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Adult +
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Two of us now
Almost Sucks
by Mashiro
Naruto fandom, series, no spoilers
AU, BOYS LOVE: Naruto x Sasuke, Kakashi x Iruka, Lee x Gaara
first version: July 8th 2008, Tuesday
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This is not really a new chapter, I just removed this section from the previous chapter and let it stand alone. I like that better.
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DISCLAIMER: I don’t own the rights to the Naruto series or characters and I make no money writing this. I’m just a fan. This is fan fiction.
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08: Two of us now
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Before he left for work that Friday, Kakashi sat down with the portable phone at the kitchen table. There were two beeps before Iruka picked up. He must have been halfway out the door when the call came, if time was the same there as here; but still politeness and friendliness ruled his voice, letting you ignore that small hint of urgency. Sasuke would have muttered something about faking, but Kakashi smiled genuinely. It could have just been that it was Iruka though.
“Good morning, sweet neighbor,” he said. “Have you had a good day so far?”
“Kakashi,” Iruka said, sighed softly and shifted. The phone politeness and friendliness melted away and out came worry and relief, despite the urgency. “Good morning. And yes, so far.”
“You will do great,” Kakashi said.
Iruka sighed again.
“I’m not worried about me,” he said. “Naruto just left for the bus. I didn’t tell him about tonight because I didn’t want him to get too excited and do something stupid in school. Again.”
Kakashi chuckled.
“You were clever.”
“I didn’t dare to tell him!” Iruka sighed again and Kakashi could hear him throw out the arm he had phone free. “You told Sasuke-kun, didn’t you?”
Kakashi found himself hesitating; having hoped that wouldn’t come up.
“Well...”
“You didn’t?” It was almost a shout.
“I’ll leave him a note!” Kakashi hurried to say, smiling because he knew that Iruka was. “I did tell him there was a seminar.”
“You didn’t dare to tell Sasuke-kun either.”
“I was clever!” Kakashi protested.
Iruka was shaking his head; still smiling though, that was what mattered.
“It won’t work.”
“It will,” Kakashi said. “But I’m sorry to leave this all on you.”
“You have a seminar,” Iruka said and sighed again. “It was just bad timing.”
The smiles faded on both ends of the line. Silence followed and over-the-phone togetherness.
“I’m just...” Iruka started, but his voice trailed off. “Never mind... I’ll live. It’s not like they will kill each other. And I can always call the cops if they try. Or Lee, he might get here faster.”
The man chuckled with no real amusement to it. A moment of silence followed and Kakashi heard Iruka fiddle with the phone cord.
“What?” he asked softly, knowing Iruka knew what he meant.
“It’s... just that... he scares me,” Iruka sighed. “Sasuke-kun. A bit. Sometimes. I don’t know what to say to him. And he doesn’t like me.”
Kakashi smiled again.
“Now that’s just plain impossible. How can anyone not like you?”
“Kakashi…”
“I know, I know. I’m sorry,” Kakashi sighed. “But he doesn’t know you. He’s just... trying to make sense of all this. He’s a good guy.”
“I know that.”
“It will take time.”
“I know. I just... wanted to tell you.”
“I’m happy you did,” Kakashi said and gave a soft smile. “There’s two of us now. This is just a seminar.”
“Yeah,” Iruka’s smile came back, Kakashi could hear it. “Thank you.”
“All those things Sasuke says and does,” Kakashi said. “His anger, the curses, slamming the door, that’s just his shell. That’s how he protects himself, because he’s afraid. Do you remember that seafood restaurant we went to? The one where we got to pick out crabs from an aquarium and then eat them?”
“Yes,” Iruka said, sounding confused but amusedly curious. “Of course I remember.”
“Well, Sasuke is like one of those crabs. He’s got his shell and his nasty claws and he’ll nip if you get too close, but he’s soft and real good on the inside. It just takes some time and patience to get to that good stuff.”
The man on the other end of the phone and three houses away was laughing. Kakashi got off the chair and went for the closest window in the right direction just to make sure Iruka’s house was really there. It was a yellow house. A soft but clear, happy sunshine yellow.
“You can’t compare your child to a crab!” Iruka managed to get out. “Especially not one that you’ve eaten.”
Kakashi laughed too. For a while they just laughed. It felt like they were closer than three houses away from each other. It felt like Iruka was there in the room, his laughter not just a sound but also a vibrating chest and shining eyes and the biggest smile in the world. When the silence and afterglow came, Kakashi spoke softly, trying not to break the magic.
“So you see, you’ll be fine. I saw you with those crabs, you were great.”
“You’re horrible,” Iruka said and made it sound like a wonderful thing.
“You’ll be fine.”
“Okay…”
Then it got silent and mushy and Kakashi wished he was three houses away. He didn’t have time to run over, Iruka wouldn’t allow himself to be late for work. Stupid work. Stupid three houses distance. Iruka cleared his throat and Kakashi could imagine his blush, because he always blushed after he had laughed and when it got silent and mushy.
“Kakashi, tell me it will be fine. You know, everything.”
“Everything will be just fine.”
“Thank you.”
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by Mashiro
Naruto fandom, series, no spoilers
AU, BOYS LOVE: Naruto x Sasuke, Kakashi x Iruka, Lee x Gaara
first version: July 8th 2008, Tuesday
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This is not really a new chapter, I just removed this section from the previous chapter and let it stand alone. I like that better.
.
DISCLAIMER: I don’t own the rights to the Naruto series or characters and I make no money writing this. I’m just a fan. This is fan fiction.
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08: Two of us now
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Before he left for work that Friday, Kakashi sat down with the portable phone at the kitchen table. There were two beeps before Iruka picked up. He must have been halfway out the door when the call came, if time was the same there as here; but still politeness and friendliness ruled his voice, letting you ignore that small hint of urgency. Sasuke would have muttered something about faking, but Kakashi smiled genuinely. It could have just been that it was Iruka though.
“Good morning, sweet neighbor,” he said. “Have you had a good day so far?”
“Kakashi,” Iruka said, sighed softly and shifted. The phone politeness and friendliness melted away and out came worry and relief, despite the urgency. “Good morning. And yes, so far.”
“You will do great,” Kakashi said.
Iruka sighed again.
“I’m not worried about me,” he said. “Naruto just left for the bus. I didn’t tell him about tonight because I didn’t want him to get too excited and do something stupid in school. Again.”
Kakashi chuckled.
“You were clever.”
“I didn’t dare to tell him!” Iruka sighed again and Kakashi could hear him throw out the arm he had phone free. “You told Sasuke-kun, didn’t you?”
Kakashi found himself hesitating; having hoped that wouldn’t come up.
“Well...”
“You didn’t?” It was almost a shout.
“I’ll leave him a note!” Kakashi hurried to say, smiling because he knew that Iruka was. “I did tell him there was a seminar.”
“You didn’t dare to tell Sasuke-kun either.”
“I was clever!” Kakashi protested.
Iruka was shaking his head; still smiling though, that was what mattered.
“It won’t work.”
“It will,” Kakashi said. “But I’m sorry to leave this all on you.”
“You have a seminar,” Iruka said and sighed again. “It was just bad timing.”
The smiles faded on both ends of the line. Silence followed and over-the-phone togetherness.
“I’m just...” Iruka started, but his voice trailed off. “Never mind... I’ll live. It’s not like they will kill each other. And I can always call the cops if they try. Or Lee, he might get here faster.”
The man chuckled with no real amusement to it. A moment of silence followed and Kakashi heard Iruka fiddle with the phone cord.
“What?” he asked softly, knowing Iruka knew what he meant.
“It’s... just that... he scares me,” Iruka sighed. “Sasuke-kun. A bit. Sometimes. I don’t know what to say to him. And he doesn’t like me.”
Kakashi smiled again.
“Now that’s just plain impossible. How can anyone not like you?”
“Kakashi…”
“I know, I know. I’m sorry,” Kakashi sighed. “But he doesn’t know you. He’s just... trying to make sense of all this. He’s a good guy.”
“I know that.”
“It will take time.”
“I know. I just... wanted to tell you.”
“I’m happy you did,” Kakashi said and gave a soft smile. “There’s two of us now. This is just a seminar.”
“Yeah,” Iruka’s smile came back, Kakashi could hear it. “Thank you.”
“All those things Sasuke says and does,” Kakashi said. “His anger, the curses, slamming the door, that’s just his shell. That’s how he protects himself, because he’s afraid. Do you remember that seafood restaurant we went to? The one where we got to pick out crabs from an aquarium and then eat them?”
“Yes,” Iruka said, sounding confused but amusedly curious. “Of course I remember.”
“Well, Sasuke is like one of those crabs. He’s got his shell and his nasty claws and he’ll nip if you get too close, but he’s soft and real good on the inside. It just takes some time and patience to get to that good stuff.”
The man on the other end of the phone and three houses away was laughing. Kakashi got off the chair and went for the closest window in the right direction just to make sure Iruka’s house was really there. It was a yellow house. A soft but clear, happy sunshine yellow.
“You can’t compare your child to a crab!” Iruka managed to get out. “Especially not one that you’ve eaten.”
Kakashi laughed too. For a while they just laughed. It felt like they were closer than three houses away from each other. It felt like Iruka was there in the room, his laughter not just a sound but also a vibrating chest and shining eyes and the biggest smile in the world. When the silence and afterglow came, Kakashi spoke softly, trying not to break the magic.
“So you see, you’ll be fine. I saw you with those crabs, you were great.”
“You’re horrible,” Iruka said and made it sound like a wonderful thing.
“You’ll be fine.”
“Okay…”
Then it got silent and mushy and Kakashi wished he was three houses away. He didn’t have time to run over, Iruka wouldn’t allow himself to be late for work. Stupid work. Stupid three houses distance. Iruka cleared his throat and Kakashi could imagine his blush, because he always blushed after he had laughed and when it got silent and mushy.
“Kakashi, tell me it will be fine. You know, everything.”
“Everything will be just fine.”
“Thank you.”
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