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Chapter 1: First touch
Sakura closed the cover of a heavy medical book. Becoming a top medical ninja sure is a lot of work, she thought to herself with a sigh.
She leaned back in her chair and mentally added, but it will be worth it when I'm as good as Lady Tsunade. She absentmindedly fanned herself with her hand. It sure is hot today.
Sweat trickled down her back making her uniform stick to the curves of he body.
She leaned over her desk and began gathering her things when there was a knock on the open door.
"Working hard?" Kakashi leaned lazily against the door frame.
His eyes traced the outline of her uniform. The damp material hugged her curves. Drawing attention to her body, kept firm from hours of training.
Sakura looked up. " Oh, hi Kakashi Sensi." her voice sounded surprised. " What are you doing here?"
"Oh, I was just finishing up with the Hokage. So you could say I was in the neighborhood." His voice was playful. Quickly he added, " Sakura, you haven't been my student for a while now. You don't have to call me Sensi." His mask hid a smile.
Sakura blushed as she pushed a strand of loose hair from her face.
"Oh, sorry Kakashi." Her voice was quiet. To herself she added, Hmmm...Kakashi I like the sound of that.
Her blush deepened and the looked away.
"Don't worry about it" he told he with a wink. "I was just about to grab a bite to eat, would you like to join me?"
She perked up her green eyes sparkling. "Sure, sounds great." The way she looked at him made his knees go week.
His heart was pounding so loudly he thought she must be able to hear it. His insides were nervous, but his outward appearance reflected only a cool and calm demeanor.
They walked through the village in route to a quiet restaurant. Kakashi had decided to avoid the ramen shop. He didn't want to risk running into Naruto and having the whole evening ruined.
They entered the uncrowded room and took seats at the rear of the building.
Kakashi's mind was racing. The soft lighting made Sakura even more irresistible. His thoughts wandered to the first time he saw Sakura in any way other than his student.
(flashback)
They had been out on assignment. Naruto was off chasing after Sasuke, so it was just the two of them. They had just obtained the document required to complete their mission and set out on the two day journey home.
While Kakashi was setting up camp, Sakura slipped off into the woods. When he had finished he began looking around for his missing comrade.
He stumbled upon a hidden stream, stopping just in time to keep himself concealed behind a large bush. Just ahead of him a beautiful young woman stood naked, bathing in the water.
Suddenly he realized the naked maiden was Sakura! He knew he should look away, but his gaze was fixed. When did Sakura turn into such a woman!
He stood mesmerized for what seemed like hours, then as she turned to get out, he fled back to camp. He had never let her know what he had seen that evening. But now every time he saw her his head was filled with images of her naked body, and the things he wanted to do to her.
(End flashback)
A waiter setting their food down drew him from his thoughts. Sakura mindlessly pushed the food around her plate.
"So I see lady Tsunade has really been keeping you busy lately." Kakashi looked expectantly for Sakura's reply.
"Uh huh" Sakura was obviously distracted.
"Uh, earth to Sakura" Kakashi waved his hand in front of her face.
She looked up at him a little puzzled. "Oh, sorry."
Kakashi Sighed, " You were thinking about Sasuke weren't you? Look Sakura, he made the decision to leave, even you couldn't stop him."
Sakura flashed a bit of hurt in her eyes, but he continued.
"You need to accept that he is never coming back!" He stopped himself feeling the blood rise to his face.
He took a deep breath before continuing. "You owe it to yourself to move on and find someone new."
She saw concern and earnestness in his smile that made her blush.
"Thanks Kakashi." She gave him a half hearted smile and they ate their meal in silence.