Tenten stared at the mountain of paperwork on her desk. It looked like it would topple over at the slightest touch. She knew this was the handy work of her Hokage. His latest tactic was to drown her in work since she, essentially, was doing the same to him. Having made work easier for him, the amount of paperwork passing through his desk increased.
Did he come in early and do this? My desk was clear when I left last night. Argh, did he sneak back in? Where the heck is he? Maybe I should slowly poison him...no, that's treason...maybe a laxative then...
"Morning, Tenten-channnn"
"Good morning, Hokage-sama!"
"What's on the agenda for today?"
"You have a budget meeting before lunch. The academy requested you make an appearance which you can do since you've finished the pile by your desk. You got five wedding invitations that need responses. There's a debriefing after lunch. There's a meeting with someone named Yui Da-"
"Cancel that!"
"Um...it says you've canceled her request six times already...Shizune said no more cancellations."
"Just think of something."
"How come? You owe her money?"
"..."
"So...?"
"That lady is relentless!"
"Ah, old lover. Understood."
"Even worse, she's a matchmaker."
"Ooooo...well, that make senses..."
"What?"
"You see...there's a lot of rumors surrounding your bachelorhood. Here, take a look..."
She took out a small summoning scroll and unsealed it. She grabbed a handful of polaroids and showed him one.
"Some speculated that you're secretly having an affair with Iruka-Sensei."
The polaroid was of him and Iruka at Naruto's wedding. They were standing next to each other and the angle made it look like he was whispering something into Iruka's ear. Very intimate.
"Wah..where...how"
"There's also the story of you and Genma-San. Here."
She handed him another polaroid showing the two of them in front of a bar, laughing.
"And then there's also one of you and Gai-Sensei. Here."
The next picture showed him with his arm up looking like he was mid dance because his hip jutted to the side creating a 'S' figure. Next to him was Gai, but he was turned the opposite direction so only his back was seen. No mistake that it's Gai by the green suit and black hair.
"And here's you and Raidou-San...
And you and Yamato-San...
You and Ebisu-Sensei...
You and Shikamaru-kun...
You and Ibiki-San..."
"ENOUGH! Why is it all male..."
"It's not...here, it's you and Sakura. You know, the whole student-teacher thing. People like that...but then they also think you and Sasuke..."
"..."
"I wouldn't be surprised if the next one is a secret love affair about you and Nar-"
"Why do you have these!? Are you taking pictures of me? Why haven't I noticed?"
"Woah woah woah, I'm not taking them. These are copies being sold around the market...I thought it was funny so...I'm not the only one. Ino has more than me!"
"..."
"Right...I'll just take them..."
Before she could get back her Polaroids, he burnt them to ashes.
"Wah, my collectibles...wah"
"Cancel that meeting! Tell her she's banned from the tower."
Kakashi's mood darkened the more he thought about what Tenten said.
People have nothing better to do...Genma? Ha, like I would ever...wait, this is wrong, what am I even thinking...is it because there's no kunoichi...what about Shizune? Maybe it's because she's always nagging me. Who is taking my picture? I need to stop being around Gai...Iruka...Shika...this is ridiculous
"Hokage-sama..."
Ebisu? That straitlaced four eyes? No, he's nice...what about Ibiki? We're not even that close...my good name is slandered so badly...should I just start dating?..
"Hokage-sama..."
No, dating isn't an option. I don't have time for anything these days. Even reading...why does-
"HOKAGE-SAMA!"
"Um...yes?"
"Should we head to the academy?"
"Huh? Oh...yes, let's go."
Wait...Iruka is there. Must stay six feet away from him.
"Tenten-chan..."
"Yes, Hokage-sama?"
"You're to stay right next to me at all times. No more than two feet apart."
"...isn't that...a little..."
"That's an order."
"..."
Tenten could feel the bruises forming on her biceps. She definitely did not think the day would take such a weird turn. Currently she's being used as a human shield between her Hokage and her former Sensei.
"Please let go."
"Not yet. The danger hasn't passed yet."
"Isn't it just a friendly game of thumb wrestling?"
"I'm not making any physical contact with anyone anymore."
"...do you not see the irony here...?"
"You play and tell Gai to keep away from me."
"HOKAGE-SAMA, LET US START THE THUMB WAR!"
Tenten gave her Sensei a pleading look.
"Sensei, let's postpone till next week. The Hokage still has business to attend to..."
The green beast narrowed his eyes and suspiciously gazed between the two before smiling and throwing them a thumbs up.
"NEXT WEEK!"
He then turned his wheelchair and sped away.
"Hokage-sama..."
"Tenten-Chan, let us return to the tower."
He instantly released her and started to walk forward. She stuck her tongue out at his back, bemoaning for the hundredth time that week her bad luck for being appointed this job.
"Don't make faces. It doesn't look good."
"I didn't!"
"Tenten-Chan..."
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
"Tenten-Chan..."
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
"Ten-"
"What is it, Hokage-sama?"
"My life is over..."
"It's not that bad. You should be honored. Plus, girls really dig the 'Boy Love' thing. It's like you have your own harem. That's popular too! I wonder why they haven't started that rumor...maybe you can start selling the pictures yourself. Imagine how mu-"
She abruptly stopped when she saw his face.
"Sorry, sorry...let's get back to work."
She peeked over at him again.
"Don't be upset...I'll give you three chapters tonight. It gets really good!"
"Make it four."
"..."
"Tenten-Chan..."
"Ok, ok, since I did start this..."
His mood perked back up momentarily.
"Since your appointment got canceled, here's more paperwork to review and sign."
There goes the good mood.
"These don't have the little stickies..."
"..."
Just one more week...one week...one hellish week, I bet!