Okay! I did it! This isn't a cop-out! Yay! So, Happy Birthday to Umino Iruka today! Tee hee...dolphins...

WARNING: This is a yaoi chapter! Don't like it? Don't read it. Simple as that. XD No, there will be no graphic scenes, just implications of stuff happening, and...well, you'll see.

WARNING: This is also going to be mainly fluff. Just so ya know.

Summary: AU, set in present day, modern city type place. It's Iruka's birthday, and he's feeling rather lonely. What happens when he gets a surprise visitor? Pairing: KakaIru, possibly brief mentions of others.

Chapter 9

Iruka

Iruka sighed. He was sitting on his couch, utterly bored and lonely. This in and of itself wasn't all that different or noteworthy, as he spent much of his time alone these days, but today it was upsetting him more than other days, as today was his birthday. His son was busy with some friends, and even if he weren't, he'd hit the age where he wouldn't want to spend time with Iruka anyway. Well, not that Naruto was Iruka's real son, but Iruka had been taking care of Naruto since the blonde boy had been born, and so they were as close as family by now.

As Iruka went to his stack of movies, trying to decide which one he should watch for the ten millionth time, the doorbell rang. Surprised, he went over and opened it, a huge smile on his face as he saw who was there. "Kakashi!" he exclaimed, hugging his boyfriend tightly. "I thought you weren't coming back from your trip for another few days!"

Kakashi chuckled as he held Iruka close. "Well, I made sure to come home early. After all, what kind of boyfriend would I be if I left you alone on your birthday?" Iruka pulled away from the hug, still smiling, then pulled Kakashi inside and shut the door behind them.

"I can't believe you came back early just for me," he said, looking up at the older man. Kakashi leaned down and kissed him lightly, a kiss which Iruka returned right away. Kakashi chuckled yet again.

"Like I said, what kind of boyfriend would I be if I left you alone on your birthday? Now, let's have some fun."

"What kind of fun?" Iruka asked, his eyes drawn just down the hallway where his bedroom was situated.

"Not that kind, not just yet," Kakashi replied with a smirk. "It's still early in the evening, there will be plenty of time for that kind of fun later."

"Alright," Iruka said as he looked back at Kakashi, "then what kind of fun were you thinking of?"

Kakashi's smirk turned into a grin. "Have you ever been to a nightclub?" he asked. Iruka blinked.

"No. Do I look like the type who would go somewhere like that?" Kakashi's grin widened.

"You could look the part," he said, looking Iruka up and down. "All it would take is some new clothes and a bit of a hairstyle change."

Iruka's hand went immediately up to his hair, which was in his usual ponytail. "But I like my hair this way," he said defensively.

"And you know I like it too," Kakashi reassured him, "but I can make you look a million times better if you give me the chance."

Iruka bit his lip and looked away. "I don't know..." he began.

"C'mon, Iruka, live a little," Kakashi urged. "It's just one night, what's the worst that could happen? So what if some people aside from me end up considering you sexy? That wouldn't be such a horrible thing." He grinned, and Iruka sighed.

"Alright, fine," he conceded. "I'm assuming you want to take me out shopping now?"

Kakashi grinned. "Of course. Let's go." With that, Kakashi dragged Iruka out clothes shopping.

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Hours later, Iruka and Kakashi were back at Iruka's house. Kakashi was waiting while Iruka changed into his new outfit.

"Hurry up in there, slowpoke," the silver-haired man called. "We're going to be late if you take much longer!"

"I'm not coming out," Iruka said from the other side of the door. "I look ridiculous."

"There's no way you could look ridiculous," Kakashi disagreed. "I picked those clothes for you."

"No, trust me, I look horrible."

"If you don't open the door by the time I count to five, I'm coming in, no matter how much clothing you've got on," Kakashi warned. "One...two..."

"Okay, okay," Iruka grumbled. "Just give me a moment to try and get these stupid pants back on."

"...four...five!" Kakashi went to open the door just as Iruka did, and the two ended up smacking right into each other. They blinked a few times, then laughed. Kakashi took a step back to admire Iruka. "Not bad, not bad," he said approvingly. "I like this look on you."

Iruka rolled his eyes. "Well, of course you do, you're the one who picked it out for me." He was wearing skinny jeans and a black T-shirt, and his hair was down and in some spiky hairdo. Kakashi, on the other hand, wore tight, black, leather pants and a white tank top which showed off his nice muscles. His hair was spiky as it normally was.

"We look hot," Kakashi said simply. "Now, let's go to the club."

They got in Kakashi's car and drove downtown to a nightclub with a huge line of people waiting to get in. Kakashi was so well known, however, that he simply walked past the bouncer with Iruka's hand in his, and nobody questioned them. Most of the night was spent with Kakashi showing off on the dance floor and Iruka standing off to the side, watching, very impressed. Finally, Kakashi seemed to have had enough, and the two of them left, going back to Iruka's place.

"Well, that was fun," Kakashi said, flopping on Iruka's bed with a grin.

"I don't know if 'fun' would be the word to describe it," Iruka disagreed, "though I suppose it was better than me sitting around and moping all day. So thanks."

Kakashi looked over. "Come here," he instructed, and Iruka did as he was told, going over to join his boyfriend on the bed. "Time for your birthday present." Kakashi held Iruka close and kissed him deeply. Iruka smiled into the kiss.

Yep, he thought, definitely better than sitting around and moping all day.

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Yeah, it was painfully short...I'm so very sorry about that. But I was an idiot and left it to the last minute, so I had to kinda rush it a little. I would've liked to have expanded on the nightclub bit some more...but again, I was an idiot. XD Oh well! It's a chapter, right? Next chapter will (hopefully -crosses fingers-) be a lot better. June 9th! Only 14 days to wait! Oh god...I guess that means I only have two weeks to do something epic. Damn. Okay, wish me luck! XP And review, please! I'm always open to ideas!