Short descript: Tiny encounter on the streets. A little look into who Iruka is and the insecurities he seems to have. I wanted more fighting, but I couldn't squeeze it in e_e light fluff and PG again~ [EDIT: pre-tense fixings again;; Pardon, bad habit..]
Setting : Some are a little confused, so I'm clearing this up in the edit; This setting is just a tiny bit AU. For the non-canon relationship (of course) and the motives of the characters. Iruka in this story is a Chuunin at the age of Seventeen. Kakashi keeps his same background, he is twenty in this story, already resigning his posistion of ANBU back to Jounin for the time being. It may change if the story will it so~ Iruka was deprived of parents from the Kyuubi At age.. -.o eight or six, I believe. Eight in this story. Thank you for asking questions n.n; From now on, review questions will be answered in following chapters. Thank you!
Round # 2 -
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The rest of the day is anything but pleasurable for the Chuunin. He was given several basic assignments from the Hokage later that morning (Filing paperwork, running errands...), and that was it. Business was slow today, so most of the minuscule piles of work Sandaime had to offer was for Gennins and several Jounin. As much as Iruka would have liked to take a breather, he's disappointed that he couldn't busy his idle hands. Hands that don't move or craft emit certain energies, people analogous to Iruka are the ones who could appreciate that sort of calm. Not doing anything brought stillness and silence. More of a reminder that 'you are alone' as it chides at your mental depression.
Iruka hates that word. Depressed. What it meant to be depressed. He is a happy person when he has work, when he is out training or busying his hands, getting invited somewhere on a rare occurrence, he seems humble enough to not have problems...But he also was at times a real stupid kid. Not as far as intellect was concerned, he just chose to act that way so people would recognize him a bit more. For a while he was what he liked to think of as 'popular', King of Deviancy and a real jester at that. At first it was for attention, then it became habit and got in the way of what he should have been doing in the first place. People smiled and knew his name for a while, it was a good feeling while it lasted.
That transition point from hooligan to the remembrance of proper decorum was a small one; like a gap between quantized energy; nothing exists between, but travels to the next place quickly, never staying in the middle. In that gap is where some would say Iruka looked depressed, but as soon as it was registered, he seemed humble and at peace with himself and his work. The few who knew him respected that about him; his more mature ability to cope. As one does growing up by themselves, one should learn how to act and behave the same way.
While Iruka was more modest and down-to-earth, he was still a seventeen year old teenager. He still had his mean streaks and haughty behavior, but that's natural for all human beings. One of them is taking place right now; That guy. That weird, arrogant, -perverted- (This flushes Iruka's cheeks as it's thought) , guy! Iruka didn't know what to think about him than to just be angry. It ruined his focus that day and the hours seem to drag on longer than they should. Every time he thought about Kakashi, he had to groan irritably and twitch.
Iruka is currently in the market place; done for the day and walking through the streets of vendors to pick up what he needs back at his apartment. He could be like any normal teenager and just go out to eat every night or spend it all on cavity inducing sweets and junk food, but he is aware of what he needs to eat to keep himself in shape. He is sufficient like that. He'd even buy things he knew he hates eating just because they are good for him, or Iruka could learn how to prepare it differently. He isn't so much of a good cook... More like cook-in-training. Iruka plasters a smile on his face when he buys his produce from the vendors and sticks it briskly into the pouch that's slung over his shoulder...
"You actually eat that stuff?"
The voice catches his attention and made the Chuunin twitch. -Him-. Iruka turns around slowly and looks at his interrogator with a shrewd tinge in his gaze. The other just stares with his one visible eye, the other was hidden under a head protector with an errant flap to its side,
"Carrots improve your eyesight." He says curtly, quirking an uninterested brow up at Kakashi.
"Aah. So I guess tomatoes improve your skin?"
"Baka!" Iruka hisses and tries to hide his face. Why is he embarrassed? The masked Jounin curved his visible eye up and smiled under his mask. It was fun to tease this one. On the contrary, Iruka disliked the attention he is getting from the other and is about to walk away before an arm stretches front of him,
"Woah, woah! I didn't mean to make you angry."
"Hardly...!"
"If you're still mad about yesterday, you don't need to apologize anymore. It was only a cut." Kakashi shrugs and points to his arm. Iruka seethes.
"You...! You had no righ–..Let me pass, Kakashi." Iruka closes his eyes and clenches his teeth, walking into the arm that now firmly held him in place. Iruka snarls audibly, "Let me go..!"
"Not until you tell me why you're so mad at me."
The seems to only make Iruka even more angry as the Chuunin spins around to elbow Kakashi in the gut. Kakashi takes the full blow and is left breathless for a moment as he watches the Chuunin jump on top the canopy of a nearby vendor's cart who yells at him. Seconds later, Kakashi does the same to only himself in turn get yelled at by a not-so-happy vendor and his falling fruit towers.
Jumping like fleas over the rooftops, Iruka jumps down from the last one he touches and makes his way through a crowd by foot. Kakashi is a little more than close in toe as he reaches out to grab one of Iruka's arms only to be met by a weapon and a twirling produce bag. Kakashi has little more than a second to meet the kunai tip with his own before it's thrown at him. People stop what they are doing to stare at the two shinobi or ran to the side so they wouldn't be caught in their moment of fervor. They are at kunai tips until Iruka makes with a round house kick; his bag following his leg's movement as Kakashi blocks with a curled elbow and arm to the side of his back, throwing projectiles at Iruka who bounds away instantly and makes to round the corner. Kakashi jumps on top of the nearby roof and follows the Chuunin at a higher level. The moment they were literally on top of each other, Kakashi jumps down and pins Iruka to the wall. The Chuunin gasps and struggles under the hard grip of Kakashi's hand, his grip grinding the backs of Iruka's shoulders into the wall,
"Let. GO..!" Iruka thrashes. Kakashi pushes down harder and Iruka has to wince,
"You don't just run off like that after an attack and expect to get away, Iruka-kun." His voice is toneless as he looks at the other with a steady gaze, "I'm sorry for whatever I did to you."
"Just let me go..." Iruka grumbles, his voice sinking.
"Not until you tell me what's the matter."
"Let me go...!"
It almost sounds like a plea. Kakashi wants to see his face, but the Chuunin hid it, tethering it low on his neck so several of his bangs spring loose to follow the downward arch. Kakashi's grip softens and eases away. He brings his fabric covered cheek close to the others and repeats,
"I'm sorry."
Iruka is shaking, his lips quivering as the other drew close then away. He feels defenseless. Out of all the training he has put his body through, he still got caught so easily and his insecurity around this person only made it harder for him to except that he didn't get away with his own skills. This disgusted Iruka, how this person could easily catch him and try to force things out of him... Even Iruka didn't know why he was so mad in the first place. Kakashi just... Agitated him... And at this point in time, he is scared of Kakashi as well.
Kakashi can't understand why Iruka is so mad at him either. Is it because of the teasing? Is he one so quick to anger? It was just vegetables. Then. Then how scared and almost pleading he is in this situation. He doesn't like that.
"Practice with me later again today. We didn't get enough time this morning. I'm sure that's a better way to escape these emotions." This time his touch is gentle on Iruka's shoulder who still refused to look up. A time is decided somehow in the silence. When the Chuunin is brave enough to look back up, Kakashi is gone again. Iruka sighs and presses his palms into the backs of the wall, closing his eyes and breathing. His body is flushed and his breath shuddered.
Clouds could be seen overhead and out of the way of the roof. They swirl about each other in long streams of white before moving in their circular motion across the sky.
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This is pretty generic right now, huh 6.6 I'll figure out something to make it a bit more interesting... Hawt guy on guy would work, but it just doesn't happen like that =_= Reviews appreciated~
REVIEW REPLIES: [EDIT]
Sora Sama : -Thank You- =.= That was horrible of me to do. Had to go back and revamp BOTH chapters Because of that irregular tense defiance. Thank you for pointing it out~
Lady Geuna : Right n.n This is after. I put up a setting descript for people now too~
Sausweet : I so agree with you..e.e
Suke-san : Don't be surprised if I do o/` Actually writing something KakaIru that has no smut in it is killing my head *laughs* If there is any, it will clearly be marked and easy to skip over without ruining flow~
Thank you, All! *hearts*
Setting : Some are a little confused, so I'm clearing this up in the edit; This setting is just a tiny bit AU. For the non-canon relationship (of course) and the motives of the characters. Iruka in this story is a Chuunin at the age of Seventeen. Kakashi keeps his same background, he is twenty in this story, already resigning his posistion of ANBU back to Jounin for the time being. It may change if the story will it so~ Iruka was deprived of parents from the Kyuubi At age.. -.o eight or six, I believe. Eight in this story. Thank you for asking questions n.n; From now on, review questions will be answered in following chapters. Thank you!
Round # 2 -
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The rest of the day is anything but pleasurable for the Chuunin. He was given several basic assignments from the Hokage later that morning (Filing paperwork, running errands...), and that was it. Business was slow today, so most of the minuscule piles of work Sandaime had to offer was for Gennins and several Jounin. As much as Iruka would have liked to take a breather, he's disappointed that he couldn't busy his idle hands. Hands that don't move or craft emit certain energies, people analogous to Iruka are the ones who could appreciate that sort of calm. Not doing anything brought stillness and silence. More of a reminder that 'you are alone' as it chides at your mental depression.
Iruka hates that word. Depressed. What it meant to be depressed. He is a happy person when he has work, when he is out training or busying his hands, getting invited somewhere on a rare occurrence, he seems humble enough to not have problems...But he also was at times a real stupid kid. Not as far as intellect was concerned, he just chose to act that way so people would recognize him a bit more. For a while he was what he liked to think of as 'popular', King of Deviancy and a real jester at that. At first it was for attention, then it became habit and got in the way of what he should have been doing in the first place. People smiled and knew his name for a while, it was a good feeling while it lasted.
That transition point from hooligan to the remembrance of proper decorum was a small one; like a gap between quantized energy; nothing exists between, but travels to the next place quickly, never staying in the middle. In that gap is where some would say Iruka looked depressed, but as soon as it was registered, he seemed humble and at peace with himself and his work. The few who knew him respected that about him; his more mature ability to cope. As one does growing up by themselves, one should learn how to act and behave the same way.
While Iruka was more modest and down-to-earth, he was still a seventeen year old teenager. He still had his mean streaks and haughty behavior, but that's natural for all human beings. One of them is taking place right now; That guy. That weird, arrogant, -perverted- (This flushes Iruka's cheeks as it's thought) , guy! Iruka didn't know what to think about him than to just be angry. It ruined his focus that day and the hours seem to drag on longer than they should. Every time he thought about Kakashi, he had to groan irritably and twitch.
Iruka is currently in the market place; done for the day and walking through the streets of vendors to pick up what he needs back at his apartment. He could be like any normal teenager and just go out to eat every night or spend it all on cavity inducing sweets and junk food, but he is aware of what he needs to eat to keep himself in shape. He is sufficient like that. He'd even buy things he knew he hates eating just because they are good for him, or Iruka could learn how to prepare it differently. He isn't so much of a good cook... More like cook-in-training. Iruka plasters a smile on his face when he buys his produce from the vendors and sticks it briskly into the pouch that's slung over his shoulder...
"You actually eat that stuff?"
The voice catches his attention and made the Chuunin twitch. -Him-. Iruka turns around slowly and looks at his interrogator with a shrewd tinge in his gaze. The other just stares with his one visible eye, the other was hidden under a head protector with an errant flap to its side,
"Carrots improve your eyesight." He says curtly, quirking an uninterested brow up at Kakashi.
"Aah. So I guess tomatoes improve your skin?"
"Baka!" Iruka hisses and tries to hide his face. Why is he embarrassed? The masked Jounin curved his visible eye up and smiled under his mask. It was fun to tease this one. On the contrary, Iruka disliked the attention he is getting from the other and is about to walk away before an arm stretches front of him,
"Woah, woah! I didn't mean to make you angry."
"Hardly...!"
"If you're still mad about yesterday, you don't need to apologize anymore. It was only a cut." Kakashi shrugs and points to his arm. Iruka seethes.
"You...! You had no righ–..Let me pass, Kakashi." Iruka closes his eyes and clenches his teeth, walking into the arm that now firmly held him in place. Iruka snarls audibly, "Let me go..!"
"Not until you tell me why you're so mad at me."
The seems to only make Iruka even more angry as the Chuunin spins around to elbow Kakashi in the gut. Kakashi takes the full blow and is left breathless for a moment as he watches the Chuunin jump on top the canopy of a nearby vendor's cart who yells at him. Seconds later, Kakashi does the same to only himself in turn get yelled at by a not-so-happy vendor and his falling fruit towers.
Jumping like fleas over the rooftops, Iruka jumps down from the last one he touches and makes his way through a crowd by foot. Kakashi is a little more than close in toe as he reaches out to grab one of Iruka's arms only to be met by a weapon and a twirling produce bag. Kakashi has little more than a second to meet the kunai tip with his own before it's thrown at him. People stop what they are doing to stare at the two shinobi or ran to the side so they wouldn't be caught in their moment of fervor. They are at kunai tips until Iruka makes with a round house kick; his bag following his leg's movement as Kakashi blocks with a curled elbow and arm to the side of his back, throwing projectiles at Iruka who bounds away instantly and makes to round the corner. Kakashi jumps on top of the nearby roof and follows the Chuunin at a higher level. The moment they were literally on top of each other, Kakashi jumps down and pins Iruka to the wall. The Chuunin gasps and struggles under the hard grip of Kakashi's hand, his grip grinding the backs of Iruka's shoulders into the wall,
"Let. GO..!" Iruka thrashes. Kakashi pushes down harder and Iruka has to wince,
"You don't just run off like that after an attack and expect to get away, Iruka-kun." His voice is toneless as he looks at the other with a steady gaze, "I'm sorry for whatever I did to you."
"Just let me go..." Iruka grumbles, his voice sinking.
"Not until you tell me what's the matter."
"Let me go...!"
It almost sounds like a plea. Kakashi wants to see his face, but the Chuunin hid it, tethering it low on his neck so several of his bangs spring loose to follow the downward arch. Kakashi's grip softens and eases away. He brings his fabric covered cheek close to the others and repeats,
"I'm sorry."
Iruka is shaking, his lips quivering as the other drew close then away. He feels defenseless. Out of all the training he has put his body through, he still got caught so easily and his insecurity around this person only made it harder for him to except that he didn't get away with his own skills. This disgusted Iruka, how this person could easily catch him and try to force things out of him... Even Iruka didn't know why he was so mad in the first place. Kakashi just... Agitated him... And at this point in time, he is scared of Kakashi as well.
Kakashi can't understand why Iruka is so mad at him either. Is it because of the teasing? Is he one so quick to anger? It was just vegetables. Then. Then how scared and almost pleading he is in this situation. He doesn't like that.
"Practice with me later again today. We didn't get enough time this morning. I'm sure that's a better way to escape these emotions." This time his touch is gentle on Iruka's shoulder who still refused to look up. A time is decided somehow in the silence. When the Chuunin is brave enough to look back up, Kakashi is gone again. Iruka sighs and presses his palms into the backs of the wall, closing his eyes and breathing. His body is flushed and his breath shuddered.
Clouds could be seen overhead and out of the way of the roof. They swirl about each other in long streams of white before moving in their circular motion across the sky.
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This is pretty generic right now, huh 6.6 I'll figure out something to make it a bit more interesting... Hawt guy on guy would work, but it just doesn't happen like that =_= Reviews appreciated~
REVIEW REPLIES: [EDIT]
Sora Sama : -Thank You- =.= That was horrible of me to do. Had to go back and revamp BOTH chapters Because of that irregular tense defiance. Thank you for pointing it out~
Lady Geuna : Right n.n This is after. I put up a setting descript for people now too~
Sausweet : I so agree with you..e.e
Suke-san : Don't be surprised if I do o/` Actually writing something KakaIru that has no smut in it is killing my head *laughs* If there is any, it will clearly be marked and easy to skip over without ruining flow~
Thank you, All! *hearts*
