Ahem. So almost a month eh ::sweat drop:: So embarrassing. I fee awful, I got stuck on this chapter because its and inbetweeny and I wanted it to be something it just wasn't so I had to force myself to relax and just let it flow, and then when I had the damn idea I got too busy with work to write the fleeping thing so without further ado.

Lights, cameras, Growing Up Sakura!

Chapter 12: Panty Land

It all started out simply enough. Sakura asked him to go to her house and pick up a set of clothes so she could finally get out of the house. They both agreed that wearing his clothes in public would be not so good a thing. He set off cheerfully and carefree, glad that his little cherry blossom was finally going to seek the sunshine. She had spent the past few days crying and talking things out with him and even though they both knew it would be awhile before she was totally over it, she was well on her way to recovery. So without thinking he left his apartment as soon as she had asked for the coverings and made his way towards her apartment. Poofing inside and bypassing her door completely he made a mental note to have her put some seals on her doors and windows, and he went unthinkingly into where he knew her bedroom was. Coming up to her dresser the realization of what he had to do finally dawned on him. He was going to have to go through his little Kunochi's underwear drawer.

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Sitting on Kakashi's couch Sakura lounged thinking of what she wanted to do today.

"I think today is the day to get my masks and figure out what I want my new ninja gear to be," Sakura thought slowly, "I should get someone to go with me to give me a second opinion but who? Definitely not Naruto, I don't trust his fashion sense at all. I don't think Kakashi although I may want him to go to the tailor with me. I think Ino! She should be free since it's Sunday. I haven't seen her since before… Calm down Sakura… since before the incident with Ryu. God I'll be glad to get some of my own clothes on. I hate not wearing a bra for this long and-"

Stopped dead in the middle of sipping her hot drink by that thought Sakura suddenly sprayed a large amount her green tea all over the coffee table. A horror quite unlike any she had ever known filled her to the brim. "Kakashi is going to have to go through my underwear drawer!"

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Kakashi took a deep breath and decided it was vitally important that he pick out her tunic first. Going to her closet he opened the door and saw hanger after hanger filled with red tunics with white edging followed by 10 undershirts about 10 pairs of black leggings. Way at the far end of the closet he could see an ugly floral sundress gathering dust.

"Wonder why she didn't burn that," Kakashi thought avoiding the idea of what he was going to have to look for next.

"A bag," Kakashi thought stoically," I will need a bag to put her clothes in."

Honestly this whole thing was like kryptonite to superman. Normally called a genius shinobi, Kakashi was actually sweating over a few simple clothes items for a former student. It wasn't as if he hadn't helped people pack their packs before. He was a teacher after all and he worked on teams in the past.

Of course his first and only team that he ever passed was his current one, and now that he thought about it he never had helped Sakura pack her bag. She was never one to over or under pack and really didn't need his guidance. But it wasn't as if he hadn't seen girls' underwear before. What was he if not an avid Icha Icha reader? And it wasn't as if he was a virgin. He'd unclasped a bit more then his fair share of bra's in his life and slung a few panties out the window. Somehow knowing that this was Sakura's underwear made it almost impossible for him. Remembering the innocent young student she used to be and knowing the fierce shinobi she had become along with the confusing and troublesome "feelings" that she had been instilling in him lately posed quite a dilemma and turned fetching a few simple undergarments into a forbidden look at some goodies. It made him feel a bit like a dirty old man, and he couldn't quite say that didn't feel good.

Locating her backpack he carefully folded her outfit just right arranging it in the pack just so.

"Sakura wouldn't want her clothes to be wrinkled. No. Not wrinkled. Ok. Tunic. Shirt. Pants. Yep they're all in there. Carefully placed. Not wrinkled. Good," Kakashi thought stiltedly. "SHOES! She'll need shoes."

Clinging to her pack he rushed to her front door and grabbed a pair of shoes that were placed neatly on the shoe rack by the door. He placed them bottom side up on top of her oh so carefully folded clothes and took a deep, deep breath. Gathering up the courage of 10 perverted copy ninja's Kakashi made his way back to Sakura's room and over to her dresser. On top he saw a hairbrush, which he grabbed and placed in the bag along with the other items. Kakashi took a moment to peruse the items on top of her dresser, a delightful picture of team 7, a picture of her, Ino and Hinata smiling and throwing thumbs up, a picture of her and Naruto eating at Ichiraku, a picture of her and. . . Ryu. Placed next to all the other pictures was a set of three obviously taken in a photo booth of the two of them making funny faces, smiling and . . . kissing. Well this was disturbing. Kakashi was in a bit of a quandary over what to do. He didn't quite feel he had the right to destroy the pictures but he didn't want Sakura to have to come home and see that. Grabbing the set of photos Kakashi placed them in a pocket in his vest and decided to hang onto it unless and until Sakura asked for it.

Feeling silly about the whole underwear thing now, Kakashi chuckled quietly and studied the dresser. He was faced with 6 large drawers and no clue where the necessaries were. Well, one at a time then. Top left forehead protector, hair clips and a comb. He grabbed the forehead protector and placed it carefully in the bag as well. Ok, one down, five to go.

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Genma had been searching for Kakashi all weekend. Gai was getting even weepier then usual and Asume was giving him the silent treatment for deserting him. Apparently Gai had been a bit more upset at Kakashi's absence then he could tolerate by himself and he blamed Genma for having to endure 4 hours of drunken flowing tear-filled sermons on friendship and competition alone. Sure, Genma found a delightful young Kunochi to spend the night with but that was a one-night thing. Gai's weeping and Asume silent smoking were starting to get on his nerves and he knew the only thing to make it stop was to get Kakashi to hang out with them tonight before he went on another mission.

Waking up at the ungodly hour of 11:00 in the morning (ungodly when one wasn't on a mission anyway) Genma set to casting out his senses in search of Kakashi. He was slightly surprised to find him not at home at this hour, but Kakashi's chakra signature was coming from across town.

Speeding over rooftops he found himself heading for a set of apartments he didn't recognize.

"He he, hope I'm not interrupting something, Kakashi-chan," Genma thought slyly as he made his way closer to where he felt Kakashi's chakra coming from.

He could have transported straight into the apartment but that would be extremely rude even for him. Not to mention dangerous if Kakashi was actually getting busy with someone, as he got closer though Genma noticed there was not other chakra signatures there with Kakashi so he decided to simply take a peak in the window to see what was what, masking his chakra, Genma attached himself to the side of the building and slowly began to peek in through the window.

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The other drawers consisting of folded nurses out fits, pajama tops, pajama bottoms, Kakashi opened the bottom left drawer and found some of what he had come for. This wasn't so bad. They were just bra's after all. Nothing strange or ultra sexy. He could handle himself. Grabbing one at random he began to shove it in the bag when a twinge of curiosity overcame him.

"I wonder what size she is," Kakashi thought a bit of pink coming to his cheeks that fortunately no one would ever see. "It would be wrong to look."

"On the other hand," Kakashi's mind told him, " It might be good to check to see if it's the right size, it might be too small."

"But I don't know what size she is," Kakashi told himself back.

"All the more reason to see what size she is," He retorted.

"Can't argue with that logic!" Kakashi thought happily and turned the back of her bra strap so that he could see what size it was. "34 C. A nice handful, a nice match for her- STOP! This is going a bit to far, yes that should fit her just fine."

Kakashi quickly finished shoving the undergarment into the pack.

"Right, last drawer," Kakashi said quietly trying to ignore the slight nosebleed that was beginning to start as he forced thoughts of his cherry bosoms, BLOSSOM'S, SAKURA! Out of his head.

"This is getting tough again," Kakashi though to himself as he reached to open the bottom right hand drawer.

"Panty land," thought Kakashi as he saw a drawer stuffed to the top with clean panties in a variety of assortments.

There were simple white cotton panties, plain black cotton panties, multi-colored, lacey, boy short types and . . . several thongs. Unconsciously he picked up a pink thong with little cherry blossoms printed on it. The sides were silky pink ribbons that tied to keep them on. Slowly the panties came closer and closer to his masked nose as gently rubbed the soft material between his fingers. Closing his eyes as he knelt on the floor in front of her dresser Kakashi came to three very disturbing conclusion. One he was getting hard, two had a severe nosebleed spurting through his mask, and three Genma was looking at him through the bedroom window.

Sorry, know that was short but it's already almost 2:00 am my time and I have to BE at work at 8:30 and I probably won't be done till 8:30 pm so appreciate my update damn it! Plus that seems like a good place to stop. Don't worry, I have the plan for this done so all you're waiting on for an update is my valuable time to clear up. Please R&R!