Disclaimer: Naruto and all it's characters belong to Masashi Kishimoto-sensei...not me!
Warning: Yaoi!
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Iruka arrived in front of his house's door and stood there for a moment. He chuckled sheepishly to himself and entered. When he'd left Kakashi the first time to bring the scroll too the Hokage she had asked him to check up on the jounin everyday. Something about Kakashi needing a normal friend. Her tone of voice had him worried.
He shuddered, getting out his school work to prepare for his lesson tomorrow.
Iruka walked quickly to the hospital. It was after school and he was going to check on Kakashi for the day. He made sure to pick up something to eat as well, knowing that Kakashi would be having his evening meal soon. He soon arrived at the hospital and Kakashi's room.
"Good evening Iruka-sensei. What brings you here?" Kakashi asked his eye curved up at the sight of the other man.
"Tsunade-sama asked me to check in on you today. I brought you some food." Iruka smiled trying to seem pleasant.
"Ah! You're a godsend!" He exclaimed when Iruka set the food in front of him. Iruka sat beside him and watched the jounin eat without showing his face. Suddenly Kakashi jerked his gaze to Iruka.
"Have you eaten yet?" He asked, chopsticks poised with a morsel of food to be eaten.
"Uh? No." Iruka scratched his nose. "I didn't really think of myself."
"That's because you're so selfless. You should eat too. Here." Kakashi held the chopsticks out to the younger man. Trying to coax Iruka into eating it.
"Oh, no, no I'm fine. You should eat it." Iruka refused.
"I insist. You need something to eat too."
"But I got it for you."
"And now I want to share."
"It's quite alright."
"Come on, at least a little."
"But..."
"But nothing. Eat it." He shoved the chopsticks closer to the younger man's face.
"Er...fine. Only a little!" Iruka caved in. He leaned forward and bit the piece of food right off the chopsticks, flushed with embarrassment he turned his head away. He chewed his food slowly so that he could avoid having another piece shoved at him.
"That wasn't so bad!" Kakashi's eye curved up in his obvious smile.
"Hmph." He watched the blushing man intently until he turned to face him once again. "What?"
"Hm?"
"Why were you watching me eat?" Iruka raised an eyebrow at the silver haired man who only grinned.
"No reason."
"Uh?"
"More?" He held out another piece of food and waved it suggestively.
"Uh, yeah." Kakashi waved the food through the air as if it were flying.
"Here comes the birdy!" He sang gleefully. Iruka flushed with embarrassment once again.
"I am not a child!" Iruka scowled.
"Come on! Open up!"
"No."
"The birdy needs to land!"
"No."
"Please? Come on."
"No!" Iruka scowl only darkened.
"Fsssssssh!" Kakashi started making sound affects as the 'birdy' flew.
"Damn it Kakashi-sensei!" He growled but the jounin did not stop smiling, "If it shuts you up!" He opened his mouth expectantly, allowing Kakashi to make the 'birdy' land.
"See? That wasn't so hard!"
"Hmph." A nurse walked into the room whistling.
"Kakashi-san, Iruka-san. Good evening."
"Good evening." Iruka replied, blush still staining his cheeks.
"Yo." Kakashi took on his usual bored tone.
"You're free to go home now Kakashi-san. Although you'll need lots of bed rest and Tsunade-sama left a note for Iruka-san that he would be in charge of Kakashi-san when he was released." She said sweetly.
"What?"
"Good, I hate hospitals." Kakashi sighed in relief.
"I will need someone to help you home. I can send a nurse or Iruka-san, you could take him." She said.
"Uh?"
"Would you, Iruka-san?" She asked, Iruka glanced between the nurse and Kakashi who was giving him the most pleading look. He sighed to himself.
"Sure I'll do it."
"Wonderful. You're just going to have to hang onto him and make sure he doesn't topple over, ok? Great, just sign these release forms...thank you. Bye."(1)
"Bye." They replied.
"Thank you, Iruka-sensei." Kakashi's eye curved once again.
"Yeah. Let's get you out of that bed now."
"Uh. I'm still in my hospital gown." Kakashi blushed and scratched the back of his head.
"Oh, I'll get your clothing and um...leave the room." He quickly did so.
Kakashi quickly dressed himself, leaning heavily on his bed the whole time. He sighed to himself, glad to be wearing real clothing again.
"I'm done!" Kakashi called and Iruka came back inside the room.
"Ready to go then? Good." Iruka lead Kakashi out the door.
"Iruka-san, I think I'm going to fall over." Kakashi whispered. Had he been anyone else he thought he would have been ashamed to be lead home by a mere chuunin, but he wasn't.
"Uh, um...ok here." Iruka snaked his arm around the older man's waist to support him, Kakashi's arm automatically went around Iruka's shoulders. Kakashi's inner voice sighed in bliss. He wished this moment could last forever. He didn't care that he felt like shit, he was touching Iruka! Almost hugging him! Kakashi felt his face flush a little and hoped that it was faint enough not to be noticed.
"Where is your home?" Iruka's question brought Kakashi out of his revery.
"Wha? Uh, that way." He pointed in the direction of his apartment.
It was slow going but they soon reached Kakashi's apartment. The stairs had been the hardest part, with Iruka taking on so much of Kakashi's weight it was hard for him.
"I'm sorry." Kakashi whispered every so often and every time Iruka would say it was alright, there was no problem.
Once inside Iruka helped Kakashi to his bed. They had some difficulty, mainly Kakashi's fault, he had 'accidently' had Iruka fall on top of him. They stayed like that for a moment, Iruka stared, shocked, into Kakashi's eye. Kakashi stared right back, though not so much alarmed by the incident but by Iruka's nearness. The moment only lasted for two seconds but to the two of them caught in it, it felt like forever. Quickly Iruka came to his senses and righted himself. He stood there blushing madly and breathing heavily from the excursion.
"Sorry...would you like some tea? Coffee? You can rest a little on the couch, if you want." Kakashi shrugged, blushing somewhat himself.
"Thank you. Some coffee would be nice, where do you keep it?" Iruka asked with a smile.
"Right above the coffee maker." He chirped. Iruka shook his head at the older man and went to make some coffee. " I'll come by tomorrow again around the same time. Ok?" Iruka asked, he had left Kakashi's bedroom door open.
"Yeah, that would be great thanks." Kakashi replied. Iruka rested maybe ten minutes after that before saying good-bye to Kakashi and heading home. Probably to have a real meal and rest a bit more.
Kakashi leaned back against the pillows with a small smile. He recalled Iruka's scent and warmth from their closeness on the walk home and when Iruka had been laying on top of him right there in his own bed. He closed his eyes and let his mind drift.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Kakashi called, secretly hoping it would be Iruka coming back for some reason or another. The door opened slowly and standing in the doorway was Gai. He waved the other man over to his bedside. Gai nearly bounced over.
"It is good to see you out of the hospital! How are you, my eternal rival!" Gai grinned at Kakashi who merely shrugged.
"Fine I guess." Gai pulled up the spare chair in the corner of Kakashi's room up to the bed and sat in it.
"Kakashi-san. My rival. I have something tremendously important to tell you." Gai said, taking on a serious tone.
Kakashi nodded thinking 'Oh shit.'
(1)the "..." in case you were wondering is where he was signing the release forms.
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