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Kakashi has always thought that he first met Iruka when the other was at the age of 10, just barely entering the ninja academy. But it turns out, the fate had let them to meet earlier.

The first Kakashi ever saw Iruka was when Kakashi was 7, while Iruka just turned 3.
That day, Kakashi went to the market to buy groceries with his father, Hatake Sakumo. And they bumped into a ponytail head jounin who had a noisy toddler over his shoulder, shouting incoherent words all over the market.
"So noisy," Kakashi grumbled to himself while frowning, throwing glares to the innocent toddler who actually smiled very brightly to him when they arrived in front of him, in order for his father to politely greet Sakumo.
Kakashi watched disinterestedly when the jounin stopped to introduce his son as Iruka, ignoring the loud sound the said boy whined since his father stopped walking.
Kakashi rolled his tongue out toward Iruka playfully but cursed himself then when he realized he was wearing a mask and that kid wouldn't see that at all.
He looked down, pouting but amusedly looked up again when Iruka started to knock his father's head with his small, frail left fist, so they would start walking again. And when his father didn't begin to move yet, he used his right fist. And proceeded to use both of his fists.
Sakumo already laughed and Kakashi tried to bit his own laugh, not wanting to lose his cool persona there.
"Ikkaku-san, you better get going now," Sakumo patted the other's shoulder and pinched Iruka's chubby baby cheeks with a soft beam, "Goodbye, Iruka-chan," he turns to Kakashi, urging his own son to bid goodbye, but Kakashi looked away with a small frown.

And the second time that they met, Sakumo had just died.
Who would have thought, Sakumo was really bidding Iruka goodbye, for ever.
Kakashi spent his whole time ignoring everyone, including Sandaime's effort to provide him some company after his father's death.
He wasn't able to smile anymore, wasn't able to even start making friend, and he kept pressuring himself to not follow what his father did, that subsequently leading to him committing suicide.
He vowed to complete his missions, no matter what, not caring anymore about anything else other than mission.

And that was when he found 5 years old Iruka playing by himself in the forest. Kakashi had actually just finished a simple mission by himself as a chunin.
"Hey, kid," he called from above the tree near the younger.
Iruka looked up in shock to actually find a company in the forest.
"You should go home. If you don't want to be chased by the ghosts," he teased the other with a serious tone, to get him scared or anything, just for his own amusement.
But, out of his expectation, Iruka frowned and rolled out his tongue at Kakashi, playfully with a hmph sound when he looked away from the older.
Kakashi scoffed, "I'm saying the truth, kid. If you don't want to believe, then, well, it's not my problem. I'm leaving," and he turned around to act as if he was going, but actually was waiting for Iruka to stop him.
Which he really did.

"Wait!" He gawked at Kakashi with his wide brown eyes, and the older gladly stopped himself to turn back at Iruka.
The younger looked down the ground, before shyly said, "I... I was lost," he looked around timidly, "And I'm very afraid of those scary ghosts that Chichu-kun keeps telling me about!" He closed his eyes shut to shout angrily at Kakashi, "That's why, you– you have no right– to scare me like that!" He shakes his head left and right, "You are very cruel, you know!"
Kakashi landed on the ground beside Iruka and waited until Iruka opened his eyes as he finally calmed down.
Kakashi placed his hand on Iruka's shoulder, almost hesitantly as he realized that was the first human contact he had after his father died. He did not even let Sandaime to hold him during the funeral. But this–
Iruka lifted up his head, surprised.
"How did...you get lost?" He asked after putting away his hand swiftly.
Iruka looked away, his cheeks flushed, "I... I played hide and seek with my friends, but then," Iruka looked even farther away from Kakashi, feeling totally embarassed, "Maybe, I got too carried out that I got too far–" he suddenly glared at Kakashi, "Hmph! I'm not telling you anything!"
Kakashi snorted, "You just told me the whole thing."
"It's not the same!" Iruka turned away again with his arms crossed against his huffed chest, "I'm not going to talk with you! You are a stranger!"
"But you are still talking with me."
"No, I'm not!" He pouted again at the older.
"See, you are talking with me again."
"Gah, I'm not! I'm not talking to you! Stranger! Great, now my father is gonna punish me again for talking with strangers..."
"Well, lucky you, still got a father. Mine's dead."
Iruka's eyes immediately turned softer.

When Kakashi stepped away, Iruka grabbed his hand, somehow their hands laced together and Kakashi realized he somewhat, liking it. Another human touch.
"What is your name?"
Kakashi's eyes were still on their laced hands, "Hatake Kakashi."
He smiled brightly as ever, "Mine's Umino Iruka!" He also looks at their hands, "Since we shake hands like this, we are now friends! Okay?"
Kakashi shifted his eyes toward Iruka's and let out a huff, "Who would want to be friend with you? We are not even on the same level."
Iruka looked so hurt.
Therefore, Kakashi took that time to release their hands and walked away. That's not how I imagined the end.
And that's when he heard voice of another kid nearing that place.
"Ruka-kun!"
Kakashi stopped to see a dark haired kid with Uchiha crest shirt, running hurriedly to the still dumbfounded Iruka.
So, his friend is an Uchiha. Interesting.
"Where have you been?"
"I'm sorry, I went to hide too far," and he giggled sheepishly.
The Uchiha kid also chuckled, "That's why, you won this time. Now, let's go home. Aunt Mikoto said she's gonna get a baby!"
And Kakashi didn't hear anymore as the two of them suddenly disappeared in a flash. Kakashi blinked his eyes rapidly.

What the freaking hell is that?!

Nevertheless, Kakashi never thought Iruka would not giving up on his attempt to befriending Kakashi.
The third time Kakashi saw Iruka, he actually learnt how to smile and laugh again.
It was when Kakashi went to visit his father's grave.

"I will not be like you, Dad. I will complete every mission that I receive. I will die in honor, not in vain like you."
He bit his lower lip.
"I–" but he was interrupted when he suddenly heard a noise from behind him.
It was a thud and then followed by some whines.
He turned around and saw Iruka knocking his friend's head, the Uchiha kid from before. He was frowning as he shouted in half whisper, "You are always like that, Chichu!"
"I'm sorry, Ruka... I'm still learning this transportation thingy," the other defended himself with a pout, "So, it's not yet good. But I will do better every time, okay?"
Iruka suddenly smiled, "Okay!"
And they turned to Kakashi who quickly turned away, acting as if he wasn't just watching them from before.
Iruka turned to the other again and gestured something that Kakashi couldn't understand (yes, Kakashi was peeping from the corner of his eyes).
Then, he barely saw the Uchiha taking out a worn out scroll and recited the summoning jutsu, before placing his hand against Iruka's.
Out of his expectation again, the kids actually summoned...
A bouquet of red cammelias?!!!

The most terrific thing was, the two of them were so excited when a bouquet of red cammelias actually really popped out from Iruka's hand.
"Woah!!! We actually did it!" Iruka cheered gleefully.
"I told you!" The other said proudly before noticing Kakashi's stupefied expression.
He elbowed Iruka and the latter coughed awkwardly before hurriedly stepped toward Kakashi, with his hands presenting the flower toward the older.
"Kashi!" He smiled endlessly, "Is your name, right?"
However, as Iruka was nearing him, he tripped on the stones beside the grave and toppled over the ground, completely.
Oh, the flowers flying everywhere all over the graveyard.
To be honest, Kakashi was pretty much in a daze state from the pleasing scenery of the flowers falling down like a snowfall around them.
And his field of vision landed on Iruka who was attempting to get up. He briefly glanced at Iruka's friend to see him smacking his own head while quietly chuckling.
Iruka however frowned for the nth time to Kakashi while rubbing his own scraped knees, "You are mean! You didn't even try to help me up!"
Kakashi was losing for words. He was like, your friend was right there, why blame me only?
"Gosh, blo– blood!" And he cried like a baby, but with somewhat funny expression that even making Kakashi let out a suppressed laughter while pointing to Iruka as he panted to say, "Your face! Why– Too funny!"
Iruka stopped crying to stare at Kakashi's laughing face covered with a mask of course. He frowned back but eventually, laughing together with Kakashi. And they really laughed so hard.
Iruka picked a palm of the red cammelia to give to Kakashi, but then, he playfully placed it on Kakashi's ear and pointing out to it with another bark of laughter.
Kakashi also laughed again and also put another cammelia on Iruka's ear as well.
And he voiced out, so softly Iruka might not hear it, "Beautiful."
But that was it.

A few years after that, Kakashi found out that the Uchiha boy who was Iruka's friend, was actually Uchiha Shisui, also known as "Shisui of the Body Flicker".
So, he finally mastered that technique...

After that time, Third Shinobi War happened.
Kakashi lost Obito.
And then, Rin.
Minato Sensei was appointed as the Fourth Hokage.
And Kakashi became an Anbu under Minato.

The fourth time he saw Iruka again, he was resting after a mission on a branch of tree just outside of the academy, where he saw Iruka was running around in the playground with his friends, like nothing matters in the world.
Kakashi instantly realized that he liked seeing the cheerful way Iruka smiled, the sincere way he looked at his friends and the pure happiness in his eyes when his parents, who seemed to be jounins (who Kakashi barely remembered seeing once, or twice, he's unsure actually), arrived there to pick him up and go home together.
Kakashi saw when Iruka waved goodbyes to his friends and excitedly tugged on his parents' wrists on each side as they walked home together.
As they strolled past Kakashi who was hidden on the tree, he could actually hear the things Iruka told them.
"–Mizuki introduced me to his friends and all of them are nice! Just like him!"
His father patted his head and Kakashi spotted the ponytail swinging left and right as he walked and chatted with them.
Kakashi fought the urge to go down and tug on that freaking ponytail. He's cute. Damn cute.
Widening his eyes at his own thought, Kakashi shook his head and heard his mother fondly said.
"I'm glad, Iruka. You found another new friends, other than Shisui."
He watched yet again as Iruka and his parents eventually fading away from his eyesight.
He sighed and closed his eyes.
Obito and him might be very good friends.
If Obito was still alive, that is...

And that noted the beginning of him only watching Iruka from afar. From above the tree.

The fifth time Kakashi saw Iruka, he was on the same branch trying to rest when the younger walked his heavy steps toward the tree.
Kakashi saw him carrying two funeral portraits– Ah, he's back from the funeral... Of that nine-tailed fox attack tragedy. His parents must be dead as well.
Iruka proceeded to sit on the bench just under the tree where Kakashi was at. His eyes stained with dry tears.
Kakashi bit his lower lip thinking back of when he found his father dead.
Well, kid... At least your parents died of honor... I understand why my father did that, but still...
Iruka was hugging both of the portraits as tears streamed down his face, again. Kakashi sighed quietly, feeling remorseful as well when he thought about his own sensei's death as well. Also Kushina.
Come to think of it, I lost my father and mother figure as well, but how come– I still couldn't cry too? Is my feeling really gotten numb now?
Kakashi heard Iruka stopped sobbing suddenly when there were sounds of frantic footsteps nearing that place.
It was a boy, with silver bluish hair, probably around Iruka's age, or maybe a bit older?
That boy stopped as he spotted Iruka on the bench and sighed lightly.
"So, here you are, Iruka," that boy muttered and formed a soft smile at Iruka when he looked up.
"Mizuki," Iruka wiped his tears again and tried to flash a small smile.
Mizuki put his palm on top of Iruka's head and warmly said, "You have to be strong, 'Ruka. Your parents sacrificed themselves trying to protect us. So, you gotta be proud of them instead of mourning like this."
Iruka lifted his head slowly to look into Mizuki's shining green eyes, the latter's hand softly ruffling his hair then, making Iruka smiling again at his friend's way of comforting him.
Kakashi couldn't help feeling contented seeing the two friends down there. He lied back on the branch and closed his eyes, deciding to just absorbing the peaceful sensation after a night of tragedy.
By then, he heard the sound of Mizuki sitting on the bench beside Iruka and Kakashi's eyes opened back at the words uttered by Mizuki.
"You know, I wish my parents also died with honor like yours, instead of becoming thiefs and get killed by the villagers..."
"Mizuki, I–"
"But, it's fine. I understand why they became like that. It was to feed me, after all."
Iruka tried to smile and comfort his friend back, "Don't worry, from now on, I will cook for you! I know a little bit, hmmm..." Kakashi smiled at the sheepish tone from Iruka, "Well, maybe very little...knowledge about how to cook, but anyway, I will find a way to feed us!"
Kakashi smiled again hearing Mizuki's soft chuckle before the Anbu drifted back to sleep as the two friends also beginning to leave the bench together.

The sixth time Kakashi saw Iruka, the younger had just become a genin. He looked so happy as he ran out of the academy with his friend, Mizuki, swiftly passing by Kakashi on the branch while shouting excitedly to his friend.
"Who gets to the memorial stone first wins and the loser has to pay for the charade tonight!"
Kakashi smiled again. Guess I'm also gonna head to the stone as well. Interesting challenge, kid.
With that, he hopped on top of the tree, still in Anbu uniform, and started to head there from tree to tree. He smirked as he somehow passed by the two kids on the ground.
Kakashi finally landed on another branch near the stone and quickly masked his chakra to avoid from being noticed.
The two arrived soon after and Kakashi beamed, I win then.
As they panted heavily, Mizuki stopped to laugh at how funny Iruka looked sweating like crazy.
Iruka also laughed as he saw how Mizuki looked so happy because of him. Just like how Kakashi also did, back then.
As the two calmed down, Iruka closed his eyes once he stood in front of the stone and prayed for all of the deceased whose name carved on the stone.
Mizuki stared at him with a soft smile and began to pray as well. Kakashi also quietly prayed.
As Iruka opened his eyes, he looked at Mizuki and said while grabbing Mizuki's hand, "Let's go. We have to take a picture together with our headbands! I also have to see Sandaime after this! He said he wants to buy ramen for me if I get to graduate!"
Mizuki's smile faltered and Kakashi wondered if Iruka even noticed the small glare Mizuki had on his face before the kid quickly flashed a smile again to Iruka and he led the other out of the memorial stone.
Kakashi bit his lower lip as he watched the two left, yet again. This doesn't seem right. I've got a bad feeling about that Mizuki kid.
However, despite his own bad feeling, Kakashi couldn't do anything to ease it. He sighed, wondering just why was he bothering to think about other person's life, instead of his own?
He should be bothered about Sandaime wanting him to quit Anbu instead.
He sighed heavily as he finally came to his own senses.

What should he do once he quit Anbu? He understood Sandaime's reasoning of not wanting him to grow deeper into the darkness after losing nearly everyone important to him.
But still, Sandaime's suggestion of him taking a genin team afterward is one he truly couldn't understand, yet.
After much interference from his side, Sandaime finally agreed to let him lead chunin teams in some missions, besides individual high ranking missions.
And he was quick to feel something fluttering in his heart as he received a mission scroll stating that he would be leading a chunins team of three to eliminate possible bandits or thieves on the border of Konoha.
And guess what, there was Iruka's name as his team members in the scroll.
Our first mission, together. And official meeting, I guess.
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