Theme: Christmas Eve
"Mmmm…" Iruka buried his head deeper into the pillows to escape the prodding fingers ticking the sides of his neck and scratching at the very end of his nose. "G'way…."
Christmas was one of the few days during the year when he actually got to sleep in. He opened his eyes a tiny crack, but could see nothing but darkness. No power in this world was going to move him from the warm embrace of the bed. The bothersome hands sank lower, shoving his shirt up and running up and down over his ribs. When the trajectory reversed and dropped lower, he shoved a hand in the general direction of the annoyance. "What?"
"It's Christmas."
Iruka peeled his eyes open a little farther and focused on the clock. "It's Christmas Eve."
"It's Christmas!" Kakashi insisted, but then conceded. "By one minute."
"Kakashi, I love you and I am very excited about celebrating our first Christmas together, but it is midnight, and I am going back to sleep." He was impressed that he managed some semblance of patience.
"Just be glad I'm the one waking you up." Kakashi settled on the bed next to him, but seemed disinclined to let him go back to sleep. "The dogs found out about the holiday several years ago, and they take it very seriously."
"They're dogs, Kakashi. It's the middle of the night. They're not likely to be up and about." The frantic scrabbling in the hallway outside his bedroom interrupted his next thought.
Kakashi's entire pack of ninken tumbled into the bedroom. Bull landed across his legs, Uhei in the small of his back, and the rest found any other available spaces. A rousing chorus of 'Merry Christmas' accompanied with several barks and a couple of howls brought him completely awake.
"Alright, alright, it's Christmas. I'm up."
Kakashi leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. "Sorry we're such pains."
Iruka kissed him full on the lips with a sleepy smile. "I wouldn't have you any other way."
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Seemed an appropriate theme for tonight ^^