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A/N: OO Such. A. Long. Wait. So sorry. I'm trying? Geh. . .I don't want to keep you long .. so here is a nice long chapter as an apology?

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Iruka gripped the doorknob of his apartment, his blood rushing loudly through his head and heart. I have to do it. . . to be with Kakashi. He's watching from a tree. . I'll be fine. I will be. . ok. Taking in a deep breath, Iruka twisted the doorknob and pushed the door open, peering into the darkness for Mizuki's face.

Then suddenly. . he heard it. That voice. Mizuki's voice.

"Iruka-kun? Where've you been?" Mizuki stood and moved toward Iruka, causing Iruka to back away, his eyes darting from Mizuki's face to the window where he could see a small glint of silver. . . Kakashi.

"I-I have to talk to you Mizuki," he whispered, still backing away as Mizuki moved forward.

Mizuki stopped moving forward, cocking his head to the side as he peered at Iruka, obviously curious. "About?"

Iruka cleared his throat, rubbing the back of his neck as he continued to stare at Mizuki, searching for the rights words to say to him. "I-I am l-leaving you," he managed to stutter nervously, now looking out the window at Kakashi's shadowed figure.

The confused expression that once occupied Mizuki's face seemed to disappear. "What?" his fists clenched at his sides as he glared at Iruka.

"I'm s-sorry Mizuki. . . I just. . don't love you," Iruka started to back away once more, terrified of what would happen if Mizuki got really angry at him like last time. Mizuki remained quiet as he kept moving forward, lifting a hand and quickly slapping Iruka across the face rather roughly. Iruka let out a choked yelp, covering his cheek with hand. "M-mizuki. . . " he whimpered, looking to the window, seeing the black figure jump from the tree and smash into the window, causing Mizuki to whip around.

"Don't you dare lay another hand on him," Kakashi hissed, emerging from the shadows and stepping in front of Iruka in a protective manner. "If you do. .. I swear you won't leave this apartment building alive. Got me?"

Mizuki glare sharpened as he stared at Kakashi, his eyes adverting to Iruka who was now silently crying. "Oh really? You wouldn't kill me," Mizuki rolled his eyes, shaking his head quickly.

"Want to try me?" he asked gripping a kunai and holding it out in front of himself. "Don't test me. . .I would rip your pretty-little face to shreds," he growled.

A sigh escaped from Mizuki's throat as he threw up his hands in defense. "Fine. Fine. I don't want the dirty slut anyway. Take him. He means nothing to me. . . "

"Then leave. Right now. I don't want you coming back. . . ever. Not even to say 'hi'. Got me?" Mizuki nodded, sighed once more and took a couple of steps backwards, leaving the apartment in a puff of smoke. "Iruka?" Kakashi turned around to see Iruka standing there, rubbing his cheek silently.

"Y-yeah?"

"Are you ok?" he asked dropping the kunai and pulling him into a gentle hug.

Iruka nodded slowly wrapping his arms around Kakashi and pressing his head into his shoulder. "I'm fine. I actually expected him to do much worse," he whispered.

"But he didn't," Kakashi grinned happily, kissed his neck and pulled him closer to his own body.

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"You're gay?!" Sakura shouted, giggling loudly as she clutched onto Kakashi's arm. "I can't believe it. It was so obvious and I never noticed it! I never noticed how much you guys spent together!"

Kakashi let out a soft groan as Naruto chuckle from behind Sakura. "It wasn't obvious. . .Iruka was my caretaker . . . he was suppose to spend time with me," He starred at her, still gripping onto his arm. "Please let go Sakura. . ."

She giggled once more and released his arm immediately. "Oh wow. I have to go congratulate Iruka-Sensei!" she shouted as she ran off toward the academy for school had started, summer being over.

With a small laugh, Naruto followed after Sakura. "I'm going to go see him too. Bye Ice-princess, bye Kakashi-sensei!" and with that, he ran off.

"Fucking bastard," Sasuke muttered leaning against the tree, sighing heavily.

"You've got to admit, his nickname for you is cute," Kakashi chuckled and leaned against the same tree, patting Sasuke on the arm. "Don't worry. You'll think of one that's even worse,"

Sasuke shot a glare at Kakashi, shrugging slightly. "I guess so. But I'm not one for pet-names. Obviously Naruto is," he scowled at this and pushed off of the tree. "So. . . how are things between you and Iruka-Sensei?" Sasuke asked glancing over at Kakashi.

This time, Kakashi shrugged, looking away. "We just got back together,"

"I knew it,"

"What?" Kakashi looked back over to Sasuke, confusion written all over his face.

"I knew that he had left you when you came to train us but looked like shit. He had left you and you were so upset. I can tell," Sasuke smirked softly.

"Oh really now?"

"Really. You two obviously went through something and then got back together. That's why you waited this long to tell us that you two were together when indeed, it started months ago," Sasuke now turned to smirk fully at Kakashi, waving at him. "I'm going to go rape the dopey-blonde. See you later Kakashi-sensei," and with those last words, he dashed off, leaving a stunned Kakashi still against the tree.

"God damn that kid is smart. . "

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"Kakashi!" Iruka pushed open the door to Kakashi's apartment with some difficulty for he was carrying a huge bag of food. "I thought I could make you some—" he stopped instantly, dropping the bag on the floor at the sight before his eyes. Kakashi was laying on the tiled floor, perfectly still with a pool of some kind of red liquid bleeding through his shirt. "K-kakashi!" he quickly pushed the food aside, scrambling over to his body and kneeling next to him.

As soon as Iruka was beside Kakashi, the copy-ninja grabbed his arms, pulling him on top of him, grinning. "Hey Iruka," he whispered kissing him softly.

"Y-you. . ." Iruka quickly pushed himself off Kakashi, slapping him hard across the face. "You asshole! I thought you had been hurt!"

Kakashi rubbed his cheek softly, rolling his eyes. "Oh come on Iruka. It's tomato sauce from last night," he grumbled, lifting his shirt off while sitting up. "See?" he pulled his mask down, grabbing Iruka's arms and pulling him into a soft kiss. "I'm perfectly fine," he whispered against his lips.

With a soft cry, Iruka melted into the kiss slowly. "Nhh. . .I-I. . I can see that," he mumbled after he had pulled from the kiss, a dark blush across his face.

"Good," Kakashi smirked at the blush, sitting up to pin him to the ground. "You know. . ." he paused, crawling on top of Iruka and looking down at him.

"W-what?" Iruka asked, squirming a bit.

Kakashi kept the smirk upon his face as he spoke. "I bet you've never been fucked in the middle of kitchen floor," he mumbled, leaning down to nip at his ear lightly.

Iruka's eyes widened at this and he continued to squirm. "Of course I haven't!" His blushed darkened a soft cry forming at his lips.

"Hm. . .well. . .if you haven't, I say we change that," and with those words, Kakashi had moved a hand down Iruka's chest, pushing up his shirt from the bottom.

"In the kitchen?!" Iruka stared up at Kakashi in disbelief, moving up a bit to help Kakashi remove his shirt. "I can't believe this," he mumbled, chuckling softly. Kakashi remained silent as he pushed the shirt up, his calloused hands running over Iruka's surprisingly smooth, tan chest. Iruka let his head rest against the tile floor.

'+'Kakashi quickly pushed his own pants and boxers down, getting off Iruka to throw them aside. His mind was racing. He was finally. . finally going to be with Iruka in every way shape and form. His mind and heart. . . battling against each other as he stared at Iruka's tan body. Perfect. He pulled Iruka's pants down, along with his boxers while running a hand up his thigh slowly. Slowly and softly. He didn't know how he deserved someone so beautiful but he was here now and he thought to himself how he'd never let him go. Never.

Everything seemed to speed up as he pushed Iruka's legs apart with his hands, pulling him a bit closer by the hips. Silence. A loud ringing was in his ears as he watched Iruka's body breathe. In and out. In and out, slowly. Softly, he pushed a finger into Iruka's entrance, hearing somewhere in the distance, the hitched breath of his partner. He didn't want to hurt Iruka. No. He didn't.

He took in a breath, starting to pump his finger in and out, slowly at first. Finally, Kakashi found his voice. "Iruka?"

Iruka shifted a bit. "Y-yeah," he managed to mumble.

"Are you ok? As he said this, Kakashi pushed a second finger in, hearing a small gasp come from the man below him.

"I'm fine," came Iruka's voice, almost a whisper.

Kakashi nodded at this, his heart thumping in his chest as he pulled his fingers out. He paused, listening for Iruka's breath before positioning himself. Kakashi took in a breath, let it out, and pushed himself into Iruka. He felt Iruka tense up but Kakashi held his ground, pushing himself in a bit more.

Iruka looked up at Kakashi, nodding slowly. Indicating that it was ok to continue. Kakashi nodded back to Iruka, gripping his hips as he started to thrust. Iruka's back arched a bit as Kakashi sped up a bit, his hands keeping hold of his hips. A soft moan escaped Kakashi's lips as he leaned his head down, kissing Iruka's stomach lightly.

Bodies moving, heat escaping. . it all happened so quickly. Kisses trailing up their bodies, envious touching of the skin. . . where did it start? When did it stop? Their bodies continue to move, a crescendo of heat and movement. With white feathers and sparks, Kakashi climaxed into Iruka, his body failing to move anymore. Iruka let out a moan before he did the same, his body heaving up and down, eyes clenched shut in ecstasy. Kakashi pulled himself from Iruka, crawling on top of him again before cupping his face in his hands and placing a soft, sweet kiss on his lips.

"I love you Iruka. . . "

"I love you too Kakashi,"

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A/N: O.O I FINISHED IT!! GASP. Ok. Where the little '+' is indicating when I picked it back up again. XD Before it, was written in Oct. . and the rest was written on Xmas Eve. : I think I've gotten better at writing? But that's my opinion. It was also very. . .eh. . .happy at the end. Sappy. XD Hope you people enjoyed it. . . I know you all waited FOREVER for it. ;; I apologize again.

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