Don't own anything Naruto. Just writing for fun.

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Chapter 9

Tenchi went back to his room to grab his phone. He needed to call Yoshio immediately to tell him about Ryuu before he did anything. Walking into his room and shutting the door quietly behind him as to not arouse suspicion, Tenchi grabbed his phone and called his boss.

"This is Yoshio."

"Sir, this is Tenchi. I think we have a problem. I overheard Ryuu talking on the phone and he seems to be behind the attack on Iruka."

"Are you sure?" replied Yoshio, cursing then he heard what he said. How could that idiot let himself be discovered already.

"Yes, I heard whoever he was talking to say that he was in and that no one suspects a thing." replied Tenchi

"Very well, I will be over immediately to help apprehend him. Don't let anyone know for the moment until we get everything cleared up, understood?" replied Yoshio

"But sir, shouldn't we warn them in case if he decides to attack them?" asked Tenchi

"No, if he's planning something, I'm sure he won't act quickly. He will wait for the right moment. And he's not aware of anyone knowing." replied Yoshio

"Very well, I'll wait for your word." replied Tenchi, hanging up the phone.

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Something isn't right. He would never hold back before. Why would he have me take the risk and not tell anyone. Is as if he doesn't want anyone to know. Tenchi's eyes going wide with his last words. Could it be that he is also in on all this. Sandaime had said that their were a lot of inside people that were against them as well. I think I better give Sandaime a call too. I have a really bad feeling about this. Flipping his phone back open, Tenchi called Sandaime. "He isn't picking up. Where is he?" thought Tenchi deciding that he should at least leave a message just in case.

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Growling as he hung up the phone with Tenchi, Yoshio said "I thought he was suppose to be the best. How can he be overheard on the first night. I better call Ryuu and inform him so he can put a stop to it before Tenchi decides to do something else. Picking up the phone again, he called Ryuu.

"Ryuu"

"You've been to careless." growled Yoshio

"Sir?"

"Tenchi knows, he overheard you." replied Yoshio

"How, I'm in my room and he's suppose to be on watch." growled Ryuu

"I'm not sure, but I just hung up the phone with him. I don't know if you were talking to the boss or not, but he overheard what you said."

Growling, Ryuu replied "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

"What exactly do you plan on doing. He's close to Iruka, so Iruka will be looking for him in the morning." replied Yoshio

"I'll think of something." said Ryuu, hanging up the phone. Throwing his phone on the bed, Ryuu stormed out of his room but quietly enough not to wake anyone up. Walking up to Tenchi's door, he leaned up against the door when he heard someone talking. Realizing it was Tenchi, he quietly opened the door and snuck in. He slowly walked up behind the bodyguard.

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"Sir, this is Tenchi. I called Yoshio, but something isn't right. I overheard Ryuu talking to someone and he's in on the attack. I think….." said Tenchi, but was cut off when a hand went over his mouth. His eyes going wide when he realized that he'd been caught. Tenchi tried to struggle and break free from the grip, but fell unconscious when he was hit over the head.

Grabbing the phone, Ryuu threw it across the room and hit the wall, breaking it into several pieces. "You are smarter than what I thought." growled Ryuu, anger building up from his carelessness. Lifting the bodyguard up, he carried him back to his room so he could call Kasuma. Reaching for his phone, he dialed the number waiting for his boss to pickup.

"Kasuma"

"Sir, we have a problem. Tenchi found out about me." replied Ryuu

"HOW DID HE FIND OUT" yelled Kasuma

"He overheard our conversation. He called Yoshio, who informed me of it. I have the problem in my room at the moment. What do you want me to do with him?" asked Ryuu

"I'll be over. Be at the front gates with him. I'll take care of him." replied Kasuma

"What do I tell Iruka and the others?" asked Ryuu

"You are to tell Iruka he had a family emergency." replied Kasuma

"Do you think he will buy that?" asked Ryuu

"Iruka is gullible. He believes anyone." replied Kasuma "Be outside in an hour."

"I'll be there." said Ryuu, hanging up the phone.

Throwing the phone on the bed, Ryuu went over and grabbed his bag opening it up and pulling out some rope. Turning the bodyguard over, he pulled his arms behind his back and tied them together. Then moving down, he tied his legs together. Reaching back in the bag, he grabbed a cloth he had and wrapped it around his mouth in case he woke up.

Once finished, Ryuu picked up Tenchi and headed over to the door, listening before walking out. He quietly headed downstairs and outside to meet up with Kasuma. Walking to the end of the driving, he found Kasuma waiting for him.

Kasuma was leaning against his car waiting for Ryuu to come out. Seeing him walk down the driveway, Kasuma opened the back door. "Throw him in the back."

"Yes, sir" replied Ryuu, walking up to the car and throwing Tenchi on the back seat.

"When he questions you about his whereabouts, just tell them he had a family emergency and that Yoshio will be sending someone to replace him. I want you to take care of everything before the day is up before they get suspicious." said Kasuma as he walked around the car to get in and leave.

"I understand sir" replied Ryuu, bowing before he turned around to head back to the house. "Don't worry, Kasuma, you will be next." thought Ryuu, smirking.

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"I wonder what time it is. I can't seem to fall asleep." thought Iruka looking over at the alarm clock by his bed. "Ugh it's only two. Maybe if I took a walk it will relax me enough to fall asleep." getting up and putting on his robe and slipping on his shoes. Walking out into the hallway, he stopped to looked around. "I wonder who is on duty now? Maybe I'll just walk around and if I see one of them I'll let them know where I'll be." as he headed down the stairs.

As he reached the door going outside to open it, it opened on its own, stepping back cautiously as it opened. Ryuu walked in and noticed Iruka standing there looking a little nervous.

"Good evening sir. I'm sorry if I startled you. You're up late this evening." said Ryuu, hoping that he wasn't caught again.

Relaxing when he noticed it was Ryuu, Iruka replied "Good evening Ryuu. I was having trouble sleeping, so I thought I would take a walk and see if that would help. Are you on duty now?"

"Yes, sir. We just switched shifts. I'm making my rounds now." said Ryuu

"Then don't let me interrupt you. Please continue and thank you." replied Iruka "I'll just be outside for a little bit and then head back to my room.

"Very well, sir. Just be on alert." said Ryuu, as he walked towards the back of the house.

Iruka walked over to the door to walk outside. Walking around to the back of the yard. Seeing a swing, he walked over to it, sitting down as he looked up at the stars. "Mom, Dad if your up there, please help me through this. Let everything be alright."

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Kakashi kept tossing and turning, not able to get everything that has happened in the last few days out of his mind. Realizing that he wasn't going to be able to sleep, he threw his covers off and walked over to grab his robe and slip on his shoes deciding to talk a walk. As he headed downstairs, he decided to take a walk outside. That always seem to help him relax. Walking to the back of his house, he opened the door and walked out into the back yard, but stopped when he noticed someone in the swing. "Is that Iruka? Is he having trouble sleeping too?" thought Kakashi as he walked over to the tan man. "You can't sleep either?" asked Kakashi

Iruka surprised by someone else talking, jumped as he turned and looked around to see Kakashi standing behind him. Scratching the back of his head, Iruka replied "Yeah"

"Mind if I sit with you?" asked Kakashi as he walked around to the front of the swing.

"No, I don't mind." replied Iruka giving the older man a small smile as he scooted over to make room. "It's really beautiful and peaceful out here."

"Yes it is. This is my favorite spot to come when I need to think or just get away from everything." replied Kakashi, looking up at the stars.

"I take it you couldn't sleep either." asked Iruka, looking over at the pale man.

Looking over at the tan man, Kakashi's reply died at the tip of his tongue as he starred at the sight in front of him. The moonlight was glowing off of Iruka, like that of an angel. He looked beautiful sitting there as Kakashi got lost in the depths of those chocolate eyes. Realizing that he was starring, Kakashi mentally shook his head and replied "Um, no. I guess I just have everything that has happened recently on my mind." giving the tan man a small smile.

"I wonder what that intense stare was. It was as if he just realized something that he wasn't aware of before." thought Iruka. "I'm sorry to get you involved in all of this. It wasn't my intension." replied Iruka

"Don't worry about it. I believe we were kind of persistent on getting to know you or at least Genma and Raidou were but I'm glad they were. I don't regret any of it. Well maybe the whole being attacked thing is a little bit of a downfall, but I'm glad we actually met and got to know each other better." smiled Kakashi

"I'm glad we met also. It's been a long time since I had any friends. It's actually nice to have someone to talk to." confessed Iruka as he turned his head and looked down at the hands on his lap, a blush forming on his cheeks. "You know there are times I wish none of this had happened. Then there are times that I'm glad it did."

"Why did you decide to take over the business, when your parents tried so hard to keep that life from you?" asked Kakashi

"I wasn't going to, to begin with. I was so mad and hurt by my parents, Sandaime and the others from keeping all this away from me. I couldn't understand why my parents would want to be mixed up in this crazy world, but once Sandaime took me in he started to care for me like his own son. The people he worked with accepted me as one of their own. I started to realize why my father wanted to be a part of this. They all treated me like family and would do anything for you." replied Iruka, as he smiled and looked over at the silver haired man.

"My father was killed by a yakuza group. He was all that I had left. My mother died giving birth to me. I was told he was coming home from work, and was at the wrong place at the right time and was stuck in the middle of two groups fighting. If it wasn't for a good friend of my fathers taking me in, I'm not sure what would have happened to me. I was five when he died." replied Kakashi, breaking eye contact and looking down at the ground.

"Oh, Kakashi I'm so sorry. Do you know who it was?" asked Iruka

"No, but I don't think it was your group. He worked in the next town over." replied Kakashi

"But you lived here?" asked Iruka, not understanding why they would live so far away from where he worked.

Smiling, Kakashi replied "Yes, this was my mothers family home. He couldn't stand the idea of parting with it. So he would commute to work that way."

Reaching over he grabbed one of the pale hands and squeezed it before replying "Once this is all over, I'll check into it to see if I can find out anything. If it's the group that I'm thinking of they are always causing problems. They thrive on violence. Years ago there was a big battle, and that group was able to kill the current groups boss, taking over that sector. It hasn't been peaceful ever since. Innocent people are getting hurt or killed all the time. I know were not innocent, but we don't try and involve outside people."

Looking down at the hand entwined with his, Kakashi squeezed the tan hand back and replied "Thank you, that would mean a lot to me." a tear running down his cheek as the memories came flooding back to him.

"Kakashi, there is something I need to tell you." said Minato

"Where's father, Minato-sensei. He's late." replied Kakashi

Minato kneeled down in front of him and said "Your father isn't coming home."

"Why not, he has to come home. We haven't had dinner yet and he has to read me a story." replied Kakashi, tears starting to fall.

"I'm sorry, Kakashi. He was on his way home when he was attacked." replied Minato hugging the young boy.

"NO! Father wouldn't leave me. He promised me he would never leave me." yelled Kakashi as he cried into Minato's chest.

Iruka watching the play of emotions go across Kakashi face, reached up and cupped the pale cheek as he wiped the tear away from this cheek. Feeling a hand on his cheek, Kakashi look over at Iruka seeing the worry in his eyes. Not thinking what he was doing, getting lost in those mismatched eyes, Iruka leaned forward watching Kakashi for any objections. Not seeing any he closed the distanced, kissing those soft, sweet lips. Kakashi a little shocked by what Iruka was doing, slowly started to relax as he lifted his hand to the back of Iruka's head running his fingers through the soft hair, deepening the kiss even more, swiping his tongue alone Iruka's bottom lip wanting more of that taste.

Iruka was so tired of feeling pain, he wanted to do something for himself for once. Not having to worry about anything, but just enjoying himself. Opening his mouth to the unasked questioned, he felt Kakashi tongue swipe in his mouth searching for his tongue. Both of them fighting for dominance, but Iruka easing up to allow Kakashi dominate the kiss. Kakashi slowly pulled his tongue back, as be broke the kiss for much needed air, resting his head on the tan forehead both lost in each others eyes.

Moving his hand down, Iruka swiped his thumb over those soft pink lips as a blush started to form on his cheeks. Smirking when he saw the blush, Kakashi whispered "For a yakuza member, you sure seem innocent." as he moved his hand around to cup the warm cheek.

Pulling away, Iruka grumbled "Shut up" his face turning even a brighter red. Wanting to change the subject, Iruka continued "I think I should try and get some sleep." as he stood up from the swing.

Standing up, Kakashi replied "Alright, let's both head back." as he followed the tan man back into the house a little hurt about the quick change. "Do you regret it?" asked Kakashi, wanting to know why Iruka was trying to ignore him.

Looking back at Kakashi, Iruka gave him a small smile before replying "No, it's just….that was my first kiss." turning his head back around trying to avoid the pale man's face. Kakashi's eyes going wide when he heard Iruka's confession.

"That was pretty good for a first kiss." replied Kakashi, chuckling when he saw Iruka's reaction. Iruka stopped in his tracks, just staring ahead, his eyes wide as saucers." Walking up to the tan man, Kakashi walked to the front of him and looked into his chocolate eyes. "Are you alright?"

"Ye…Yeah, I just never let myself care for someone this much before." replied Iruka, his face growing even hotter with his confession. "I…I don't want anything to happen to you." a tear running down his cheek.

"I'll keep my guard up, but that's not going to stop me from staying close to you." smiled Kakashi, as he ran his thumb over the tan cheek to wipe away the lone tear. "Now that I have had a taste of you, I want the whole thing." ducking when the tan man swatted at him.

Leaning forward, Iruka laid his head on Kakashi's chest as he loosely wrapped his arms around the thin waist. "Please do, if they were to realize how close you are to me, they would use that to their advantage. I couldn't stand it if something happened to you because of me."

"I will" replied Kakashi, wrapping his arms around the broad shoulders holding him tight. "And I won't let them hurt you either."

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Watching from around the corner, Ryuu smiled to himself as he listened to the two men talk. "So they like each other. This just keeps getting better. And I thought he looked familiar. He was my old boss' son. Apparently Sakumo didn't want his son to know about his job. This is going to be even more gratifying. I can actually pay back Sakumo for throwing me out before he died."

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