Chapter 9: Decisions

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Iruka was walking home, Anko had just entered her house getting excited because tonight she was going to go on a date with Hiro? Either way Iruka was a worn out and tired, lifting his tanned hand to brush away the loose strands of hair that fell onto his face, he turned towards his gate looking over to next door seeing Kikyo closing her front door behind her, she looked a little upset. Deciding to carry on walking he flung his gate open and jogged up the stairs leading to his house, his mum already waiting by the front door a happy smile on her face.

"Ruka how was your day?" Iruka walked up to his mum a smile placed onto his face,

"It was alright, I've got a little bit of a headache though" his mum closed the door behind them both, following the boy into the kitchen, picking up the things he threw on the floor on the way.

"What's for dinner?" he asked looking at the stove with pots and pans on it, his mum putting his things on the side,

"Curry...Dear your father won't be home again tonight.." Iruka looked over to his mum, she looked heart broken, he could tell she was fighting hard to hold back them tears that were threatening to fall from her eyes.

"Mum-"

"Iruka listen to me...What ever you do, do not end up like that man...He's always busy at work...No time for the family any more" she smiled a sad one, Iruka frowned his mum was trying hard to keep herself in denial, trying to keep the reality at bay but she was struggling so hard because her husbands absence was becoming more and more frequent,

"I mean yes work hard...But not to much if you have a family....They still need to see you...Especially if you have children..." she walked over to the table in the kitchen, sitting down, playing with a nearly finished cup of tea,

"Now you go upstairs and get changed dear, dinner will be done in a while...I'll phone your father to see when he will get back" her voice broke slightly, her son slowly walking up to her and hugging her from behind, her hands gripping onto his for dear life and she finally broke down and cried.

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Iruka watched from his mothers bedroom door as she slept soundly, she had been crying for a while, they had dinner late that night, but after he had washed the dishes his mother started crying again, slowly crying herself to sleep as her son hugged her tightly, luckily for Iruka his mother was petite so she was easy to carry to bed, he even put his little dolphin plushy next to her, okay it wasn't little more like huge, it was nearly the same size as him; slowly closing the door he walked into his bedroom, deciding to have a shower in the morning instead, he looked through his bedroom window watching Kikyo cry, he frowned he didn't know if it was because of him or because of something else. Slowly closing his curtains he took off his school things and jumped into bed in his boxers, he had a lot of decisions to make, and confronting his dad was one of them. Kakashi was another and Kikyo...Well Iruka had to find a way of seeing what was wrong, it's going to be hard as that girl liked to make others think she was strong, she wouldn't just admit to being upset.

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Anko and Iruka left her house, once again he was dressed up as Rukia, his hair was down and straightened more, he was wearing the school skirt and jumper instead of the dress, and he had these annoying knee high socks on, which he kept having to pull up, growling every time and making Anko laugh.

"So Anko how did your date go?" Anko looked at him, then looked towards the direction they were walking towards.

"It was good, he's a really nice boy" Iruka nodded,

"So whats your decision about Kakashi?" Iruka took in a deep breath before answering,

"I'll ask him out today...It's just a little awkward seeming as I'm dressed like a girl" Anko nodded chuckling slightly.

"So your asking him out? Didn't he confess anyway?"

"Yeah but I want to ask out the first proper...Erm Boyfriend..I will have" once again purple hair nodded, she watched Iruka, for some reason even though he was dressed like a girl he seemed a little more mature.

"After school I wont be coming home with you lot, I'm going to my dads office" Anko looked confused,

"Your dad? He hasn't been home for weeks, so why are you going to visit him?"

"I'm going to confront him, he needs to be told what hes doing to my mum, I can't let it go on like this.."

"I see, well if you want I'll keep your mum company until you get home?"

"Thanks that would be very helpful Anko, I won't be long don't worry"

"Ah wait your dressed like a girl though?" a tanned hand pointed to his bag,

"Change of clothing in my bag, and I'm planning on telling my dad I am gay" Anko was about to question him again but she got interrupted.

"Hey guys" Both 'girls' turned to face Genma and Raidou,

"Hey, did you get your sister to ring up the school?" Iruka asked as they all started to walk, Genma nodded,

"Yeah..Your looking nice today Iruka" a brown eye twitched,

"Is that some sort of crack?" Genma shook his head,

"Not at all...You are an attractive..Erm girl?" Iruka's reply to that was his middle finger, Anko deciding to break this conversation spoke up:

"So have you two had your first kiss yet?" Genma blushed, growing silent, and Raidou shook his head,

"Not yet no.." Anko frowned,

"Genma? I though you would have ripped his trousers off already" Genma glared then softly looked at his boyfriend beside him,

"I want to take it slow with Rai"

"Nice..Good choice" Iruka said, noticing that they were close to the school and put on his girls voice, Genma still not being able to handle it, nearly tripped making Anko hold down a laugh.

"Rukia!!!" Iruka jumped from the amazing high pitched screech that echoed by the school gate, all four turning to Chi Chi, her chocolate hair tied up in a bun, with curls falling around her face,

"Erm HEY" the three standing next to Iruka jumped, Iruka started waving. Chi Chi running up to her squealing,

"Where was you yesterday!?" Anko rolled her eyes and continued walking, Genma and Raidou doing the same, Iruka looked around smiling,

"I was so ill I'm sorry" the curly haired girl shook her head, grabbing Iruka's arm and pulling her into the school, "Wow your arms are quite muscular" Iruka looked a little nervous, laughing,

"I work out....Can't get fat can I?" the other girl nodded,

"So true I might join a gym to" they slowly walked towards their classroom, walking in Iruka's eyes automatically connecting with Kakashi's, blushing slightly he smiled, the brown haired girl not noticing. Instead Anko smirked, noticing Iruka's loved up expression,

"Rukia I have so much to tell you! You missed so much... Aiko got asked out by some loser..And Genma and Raidou are going out...You remember them?" Iruka nodded pretending to seem surprised,

"Oh yeah some boy called Iruka..I have never seen him before, he's really hot!!" Iruka went wide eyed, his voice breaking slightly as he spoke,

"Wow I've missed so much" Chi Chi turned around to see Kakashi strolling over to Anko, a dirty look plastered on her face,

"Why is he going over to her?" Iruka turned, looking at Kakashi talking to her, looking bored, then he wondered what they were talking about.

"Kakashi what do you want?" Anko asked looking over at Kakashi who was leaning against her desk casually,

"Well your Iruka's best friend, I thought if I want to be with Iruka, I will have to be friends with his friends" Anko smiled,

"What if he says no?"

"You think I will give up so easily?"

"I was right to letting Iruka go and handing him over to you" a silver eyebrow rose, Anko's smile grew warm, "I didn't fight for Iruka because I believed you was the right person for him, but Kakashi if you-" Kakashi raised a hand, stopping the girl in her tracks,

"I know I know, but don't worry I promise not to hurt him, I love him" he turned his gaze over to the boy, noticing that Chi Chi and he was staring at them, he smirked making Chi Chi squeal and making Iruka flinch.

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Lesson ended and Chi Chi walked out the door, Anko stood at her seat and watched her Ruka walk up to Kakashi who was putting his things away, he looked up to meet Rukia standing there looking slightly annoyed.

"Whats wrong Iruka?"

"These stupid socks..But anyway..Kakashi" Kakashi watched, his heart started racing and panic ran throughout his body from the tone of the others voice.

"Kakashi Hatake will you go out with me" Anko smiled, watching Iruka fiddle with the end of his skirt, Kakashi blushed his eyes huge.

"Rukia or Iruka?" Iruka's brow twitched as he slowly rose an accusing finger, Kakashi laughed, grabbing onto the tanned hand, smiling.

"Of course, I'll be your boy friend, and you'll be my gir-?" Iruka lightly slapped the boys hand, his cheeks puffed out,

"Jerk" they both froze, not knowing what to do, Anko coughed making both boys turn to her,

"Well if there was a newly found couple. Who per say didn't want to be seen by anyone right now and wanted to kiss...Right now would be a good time" she said looking at the white board at the front of the room, both boys looked back at each other and Iruka blushed,

"I don't want to kiss you when I'm like this, is that okay?" Kakashi nodded, instead he walked around the table and brought Iruka into a hug, Iruka sniffing in the others aftershave, his knees going weak.

"What are you wearing?" he asked his embrace getting tighter,

"One million...why?" he was enjoying the bliss of having Iruka in his arms, his hair smelled like vanilla

"That smells really nice"

"Okay I hear people coming you two, detach your self off of each other now" reluctantly the boys let go, Iruka blushed and turned around having a heart attack when Aiko and Chi Chi popped into the room, Kakashi backing away slightly.

"RUKIA? Why are you still in here??" Iruka cleared his throat and chuckled, Anko rolling her eyes,

"I needed some notes from Kakashi" the silver hair nodded, watching the chocolate curled girl giggle,

"Ah sure okay lets go!!" Iruka nodded, before looking over his shoulder at his new boyfriend, smiling before mumbling good bye and jogging to the door, flinching when Kakashi shouted Superman.

He was strolling down the hall, trying his best to pull down his skirt, why had he decided to wear a different pair of Superman boxers today? He slowly looked at the other girls beside him talking about random things and how Genma is gay, and Aiko saying she saw Izumo holding onto Kotetsu's hand this morning, Iruka smiled a little, thinking of Kotetsu's face, how he would try and pretend like nothing was going on while Izumo most probably looked like a loved up teenager, accidentally chuckling out loud catching the girls attention.

"What's so funny Ru-chan?" Aiko asked, her boobs looked a lot bigger today, shaking his head Iruka held his hands up defensively,

"Nothing, just think it's sweet for boy's to be openly gay?" Chi Chi held a finger to her lips and she spun around to face Iruka,

"You like Yaoi?"

"P-Pardon?"

"You know boy on boy...boys love?" A brown brow twitched,

"Y-Yes?" wishing he didn't answer at all, Chi Chi squealed and he cheeks going slightly red,

"I love it!!" brown hair nodded slowly, he was getting a headache again and then someone caught his eye, turquoise hair,

"Erm sorry excuse me for a second I'll meet you in our next lesson" both girls looking slightly clueless nodded, and continued walking to the next lesson, Iruka watched them for a minute before running over to Kikyo and grabbing her shoulder.

"Oi!..Iruka?" she whispered, looking slightly confused,

"Erm Kikyo last night I happened to see you crying, what-" he paused, his eyes looking at the girls face, a mixture of anger and love was twisted on her once peaceful expression,

"I was not crying, so if thats all I should be going now, go have fun with Kakashi" she forcefully pulled her shoulder forward, releasing herself from the boys grip. Iruka frowned, so it was his fault for Kikyo's upset, how did she know so soon anyway? Iruka felt bad, he should go after her, and apologize, do something but his body and mind wouldn't let him, he had way to much on his plate, all his life he had been trying to be someone to make everyone else happy, even while his family problems occurred, its okay for him to be selfish just this once right? For him to be happy, just this once? His brown eyes watched the girl walk away, apparently he wasn't allowed his own happiness as his happiness caused others pain.


It was break and everyone was up on the roof, Anko introduced her boyfriend Hiro, he was really tall for a younger, he had blond hair and light brown eyes, he seemed nice enough and didn't mind the whole gayness from Izumo and Genma,

"Genma you don't have to feed me!" Raidou said trying to dodge the chopsticks coming his way, Anko smirked,

"Looks like we know who is going to play the uke in that relationship" Genma stopped, his cheeks flushing,

"Anko your a pervert" Iruka said, finally spreading his legs with a huge sigh, Kakashi's silver brow twitching,

"Stop doing that, your wearing a skirt!" Iruka turned around and chuckled,

"It feels nice though!" a pale hand pulled the boys skirt down,

"Geez I'm meant to be gay and yet I'm going out with a boy who cross dresses" Iruka glared,

"I'm still a boy and I am only like this because of Kotetsu"

"Who acts like a girl, and true" Kotetsu chuckled,

"Already fighting? Eh stop that Izumo!" Izumo looked innocently throughout the group, his hand already up the others shirt, Kotetsu's eye brow twitching,

"Wow here we thought that would be Genma" Iruka said a smile on his face, Genma throwing his bandanna at the 'girl',

"Kakashi is more of a pervert than any of us!!" The tanned boy froze, slowly looking back at his new boyfriend, seeing a blank stare looking back at him, then his brown eyes looked down to the smirk that was on his face.

"EH?!"

"Aww poor Iruka's going to be tainted by Ero-Kakashi" Anko said while having a sly fox grin, Kakashi frowned, watching Iruka look slightly afraid,

"Don't scare off my dolphin, I wont be a pervert with him" he slung his arm around the boy, pulling him close,

"..Unless he wants it"


TBC

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