DISCLAIMER : I still don't own Naruto. Shame, 'coz I'd be rich.

Chapter 2 : Midnight Bath

They had been travelling for two hours now in complete silence. Kakashi had taken the lead, and Sakura was following him silently, lost in her thoughts. She was feeling rather awkward about was ahead of them. They jumped branches to branches, and soon Kakashi made his way to the ground. She followed, and landed rather ungracefully next to him. Her knees gave way, and the fell on her bottom with a loud "thud". Blushing, she muttered she was alright as Kakashi bent down to help her of the ground.

"If you say so" he chukled. Putting his bag on the floor, he continued. The moon was full in the sky and moonlight was strong enough to allow them to not set a fire. It was the end of summer, and the weather was warm enough to not need a source of warmth sat by the tangled roots of a giant tree and Kakashi looked around before settling too. He took out a Thermos jug, opened it, and sniffed it's content with delectation.

"We're halfway to the inn we're staying at tonight. We're gonna have dinner now, and then, we're gonna take a bath together"

"OK I brought some ri- what ?! A bath ? Together ? Why ?" she asked, surprised. "We need to dye our hair, Sakura. Pink is really noticeable, and I am in the Bingo Book." He explained. "But can't it wait to be at the inn ? Surely they have a bathroom." said Sakura. She understood fully it was essential to not be recognized while on mission, and Kakashi was famous enough to be recognized, even by civilians.

But really, did they have to take a bath together ? She knew they were natural hot springs in the area. It was a place she liked to stop by when she had missions in Suna. The pool were deep enough for Sakura to have water to the shoulders, and she usually would go naked, for carrying wet clothes or hiking wearing them was a pain in the ass. It didn't bother her much, as she always went there alone or with fellow kunoichis. She never went there with a man.
And she didn't bring her bikini with her.

"Why together ?" she asked. "Well, Sakura, we have to get used to be comfortable around each other." he replied, taking his own dinner out of his bag. Seeing the look on her face, he continued "Relax. It doesn't mean we are going to have sex. But we will have to look intimate. Once in Suna, we will travel by train to Amegakure, like a true couple would do. We have only 3 days left to get to this level of intimacy. We have to lose our inhibition towards one another.". He posed, looking at her. "That means being naked, Sakura."

This annoyed her, he saw. He could understand easily : Sakura was a well-mannered woman, she was a bit prude, and the perspective to be naked with someone who wasn't a doctor or a boyfriend might be a bit intimidated. This was… private.

" Sakura, the fastest way to become close enough for our act to actually work is to be comfortable with each other's body. We will have to cuddle, hold hands, maybe kiss in public. If you are tense and you jump each time I am near you, it won't work. Come on, Sakura, you already saw me half naked anyway. I know how you look in bikini. It's not a big deal." He said. "Well, maybe not to you, but for me, it is." She posed, realizing something.

"Does that mean I get to see your face ?" she asked, expectantly. " Well, I supposed so. Actually, after the bath, I won't be wearing my mask anymore : only a few people know how I look without it. So it gives us an advantage for our disguise."

Sakura felt excitement growing. It sure did make sense to her, after all, but she would finally see his face. After all that time. She remembered how Naruto, Sasuke and her had tried to see what was under his mask. They tried to trick him several time, and he always managed to keep his face a secret. She almost forgot she was going to be naked with him, in the same hot pool. " You won't be doing anything pervert, right ?" "My dear, where did you get this idea ? I am a gentleman with values" he said, faking a hurt voice, pulling out his well-worn out Icha Icha Paradise.

Sakura smiled. She knew he would be respectful, even he read smut all day long. They would take a bath together, not having hot steamy sex in a pool. As far as she could remember, despite Kakashi reading smut in public, she never saw him doing anything pervert. Actually, Jiraya was more the kind of man to do that. Kakashi never had lustful look on women nor stared at their butts or breasts. She had overheard discussions in the Jounin common room between Anko and Kurenai . It was no secret Kakashi and Anko regularly had sex. They were some kind of fuck buddies. Anko talked about him always being respectful, despite being able to be incredibly kinky in bed sometimes. Which was a bit of a understatement, coming from Anko.

They ate in silence. Sakura was a bit anxious of what would come next, and was trying to eat her rice the most slowly way she could manage. She wanted to delay their bath as late as she could. Kakashi, on the other hand, was sipping his miso soup, still reading his beloved porn. He gave Sakura enough time to mentally prepare herself, he thought. He drank the last mouthful and rambled in his bag.
"There. You'll bleach your hair to have become blonde. It will be lighter than Tsunade's, I believe. I will go with brown. You ready ?" he asked her. Sakura swallowed her last piece of fish she had with her rice and got up. "Hai. Let's go then." They walk silently for about five minutes until they arrive to the pools. "This one will do. It's big enough for five persons and deep enough to cover your… erm… modesty." he said. Sakura looked at the pool his was pointing with his finger. She agreed. At leat, her breasts would be underwater.

Kakashi began to unbutton his jacket. Sakura turned her back to him to give him a little privacy, and proceeded to unzip her top. 'She's still shy' he noted. He also turned his back to her, and took off his shirt and pants. He was about to turn around to get to the pool when he heard Sakura asking. "No peeking, okay ? I will enter the pool first, and then you can enter. I won't look."
From the corner of her eye, she saw Kakashi's battle-scarred back. He grunted a yes, and waited for her to enter the pool. The water was hot, and it soothed her aching muscles. She sighed with content as the water entirely covered her. "You may come now" She turned her back to him so she wouldn't see THAT part of him, and covered her floating breasts with her hands.

Kakashi turned around, and proceeded to enter the hot pool. Sakura was turning her back to him, and he could see perceive her butt in the water. Respectfully, he looked away. "Mmmh, that feels nice. I wish I had a bathtub at home." Sakura didn't move. "Turn around, Sakura. There's not point of doing this if you don't see me." She remained still. "I'm not wearing my mask, you know."

Her eyes widened. Of course he wouldn't be wearing a mask in a pool ! Although, he did when Sasuke and Naruto invited him once, back when they were chuunins… She slowly turned around,biting her lower lips and eyes shut. When she opened them, she finally saw his face.

And boy was he handsome. He has a square jaw, a well drawn nose, full lips, and, to her amusement, a short three-day beard. Funnily, it wasn't silver, as you would expect it to be, coming from the silver haired jounin. It was the same dark grey shade as his stomach hair. She assumed he would not shave everyday, too lazy to care. He had a mask to cover everything up, so why bother. She thought it made him very manly. Then he smiled. Wow. He really was handsome. "Liking what you see ?" Realizing how rude it was to stare, she blushed and and looked at his shoulder. "Sorry sensei. It's just that it's rather unusual to see you without your mask on."she said. He chuckled. "Nah, I know I'm exceptionally handsome, don't lie" Sakura sticked her tong out at him. "Charming. Come here, I'll scrub your back."

She blushed and went to him and turn her back to him. It was less deeper where he stood than where she was. Water arrived a little bit over his hips. It stopped where the line of hair from his navel became pubic hair. How embarrassing ! Her breasts wouldn't be hidden by the water no more, and it meant she'd have to cover them with her hands. While she slowly made her way towards him, she hoped the water would still cover her lady parts. It did. Kakashi was taller than her. Water stopped a little bit below her navel. "How am I am supposed to scrub your back if you show me your front, Sakura ? Turn around, please."

Shyly, she turn her back once more to her former sensei. "You can let your arms on your side. I won't look." Slowly, she let her arms down. She was really embarrassed. She felt him move behind her. Kakashi put a hand on her shoulder, and he cupped water in his wand, to wet her back a little more. She shivered. " You're cold ?" the silver haired jounin asked. "No ! No.. it's just… it's a bit shilly, that all" she answered. She squeezed her eyes shut. 'Oh my god, this is so embarrassing !' she thought, shamefully. In fact, the hot water running down on her skin that had become cold from being damp. It was giving her goosebumps. That, and the fact that he had a warm hand on her naked shoulder, and that he was standing behind her, very much naked.

She gasped when he applied cold liquid soap on her. Kakashi smiled. He knew very well what he was provoking in her. Her damp body would become cold with the chilled air, and her nipples should become perky. He would have liked to see that on a regular basis, but this time, it was different. It was Sakura. His former student. He knew he had to make her feel comfortable around him, but he wouldn't push her too much.

He gently began to scrub her shoulders. She was tense, so he decided to massage her shoulders blades, the base of her neck, and slowly proceeded to scrub down. His hand was gliding on her smooth skin, and he heard her moan. "Mmh. This feels good Kakashi." His hand brushed her sides, feeling her ribs beneath his fingertips, making her shiver.

Kakashi almost stopped on the spot. He stiffened. His length twitched in the water. He grunted, pushing dirty thoughts aside, trying to contain his growing erection. Sakura wasn't the kind of woman he could sleep with. She sure was pretty, her skin glistening with the foam and dropplets of water under the moon, but she was way out of his lead. Not that she was too pretty for her. She was just her former student. He was more of a father figure to her than anything. Sakura couldn't be a partner, that was just wrong. He could read very dirty smut in public and remain perfectly still, and yet, hearing the girl he trained telling him she was enjoying that massage melted his inside. What was wrong with him ? Maybe he was still frustrated from this morning cold shower… Well, it had been a long time since he didn't have sexual intercourse, so maybe he was craving it a little.

Sakura felt his calloused hands massaging her back, and she couldn't remember the last time she had gotten a nice back rub. Her job at the hospital made her back ache, and this massage was welcomed.
The soap Kakashi used must have been his, because it smelled like the forest, with an hint of musc. He smelled like that. It was a manly smell, she thought. It gave her a sensation of security. Kakashi had saved her life numerous times. She associated his scent with security and trust. She trusted him. Therefore, her mind told her she didn't need to be scarred of faking intimacy with him.

Intimacy. It meant opening up to one another. Holding hand. Cuddling. Sitting on his lap. Kissing. It sent a shiver down her spine. And then, she felt her nipples hardened. She just hoped Kakashi wouldn't see it from where he standed.

Absently, Kakashi rubbed her hips and his hands moved to her belly, scrubing lightly her smooth in circular motions. They moved a little bit upward and his thumbs were now at the same level as the birth of her breasts. Sakura shivered. He knew she was finding that pleasant, because she was now relaxed and her breath was even. His thumbs brushed lightly on the delicate skin of her breats before he decided to lower his hands to her hips and massage her lower back. He tried to make it look innocent : he had promised her to respect her.

She had felt the nails of his thumbs brushing against her breasts. She had said nothing as she felt his hand go back to her hips. Maybe it was just a little accident.
When he finished scrubbing her back, she talked "Thank you sensei. My turn now."
He hadn't quite registered what she said when she turned to face him. Quickly enough, he turned his back to her, but had had a glimpse of her breasts.

Did she just see her sensei look at her breast ? Or was it just her imagination ?
Sakura proceeded to dampen his back the same way he did with her, pouring hot water on his shoulder. He had many scars on his back, scars he had got from battlefields. Last month, Sakura had healed a wound on his right hip. It left a scar. Meaning it had reopened.

Sakura absently hummed to herself. She was used to scrubbing people's back at the hospital. It was part of her routine as a medic to take care of her patients, ninjas or civilian. Her gestures were precise, clinical. However, her touch was light and gentle, and he appreciated her small warm hands on his cold skin. She methodically massage his shoulders, trying to relieve the knot she felt in his muscles, before doing the same to his spine and hips.

"Sensei. Your wound left you a scar. It reopened, right ? Why didn't you come to me so I could fix you up ?she asked. "I don't like hospitals." He grunted. Which was true. But the truth was, he was just lazy, and couldn't be bothered to wait several hours in the waiting room. Sakura caressed the scar. "That's a shame, sensei, it's all red…"
Kakashi felt chakra glowing on his hip. "Sakura ? What are you doing ?" "I'm making your scar get a whiter shade, Sensei. Your hips look nice, it would be a pity they stayed that way." So his hips looked nice ? Well, women always wrapped their legs around as if their life depended on them when he made love to them, but he never had been complimented on them before. He actually liked being healed. It was a pleasant tingling sensation. Feeling another one's chakra flow in yourself was somehow intimate, he thought. Sakura's chakra was smooth and warm. He always liked it better when it was Sakura who healed him. Other medic were rough whereas Sakura was always gentle and kind, even when the situation was stressful or life threatening. Well, he promised himself he'd always get Sakura to be healed, when he'd become Hokage. If he ever got hurt, that is.

Sakura finished scrubbing Kakashi's back and began to move toward his abdomen. He was really enjoying it, and felt a hot flush of pleasure growing in the pit his stomach. Well, she was scrubbing a little too low and he grabbed her hand before she'd notice Kakashi was a little bit aroused. He didn't managed to contain his excitement. "Thank you Sakura." Her hands left his side, and he took a deep breath. He could feel his erection softening.
He bent forward to grab the dye he had prepared. In the moonlight, Sakura could see the crack of his backside. She blushed. 'It looks rather nice' she thought to herself

The silver haired jounin turned around without warning and the faced each other. "Oh. Sorry" he said. He thought Sakura was blushing because now, he could see her naked breasts. She attempted to cover herself with her hand. "Don't ! I mean … Don't be ashamed of your body, Sakura. It's a part of the mission." he whispered.
Sakura hesitated, and decided to fold her hand over her abdomen, revealing her bust. She blushed even more, not looking at him. God, that was embarrassing. She felt his gaze on her chest. She felt insecure, intimated, defenseless.

Her breasts were full, round and bouncy. Her nipple were a lighter shade than her hair, and were all pointy in the breeze. Her skin seemed to be really soft. She had quite big breasts actually. It surprised him, because he never thought they were this big. Well, maybe because never really looked at them, Sakura being some kind asexual human being to him. And maybe because she wore sport bras that compressed her chest all the time.

"You have amazing breasts, Sakura."
"Don't be such a perv, Kakashi ! Stop staring !"
"Relax, I'm a professional. Your spectacular breasts mean nothing to me."
"What ?!"
"Huhuhu"
"Is that line from a TV show ?!"

He feigned being hurt, but at least, that broke the ice between them. They both laughed heartily. He couldn't help but notice her breast wiggle with her laughter. Sakura felt a little bit better. She was still a bit conscious, but it was easier now. "Hand me the dye Kakashi. I'll do you, and you'll do me".

"You do realize this is a very poor choice of word, Sakura ?"

"Oh come on, Sensei ! Stop being so childish !" said Sakura, greening, her hand open. "Gimme the dye already !"

"Alright alright. There you go." He handed her the brownish mixture. "Ok, now, wet your hair, kneel in the water and tilt your head, please." "Yes Ma'am." Kakashi dived and allowed himself a few breaststroke underwater. He swam around Sakura three times. He could distinguish the shape of her leg and her bottom, but it was all blurry. When his lungs screamed for oxygen, he stood up and return in front of Sakura.

"I see you're a natural pinkie Sakura." said Kakashi. "You might want to dye that too !"

"SENSEI !" Kakashi easily dodged an angry fist. "Aww Sakura, you don't want to hurt your poor old sensei, do you ?" he said, amused. "You're a moron !" she fumed. "I said no peeking !" "Relax, I was just kidding. Although the way you reacted means I'm right, somehow."
Sakura looked at him angrily. "You're gonna be an awful Hokage, you know that ? Now kneel before me, you idiot." Kakashi obliged, kneeling. Now, water enveloped complety his body and only his shoulder were outside water. "Tilt your head back. Back ! And close your eyes. I don't want you staring at my boobs" she ordered him, fairly amused by the situation. "God forbids, Sakura, they are rather nice, it's a pity not look- Oi !" She slapped him. "Alright alright… "

Sakura smiled as she proceeded to spread the dye on his hair. Kakashi could be so childish sometimes, but she liked that side of his personality. She knew he was trying to make it easy for her, and she promised herself she would remember to thank him when the mission would be over.
She malaxed the mixture on his hair, making sure every bit of his messy hair had received their share of brown dye. When she was sure it was evenly spread, she proceeded to give him a little scalp massage. She always liked it when the hair dresser did it to her, so she figured Kakashi would like it too. "That feels nice, Sakura. Where did you learn to do that ?" he asked, obviously enjoying the relaxing sensation it procured him. "Erm… At the hairdresser ?" she answered. "Oh, I never had a haircut before. I always did it myself, you see." he replied. "That explain why you look like a scarecrow, then" she laughed." So young and so mean…" he sighed, amused.

She continued to rub his hair for a few more seconds, enjoying the sight of Kakashi's face, who's expression showed pure bliss. "All done ! Your turn now. Don't wet your hair yet, you have to wait a good twenty minutes before it's all set up." She dived in the water to wet her hair, and gracefully rose from it. She kneeled, facing Kakashi, eyes closed. "Erm… Maybe you should turn around, Sakura" She opened her eyes and looked quizzicaly at her former sensei. She followed his gaze and realized she was just facing his manhood, which was lazily floating in the water. "Oh ! Sorry !" She became so red she swore she could light up the night. She turned around hastily.

She had seen penises before, of course. From patients at the hospital, from the different boyfriends she had sex with. It was just a male attribute. His was no different from the one she had seen. Well, bigger than usual, but again, she had seen huge penises and really tiny ones. Then why she feeling so ashamed ? "Come on Sakura, it's just a dick. I've seen your breast, you've seen my penis. There. Everybody wins !" he said, remarkably detached from the situation.

Which was all an act, indeed. He had managed to contain his erection, and his shaft was slowly softening, coming back to its usual size. He took a large amount of the bleaching mixture, and spread it on Sakura's hair. It was harder than he thought it would be. Sakura had let her hair grow, and they now were shoulder blade long. He methodically malaxed her hair to make sure it was evenly spread out. Then he tried giving her the same kind of massage she gave him earlier. "Ouch ! Sensei ! You're tearing my hair !" she squealed. "Oh. Sorry. I'll leave like that then."

How did girls managed to do these things ? Women really were a mystery. They knew how to cook, how to arrange a home to look good and cozy, how to iron a shirt, how to have shinny hair and soft skin… It seemed so natural to them.
"Well, it's time I wash my hair. I'll shampoo it and I'll put our stuff together so you can leave as soon you're finished with your hair." he paused a moment. "Erm… you might want to keep some bleach for.. you know.. your hair down there" "SENSEI !"

He chuckled and rinced his hair, and firmly shampoo his hair. Sakura was watching him. It was a wonder Kakashi still had hair with the way he scrubbed his hair with brute force. She really liked her hair, and took care of it as much as she could, with lotions and masks to get them super shinny and soft. Kakashi dived once more in the water to rince completely his now dark brown hair, and escalated the walls of the pool to come out. Now that Sakura had seen his manhood, he didn't really care about being naked in front of her. He was confident with his body. He knew she wouldn't, though.

"Rasengan !" he shouted, naked. Sakura jumped out of the pool to his side and took her fighting stance, ready to attack. But she felt no enemy presence. "What are you doing, Sakura ?" he asked, obviously amused at her reflex.
She had forgotten she was naked and her fist were glowing with chakra, ready to knock out anyone. " Uh.. well.. I … The fuck Kakashi ?! Why did you do that ?" she replied, angrily. He laughed. "Oh, the Rasengan ? It dries you up in no time. Really useful."

She slapped him again, and mumbled something about him being a dumbass and jumped back in the pool.

Two hours later, a light blonde kunoichi and a dark brown unmasked ninja entered a small village. It was so small it practically was just a road with a few shops, a restaurant, a school and a small inn above it.
Kakashi stopped and informed his team mate they had reached their destination for tonight. Sakura was about to open the door when he caught her wrist. "Not yet Sakura. I have to hide that scar and my sharingan." he said, releasing her hand. Sakura was confused. "How are you going to do that ?" "Genjutsu." he replied. He hand gestured few signs, and Sakura gasped in awe while his scar faded away, blending his is skin. His sharingan became grey, like his right eye, and he now looked like he never had that sharingan. "Sensei, it's amazing ! Why do you always use it ?" she eagerly asked.
Kakashi looked at this reflection in the window of the school and answered "It takes concentration and chakra. I only use this technique for undercover missions" "Oh." "Ok, let's go then. I have made a reservation for the both of us. Our act begins now. I'll talk. Just follow my lead."

They opened the door where it was written "OPEN" on it, and walked up the stairs leading to the reception hall of the hotel. It looked like the place hadn't change in fifty years. Everything looked vintage and the walls needed to be repainted. The furniture looked like the one her grandparents had. Well, for a small inn in the middle of nowhere, that was understandable that they didn't have enough money to buy new stuff.
A small old lady greeted them. "Good evening. My name is Kaori Nakagame. How can I be help you ?" Despite her wrinkled face and her strict outfit, her smile was warm and her eyes were kind.
"Good evening, Nakagame-san. My wife and I have a reservation. The name is Sasaki." Kakashi replied, bowing respectfully to the old lady. Sakura looked surprised at the name he had given, but said old tenant looked through her register to find the room Kakashi spoke of. "Ah. Sasaki. This way please".

She showed them the room, which had a large bed, a TV, a chair and a small bathroom. It was old fashion, but it had all the comfort needed for one night. "Would you like to get breakfast tomorrow morning ? I'll bring it at eight." she asked. Sakura answered politely that it would be very nice of her, and the lady went back to the hall, whispering to herself what a cute couple they were.

As she closed silently the door, Sakura asked : "Sasaki ?" "Yeah, I figured you'd remember it easily" Kakashi replied, shrugging, unpacking his bag. She would remember it alright : it was her mom's maiden name. She raised an eyebrow and nodded. "Well, if you don't mind, Mister Sasaki, I need to use the bathroom." Sakura went straight to the bathroom. Kakashi may have been joking earlier about dying her pubes, but he was right nonetheless : they were pink, and if she was going to be inseminated, it might be clever to have matching hair. She took the opportunity to trim it in a nice way, leaving only a trail of hair on ther sex, the lips of her sex now hairless. She wouldn't have to do it again, since she could control the growth of her hair. She usually trimmed her pubes manually when she had a boyfriend, liking the fact that she was taking herself out of love for someone else.
But she couldn't be bothered to do the same during the mission, so she just decided to block the hair growth like she would block her ovulation.
Speaking of which, she had to restart over again. She concentrated chakra in her hand, closed her eyes, and applied her glowing blue hand on her lower abdomen. She lead her chakra to her ovaries and awakened. Once all done, she entered the shower and resumed to bleach her pubes.

Kakashi heard the sound of water running down in the shower. He smiled to himself. He had been right : Sakura was a natural pinkie. He had not seen it properly, but he guessed it would be the case, for he knew Sakura for a long time and she always had been a pinkie. And she took his advice of bleaching her hair, it seems : is powerful nose had picked up the scent of the bleach. He thought of what they should do once she got out of the bathroom. He was tired, but they needed to continue their "couple training". Well, husband and wife slept naked or with underwear. Their room had light, so it might be too much for Sakura to see Kakashi in all his naked glory. He undressed but only left his boxers on. He looked at his hip in the mirror : his scar was now skin colored and thin, instead of angry red and swollen. 'Much better indeed' he thought. He made a mental note to thank her later.

He climbed onto the bed, and patiently waited for Sakura to finish her shower. Some twenty minutes later, she emerged from the bathroom. She looked tired. "Hey 'Baby' " he greeted her.
Baby ? She raised an eyebrow. "You don't like baby ? What do you want me to call you then ? Honey ? Darling ? Sweetie ?" asked Kakashi, with a smile. He really was handsome.
"How about Sakura ?" she replied." Don't play smartass. From now on, you'll be Sayuri. I'll go by Takashi." "I like Sayuri." "Great then. But we are supposed to be in love, we want to have children. We should have names for each other" he explained. "Yeah, you're right. Just… not baby ok ? I'm gonna carry your babies. I … It's just that… I don't.." unwanted tears grew in her eyes. She felt her throat thighten. She wasn't emotionally prepared for that.

Kakashi got up from the bed and put a hand on her shoulder. "Hey… Sorry. Have a sit" Sakura sobbed heavely and sat one the bed, her shoulders shaking."Breath Sakura..." Sakura deeply inhaled, trying to calm down. She has cried in front of Kakashi. 'What kind of lame kunoichi I make' she thought. His hand stroke her shoulder in a supportive way. He squatted so he was at her eye level and scrutinized her face. Tears were running down her cheeks. He moved his hand to dry away the tears and caressed her cheek until her sobs became less violent. His brows were frown, and his face wore that concerned expression he only had when team mates were injured. "Sorry about that" she said to him, timidly giving him a hint of a smile.

"You can call me anything you want. Just not Baby, ok ?"
"Sure. Is 'Darling' alright ?"
"Perfect. I'll call you 'Honey', if you're ok with it"
"Of course Darling."

She smiled to him. She discovered in Kakashi a knew side of his perplex personality. She knew he cared for his team mates, but not to this point. Kakashi was actually kind and full of compassion. He always looked like he was bored too lazy to care about anything, but it seemed her distress touched him and showed real concern.
Sakura worried him. He had been used to her insanely strength and her maturity, but seeing her break down just reminded her that the little insecure girl he met twelve years ago was still there, hidden somewhere in Sakura. Back then, he felt the need to protect her. Then, she had been trained by Tsunade, and he was impressed of how courageous and strong she had become. He was proud of her. But he had forgotten that as a cherry blossom, Sakura was fragile.

"You know, it's not easy for me too..." Kakashi said softly."… but I'm happy my last mission is going to be with you."
"That's sweet, Kakashi"
"Takashi." He corrected her.
"Right, Takashi."

Kakashi got up and looked better at Sakura. She was wearing an oversize greyish tee shirt and shorts. That was not very sexy. He tilted his head on the side and scratched his chin, in deep thought. What she wore to bed was not very sexy. He always slept naked with women he had sex with, and so did they. Or at least, some sexy nightgown. They cover had to be perfect for the mission. They couldn't risk to be discovered. "Saku- I mean, Sayuri… Do you have anything… sexier ?"
Sakura's eyes widened. "What ?" "i understand this is what your wear to bed, but we are a couple, remember ? We are wanting to have children. That means we have sex. Sorry but, really, no men would be turned on by your outfit." he explained. "Well, we won't be, so, what's the problem ?" Sakura answered, not really understanding what he wanted to say. "Look, our cover needs to be perfect. You don't know if some guy is going to search through our belongings once we're in Amegakure. Get it ?"

Sakura's lips formed a round O when it hit her. "Well.. Kak- Takashi" she corrected herself "no I don't… I didn't think it would be necessary… I'm sorry…" There again, she felt lame and stupid. Why didn't she think of bringing such clothes ? She brought nice looking one for Amegakure, but she had forgotten what she should be wearing underneath…

"Ok then. We'll buy you new ones in Suna. I know some shops where we can buy what you need." he paused. Seeing her face grow redder and redder, he chuckled. "It's not the end of the world, Darling !

She smiled at the nickname. "Let's go to bed, Honey, I'm tired. I feel stiff…" she said, yawning.

"Sure. But first, I'm gonna ask you something."

"Mmh ?"

"Kiss me."