Alternate universe, sort of? No war, Tsunade is still Hokage. Let's just say it's some sort of parallel universe, where everything is good in the world

"Good morning, Iruka-sensei." Young students mumbled sleepily as they entered the bright, cheery classroom, causing Iruka to laugh gently at their lack of enthusiasm. It was the first day at the academy for this round of students, so they weren't used to getting up this early, getting dressed, or being out of the house and expected to learn. It was a new schedule for them to get used to. He was sure they'd be more excited about school once they started to actually learn to fight.

"Good morning class," The man smiled. He loved his job. He loved teaching children. He loved being able to be a part of their lives, and teaching them something new. Something they'd use for the rest of their lives.

It was Sandaime Hokage that had inspired him to pass on the will of fire to his students. Naruto also inspired him. Iruka truly believed, that if he hadn't saved Naruto in the forest from the Takigakure spies that day, he wouldn't have remained as an academy teacher. He most likely would have moved onto being a Jounin, and would have possibly had his own team one day.

First days were always filled with introductions, dreams, wishes, and anything else Iruka could think of. After that, he started with the very basics. He wouldn't start anything serious for another few weeks. Just as he hoped every time, he hoped that these children knew at least a little bit of ninjutsu, taijutsu, or even the ability to throw kunai and shuriken. Most of the time, however, none of the kids knew anything. Their parents were usually too busy to train them, or they weren't even ninja's.

One of the exceptions, was Uchiha Sasuke. When the little boy joined the academy, all those years ago, he already knew how to throw kunai and shuriken, and he even knew a little about controlling his chakra. He truly was a prodigy.

Iruka found himself laughing in memory of his past students. Naruto. He'd grown up so much in such short time. The young man was almost twenty now.

"Iruka-sensei?" A young voice pressed, snapping Iruka out of his thoughts.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Yes?" Iruka asked, turning his full attention to the young student that was standing before him. The young boy blushed as he twiddled his thumbs.

"Well, it's lunch time now. May we go eat?" The little boy asked, a bit unsure of his own question. Iruka glanced at the clock, and then at his students, who were looking at him intently. He hadn't realized how late it was.

"Yes, you may go. Enjoy." Iruka said, smiling. Some whispers of excitement were heard, and within moments, the class was empty and a blanket of silence covered the room.

Iruka leaned back on his chair, sighing, as he wound down a bit from the stressful first day.

XOXOXOXOXO

"He's a prude, I'm telling you! I've never seen him with anyone, never heard about him with anyone, either. News travels fast in Konoha. We'd have known by now if he hooked up with someone." Asuma said, closing his eye and leaning back in his chair. He, Kakashi, Genma, Raidou, and Gai were having a quick drink together, before they would go about their daily lives.

"What does it matter to you? You're married and have a child. But anyway, I wouldn't call him a prude, exactly. I think he's just a bit...shy. Nothing wrong with that." Genma replied, raising an eyebrow before taking a sip of his sake.

"It doesn't matter to me. I was stating a fact." Asuma replied quickly, defending himself. The last thing he needed was for these men to think he was gay and had a crush on Iruka. Kurenai really didn't need to hear that. Lie or not, she'd have his head!

"Genma is correct! I wouldn't call him a prude either. I think he's just shy! He is younger than us all! He could possibly just be bashful! If anything, it's unique." Gai replied, defending his youthful friends image.

"Yeah, I've tried to take him out on a date before. He denied me, saying he was too busy, or something, with his class." Raidou replied, waving his hand dismissively.

"Well maybe he just didn't like you, Raidou." Genma teased, smirking.

"Tch, who wouldn't like me?" Raidou replied with a roll of his eyes.

"Is it really so bad that he is absorbed with the children he teaches? He is doing a wonderful thing! Dedicating his life to teach our children the will of fire! It's an amazing thing he does. Give the young man the credit he deserves."

"Gai, shut up." Genma replied, not really wanting to listen to Gai ramble on about 'the youth of our village'. He did it too often, and Genma would always stop him when he had the chance to.

"Why so silent, Kakashi?" Raidou asked, turning his attention to the silent man, realizing Kakashi wasn't an active member in their current conversation.

"No reason." Kakashi replied, causing the other men to look at each other in confusion.

"Something you aren't telling us, Kakashi?" Raidou asked, causing the other men to shift closer to him, intent on hearing his answer.

"No, there's nothing." Kakashi took a sip of his sake.

"Kakashi, my rival! Do you perhaps," Gai paused, leaning in. "Have a crush on Iruka-sensei?" Gai asked, causing Kakashi to choke on his sake, surprised that Gai would mention something as childish as a crush. Kakashi was a grown man., He didn't have crushes on people.

"Ahah! You do have a crush on him!" Genma pointed at him.

Kakashi sighed. This is not what he wanted to deal with right now. All he wanted to do was have lunch with the other men, have some sake, and be on his way for the rest of the day. He had even thought of popping in on Sasuke and Naruto, to see how they were doing in their new place.

"You really think he'd go on a date with you? That prude? I be he wouldn't even kiss you without blushing, or pushing you away. I bet he wouldn't even put out for months!" Raidou explained.

"And maybe I would like that. Maybe I like that he's shy, and bashful. Maybe I think it's cute. Maybe I don't mind waiting a while to have sex with him. Maybe that's one of the reasons I have a," He paused, deciding to use their word. "Crush on him."

"Well, what are we going to do about this Kakashi?" Gai asked, suddenly interested in his friends romantic life. The gray-haired man never showed any interest in anyone, so this was definitely the new topic of interest.

"Nothing. I'm going to go about my life, as is he. Life will be just as it has been." Kakashi replied calmly. On the inside, his emotions were running wild. He hadn't admitted to anyone that he liked Iruka. He had heard the stories as well. About Iruka being a prude, not putting out, but Kakashi believed that it really was because the man was shy and bashful. Maybe the people who had taken him out, made it seem like all they wanted to do was get into his pants.

"No! Kakashi you can't. You have to ask him on a date. Knock that shyness out of him. I bet he's still a virgin. Wouldn't you want a slice of that? You can turn him from a blushing bride to something else." Genma laughed, nudging Kakashi with his shoulder to get the point across. Kakashi stood up at this, visible anger written across his face.

"You shouldn't talk about him like that." Kakashi's palms were planted firmly on the counter.

"Alright, alright. Sorry. But seriously, ask him out. Get him flowers, chocolate, all that crap women like. Being as shy and submissive as he is, I'm sure he'll like it too. Woo him. Make him not so...shy, and make it so he's not a prude anymore-"

Kakashi was gone before Genma was even able to finish his sentence.

XOXOXOXOXO

"Iruka-sensei?" A deep voice echoed through the empty classroom. The school day was over and the children had left ten minutes ago. Iruka was cleaning up the classroom, and gathering his belongings, ready to leave for the day.

"Oh, hello Kakashi-sensei. What brings you here today?" He smiled warmly at the older man, almost making Kakashi melt in his sandals.

"I came you ask if you'd let me take you to dinner tonight. I got reservations at Nakato."

"Nakato? Isn't that place expensive?" Iruka asked, gathering up the rest of his things, and walking over to the door, with Kakashi right behind him.

"Yes, and a bit fancy. What do you say?" Kakashi asked.

"I'm not sure, Kakashi-sensei. Why the sudden desire to take me on a date? This is a date, right?" Iruka let Kakashi out first, and shut(and locked) the door behind him.

"Yes, a date. I've come to understand and know you these last few years. I've seen how kindhearted you are. Especially towards Naruto. You have a sweet smile, and soft brown eyes. It all warms my heart." Iruka blushed slightly, not used to being complimented in such a way.

"Well, I think you've talked me into it. What time should I meet you there?" Iruka asked, saying goodbye to students as he walked through the halls, towards the exit of the academy.

"No. No, it's a date, and I asked you. So I'll pick you up at 7." Kakashi insisted.

"No, that's alright Kakashi, I-"

"I insist! Dress nice and I'll see you at 7! Ja!" Kakashi poofed away before Iruka had the chance to reply.

At exactly 7:00 that night, the doorbell rang at Iruka's.

Iruka opened it to be greeted by Kakashi, and a large bouquet of roses, and a large box of chocolates.

"Oh, well thank you Kakashi-sensei. That was very...thoughtful of you." Iruka trailed off slightly. For some reason, whenever he went on dates, his date (whether it be a man or a woman) always brought him some sort of gift. He didn't really mind it, he just found it a little odd, and it sometimes made him uncomfortable.

'Do I look like the type to be wooed or something?' He asked himself.

"Shall we go?"

Twenty minutes later, they found themselves sitting at a table in the most expensive restaurant of Konoha. Iruka had never been to Nakato before, but had heard many good things about it. He never thought he'd be there, on a date with Kakashi of all people.

"This place is beautiful. Thank you, Kakashi." Iruka reached forward and grabbed Kakashi's hand, causing the gray-haired man to twitch slightly. He wasn't expecting Iruka to boldly grab his hand like that.

And when Iruka started rubbing circles gently across the top of his hand, Kakashi's heart started to flutter.

"Why did you decide to ask me out on this date, Kakashi?" Iruka asked, and when Kakashi felt Iruka's foot run sensually up his leg, his eyes got as wide as saucers.

"Well I," He swallowed the lump in his throat. "I've admired you for a while, and finally got the courage to ask you out." Kakashi replied. He briefly wondered if Iruka had moved his foot by accident. Surely, sweet, shy, innocent Iruka wouldn't do that on purpose, right?

'No, no I'm only imagining it.' Kakashi thought to himself.

"Hi, are you two ready to order?" The waiter asked.

"Yeah. Can we have edamame, and gyoza for an appetizer? For the meal, I'll have the chicken teriyaki." Iruka said, looking over at Kakashi, who was surprised that Iruka had ordered appetizers for the two of them. Kakashi didn't mind, he just found it odd.

"I'll have the beef teriyaki." Kakashi replied, handing the waiter his menu. Iruka did the same, and the man walked away.

"Is everything okay? Do you not like gyoza or edamame?" Iruka asked, noticing the distressed look upon Kakashi's face.

"Ah, no Iruka. Of course I do." Kakashi replied quickly, smiling, not wanting to worry his date.

"So I guess I'll be able to see what's behind that mask tonight." Iruka teased.

"What? What did you say?" Kakashi asked, speaking quickly, but trying to keep himself calm. He had no idea what Iruka had meant by that, but in Kakashi's perverted mind, it meant something sexual.

"To eat." Iruka laughed, a bit surprised by Kakashi's behavior, but enjoying it nonetheless. "You have to take it off to eat, right? I was only kidding. I've seen you without your mask on before, anyway." Iruka replied.

"Oh. Yes, of course."

Dinner went by a little too quickly for Kakashi. He and Iruka talked throughout the whole meal. It made Kakashi truly believe that he imagined Iruka's leg running up his own earlier on in the meal. Before Kakashi knew it, they were standing in front of his door.

"Oh. Iruka, I was going to walk you home." Kakashi said. He hadn't even realized that they had walked towards his house, as opposed to Iruka's, which was the opposite direction from the restaurant.

"Oh, I think your place will do just fine, Kakashi-sensei." Iruka said, walking towards Kakashi.

"Iru...ka?" Kakashi stuttered, trying to catch himself. He had no idea why, but Iruka made him feel nervous. Not necessarily in a bad way, but he did feel nervous around him. Kakashi knew Iruka was shy, so he wasn't too sure why the younger man seemed to be so pushy tonight.

"Kakashi, you can't expect to take me on a date and just send me home."

"No, of course not," Kakashi smiled gently. "I'll walk you home. Come on." Kakashi began to walk, but was stopped when Iruka yanked his hand and shoved him up against the door.

"Iruka, what-" He was silenced by the shorter man ripping down his mask, and shoving his lips on his own.

It wasn't an innocent, sweet kiss, either. It was passionate and rough. As soon as Iruka placed his lips on Kakashi's, he was nipping at the bottom lip, sucking on it, and coaxing Kakashi's tongue into his mouth, causing the taller of the two to jump.

"What are you doing?" Kakashi asked, finally pulling away.

"Kissing you. Isn't this something you want, Kakashi-sensei? You can't tell me you haven't thought of me in this way." Iruka asked, diving in for another kiss, catching Kakashi off guard, once again, when Iruka shoved his hand down Kakashi's pants. His warm fingers slowly wrapped around Kakashi's cock, stroking slowly.

"Nn." Kakashi moaned into Iruka's mouth, letting his eyes close in the pleasure.

"Hn." A voice came out from the darkness, causing Kakashi to push Iruka away in shock, suddenly causing him to realize what Iruka was doing to him. Sweet, innocent Iruka was kissing him, and giving him a hand job, out in public!

"Oh, hello Sasuke. What brings you here this late?" Kakashi asked, straightening himself up a little. A blush was plastered across his cheeks. Luckily, his pants were lose enough to hide his erection, but he was sure that Sasuke still noticed.

"Interrupting something, I guess." Sasuke replied.

"No, no nothing!" Kakashi replied, looking over at Iruka, who seemed very well composed and calm, despite having his tongue down Kakashi's throat and hand on his cock just moments before.

"So why are you here, Sasuke?" Iruka asked, sounded just slightly irritated.

"Tch. The moron and I got into a fight, and he kicked me out." Sasuke shrugged.

"What?! What did you do to him?! Did you hurt him? Make him cry?" Iruka asked, shoving Kakashi out of the way and grabbing Sasuke by the collar of his shirt, hoisting him into the air slightly.

"Calm down. I only threw away his ramen, and told him he needs to eat better. He got pissed, and told me I can't come back into the house until I refill his stash. It's late, and the stores are closed, so I can't return home."

"Oh." Iruka replied.

"So why did you come here?" Kakashi asked.

"I have no where else to go, Kakashi. I'll crash here for the night," Sasuke paused for a moment, remembering what Naruto told him about asking people things, instead of just demanding and assuming he could do whatever he wanted. "If it's okay with you." He added in quickly.

"Yes. That's fine." Kakashi replied.

"You better keep him happy, Sasuke. Remember what I told you." Iruka warned, glaring at the young man.

"Yes, now can you let me go?" Sasuke asked, and Iruka placed him back down on the ground, letting go of him.

"So he kicked you out? For someone who claims to be the dominate one in the relationship, you're whipped, Sasuke." Kakashi joked, laughing slightly.

"Hn. I may be whipped, but not in the bedroom. Believe me Kakashi, I'm dominate in that role, and very good at it."

"That's a lot of talk coming from someone who was a shy virgin less than three months ago."

"Tch, well Naruto wasn't exactly innocent. And think of how far I've come in three months. Or ask Naruto, he'll tell you." Sasuke smirked, walking over to Kakashi.

"What?! Don't talk about Naruto like that! He's very innocent! It's you who tainted him." Iruka yelled.

"Where can I sleep, Kakashi?" He turned to the older man, ignoring Iruka. Sure, Iruka knew about Sasuke and Naruto's sexual escapades. The man just didn't like to think about the blond he saw as a son, having sex.

"I only have one bedroom, which is where I sleep, so the couch." Kakashi said as he watched Sasuke open the door.

"Good night Iruka, Kakashi." He said as he walked into the house. The last thing Sasuke wanted to do, was fight with Iruka. He wanted to sleep. Sleep, because the sooner he did, the sooner he'd wake up. In the morning, he'd be able to go to the store and buy ramen for Naruto, and then he'd be able to return home.

After a few moments of awkward silence, Iruka spoke up.

"Well, it looks like I'll have to go home tonight, instead of staying over. We'll have to go on another date, Kakashi. Next time, it'll be my treat. I'll pick the place." Iruka said as he walked over to the gray-haired man, and gave him a quick kiss.

"Good night, Kakashi-sensei."