Authors Note: Hey there! I hope you guys are enjoying this one. Apparently I'm all about the double updates these days. I've just had a moment of creativity and a lull in social requirements :)
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Kakashi and Sakura ended up perched among the tree-tops, in awkward silence. Training had begun, Yamato, Naruto, Sasuke and Sai were all preoccupied fighting each other that they had seemingly forgot about the other team. The sounds of battling, Naruto's cries, and the shifting of trees could be heard in the distance.
Sakura could hardly believe what she had said, not to mention the way she had acted. He was her Sensei, which meant off-limits right? It didn't matter that he hadn't been her Sensei since she was 13. He had still been their team leader at least. He had watched her grow up. She couldn't stop her eyes as they strayed to scan his form, lazily perched in the same tree as her.
They had been sitting like that, in silence, for a while now. Sakura had lost track of the time. One minute she was cringing in embarrassment over what she said, and what she had seen earlier that day, the next she could feel wetness pooling in her groin. Sakura couldn't stop her eyes from taking in the form of the Copy-nin every few minutes, cheeks growing hot. He seemed oblivious to her attentions and she was thankful for that.
Kakashi however was all too aware of his own body at the moment. Sakura has startled him to say the least. Never before had he thought of her in even a remotely sexual way. Now he couldn't get the image of a naked Sakura out of his mind and he hadn't even seen her. He had expected her to grow bashful and shy away from him or revert to her typical self and punch him through a couple trees. He had not expected flirty banter.
When had she changed so much? When had she stopped being that little girl who pined over Sasuke. He glanced at Sakura surreptitiously. Her body, while still petit, had filled out considerably since she was 16. She hadn't grown a lot in the chest department but more than made up for that with her legs and the curve of her perfect ass. Wait, what? Kakashi caught his eyes enjoying her bottom before shaking himself. She's your student.
Former student. His eyes went back to her.
Tsunade's apprentice. His ripped his eyes away again.
She's a woman now. This time he was admiring her face and how much she had matured. Her eyes met his briefly, her cheeks flushing before she looked down and he looked away.
She's 13 years your junior, old man.
This was bad. Kakashi had somehow lost control of the situation. He had intended to tease her a bit before calling her out on sneaking into his apartment and stealing his book. But she had surprised him and managed to turn the tables on him. He needed to regain control, turn this into just another awkward situation, brush her off and go back to his normal life of porn books and one night stands with random civilian girls.
Kakashi motioned for Sakura to follow him down from their position in the trees.
The ground rumbled beneath their feet, indicating the intensity of the supposed training fight between the other two teams. Kakashi and Sakura wondered whether or not the other two teams had even bothered to head into the forest before starting their fight. Kakashi led the way silently through the forest, pretending that he was still invested or even interested in that days training scenario. Before long the sounds of the battle in the distance came to an abrupt stop. Which either meant one team had emerged victorious or both teams had nearly killed each other.
Deciding to hover in the realm of caution Kakashi summoned his dogs and told them to go check things out subtly. Kakashi leant against a tree and casually eyed Sakura. She too was attempting to appear casual by leaning against a nearby tree. He, however, could pick up the tension in her petit frame. Her eyes kept glancing at him, followed by a flush of her cheeks, her legs were clenched tightly which stirred something deep within himself that he chose to ignore, and one of her hands was absentmindedly twirling her hair.
From what the Copy-nin could tell, Sakura had surprised herself before with that little comment. Insecurity and awkwardness were oozing off of her which he hoped to take advantage of. He couldn't let his libido ruin a perfectly good student-teacher-teammate relationship. Not to mention her and her mentor could rip of his favourite body parts with a flick of their wrists. Nope, whatever it was that had been awakened in him today had to be squashed. Any sexual ideas she had for him had to be turned into embarrassment or just brushed off casually. It didn't bode well for either of them.
"So, interesting thing happened to me this morning," began Kakashi.
Sakura jumped at the sound of his voice before flushing as she registered the words.
Kakashi continued, "I had spent the majority of the morning searching all over town for my copy of Icha Icha Paradise." He pushed himself away from the tree and began to approach her slowly. "I seemed to have misplaced my copy the day before but couldn't find it anywhere. After spending hours searching I finally headed back to my apartment with a, well, something incredibly sweet to enjoy while my usual outlet was missing," he was now leaning against the same tree as Sakura.
Sakura had maintained eye contact with the ground the entire time he was speaking. She didn't notice how close he was till he was practically whispering in her ear. Her body shivered as she felt the low tenor of his voice reverberate down her spine.
"When I was fully satisfied and getting ready to head to our training I noticed said copy of Icha Icha Paradise sitting on my bookshelf, like I had, or someone else, had just recently placed it there." He stared down at her noting that she still couldn't look at him and that she seemed to be holding her breath.
"And then, to add to the list of strange things today, my ever punctual pink-haired perfectionist of a team-mate, manages to show up minutes after me, who had already been over an hour late. Not to mention she looked like she had been enjoying a treat herself?" Kakashi's voice was low, everything he really meant hiding just beneath the surface.
He knows. She sighed softly, breath shaking, butterflies threating to jump out of her chest. She could smell him. She had smelt him in his room. He was standing too close and she felt her body grow hot. She knew that she should be mortified by the fact that he saw her but all she felt was excitement.
Kakashi was silently watching. Silently waiting for the embarrassment to take full hold of his young female teammate. Waiting for the customary slap, or near-death-punch in Sakura's case, that would signal that the tension was gone - that she was just being weird because of what she had seen and not because she was into it. Into him.
"I-I..."Sakura began, Kakashi smiled - knowing that he had pushed her to where he wanted and that he could keep her at arms length.
"I.. didn't mean to," she nearly whispered. Her eyes moved to meet his and what Kakashi saw took him by surprise. She wasn't mortified or uncomfortable. Her eyes were glazed over. She was ... no way. Kakashi's one visible eye widened as he watched his young teammate.
Kakashi couldn't help himself. "Didn't mean to what?"
Sakura's eyes fell from his, scanning down his body, she licked her lips absently which caused something to coil within the Copy-nin.
"I didn't mean to watch..." she said softly, eyes coming back up to rest on his face.
"Watch what?" Kakashi's gaze wouldn't leave her lips.
"Y-y-you and that woman."
He watched as she practically squirmed. Her face had flushed but not with embarrassment. Kakashi's mouth had gone dry.
He was surely going to hell. "What were we doing?"
He had expected her to look away when he asked but she moved her eyes up and maintained eye contact. She began chewing on her bottom lip.
"Fucking," she stated simply. The words seemed so foreign coming out of her mouth. He noticed a small smile appear on her lips as she saw him dumbstruck before her.
He tried to shake off all the feeling he was having, shake off his newfound arousal, and push back - force her to pull away. His logical, smart, prudish teammate would surely back off.
He stepped a touch closer to her, arm casually brushing against her own. "And where were you hiding?"
Sakura's body felt unbelievably hot where they had made contact. "In..the closet."
Kakashi chuckled lowly. "And what were you doing?" He watched as her eyes dropped and her jaw clenched shut. Red seeping into her face.
Sakura didn't know what had gotten into her, what had gotten into Kakashi even.
Something had changed this morning. The balance in their relationship had changed. She now was aware of Kakashi in an entirely new and sexual way. She knew it was wrong, not only was he 13 years older than her, her former sensei, her team captain, but a close male role model. He had been with a woman that morning, an experienced, full fledged woman. He would never be interested in her that way, right? Did she even want him in that way? Her body told her hell yes but her mind was resolutely stuck on all the aforementioned complications in their relationship.
Still, knowing that she shouldn't, knowing that she can't, knowing that she would never get to have him made her want it more. Even just the chance to see him doing that with another woman. She had never felt so turned on in her entire life in that moment in the closet.
Unable to stop herself from answering the white-haired man before her, she heard the words leave her mouth before she decided to say them. "Masturbating."
"That's awfully naughty of you," he whispered in her ear. Sakura felt a jolt of pleasure run down her system at his proximity and the feeling of his breath against her neck. Was this really happening?
Sakura felt like she was having and out of body experience - watching the scene play out in front of her, not controlling what she was saying. She heard herself reply, "I couldn't stop myself." and felt herself lean into Kakashi's scent.
"You liked what you were seeing?" Kakashi moved one hand to draw little circles at an exposed portion of Sakura's flesh on her legs.
Sakura felt herself mewl and was appalled at the sound she made but couldn't stop herself. What was happening, why was this happening?
Kakashi froze next to her. Warning bells going off in his mind. He should back off. He should back away. He should make a joke and push her away. But even as he acknowledged this as the right course of action, rational thought got drowned out as desire began seeping into his groin. Innocent little Sakura. He couldn't help but picture her hiding in his closet, staring out at his form fucking a woman through a crack in the door. He swallowed and unwillingly let out a small growl. Sakura's eyes darkened further, her lips parting and anxiety wrestled inside her, her mind screaming at what her body was doing but her body was ignoring her. She felt Kakashi lean into her more, thought she felt the ghosting of lips on her neck. He pulled his head back and their eyes met. His one eye was dark, and glossy. He was looking at her in a way she had never seen him look at someone before. Heat oozed down from his gaze into her. Her heart pounded in her chest.
He reached one hand up to her face, cupping her cheek lightly and rubbed his thumb down her bottom lip.
The moment seemed frozen in time, precariously situated between two realities. One where they were just student - teacher, teammates, the other they were lovers. Both held their breath, searching the others features for any sign of hesitation. Wondering if they should break down that last boundary, wondering if they had gone too far. Wondering if they could ever go back.
Just as Kakashi said fuck it to himself in his mind there was a rustling, heavy footfalls, and yelling. Kakashi and Sakura quickly drew apart from each other as Naruto, followed by an angry looking Sasuke, came barreling into the small clearing they had gathered in.
"FOUND YOU!" Naruto yelled as he made a couple shadow clones- launching himself at Kakashi. As he flew through the air his leg was caught by Sauske who threw the Kyubii container against the ground.
"Dobe, you havn't beaten my team yet." The two began wrestling on the ground. Kakashi and Sakura shared a look. Sakura's face turned tomato red and she averted her gaze.
Kakashi sighed and rubbed his eye. What had I just been about to do?