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Truth	By : emethyst Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Kakashi/Iruka Views: 4096 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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they sat around in a circle together and analyzed the chunins apparent abilities, they knew he was still holding back, he refused to show his real talent to them for some reason or another.

"when's his next day off?"

"two days"

they nodded, that would give the chunin some time to not only clear his head but heal up a bit before they dragged him through his paces again. it was kurenai who warned kakashi.

"he might have nightmares after what i made him see"

kakashi nodded he knew that was a distinct possibility, but it was worth it in the end if it made him a stronger ninja.

"i wouldnt be surprised, did you really show him zombies?"

she smiled before telling them that she had incorporated a dead shinobi into the illusion, but that although it had frightened the man, he was more annoyed than actually scared.

"and the one with orochimaru?"

"there were two, i wanted to see if he could notice the transition and break out of it that way, but either he didnt notice or he was just too scared to try and resist at that moment. the first one was him with his teammate during the mission where orochimaru killed the boy who was dying. i altered it a bit, sped it up and made the background noise dissapear so it was just him and orochimaru. then i transitioned to when they were back in the village. orochimaru had dragged him out somewhere and was just shouting at him, calling him weak and useless, he grabbed his arm and just started twisting, iruka couldnt fight back against the stronger man and his arm just started snapping as he continued to twist.

iruka begged him to stop, begged him and all he did was tell him to never try and help his teammates again and that he was determined to beat that lesson into him. thats when he stomped on irukas face and i ended the jutsu, i knew he couldnt take anymore"

the womans voice trailed off as she gave a little hiccup for having done that to the man. asuma wrapped his arms around her to comfort her. just because she had a knack for genjitsu didnt mean she took pleasure in what she could make others relive.

"and i thought my sensei was rough"

genma muttered, raidou rubbed his lovers arm.

"there's more-so much more i could see his mind just flitting around in the chaos, there's so many memories like that-it wasnt a one time thing"

they all knew what a sick bastard orochimaru was, but to torture his own student that way, and repeadetly. it was amazing that iruka hadnt gone insane or turned out exactly like the snake sanin. kakashi sighed, gaining their attention.

"we have to push through it, he needs are help to get stronger. even if we dont like what we see or hear. we wouldnt be doing him any good to let him take that exam and fail because we couldnt push his limits because we were afraid of hurting him."

the group nodded their heads, they understood. sighing kakashi rose to his feet and stretched.

"think im gonna head back, make sure he hasnt managed to burn water again"

they stared at him utterly confused. laughing a little he explained how he had to rescue the poor chunin's fingers from the pot of boiling water. they shook their heads. it was asuma who said.

"and he was throwing fireballs today?"

they laughed, waving goodbye, kakashi began the short trip back to his apartment. climbing the stairs he unlocked the front door and toed off his shoes, he saw iruka's but didnt hear the man. figuring he was reading he walked into the living room only to find it empty. confused he turned around to see mayonaka staring at him. smiling at the dog he asked where iruka was. the dog started down the hallway, following he stopped at the bathroom, the door was shut and no sound came from within. dread began to coat his insides.

"iruka?"

there was no answer, reaching for the door handle he twisted it only to find it locked.

"iruka"

again no answer, frowning he glanced down to mayonaka and questioned

"how long has he been in there?"

the dog whined and laid down. he didnt like that reaction, knocking on the door he tried one last time to get a response before invading the man's privacy.

"c'mon iruka answer me"

still there was no answer. not willing to wait another momennt he dissapeared in a puff of smoke only to reapear on the other side of the door. he blinked, not believing what he was seeing. iruka was laying in the bathtub, naked, asleep. blushing he turned around and yelled at the man. he heard the loud splash as the man was jolted awake hearing his name.

"gah kakashi get out"

"you fell asleep while in the tub"

"get out"

unlocking the door, he quickly exited the room,pulling the door closed behind him. looking to the dog staring at him he couldnt help but mutter.

"thanks for warning me"

he walked down the hallway and entered the living room he had no doubt that he was going to hear more from the chunin about this incident.

*********

iruka was bright red, a towel wrapped around his body he dripped water on the bathroom floor. he'd somehow managed to fall asleep in the warm water, kakashi must have knocked and when he didnt answer he propably tried the door and when he found it to be locked he panicked. taking a deep breath he couldnt find it in himself to be angry at the man, he was just concerned for him, but another part of him ached that the man didnt trust him not to hurt himself. true he hadnt tried since before his sentencing, but he was a high risk of doing it again, even he knew that.

drying off he dressed himself in some loose clothing that would be comfortable and exited the room. mayonaka started wagging her tail the moment she saw him. smiling to the dog he headed for his bedroom, he had laid out a first aid kit and knew he needed to wrap the cut on his leg as well as put a bandage around his still healing arm.

it didnt work, he couldnt do it one handed, he had managed to take care of his leg, but it was impossible for him to wrap his own arm up. sighing he took the kit with him and walked down the hallway to stand in the entranceway of the living room. kakashi was sitting in his chair just staring out the balcony door. clearing his throat, kakashi's head swivveled around sharply.

"i need your help"

kakashi nodded, when iruka held up the first aid kit kakashi smiled and motioned for the chunin to take a seat. making his way over to the couch he sat so kakashi could kneel infront of him. kakashi took the first aid kit and took out a roll of bandage, looking at the mans arm he was pleased to see that it was healing quite well on its own. he began at the shoulder and started to gently but firmly wrap the bandage around and around the arm. once he reached the man's wrist he tucked the end of the bandage through one of its loops and tied a knot to secure it in place. looking up to the chunin he saw the man smiling at him.

"thanks"

kakashi nodded before standing up to return to his chair, but was held back when a hand wrapped around his own. glancing back to the chunin he saw iruka bite his lip. something he had seen the man do numerous times.

"ano sorry about the bathroom, i didnt mean to fall asleep"

kakashi smiled before replying.

"sorry for barging in, when you didnt respond-"

"you thought i had offed myself"

"i couldnt be certain you werent hurt you could have passed out from the training or something"

he knew that kakashi had thought he had tried to kill himself but it was nice of the man to try and spare his feelings with the lie about training. letting go of the other ninjas hand he stood and went over to his chair. relaxing he let his mind wander to the training they had done. it had been one hell of a workout.

"hey kakashi?"

"yeah?"

"what was your jounin test like?"

smiling he thought back to when he was just a kid trying for the almighty title of jounin. he'd truly been just a kid, but had managed to pass with ease.

"long and tiring, its been a long time since then. each persons test is different, they try you with your strengths and your weakness to see how you adapt and overcome things. so there's no way to know what your test will be like."

iruka sighed, well so much for preparing himself. knowing what the man was thinking kakashi smiled before stating.

"it will be a three day challenge, most likely in the forest of death, you'll have to survive not only the challenges but the inhabitants of the forest. find your own food, tend to your wounds and complete goals they set for you in a timely manner"

iruka nodded, that gave him a better idea of what to expect. he had no illusions that the council were going to try and make his test impossible for him, the last thing they wanted was to pass him. he could only hope he didnt wind up in the morgue because of it.

"thanks"

"no problem. other than my intrusion did you enjoy your bath"

blushing iruka nodded his head. kakashi let out a laugh before apologizing.

"i cant believe i fell asleep in the bathtub"

iruka shook his head back and forth, kakashi just shrugged at him before stating.

"your body was tired, you were warm and safe, makes sense to me"

smiling at the jounin he asked what kakashi was going to do for the next two days while he was at work.

"ano, propably annoy the hokage for a day mission"

iruka shook his head and advised that kakashi just goto the missions desk for an assingment.

"mah wheres the fun in that"

laughing a little at the man's apparent need to cause trouble he let his mind wander again. he was only able to be lost in his thoughts a while before kakashi said.

"kurenai was shaken by what she showed you"

iruka gave him a sad smile.

"yeah, i know she doesnt mean to hurt me, but like most shinobi i have bad memories"

"yeah, we all certainly have those"

kakashi couldnt bring himself to argue that the memories shouldnt have come from his sensei and that he should have been safe with the man, safe in konoha. before he could let himself wander into darker thoughts iruka stood up and said he was going to go fix some dinner. kakashi asked if he would like help and the ninja said that he could handle it. waiting until iruka was in the kitchen he couldnt help but call out to the chunin.

"dont over boil the water"

"shut it"

smirking he pulled out his book and started to read. it wasnt long before a plate was being handed to him and they ate in comfortable silence. iruka only stayed up for another hour before turning in since he had work early in the morning.

************

iruka's eye twitched, he swore that the enemy ninja were sending them false reports just to piss him off. so far he'd managed to translate three scrolls which only contained gibberish about fruit and vegetables. he knew it had to be some kind of code or it wouldnt be on so many scrolls, but it was starting to iritate the chunin. he knew he could figure it out if he just pushed himself a little harder.

then there was the fact that ibiki was riding his ass to find out when the second attack was coming. he'd been so stressed that he had actually yelled at the scarred man that maybe he should do his job better and find out from their prisoners when it was supposed to happen. he shuddered as he remembered what the man had said to him.

"watch yourself iruka, i can make your darkest nightmares a reality in a heartbeat. you'll beg for orochimaru to come get you"

shuddering iruka shook his head before returning to work. it wouldnt do anygood to remmenise over what had already happened. he could just do his best and hope that he found the information in time.

*******

kakashi was bored, after getting kicked out of the hokages tower and the missions room, he had no where else to go. he could of course always visit ibiki to annoy him, or check in on iruka but he figured he shouldnt stress the tenuous relationship between the three of them. so he did some tidying up around the apartment, emptied the fridge out of old food and went and got new food. looking to the clock he smiled. iruka should be getting off work in a half an hour and then he would have company again. it was weird to find how much he had come to enjoy the man's company. he was used to living alone, except for the occasional visit from his teammates or having pakkun or one of the other nin dogs running around. it was a nice change.

he heard the door lock disengage and wasnt surprised when an excited mayonaka came racing into the room to jump up for his attention. petting her head he called out the chunin who was presumidly taking off his sandals.

"whats gotten into her?"

he watched as the chunin came into view, iruka looked tired, but he was smiling.

"i can honestly say i have no friggin clue, but i do know that you are going to get to have her as company tomorrow. ibiki is having me sit in when they question someone and doesnt want her around."

"your sitting in on an interrogation?"

he didnt like the sound of that, not one bit.

"no not really, they've kinda already done the whole torturing thing, the guys already said he would give them whatever they want, im just gonna be there to write all the shit down and cross refrence it with the other information we have."

"ah, ok."

looking down to the hound that was now sitting at his feet he asked.

"and what would you like to do tomorrow? we cant go see the hokage cause she already threatened to imasculate me in three different ways can you believe that? the mission desk said that they werent going to assign me any missions since i havent turned in the paperwork from the last one and iruka is leaving us all alone while he's at work."

iruka couldnt help but laugh at the jounin. it would figure that kakashi would manage to get himself into that much trouble in only one afternoon.

"i'd say you could come to work with me, but we know how ibiki feels about pets"

iruka smiled playfully at the jounin who in return stuck out his tongue beneath his mask. realizing what the man was doing iruka burst into laughter before saying it wasnt as effective with a mask on. kakashi pouted but agreed.

the night went by pretty slowly for the two, falling into their typical rythm of making dinner and talking with one another while reading. iruka went to bed before kakashi like he always did and kakashi checked in on him before going to his own room like he did every night without the chunin knowing.

*********

iruka was sweating, they had cranked up the heat in the interrogation room to make the enemy nin as uncomfortable as possible during the final questioning, which meant iruka got to be in a swealtering room as well. it didnt seem to even touch ibiki which just made the chunin wonder if he had some secret anti sweat jutsu on. smiling to himself he continued to record everything the enemy nin said.

when he'd first entered the room he couldnt believe the state of the man. he'd barely looked human, he shuddered to think if that would have been his fate.

having finished with the interview, iruka gave all the information over to ibiki, the man was actually in a good mood for once and told iruka to take off early since he had no more use for him that day. smiling iruka had a definant skip in his step as he made his way down the road to the apartment. then out of the blue an idea struck him. he knew it propably wasnt a good idea, but now that his life was returning to a somewhat normal appearence he couldnt help but wonder if he could go about his old routine like he had before or if the hokage would bar him from returning there. sighing he decided to try, at least after today he would know one way or another.

entering the facility he signed in like always, the nin knew him by now so he was let through swiftly once all his weapons were accounted for. sitting at the table he waited for him to be brought in. it didnt take very long and the man he had been waiting for sat opposite to him.

"how have you been?"

"thought they had executed you for treason"

iruka just smiled at the man.

"i was interrogated, but found to not be a direct threat to the village because i had no involvement with wave."

"too bad"

iruka sighed, this was how every visit went.

"they said you talked to him about us"

"yeah so"

"i was surprised that you cooroporated so willingly."

the man shrugged his shoulders before replying.

"like i was gonna let ibiki torture me for something as stupid as information about me fucking you"

iruka winced a little,he couldnt help but feel the sting of the words spit at him.

"yeah, well in the end it didnt really matter"

"i guess not"

"the guards said you got into a fight"

the man shrugged his shoulders before replying hotly.

"they also say your fucking hatake"

iruka couldnt believe that, were people really talking behiind their backs?

"umm no, were just friends"

"so were we remember"

"why'd you get into a fight?"

"why do you care?"

"you know why i care"

"because your stupid-you honestly believe that i give a shit about what happens to you?"

iruka sighed, he should have figured that today would be no different than all the other times, but today he seemed more irate than before.

"why are you so upset? was it because i didnt visit the last couple weeks?"

the man turned his face away, iruka smiled.

"i was being interrogated and wasnt allowed to leave, im sorry i missed our regular meeting"

"they should have just killed you when wave attacked. you belong with them"

iruka's eyes widened at that.

"you dont mean that, your just upset that-"

"you belong with them, you should have died when i tried to take the scroll from you and that damn brat."

iruka abruptly stood, turning away so as to not show the hurt on his face at mizuki's outburst.

"im sorry you feel that way"

he let the guard know he was ready to leave and was escorted out where he collected his weapons and headed back to the apartment. he had a hard time focusing where he was going and ran into multiple people along the way before apologizing to them all and continueing on his way. he tried to shake the growing fog around his head, but it just wouldnt dissapate. climbing the stairs to the apartment, iruka swayed a little and had to grab onto the railing for support. leaning heavily against the front door to the apartment, he tried unsuccefully to unlock it twice before finally getting the deadbolt to turn. turning the handle iruka couldnt stop himself from falling to the floor in the doorway. he was out cold before his body hit the ground.

*********

kakashi had a rather relaxing day with mayonaka, he'd taken her out for some training and had managed to get her to learn a couple commands that he hoped to impress iruka with. he knew the chunin would get excited at the prospect of his ninken knowing how to do a few tricks, even if they werent fighting related. they'd returned to the apartment later in the afternoon and had relaxed for quite some time, just sitting in each others company while kakashi read. it was a little after 3 when he heard a weird thud at the front door, twisting around he listened carefully, but nothing else happened. relaxing back into his chair he turned back around when he heard a weird scraping sound coming from the front door, it happened twice in succession. getting up he started to make his way to the front door, mayonaka following behind him, when he heard the lock dissengage. eyebrows raised he wondered what iruka was doing home so early, glancing to the clock proved that the man should have had at least another three hours on the job, before he could twist all the way around and ask iruka what he was doing home, he watched with wide eyes as iruka's body fell through the open door and crashed to the floor in a heap.

"iruka!"

racing over to the chunin he tried to figure out what was wrong with the man, he wasnt bleeding that he could tell, putting his hands under the mans neck found a fast pulse, but nothing overly concerning. the man was breathing albiet a little fast, but breathing. there seemed to be no reason for the ninja to be unconcsious. looking out the door he hoped to find a reason for the man's current state, but there was nothing. no one was outside. carefully he gathered up the limp man and brought him over to the couch before running back to close the front door and put the lock back in place.

coming back to the chunin's place he had to move mayonaka out of the way. kneeling beside the man he tried to shake iruka awake, but the man showed no signs of waking. reaching to undo the man's vest he was wondering if there was hidden injury, but removing the heavy vest reavealed nothing. shaking his head, he lifted his hitae to reveal the sharingan. looking the man over he could see no effects from a genjitsu on the man. quickly putting his hitae back in place he frowned. something had happened to him. standing up he walked over to his phone and decided to call ibiki to find out what had been going on with the man while he was at work. he knew he couldnt bring himself to actually leave the man to get the information so he was forced to use a less personal way to get the information.

it took close to five minutes before he was transfered to the right person who could find ibiki and another five for the actual man come growling on the phone.

"who is this!"

"its kakashi, what happened to iruka?"

"kakashi? what do you mean what happened to him? i let him go home early two hours ago"

puzzled kakashi revealed that the man had just stumbled through the door unconciosis and refused to wake.

"thats impossible, he was completely fine when i let him go, he must have stopped somewhere on his way to your apartment"

kakashi thanked the man and said he would keep him posted on iruka's condition in case he couldnt come in tomorrow. ibiki was about to hang up when he stated.

"let me make a quick phone call, i have a hunch on something"

kakashi frowned but said he'd wait for ibiki to call him back. it was only five minutes before the phone rang and he caught it on the first ring.

"ibiki?"

"seems iruka paid a visit to mizuki today"

kakashi glanced back at the chunin, why would he go there?

"why would he visit that piece of shit?"

"my guess, somehow today's interview made him think of the man and he decided to go visit him. guards say they dont know what the two talked about, but that iruka left in a hurry rather suddenly."

frowning kakashi thanked ibiki for his help, the man on the other end told him to keep him posted and hung up. hanging up the phone he turned to reguard the man on his couch.

"what were you up too?"

sitting in his chair he waited

***********

iruka remembered the first time mizuki kissed him, it was hardly professional, they were just horny teenagers who didnt know what they were doing, but it was exciting, something almost dangerous. it had been sloppy but it still stuck with him.

he also could remember the first time they had sex, it'd been gentle and loving, both of them speaking of their devotion to one another and how they would never leave one another.

he remembered the first time mizuki raped him, he'd been in too much shock to do anything, he didnt even remember if he fought back at all. he remembered the tears, the screaming and the pain. the look of pleasure on his lovers face and he took everything from his body and gave nothing but agony in return.

he could remember the first time he lied about his injuries to the third, how the man had just said to be more careful. he never told the man how he had been raped the night before and the ligiture marks on his body were from his lover and not the enemy ninja.

he could still feel the pain of the windmill shuriken embedding itself into his back, the tearing sensation as his muscle was ripped into by the blade as mizuki laughed. the pain at knowing his lover was trying to not only kill him, but a child.

he remembered the day he first visited mizuki in his new home. the man had spit on him and refused to say anything to him. he could recall how that hurt so much more than the still healing wound on his back.

he could still see the hate in mizuki's eyes everytime the man looked at him. the anger in his voice as he told him to just die. he remembered the first time mizuki told him the truth.

"you were nothing to me, just a fucktoy for my amusement, you couldnt even do that right though could you. no wonder every one leaves you"

he could still feel the pain of the vipers kiss as he tried to die, the pain lacing up his arm as the venom spread, his body arching as if in eternal pleasure, only to continue to sporadically jerk as his muscles tensed and his eyes rolled up into his skull.

he missed it, this darkness he was surrounded in. this peaceful slumber, there was no pain, no angry words, no threats, no right or wrong just existence at its core. he wished he could stay here forever.
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