Sorry havent been updating was working on the prolouge but there was way to many mistakes so I am currently fixing that up. Also with my senior year and work I have hardly had any time. BUT I have been writing the chapter down on paper when I had time...also I got another story Im working on but unlike The Band, I plan to have it finished before updating...and at the rate I type my stories that wont be for another 40 years...but yeah anyway thanks for those who reviewed and heres the next chapter

(-Chapter 13-)

The drive to the hospital was Naruto's hardest trip ever. By now stress was no stranger to Naruto, you could almost say he was used to it. He was even used to fear, but not when it came to fearing for someone else. But when it came to fearing for someone else's life it created a new kind of stress that was the master of ALL stresses...at least that is how it felt to him. While Naruto rode in the back of the police car he couldn't help, but feel like he was being punished by some higher force. That maybe he had been a very bad person in a past life or something. After all, how could things begin to start going so well for him and then just turn to shit in no time flat? It didn't make sense! Was he doomed to a life of nothing but pain!?

Before Naruto could think any further he was snapped back to reality by a tapping on his shoulder. He looked to his left and saw one of the police officers from earlier that morning. Looking past the man he saw that they were at the hospital. Unbuckling his seatbelt Naruto climbed out of the car.

"Think you can make it from here?" the cop asked looking sadly at Naruto. The officer could only imagine what was going throught the young teens mind.

"...yeah.:" Naruto mumbled, it was all he could say.

Shutting the door he walked past the cop and to the hospital lobby. Entering the hospital Naruto was slammed with the smells of bleach and ammonia. Heading for the front desk he asked for directions to the recoverey area. The secretary looked at him and told him it was on the forth floor. Slowly Naruto made his way to the elevator and eventually managed to get to the forth floor. Getting off the elevator Naruto asked a nurse the room that Iruka was in. After being told that he was in room 422 he mumbled thanks and practically dragged himself to his uncles room.

Walking down the hall he passed many people mostly doctors and nurses, but there was one certain individual that stood out from the rest of the crowd. He was a tall man with spikey silver hair and a mask covering the lower half of his face. Quickley realizing who it was Naruto found his voice and blurted out the man's name. "Kakashi!?"

Hearing his name the gym teacher turned around and looked at the blonde hair boy standing in front of him.

"Oh hey Naruto. How are you?" Kakashi said, but something was different...his voice sounded hoarse. Almost like he had a frog in his throat.

Ignoring his teachers question Naruto quickly asked. "What are you doing here?"

"Same as you Naruto. I came here to see someone very important to me." Kakashi replied. His voice seemed to sound a little better now.

"Is it alright for me to ask who it is?" Naruto asked. He didn't want to pry, but he was curious. Afterall he didn't really know his gym teacher, and from what he did know, a hospital would be the last place he would expect to find him.

"I guess so since it is your uncle that I came to see." Naruto to say the least was shocked. Afterall he had a hard time believing that his well mannered uncle would know a pervert like Kakashi. As he thought on it more it became even more impossible to believe. To Naruto they were complete opposites! But putting all that aside Naruto asked. "How do you know Iruka?"

Glancing quickly at his watch Kakashi looked back at his student. "Well Naruto seeing as how I have nothing to do for a few hours I guess I'll stay and tell you...but first lets take you to your uncle once your reading to talk we can head down to the cafeteria."

And with that the two walked to Iruka's hospital room.

(-Iruka's Room-)

Once the two entered the room Naruto rushed to his uncle's bedside. Taking in his uncle's appearance Naruto was easily relieved. When Naruto heard that Iruka was in the hospital and in a coma Naruto pictured a mangled body covered in stiches and limbs being held together with duct tape. Needless to say Iruka looked NOTHING like that. Aside from a few scratches on his face and a bruise on his forehead from where the steering wheel hit him he looked fine. The only serious looking injury was the large horizontal scratch that ran across the upper part of his nose.

"Any idea how bad his injuries are Kakashi?" Naruto asked the older man standing by the door. Kakashi took a deep breath before replying.

"The doctors say that there is nothing permanent other than the scratch on his face. But other than the scratches he has a few fractured ribs, a broken wrist, and a mild concussion. They say that do to the schock of it all he went into a coma. They are hoping that he will wake up when the swelling in his brain goes down." Taking another long sigh Kakashi leaned back against the hospital door and looked back and forth between Iruka and Naruto. Seeing that Naruto was relaxing at the news that his Uncle could wake up soon Kakashi asked Naruto. "Wanna get something to eat?"

For the first time in his life Kakashi felt stupid for what he said and ended up mentally slapping himself. But was shocked when Naruto replied.

"...That would be nice." Saying that Naruto got up from where he was sitting and walked twoards Kakashi. Taking one last look at his uncle Naruto quietly left the room.

(-Cafeteria-)

Down in the cafeteria Naruto got a small breakfast which he ended up poking at rather than eating. Not being one for silence Naruto looked over at Kakashi.

"So you gonna tell me how you met Iruka?"

Kakashi looked at his student and began his story. "We all went to highschool together. By we all I mean him your father and myself. Speaking of which where is your father?" Kakashi asked.

Naruto sat quietly for a bit, trying to decide wether or not to tell Kakashi that his old "highschool friend" was nothing more than an abuser now. Deciding not to tell him now Naruto just said. "He is out of town at the moment."

Kakashi looked at his student for a minute, he knew he was lying...being a teacher he was able to tell when his students lied to him. But, if Naruto was lying about his father he knew better than to press the issue.

"Well like I said we all went to highschool together of course Iruka and I were two grades higher than your father was and so we graduated before him. But, that's not important. During our freshmen year there was a dance coming up and I was just beginning to become friends with your uncle...well I tried getting him to go but he kept saying that he didn't have a date...so being the ladies man that I was I hooked him up with one of the most popular girls at our school. And You know how polite Iruka is so he couldn't say no even if he wanted. Anyways at the party we learned more about each other started hanging out and wal-ah we were best friends. Of course we had our differences but we still got along well. When your father joined ther group it was pretty much same story. Yours truly hooked him up with a girl we all went out had fun and boom we were all friends. Anyway once we finished highschool Iruka went into the computer field but I wasn't so lucky, being the goofball that I was I didn't have the grades to get into an I.B. League school so I just got myself a teaching job." Kakashi stopped there and started blushing. Naruto knew he was thinking perverted thoughts and snapped him back into reality.

"To bad they didn't have sex ed as an optional teaching class huh?" Naruto asked

Kakashi not even noticing what he was saying just blurted out." Yeah and I really wanted to..." Realizing what he was saying Kakashi cleared his throat looked at Naruto and just said one thing. "That was mean Naruto."

For the first time that entire morning Naruto had a good laugh after calming down he looked back at his gym teacher. "Is it alright if I stay with you for a while?"

Kakashi was shocked. Why was Naruto asking to stay at his house? Didn't he have a house? "What's wrong with your house?"

Thinking quickly Naruto replies. "Well usually when my father is gone I stay with Iruka...I would stay by myself but my father thinks it would be best to have someone supervise me." What Naruto was really meaning was "...well now that Iruka is in the hospital I have a chance of my jackass of a father to come and attack me when I'm all alone."

Leaning back in his chair Kakashi sat back thinking. "Hmmm...well the answer is..."

(-End of Chapter 12-)

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