What is it with Cats and Dogs?
Chapter 7
Iruka stood in the hygiene section of the store with a frown on his face. Having never had a period himself had no idea how to go about BUYING the proper items. Well, maybe a nice variety of things would be the best way to go…
Smiling, he scooped as many of the different brands as he could and made his way toward the checkout. The woman looked at the pile, then at Iruka, smiling.
"Oh, and is this for Urako? Or… for you?"
Iruka smiled and shook his head, pulling out the wallet and pulling out the money. Then he saw a box of chocolates and picked it up too. If he knew anything about girls during their periods, then she would either want sweet or salt. He would ask her what she wanted for dinner tonight…
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Kakashi sat outside the bathroom with his newest Icha Icha, waiting for his husband to get back so that he could make sure his daughter was okay. He knew what went on when girls got to a certain age, but he was still worried.
"Daddy?"
"Yeah? You need something, Rag Doll?"
"Can you get me a glass so I can have some water?"
He rose, wincing as his stiff muscles protested the movement. Halfway to the kitchen, Iruka opened the door, a bag in each hand.
"What the hell is all that?"
"Stuff for Ura. What are you up to?"
"Getting her a glass of water. Want to go give her that while I do this?"
Iruka nodded and walked to the bathroom.
"Ura-bo? Will you open the door a crack so I can pass stuff through to you?"
He heard Ichiyama meow and the door opened and a small white hand slipped through the crack and opened and closed emphatically. As soon as the bags and the cup of water were in her hand, she slammed the door shut.
Iruka waited outside the door for a minute, listening to the plastic of the bags crackling for a moment before clearing his throat.
"What do you want for dinner tonight, Ura-bo?"
He waited for a few minutes, then stepped out into the living room where his husband was once again reading that evil book. When Urako came out, she held Ichiyama in her arms, the mountain of cat purring happily now that his friend was calm and feeling better.
"Urako? What will it be?"
Kakashi looked up at his daughter, checking for any sign of injury again out of habit. He was still worried about her recently wild mood changes, but Iruka seemed to think that a simple dinner was enough to fix it… Was he insane?!
To his surprise, Urako smiled and looked from him to Iruka, then looked out the window.
"Can we have tempura? Please?"
Iruka was already in his shoes and putting on a jacket before she finished her sentence. Kakashi nodded and rose slowly, as always. He considered going as slowly as possible to get a rise out of them, but when he thought of how Iruka said she had been behaving earlier, decided against it. He couldn't have a Category 5 Urako on the loose in the house because of him…