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December	By : kokkeichan Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1214 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Title: December
Author: Cheza-chan
Rating: R
Summary: Fired from his job, his world freezing around him, Umino Iruka must try and cope with the fact that he no longer has anything else left. Hatake Kakashi, owner of an animal clinic, proves that there are things worth living for.
Pairing: GenIru (ended), OroIru (non-con), KakaIru, SasuNaru, ShikaKiba, GaaSaku
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto--sadly. I'm just using the characters to express my mounting love for the show.
A/N: Sasuke's going to show up in the next chapter, along with Naruto and a little more Genma. (laughs behind her hand) Ooohohohohoho! Also, I want to acknowledge the loyal reader and reviewer that I have here at aff.net� Nora Shu ;____; � tears of joy. I also want to thank Bombxhu and Spectre for their reviews. I bring you all� two more chapters!
Chapter Six - Predestined Encounter
Kakashi closed up shop for the night. He'd sent the kids home an hour before himself because he didn't want their parents too worried. He knew he should start driving his car again not just for himself, but also for the kids. It would save them from worrying what could happen if they got into the back of the wrong cab. But he enjoyed the walking--it allowed him time to think--and his place wasn't that far.
Kakashi pulled his coat closer, scarf already wrapped around the lower portion of his face, and started home. As usual, the streets remained crowded, traffic on the sidewalks had lessened, but the most interesting thing was how alive the city became at night even when it wasn't the weekend. Kakashi lowered his scarf and inhaled deeply. He loved December, but what he loved most about it hadn't arrived yet, and that was the snow. There was something else he had come to love even more.
Ah! Here he was. Twenty-five minutes go by so quickly. He had a house in the city, two-story, placed right between two apartment complexes. None of the three structures were built close, leaving him room to park his truck on the side. And what a lovely flatbed truck it was.
Smiling as he opened the door, the veterinarian stepped inside and closed it behind him. He disengaged his security system and flicked on the lights.
Expecting a house full of dogs? No four-legged canines would be found because he got enough of dogs at the clinic. He took on an occasional cat or two, maybe even a rabbit if the kid came in crying, but Pet Paradise was mainly for dogs.
Kakashi shrugged off his coat, hung it off a random doorknob, and took his time climbing the stairs on his right to retire to his bedroom. The answering machine was blinking and he pushed a button--RESET--because he knew only two people would call him. The man groaned as he sank into the welcoming mattress and closd his eyes. Tomorrow.
Kakashi made a promise to himself to stop by Sannin Law Offices tomorrow as he fell asleep.
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The constant rings of the telephone woke Kakashi. He reached for it but realized too late he'd dropped the phone in the floor some night ago. He soon joined it. Nudging the receiver from the base, he positioned his ear near. "Who are you?"
"That's not how you answer a phone, Kakashi!"
"Oh, God�" The silver-haired man rolled over, taking the phone with him. He gagged as he came in contact with socks that belonged to him and rolled back the other way. "Gai--"
"Kakashi! I propose a day at the bowling alley. Loser--"
"I run a clinic."
"Kakashi?" a female's voice suddenly spoke.
"You're all on one phone," Kakashi sighed, now trying to free his tangled legs from the sheets.
"Asuma's smoking by the window. Ah, he just waved."
"Kurenai," the veterinarian groaned, becoming frustrated with his captive state. With a loud tear and a deep sigh, he sat up. "What do you want?"
"For you to enjoy just one day off and get away from those dogs. Gai, don't pick up that extension!"
"Kakashi!"
He didn't have time for this. With a sigh, Kakashi replaced the receiver. There were places to go and, hopefully, people to see.
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"I'm sorry," the woman behind the desk said. "There's no one here by that name." She smiled apologetically.
"I just saw him a few days ago," Kakashi muttered, incredulity causing his voice to rise. "I doubt if it's been two days yet."
"I'm sorry," she repeated. She would have liked to tell him the truth because he seemed so worried, but he was watching; he was always watching. "You must be mistaken. If you wish to speak to another lawyer--"
"Forget it," Kakashi sighed. He gave her a hidden polite smile of his own, eyes curving, then left. He unwrapped his scarf, the ends hanging down his front, and ran his fingers through his silver hair. 'He was fired--erased from the system.' He whined softly and hailed a cab, breaking his rule to always walk. The yellow taxi pulled over and he got in. Where to go? Where to go? Pet Paradise didn't have to open until three hours later, so he had that much time to waste.
Kakashi had set one foot inside the cab before he was yanked back out onto the sidewalk. Mismatched wide orbs stared at the posing man before him. Does he have no modesty? Kurenai stood downwind of Asuma and his cigarette, both far from Gai. Kakashi was no longer embarrassed at the man's behavior; he thought it was funny.
"Eternal rival, Kakashi," Gai yelled as he rose onto his toes in a new pose. "A game of bowling--"
"Again? Look, I don't bowl," Kakashi drawled, looking up the street for another cab. Where was the sidewalk traffic when you needed to get lost in it? Come to think of it, the sidewalk was oddly empty.
"Pay attention� Kakashi!"
Kurenai kept her fist tight against her abdomen, the vet noticed, to keep from inflicting harm on the wide-eyed ebony-haired man. Neither of them knew where Gai got his energy, but he always had plenty of it.
Kakashi checked his watch and sighed. There had to be somewhere they could go. "How about an amusement park?" It was the only thing he could think of. He raised his arm to hail a cab that had just pulled around the corner, paying little attention to the incredulous stares that had emerged at his suggestion. He opened the door as the vehicle pulled over and faced the trio with a smile. "You take this one--"
"No!"
He was shoved in. Kurenai got in behind him, and then Kakashi was forced in second. Asuma, reluctantly discarding his cigarette, was the last in the back. Gai got in the front.
'So much for my plan.' Kakashi wrapped his scarf back around the lower half of his face with a deep sigh and closed his eyes. It was going to be a long three hours.
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After escaping from his oddball group of associates, Kakashi managed to make his way back to his clinic, only to find an unexpected surprise waiting. The young boy glanced in the direction of his employer then looked away. "Shikamaru," the man spoke. "School started two hours ago. Why are you here?"
"Kiba's mad at me," the high school junior muttered.
"That's nothing new," Kakashi laughed as he opened the doors for them both. He switched his sign to "Open. Come on in" and removed his scarf.
"It's different this time," Shikamaru sighed, following the man to the back. They were quiet as to not rouse the sleeping dogs. "My mom wants me to transfer to Konoha Academy."
"The private school? I can see her wanting that. You are, after all, a genius."
The boy smiled and reached for his apron. "Kiba doesn't care for change. And with this stupid� prom thing coming up next year, things are getting messy. He wants me to take him."
The bell sounding out front halted Kakashi's questions as Shikamaru walked off to address the customer. He smiled as he pulled on his own apron. Turns out, Shikamaru would work up until an hour before the other two were scheduled to come in--he could afford to miss a day or two.
The other side of the story would be heard later.
"He's a selfish jerk!" Kiba dropped his bag in the corner behind the counter.
"How so?" Kakashi asked from the back with his assistant, Sakura. They were checking a Doberman pinscher for ticks and fleas. The owner also recommended her pet get a flea bath, just in case.
"He tells me what his mom says, then that he's thinking about it," Kiba continued angrily. "He shouldn't have to think about it. I'm all he needs! Schools teach the same damn thing�"
"That's selfish," Sakura spoke up. "You should be thinking about what's best for Shikamaru and what he wants, not what you want."
"I agree with Sakura," Kakashi sighed.
"See?" the girl giggled.
Kiba snorted and crossed his arms. He did care about what Shikamaru wanted, but what would happen to their relationship? Shikamaru would get different friends, the ones that believe they know it all--not that Hinata and Neji were like that--and they would all hang out together at libraries. He wrinkled his nose then gave a frustrated whimper. A smile was forced onto the boy's face to greet the customer with the Rottweiler with. With the Doberman in the back, he hoped these pets were well trained.
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Kakashi checked the cages one last time to make sure the canines couldn't run amuck in his store, then locked up for the night. He would have offered to share a cab with the kids but they said they weren't going straight home. He warned them about the dangers of the night, then reminded. Having decided to take a longer, possibly more scenic route home, Kakashi was currently treading lightly because the territory was unfamiliar.
He wanted snow! It was cold enough and the clouds looked just about ready to burst. With a childish whine, he returned his gaze to the sidewalk before him just in time to avoid running into another. "Hey!"
The dark head slowly rose and Iruka stared at the veterinarian with empty eyes. There was something familiar about the face but he couldn't place it. After aimlessly wandering around the city for over forty-eight hours, everything looked the same.
"Iruka�?"
'He knows me�' Iruka tried to remember if that was a good or bad thing.
Kakashi couldn't believe this was happening to him. An incredulous chuckle escaped his lips at the soft flakes falling slowly from the sky. Somewhere, an angel had earned its wings for making him ecstatic. His happiness quickly turned to fear as the young man before him suddenly collapsed onto the sidewalk. "Iruka!"
Behavior such as theirs was not an uncommon thing, so little stopped to pretend they cared.
Kakashi knelt before the limp body, checking for a pulse, and sighed in relief after finding a steady one. The lawyer proved to be surprisingly light when lifted. A cab was hailed and Kakashi, unsure, gave the driver his own address. He was a qualified doctor, wasn't he?
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