Title- You're Leaving?
Author-I'll Be Your Lie
Genre-Romance, Angst
Characters-Kakashi, Iruka
Pairings-KakaIru
Rating- T

"You're Leaving."

Iruka stood at the gates of Konoha, blocking Kakashi's way. Tears were flowing freely down his tan cheeks as he stared at his lover.

Kakashi stood across from him, frozen. A cool night breeze blew causing the silver haired man to shiver in the moonlight.

"'Ru…" Kakashi whispered his stomach clenching as guilt consumed him. He hadn't meant to upset Iruka, hell it wasn't even his choice to leave, but he was a bit glad to be going. Tsunade had assigned him a yearlong mission, S-Rank and classified.

"Why?" Iruka sobbed brown eyes boring into Kakashi's. "Why are you leaving? Why are you leaving me all alone?"

"Iruka it's not my choice." Kakashi stated firmly. "I can't disobey the orders of my Hokage."

"The why did you request the mission," Iruka looked so heartbroken standing there in the moonlight. "Why are you leaving me all alone…?"

"'Ru, I'll be back." Kakashi tried to soothe. "I'll keep in touch as often as I can."

What Iruka did next scared Kakashi more than the nine tailed fox had. Iruka laughed; full blown, down right, hysterical laughter.

"'Ru," Kakashi started, fearing Iruka had finally lost it. "'Ru-"

"Stop it, please!" Iruka yelled his aching side having finished his laughing fit. "Please don't toy with me Kakashi."

"But I'm not-"

"Just tell me why you want to leave me. Vengeance like Sasuke," Kakashi winced and Iruka's eyes darkened. "Techniques like Sakura, damnation like my family," Iruka's eyes filled with new tears.

"Iruka," Kakashi struggled, trying to find the right words to explain his reasoning. "I requested this mission because we both need people that won't…" Kakashi played with the loop on his pants. "Corrupt us." He finished.

Kakashi's heart clenched as he watched Iruka's expression turn into one of such hurt and betrayal. To the jonin's surprise, Iruka didn't start to cry again, instead his gaze hardened and he moved to the side.

"Go ahead 'Kashi. Leave. Just, can I have a good bye kiss?" The chunin asked sadly, his face adopting a sad but hopeful smile.

Kakashi found himself smiling back, nodding slightly. "It's not good bye, I'll be back." He walked toward Iruka. When they met, Iruka wrapped his arms around the silver haired man's neck and Kakashi wrapped his arms around Iruka's waist, holding him close. Kakashi pulled his mask down and leaned forward, meeting Iruka in the middle.

The kiss started out as a simple press of lips but morphed into something much more. A passionate kiss between lovers, like a dance, steps shown to show expressions. Iruka put all his love into the kiss and Kakashi found his self doing the same. They parted when air became a necessity and rested their foreheads against each others, panting.

Iruka gazed into Kakashi's black eye, giving him an unspoken message. Kakashi sighed untangling himself from his love.

"I've got to go."

"I know…." Iruka whispered back. Iruka looked at the ground as he stepped away from the jonin. "Good bye Kakashi-sensei,"

"See you later 'Ru." Kakashi replied, forcing himself to turn away from the scared man.

Iruka watched as Kakashi disappeared into the dark forest, fresh tears streaming down his tan cheeks yet again. "I love you…" Iruka turned away from the gate and trudged back to his lonely, cold, house. His home had just walked out the gates; not coming back for a year.