I Like You (Kakashi Hatake x Iruka Umino)

Chapter Two

Kakashi Hatake let out a small sigh as he walked out of the bathroom and into the bedroom of his cabin, looking at himself in the small mirror that was hung on the door. He'd woken up at seven in the morning, and though it had been nearly five hours since then, the man he'd slept with the night before, Iruka Umino, was still sleeping peacefully in his bed.

Kakashi figured that the younger man must've needed the rest. The Ninja Academy had just hosted its graduation exams before ending the school year, and considering how much work Iruka put into those, he was probably tired.

Deciding to let Iruka sleep, Kakashi had washed the clothes that the Chunin had left on his floor, dried them, and folded them to place on his bathroom counter so he'd be able to take a shower and have something to change into when he woke up.

He'd already had the chance to shower and get dressed, so his appearance was pretty typical; the same headband around his forehead and over his left eye, the same mask on his face, the same uniform.

Able to see Iruka's sleeping form in the corner of the mirror, Kakashi thought back to what had happened last night, and about Iruka in general.
He wasn't sure why Iruka was at the lake in the first place. Almost no one ever came there due to the rumors surrounding it, and it wasn't like Iruka to show up somewhere because of some gossip... Maybe he really was just curious. Inviting Iruka to stay had been foolish, and making a move on him like that had been even worse, but he hadn't been able to help himself.

They didn't talk much, but they'd talked. When Iruka had first found out that he was going to be teaching Naruto, Kakashi had tried to offer a listening ear and give some good advice, but at the time, that was mainly out of concern for Naruto that he wouldn't admit to having. Though he wasn't allowed to talk about it, he knew that the boy was obviously his former mentor's son, so he couldn't help but care, even if he wasn't sure of how to show it. Iruka had seemed to take his words to heart. Kakashi had also helped Iruka on a couple of occasions when Naruto was really young and had gotten himself into trouble, but they hadn't talked much after that- only when Kakashi had to hand in mission reports.

Still, though, Kakashi Hatake knew his fair share about Iruka Umino.

Iruka Umino had always been attractive to him; a bright smile, sunkissed skin, chocolate-hued eyes, and a kind and caring personality, it was hard to resist his charm. Also, the brunette was kind enough to not talk behind his back and call him a friend-killer. It wasn't like he liked Iruka, of course- not like that, anyways. No, Kakashi didn't just like people. It was admiration, he told himself. He was mature enough to admit that Iruka was physically attractive. That was it.

Upon hearing the younger man stir, Kakashi turned from where he had been looking in the mirror to look over at Iruka. The brunette was just now sitting up, blankets pooling in his lap. He looked particularly stunning, the sunlight that poured in through the windows shining against his tan skin and bringing out all of the different shades of brown in his eyes as they fluttered open.

He looked a bit confused for a moment, but the events from the night before must've come back pretty quick because that confusion was swiftly replaced with an expression that Kakashi couldn't quite read.

"Good morning, Iruka. I see you slept in late." Kakashi chuckled, gesturing to the clock that was hanging on the wall. It was almost noon.

"Ah, I guess I did," Iruka muttered, running a hand through his loose, silky hair. It was odd to see it out of the usual ponytail, but it was a sight that he could easily get used to.

"You can use the shower if you'd like. I went ahead and washed your clothes for you," He explained, watching as Iruka tossed the covers off of himself and stood up. The Chunin didn't have any clothes on, but of course, he wasn't embarrassed by it despite his normally demure demeanor. They were both adults, and they'd already slept together the night prior. "They're on the bathroom counter."