HELLO, MINNA-SAN! Special thanks to sugarpixie02, Yum2, Rikouchan, and Trekiael! Thank you so much for finding the time to review!
Sorry it took so long for me to update….ahahahaha…I've been a very bad girl.
Also, I'm sorry if the last chapter was confusing. I noticed they didn't show the scene breaks. So, again, gomen nasai. This story might have a bit of KakaIru in it. (I couldn't resist that kawaii pairing.)
Kakashi: Ya, ya, get on with it.
Me: ….Meanie…
The signs don't work, so this will be the scene break: -SasuNaru-
Disclaimer: No matter how much I pray, Naruto DOES NOT BELONG TO ME!
(He belongs to Sasuke…hehe)
Chapter Two: The Beginning
Sasuke couldn't help staring. Those blue eyes….they were so warm…unlike those fake, cold eyes he had to face everyday….
He snapped out of it quickly enough, however. After all, he had an image to keep.
"Get off me, dobe."
Naruto had been about to apologize, and had started getting up, but he stopped when he heard those words. The adorable blush he wore disappeared as if by magic, and he turned around to look the person who had insulted him in the eye.
"What-did-you-call-me?"
"I called you a dobe, baka." Sasuke said slowly as if talking to a retarded child.
"WHY YOU-TEME!" With that Naruto raised a fist to punch the Uchiha.
Just as he was about to though, Tsunade came running out. Naruto immediately lowered his fist, laughing nervously, helped the Uchiha up, and then apologized, albeit insincerely.
Tsunade glared suspiciously at Naruto's direction before she disappeared back into the bustle of the kitchen. Naruto couldn't see who he had fallen onto, in the dim light, and everyone else couldn't see too.
But, even so, they could feel the power of a death glare burning onto them, and everyone staring at the spectacle quickly turned around and continued doing what they had been doing before.
Naruto, after making sure the coast was clear, hissed to the Uchiha, "You lucked out this time, teme, but next time, if you call me that, I'll personally pound you to a bloody pulp."
The Uchiha yawned. "Is that supposed to scare me?" Then, as an after thought, added, "Dobe."
Naruto snapped. He made to punch the Uchiha, but he caught his fist effortlessly.
Sasuke leaned in close to the blonde, and whispered into his ear, "I wouldn't do that, if I were you." With that, he let go of his hand, and went to the dark corner he had spotted outside previously.
Naruto calmed down after a few minutes, and then went to attend the other customers of the café, though, when he went home, he promised to himself he would fume and seethe until all the anger was out of his system forever.
Unknown to them, Kakashi had witnessed this little episode.
He smirked. "Time to visit a little dolphin friend of mine…"
-SasuNaru-
Kakashi was, by nature, a quiet person, usually the one who observed, and didn't add his six pence in, unless it was absolutely necessary. Even so, though, in his long line of work, he had made quite a few friends.
One of them was Umino Iruka.
He had met him through Anko, who, at the time, had worked with him at a bar. He hadn't always been a bratty kid's bodyguard, you know.
They hadn't really been close, but had exchanged a few words. They would meet together randomly for parties, since they had a few friends they shared. During these little conversations, Kakashi had been a bit surprised to find out it was fun to tease the poor middle school teacher, who, at first glance, had seemed just…well…plain to Kakashi.
It was because of Iruka that Kakashi recognized the blonde that had so boldly stood up to the Uchiha in that dim café, even though he probably hadn't realized he had. You see, Iruka was always ranting about this "Naruto" and had showed a picture of him before.
Now, you may wonder, how Kakashi was so sure the blonde at the shop was this Naruto?
Well, there are quite a few answers to this. One of them is, just how many people had tanned skin, bright blonde hair, and whisker-like marks on their cheeks? Another thing is that, serving as a former FBI person for quite a few years, he had honed a rather disturbing ability. That is, he can see in the dark as he could in the day. That being so, he had caught what the name-tag on the blonde's apron read. It happened to have the words, "Naruto Uzumaki" on it.
Is that reason enough?
Kakashi walked up back to his office at Uchiha Corp., took out his phone book from his pocket, and looked up Anko's phone number.
Finding it, he called her, asked her for Iruka's cellphone number, and then hung up once he acquired it.
Neither knew just how much that one phone call would change their lives.
-SasuNaru-
Iruka lived a rather predicable, routinely life. It wasn't always like that of course- when one is associated with an Uzumaki Naruto, nothing can be completely monotonous.
Monday through Friday, he taught from 8 AM to 3 PM, and then went home to grade papers and make up the next day's lesson. If he had time left, he'd clean the house, and if his house didn't need cleaning, he'd go over to check up on Naruto.
As Iruka dismissed his class, he smiled a bit when he remembered how he had first met Naruto.
Naruto had been a prankster in his class, and it was hell trying to teach him to behave. In the end though, after Iruka had been through with him, much to everyone's surprise, Naruto had become considerably calmer and more "clever".
Teaching him had needed time though, and it was inevitable that they learned about each other along the way. This led to a close relationship, and they became like the other's brother.
Just as Iruka had finished packing up his papers and belongings, his phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Ah. Konnichiwa, Iruka-san." A baritone voice answered.
"Who is this?"
"Hatake Kakashi. I would like to meet with you soon, perhaps today?"
"That is fine, Hatake-san, but, ah…what for?"
Iruka was confused. He barely knew Kakashi, and he hadn't even seen the man in a few years, yet, here he was, suddenly talking to him.
"You'll see. I'll meet you at Ichiraku at 7, okay?"
"Um…alright…" he said unsurely.
"That's all, ja ne."
There was a click, signaling that Kakashi had hung up. Iruka's eyebrows furrowed in confusion, but then shook himself of the thoughts that plagued him.
He hurried home to finish his lesson plan and grade his papers before the designated time.
-SasuNaru-
Sasuke finished typing up his report about the new product he planned to make, and stretched to loosen his cramped muscles.
He glared at the bagel suspiciously. He'd never been here before and he wondered if it was safe to eat the seemingly innocent bagel.
He shook his head. "I will never know if I don't try…" he finally said to himself.
He cautiously took a bite of the bagel. His eyes widened. It was actually better than the other bagels he had eaten before.
Sasuke was still amazed his coffee hadn't spilled when he had crashed into that dobe. His lips unwillingly quirked up a bit into a small smile. Dobe was so fun to tease.
With that, he sighed, took a sip of the best coffee ever, and then continued to make a diagram of the new product that he, himself, had invented.
He sighed. This was going to be a long day.
Naruto tripped on a random cup on the floor that had fallen out of the trash can.
Okay…maybe it WON'T be such a long day….
-SasuNaru-
Iruka finally finished his schoolwork at 5, then proceeded to change out of his dress shirt and pants to a plain-old T-shirt and faded jeans.
He set out at 6:30, finding nothing else to do. He enjoyed the walk to Ichiraku. It was rare moments like these that he loved. The peace, the quiet, the absence of annoying, noisy children…ah…
He reached Ichiraku at 7, exactly. Finding no one else there and knowing Kakashi wouldn't turn up until three hours later or so, he ordered a bowl of miso ramen and talked to the old man running the shop.
-SasuNaru-
Sasuke left, feeling unusually empty of troubling thoughts, for once. He had finished everything that needed attending to. It was amazing what you could do in the right environment.
He didn't know why, but something told him that his life would never be the same again as he walked out into the night.
A warm, summer breeze blew past him, and above, in the inky night sky above, stars twinkled merrily, and the full moon cast its silver gaze down on earth.
Sasuke closed his eyes, enjoying the peace for a bit, before deciding to walk home.
It would be a long time before he reached his mansion, but as he stared at the quiet streets that were usually bustling with noise and people; he decided time wouldn't matter, at least for a little while.
-SasuNaru-
Umino Iruka was known for his usually endless patience. After four hours of waiting, he was getting very, very close to breaking that reputation. As it turned 11:30, he sighed, deciding it had been a prank and moved to pay for his food.
Just then, Kakashi stepped in, still dressed in his work clothes. Iruka wanted to scream, but calmed himself down before he ripped Kakashi into pieced.
"Hatake-san." He greeted.
Kakashi nodded his head in acknowledgement.
"What did you want to see me for?"
"I am aware you know Naruto," he said. "And I'd like for him to help a….friend of mine."
Iruka raised an eyebrow. "A friend…?"
"Yes. He's about Naruto's age, if I'm not mistaken, and I think he'd help him really much."
"Help him in what exactly?" Iruka said suspiciously.
Kakashi couldn't help but smile behind his mask that covered the bottom half of his face. He'd always marveled on how Iruka managed to sound like a mother hen all the time.
"He's a bit…cold….from what he has to deal with everyday of his life…and…for once in his life, I just want him to live the life of a normal twenty-five year old, and not have that burden no one should deal with at that age…"
Kakashi closed his eyes and breathed out slowly. "He never even had a regular childhood. He was constantly pressured and had to grow up at a young age. Just once…just once…I want him to have a taste of a normal life."
Kakashi closed his eyes. He normally didn't show such emotion, but he cared for the young Uchiha, who had almost become like a son to him. Though you wouldn't have seen that right away, as he was constantly torturing Sasuke with perverted comments and teasing.
"So, you figure Naruto can melt his ice?" Iruka asked.
Kakashi nodded. "I don't blame you. Naruto always can manage to brighten up anyone's day…"
Iruka paused. "Hm…I'll see what I can do. I'll tell him about this, but if Naruto doesn't accept…well…there's not much I can do."
"I'll call you if he accepts, alright?" Seeing Kakashi nod, Iruka stood up and headed for the exit of the restaurant. "If that's all, I'll be going now."
Kakashi nodded, and Iruka disappeared into the night.
-SasuNaru-
Naruto was currently eating ice-cream and watching television. He had long since gotten rid of the anger from today. Suddenly the phone rang.
Naruto picked the phone up and said, "Hello?"
"Hi. This is Iruka."
"Oh, hi, Iruka!" Naruto chirped happily, turning off the TV.
"What did you want?"
"A friend of mine wants you to help his friend…you know, show him around."
"Oh." Naruto was in a particularly good mood today, and said, "Alright, I'll show him around."
"Thanks." Iruka said with gratitude on the other line.
"No problem."
"When can you find the time to show him around?" Iruka asked.
"Um…Saturday and Sunday. Tsunade said she had to close down the shop for two weeks because she wanted a vacation, so I guess I can find time then too, when I'm not looking for a job."
Iruka replied, "Alright, I have to go and inform the person now. See you soon, Naruto."
"Sayonara, Iruka-sensei!"
With that, they both hung up.
-SasuNaru-
Iruka dialed Kakashi's number. He had found his name in the Yellow Pages, you see.
"Hello?"
"Hello. May I please speak to Hatake-san?"
"This is."
"Ah. It's me, Iruka. Naruto has agreed. He can show your friend around for two weeks and a weekend."
Kakashi nodded, and then realizing Iruka couldn't see the nod, said, "Okay."
"Um…if it isn't too much to ask, can you tell me how much Naruto changed your friend daily?"
In his home, Iruka was blushing faintly.
Kakashi raised an eyebrow, and then asked, "Why?"
"Just curious."
"Hn. Okay. Meet me at Ichiraku at 7 every night."
"ARIGATOU! Sayonara, Hatake-san!" Iruka said happily.
Smiling amusedly, he said, "It's quite alright. Ja ne."
Kakashi hung up just was Sasuke walked in through the door. Looking up and seeing Kakashi's happy demeanor, he shuddered. He could almost hear the evil laughter right about now…
"Ah…Sasuke…I have something I need to tell you…"
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Well, that's it. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did writing it. Things will start getting interesting in the next chapter.
Just a few notes. READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE CONFUSED!
Sasuke was not seen because he had black hair and eyes, and in the dark setting of the café, no one can really see him.
Sasuke can see how Naruto looked like because he is accustomed to the dark, but Naruto doesn't know how Sasuke looks like.
If Sasuke is really out of character, I am so sorry. Alert me if this is so, alright? I want him to be as close as possible to the Sasuke in Naruto.