Author's Note: My lovely dears! Tyger is so glad you've waited for her! Or at least hopes you have! Now she presents to you her latest inspiration. Short, sweet and oh so simple in it's beauty.

"We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another."

Iruka was always breaking his bones as a child, especially so after the Kyuubi attack. He'd been lost then. All alone in the world, orphaned. He had dreamed often of flying. At what more could a young child do other then try and do so from the rooftop of his home. Sandaime had finally sat him down, asked him what he'd been trying to do and Iruka all but told him. Crying and screaming about how unfair the world had been, about how bad he'd felt for saying "I hate you." As the last thing his parents had heard from his mouth. He'd gone to the Memorial Stone so many times already to apologize and say "I love you" over and over again.

And wise, wise Sandaime had introduced young Iruka to Naruto. The child was just a toddler then, cared for by the Hokage himself because he feared anyone else would try to kill the boy. Or more accurately, try and succeed.

So it came that Iruka and Naruto lived together. Each teaching and learning from the other. Iruka finally flew then, soaring on beautiful white wings with Naruto. And Naruto learned the yearning to fly from Iruka. And he finally found that person he could embrace in Sasuke. The silent young prodigy hadn't been too keen on accepting at first. But as Naruto's personality was one you couldn't ignore. He eventually caved to the feelings inside him.

It was then that Iruka felt saddened once more. His heart fell heavily inside. How could he ever fly again without Naruto? The boy was growing. He'd found his other half. And now he traveled the world, flying on great wings. And though he was saddened, Iruka was glad that Naruto could do so. That Naruto had learned something so great from him. He could still remember those days that he'd picked up Naruto and taught him. Taught him to find that special someone to fly with.

"Yo! I was walking the road of life and found myself at your Academy sensei! How was your day?"

And with those very words, Iruka's spirits had lifted. His brown eyes rose to meet a single blue eye curved into an arch. This silver haired jounin began to worm his way into the chuunin's life.

Iruka would find his lowest days brightened by Hatake. The other somehow seemed to know whenever Iruka was down and show up at just the right time with just the right words and actions to make the chuunin sensei laugh again.

Kakashi took the first step. His hands discreetly linking with Iruka's entwining their fingers with a questioning, hesitant glance.

Iruka took the next, stepping close, his arms rising to wrap around the silver haired jounin. He could feel the strong arms closing around his waist, pulling him tight.

They both took the last step, embraced in each other's arms and love. Bodies held tightly against the other, never to release from each other again unless the claws of death tried to rip them apart. Even then they'd hold strong.

They took their first step, breathes held

And flew.

Together.