The Rescue

Chapter 5

Title- The Rescue
By- InuVampireChan
Genre- Romance
Pairing- KakaIru (Kakashi x Iruka)
Words- 10,657
Characters (no spaces) 47,626

Chapter 5

“Iruka! Kakashi!” Both men turned to the gate guards and offered a small smile, Iruka’s more tense then the usual bright one he offered to the two fellow Chunin. “Izumo, Kotetsu.”

Kotetsu grinned and slapped Iruka on the shoulder, causing the other to wince and lean slightly away from the touch. “Genma and Raido returned yesterday you had no idea how worried we all were! We thought maybe Kakashi kidnapped you.” He was only teasing but hear the underlying statement of them thinking he was killed. Just because he taught pre-genin didn’t mean he was at all unable to handle himself on a mission. Hearing that his partners did return though made Iruka more then happy and his shoulders relaxed slightly. He knew the Jounin could handle themselves but it was still nice to hear they were alright.

“Iruka, you’re bleeding and Kakashi looks about ready to fall over.” It was Izumo this time, the man brushing some of his hair from his eyes as he offered his friend a smile. “We’ll inform Tsunade-Hime that you returned head over to the hospital in the meantime.” Iruka nodded and turned to Kakashi who had already started to walk away at the words. Rushing to keep up with him they eventually found themselves inside the hospital and being treated for the wounds they sustained. Kakashi’s were far less deadly then Iruka had originally thought, his quick healing and stitching had apparently saved the other from an infection and the internal bleeding was minimum. Iruka himself only needed a few stitches and once they were all patched up Tsunade entered and dismissed the people present.

“Iruka, good job I’m very impressed with you.” She instantly praised and Iruka couldn’t keep the blush off of his cheeks. “Kakashi, report.”

By the time they finished relaying everything that happened night had once again fall and Iruka was dragging himself home exhausted. He was told he could return to the academy and mission desk tomorrow already knowing that work and possibly Kuni injuries to the substitute teacher would be what would welcome him to his students. His thoughts turned back to Kakashi at that, pausing in his steps to look over his shoulder toward the direction the other went when he left the hospital. He saw a different side of Kakashi on the mission, not the person who had called Naruto a solider and told him they weren’t his students. The man was—sweet. He worried about Iruka and was helpful, he saw the person that Naruto was always running into his apartment and screaming about. But now that the mission was over, would he not see the other again?

Iruka brushed the thoughts aside, wondering why on earth he was so concerned of something as ridicules as seeing Kakashi again and headed up into the apartment. He unlocked the door and disabled the traps before falling into his bed and burying his head in the pillows. He would worry later now was the time for sleep.

Iruka was having… a rough day. What Iruka had thought to be a few minor injuries to the substitute had apparently turned into finding out the man was hospitalized for several Kuni and Shuriken wounds that he apparently was unable to dodge. The class had also completely wrecked his classroom so instead of starting his new lesson plan the students spent the day writing apology letters and cleaning up the mess that they had made. As Iruka headed to his next job with a throbbing headache praying that when he got there the Jounin were at least decently behaving today.

Yanking the door open Iruka dragged himself over to the desk and slumped down into it, rubbing his throbbing temple and trying to subdue the pain that had gathered there. The sound of paper rustling and whispers were heard before a few things were set in front of Iruka by a hand that looked far to familiar. Iruka glanced to the cup of tea before moving his eyes up and finding that single gray eye that was smiling weirdly at him. “Kakashi-Sensei, thank you.”