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9. Not 18 yet.

'Well.. you'd better go to Tamari now, before she starts to wonder where you are.'

'Not everybody is as over concerned as you are.' Sakura jumped up from a chair. 'Will you walk me to Tamari? After all you still need to go home too.' Kakashi nodded in agreement. 'Wait a sec. I'll change and get my things.' Sakura left the room and went up stairs. She opened up her cupboard and got through all of her clothes to find the perfect outfit for tonight.

She decided to take some of her nicest black lace underwear and an other black dress, only this one didn't have any fishnet, it was a simple dress, but it was a tight low-necked dress and the skirt swung freely around her legs which made it very sexy. And because the dress was so simple it didn't draw to much attention of her natural sexiness. She quickly slipped it on and combed her hair. She redid her make-up and nail polish and watched satisfied as she made a few model moves in front of the mirror.

'I'm finished!' Sakura shouted as she ran down the stairs. Kakashi was already waiting for her in the hallway. 'We're going! See ya mom!'

Kakashi stared at Sakura. Why was she dressing so sexy lately? It wasn't like her to wear dresses all the time. Mostly she wore shorts, but the last three days he'd only seen her in dresses. Maybe it was an aging thing, that all girls had to deal with.

'So, how do you like it?'

'Like what?'

'My dress. I've noticed you stared at me. So I guess you like it than?' Sakura smiled.

'Don't get any ideas, I just wondered why you were wearing so many dresses lately, it's nothing like you.'

'So… you don't like it?' She looked disappointed.

'It's not that I don't like it, it's just different.' He said quickly in order to cheer her a little up. He didn't want to say that he absolutely love the way she looked in a dress, cause he was still trying to get their relationship more casual.

'Hey Sakura where are you going? Tamari's place is that way!'

'I know, but it don't wanna go to Tamari's place, she probably already asleep and I don't want to wake her, besides she's not expecting me.'

Kakashi was confused. 'Well than were are you going?'

'What do you think? Your place of course.' Sakura ran off.

'What! No...' Kakashi sighed. Why wouldn't she ever listen? It would make it an awful lot easier for him. Kakashi started running after her, but when he turned around the corner he couldn't see her anymore.

Where did she go? She couldn't possible be at the end of the street already.

'Gotcha!' Sakura threw Kakashi against the wall of the house he was just passing and fumbled in is pocked. It didn't take her long to find what she was looking for. 'Thanks!' She took the keys and ran off again.

Kakashi was still dazed by the unexpected attack and slowly started chasing her again. By the time he got home Sakura was already sitting on the couch.

'You're slow.' She giggled.

'Sakura, we talked about this. I told you, you can't sleep here.'

'Why not? I slept here last time. Are you afraid you wont we able to control yourself?' A playful smile appeared on her face when she stood up and walked over to Kakashi to press herself softly against his chest.

'Of course that's not what I'm afraid off. I just like my privacy very much.'

'Let's share your privacy.' Sakura smiled and walker over to the kitchen to get them drinks.

It concerned Kakashi a bit that she felt comfortable enough to take food and drinks without asking. On the other hand, he always told people to take what ever they liked and didn't have to ask all the time.

She returned and handed him a glass of soda. 'Sakura, one can't share privacy, it wouldn't be privacy anymore.'

'I know.' She answered in a uninterested way. 'But you could do anything you would have done when you were alone. I don't mind.'

Kakashi sighed it was near impossible to get her out of the house. Of course getting angry would help, but he couldn't possible be angry with such an adorable young woman.

Sakura kicked of her shoes and rested her feet next to her.

'You're impossible.' Kakashi dropped himself on the couch across Sakura.

'Did you ever have a girlfriend?' Sakura asked cause she never really saw him with anyone.

'That's non of your business, why do you wanna know anyway?' He sat up and comforted again in a nice but more gallant position.

'Just wondering. Did she ever see your face? Non of us ever did. Well at least I never did.'

'If I told you, you would know whether or not I've ever had a girlfriend.' He smiled.

'What's so wrong about that. It's not a crime to have a girlfriend. And I wouldn't mind if you didn't have any.'

'Hmmm. I know. It's just weird to talk about it.'

'Why? I've never really been in a serious relationship. Of course I've been fooling around a bit, but I'm still virgin too. Never found anyone worthy to be the first.' She talked about it fairly easily and didn't seem to mind to just lay out her love life to him.

Sakura stared at him. 'Now it's your turn. I told about my relationships.. Now I wanna know about yours.'

'Well…' Kakashi hesitated, but decided it wouldn't hurt to tell her. 'I've been with women, but I've never been in a relation ship. I don't think Ninja's do so well in relationships. We're in constant danger, have to go out of town all the time. That doesn't really make a nice partner in my opinion.'

'Did she see your face?'

Kakashi smirked. 'Why are you so interested in my face? I might have a real good reason to hide it.'

'I'm just curious what you look like. And I'm not the only one. Second of all, I don't care for the reason your hiding your face I just wanna see it.'

Kakashi laughed. 'I already told you, you wouldn't get lucky tonight.'

'If I were your girlfriend, would you show me your face?'

'I don't know. I guess. But you're not.'

'I know.' Sakura thought about it a few seconds. 'Did those women see your face?'

'Well yeah, It's kind hard to, you know, 'do' certain things with my mask on.'

Sakura was very jealous but didn't feel like confessing that, because when thinking about it she had no reason to be jealous. Those women were his girlfriends and she was only some friend he could joke around with.

'You're not jealous are you?' Kakashi always seemed to know what she was feeling. She didn't reply, not wanting to lie, but not wanting to tell either.

'You'll see my face some day. Today is just not the day. You still can't beat me. It's like steeling one of my bells, just a little bit harder.'

'They didn't have to chase you to see. You just showed them.' Kakashi got up, walked over to Sakura and sat down next to her.

'That's in a different situation. If it would have been you I slept with, which is very improbable because of your age and you being my student, you would have seen my face too.'

'So if I would have been older, and wouldn't have been your student you would have 'done' it with me?' Sakura's mood changed and she gained a little hope. He might be interested in her after all.

'I don't know, cause you aren't older and you are my student.'

'Can I touch your mask? I promises I wont pull it down.' Sakura didn't wait for an answer and softly touched his mask. With light gentle strokes she first explored the shape of his nose and than the outer lines of his lips.

Kakashi stiffened, her touch was so soft he could barely feel it. He shivered slightly when she touched his lips. She slipped her hand to the side of his face and he felt a soft kiss on his cheek close to his ear. 'Sakura, don't.'

'Why not?' He could feel her lips touch his ear as she whispered. A wave of desire rushed through his body. He turned his face to look her straight in the eyes. 'Just…' Sakura pressed her lips against his mask where his lips were. Kakashi raised himself and got a few steps further away from Sakura. 'Sakura, don't. It's a stupid thing to do. You're 17 for god sake.'

'But I want it. Don't you want it?'

'You think your behavior doesn't effect me? I'm a man, if got feelings to. You're a good looking girl, of course it effects me. But it's not about what I want. I just cant. You're a teenager. I can't.'

Sakura looked disappointed. 'I suppose I understand. Would it have made any difference if I were 18?'

'I don't know Sakura.' Kakashi sat down next to her again. 'Even if it would. It doesn't make much of a difference cause you're not 18 yet.'