Being a dad means assuring Mom that growing up involves pain and suffering.

Sometimes Kakashi wondered how Iruka made it to Chunin level. Iruka was strong, yes, but the man cried at any sentimental moment. Naruto's wedding? BAM! Tears all over the place. The birth of Naruto's first child. He used up eighteen tissue boxes. On his and Kakashi's wedding day? He flooded the altar. When there kids were being born oh Kami let's not even go there.

So when Kita came running in at the door crying because at the tender age of thirteen her heart was broken, Iruka also had a break down and cried. Kakashi arrived from work(and saving cats from trees) to see Iruka at the dining room table sobbing and the sound of Kita's tears.

"Iruka, babe what's the matter?" Kakashi gently tip-toed over to Iruka. Iruka was dangerous when he was crying. After the tears dried -or sometimes before the tears dried- he could kill a person. Kakashi saw it as a side effect of breaking one of the ninja rules. Show your emotions and you have to make up for it by maiming everyone in sight.

"Kita got her heart broken!" Iruka wailed reaching for a napkin to wipe his tears. Kakashi let go of his first instinct to kill that Nara bastard for hurting his daughter and went to get Iruka a tissue box. He sat the tissue box in front of Iruka and then sat down next to Iruka.

"Iruka, honey there will always be time when our children will get heart-broken." that was the one thing Kakashi knew was going to happen but didn't want to. "And out children will break hearts." he was confident of that one. His children may have Iruka's hair and eye color and skin color but they had his facial features. And anyone could tell you those were top-notch, grade A, drool worthy.

"I know, it just kills me to see it happen. What if this leaves her bitter and scarred?" motherhood really messed up Iruka's hormone balances. Maybe Iruka was always like this but no one ever noticed. "I'm sure Kita won't be bitter and scarred. In a few weeks this will be all gone and she will be the Kita we know and love." Kakashi kissed the top of Iruka's head.

"Are you sure?" "I promise." "Do you want to see if she's OK?" "Sure." truthfully Kakashi didn't want to see if Kita was OK. Kita could be just as violent as Iruka when she was crying. In the end he couldn't say no to the (occasionally violent) love of his life and his (occasionally violent) daughter he- never dreamed- of- having -but- had.

He waled up the stairs slowly following the sobbing. He opened the door to Kita's bedroom ever so slightly. "Kita?"

"Oh Daddy, everything is a mess!" Kita cried mascara/eyeliner running down her cheeks. "No, it's not. Kiyoshi Nara is not the greatest thing in the world and plus he's Kiba's son, he deep down is a perverted dickhead." Kakashi pulled his daughter into a hug.

"Thanks Dad. You can leave now but please don't hurt Kiyoshi." Kakashi smiled down at his daughter and patted her head before shutting the bedroom door on his way out.

He was definitely going to hurt Kiyoshi. Or kill him. Whatever he was in the mood for.


Author's Note: This is where you get the first taste of the section I'm most excited to do. The teens. Kiyoshi and Kita's relationship will defintely be explored more once we hit the teens. Am the only one who can picture Iruka being one of those really emotional parents? The ones that cry at everything? I can also picture Iruka being one of those violent sad types. I been know to get really mean when I'm sad so most of the time for the sake of others I try to happy.

People have been asking me if I can make these longer and I'm trying to. These are drabbles so they aren't going to be really long but I'll try my best,