The Sixth Floor

The Sixth Floor

By Mija

Disclaimer-I do not own Naruto or its characters. I make no profit from writing this fic or any other story. This fic is rated 18+ for a reason, please read all warnings in the prologue before going any further, all previous disclaimers and warnings from Prologue apply to all chapters to this fic. Thank you Mija.


Chapter Four


~Naruto slammed into the mat HARD. The air left his lungs in a whoosh and he just lay there gasping and trying hard to get air to flow regularly threw his chest again.

~”Did you not practice at ALL during the summer Naruto?” asked his silver haired, eye patch wearing judo sensei, as he stared down at the blond with a sigh and a shake of his head.

~”NO!….it was summer for cripes sake, why would I practice when I could be out living life?” Naruto growled, barely keeping his tone in check, this was his judo sensei after all and the man could kick his ass without breaking a sweat.

~Exasperated Kakashi Hataki helped his student up and thumped him hard on the back, earning him a glare from the blue eyed blond. Kakashi was used to Naruto’s looks and antics, he’d been teaching the brat judo since he was eight years old. Back then Kakashi has just recovered from a pretty nasty accident that resulted in damage to his left eye and left a nasty scar running from the top of his brow, dissecting the middle of his left eye, down his check, to just above his chin. He had been pretty devastated when he was told that he would no longer be able to compete in the International Judo Championship Competitions. His left eye being gone would affect him in competiton and rules stated that that sort of handicap was not acceptable. He had been the champion for the previous four years and it seemed like that’s all he had ever worked for, strived to be the best. Without it he didn’t know what to do with himself.

~It was then that his doctor, Lady Tsunade had asked him if he would consider being a private judo instructor for her hyper disobedient godson. She had told him that he had bugged her and her husband to be taught judo, But her godson had a very odd temper and wicked mischievous side to him that his last 3 instructors could not tolerate and quite on them. She told him that they were at the end of their rope and were just going to let the brat suffer without lessons, but frankly, and she had whispered this part. The boy would not shut the fuck up and stop whining about wanting to learn Judo. Kakashi had laughed at that and thought, why not, he had never taught before and it would take his mind off of what he would do now.

~To say that Kakashi had NOT been impressed with the loud mouth blond would be an understatement. The boy was a whiny little brat with a short fuse and a very bad potty mouth, not to mention that he had a bad habit of trying to play tricks on him all the time. He was clumsy and uncoordinated and it took him forever to learn a simple move. Yes, the boy seemed hopeless and he could understand why the other instructors had grown fed up and left, but Kakashi saw something in the blond that apparently none of the other instructors had. As bad as he was, Naruto would not give up, he would practice till he fell in exhaustion, refusing to give up till he had mastered the move.

~When Kakashi had asked the boy why he wanted to learn Judo when he was not serious about it, the boy had yelled with fierce conviction that he WAS serious, it was just hard for him to learn things fast. Then Naruto had confided in him that he was tired of getting bullied around at school and having his bastard of a best friend having to save him from the bullies. He said his best friend Sasuke had been taking Judo since he was two and always rubbed it into Naruto’s face about having to rescue him all the time. When Kakashi had asked him why he got bullied around he had said that the kids were all bigger than him and they liked to tease him about his birthmarks, calling him a rat or fox or dog. Of course this always resulted in the loud blond retaliating and having his butt kicked.

~Kakashi had not understood what Naruto had meant by all the kids being bigger than him till he realized that Naruto, who was in third grade at the time, was actually very short for his age. When he had met Sasuke, he saw that the Uchiha boy had towered over his blond counter part by half a head. Kakashi had not really been around many kids in his life, so had no clue that Naruto was not average for his age, and since Kakashi himself was tall to begin with, it never occurred to him.

~Kakashi saw the spunk the kid had, the determination and the will, if not talent to learn. So Kakashi had promised himself and Naruto that as long as he gave it his all and TRIED to learn he wouldn’t give up on him. He had been teaching the brat ever since. It wasn’t till Kakashi started working at Konoha U as the Judo coach two years ago that Kakashi had actually taught others aside from Naruto. Naruto had always been his sole student, now he had many, but Naruto would always be his favorite, even if he was still whiny at eighteen and a butt head. He would give the blond credit though, the boy had learned Judo and was very gifted in the art, his only real competition these days, other than himself, was Sasuke, they were evenly matched those two, always ending their matches in draws.

~”Naruto if your not even serious about being on the team why the hell did you even sign up for this class?” Kakashi asked as he glanced around and looked at the others who were paired up and going threw their instructed routines.

~”Because SENSEI you told me if I wanted to continue my lessons with you I had to sign up for your class, or don’t you remember that?……Besides…..Sasuke bastard is in this class too and I wont let him beat me, you’re MY sensei…not his.” Naruto pouted, while crossing his arms over his chest in a huff. Kakashi gave him a smile and ruffled his hair. Sometimes the boy could revert to his eight year old self when talking to his sensei, and it always amused the one eyed man to no end.

~”You know, I could SWEAR you turned eighteen….not eight” Kakashi mumbled as he rubbed his chin in thought. Naruto growled.

~”Stop teasing me sensei, I’ve had a BAD morning.” Stated Naruto as he got back into his stance and prepared to face off with is sensei. Kakashi did the same and both bowed to one another before they began a light spar.

~”Really now? Want to share?” Kakashi asked as he dodged a foot swipe and delivered one of his own, which Naruto avoided as well.

~”Not really, I lost my footing in the bathrooms last night, hit my head, couldn’t sleep and have been having a major headache all morning that’s all.” Naruto explained, throwing a punch which his sensei dodged and grunted when an elbow was delivered to his gut. After that Kakashi stopped and straightened up, putting a halt to their spar.

~”Have you gone to Lady Tsunade to have your head checked?” Kakashi asked, a little concern lacing his tone. He knew even the slighted bump to the head could cause damage and if Naruto has been having headaches all morning then it could be something serious.

~”No…why would I go to Tsunade for a little bump on the head?” Naruto asked, rubbing the back of his neck, a frown on his naturally tanned face.

“Because Naruto, she is a DOCTOR, if you recall, and you know that if your having headaches due to an injury you need to have it checked out as soon as possible.” Kakashi explained in a frustrated tone, his student knew this, he shouldn’t have to explain it to him.

~”But Grams would only make a fuss over nothing and you KNOW that.” Naruto stated, he knew how his Godmother could get when it came to him, she was like over obsessed with his well being. He could not even begin to describe the horrors he had went through every time he coughed or sneezed or got slightly flushed when growing up. The woman was a top physician, you would think she wouldn’t panic over every little sniffle or sneeze, but nooooooooo she was the total opposite when it came to him.

~”True…but you were always an accident prone child.” Kakashi teased and Naruto frowned.

~”Not FUNNY sensei.”

~”Then go see Iruka.” Kakashi added.

~”Are you NUTS?! He’s as bad as Grams.” Naruto protested, thinking of his dear friend, who was also his sensei’s lover and one of his godmothers teaching assistants in the medical arts section of the university. Naruto had met the man when he was twelve and had broken his arm when he had fallen off his skate board while trying to show off by doing a really dangerous trick on the University grounds while waiting for his Godfather to get off work and take him home. His godmother had been at the hospital that day and when he had sought out his godmothers personal assistant Shizune, only to realize that she was at the hospital with Tsunade, he went to the only other person in the infirmary section. That had been Iruka Umino.

~Naruto had no qualms about people knowing that he really liked the extremely tanned man with big brown doe shaped eyes and a scar across the bridge of his nose. Liked him as in a big brother figure of course and usually relished a visit with him. BUT, the man could get mother henish on him and over react just as bad as his godmother, as he had done the day they had met. He hadn’t even known that Naruto was Tsuande and Jiraiya’s godson, and yet freaked out and fussed over him and his broken arm, insisting he go to the hospital and even going all postal on Naruto when he had refused. Apparently the usually kind and mild mannered man had a temper and could get scary when provoked. For some reason Naruto had liked him instantly and Iruka had become fond of him as well. Even AFTER he found out he was his boss’ godson, it hadn’t made a difference in how Iruka treated him, if he felt Naruto was being stubborn and stupid he would cuff him over the head and berate him like he was some two year old.

~”You know, I still have no idea how you and Iruka got together, I didn’t know either one of you were gay.” Naruto stated, a confused look on his face as he pondered this more.

~”I’m not gay and neither is Iruka.” Kakashi replied with a sigh. He hated to discuss his personal life, especially when it came to Iruka and him, but he knew Naruto wouldn’t leave it be, he was stubborn like that and it was cause of Naruto the two had met anyway, he sort of owed the kid for that.

~“Huh? But you two are lovers?”

~”Yes, I know but it doesn’t mean either of us are gay.”

~”And how do you figure that?”

~”Because I’m not attracted to any other man other than Iruka, and neither is Iruka, before we met, we had never been attracted to the same sex, we both fairly liked girls you know.”

~”Then…how?” Naruto was confused.

~”It’s difficult to explain Naruto, but its not Iruka’s body I was attracted to when we met, although he does have a nice ass.”

~”Ewwww, I don’t need to hear that coming from you about him you pervert!” Naruto groused, that was his brother like figure you know, he did not need the mental image of his big brother and sensei like THAT!

~”What ever, anyway, it was who Iruka was, his personality, his soul that attracted me to him, I fell in love with the person he is and he the same. It’s like we were meant to be you know? Doesn’t matter whether we are both males, females or the opposite sex, when we met, we found our other halves, our soul mate so to speak, we just happen to both be men, before that we were both happily chasing after the fairer sex.” Kakashi explained and hoped Naruto got it.

~”I get it sensei, I get it, don’t look at me like that…unlike me, who sees a hot guy and wants to jump his bones, you didn’t see men like that, only Iruka.”

~”Correct, now go see him, that is an order.” Kakashi demanded in his sensei tone, the serious one that told Naruto that he better not disobey if he wanted to continue to live.

~”Whaaaa?”

~”Until your checked out I wont allow you to continue with this class, if something is wrong then sparing would only cause more damage, so till I get an ok from Tsunade, Iruka or Shizune your not allowed back in my class.”

~That’s not FAIR sensei!” Naruto huffed, but the look Kakashi shot him, warned him that there was no further discussion. Naruto pouted, grabbed his gear and hit the showers.

~Naruto showered, changed and grabbed his stuff and headed over to the medical arts building. If Shizune or Tsunade saw him, it was all over for him, he was sooooo not in the mood for the overprotective Godmother hen from hell. He wouldn’t admit it to ANYONE, ever, but he actually slinked and ducked while traipsing threw the huge halls and what not. He was being VERY careful not to draw the uncanny psychic powers his godmother or her assistant Shizune seemed to have when it came to him being within fifty feet of them.

~Finally he found Iruka in an empty class room, gathering papers from the desk up front. When Naruto walked in and Iruka saw him, he smiled warmly and Naruto felt tension leave him as he returned the smile. Iruka was one of the few people that could make Naruto forget all his troubles and woes, something about the man was just comforting and soothing.

~”Naruto? What are you doing here?” Iruka asked, motioning him to come up front. Naruto did so.

~”Can’t I come say Hi to one of my favorite people?” Naruto replied with a pout. Iruka laughed.

~”Of course you can but I truly doubt, that that’s what bought you here, you usually avoid this building like the plague.” Iruka replied, still chuckling as he ruffled Naruto’s hair.

~”Can you blame me? You know Grams can be spooky.”

~”Well maybe if you stop calling her GRAMS she might be a lot less inclined to throw things at you.” Iruka teased.

~”But what fun would that be?”

~”Your impossible Naruto, so what brings you here?”

~”Weeeelll……..Kakashi sensei sort of ordered me to come see you.” Naruto mumbled, but Iruka had heard him just fine. He frowned.

~”And why would he do that?”

~”Well he sort of thinks that I have this headache from a fall I took last night in the bathroom of my dorm room and he won’t let me participate in Judo till he gets an ok from you to let him know my head isn’t broken or something.” Naruto explained with a fidgety sort of stance. Iruka still frowned.

~”And why would Kakashi sensei be under that impression?”

~”Cause I sorta told him that?” Naruto answered in a question, careful not to draw his friends temper out, or his mother hen mode either.

~”I see, and is it true? Did you fall in the bathroom last night?”

~”Well yes but I didn’t hit my head hard or anything, I was just out for a few seconds that’s all.” he mumbled and wanted to bite his tongue off immediately after wards. He hadn’t meant to bring that up. To late though, Iruka was in front of him with that stupid little light that doctors flashed annoyingly into your eyes to see how your pupils dilated. It seemed like it magically appeared in his hand, although Naruto was sure the man carried it in his front shirt pocket.

~”How long were you out for? And follow my finger with your eyes.” Iruka ordered in that stern tone and Naruto did as he was told and followed Iruka’s finger as he passed it in front of his face and off to each side of his head while the light continued to blind him.

~”As I said only a few seconds…..its not a big deal Iruka, I’m just a bit tired and that’s giving me a slight headache but its not major, I swear, I just need a couple of pain killers or something.”

~”Hmmmm.” Iruka hummed as he turned the light off and began to probe Naruto’s head with his fingers, gently seeing if his skull had any bumps, and even pulling his head down so that he could part his hair and get a good look at his scalp. Naruto sighed. He let Iruka do what he needed, if he was really lucky, he wouldn’t need to go see Tsuande, he much rather preferred Iruka to his Godmother, she would demand x-rays and cat scans and who knows what. Iruka was mother henish but at least reasonable. He was a paramedic as well as a medical aid to Tsunade, while he studied to get his own doctor’s degree.

~”No bumps, other than the ones you’ve always had that is, and I don’t see any bruising or cuts on your scalp, your eyes look fine and you don’t seem to be suffering any dizziness.” Iruka muttered, a relieved sigh punctuating his diagnosis.

~”Told ya I was fine.” Naruto grumped.

~”Are the headaches bad? On a range from one to ten, ten being extremely painful…”

~”I know the routine all to well Iruka, and if I had to peg them I would say about a zero to one, mild and annoying but nothing major.”

“Well you seem fine, but next time you hit your head get it checked out right away, that is not something to disregard so blithely Naruto and you know that. But I think you should get some rest, take a few pain killers and sleep for a few hours, I will write out an excuse for any classes you miss, if the headache doesn’t go away you will come see me right away or I will tell Lady Tsunade.” Iruka warned as he wrote him a note to give to the lady that manned the buildings small pharmacy, you couldn’t get a dam aspirin without consent from one of the medical staff. Iruka also wrote a note to show his teachers if need be.

~”Yes Iruka…thanks.” Naruto replied, giving the man a smile of gratitude for not over reacting and for not calling in the big guns so to speak.

“Anytime Naruto, you know that…now go get some rest and remember if the headaches don’t go away you come back to see me ok?”

~”I promise Iruka, thanks.”

~”Good boy, now shoo, my next class should be coming in soon, and since its just orientation and only handing out the syllabus’ I am in charge till the professor deems it worthy to make an appearance.”

~”How you can put up with that freaky guy I have no idea, the guy reminds me of something slimy…ick.” Naruto shivered. Iruka frowned but held in a laugh.

~”Dr. Orochimaru isn’t all that bad Naruto, he’s just very expectant of his students that’s all.” Iruka answered, trying to defend the man he was aiding this year. But he would admit that the man was a bit creepy and he was an arrogant prick to boot, but he was brilliant as well, not as great at Tsunade but very close.

~”What ever you say Iruka, talk to you later ok? And thanks again.” Naruto replied as he gave his precious person a quick hug. Iruka was the ONLY one he ever did that with and he would kill anyone who wanted to make something of it.

~”You better see me later, don’t make yourself a stranger around here now that your some hot shot college student.” Iruka teased and Naruto smiled.

~”Will do.” Naruto said as he waved and walked out of the classroom and into the hallway. He dodged and slunk his way to the pharmacy and handed the stoic lady the note and got a sample, single serving of a named brand pain killer. He thanked her and headed for his dorm room.

~Naruto figured a good long nap would do him a world of good, he wasn’t kidding about the headache, but he knew it had to do with the lack of sleep he had had last night.

~As he walked towards the exit he didn’t notice the eyes that had been watching him since the moment he had first entered the medical arts building. If he had seen those eyes looking at him the way there were right now, he would of pissed his pants and ran screaming out of the building like some little girl.

A/N~ya ya I know, still getting the characters down and not much action, but I hope the story is going along ok for all of you who are reading this. I try to add a few bits and pieces of suspense in each chapter, but I don’t know if it just frustrates you guys or helps. *shrugs shoulders* ok hope you enjoyed. Till next time huggles and smiles Mija.