A/N

I can't, for the life of me, imagine Iruka asking a girl out; especially if she's his former student.

He's a cute character to write though :D

[Ino x Iruka] – Wonder Girls | This Fool

It was a little weird for her to develop a crush on him.

Sakura had caught on to it at first, teasing the girl senseless and leaving her in embarrassment each time they had encountered him.

She would always take a detour, passing by the Academy whenever they had the chance. With the frequent detours, it was easy for TenTen and Hinata to catch on that there was something going on between their friend Ino and their sensei, Iruka.

"He likes you, you know." TenTen was the first to break the awkward silence.

"R-Really?" Ino stammered, still unconvinced. "I don't think so. He just thinks of me as his former student."

"But he only ever stares at you." Sakura huffed. "On a serious note, though. What the hell is he trying to do? He should be asking you out already."

"M-Maybe he's just shy." Hinata could totally see that happening. Shyness after all, was a huge distraction for any sane person.

"Look! He's coming this way!" TenTen flailed around excitedly.

When Ino had finally caught on, the girl realised she was left alone while a sheepish looking Iruka walked towards her.

"Hey Ino." He waved at her.

"S-Sensei! Hi!" Ergh, why does my voice always crack at situations like these?

"Where are the others?"

"Oh." She frowned. He was interested in someone else after all! "They ditched me. Don't know why though."

"Great!" Iruka grinned before frowning quickly. "I mean, no, not great!"

"Iruka sensei?"

The man bit his lips as he ran a hand through his hair.

"Actually," He started off slowly. "I've been wanting to get you alone for some time now."

"W-Why?" Ino couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"Erm, do you want to go get some ramen with me?" Iruka grinned again. "I'll be done really soon, so if you don't mind… uh… I mean…"

Ino laughed at his awkwardness. Looks like dreams do come true once in a while here in Konoha.

"Sure." She chuckled. "Only if it's a date though."

"D-Date!" The man turned pink in the cheeks. "Y-Yeah. D-Definitely."

Right above the two, three kunoichi giggled endlessly as they left them to their own special moment.