#pakkun naruto

Kakashi lazily walked up the steps to his boyfriends apartment, hands in pockets. They hadn't been together for long, only a few weeks, but they had technically known each other since they were teens. He had watched Iruka from a distance, wondering how it would feel to run his hands through his soft brown hair, or to walk hand in hand on their way to get ramen. In the end, Iruka was the one to ask Kakashi out, shyly asking him if he would want to get dinner once he got off work at the mission desk. He had been surprised, of course. Even as skilled of a shinobi as he was, he hadn't seen Iruka's reciprocation coming. But in the end, they liked each other. Despite Iruka's sternness and Kakashi's blatant disrespect for rules and appropriate behavior in public, they got along incredibly well. They were both passionate people, albeit in different regards-- Iruka was passionate in his teaching, taking care of the most overlooked population in Konoha to bring them to their fullest potential, and Kakashi was passionate in his fighting, to fight and fight until there were no more enemies; to serve his people until he couldn't anymore.

There were a lot of things he loved about Iruka; his hair, his scar, how bossy he could be, but above all, his passion for teaching was most admirable. There was no doubt in his heart that he was in love with Iruka. He couldn't say he had ever been in love before, though. He had had a childish crush on Obito for years until he died, and he really wasn't one to sleep around. Despite what most people would think, kakashi was severely lacking in romantic experience.

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Iruka had made one thing very clear before they really got serious: Iruka's students were more important than anything else. There was one student in particular that Iruka was fond of, and Kakashi was under the impression that Iruka had a desire to adopt this student one day. It was clear that Iruka was a family man. And if he wanted Iruka, then he would need to be a family man too. The thought of this scared Kakashi to his core, though. Him, with a child? Multiple children even? He was a former ANBU and a high level jounin. He had become a chunin at 6 and a jounin at 12, and with all the things he had done since then-- could Kakashi hope to take care of a family?

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Iruka had given Kakashi a key, for god knows what reason, but it was convenient. He fished it out from his pocket, slotted it into the keyhole and turned. He had expected to see Iruka, maybe cleaning, or perhaps cooking lunch. Well, Iruka couldn't really cook, but the amount of effort that he put into trying was cute. Instead of seeing this, though, he saw a young child kneeling on the floor, propped up against the coffee table and scribbling onto a piece of paper. When he heard the door unlock, the child peaked his head up, probably expecting to see Iruka instead of a stranger. The boy furrowed his brows in annoyance when he saw Kakashi and went back to coloring. "Oh, I'm sorry, I must have the wrong apartment..." the boy looked up again and took a good look at Kakashi. "If you're looking for Ruka, then you're in the right place. But he's getting groceries right now." Kakashi closed the door behind him anyways, taking in the full view of the child before him. Bright yellow, spiky hair, vibrant blue eyes that were perhaps a bit too tired for a boy of this age, and odd looking whisker-y marks in his cheeks. This was, without a doubt, Minato's son.

Was this the child Iruka had taken a liking to? He knew that Iruka wanted a family, but it was a bit early for this child to already be moved in. And for Iruka to not even tell him... "I see. My name is Kakashi. I'm a... friend, of Iruka's," should he tell this boy that they were dating? Maybe. Would he even understand the concept? Perhaps. But if this was indeed Iruka's secret adoptive child, then Kakashi popping up out of nowhere claiming to be Iruka's boyfriend could be bad. "What's your name?" "I'm Naruto Uzumaki!" Any doubt Kakashi had of this child being his former sensei's (which was already none) had vanished. "Well, Naruto, how old are you? Do you live here?" Naruto huffed in annoyance. Clearly, Kakashi was testing his patience. "I'm 7. And yes, I live here. Where do you live, Kakashi?" Kakashi chuckled from under his mask, "I live in a barrack with other jounin. What are you drawing, Naruto?" "Me and Ruka-sensei!" He held up the sheet of paper he was coloring on, showing off an image of two people, just a level above stick-figures, still a lumpy and malformed impression of a human. The one on the left was Naruto, small and pale with bright, sunshine yellow hair and blue eyes, and the biggest smile he could've possibly drawn on himself without looking crazy. On the right was unmistakably Iruka, with his deep, tanned skin and scar that covered his nose, and he, too, was grinning wide, holding onto the mini-Naruto's hand. The background was as you would expect of a 7 year olds family portrait: a yellow sun in the corner, green spiky grass, and a blue sky. He pointed at himself, "That’s me!" And then to Iruka, "And that’s Ruka! My teacher said we needed to draw family poor-trit, which I guess is just like a drawing of our families, but I don't have a family, so I just drew me and Ruka instead. Isn't it great?" Naruto was supposed to grow up being doted on by Minato and Kushina, showered with love and never alone. He shouldn't have had to draw his sensei in his family portrait, but knowing that Iruka showed Naruto so much love that he would include him, and only him, into it gave him hope. Naruto and Iruka truly deserved each other. "It's a lovely drawing! Say, do you know when Iruka will be back? If he left you alone I doubt he'd have meant to be gone long." Naruto hummed, pulling another blank sheet of paper from a stack on the table and digging through his bucket of crayons for colors. "He'll probably be back soon. Less than an hour, maybe. He has wards in place or something like that, so I'm not super worried about being alone. If he was, he'd have sent Ibi-san or Anko to stay with me." Hearing the infamous interrogation and torture officer, who was brutal in his interrogation methods and just as cold in his personal life, be referred to as 'Ibi-san' made him want to laugh. He'd be making fun of Ibiki for the rest of his life.

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Kakashi spent the next 40 minutes hanging around Naruto, asking questions, waiting for Iruka to come home.

Naruto liked ramen as much as Iruka did, his favorite color was orange, and he liked dogs. He hadn't had much of a positive impression on dogs because one had chased him down after he stole a piece of fruit from the market when he ran out of groceries once, but Iruka made him hang out with the Inuzuka family and socialize, and they had lots of dogs, so he was beginning to like them more and more. Kakashi took this time to tell Naruto about his 8 ninken, and summoned Pakkun to introduce him to to start. Pakkun was gruff and annoyed at being summoned to be introduced to a random 7 year old, but Naruto knew how to properly pet a dog and was gentle, so Kakashi took it as a win when Pakkun complied and lay on his back so Naruto could rub his stomach better.

Pakkun was one of his more stubborn ninken; not as sociable or friendly as the others, but he was hardly mean and would never turn away free treats or loving. It was during their play time that the front door opened and Iruka carried a large bag of groceries inside, which obscured his face. "Naruto, you didn't go outside, did you? Why is the door unlocked?" Sliding off his shoes, Iruka managed to rearrange the bag in his arms to take a look at Naruto, and unexpectedly Kakashi and Pakkun too. "Kakashi? What are doing here? I hope you haven't been waiting too long, I wasn't expecting you today!" "Mahh, it's alright, sensei! Naruto has been keeping me company while I waited for you. How about I help you with the groceries?" He walked to the open door and grabbed the other large bag that Iruka had sat down beside the welcome mat before coming in. He closed it behind him with his foot and followed Iruka into his small kitchen. They each set their bags on the counter and Iruka opened the black fridge, adorned with magnets and crayon drawings.

"Pull out all of the cold items, please. You haven't been here too long, have you? What did you and Naruto talk about?" Kakashi pulled out bottles of juice, milk, and fruits from the bags and handed them to his boyfriend, "Nearly an hour. Don't worry about it. We mostly just got to know each other." He pulled packages of meat out next and handed them off. "I just wish you had told me you had a kid moved in with you, though. What a surprise!" Iruka paused, looking at Kakashi with a confused look, "What? Naruto doesn't live here. I mean, I'd love it if he did, but nothing is official. He just... stays here sometimes because I don't want him to be alone at home all the time. Did he say he lived here?" A pack of mushrooms, "He did. Really, I guess this was an oversight on my part. I, a stranger, walked in and asked him if he lived here, and he got suspicious and lied. You would've told me if you were going to move a kid in with you... Right?" He grabbed a roll of biscuits from the bag and passed them along. "Uh, probably. But Naruto isn't just any kid, you know. He's the jinchuriki; people don't like him. That's why I was so worried about getting with you. Naruto is more important than anyone else in my life, and I need that assurance that you'll accept Naruto into your life as if he were any other kid. I guess I didn't need to be so worried, huh? You didn't tell him we were dating, did you?" Two tomatoes, "No, I didn't. I wasn't sure how it would go so I just told him I was a friend," A small bag of carrots, "You were planning on having us meet eventually weren't you? I passed the 'I don't mind if you have a kid' level, but have I passed the 'suprise! That kid is actually the nine-tails jinchuriki' level?" Iruka laughed, "Yes, I suppose you have. You've made it to next round Kakashi! Keep going like this and you'll end up with the grand prize'" he winked, "A family with me." "Well then, sensei, this game is an easy win."

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"Kakashi isn't spending the night is he? Do I have to give him my bed?" "Well, only if you wanted to." Iruka looked at Kakashi, questioning. Put on the spot, Kakashi felt that he should say no, not wanting to make the kid give up his spot in the guest bedroom. If he were to spend the night, he would've shared the bed with Iruka, but he and Iruka weren't going to tell Naruto the truth about their relationship until he trusted Kakashi more. "No, I'm afraid not." "Well, even if he were, Kakashi would be more than fine sleeping on the couch." "Mahh, how rude of you, sensei!"

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"Naruto, can we talk?" "I didn't blow up the trash can, I swear!" "Ok... I just wanted to talk to you about Kakashi." Naruto visibly relaxed at this, shoulders falling back down and eyes tightening. "What about him? Is he staying with us?" "Not tonight, no. I just needed to let you know something, is all. Do you know what it means to be gay?" Naruto thought deeply about it. He'd certainly heard the word before. But what did it mean, again? He had definitely heard some villagers use it as an insult, but those were some of the same people who treated him like trash for whatever reason, so those villagers weren't really trustworthy anyways. "Mmm I guess not. What is it?" Iruka laughed and bent down to Naruto's level, patting his head like he always did. "Well, it's when two men like each other. You know how two people who are in love are called a couple? Well, a couple can be made up of any type of two people. Two men, two women, or one man and one woman. Me and Kakashi are like that. We're a couple." Naruto's blue eyes widened in shock and his mouth gaped. "You and Kakashi are in love?! Why would you be in love with someone like him? You could do so much better!" "I thought you liked Kakashi!" "I did until I found out he's in love with you!" Iruka doubled down laughing, his hands on his kid's shoulders while he exuberantly tried to explain why Kakashi wasn't a good fit for Iruka. "He's not going to take me away from you, if that's what you're worried about. We were already dating the very first time you met him. You've known him for months and I've paid just as much attention to you as I ever have. See? There's nothing to worry about!" Naruto stopped his near-tantrum, puzzled expression back again. "You've been together this entire time?!?! Rukaaa, you're supposed to tell me these things!" Then, an onslaught of what looked like dread hit Naruto. His face changed from something fierce and protective to a more fearful and worrisome expression. "If he's not going to steal you from me, then is he going to be part of our family?" "Do you want him to join our family?" This really had Naruto on his toes. Did he want Kakashi to join their family? If that meant that Kakashi would live with them, did that mean that Kakashi would treat him like Iruka did? If Kakashi took up a spot in Iruka's bed, would he let Naruto join them when he had a nightmare? Or if he couldn't sleep? Would he make room and welcome him with open arms, or would he push him away?

Kakashi was a lot like Naruto. Rumors glided through the wind like pollen, and they were just as much of an allergen. He had heard people say awful things about Kakashi, and a lot of the awful things they said about Naruto weren't true, but was it possible they were right about Kakashi? He had always treated Naruto kindly and as if he was like anyone else, not the most hated child in the village.

One time, he had gotten sick, and Iruka had to go to work still, so Kakashi spent the whole day taking care of him. He had spent time making sure his fever went down, making sure he drank enough broth when he couldn't eat anything else, and had even carefully tucked him into bed. The things villagers said about him couldn't possibly be true, could they? That he was a cold blooded killer? Well, they said Naruto was a cold blooded killer, didn't they? And Naruto had never killed anyone!

(To be fair, Kakashi had probably killed people, given that he was a jounin, but it wasn't like he did it for fun!)

He was nice enough to accept Naruto into his life despite the inconveniences this brought, and had never let the rumors cloud his judgement of Naruto.

He had do the same for Kakashi. Iruka had taught him the golden rule, "treat others how you want to be treated." And Naruto wanted to be treated like a normal kid, and to have a family like normal kids, so that meant he had to treat Kakashi like a normal shinobi, and give him a family too!

"Kakashi-san can join our family!"

Iruka gave Naruto his warmest smile, a genuine gratitude for accepting Kakashi into his life. "He'll be so happy! How about the three of us get Ichiraku tonight? A nice family dinner." "Yess!"

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