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Shouldering the Blame	By : fuyunoakegata Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1329 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
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Rating: PG-13,
my smut bunny is napping and poor Kakashi is allll worn out... evil grin

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. What, you thought the last chapter was it? Ha! Just
wait...

Summary: Kakashi returns from a mission; Iruka patches him up and
fluffiness ensues. Kinda�

Genre: WAFF, fairly mild angst (it always slips in there if I�m writing
Kakashi, doesn�t it?) HC

Warnings: biseinen ai, yaoi, 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� Kasumi-san is mine, and Toranoko-chan belongs to Hatochan (Ko-chan
from Odd Admiration)
Author's Notes:   Thank you to Hatochan, my sane island in an ocean of
insanity� you�re the reason I started writing again and the reason I
continue, despite my doubts and all the little bumps in the road� this is
part of Hatochan�s Tolerant Intolerant universe and occurs just before Hato�s
Playing Doctor, but works better if you read it after hers. We tinkered
with our story timeline AGAIN and this time we realized this and Playing Doctor
occur only 2-3 months after the wedding from her Along the Way: Ch.10 �
Prancing. They are married and living together in a house, so the old
apartments are now gone...

Hatochan's Playing Doctor is fairly explicit, guys. DO NOT read if you're
not legal... or if you can't handle some yummy kinkiness... ;) it�s on
the KakaIru LiveJournal and Adultfanfiction.net

Chapter Notes: Kukicha tea is made from prunings of the tea plant, roasted
to bring out a rich flavor. The blooming teas really exist. I like
getting mine online from the Stash tea company, but many other sources are out
there.   Stash is also where I order my Dragon Phoenix Pearl Jasmine
tea, my favorite tea ever�      Wagashi are a
traditional Japanese confection usually served with tea. Some common types
are made of mochi (a sticky, sweet pounded rice), anko (sweet red azuki bean
paste), and traditional seasonal fruits. Daifuku is mochi stuffed with anko,
and yakiimo cakes are made with roasted sweet potato. Matsunoyuki means
�snow on the pine� and is made from a softer type of mochi or mochiko
(glutinous rice flour) which is colored green and molded to resemble a pine
tree and dusted with powdered caramelo, a foamy candy. The texture isn�t
quite as chewy as regular mochi, and is more like Turkish delight.
Mizuhiki is a Japanese artform involving special colored cords made of washi, a
traditional paper made from the inner bark of certain bushes. Gifts are
often wrapped in special papers, and certain combinations of paper and
differently colored cords have different meanings. Now, craft items such
as jewelry are also being made of mizuhiki cord.

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Iruka woke a few hours
later, arms still full of silently slumbering jounin.� He ruffled the silky silver strands and carefully slipped from
bed, stretching, darkened skin spread taut over the muscular form.� A few rays of early morning sunlight caught
the chuunin, turning the caramel expanse a rich gold and revealing glints of
copper in his hair.

After a quick shower and
breakfast, he moved on to grading and lesson plans for the following week.� Two hours and two mugs of tea later, he had
finished everything.� He peeked into the
bedroom, using every bit of stealth available to him.� The tired shinobi was still curled slightly, lying on his side as
if Iruka were still spooned against him.�
�Kakashi?�� Iruka called
softly.� He hoped Kakashi was still
deeply asleep, but he knew all too well the dangers of a bored, even slightly
injured Kakashi waking to an empty house.

Iruka smiled when his quiet
query produced not so much as a shift of the mattress.� Still sound asleep, and out for several
more hours, at least, if I know him at all.� Iruka gathered a pair of canvas totes and set off for the market.

It didn�t take long to find
suitable ingredients for the upcoming night�s dinner.� Even stopping to chat with the parents of current and former
students delayed him only slightly.�
Still, the mid-winter weather was making itself noticed.� The misty drizzle of the rain and the chill
in the air seemed to leach all warmth and brightness from everything, including
the chuunin, and he stopped by a vendor�s stall for a handful of warm
dumplings.� He wished he had a cup of
tea to wash them down with, but didn�t want to waste time visiting the teahouse
when he still had a few more shops to visit.�

Tea.� Iruka could smell the mingled scents before
he ever entered the door of the tea-sellers shop.� He began browsing, looking for some calming blends for Kakashi.� Hmm, maybe an herbal jasmine blend?� He perused several different kinds of
tea, before the proprietor approached him.

�Ah, Iruka-sensei.� Good afternoon.� So nice to see you again.�
Did you like the Kukicha tea (made from prunings of the tea plant,
roasted to bring out a rich flavor) I sent with Toranoko-chan after her last tutoring
session?�� A short round little man
addressed the academy teacher.�

�Good afternoon,
Kasumi-san.� Yes, I did, thank you so
much.�

�Good, good,
Iruka-sensei.� Always glad to introduce
an old friend to a new tea.� Especially
when that old friend teaches my scamp of a granddaughter.�� The old man smiled broadly.� �Can I help you find something?��

�Maybe you can,
Kasumi-san.� I�m looking for a special
blend for Kakashi-sensei.� Something
calming and relaxing, maybe with jasmine?�
He loves the Dragon Phoenix Pearl Jasmine you carry, but I�d like to get
him something that won�t have any chance of keeping him awake when he comes home
after a long mission.� Can you suggest
something, Kasumi-san?�� Iruka looked
hopefully at the wrinkled old merchant.�

�Hmmm.� I do have a nice herbal jasmine blend, but
you�re probably looking for something with some more relaxing properties.� The jasmine blend has ginger, jasmine,
cinnamon, and orange.� I suggest mixing
it with a mildly flavored relaxing blend.�
Maybe this one here?�� The
tea-seller led Iruka to a shelf full of small canisters.� �This one has passion flower, chamomile,
lemon balm, catnip, hops, and lavender. It�s very calming and soothing, but not
strong enough to overpower the jasmine.��
Kasumi-san brought a canister to Iruka and opened it.� �Oh, I�m so sorry Iruka-sensei, this is the
wrong one.� This is a flowering
tea.� Very beautiful, and a pleasure to
drink, but not what you were looking for.��

Iruka gazed at the
mesmerizing display of colors and textures.�
�These are made from hand-picked tea buds and
sewn into rosettes with thread. You steep them in hot water, and they slowly blossom
into flowers.� They don�t require a tea
bag or strainer and are beautiful brewed in a clear glass teapot that will show
off the blooming petals.� This
particular blend is jasmine and amaranth flower.��

Iruka�s mind
wandered back several years to his brief time with Hayate.� The young swordsman had returned from a
mission to Tea Country singing the praises of a newly discovered tea.� A few all too short weeks later, Iruka
pushed him away and into Yuugao�s waiting arms.� He never did get to taste the lauded brew.� He idly recalled that amaranth flowers
symbolized immortality and blinked back a fond tear.

�Iruka-sensei?�� The little old man repeated his query, and
Iruka realized he had become lost in memories.

�Do you have any more of
these flowering teas, Kasumi-san?�� the
chuunin asked very quietly and intently.

�Of course, Iruka-sensei,
but none of these are herbal blends.� As
enjoyable as these are, they aren�t soothing.�� The old man never sold a tea he didn�t think his customer would
enjoy.

�That�s alright,
Kasumi-san.� I�d like 100 grams of the
jasmine and herbal blends you showed me and maybe you could advise me on the
flowering tea?�� Iruka knew the
hand-tied bundles were probably ridiculously expensive, but he also knew that
he had to purchase some for Kakashi.

�Would this be a special
gift for Kakashi-sensei?�� The merchant
was nothing if not perceptive, and had enjoyed the chuunin-sensei�s patronage
since very shortly after he had received his appointment to the academy.� Iruka could see where Ko-chan�s father had
gotten his trademark keen insight and sharp sense of discernment.�

�Yes.� I would really like to get a few of these
for him.� I�m sure he would properly
appreciate their particular beauty.��
Iruka wasn�t even sure, himself, why he felt such a burning need to buy
the extravagant tea for his husband.

�Hmm� Kakashi-sensei.� Well, we know he likes jasmine tea and the
citrus blends.� There is a citrus
jasmine flower tea, but my supplier hasn�t been able to secure any as yet.� Ah, I think I know the perfect one.�� The old man replaced the canister on the
shelf and pulled down another.� As the
lid was released, Iruka smelled the most wondrous fragrance ever.� �It�s jasmine, osmanthus, and orange flower
along with ginseng, burdock, and white tea surrounding a furled rosebud.� It has a delicate flavor and color along
with the delightful fragrance.� I think
Kakashi-sensei would enjoy this one greatly.�

Iruka gazed longingly at the
small, pale rosettes of leaves.� �How
many do you think I should get him, Kasumi-san?�� Iruka hoped the gift wouldn�t set him back too much,
financially.�

�Each bloom produces 3 to 4
pots of tea, Iruka-sensei.� Seven would
make almost enough for a month.��
Kasumi-san suggested.

�Let�s make it eight,
Kasumi-san.� With missions and mid-year
testing at the academy, we might get busy.�
This way I know he�ll have a full month�s supply.�� Iruka knew Kakashi would appreciate the
aesthetics of the gift as much as the tea itself.

�Eight it is,
Iruka-sensei.� The tea blossoms are a
bit fragile, so if you�d like, I can wrap them up while you finish the rest of
your shopping and you can pick them up when you�re done.� I�ll even box it up and gift wrap it for
you, that way you don�t have to handle them any more than necessary,� the
merchant offered.

�How much do I owe you,
Kasumi-san?� The teacher inquired.

The merchant quoted a figure
far lower than Iruka had expected, and he surmised the man was giving Iruka a
major price break.� The old man never
forgot a slight or a compliment, and while slights were met with nothing more
than tight-lipped silence, compliments usually garnered extra bags of tea or
other recompense.�

�Thank you so much, Kasumi-san.� Your knowledge and assistance is greatly
appreciated, as always.� I�ll be sure to
let Toranoko-chan know how much you helped me.�
She always wants to make sure you�re taking proper care of me,� Iruka
chuckled.

�Ah, that one.� My son has his hands full with her, for all
that there isn�t a mean bone in her body.�
Go on with you, Iruka-sensei, the weather isn�t getting any warmer,
outside, and I�m sure you have more errands to run.� Your package will be ready when you return.� I have some business to take care of,
myself, but my assistant will be here, and he�ll get it for you.� The old man
hustled Iruka out of the store with a smile and returned to packing up the
well-loved customer�s purchases.� He
went back to a shelf and retrieved a small clear, glass teapot that would
showcase the tea�s full beauty.� He
wrapped it carefully in paper and then carefully wrapped each delicate, fluffy
ball of tea in a small pouch of silk and placed them carefully inside a box filled
with tissue paper.� After wrapping the
eighth ball of tea, he selected one more and placed it with its comrades inside
the gift box.� He then wrapped the
entire box in a beautiful paper and secured it all with mizuhike cord.� He wrapped up little paper envelopes of the
selected tea blends and labeled them with the date and variety and placed all
the purchases in a bag with Iruka-sensei�s name attached to it before alerting
his assistant and attending to his own business.

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After leaving the teashop,
Iruka quickly made his way to the confectioner�s shop to pick up a small
assortment of wagashi.� Daifuku and
yakiimo cakes and were his particular favorites available now, but he added a
handful of matsunoyuki for Kakashi, knowing the delicate-tasting pine trees
with a dusting resembling snow were a treat Kakashi indulged in but
rarely.� He thanked the store-owner and
hurried back to pick up his other purchases and head home through the cold
drizzle.
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