Disclaimer: Naruto and all it's characters belong to Masashi Kishimoto-sensei..not me!

Warning: Yaoi!...As if you didn't know already XD

IMPORTANT! Last chapter, I posted the wrong one! It was missing some things, I advise going back and reading through again, PLEASE! Augh I'm so stupid!

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"Kakashi-san. My rival. I have something tremendously important to tell you." Gai said, taking on a serious tone.

Kakashi nodded thinking 'Oh shit.'

"..."

"Well?" Kakashi pressed hoping to get the green beast to just tell him and get it over with.

"I think I'm in love with you."Gai said, his voice quieter then normal. Which would be at normal conversation volume.

"..." Kakashi stared shell shocked.

"I'm in love with you!" Gai declared then, volume back at his normal level.

"No you're not." Kakashi stated, his stunned silence had ended and panic took over.

"What? But I am!"

"No." Gai stared at Kakashi crestfallen and in that moment the silver haired man had the memory of his conversation with Iruka in front of the Hokage's office flash through his mind. "Well, um, You're always late, don't have many manners, and you say mean things?" Iruka had said. He had to stay true to his word, for Iruka. "I'm sorry, Gai-san."

"What?" Gai looked at him questioningly.

"I, I like someone else. I'm sorry." Kakashi whispered.

"Som-someone else? This woman? Does she know?" Gai asked urgently.

"Huh? No, she doesn't." Kakashi looked out his door, to the couch sadly. Iruka had no idea.

"If you get together I hope she realizes what she has!" Gai exclaimed. "Until the moment you are no longer single I shall try my best to make you love me back or I will run five laps around Konoha!"

"Uh, Gai-san. You should try searching for another person to..love. Someone who'll love you as much as you love them." Kakashi winced at his words. How corny, blech, but it was for Iruka.

"But.." Gai looked at him desperately.

"Keep your options open. Maybe this person will come around and you'll be too busy chasing me to realize it." Kakashi suppressed a wince and shrugged.

"Yes, thank you for your wise words Kakashi-san. I will take them to heart. You have proven yet again why you are my rival, and why I fell in love with you." Gai said passionately, Kakashi couldn't hold back his cringe.

"I'm ...glad, but now I'm really tired, so later, ok?" Kakashi asked wearily and Gai nodded vigorously.

"See you!" He called as he exited Kakashi's apartment. The silver haired man sighed once before drifting asleep finally, he dreamt of Iruka running and himself chasing after the chuunin. Gai came into the picture and was chasing Kakashi. He woke with a start, shook his head and went back to sleep.

He woke up the next morning feeling much better. He was well rested after a night in his own, much mor comfortable, bed. He carefully got up and shakily walked into his kitchen. He pulled out his cereal and quickly poured himself a bowl. He thought back to the day before. He'd gotten out of the hospital finally, had a wonderful walk with Iruka, and Gai confessed his feelings to him. Kakashi shook his head, that part still baffled him. What a day indeed.

He grinned to himself, Iruka would be coming by again after he was done teaching. He grabbed his favourite reading material and rested in his bed, waiting for the time when Iruka would come by again.

He was just getting up for lunch when there was a knock on his door. Since he was already up he went to the door and opened it. There stood Iruka.

"Hello, Kakashi-sensei." Iruka smiled sweetly and Kakashi just stared. "Uh, Kakashi-sensei?"

"Huh? Oh come in, come in." Kakashi moved out of the way. He sat down on one of his kitchen table chairs. Iruka took the one opposite him. "Why are you here so early?" The jounin asked.

"I came to make you some lunch. I'm not the greatest cook, but I'm decent enough, a-and I doubt it safe for you to be cooking just yet." Iruka wrung his hands nervously, not knowing why.

"Oh, thank you." Kakashi replied. Iruka smiled at him again and stood.

"So, I'll make something, do you want anything specific?" Kakashi shook his head and Iruka went into the kitchen. There was the sound of cupboards and fridge being opened and closed. Iruka emerged from the kitchen. "You don't have any food." He stated.

"Really? I guess I haven't been able to shop since before my last mission." Kakashi shrugged.

"How about I go get some ramen, then when I come by after school I'll have more time to go shopping, we'll make a list." Kakashi nodded gratefully and Iruka quickly went back out the door.

Iruka walked hastily down the street to Ichiraku's since he didn't have that much time on his lunch break. He arrived at the ramen place and ordered two bowls. Then he glanced a the person sitting next to him. It was Gai, and he looked more subdued then before.

"Hello, Gai-sensei." Iruka greeted finally getting Gai's attention. The green beast smiled at him

"Hello, Iruka-sensei!"

"Are you ok? You look a little down." Iruka said sure that whatever it was it could be resolved in the time it took for the ramen to be made.

"Well, please don't tell anyone this." Iruka nodded, "I told Kakashi-san that I loved him."

"..." Iruka stared blankly at the other man.

"And He said that he liked someone else," Iruka felt his stomach do a somersault, "And that I should look for someone else. But I will make Kakashi love me!" He posed dramatically.

"Oh, uh did he say who he liked?" Iruka asked tentatively, "Because it might give you a clue how to get Kakashi to like you back." Iruka flinched at his lame explanation.

"No, he didn't want to tell me." Iruka understood that, Gai was so loud, you worried he'd blab.

"Ok," Iruka scratched his nose, perhaps he could help out Kakashi in this situation and keep Gai from bothering him too much? It was worth a shot, " I think that if you want to ..er...make him love you then you shouldn't pressure him too much."

"Hmm. You may be right Iruka-sensei. He is so shy that my constant attention may overwhelm him! Thank you for your good advice!" Gai declared.

"Yeah, no problem." He was handed his ramen and bid farewell to the green beast. He would have ran all the way to Kakashi's apartment had he not been carrying spillable cargo.

Iruka knocked on Kakashi's door softly, feeling strange not only about walking into someone's house without knocking, but something in his chest that he couldn't explain. Kakashi called for him to go in, he did and set the ramen on the table they had sat at earlier.

"Thank you." Kakashi said, "I'll repay you for this." He made to stand up. Iruka grabbed his sleeve.

"No, you shouldn't strain yourself because of me." Iruka stated firmly. "Sit, eat please."

"Well, alright." Kakashi sat back down, "Whatever you say, boss."

Iruka stared at him for a moment, Kakashi's tone was of mock indignity. He blushed and scratched the bridge of his nose shamefully, Kakashi only smiled. They ate quickly, one out of habit and the other because he was sure he was going to be late for class. Iruka said good-bye and dashed back to the Academy.

Iruka was late. Granted it was only by seven minutes but he was still late. He walked into his class room to find the students in an uproar. Apparently it only took three minutes to start an all out war and Iruka was reminded why he was never late. Paper was flying, kunai were embedded in the walls and there was one child tied up and hung from a few of the kunai that had obviously been set in the wall for that very purpose. Iruka calmly walked in and stopped in front of the class. He took a deep breath and roared.

"GET BACK IN YOUR SEATS, KONOHAMARU UNTIE HANABI RIGHT NOW!" The children stopped immediately and went to their seats, all except Konohamaru and Hanabi, for obvious reasons.

"She said she could see my underwear, Iruka-sensei!" Konohamaru said meekly before untying the Hyuuga girl.(1)

"Quiet, Hanabi don't say things like that!" She nodded. Finally all the students were in their seats and ready to learn. "Alright, today we're going to review the technique from yesterday, some of you still don't have it down yet." And so the lesson began.

Iruka sighed in relief as school ended, picked up the homework he had collected and headed home. He stopped in only to drop off his school work and left for Kakashi's. He knocked on the door softly and entered when he heard Kakashi call him in.

"Hello Kakashi-sensei." He greeted

"Hello Iruka-sensei, I was writing a starting list. Could you approve it...please?" Kakashi waved the chuunin to the table. Iruka sat down and took the list from him. He read over it once with a raised brow.

"This isn't a grocery list, it's a sweets list." Iruka deadpanned. "And what do you need three bottles of chocolate syrup for?"

"Well, I like my sweets! Eheh... Ahem, it's not a complete list!" Kakashi laughed nervously and Iruka rolled his eyes.

"Whatever, give me your pen." He quickly fixed the list, adding more nutritious foods, until it looked more like his own grocery lists. Minus the loads of sweets of course. "There, now you'll just have to give me your money and I'll be back with your groceries."

"Yes, sir." Kakashi sighed dramatically and retrieved his money from it's hiding place wherever that was. "Here." Iruka took the money and went out the door.

Kakashi grinned to himself, he really shouldn't have written that list with what was on his mind. At least Iruka left the three bottles of chocolate syrup on the list.

(1)I don't know when she's able to use her byakugan so she was just teasing Konohamaru that she could.

I think I threw most of you guys off with THAT one. Muahaha! I've read a lot of stories where Gai falls in love with Iruka, but never Kakashi so, I figured why not? It's so impossible that it works.

ANYway, I updated sooner! Am I not great? Heh, since last chapter was a cliffhanger I decided to post this right away instead of leaving you guys hanging. Not only am I great, but I'm compassionate as well!...and modest of course. Or maybe just high o.O

Now, I have one important question...Who should Gai end up with? Please give me an answer, or you could just say anyone but..so and so. I dunno, I just want some feed back. ;

Thank you to all my readers and reviewers! Especially my reviewers, you make writing fun! Reviews are like a drug, and I'm totally hooked, lol. ANYway, enough of my rambling, REVIEW PLEASE!