AN: Hey guys! Thank you all so much for reading. And thanks to everyone who voted on the poll (link below please vote, it doesn't work on mobile phones).

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The results this far…. Da da daaaaaa- surprisingly (really didn't expect this!) Naruto and Itachi are currently joint first both with 11% of votes! Minato is runner up with 10%- so close! But not quite cutting it Hokage-sama! I actually thought Iruka would be much higher (not that I particularly like that pairing but I know its popular).

So do you agree? Is this what you expected? Of course it's early days and my readers of my other fics / pairings aren't aware of the poll yet, so when some time has passed I will release the results

Hope you enjoy the quick update- ho ho hooooo!

Chapter 10

Naruto closed the door behind him with a pleased grin and started to wander off with a skip in his step- only to be slammed into the wall nearby and dragged around the corner.

"What the hell was that?" Sasuke spat. "What do you think you're doing?"

"Oww, hey that hurt!"

"Good. Maybe it'll knock some sense into you."

"What do ya mean?"

The raven looked around to make sure there were no eavesdroppers or fan girls listening in. "You know exactly what I mean. I saw you. Flirting. With the teacher- the new teacher you slept with! The man who works for your father. Who you seduced while you were underage using a fake ID- supplied by me. Are you trying to get us all in trouble?! You remember what my Dad said, if I let you get me into any more trouble, he won't fund me to go to the same college as Itachi. And I haveto go there, I need to prove to Itachi and my Dad that I'm just as good as him."

"Aw come on, stop being so dramatic. I know there are rules and stuff, but I'm eighteen next month. I'll just be careful until then. It won't seem so bad once I'm eighteen. And besides, Kakashi didn't know I was underage, I lied to him so the fault lies with me, not him."

"But he knows now and you continue to pursue him."

"Well I will just have to make sure we aren't seen. You won't tell anyone right? And neither will me or Kakashi. And I won't sleep with him again until eighteen, happy? I will just date him, OK?"

"Even when you're eighteen it's against the rules to date a teacher!"

"I know that! So we won't get caught. But at least it won't be illegal if we are together properly then so it isn't as bad. It just means we can't be seen by anyone at school."

Sasuke sighed. "You're playing with fire Naruto."

"Sasuke, don't be like that. I really, really like him. I've never liked anyone else as much as him. And we're already almost halfway through second year, and I'm nearly eighteen. I know you think I'm an idiot but I can't help how I feel. I'm an idiot for Kakashi. And if it were you, and you liked someone older or a teacher, would you give up?"

Sasuke watched Naruto with an irritated expression. Naruto knew Sasuke always went after what he wanted, whether right or wrong with a steely determination. Just like he was determinedly following in his elder brother's footsteps just so he could overtake him. If the popular raven were in Naruto's position he wouldn't back down over a forbidden love and they both knew it.

Sasuke groaned in exasperation. "Hn. Whatever, you do what you want. I just hope you know what you're doing for his sake as well as your own. His job is at stake here."

"You're right. And I'm going to do things right this time, no rushing into things like before. I really like him and I don't want him in trouble because of me so I'll be careful. When I woke up and found he'd left it hurt, ya know. I need to prove to him that I'm more than some dumb teenager with a crush. I lost him once, and I can't lose him again. I can't be here and see him every day and ignore how I feel; that's just not my way."

Sasuke rolled his eyes for dramatic purposes to tease his best friend, but he couldn't help but smile. He wondered if his friend knew what he was getting into. Was his childhood friend incredibly passionate, or incredibly naïve? Quite possibly he was somewhere in between.

Naruto couldn't concentrate on his next class. All his thoughts were on his teacher, the beautiful, funny, sexy and intelligent Hatake Kakashi. All through maths he daydreamed. Much to the chagrin of Umino-sensei.

Naruto sat staring out the window with his head resting on one hand. The blond knew Kakashi was attracted to him. They had seemed to get along on a conversational level in the night club… but then they became quite drunk and things moved along quickly. He needed to show Kakashi that they were suited to each other on a personal level, that he could be more than just a one night stand. He needed to woo Kakashi. He wasn't just some kid.

Naruto sighed and closed his eyes. Only to jump back in his seat in absolute fright and terror with a loud thus sounded right in front of his face and shook his desk. He yelled and almost fell back with his chair in his shock. The rest of the class were giggling while Umino-sensei glared down at him, towering over his form.

Without a word he picked up the incredibly large and heavy book he had dropped on Naruto's desk to make a point and wake him up. He moved to the front of the room while Naruto looked around and realised the rest of the class were already working on some maths problems from their text books. Naruto glanced at the board to read in his teacher's handwriting: Complete the questions on page 153 of your text books. Yes, Naruto that includes you.

He heard Sasuke mutter "idiot" next to him.

Whoops. He hadn't even noticed Umino-sensei writing out their instructions. But he was too distracted to work and hadn't listened to the explanation at the beginning of the class- it made no sense to him and might as well be in another language, dammit! So instead of working out the answers to the sums, Naruto instead calculated his next move in his pursuit of Kakashi's heart.

He could always bribe Sasuke to teach him what he'd missed later. A bowl of ramen should do it. Their friendship was built on many a bribe after all.

Despite how shaken he was after this emotionally exhausting first day of work, Kakashi managed to keep it together and got through his remaining lessons. The students were actually all great, and he liked his classroom and the location of the school, and even what he had seen of his colleagues so far. They weren't pushy and let him keep to himself which he appreciated.

It was just a shame he'd have to give it up.

He couldn't stay here. Not now he knew just who Naruto was. And he still could hardly believe who the boy's father was. Is that why he was so attracted to the teenager? On a subconscious level had he slept with him because he was Minato's son? But he had no way of knowing back then… ahh what a headache.

Kakashi rubbed his temples with his fingers as he sat at his desk at the end of the school day, finally basking in a moment of peace to contemplate his thoughts, just to realise that he really didn't want to contemplate his thoughts at all considering how complicated his life had suddenly become.

There was one way he could uncomplicate things though. By handing in his notice. Well, it was now or never. If he didn't do this now he wouldn't be able to bring himself to later. Better now that he hadn't become attached to the school and his students and him, and before this situation could get out of hand. It was the right thing to do after all.

With a sigh Kakashi pulled a pen and paper to him and wrote a brief but formal note expressing his wish to begin his notice period. He'd just put his pen down when his door swung open and his sunny ex-sensei let himself in.

"Shi-kun!" the man beamed at him and came to lean on the side his desk, looking down at Kakashi. "You survived I see."

Kakashi shrugged. "Just about."

"Well, I shouldn't be surprised. You did learn from the best after all," Minato winked and give his shoulder a jesting shove that made Kakashi glad he was sat down, for surely his legs would have turned to jelly at that? Minato was adorable.

All the more reason he had to take himself out of this situation. The man's son was also adorable- the man's son he had slept with.

Right, come on Hatake, Kakashi pepped himself. Man up and do it now.

Minato frowned at Kakashi's lack of response. "Well I suppose you know your way around now at any rate. Tomorrow will be easier."

"Ah, actually sensei, I need to- er that is I want to- oh, here, please accept my formal resignation," Kakahi stood and shoved the bit of paper into Minato's hand before bowing. "I apologise for the inconvenience caused."

Minato's eyes widened in shock. He knew the kids could be a bit unruly sometimes, but this was a bit extreme, especially for someone like Kakashi. He opened the contents of the letter to see a briefly scrawled note that gave no explanation whatsoever.

"I don't understand," Minato started slowly. "Why? Don't you like the kids? The staff?"

"No, no it's nothing like that. It's hard to explain… I just don't think working here is such a good idea after all… it's best I find something more suitable."

"Nonsense," Minato waved the note. "I won't accept this on a whim. Everyone gets first day nerves."

"It's not that."

"Then what's the real reason?"

As Kakashi hesitated, Minato placed both hands on his ex-student's shoulders. "Shi-kun, I know it's hard being back in Konoha, what with everything that happened here with your father, but don't throw this opportunity away. You worked hard to be here and you deserve it. There's lots of competition out there for jobs teaching Literature, and this will be good for you. I believe you'll be a great teacher here and I'm really excited to have you on my team. Just give it a chance, ne?"

Kakashi had been looking at the floor. His heart was beating way too fast. He felt a finger tilt his chin up, and he met those big blue eyes that could make him agree to anything. He could not say no to them.

"Oi, Shi-kin, you it's rude to ignore your elders," the blond joked. Kakashi blushed crimson and nodded, utterly speechless, making Minato chuckle that he could still embarrass his genius student.

"So you're going to stay?" the elder asked.

"Yes, sensei."

"Good. Now that madness is behind us," Mianto released Kakashi's shoulders and scrunched the paper up into a ball before throwing it into the bin. "Let's go get a drink to celebrate the end of our first day working together. My treat. I won't take no for an answer."

Despite how cowardly Kakashi felt at hiding the truth from his sensei, and how wrong it was to hang out with the man given his feelings and the sex with his son, (why the hell did Naruto have to be his son?!) Kakashi found himself unable to think of an excuse. He never could deny his beloved sensei anything.

He just prayed that the two boys could be discreet and let him be.

He didn't think he could he could face the shame of Minato discovering the truth.