Co-Authored with the wonderful Nocturnal Affinity: Thanks for helping me work things through hun. I love you!

Notes:This is my first ever fan fiction so any comments, critiques or just helpful advice much appreciated. I will say however that although I will appreciate it so much I may not always follow what anyone says. I'm headstrong and kinda anti-social. I like what I like and I do what I want. But I will appreciate everything you tell me. I promise. So please do go ahead and give me some advice. I've never really written anything for an audience before so I hope this is ok.

Pairings: Sakura X Kakashi.

Warning: Will contain adult themes in later chapters. There will be lots of lemon, so beware the sourness. lol

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto nor any of the characters there in and I never claim to.

Ps I wrote this in one day so please forgive me if it's not that great. Hoping to get the next chapter up within the next week but preferably less. XD


Kakashi walked along nose buried as always in one of his favourite perverted books. He paid no attention really as to where he was going, or what he was doing he was just lost in thought more than anything. He wondered along idly until he felt a presence close up ahead, he felt the chakra emanating from the figure. It was pretty strong, but not overly strong. He figured it must be one of the older students, but who was it? Within an instant Kakashi recognised her before he turned the corner and saw her. Sakura!

Sitting alone on a bench, with her knees drawn up to her chest, she looked so forlorn. As was pretty much usual for her lately. Kakashi hadn't seen much of his former pupil since she had been training with Tsunade. He had been informed she was becoming a very good medic and a powerful kunoichi however and he couldn't help feeling very proud of her. Her determination and chakra control had always marked her as someone who would turn out to be a kunoichi to be reckoned with not as powerful as Sasuke or Naruto but still strong and powerful and indeed he had been correct.

"Hi Sakura." He raised a hand in greeting grinning at her as he got closer, putting his other hand along with his book into his pocket. Of course wearing that mask constantly Sakura couldn't actually see this. She could however see the twinkle in his eye that denoted his happiness at seeing her. She grinned back a little sadly.

"Kakashi-sensei!" she said as she actually ran upto him and wrapped her arms around him. Grateful to see a very familiar face right now.

Kakashi was taken a back but knew the sadness that resided in the young kunoichi's heart and just reached down a hand and patted her head, ruffling her hair as had done to the other members of Team 7 time and again. Seconds later he was alarmed to hear her hiccoughing and when he pulled back just a tiny bit was even more alarmed to see tears streaming down her face.

Sakura looked up at him, disgusted with herself for crying and getting tears on her former sensei's jacket. She made to turn and dash away from him feeling like a total failure but he seemed to realise that the old dynamics had changed since she had begun tutoring under someone else. They were friends now, formerly student and teacher yes but times change and now they were friends. He comforted her and pulled her to him in a tight hug. He knew this wasn't actually what most people would class as appropriate but they were friends and she needed him. He refused to abandon her now, no matter how this looked or how inappropriate it may seem. Although to him it just felt completely natural. Sakura had raised her arms to rest on his chest as she cried out her sadness and frustration. Kakashi stood there with his strong arms wrapped around her shoulders. He looked down at her again and made a decision.

"Sakura?"

"Y.. yes sensei?"

"You look like you could use a cup of tea. Come on let me make you a cup." He said his eye crinkling into a grin again.

"Y.. your going to MAKE me a cup of tea? Not buy actually MAKE me one!?" she asked incredulously with a look of total shock on her face.

"You don't have to seem so surprised!" he sighed "My cooking and tea making skills aren't THAT bad you know!" he exclaimed chuckling loudly. This made Sakura actually giggle for the first time since she'd thrown herself on her former sensei.

"Come on Sakura, I might even treat you to something to eat too" he said amused to see the change in her and leading her in the direction of his house.

"Kakashi-sensei?" she asked as she followed behind him.

"Yes Sakura?" he said as he stopped walking and turned to face her with a twinkle in his eye.

"Thank you" she whispered quietly not meeting his gaze.

"No thanks necessary" he said brushing off her thanks gently. "Let's get going again. I'm in need of a drink and I don't know about you but I'm actually rather hungry myself."

"I.. I.. I'm kind of hungry to" she answered.

"Come then, let's hurry so I can cook something up" he said turning on his heel and heading towards his house again.

Sakura followed meekly at first then ran up to Kakashi and slipped her arm through his, which were as is often the case buried in his pockets. Sakura felt slightly embarrassed having done this but she didn't blush she just continued to stare straight ahead as Kakashi looked down at her slightly embarrassed to be honest, but not wanting her to feel anymore awkward. He quickly composed himself and continued walking with a thoughtful, slightly confused look on his face as he looked straight ahead. Sakura looked up at him for a second to see what kind of effect her move had on him. Was he embarrassed? Angry? or just plain indifferent? But as always his face was impassive and impossible to read. She guessed he knew she was watching and had made sure she couldn't read him even a little bit.

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He slid the door to his house open and Sakura looked around in awe. His house was beautiful, messy as she had suspected but beautiful none the less. They had entered the hall way and to the right Sakura could see the small but rather posh looking kitchen, that was immaculately done out in a dark coloured wood, from the floors to the kitchen cabinets and counter tops. To the right the rather less immaculate front room, strewn with a few items of clothing and of course the almost customary orange jacketed book on the table. Kakashi followed her gaze and actually blushed as he snatched the book off the table then raced around and picked various items of clothing and headed upstairs where he threw them all in a hamper in the bathroom.

"I.. Uh I was in a rush this morning, didn't get time to tidy." He said quickly as he came back downstairs, just a little to flustered, scratching the back of his neck as he did so.

'Damn it! He hadn't meant to sound so flustered when he said that! Hang on pull yourself together Kakashi why are you so worried anyway?! It's only Sakura! She's your former student for crying out loud! She's 16 and your 30! Oh god how did THAT thought slip into his head?! No stop it, get yourself together!' He berated himself as he shook his head and tried to ignore the cluster of rather alarming thoughts buzzing round his head.

"Make your self at home" he told Sakura as he set about making the tea, grateful to be able to turn away.

Sakura sat down nervously on the edge of her seat and watched every move Kakashi made. She hoped he hadn't realised her true reason for her sadness earlier. She knew he would just think she was worried and thinking about Sasuke again and while that was true she thought about him constantly and worried and missed him more and more.

But the truth was lately she had been thinking more about someone else. The thoughts she'd had left her confused and more than a little scared. How could she possibly think these thoughts? What kind of sick twisted game was her brain playing on her when she watched him training or just wondering around town. Every time she saw him move she thought about how his muscles moved and how it would feel to touch him, to have his strong arms wrapped around her, making her feel safe, to...

"Sakura? Are you ok? You seem awfully distracted. Did I say something wrong?" He asked an unusual look of worry crossing his face as he turned to look at her.

"I'm fine Sensei, I just I.. I think I should be going!" she sprang up out of her seat and attempted to run out of the house.

"Sakura.." Kakashi whispered as he slipped his arms around her and gently pulled her back into the room. "You cant tell me what's wrong?" He asked saddened that there friendship had deteriorated so far that he couldn't even read her as well as he used to.

"Kakashi.. I.. I cant tell you. I'm sorry it's just um.. personal. I.. I don't even have everything sorted out in my head. I'm sorry."

"It's ok Sakura. You don't have to explain yourself to me, I just wanted to know if I could help at all. I do understand personal space you know"

She grinned at him as he grinned back and placed a cup of steaming hot tea in front of her.

"So how have you been doing with your training Sakura? Tsunade tells me you're coming along very well."

"She said that?!" a look of shock spreading across her face.

"Yes. Don't be so surprised Sakura your a talented Kunoichi and don't let anybody tell you different ok?"

"Thank you Kakashi" she said as a slight blush crept across her cheeks again but she refused to hide her face this time and looked straight into his eyes or rather eye since his sharingan eye was of course covered by his slanted forehead protector.

Kakashi smiled his usual smile which made his uncovered eye crinkle as he grinned at her.

"Now then how do you feel about Futomaki? I'm rather hungry now"

"I'd love some" she grinned.

They set about making the sushi, in a comforting silence. After they were done they sat down to eat or rather Sakura did, Kakashi sat behind Sakura on the worktop and prepared to eat.

"Sensei?" Sakura asked turning to face him.

"Yes?" He answered knowing what was about to be asked.

"Why wont you sit with me?"

Kakashi sighed and slumped down before answering.

"It's not that I dont want to eat with you it's... Ok ok i'll sit with you" he smiled his usual crinkly smile and got down from the counter removing his mask and eating his Futomaki as he made his way to the table and sat down.

"Kakashi!" cried Sakura in frustration.

"What?!" Kakashi answered a huge grin spreading across his face as he looked over at her.

"You said you'd come eat with me!"

"No Sakura, If you recall what I said was I would come SIT with you" he said his grin spreading wider

Sakura muttered something that sounded like "You sneaky old git..." and continued to eat in silence as he watched her, but it wasn't uncomfortable, it was the kind of silence that generally appears between friends when nothing needs to be said. They were just enjoying the company. After she finishing her meal Kakashi said he had to excuse himself he had something he had to go do. Sakura nodded in understanding and thanked him for the wonderful meal and the company and headed home. Kakashi watched her go with a conflicted sigh. Sakura could feel his gaze watching her and turned to see him. But he took off into the tree tops as she turned to look at him. She sighed and turned back around and disappeared into the distance certain she could feel eyes still following her but knowing she wouldn't be able to catch him at it, so she continued on her way.

Kasashi had indeed been watching her. He felt sadness that his former student couldn't talk to him about what was bothering her. He knew she missed and worried about Sasuke but there was something else, something new. How could he be so stupid that he couldn't figure out what it was?! Kakashi shrugged his shoulders and leant his head back against the tree trunk he was resting in as he thought over things. He thought about many things. He thought about Sasuke, saddened his former student had run off to train under Orochimaru instead of listening to his teachings about team work and comradship. He thought about Naruto and how he was progressing under Jiraiya's tutoring, then his thoughts once more turned to Sakura. She really was growing strong under Tsunades tutoring. He sighed heavily before jumping down from the tree and deciding he just didnt feel upto going out for a drink with Guy. He'd leave him a note and just go home to read his Icha Icha books as always.

He disappeared once again reaching Guy's house with ease and in a very short time. He knew Guy would come back here before he went to the meeting place. Kakashi scribbled out a note and slipped into the gap between the door and frame before disappearing into the tree tops once again and making for home.

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Sakura made her way slowly back home, thoughts swirling through her head. 'Oh god how could I do that?!' she chided herself. She had thrown herself literally at Kakashi Sensei! What the hell was she doing? She knew that things had changed although she desperately wanted to be with Sasuke as she always had done, sometimes during her fantasies about them together someone else's face had appeared. Someone older, more worldly someone, she really shouldn't be thinking about ever! But she couldn't help it, it happened subconsciously although she had to admit that once or twice she had actually thought about it on purpose. She blushed at the memory of the things he had done to her in those moments then she shook her head.

'Come on Sakura you cant think things like that! What is wrong with you entertaining such ideas and actually wishing for them to become true?! He'd never be interested in a plain little thing with a massive forehead like yours anyway! Think of the kind of women he must have had at one point or another. He could probably get any of them he wanted!'

The only boy who was ever interested in her was Naruto! Sasuke had always been indifferent and totally uncaring, knowing full well her feelings towards him and he neither cared nor wanted to know about how she felt about him. 'BUT…' her brain said 'He DID say thank you before he knocked her out and left the village, that had to count for something right?' Yeah right don't I wish! she sighed loudly as she reached her house and slid the front door open.

"Sakura! There you are we wondered where you had gotten to. What were you doing? Are you hungry? What happened?!" her mothered yelped as she looked at Sakura's weary face, meanwhile Naruto was practically bouncing in his seat as he bounded over to her.

"I was just sat on a bench thinking when Kakashi-sensei walked past and offered to cheer me up with a cup of tea and a chat. He made us some Futomaki and that was pretty much it really" she replied looking straight at her mother.

"Sakura! What were you doing at Kakashi-sensei's house? Did you see him without his mask? What's going on?!" He yelled as he bounced around her.

"Naruto you idiot!" She yelled thumping him on the back of the head causing a huge lump to form on the back of his head.

"Ow! What was that for?" Naruto sulked as he rubbed the back of his head gently and winced.

"I just told you what happened and why. What kind of an idiot are you to have to ask again huh?" she asked as she slumped into a seat and Naruto followed suit sitting opposite her.

"Well.. I.. Uh.. I just wanted to know if you saw him without his mask. Did you? Did you? huh?" He squeaked excitedly again.

"No Naruto" she said sighing wearily. "He ate behind me before he sat down at the table and watched me eat instead. It was pretty annoying actually." she sighed again before adding so quietly Naruto barely heard her "The sneaky git..."

A grin spread across Naruto's face at those words then he looked at Sakura again. "Hey Sakura are you ok? Is something wrong?"

"Huh? Oh yeah I'm fine Naruto. I'm just tired that's all. And well missing Sasuke too" she said as she bent her head and looked at the ground.

"He'll be back one day Sakura. I promised we'd find him and bring him home somehow didn't I?!"

"Thank you Naruto" she smiled sadly before adding "I think I'm going to head to bed now Naruto. I'll see you tomorrow ok?"

"Sure Sakura. See you tomorrow. Bye Mrs Haruno thank you for the cake!" he said as he bounded out the door.

"Goodbye Naruto" she smiled as she waved him off. "Good night dear" she said as she watched her daughter walk dejectedly up to her room.

"Night mum" she turned to give her mum a smile before continuing upstairs.

As soon as she was inside her room she shut the door lent against it and breathed a deep sigh. What a day! She was just way to tired to think on anything that happened or any of the thoughts and feelings that had made themselves known. She brushed her teeth and hair washed her face and changed into tank top and shorts for bed. She looked at the picture beside her bed. The one of her, Naruto, Sasuke and Kakashi. "Sasuke" she whispered staring into his dark uncaring eyes, before her eyes slid up to stare into another dark eye. One that was crinkled into a big grin as he smiled at the camera and she sighed again before putting the photo back on the side and turning off the light and lying down to sleep. Despite everything going around her head she fell asleep almost instantly.

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Kakashi sighed as he put his book down. He hadn't been able to actually read any of it. His mind was elsewhere. 'Pull it together Kakashi! You really are an old pervert you know that? and Sakura was right too you are sneaky!' He grinned at the memory of Sakura pouting as she grumbled what a sneaky old so and so he was. It's a friendship thing that's all it was. He was worried about what his former student would think about his messy front room because they were friends. Yes that was it! Even though his mind seemed to be laughing at him. 'Just because that's what you wish doesn't make it true,' it seemed to taunt him in a sing song voice. Kakashi threw his book on the table and stomped out of his front door and headed for a walk. It started to rain as he wandered along aimlessly once again.

"Getting soaked will do you some good you silly old man," he sighed to himself as the rain became a torrential downpour. He stopped walking because he just didn't know what to do or where to go anymore. But as he looked up he saw a familiar house ahead of him. He saw the light on upstairs and knew immediately who's room it was.

"Sakura" he whispered to himself as he shrunk back into the shadows of the trees and looking up at the lit window. He looked at it for a few minutes before the light went out. Was it a good thing that he couldn't even see her shadow silhouetted against the light shining from her window? 'Of course it is you pervert!' his conscience screamed at him. 'Whether it's good that you didn't or not you still wanted to didn't you?' his sub conscious seemed to answer smarmily.

"Shut up!" he answered his own thoughts as he made off towards home again at top speed.

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Sakura looked out the window curiously. She had awoken with a strange feeling and she felt sure someone was out there. She was unsure however who and why. Were they watching her? Just stopping to get out of the rain for a while or simply passing on through? She didn't have the answer to any of these questions, she wondered if perhaps she was just being paranoid and there wasn't even anyone there. As if in answer the trees shook a little as a blurred figure shot out of the tree tops and disappeared.

"Kakashi!" she breathed bare audibly before heading back to bed.


So what does everyone think? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Ps: Changed the whole age thing (after a chat with AnimeFTW) because though thats how it came out in my brain I wanted the whole age thing to be correct. So I made sure Kakashi was the right age. K thx. XD