Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ I'll Cover You ❯ Seasons of Love ( Chapter 3 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: tsukiraven 
Iruka wakes up from his coma to find a devoted lover by his bedside.
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.28.2006 | Updated On: 01.28.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.9K | Visits: 636 | Status: Work In Progress
Iruka wakes up from his coma to find a devoted lover by his bedside.
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.28.2006 | Updated On: 01.28.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.9K | Visits: 636 | Status: Work In Progress
a/n: When I woke up and checked meh email, I had 9 reviews! I was so happy!! (once again, fanfic.net)
Kakashi: Yes, yes, we're all happy for you.
Iruka: I'm awake!! Yay! Maybe Naruto will take me out for Ramen to celebrate for once...
tsukiraven and Kakashi: Don't get your hopes up.
Kakashi: He only does it when you pay.
Iruka: Really?
tsukiraven: Really.
Iruka: You know, Miss Raven, you may want to start the story. The readers are getting antsy.
tsukiraven: Huh? Oh yeah!! Heh.. Here we go!
Kakashi: (sigh) Raven always seems to forget that she does not own any of the Naruto characters displayed within. Nor does she own Rent. I shudder to think what life would be like living with her...
tsukiraven: I'd let you keep your books.
Kakashi: Then I'm just fine with it.
Warning: Shonen-ai, boy love, angsteh yaoi, sadness, happiness, Alternate Universe setting, no spoilers though, and me no own. Enjoi!
flashback
'thought'
"dialogue"
story
I'll Cover You: Chappie 3
I'll take you anywhere you want to go, Iruka. All you have to do is say so.
Really? Can you take me to where my parents are?
"Iruka, Iruka! It's Kakashi! It's me, Iruka, open your eyes!" Kakashi knew he was yelling but he didn't care. He knew he was covered in blood and gore (some his, some his lover's) but he didn't care. He knew that his mask was gone but he didn't care. All that he cared about was the fact that the man lying on the hospital bed in front of him had moved.
"Medic! Please, he needs help!" Sakura screamed down the hallway. A man dressed in soft blue scrubs entered the room briskly, shooting Sakura a reproachful glare for shouting.
"He is not the only one in this hospital with injuries, you know." The doctor scoffed, before checking the machines around Iruka.
'He's the only one who matters!' Kakashi wanted to say it, but he couldn't bring himself to do so.
"He's the only one who matters!" Naruto shouted, sniffling as he brushed away his tears.
The doctor gave Naruto a withering look. "I'm sure that far more important ninja are hospitalized at this very moment." Kakashi gritted his teeth, drawing the doctor's attention. "Are you family? A friend?"
"Ahh. I'm..." Kakashi didn't quite know what to say. Iruka wasn't always comfortable telling people that they were romantically involved, and Kakashi didn't want to upset the dolphin later on.
"They're lovers," Sasuke interrupted. Sakura's eyes widened and Naruto gave Sasuke a look that promised death. Kakashi looked relieved. 'Thanks Sasuke... Now he can blame you. But, lovers? A little extreme sounding, ne?'
The doctor sighed and shook his head. "Lovers at each other's bedsides, what a waste of energy and time."
This time, Kakashi did react. "What did you say?"
"Did it ever occur to you that if he could have woken up, he would have done so by now?"
Kakashi growled. He let Iruka's tear stained hand drop from his own as he grabbed the front of the doctor's shirt. "Don't. Ever. Say. That. Again." He punctuated each word with a shake. The doctor choked, his face tinged with purple.
"Kakashi-sensei! Stop!" Sakura raced forward and grabbed his arm, tugging on it. Kakashi gazed at his student and sighed, letting his arm drop to his side.
"Well?" He asked coldly. "How is he?"
The doctor straightened his scrubs indignantly. "He will wake up," he began, "but the tip of the kunai that hit him carried a very rare poison called Henshitsu. We don't have the antidote in stock, but it's known to be a very slow acting poison so that's not a problem. I'm not quite sure of the effects, but," he sighed, "I don't think that they could be any worse than being impaled on a kunai now could it?
Kakashi was nervous now. Poison? Slow acting? Sounded like a high danger venom, not an easily avoidable toxin. But, he'd leave it to the doctor. Most likely, he knew how to do his job better than Kakashi did. The doctor straightened his shirt and went back to monitoring the machines, which were currently displaying Iruka's vitals.
"I'm not sure what these statistics mean," The doctor said finally. "A little more than two hours ago, they showed that he should have stayed asleep forever. But now... he could wake up at any time. I don't understand how they could have 180'ed so quickly."
"I don't care what the stats were, as long as they say that he's okay now. Can't you do anything to help him wake up faster?" Kakashi tried to sound like the infamous Copy Nin, who he had tried and failed to be, but lost miserably when his voice shook. 'Sleep Forever?' Had he known the problem was so serious.... Kakashi didn't even know what he would've done. What he would do without Iruka in his life. It didn't sound like a life worth living in.
"No. And stop asking questions, you're distracting me." Kakashi gritted his teeth, but obliged to the doctor's wishes.
"Sakura, Sakura," Naruto whispered. "Is Iruka-sensei gonna be okay?" He sniffled again, giving himself the look of a kicked puppy. Sakura's eyes softened.
"Yeah," she said quietly, hugging Naruto again. "I think he will be, Naruto."
Sasuke watched from the edge of the room, his features blank. He didn't want his sensei to die either. He was just as worried about Iruka as Naruto, but Sakura didn't console or comfort him. Great, now he was jealous. And he looked uncaring. Wonderful.
However, all five people in the room paused and whirled to look at the beside as the beeping of the machines reached a frantic whine. Iruka's eyes were moving underneath their lids, and his mouth was slightly open, as if he were trying to say something. "Ka..."
Kakashi's eyes widened. He shoved passed the doctor to get to Iruka's bedside. "Iruka," he whispered, stroking his lover's hand. "Iruka it's okay, don't waste your strength."
Iruka gave his head a small shake. "Nah... Kashi... Luh..."
Kakashi realized what Iruka was trying to say, and it was everything that he could do to keep from crying again. He continued to stroke the back of Iruka's hand. "It's okay Ruka, I know."
Iruka was frustrated. No, he was beyond frustrated. He wanted to grab Kakashi, kiss him, hold him down until he promised not to scare him like that ever again, kiss him, tell him how much he loved him, and kiss him again. 'I'd die without you, Kakashi. Do you know that?' But he couldn't find the strength to do it. Using all of the strength he had stored in his reserves, he wrenched open his eyes, only to hiss when they were flooded with a piercing light.
Squinting now, he began to search the room for his Kakashi. "Kakashi...." Iruka managed, and to him his voice sounded pitifully weak. He vaguely wondered if he'd be able to sing again. "I love... you...."
Kakashi's eyes filled with tears. "Yeah... I love you too Iruka. With all my heart, you know, so hang in there."
Iruka honed in on the voice. It was soft and sad, cracking. It was Kakashi. He willed his tired eyes to find Kakashi at his bedside. And there he was. He was covered in blood, his clothing was ripped and his mask was gone. His face was tired and ragged, with a black eye around his sharingan. One of his hands was clenched around Iruka's own. Iruka gazed at Kakashi, his eyes unnoticed for a moment until Kakashi finally looked down to realized that Iruka was fully awake.
Joy and happiness erupted in Kakashi's chest, and it was all he could do to keep himself form tackling the dolphin. He wanted to hold Iruka, kiss him, to feel his lover's lips against his own, to make sure that his Ruka was alright, to tell Iruka that he would be there forever....
For what seemed to be an eternity, chocolate eyes locked on to mismatched blue and red. Neither one was willing to drop their gaze.
'He's alive,' Kakashi thought happily.
'He's alright,' Iruka was relieved.
The stares were interrupted by a squeak of pain from Iruka. Kakashi's eyes snapped angrily as he turned to the doctor. The doctor was holding a long, scary looking needle over Iruka's opposite arm. A bronze liquid was dripping from the tip. "What did you do to him?" Kakashi demanded.
The doctor gave Kakashi a withering gaze, obviously unafraid. "Restorative drug," the doctor stated, tossing the used needle into a nearby trash bin. He turned to Iruka. "Do you feel better now? Can you speak?"
Iruka nodded slowly. "Ye...Yeah." His eyes once again focused on Kakashi. "Kakashi... are you okay?"
And that was it. That small statement from Iruka, in all of it's ridiculousness, sent Kakashi over the edge. He burst out laughing, hunching over Iruka's hand. His students backed away, all three of them. "Kakashi-sensei... He's lost it." Naruto declared. Sakura and Sasuke nodded their assent, too stunned to speak. Tears worked their way out of the corners of Kakashi's eyes, dripping onto Iruka's hand. He grinned widely at Iruka.
"I can not honestly believe that you just asked me if I was okay!" Kakashi chuckled. "You're the one in the hospital bed, Ruka."
Iruka smiled and gave a half-hearted imitation of a shrug. "Well... you were the one fighting...so much..." Iruka was also aware that his words were faint, and that he wasn't entirely making sense. But Kakashi was there, Kakashi was laughing and smiling, and- to Iruka- that made the world alright.
Kakashi nodded, standing up. "Yeah... I'm fine Ruka. But here, hang on a second..." Kakashi turned to the doctor. "He's good now? All awake? Doesn't need the machines anymore?"
The doctor nodded. "Well, in a matter of speaking, yes. But he still needs the anti-toxin, the hydration IV, and the blood IV." Kakashi took his time to examine all three said objects. The two IV's were hooked into Iruka's opposite arm, and the anti-toxin was in his close arm, the one that Kakashi had been holding. Smirking slightly, Kakashi climbed onto the bed, careful not to disturb any of the machines that were vital to the dolphin. His dolphin. His Iruka. Lifting Iruka slightly, Kakashi scooted underneath the young man until he was holding Iruka directly over himself. He set Iruka down on his lap and smiled, brushing stray hairs off of Iruka's pale face and neck.
"Now wait a minute!" The doctor sputtered. "You can't do that! That's against hospital regulation--"
"Screw hospital regulation."
"I'll have you kicked out--"
"I'd like to see you try."
"I...You.. Urgh!" The doctor gave Kakashi another withering glare and stalked out of the room, throwing his hands up and muttering about 'Stupid idiots in love'.
Iruka tried to look disapproving, but couldn't help a small smile. "You should be careful, Kashi. they could kick you out..."
Kakashi smiled wider. "Like I'd said, they can try. Whether or not I'd go is a different subject entirely." He brushed his lips against Iruka's. "I was so worried."
Iruka sighed and nuzzled into Kakashi's throat. Kakashi’s arms tightened around his waist. "You, worried? Kashi, I was worried about you." In the background, Sakura watched with wide, happy eyes, while Naruto and Sasuke mouthed 'Kashi?' and 'Ruka?' to each other.
Kakashi smiled. Ruka, his warm, loving Iruka, was back in his arms again. He nuzzled Iruka back, poison forgotten for the time being. He was happy just the way things were. A small cough attracted his attention to where his three students were standing, all looking slightly embarrassed. Kakashi raised an eyebrow. "Yes," he stated nonchalantly. "This is what it looks like when two adults are in love. And, unless you wanna see your teachers kiss, I suggest you leave." There was a warning in Kakashi's voice, and the younger ninja all scampered. Still smiling, Kakashi took Iruka's lips for his own. The younger man happily obliged.
"Hello!" A cheerful nurse entered the room, pausing as she saw the two men kissing. "Uhh... am I interrupting?"
Kakashi (with regret) broke away from his Iruka, to stare blankly at the woman. "Yes. Yes you are."
She shrugged. "Well, I need to give Iruka a short checkup, so tough cookies." She smiled wryly at Kakashi.
Kakashi sighed. Iruka frowned lightly. the nurse grinned. "Oh no! Don't frown, smile! You're a very unusual case, Umino-san. Most of the toughest ninja wouldn't even wake up after that kind of wound. And, you had that poison to top it off." Iruka looked faintly confused. 'Poison? Oh yes, that's what the stinging was from.'
Kakashi sighed. "Do I have to move?"
The nurse shook her head. "No, but just don't fidget. I wanna get all my readings right. I can have Doctor Koru come back and explain the poison if you want--"
"No." Kakashi said. "I can tell him later. The last thing we need is that windbag back in here."
The nurse gave a cough, which may have been hiding a laugh. "Well said, well said."
Iruka, however, was gazing intently at the nurse as if he were trying to remember her. "I know you... Are you a ninja?"
She tilted her head. "I'm a healer ninja. Jounin level. My name is Raven Aquirii." (a/n: Yeah, that's me!)
Iruka nodded. "Yes, now I remember. I must have met you in the Academy. I think you were a lower-classman when I was about to graduate."
Raven nodded, checking Iruka's pulse. "Yes, that could be right. I'll check my yearbook later." She pulled back, making scribble notes on her clipboard. "Hmmm... well, I think everything is in order. Doctor Koru will be back later, I suppose, to check on you. And don't tell him I let you stay there, Hatake-san; I'll get in trouble for spoiling you!" She winked happily. "But, I'll be back to bring you food later. Can you handle being alone for a few hours?"
Kakashi nodded for Iruka, squeezing him slightly. "I'll be here. I'll watch over him."
a/n: Yeah! Another chappie finished! I’m so happy, I couldn’t have done it all without you guys. Thanks for your kind words. I appreciate every one of them. Notice the beta?
Iruka: Miss Raven, you’re just using your spell check.
tsukiraven: Nyah.. I have a thing against Microsoft Word. Sue me.
Kakashi: Don’t encourage them.
tsukiraven: Yeah, yeah. I hope you all like this chappie! There wasn’t really much angst, but don’t worry, that all comes back. Lots of fluff, and maybe a small lime later on.. --muses--
Iruka: At least I’m awake. Please review Miss Raven’s story, she gets lonely if you don’t.
tsukiraven: Although, I don’t think this last one was as good as the first two. I’ll have to try harder next time.
Kakashi: Yes, you will. And, why are you in the story?
tsukiraven: Well, you were getting awfully into the kissing. Kissing leads to lime, which leads to lemon. The story isn’t ready for that, so I “accidentally” interrupted.
Kakashi: Don’t make me “accidentally” stab you with this kunai.
tsukiraven: Uhh.. And on a completely unrelated topic! (thinks: Whew. I live to write another day) Thanks again, and remember to review and check back soon for the next update! Cha! Peace, I’m out!
Kakashi: Yes, yes, we're all happy for you.
Iruka: I'm awake!! Yay! Maybe Naruto will take me out for Ramen to celebrate for once...
tsukiraven and Kakashi: Don't get your hopes up.
Kakashi: He only does it when you pay.
Iruka: Really?
tsukiraven: Really.
Iruka: You know, Miss Raven, you may want to start the story. The readers are getting antsy.
tsukiraven: Huh? Oh yeah!! Heh.. Here we go!
Kakashi: (sigh) Raven always seems to forget that she does not own any of the Naruto characters displayed within. Nor does she own Rent. I shudder to think what life would be like living with her...
tsukiraven: I'd let you keep your books.
Kakashi: Then I'm just fine with it.
Warning: Shonen-ai, boy love, angsteh yaoi, sadness, happiness, Alternate Universe setting, no spoilers though, and me no own. Enjoi!
flashback
'thought'
"dialogue"
story
I'll Cover You: Chappie 3
I'll take you anywhere you want to go, Iruka. All you have to do is say so.
Really? Can you take me to where my parents are?
"Iruka, Iruka! It's Kakashi! It's me, Iruka, open your eyes!" Kakashi knew he was yelling but he didn't care. He knew he was covered in blood and gore (some his, some his lover's) but he didn't care. He knew that his mask was gone but he didn't care. All that he cared about was the fact that the man lying on the hospital bed in front of him had moved.
"Medic! Please, he needs help!" Sakura screamed down the hallway. A man dressed in soft blue scrubs entered the room briskly, shooting Sakura a reproachful glare for shouting.
"He is not the only one in this hospital with injuries, you know." The doctor scoffed, before checking the machines around Iruka.
'He's the only one who matters!' Kakashi wanted to say it, but he couldn't bring himself to do so.
"He's the only one who matters!" Naruto shouted, sniffling as he brushed away his tears.
The doctor gave Naruto a withering look. "I'm sure that far more important ninja are hospitalized at this very moment." Kakashi gritted his teeth, drawing the doctor's attention. "Are you family? A friend?"
"Ahh. I'm..." Kakashi didn't quite know what to say. Iruka wasn't always comfortable telling people that they were romantically involved, and Kakashi didn't want to upset the dolphin later on.
"They're lovers," Sasuke interrupted. Sakura's eyes widened and Naruto gave Sasuke a look that promised death. Kakashi looked relieved. 'Thanks Sasuke... Now he can blame you. But, lovers? A little extreme sounding, ne?'
The doctor sighed and shook his head. "Lovers at each other's bedsides, what a waste of energy and time."
This time, Kakashi did react. "What did you say?"
"Did it ever occur to you that if he could have woken up, he would have done so by now?"
Kakashi growled. He let Iruka's tear stained hand drop from his own as he grabbed the front of the doctor's shirt. "Don't. Ever. Say. That. Again." He punctuated each word with a shake. The doctor choked, his face tinged with purple.
"Kakashi-sensei! Stop!" Sakura raced forward and grabbed his arm, tugging on it. Kakashi gazed at his student and sighed, letting his arm drop to his side.
"Well?" He asked coldly. "How is he?"
The doctor straightened his scrubs indignantly. "He will wake up," he began, "but the tip of the kunai that hit him carried a very rare poison called Henshitsu. We don't have the antidote in stock, but it's known to be a very slow acting poison so that's not a problem. I'm not quite sure of the effects, but," he sighed, "I don't think that they could be any worse than being impaled on a kunai now could it?
Kakashi was nervous now. Poison? Slow acting? Sounded like a high danger venom, not an easily avoidable toxin. But, he'd leave it to the doctor. Most likely, he knew how to do his job better than Kakashi did. The doctor straightened his shirt and went back to monitoring the machines, which were currently displaying Iruka's vitals.
"I'm not sure what these statistics mean," The doctor said finally. "A little more than two hours ago, they showed that he should have stayed asleep forever. But now... he could wake up at any time. I don't understand how they could have 180'ed so quickly."
"I don't care what the stats were, as long as they say that he's okay now. Can't you do anything to help him wake up faster?" Kakashi tried to sound like the infamous Copy Nin, who he had tried and failed to be, but lost miserably when his voice shook. 'Sleep Forever?' Had he known the problem was so serious.... Kakashi didn't even know what he would've done. What he would do without Iruka in his life. It didn't sound like a life worth living in.
"No. And stop asking questions, you're distracting me." Kakashi gritted his teeth, but obliged to the doctor's wishes.
"Sakura, Sakura," Naruto whispered. "Is Iruka-sensei gonna be okay?" He sniffled again, giving himself the look of a kicked puppy. Sakura's eyes softened.
"Yeah," she said quietly, hugging Naruto again. "I think he will be, Naruto."
Sasuke watched from the edge of the room, his features blank. He didn't want his sensei to die either. He was just as worried about Iruka as Naruto, but Sakura didn't console or comfort him. Great, now he was jealous. And he looked uncaring. Wonderful.
However, all five people in the room paused and whirled to look at the beside as the beeping of the machines reached a frantic whine. Iruka's eyes were moving underneath their lids, and his mouth was slightly open, as if he were trying to say something. "Ka..."
Kakashi's eyes widened. He shoved passed the doctor to get to Iruka's bedside. "Iruka," he whispered, stroking his lover's hand. "Iruka it's okay, don't waste your strength."
Iruka gave his head a small shake. "Nah... Kashi... Luh..."
Kakashi realized what Iruka was trying to say, and it was everything that he could do to keep from crying again. He continued to stroke the back of Iruka's hand. "It's okay Ruka, I know."
Iruka was frustrated. No, he was beyond frustrated. He wanted to grab Kakashi, kiss him, hold him down until he promised not to scare him like that ever again, kiss him, tell him how much he loved him, and kiss him again. 'I'd die without you, Kakashi. Do you know that?' But he couldn't find the strength to do it. Using all of the strength he had stored in his reserves, he wrenched open his eyes, only to hiss when they were flooded with a piercing light.
Squinting now, he began to search the room for his Kakashi. "Kakashi...." Iruka managed, and to him his voice sounded pitifully weak. He vaguely wondered if he'd be able to sing again. "I love... you...."
Kakashi's eyes filled with tears. "Yeah... I love you too Iruka. With all my heart, you know, so hang in there."
Iruka honed in on the voice. It was soft and sad, cracking. It was Kakashi. He willed his tired eyes to find Kakashi at his bedside. And there he was. He was covered in blood, his clothing was ripped and his mask was gone. His face was tired and ragged, with a black eye around his sharingan. One of his hands was clenched around Iruka's own. Iruka gazed at Kakashi, his eyes unnoticed for a moment until Kakashi finally looked down to realized that Iruka was fully awake.
Joy and happiness erupted in Kakashi's chest, and it was all he could do to keep himself form tackling the dolphin. He wanted to hold Iruka, kiss him, to feel his lover's lips against his own, to make sure that his Ruka was alright, to tell Iruka that he would be there forever....
For what seemed to be an eternity, chocolate eyes locked on to mismatched blue and red. Neither one was willing to drop their gaze.
'He's alive,' Kakashi thought happily.
'He's alright,' Iruka was relieved.
The stares were interrupted by a squeak of pain from Iruka. Kakashi's eyes snapped angrily as he turned to the doctor. The doctor was holding a long, scary looking needle over Iruka's opposite arm. A bronze liquid was dripping from the tip. "What did you do to him?" Kakashi demanded.
The doctor gave Kakashi a withering gaze, obviously unafraid. "Restorative drug," the doctor stated, tossing the used needle into a nearby trash bin. He turned to Iruka. "Do you feel better now? Can you speak?"
Iruka nodded slowly. "Ye...Yeah." His eyes once again focused on Kakashi. "Kakashi... are you okay?"
And that was it. That small statement from Iruka, in all of it's ridiculousness, sent Kakashi over the edge. He burst out laughing, hunching over Iruka's hand. His students backed away, all three of them. "Kakashi-sensei... He's lost it." Naruto declared. Sakura and Sasuke nodded their assent, too stunned to speak. Tears worked their way out of the corners of Kakashi's eyes, dripping onto Iruka's hand. He grinned widely at Iruka.
"I can not honestly believe that you just asked me if I was okay!" Kakashi chuckled. "You're the one in the hospital bed, Ruka."
Iruka smiled and gave a half-hearted imitation of a shrug. "Well... you were the one fighting...so much..." Iruka was also aware that his words were faint, and that he wasn't entirely making sense. But Kakashi was there, Kakashi was laughing and smiling, and- to Iruka- that made the world alright.
Kakashi nodded, standing up. "Yeah... I'm fine Ruka. But here, hang on a second..." Kakashi turned to the doctor. "He's good now? All awake? Doesn't need the machines anymore?"
The doctor nodded. "Well, in a matter of speaking, yes. But he still needs the anti-toxin, the hydration IV, and the blood IV." Kakashi took his time to examine all three said objects. The two IV's were hooked into Iruka's opposite arm, and the anti-toxin was in his close arm, the one that Kakashi had been holding. Smirking slightly, Kakashi climbed onto the bed, careful not to disturb any of the machines that were vital to the dolphin. His dolphin. His Iruka. Lifting Iruka slightly, Kakashi scooted underneath the young man until he was holding Iruka directly over himself. He set Iruka down on his lap and smiled, brushing stray hairs off of Iruka's pale face and neck.
"Now wait a minute!" The doctor sputtered. "You can't do that! That's against hospital regulation--"
"Screw hospital regulation."
"I'll have you kicked out--"
"I'd like to see you try."
"I...You.. Urgh!" The doctor gave Kakashi another withering glare and stalked out of the room, throwing his hands up and muttering about 'Stupid idiots in love'.
Iruka tried to look disapproving, but couldn't help a small smile. "You should be careful, Kashi. they could kick you out..."
Kakashi smiled wider. "Like I'd said, they can try. Whether or not I'd go is a different subject entirely." He brushed his lips against Iruka's. "I was so worried."
Iruka sighed and nuzzled into Kakashi's throat. Kakashi’s arms tightened around his waist. "You, worried? Kashi, I was worried about you." In the background, Sakura watched with wide, happy eyes, while Naruto and Sasuke mouthed 'Kashi?' and 'Ruka?' to each other.
Kakashi smiled. Ruka, his warm, loving Iruka, was back in his arms again. He nuzzled Iruka back, poison forgotten for the time being. He was happy just the way things were. A small cough attracted his attention to where his three students were standing, all looking slightly embarrassed. Kakashi raised an eyebrow. "Yes," he stated nonchalantly. "This is what it looks like when two adults are in love. And, unless you wanna see your teachers kiss, I suggest you leave." There was a warning in Kakashi's voice, and the younger ninja all scampered. Still smiling, Kakashi took Iruka's lips for his own. The younger man happily obliged.
"Hello!" A cheerful nurse entered the room, pausing as she saw the two men kissing. "Uhh... am I interrupting?"
Kakashi (with regret) broke away from his Iruka, to stare blankly at the woman. "Yes. Yes you are."
She shrugged. "Well, I need to give Iruka a short checkup, so tough cookies." She smiled wryly at Kakashi.
Kakashi sighed. Iruka frowned lightly. the nurse grinned. "Oh no! Don't frown, smile! You're a very unusual case, Umino-san. Most of the toughest ninja wouldn't even wake up after that kind of wound. And, you had that poison to top it off." Iruka looked faintly confused. 'Poison? Oh yes, that's what the stinging was from.'
Kakashi sighed. "Do I have to move?"
The nurse shook her head. "No, but just don't fidget. I wanna get all my readings right. I can have Doctor Koru come back and explain the poison if you want--"
"No." Kakashi said. "I can tell him later. The last thing we need is that windbag back in here."
The nurse gave a cough, which may have been hiding a laugh. "Well said, well said."
Iruka, however, was gazing intently at the nurse as if he were trying to remember her. "I know you... Are you a ninja?"
She tilted her head. "I'm a healer ninja. Jounin level. My name is Raven Aquirii." (a/n: Yeah, that's me!)
Iruka nodded. "Yes, now I remember. I must have met you in the Academy. I think you were a lower-classman when I was about to graduate."
Raven nodded, checking Iruka's pulse. "Yes, that could be right. I'll check my yearbook later." She pulled back, making scribble notes on her clipboard. "Hmmm... well, I think everything is in order. Doctor Koru will be back later, I suppose, to check on you. And don't tell him I let you stay there, Hatake-san; I'll get in trouble for spoiling you!" She winked happily. "But, I'll be back to bring you food later. Can you handle being alone for a few hours?"
Kakashi nodded for Iruka, squeezing him slightly. "I'll be here. I'll watch over him."
a/n: Yeah! Another chappie finished! I’m so happy, I couldn’t have done it all without you guys. Thanks for your kind words. I appreciate every one of them. Notice the beta?
Iruka: Miss Raven, you’re just using your spell check.
tsukiraven: Nyah.. I have a thing against Microsoft Word. Sue me.
Kakashi: Don’t encourage them.
tsukiraven: Yeah, yeah. I hope you all like this chappie! There wasn’t really much angst, but don’t worry, that all comes back. Lots of fluff, and maybe a small lime later on.. --muses--
Iruka: At least I’m awake. Please review Miss Raven’s story, she gets lonely if you don’t.
tsukiraven: Although, I don’t think this last one was as good as the first two. I’ll have to try harder next time.
Kakashi: Yes, you will. And, why are you in the story?
tsukiraven: Well, you were getting awfully into the kissing. Kissing leads to lime, which leads to lemon. The story isn’t ready for that, so I “accidentally” interrupted.
Kakashi: Don’t make me “accidentally” stab you with this kunai.
tsukiraven: Uhh.. And on a completely unrelated topic! (thinks: Whew. I live to write another day) Thanks again, and remember to review and check back soon for the next update! Cha! Peace, I’m out!