Kat: Okay first of all I'm sorry that I didn't update the last chapter for so long, I couldn't access my account for some weird reason! I just recently was able to.

Naru: About time!!

Sasuke: Nods in agreement.

Kat: Thanks for the support guys. Glares at the both of them.

Naru: Hides behind Sasuke.

Kat: Anyway here is chapter 6 people hope you like it.

Chapter 6

Bitter Memories

Iruka had been conned into going on a blind date by one of her friends. She didn't have any idea why she was doing it and just hoped it didn't suck. She had gotten to the restaurant first and had a white rose at her table to tell her date that she was his date. He would have a red rose to give to her. She had been there not but 10 minutes when the man walked in, he had roughish looks and grayish white hair that hid his right eye although the left was blue.

"Kakashi!" Iruka stated amazed at who her blind date was.

"Oh, so you're the girl Asuma wanted me to go on a date with." Kakashi said smiling.

"Um…well, I guess so." She said blushing deeply, this was the first time she had seen his face and he was handsome. He extended his hand giving her the rose. She took it and made to shake his hand but he took the hand and brushed his lips against her skin, then looking up at her through his silver tresses smiled. He smiled and chuckled lightly as she blushed letting go of her hand they sat down. "Look this was a bad idea I shouldn't have said yes…"She said getting up and getting her bag making her way to get her coat.

"Don't go." He said as she felt his hand around her wrist, pulling her back toward the table. He had this look on his face, like he would rather die then have her leave. She couldn't say no to a face like that. She sat back down although she knew that she could leave at any time, she had some sort of feeling in her gut that made her stay.

"So who convinced you to go on a date Iruka?" Kakashi asked as the night began to move on; they had eaten and had had a nice dinner thus far.

"Um…it was Anko…she was very convincing…said something about teaching me why all her students fear her…or something along those lines…doesn't matter now." She said looking away from him, blushing furiously.

Kakashi put out his hand, hesitant to touch her in fear that she would flinch away, but she hadn't gotten up and left yet, so he assumed he was allowed to touch her. So he turned her face toward him and looked her in the eyes for a couple minutes, a few seconds after staring his hand fell from her face back to his lap. He could get lost in her brown eyes. But they finally realized how long they had been staring at each other and they both looked away blushing.

"So Kakashi, what did you do before you came to Konoha High School?" Iruka asked swishing her wine in its glass.

Kakashi took a second, considering weather or not to tell her. "I was a musician." He said setting down his glass and leaning back into his chair, watching for a reaction. Iruka didn't do anything stupid or idiotic, or act shocked at all, she just put her drink down and said something along the lines of "That's nice." But something in her voice told him all he needed to know. "Yeah, didn't sing, just played the guitar, was pretty good to. I would have preferred to have my dream job, which was to own a bar of my own. But when I was going to start it…lets just say me trying to get a bar was didn't end well. The turn out left me with a large dept, a reason to drinking, and a broken heart." He said taking a sip of his wine.

Iruka stared at him; she pitied him for what ever pain he had to go through. She knew what it felt like to have a broken heart. She felt like crying watching him with those eyes full of sorrow.

"What about you? Ever have someone break your heart." Kakashi said then added, "Wait, I forgot the great Iruka-chan doesn't let anyone close enough to break her heart." He said adding slightly bitter.

"That's not true." Iruka said looking down at the band playing. "I did once, and oh, how he broke it." She said hurt and irony in her voice. Kakashi looked at her surprised that she opened up. "It was about a year or two before you came to the school. His name was Mizuki. We had dated for two years or so; and I had decided that he needed to meet the kid that I had become, well, a sort of mother figure to. You know Naruto Uzumaki? Well, Naruto has a special story that maybe I'll tell you one day Kakashi. But as of currently her aunt is her legal guardian, her aunt hate's Naru for what happened and well, I was a family friend, you could say, and my parent's had died well before it all, so I sort of took Naruto under my wing. I can't legally adopt Naruto while she goes to the school, or at least not in till she graduates. Any way; I Mizuki, had always loved Naruto's mother since high school, I didn't know it at the time thought. But when I told him about Naruto he got very angry…I have scares from the incident." She paused a moment not looking him in the eye. "I think he blamed Naru for her mother's death. I don't know why though. But I haven't dated since then." She said looking away from him, tears welling up in her eyes.

"I'm so sorry, Iruka! I had no idea." He said grabbing her hand with both of his.

"Most people don't, I keep it to myself mostly…the bottom line is that he is gone; and I refuse to think about the bastard for another second." She said holding back bits of information. She was holding back the bit about him raping her and Naruto; holding the back that bit of information to keep to herself.

A wile latter Kakashi walked her to the door of her apartment. They had finished dinner after a heart filled story or two. Some left them breathless and laughing, other left one of them wanting to cry, the other just wanting to kiss away the pain but not following the impulse. But the night was coming to an end very quickly.

"Well, this is my stop." Iruka said as they reached her flat. She jingled her keys in anticipation.

"I had a wonderful night Iruka." Kakashi said smiling; and leaning forward and whispering in her ear, "We should do it again sometime." Leaning into kiss her, he was surprised when he discovered only air where she had been.

"Yeah it was great Kakashi; I'll see you at school Monday." She said as she stepped into the entry way the door still open. "Good night Kakashi." She said closing it.

"Yeah, goodnight." He said as the door closed shut. He leaned his back against it growling slightly, "Gone again." He whispered under his breath.

On the other side of the door Iruka was breathing heavily, thinking what could have happened tonight if she had let him kiss her.

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Kitty-Yup Yup another chapter over and done with…hope you all enjoy it…Comment or there wont be another chapter for longer…Kidding…I kind of was at a lose for typing and didn't know what to type but I'm full of ideas right now and full of energy to type…now it's a matter of finding the time…