Thanks to Aidin Lawliet for the awesome review! I hadnt wanted to end the chapter the way I did, but I kinda got a bit of writers block and wasnt sure where to go from there. I still have a bit of writers block, but I have some ideas floating around now, so I will attempt another chapter :)

A Christmas Eve gone wrong

Mistletoe

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Kakashi felt warm all over, his heart steadily thumping as if in tune with the beat. Until tonight, he had only dreamed about a moment like this. He looked at the window at the raging storm and silently thanked Kami for it and Sakura's decision to come to him despite the storm.

Sakura could feel the strong heartbeat against her cheek and felt as though her own heartbeat were trying to steady its pace to match his. When she left work tonight, she had no idea that she would end up where she is now. She knew she liked Kakashi, but just figured it was something that would never happen, so this was definitely unexpected.

As the song came to an end, she pulled back slightly and looked up at him. "So, why do you have mistletoe hanging in your house when you rarely have anyone over?" She had only been to his house once or twice in the entire time she had known him and had only been inside once when she and Naruto had carried him home, so drunk he couldnt walk.

Despite Kakashi's love for 'Romance Novels' he wasnt very active in his love life or if he was, she couldn't tell. It peaked her curiosity as to why he had something like that hanging in his home.

"My dad used to hang it up in the kitchen doorway every Christmas when Mom was alive, then after she passed, he just never stopped. After he passed, I just couldn't have a Christmas without doing it. Didn't seem right. Just seems like something is missing if I dont put it up."

Sakura immediately felt foolish for asking. She knew talking about his father was a very touchy subject. She didnt know allot about his relationship with his father, other than that he respected him very much, but was very hurt about why he was no longer here. Obito, Kakashi's childhood team mate, had shown him that his father's actions were very noble, despite what anyone had said. His father had taken his life because of the scrutiny he had received.

Sakura tried desperately to think of something else to say, to change the subject.

"You know, I hadn't planned on you really REALLY kissing me, I had just expected you to give me a peck on the cheek." Kakashi said, with his happy eye crease as he held onto her a little tighter as if he knew she would try to pull away out of embarrassment.

She blushed. She really did want to pull away out of embarrassment. She looked down at the floor. "My dad and mom always kiss like that under the mistletoe at their house, so I never really thought any other type of kiss was optional."

He chuckled a bit. She was such a strong and respected kunochi, but at the same time, so innocent when it came to any type of intimacy. "Well, I much prefer the kiss you gave me, opposed to a kiss on the cheek" She smiled and looked back up at him. He took his chance "In fact, my dear, I wouldn't mind another, if you dont mind."

She smiled brightly at him and nodded. He began to tug at his mask and she began to close her eyes. "No, I want you to open your eyes, Sakura." She opened her eyes in shock. His eyes suddenly went very serious, she knew he wasnt joking.

His nose began to appear, then he stopped for a couple of seconds, as if to make the suspense stronger. It was working. Sakura hadnt realized she had stopped breathing until her lungs began to burn. He began pulling back down as Sakura sharply took in a breath of much needed air.

His lips appeared. She stood there in awe. He was absolutely gorgeous. She stared at his lips, brought her fingers to her own as she inwardly stated to herself That's what I was kissing. Kakashi brought his hand to hers that was touching her lips. He gently pulled her wrist as her hand left her face and he could now move in.

Beautiful green eyes stared back at him in anticipation as he moved closer. She felt his breather touching her lips as she looked into his onyx and crimson eyes. In a split second his lips were on hers. Just as soft as the first kiss, but this one seemed different. Maybe because he instigated it.

Suddenly the kiss went from soft to passionate. Kakashi's lips pressed a little bit harder, their breathing a little more ragged, his hand on her back pushing a a little bit closer to him, their hearts racing a little bit faster, and her knees getting a little bit more weak with each passing second.

His tongue pressed against her bottom lip. She slightly opened her mouth and his tongue entered. It began to dance with her own, like the snow flurries were dancing with each other outside. His one hand on her lower back, and his other reached up and gently held the back of her neck as if to brace her for his passionate assault.

Her arm rested vertically on his chest and her hand upon his shoulder, her other hand found itself tangling into his hair. Sakura began to quietly whimper and moan into their kiss. Kakashi's control was disappearing quickly from the kiss and those noises she was making werent helping.

He reluctantly pulled away. She looked at him, still drinking in his image and connecting it with what just happened. How had this all happened? One minute she was about to leave, next minute, they were spiraling down towards the depths of the deepest passion he had ever experienced. He hated to end the kiss, but he had to.

In his books, they didnt stop, they just kept going, but Sakura had given him such respect by not looking at his face in the first kiss, that he wanted to show her the same respect by not picking her up and toting her off to his bed and slowly tak... ahhhhh, I need to stop! This isnt helping! He thought to himself.

She stood for a moment, unsure what to say or do. He began to pull her to the couch. He sat down and pulled her to sit next to him.

"Soooo..." Sakura began, but couldnt find the words to say.

"Sakura, I'm going to be honest. I'm really glad you decided to come tonight. I'm also glad you are stranded here... with me. I ... I have cared for you, allot more than just a team mate for quite a while now."

Sakura was stunned. She couldnt believe what he had just said. He harbored the same feelings for her that she did him.

"M..me too. Ive tried to tell myself that it was just a silly little crush, but when it didnt go away, long after a crush should have ... I ... just..." She began trailing off. Kakashi wrapped his arms around her tightly.

"So, where do you want to go from here, then? I dont think I can settle with having just one of those kisses from you, now that I have had one."

She laughed "Yeah, your right about that. Ive never been kissed like that, and I surely dont want it to be the only one I ever get."

He smiled. If she agreed to take this further, he would kiss her like that every day for the rest of her life.

"Are you offering me a relationship, Kakashi?" She asked, smiling mischievously. "Thats EXACTLY what I'm offering Sakura. I dont know where it will go, but I have been hiding my feelings too long, to have tonight happen and not give us a chance to see where it will go."

Sakura nodded. She felt the exact same way. She snuggled up into his chest and joined him in watching the fire.

END CHAPTER

ARGHHHH! No this isnt the end of the story, just the chapter, but I'm NOT happy with this ending. I'm at a loss for words AGAIN! Maybe you guys can give me some ideas in your reviews as to what you would like to see in the next chapter :)