Falling for my Sensei ?? Kakashi Hatake x OC

Can't Sleep

"None taken. I've slept a total of six hours in the past two days."

His eyes widen at my confession.

I sheepishly look down at my hands. I know how dramatic it sounds.

"Are you worried?" he questions me, his head tilting to the side as he attempts to analyze my expression.

I nod my head glumly.

"Kakashi is extremely skilled and very strong, Ari. Hes been on several S-rank missions. More than I can even count. I mean, the guy joined ANBU at 13."

I appreciate him trying to calm me with the facts but it just won't help.

"I know. I've been constantly reminding myself of that. It's just hard not to worry."

He looks at me with a sympathetic expression, but doesn't say anything.

"Something he said to me... When we were saying goodbye, it reminded of something similar that Kurenai said to me before she went on that mission."

My voice is soft as I think back to the moment on the dirt path with my sister.

We have the rest of our lives to spend together sister.

The words are different from Kakashi's, yet they're the same in a way.

We have plenty of time together.

A knot in my stomach forms as I replay the words in my head, torturing myself.

Iruka reaches forward and places a hand on my leg, offering me a comforting smile.

"He's going to be okay. Come here."

He holds out an arm for me to lean against him on the couch.

I shuffle myself over and accept the invitation.

"I miss Kurenai." He says.

The touch of sadness to his voice is unmistakable and contagious as I feel it grow in my own chest.

Iruka was my sister's best friend.

She was very close to Asuma and Kakashi as well, but her relationship with Iruka was unlike any other.

They were together all the time. And I know that they were way more than just friends.

As a child, I vividly remember rounding the corner to our apartment building one night and spotting him and my sister kissing goodbye.

I must've been ten years old at the time, so when I asked her about it, she teased me and told me I was seeing things.

But I still remember waking up in the mornings and Iru already being at my house, coming out of my sisters bedroom to make me breakfast.

They never admitted to it but they never needed to.

I may have only been a child but I knew what love looked like. The way that Iruka and Kurenai looked at each other, that was love.

I used to admire the way I would catch him starring at my sister and the way she would blush when their eyes met.

I always hoped that one day, someone would look at me that way too.

I've asked him about it a few times since shes passed but he always avoids the question.

I don't think he'll ever speak to the relationship he had with my sister.

But it doesn't bother me. If Kurenai had been given the chance to spend a long, happy life with someone, I'm certain that it would've been him.

And I would've been blessed to call Iruka my brother in law.

"I miss her too. There was no one quite like her." I whisper, leaning my head on his arm.

"And there never will be." He whispers back.

We sit quietly for a moment, collecting ourselves from the turn our conversation took.

"I invited Naruto for pancakes." I say, changing the subject.

I feel him perk up a bit.

"Did you? That's great. I bet he was very excited." he chuckles.

Iruka has always looked out for Naruto ever since we were toddlers.

I guess he's just that kind of person.
Always taking care of others.

"You're responsible for making sure Asuma is nice to him then." he teases me.

We both laugh at the image of Asuma putting up with Naruto. That's not going to happen.

It's definitely going to be an interesting morning.

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