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The Hokage's Assistant

10. Hot Under The Sun

Kagome was frustrated and more than annoyed. It was the middle of the afternoon and the sun was at its peak, and with no shade in sight, there was nothing Kagome can do other than enduring the heat. She adjusted the collar of her sleeveless blouse, loosening the top buttons ‒ she didn't care about propriety or being professional, who can look professional when they were being cooked under the sun, and she wouldn't even talk about her hair...

Probably a big mess and it was all the sun's fault.

"Kagome-chan!" Her brow quirked irritably.

Correction: It was his fault.

Since when were Hokage's required to do manual labour?

Kagome looked towards the Hokage who was acting like a fool really. Working under the blazing sun shirtless ignoring the blazing sun and not bothering to wipe away the sweat that was glistening on every inch of his muscled torso, tracing the contours of his abdominal muscles and disappearing underneath the top of his jeans like a goody trail...

Okay.

The heat was causing her to lose her mind.

The walking sin approached her and stopped too close for anyone's sanity and for professional boundaries. "Are you okay Kagome-chan?" Blue eyes looked at her with concern. "You've had that frown for a while now."

The giggles and whispers broke through her thoughts, and reminded her of the other reason she was so annoyed today. Kagome quickly glanced at the girls that had gathered around the construction site once the blonde idiot took his shirt off and singlehandedly hoisted a 10 ton steel beam by himself ‒ thankfully they kept their distance, but they were looking at him like he was a piece of meat.

He was their Hokage, someone who deserved respect not lust.

"It's the sun, the heat may not be affecting you, but it's certainly affecting me." Kagome manoeuvred herself around him so Naruto casted a shadow upon her. She was going to have a sunburn, and glancing at the uncovered skin inches from her face, Naruto was just going to tan some more and probably look twice as appealing as he was now.

Concern and apology was apparent on his face, and Kagome felt like a bitch, but she was quite glad that he was upset for having her suffer under the sun ‒ in fact he should be sorry for a lot of things today, like having her endure the hormone driven talk around her. God these women were shameless.

There were some things that she wanted to slap them for even saying... though there were a few things that were interesting and she had to stop herself from asking if it was even possible and if the person had tried it before. But she was on the clock and she couldn't ask even if it could be filed under research...

But the tripod...

Probably can find it in a book ‒ Icha Icha will likely have a diagram.

She really needed to get some shade and get hydrated.

"I'm sorry Kagome-chan. I'm done here, I don't think the guys will need me anymore." Naruto brushed a strand of her hair away from her face. Definitely something new. Probably the sun. "I'll just go grab my shirt and jacket then we can go get something to eat, okay?"

Naruto didn't wait for her to answer, and just bolted towards the construction site. It was actually disappointing to see that tanned skin hidden under those clothes; a few manual labour duties a week shouldn't be too bad, Naruto seemed to enjoy it and it would just boost his morale with the citizens ‒ she'll schedule it.

"Where to?" Naruto asked as they walked out of the site. Kagome was a little miffed that Naruto had smiled at the women around them, but that was soon forgotten when they all glared at her in jealousy.

She'll have to bring an umbrella next time, the sun makes her crazy.

"Something to eat would be good." Kagome walked a little closer to him.

"Ramen?" Naruto was hopeful, but she wasn't going to give in.

Kagome shook her head, but stopped abruptly at remembering the atrocity that might be her hair, they were flailing about her loosely and it was in a bun before. She tugged the elastic easily off and quickly did up a new bun, it may be messy without the mirror to help her see, but it'll have to do for now. Visiting the washroom would have to be priority once they get to the restaurant. "Sorry about my hair. It must be a mess."

"I like it messy."

Okay.

"I was thinking of eating at a cafe. I would prefer to have desert and a nice cold drink after today." Lots of cold drinks...

"Alright. I don't really know a lot of cafe's, so you'll have to lead the way."

"I'm pretty sure you don't know any at all." Kagome giggled as she directed them towards their destination.

Naruto shrugged it off but the smile was bright on his face. Cute. Yes, cute is a safe way to think of the Hokage. He shouldn't be seen as a sex symbol or some walking sin that should be jumped, or as a man for that matter ‒ he should just be the cute Hokage that grins like a fool and wears his heart on his sleeve.

Has the shirt always been that tight? She could practically sketch an outline of the muscles of his arms.

"Where to?"

Kagome woke from her daydream and found herself at a crossroad. The cafe, right... "We turn right."

"So what's good to eat there? I'm starving." Naruto smiled at those that greeted him along the way. Kagome had to stop herself from sneering when some of the women were too friendly, but she prevented him from stopping to chat. They were on a schedule, even if it is just lunch.

"They have the best turkey sandwich that I've ever tasted, you might enjoy that." Kagome was about to open the door, but Naruto beat her to it. He was too sweet, but Tsunade-sama probably beat the gentleman training into him.

The usher greeted them. "Where would you like to sit?"

"The patio‒" Naruto was cut off.

"Your most private table please." Kagome smiled at the usher, she quickly gave Naruto an apologetic smile. "The sun was too much for me today, so I hope you don't mind that we eat inside." There was no way Kagome was going to endure more women fawning over Naruto. She didn't even know he had so many fans. I mean, they didn't have a problem like this before ‒ but then Naruto was never shirtless in public.

Naruto gave her a quick apology at the reminder of the events earlier. "I don't mind, I think it's a good idea, and it'll give us time to discuss some work."

"It's lunch Naruto-sama." Kagome reminded him. "I hope you don't mind that we do something fun for the hour." She might have looked at him through her lashes; she might have tilted her head to the side exposing her neck; she might have nibbled her lower lip with her teeth; she might have lowered her voice in the end...

Might have.

She did.

It was the sun.

And it was lunch time.

A/N: It took a while.