100 Themes fics

Title: Dark

Pairing: YonKaka, other characters: Iruka, Sandaime

Rating: R

Warnings: Implied Shota, Implied Yaoi M/M relationship, One shot, COMPLETE, No sexual content only implied

Summary: Some things that go on in the dark should never be spoken of.

Disclaimer: :p yeah it's Kishi's awesome characters, once again bent (over a desk) for my twisted amusement.



Dedicated to Micah



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He slid along the wall, a sound caught his ears and he froze. Peering around the corner, his eyes shot open wide at what he saw.



"You shouldn't be here." He spun around and found himself staring at the very person he'd been going to prank. The old man grabbed his wrist, formed a handsign, and before Iruka could think to say anything they disappeared.



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"You shouldn't go sneaking around in the dark, Iruka-kun. It's not very polite." Sarutobi frowned and handed him a cup of tea.



"They were…" Iruka blushed and looked away. Namikaze-sama and that boy were… even thinking about it made him want to hide.



"They were comforting each other. Both of them just lost somebody very close to them, and Hatake-kun…" The hokage sighed. "He's lost so much already, Minato just wants to ease that pain for him."



"But, he's my age!" The shock of seeing a boy barely older than him, doing those things… it left Iruka feeling very confused.



"He's two years older than you and he's been a shinobi since he was five Iruka-kun." The old man patted his shoulder. "I'm not saying it's okay, Minato is still his sensei… but, you remember how I told you there are things that shinobi do in the dark that should be left in the dark?"



Iruka nodded still stunned and unable to meet the old man's eyes.



"Sometimes this is one of those things, it's sometimes the only way to deal with the other things shinobi have to do in the dark. And Hatake-kun has done far too many of those things these I'm surprised he's handled it so well." Sarutobi set his cup down, the sound drawing Iruka's attention for a moment. "As long as it doesn't hurt him, I won't deny that boy anything."



"But…" Iruka frowned helplessly.



"What would you have me do Iruka-kun? Take Kakashi from the only person he trust? The only person he has left?" There was a surprising amount of pain in the old man's voice.



"No!" Iruka's head shot up. "I didn't mean that, it's just…" He looked away again. "He won't hurt Hatake-kun will he?"



"No, Iruka-kun, he would never hurt Hatake-kun intentionally. Hatake-kun means the world to him." The certainty eased some of Iruka's fears.



"Oh… okay then, as long as he doesn't hurt him." He set his tea cup down.



"So, what were you doing sneaking around so late at night?" Iruka looked up, startled by the sudden change of subject. "You weren't trying to prank /me/ were you, Iruka-kun?"



"No!" Iruka yelped. "I was… I was practicing my ninja skills." It wasn't a complete lie, only a partial one.



"Hmm… Maybe you should get some rest then so you can pay better attention in class when they discuss stealth."



Iruka blushed as he stood up. "Yes, Hokage-sama." He bowed before turning to leave.



Behind him Sarutobi smiled, maybe there was hope for the next generation after all.