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Shouldering the Blame	By : fuyunoakegata Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1329 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Title: Shouldering the Blame, Chapter 2
Pairing: Kakashi/Iruka Iruka/Kakashi I like my boys to switch xD
Status: WIP, but hope to finish soon...
yes, I know you�ve heard that from me before, lol.
Summary: Kakashi returns from a mission;
Iruka patches him up and fluffiness ensues.
Kinda�
Genre: WAFF, fluff, fairly mild angst (it
always slips in there if I�m writing Kakashi, doesn�t it?) HC
Warnings: biseinen ai, coarse language and
provocative conversation, medical imagery, blah blah blah
Disclaimer: I asked Kishimoto-san for several
shinobi for my birthday� I kinda conveniently forgot to put them back when I
was done� So technically they aren�t
mine, but I think they have a lot more fun with me�
Author's Notes:
Thank you to Hatochan, the
reason I started writing again and the reason I continue� This occurs just before Hato�s Playing
Doctor, but works better if you read it after hers. After discussing what we�ve managed to figure out from our time
line a bit more, we decided this and Playing Doctor occur about 6 months after
Kakashi and Iruka�s wedding mentioned in Hato�s Along the
Way: Ch.10 � Prancing, so they are married and living together,
now.

Iruka smiled as he realized the only mementoes of
this mission were likely to be fond memories of teasing Kakashi about defeating
three enemy nin only to be brought low by a rock. He quickly washed the
dirt, leaves, and even a few small twigs from the silver hair, fingers combing
through the slightly tangled mess. He worked as quickly as he could
without hurting Kakashi any more than was strictly necessary, knowing a short
relaxing soak in the tub would ease the knotted muscles even more than a longer
shower would, with the added benefit of slipping him closer to the badly needed
sleep that couldn�t be far from the older man�s mind.

It was often Kakashi�s post-mission misfortune that
while his body desperately craved sleep, his mind had yet to catch up with his
body�s needs, unable to relax from the necessary vigilance and mission
mindset. It was a dilemma shared by many of the village�s shinobi, and
each seemed to concoct their own methods for relaxing themselves and shifting
from mission stress to everyday life. Iruka had soon learned to distract
Kakashi�s mind while easing his body into such a relaxed state that he had no
choice but to follow his body�s needs. He rinsed the suds from the tired
shinobi before leading him the few small steps to the steaming tub and lowering
the man into the heated water.

�Do you think you can stay awake long enough for me
to bring your dinner, Kakashi?�

�I�ll manage.� The voice was slightly slurred
with exhaustion, but he managed a ragged approximation of a smile.

�I�ll just be a minute,� Iruka vowed.

�I�ll be here. Not going anywhere.�
Kakashi�s smile was more visible this time, if still too tame for Iruka�s
liking.

He still answered with his own smile, shaking his
head as he made his way to the kitchen to retrieve a mug of the soup he�d set
to warm earlier. He also added a cup of Kakashi�s favorite citrus and
spice herbal tea. He knew his lover would probably prefer the fragrant
hand-rolled, jasmine-scented white tea that he claimed always reminded him of
home, but he didn�t need even that minute trace of caffeine to play havoc with
his sleep patterns tonight. A tall glass of fruit juice with a wildly
colored straw rounded out the light repast, providing extra calories and (knowing
Kakashi) extra fluids the jounin probably needed. He carried the small
tray into the bathroom, setting it down on the shelf next to the tub.

Kakashi lazily opened an eye.

�I made miso eggplant soup.� Iruka smiled, knowing
Kakashi would no longer grumble about being too tired to eat. He
carefully handed the mug to Kakashi, who leaned back even more after the first
sip. Iruka�s smile widened at the look of near ecstasy on his lover�s
face.

�Red and white?� Fortunately Iruka had been
involved with Kakashi long enough to be thoroughly fluent in
tired-jounin-just-back-from-a-mission-ese.

�Yes, I used both kinds of miso this time. I
thought it would work better with the eggplant.�

Kakashi nodded. �Something else.�

It was almost a game now. When Iruka
experimented or deviated slightly from a well-known recipe, Kakashi always
tried to guess what was different. Iruka raised an eyebrow. He had
only expected Kakashi to notice the miso.

�I bought those small green eggplant you looked at
last time in the market. Midori-san said they had a more delicate taste,
so I thought they would work well in the soup.�

Kakashi nodded again. �It�s good.� He
visibly thought for a moment. �Too
early for eggplant.�

�Not in Mist.
They can grow anything, year-long, with hothouses,� Iruka explained.

�Didn�t need to go to all that trouble, Iruka.� Kakashi still protested mildly, but it did
nothing to hide the fact that he was touched by the concern and thoughtfulness
the chuunin showed.

Iruka watched as he swallowed the last of the
vegetable laden broth before exchanging cups. Kakashi smiled before the
slightly hot liquid reached his lips. Iruka marveled at the pleasure
shown for such simple comforts. Kakashi was almost childlike in that
sense. Ok, maybe in several more as well. Iruka couldn�t help ticking them off
in his head� his delight in flustering the chuunin, his apparent disregard of
the necessary social niceties when they proved inconvenient, his flagrant
disregard for rules he couldn�t see the meaning behind, his love of
discomfiting authority figures�

Still, those quirks were more than balanced by his
enjoyment for the smaller joys of life and his ever-present sense of justice
and fairness and his insistence on protecting and standing up for the weak and
helpless. Despite whatever childlike
qualities he might display, when combined with his fierce determination,
unswerving loyalty, and high regard for teamwork, they created a truly
formidable opponent, indeed. Which is
why Iruka was almost giggling at the thought of the high and mighty shinobi,
copy ninja extraordinaire, Sharingan Kakashi, being defeated by a rock. It was as ludicrous a thought as the time at
the academy when Sasuke had defeated every sparring challenger only to trip
over a log and knock himself unconscious.
*

Iruka smiled and began
rubbing Kakashi's uninjured shoulder.
The silver head lolled back as he finished the last of the spiced
tea. Tanned fingers threaded lightly through
the rapidly drying strands of hair.
After a few minutes of soft strokes and petting he stood up and
retrieved several fluffy towels.
"Come on, Kakashi, you're turning all pruny." He carefully helped the other man from the
tub and stood him on the rug before slowly drying the droplets of water from
the heat-pinkened body, warm fingers softly wiping away a few stray streams
from his neck.

Iruka wrapped a dry towel
around the slim hips, tucking the end securely. Kakashi swayed a bit. �Lean against me, Kakashi, just a bit,
almost there. Here we go, just sit down
carefully.� Iruka eased Kakashi onto
the edge of the bed. �Just a few more
minutes, I�ll have the rest of these cuts and scrapes bandaged and then you can
sleep, ok?�

Kakashi nodded sleepily,
storm-gray eye half-closed.

Iruka retrieved the first
aid kit from the bedroom closet and removed several bandages and a tube of
antibacterial ointment. He quickly
treated several small assorted abrasions and cuts scattered across the jounin�s
body. �Are you sure these senbon wounds
aren�t giving you any problems?�

�I�m fine, �Ruka.� The slur
in his voice was even more pronounced.

Iruka examined Kakashi�s
badly scraped and bruised forearm before wrapping it carefully and then smeared
a thick glob of ointment on the pinprick wounds along his shoulder and neck
before covering each with a wildly patterned band-aid. He placed a kiss on the
shoulder along with the final bandage.
�Raise your arm and let me bandage this gash on your ribs.� Iruka placed a large bandage on Kakashi�s
chest before winding a longer bandage around him several times and securing it
above the previously bandaged shoulder.

He turned around and
rummaged in the closet one last time, coming out with a canvas and Velcro contraption. �I can�t exactly say I�m glad you broke your
collarbone last year, but at least we kept the sling. Raidou and Genma are coming over for dinner tomorrow night and this
will hold your wrist still until I can have Raidou check you out.� Iruka fastened the sling around Kakashi�s
chest and shoulder, securing the wrist against his chest.

�Ok, Kakashi, finish your
juice and I�ll let you sleep.� Iruka
held the glass with the neon straw as his lover drank thirstily. Kakashi drank about two-thirds of the fluid
before slumping against the chuunin.
Iruka took the juice and set it on the bedside table. �Come on, love, lie down.� Iruka helped Kakashi back and covered him
with two blankets, kissing him gently on the forehead.

Kakashi tried to struggle upright. "Closet," he mumbled
groggily. Iruka eased him back
down. "I'll get it in a bit." He smiled at the odd twists and turns of
Kakashi's thoughts. 'I'll stay with you
until you fall asleep and then go finish up a few things, ok?"

"Mmmm." The murmur
was barely audible. Iruka nestled
against Kakashi, spooned close against him ruffled the tousled strands of
silver resting beneath his chin. Strong
hands kneaded knots loose from tired, abused muscles as a low voice hummed a
favorite lullaby. He felt the deepened,
slowed breathing before him as the jounin settled further into sleep.

Iruka awoke to a series of
muffled thumps, an empty bed, and the realization that he must have been far
more tired than he had known. There was
just enough moonlight filtering into the room to show a dark form sprawled on
the floor.

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* The Log should be familiar to anyone who�s watched more than a
few episodes of Masako X and Vegeta3986�s �Naruto, the Abridged Series� on
Youtube and other places scattered across the web. Search for Naruto Abridged and you should be able to find them in
fairly short order.
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