Ryth: Vega! be proud of me! *points down* I got it up to day like I said! *beams*
Jiariya: ignoring the fact we had to threaten you and tie you to the chair to accomplish this
Ryth: *pouts* Sensei's so mean
Jiariya: am not! and why do you call me Sensei?
Ryth: *shrugs* cuz I wanna
Jiariya:...whatever, just do the disclaimer and post your story
Ryth: fine
Disclaimer: I could write something about how fan girls will never own their fandoms cuz if we did the world would end in fire and sparkles with anime themes playing in the back ground as the last sane people watch the hysterically laughing females who are surrounded by bunnys in horror. ^_^ don't own
"My little Umi-no-danca" "No Iruka, your fucking perfect"
Iruka stared at the glass in amazement. Wiping away the tears he smiled.
Kakashi was the Hound
Sanding up he walked in to the kitchen and pulled out a kettle, filling it up and turning it on, humming the whole time
Kakashi was the Hound
Iruka turned to look out the widow the small happy smile still playing on his lips
"My little Umi-no-danca"
The one to say that to him was Kakashi
Kakashi liked him.
Iruka realized he might be jumping the gun a little but still
Kakashi
Who would have thought? It certainly explained the Copy nins behavior in the Mission Room.
Iruka made himself a cup of tea on auto pilot still humming the whole while.
Kakashi liked him.
Of course any sane person would be upset about him breaking in and everything but…if he hadn't I would still be walking passed him thinking I never had a chance
Iruka smiled wider still, sure he was mad about his window and that Kakashi had forcefully taken him but there were many mischievous ways to make him pay for that.
Leaning against the counter top Iruka sipped his tea – planning.
How to make Kakashi's world chaos and still end up with him when it was all over? A glee filled cackle echoed around the room.
There were many ways he could do it. Many wonderfully hysterical things he could do to the poor Jounin.
Of course he had only ever used those as pranks; Iruka had no clue if any of them would work in a situation like this. Maybe he could-
Iruka froze, an evil smile growing on his scarred face. It was perfect, the last thing that anyone would expect from him.
Umino Iruka, the shy, blushing chuunin with low self-esteem would take the direct approach and flip the Copy nins sense of reality on its head.
Still grinning like a maniac Iruka dropped his cup in the sink, grabbed his coat and was out of the door faster than the eye could follow.
Kakashi sat on the couch staring at nothing, Gai had his back to his rival as he stared out at the rain running down the windows
"What do you think I should do?"
He heard Kakashi's whispered question but chose not to answer right away. He sighed and turned away from the crying sky to face the miserable looking Copy ninja
"Okay, let me get this all straight. You broke into Iruka's and forcefully took him but - as far as you know – didn't hurt him"
Kakashi nodded
"This works with what I know, he seemed fine when I saw him, just a little distracted"
Gai saw the relief in the grey eye and had to admit he was glad. Kakashi was an idiot sometimes but he was still a good guy.
"You know Iruka didn't know who the Hound was but, you don't know if he figured it out"
Another nod was the reply
"Did he act any differently when you saw him this afternoon?"
Kakashi shook his head "No not really, he did asked me if I wanted to join you for drinks though, which is a first"
Gai's eyes lit up with interest "he did, did he? Ha, looks like he finally summoned up the courage to ask you out, even if it was with me, that's a start"
Kakashi looked up at Gai with confusion "what do you mean? Wait…what are you talking about?"
"Iruka's had a crush on you for over a year now" Gai raised one bushy eyebrow "you didn't know?"
The white hair swayed as the nin's head shook back and forth to which Gai sigh
"You geniuses are so stupid. But back to the problem, is there any way he could figure it out?"
A faint blush spread over the small visible part of the pale nins face "Ummm…."
"You called him that stupid pet name you came up with didn't you"
"Your voice sounds wrong deadpanned, and yes I did, among other things"
Gai resisted the urge to slap his hand over his face. Kakashi was hopeless. He was one of the most powerful ninja in Konaha but he was still hopeless.
"Ok, cheesy name aside. Everything can go back to normal very easy, you just forget what happened and go back to the way you were treating Iruka before this all happened and-"
"Are you insane?" Gai started in shock when Kakashi rose to glare at him "no, wait, we're Jounin, of course we're insane, but do you really expect me to go back to the way it was after you told me Iruka has a crush on me. Honestly Gai, that is the most idiotic things I have ever heard – and that includes things that came from both Obito and Naruto"
Gai looked slightly offended and had opened his mouth to protest when there was a loud banging at the door.
Kakashi cocked his head to the side. Who the hell would be there at this hour?
The aura outside felt familiar and non-threatening so Kakashi began to undo his traps.
When he finally got the door open he almost fainted at the sight.
A very flushed, very rumpled, very wet Iruka stood in his hallway. His cloths were wrinkled and askew, there was a red tinge to his cheeks and his breath came in short pants as if he had just run very fast and very hard to get there, the chocolate hair was unbound and damp so it clung to his face and neck, but his eyes. His eyes were lit with some sort of thrilled triumph.
Of course, Kakashi's first thought to the whole sight was how the little sensei looked about six years younger than he really was and it was damn sexy.
Then it dawned on his foggy, stress filled mind
Iruka. Iruka was standing in front of him. Iruka was standing in front of him at his door. Soaking wet.
He heard Gai move behind him as the Taijutsuist moved so he could see too.
"Iruka?"
Gai spoke the name like he was trying to confirm what he saw, but the words seemed to snap the younger man from his daze.
He lifted his head so he could glare straight into Kakashi's eye and took in a breath
"Umi-no-danca"
The words were soft and whispered but they made both Jounin start in shock and fear.
Iruka had figured it out.
Kakashi nervously cleared his throat, he hadn't been ready to confront Iruka, not yet, but it looked like he would have to. Still, he would try to put it off if he could
"What?"
Iruka glared at him with all his worth without slipping into any of his terrifying stares, he didn't want to do that…yet.
"Umi-no-Danca, did you come up with that then and there or did you think of it before cuz it's horribly cheesy. If you don't mind Kakashi-san, next time you want to give me a pet name –even though it was very cute – could you find one that the Mission Room wont mock me for if they ever find out? When Gemma discovered Kotetsu calls Izumo 'Bunnys' when they are alone Zoomer couldn't show his face for weeks without Gemma trying to pin bunny ears to his head. I shudder to think what he would do with 'sea dancer'"
All of this was said very fast and in one breath and once it was done Iruka raised one brow into a graceful arch at the now shell-shocked ninja
Yes, this was the reaction he had been looking for.
"Kakashi-san? May I come in? It's cold out here"
"Of course you can come in Iruka" a voice called from behind the frozen statue that was the Copy nin
Iruka started as he recognized Gais voice – this wasn't what he had plan for – pushing gently past Kakashi he slipped off his sandals and began to shrug out of his coat, when he felt a hand on his back.
Looking up in surprise he met the calm gaze of the now mobile Kakashi
"Here" whispered words were followed by hands that carefully took hold of his jacket and gently pulled it off the smaller shoulders, the shinobi turned to hang the dripping coat on a hook and Iruka used that moment to fish a piece of paper from his pant pocket.
Kakashi blinked when he turned back to the chuunin to find a sheet of paper being held up to his face.
"What-?"
"This is the bill for my window" Iruka shoved the slightly damp paper into the pale hands "it's not covered cause apparently I don't have ANBU insurance"
With that Iruka glided into the apartment
Kakashi stared at the paper that had been thrust in his hand to see the sensei wasn't joking. On it was the kind of glass needed, how much it cost and where he was to pick it up.
Looking back into his house he was startled to find the little teacher was nowhere in sight, glancing at Gai Kakashi was rather frightened to see the Taijutsu users apparent confusion and amusement when he flashed out some hand signs
'What the hell is he up to?'
Kakashi sign back quickly 'no clue but Im scared'
Gai smirked as his rival came to stand next to him. Kakashi leaned closer to the green clad man so he could whisper "where is Iruka?"
Gai was about to shrug when the subject in questions voice came from the kitchen
"Kakashi-san! Do you really live here? The only things in the cupboards are pain killer, coffee and dog food!"
Both join glanced sideways at each other before streaking to the kitchen.
Once there they were greeted with the sight of Iruka standing in the middle of the small but comfy kitchen, all the cupboards and draws opened with the little sensei glaring at them.
Iruka was right though, the only things to be found were about 32 pounds of dog food, one whole cupboard filled with different brands of coffee and two stuffed full of pain killers, wound sealers and other medication that came in handy in a Jounin/ANBUs life. Most of the bottles, boxes and tubes weren't open since the supplies in the kitchen were backups for when the ones in the bath room ran out, they also were convenient for when he was too hurt to make it to the bathroom.
"umm, I don't really cook, I just take out" Kakashi scratched the back of his head, he still had no clue what was going on and he didn't really like it but the only thing he could think of to do in the situation was wait and let Iruka himself explain
He was still confused as hell though
"Oh" Iruka's head peered up over the counter at the Jounin watching him closely "You mean you don't have any food in the house?"
Kakashi nodded, still trying to understand why this was important to the sensei
Iruka stood and made a small 'humph' sound while putting his hands on his hips in a way that was odd for a male but was still incredibly sexy. Narrowing his eyes he nibbled on his bottom lip in a way that had Kakashi biting back a moan.
"Well that sucks" Iruka looked sadly around the small kitchen "I can't make anything then" his eyes lit up with thought "Maybe – do you know if there's an all-night grocer nearby?"
Kakashi nodded "there's one bout two blocks away – why?"
"I want to make brownies"
The words hung in the air and as the ridiculousness of them settled in Kakashi felt his eye start to twitch. He almost jump ten feet in the air when Gai started to laugh – no howl with mirth. Two nin watched the Great Green Beast as he bent over double, clutching his sides as he tried to breath.
After a few gasps and a lot of coughing Gai managed to stand, gripping the counter for support
"You-" Gai paused to suck in a breath before trying again "oh, Ruka. I see what your doing –hahaha – but you may want to stop now" Gai sucked in more air "I think Kakashi's head is about to explode"
"Gai-san! You just ruined it! But I suppose your right" Iruka looked over at Kakashi with a smug grin on his face at the sight of the twitching Copy nin
"W-wh-what are- you talking about?" Kakashi panted at Gai, trying to ignore the chuckles that were still escaping the taijutsu user. Finally Gai calmed and with a deep sigh turned to his rival, a look of sympathetic amusement on his face as he explained
"Iruka has a unique sense of self-defence" Iruka turned his gaze to floor at this as a blush spread across his scar "if he gets hurt or emotionally feels threatened his first and immediate reaction is to confuse the one responsible –to throw them off balance until he figures out what happened and decide if he should respond and fight or retreat."
Gai's smile showed a mix between pride and remorse
"Congratulation Kakashi, you put Iruka into defense mode, and since you are not an enemy – that means he likes you"
"Gai-san!" Iruka's protest only made Gai's smile wider
But Kakashi's eye widened in shock as a small flicker of hope curled in his stomach.
"Does" he turned to Iruka and stared at him until the younger man made eye contact "does this mean" Kakashi fought the urge to lick his lips "that you…don't hate me?"
The chocolate orbs swirled with shock before softening "of course not, Kakashi-san, I just wanted to talk with you about -" the blush was back, stronger than before, the sight was adorable and it made Kakashi's brain start working again.
Iruka. Iruka didn't hate him. Iruka wanted to talk. Iruka wanted to fix this, and-
And Gai was still there.
"Gai, leave"
Kakashi growled at his rival
"Wha?" Gai cocked his head to the side
"Leave, now"
Gai looked between Kakashi and the blushing Iruka, light dawning in his eyes. Kakashi sighed, good Gai got it he would go away now and- wait, what was he doing?
"I am not leaving Iruka with you! You have already sullied his honer! Anything that is to be said can and will be said in MY presence!"
Shit this wasn't good, Kakashi had forgotten what Gai was like in protective mode. He glanced at Iruka and was shocked to see the younger man's blush intensify as Gai strode over and wrapped his arm over the small shoulders
"You can say what you want and I will be witness to – IRUKA WHATS WRONG?"
Both men jumped forward as Iruka slumped forward to bury his head in his arms.
"Iruka? What's Wrong? Are You Ill? Iruka!" Gai started to panic when a soft voice drifted out from behind the protecting arms "Gai-san could you leave please? Talking about this will be bad enough with Kakashi-san"
"Oh" Gai red a marvelous shade of red that clashed horribly with his green spandex "Umm, of – Of Course Wonderful Iruka-Sensei! I Will – umm- Just Be….Going Now!"
Gai quickly backed away from the still hiding Iruka and darted past Kakashi to dash to the door well giving the copy nin a look at said 'you mess this up and I will NEVER let you out of my sight ever again' as he did.
Kakashi shudder at the thought of Gai following him everywhere and challenging him every second of the day- wait didn't he do that now? Kakashi brushed the thoughts aside, he would deal with that later.
Now he had to solve things with his chuunin
"Iruka?" the sensei didn't move, Kakashi waited a few moments before trying again "Iruka? Umm, how bout this, I'll talk and whenever you feel the need, you can start yelling at me, ok?"
Iruka gave what sounded like a snort as his muffled voice came from behind the folded arms "why would I yell at you Kakashi-san?"
Kakashi lost track of all thought at the shock that swept his mind "why- why wouldn't you?"
Iruka raised his head to stare at the other man with a 'are you an idiot' look, making Kakashi realize he had just asked the same question reversed, damn, that must have sounded smart
"I-Uh- I meant- Umm-"
"Did you mean it?"
Kakashi stared at the chuunin in confusion "Mean what?
Iruka waved one hand in a circle "The things you said- last night"
"You mean about taking you in the mission room and such?"
The blush that heated the sensei's face was answer enough
Kakashi gave the younger man an evil grin "of course I meant it, you don't believe me I could show you what I've always wanted to do"
Iruka's eyes widened before narrowed them in a glare "Thanks Kakashi-san, but I'll pass, it's still hard to walk right now"
Kakashi felt the need to hang his head in shame but settled for looking sheepish instead "haha, sorry bout that, you seem to be doing just fine though"
"I was shot in the back with a giant shuriken and still had to show up for work the next day. Trust me Kakashi-san, this is painful- that was excruciating"
Kakashi just barely stopped a very nerdy laugh, he didn't know what to do with his hands and kept shifting on his feet, he didn't know what to say, and a huge part of him just wished Iruka would yell at him.
But he wasn't, the chuunin was still standing in his kitchen, the chocolate eyes gaze was directed back to the floor-not saying anything.
"Oh the hell with this" Kakashi surprised both of them with the sharp words, but he was sure of them and he wasn't taking them back "I'm sorry Iruka, I'm sorry. What I did was selfish and wrong, I shouldn't have taken you like that, and even though I can blame what happen on the mission I shouldn't have run this morning, I should have stayed or at least tried to talk to you sooner instead of running and leaving you to sort things out yourself. I'm sorry for being an idiot and I hope you won't shut me out. Even if its just going back to the way things were please don't-"
He didn't even realize Iruka had moved, now he was standing in his dimly lit kitchen, frozen from shock as his mind tried desperately to catch up with what was happening.
Iruka was kissing him.
The sensei pulled away to stare up into the gray eye, his face calm and relaxed
"Kakashi-san. Shut up"
Before he could answer Iruka had pulled his mask down and crashed their mouths together.
That kiss said more than Kakashi ever could have, even if he had years to say it there was no way he could have stated everything he wanted in a way as clear and pure as Iruka was now.
Kakashi hadn't had a good childhood, he knew that. He knew he was messed up in the relationship department but still – never before had he experienced someone else's emotion on this level. Iruka was pouring his whole heart in to what he was trying to show, leaving himself completely open. The amount of power he was giving- Kakashi had never been so amazed, so honored, so happy so-
So loved.
If saying the world shifted in that moment was cheesy and weird then Kakashi would have screamed it to the whole Mission Room.
The Iruka pulled away and looked Kakashi straight in the eye before taking a deep breath
"Look, I'm not going to say something like 'I love you' cause I don't. I know next to nothing about you and I refuse to use rumors to judge someone's character. What I DO know it this, your attractive, intelligent and skilled. You're also annoying, impossible and a pervert"
Kakashi felt like dropping his gaze and backing away from the chuunin after the last words but he couldn't, the dark eyes and strong hands held him in place
"Iruka-"
"shut up and let me finish"
There was the teacher face, Kakashi unthinkingly obeyed the smaller man.
"I don't love you, but that doesn't mean I hate you and that –"Iruka paused seeming to hesitate then he softened his eyes and smiled, it was one of the smiles Kakashi had never been on the resiving end of before, - it was beautiful, and if the smile hadn't taken his breath away the sensei's next words would have
"I want to give this – us – a try. That is- if you want to?"
Kakashi lost all ability to think, luckily Iruka could now read his face due to the fact it was mask-less. He smiled and reached up to pull the shocked ninja back into a kiss.
Kakashi gasped when the sensei bite his lip then pushed his tongue into his mouth, soon all he could taste, feel and smell was the chuunin.
Tongues fought for dominance, hands moved to sneak under shirts and tease sensitive skin. Kakashi gained control of the kiss only to moan when Iruka brushed his nipple.
They broke apart when the need for air became clear, unperturbed Kakashi brought his lips to the dark neck and began to suck at one of his old marks.
Iruka moaned at the touch, tilting his head back to give the Copy nin more room to play well he massaged the pale skin under his hands in a way he knew was relaxing and sensational.
Ah damn, Kakashi was having a very hard time remembering how to breath. Iruka was only touching him and it was still almost too much, he groaned against the tanned skin, moving one hand lower to the edge of Iruka jeans he slid his hand under the worn fabric, when he felt the sensei stiffen.
Quickly removing his hand he pulled away from the other man just a little, panic welling up.
"Ruka? Whats wrong? What'd I do?" Kakshi felt like throwing himself out the window, had he really just messed it all up? Again? Maybe Gai would do him a favor and kill him after he found out he had driven the sensei away, that would-
Kakashi looked the little man over and was surprised to see he wasn't looking at him rather he was glaring over his shoulder with a look that stated he wanted to incinerate whatever it was that he saw.
Confused, the Jounin turned in the direction of the gaze. No, none of his Icha Icha were in sight. Looking closer he saw the sensei was glaring at a little clock that was shaped like a clover, it had been a house warming gift from Gai, its bright green hands were pointing vibrantly at 4:17am.
Iruka swore, Kakashi wasn't sure bet he thought he had heard something along the lines of 'fucking archives'
"Ruka?" Kakashi asked hesitantly, startling the chuunin out of his revive.
Iruka looked up and then smiled "Oh, I'm sorry Kakashi-san, I'm just cursing my time table right now, I have to be at the Hokage's tower to help with the archives in fifteen minutes"
Kakashi pouted, forgetting that he was no longer wearing his mask so the sensei could clearly see. Iruka laughed, it was a bright and sincere sound that didn't make Kakashi feel insulted
Iruka quickly looked down at his hands before tilting his head to look at the older man out of the corner of his eye.
"I'm sorry Kakashi-s-"
"Kakashi"
Iruka froze, widening his eyes at the copy nin "pardon?"
"Kakashi, you call me Kakashi. Its only right if you're going to date me"
Iruka's eyes got even wider at that but Kakashi was pleased to see they were filled with joy. He watched as the small hand came up to scratch the long scar nervously
"So- K-Kakashi"
Kakashi had to resist closing his eyes when the chuunin said his name, it sounded so right, to be said, like that. He noticed the sensei's blush was getting worse so he stepped in to help
"What time do you get off work?"
The question caught his off guard, Iruka had to think a little to answer "Umm, I get off early today so round 3:00? and I have tomorrow off though"
Kakashi smile, day off? He liked the sound of that
"Good, I'll pick you up after work, you like okonomiyaki?"
Iruka blushed harder; Kakashi was asking him for a date? He didn't realize he had said yes until after he had nodded, he was glad he had though, if only to see the smile it put on the copy ninjas face
Looking back at the clock he swore again, he had seven minutes now.
"Ah, shit. Sorry K-Kakashi" now he had to get used to saying the Jounins name with out blushing " I really have to go. S-see you at three?" Iruka glanced back, his hand on the door. The copy nin was still standing in the same spot, but if ever it could be said that you could see happiness it was then, the Jounin looked fairly normal, the way he always did but – lighter? Yes, the Jounin looked as if someone had just taken a huge burden and thrown it away.
The sight was breath taking.
Iruka smiled, he could do this. If only for Kakashi, he could do this.
He waved to the other ninja before grabbing his coat and slipping out the door.
Kakashi watched the chuunin as he smiled at him, the chocolate eyes sparkling, and slipped out the door.
He stood there a long time, just soaking it all in. Finally he turned to gaze out his window, the soft glow of the street lights came though, illuminating the dark room with a warm yellow.
It had stopped raining. Kakashi smiled, 'the storm always passed' that was true, but sometimes you needed the storm to start things.
Nothing could grow without rain.
He wandered to his bedroom and grabbed a book, he couldn't sleep anymore any more anyway. Removing his head band he was surprised to find he left eye was crying.
"Obito? You cry baby, what's wrong? I'm happy, you silly" brushing the moisture away he smiled, picturing what his old friend would have done if told he was dating someone like Iruka.
"I see, your happy for me too, aren't you?"
Moving his chair to the side so it faced the window he settled down so he could watch the sun rise.
End
Ryth: HAHAHAHAHA!
Jiariya: *jolts awake* Mm? wha? Rythum? whats wrong?
Ryth: *points at screen*
Jiariya:...your done?
Ryth: *nods*
Jiarya:...you finished a story?...wow
Ryth: *glares* don't insult me Sensei
Jiariya: haha, sorry Tj. anyway, hope you all enjoyed the story!
Ryth&Jiariya: later! *waves*