This is basically a series of 2000 one-shots (really short to really long) that range in pairings (some don't have any). I'm willign to do requests and some of my older one-shots will be in here too. I have titles for some too. Please read and review.
I'll leave you to guess the pairing for this one.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of it's characters.
He never knew why he watched her. He never knew why he cared. All he knew was that when she smiled, rarely a real smile, he wanted to protect her. He really didn't think of the fourteen-year difference between their ages.
Every day he would see her, and it didn't matter how he saw her. Whether it is coming out of the Hokage Tower, or the hospital; her voice would always ring out sharp and clear with a cheerful edge.
She'd call him sensei. He'd always have to remind her he wasn't her sensei anymore. But then she'd always smile and wave him off.
'But you'll always be my sensei.'
The words registered in his mind but he just smiled joyfully and ruffled her hair. She whined as he did and he chuckled. How many times has this happened? He'd lost count.
'Well, I should be going. Tsunade has a mission for me.'
Always the same excuse that was answered with the same troubled face. He then left smiling until he was well out of the sight of anyone. Then, when no one else was around, he let his shield crack.