A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. I really needed to study hard and i kind of forgot to update. Thanks for the reviews though. Well i kept you waiting long enough. Enjoy!

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Chapter 10: A secret admirer

"Even though I'm just released from the hospital Kakashi-san, I still can walk," Sakura said blushing furiously. Tsunade wasn't kidding that Kakashi was going to take care of her, hell she would give anything for it to let him do that. But being carried through the streets in his arms bride-style while everyone was watching them made her a bit embarrassed. Hearing the civilians whisper behind them like; 'Are they together?' or 'Wasn't he her sensei?', 'They look so cute together don't you think?' made her blush only more. She was sure Kakashi heard it too, but looking into his eye she only saw his happy eye crease like always.

"I know that Sakura, but I would prefer not taking risks. And now as your personal caretaker…"

"Oh you mean personal slave?" Sakura said teasingly.

"You can put it that way I guess," Kakashi replied, seeing the evil glint in her eyes he quickly added: "And no, you can't have a bell to ring if you need me. I'm not your dog."

"Kill-joy," Sakura said softly before laying her head on his shoulder.

Kakashi's heartbeat quickened at her little action and prayed that she didn't notice it. Glancing at her, he knew that she didn't. He really enjoyed feeling her in his arms. It felt so right and so good, he didn't want to let go. The warmth of her body against his was addicting and he found himself craving for more. He wanted to touch her, kiss her, love her and most of all, making her feel how much he wanted her. That she would know that he didn't want her only for her body, but also for her spirit and mind. Kakashi smiled to himself secretly behind his mask. He couldn't wait to put his little plan into action.

He was pulled out of his thoughts when he heard Sakura saying his name. "Kakashi?"

"Hmm?"

"Are you alright?"

Kakashi looked at her bit confused. "I'm fine, why do you ask?"

"Because you walked straight passed my house and you didn't answer to me before when I called your name," the pink haired replied. Kakashi blushed and stopped his tracks. Turning around, he saw that he indeed walked past her house.

He just shrugged it of and walked back to her house. He opened the door with his elbow before pushing the door open. Sakura jumped slightly when she heard the yelling. "WELCOME HOME SAKURA!"

There in front of them where most of their friends, Ino, Sai, Yamato, Hinata, Naruto, Kasumi, Takeo, Kiyoto, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Choji, Neji and Tenten. On the wall was a big banner what said: Welcome home pinky, in the kitchen was the drinks and food on the table. Sakura smiled back and waved slightly. Kakashi just smiled and walked into the living room to put her down on the couch. He murmured something about being thirsty before walking away.

She was just a minute alone before Kasumi went to sit next to her. "I'm so glad your feeling allot better Sakura," Kasumi said smiling, hugging her friend carefully. Sakura nodded and smiled at her. But then her gaze turned to a red bruised spot on her neck. She grinned and looked at her with a teasing glint which Kasumi knew all to well.

"What?" She asked a bit nervous.

"I didn't know Iruka had it in him, but looking at you looking like a cheetah pretty much proves me wrong." She laughed when she saw her friend turn crimson and putting her hand quickly in her neck.

"Now I remember that I can't hide anything from you." Sakura just smiled back at her.

"By the way, why did you let Kakashi carry you through the doorstep?" she asked suddenly.

"I don't know, he didn't want to take risks."

"It looked like practice to me," Kasumi suddenly said softly. Sakura eyes went wide and looked at her friend with disbelief.

"What?!"

"You know, with a new married couple, the bride always gets carried over the doorstep as a symbol for a new beginning," Kasumi grinned, enjoying the feeling that for a change she was teasing her captain and not the other way around like always.

Kasumi lead in closer and whispered softly in her ear, "I know you have feelings for him Sakura, it's obvious."

"What? H-how did you know that?" Sakura asked shocked. She thought she'd hide it well. But if Kasumi saw right through her, did Kakashi know it too? She gulped and looked briefly at the silver haired jounin that captured her heart. 'Does he already know how I feel about him? The way he acts around me, makes me think that he doesn't but he is the one of looking under the beneath.'

"Don't worry Sakura, he doesn't know it," Kasumi said like she could read her mind.

"How did you know?" Sakura asked, looking back at her team mate and best friend. "

The way you look at him, your touch lingers and most of all, when we talk about him you always seem to lighten up."

"Should have known that I can't hide some things from my best tracker," Sakura winked at Kasumi.

"Do you want something to drink too Sakura?" a male voice suddenly came from behind. Sakura turned and looked at Kakashi.

"Yeah sure. Water would be nice." Kakashi nodded and walked away again. Grabbing a glass and looking briefly at the pink haired, he saw Kasumi whispering something in her ear. Sakura laughed and pushed her softly away teasingly. Kasumi just grinned and laughed with her. Kakashi smiled at the scene.

He was relieved that nothing has changed with Sakura. He was scarred that she would hide and cutting herself off from her friends to heal by herself. Or that she didn't remember some things because of her coma. The only thing that needed to be healed was her chakra system so she could use it again.

He walked back and gave the glass to Sakura. Sakura just nodded and thanked him smiling. 'God I love her smile. 'What a cute dimples.'

"Sakura, I'll speak to you later. I need to pick up Daichi and make sure he has everything. He's going to grandmother this weekend." Sakura nodded and hugged her friend goodbye.

"Pff, that was nice." Sakura sighed softly before closing her eyes.

"It sure was." Kakashi replied en turned to the kitchen to do the dishes.

"Shall I help you?" Sakura asked, opening her eyes. She wanted to get up but got pushed gently back on the couch.

"It's alright Sakura, I can handle it. Why don't you relax a while?" Kakashi whispered hotly in her ear. Sakura blushed and nodded briefly. "Good girl." He was tempted to nibble her ear but restrained himself. Getting up and stropping up his sleeves he turned on the water.

Sakura smiled and closed her eyes again. She felt a bit guilty letting Kakashi do all the dishes but if he wanted that she would relax, who was she to reject? She snuggled closer into the pillow and let out a low sigh. Suddenly she opened her eyes and jerked up. She got up and walked into the bathroom. Quickly she closed the door and locked it. Walking over to the window she closed the curtains.

Darkness fell over the room and Sakura turned around, looking straight into the bright blue eyes of her shadow tiger. "What are you doing here?" Sakura whispered softly, kneeling in front of her and softly stroking her fur. She already sensed her present when she laid on the couch.

"Can't I see my mistress to see if she is alright?" Tira said, closing her eyes and purring softly at her mistress's caressing.

"But I didn't summon you how…?" Tira opened her eyes and smirked evilly.

"That doesn't mean I can't visit you. I' still one with the shadows Sakura, I can be everywhere. You know I don't obey the law of my homeland to stay there and only leave if you get summoned." Sakura nodded. She knew Tira hated it there alright. She's been there once when she got bounded with Tira. Sakura shuddered. If she could decide, she won't go back there again at all.

Sakura's eyes softened with sympathy and continued stroking her fur. "You know I can't keep you here right now Tira. If Kakashi sees you…"

"I know, I know," Tira sighed miserably. 'If he sees me he knows your secret.'

"He's coming," Tira suddenly said and disappeared. Sakura tensed slightly when she heard knocking on the door.

"Are you alright?" Kakashi asked through the door.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She got up and opened the curtains again. She grabbed some aspirins before opening the door.

Sakura was surprised when she saw the worried gaze of Kakashi but giggled when she saw he was wearing an apron. He caught her gaze and turned his head away and scratching the back of his neck nervously. "Hehe, well I don't want to get all wet you know and…"

Sakura grinned and kissed him softly on his cheek. "I think it looks cute on you. Who thought that the great Copy nin would wear an apron afraid to get wet?" She walked passed him and laid back on the couch again.

Kakashi stood frozen before smiling behind his mask. 'She kissed me.' He turned and took off the apron. Throwing it over the kitchen chair he walked back into the living room. He grabbed her legs and sat down before laying them back again. "How are you feeling?"

"Just a bit of a headache but already took aspirins." Kakashi nodded before closing his eye himself and relaxed.

Sakura thought back at the party. It was really nice to see all her friends again. Ino would stay for 2 more days before she would go back to Suna again. She also didn't see Sai and Yamato lately. Sai was back in the Anbu roots and Yamato went back to Anbu. She jumped when she suddenly felt a warm grip around her feet. She looked up and saw Kakashi massaging her feet.

"Relax, Sakura." Sakura blushed a little before she laid back down again. She closed her eyes and concentrated on the feeling of Kakashi's hands on her feet. 'Damn he is good.' She smiled softly while drifting slowly into sleep.

Sakura awoke with a scream. She clutched her stomach and bend over. Waves of pain only were getting worse. 'What is happening to me and why now?' she thought irritated. She didn't have the time to wonder how she got into bed; she only wanted to cut out her stomach so the pain would end. It felt like being slowly cut open with a knife. The door bursted open and Kakashi ran into the room.

He kneeled beside her and tried to analyse what was happening. He forced her to lie down and pushed her hands away to look at her stomach. Red marks were covering her skin around the place where she got stabbed. 'This isn't good.' He summoned Pakkun and ordered him to get Tsunade here as soon as possible. He ran into the bathroom, grabbing some towels and putted it under cold water. He ran back and laid it down on her stomach.

Sakura hissed at the coldness but it did help a little. She turned her head and groaned in pain. This was not how she thought it would be to have two weeks alone with Kakashi. The said silver haired jounin pushed some strands of hair away from her face while whispering soft comforting words. He laid his hand and her cheek and Sakura looked into his mismatched eyes. Kakashi eyes widen with shock when he saw her eyes. One of them already was black with red while the other was half way black. 'Hurry Pakkun'

"Hang on Sakura," he whispered softly, "fight against it."

Sakura just turned her head and squeezed her eyes. She then opened her eyes to feel something wet tripling down her skin. She opened her eyes and saw her blood dripping down her body. She turned her head again and her eyes went wide. She wanted to scream but a cold hand was covering her mouth.

With fear filled eyes she looked at Itachi he laughed down at her. "I'm stronger than you are Shadow Sakura. You can't deny that. In time you will search for me and join me. I'll be waiting." He grabbed his katana with his free hand before stabbing her right on the spot where she first got his sword. Sakura screamed, the pain was unbearable before she blacked out.

She sat up with a jolt and was embraced with 2 strong arms. She struggled but the grip only became tighter. Sakura only relaxed when she heard his voice. "It's alright Sakura, it was just a dream," Kakashi said softly. He ran into the room when she started screaming. When he came in, he saw her clutching her stomach while in her sleep. He went to sit beside her and tried to wake her up.

Sakura laid her head on his shoulder and wrapped her arms around his waist, not wanting to let go. Only then she noticed slight pain in her stomach. Softly Kakashi kissed her on shoulder, whispering soothing words in her ear. It seemed to help since her grip loosened and she stopped shivering. "What was the dream about?" He asked, still embracing her tightly.

Sakura said nothing but replayed the dream in her head. It felt so real. Was it a vision about what would become of her? Or was it just a silly nightmare that her mind made? She didn't know, she didn't even want to know. But the pain in the dream was so real and felt like it was ripping her apart. She snuggled closer to Kakashi's comforting warmth and was now with her face in the crock of his neck. "I can't remember and I don't think I want to remember," she replied softly. It wasn't a whole lie. She really didn't want to remember the dream, it freaked her out. And what did Itachi mean with waiting for her if it was a vision?

It seemed that Kakashi believed her little lie or he didn't want to force her to tell him the dream. She was thankful for that. Sakura breathed in his scent and only relaxed more. She always felt save in his arms.

"Please don't leave," Sakura whispered softly. Kakashi kissed her shoulder again and ran his fingers threw the soft pink hair.

"I won't." Sakura let out a breath of relieve and closed her eyes again. Kakashi's scent and caressing slowly intoxicated her back into sleep once again.

Sakura awoke a couple hours later, next to something warm. An arm was wrapped around her waist and she lay against a muscular chest, her own arm was wrapped around his waist while their legs were intervened and her she looked straight into a cloth covered neck. She blushed about their position and didn't dare to move. Not wanting to wake up Kakashi if he wasn't awake already. But feeling his deep breathing she could tell the he still was asleep. She lifted her head softly and looked at the clock beside her bed. Seeing it was only 8 am she laid back down and tried to sleep again.

But for some reason she couldn't. She sighed softly; she didn't want to break their embrace. It felt so nice and comforting; she wanted to lie like this forever. 'I think I'll stay here for a little while longer. I can't risk waking Kakashi now can I?' She smiled and concentrated on his breathing but froze when he heard his voice calling her name.

Sakura waited for him to continue but nothing came. She frowned. Was he still sleeping? Sakura concentrated on his breathing again and knew he was still asleep. The silver haired jounin suddenly groaned softly and Sakura froze. His hand lay now on her breast, his head now in the crock of her neck. Kakashi sighed softly, "Sakura..." and nuzzled closer before settling down again. 'I wonder what he is dreaming about,' Sakura mused. 'Well now I really can't leave without risking him to wake up. Not that I mind anyways.'

An hour later Kakashi woke up. He smiled when he remembered his dream. He and Sakura were already together and they already had a child. He slowly opened his eye and saw some pink strands surrounding his head. He blinked his eye a couple of times before he realized he was spooning Sakura. He jerked away and blushed. "I'm so sorry Sakura," He muttered softly and turned his head so he didn't have to look at her.

Sakura grinned and sat up. "It's alright, I don't mind you doing that again," the pink haired whispered hotly into his ear. She grinned while Kakashi shivered and gulped hard. That was exactly what she was aiming for. She got up and grabbed some clean clothes before walking off into the bathroom. She smiled when she felt his gaze following her.

Kakashi followed her with his gaze before he lay back down on the bed. 'My mind is playing with me or is she flirting? Please be it the latter.' Kakashi thought begging. He stood up and walked into the kitchen to prepare their breakfast.

Sakura just finished with her shower and was dressing herself when she heard the fire alarm gone off. Only in her pants on and her bra, she ran into the kitchen. She pushed Kakashi away from the cooker and grabbed the lid before laying it on the fire for closing of the oxygen. She grabbed the pan and laid it down in the sink. Turning on the water she pushed the lid away. Walking away she opened the window so the smoke could get away with the burning scent that now hung around her kitchen. She climbed on the counter and turned of their fire alarm.

When she was finished she finally turned to Kakashi who was scratching the back of his neck nervously.

"What the hell were you thinking?" Sakura asked livid. "You almost burned down my kitchen!"

"I wanted to make you pancakes for breakfast but I forgot to lower the heat and it caught fire, hehe," he laughed nervously.

Sakura's eyes softened and sighed. "Just go take a shower, leave the cooking to me this time; I still want to live here for some time."

"But I'm supposed to…" Sakura pointed into the direction of the bathroom. "Shower now."

Kakashi hung his head defeated and walked away to the bathroom.

Sakura shook her head sighed softly with a playful smile on her face. 'I can't believe that man.' She turned off the water and looked at her brand new pan. "Ah well their goes my lovely pan," she sighed softly before throwing it away.

She grabbed some butter, flower and some eggs to make new dough. After she was finished she putted some butter into the pan and turned the fire on low, setting up the table before she turned to the cooker to start baking pancakes.

Kakashi walked into the kitchen when Sakura just finished with the pancakes. "Just in time," Sakura smiled while putting his plate in front of him.

"Thanks." They talked about everything and nothing and the accident in the bedroom and kitchen was already forgotten. "That was delicious Sakura," Kakashi sighed smiling. Sakura blinked and saw that his plate was already empty. 'Oh yeah I forgot,' Sakura sweat dropped.

"Want some more?"

"No thanks, I'm full."

He waited patiently for Sakura to finish before cleaning up the table He ordered Sakura back into the living room to relax so he could do the dishes in peace. Sakura just laughed at him and went into the bathroom to retrieve her shirt. Walking into the living room she lay down on the couch again and grabbed Kakashi's Come Come paradise copy from his jounin jacket.

She was so into the story she didn't even here him coming into the living room. "Enjoying it I see?" he said suddenly next to her ear. She yelped and jolted up.

"Would you stop scaring me like that? You're ruining the good part."

He chuckled amused before sitting next to her. She leaned back against him and continued reading. He looked over her shoulder to read some line. 'Yup, that it definitely a good part.'

"Is this position even possible?" Sakura suddenly asked with surprise. Kakashi looked up from his other copy and looked over her shoulder to see which part she meant.

"Oh yes it is. But you need to be quite flexible," he replied smiling. Sakura got an idea and looked at him with a seductive glint in her eyes.

"Care to show me sensei?"

Kakashi mouth went dry and looked at her with disbelief. 'Did she just say that?'

Sakura laughed and stood up from the couch when the doorbell rang. "I'll get it," Sakura said laughing, seeing that Kakashi didn't recover from the shock yet. She opened the door but saw nobody. Looking down she saw a teddy bear with a rose in his left hand and a little hart between his right arm and chest. She picked it up and looked for a card. Finding one she opened it to read it.

Dear Sakura,

There's something I need,
that thing is you.
But not only you.
There's more

I need your smile.
I need your love.
I need you close to me.
I need your heart.

There's much more.
More than I can tell.
More than I can think off.
I need you by my side.

Please meet me at the bridge that leads out of Konoha at 9 pm tonight.

With much love, you're secret admirer.

She walked back into the living room reading the card over and over. Kakashi looked up and looked a bit surprised. "Who was it and from who did you get that?"

"I don't know who it was; I just opened the door and found this on my doorstep. Do you recognize this handwriting?" She suddenly asked handing him the card. "I haven't seen it before."

Kakashi looked at the card before putting it on the table. "No sorry."

"It's alright. It's allot more fun when you don't know who it is." Sakura said grinning. She settled back into the position she was before and opened the Come Come paradise again.

"So I take it you're going? Who said I approve?" Kakashi asked, acting hurt.

"You just did," Sakura said laughing, turning back at the page she was before she got interrupted. Kakashi laughed along with her and stood up.

Sakura looked up to see where her backrest was going. "Where you going?"

"I'm going to the bathroom mother," he replied teasingly before walking into the bathroom. He locked the door and opened the window. Pakkun jumped in and sat on the toilet seat.

"I already made an order by her favourite restaurant for her favourite dishes just like you asked boss." Pakkun said looking up to his master.

Kakashi nodded. "She already had seen the card and she's coming. Is everything set?"

Pakkun nodded. "Yes, everything will stand ready in your apartment when you go there."

"Great, thanks allot Pakkun. You'll get your beef when the night is over." Pakkun just waved slightly before disappearing in a poof smoke. 'Tonight everything is going to be perfect.' Kakashi thought happily before closing the window again and walking out of the bathroom.

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