Any way…on with the story!
Sorry I didn't write much last time. I was a bit worried that I mite have to go into hospital, but I don't (yay!!! I hate that place!) so ill make up for it in this chappie, I promise it'll be longer!
Chapter 3: first day at the academy…again.
"for the 46th damn time hokage-sama, im 26!!! I know my own name, I can speak in several different languages! And I don't suck my thumb!" kakashi was now propped up on his pillows, being thoroughly questioned by tsunade, he was a patient man, but the interrogating he was getting from the hokage was really getting on his nerves.
"im just making sure hatake! All of the jounins are acting really weird, we found Asuma im the play park pretending to drive the train, when we asked him the same questions as ive just asked you, he just stuck his tounge out and ran off…we later found him in the middle of the street near the academy crying because he couldn't find his mummy!" kakashi tried his best, but couldn't hold in his laughter, and the hokage didn't seem too pleased "please try and be serious for once kakashi" she sighed "its not as funny as you think, you're the only sane jounin left, mind you, I wouldn't exactly say that your sane though, ok…you're the only jounin left in this village! I reckon this has something to do with orochimaru, anyhow, the 'jounins' have to go back to the academy, they've forgotten everything the know about being a ninja, and I need you to help me hatake." she said. suddenly turning serious "how"
"by helping iruka at the academy, its as simple as." she stated "why? He's a perfectly capable teacher"
"kakashi! He is less experienced with these ninja than you are! Would you fancy turning your back on a class with ibiki and sharp objects in??!! god knows what could happen"
"but"
"NO BUTS KAKASHI! THIS IS YOUR MISSION UNTILL THE JOUNINS RETURN TO THEIR NORMAL SELVES!…and I also have a side project for you linked to this mission"
"whats that"
"become iruka's friend." she said, with a hint of sadness in her voice. "he has no friends hatake, he's like a child on the inside! I don't know if you have noticed but when he smiles, it never reaches his eyes, I don't know when he last ate either, I was giving him an examination earlier and I was shocked! He is nothing but skin and bone, he has to wear two shirts at a time to stop people from worrying about him, kakashi, I think he only keeps going is for naruto! He's like a son to him" she finished.
All kakashi could do was stare, he had always liked the chunnin school-teacher, but kakashi thought that he would have had too many friends to bother with the jounin, the information the tsunade had given him was an eye-opener, 'has iruka really been suffering that much?..damn…I should have talked to him when I really wanted to' "..shi, KAKASHI!!! Damn it man! Pay attention, im letting you out , iruka's already gone, ive told him whats going on he seemed ok-ish with it just try and help him as much as possible, and kakashi, hes stressed out a lot so don't annoy him on purpose, I think he's close to a nervous breakdown." after saying this she turned and left, closing the door behind her so that kakashi could get dressed and leave in privacy.
"shit iruka. What have you been doing to yourself"
(A.N: oooooooooooooooohhh the angst! ;P )
The next day dawned bright and early…
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP!!!!!! For some, unfortunately for kakashi and iruka who had both set their alarm clocks to 6.30 it didn't seen that way, 2 alarm clocks got thrown out of windows simultaneously, signalling that a half awake chunnin and the only jounin in the village were 'awake' and ready to get on with their day. However, the two ninja couldn't be more different in the way that they went about the 2 hours until they were due at the academy, as one showered, one rolled over, as one got dressed the other woke up and ran to the bathroom to realising he were late (no guesses who), as one left the house to get to the academy early, the other settled down to breakfast, and as one spent the final hour before lessons began going over his lesson plan, the other performed a set of intricate hand seals to teleport to the academy.
Kakashi appeared silently by the door in the chunnin's, and now also his, classroom, he stood there, just studying the chunnin, watching how his brow furrowed when he couldn't read his own writing, how he set aside everything in two little piles, kakashi assumed that one of them was for him, he continued watching the chunnin for several minutes, until he decided to let the man know he was there, he coughed slightly, just to get iruka's attention, what he wasn't expecting was the reaction…
Kakashi could have sworn that iruka hit the ceiling in his attempt to get off his stool and landed in an almost perfect bow, kakashi noticed how iruka's forehead protector was now very close to slipping off his face and it was only a matter of time until it came of completely.
"kakashi-sensei! Im so sorry, I should have been prepared earlier! And im sorry that you had to come and help me out, im sorry for causing you so much trouble"
"iruka-sensei! Its fine honestly!" 'its only a matter of time until that forehead protector comes off..I wonder what he looks like without it..wait! That sounds like I have a crush on him….which I don't…yet…WAIT! WTF DID I JUST SAY'
Kakashi was interrupted from his thoughts as the sound of a forehead protector falling to the floor reached his ears.
Kakashi automatically reached down to pick up the forehead protector, his hand landed on top of iruka's, at the same time, their foreheads collided, sending both ninja sprawling on their asses on opposite sides of the room.
"sorry"
"stop apologising"
"but I am honestly really sor"
"WOOOOOOO! FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! I WILL PROVE MY SPRING TIME OF YOUTH TO MY TEACHER"
"ooooh crap…is that really gai?" kakashi asked.
" I don't kno….OH MY GOD! What is that thing"
A green, spandex clad, pink rabbit teddy hugging. Utterly hyper gai came bouncing into the room, followed by several other 'jounin.
"well to be honest with you iruka sensei, I don't think that gai has changed much from the one I know"
At this iruka gave a nervous laugh, picked himself ff the floor, and went over to his desk, completely forgetting kakashi and his forehead protector, who were sprawled out on the floor.
Im sorry! That chappie wasn't to funny was it??..ill do better next time! I swear! Gah….soooo much angst!