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"If you think you can, you can, if you think you can't, you're right." ~Mary Kay Ash
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Chapter Two: Meet Akuri
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Kakashi woke up and felt in front n him with his hands.
"Iruka?!" Kakashi jumped up at the lack of mass.
"I am in the kitchen!" He heard a boyish voice yell. He sighed in relief.
He walked into the kitchen to see the young body making breakfast.
"How long have you been up?" Kakashi looked at him a little worried, Iruka was known for not being a morning person, especially when he could sleep in.
"Well, I woke up around eight and the I couldn't go back to sleep. So I decided to make breakfast, plus I am really hungry! No food last night remember?" Kakashi look at his clock, it was only around eight thirty. He sighed in relief again. And he was rather hungry as well.
"Okay! Done!" Kakashi smiled at the sight of the happy young boy, he was so cute, it almost seemed like a dream. And he wished it was.
He walked up behind the boy on his tippy-toes pouring eggs onto a plate. He got on his knees and hugged him.
"Kakashi?" Iruka turned around, he still had his hair down and was wearing a pink apron with the words 'kiss the cook' on it.
"Don't mind if I do." Kakashi smiled leaning in to kiss Iruka, who gladly accepted the token. Iruka put his scrawny arms around Kakashi's neck, and smiled.
"This is.different." He blushed.
"Well, no matter what size." Kakashi smiled, "you will always be the Uke."
Iruka's face became bright red. He looked down so that he wouldn't have to look at the older man's eyes. "And you will always be the seme." his lips showing a small grin.
This was the Iruka Kakashi knew and loved. Humble, modest, cute, and a very good cook. Kakashi smiled curving his eyes up.
Iruka blushed again, turning around and began to continue what he was doing.
"So when do you have to see Naruto and the others?" Iruka smiled putting two plates full of food on the table, as Kakashi sat down.
"Um.lets see, I said eight so then I have at least another two hours to blow." He shuddered as he felt he was being given a very icy glare.
"Eat quickly as you always do and then you will be a little more on time for them today!" Iruka looked at the jounin with a very annoyed face. It made it cute since he was so much younger.
"Well are you going to come with me?" Kakashi looked up at his already clean plate at the very disturbed child, he had never seen Kakashi eat so fast before.
"Um.Am I?" Iruka looked at himself, "I think that Naruto would recognize me at once."
"We will just come up with a good disguise!" Kakashi smiled as he got up.
"Hn? Where are you going?" Iruka started to get up.
"I brought some cloths over for you last night, I remembered having some of my old cloths in my closet." Kakashi motioned for him to sit back down.
"So that is what he went to get." Iruka smiled as he ate quickly so that they could leave.
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"Kakashi! Stop please!" Iruka had tears in his eyes.
"But it is so fun!" Kakashi smirked.
"Haha Haha! Puh-lease!!! HAHA! Stop!! Ouch!" Iruka tried to run away from the hands so vigorously tickling him.
Iruka finally escaped as he fell on his face.
"Ow!" he said with his face all red.
"Well does it look okay or not? Kakashi-chan?" Iruka drew out the chan part, Kakashi hated that.
"Yeah you would look good in anything!" Kakashi clapped at his fashion show he was getting, well before he attacked the model.
Iruka was wearing a small black belly shirt that was also a tank top and a fishnet long sleeved undershirt. He had a pair of Kakashi's black pants, which came out very baggy on him. Why did Kakashi own this kind of shirt anyway?
Iruka eyed Kakashi suspiciously until he felt a large hand ruffle his hair.
"Keep your hair like this too!" Kakashi smiled.
"What? No! People will think that I am a girl!" Iruka wined.
"Maybe, but we don't want people recognizing you remember?" Kakashi smiled as he grabbed Iruka's hand.
"Time to go if you just want to be an hour late!" He smiled curving his eyes.
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"Ugh!" Sakura was finally annoyed. "Why do we even come early?"
It was actually very nice weather. It was a clear day and it had a nice breeze with its cool weather.
Sasuke looked up down the street, was it just him or did he hear someone coming.
Naruto moaned, "I hate waiting! This sucks!" he laid down on his back.
A few minutes past, Sasuke still looking down the street. He could swear something strange was coming down the street. He had the same feeling that he had gotten during practice yesterday. It was as if something was wrong but whatever it was vanished before he could pinpoint the location. Now it was heading towards them.
~Poof~
Kakashi appeared on the bridge with Iruka in his arms, blushing wildly.
"Sorry I am late, I had to pick up something."
"Lie..rr?" Naruto and Sakura mumbled off in unison, was he telling the truth?
"Kakashi you're early for being you!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Hey! Who is the cute chick?" Naruto said eyeing Iruka.
"Yeah, what did you tell her that you would give her candy if she followed you? Pervert!" Sakura yelled noticing the blush across Iruka's cheeks.
"Urr.Um." Iruka paused, his own students didn't even recognize him! And they thought he was a girl!
Kakashi snorted, he was trying so hard to keep his laughter in.
"You know, you pretty girls shouldn't follow old perverted men around! You should know better!" Sakura bopped Iruka on the head.
"I am a boy." Iruka said looking away, he was angry and embarrassed at the same time. If he weren't trying to hide his identity he would have been more out spoken.
"WHAT!?!?!" Both Sakura and Naruto screamed at the same time in shock, as Sasuke looked like he was going to scream too.
"I said I was a boy."
All three students blushed at the same time, as Sasuke also choked.
Kakashi couldn't hold it in anymore. He fell of the bridge laughing. "BAHAHAHA!"
~Splash~
Everyone looked at the man in the water, he had to be cold.
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"So now he is getting little boys! I knew he swung that way!" Sakura stuck her tongue out at submerged shinobi.
"but really! Why are you with a pervert like that! He even keeps his ugly face covered up!.I bet he looks horrific!" Naruto pointed at the shinobi smiling at his students, who didn't try to help him out of the water!
"actually he his very cute!" Iruka giggled to him-self hoping no one heard.
Sasuke choked again, "When did you see his face!" He jumped up yelling, scaring the other two.
Quickly a pair of hands covered Iruka's mouth. "Never" smiled Kakashi.
"No one ever sees my face and lives to tell about it!" He said sternly yet winking at Iruka.
"Ack! Get off him pervert!" Sakura pushed Kakashi off of Iruka.
"Really dude, don't let him touch you!" Sakura shook her finger.
"Hey! How do you guys know each other really?" Naruto looked at Kakashi who was on the ground smiling as he sat up.
"He is Iruka's neighbor's second cousin's aunt's great niece's brother's youngest daughter's grandma's neighbor's second cousin's love child." Kakashi smiled.
"Kakashi has a love child!" Sakura and Naruto gasped causing Sasuke to fall over.
Kakashi looked at them, did they only hear the last two words? Beside the fact that he was only three years older than the young chunnin, but if he were twelve then Kakashi would have had to found a chick when he was fifteen, which never happened.
"How many more do you have? Pervert!? Why are you taking him places? Was it a deal if you hung out with him that the mother wouldn't mention anything!?" Sakura loved to create scandals.
Iruka blushed, Kakashi's love child? No his lover yes, but love child? No.
"So why exactly is he here?" Sasuke just stared at Iruka. These students ask a lot of question don't they.
"He is keeping an eye on Iruka's house while he is on a mission!" Kakashi thought that would be a good excuse just in case Naruto came over.
"Iruka-sensei!? He went on a mission! When? He didn't tell me anything!" Naruto looked a bit hurt causing Iruka's heart to burst.
"It is really top secret and don't tell anyone. We don't know how long he will be gone and did I tell you not to tell anyone?" Kakashi glared at his students.
Naruto looked a bit disappointed but quickly brightened up.
"So where are you from pretty boy?" He smiled.
"If he says anything, he will have to kill you!" Kakashi shouted almost giving the young ninja a heart attack.
Iruka was getting frustrated with Kakashi answering his questions, he was not helping. He turned around and gave Kakashi his 'you are a horrible student and apologize now' look. It was a look that even struck fear in the grown men around the village.
Kakashi gasped. He drooped his head and sat down in the middle of the bridge. "Why don't you guys ask him yourself." He muttered, he hated getting 'the look'.
"What is your name?" Sakura smiled.
"Iru..uh I mean Akuri!" Iruka caught himself quickly.
"Isn't that a type of food." Naruto looked at him blankly.
"Um.no that is curry." Iruka rolled his eyes at Naruto catching the fact that Sasuke was still staring at him.
"Oh Akuri-kun! You are so cute! Even more than Sasu.." Sakura caught herself as she put her hand over her mouth and blushed. Sasuke looked up intrigued.
"Oh I didn't mean that Sasuke! Heehee" Sakura laughed nervously.
"Okay time to train already! I showed up early darn it!" Kakashi was getting a little annoyed, he could be reading his book, that Iruka had confiscated before they left, or better yet, if they hadn't, he could be making out with the chunnin now.
His thoughts stopped.
Iruka was a little boy now. What was going to happen to them? To their relationship? What if they never found a cure? Worry began to take over the jounin.
"Kakashi? Kakashi!" Naruto yelled waving his hand in front of his teacher's face.
"Hn" he looked at him nonchalantly.
"Training? Remember?" Sakura looked at her sensei confused. He looked around and then noticed Iruka's face, he looked worried.
"Oh yeah! Hehe! " The jounin smiled under his mask.
"Come on!" He started walking to their training ground.
Sakura grabbed Iruka's arm and pulled him along. All three of the guys grunted, but continued.
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Iruka watched with his eyes wide. This is what they called training?! He couldn't believe it! Sakura was sitting beside him smiling and blushing, creeping him out. Naruto and Sasuke were at each other's throats with kunais and Kakashi sat and laughed, every once and a while checking on the chunnin and his new admirer.
Why do girls do that? Iruka thought to himself, getting annoyed at the glances he was getting. 'yuck'.
Iruka stopped, did he just think yuck? Yuck! What on earth! He was sounding like a little kid!
Iruka shook his head.
"Akuri-kun!" He looked up to see Naruto sit beside him. Huh? What about Sasuke? He looked over to see the boy attacking Kakashi, obviously mad about something.
"Hey Naruto.kun?" Iruka felt weird calling him that.
"Guys! Stop it already!" Sakura got up and started yelling at her sensei and Sasuke.
"Hey Akuri-kun!" Naruto leaned over to Iruka.
"What?" Iruka looked over smiling, not seeing the blush form on the blonde's cheeks.
"Have we met before? You just seem so familiar." Naruto gave his foxy smile.
"No sorry I don't think so." Iruka looked down. If there was anything in the world he hated doing, it was lying to Naruto, which he had already done so many times today.
"Oh, sorry! I just thought that maybe you were at that New Year's party Iruka's landlady held."
Iruka smiled, he remembered that day like it was yesterday, all the fun and games, and Naruto. Everyone there had thought that Naruto was his son, or little brother, which took him by surprise since they didn't look alike, and well the fact that he would have had to of been eleven when Naruto was born.
"No sorry, this is his first time here Naruto." Kakashi smiled as a roughed up Sasuke pounced on him from behind, revealing that it was a shadow clone.
Iruka laughed, it seemed like so much fun. He looked down, believe it or not he wanted to leave this form so that he could teach again. So he could see the smiles on everyone's faces, so that he could be there for them, and just so that he could have fun with them.
"Akuri-kun." Iruka looked up and this time Naruto was in front of him on his knees.
"Yes? Naruto-kun." He wanted to laugh, he was calling Naruto Kun!
"Why do you wear a bandage across your face? I bet you could get a lot more chicks if you took it off" Naruto gave him another fox smile.
Iruka looked up. He remembered Kakashi putting it across his face right before they left, it was to hide his scar.
"Well you see Naruto," Kakashi was in the tree above them with Sasuke, tied to the branch he was on. Sasuke was obviously very happy to finally catch the jounin, "An evil raccoon attacked him and if you pull off the band-aide his face will melt off!"
Naruto looked at Iruka puzzled, did he really believe Kakashi? Hehe, what a dobe.
Iruka's eyes went wide, first yuck and now dobe? What was he? five?
"Okay lunch break!" Kakashi walked up to the group, who then looked up to see Sasuke now tied up.
"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto jumped up to untie the stuck child.
What? Why is Naruto helping him? Its not like it is going to hurt him to be tied! Why are they both blushing? Naruto?
"Oh gawd!" Iruka looked at Kakashi who just curved his one visible eye.
"That is what happens when you spend to much time together," he chuckled, "Come on Iru.I mean Akuri you should know."
Sakura looked confused but smiled as she saw Sasuke land right beside her, blushing, but Iruka didn't think she really noticed that.
"He is too young to know he leans that way." Iruka mumbled crossing his arms. Giving Kakashi his pouty face, causing the man to blush under his mask. If Iruka ever realized just how cute he was, he could probably rule the world, or at least the entire female and half of the male populations.
"Hey Akuri! Have you ever had ramen?!!" Naruto ran to the smaller boy, there was something about him that he enjoyed to be around. It reminded him of someone, but he couldn't place whom.
"yes." Iruka was getting prepared to be asked to buy the boy some.
"Well if you like it I could get you some! It is our lunch break! And I know the best place!" Naruto's face was beaming nothing but joy.
Iruka's mouth dropped, what?! Did he hear Naruto offer to buy him ramen? Oh wait he wasn't Iruka, he was now Akuri. He heard a grunt come form Sasuke. What was he upset about?
"um.sure!" Iruka smiled looking at Kakashi asking if it was all right
"Yes you may go Akuri-sensei I mean Kun, I have to go see someone real quick." Kakashi smiled as he waved a vanished. But was it really all right for him to leave Iruka there by himself in his condition? He smiled if anything weird was going to happen he knew one of his students would find him.
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"Isn't this place beautiful?" Naruto gleamed with what seemed like tears in his eyes.
"uh.sure." Iruka looked at Sasuke who had put himself in between Iruka and Naruto. What was his problem? He was really getting on Iruka's nerves.
"Come on Akuri!!!!!!!" Naruto was waving him to sit beside the excited boy. Sasuke seemed upset that he couldn't really get between that without leaving his seat already on the other side of Naruto.
After a few minutes, they ordered and Sasuke and Naruto starting arguing over some time when Naruto had fallen into the lake and whose fault it was. He wasn't really listening, then he noticed someone wasn't there.
"Hey guys? Where is Sakura.um.chan?" Iruka stopped their conversation, which almost had them at each other's throats.
"Oh! She usually eats at home or with her other friends." Naruto smiled.
Iruka smiled as he caught Sasuke looking at him again, with that stupid blank face! What on earth is he looking at? Take a picture it lasts longer!
Iruka put his hand over his mouth, what was he thinking? That was Sasuke, his best student! Why was he getting angry with him? What was Sasuke doing anyway? Staring at him?
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"Oh my gawd!!!!!!!!!" Sasuke who is that beautiful girl next to you?
It was the waitress, who seemed to be ignoring Naruto's presence right there, which was starting to get on Iruka's nerves.
Sasuke just seemed to smirk at Iruka being called a girl again, not that he couldn't blame the lady, he was very. beautiful. Sasuke shook his head. He looked at Iruka again, the boy seemed to have a very agitated face, but why? Was he finally going to lose it over being called a girl so many times today?
"For one!" Iruka stood up in front of his stool. "I am a boy, and two, Do you not see Naruto-kun right here?!" he had anger in his voice, scaring Naruto, Sasuke, and the waitress.
"Oh.oh I am so sorry! I didn't mean to make you upset sir!" the waitress bowed her head, she seemed disappointed for making such a cute child mad at her. "And I am also sorry Naruto-kun, I didn't mean to be rude." And with that she quickly left.
The two boys sat in awe of their new friend sitting himself down again. Naruto blushed, he didn't really care but that was rather nice. Sasuke's face started to have a hint of red, the pretty boy had a temper, and when he was angry he was so much more. attractive.
Iruka looked up at their expressions. Oops! I lost it! Oh crap! That has never happened before! Why now?
"I.I am so sorry!" Iruka blushed getting up to leave.
~Bump~
"Oh my! I am so sorry little girl!"
Iruka looked up, it was Ino. Was it just him or did he hate the fact that he was shorter than all his past students, though barely shorter that Naruto.
"No Ino! That is the boy I was telling you about!" It was Sakura smiling at Iruka.
"Right Akuri? Aren't you the cutest little boy" She dragged out the last word.
"Wow! How old are you? You are so cute!" Ino got this weird smile, which seemed to make Sasuke nervous, was there something Iruka was missing?
"um.twenty.I mean twelve." Iruka caught himself.
A strange look appeared in Ino's and Sakura's eyes. Uh oh, a feeling of fear came over him.
"Wow! You are twelve! I thought you were like six or eight!" Naruto exclaimed smiling, not noticing Sasuke get out of his chair. "You are only a year younger than us!"
Then a hand came from behind Iruka and grabbed one of his hands and start running.
"What?!" he looked up and saw that it was Sasuke running, he seemed to be annoyed. Iruka looked back where he was and there was now a group of girls talking to Ino. "What is going on?" Iruka wanted it to be explained.
"Get them ladies!"
Iruka looked down to see the crowd of girls now chasing them.
"You have no idea, meeting that girl is like signing a death sentence to your life!" Sasuke pulled around a corner and jumped on the roof, pushing Iruka down so that they could be hidden.
"What do you mean?" Iruka didn't like the feeling of Sasuke over his body like that, it was very strange feeling.
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Kakashi landed in the Hokage's office.
"Hmmm. Kakashi what is it? I am about to leave to join Rei." Saidaime turned around.
"Oh I wanted to ask you something before you leave."
"Yes?"
"Do you remember anything about Iruka when he was younger, like now? I cant really put it together, it was after the incident so I was on a lot of missions then."
"Hmmm." Hokage closed his eyes. "Yes, it was around then that he was such the trouble maker but you knew that."
"yeah, anything else?"
"Hmmm," the Hokage smiled, "It was also around then that he hit that age."
Kakashi looked up at the Hokage. "Really?"
"Yes, you should know, all the raging hormones, and stuff like that. Iruka was slow to sprout but not when it came to, well puberty." The Hokage laughed remembering some moments of the child's life.
"Oh ok is that all?"
"No, don't and I mean do not! Give that boy candy! He may have been able to handle it when he was older, but he was something to be feared with sugar in his veins." Hokage smiled again thinking of one of his ruined birthday parties.
"Candy? Really?"
"Yes, now if you don't mind."
Kakashi left.
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"They even try to break into your house?!" Iruka was in shock! His female students being all crazy over a boy, they went to extreme measures.
"That shouldn't be allowed! Why haven't you told anyone?" Iruka was still surprised as he began to whisper at the sight of one of the girls going through the ally looking for them, "its just not right!".
Sasuke sighed, "Every one knows.it is like a way of life here." Sasuke noticed the shocked face on the boy, it was cute.
Iruka looked down, he knew that the girls liked the boy but that was it, except for the few quarrels he got every once in a while, a feeling that he had failed on of his students came over him.
"Why do you look so mad at yourself its not like it's your fault. I mean we just met today!" Sasuke mumbled in a compassionate tone letting a blush come to his face.
"I FOUND THEM!!!!!!"
The two boys turned around. It was a fan girl. Sasuke jumped up and then onto the ground being followed by Iruka.
"Akuri! You run that way and I will run this way! Okay! go!" Sasuke started sprinting in the direction he said. Iruka could not believe Sasuke went through this as many times as he had.
A sudden chill came across his back as he turned around and saw the girls splitting into groups for the hunt, or chase.
Iruka ran faster than he had ever in his life, he began to become thankful for his new speed, though if he were older again he wouldn't be going through this right now.
Two arms came out a pulled him to the side. He saw some smoke and then felt some lips against his. They were wet and warm, his heart started pounding.
"MM?!?!?!" his eyes went wide. He tried to struggle.
The girls ran past, some stopping and blushing but then they would continue, what was going on?
After a few seconds all the girls had past. Yes, seconds.
The lips lifted off of his, and some smoke seem to appear over him again.
He looked up as he put his hand on his mouth. It was Sasuke?!?!! Iruka got angry, only one man was allowed to kiss him and Sasuke certainly wasn't tall, silver haired or Kakashi!
"WHAT THE.!!" Sasuke put his hand over Iruka's mouth, both of them blushing wildly.
"I had to do it okay!" Sasuke looked down on the ground. "If I hadn't they would have already caught you by now. They had an ambush planned a few buildings up ahead. So in other words if I hadn't of come and put up the stupid illusion you would be a goner alright!"
Iruka couldn't think of a protest, all he heard was 'ambush'. The thought of being caught made him shudder.
"And if I could have put an illusion up with out having to touch you I would have but.. I am not as good as that bastard Kakashi yet, or Sakura for that matter." Sasuke looked down, he was uncomfortable. "Don't tell Naruto please?"
Wait a sec? If all he needed was touch then why kiss? And did he just admit he wasn't good at Justus?? And did he just call Kakashi a bastard? Did he ask me not to tell Naruto? Iruka looked at him angrily, he wanted answers.
Iruka felt a sudden pain in his heart.
~Ba Bump~
He put his hand on his chest.
~Ba Bump~
"Agh!" He leaned over scaring Sasuke.
~Ba Bump~
"No!" The pain was over whelming.
~Ba Bump~
Tears began to come up in his eyes as he leaned himself against the building for support.
~Ba Bump~
He slid down trying to breath, it hurt, but it was too hard to breath.
"Akuri?!" It was Sasuke with a worried look in his eyes.
~Ba Bump~
It was funny, Iruka had seen more emotions in Sasuke's face that day, than he ever had when he had taught him, was it because of Naruto?
~Ba Bump~
"Kakashi..." Iruka couldn't see anything, his vision became blurred.
~Ba Bump~
Everything went black.
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"Iruka" it seemed to be a familiar voice.
"Iruka" it was so calm.
Iruka opened his eyes, it was Naruto. He smiled then noticed Sasuke beside him.
"Iruka, I have something to tell you." Naruto looked down blushing grabbing Sasuke's hand.
Iruka's smiled fell, he had a bad feeling. He sat up.
"I love Sasuke-kun. And he loves me too!" Naruto gleamed happily.
Iruka's mouth dropped. "You are too young to know that!"
"Aw.but Iruka when was it that you admitted you loved me?" Kakashi appeared right beside him.
Iruka looked down and blushed. He was actually a year younger than Naruto, but that was different! Right?
"You were twelve right?" Kakashi smiled.
The room started spinning, "What?" Iruka looked around, he felt his whole body shrink, he was twelve again?!?! But why?
Iruka looked up and saw Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura and a crowd of girls behind her.
"Akuri-kun you are so pretty!" Naruto smiled.
"I love you Akuri-kun!" Sakura and the group of girls yelled.
"Akuri-kun, I love you too." mumbled Sasuke.
Iruka was confused, what was going on?! The room started spinning, everyone but Kakashi disappeared. His love. What if Kakashi finds someone else? Someone not so small?
A feeling of pain came over him. No Kakashi wouldn't do that, right?
"Iruka." He looked up to see Kakashi smiling at him. But the room started spinning again causing the figure to blur.
"Iruka."
"Kakashi! Don't go yet!" Iruka cried.
"Iruka.wake up please." It was Kakashi's voice but it seemed worried.
"Iruka.please."
"Kakashi!" Iruka screamed trying to find the man in all the darkness.
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"Kakashi!" Iruka sat up. He was sweaty and breathing heavily. Two hands grabbed his shoulders.
"Hn?" He jumped as the cold hands tried to push him back down.
"Its okay Iruka lay back down please." It was Saidaime, he looked worried. Iruka looked around the room and saw Hiashi talking to someone in front of him.
"Where is..?" Iruka looked at the Hokage with scared eyes.
"Look at the foot of your bed." Saidaime sighed letting go of Iruka.
Iruka turned his head to look at his bed. Kakashi was leaning against it, sleeping. His face looked worried but peaceful at the same time. Iruka smiled at the sight he was glad, Kakashi was there, there for him.
"Hokage-sama." Iruka turned back to the older man, who lifted his eyebrow. "What happened? Why exactly am I here?" Iruka looked at him puzzled, all he remembered was sharp pains in his sides then darkness. He wanted to know exactly what was going on.
"Iruka do you remember anything?" Hiashi came over now.
"Yes, I remember feeling really angry and confused, and the a sharp pain came like it was attacking my heart or something." Iruka looked at Hiashi and smiled, he didn't want to frown, and the mood in the room was already pretty dim.
"Iruka, you see, I think your body still hasn't gotten used to its new form yet." Hokage started. "Did you do anything that may have used a lot of energy?"
Iruka thought for a second, "Yes, I ran away from a flock of my old and new students!"
Both Hiashi and Hokage looked at him puzzled. "Why were they chasing you Iruka?" Hokage grinned.
"Well lets see, Sasuke grabbed me and started running, said something about fan-girls and how the are obsessed with cute." Iruka stopped and blushed, ".boys." he smirked when he saw Hiashi and Hokage do the same thing.
Saidaime coughed and then smiled, "I see.yes the girls have gotten a little more crazy about love than their ninjitsus these days."
"Iruka if you don't mind, I have to go catch up to Rei now." The Hokage looked at Iruka who nodded. Saidaime vanished.
"Alright Iruka, no more craziness. In your condition you shouldn't strain your body. It might even shorten your time." Hiashi looked at Iruka with a serious face. "Have you had any other symptoms lately?"
Iruka shook his head, then looked up. "Actually, it seems I have gotten my old temper back. And I also seem to get rather childish, in my mind anyway." Iruka grinned, "I started thinking words like dobe and yuck."
Hiashi looked at him and smiled. He wasn't going to tell Iruka those were side effects. For some reason he felt that he shouldn't, not until the symptoms get worse.
"Iruka you and Kakashi-sensei may stay here tonight, which by the way is in the Hokage's quarters." Hiashi smiled leaving and shutting the door behind him.
Iruka looked around, he was really in the Hokage's room, and he was in his bed too. He smiled, Kakashi was still sleeping at the foot of the bed.
"Iruka." Kakashi mumbled moving his hand a little.
Iruka looked up. Was he having a bad dream? About him? He got up and walked over to the slumbering jounin.
Oh how he wished he could just pick up the man and put him in the bed with him, with out waking him up. But he was too small.
Small.
Weak.
Iruka looked at his hands they were so small. It was the first time in a long while that Iruka hated himself.
"Hn? Iruka?" Kakashi opened his one eye and looked to the spot that Iruka was sitting. He was about to jump up at the sight of no one there when he felt a small hand grab his.
"I am right here Kakashi." Iruka smiled, trying to hide the thoughts he had, he wanted to cry.
Kakashi sighed and stood up. "So where is the old man?"
"Its Hokage-sama and he left a few minutes ago. As did Hiashi after him." Iruka crawled back on the bed, he still had the same outfit on.
"Would you like to go back to your house?" Kakashi sat beside the chunnin sensing something was upsetting him.
"Actually, yeah.is that okay with you?" Iruka leaned on the jounin's arm.
"Yeah, we are in the old man's house, it kind'a of gives me a creepy feeling." Kakashi smiled trying to lighten up the mood. He wrapped his arm around the smaller form and they vanished. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^v^fin
Hey guys sorry I had to cut it off! It was getting long! Lol not that it matters or anything but I have to go to school you know!. I hope you enjoyed it! Don't forget to Review! Oh and replies to reviews are at the bottom! *points to bottom of story* see?
I hope every one has a good day!
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Next Chapter 3! Kakashi and Iruka start talking about things that they have avoided to mention to each other! Iruka gets invited to a party where, well lets just say, there is a large supply of candy. Sasuke confronts Iruka alone and wants to know what happened, and lets just say Sasuke shares a lot too. Will Kakashi be able to save his love from the party? And why is Lee there? Who invited him? Why is he following Iruka around? Will Iruka be able to survive another training session?
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Chapter Two: Meet Akuri
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Kakashi woke up and felt in front n him with his hands.
"Iruka?!" Kakashi jumped up at the lack of mass.
"I am in the kitchen!" He heard a boyish voice yell. He sighed in relief.
He walked into the kitchen to see the young body making breakfast.
"How long have you been up?" Kakashi looked at him a little worried, Iruka was known for not being a morning person, especially when he could sleep in.
"Well, I woke up around eight and the I couldn't go back to sleep. So I decided to make breakfast, plus I am really hungry! No food last night remember?" Kakashi look at his clock, it was only around eight thirty. He sighed in relief again. And he was rather hungry as well.
"Okay! Done!" Kakashi smiled at the sight of the happy young boy, he was so cute, it almost seemed like a dream. And he wished it was.
He walked up behind the boy on his tippy-toes pouring eggs onto a plate. He got on his knees and hugged him.
"Kakashi?" Iruka turned around, he still had his hair down and was wearing a pink apron with the words 'kiss the cook' on it.
"Don't mind if I do." Kakashi smiled leaning in to kiss Iruka, who gladly accepted the token. Iruka put his scrawny arms around Kakashi's neck, and smiled.
"This is.different." He blushed.
"Well, no matter what size." Kakashi smiled, "you will always be the Uke."
Iruka's face became bright red. He looked down so that he wouldn't have to look at the older man's eyes. "And you will always be the seme." his lips showing a small grin.
This was the Iruka Kakashi knew and loved. Humble, modest, cute, and a very good cook. Kakashi smiled curving his eyes up.
Iruka blushed again, turning around and began to continue what he was doing.
"So when do you have to see Naruto and the others?" Iruka smiled putting two plates full of food on the table, as Kakashi sat down.
"Um.lets see, I said eight so then I have at least another two hours to blow." He shuddered as he felt he was being given a very icy glare.
"Eat quickly as you always do and then you will be a little more on time for them today!" Iruka looked at the jounin with a very annoyed face. It made it cute since he was so much younger.
"Well are you going to come with me?" Kakashi looked up at his already clean plate at the very disturbed child, he had never seen Kakashi eat so fast before.
"Um.Am I?" Iruka looked at himself, "I think that Naruto would recognize me at once."
"We will just come up with a good disguise!" Kakashi smiled as he got up.
"Hn? Where are you going?" Iruka started to get up.
"I brought some cloths over for you last night, I remembered having some of my old cloths in my closet." Kakashi motioned for him to sit back down.
"So that is what he went to get." Iruka smiled as he ate quickly so that they could leave.
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"Kakashi! Stop please!" Iruka had tears in his eyes.
"But it is so fun!" Kakashi smirked.
"Haha Haha! Puh-lease!!! HAHA! Stop!! Ouch!" Iruka tried to run away from the hands so vigorously tickling him.
Iruka finally escaped as he fell on his face.
"Ow!" he said with his face all red.
"Well does it look okay or not? Kakashi-chan?" Iruka drew out the chan part, Kakashi hated that.
"Yeah you would look good in anything!" Kakashi clapped at his fashion show he was getting, well before he attacked the model.
Iruka was wearing a small black belly shirt that was also a tank top and a fishnet long sleeved undershirt. He had a pair of Kakashi's black pants, which came out very baggy on him. Why did Kakashi own this kind of shirt anyway?
Iruka eyed Kakashi suspiciously until he felt a large hand ruffle his hair.
"Keep your hair like this too!" Kakashi smiled.
"What? No! People will think that I am a girl!" Iruka wined.
"Maybe, but we don't want people recognizing you remember?" Kakashi smiled as he grabbed Iruka's hand.
"Time to go if you just want to be an hour late!" He smiled curving his eyes.
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"Ugh!" Sakura was finally annoyed. "Why do we even come early?"
It was actually very nice weather. It was a clear day and it had a nice breeze with its cool weather.
Sasuke looked up down the street, was it just him or did he hear someone coming.
Naruto moaned, "I hate waiting! This sucks!" he laid down on his back.
A few minutes past, Sasuke still looking down the street. He could swear something strange was coming down the street. He had the same feeling that he had gotten during practice yesterday. It was as if something was wrong but whatever it was vanished before he could pinpoint the location. Now it was heading towards them.
~Poof~
Kakashi appeared on the bridge with Iruka in his arms, blushing wildly.
"Sorry I am late, I had to pick up something."
"Lie..rr?" Naruto and Sakura mumbled off in unison, was he telling the truth?
"Kakashi you're early for being you!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Hey! Who is the cute chick?" Naruto said eyeing Iruka.
"Yeah, what did you tell her that you would give her candy if she followed you? Pervert!" Sakura yelled noticing the blush across Iruka's cheeks.
"Urr.Um." Iruka paused, his own students didn't even recognize him! And they thought he was a girl!
Kakashi snorted, he was trying so hard to keep his laughter in.
"You know, you pretty girls shouldn't follow old perverted men around! You should know better!" Sakura bopped Iruka on the head.
"I am a boy." Iruka said looking away, he was angry and embarrassed at the same time. If he weren't trying to hide his identity he would have been more out spoken.
"WHAT!?!?!" Both Sakura and Naruto screamed at the same time in shock, as Sasuke looked like he was going to scream too.
"I said I was a boy."
All three students blushed at the same time, as Sasuke also choked.
Kakashi couldn't hold it in anymore. He fell of the bridge laughing. "BAHAHAHA!"
~Splash~
Everyone looked at the man in the water, he had to be cold.
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"So now he is getting little boys! I knew he swung that way!" Sakura stuck her tongue out at submerged shinobi.
"but really! Why are you with a pervert like that! He even keeps his ugly face covered up!.I bet he looks horrific!" Naruto pointed at the shinobi smiling at his students, who didn't try to help him out of the water!
"actually he his very cute!" Iruka giggled to him-self hoping no one heard.
Sasuke choked again, "When did you see his face!" He jumped up yelling, scaring the other two.
Quickly a pair of hands covered Iruka's mouth. "Never" smiled Kakashi.
"No one ever sees my face and lives to tell about it!" He said sternly yet winking at Iruka.
"Ack! Get off him pervert!" Sakura pushed Kakashi off of Iruka.
"Really dude, don't let him touch you!" Sakura shook her finger.
"Hey! How do you guys know each other really?" Naruto looked at Kakashi who was on the ground smiling as he sat up.
"He is Iruka's neighbor's second cousin's aunt's great niece's brother's youngest daughter's grandma's neighbor's second cousin's love child." Kakashi smiled.
"Kakashi has a love child!" Sakura and Naruto gasped causing Sasuke to fall over.
Kakashi looked at them, did they only hear the last two words? Beside the fact that he was only three years older than the young chunnin, but if he were twelve then Kakashi would have had to found a chick when he was fifteen, which never happened.
"How many more do you have? Pervert!? Why are you taking him places? Was it a deal if you hung out with him that the mother wouldn't mention anything!?" Sakura loved to create scandals.
Iruka blushed, Kakashi's love child? No his lover yes, but love child? No.
"So why exactly is he here?" Sasuke just stared at Iruka. These students ask a lot of question don't they.
"He is keeping an eye on Iruka's house while he is on a mission!" Kakashi thought that would be a good excuse just in case Naruto came over.
"Iruka-sensei!? He went on a mission! When? He didn't tell me anything!" Naruto looked a bit hurt causing Iruka's heart to burst.
"It is really top secret and don't tell anyone. We don't know how long he will be gone and did I tell you not to tell anyone?" Kakashi glared at his students.
Naruto looked a bit disappointed but quickly brightened up.
"So where are you from pretty boy?" He smiled.
"If he says anything, he will have to kill you!" Kakashi shouted almost giving the young ninja a heart attack.
Iruka was getting frustrated with Kakashi answering his questions, he was not helping. He turned around and gave Kakashi his 'you are a horrible student and apologize now' look. It was a look that even struck fear in the grown men around the village.
Kakashi gasped. He drooped his head and sat down in the middle of the bridge. "Why don't you guys ask him yourself." He muttered, he hated getting 'the look'.
"What is your name?" Sakura smiled.
"Iru..uh I mean Akuri!" Iruka caught himself quickly.
"Isn't that a type of food." Naruto looked at him blankly.
"Um.no that is curry." Iruka rolled his eyes at Naruto catching the fact that Sasuke was still staring at him.
"Oh Akuri-kun! You are so cute! Even more than Sasu.." Sakura caught herself as she put her hand over her mouth and blushed. Sasuke looked up intrigued.
"Oh I didn't mean that Sasuke! Heehee" Sakura laughed nervously.
"Okay time to train already! I showed up early darn it!" Kakashi was getting a little annoyed, he could be reading his book, that Iruka had confiscated before they left, or better yet, if they hadn't, he could be making out with the chunnin now.
His thoughts stopped.
Iruka was a little boy now. What was going to happen to them? To their relationship? What if they never found a cure? Worry began to take over the jounin.
"Kakashi? Kakashi!" Naruto yelled waving his hand in front of his teacher's face.
"Hn" he looked at him nonchalantly.
"Training? Remember?" Sakura looked at her sensei confused. He looked around and then noticed Iruka's face, he looked worried.
"Oh yeah! Hehe! " The jounin smiled under his mask.
"Come on!" He started walking to their training ground.
Sakura grabbed Iruka's arm and pulled him along. All three of the guys grunted, but continued.
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Iruka watched with his eyes wide. This is what they called training?! He couldn't believe it! Sakura was sitting beside him smiling and blushing, creeping him out. Naruto and Sasuke were at each other's throats with kunais and Kakashi sat and laughed, every once and a while checking on the chunnin and his new admirer.
Why do girls do that? Iruka thought to himself, getting annoyed at the glances he was getting. 'yuck'.
Iruka stopped, did he just think yuck? Yuck! What on earth! He was sounding like a little kid!
Iruka shook his head.
"Akuri-kun!" He looked up to see Naruto sit beside him. Huh? What about Sasuke? He looked over to see the boy attacking Kakashi, obviously mad about something.
"Hey Naruto.kun?" Iruka felt weird calling him that.
"Guys! Stop it already!" Sakura got up and started yelling at her sensei and Sasuke.
"Hey Akuri-kun!" Naruto leaned over to Iruka.
"What?" Iruka looked over smiling, not seeing the blush form on the blonde's cheeks.
"Have we met before? You just seem so familiar." Naruto gave his foxy smile.
"No sorry I don't think so." Iruka looked down. If there was anything in the world he hated doing, it was lying to Naruto, which he had already done so many times today.
"Oh, sorry! I just thought that maybe you were at that New Year's party Iruka's landlady held."
Iruka smiled, he remembered that day like it was yesterday, all the fun and games, and Naruto. Everyone there had thought that Naruto was his son, or little brother, which took him by surprise since they didn't look alike, and well the fact that he would have had to of been eleven when Naruto was born.
"No sorry, this is his first time here Naruto." Kakashi smiled as a roughed up Sasuke pounced on him from behind, revealing that it was a shadow clone.
Iruka laughed, it seemed like so much fun. He looked down, believe it or not he wanted to leave this form so that he could teach again. So he could see the smiles on everyone's faces, so that he could be there for them, and just so that he could have fun with them.
"Akuri-kun." Iruka looked up and this time Naruto was in front of him on his knees.
"Yes? Naruto-kun." He wanted to laugh, he was calling Naruto Kun!
"Why do you wear a bandage across your face? I bet you could get a lot more chicks if you took it off" Naruto gave him another fox smile.
Iruka looked up. He remembered Kakashi putting it across his face right before they left, it was to hide his scar.
"Well you see Naruto," Kakashi was in the tree above them with Sasuke, tied to the branch he was on. Sasuke was obviously very happy to finally catch the jounin, "An evil raccoon attacked him and if you pull off the band-aide his face will melt off!"
Naruto looked at Iruka puzzled, did he really believe Kakashi? Hehe, what a dobe.
Iruka's eyes went wide, first yuck and now dobe? What was he? five?
"Okay lunch break!" Kakashi walked up to the group, who then looked up to see Sasuke now tied up.
"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto jumped up to untie the stuck child.
What? Why is Naruto helping him? Its not like it is going to hurt him to be tied! Why are they both blushing? Naruto?
"Oh gawd!" Iruka looked at Kakashi who just curved his one visible eye.
"That is what happens when you spend to much time together," he chuckled, "Come on Iru.I mean Akuri you should know."
Sakura looked confused but smiled as she saw Sasuke land right beside her, blushing, but Iruka didn't think she really noticed that.
"He is too young to know he leans that way." Iruka mumbled crossing his arms. Giving Kakashi his pouty face, causing the man to blush under his mask. If Iruka ever realized just how cute he was, he could probably rule the world, or at least the entire female and half of the male populations.
"Hey Akuri! Have you ever had ramen?!!" Naruto ran to the smaller boy, there was something about him that he enjoyed to be around. It reminded him of someone, but he couldn't place whom.
"yes." Iruka was getting prepared to be asked to buy the boy some.
"Well if you like it I could get you some! It is our lunch break! And I know the best place!" Naruto's face was beaming nothing but joy.
Iruka's mouth dropped, what?! Did he hear Naruto offer to buy him ramen? Oh wait he wasn't Iruka, he was now Akuri. He heard a grunt come form Sasuke. What was he upset about?
"um.sure!" Iruka smiled looking at Kakashi asking if it was all right
"Yes you may go Akuri-sensei I mean Kun, I have to go see someone real quick." Kakashi smiled as he waved a vanished. But was it really all right for him to leave Iruka there by himself in his condition? He smiled if anything weird was going to happen he knew one of his students would find him.
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"Isn't this place beautiful?" Naruto gleamed with what seemed like tears in his eyes.
"uh.sure." Iruka looked at Sasuke who had put himself in between Iruka and Naruto. What was his problem? He was really getting on Iruka's nerves.
"Come on Akuri!!!!!!!" Naruto was waving him to sit beside the excited boy. Sasuke seemed upset that he couldn't really get between that without leaving his seat already on the other side of Naruto.
After a few minutes, they ordered and Sasuke and Naruto starting arguing over some time when Naruto had fallen into the lake and whose fault it was. He wasn't really listening, then he noticed someone wasn't there.
"Hey guys? Where is Sakura.um.chan?" Iruka stopped their conversation, which almost had them at each other's throats.
"Oh! She usually eats at home or with her other friends." Naruto smiled.
Iruka smiled as he caught Sasuke looking at him again, with that stupid blank face! What on earth is he looking at? Take a picture it lasts longer!
Iruka put his hand over his mouth, what was he thinking? That was Sasuke, his best student! Why was he getting angry with him? What was Sasuke doing anyway? Staring at him?
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"Oh my gawd!!!!!!!!!" Sasuke who is that beautiful girl next to you?
It was the waitress, who seemed to be ignoring Naruto's presence right there, which was starting to get on Iruka's nerves.
Sasuke just seemed to smirk at Iruka being called a girl again, not that he couldn't blame the lady, he was very. beautiful. Sasuke shook his head. He looked at Iruka again, the boy seemed to have a very agitated face, but why? Was he finally going to lose it over being called a girl so many times today?
"For one!" Iruka stood up in front of his stool. "I am a boy, and two, Do you not see Naruto-kun right here?!" he had anger in his voice, scaring Naruto, Sasuke, and the waitress.
"Oh.oh I am so sorry! I didn't mean to make you upset sir!" the waitress bowed her head, she seemed disappointed for making such a cute child mad at her. "And I am also sorry Naruto-kun, I didn't mean to be rude." And with that she quickly left.
The two boys sat in awe of their new friend sitting himself down again. Naruto blushed, he didn't really care but that was rather nice. Sasuke's face started to have a hint of red, the pretty boy had a temper, and when he was angry he was so much more. attractive.
Iruka looked up at their expressions. Oops! I lost it! Oh crap! That has never happened before! Why now?
"I.I am so sorry!" Iruka blushed getting up to leave.
~Bump~
"Oh my! I am so sorry little girl!"
Iruka looked up, it was Ino. Was it just him or did he hate the fact that he was shorter than all his past students, though barely shorter that Naruto.
"No Ino! That is the boy I was telling you about!" It was Sakura smiling at Iruka.
"Right Akuri? Aren't you the cutest little boy" She dragged out the last word.
"Wow! How old are you? You are so cute!" Ino got this weird smile, which seemed to make Sasuke nervous, was there something Iruka was missing?
"um.twenty.I mean twelve." Iruka caught himself.
A strange look appeared in Ino's and Sakura's eyes. Uh oh, a feeling of fear came over him.
"Wow! You are twelve! I thought you were like six or eight!" Naruto exclaimed smiling, not noticing Sasuke get out of his chair. "You are only a year younger than us!"
Then a hand came from behind Iruka and grabbed one of his hands and start running.
"What?!" he looked up and saw that it was Sasuke running, he seemed to be annoyed. Iruka looked back where he was and there was now a group of girls talking to Ino. "What is going on?" Iruka wanted it to be explained.
"Get them ladies!"
Iruka looked down to see the crowd of girls now chasing them.
"You have no idea, meeting that girl is like signing a death sentence to your life!" Sasuke pulled around a corner and jumped on the roof, pushing Iruka down so that they could be hidden.
"What do you mean?" Iruka didn't like the feeling of Sasuke over his body like that, it was very strange feeling.
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Kakashi landed in the Hokage's office.
"Hmmm. Kakashi what is it? I am about to leave to join Rei." Saidaime turned around.
"Oh I wanted to ask you something before you leave."
"Yes?"
"Do you remember anything about Iruka when he was younger, like now? I cant really put it together, it was after the incident so I was on a lot of missions then."
"Hmmm." Hokage closed his eyes. "Yes, it was around then that he was such the trouble maker but you knew that."
"yeah, anything else?"
"Hmmm," the Hokage smiled, "It was also around then that he hit that age."
Kakashi looked up at the Hokage. "Really?"
"Yes, you should know, all the raging hormones, and stuff like that. Iruka was slow to sprout but not when it came to, well puberty." The Hokage laughed remembering some moments of the child's life.
"Oh ok is that all?"
"No, don't and I mean do not! Give that boy candy! He may have been able to handle it when he was older, but he was something to be feared with sugar in his veins." Hokage smiled again thinking of one of his ruined birthday parties.
"Candy? Really?"
"Yes, now if you don't mind."
Kakashi left.
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"They even try to break into your house?!" Iruka was in shock! His female students being all crazy over a boy, they went to extreme measures.
"That shouldn't be allowed! Why haven't you told anyone?" Iruka was still surprised as he began to whisper at the sight of one of the girls going through the ally looking for them, "its just not right!".
Sasuke sighed, "Every one knows.it is like a way of life here." Sasuke noticed the shocked face on the boy, it was cute.
Iruka looked down, he knew that the girls liked the boy but that was it, except for the few quarrels he got every once in a while, a feeling that he had failed on of his students came over him.
"Why do you look so mad at yourself its not like it's your fault. I mean we just met today!" Sasuke mumbled in a compassionate tone letting a blush come to his face.
"I FOUND THEM!!!!!!"
The two boys turned around. It was a fan girl. Sasuke jumped up and then onto the ground being followed by Iruka.
"Akuri! You run that way and I will run this way! Okay! go!" Sasuke started sprinting in the direction he said. Iruka could not believe Sasuke went through this as many times as he had.
A sudden chill came across his back as he turned around and saw the girls splitting into groups for the hunt, or chase.
Iruka ran faster than he had ever in his life, he began to become thankful for his new speed, though if he were older again he wouldn't be going through this right now.
Two arms came out a pulled him to the side. He saw some smoke and then felt some lips against his. They were wet and warm, his heart started pounding.
"MM?!?!?!" his eyes went wide. He tried to struggle.
The girls ran past, some stopping and blushing but then they would continue, what was going on?
After a few seconds all the girls had past. Yes, seconds.
The lips lifted off of his, and some smoke seem to appear over him again.
He looked up as he put his hand on his mouth. It was Sasuke?!?!! Iruka got angry, only one man was allowed to kiss him and Sasuke certainly wasn't tall, silver haired or Kakashi!
"WHAT THE.!!" Sasuke put his hand over Iruka's mouth, both of them blushing wildly.
"I had to do it okay!" Sasuke looked down on the ground. "If I hadn't they would have already caught you by now. They had an ambush planned a few buildings up ahead. So in other words if I hadn't of come and put up the stupid illusion you would be a goner alright!"
Iruka couldn't think of a protest, all he heard was 'ambush'. The thought of being caught made him shudder.
"And if I could have put an illusion up with out having to touch you I would have but.. I am not as good as that bastard Kakashi yet, or Sakura for that matter." Sasuke looked down, he was uncomfortable. "Don't tell Naruto please?"
Wait a sec? If all he needed was touch then why kiss? And did he just admit he wasn't good at Justus?? And did he just call Kakashi a bastard? Did he ask me not to tell Naruto? Iruka looked at him angrily, he wanted answers.
Iruka felt a sudden pain in his heart.
~Ba Bump~
He put his hand on his chest.
~Ba Bump~
"Agh!" He leaned over scaring Sasuke.
~Ba Bump~
"No!" The pain was over whelming.
~Ba Bump~
Tears began to come up in his eyes as he leaned himself against the building for support.
~Ba Bump~
He slid down trying to breath, it hurt, but it was too hard to breath.
"Akuri?!" It was Sasuke with a worried look in his eyes.
~Ba Bump~
It was funny, Iruka had seen more emotions in Sasuke's face that day, than he ever had when he had taught him, was it because of Naruto?
~Ba Bump~
"Kakashi..." Iruka couldn't see anything, his vision became blurred.
~Ba Bump~
Everything went black.
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"Iruka" it seemed to be a familiar voice.
"Iruka" it was so calm.
Iruka opened his eyes, it was Naruto. He smiled then noticed Sasuke beside him.
"Iruka, I have something to tell you." Naruto looked down blushing grabbing Sasuke's hand.
Iruka's smiled fell, he had a bad feeling. He sat up.
"I love Sasuke-kun. And he loves me too!" Naruto gleamed happily.
Iruka's mouth dropped. "You are too young to know that!"
"Aw.but Iruka when was it that you admitted you loved me?" Kakashi appeared right beside him.
Iruka looked down and blushed. He was actually a year younger than Naruto, but that was different! Right?
"You were twelve right?" Kakashi smiled.
The room started spinning, "What?" Iruka looked around, he felt his whole body shrink, he was twelve again?!?! But why?
Iruka looked up and saw Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura and a crowd of girls behind her.
"Akuri-kun you are so pretty!" Naruto smiled.
"I love you Akuri-kun!" Sakura and the group of girls yelled.
"Akuri-kun, I love you too." mumbled Sasuke.
Iruka was confused, what was going on?! The room started spinning, everyone but Kakashi disappeared. His love. What if Kakashi finds someone else? Someone not so small?
A feeling of pain came over him. No Kakashi wouldn't do that, right?
"Iruka." He looked up to see Kakashi smiling at him. But the room started spinning again causing the figure to blur.
"Iruka."
"Kakashi! Don't go yet!" Iruka cried.
"Iruka.wake up please." It was Kakashi's voice but it seemed worried.
"Iruka.please."
"Kakashi!" Iruka screamed trying to find the man in all the darkness.
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"Kakashi!" Iruka sat up. He was sweaty and breathing heavily. Two hands grabbed his shoulders.
"Hn?" He jumped as the cold hands tried to push him back down.
"Its okay Iruka lay back down please." It was Saidaime, he looked worried. Iruka looked around the room and saw Hiashi talking to someone in front of him.
"Where is..?" Iruka looked at the Hokage with scared eyes.
"Look at the foot of your bed." Saidaime sighed letting go of Iruka.
Iruka turned his head to look at his bed. Kakashi was leaning against it, sleeping. His face looked worried but peaceful at the same time. Iruka smiled at the sight he was glad, Kakashi was there, there for him.
"Hokage-sama." Iruka turned back to the older man, who lifted his eyebrow. "What happened? Why exactly am I here?" Iruka looked at him puzzled, all he remembered was sharp pains in his sides then darkness. He wanted to know exactly what was going on.
"Iruka do you remember anything?" Hiashi came over now.
"Yes, I remember feeling really angry and confused, and the a sharp pain came like it was attacking my heart or something." Iruka looked at Hiashi and smiled, he didn't want to frown, and the mood in the room was already pretty dim.
"Iruka, you see, I think your body still hasn't gotten used to its new form yet." Hokage started. "Did you do anything that may have used a lot of energy?"
Iruka thought for a second, "Yes, I ran away from a flock of my old and new students!"
Both Hiashi and Hokage looked at him puzzled. "Why were they chasing you Iruka?" Hokage grinned.
"Well lets see, Sasuke grabbed me and started running, said something about fan-girls and how the are obsessed with cute." Iruka stopped and blushed, ".boys." he smirked when he saw Hiashi and Hokage do the same thing.
Saidaime coughed and then smiled, "I see.yes the girls have gotten a little more crazy about love than their ninjitsus these days."
"Iruka if you don't mind, I have to go catch up to Rei now." The Hokage looked at Iruka who nodded. Saidaime vanished.
"Alright Iruka, no more craziness. In your condition you shouldn't strain your body. It might even shorten your time." Hiashi looked at Iruka with a serious face. "Have you had any other symptoms lately?"
Iruka shook his head, then looked up. "Actually, it seems I have gotten my old temper back. And I also seem to get rather childish, in my mind anyway." Iruka grinned, "I started thinking words like dobe and yuck."
Hiashi looked at him and smiled. He wasn't going to tell Iruka those were side effects. For some reason he felt that he shouldn't, not until the symptoms get worse.
"Iruka you and Kakashi-sensei may stay here tonight, which by the way is in the Hokage's quarters." Hiashi smiled leaving and shutting the door behind him.
Iruka looked around, he was really in the Hokage's room, and he was in his bed too. He smiled, Kakashi was still sleeping at the foot of the bed.
"Iruka." Kakashi mumbled moving his hand a little.
Iruka looked up. Was he having a bad dream? About him? He got up and walked over to the slumbering jounin.
Oh how he wished he could just pick up the man and put him in the bed with him, with out waking him up. But he was too small.
Small.
Weak.
Iruka looked at his hands they were so small. It was the first time in a long while that Iruka hated himself.
"Hn? Iruka?" Kakashi opened his one eye and looked to the spot that Iruka was sitting. He was about to jump up at the sight of no one there when he felt a small hand grab his.
"I am right here Kakashi." Iruka smiled, trying to hide the thoughts he had, he wanted to cry.
Kakashi sighed and stood up. "So where is the old man?"
"Its Hokage-sama and he left a few minutes ago. As did Hiashi after him." Iruka crawled back on the bed, he still had the same outfit on.
"Would you like to go back to your house?" Kakashi sat beside the chunnin sensing something was upsetting him.
"Actually, yeah.is that okay with you?" Iruka leaned on the jounin's arm.
"Yeah, we are in the old man's house, it kind'a of gives me a creepy feeling." Kakashi smiled trying to lighten up the mood. He wrapped his arm around the smaller form and they vanished. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^v^fin
Hey guys sorry I had to cut it off! It was getting long! Lol not that it matters or anything but I have to go to school you know!. I hope you enjoyed it! Don't forget to Review! Oh and replies to reviews are at the bottom! *points to bottom of story* see?
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Next Chapter 3! Kakashi and Iruka start talking about things that they have avoided to mention to each other! Iruka gets invited to a party where, well lets just say, there is a large supply of candy. Sasuke confronts Iruka alone and wants to know what happened, and lets just say Sasuke shares a lot too. Will Kakashi be able to save his love from the party? And why is Lee there? Who invited him? Why is he following Iruka around? Will Iruka be able to survive another training session?
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