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Escort Duty	By : SilverPhantom Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1124 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-Tests
- 2-Masks
- 3-Rumors
- 4-Burns
- 5-Kiss
- 6-Dance
- 7-After the Dance
- 8-Fireworks
- 9-Begin
- 10-Lake
- 11-Thanks
- 3
- 4
- 5
Yay!� Next chapter
minna!� Something for me to do that keeps
me off of my feet!

HKUI

It wasn�t until the middle of the second week that something
happened.

Kakashi kept him working on his ANBU emotions, first only letting
Iruka out in the place of the ANBU for a few hours at a time, switching quickly
at a break and going back in as ANBU as Iruka took the place of one of the
guards or left to see if he can pick up anything from the audience in a
different location.� When Iruka�s
nightmares stopped, he went back to full duty acting, keeping with the face
mask and ANBU mask on or hiding all but his eyes behind the guards� uniform.

It was mainly Iruka�s ninja reflexes and sharp hearing that
saved one of the princesses from the trap set up under the desk.� It was the odd scrapping sound and a soft sizzle that set off Iruka and the
Chuunin pulled the younger girl away, placing his body between her body and the
chair when he felt the flame of an explosive note going off.� He ignored the pain, the burns, and the bits
of wood raining down around them as he pushed both of the princesses behind him
and searched his surroundings, already feeling Kakashi�s chakra in the room
above him, doing the same thing from a different vantage point.

The other three guards that weren�t with them rushed into
the room and immediately surrounding the princesses and Iruka stepped forward
to look at the wreckage of the desk that Kishi and Shima sat behind.� The explosive note could have been set off by
many things, but either way the result would have been the same.� The princesses would have been severely
injured, or could have died.� There was
enough of a delay that they would have had time to sit down before the
explosion.

Needless to say, the meeting was postponed for at least a
week while things were being investigated and Iruka was somewhat glad.� Already the burns across his shoulders were
making themselves aware and he could feel the fabric of the black shirt
sticking to his back, hopefully only with a bit of blood instead of the other
possibilities, such as melting to his skin.

Iruka followed his charges out of the room, immediately
hiding in the shadows and watching for every tiny detail.� It didn�t take long to reach their assigned
rooms since the meeting was going on in Lord Ishin�s house, but between the
pain and being on high alert, Iruka just wanted to collapse.

The moment the door was shut to the middle room with
everyone in, hands were over him.�
Kakashi tore away the ANBU mask and face coverings as Shin and Yamato
quickly puzzled out the fastening to the flak vest.� Shima appeared behind him with scissors and
quickly began to cut away the loose fabric while Kishi came back from where
they stored the luggage with a box the held the first aid supplies.

�Where are..?�

�They�re both guarding the hall,� Shima answered Iruka�s
question about the two missing guards.�
Kishi nodded once, her brown eyes wide behind her face coverings, before
she turned and went to the doors, presumably to answer any questions that
someone might come to ask about the injured ninja.

The younger Chuunin was led to the couch in the room and was
forced down on his stomach over it and gentle, careful hands began to remove
the rest of the cloth.� Iruka looked
around and scowled darkly.� �Now I�m the
only one without a mask.�

From the area of his back, Kakashi chuckled.� �Sorry.�
Never take mine off.�

Iruka was about to reply to that when a sharp pain in his
back made him hiss.� Kakashi muttered
�sorry� again but continued to remove bits of fabric and wood from Iruka�s
back.� One of the younger guards had
disappeared but when Iruka stretched out his senses, he could feel the young
man outside with the other two guards and Kishi.� Iruka was brought back suddenly by a soft touch
on his hair.

�We�re going to have to get Hitode to trim your hair a
little.� The ends are all singed��

Iruka shrugged and then decided that it was a bad idea to do
that.� �I don�t really care, but are you
okay, Princess?� That blast was close enough
that something would have hit you.�

�I�m fine.� Just give
everything a while to calm down and it�ll seem like nothing happened.�� She gave him a grin and Iruka was only able
to tell because he could read Kakashi�s expressions through the mask better.� �Stuff like this will happen at large
meetings.� Something blows up, and as
long as the target gets away okay, everyone is back to smiling at each other as
if the near death experience was merely some sort of live entertainment.�

�So the entire thing is just forgotten!?�

�On the surface, yes.�
Underneath, the one that hired the killer is looking for another chance
while the one that was nearly killed is investigating who tried to kill them.�

Iruka suddenly jumped and couldn�t hold back a soft yelp as
chakra from Kakashi�s hands began to spread over his back.� �What are you doing!?� he asked, his voice
half an octave higher than normal.

�Very basic medical jutsu, just enough to close small wounds
and help fight off any infection that might come.�� After that, Kakashi smeared some sort of
salve over the burns that deadened the pain and got Iruka to sit up so he could
properly bandage the wound.

Shima, now missing her head gear, leaned over so she could
look at Iruka�s back better.� �Wow!� That�s some scar!�

Her fingers ghosted over the scar and Iruka smiled slightly,
knowing exactly how he got it.� �It was
either me or my student, so there was no choice in the matter.�

Kakashi raised a silver eyebrow, and asked softly, �Naruto?�

Iruka nodded slightly.�
Kakashi lightly touched his shoulder when he was done with the bandages
and Iruka stretched slightly, testing his range of movement.� The skin over his shoulders was tight, and he
suspected that it would also be painful if it wasn�t for the salve Kakashi put
on.� But the bandages weren�t too tight
to restrict his movement and he knew that he would be able to move as he
normally did if it comes to it.

Kishi reappeared from the hall with one of the guards in
tow, looking first to Iruka and then her sister.� �What�s the outcome?�

�Everyone�s going to live, though Umino-san will be sore for
a while,� answered the older twin.

Kakashi nodded his agreement.� �We shall leave you two with the guards.� Iruka and I need to discuss the possibilities
of the attacker.�� The two girls nodded
and the ninjas took their leave, going to their room.

Iruka took the remains of the black shirt he was wearing and
the vest from Kakashi, frowning down at it.�
The vest had saved most of his back, but now it was burned crispy and
useless.� With a soft sigh, he threw it
over towards their bags and looked up at Kakashi.� The older ninja placed the ANBU mask on the
table and tied on his hitai-ite over the Sharingan, appearing more normal and
relaxed.

�Any ideas who could have done it?� Kakashi asked.

�It has to be one of the nobles.� You were in the room moments before the
nobles came in and I know you would have gone over that table twenty times in
hundreds of angles to make sure you didn�t miss anything.� The only people that would have passed the
table since then would be nobles on their way in.� And nearly half of the room would pass it to
get where they were needed.�

Kakashi nodded, his visible eye half closed.� �I have a few possible people that could have
done this.�

�Oh?�

�There were at least half a dozen councilors that walked by
and touched the desk, whether it was because they stumbled or that they needed
the extra help to walk on.�

�Makes senses.� The
note paper could easily be set off by the person through chakra control or when
something moves close enough to activate it.�
But I didn�t sense any chakra, and I�m pretty sure that I heard
something before the note activated��

Kakashi nodded and then looked to the door a moment before
someone knocked on it.� He simple
meandered over and opened it, letting Hitode in, who carried a large, covered
tray with what could only be dinner.�
When she set it down, she turned back to Iruka, smiling sweetly with
scissors in one hand.

�Shima-hime-sama said that you�re hair got singed, right?�

Iruka nodded and tried to reach up to take the tie out of
his hair but his arm wouldn�t move far enough.�
Hitode shook her head, and pushed his arm back down, and went about her
task.� Within about five minutes, she had
fixed Iruka�s hair so that there was no difference in look, save for being
about half an inch shorter.� She tied it
loosely at the nape of his neck, gave him a soft pat on the head, and left.

Iruka stared after her until the door was closed and
sighed.� �Thankfully it�s the end of the
day!� I just want to eat and get to
sleep!�

Kakashi just nodded in mute agreement and lift the lid.� Iruka could smell the sudden assault of
spiciness and sweetness and he looked at what their dinner was.� His eyes lit up as Kakashi put steamed rice
into two shallow bowls and added the sauce to go with it.

Taking the spoon and bowl that Kakashi offered, Iruka took a
bite of the mixture and closed his eyes in delight.� �I haven�t had curry since we left Konoha!�

The Copy-Nin chuckled but Iruka didn�t look.� After all, all he would have seen would be
Kakashi replacing his mask.� �I never
knew you for one to like curry so much��

�I stick with the milder stuff.� I could never handle something with too many
spices.�� He quickly ate it, alternating
the bites with small sips of water or a bit of pickled shallots, and was
completely happy with the dinner.

�You think Lord Ishin is trying to apologize for what
happened?� Kakashi asked.

Iruka nodded and swallowed his bite. ��Yea.�
It�s fairly hard to find any food here that is easy to find in our
village.� I happened on a small shop that
had dango by pure and complete chance.�
This country is very different from Konoha.�

�Maybe if one of the guards would mention, oh, say, ramen
while outside, do you think it would appear?�

The Chuunin snickered slightly.� �We should tell the princesses to do
that.� They would be very willing to test
it out, I bet.�� He was about to set the
empty plate aside when Kakashi took it from him and filled it back up.� Iruka took it and quickly began to eat it at
a speed that would rival Naruto eating ramen.�
About half through with the plate, he took a drink of water that was
also refilled.� God, Kakashi, I could marry you!

�That�s the food talking, and I didn�t make it.�

Blushing when he realized he said it out loud, Iruka made
short work of the rest of his dinner.�
When he was finished, he was surprised at the jaw cracking yawn he let
out and Kakashi just gently pushed him in the direction of the large bed.

�I�ll make sure the rest is taken out.� You go ahead and go to sleep.�

Iruka nodded and made a detour to his bags and the
bathroom.� After washing his face and
changing into his pajamas, he collapsed on the bed and quickly fell asleep
despite the bright light still on.

HKUI

Kakashi was jerked awake by the soft whimpers that seemed to
echo in the large room.� He looked up
from his makeshift bed of a couch to the actual bed and he saw Iruka, tangled
in the sheets on his side, in the middle of a nightmare.� He padded over to the Chuunin sensei and
gently rolled Iruka back onto his stomach while pulling the sheets out from
under him and untwisting the fabric.

Iruka gave a soft hiccup and Kakashi lightly ran a hand over
the burned shoulders, willing his chakra into the wound and soothing the
damaged nerve ending.� He took a feel of
how bad the burns were and was glad that it wasn�t going to leave any lasting
scars on Iruka.� And with the chakra
Kakashi added to the healing, the wounds should be gone in a week.

�Kakashi��

The Jounin looked at Iruka in surprise, seeing the dark eyes
slightly opened and staring at him.�

�Don�t leave me behind,� same the soft, slightly fear filled
whisper.� �I promise I�ll keep up.�

�I know, Iruka.� Go
back to sleep,� Kakashi whispered, placing one pale hand over the sensei�s
eyes.� When he lifted the hand away, the
eyes were closed and Iruka was breathing deeply again.� Careful not to disturb the younger shinobi,
Kakashi walked back to the couch.� As he
got comfortable, he reached up to take off his mask when he realized that he
didn�t have it on.

Startled, he looked back to Iruka, wondering how much he saw
in the darkness and if he would remember when morning comes.� At that thought, he shrugged.� I wouldn�t
mind it if he knew, he thought, rolling onto his side and pulling the
covers over his head.

HKUI

Yay!� Another
chapter!� After writing this and then
randomly looking up things, I finally figured out that Iruka has black
eyes.� I was never really sure because
half the sites say one thing while the other half says the other.� But rewatching episode one showed black eyes,
but oh well, I already typed him with dark brown.� I don�t feel like trying to reedit all the
chapters I have up.

I�m not sure how long this story is going to be.� I don�t want to rush things and have them
together in five chapters, but I don�t want a 15 plus chapter epic.� And I know parts that I want to write and
have in it, so it�s a matter of adding the story in between.

Gods, I hope my dorm is serving curry tonight.� The pickled shallot is actually called rakkyo
and this or fukujinzuke is served with Japanese curry, which has less spice
than normal Indian curry.

What do you all think?�
I look forward to your comments!
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