Formspring Drabbles

Title: A Question Of Loyalty
Pairing: KakaIru
Summary: Short written for KakaIru Formspring
Question: For the pack (Iruka+Kakashi+Ninkes), How is the alfa? & Kakashi summons dogs we all know that, but has Iruka signed with any creatures?
Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own Naruto or these two would be Canon (and so would ShikaKiba)
Dedicated to: KITA! Because I adore her and she has totally rotted er influenced my view of the dogs. AND whoever asked the questions of course though I have no clue who it was. I combined the two because they just worked so well together. *coughs* Kind of wrote it with Blood for Blood in mind because that's what I always think of when I think of the dogs. I love that story to bits so if you want to understand more about how I see the dogs cuz that's it exactly...

Most of the time the pack took Iruka's side and he appreciated it. It made him feel special. Uuhei in particular tended to back him up when Kakashi was being annoying or even on the rare occasion they actually fought. Pakkun even joking said once that he was 'the Boss's Boss'. Most of the time, around the house, they listened to him.

As much as they loved him though, Iruka knew deep down even Uuhei would side with Kakashi if anything ever happened to call their true loyalty into question. If anyone had seriously suggested it was any other way he'd have set them straight. He'd seen the proof enough to know. It was the little things that proved it. Whenever one was left behind to guard him they were anxious and always, always watching for Kakashi's return. When Kakashi was upset they never failed curl up on his lap, press against him, nuzzle his hands... They had such an affinity with the copy-nin that Iruka wondered sometimes how anyone could question who was ultimately in charge.

"Come on Iruka, just sign it." Kakashi pushed the scroll across the table.

Iruka continued to stare open-mouthed and wide-eyed at the scroll for a while longer before finally managing to look back up at Kakashi then around at the dogs. "But..."

"Mah, stop thinking so much." He scratched his head and flushed before grabbing Iruka's hand and pressing a kunai into it. "Like I've said before, they listen to you just as much as they do me, sometimes--" Kakashi shot a look at Uuhei, narrowed eyes and furrowed brow. His unmasked lips were visibly turned up at the corners however which softened the 'glare' considerably. "--even better."

"Are you sure I'm not--" Iruka hesitated to voice the concern that was eating away at him, afraid of what the answer would be if Kakashi actually realized what it would mean. "--intruding on your relationship with them?"

Kakashi's gaze returned to his and his eyes widened slightly. "Iruka--" he squeezed both of his hands over the one of Iruka's that he'd pushed the kunai into. "--listen to me. You are pack and if we didn't all completely agree on that fact I wouldn't have suggested it. If something happened to you it would hurt them as much as it would hurt me and I know if anything happened to any of them you'd feel it just as much as I would. You're not intruding on anything and this is just a formality and well a way to make it easier for them to reach you should something happen. It would make all of us feel better. So please just sign the damn scroll already."

It wasn't until he sniffled that he realized he had tears in his eyes and the moment he did he felt his cheeks warm considerably. Whether it sounded sappy or made him look like an over-emotional idiot or not, Iruka felt... better. The reassurance of Kakashi's words and the way the dogs shifted to press up against him made the reality of what they were asking sink in. He didn't know what to say so he pulled his hand free from Kakashi and cut the tip of his finger.