[fanmix/fst] iruka+naruto: support from home (you are -loved-)
I guess thanks to the hawt sex in acacciabrown's and stereotypevamp's fics I'm all OTP'ed out. xD
Although...this does take precedent over any pairing I could possibly have in Naruto. Sort of like in Buffy the Vampire Slayer--for some reason any interaction with Buffy and Giles glued me to the screen/page more than any sex scene with Angel or Spike (I'm weird). It's the parental angst, it gets me every time. Well, that and Naruto are Iruka are so frigging cute. It's sad and poignant: you have a jaded ninja who finds this great kid who's as lonely as he is and he fell in love with him. And though it is a Kishimoto Standard that all males in the Naruto-verse are emotionally retarded, Naruto and Iruka never really seem sure of what to say, though you know the truth by how they look at one another. Naruto's nervous because well the last person he forgot to show gratitude for was Sasuke and he took off. Iruka loved his family and they died. So do they jump for it or try to hold back while they can? I would love, love, LOVE one simple filler scene in the manga where Naruto accidentally calls Iruka-sensei "Dad." (Sorry to Minato lovers, but I would root for Iruka in a custodial fight xD).
Everyone in the series has a "special person." Sasuke's is, in a twisted way, Itachi. Sakura's is, in a beautiful way, her teammates. Naruto's is Sasuke. And Iruka's...is Naruto.
Regardless, since Naruto is obviously not the main character in the manga anymore (xD) here's a mix for my fav nonOTP: Secret Pervert, Sad Iruka-sensei and his blond blockhead dead last, Naruto, from a small boy to the young man Iruka's so proud of today.
I Hate Everyone by Get Set Go
I couldn't take it anymore so I left
I hate everyone....
I actually found this to be very Iruka. The kind of guy who keeps his irritation locked in and has Very Bad Days, and generally avoids people. From the few scenes he's been in with other adults, he either ignores them or they ignore him.
This Piece of Poetry is Meant to Do Harm by The Ark
You've been talking sweet to me
About peace and love and harmony
But I know what you say about me
I can't do with your phony charms
Please don't give me no warm reception
What you call peace to me is a call to arms
Later he does admit that if Iruka hadn't reached out he would have spiraled into Gaara. He caused trouble and though he was hated and it wasn't love, it was attention so he kept throwing crap at society and took off running.
And Iruka who’s constantly chasing after him, or at least the only one able to keep up.
You and Moon by Adem
I wore out my telescope
And I nearly gave up hope
Discovery was an accidental thing
A reflection slipping in to the corner
And I saw you and moon
I never felt lonely until I saw you
I just had to get closer
Get my first look
Where everyone's hatred of Naruto is constant, very early on it's shown Iruka's soft spot for him. He doesn't want to be cruel to Naruto, instead he does what no one ever does:
He reaches out to him.
(He was falling already.)
Face to Face by Daft Punk
It's my problem that made me distant
All because I hoped that you'd be something different
There's not much I know about you
I turned away because I thought you were the problem
Tried to forget until I hit the bottom
Then when I faced you in all my blank confusion
Realized you weren't wrong, was a mere illusion
"You're a monster!"
"Shut up you're wrong--he isn't like that!"
"Don't you know why everyone hates you? The Kyuubi killed Iruka's parents too you know!"
"Shut up!"
"He hates you too!"
"Don't listen to him!"
"Wh--Why?!" (Damn that had to hurt...*shot*)
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry you suffered and I wasn't good enough!"
"The Fox might have done that...but not Naruto, no. He's different...I acknowledge him."
It takes Iruka getting stabbed with a harpoon kunai for the truth to come out just how wrong their misconceptions of each other are.
Once More With Feeling by Get Cape Wear Cape Fly
Don't let the people make you think
That just because you're young you're useless
You know it's not naive to think that you can change the things around
And that no man is an island.
(They weren't so different after all.)
It's the start of something better.
Main Title: Nemo Egg by Thomas Newman
Instrumental
This is so the ULTIMATE Daddy Song. Oh god, I tear up and my heart pulls everytime I hear this song or any of its reprises in the movie. It's just so warm and comforting. Pretty much the only “honeymoon period” song they have, since right after they move closer Naruto’s shipped off to be nearly hacked into itty bitty gaki pieces by Zabuza.
(And I bet that's the first hug Naruto's given and recieved...ever.)
I Don't Know What I Can Protect You From by Kings of Convenience
I tried so hard to follow
but then I realized no matter what
I don't know what I can save you from
Okay so, not only does Naruto nearly get killed in what, his first month of being a ninja from a C...A...S class mission, fighting all the time with the Leaf's darling Uchiha, and still unbelievably clumsy, now we have the Chunnin exams where over 80% DIE in the FIRST ROUND? Can you blame Iruka for biting his fingernails to stubs? Yeesh Kakashi, did you have to be that harsh? *beats up him and Kurenai and Asuma* Leave him alone! He's parentally and adorably angsting! I suppose that's the problem: most parents give birth to babies, Iruka finally "had" him he was already thirteen years old.
Ordinary Day by ZoeGirl
Things are crazy you make me feel…alive
You’re the sun on my rainy day,
That lights me up from deep within
You’ve given me the pleasure of an ordinary day
Ye Gods--Naruto actually made it out of the Chunnin exams one, and later two, alive. The whole villiage has imploded but whatever. And then Orochimaru does his...thing, and his Flying Monkey still nearly got pwned by a thirteen year old.. Naruto and Iruka only get a few normal days. ;( But the boy needs them, and so does he. His fondness for Naruto even when he's being his stubborn, pouting self never fails to strike me as the cutest, most heartwarming moments in the entire series.
And they have matching grins! Omg! :DDD
Popular Mechanics by Beulah
I know he knocks you off your feet
You're so bitter you think he's sweet
Iruka's perspective on Sasuke and Naruto's horrifying conclusion at Valley of the End, the ominous nature of their relationship in general, and the things he wishes he could plead to Naruto.
(He doesn't say them though, because he understands by now how Naruto's mind works. It's terrifying and comforting, being able to understand, disagree, and still accept the things your child does.
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Time After Time by Eva Cassidy
After your picture fades
And darkness has turned to gray
Watching through windows
I'm wondering if you're okay
If you fall I will catch you
I will be waiting, you will find me
Time after time
This is over the time skip.
(When Naruto blushes after Iruka ruffles his head proudly is the cutest thing EVER.)
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Hands Open by Snow Patrol
I just keep hoping that your heart still opens
I want you to laugh like you really mean it
Collapse into my arms tired but with joy
Daddy Curse Or rather, the doomed position of always having faith in your child, AND always being worried sick about them, back and forth, back and forth, until they come home or you explode because of a mixture of love and faith.
Walk Tall by John Mellencamp
Somewhere out there in the distance is the death of you or me
Even though we don't think of it much it's still out there for us to see
Seriously SERIOUSLY LOOK HOW CUTE THEY ARE!
You see he knows Naruto will never give up.
And yet while Naruto faces innumerable painful battles, loses control of the monster inside him and the friend he so desperately needs, back in Konoha Iruka stays up at night.
Day of the River by Joe Hisashi
Spirited Away Instrumental
He remembers.
And when everyone else just sees the future Hokage, the container of the Kyuubi, the one to bring the rouge nin back, or bring the evil ones down, when all they see is a tireless, powerful ninja...
You Are Loved (Don't Give Up) by Josh Groban
I can hear you
Iruka sees the young, lonely boy who needs to know he's loved very badly.
The one no one else saw.
Little Wonders by Rob Thomas
Our lives are made in these small hours,
these little wonders,
Time falls away
In these small hours, these small hours still
And somewhere far away, Naruto picks himself up again.
Your Heart Will Lead You Home by Kenny Loggins
Everything is different and everything is changed
If you feel lost, on your own, and far from home
You're never on your own, you know
Just think of your friends, the ones who care
They all will be waiting there, and your heart will lead you home.
Just like Iruka-sensei taught him to.
Bonus
You'll Be In My Heart by Phil Collins
This bond between us, can't be broken
I will be here, 'cause you'll be in my heart.
Not in the zip, but because I can, stfu.
You Found Me by Kelly Clarkson
no one else was looking
Iruka WAS the only one who knew where the hell Naruto was when they thought he took off with the scroll. *slaps any other ___xNaruto centric AMV*
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Let this be inspiration for more IrukaxNaruto fics! And if you need MOAR inspiration, a lovely person at youtube saved this unbelievably cute clip of Iruka during the Chunnin exams that always brightens my day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdgpV2Kfa6c#S19xPMkw4jw