100 Themes fics

Title: Gray

Paring: KakaIru (of course)

Rating: PG

Warnings: Yaoi M/M relationship, no sexual content, WAFF, COMPLETE, One-shot (has sequels though)

Summary: Iruka ponders his favorite color.

Disclaimer: *sigh* alas I'm still poor but maybe if I win the lottery I'll be able to make my dream come true and truly bend Kakashi and Iruka to my will.



A/N: I've decided to do the 100 theme challenge. All of them will be shorts I'm doing multiple pairings BUT this one is KakaIru.

If anyone's interested I also have Introduction but it's YamaIru.



Iruka picked the shirt and studied it. It was such a pale shade of gray, that it was nearly white. He bought it, knowing that it was probably a bad idea seeing as he didn't really have anywhere to wear it. Still it was gray, and for that reason alone he couldn't resist.



As he walked home, smiling and clutching the bag, his eyes kept wandering the sky. The clouds gathered, deep gray and heavy with promised rain. The weather seemed to be conspiring against him with fate.



His stomach growled and he glanced around, trying to decide where to eat. A wood frame food stall was aged, and normally it wouldn't have stood out. But, today the deep gray caught his eye and he headed inside. When his food was served, he sat staring at the way the gray ceramic plate made the food seem even more colorful with it's subtle hue.



It wasn't until the other sat down across from him that he even noticed him, and he looked up only to find himself lost in the deep gray of the man's visible eye. "Did you say something Kakashi-sensei?"



The jounin rubbed the back of his neck, drawing Iruka's attention to the silver hair. "Ah, just that you seemed a bit lost in your thoughts. Is there something troubling you, Iruka-sensei?"



"No." Iruka sighed, resigning himself to his fate. "I was just thinking that it seems very... gray out today."



Kakashi looked at him puzzled. "I suppose your right. It does look like we'll be getting some rain soon. That's too bad, I was enjoying the sunshine."



"I like the rain," Iruka said smiling and not even looking outside where it was just now beginning to drizzle.



Kakashi laughed, shaking his head. "Really?"



"Mmmhmm... didn't you know, gray's my favorite color," he said, his eyes never straying from the other's face.



"Oh?" Kakashi seemed confused and then understanding lit his face and he actually blushed. Iruka could just see the light pink color peeking above the dark blue mask. "Oh..."



And, for a moment Iruka thought maybe pink wasn't such a bad color either.