This is a fluff chapter! Be forewarned! Sorry it's short, but it's basically filler between the last chapter and the next. Yay! I got reviews!

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto or Kakashi and hating every minute of it.

Ch. 10: Apologies and Kisses

When Sakura poofed into the room, Kakashi was sitting on the edge of the bed, already covered with band-aids and was attempting to bandage his ribcage. "Oh, hi Sakura. Shower's open." He already had his eyepatch and mask on.

Sakura vented a frustrated growl and crossed over to the bed. "Here." she said. Kakashi looked at her, mildly confused as she sat beside him. "Just let me fix your rib cage and clear my conscience." she growled. Relenting, he sighed and sat still, facing her.

"I need you to lie down." she said.

"Hn."

Kakashi laid on his back on the bed. Sakura took a deep breath and began focusing chakra to her hand, a bluish-white glow emitted from her right hand. Placing it over his rib cage, she leaned down and concentrated on fixing his rib.

Kakashi lost himself in the warmth of her chakra while Sakura let her thoughts wander. 'He smells so good. Like the forest on a rainy day.'

"Kakashi. I'm going to heal your other injuries and check for any more."

"Mmm…" he replied.

She blushed. 'He seems to be enjoying this.'

After she healed the scrapes, she placed both hands on his bare chest, blushing slightly more. She slowly threaded her chakra through his body searching for injuries.

Kakashi bit back a groan. 'Shit, I'm not going last much longer.'

He opened his eyes to see Sakura brushing a stray hair out of his face. 'He's/she's so close to me.'

Their faces inched closer. Closing their eyes, they closed the gap between them and kissed. The same thought racing through both their brains. 'We kissed? We're kissing?'

Sakura pulled back immediately and blushed beet-red. 'She's cute like this,' he thought.

"I am so sorry Kakashi. I don't know what came over me and I'm sorry if you felt weird that we kissed. Also, I'm sorry for hurting you earlier (A/N: LOL. A Tohru moment.) and I'm sor-"

Sakura's rant was interrupted when Kakashi crushed his lips to hers. She immediately melted into the kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck., both thanking Kami that they hadn't changed out of their swimwear yet.

Kakashi pulled back before things got out of hand. Resting his forehead on hers, he started to talk. "Sakura, it's ok. But I need to tell you something. I want to apologize for earlier. I'm sorry I embarrassed you. I really didn't mean too. It really was an accident."

Sakura stared blankly at him before realizing what he was talking about. "Oh. It's all right Kakashi."

'So he kissed me to stop my ranting, huh?' She felt a twinge of pain in her heart.

'But that doesn't explain why he chose that option or why you liked it.'

'Because he's a good kisser?'

'Wrong. Even though I can't tell you, I'll give you a clue. How do you feel about Kakashi?'

'I like him as a friend. Just a friend. Right?'

Kakashi watched her as she sat on his lap thinking. 'She kissed me back?'

'She likes you.'

'No. It's called a moment of weakness, which is why I kissed her a second time.'

'Bullshit. You just wanted to feel those petal-soft lips of hers on yours and make sure it wasn't a dream.'

"Kakashi?"

He blinked and looked at her. "Naruto asked all of us to lunch after you poofed, want to go? He's treating."

'Naruto? Treating? This is a good day!'

"Sure, Sakura."

"Um. Kakashi."

"Hm?"

"Could you not tell them about the..you know." She looked him in the eye and saw the sadness and disappointment there. "It's not like that, Kakashi! It's just, I'm worried about what they'd do to you. Especially Naruto."

'Oh yeah. Them. She's worried about me?'

'And she liked the kiss? Man. Even I didn't see that coming.'

Kakashi nodded. "Okay. I'll take my shower and then we'll leave." He nodded, staying in the room and got dressed while she went to the bathroom. She got out and they smiled at each other, then went out of the room to meet up with Naruto and Sasuke in the lobby.