Misunderstood Love

Chapter 3 – Teacher and Pupil.

Three hours, three hours of mind numbing work. Naruto's head was throbbing as he listened as Mr Vulpes spoke his mind trying to keep up, the class had thought Kurenai had been a hard teacher but Vulpes seemed to be in a league of his own.

Naruto ran a hand through his hair as he looked at the notes he'd taken, the sloppy mess was barely readable.

'Fuck! I have no idea.' Naruto thought to himself as a shadow fell over his desk.

"Having a problem Mr Uzumaki?" Naruto jumped at the voice as he looked upwards straight into the glare of Vulpes.

It had amazed Naruto how fast Vulpes had seemed to learn everyone names, within the first half an hour he'd seemed to call each student by their name at least twice. He'd also taken to mockingly using their lasts names calling them Mr and Miss, it was slightly strange for Naruto to hear his last name be used so much.

"Well Mr Uzumaki?" Naruto realised he'd been staring at his teacher as he was lost in thought.

"I...er..." Naruto stuttered for words as he was caught in the head lights of Vulpes glare.

"If you don't understand the question I would prefer you to ask for help, rather than sit their like a gormless fool." Vulpes said a she leaned down so his face was inches from the others.

"Mr Uzumaki..." Vulpes stopped and stood back up straight, he tapped his fingers on Naruto's desk as he seemed to be thinking.

"Mr Uzumaki will be staying an hour after school, if you don't understand the questions raise your hand now or you can join him after school." Vulpes looked around the room as every hand seemed to shoot up in the air, Naruto was about to say something when a voice in the back of his head spoke to him.

He kept his mouth shut as Vulpes walked to the head of the class and started the lesson over, this time making sure to use simpler shorter words...

Lunch passed and the final lesson of the day seemed to drag on for an eternity but finally the bell went, in one the class let out an exhale of relief. Some stood up to race out of the room but a stern look from Vulpes subconsciously made the sit down again, Vulpes set the book he was holding down and dismissed the class row by row. As Naruto made to leave he felt a hand on his shoulder push him back into his seat, Naruto had thought to slip away in the crowd but Vulpes had been wise to his idea.

"Where do you think your going Mr Uzumaki? Had you forgotten your spending an hour here for lack of initiate." Vulpes said as he sat on Naruto's desk and crossed his arms giving Naruto a mocking grin, Naruto shifted uneasily under the man's gaze inside he was trying to think of a way to get out of the situation.

"You can't keep me after school without my parents permission..." Naruto said in a confident voice, "...and good luck getting mum to agree to it mate." He added in a whisper to himself.

"Really because I thought the law states a teacher my keep a student for up to an hour after school, lets see which of us is correct." Vulpes pulled out a small book that had the school name on it and the words 'Teachers Regulations'.

As Naruto watched the man flick through the pages a knot started to play up in his stomach, it could have been the fact that he'd skipped lunch or the fact that he really didn't want to be kept back an hour with this guy. Naruto didn't think the man too bad, he'd had worse teacher such as Orochimaru who would spend all day touching and petting the students like some weird pervert.

"Oh look I seem to be right." Naruto heard the strange childish glee in the others voice, Vulpes turned to him and held the book open for Naruto to see the words.

"See I told.." Vulpes was cut off as Naruto's finger pointed to something in the book.

"But it says you have to tell the guardian of the student." Naruto smirked as he imaged his mothers reaction to been told her son would be kept behind, she'd go mad with the teacher who dared to keep her son behind.

She had one mean temper.

"True, true." Vulpes stood up and walked over to his desk where a phone was set, he flicked through a file and dialled a number. As it was ringing he looked and Naruto and spoke seriously...

"Who's at home?" Vulpes asked as Naruto heard the ringing even half way across the classroom.

"My mum going to answer..." Naruto was trying to hide his smile as he watched knowing how this was going to play out.

"Hallo this is Craven Vulpes a teacher at Konoha high, am I addressing Mrs Uzumaki?" Naruto listened like a man hearing the ticking of a time-bomb about to go off.

"Yes I am teaching your son Naruto, he's a very good student but unfortunately I feel he needs a little help with our current subject." Naruto listened a little more anxious normally his mother would be screaming at this point.

"Yes he is a very good student but he's seemed a little put off today, I'm going to keep him for an hour or so to help him I was just ringing you to make sure you didn't worry for his absence." Naruto watched as Vulpes was smirking at him from across the room.

"Yes I know he is a very charming young man, to stop you from worrying I myself will make sure he gets home safe and sound goodbye now Mrs Uzumaki." Vulpes set the phone down with a smug smirk as he turned to see Naruto bang his head on his desk.

"What a charming women, now then Mr Uzumaki your ass is mine for the next two hours." Vulpes said as he walked over to Naruto desk, the smirk still present.

TBC