believe in the cultivation and the education of the next generation." Sasuke gave a proud nod in approval of his clever deductive reasoning.
"Hmm…so all the couples out there are somewhat similar to each other?" Naruto looked unconvinced.
"Yes!"
"What about Sakura and Lee?"
"Hmm… that may be a little difficult to say. They both are resolutely stubborn; believe strongly that hard work can overcome their respective handicaps and I must say that is has worked out for them both."
Naruto pondered on that piece of information, still nursing his warm cup of coffee. "That's true," he finally replied, "but then what about Ino and Shikamaru."
"Dobe, I'm a prodigy not a miracle worker!"
Naruto merely chuckled at that outburst, finally gulping down his already luke-warm beverage.
"Oh I forgot," Naruto mentally admonished himself. "Sakura said we are to meet with her at lunch. She wants to visit Iruka-sensei together with us. Like a Group 7 thing!"
"Hnn…"
"Aww come on, I know you wanna see how she's doing too, anti-social jerk."
"Whatever dobe. Just remember to do something about that five o'clock shadow that is threatening to show."
"Aww…kuso! I just shaved 2 weeks ago!"
Meanwhile in hospital room 706, a rather exhausted looking dolphin sensei was recuperating whilst her overly exasperating lover puttered about trying to make her stay as comfortable as possible.
It was mostly "Iruka do you need me to fluff your pillow?", "Iruka do you want me to get you a warmer cup of coffee?", "Iruka do you want me to suck your toes?". However it was the "Iruka do you need me to wash your back … and everywhere else?" that finally broke the proverbial camel's back.
"NO, Kakashi-san! I don't need you to wash me. I can do that myself."
"You sure?"
"YES, I'm sure! I'm not infirmed! Anyway what is wrong with you today? You seem more nervous than usual."
"Ack!" Kakashi exclaimed as the former ANBU unceremoniously dumped the cup of coffee he was trying to warm all over himself. "I'm not nervous!"
"That is what we call denial," Iruka stated in her firm teacher tone.
" Okay you got me." Kakashi sighed knowing full well that the game is up. "Iruka we've been together for years now and I really like to… you know…" Kakashi gestured erratically trying to get a response out of Iruka.
Iruka just stared at the frazzled scarecrow in utter confusion.
"You know …?" Kakashi tried again.
"No I don't know Kakashi, just say it!"
"Doyouwanttomarryme?"
End of Chapter
Answers to Reviews:
Queen of Paperclips: Thank you so much for you reviews, you've been reviewing since a long while back and I feel touched that you still continue to encourage me at every single chapter.
Evilchild666: Arhh yes thank you for your suggestion, I hope you'd help me suggest more strange and creative events for plot twists XD thank you!
Uzumaki Liliana: thank you for reviewing, and about your question you'd have to read on to find out XD spoiler alert
Naruto of the leafs…: Thank you soo much for the chibi Sasuke and Naruto. You are never unworthy to review because you all are awesome. And this is my first fic so I still have a major esteem issue.
Generally Maz: Thanks dude, you've been reviewing quite a lot. I feel soo happy to have return reviewers. And about Kaka/Iru, ROCK ON!
Half-demon628: Thank you for reviewing! I'm so happy you find my story interesting.
Shadow Kitsune67: Hello thank you for reviewing another chapter! I love the comedic fluff too, I hope it appeals to you.
Ivan's Kitsune: I hope this story can appeal to your tastes, thank you for reviewing and reading it.
Salhieivg: Hello, about the yin and yang thing. The word dominant and submissive is just a manner of expressing the notion of oppositeness in yin and yang. In Chinese court calligraphy, the yang energy is usually portrayed in bold, large strokes that can be described and dominant characteristics and the yin is portrayed in smaller, lighter strokes that can be described as weaker of submissive. Even in paintings of Taoists two trees can be represented in the exact same relation, a more dominant host tree and a more submissive guest tree. That is not to say one energy is greater then the other but they coexist in harmony and are interdependent with each other.
Pingpan: Thank you for your appreciation of this silly little fic and I really wonder what big belly Sasuke looks like too. Maybe someone wanna draw a fanart to enlighten all of us hint hint :D
Queen of Spain: I'm glad you liked that Kakashi volunteering Iruka part, I was hoping it could throw you off XD. Thank you for your review
Red Asatari: Hehe yeah Kakashi is the true epitome of perverseness. But we all love him like that. And the sooner the review counter hits 100 the sooner I update :D thank you for the reviews.
