Ok, Sorry that I messed up the last two updates. One being that I re- posted the same bloody thing, and the other one being from a totally different story... -_-; Anywho I hope this makes up for it. Longer, and maybe even better then the last chapters, so here we go! (For real this time)

Kakashi stared at the image slightly to the side of him and couldn't pry his eyes off it. It was so simple yet he was having a hell of a time to register the whole idea. Something was off. Misplaced. Wrong. And down right weird. He could see it, but not feel it. And by what Kakashi was looking at he thought he would feel the weight of the scare.

Iruka sat motionless on the bed behind the boy that kept looking at the image of himself. For the first time Iruka didn't know what to say to a lost little boy. He would always have a smile and a kind word for Naruto when he was down in the dumps. He would even mess up Sasuke's hair once in a while when the kid was being to much of an adult. But now...nothing. He had nothing and he didn't like the feeling.

Kakashi snapped out of his daze at gazing at himself and then like a kitty, on all fours and slowly, crawled over to the mirror to get a better look.

"Whoe."

Whoe indeed. As he got a better look, he saw three little dots within his eyes. And Iruka had to smile at the fact that Kakashi tried to look at them and that caused his eyes to follow each other in a comical fashion. As if he was watching a fly on the wall. After that his eyes darted back and forth. Blue...red. Blue...red. Blue...and then red.

"This is so...cool!"

"Huh?"

Kakashi swiveled back to face Iruka. Iruka was a bit taken back. He has seen Kakashi with his mask off once or twice. And only for a second, before Kakashi rialized he was standing behind him and pulled his mask back on. And he always had a serious look too. But now, he was fully exposed with a smile and cheeks slightly pink. Eyes wide open.

"Do you know what this means?"

Iruka cocked an eyebrow.

"Your not upset?"

"When Yondaime sees this, he'll see my first battle scare! Is this a glass eye?"

Silly question, since he could see out of it. Kakashi turned back to amuse himself with the two different colored eyes, poked himself. A small ouch came out, and then Iruka was lots in his own thoughts. Iruka couldn't image how he was going to react when he saw his own body. All those battles that ended up with a souvenir. Hopefully he could react the same to them as he did his eye. Iruka shook his head to break himself from that, and stood up from his sitting position on the edge of the bed. He clapped his hands and that made Kakashi look at him. That always worked with Naruto.

"Alrighty. Bed. Now."

Kakashi gave him a pout but got up from the floor and waltz over to the bed and dropped down. Kakashi took his shoes off and his vest, watching like a moron Iruka blushed like a little school girl, but that was a far as Kakashi got. Then he crawled under the covers and curled up into a little ball.

"I'm not tired you know."

"I know."

Iruka turned to walk towards the door when Kakashi asked him where he was going.

"Just to finish up some paper work. Why scared of the dark?"

Kakashi could tell he was teasing him with the last statement. Kakashi crossed his arms as if he was queen of the world.

"Never! Ninjas aren't afraid of nothin'."

Iruka smiled and exited the room.

"You'll be back soon, right?"

He turned back and gave him another smile.

"Go to bed."

Then he closed the door. He put his hands in his pockets and leaned back against the door he just closed. This was a very hard day. And he could only image what the week was going to be like. Or months... He found himself at his desk as he though about that. Iruka pulled out the old oak chair that he's had for over three years now. He sat down with a tired sigh. Instead of going to work like he wanted to he stared at the picture of Naruto when he was little that was on his desk. It was taken when he wasn't really looking at the camera. Back then a shiny spoon would get his attention, and now it's not quite like that, but he would still get distracted if there wasn't a battle going on. Iruka was also worried back then that Naruto had ADD. And a ninja with ADD would never work. But they all found out that Naruto just got board with one thing sometimes.

Naruto had his head slightly off to the side. Not really smiling, but more of a tired, dazed look. He had his plane white T-shirt on and it was just past sunset. It looked more like a painting then a photo. Behind that frame, it was a group pic of all the teachers in the lounge. It was a suparise pi too. It was taken by Konohamaru when he jumped on the table, coming from nowhere, getting everyone's attention and yelling out "Fire! Smile!" Asuma was lying on the couch and had only one eye open. A very annoyed look on him that someone woke him up. Kakashi was on the arm of that couch and looked up from his book. Anko and Snake Lady were leaned over a checkers game and both had wide eyes as if their favorite glass figurine broke. And Iruka was on the window sill eating sushi with a pair of chop sticks. He had a worried look that Konohamaru would trip over his scarf and fall off the table.

The little trouble maker did get punished for that little stunt, since students weren't allowed in the teachers lounge. But Iruka let him keep the pictures non the less. And for letting him keep the pictures, the small student gave him that one. It was always a reminder that the kid could pretty much do whatever he wanted without fear. With a lot of training, he would be an amazing ninja. Fearless. Just the way the Ninja should be.

Iruka smirked at nobody and leaned back on the two legs of the chair.

It was kinda ironic. The students were going forward and Kakashi went backwards. He wasn't really kicking himself because he couldn't help Kakashi, he was just slapping himself because he didn't now what to do. There was a very fine line between what he could, and not do with Kakashi. It was tricky to figure out, but Iruka was going to have to find a way.

After a few hours of finishing up today's reports, Iruka went to his bed on the floor. Quitely sneaking in the room he left a few hours ago, he eased himself over the floor. He stopped for a few seconds to look over the sleeping form of the other ninja. He looked so peaceful. Funny how in a few hours he managed to be in a tight ball, was now spread all over the bed like he owned the place. That must of been how he sleep when he was little, because now a days, Kakashi would wake up in the position he fell asleep in. Iruka walked over to Kakashi's side and brushed a few silver locks out of his face, and then plopped down onto his sheets on the floor. Very grateful for the sleep that over took him, for tomorrow was another day.

Not bed, neh? Someone told me I did too much dialog in the last chapters, and not enough 'not dialog' stuff. So how was this chapter? Tried to explain more stuff then with just normal 'blah blah'. Good, bad? Should I give up and go make a sandwich instead? Mmm...sandwich. I'm off to make me some lunch! Give me reviews and I'll start to work on the next chapter while I eat!

One more thing, I hope this upload worked and then I will fix the next chapter with an new chapter. I wish I could just get rid of it, but FF.net won't let me!! Grr...I HATE THE LOADING SYSTEM! I'm so stupid! There is no chapter Nine! I'm sorry! *Bows*