AN: It has been forever and a day since I updated! It has also taken me forever to pop this chapter out I don't know why so I may have to edit later. In the meantime the story must go on!
Patrolling sucked. Spending nights cramped on the cold stony ground with nothing but poorly cooked campfire beans from dinner stewing in your stomach to keep you warm also sucked. Coming home to find your wayward protégé scoring with the girl you were going to ask out but didn't have the time to because of patrolling sucked the most. So, Kakashi stood in his own doorway observing the casual scene before him.
The devil lay in the details. His coy smile lurking over the rim of his coffee cup. Her hair snarled from being rubbed roughly on a pillow. His shirtless body that showed off his defiant sleeve of snakes. Her dress wrinkled from being pushed up along her body.
"Kaka-sensei!" Happy surprise filled Sakura's voice. Sasuke looked up as well, nodding his acknowledgment.
"Yo," Kakashi tried to sound casual. He crept into the room silently shutting the door behind him. Sakura handed Sasuke her half drunk mug. "Well I have reports to finish before tomorrow's meeting. Good night," she kissed him on the cheek and then turned and wished her sensei a good evening before heading home.
Kakashi trudged to the fridge and popped open a beer. He could feel Sasuke's amused stare boring into his back. "Well at least one of us had a good night." He tried to keep the bitter-edged jealousy from creeping into his voice.
"Well, well, teacher has a crush on his student. I didn't think you were the type." Kakashi narrowed his eyes. Noticing the anger that rolled through the older man, Sasuke shrugged. "You're secret is safe with me." Twisted amusment moved through his eyes. "If you'd like," he began, "I have a secret for you too." Kakashi gave no sign of hearing Sasuke's words. "I know that you examine me at night." Sasuke moved closer, circling Kakashi. "With your sharingan. I know what you're looking for."
"Really?" Kakshi kept his voice smooth.
"You see I've lost my ability to mold chakra." Sasuke shrugged his shoulders indifferently. "All I can do now is tai-jitsu and sharingan." He smirked at Kakashi's unreadable expression. "But don't tell anyone," he said as he put his finger against his lips. "It's a secret!"