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Naruto stood in his black suit. Rinni was on Kakashi's hip. Neither of the two of them cried. Naruto frowned as he looked around the funeral home. His place was by Kakashi, to give comfort to the man he loved, but he couldn't do that. There were too many people there for Naruto to do this simple act, and it angered him. There were several faculty around, and many students, to pay their respects to the sensei. Naruto couldn't even go up and pay proper respects. Rinni would blow it. Frowning, he looked at Kakashi again. Turning, Kakashi caught Naruto's eye and nodded. Naruto nodded back. Standing, he went to sign the visitor's book so Kakashi would know he was there and walked out.

Heading across town, Naruto went into the other funeral home. Reading the sign, he walked into the small room. Sasuke, Itachi, Sasuke's mother, and three people were in the room. Walking over, Naruto sat by Sasuke. Sasuke looked over at Naruto, eyes vacant. "Hey, teme." Naruto said quietly, noting that Sasuke still had his ring on.

"Dobe." Sasuke choked out, staring back at the casket. Naruto just sat next to his friend, saying nothing. After a little while, they heard some movement and Naruto saw Jiraiya approach the casket, paying his respects. After that, Jiraiya went and sat down. Finally, the official came in and said that they were closing the casket; for people to say their final goodbyes. Everyone got up but Sasuke. Noticing this, Naruto sat back down by his best friend.

After everyone left, Naruto looked at Sasuke. "Do you want to go up and say goodbye?" Naruto asked quietly.

"No…because then he is really gone." Sasuke choked out. As the sobs wracked his body, Naruto could do nothing but hold his friend.

\/\/\/

Slipping back into the house that evening, Naruto went into the living room. Jiraiya had agreed to let Naruto stay one more night to help Kakashi before Jiraiya said Naruto had to come back and stay with him. Sighing, Naruto frowned at the scene in front of him. Kakashi sat there, a half empty whiskey bottle by him. Rinni was nowhere to be seen, so, presumably, she was asleep in her room.

Naruto walked up, kneeling in front of Kakashi. Kakashi was looking rough. His tie was off, his dress shirt unbuttoned, his mask off. His eyes were bleary. Looking up, he gave a sad smile to Naruto. "Hey." He whispered. Naruto just laid his head on Kakashi's knee, grabbing one of Kakashi's hands and holding it. Taking the bottle, Kakashi sloshed some more whiskey into the glass, taking another drink. Naruto sat in silence, giving Kakashi the time he needed.

Taking another drink, Kakashi let out a bitter laugh. Naruto looked up. "You know what the worst thing is?" Kakashi said, staring off in the distance.

"What?" Naruto asked quietly.

"The mother of my child is lying dead in a coffin. Rinni isn't going to get to know her mother. Rinni won't get to know how much Rin loves her. And all I can think of is…" Kakashi finished the drink. Shaking his head, he closed his eyes and whispered, "…how thankful I am that it was Rin in that coffin instead of you." Dropping the glass, he put his head in his hands, sobbing quietly as Naruto leaned up, pulling Kakashi into a hug. Eventually, Naruto led Kakashi to the bed, the younger man holding the older until he fell asleep.

\/\/\/

Naruto went home the next day to Jiraiya. Walking in, he looked at the white haired man sitting at the kitchen table, staring into the coffee mug. "Hey Jii." Naruto said, sitting down across from his godfather.

Jiraiya looked up. A small smile was on his face. Boxes sat all around the house. Jiraiya sighed. "Naruto, we need to talk."

"Uh, okay." Naruto frowned, looking at his godfather.

"Naruto, you're eighteen. You are legally an adult. I can't keep you here against your will." Jiraiya kept looking at his cup. "So, I can't keep you from Kakashi. I may not like this relationship you are in, but I can't keep you from it." Jiraiya's eyes got a faraway look.

"Jii, why don't you like my relationship with Kashi?" Naruto asked carefully.

Jiraiya let out a huge sigh. "Put yourself in my place…you're like a son to me. Naruto, he's ten years older than you, and your teacher. Those are two main reasons for me to be concerned. But…being at that funeral…seeing someone so young dead…I can't stop you." Jiraiya's eyes glassed over a bit.

Naruto chose his next words carefully. "What exactly are you saying, Jii?"

Jiraiya looked up. "I'm saying, if you want to move on in your relationship with him, I'm not going to stop you. However, I would warn you about his job. Here he is just Kakashi Hatake, sensei. He's not a legendary shinobi here."

Naruto smiled, hugging Jiraiya. "Thank you, Jii. I love you."

"I love you too, kid." Jiraiya finished his coffee and went to unpack.

\/\/\/

Life went on. Sasuke didn't take his ring off, and he withdrew from everyone, even Naruto. Well, he tried to withdraw from Naruto, but Naruto refused to let him. Naruto would visit him every day, and he still sat with Sasuke at lunch, even though everyone else left Sasuke alone.

Winter gave way to spring. Soon, the flowers were blooming. Naruto found ways to be sneaky and visit Kakashi at least every couple of days…he couldn't stay away from Kakashi or Rinni that long. Rinni and Kakashi both got better with time. Rinni would still ask about Mommy sometimes. Kakashi and Naruto tried to explain to the best of their ability. Finally, one day, Rinni looked up at Kakashi. "Daddy?"

Kakashi smiled and picked her up. "Yes, sweetheart?" Settling her on his lap, he and Naruto were watching a fight on the television.

She looked at Naruto. "Mommy?" Naruto looked confused.

Rinni looked at Kakashi. "Daddy." She pointed at Kakashi. "Mommy." She pointed at Naruto.

Naruto glowered at Kakashi as the silver haired man busted out laughing.

"Well, at least she knows who is more masculine." Kakashi said, suppressing the smile on his face. Naruto glowered at him, sticking out his tongue.

\/\/\/

Prom loomed near, a month away. Sitting in class when the announcement was made, Naruto frowned. Not only could he not go to prom with whom he wanted, he would have to deal with a mopey Sasuke. He knew why, but that did not mean he had to enjoy it. About then, the door to the classroom opened and Naruto's jaw dropped at seeing who walked in. "H...Hinata?"

The brown-haired woman looked around as Kakashi stopped. Looking at his computer, Hinata saw Naruto and smiled, waving slightly, blushing. "Ah, Hyuga, Hinata. Yes, you just transferred. Please, have a seat." Kakashi ushered to the one that Orochimaru used to sit in. Nodding, Hinata sat down, quietly. Kakashi went about teaching.

At lunch, Naruto caught up with Hinata. "Hey, Hinata, wait up." Smiling and blushing, she stopped. "Why ya here? Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to see you, but, confused."

"Oh…well, my f…father retired and wanted to move back to his birthplace." She blushed.

"Well, you can come and sit with me and my best friend Sasuke if you'd like." Naruto offered. Smiling, Hinata agreed. Getting their food, Naruto sat down. "Sasuke Uchiha, this is Hinata Hyuga." Sasuke nodded, uninterested. Hinata smiled, "Nice to meet you." Sasuke grunted as Naruto frowned, digging into his food.

Hinata seemed to settle in quickly and quietly. She started sitting with Naruto and Sasuke at lunch. One day, about a week into her being there, when Sasuke was getting food, she looked at Naruto and asked why Sasuke was so quiet. Naruto quietly gave her an abbreviated version of what happened. Nodding, the brunette took the knowledge in, saying nothing.

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Naruto was getting up to go to lunch a couple of days later. It was picture day, so he was forced to dress nice. He was in dress pants and a blue silk dress shirt. He hated picture days. The only good thing was that pictures had already been taken, so if he dropped food on his shirt, he was safe. "Mr. Uzumaki, a moment." Kakashi-sensei stated.

Frowning, the teen nodded. "I'll catch up to you at lunch, Hinata, okay?" Smiling, but with a worried look, she nodded and headed out. Walking up to the desk as the door closed, Naruto looked at Kakashi, "Yea, sensei?"

Kakashi looked up. "You are doing better in class. I am going to recommend that you get moved to a different homeroom at the end of this term." Naruto broke out into a huge grin. Kakashi sighed. "Don't get that excited, Mr. Uzumaki…you still have another year here. That doesn't change anything for another year." Naruto crossed his arms, huffing. Standing, Kakashi walked over to Naruto. "Follow me, please." Kakashi requested. Curious, Naruto followed him to the bookshelf in the corner of the room.

"Yea, sensei?" Naruto asked.

"Have you had your picture taken already, Mr. Uzumaki?" Kakashi asked. After Naruto nodded, Kakashi grabbed him, pushing him against the bookshelf. Pulling down his mask, the silver haired sensei started kissing Naruto's neck, as Naruto let out a moan, his eyes sliding closed. He and Kakashi had not been able to be intimate for a couple of months with the deaths, school, and Kakashi being a full time parent and Naruto not being able to be around as much with the whole "taboo teacher-student relationship" issue. "K…kashi…" He was feebly trying to push Kakashi away, as he was awash in the sensations of the moment.

Kakashi was attacking Naruto's neck, running his hands down to slide in Naruto's pants, squeezing Naruto's ass. "Kashi…y...ya gotta quit…" Naruto mumbled. Kakashi shoved some books off the table back by the bookshelf and pulled down Naruto's pants, shoving him face first on the table. Shivering in anticipation as well as knowing that this was taboo, he stiffened as he heard Kakashi's pants unzip. Hissing as he felt fingers enter him, the blonde gripped the desk, wiggling his ass at Kakashi. Suddenly, he felt Kakashi slide in, hot and thick.

"You look so good." Kakashi muttered, squeezing Naruto's hips again. "You've been teasing me all day." His hot breath was on the teen's neck.

"Nnggh…" Naruto grunted, loving the feel of Kakashi. As Kakashi set up the pace, Naruto shoved back against Kakashi. "Ah…damnit…harder Kashi….please…" Kakashi picked up the pace, slamming into Naruto full force, grunting with exertion. Biting his fist, Naruto refrained from crying out as he came on the table, Kakashi squeezing his hips and releasing inside him. Sweaty, shaking, he felt Kakashi pull out, and then he heard the sink in the room run. Pulling Naruto up, Kakashi handed him some paper towels.

"I think you'd better clean up, Mr. Uzumaki." Kakashi said, getting his breathing under control while re-assembling himself. Naruto swallowed hard and nodded, his eyes dark. As he went to wipe himself up, Kakashi went to his knees, taking Naruto in his mouth and cleaning Naruto into a hardened frenzy. Naruto whimpered again as Kakashi pulled away. "Well, go enjoy your lunch." Kakashi winked as Naruto groaned in frustration. Adjusting himself, he waddled to lunch. As he got into the lunchroom, he saw that Sasuke and Hinata were talking. Sasuke actually smiled. Naruto didn't remember the last time Sasuke had smiled. Stepping back, Naruto left the lunchroom, not wanting to interrupt…whatever was happening between his two raven-haired friends.