Jealousy

Jealousy is a very strong emotion. It can cause pain and sadness, depression and denial… even anger. Jealousy could be caused by anything, another person; time spent alone, rumors or even a… book that was paid too much attention. He was going to use that jealously, he was going to make him feel just as bad as he felt. He knew it wasn’t right and it was a bit childish but he couldn’t help it. His lover was constantly out, either just wandering around or drinking with ‘friends’ that he wouldn’t even introduce him too. If he wasn’t doing that, his face was always buried in that damned book! It was like he didn’t even acknowledge that he was there anymore! So, he was going to give his lover a taste of his own medicine. It might be vindictive, it might be childish but he didn’t care, if he didn’t see him now, if he didn’t acknowledge him now, this would be the end for them.

“Iruka-Sensei…” Nic reached out, patting the brunettes hand hesitantly. They had been sitting together for almost half an hour while Iruka vented and he listened. He had pretty much grown up with the man so he knew him pretty well but he had never expected him to come up with this. He wanted him to go on a… date with him, of sorts. Apparently Iruka knew where Kakashi was going that night and he wanted to take him there… for Kakashi to see. He wanted it to seem like they were… intimate. “I don’t think I can help you with this… I really don’t.”

“Why not?” Iruka asked, frowning as he looked down at the hand on his own. Nic seemed like the perfect choice… he was like a younger version of Kakashi. He had the same, almost white, hair even though his own wasn’t spiked up. It fell down below his shoulders, the long strands falling to cover one of his eyes. Yes, he still showed both of them at times but the style very often covered one of his eyes. His eyes were green instead of blue but… he could overlook that, he was sure Kakashi would too. He had become a jounin so young too, when most other kids his age were becoming chunins. He was sure Kakashi would see the parallels too.

“Well, for one thing, I used to be your student.” Nic murmured, pulling back his hand with a sigh. He had a feeling he would need a drink after this… a huge one. “So, that could be very bad for you, even now, what would some of the parents think?” He waited for that to sink in before he continued, sitting back in his seat. “Plus, I am a lot younger then you and pretty much everyone knows how you feel about age gaps in relationships. You barely allow your and Kakashi-Sans three year gap, who would believe you would date someone nine years younger then you?” He waved his hand a bit at that, picking up the drink he had on the table. “But, most importantly, I really don’t want to die.”

Iruka blinked a few times at the last statement, cocking his head slightly as he watched the teen. “Die?” He asked, leaning forward a bit. “I understand everything else you said but… how would your life ever come into jeopardy here?”

“It’s simple.” Nic murmured, sitting forward a bit. “You see, you’re trying to make Hatake, Kakashi jealous.” He tapped the table, making sure he kept the other mans attention. “The Hatake, Kakashi. The man that is known for being like an uber genius… He can kill a person ten ways in thirty seconds without even using a weapon. I don’t want to be on the wrong side of that anger; you know I would love to help Sensei but… I just don’t think I can.”

“I’m not going to let him hurt you, Nic.” Iruka murmured, leaning across the table as he looked up at him. “It’s not going to go that far. All you have to do is go to the bar with me and play along… then go off and do whatever you want once the plan comes to fruition.” He smiled at that, cocking his head a bit as he watched Nic. The boy still looked nervous but he was sure he could convince him. There weren’t many people that could turn him down… and he used that when he could. “Please… just this once, help me.”

Nic grumbled a bit, letting his head fall to the table before he made a soft, affirmative noise. “Fine, fine. I’ll… do it. Just stop pouting at me, please.” He mumbled, peeking up from where his head was laying on the table. “But if he kills me, I’m going to come back and haunt your ass.”

Iruka just laughed, his head falling back as he nodded. “Yeah, ok. If he kills you, you can haunt me as much as you.” They just talked after that, sitting and drinking and planning. Hours later, the plan was set as were their roles. Now, it was the time to start.

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“I still don’t know if this is a good idea.” Nic murmured, looking down at the hand clasped around his own, a soft blush coming to his features. It was true, just about everyone would love this chance with Iruka but he was still nervous about Kakashi. He had already had his ass handed to him by the man when he had taken his jounin test… he didn’t particularly feel like going through that again. He had passed, yes, but that didn’t mean he wanted another fight. “What if he takes it really bad? He could hurt both of us, right?”

Iruka just sighed, pulling on Nic’s hand. “Come on, I already told you that I’m not going to let you get hurt.” He murmured, pulling the other man a bit closer, his arms sliding around his waist. They had gotten to the bar but Nic was still refusing to go inside. “We already got all dressed up… I even took my hair down at your insistence, we can’t turn back now.” He pulled the other man a little closer, sneakily backing him up into the bar. “Just relax Nic, I promise, it will be ok.”

That was the first thing that Kakashi saw, Iruka with his arms wrapped around a younger man that he halfway remembered. He didn’t care about that though, what he cared about was that Iruka was wrapped around someone else at all. He knew that Iruka had been upset about… something the last thing he had seen him but he hadn’t thought his threats had been real. Seriously, what kind of man yelled ‘If you don’t fucking put that book down and listen to me, I’m going to throw you out and burn all your clothes on the yard!’. Iruka had made all types of threats like that before but he had never gone through with them, they had always made up a couple days later… So what the hell was going on there?

“Kakashi?”

Kakashi looked up when Genma spoke, swallowing a bit as he looked over at him. “What?” He asked, looking down at the drink that he had lying in front of him. Genma was half sprawled across his lap, leaning back against Raido as they spoke and drank. This… had been part of what their original fight had been about. It hadn’t been Genma and Raido but Iruka had seen him hanging out much like this with some of his old ANBU buddies. The man had a jealous streak about a mile wide and really, Kakashi didn’t know why. Iruka had known how he was when they had meant… why would he think that things would change? It wasn’t like he had cheated on him or anything… they had just been hanging out.

“Man, we asked you why you keep phasing out like that, it’s been happening for weeks. Did you and Iruka get in another fight or something?” Genma asked, reaching forward to poke the other man when he noticed he started to drift again, that not there look coming to his single eye again. “Aren’t you two like a break up and make up couple? You’ve never been like this for more then a couple days.”

“Isn’t that Iruka over there?” Kakashi asked, leaning forward a bit, his single eyes squinting. The bar was dark and smoke filled so it was hard to see but he was pretty sure it was his lover. He was dressed differently then normal… and his hair was down but that was definitely Iruka. “What the fuck, who is he with?”

Genma shook his head, sighing softly. A half way drunk and distracted Kakashi was not someone a person wanted to have a conversation with. The other man always jumped from topic to topic or just totally phased out… it could actually get annoying. He hummed softly when he looked over, cocking his head when he saw Iruka. “Hmm, well yeah, that’s him.” He murmured, looking back at Raido. “That’s… Nic, right?” He waited for the nod before he looked back at Kakashi again. “His name is Nic Kobayashi; he’s one of the younger jounin.” He said, swallowing a bit before he spoke again. “Umm… they call him the… new you. He’s one of the best ninja’s of his generation; he’s even compared to Shikamaru in his strategic planning. He’s like the trifecta of his class…”

“What?!” Kakashi pushed at the table when he heard it, grumbling a bit as he watched the couple in the booth across the room. “That little shit that I put through the jounin exams? He barely fucking made it!” He almost growled as he watched them, his fingers tapping on the table in annoyance and anger. He could have sworn Iruka looked right at him before he moved, Kakashi’s eye widening when his lover, HIS Iruka kissed someone else like it was the most normal this in the world to do! He jerked so hard he knocked his drink off the table, the glass shattering on the floor. The only reason he didn’t jump up to pull the two men apart was because Genma and Raido were holding onto him, keeping him mostly seated.

“Calm down Kakashi! Take in your surroundings before you go and make a big scene!”

Kakashi jerked himself out of the hold, his body almost trembling from upset and anger. “Don’t you see what he’s doing?! How the fuck am I supposed to calm down?! He’s kissing someone else!” It was a real kiss too; it wasn’t one of those friendly pecks that friends would give each other. No, it was a heated, passionate kiss that was no where near chaste. They both seemed to be enjoying it too, Iruka’s hands were buried in Nic’s hair, pushing it back from his face as Nic swayed, clearly thrown off balance from the kiss. The other men only let go of him when it was over, leaving him to simmer. They couldn’t react fast enough when Kakashi saw Nic stand and go towards the bathroom. Kakashi was out of his seat in seconds and after Nic, his gait and aura angry.

The moment he caught Nic, he slammed him back against the wall, literally picking him up with his hold on his neck. “Just who the fuck do you think you are?” He leaned close, not caring if he was strangling him. He really wouldn’t give a damn if he killed him; he had dared to touch his Iruka. “What are you doing with Iruka? How dare you touch him?!” He pushed back hard, knocking Nic’s head against the wall, not even thinking about how strong he was or how much damage he could do. “How could he do this to me? Iruka is mine! Why the hell would he do this?!” He knew he was jumping from topic to topic but he didn’t care, he had a right to be angry at both of them.

Nic had a moment of pure panic when he was grabbed, knowing, instinctively, just who it was that was now yelling at him like he had, well… stolen his lover. Even if it was all for show, Kakashi didn’t know it and apparently, the man was PISSED. “Nnn… Ka… Kakashi-San…” Nic brought his hands up, pulling on the one around his neck, just barely able to breathe through the hold. His head was spinning from the hit as well as the cut off breathing so; he really couldn’t think all that well. “He did it… to get your attention…”

Kakashi’s eyes narrowed, a threatening growl coming from his throat as he lessened his grip just enough that Nic could speak. “Explain.” Why the hell would Iruka need to get his attention? They were lovers after all; they lived together for gods’ sake! Iruka always had his attention!

Nic took a deep breath before he spoke again, trying to keep his voice steady so they he didn’t sound anymore scared then he already did. Wasn’t this what Iruka had promised that he wouldn’t let happen? Yet here he was, bruises already forming on his neck from the unforgiving grip. “He saw you with someone, I don’t know who.” He took another deep breath, wincing a bit in anticipation. “Apparently, you blew him off when he tried to talk to you about it and he decided to well… see how you liked it. You wouldn’t even talk to him about letting him meet them or anything so, he felt umm… neglected. It was all to get your attention…”

“Blew him off, I never…” Kakashi trailed off a bit, reality finally creepy through the drunken fog he was experiencing. He still had his hand around Nic’s neck but he wasn’t squeezing anymore, he was just thinking. “So, he did all this to make me jealous?” He was reading between the lines, something he had always been good at. “Damnit! How could he do this to me? How does he ever think I’m going to forgive him after this?!”

Nic swallowed a bit at that, blinking a few times. “Isn’t that simple?” He asked, taking a deep breath. Really, it wasn’t as if they had actually done anything and Kakashi and Iruka were such a good couple, everyone knew it… they loved each other, didn’t they? “You love him… don’t you? Isn’t that enough to make you forgive him… even enough to make him forgive you?”

Kakashi scoffed at that, finally letting go of Nic’s neck and waving his hand. “I don’t get you, runt. What the hell does love have to do with any of this? Who ever said I love him?”

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AN: Hmmm, vindictive Iruka, drunk, angry Kakashi and a poor, tricked OC in the middle of it all, what could be better? *giggles*

Well, everyone. This was just supposed to be a oneshot but… I have so many ideals for it so it will be at least two or three chapters… who knows? It could be EPIC, even I dun know how it will turn out! *giggles*

Nic, of course, is my OC, I just thought he fit the role so well! Poor boy, being tricked by his teacher ohhh so well. Kakashi, Iruka and the entire Narutoverse belong to Kishimoto Masashi, I do not own them in any way even though I would love too. Can anyone say canon yaoi?

Well, I hope you enjoy and thank you for reading! Don’t forget to feed the author!