Chapter 2

The hours passed quickly and soon it was 10pm. Sakura was propped up on her stack of books and leaning on the seat Kurenai had vacated after she and Asuma had left an hour before. Now, only Sakura, Kakashi and Genma remained. The two men sat quietly talking and drinking sake while Sakura was slowly falling asleep. Kakashi looked at his former student and smiled slightly before looking at his friend.

"Help me get her home?"

Genma nodded and stood up as Kakashi picked up her books and tucked them under his arm. Meanwhile, Genma sat beside her and gently poked her awake. She murmured something sleepily before turning around and burying her face in the crook of his neck. Stunned, he looked from the girl leaning against him to his friend who smirked at him.

"I think she likes you," Kakashi teased. "Looks like you'll have to carry her."

Watching his friend casually walk out the door carrying her books, Genma sighed and stood up. He leaned down to pick up the sleeping girl and she obligingly wrapped her arms around his neck and snuggled into his warmth. A small smile crept across his face as he pulled her closer and walked off to catch up with his friend. He didn't need directions to her home, he had been there many times over the last few years. Of course he wasn't going to let his overprotective friend know that so he followed Kakashi as they walked towards the apartment building near the village gates. As they approached the door, Kakashi suddenly dropped the books on the floor next to her door and left with a wink. Baffled, Genma lowered Sakura until her feet touched the ground. Wrapping an arm around her to keep her upright, he rummaged quickly through her bag to find her keys and opened the door. Pushing the door open, he picked her up again and gently lowered her onto the sofa in the living room before going to retrieve her books.

Silently, he went into her bedroom to get a blanket and pillow from her bed. Returning to the living room, he wrapped her up warmly in the blanket before stepping back to look down at her. Briefly he went into the kitchen to get a drink and came back to sit in the living room where he found Sakura had rolled over in her sleep. She lay on her back, on arm hanging over the side of the sofa and the other lay across her stomach. The zip on her shirt had been lowered slightly somehow, but Genma didn't complain at the view he got of her cleavage from where he sat.

There you see her

Sitting there across the way

She don't got a lot to say

But there's something about her

And you don't know why

But you're dying to try

You wanna kiss the girl.

Sakura smiled in her sleep as she shifted slightly and long tendrils of pink hair fell across her face. With a smile of his own, Genma realised how beautiful the woman truly was. Her skin was pale and soft to the touch, her cheeks slightly flushed.

Yes, you want her

Look at her

You know you do

Possible she wants you too

There I one way to ask her

It don't take a word,

Not a single word

Go on and kiss the girl.

Shifting slightly, he knelt down on the floor in front of her and stroked her hair back from her face gently. He noticed the shadows that her long eyelashes cast on her cheeks. Her lips were full, pink and very tempting. They parted with a sigh as he stared at them and wondered if they were as soft as they looked. Silently, he debated if he should indulge himself and find out how they felt. It had been his dream for many months now to feel her lips.

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

My, oh my,

Loos like the boy too shy

He ain't gonna kiss the girl.

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

Ain't that sad?

Ain't it a shame?

Too bad he gonna miss the girl.

Genma stared at her. He wanted to be with her all the time. To be the one he would greet when he came home. The very thought of another man touching her made his flesh crawl. She had always been around to comfort him when one of his many girlfriends had dumped him, always been there to heal him after a mission. Sakura was his friend, but he wanted more. If she took the job in Suna, he wouldn't see her anymore, unless he went there for a mission. Thinking about her not being around Konoha made his heart sink.

Stirrings from the sofa brought him out of his thoughts and he looked at the waking woman with a soft smile. Her green eyes opened slowly and when they registered what was going on, her full lips curved up invitingly into a smile. Slowly, he lifted his hand to brush away the hair that fell around her face as she sat up. A startled gasp from her made him realise just how close they were. If either of them moved a fraction of an inch, their lips would meet…

Now's your moment

Floating in a blue lagoon

Boy you better do it soon

No time will be better

She don't say a word

And she won't say a word

Until you kiss the girl.

Sakura stared into his eyes for a moment and then lowered her gaze. His own eyes dropped from her sea green depths to her luscious lips. A fraction of an inch would be enough to make his dream come true. Yet still, he hesitated. One hand slid down her cheek to her shoulder while her own hand came up and touched his face, a rapturous expression crossing her face.

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

Don't be scared

You got the mood prepared

Go on and kiss the girl.

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

Don't stop now

Don't try to hide it how

You wanna kiss the girl.

Her hand slid down from his cheek to his shoulder before slipping around his neck. His brown hair brushed against her hand and she smiled slightly at the sensation. Genma closed his eyes briefly and opened them to look down into her sparkling green eyes. His free hand moved to her waist and copied her own movements with his other hand.

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

Float along

Listen to the song

Song say kiss the girl.

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

Music play

Do what the music say

You gotta kiss the girl.

Genma smiled as he watched Sakura's eyes slide shut. He pushed his hand into her soft pink hair and tilted his head slightly. Leaning forward, he gently pressed his lips against hers. As he did so, he felt her smile against his lips. Inspired, he moved his head and deepened the kiss, running his tongue along her lower lip. She sighed happily and allowed him entry to her mouth as she wrapped both her arms around his broad shoulders and pulled herself against his muscular body. In response, his own arms slid around her waist, pulling her closer still.

When the need for air became too great, they reluctantly pulled apart and looked into each others' eyes. Sakura smiled and blushed prettily as Genma grinned down at her. Konoha's number one playboy had fallen hard for the medic and as he held her, he knew that she was his future. No one else could compare with her.

"I love you, Sakura," he said huskily.

"I love you too, Genma," she responded breathlessly as he grinned widely at her and claimed her lips once again.

Unbeknownst to them, a silver haired man sat in a tree beside the window and smirked to himself. He had hoped the night would turn out this way. His little Sakura had finally found a man who truly deserved her. With a final glance through the window at the happy couple, Kakashi smiled behind his mask and leapt off into the night.