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Chapter 5
"Wake up! Wake up!" It was the crack of dawn and Kakashi was rudely awakened by Iruka's shrill cry.
"Today is the day!" Kakashi popped open one eye to see a grinning Iruka in T-shirt and shorts, standing at the foot of his bed.
The shorts displayed a healthy amount of Iruka's well-muscled shins. Kakashi stared in appreciation. His danger attuned mind, realizing that the 'attacks' were only a noisy Iruka, switched back to the half asleep mode. It was currently incapable of comprehending more then the present status of Iruka's shins and ankles which were very nice... very nice indeed.
"Oi! Oi! You aren't listening to me!" Two hands shove his shoulders violently and then some black hot liquid was forced down his throat. Kakashi instantly perked up. More due to the fact that the liquid tasted more horrible then anything he had drunk then that it was coffee containing caffeine.
In any case, Kakashi was finally awake.
A great yawn bounced off the walls of the room. "What day?" Kakashi murmured.
"The day! The day you're finally going to say goodbye to your bandages! No more yucky long white bandages. Isn't this cause for celebration?"
"Ahh... so it is." Not sharing Iruka's enthusiasm, Kakashi considered going back the sleep. The bed was warm and inviting, the pillow fluffy and soft... But that would mean he'll have to take another dose of Iruka's 'coffee' and he wasn't sure his digestive system could take it. Kakashi flung away the blankets and covering and made his way to the bathroom to wash up.
Iruka couldn't help but stare as Kakashi padded into the bathroom. Kakashi is so not a morning person. He was glad that Kakashi had not seen him staring as he had flung away his covers. He didn't know Kakashi slept without his shirt and wore only a pair of boxer shorts. Iruka got a very nice view of Kakashi's chest. Two weeks of lying in bed did nothing to soften the hard muscles beneath the covers.
Iruka knew he should have gotten used to seeing Kakashi's bare chest. But he always had to hide an involuntary blush at seeing the lean and well-worn body.
When Kakashi emerged several minutes later, he was refreshed and alert. Iruka was already ready with the medical kit.
"Morning Iruka-sensei, you needn't help me. I can undo the bandages on my own."
"It's okay. I promised Tsunade-sama to take care of you didn't I?"
Kakashi shrugged, biting back a smile, glad that Iruka had not taken up his offer. He rather liked the chuuin waiting on him, the great copy-cat ninja Kakashi!
Iruka sat on the chair facing Kakashi, legs splayed open to capture Kakashi's in between. Kakashi tried not to think of the possibilities of this particular position.
Iruka removed the bandages on the head first, revealing the shiny Sharingan orb. It seemed to glisten and see right into his soul. Shaking himself mentally, Iruka grabbed an eyepatch beside him.
"Here, I thought you might need this." He deftly tied the eye patch over the Sharingan, threading his fingers through the unruly silver hair and enjoying the soft feel of it.
"Um... so how did you get the Sharingan?"
Kakashi pretended to ponder over the question. He motioned Iruka to lean closer and dropped his voice to a soft whisper.
"Would you believe it if I say Itachi and I were the ones who massacred the entire Uchiha clan and I stole the eye from them?"
Iruka's eyes widened with terror and shock. His jaw slacked as he stared at Kakashi.
"Oh my God."
Kakashi couldn't help it. He laughed out loud. A hearty laugh that hurt his ribs.
"You!" Iruka sputtered as he realized he had been deceived. He raised a fist and looked angry enough to strike.
Oops! I think I hurt his pride.
Trapped between Iruka's legs and not willing to not allow Iruka to get his revenge, Kakashi closed his eyes and waited for the blow to descend...
A soft hand splayed across his chest, lingering for a moment before moving to untie the bandage that bound his ribs.
"You are incorrigible. I'm glad you were never my student. You're almost as bad as Naruto!" Iruka said in mock seriousness even as his eyes twinkled with amusement.
"Aw sensei.. you wound me! I'll have you know that I'm an incredibly bright student."
Iruka rolled his eyes in mock horror.
Kakashi grinned.
Iruka examined the light bruises on Kakashi's chest. They are healing well, should be fine without the bandages now... He began to remove the stitches on Kakashi's shoulder.
"I hope you're not ticklish because this is going to tickle." Iruka warned as he leaned forward to gently pull out the string.
Kakashi was not ticklish but Iruka's nearness was having an undesired effect on him. He could feel Iruka's measured breaths beside his ear, sending shivers down his spine. He could see Iruka's tongue sticking out as he concentrated on undoing the stitches. Tendrils of hair brushed across his lips teasingly. Kakashi was acutely aware of the thighs holding him imprisonment.
Restrain Kakashi! Restrain! Okay, breathe in, breathe out! Concentrate on something else... like the latest chapter of Icha Icha Paradisu. Bad choice. That pervetic book only fuelled his imagination and it was with much relief when Iruka finally took the stitch out.
Outwardly, Kakashi was a picture of calm, collectedness and even slight boredom. He prayed that Iruka did not notice the bulge in his shorts. Thank God his boxers were large enough to conceal...
"There the top half is done!" Iruka sat back to admire his handiwork. Freed of all his bandages, Kakashi's broad chest still bore some faint bruises, so did his arms. A few age old scars stood out prominently on the otherwise perfect skin. There was a particularly nasty one that cut almost halfway across his chest.
"Like what you see: Kakashi grinned cheekily.
Iruka blushed furiously much to Kakashi's delight.
Kakashi propped his leg onto the chair as Iruka left it to sit on the ground, getting ready to remove the leg bandages. Their fingers brushed each other as they unraveled the long cloth, creating fluttery feelings in Iruka's stomach.
Kakashi hiked his shorts up higher as he dealt with the bandage on his right thigh. Unfortunately, this bloody knot won't budge!
"Come, let me see." Iruka's fingers moved higher up his thigh, resting agonizingly close to the male part of him... His brows furrowed and his pink tongue peeked out again as Iruka concentrated on the knot before him.
Kakashi tensed as he felt Iruka's fingers on his thighs. Iruka was trailing the bruise thoughtfully.
"Hmm... this doesn't look too good." The bruise was still an angry purple. Iruka pressed gently on the bruise. "Does it hurt a lot? It looks quite worrying." He glanced up to see Kakashi gripping tightly to the sides of his chair.
Kakashi was having a hard on. Having Iruka's fingers moving all over him was burning him up. Especially when the fingers were so agonizingly close to that part. If Kakashi didn't know better, he would have accused Iruka of seducing him.
"Kakashi? I'm worried about this. It looks really ugly. Maybe I should inform Tsunade-sama." As Iruka spoke, he grabbed a bottle of ointment and began spreading it over the bruised area, enjoying the feel of the firm pale skin beneath his fingers. Like the rest of his body, Kakashi's legs were toned and muscled.
"Iruka." A hand grabbed his, staying it in midair, hovering over the bruise on Kakashi's thigh.
"Iruka..." Kakashi's voice sounded strained, strangled. Iruka looked up, startled, only to be caught in Kakashi's intense gaze. Concentration and control mixed with passion and desire. Desire? Was it desire Iruka saw in Kakashi's eyes? They made his black eyes gleam with a certain compulsiveness, unable to tear your gaze away from it.
I'm drowning in them... Iruka thought. And I don't give it a damn. Kakashi was looking at him with such intensity, as if he were the only person alive, as if nothing else mattered. It made him feel protected. It made him feel desired.
With a lightning speed that only Kakashi had, he pulled Iruka into his arms and claimed his mouth in one quick kiss. Shocked, Iruka opened his mouth to protest only to feel Kakashi's tongue sliding in. Oh God
It was a hungry kiss, a kiss of possession. Kakashi's tongue invaded, explored and tasted. He pulled Iruka close, Iruka was so soft... so soft. And yet there was a hardness around him that spoke of a quiet determined strength. He felt Iruka's hands in his hair, tentatively at first and then becoming bolder, pulling him closer as if he wanted Kakashi to take all of him...
The kiss gentled and Kakashi reluctantly released Iruka's mouth. His body was throbbing with desire. Iruka's own face was flushed and the ponytail was long gone, hair cascaded down his back. His lips were swollen from the kisses.
"You do this to me..." Kakashi murmured in almost a whisper.
Iruka's eyes widened as big as saucers. A mixture of emotions, embarrassment, anger, confusion and shock flew across his face.
"Oh my god.. what did I just do?" he whispered, almost to himself.
Iruka backed away from Kakashi, reaching the door, still in a half state of shock, he turned around and fled.
Kakashi stared at the empty doorway for several minutes. "Shit!" He exclaimed loud to no one in particular, burying his face in his hands. Hell, I screwed this up real bad.
Kakashi was weary. Tired of doing everything wrong and tired of hurting everyone around him, tired of hurting his friends.
Friends? It was an unfamiliar taste in his mouth. A foreign idea. With a start, Kakashi realized that yes, he did consider Iruka a friend. Even though the time together had been short, but he had taken a liking towards the chuunin.
Friends.. until now... I really need a cold shower.
But Iruka had tasted so good... he had felt so right in his arms. Soft in the right places, hard in the others... and Iruka had responded with so much enthusiasm. Maybe I imagined it. Kakashi let the cold water pound onto his back. You don't even know if he's gay.. you don't even know if he even likes you! Not many people are willing to accept that they like people of the same sex... hell, I didn't even know if it was normal until he told me...
Kakashi recalled a certain conversation several years ago...
Kakashi sat on the top of the tree, brooding. Swinging his kunai absently, he contemplated what he had seen the other day. Someone's coming.
A flash of yellow appeared, right behind Kakashi, only to be peppered by kunais from the right. The Kakashi on the tree disappeared with a poof as the real Kakashi landed gracefully on the tree next to it, hands performing the seal, ready to...
"Sensei!"
"Is that the way you greet your sensei? And here I was thinking tokeep you companysince you're sitting down here all alone."
"You shouldn't sneak on me like that." Kakashi accused.
"Ahaha. Okay I admit I was testing you out." Kakashi's sensei grinned. At 14, Kakashi's skills were as good as any other ANBU's.
"Hmpf"
"So what's wrong? I know you long enough to know you've been brooding about something. So, spit it out..."
Startled that his sensei would know him so well, Kakashi thought carefully before speaking. "Sensei, remember that mission that we were given last week? To spy on that minister's son?"
"Uh-huh?"
"Remember we caught him in bed later on..."
"Yup."
"Having sex..."
"That's right."
"With another guy?"
Silence came.
And lingered for a while.
"I mean... I just want to ask.. to know.. is this normal behaviour? Isn't it kind of weird? Guys liking guys? Is it wrong or... I mean what if you're... or what if... you.. you like guys?
Another long pause.
"Ahh.. I see where this is leading to. It's a rather complicated issue so listen carefully." And then Kakashi's sensei launched into a lengthy explanation that involved a lot of birds and alot of bees. Personally, Kakashi didn't NEED a lesson on entomology, but he thought it rude to interrupt since his sensei was so enthusiastic about the discussion.
Hmm...
It was Jiraiya who gave him more appropriate and accurate information.
"Gays you mean? I always prefer girls more then guys so I'm not sure how they feel. But I don't think guys liking guys is a crime. It's ultimately your preference. I'm not to sure about this but it is probably something in your genes that make you the way you are. Although there are more normal guys, I'm sure there are gays in Konoha too.. if you know where to look." Jiraiya gave a conspirical grin.
"Why the sudden interest Kakashi?"
Kakashi did not reply. Instead, he blushed a deep red. Jiraiya pondered a moment, confused, before staring at him in mixed wonder and amusement.
"Ohhohoho! I see! I see! So you don't like girls huh.. you like..."
"Shut up you old man!" Kakashi connected a fist into Jiraiya's stomach, knocking the wind out of him...
I'm gay? I'm gay! No wonder I never liked girls. No wonder I always found guys more attractive... Well, at least I know I'm not the only one after all! I always knew I'm weird but I'm glad there are other weird people along with me!
That was how Kakashi first realized that he was not normal like Asuma or Kurenai, or even Gai for that matter.
The shower cooled him down. Kakashi leaned against the bathroom wall, unable to keep himself from shivering.
Not from the cold, but from his chilling memories.
His past lovers were all gone. Actually there were only two. The first had died in a mission, just a week after he had known him. Kakashi had barely been 16 at that time. The second had used him, used him to get information, and in the end had betrayed him... almost destroying Konoha in the process. Had Kakashi not found out when he did, Konoha would have suffered greatly.
Kakashi had been the one to slit his throat.
No... I really do not need Umino Iruka to complicate my life further...
That's it! That's chapter 5... chapter 6 wouldn't be long in the coming now! Thank you for reading :)
Comments/Criticism are all welcome :)
I'm very sorry for all the spelling mistakes.. .. "chuunin" and "sharingan" Thank you Uzamaki Liliana
and Noni for pointing it out for me!