"There must be something wrong with my eyes, I can't take them off you."

When Kakashi first met Iruka, he couldn't take his eyes off. Well, he hadn't exactly 'met' the man yet. No, the elder man had been enjoying a wonderful day in the park, seated on his favorite bench for reading porn and observing people.

It was on that fatefully warm and lazy day that Kakashi found himself attacked by a blonde mass of drool and fur. Now, he was very much a dog person, credit to the 'pack' of eight dogs he had at home, but never had he ever been so thoroughly bowled over.

"Naruto! Where are you? You had better not be getting to rough with people again!" A light tenor voice called out. Kakashi responded with a muffled groan as he shoved the canine of him and sat up.

"I believe 'Naruto' has acquainted me with dear Mother Earth quite well."

"Oh! I'm so sorry! He's just a pup really and he gets excited easily!"

"Quite all right ah…"

"Iruka. Umino Iruka."

"Hatake Kakashi, it's a pleasure to meet you…" Kakashi trailed off as his eyes landed on the person he'd been speaking to. Now that he'd gotten a better look, the silver haired man realized that Iruka was in fact, blind.

"You're blind." Kakashi blinked, blushed and rubbed the back of his sheepishly. Actions all of which, he realized, could not be seen by the blind young man in front of him, "Ah! I mean—sorry, that was rude of me."

Iruka laughed, brown ponytail swinging as he shook his head, "It's all right really, happens all the time!" He clapped his hands twice before reaching out on his left, Naruto obediently trotted to the extended hand.

It was then that Kakashi realized that Naruto was a guide dog. The golden retriever didn't look like it made a very good one though.

As if he'd heard the other's thoughts, Iruka smiled and rubbed the canine affectionately over the head, "Naruto and I are in training right now. I am one of the teachers at a guide dog training facility."

"Ahh….he's going to need a bit of work isn't he?"

Iruka laughed, "Perhaps, but he's very hardworking and enthusiastic. His charisma is very good for a guide dog, but I do need to work on his commands and curiosity."

"Hm…quite a bit I'd say."

"You don't like dogs Hatake-san?"

"Just Kakashi. And I do like dogs, I might just be spoiled by my well behaved ones though."

"Just Iruka then. Well maybe you can give me some tips then Kakashi?"

"And here I thought you'd been working with guide dogs for a while Iruka! Are you telling me you need help from an someone like myself?"

Iruka chuckled, smiling sweetly and perhaps a bit mischievously; "Maybe I just want an excuse to spend some time with you?"

"I'm flattered Iruka, but you didn't need excuse in the first place." Kakashi had been surprised by Iruka's directness. He prided himself at having been able to recover and respond so quickly.

A blush settled on Iruka's face as his grin widened, "Then I'd love to have lunch with you now if you're free."

"I'd be delighted."