Iruka Umino
He slammed his head on the desk piled with homework he was supposed to grade. He couldn't seem to concentrate and he knew why. He couldn't seem to get a certain woman out of his head. Recently he'd come to terms with how he felt about the strange woman.
Konohamaru managed to figure out his secret which really put Iruka on edge, especially when he saw Konohamaru talking with her. "I am never going to get this done," he let out a sigh.
"Perhaps you'd like some assistance?" an angelic voice spoke from in front of him. Iruka snapped his head up and met her smiling face.
"Kagome," he breathed, a blush quickly forming on his face.
"Afternoon Iruka," she grinned. "I see you're buried beneath a pile of homework. Konohamaru said you'd be swamped with work and here I am, to the rescue."
"Ah, no it's fine!" he tried to deny her help.
Kagome put her hands on her hips. "You'll be here all night at this rate. Now, stop complaining and start working." With that said, she grabbed half of the papers and set to work. She was done with her half in almost thirty minutes. He, on the other hand, constantly caught himself staring at the angel before him.
"Focus, Iruka!" he shook his head and dived into his work, doing his best to ignore the woman sitting in the same room as him.
It had almost taken him another hour until he was finally finished. Iruka leaned back against his chair and let out a sigh. He glanced up only to see Kagome sleeping soundly, her head buried in her arms. He smiled as he approached her.
"Kagome," he whispered shaking her lightly. Her blue eyes fluttered open and connected with his brown eyes. His breath caught in his throat. "Come on, I'll walk you home." Kagome let out a yawn and stood from her chair.
"Iruka-Sensei!" The oh-so-familiar voice of his student Konohamaru called out. Iruka tensed as he turned to the ninja. "Have you told her you love her yet!?" He called out with a mischievous glint in his eyes. Konohamaru wasn't stupid. He knew Iruka hadn't told her.
"Oh?" Kagome looked up at the blushing man who was glaring at him. Konohamaru laughed as he ran off, leaving the two of them alone. "You do?"
Iruka quickly rubbed the back of his head and avoided her intense blue eyes. "I, um, that's not exactly how I wanted to tell you..." A smile tugged at the corner of her lips, "I-I'm sorry, I know you probably don't feel the same way and I've already accepted that."
Kagome stood up on her tippy toes and planted a sweet kiss on his cheek. "How could any girl not fall in love with you." she winked at him and grabbed his hand, laughing as she dragged him down the road.
"I'm going to have to remember to thank Konohamaru," he smiled as he allowed Kagome to drag him down the road.