Chapter Two

Ring! RIIiiing! Sakura sighed as she raised her head from it's pillow of Kakashi's chest. She stared at her phone for a moment, reluctant to move in her languid state.

"Want me to get Pakkun to bring it to you?" Kakashi offered, brushing his fingers through her hair, making her even more reluctant to move.

Sakura sighed. "I think I'll survive this long arduous journey." She grinned at him, and dragged her tired body off of him to go retrieve her phone. Kakashi whistled at her, and Sakura stuck her tongue out while checking the caller ID.

"Hey, Ino."

"Forehead! You, me, Hinata, at Tenten's in 25 minutes!"

"Or what?" Sakura began to ask but Ino had already hung up. She turned to Kakashi. "Did you hear that?"

"Absolutely not!" He growled with a glare. "You're not going anywhere."

"So you did then?" Sakura giggled as Kakashi landed behind her, his arms and lips finding their way to her body. "I think you can bear to be without me for a little while," She murmured, her voice much softer. His arms tightened.

"No, I can't," He began, his voice only a whisper. "Because I don't know when I'll get you back."

Sakura twisted her hands in his hair as she brought her mouth close to his. "I really don't mind if you make me slightly late."

"Slightly? Honey, I can make you forget about going entirely."

"Until Ino and Tenten storm in here, and the only apology you get is from Hinata, before she realises that I am here, and then you get dragged off and tortured." Sakura grinned at him. "And knowing your luck they would come in just before a crucial moment." She arched an eyebrow as she laughed at him, and Kakashi couldn't help but wonder where his naïve, blushing subordinate had gone. Now she stood here, in his apartment, discussing sexual matters while looking him in the eye and without a hint of a blush to boot. She was truly his equal in all matters now, and while that was definitely for the better, he couldn't help but, sometimes with pride, pin some of that development on himself.

"Fine. I'll just have to make sure you hurry back then."

Sakura sighed as his lips met her neck, steadily travelling over her soft, pale skin-

KNOCK!KNOCK!KNOCK!

"Kaka-senSEI!"

'Shit' Sakura mouthed and looked pointedly towards at bathroom before turning back to Kakashi, who nodded, pressing a finger to his lips in an indication to be quiet as he quickly slid his trousers on arranging them to hide the desire that he couldn't completely force down. Sakura nodded back and smiled at him sexily before walking into the bathroom, swaying her hips the entire way, and distracting Kakashi from the impatient blonde hammering his fist against the door.

"Sensei!" Naruto's loud voice barged in as he forced the door open. "Wassup Kakashi-sensei?"

Kakashi eyed the bathroom while trying to keep his eye trained on Naruto. When he took in the closed door he visibly relaxed, unnoticed by the blonde wannabe prancing excitedly around his apartment.

"Hey, where's your toilet Kaka-sensei?" His face scrunched up, and his hands came to rest in front of his crotch as he fidgeted. "I gotta go real bad!"

Kakashi scratched the back of his neck sheepishly. "Well, you see… "

"Ah, is this it?" Naruto flung the door open and Kakashi sweat dropped, lunging forward to prevent Naruto from finding a naked Sakura, but the door had already shut again and Naruto was on the wrong side of it.

Shit.

Kakashi waited anxiously, his eye and ears trained on the door as he waited on the seemingly inevitable. The seconds ticked by loudly and slowly from the clock in the kitchen ( the only place that Kakashi needed a sense of time.) Moments later however, the door opened with no such explosion, only a more relaxed, relieved looking Naruto.

"Aha," he grinned, scratching the back of his head. "That's so much better."

"So, what were you after then Naruto? You don't usually come to visit your old sensei with no reason!"

"Nah, I was at Ichiraku earlier with Iruka-sensei, and I realised that I haven't seen you in forever ya know? I see Iruka-sensei and pervy sage all the time, but we haven't had a mission together in ages, and you're usually off hiding somewhere to read your pervy books, so when I sensed your chakra I thought it would be a good idea to come say hi. 'Cause we've been through so much together, and you still keep your distance. I miss you; and I'm sure that Sakura does too, but I can't find her anywhere. Have you seen her Kakashi-sensei?"

Kakashi rubbed the back of his neck again, willing himself not to look at the bathroom, and Naruto to leave before he got bombarded by Ino and the others as well.

"No, I can't say I have. Sorry Naruto! Maybe you should try Tsunade." He smirked, knowing full well that the Hokage would only be able to tell him that Sakura wasn't currently working or training, and would then probably chuck something at the boy for saying something inappropriate. He always did, although he didn't receive the same vicious ear clipping as Kakashi or Jiraiya. She reserved most of he rirritation for them.

Naruto, fortunately, never thought before he acted, and was gone as quickly as he came.

Kakashi let out a breath of relief as he ran into the bathroom,, only to find Sakura… not there.

"Sak?" He called quietly. "Sakura?" The door to his linen cabinet creaked open, and there lay the most adorable sight ever seen. Sakura was sat inside, her large green eyes peeking out over her knees with fluffy towels surrounding her fluffy pink hair.

"Kashi!"

Kakashi laughed as he pulled her away from the cupboard and into his arms. "I'm guessing Naruto's gone then?"

"Yes. Now I just have to get rid of you."

"I thought you didn't want me to leave!"

"I don't. But I don't want Ino here."

"What, you don't want her to now that you are cheating on her with me?"

"We're back to that again?" Sakura giggled and nodded. Kakashi sighed. " I honestly don't know why you rate her so highly. Are you about to tell me that you're a lesbian?"

Sakura flushed a deep red but tapped her chin, thinking it through for a second. "No." She decided. "I don't think so anyways. And she is blonde, large chested and taller than me."

Kakashi frowned at her, and leant his head close to hers. "I think I'll take a flat chested pink midget over Ino anyday."

Sakura giggled, and flushed lightly, her eyes softening. "Thanks honey. You phrase that so sweetly."

"I thought it was a rather cute description myself."

"You would."

"And now, my dear, are you actually going to go out like that or would you like me to help you put your clothes on?"

Sakura shook her head, smiling. "I can get dressed on my own you know."

He grinned back, and it sent happy tingles through her. "Who said it was for your benefit?"

It was with the expression of an excited child being offered ice cream that Kakashi gathered her clothes from where they had been discarded and chucked a rather shocked Sakura onto his bed, eliciting a high pitch shriek from the woman before he got started.

First of all, he spread her legs and placed himself comfortably in between them, leaning back to pluck her bra from the pile of items. He ran the silk through his fingers, lightly tracing over to with his rough fingertips wile his gaze fixed itself hungrily on her breasts. He leant down, agonizingly slowly, brushing his lips down over one pert nipple, taking it into his mouth and sucking while he gently pulled her bra straps down over her shoulders, pushing her back into an arch so that he could do up the clasp, grazing his light stubble over her creamy skin as he made his way to her other breast, licking the underside at snail's pace before dragging his open lips up to her nipple to nibble and suck. His touch was feather light as he dragged the material down over her perfect chest, releasing her nipple with a final nip and a wet 'pop'. Sakura had succumbed t him entirely, her breathing now audible pants and her eyes fixated on his every movement. She wanted him.

His tongue lapped at her as he travelled downwards, swirling around in her belly button and sliding to the side to nibble at her hip, causing her to shiver against him. He groaned as he breathed in, gently sliding his skin against hers until he was resting right where she wanted him. She whimpered in anticipation as she glanced down at his hooded gaze, his tongue wetting his lips. She needed to feel that tongue somewhere else and if he didn't get a move on she-

"FOREHEAD! HURRY UP!" Ino attacked Kakashi's front door, hammering as enthusiastically as Naruto had, and it wouldn't be long before she too broke in. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE ANYWAYS?"

Sakura looked in horror towards Kakashi, both of them unsure what to do. If Ino was here, then she knew for certain that Sakura was, and there would be no point in hiding her. They needed to get dressed. And come up with an excuse for why she was here…

"Shit!" Sakura hissed at him, pulling her panties and skirt on. "Get a damned shirt on!"

"Don't swear, Sakura-chan." He whispered back as he slipped his mask firmly into place. "Ready?"

"Yup." Sakura replied, her hands smoothing down her skirt as she glanced towards the door, waiting for Kakashi to open it. He smiled softly at her before he did so, and she felt her own mouth twitch into a pathetically happy grin in response. He was the only person who could really do that to her; even Naruto's happy personality wasn't as contagious to her as Kakashi's mood at any given point in time. It was like her emotions were in tune with his own.

"Forehead!" Ino sang her way into Kakashi's apartment to wrap her arms around the cerise kunoichi's neck. "Where have you been? Honestly, I've been looking around for you for ages… should have guessed it would be Hatake-san's fault that you're late…" She glared at Kakashi, who smiled back.

"Please, Kakashi, and actually it's Sakura's fault she's late. She insisted on checking up on my Sharingan to see if she can lessen any of the damage."

"Really?" 'Damn. Why can't Jiraiya have a Sharingan? That would be so convenient…'

"Yup." Sakura nodded. "It's difficult to fix any problems, as Tsunade found when she tried to close it, because we don't know the anatomy properly. The only thing that we can do is become familiar with it in this form so that we can note any change in it after use, excessive or otherwise…"

"Anything noteworthy yet?" Ino asked, and Sakura internally cursed as she tried to come up with a response. Preferably a believable one.

"Ah, nothing that can be explained in a rush, but I will be creating a file about the Sharingan, and also the Byakugan for reference once I have access to the Hyuugas. Shall we get going?"

Ino smiled brightly as she grabbed Sakura's hand and dragged her towards the door. "Yes! Seriously this is gonna be just so… Bye Kakashi… awesome, and…"

"Laters." Sakura smiled at him softly, her eyes holding contact for as long as they could, until the door shut behind her, leaving Kakashi on the other side.

888

"What the fuck is this?" Ino screeched down the hall causing Tenten, Hinata and Sakura to run into Tenten's bedroom where Ino had apparently ran off to. What they saw, was Ino predictably searching through Tenten's wardrobe and supposedly being disgusted at the contents. So for everyone else, panic over.

"If you are just here to insult my clothes again then you can damn well-"

"No, seriously. Why do you have this? It is the most disgusting thing I have… ever…."

"What?" Tenten asked, pushing past Hinata and Sakura to get a look at what Ino had now decided was unbearable.

"Are you dating Lee?"

Tenten flushed. "What? No!"

"Then explain this, please. It's definitely not in your size…"

Ah, crap. Tenten groaned as Ino held up a green spandex suit for inspection. That was definitely an oversight that she would be paying for, even after the effort that she had put into de-Gai-izing her apartment as well… it was difficult to remember to check the closet. At least there was only one. It would be worse if she appeared to be fixated on them or something…

"Seriously? You're dating Lee?" Tenten flushed harder as Sakura's curious voice creeped in.

"No! I ah-just…"

"Ah," Ino nodded wisely. "You're enjoying the sex before having to put a label on it. D'you think it's gonna get any more solid, or just stay light?"

Well, her relationship with Gai could be described as pretty solid… "I am honestly not seeing Lee."

"Then why is his clothing in your closet?"

"Because I had to borrow it during a mission, and I forgot to return it."

Ino sniffed it. "It's been washed. If you were going to return it to him, it wouldn't be in your wardrobe."

Hinata blushed. "Ano, she has a point…"

Sakura placed a hand on her shoulder, gently squeezing, her green eyes full of sympathy and understanding. "If it'd what you want, we can keep it a secret for you."

"Yeah!" Ino punched the air. "You can trust us, honey!"

"Seriously, we won't tell anyone Tenten-Chan."

Tenten internally groaned as they swore themselves to protect a lie.

This was absolutely great.

A/N - Well, I think this is still a safe T-rating. Can't guarantee how long that'll last though… Thank you to Little-bad-Angel for reviewing, and I have now removed my prologue. R&R guys.