Accidents

It wasn't her fault he was her teacher. He wasn't to blame when she became his student. Is it possible it's love's fault they're trapped in this accident?

Chapter 14- Wake Up Call

It was getting late. Sakura checked her watch one more time before she let out a sigh and shouldered her bag to make her journey home. She had been waiting for Kakashi to escort her back to her place where they would enjoy the evening making dinner together and planning what to do about the next mission she was assigned to. But it seemed he might have been sidetracked back at the ANBU mission reports office. Again.

She looked down each direction of the road she stood at, her face lit gently by the Konoha street lamps. The fiery orange glow lit her frame, casting it against the black cobbled stones of the street. She watched her shadow as she lifted her bag with a nudge of her shoulder. The strap of the carrier bag sighed with the weight of the numerous books piled into its cloth lining.

If there was one thing about being a medic nin she loved most of all, it was the fact she was able to take home her work. Books on herbs and roots for remidies, common ailments and their healings and more advanced damages that the body sustained from an assortment of jutsus and weaponry. Sakura adored sitting and reading through each book, filling her memory with each ledger's vast knowledge. In Kakashi's lighthearted words, she was a bookworm, destined to be studious and secluded under a stack of books for the rest of her life till she knew everything about everything.

Her fingers lifted the flap of the tote to trace over the leathery hard cover of her newest work. A Thousand And One Jutsu: Advanced Healings Of The Chakra System. Tsunade had almost a delerious smile when she presented the brand new book to Sakura. Finding new books to force onto her had to be Tsunade's favorite passtime. Little by little, Sakura was finding she had more reading to do and less time to spend on training or Kakashi. This only complecated things when it came down to the real matter at hand.

The last meeting with Tsunade ended up being a complete mess. Not only was her whole relationship with Kakashi exposed to her fellow Jonin, Tsunade set a standard standing firmly against the type of relationship Sakura and Kakashi shared. Not only did Sakura find the whole situation to be complete bullshit, but she had a sneaking suspition that Tsunade was up to something.

Each time Sakura went to gather her belongings then check out with Tsunade, she would find her and Shizune in her office, whispering and looking over a scroll. Sakura had the pleasure of interupting them many a time, only to find them quickly stuff the paper in the nearest open drawer. Sakura figured it was nothing, just Shizine and Tsunade being weird again, but for some odd reason, the paper was only hidden when she was around. Other ninja came and went, and the paper remained atop her desk to be veiwed by all, but not Sakura.

Her curiosity always flared when she saw that scroll. But with little knowledge on said scroll, she was better off in the dark.

Sakura took one last fleeting look down the road, and to her releif, Kakashi turned the corner and came into veiw. With his usual wave, he stopped halfway down the street. Sakura, knowing his game, lifted her bag and ran the distance between them, flinging herself into his open arms as she closed the gap. He kissed her carefully then set her down, looking over her body as if inspecting for injuries.

" What's that look for Kakashi?" Sakura said with a giggle as Kakashi took her bag and slung it over his shoulder, offering her his other hand. She eagerly accepted and they made their way down the dark street towards her house.

" I don't know. I've just been having this feeling all day."

Sakura nodded. She had it too. The sickening flutter of unknowing danger. She felt as though something were about to happen, at any place in any given moment in time. She hated that feeling, and it was begining to grow each day. As though some pending doom was upon them. Sakura chuckled softly, her muffled laugh attracting Kakashi's attention. With a tilt of his head, he stared curiosly at Sakura as she looked back at him with jade eyes.

" Sorry. I suppose I'm nervous is all," she stated with a light blush on her face. Kakashi turned his eyes back to the road and sighed. He knew all too well the feeling she had. An hour ago he had been sitting in a desk, filling out the reports for the last mission he was assigned to and suddenly the pinpricks struck. He was so concerened with the uneasy feeling, he left his papers to check up on Sakura. But as he spied her from atop the roof of a neighboring house to ANBU headquarters, he found her safe. Thus being the reason for his lateness.

He could never tell Sakura that he would check up on her more than once in a day. Sometimes he would sit and watch her while she worked. Kakashi could sit for hours and watch her and still be surprised at some of her small habits. From his normal viewing spot, he had the opportunity to watch many ninja as they worked. The northern side of the ANBU headquarters was made of many paned windows, exposed to the sunlight at all hours. Sakura's office sat on the thirteenth floor, Tsunade's office just above hers.

When he had nothing better to do, he would sit and watch the bustle of activity from the lage windowed walls. Keeping his eye on Sakura at all times was easy enough. It seemed the most she did at a given time was read or practice a healing jutsu. Sometimes she had patients that would drop in for a check up. Other times he would find her absent from the entire building and panic, that was, until he remembered how she had told him earlier that she was working a shift at the hospital.

The unsettled feeling never stirred from either of them and Kakashi was growing concerned. Ever since the meeting with Tsunade, Sakura had been on her toes, sure to wake at the crack of dawn to sneak back to her own house after a night with him. Or she would shoo him out in the morning as soon as it hit 7 am. He was tired of sneaking about, acting as though they were up to no good. The way he saw it, there was really no one who could tell them what to do. But Sakura, being Tsunade's understudy, disagreed and felt if they were to be together, it had to be under the carefulest of terms.

" Kakashi, what's wrong. You look sad."

Sakura squeezed his hand and he snapped out of his thoughts to look over at the pink haired woman. She smiled gently back at him, her fair skin ghostly in the pale light. He smiled back, releasing her hand to pull her to his side. Her arm wrapped around his waist and her fingers tickled at his side, coaxing a small chuckle out of him.

" Is everything okay?" Her voice was soft and full of concern and Kakashi couldn't help but break out in a smile.

" I'm fine. I just have this feeling," he replied, his eyes ever alert on the path ahead of them.

They reached Sakura's house safely, slipping inside and locking the door securely behind them. Sakura flicked the kitchen light on, basking the room with a warm glow, illuminating two figures sitting at her kitchen table. With a startled gasp, Sakura stumbled backwards, caught by Kakashi's outstretched arms. As she tried to calm her frantic heartbeat, her eyes fell to the two sitting at the table, one with a sheepish smile, the other scowling as usual.

" Do you two know how late it is? How the hell did you get in here!?" Sakura barked as she steadied herself. Kakashi nodded at the two before retreating upstairs, sure Sakura was ready to devour one of them for nearly causing her to have a heart attack.

" We're sorry Sakura, but we had to come talk to you," Naruto replied, shrinking into his chair as Sakura angrily took out pots and pans with more noise than necissary.

" Couldn't it wait till morning?" she asked as she filled a large pot with water and set it atop the stove.

Sasuke shuffled in his seat, clearing his throat. Sakura stopped her fumblings and turned her attention to them. Apparently the situation was serious due to the grimace of Naruto's face. Sakura shifted her eyes to Sasuke who stared blankly back.

" Tsunade plans to send you to support the neighboring community of the Land of Fire, Mioki specifically, with their medic nins. They need training and we overheard her saying how it would benifit you to work...away from home," Sasuke said cooly. Sakura left the stove to take a seat across from the two at the table. Kakashi retured from upstairs, finding a rather different mood than he was expecting. Sakura seemed to stare into space thoughtfully as Naruto and Sasuke shared a concerned glance.

" What's going on?"

Sakura's eyes lifted to meet Kakashi's and she smiled weakly.

" Tsunade's sending me away. She wants me to train medic nins in Mioki."

Kakashi glanced at Sasuke and Naruto who looked at him expectantly, as though he had a plan to get her out of it. But it was Sakura who reacted first. Her fist hit the table weakly and she let her head fall into her hands.

" God, why didn't I see this happening. I should have known better that Shizune and Tsunade were up to something. It's that damn scroll, I just know it," she muttered as she wearily lifted her head back up, sweeping back a strand of loose hair from the neat bun atop her head. Kakashi stood behind her, his hands on her shoulders comfortingly.

" We have to see what that scroll says. Maybe there's more to her sending you away than we think," Kakashi stated. Sakura lifted her eyes to look at him with shock written all over her features.

" You're talking about breaking into Tsunade-sama's office, Kakashi! That floor is the most heavily guarded of all in the ANBU headquarters," Sakura explained. But no matter how ludicris his idea was, she could't deny the fact she wanted the scroll. Naruto laughed, causing both of them to look over at the fox boy.

" Come on Sakura, we used to do this sort of thing all the time. Besides, your office is right below hers. You could pretend to have forgotten something and go up to your office. It's a cinch! Just open the window to let us in and we'll go right through the floor," he said confidently, punching his fist into his open hand. Sasuke chuckled at Naruto's energy.

" As much as I hate to admit, Naruto's plan is fool proof. They never guard the northern side of ANBU. If you can get up to your office and let us in, we can get to the scroll no problem," he agreed. Sakura bit her lip. Breaking into Tsuande's office would not only get them thrown in jail, have their ninja ranks stripped from them, and make them key suspects for treason, but it was the craziest thing she had ever heard of.

" You're all serious?"

They nodded, including Kakashi who gave her shoulder a squeeze. She couldn't imagine what would happen if they were caught. It was the most nerve wracking choice of her life. Risk everything she had built around her. Her career, her secure spot as one of the highest ranking ninja, tutalage and trust of the Hokage herself. Was it really worth a stupid scroll? Even so, leaving Konoha wasn't the option she wanted to go with either. She sighed and let herself succumb to the madness. All she wanted at this very moment was a chance to be with Kakashi.

" Alright, BUT," she added quickly as Naruto scooted his chair away from the table with a triumphant smile on his face. He froze and sat back down.

" We do this my way. And if anything goes wrong, it's my fault. Understand?"

" It's our faults. We're in this together," Sasuke said brazenly. Sakura cast her eyes at the floor. Her stomach twisted and squirmed with anxiety. She stood abruptly, Kakashi withdrawing his hands from her shoulders.

" I'll be ready in ten minutes. Anything you think you'll need, go get it now and meet us back here," she said quietly before retreating to the stairs. Kakashi shrugged at the two before following her out the kitchen. Sasuke swiveled in his chair to see Kakashi stop Sakura at the stairs, his hand wrap around her wrist as he pulled her around to look at him. They exchanged quiet words and Sakura looked up at Kakashi with a smile. She bit her soft pink lips before Kakashi reached up and pulled his mask down, his lips pressing against hers as he lowered his head.

Sasuke looked away quickly. It still didn't feel right to see Sakura with Kakashi. But he wanted to see her happy the most, even if it meant forgetting what feelings he had for her.

" You okay?"

Sasuke's onyx eyes targeted on Naruto. The blonde's bright blue eyes gazed at Sasuke sympathetically before Sasuke looked away.

" Yeah I'm fine. It still sucks to see her soo happy with Kakashi though."

Naruto nodded. It was still something he was going to have to get used to, but if they were happy, who was he to judge what was right? it had taken him weeks before he would admit that it didn't really bother him that much. He still felt aweful about the way he had exploded at them when he had caught them kissing. But luckily, they were able to talk about things, over ramen of course.

" Anyways, we should go get our gear for this," Sasuke added, rising from the table. Naruto jumped up and clasped his hand to Sasuke's shoulder.

" Just like old times, eh teme?"

Sasuke smiled crookedly before forming a hand sign and disapearing, leaving Naruto to choke in the smoke filled room.

" Ah that bastard always cheats!" Naruto cursed before vanishing in a swirl of blue smoke himself, leaving the kitchen deserted.

Meanwhile, Sakura stared blankly out the bedroom window from upstairs, watching the two dart from house top to house top, streaks of black and yellow chasing eachouther around. Her fingernails dug into the wooded window frame, her unsteady legs quaking slightly. She still didn't know if she could really go through with betraying Tsunade.

But as she turned to watch Kakashi strip his shirt over his head and pull his ANBU uniform on, her heart skipped a beat and she smiled. Her desire to be with Kakashi was the only thing that would ever make her do something as crazy as this. He noticed her eyes lingering on him and he smiled, ceasing his futile efforts to pull the tight shirt over his head. Dropping it onto the bed, he made his way slowly over to Sakura, seeing her bright sea foam eyes study his muscled chest before meeting his own eyes.

His hand rose to her face, cupping her chin with a finger. She let her eyes close as she left soft kisses over her jaw line, meeting her lips in a slow cadance of kisses. Sakura felt all her anxiety wash away as his lips played over her own. With a laguid pull of her body to his, Kakashi broke the kiss to trail a line of soft kisses over her cheek.

" Don't be scared, Sakura. I want to be with you till the day I die. And I would do anything to see that happen," he whispered gently. Skaura felt her eyes sting with tears as he pulled away to look into her face. Her soft smile told him all he needed to know and he pulled her into his arms, holding her close as she clung to him, her warm tears running down her face.

" Nothing can take me from you Kakashi, nothing," Sakura sighed as she held onto him, her fears settling as she looked up to meet his gentle gaze.

" Lets get ready to go," he said softly, kissing her breifly before turning back to the uniform splayed over the covers. Sakura proceded to the closet, slipping out of her medic nin clothing and into her normal Jonin uniform. With a reluctant look over at the ANBU hanging in the closet, she pulled her boots on and followed Kakashi downstairs to the kitchen where Sasuke and Naruto sat waiting.

" Alright, this is it," Sakura said firmly before opening the back door, the cool air sweeping over her as the others darted unseen out into the street.

Author's Notes:

Oo oh my hahaha yeah. Well i have to say on the premise of plots, this one isn't as traumatic as others, but hey, its a good sidetrack huh? well i've always loved writing sneaky attack thingy scenes. . horrid grammar but yeah. so yes we're getting to the good parts of the story. unfortunately i can't have the chapter out for 2 weeks roughly, possibly longer. finals are upon me and i'm doomed to fail chemistry ( oh dear sweet heaven!) but till that's over, i'm going to have to focus on studying rather than drawing and writing. sucks huh? but i'll have that new chapter out as soon as i can!

Thanks soo much for your patience! And the comment and reveiws are awesome! thanks guys!

-Black