Kakashiro decided all he could do was make as much fuss as possible in hopes of directing their attention away from coitus. He began barking and whining at the couple and scratching at the door to go outside. The pair continued ravaging each other, having only gotten as far as the small living room sofa.

Eventually he hears Sakura groan in defeat. She urged Sasuke off of her and rose to her feet. Kakashiro tried desperately to tear his eyes away from his former student but found the task utterly impossible as she shyly held her shirt over her chest with a smile toward Sasuke that seemed to spell out "I'm so sorry about this." Her cheeks were a sweet shade of pink but of embarrassment or from drinking; it was impossible to tell. Kakashiro got a glimpse of her perky, soft-looking breasts with nipples a shade of darker pink than the hair on her head. He also got a glimpse of her long, slender legs leading up to a very scant lacy white thong before she briskly smoothed down the black skirt that had recently been bunched up around her torso. He quickly looked away.

Sasuke looked on with disappointment. He frowned at the dog and put his shirt back on. "You know, it's getting late. I should probably head back. I have to get up early tomorrow for some evaluation with the Hokage," he said. "Oh but… Okay…" she said, resigned. She put on a stray shirt she found of hers on the floor, one that she wasn't wearing before and certainly didn't match. "Well, at least walk this dog with me before you go."

The next morning Sakura found herself waking up in bed with the dog. In a sleepy daze Kakashiro had sought a source of heat due to Sakura's unusually chilly temperature preferences. He ended up on her bed, next to her feet. It didn't last long with all her kicking so he moved to the group of pillows next to her and comfortably fell asleep. When Sakura woke up, he was still deeply dreaming, his face and body twitching reactively. He was dreaming of Sakura, half naked and waiting for him on the couch. In the dream, there was a strange sense of urgency. He felt in some sense that Sasuke was closing in on her though he hadn't made a visual appearance in the dream. he knew he had to make his move fast but his body was paralyzed and his worm's eye view of the couch made Sakura seem so much harder for him to reach. When he woke up, he felt terrified. 'God, I really don't want to have these images of Sakura in my head anymore,' he thought.

"Good morning Shiro." Sakura woke up gracelessly, poking her head out of the white blanket revealing her messy pink bed-head. She rubbed her eyes awake and yawned with a big dramatic stretch; a move that Kakashiro could do without as he noticed how thin the fabric of her white sleeping shirt was. She dragged herself out of bed and wearing nothing but her thin white shirt and a pair of simple white cotton underwear with lace trim she began doing some morning stretches. Kakashiro audibly whined at the sight, tearing his hungry eyes away from her figure. "Are you hungry, Shiro-kun?" she asked mid-stretch. She walked out of the room and into the kitchen where Shiro followed and awaited his breakfast. As he ate Sakura disappeared into the bathroom to take a shower and brush her teeth. And with impeccable timing while Sakura poured her milk into a bowl of cereal, there was a knock on the door.

Before Sakura could even look up, the door was opened and in came her blonde, purple-clad best friend Ino.

"Morning, forehead! Getting a late start aren't you?" she cast her glance to Kakashiro who was casually laying on the floe next to the air conditioner vent. "You got a dog? I always had you pinned as more of a lonely cat lady spinster type," she laughed.

"Shut up Ino-pig! I just found him on the street and I didn't want to leave him out there," Sakura replied.

"Doesn't look like he's Inuzaka… Maybe he's one of Kakashi's," Ino offered.

"Yeah I was gonna see if maybe I could track him down today and get his help. Even if Shiro's not one of his I'm sure he could help me out," said Sakura, "Its odd though… I haven't seen him in a few days…" Kakashiro perked up after hearing his name in conversation and began whining to get Sakura's attention.

"A few days? And you're worried after a few days?" Ino asked.

"Well, yeah I usually see him around a lot. We all go out as Team 7 for a weekly ramen lunch but in between those we usually run into each other at the market and he helps me bring groceries home… And we spar together once or twice a week… And I stop by the park to catch him reading his novels and we feed the birds together for a bit… And he's not on any missions. I would know…" Sakura said absent-mindedly.

"Geez, Forehead! Why don't you marry him already!" Ino snorted.

"Don't be a pig! He's my sensei! Aren't you close to your teammates?" Sakura retorted.

"I mean, not THAT close! And definitely not with my sensei. But I guess if my sensei was all hot and mysterious and had all those sexy rumors floating around him I would hang around him like that," Ino teased.

"Oh gross, Ino! He's… older. And how would you know if he were hot? And what sexy rumors? You know what? I don't even want to know." Sakura asked, glaring at her perverted friend and then redirecting her attention to her bowl of cereal.

"I mean, haven't you seen the way that mask clings to his face? He's got good bone structure he's definitely sexy as hell under there. Plus, he's not THAT old he's, like, the youngest of all our teachers, right? And Konoha girls love to talk," Ino said, "Well, anyway, I heard from that ramen chick that his cock is HUGE and he's really into-"

Kakashiro felt himself shrink. Konoha girls really did love to talk.

Sakura cut her off, "Oh my GOD, Ino-Pig I don't need to hear this!"

"Oh c'mon! Are you telling me that in all the time you two have known each other and been on missions together you never ONCE got curious? Its totally normal to have sexual fantasies about your teachers. Even Tenten has had fantasies about Guy-sensei of all people! She's told me!" Ino said with a fake-vomit sound effect to help properly display her disgust. "But, like, Kakashi is a sexy guy. There's no way you never thought of him slipping his mask down so his tongue could get a better taste of your-"

"PIG STOP!"

"The only reason you're getting so defensive is because you're hiding the truth!" Ino said after a fit of giggles.

Sakura paused for a moment, trying to hide her bright red face by staring deeply into her cereal. Then she mumbled out the words, "Okay… Maybe once or twice…"

Kakashiro felt his heart pounding. If he could force himself to avoid listening to this conversation he would but his perfect dog hearing wouldn't allow it. Now all he could do was stare dumbfounded at his former student who was blushing furiously at her cereal.

Ino's face softened. She had the strangest way of pushing Sakura's buttons and then going back to best friend mode in an instant. "I know, Sakura! I just want wanna make sure you're not a prude! So… How did your date go last night? That's what I'm really here to bug you about. And I promise I won't tell Sasuke you diddled yourself thinking about your sensei 'once or twice.'"