Title: Discord
Author: Shinku kai
Rating: PG
Theme: Presents

Disclaimer: Naruto and the characters do not belong to me, and is written purely for fun :)


Discord

Iruka's breath came out in small icy puffs as he pressed through the crowd, Naruto in tow. After spending the morning shopping for Christmas presents, he was ready to put his feet up and have himself a nice bowl of ramen. Despite the hectic morning, he was pleased with the gifts he had chosen, especially the little surprise for his boyfriend that was only going to be opened in private...

He had been surprised to see Naruto walking around by himself, gazing at the windows but never going in. After helping Iruka to finish his shopping (Iruka making sure Naruto wasn't carrying the bag with Kakashi's gift in it), they had decided to do lunch before heading back to Iruka's place. Glancing towards Naruto, Iruka frowned. Naruto hadn't brought a single thing the whole day; he hoped it wasn't because he was too busy helping him with his shopping.
"Naruto?"
"Yeah Iruka ni-san?"
"I noticed you haven't done any Christmas shopping today."
Naruto beamed up at Iruka.
"Thats because I'm already finished"
Iruka smiled, juggling the bags in his hands to ruffle Naruto's hair (noticing with dismay that Naruto was already almost matching him height for height).
"That's great Naruto! I'm glad to see that you're planning ahead."
"Yeah, but it wasn't easy. I had to make sure that I didn't forget anyone."
"How many did you buy for?" Iruka asked, bemused.
"Well, there's Sasuke-baka, and Sakura-chan of course, and then Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, Kiba, Lee, Garra..."
Iruka let his mind wander as he pushed open the flap to Ichiraku, placing his bags on the ground next to his seat.
"What about Kakashi?"
Naruto smile dropped instantly.
"What about him?"
Iruka decided not to push the issue, instead ordering ramen for both himself and Naruto, sighing inwardly. It seems that Naruto wasn't quite ready to accept Kakashi into the family just yet.

Have I mentioned how much i really hate their editing program...