Hey guys! Sorry its taking so long for me to update my stories…I think It comes when electronics just don't agree with you haha.

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"Izume-sensei!" Iruka knocked on the door before noticing how quiet it was on the inside. Maybe Suzume and Nigo had gone home already?

Well he should still at least check in on his sensei…since he had already knocked and all.

"Iruka-kun?" The door opened slowly and Iruka smiled as he walked in.

"Izume-sensei, Suzume and Nigo told me they were stopping by to check on you but considering how this place is…" Iruka's eyes widened the room was destroyed and there was blood everywhere…was that Suzume's favorite kunai? The one with the pink heart?

"Iruka, Iruka, Iruka…" The teen froze as the older man chuckled.

"W-where i-i-is S-Suzume and N-Nigo?" Iruka turned around only to see that his teacher was covered in blood as well.

Wait. Where were they…what was going on?

"If only you hadn't visited me." The man shook his head with a strange smile plastered on his face. Iruka could feel his whole body trembling…he needed to get out of here…find Suzume and Nigo…they needed to be ok.

Before the teen could move the older man had him pinned against the wall with his hands over his head.

"Really now Iruka, do you think I would let you get away?" The once-beloved sensei purred. "I really need to get back to my village now."

"Spy!?" The brunettes eyes widened as he stared at his bloody sensei.

"Oh Iruka, you were always the quick one. I had to practically kill the other two before they figured it out." Iruka tried to move but his body wasn't listening to him…then he felt a cold kunai start to graze over his arm very lightly.

"Well no one said that I couldn't have fun with you before I left."

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"Kurenai! Kurenai!" The teen girl stopped and looked to see Asuma running as fast as he could.

"Asuma?"

"Is Iruka with you?" The older teen grabbed her shoulders looking around her frantically. "Where is he?"

"He just left me…" She paused at the surprised look she was given. "He went to visit his sensei…Asuma what's wrong?"

"Crap." He pulled out his radio. "Kakashi he went to his teacher's house. I'll be there ASAP."

"Asuma what's going on?" Kurenai grabbed him before he could go.

"I can't tell you…"

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"Crap." Kakashi stopped in front of the apartment where Izume was supposed to be in. Iruka be ok.

"You need to calm down before we do this." An ANBU in a crow mask appeared behind him.

"Che." Kakashi mentally cursed; there was no reason for him to be freaking out or nervous about this.

"Lets go."

"STOP!" Kakashi's eyes widened.

Iruka was being held up with his arms tied to a kunai on the wall. He had cuts all over his body and his eyes were dialating probably from shock…Kakashi mentally thanked whatever God was out there that the younger boy's pants were still in tact.

He had been preparing for much worse.

Iruka's eyes widened.

His Angel was there.

To tell him? Or to take him to the afterlife? The Angel of Death was here…

"Angel…please…"

Kakashi's eyes widened but he couldn't move with the man so close to Iruka…there was a chance that the younger teen would get caught…

"Haha seeing Angel's again Iruka?" The man scoffed pulling out a few more kunai and turning around. "It seems I messed up but that's ok, I was going to think the Leaf had gone too soft if I got out of here just killing a few children."

Izume threw three kunai at the two ANBU before hitting the one in the crow mask in the gut. Kakashi spun around just as a jolt of pain went through his ankle that he had sprained earlier in the day.

"Watch out!"

Before the silver-haired teen could even think his mask was flying in the air and both of his swords were going through the spy's chest.

"Kakashi?" The teen quickly turned to see Iruka fall to the floor.

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He didn't know how he had gotten to the hospital.

He had given Iruka to Asuma as soon as the other teen had gotten to the apartment.

The other ANBU disposed of the man's body.

He had gone to the Hokage and reported the situation, and was surprisingly given the week off to rest.

He didn't remember going home and changing cloths, or did he remember actually getting to the hospital but now he was here sitting in a chair and watching Iruka sleep.

Iruka was going to be OK.

"Kakashi?" The silver-haired teen turned to see Kurenai standing at the door way. He stretched his arms making him realize how long he had been sitting in the same position.

"Oh…Kurenai…" Kakashi didn't really know what to say…it was obvious her and Iruka were friends.

"Don't bother, Asuma told me everything. I just wanted to thank you." She smiled as she walked over and grabbed the sleeping teen's hand.

"Thank me?"

"You save Iruka didn't you?" She laughed looking over at the teen.

"It was just a part of my…"

"Mission?" She finished narrowing her lips with a grin. "I'm not thanking you for completing your job Kakashi, I'm thanking you for caring enough about Iruka to see Asuma over to me, he was completely out of breath you know…"

"It's the smoking." Kakashi grinned under his mask. "I still don't get what you're trying to…"

"Oh don't play dumb Kakashi, it doesn't fit you." Kurenai shook her head. "Before when Iruka was with me he was complaining about how jounins were sooo weird…and that well…you kissed him?"

He blushed.

She grinned.

"Oh!" Kakashi jumped up when she did. "He just squeezed my hand, I'll go tell Hokage-sama he's awake."

Kakashi walked over to Iruka's bedside to see the younger boy squirming in his sleep.

"Oh and Kakashi…you break his heart and I'll kill you personally."

"Point taken." The older teen smiled as she left.

"Kakashi-senpai?" Iruka opened his eyes to see the older man looking over him.

"Yeah?" The older teen grabbed the smaller hand.

"I had this strange dream about you…" Iruka yawned squeezing Kakashi's hand slightly in his sleepy state.

"Hm? Really?" Kakashi watched the tan boy look at him as if he had no worries in the world…even after everything that had happened.

"Yeah you were the Angel of Death." Iruka chuckled softly falling back to sleep.

"That is crazy…"

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2 years later. 15 19

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"IRUKAAAAAA!!!"

A certain tan chunin was spotted running through the streets.

"Come back here! I can't believe you… I cant!!! You are the most irresponsible! Jerk! Baka!"

The certain chunin was being followed very closely by another chunin by the name of Ebisu. Who was covered in red paint. And had a bright yellow chunin vest on.

"And you call yourself A CHUNIN!!!"

"I'm telling you I was painting the fence! REALLY! And I didn't know that bleach would DO THAT to your vest I SWEAR!!"

"Umino." Iruka fell backwards as two people appeared in front of him.

"Oh hey Hayate-san, Genma-kun." Iruka laughed nervously scratching the back of his head.

"Hokage-sama wants a word with you." Hayate mumble looking ghostly.

"How come he is "san"? but I get "Kun?" huh?" Genma pulled the teen up smirking.

"Because you don't look like your about to die…or curse me." Iruka mumble before disappearing to the Hokage's office.

"Iruka." The old man was rubbing his temples as the teen smiled sheepishly. "I thought you grew out of this phase."

"Well its all his fault!" Iruka huffed crossing his arms." I really WAS just painting the fence around the apartments when he came by to talk about how HE got his teaching license but HOW I just so happen to fail the test this time."

"How did his jacket get like that?" The old man started huffing his pipe.

"Oh!" Iruka smiled pulling out small white balls that looked like candy. "I made these last week! They are instant bleach its really cool and…"

"Why did you feel the need to test those on Ebisu?" The old man coughed as Ebisu came walking in with a cocky smirk. But still with the bleached jacket and red paint on him.

"Because he seemed the closest to a lab rat." Iruka glared over at the other teen who glared back.

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"Did you two really get in a fight in front of Hokage-sama?!?! Honestly Iruka! And look at your hair!" Kurenai pulled the tan boy's now chin-length hair.

"Its really annoying, I can't put it in a pony tail." Iruka mumbled pulling on his hair. "What a low blow."

"You call going for the hair a low blow?" Kurenai sighed, "Honestly Iruka, you're worse than a girl."

"WHAT?!" The teen blushed before glaring up at the teenage girl. Who was still taller than him….still.

"You heard what I said." She smirked.

"So what if I like my hair." Iruka mumbled.

"Admit it, you're superficial." Both teens stopped to see a certain silver-haired jounin reading a certain book in a tree.

"Watch who you're calling superficial." Iruka pouted before grinning and running up the tree.

"When did you get back?" Kurenai sighed with a smile. "Asuma and Gai are about to kill each other over Shogi."

"Asuma is getting Gai to play him?" Kakashi put the book up before looking over at Iruka. "What happened to your hair?"

It definitely made the teen look like a girl. Not that Kakashi would make that mistake…again.

"Ebisu." Iruka mumbled before jumping off of the branch in a huff.

"That explains why he looks so colorful today." Kakashi smirked under his mask before jumping off too.

"He was making fun of how he got the teaching license and I didn't! He deserved it! And then Hokage-sama stole my bleach-blasters and he is putting me under Kurenai's surveillance again!"

"Bleach blasters?" Kakashi looked over at the girl.

"Don't ask." She sighed before bopping the younger teen on the head. "Its your fault and I want you to know I had to cancel a date tonight because of you!"

"Itai…" Iruka glared over at her. "I know you're lying because Mamori came by and asked me if I could tell you that she couldn't come to the bar with you tonight."

"And you're telling me now?" Kurenai clenched her fists over the younger boy's head.

"Ah! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Iruka ran behind Kakashi for protection.

"I don't mind watching him if you still want to go out." Kakashi said suddenly catching them off guard.

"You would!?" Kurenai beamed.

"I don't need a babysitter!" Iruka blushed angrily.

"Yeah well, I would just take him over to Asuma's and hang anyway." Kakashi patted the fuming boy on the head causing the younger teen to blush and look away.

Not un-caught by Kurenai.

"Well ok, I'll tell Hokage-sama that you're back too." She grinned mischievously. "Don't have too much fun guys."

"Hn?" Kakashi watched her disappear before starting to walk to his apartment. "I need to get a few things at my house, is that okay?"

Iruka blushed again and nodded. Darn Kurenai! She knew how he felt about Kakashi!!! That dumb stupid ugly hag! Grrr! When he got his hands on her…

"You okay?" Kakashi asked nervously. Iruka had just gotten a very sadistically happy face there…like plotting someone's death or something.

"Oh yeah I am." Iruka laughed quietly to himself. Yes that plan would be best. Quick and silent.

"okay." Kakashi made sure to take a step further from the teen and not make it noticeable. He really didn't want to do any fighting after his mission. It was a simple B rank mission but still none the less…it was two months gone and that was the hardest part.

He had missed Iruka's birthday and almost wondered if the teen had noticed.

Kakashi sighed. Having feelings for a little kid was weird. But alas…Kakashi was weird so he had accepted fate and decided to flow with it. Because really…fighting it was like trying to get Gai in a pair of jeans.

That means really tough.

Really tough.

Excruciating really.

"Kakashi-senpai!" The older teen stopped and turned around to see Iruka pointing up. "Your apartment is up there now."

Oh right…I moved before I left.

"Haha I forgot." Kakashi laughed before going up the stairs.

"Baka." Iruka sighed before following. Really the only reason he remembered it was here was because he had checked often to see if the jounin was back. Not that he would say anything about that.

Thought one time Gai was there…with a chick…and that was just weird…not to mention awkward.

Did Gai kidnap her?

"Oi Iruka?" Kakashi wanted to laugh, they were both spacing out like crazy. He showed the teen the opened door before stepping in. Home sweet home…did someone decorate?

"Gai…" Kakashi sighed before he heard some noises coming from the bed room. He quickly grabbed the closest Gai-portrait to him and ran to his room throwing it at the closest person.

"Ah! That had sharp edges you know!" Asuma rubbed his forehead glaring at Kakashi.

"My picture!" Gai sobbed to the air over the broken frame.

"Why are there pictures of you all over my house?" Kakashi growled noticing the ones in his bedroom now. This was horrifying.

"It was a welcome home present! I figured since even tho you are my rival, you have no friends so I took initiative and decorated your house." Gai sparkled.

Kakashi twitched.

"Kakashi-senpai…why are there pictures of Gai…" Iruka stopped when he noticed the other guys in Kakashi's room. "Nevermind."

"Hey Irukaaa-kun." Asuma sang giving Kakashi a smirk. "What are you doing here?"

"I offered to watch him since Hokage-sama put him under watch." Kakashi stated matter-of-factly.

"Ah…the colorful Ebisu." Asuma nodded with a grin. "I loved what did to his vest."

"Thanks." Iruka smiled before he started taking Gai's pictures down. "Sorry Gai-senpai but this is really hard for me to look at."

"Iruka-kun! Your harsh words break my heart!" Gai woed before pretend fainting on the bed. "Oh I was baking cookies!"

"Oh god." Kakashi moved out of the way as Gai ran to the kitchen. "Thanks for making yourselves at home."

"No problem." Asuma laughed before sighing. "Actually it was Mai's idea."

"Mai?"

Asuma coughed, "Gai's….girlfriend? For lack of a better word…stalker?"

"Now I know I must be dreaming…or in a gengutsu…" Kakashi got his hand ready to reveal his sharingan. Not noticing the younger boy beside him watching intently.

Iruka had never seen any more of Kakashi's face than he believed anyone else ever did. Though he DID know about the sharingan. Everyone had to know about the sharingan.

"Let me just say, it hasn't been the best time while you were gone." Asuma lit up a cigarette ignoring the glare he was getting from the house owner. "She is absolutely insane…and by that I mean she actually likes Gai. Like LIKE likes. You know?"

"I still don't know if this is some kind of parallel universe that I may have walked in on or something." Kakashi stated scratching his chin through the cloth. "Am I actually going to see this chick? Or is she a wanted nin that I'll be looking for next week?"

"SNOOKIMS!!"

Asuma twitched.

Kakashi blanched.

Iruka hid behind the door.

"So apparently she was invited here too." Kakashi sighed before looking at Iruka behind him. "Wanna spy for me?"

"No" Iruka glared up. From the giggles in the kitchen he would probably walk into something wrong and gross.

"Come on." Kakashi grinned leaning his face really close to the younger boy's causing the teen to blush.

"Fine." Iruka mumbled quickly before quickly getting out of the room.

"You are a horrible person." Asuma grinned as Kakashi gave him a bored glance.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't act dumb Kakashi, I might start believing it."

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Iruka wanted to leave.

No he wanted to run far away.

No wait, he wanted to kill these people and then run away.

Of maybe he would be a hero if he did so…

"HE IS SO CUTE! GAI!!!"

Mai, her so called name, was a normal looking woman. Brown long straight hair. Big Brown eyes. Freckles and white skin. She was a ninja…considering she had a hitai-ate leaf headband on her waist. She had to be at least chunin because of the vest.

Well being plain wasn't so bad…considering that was what Iruka was…

But when she opened her mouth.

It made Iruka want curl into a fetal position and die.

Twice.

"I COULD JUST EAT HIM UP!!!"

Scratch that, three times.

"Oh sweety! Isn't he just the essence of youth!" Gai gleamed brightly causing Iruka to gag.

"Now now, I believe that only Gai would understand what that means." Kakashi laughed when Iruka visibly relaxed.

"Oh Kakashi you're joining us?" Gai laughed motioning toward his girl friend.

"Nope, I'm on a rescue mission." Kakashi waved goodbye as he grabbed Iruka and vanished.

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Iruka shivered as cold air came over him. He looked over to see Kakashi curving his visible eye at him.

"Sorry, didn't know it would be a danger zone." Kakashi laughed.

"Liar." Iruka shivered. "You just didn't want to go. Well, she's a ninja and not under a spell if that's what you were thinking. I don't think he's being black mailed either."

"Haha." Kakashi smirked before noticing that it was really cold. "I think they might be on equal terms…you wanna go somewhere else? Warmer?"

"I-I think its going to snow." Iruka chattered as he began walking. They weren't far from his house. "Hey what about Asuma?"

"He was going to go try and pick up Kurenai at the bar. He was going to wait until she had a few drinks." Kakashi wrapped his arm around the shivering teen.

Iruka blushed and tried to think rationally. "You know he doesn't have to do that. I'm sure she would go out with him if she wasn't drunk too."

"I think everyone knows that but them." Kakashi looked up. "Its snowing."

Iruka smiled looking up too. The snow was coming slowly down and one landed on his nose. It was then that he realized he was cuddling into the older teen's grasp.

"Oh!" Iruka jumped forward blushing madly before looking at the ground. "Ah…sorry Kakashi-senpai."

"Iruka." Kakashi sighed before walking up to the teen who was staring intently at the ground. "Look at me."

Iruka glanced up slowly. Only to see Kakashi pull down his mask and kiss him.

As soon as it began…it was over and Iruka was in bliss-land.

Well he had no other way of describing it really.

"Kakashi-senpai." Iruka blushed looking up.

"Hn?"

"You want to get some hot coco at my place?" Iruka knew he was bright red at this moment but it was okay.

"Sure." Kakashi grinned.

Totally worth it.

Maybe being plain wasn't so bad after all.