Title: Untimely Tradition
Summary: ( Sasuke x Naruto ) ( Kakashi x Iruka )
Untimely Tradition Chapter Two
Silence. Calm. Tranquility. Peace.
All four of these words are the total opposite in description of the night that Iruka and Kakashi went over to Naruto's place on Christmas Eve for dinner. Naturally, since they would be spending the next day together as it was, they found it easier if Kakashi and Iruka simply spent the night at Naruto's place on two couches that he had in his living room. Two couches.
Naruto had no problem whatsoever with the fact that his two teachers, his two favorite teachers, were in love with one another. He had no problems with them both being men and being in love with each other. Still, the thought of getting out of bed the next morning and seeing one sensei's arms around another sensei's body, wasn't the most appealing sight for our dear Kitsune. So, he made it very clear that the two were to sleep on separate couches. And of course, being the older, more mature members of the household at that point, the two knew exactly how to go about it.
Whine.
"Naruto, that's not the most intelligent way to go about this," Iruka began, but immediately a flush came across his usually tanned complexion before he continued; "what I mean is, Kakashi is a…"
"Hormonal adult that can't control his urges?" Naruto suggested, giving the scarecrow sensei a glance, soon enough being rewarded with a loud smack on the back of his head with the hand of said scarecrow. He didn't bother taking back his statement, because he knew that the statement was true; therefore the reason for the smacking of the head treatment.
"What I mean to say is, that Kakashi and I would only have a harder time staying…" Iruka drifted off in a daze of confusion and flustered words as he continued to blush and look to his koi for help. The silver haired man gave a simple shrug to his companion, and Iruka let out a soft whine, better yet cry, for assistance.
"Naruto, in laymen's terms, if Iruka and I sleep on different beds, it would be harder for us to not want to have sex then it would be if we were in the same bed and at least able to know that the other was there. If I'm on one side of the room, knowing he's on the other side alone, it would only make me more in want of him. If I was in the same bed with him, I do believe it would go far better then you expect it to." Iruka let out a sigh of relief and squeezed Kakashi's hand, as well as muttered a soft 'thank you' beneath his breath, adding a reassured and relieved glance. Once done with his relief moment, Iruka looked back to Naruto in expectation.
And Naruto stared back.
And so, a staring contest ensued until Iruka had enough and threw both of his hands up into the air in utter chaotic annoyance. Naruto let out a sound laugh and shoved both of his hands into his pockets before gaining a sense of seriousness to him.
"All right, you guys can sleep together, but-" he paused to give them both a warning glance, and then pointed his index finger out towards them, moving his arm back and forth to gesture to both in turn; "-if I hear one small, miniscule noise, that's the end of it, and one of you will have the pleasure of my bed, and I will sleep out here with whoever does not." The men both grunted their approval. How on earth was it that a fifteen year old boy was telling them what they could and could not do? The thought appalled them and worried them all at the same time, but more so amused them.
"All right, dad. Night," Kakashi then proceeded to pull the cushions off one of the couches, toss them onto the floor, then pull out the couch bed.
"Yeah, yeah. Night guys." Naruto gave a slight wave and yawning nod before tottering off to bed. As soon as the door slam sounded, Kakashi grabbed Iruka and pulled his mask down so his lips had free range over the man's tanned neck. The slightest whimpering noise could be heard emitting Iruka's lips as his neck was being attacked.
"K – Kakashi…" he moaned, falling into the taller male's embrace. Kakashi wasn't letting up and continued to travel with his lips over Iruka's neck, to his jaw line, to the tip of his nose, and then hungrily attacked the shorter male's mouth. A gentle moan erupted Iruka's throat, directly into Kakashi's mouth as the taller male brought Iruka closer to him, his arms circling Iruka's waist and his hands sitting comfortably on Iruka's rear.
Another soft moan erupted Iruka's throat and his teeth unclenched, giving Kakashi's tongue immediate entry into Iruka's mouth. And thus, the battle began. Kakashi allowed his tongue to roam the inner cavern of Iruka's mouth, as well as guided his hands beneath Iruka's shirt and over his abdomen so he could easily push him onto the bed, soundlessly.
Suddenly, a door opening caught their attention and they parted ways, Iruka on one side of the bed fiddling with his shoe lace, Kakashi whipping up his mask and then fiddling with his socks.
The blond entered the room, holding two pairs of shorts and two t-shirts.
"Here, I definitely know you guys are going to need and use these." He tossed the articles of clothing in the direction of where they sat on his couch-bed, then turned on his heel back to his room. "Remember, keep quiet. I would like to get some sleep."
Again, they both grunted their agreement.
Kakashi pulled up the clothes he had been given to wear and then pulled Iruka closer to him, his lips nipping at the smaller male's earlobe before he whispered:
"Want to help me get these on?"
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Naruto rolled out of bed and onto his floor, dragging most of his covers, sheets, and two of his pillows down with him. He liked that arrangement, and then grew comfortable with simply sleeping on the floor. But, then he tried to register what it was that made him fall out of the bed in the first place and turned his attention to his door, where a fully dressed, showered, and brightly smiling Iruka stood.
"Iruka?" He asked groggily, attempting to stand with balance while rubbing at the sleep that still lasted in his eyes. The grinning sensei simply nodded his head.
"Come on, Kakashi and I made breakfast and cleaned up the living room. You do want to get to your presents today, don't you?" Naruto was suddenly fully aware and awake. Speeding up from his bed on the floor, he found himself nearly tripping on a pile of dirty laundry, but was safely caught in Iruka's arms.
"Thanks," he gave his sensei a wide grin, then stumbled out of the embrace and toward the bathroom, still trying to recuperate from his grogginess and suddenly adapted hyperactivity all at once. A shower would do him some good.
And so, Iruka moved passed Naruto's bathroom and back into the kitchen, where Kakashi sat with a steaming cup of coffee and a Christmas issue of the newspaper. Iruka dove down for the seat right across from him and took in a long whiff of the coffee his koi had in his hands.
"Do I get a cup?" He asked hopefully. The scarecrows delayed, and then negative response dropped his hopes. "Why not?" Kakashi smirked and placed his cup in front of himself before replying.
"Because when you drink caffeine, you can get nearly as hyper as Naruto, and when you drink decaf, you add so much sugar that you still get nearly as hyper as him. I would rather you stay safe and drink your tea." Iruka sighed and sat back in his chair, waiting for Naruto to enter the kitchen, ready to go.
And as the two waited, they sat in silence. Finally, the sound of the shower faded and the bathroom door swung open, a sopping wet Kitsune stepping out into the cold air in a white bathrobe, a towel in his hands. Gripping the white linen cloth, he pulled it over his wet hair quickly in a desperate attempt to dry it, and continued in his desperation as he exited the hallway and disappeared into his bedroom again. Kakashi and Iruka watched in amusement as the boy finally jogged out of his room in a pair of his comfortable clothes and his new 'Hokage' jacket he'd received from Sakura the night before.
"What's for breakfast?" He asked hungrily, his moist tongue smacking against his lips as he scanned the kitchen for any signs of breakfast. His eyes immediately fell on a stack of pancakes that were heaped on top of one another on a plate, doused in syrup and topped off with a little cinnamon. He nearly began to drool in longing.
"Pancakes, but I think you've already figured that out," Iruka replied with a quick, cheeky grin. The blond Kitsune nodded his approval of the pancakes and eagerly grabbed the plate, quickly sitting beside Iruka and Kakashi, and then immediately began to devour his food. In only a few minutes, the plate was empty and syrup and pancake crumbs clung to the sides of his face, adding to his lopsided grin.
"That was… delicious. Thank you Iruka!" He clasped his hands together and bowed his head in thanks. Iruka chuckled and waved his index finger in response, then pointed to Kakashi. Naruto's eyes widened as he followed his sensei's finger to the scarecrow that still had a rather simple smirk on his lips, and in procession with his eyes, his jaw dropped. "Kakashi…" he began to gag. The two others at the table laughed and gently patted Naruto's back as he put on his mock show of appreciation.
"Come on, come on, presents!" Naruto grabbed the two sensei's by their shirts and dragged them from the kitchen to the streets. The two barely had enough time to grab their coats, scarves, and gloves before they were being practically shoved into the large piles of snow that swarmed the front of Naruto's house.
"Where are we off to first?" Naruto's gaze turned from in front of him to behind him, where his two sensei's were still stumbling to gain balance while being completely immersed in each other's arms at the same exact time. Naruto chuckled and crossed his arms waiting patiently for them to catch up to him.
"Well, wherever you want to go. Our present for you is going to be saved for last," Iruka replied, hailing in a deep breath of the cold air around him and clutching his chest as though he'd just gotten free from the grasp of drowning. Kakashi's arms draped around the smaller male's form and Iruka vaguely made out a smirk through the thin mask Kakashi wore.
"We also have to be on the look out for--"
"I'm here," a cold tone broke Kakashi's sentence in the middle. Naruto turned to face the voice that had caused the interruption and a scowl quickly glided over his features.
"Sasuke-kun, I'm glad you could make it!" Iruka announced cheerfully, giving the smaller teenager a wave of his hand and a grin. Sasuke nodded his head forward gently in a greeting to the two sensei's. He glanced to Naruto and offered the other boy a similar nod before shoving his hands into the front pockets of his hooded sweater.
"Right. So, where are we off to first?" Naruto repeated, glancing between the two parties that stood in front of him and behind him. Silence met his question and he rolled his eyes, raising an interested eyebrow in both directions before emitting a reluctant sigh. "Ok, ok, we'll start with the clothing store a few blocks down. Shall we?" He extended his left arm in Sasuke's direction, gesturing for Iruka and Kakashi to follow, and then proceeded to walk. He and Sasuke walked in a fast but reasonable pace a few feet ahead of Iruka and Kakashi, who were taking their sweet time whilst talking and holding hands.
"How far is this clothing store?" Sasuke asked, rubbing his hands together and letting out a soft breath of cool air.
"Why, the cold air too cold for the poor Uchiha?" Sasuke gave Naruto a quick glare, but instead of a verbal retaliation, he fell silent and kept a steady gaze on the path in front of him. Naruto reluctantly fell silent as well and crossed his arms over his chest in an irate manner.
"It's not much further," he finally replied, in a calmer and less arrogant tone then before. Sasuke's gaze emitted a small bit of surprise, but immediately flashed to the usual wall he held over his emotions. He hadn't expected Naruto to answer – at least not willingly – so the simple answer had thrown him off guard slightly. Slightly.
Suddenly, Naruto stopped his fast stride and stood in front of a snow painted store to his left. A swinging red sign said 'open' in white and a young girl stood at the window with a spray bottle and a dirty rag, relieving the windows of their filth that had accumulated through the night. Naruto waved his hand behind his head to motion for them to follow, then stepped to the door, gently swinging the brass handle and holding it for those following his footsteps.
"Mmm, this doesn't smell like a clothing store. This smells like a…"
"…Bakery." Kakashi finished off Iruka's sentence with a savory lick of his lips beneath his mask. The little girl that had been at the door had backed away to let them enter, and then proceeded to behind the counter to place her cleaning tools away. She then quickly disappeared behind a swinging door. A plump, gray-haired old lady entered the front of the store, wiping her hands with a towel at the same time.
"Naruto! I didn't expect you this early," the older woman stated and leaned forward, beckoning Naruto to lean over the counter as well. She whispered a few words in his ear and rubbed her small, plump hands over his cheeks to warm them up. Iruka and Kakashi's eyes drifted over the store, mesmerized by all the warm, freshly baked goods that cluttered the small store.
"Naruto, are we here for a reason?" Iruka finally asked, and his attention turned from all the goods around the store and back to his student.
"Sure are! Just one second," the older woman answered for Naruto, and then disappeared behind the door again. Shuffling passed her, the little girl came back out with a small tray of candies on it, shyly offering them to Sasuke and Naruto. Both males leaned in and stared down at the chocolates and chose their favorites, savoring the melting chocolate in their mouths as they awaited the reason for their visit to the store.
The older woman's back pushed the door open and she stepped through the doorway carrying a long, thin, gold colored box, a red ribbon tied across its middle in a tight, round bow. A warm smile graced her lips as she placed it onto the counter and curled her index finger in the direction of her face to motion Iruka and Kakashi forward.
"This is a special present, from Naruto to the two most important people in his life." Iruka and Kakashi glanced to one another and shrugged their shoulders. Each stretched one hand forward, and together, they untied the ribbon on the box. Once finished, they both took an end of the box and lifted it, revealing a large display of chocolates. But, more importantly, the large display of chocolates, displayed a message.
"Happy Nine Month Anniversary – and Merry Christmas!" Light swirled chocolates lay across in the message, and darker chocolates separated them so they made the words. Iruka's eyes filled with tears as he scanned the box of chocolates and gripped Kakashi's hand.
"Naruto…" his voice faltered as he was unable to find the words to express his thoughts. Kakashi squeezed Iruka's hand back. Naruto shrunk behind the two and then grabbed them both into a tight hug.
"I love you guys! Happy anniversary and merry Christmas!" The three joined into a tight hug. Sasuke watched the event with a bitter sadness. Being the mother hen he should have been born to be, Iruka noticed. At least, he noticed what display of emotions the Uchiha would allow. Iruka's right arm stretched out and he gestured for Sasuke to join them. Taking in a deep breath and a serious thought at joining them, Sasuke shrugged up his shoulders and lifted his collar.
"I'll wait for you three outside." With that, the door swung open and the raven-haired boy exited the store amidst a swirl of snow. Naruto's gaze could only follow as he was unable to move whilst still in Kakashi and Iruka's grasps.
The three let each other go, and then they each thanked the woman behind the desk for the gift. Naruto slipped a few dollars over the counter, but the older woman shook her head and shoved it back to him with a grin. He sighed, winked, and then exited the store with Iruka and Kakashi trailing behind.
"Now, where are we off to?" Kakashi asked, grabbing Iruka's hand with his own, while holding the array of chocolates in his other hand. Naruto spun to give them a quick, thoughtful glance.
"Why don't we split up! Kakashi and Sasuke will go for presents for Iruka and I, and vice versa." The other three companions seemed to agree with the idea and each nodded their head. Kakashi placed the box of chocolates down onto a bench nearby, then pulled Iruka into his arms. The brunette lifted one hand up and tugged at the mask that clung to Kakashi's face. The two connected in a warm, heated kiss that slowly receded to a peck. They grinned to one another and whispered curt 'I love you' s to one another before separating to their walking companions.
"So, Naruto, where should we go?" The blond let his lips drift to his Kitsune grin and he grabbed his sensei by the arm, tugging him in the direction of where to go. Kakashi and Sasuke gave each other reasonably amused glances as they watched the two dart off in a random direction.
"Where do you suggest we go?" Sasuke's monotonous tone seemed to blend in like the norm to Kakashi, who's head turned around to give the raven-haired boy another glance before another smirk drifted over his lips.
"Well, I think I know where we can go." Kakashi nodded his head in the opposite direction of which the other two had gone, and turned around to walk away from the baked goods shop they were still standing in front of. With a second glance to their departed companions, Sasuke rammed his hands into his black coat's pockets and then followed his sensei.
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"Naruto? Where are we…?" Iruka looked around the trinket shop that was conveniently on the opposite side of town. Spiraling things dangled from the ceiling, pointed objects poked out of shelves, multi-colored spheres adorned the windows, and small toys decorated the multiple tables that were on the floor of the small store.
"One of the best stores!" He exclaimed happily and darted behind a display in the middle of the room and slowly circled each table, examining their contents carefully, picking each up and looking at them with a sharp eyed glance. Iruka watched on in amusement until something that he knew Kakashi would like caught his eye. He turned away from Naruto, who was too busy looking and in his own little world to care, and examined a pair of pink fuzzy handcuffs. A blush came to his cheeks as he thought about the implied kinkiness of the objects, but swallowed down hard to relieve himself then picked the handcuffs off of the shelf. If he were good at keeping himself from blushing, it'd be easy for him to say that the handcuffs were for a little female relative.
Who would by a pair of pink fuzzy handcuffs for a little girl? Iruka wasn't sure. He knew for a fact this store held a lot more then it looked. He blushed again. There was no way the cashier would actually believe him if he said he was buying them for someone else and wouldn't believe that he would eventually be in them himself. Another blush ran up his cheeks. He was beginning to look like a tomato just standing in front of the shelf. He inhaled deeply and walked to the front where he hoped the cashier was a teenager that wouldn't give the purchased item or the purchaser a second thought. Of course, today wasn't his lucky day.
"Oh, fuzzy handcuffs? Who could these be for?" An older, short woman with wrinkles around her heart shaped face and light to dark gray hair pulled back in a loose bun asked, her squinting eyes scanning him over. He, of course, blushed deeply yet again. He bit his bottom lip.
"A friend of mine." That was all he was going to say. He'd leave the rest up to her to decide what it meant. She simply smiled and rang up the price and placed it into a paper bag for him. He bowed his head and turned to look directly in the inquisitive eyes of Naruto. A broad grin was over the Kitsune's lips. Iruka, disheveled and slightly worried, skirted his way passed the blond and waited by the shelf as Naruto purchased his items.
"What'cha got in there?" Naruto asked curiously, peering over Iruka's shoulder and tugging at the corners of the paper bag to catch a peak of the contents. Iruka snatched the edges of the bag and angrily closed it.
"Nothing you need to be concerned with," Iruka quipped and then looked away. "Did you get something for both Sasuke and Kakashi?" Naruto peered into his bag as if to answer the question to himself, then looked up to Iruka and shook his head.
"Just Kakashi. You?"
"Same."
"So, where should we go now?"
"You're the shopping maniac."
"Well, lets see. What kind of stuff do you get Sasuke? All the guy does is train…" Iruka whacked Naruto across the back of the head with his hand. "What?!" He yelped and rubbed the back of his head.
"I'm sure he does more then that. And he deserves something nice." Naruto sighed and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Fine. What do you suggest?"
Iruka smiled to Naruto and pointed to a store across the street. Naruto's eyes widened and Iruka just smiled wider. Naruto nodded his head eagerly and the two ran to the store across the street.
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"Kakashi? Where are we going?" Sasuke looked up to his sensei for a moment as the silver haired male went through a maze of stores. Owners leaned over their booths in the freezing cold and proclaimed that their merchandise was the best of its quality, or the best out on the market, or the only one of its kind and that it needed to be sold or else it would go to waste. Kakashi had his mindset on where he was going and completely disregarded the squabbling and babbling different vendors.
"You'll see," he replied solemnly without giving his student a glance. He knew exactly what to get for Iruka. Something that Iruka probably wouldn't expect. Something romantic. Something beautiful. Something that would make them both very happy people. Sasuke still felt like a tag along through all of this of course, and couldn't help but continually scan the different booths as he walked passed.
'A present for Naruto… what do you get a dobe?' Sasuke felt a smirk cross his lips as he wondered what it was he should get exactly for the blond Kitsune. He already had a Hokage jacket, which Sasuke would have laughed aloud at had he been one to show emotion. He continued to ponder until Kakashi halted in front of a store on the left side.
"Here we are." Sasuke's eyes widened. A jeweler? What was he supposed get Naruto from a jeweler's store? Kakashi baffled him to no end. He sighed and followed the silver haired man into the store.
"Ah – hello!" A stout, brown haired fellow gave Kakashi and Sasuke a warm wave and greeting, then hurried back to the person he was already helping at the counter. Kakashi and Sasuke neared the counter as well and then looked at the transparent display of jewelry. Gold, white gold, silver, embedded, diamonds… so much to choose from. Kakashi's eyes danced. What to get his koi.
'Now, where was that ring I saw…' Kakashi scanned the counter and tapped his lips with his finger quietly as he gazed around for a ring he'd seen weeks before hand. It had been a silver band, with a diamond in a small wreath of leaves. His eyebrows furrowed and the man that had greeted him and Sasuke earlier stepped in front of him.
"I think I remember you! You're Hatake Kakashi, right? The amazing ANBU?" The man's smile dissipated when Kakashi gave him a sharp glare. That wasn't something he wanted to recall on one of the merriest of holidays. The man coughed and looked down at the counter. "There was something you'd come in here for before, right?" His voice was a little shakier. He was nervously gripping the counter. This man was way to easily frightened, thought Kakashi. But he let it slip from his mind as he continued to look around.
"Yes. I'd seen a ring – it was a silver band with a wreath of leaves and vines decorating it. Please, tell me you still have it?" The man gave an exaggerated nod and scuttled to the a bit further down the counter. He unlocked the glass and pulled out the ring in the velvet box. Kakashi knew the man was at ease now as he could most likely hear the smile in his voice. "Yes, that's the one." The man handed him the velvet box and signaled for him to follow him to the register.
Sasuke was still looking. He recalled that Sakura had gotten him a gift. It abusively weighed on his mind that she'd done something for him that was, by far, uncalled for. He'd never given her an inkling that he liked her as a person. Of course, he did, and respected her, but to be viewed as a friend was something that he found a little overbearing. She'd bought him something that was obviously expensive. And he was in a jewelry shop. And he did recall Sakura talking about always wanting a pair of diamond earrings.
'I have a fortune. I suppose I can only return the favor.' Once the man had finished with Kakashi, Sasuke waited for him to arrive before him. Silently, he pointed to a pair of overpriced Christmas diamond earrings, then followed the man back to the register. Silently, he paid, then he and the man bade their goodbyes as Kakashi and Sasuke exited the store.
"Earrings? Who for?" Kakashi asked curiously.
"Sakura." Kakashi seemed a bit perturbed by this statement. Sasuke could sense it.
"I hope you know she's madly in love with Rock Lee."
"I'm aware of that. This is only a gift in response to the one she gave me last night." Kakashi raised an eyebrow. Sasuke gave him a glare. "She stopped by my house and dropped off a few weapons. Beautiful ones at that." Sasuke felt the tenseness of Kakashi become relieved as he spoke.
"Are you going to ask Iruka to marry you?"
"Yes." The two continued to walk in silence.
"Where are we going off to now?" Sasuke finally asked. Kakashi gave him a short glance, then continued to gaze in front of him.
"Any ideas?" Sasuke shoved his hands back into his coat pockets as he began to think of stores they could visit for gifts. He still needed to get Naruto and Iruka something and Kakashi still needed to get Naruto something. Where to go… He had no idea. He sure wished he did. What was he going to get Naruto? Iruka wouldn't be to hard to buy for. He could buy him anything and he'd appreciate it.
"I know where." Sasuke nodded his head in a different direction and Kakashi followed him. He had an idea of where to look for something for both of them.
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Ending Credits: Thanks to everyone that read this so far! I'm sorry it took so long, school is a total bi0tch. I hates it. Growl! Don't worry, this'll work out. I need some suggestions. What should Sasuke get Naruto? Iruka, well, like I said, he could get him anything and he'd be flattered. But if you have suggestions for that too. I know how this is going to end, but I just need something to get Naruto. Growl!
Ta 3
Masqued.