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Chapter deux – Rainy day:

A few minutes later Iruka and Kakashi were sitting inside of a warm tent, hearing the rain patter against the cloth. "Iruka looked down at himself- his clothes were wet and they wouldn't be able to dry them until the rain stopped. Kakashi caught his look and said smiling: " You know what, I've got changing clothes with me, how about if you just got your clothes off and put them on ", he said pulling out too pairs of changing clothes. He put one next to him and threw the other one over to Iruka, who felt really uncomfortable. Changing in front of a well- a stranger just wasn't his thing. But Kakashi already started putting off his shirt. Iruka couldn't help but thinking that even if half Kakashis face was covered with that mask he always wore he still looked damn good. Not to mention his body, on which Iruka now had a really good perspective, because Kakashi had already put off his vest, his pullover and his pants and Iruka began to feel slightly aroused by seeing his perfect body so clearly right in front of him.

Kakashi caught his look and Iruka blushed once more and looked away. What the hell did he think he was doing right now? The cool, nice and very good-looking Kakashi was a woman-magnet for sure. He wouldn't have any interests in boys, Iruka thought. Kakashi pointed with one hand to the clothes still lying on the floor. "Don't tell me you wanna stay in that soaked clothes, Iruka", he said with a little laughter and –still without any clothes on, but his boxers- he came over to the very perplex Iruka, picked the clothes up from the floor and gave it Iruka, whose face turned entirely red. "Eerm..well….thanks Kakashi", he said and looked down to the floor. Kakashi took even one step nearer towards him and lifted Irukas face with one hand. The Chuunin wanted to flinch, but behind him there was the cloth of the tent and he suddenly felt heat rushing through his body noticing that not all his blood had gathered in his face. A part of it went to a certain part of his body, where it actually was not meant to be right now. Kakashi now stood directly in front of the younger man and there was no space left between them. He forced Iruka to look into his eyes and said:" Are you sure, you're not ill or something? Your face is really hot", Against your body my face is nothing, Iruka thought trying to hide his erection, but at the same time wanting to pull that damn mask down and kiss Kakashis lips off. Kakashi let go of him and smiled. " All right , then. I'll get us something to eat and you stay here and get changed, okay?" Iruka could do nothing, but nodding. Kakashi quickly got himself dressed and was soon out of the tent. Uuuf … that had been close. Iruka was glad Kakashi hadn't noticed the hard bulge in his pants.

A few hours later – Kakashis dogs still hadn't arrived yet- they laid next to each other in sleeping bags in the tent. It was still awfully raining outside, but Iruka felt great with Kakashi lying next to him. He lay on one side, his face turned away from Iruka (who was pretending to sleep but actually admiring Kakashis back muscels) and his nose put in one of the Icha Icha books. His hair – Iruka still couldn't figure out whether it was silver or gray- smelled awesome and Iruka was so intent upon it, that he didn't notice Kakashi asking him a question. "Hey, Iruka, have you ever been madly in love with someone?",

Iruka had been about 19 years old, when he got his first girlfriend (before that time he didn't really feel the need of a woman on his side, but all his mates already had a girlfriend , so Iruka decided it would be best to have one, too). She was very nice, but soon it began to feel lame hanging around with her and Iruka began to notice that boys aroused him a lot more than girls. From that time on he hadn't been in a relationship with someone. He was afraid of the people laughing at him for his gayness and bullying him, so he began to tell everyone , who asked him whether he had a girlfriend or not, that he had been dating a very nice girl for months, but she left him about a week ago.

Iruka never told anyone about that, but right now , with Kakashi lying next to him giving him a requesting glance, Iruka just started talking without thinking. He told Kakashi about everything there had ever been in his life and everything he wanted to do before dying. The Jounin listened without interrupting him a single time. Then he said slowly:" I've never met a guy like you, Iruka. You're really special and you know what- there are far more gay guys in Konoha than you might think – take me for example."