Title: Finding a Bit of Trust
Fandom: Naruto
Chapter: 23
Characters: Ibiki/Naruto
Word count: 1,483
AN: My dear readers, I have to say that it is amazingly fun to write my stories and hear what you think about it. It’s all so lovely.
No, I’m not here to tell you that I’m stopping my writing, but to tell you just where I am on my three current stories.
A Shifting of Life:
-Total Chapters Written: 28
-Total Scenes to Write: 21
Finding a Bit of Trust:
-Total Chapters Written: 32
-Total Scenes to Write: 6
The Truth Behind His Life:
-Total Chapters Written: 11
-Scenes planned to Write: 6
Wow, so very close to the end of Finding a Bit of Trust. Wow. Once I finish it, I will continue my posting schedule up until the last chapter is up. After that, I will focus on The Truth Behind His Life and A Shifting of Life. When one of those two are done, Like a Bullet, a Bleach Fiction, will be posted.
Why am I doing this? It’s so I can write, type and edit future stories, which are many.
For now, enjoy the update!
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Having gotten the signed scroll with permission to court Naruto, Ibiki had set up their first official date together and was about to take Naruto out for a night together. Smoothing his shirt down, the scarred male scowled lightly, not used to wearing anything that wasn’t nin gear. Shaking his head, he put on a skull cap that was colored a dark red, to match the dark red shirt that Iruka had shoved at him. How the man had found anything in his still unorganized closet, Ibiki would never figure out.
Gazing into said closet, he wondered if Naruto would one day go in there, do battle with the things that had grown in there and organize it. He had no doubt that it would happen eventually seeing as how Naruto had fully cleaned and organized his attic.
Shaking his head with a frown, Ibiki took in the rest of his pants, finding that he didn’t look to bad with the shoes made of something akin to what his ninja sandals were made of, even if they covered his whole foot. The simple black pants that he wore were loose enough for him to move around in if need be. All in all not a bad look all around.
Making sure that he had his money and various weapons well hidden, he left his bedroom and headed downstairs to wait for his date to leave. He could hear Iruka and Naruto laughing in the blonds room, moving around and doing things that Ibiki could only imagine. Finding the coat that he was being forced to wear, he pulled it on and looked up when he heard soft food steps on the stairs.
Naruto was smiling at Iruka who was just behind him, the scarred man gazing at him with wide eyes. The blond was wearing a darker red shirt then his own, the color almost shifting between black and red. A pair of rather tight pants highlighted the lean legs, making Ibiki run his eyes over the long limbs in appreciation, wondering if he was pouting at the fact that the shirt covered Narutos hips. Simple black books covered his dates feet while his hair fell around his eyes artfully, for once not held back by his hiate.
“You look wonderful,” Ibiki greeted, moving and take Narutos hand and flipping it over, kissing his wrist. Iruka smirked and rolled his eyes.
“Remember the rules of the courting, no sex until you’re both ready and no sooner then the second date between you to,” the chunin said, pulling on his own coat and opening the front door. “I expect to hear all about your date tomorrow, Naruto.”
“Yes, Iruka-kun,” Naruto hummed, watching as the older male left with a few bounces, leaving the land and the two. “So where are we going to eat dinner?” he asked, pulling on a black hooded jacket that Tsunade had given him for dates and other formal events. They were going to tell the village about his ears either the next day or the day after, but until then, he still had to hide his ears and that kept places he could go on the small side.
“Akimichi-san has offered a back booth to us for our date when I asked him,” Ibiki explained, helping Naruto fix the hood. “I checked it out and it’s perfectly hidden away from people. He himself will be coming to serve us himself and we’re offered permanent reservations for his restaurant, even after the village has been told.”
“He’s so nice, much like his son,” Naruto said happily, beaming as Ibiki lead him out of the house and towards the district where the nicer restaurants were located. They spoke of the meeting, Naruto pouting unhappily at the reminder that most of them had stared at him in surprise at how he had looked. “Shush. It’s not my fault that I look the way I do,” he huffed as Ibiki snickered lowly, nodding to Choza when he greeted them at the host stand.
“Come on you two, the booth is ready for your date,” the large man said, laughing lowly when the interrogator wrapped his arm around Narutos waist.
“I rather enjoy the way you look, Naruto,” Ibiki soothed, pressing a kiss to his forehead when he thought no one was looking. Choza smiled at the blush on Narutos cheeks at the gesture, surprised that his date wasn’t adverse to displays of public affection. Sitting down, the two smiled as they were handed their menus, Narutos brighter then Ibikis smirking one.
The two opened their menus starting their conversation once more.
“So, everyone that needs to know does know now,” Ibiki mused, smiling as Naruto nodded.
“Yeah, they do. Next is the village but you know what Tsunade-baa-chan plans on doing in regards to them,” he said, finally pulling his jacket off, laying it next to him.
“Yes, of course. So hopefully there won’t be too many people who will start making a fuss over your new appendages. I would hate to have to work even more due to the idiots,” Ibiki drawled, getting a snort of laughter from his date.
“Yeah, all those reports that would pile up on your desk,” Naruto cooed, batting his eyes teasingly as the large man rolled his eyes and snorted.
“That’s your fault I’ll have you know. Not even my secretary can get that many ANBU to return their reports on time much less in such nice condition,” Ibiki drawled, shaking his head with a smile. “So, having fun?” he asked as Choza walked up with a bright smile, a pot of tea and two cups of water on a tray.
“So far? It’s rather nice,” Naruto hummed happily, accepting his water and tea cup from Choza.
“Are you two ready to order your appetizers?” the large man asked, getting nods. Writing down their orders from starting dish to last, he walked off to give them over to the chef, the two starting to talk once more.
“I was thinking we could go watch a fireworks display later on. Apparently there’s a small carnival that came into town and is setting off fireworks to start off their time here,” Ibiki offered, smiling as Naruto beamed in excitement.
“That sounds like so much fun,” Naruto hummed happily, nearly bouncing in his seat. “Can we check out the carnival to by any chance? At least see what they have?” he asked.
“I was planning on that to,” Ibiki admitted, getting a squeak of happiness as Naruto moved around the round booth and hugged the other around his waist, nuzzling the others shoulder.
“Thank you, Ibiki,” he said softly, smiling lowly at his boyfriend as he had taken to thinking of the man.
“You’re welcome,” Ibiki said, smiling and patting the soft hair and twitching ears as they waited for their first dish to arrive. Through out the meal the two talked about various things, including how Narutos training was going and how much they had found out in regards to his abilities with the new appendages.
After they had eaten, complimenting the food much to Chozas delight, the two left the restaurant, Naruto once more wearing his hood. Finding a good spot away from most of the crowd, they stood and waited for the fireworks to start, happy to just stay silent between each other. With a flash of light that spilled over the sky, the display started, making Naruto stare in obvious pleasure, having rarely seen a fireworks display so close.
“It’s so lovely,” he breathed out, eyes dancing brightly as Ibiki nodded in agreement, one arm wrapped around the others waist as they watched. Once the firework display was done, the two headed home, still content to stay silent. Once they had arrived, Ibiki escorted a giggling Naruto all the way to his bedroom, making the large man roll his eyes and smile indulgently at him.
“Good night, Naruto-kun,” Ibiki drawled, smoothing a thumb over Narutos cheek, making him blush softly at the gesture.
“Thank you for the wonderful night, even though we didn’t get to go to the carnival like we wanted to,” Naruto said softly, getting a low laugh and a nod.
“Next date, little one, next date,” Ibiki promised, getting a bright smile. Leaning down, he brushed his lips against Narutos cheek before standing straight and winking at him. “For now, bed for the both of us. I don’t want your Iruka-san to say that I wasn’t following the rules,” he teased, getting a low, husky laugh.
“That is true. Good night, Ibiki-kun,” Naruto hummed, leaning upwards and brushing their lips together before winking and disappearing into his room. Ibiki sighed, smirking to himself and turned to his own bedroom. He had to do something about the sudden curl of arousal and his room had silencing wards just like all of the bedrooms.
