Further Findings - A mini sequel to 'Lost and Found'
Title: Further Findings
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance/Humor
Disclaimer:Characters belong to Masashi Kishimoto. I only own the plot-bunny.
Notes: No spoilers. A mini-sequel to 'Lost and Found', which was supposed to be a one-shot, but I was convinced into writing more to wrap it up a bit more neatly. (It didn't take much convincing, as no one has ever begged me for a sequel, ever.) Hope you enjoy it! Feedback is love.
"Maa... That was... only a first draft?"
Absolute silence reigned as Iruka flushed an even deeper shade of scarlet, mouth slightly agape. Besides pure shock, his features were unreadable-- there simply wasn't enough room for any other emotion on his face.
Meanwhile, Kakashi's instincts were desperately urging him to laugh it all off; to run and hide as quickly as he possibly could. However, his hopeful side keenly noted that Iruka's mouth was twitching into the beginnings of a warm smile, and that the chuunin's hands were clutching the love letter almost protectively to his chest.
"Er, Kakashi--"
"Iruka--"
Genma rolled his eyes, watching as the scene played out painfully slowly. He'd caught a glimpse of the letter, and had to force himself not to laugh aloud at the ironic humor of the situation. "Oh, for the love of...! Damn, but you two can be real idiots for smart guys." Exasperation didn't even begin to cover it.
Heaving a long suffering sigh, the special jounin marched over towards the now-abandoned wastepaper bin. As luck would have it, a single scrap remained on the bottom. Genma fished it out, looked it over, and promptly marched over to deposit in Kakashi's trembling hand. "There. That should cover my good deed for the day," he smirked from around his senbon and turned to leave. One could only take so much of this sickening sweetness, after all.
Kakashi forced his shaking hands to lift the paper for scrutiny. After mere seconds, his visible eye widened and his eyebrow hiked up so high that it all but disappeared under his hitai-ate. Apparently, someone had decorated the paper with chibi caricatures of Iruka and Kakashi, a ridiculous amount hearts, and 'HK+UI'. He had a pretty good idea of who this someone was, and the very thought made him giddy with joy.
"...Well," Kakashi forced out quietly, "...what now?"
"We... get out of here?" Iruka rubbed his scar thoughtfully before smiling brightly. "Um, after we clean up this mess?"
"We?" Kakashi let out a warm chuckle, his visible eye curving happily. "I like the sound of that."
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance/Humor
Disclaimer:Characters belong to Masashi Kishimoto. I only own the plot-bunny.
Notes: No spoilers. A mini-sequel to 'Lost and Found', which was supposed to be a one-shot, but I was convinced into writing more to wrap it up a bit more neatly. (It didn't take much convincing, as no one has ever begged me for a sequel, ever.) Hope you enjoy it! Feedback is love.
"Maa... That was... only a first draft?"
Absolute silence reigned as Iruka flushed an even deeper shade of scarlet, mouth slightly agape. Besides pure shock, his features were unreadable-- there simply wasn't enough room for any other emotion on his face.
Meanwhile, Kakashi's instincts were desperately urging him to laugh it all off; to run and hide as quickly as he possibly could. However, his hopeful side keenly noted that Iruka's mouth was twitching into the beginnings of a warm smile, and that the chuunin's hands were clutching the love letter almost protectively to his chest.
"Er, Kakashi--"
"Iruka--"
Genma rolled his eyes, watching as the scene played out painfully slowly. He'd caught a glimpse of the letter, and had to force himself not to laugh aloud at the ironic humor of the situation. "Oh, for the love of...! Damn, but you two can be real idiots for smart guys." Exasperation didn't even begin to cover it.
Heaving a long suffering sigh, the special jounin marched over towards the now-abandoned wastepaper bin. As luck would have it, a single scrap remained on the bottom. Genma fished it out, looked it over, and promptly marched over to deposit in Kakashi's trembling hand. "There. That should cover my good deed for the day," he smirked from around his senbon and turned to leave. One could only take so much of this sickening sweetness, after all.
Kakashi forced his shaking hands to lift the paper for scrutiny. After mere seconds, his visible eye widened and his eyebrow hiked up so high that it all but disappeared under his hitai-ate. Apparently, someone had decorated the paper with chibi caricatures of Iruka and Kakashi, a ridiculous amount hearts, and 'HK+UI'. He had a pretty good idea of who this someone was, and the very thought made him giddy with joy.
"...Well," Kakashi forced out quietly, "...what now?"
"We... get out of here?" Iruka rubbed his scar thoughtfully before smiling brightly. "Um, after we clean up this mess?"
"We?" Kakashi let out a warm chuckle, his visible eye curving happily. "I like the sound of that."