"Naruto! Oi... Naruto!"

Naruto paused, glancing over his shoulder quizzically. Once he saw who was calling him, however, his grin brightened considerably. "Iruka-sensei! I haven't seen you in a while! What's up?" He turned fully, only to find himself caught in a tight hug. He blinked, confused. "Iruka-sensei?"

Iruka just tightened his hold. He didn't care that people were starting to stare. He'd been on a mission for the past two weeks, and only when he'd gotten home and checked the calendar did he realize what exactly he missed. And he wasn't going to let go of the boy anytime soon, even if the blond didn't know why he was being hugged in the first place.

"Maa, Iruka-sensei, I hear public displays of affection are pretty looked down upon in the middle of the market."

His head turned sharply toward the voice, but his glare died when he recognized the playful glint in his boyfriend's visible eye. "I'm sorry, Kakashi-sensei. Did you want a hug, too?"

The Copy-Nin chuckled, stowing away his book and stepping closer, opening his arms in an unspoken offer. Iruka rolled his eyes and glanced down at Naruto, who was struggling not to laugh. Both men glanced at each other, confused, and then back down at the genin.

"Kakashi-sensei... hug..." the boy managed, before going off in gales of laughter. "That's gotta be the funniest thing I've heard!"

Kakashi grinned behind the mask, lowering his arms and putting his hands in his pockets. Iruka let go of Naruto. They waited quietly until the genin was able to get himself under control, which took a few minutes. When Naruto was wiping tears of laughter from his eyes, Kakashi proceeded with the plan.

"Oi, Naruto. How about you come to our place for dinner? 'Ru makes some pretty amazing ramen, you know, and it's cheaper than Ichiraku's by far." When Naruto didn't answer, opting instead to stare blankly at his teachers, Kakashi had the grace to look sheepish, rubbing the back of his neck. "Well, we figured that since we missed your birthday and all last week, we'd make it up to you. It's been a while since you celebrated your birthday with him, am I right?"

Iruka shifted uncomfortably as Naruto's silence drew longer. Finally, big blue eyes turned to him. He felt his face warming, but didn't look away.

"You two live together? Since when?" the blond finally asked suspiciously.

"A while, I guess," Kakashi replied, shrugging. Despite his calm and disinterested expression, Iruka knew that the jounin was as nervous as he was. It was the first time they'd even mentioned their relationship to Naruto, and Iruka was firm that the genin be told. The secret had been kept from him long enough.

"So, Naruto? You coming for dinner?" Iruka asked.

There was another silence, and the chuunin shifted nervously.

Finally, Naruto nodded and grinned. "Heck yeah! Free ramen? I'll drop by around 8! But, uh... who lives with who?"

"Iruka's place, Naruto. My apartment was a wreck, so we abandoned it. Relax, nothing huge has changed..." Kakashi cut in.

The boy's face froze in shock. He looked from his favorite academy teacher to the jounin. "But... Iruka-sensei's house only has one bedroom!"

"... Yeah. So?"

"You two sleep... in the... same... eh?"

Kakashi mentally facepalmed. 'Happy late birthday, Naruto... thanks for taking the news like a mature person...' he thought sarcastically as he watched the boy curl up in the fetal position on the ground.