Kakashi watched the scene unfold in slow motion before his very own eyes.
At Naruto's words, Iruka had become very still. "Silver haired Jounin,
huh?" he muttered to himself.
Kakashi felt a chill run down his spine when Iruka slowly turned his head to face him. Normally, the man had a smile for everyone but the look he had now was probably something only the worst o his students ever witnessed. "Kakashi-sensei..."
Kakashi got off the stool and gradually inched away before disappearing behind a cloud of smoke. Iruka slammed some money down on the counter and disappeared just as Kakashi had.
Naruto counted the money, "One more bowl please!"
* * *
"Kakashi! I'm scarred for life because of you!" Iruka screamed at the top of lungs. "And you owe me for the ramen!"
Kakashi propped himself up against the tree panting heavily. Iruka had been relentless in his pursuit. It was going to be a long night; better make the most of it. He lied down on the branch he had been perching on; unless he began to snore it would be safe.
The sunlight filtered through the leaves and woke Kakashi up. He stood up and stretched as he accessed the situation: it was only Iruka, whom he reasoned, he could have easily defeated since he was only a Chuunin, so why did he sleep in the trees last night? Kakashi dusted himself off and glanced at the sky; he would be able to squeeze in an hour or two of sleep but only if he didn't stop by the memorial.
Iruka lost track of him but he finally found Kakashi standing in front of the memorial. He stood there motionless and slack facing the stone monument. For the longest time, Kakashi just stood there.
Iruka fought the urge to doze off; being at the academy for so long, he wasn't used to such strenuous activities. It was probably best he began to train if he wanted that promotion but was that what he really wanted he thought to himself idly. Iruka had let his mind wander and quickly turned back to check on Kakashi. The man was still standing there, same stance, as before, he hadn't moved a muscle. Iruka leapt up into the trees and sprinted away. It wouldn't be right to attack now. He needed to come up with a new plan.
* * * Kakashi was glad he was finally home. It had been a long night but an even longer day. Upon meeting up with his team minus Sasuke, he was bombarded with screams and accusations. Both children had heard from Konohamaru that Iruka would no longer be an academy teacher.
Kakashi crawled through his window but instinctively reached for his kunai when he saw a sleeping figure on his bed. He smiled to himself; that would teach the intruder a lesson. The intruder gave a surprised scream as the kunai pierced through his back. Kakashi gasped when the person on the bed rolled over to face him. Iruka! He rushed towards the other man but before he even took a step, the figure vanished in a cloud of smoke and his pillow reappeared in the same spot, feathers flying all around. Kakashi stood motionless and scanned the room for any signs of movements. He was surprised to feel an arm circle around his chest and pull him in. Iruka leaned in and whispered in Kakashi's ear, "An eye for an eye, and a arm for a arm right?" He tightened his grip and raised his other hand to bring his kunai up to Kakashi's face.
Kakashi raised his hands up signaling his defeat but as Iruka brought the kunai down away from his face, he bent over and threw Iruka down on the ground before straddling him and pulling out his own kunai. Kakashi smiled down at Iruka, "You've gotten better." He got off Iruka and extended his hand to help him up.
Iruka brushed Kakashi's hand away before pushing himself off the ground, "Have I?"
Kakashi stared at Iruka before he began to trace his finger lightly along the scar that ran across his nose, "I'm sorry."
Iruka took a few steps back; Kakashi managed to surprise him to no end.
Iruka walked calmly as he could toward the window, "Don't forget our mission."
Kakashi nodded.
* * *
Iruka fell face first into his soft and welcoming bed. He didn't know what had gotten into him. Iruka flipped over and threw his arms out, he was used to the scar: it was something he was used to and it had become part of who he was. He reached up and rubbed the scar lightly, he could barely feel it. He turned on his side and buried his face in his blanket letting out all the air in his lungs. Being with Naruto had a way of riling him up. Iruka smiled to himself before nodding off, "This will be an interesting mission after all..."
* * *
"There." Sasuke said.
Naruto smiled at him. Things have changed. He glanced down at timeline of events Sasuke had jotted down for him, "Where do you think they are now?"
"Anywhere I suppose."
"I wonder... if it was difficult to leave?"
"Naruto?"
"They swore to protect this village and yet they abandoned it. Was it that difficult for them to live in each other's presence? Why? I just don't get it!" Naruto shouted, alarming Sasuke with the sudden outburst. Writing out their story was by far harder than he would have imagined. He had lied to Sakura; this wasn't only for the town's records. What he wrote and how he recounted it would determine Kakashi-sensei and Iruka-sensei's fate. Missing-nins were considered traitors after all. He needed to be certain they left for the right reasons.
"Naruto. It's hard to live with feelings that you cannot share." Sasuke said almost inaudibly.
"Naruto-kun" Sakura shouted as she burst through the door. She stopped in her tracks when she saw Sasuke standing there. Sakura stared at Sasuke; he had a strange look on his face. "I'll come back another time."
"Wait! Sakura-chan!"
Sasuke watched as the two disappeared down the hall.
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Ah. I'm no good at writing fight scenes. -_-; Thank you for all the reviews! Ahhhh! This is getting hard. If I could, I would magically make them love one another... but I want to make it seem real.
Is it me or is this slowly leaning towards a bigger picture rather than just KakaIru? Ack. Stop me now.
Maybe I should write some fluff to get my mind off this.
Also, any suggestions for the name of the chapter?
Kakashi felt a chill run down his spine when Iruka slowly turned his head to face him. Normally, the man had a smile for everyone but the look he had now was probably something only the worst o his students ever witnessed. "Kakashi-sensei..."
Kakashi got off the stool and gradually inched away before disappearing behind a cloud of smoke. Iruka slammed some money down on the counter and disappeared just as Kakashi had.
Naruto counted the money, "One more bowl please!"
* * *
"Kakashi! I'm scarred for life because of you!" Iruka screamed at the top of lungs. "And you owe me for the ramen!"
Kakashi propped himself up against the tree panting heavily. Iruka had been relentless in his pursuit. It was going to be a long night; better make the most of it. He lied down on the branch he had been perching on; unless he began to snore it would be safe.
The sunlight filtered through the leaves and woke Kakashi up. He stood up and stretched as he accessed the situation: it was only Iruka, whom he reasoned, he could have easily defeated since he was only a Chuunin, so why did he sleep in the trees last night? Kakashi dusted himself off and glanced at the sky; he would be able to squeeze in an hour or two of sleep but only if he didn't stop by the memorial.
Iruka lost track of him but he finally found Kakashi standing in front of the memorial. He stood there motionless and slack facing the stone monument. For the longest time, Kakashi just stood there.
Iruka fought the urge to doze off; being at the academy for so long, he wasn't used to such strenuous activities. It was probably best he began to train if he wanted that promotion but was that what he really wanted he thought to himself idly. Iruka had let his mind wander and quickly turned back to check on Kakashi. The man was still standing there, same stance, as before, he hadn't moved a muscle. Iruka leapt up into the trees and sprinted away. It wouldn't be right to attack now. He needed to come up with a new plan.
* * * Kakashi was glad he was finally home. It had been a long night but an even longer day. Upon meeting up with his team minus Sasuke, he was bombarded with screams and accusations. Both children had heard from Konohamaru that Iruka would no longer be an academy teacher.
Kakashi crawled through his window but instinctively reached for his kunai when he saw a sleeping figure on his bed. He smiled to himself; that would teach the intruder a lesson. The intruder gave a surprised scream as the kunai pierced through his back. Kakashi gasped when the person on the bed rolled over to face him. Iruka! He rushed towards the other man but before he even took a step, the figure vanished in a cloud of smoke and his pillow reappeared in the same spot, feathers flying all around. Kakashi stood motionless and scanned the room for any signs of movements. He was surprised to feel an arm circle around his chest and pull him in. Iruka leaned in and whispered in Kakashi's ear, "An eye for an eye, and a arm for a arm right?" He tightened his grip and raised his other hand to bring his kunai up to Kakashi's face.
Kakashi raised his hands up signaling his defeat but as Iruka brought the kunai down away from his face, he bent over and threw Iruka down on the ground before straddling him and pulling out his own kunai. Kakashi smiled down at Iruka, "You've gotten better." He got off Iruka and extended his hand to help him up.
Iruka brushed Kakashi's hand away before pushing himself off the ground, "Have I?"
Kakashi stared at Iruka before he began to trace his finger lightly along the scar that ran across his nose, "I'm sorry."
Iruka took a few steps back; Kakashi managed to surprise him to no end.
Iruka walked calmly as he could toward the window, "Don't forget our mission."
Kakashi nodded.
* * *
Iruka fell face first into his soft and welcoming bed. He didn't know what had gotten into him. Iruka flipped over and threw his arms out, he was used to the scar: it was something he was used to and it had become part of who he was. He reached up and rubbed the scar lightly, he could barely feel it. He turned on his side and buried his face in his blanket letting out all the air in his lungs. Being with Naruto had a way of riling him up. Iruka smiled to himself before nodding off, "This will be an interesting mission after all..."
* * *
"There." Sasuke said.
Naruto smiled at him. Things have changed. He glanced down at timeline of events Sasuke had jotted down for him, "Where do you think they are now?"
"Anywhere I suppose."
"I wonder... if it was difficult to leave?"
"Naruto?"
"They swore to protect this village and yet they abandoned it. Was it that difficult for them to live in each other's presence? Why? I just don't get it!" Naruto shouted, alarming Sasuke with the sudden outburst. Writing out their story was by far harder than he would have imagined. He had lied to Sakura; this wasn't only for the town's records. What he wrote and how he recounted it would determine Kakashi-sensei and Iruka-sensei's fate. Missing-nins were considered traitors after all. He needed to be certain they left for the right reasons.
"Naruto. It's hard to live with feelings that you cannot share." Sasuke said almost inaudibly.
"Naruto-kun" Sakura shouted as she burst through the door. She stopped in her tracks when she saw Sasuke standing there. Sakura stared at Sasuke; he had a strange look on his face. "I'll come back another time."
"Wait! Sakura-chan!"
Sasuke watched as the two disappeared down the hall.
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Ah. I'm no good at writing fight scenes. -_-; Thank you for all the reviews! Ahhhh! This is getting hard. If I could, I would magically make them love one another... but I want to make it seem real.
Is it me or is this slowly leaning towards a bigger picture rather than just KakaIru? Ack. Stop me now.
Maybe I should write some fluff to get my mind off this.
Also, any suggestions for the name of the chapter?