AN- This is a modern, college, semi coffee shop AU all rolled into one. It's chock full of cliche's and lots of fluff (although note, this fic will be rated M for a reason). This is not meant to be taken seriously. It's just something fun that popped in my head one day so hopefully, you'll have as much fun reading it as I've had writing it so far! Enjoy!

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Another typical Thursday had rolled around and Sakura found herself in the library, her textbooks and notes she had taken the past week were spread out before her on the table before her. Midterms were over but that didn't mean she could slack off. She had two assignments due in her sociology class, clinicals coming up in Medical Procedures and she was still stressing out about what she could have possibly made on her Bio-Chem midterm. She tossed her pen into the crease in her sociology textbook and let her head fall back against the chair behind her.

She popped her neck and massaged the muscles that ached from spending the last hour and a half bent over the table. Her usual third floor study tables had been occupied by a large group working on a project and she had resorted to setting up on the first floor behind the computers. Several people were doing papers and research but a few guys were watching videos and laughing a bit too loudly for her to concentrate. She scowled toward them as she gathered her hair up into a ponytail and secured it at the back of her head.

The outside pouch of her backpack vibrated and she raised an eyebrow at where her phone was sitting. She unzipped the pouch and pulled the device from inside, shaking her head at the message bubble that popped up. It was from Ino.

'Dying of boredom in this class!'

Sakura quickly typed a response, rolling her eyes as another peal of laughter sounded from the computers. ' Maybe you should pay attention '

' Yeah right. Are you still in the library?'

'Unfortunately.' Sakura dropped her phone onto her backpack and cracked her knuckles, knowing she should be finishing her work instead of texting. She could always finish it over the weekend but she hated procrastinating. Finishing her work before the weekend would let her be free of worry and have plenty of time to have fun. Knowing she had an assignment or two looming over her head would make her miserable the entire time.

She grabbed her pen and pulled her notebook back toward her, finding where she had left off in the textbook. From across the floor, the front doors of the library opened and a swirl of autumn leaves poured in around the legs of the figure who made their way inside. Sakura glanced from the familiar man back to her notes before her brain could catch up to her pounding heart beat. She gasped and looked back up at Professor Hatake making his way to the front desk where a student was sitting, organizing books on a cart. He stood talking to the guy behind the counter, his back to Sakura, giving her a chance to stare at him without consequence. She tried to look away, tried to turn her attention back to her work below her but couldn't tear her eyes away.

She had never seen him in the library before. As ridiculous as it was, she couldn't help wondering if he knew she'd be there. No. It was just a coincidence. By the way he had talked to her after their lab, she was sure he didn't feel the same as she did. He had been oddly disappointed in her for staying quiet but he didn't hear what the other students were saying. Having them think she was his teacher's pet or flirting for her grade was bad and it made her realize that the little games she was playing with herself around him were far too dangerous to keep up.

But, seeing him again made the knots inside her stomach twist uncontrollably and she clenched her fist so tightly around her pen she feared the plastic would crack. He laughed softly at something the student was saying and adjusted the shoulder strap of his briefcase before stepping away. Sakura swallowed and felt a bit of panic welling up inside her as she realized he might see her. She did a quick glance down at her clothes, cursing the wrinkles set in the fabric of her T-shirt. She wrenched the ponytail holder from her hair and brushed her fingers through her locks, hoping she didn't look too much of a mess...Then again, she really shouldn't care.

Licking her lips, she leaned back over her books and rest her forehead in the palm of her hand, knowing it would look bad if he caught her staring at him. The words on the pages made no sense and she tried to focus on the paragraph she had left off at but it was no use. She could practically feel him walking her way. She lifted her gaze up a bit and caught sight of him making his way around the tables of computers, heading toward the corner she had tried to hide herself in. If he noticed her, he didn't make it known.

Sakura kept her head bent toward the table as he crossed in front of her table and dropped his briefcase down beside the copy machines that were pushed against the wall to her right. So, he definitely didn't come there for her. Sakura couldn't deny the fact that it seemed odd that the circumstances brought them both to the back corner of the library. She would have missed him completely had the group on the third floor not been there. Her pulse raced as she realized how close he was to her.

Her phone vibrated again and she slowly reached for it, glancing down at the text from Ino. ' Whenever this class ends, I'll join you. Maybe thirty more minutes' Sakura didn't respond. She slowly closed her sociology book and swallowed hard, torn between wanting to stay just in case he noticed her and knowing she should distance herself from him altogether. Sliding her book back into her book bag, she hesitated, pursing her lips as she glanced at him from the corner of her eye. Then again, she was curious to know if he at least graded their midterms.

She shoved the rest of her things into her backpack and zipped it up, watching him discreetly as she did so. He slid a piece of paper into the copier tray and punched a few buttons before the machine came to life. She hoped no one noticed how strange she was sure she looked, staring at the man, watching him complete such a mundane task. But, she couldn't look away. Her eyes traveled down to his back. He was wearing a black jacket with a hood and a pair of dark jeans that Sakura couldn't help notice fit him perfectly. The copy machine made a noise, startling her from her gaze, and Kakashi stacked his copies before repeating the whole process over.

Sakura slowly stood from her chair, pulling her backpack onto her shoulders. She ignored the laughter that had annoyed her so badly earlier, barely even noticing it now. Taking a step toward her professor, she took a deep breath and stepped to the side of the copy machine, glancing down at the stacks of papers before looking up at him. "Good afternoon, Ms. Haruno."

She didn't let herself react to him not calling her by her first name. She shook her hair from her eyes and folded her arms over her chest, leaning a shoulder against the wall. "Hey. I didn't want to bother you but I'm curious if you got our tests graded."

Kakashi grinned and nodded before pulling the fresh copies from the tray right in front of Sakura's stomach. She took a step back, the back of his hands coming too close to touching her. He didn't seemed to even notice. "I did, actually."

"Do you happen to remember what I made?"

"Not off the top of my head. It was good, though."

She didn't want good . She wanted the best. Pursing her lips, she stepped back to the copier and nodded, not satisfied with his answer. What did she expect? He couldn't remember her test grade just because she had a little crush on him. Besides, hadn't she come to the conclusion that he didn't reciprocate her feelings, no matter how much she had built it all up in her mind? It was just another one of her fantasies that she couldn't let go of.

Kakashi glanced down at her as he slipped the large stack of papers back into his briefcase, pulling the original out of the machine. "You don't seem very happy about that." His tone was teasing and it made her stomach twist uncomfortable inside her. Sakura wished he wouldn't sound so good when he talked to her. She was dying to know how he sounded when he talked to his other students. Was his voice that low and deep with anyone else?

She lifted her eyes up to him and forced a half smile. "I was just hoping to know exactly what grade I had." Her heartbeat was loud in her ears as they stared at one another, his hands slowing as they zipped his satchel back up. As much as her head was repeating to her that he had no feelings for her and that he definitely didn't notice this strange attraction between them, she couldn't ignore the fact that it was there. Her entire body buzzed with little jolts of electricity anytime she was near him and she was sure the hair along her arms was standing.

Kakashi seemed to break free of whatever passed between them and cleared his throat, throwing the strap of his satchel over his head. "Well," He glanced around before checking the watch around his wrist. "I'm heading back to my office right now. If you want to know your grade, I'll pull it up for you." A strange pull behind her navel made Sakura nearly take a step back. She blinked and crossed her arms over her chest, not able to do much else aside from nod. For a moment, neither made a move to leave. This wasn't exactly keeping her distance from him and she knew this was exactly the dangerous behavior she should be avoiding. But, as he turned to make his way back across the library floor, Sakura followed closely behind, ignoring the warning in her head.

She could feel her phone buzzing in her backpack and she cursed beneath her breath, realizing that Ino would be meeting her before long. She quickly pulled her phone out and checked the message. It wasn't from Ino and just a text reminding her that she had to work early in the morning. She shoved it into her pocket as Kakashi opened the library door for her, standing to the side so she could pass in front of him. It was all she could do to keep herself from taking in a deep breath of his scent as she passed.

The air outside was cold and she regretted not bringing a jacket, despite the long sleeves of her T-shirt. She hugged her arms around her waist as she let him lead her down the brick sidewalk toward the his building. She couldn't tell if the tension between them was awkward, normal, or sexual. It definitely didn't feel normal. This wasn't the first time she had ever talked to a professor or even walked with them to their office. It had never felt like this before though.

"I wanted to apologize, for yesterday. I didn't mean to imply you were being dumb or lazy." He glanced down at her and she blinked in surprise. "You're incredibly smart and I was just annoyed that the other students made you feel like that. I kind of hoped you were rubbing off on them."

Sakura couldn't help but laugh. "Don't worry about it. I didn't think you were implying anything." She just figured he was showing the side of him he always showed her in class. But, hearing him apologize now made her smile. Every time she thought he was too harsh or cold, he proved her wrong and made her insides warm. Sakura bit her lip, thankful for the heat spreading over her skin to block out the chill in the wind. They rounded around the Humanities building and Kakashi turned them onto the right path. It wasn't long before the enormous, modern structure of the Science department loomed before them.

He held the door open for her once again and this time, she breathed in his scent, holding it for as long as she could. It should be a crime for anyone to smell that good. She didn't wait on him, too caught up in committing his scent to memory to realize that he was nearly two steps behind her. He chuckled as he caught up to her, shaking his head. "You in a hurry?" He asked and Sakura almost answered him with a 'yes' before clamping her mouth shut tight.

She couldn't exactly admit to wanting to be alone with him, even if it was in his office. A hundred fantasies swirled through her head as they took the stairs, nearly all involving him pushing her down on his desk as he kissed her. Heat flared over her face and she was definitely regretting wearing long sleeves. She pushed them up to her elbows and tried not to think about how they were relatively alone in the stairwell. What would he do if she pushed him against the wall between floors and made a move? Could she be as bold as Ino had suggested? Her heart pounded like a drum as she embarrassingly realized that she was turning herself on.

They made it to the top floor and Sakura held her breath as she glanced at the office doors around them. Only one was open and thankfully it was right off the stairs, no where near his office at the end of the hall. The woman at the desk was far too busy typing to even notice them and soon, they were turning into his own space. He flipped the light switch on at the side of the door and dropped his satchel down on his desk, nodding for Sakura to take a seat. She couldn't help notice that he pushed the door until it was open only a few inches.

Her legs trembled as she lowered herself into the chair across from him. She watched him turn his computer on, glancing up at him, wishing she could know if he was feeling the same tension she was. There was no way he wasn't. She could see that his fingers were fidgeting nervously as he tried to pull the zipper of his hooded jacket. He slipped it off and tossed it onto the back of his chair and Sakura had to bit the inside of her lip to keep from making a sound. His shirt hugged his body, making her imagination run wild with what he had beneath it.

Kakashi sat down as the computer screen came to life, the system taking a bit long to start up. He pulled the papers he had been making copies of out of his satchel and set them down on his desk in front of Sakura. "Mind helping me staple these?" He handed her a stapler and she took it from him, the tip of her middle finger touching his knuckle. Their eyes met at the same time and Sakura was certain now. He felt it too.

Kakashi cleared his throat and turned to the computer though it hadn't finished booting up. He was definitely nervous and she couldn't help the small smile that tugged the corner of her lips. She glanced down at the stack of papers. They were tests for another Chemistry class he taught. She took one page from the top stack and put it on top of the back page, stapling the corner while her mind was screaming at her to say something to him. She wanted to call him out, to demand he tell her that he noticed this connection, this undeniable attraction to her. God, just knowing the fact that he had wanted to come up to her apartment that night thrilled her to the core.

"What class is this for?" She asked to take her mind off of the internal screaming, the sharp sound of the stapler cutting through the tension spreading between them. Biting her lower lip, she set the tests to the side to continue the process, avoiding his gaze.

"Advanced Inorganic Chemistry." She didn't know how something so complex could sound so alluring but she figured it had something to do with the tone of his voice. She pressed the stapler over the two pages and glanced at him over the top of the test. He turned to the computer screen and logged into the university's website. Another sharp click echoed around the office as she stapled a test and set it aside.

Her hand was cramping by the time he pulled up his grade book but she refused to stop. It was a distraction from staring at him, at least.

"Sounds complicated." She said quietly. "Is it very difficult?"

Kakashi glanced at her as his fingers hovered over the keyboard, a small smile on his lips. "It's not exactly in your degree plan." He tapped at the keyboard and narrowed his eyes at the screen. Sakura watched him slip on a pair of reading glasses, the sight of him nearly making her drop the stapler from her hands. She didn't know how he managed to look so adorable while being so achingly hot. It wasn't fair. No one should be able to look that good.

She gave a small shrug and clamped the stapler together loudly, shifting in her chair, trying to ignore the arousal growing through her. "Maybe I just want to take it for fun." It took all she had not to look at him in that moment but she could feel his gaze on her and it was scorching across her skin. She poured every bit of concentration she had into the last remaining tests and bit down hard on her lip, the silence between them nearly smothering her.

"Oh, I'm sure by the end of this semester, you'll be sick of me."

Her eyes met his and she took a shaking breath before her lips stretched into a smile. "I doubt that." Surprised flashed over his face for a brief second before he blinked it away and studied her, turning his head a bit to the side. Sakura could see him searching for something to say but was coming up completely empty. Good. She nodded toward the computer before setting the last of the tests down on the stack. "Is that my grade?"

Kakashi cleared his throat and turned his attention back to the computer screen, faltering for a moment as if he almost forgot what he was looking at. He clicked on a tab at the top of the page and her grades all appeared on the screen. She was pleased to see that she her grades were all A's and each of her labs were 100's. Just seeing it on his computer screen gave her a strange sense of satisfaction and she watched him scroll down to her midterm grade. "You made a 97. I think you only missed one."

Her smile dropped from her face and she felt the need to curse, knowing which question had stumped her. She sat back in the chair and resisted the urge to pout like a child. There would be no talking her way up in points this time. Kakashi chuckled and took his glasses off, tossing them onto the desk beside the monitor. "Don't look so disappointed. It was the highest grade, as usual."

"I just thought I had gotten them all right. I wanted…" She paused and let her eyes meet his, not sure if she should finish her thought. Her heart leapt into her throat as she struggled to swallow around the words sitting heavy on her tongue. She tucked her hair behind her ear and blinked down at the stack of tests she had finished. "I wanted to impress you."

"You did." His voice was quiet but still made a chill pass over her. "Sakura, I-"

His words were cut off by the shrill ringing of her cellphone in her pocket. She pressed a hand to her hip and cursed whoever was calling her! The way he had said her name made her feel as if she were going to come undone and melt right into the floor. She was dying to know what he was going to say and now she'd never know! She glanced quickly at the name, vowing to throttle Ino for calling her at such a horrible moment before ignoring the call and silencing the ringer. But, it was too late.

Kakashi's mask was back up, and she could feel the air surrounding him was completely different. He was closed off, no more smirk pulling at the corner of his pale lips, no more dark, unfathomable gazes. He grabbed the stack of tests from in front of her and stood, clearing his throat. "Thank you for stapling these. I'll see you on Monday."

Sakura stood, feeling as if she had just been slapped in the face. She grabbed her book back and hesitated, glancing around his desk as he busied himself with anything that would distract him from her. It was glaringly obvious how much he was trying to keep himself from looking at her. Pursing her lips, Sakura slipped her backpack on her shoulders and turned to the door. She opened her mouth, not even sure of what she wanted to say. It wouldn't have changed anything anyway. Without a word, she slipped out of his office and shut the door quietly behind her and as she hurried back to the library where she knew Ino was angrily waiting for her, Sakura couldn't stop thinking about what he was about to say to her.

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AN- So, This isn't quite the 'alone time' some of you had in mind. Like I said before, this is going to be a slow, slow burn. Also, I'll be away at my parent's next week for the holiday weekend so I'm debating on whether or not to post the next chapter early, or to wait until the week after. The next chapter has been one of my favorites so I'm excited to post it :D