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Chapter 2

Iruka grumbled to himself as he walked to Kakashi's house. "How did I get stuck in the middle of all this. All I did was help that arrogant jounin when he saw him on the street last night, and now I has to help take care of HIS baby. What does Tsunade think I am, a babysitter? No, she's probably back at her office, drinking her sake, and laughing her head off."

Reaching the house, Iruka knocked as he waited for someone to answer. He could hear the baby screaming, so he knew Kakashi was home, but no one came to answer the door. After waiting a few minutes, Iruka knocked again, but a little louder. Hearing footsteps getting closer, Iruka braced himself as he waited for the door to open.

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Kakashi was cursing to himself as he tried to get the baby changed. He had ran to the store first thing this morning and picked up all the baby items that he needed, and he was currently trying to figure out how to put the diaper on. He was holding her in one arm as he adjusted the towel on the floor to have her lay on, but gasped as felt something warm run down his side. Holding the baby out in front of him, he narrowed his eyes as he watched her pee, giggling at him when she was done. "You did that on purpose, didn't you?" Trying to keep a straight face as she cooed at him, but failing. Shaking his head, he held the baby close to him as he stood up to get another towel. After getting a new towel, Kakashi knelt back down and laid the towel out on the floor, laying the baby down on the floor. Reaching down, he pulled off his soaked shirt and threw it into the basket. "You know we need to give you a name. Tsunade said your mommy didn't give her a name." said Kakashi, as he grabbed a diaper and looked at it, trying to figure out how it worked. "This shouldn't be to hard to figure out. I am a genius after all." opening the diaper up and scratching the back of his head. Growling when he heard a knock at the door. Ignoring the knocking, Kakashi continued to look at the diaper as if it was some mysterious puzzle. Hearing another knock, but louder Kakashi picked up the little girl, wrapping a towel around her as he stood up to answer the door. Opening the door, he cursed under his breath as he saw the last person he wanted to see right now. "Yes?"

"Here" replied Iruka, holding the scroll out in front of him. Iruka already ready to leave after noticing the jounin was already in a bad mood. "This was going to be a long month."

Kakashi stared at the scroll for a minute before taking it out of the tan hand. "What's this?" Opening the scroll up to read.

"As of today I am to assist you in helping you care for your child for the next month until you are confident to take care of the child on your own." replied Iruka, not able to look at the pale man as he said it.

"WHAT?" yelled Kakashi, making the baby cry beside him. Sighing, Kakashi started to rock her as he whispered into her ear, trying to calm her back down. Once she had settled down, Kakashi moved back allowing room for the tan man to enter. "Come in, I have to finish putting on her diaper. We can discuss this inside." Iruka never made eye contact as he walked inside. Closing the door behind him, Kakashi moved to the living room, laying his daughter on the sofa. Opening the towel up, he opened the diaper again as he tried to figure out, ignoring the chunnin.

Iruka watched as Kakashi studied the diaper in front of him, trying to hold back the chuckle that was threatening to escape. "Honestly, they say he's a genius."

"Do you want me to show you how?" smirked Iruka, desperately trying to hold back his laugh. He knew if he started to laugh at the pale jounin now, it would only make things worse.

Kakashi really didn't want to have the academy teacher to help him, but he didn't know how to do it. Deciding that he had enough, Kakashi grumbled "Fine," handing the diaper over to the tan man.

Walking over to where Kakashi and the baby were, Iruka grabbed the diaper, unfolding the tabs as he knelt down beside the little girl. Kakashi watching intently as Iruka placed the diaper under the baby, folding the diaper up over the front and attaching the tabs to the front to hold it in place. Trying to get a conversation started, Iruka lifted up the baby and handed her over to Kakashi. "Does she have a name?"

"No, I was just thinking about that. Tsunade said the woman that dropped her off, didn't tell her a name." replied Kakashi "I was thinking Kanae."

"Beautiful one, that fits her." smiled Iruka

Lifting his daughter up in the air, he smiled "So what do you think? Do you like Kanae?" The baby giggling as she was lifted up high. "Then it's settled, Hatake Kanae it is." After feeling Kanae's hand on his face, Kakashi's eyes went wide when he realized he forgot one important thing when he answered the door. He had been so wrapped up in the baby that he forgot he didn't have a shirt on which meant he didn't have a mask over his face.

Iruka could only see the side of Kakashi's face, but watched as Kakashi's eyes widened as if he just remembered something. Narrowing his eyes, he watched as Kakashi lowered the baby in his arms, keeping his face turned in the opposite direction. "Wait a minute, face?" Then it hit him, Kakashi doesn't have a shirt on or a mask. Slowly he started to feel his face heat up as he realized he was staring at Kakashi's shirtless back. Realizing that he was staring, Iruka lowered his head. "It's alright, I didn't really see."

Kakashi tensing as he heard the academy sensei speak. "Um, I'll be right back." muttered Kakashi as he rushed to the back of his house to grab a shirt.

"Dang, how could I have not noticed he didn't have his mask on. I had the perfect opportunity to see his face, and I didn't even look. Naruto will kill me if he knew I had missed the perfect chance." sighed Iruka, walking over to the sofa and dropping down as he waited for Kakashi to return.

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"I can't believe I did that. How could I not have noticed that." growled Kakashi as he laid Kanae on the bed. Walking over to the dresser he grabbed a shirt and put it on, adjusting the mask. Reaching down, he picked up Kanae to return to the living room, grabbing the little hand as she tried to pull the mask down. "No, no, I need that to stay up for now." Kanae's lower lip started to quiver as she looked up at her father. "No, please don't start…"

"WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"

"It's alright, please don't cry. I'll put it back down." whispered Kakashi, pulling the mask down to his neck, as he gently bounced the little girl, trying to calm her down. "See I have it down. Please don't cry."

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"

"Shhh, Shhh, how about we go get you some milk." whispered Kakashi, as he headed towards the kitchen to fix Kanae a bottle.

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Iruka stood up as he heard Kanae starting to cry. Seeing Kakashi walk towards the kitchen, he decided to go in and ask if he could help, since that's what he's hear for anyway. "Is she alright?"

"Yeah, I think she may be hungry." replied Kakashi, as he tried to prepare a bottle while holding the crying baby.

"Here, why don't I hold her while you prepare it." offered Iruka, walking over to the pale man, taking Kanae out of his arms.

"Um, thank you." replied Kakashi, turning his head to look at the tan man.

Iruka smiled as he looked up at Kakashi, his smile falling when he noticed he was staring at Kakashi face, his bare face. "He still doesn't have his mask on? Why would he hide his face? He's gorgeous." Iruka blushing when he realized he was caught staring. His blush deepening when he saw the mismatched eyes staring back at him questioningly. "Um, I'm sorry. I didn't realize you didn't have your mask on."

Kakashi's eyes widening when he realized what Iruka had said, a pink blush spreading up his cheeks. "I think me having it on scares Kanae. She started to cry as soon as I put it on. I'm not going to want to wear it any way at home, since your going to be here for a month, I figure I might as well leave it down. But if you don't want to look at me…" Reaching he grabbed for his mask, but felt a hand stop him before he could pull it back up.

"Don't, please. You're beautiful." Iruka turning a bright red after he realized what he said.

Kakashi's blush darkened after hearing the tan man's comment, but sighed. "No I'm not." whispered Kakashi as he lowered his hand back down, turning back around to finish preparing the milk.

Iruka cocked his head to the side as he watched Kakashi turn back around to finish the milk. "Why would he think he doesn't look good. He looks amazing." Iruka cursing himself as he felt his face starting to heat up again. His thoughts forgotten when he felt something grab his nose and pull. "Ow" Smirking as he looked down at Kanae, smiling as he heard the little girl giggle as he lifted her in the air. "Sorry I wasn't paying any attention to you was I. How about we go into the living room while your daddy prepares your milk for you." Iruka and Kanae walking out of the room, giving Kakashi some space.

Kakashi's fighting the smile that was spreading across his face when he heard Iruka mention daddy. After hearing Iruka leave the room, Kakashi sat the milk down, resting his hands on the counter. "Why would he say something like that about my face." mumbled Kakashi. "I have his face, and all that face brings is pain." Picking up the bottle, Kakashi walked into the living room to see Kanae on the sofa, Iruka bent over her as he blew on her stomach making her laugh.

Hearing footsteps, Iruka looked up and smiled as he saw Kakashi walking towards them. Iruka looked down at Kanae. "Daddy is her with your yummy milk. How about I hand you over so you can get something to eat." Smiling when little hands reached up for him as if she knew what he was saying. Reaching down, he lifted her up and handed her over to the silver haired man.

Kakashi walked over to the chair across from the sofa and sat down to start feeding Kanae, trying to keep himself busy with her. He couldn't get the nerve up to face Iruka. "Does that mean he likes me. Why else would he tell me that I was beautiful. But we never got along before, how could he like me. All we ever do is end up fighting. I must be reading to much into it. Besides I have a baby to take care of now, why would he want to be with someone like that."

Iruka knew that Kakashi was trying to avoid making eye contact with him. He just didn't know why. "I won't look at your face if you don't want me to."

Kakashi lifted his head up as he heard what the tan man said, but looked back down at Kanae as he started to blush when he noticed Iruka staring at him. "It..It's not that I don't want you to look, it's just….something that I'm not proud of."

Iruka narrowed his eyes as he listened to Kakashi. "Why wouldn't you be proud of it?"

"Because it reminds me of him." muttered Kakashi, rocking Kanae back and forth in his arms as she drank her milk, her eyes fluttering as she tried to fight going to sleep.

"You mean your father?" asked Iruka, waiting for Kakashi to say something, but continued when he didn't. "Your father was an amazing man. He's nobody to be ashamed of. Even though a lot of people thought he did wrong, he didn't. What he did was the right thing to do."

Kakashi stared down at Kanae as she finally gave up and fell asleep in his arms, fighting back the emotions that threatened to spill as he started to remember painful memories from his past. People shunning him because of his fathers action. The others kids ignoring him as he tried to play with them.

Iruka started to panic when Kakashi didn't say anything. He thought maybe he had crossed an invisible boundary when he had spoke about Kakashi's father. His eyes widening when he saw Kakashi start to stand. "Um…"

Standing up from the chair, Kakashi started to walk back to his room. "I'm going to lay Kanae down in my bed. I'm going to take a little nap with her since I was up most of the night. There's a spare bedroom down the hall, second door on the right you can use if you want to go ahead and put your things in there."

Iruka watched as Kakashi left the living room, scratching the side of his head trying to figure out if what he said had offended the pale jounin in some way. "Um, thank you."

After hearing the bedroom door close, Iruka mumbled "I think I may have said something I shouldn't have. I'll have to apologize to him after he wakes up." as he headed back towards the bedroom Kakashi had mentioned to unpack.

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