A/N: Hey hey. Thanks to a bribe, I won't mention by whom, but a bribe, and your reviews, I decided to update! Be prepared!

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Sasuke woke to the sound of gentle rapping at his door. He didn't even know that he had drifted off. He looked to the clock, wow; he was out of it for thirty minutes.

"Come in." Sasuke said, trying to sound like he had just been asleep.

The door opened to reveal Iruka. Great, just what he needed to finish off this crappy day, a lecture from Iruka.

"What?" Sasuke asked.

"Look, I am sorry for not being a bit more considerate, I guess I am just too used to kids that have Naruto's energy, you know elementary students."

Sasuke was in shock, of all the things Iruka could have said apologising wasn't one of them. It was then he realised how little Sasuke knew of him and how little they had spoken.

"I know we don't talk a lot," Iruka said voicing Sasuke's thoughts, "but I wished we did or rather do." With that Iruka sat on Sasuke's bed, beside Sasuke.

Getting no reply, as Sasuke had no idea what to say, Iruka continued on.

"You don't dislike me right?"

"No," Sasuke replied because he really didn't.

"I thought so. It seems that we never have occasion to just talk and when we do, it's me asking you to do the dishes or some other house work."

Sasuke nodded, it seemed that was true.

"Okay, so why don't we start now?" Iruka said all smiles and warmth.

"I don't know what to talk about…"

Iruka looked thoughtful. "How about what got you so angry today…"

Sasuke looked away. "I'd rather not."

There was a pause.

"How about I guess." Well this was an odd turn, but Sasuke agreed to what Iruka suggested, there was no way that Iruka can guess in a million years.

"Okay has this anything to do with your stalker?" Sasuke was surprised, how on earth did Iruka know he had a stalker? Anyways it was wrong.

Sasuke shook his head.

"Hmm, school in general?"

Sasuke grinned, there was no way Iruka could get it.

"I take it that's a no. Hmm, so is this about your new found feelings toward Naruto?"

Wah? How on earth? What the! Sasuke was in shock, how did Iruka guess?

"Sasuke, you know talking can't work one way, at least say something…"

There was a pause in the conversation. Sasuke was trying to think of what to say.

"How did you guess?" Sasuke really wanted to know.

"Come on, it was blatantly obvious Sasuke you mask feelings pretty well but jealousy is something you need to work on. I could feel your glare every time Naruto mentions Hinata."

Sasuke looked away, slightly embarrassed.

"Aw, no need to be embarrassed." Iruka teased, ruffling Sasuke's hair.

"Well that is easy for you to say, this is just as bad as you giving me a talk on 'the birds and the bees.'" Sasuke exclaimed.

"Hmm, come to think of it, if you are already starting to feel attracted to people maybe I should start talking about it…"

Sasuke looked in terror. What had he done?

Iruka laughed as he saw Sasuke's face. "I was just kidding Sasuke, but the talk isn't that bad, just asked Naruto, after a few hours he reclaimed his sanity."

"Yeah, that helps, just a few hours." Sasuke retorted sarcastically.

Iruka smiled and ruffled Sasuke's hair again and scratching behind Sasuke's ears.

"Can you stop that! I really hate people touching me!" Sasuke said, not really meaning it. It was kind of comforting, almost purr worthy, but Sasuke had not purred since he was seven and wanted it to keep it that way.

"So are you doing anything, besides trying to ruin Naruto's date?" Iruka asked.

"You know that too?" Sasuke asked in disbelief.

"Yes, because this morning I had a wonderful display of your acting skills about going out to the shops, the minute Naruto left the house." Iruka said sarcastically.

Sasuke didn't even know Iruka could be sarcastic!

"There was the fact that Naruto had told me people were throwing popcorn at them, and it only seemed to be them…"

Sasuke wanted to smother himself in his pillows, he was incredibly embarrassed.

"I can't believe you got Kakashi to help. How did you do it? That cat is the most selfish jerk I know, I want to know your secret!"

Oh boy. How was he getting out of this one? Iruka was probably clueless to how Kakashi felt… well maybe not considering he had noticed the entire on goings.

"Iruka what about Kakashi isn't there something weird with him?" Sasuke just wanted to be certain.

"Eh?" Iruka tilted his head. "Not to my knowledge. What? Is he in love?"

Ah, so Iruka was clueless when it came to other people's feelings towards him. "Yes, something like that…"

Iruka's eye bulged out of his skull but then composed himself. "Oh, now it makes sense… you two must have some sort of deal! Kakashi will help you get Naruto and you will help him get this mystery guy!"

Sasuke sighed, Iruka got this all figured out but it seems like he couldn't figure out the most obvious thing! Kakashi wasn't exactly shy about demonstrating his feelings.

"Hmm, now who can it be? I don't think it is Kurenai. He seemed ready to kill her on the way back from the hospital… I don't think he goes for Ino, or your stalker…"

"What makes you so sure he likes females?"

Iruka looked at him in shock. "You mean he likes guys?"

Sasuke nodded.

"Wow, I did not see that one coming…"

Sasuke groaned inwardly, how could Iruka not, Kakashi was dropping signals and signs like crazy! Sasuke finally found out what was the similarity between father and son. Both Naruto and Iruka were oblivious to who liked them.

It was then Sasuke decided to ask a question he has been wanting to ask.

"Hey, Iruka what happened to your wife?"

Iruka looked at him as if he has grown a second head. "What wife?"

"You know, Naruto's mum." As soon as Sasuke said that the atmosphere in the room changed. Sasuke figured this would be a sensitive subject.

"Well no one knows who Naruto's really parents are."

It was Sasuke's turn to look at Iruka funny. "What do you mean?"

Iruka sighed. "I see no one has told you. Well you see Naruto is my adopted son. From a orphanage three towns up."

There was a pause to let Sasuke soak this information in. Why hasn't anyone told him?

"As to what happened to Naruto's parents? Well there was a cyclone that hit and it also flooded the streets, pretty badly. After the cyclone had passed, and people were salvaging things, they found Naruto in a train. Most of the inhabitants had drowned but those who were alive couldn't identify the baby, a lot of people were displaced because of all the water you see, so to answer your question his birth parents were somewhere in the train, drowned to death."

Sasuke took a moment before asking his next question. "How did Naruto survive?"

Iruka gave a slight shrug and a sad smile, "Must have been a miracle."

Sasuke looked to Iruka, he looked so sad and small there, he could see what was going through Iruka's head. Iruka was imagining Naruto dead in the train wreck.

Even if Iruka had no blood bonds to Naruto, Sasuke could tell that Iruka might as well be Naruto's biological father, that bond was so tight.

Sasuke shuffled closer to Iruka and gave him a tight hug. Sasuke felt slightly awkward. He never had to do much comforting before.

Iruka returned the hug. "I don't know what I would do if Naruto had died, I just can't imagine him not being here."

Sasuke realised that he couldn't imagine Naruto not being in his life. He couldn't imagine this whole crazed family (Iruka, Kakashi and Naruto) not being his family. It was kind of scary how they could do that to a person. It also made him realise that he didn't want to give Naruto up to Hinata, not now, not ever.

This wasn't some silly crush anymore, it wasn't exactly love either, but it was getting there.

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NEXT CHAPTER: Iruka has another date with Mizuki, it must be stopped but what if Iruka catches them…

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A/N: Hope you liked the chapter, sorry if it was a bit boring but I really needed a chapter focused solely on Iruka talking with Sasuke as they are supposed to become a family. Reviews are loved, along with their reviewers.