My first ever fanfic *cringes* Please dont kill me. I guess you could say that the characters are slightly AU. Constructive criticism welcome. Also any ideas that may help with the story are welcome.

Chapter 1

"Genma? What are you doing?"

The senbon sucker cringed as he slid the filing draw closed, wondering who had caught him, but when he saw who had caught him he felt the blood leave his face and settle down to his boots.

"...Uh hey, Iruka."

The chuunin folded his arms across his chest. "I'll ask again. What are doing? After that fiasco you pulled last week you're banned from coming into this room."

"Hey! That was an accident, how was I supposed to know that scroll could summon a horde of cats, and that they'd tear this place up?"

Iruka raised an eyebrow but didn't reply.

"Ok, it was a stupid thing to do I admit, I mean I knew it was a summoning scroll but not for what. And I was just so damn curious about it that I had to do it. And..." He trailed off when he noticed that Iruka was tapping his foot, face flushed with growing anger.

Genma gulped, the irate chuunin was known to have a fiery temper and he should know he'd been on the receiving end more than once. Genma knew he had to do something to calm the young man down. But what? What?

A light globe clicked above his head. Well worth a shot. I'm dead either way.

Iruka opened his mouth to speak (actually Genma noticed the great lungful of air the chuunin took in) but Genma cut him off quickly.

"Uh umm Iruka? I actually came in here cause I knew that you would be here and I wanted to talk to you in private."

The flush died on Iruka's face, his anger giving way to curiosity.

"What did you want to talk about Genma?"

Crisis averted. For now.

"I wanted to ask you something actually."

"Ok, ask away then."

"...Do you want to have dinner with me tomorrow night?"

The chuunin blinked, then blushed.

"...Uh... Sure, when and where?"

"There's this new place that opened up on the other side of town. You like sushi right?"

Nod.

"Great! I'll swing by your apartment say, around 7?"

"Uh yeah, 7 sounds good."

"Great, I'll see you tomorrow Iruka."

"Bye."

Genma walked out of the room quickly but without making it look like he was hurrying. When he was sure he was out of Iruka's sight he patted the pouch where he pocketed the scroll that he took. He smirked when he realised that he killed two birds with the one stone, he asked Iruka on a date (He's had a thing for Iruka for a few years since the chuunin started working on the mission's desk with him) and he got the scroll he was after.

The ever present senbon clicked on his teeth as Genma smiled.

Iruka blinked realising that the tokubetsu jounin was gone. Damn that man! He's probably taken something. But it was sweet of him to ask me out.

Iruka went over to the drawer that Genma was poking through. The label on the drawer stated

Malfunctioning Genjutsu Scrolls

A-F

Iruka felt a pit lodge itself in his stomach Oh no.

He tore the drawer open his finger almost a blur as he rifled through the drawers contents. He felt the pit grow heavier.

Oh no! No! It can't be gone! It's gotta be here! Someone's probably misplaced it. Yeah that's gotta be it.

Iruka went through the drawer 5 times to be sure but he knew it was hopeless.

The scroll was gone.

And Genma had taken it.