Mermen: 18

Iruka listened to Kiba’s retreating footsteps and sighed. So not knowing what else to do he decided to just walk around.

“You can find Kakashi on your own, just yell out his name.” Iruka thought about this. Well that’s how I used to find Naruto when he was little.  

Iruka took in a gulp of air cupping the area around his mouth. “Kakashi!” He took another gulp. “Can you hear me?”

He stopped and listened but he didn’t hear any response. So he waited a little more then yelled out again. “Kakashi!”

This time he heard hurried footsteps coming towards his direction. But the person he heard wasn’t the person he was hoping for.

“Iruka, are you ok?” Ten-Ten asked running up to him, and grabbing his arm. “Did you need Kakashi for something?”

“Oh hello miss Ten-Ten.” Iruka smiled recognizing the girl’s voice. “Yes, we um, made plans today so I was...”

“Oh,” Ten-Ten smiled understanding. “Well let’s go find him.”

They walked around the palace searching, Ten-Ten asked each butler and maid if they had seen Kakashi. Finally after maybe half an hour and still no sign of him, Iruka decided to go back to his room.

“I’m sorry that I couldn’t find Kakashi for you.” Ten-ten apologized.

“It’s alright; please don’t beat yourself up over it.” Iruka reassured with a smile

Ten-Ten left as Iruka walked into his room. Once inside Iruka sighed disappointed.

“Oh, there you are.”

Iruka flipped his head up towards the voice startled, he recognized that voice. “Kakashi?”

“Yes.” Kakashi smiled. “My apologizes for being late, but a maid fell and asked me to deliver a robe to Prince Itachi.”

“I thought you forgot.” Iruka admitted looking at the ground.

“Forget a date with you?” Kakashi linked both his and Iruka’s arm. “I would never.”

Iruka blushed, a bright red as they walked out of the bedroom. Kakashi had them walk along the beach, it was shining as the sand felt soft and relaxing between there toes.

“So where are you from Iruka?” Kakashi asked letting go of Iruka’s arm.

“Um....” Iruka racked his brain trying to think of something to say other than the truth. “I...come from the....west. Yes the west! Our ship broke on its way over here to the east!” He lied fumbling with his hands.

Kakashi smiled at Iruka’s obvious lie. “I see. What did you think about that story Hinata told us yesterday?”

This has to strike a cord.

Kakashi knew that there was a definite connection between the guy that saved him and Iruka. The connection was, that they’re the same people. As for how, he wasn’t always for the supernatural but the mermaid/men thing would fit. Besides it was like his old friend Obito used to constantly tell him, not everything is logical.

Iruka’s face turned serious. “I think that people should get both sides of a story before spreading it around.”

“I agree. So do you believe in mermaids and such?”

“Yes.” Iruka answered. “Do you?”

“Definitely.” Kakashi answered smiling; then he stopped and turned to the ocean.

Iruka sensing Kakashi stop, stopped as well.

“Have you always been blind Iruka?” Kakashi asked looking to the pony tailed man.

“N-no.” Iruka answered unsure if he should really tell Kakashi that.

Kakashi nodded, he turned to the sea and spoke in monotone. “When I was sailing back here with Sasuke our ship got caught up in a rough storm. That’s where I got this eye patch.” He touched the material even though Iruka couldn’t see it. “You can’t see it but my left eye got cut up badly.”

Iruka bit his lip; he knew what Kakashi was talking about. He was the one who saved the man after all.

“I fell off the boat and I couldn’t breath, the sea water burned my eye and all the things falling off the boat kept hitting me. I thought I was going to die.” Iruka gulped. “But then I felt myself being carried, after that I blanked out. When I came to, everything was a blur; the only thing I could make out was someone’s brown hair and that they had a scar across there nose.”

Iruka’s eyes grew. He saw me!

Kakashi noted that Iruka’s facial change. It is him. He finalized.

“Well enough talking, shall we go get some food?” Kakashi got all the back up information he needed, so now all he wanted to do was enjoy the day with his Iruka.

Kakashi went to link there arms again, but Iruka grabbed his arm. Iruka let his fingers fall down Kakashi’s arm till he reached Kakashi’s hand. He grabbed Kakashi’s hand and interlocked there fingers. Kakashi smiled at how cute Iruka was,  then they walked into the busy town.

They ate at the same restaurant and Iruka ordered the same meal, as did Kakashi. They talked and then once the moon was rising, they started to head back to the palace.

On there way there Kakashi outstretched his hand and picked one of the flowers.

“Here.” Kakashi held it up to Iruka. “It’s a flower, a lilac to be exact.”

Iruka sniffed the flower and it smelled great.

“Thank you.” Iruka smiled and then they continued there journey back to the palace.

They talked more along the way to Iruka’s room. Iruka grabbed the doorknob with his other hand, the flower in his other hand, and opened it.

“Thank yo-” Iruka began but Kakashi interrupted.

“I never told you what a lilac stands for, did I?” He smiled, and Iruka scrunched up his face.

That came out of nowhere. Iruka thought.

Kakashi smiled lightly at Iruka’s face.

“A lilac,” He leaned his face down so it would hover around Iruka’s “Stands for,” He leaned further and Iruka could feel his breath over his face. “Your first love.” (1)

Right as Kakashi finished saying love, he pressed his lips onto Iruka’s. He just held it there then pulled away. Smiling brightly and walked away, leaving a very flustered Iruka.

Iruka walked into his room still flustered and blushing. Iruka climbed into his bed placing the lilac on the nightstand; and then he tried to fall asleep. Yet his mind would just go back to the recent event and he would start blushing and get even more flustered.