A/N - Ohhhh, the pain when you tear the muscles underneath your ribs! Now I'm confined to a chair -_- Wonderful. So welcome to Chapter 12! I hope you enjoy and there's... Not really much I can say about this chapter... There's no relevant song and there's nothing funny that really happened in my day, sooooo... Yeah (Beautiful speech Amy, you should be Prime Minister... -_-)

Disclaimer - I do not own any form of Naruto or the pairing Kakashi x Iruka (however, the person who did invent it is a bloody genius!)

This is A/N

This is rather exaggerated words and dreams/thoughts etc

This is normal story.

Be warned, I'm English, we like to swear and drink tea (there will be a lot of references to coffee in this fan fiction) -_-

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Fight, For the Right -

"I know we're not supposed to give out presents other then our Secret Santa's, but here". Bowing deeply, Anko thrust another present under my nose.

Well, wasn't I Mr. Popularity this year.

Taking the present gently from her hands, I inspected Anko's wrapping. "Did you actually take time over wrapping this present?"

Anko nodded. "Every present I wrap takes me about ..." She looked to the ceiling for inspiration. "7.8 minutes".

"How accurate", I smiled, trying to guess what was underneath the paper laidened with reindeer.

"It's nothing big!" Anko rushed, having seen my look of concern. "Nothing like the present you gave me". She beamed, holding the gloves in one hand.

I smiled. "Glad you like them". Actually, I'd forgotten I'd given them to her at break.

"They must have cost a bomb!"

"E..." I paused. This could really impress Anko. I was the bad boy. I'd bent and broken the rules of Secret Santa! "Yeah, they cost quite a bit".

Anko continued to beam, stalking closer. "...Have you come up with an answer yet?"

I shook my head. The last thing on my mind had been relationships. "I haven't had time to think". Of course you hadn't had time to think Iruka. Because Kakashi and his stupid sob story had kept you awake at night and throughout the day. You'd kept his secret and now he'd blown it himself. What a waste of your energy, Iruka. What. A. Waste.

"Can I help you decide?"

I shrugged my shoulders. Right now, I cared about nothing.

"Will you go on a date with me?"

A date? Wasn't that the same thing as being with someone? Didn't couples go on dates? Or was that century over now?

"I guess so". Great Iruka, just ignore your conscience. That's it. We'll see where it gets you.

"Great!" Anko clapped her hands together appreciatively. "Saturday at 5 o'clock?"

"Where?"

"Ichiraku of course!"

Great. I knew everyone at Ichiraku. Wonderful. Now Ayame was going to bully me about girlfriends and getting married...

"Sure", I replied, smiling at the paper I was marking. "See you then Anko".

"Bye Dolphin", she waved as she turned the corner. "Oh, by the way". Her head popped back round. "Snap out of your mood, your students won't like it".

"I don't care about my students". Gritting my teeth, I managed another smile before my happiness was exhausted.

And then the bell went. Could my day get any worse?

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"I heard you accepted a date off Anko". Kakashi rounded me up at the car park, scarf wrapped tightly around his neck.

"That's none of your business". Why should he care? He shouldn't care. He had his own problems to care about...

"She's trouble". He commented.

"I don't care if she's trouble, she's somebody". Scratching the frost from one of the school gates, I watched a swarm of teachers round the corner to another car park at the back of the school.

"If you want somebody, I know people who'd date you". He was watching the same group as me, like he was reading their minds for somebody who would crush on a man like me.

"I don't care. I don't really get on with anyone in this school".

"You don't get on particularly well with Anko either".

He had me.

"Don't just date someone for the sake of it 'Dolphin'".

Oh. The man was mocking me now.

"Your not making my bad mood any better".

"I wasn't trying too".

So now he was trying to piss me off even more. Well done Kakashi. Your a bit of a dick, aren't you.

"I'm starting to see a side of you I don't like".

"You mean you liked me before?" There was sarcasm there. The kind of hinted sarcasm that pushes you closer to the edge.

"I did yeah, but not now".

"You mean you fancied me before. But now you know what I'm like you've started to hate me".

"I didn't fancy you before!"

"Can I... Have a hug?" Kakashi mimicked in a voice similar to Hinata's.

That was it. I shook my head, kicking the man in the shin.

That must have pushed him off the cliff too, as he swung back to grab my throat. "I don't need your shit". he snarled. "I've got enough problems".

Fear struck at my Adam's Apple. "You shouldn't butt into my personal life then, should you".

The grip around my throat grew tighter, but I didn't choke.

"I can't help what I hear".

"You shouldn't eavesdrop".

The man snarled again, breaking free of my neck, turning his back to me.

"Anger makes you stupid Kakashi".

Kakashi turned on the ball of his foot again, bringing his body, heaving with rage, onto mine, slamming it into the gate.

He pushed so hard that I could feel every muscle in his body tense through his clothes.

"Is this all because I sung that song in assembly?"

"No".

"It is, isn't it". He let me breathe for a second, before cupping my cheek in his hand. "Unfortunately Iruka, you don't rule my life", he whispered, breathing condensation onto my face. "Now get away from my car".

As soon as he let go, I purposely kicked his stupidly attractive car before running. God knows what he'd do if I stayed.

Kakashi was a dick. A dick.

A stupidly attractive dick...

A/N - Ahh, their first beautifully romantic argument. But did you see what I did? If you didn't, you'll just have to wait and see (or review to ask ;) ) Here's a clue, it's about Kakashi when he goes 'I know people who'd date you' ! Dun dun duh! Anyhow, hope you enjoyed! I'm going to go and watch America's Next top Model now (because my hero is 'Mr. Nigel Barker, noted fashion photographer') - If you don't watch the show, you won't get that hideous joke xD But yeah, reviews very much appreciated and, until next chapter, chao for now! =) xxx