She awoke with a crick in her neck and sat up on the couch rubbing her neck slowly. She could feel something settle deep within her chest and give her heart a squeeze as tears stung her eyes. Sakura stood up slowly removing layers of clothing as she walked into the bathroom and stopped when she caught her reflection in the mirror. Dark circles clung underneath her eyes, but they made her shiver slightly. They were hollow and she couldn't find a trace of her old self in them. She stood in the shower long after the hot water had disappeared hoping to drown her thoughts and feelings away.

Sakura sighed heavily as the breeze blew threw her hair and she settled her back against a tree. I wonder if he will show up. She thought to herself with despair. She closed her eyes chasing thoughts of Sasuke from her mind with no luck until she sensed a familiar chakra approaching and felt a little wave of relief wash through her.

"Hello Kakashi." Her voice was calm and quiet as she sensed him standing in front of her.

"Yo." She opened her eyes to see him with his hands tucked in his pockets slouching lazily.

"Why did you really fight me that one day?" Sakura asked suddenly remembering their last training session together. "I didn't improve very much so why?" The desire burned deep within her to know the truth. Kakashi's eye crinkled from a smile.

"You had such a determination about you that day." He said casually keeping his gaze on hers. Sakura let out a hollow laugh and closed her eyes again replaying Tsunade's words over and over in her head.

"Tsunade's going to make it impossible for me to pass the exams." She kept her voice steady, but desire coursed through her veins. Sakura desperately wanted to prove her strength and uphold her vow to avenge Sasuke's death. A smile slipped from her lips as she felt a sense of overwhelming acceptance at her situation. She gathered her chakra to her legs and with lightning speed threw her fist towards his face. Kakashi blocked it and she landed behind, but was all ready preparing her next attack. "Sorry just needed that to get me started." Sakura said breathlessly swinging her leg to his chest. He disappeared from view and she stopped clearing her mind and sensing his chakra.

"To slow." He whispered into her ear from behind and quickly disappeared again when she turned to attack. He's taunting me. Trying to make me angry. Sakura smirked to herself. He appeared again and she flew into a frenzy of attacks. Her muscles burned and began to ache, but she pushed passed the pain and continued to fight with him. Sakura felt her knuckles graze the material on his vest as she barely missed an attack from him. Her breath had become ragged and she felt Kakashi's fist come down hard onto her left cheek. She stumbled back from the blinding pain gasping for breath and clutched her knees waiting for her breathing to return to normal.

"Again." Sakura muttered darkly while preparing her stance. Kakashi gave her a swift nod and she charged only to find his knee swiftly pressed into her side. She gasped from the pain as her eyes began to water, but Sakura continued to assault him. Kakashi caught her fist in his hand and her body sagged as she clutched her side.

"Stop holding back." Kakashi growled to her.

"I'm not." She gasped forcefully removing her fist from his. Sakura pulled herself to stand up straight and glared into his onyx eye.

"I think you are." His voice was calm as he placed his hands in his pockets and resumed his normal slouch. Sakura glowered at him further.

"And what would give you that stupid idea."

"You're scared." She stopped glaring and looked at him in disbelief. "If you were to devote all of yourself to this and still failed then you would know Sasuke was right about you." Kakashi concluded. Sakura dropped her fists and stared back at him in shock. Oh my god what if he is right. The words echoed through her mind. "If you truly want this, don't hold back." She trembled slightly from his words, but nodded her head and prepared her stance. Kakashi attacked and Sakura could feel fear coursing through her veins as she was being pushed from the center of the small clearing. She felt her strength waver as time wore on and let out a defiant yell. This is it your only chance. Sakura cursed to herself using the last of her strength and will to knock away his attack while slipping a kunai from her pouch and bringing it to his throat. She could feel the bark of a tree pressing harshly into her back and her chest rose painfully fast.

"What?" Sakura panted when she saw Kakashi's surprised look. "You told me to go all out." She finished innocently trying to distract herself from the feel of his body against hers. The kunai remained at Kakashi's neck as a smirk escaped from her lips. "Looks like I won." Sakura heard a small grunt from Kakashi as she felt the kunai being torn from her grasp and implanted into the tree beside her. She lifted her legs to straddle his waist and nipped at his neck while unzipping his vest. Sakura could feel her body tingle as he removed her shirt and planted soft kisses with his masked lips along her neck moaning when she felt him aroused. "Make me forget." She whispered into Kakashi's ear lacing her fingers through his silver hair. He pressed her harder into the tree rubbing his calloused fingers along her skin letting his mouth slip down to her breasts. Sakura whimpered when she heard voices approaching and Kakashi pulled back roughly with a pained expression on his face. He quickly performed some hand seals and Sakura felt the softness of his bed wrapping its way around her.

This chapter took a long time to write because I hate fight scenes and I always bungle them but anyways hope it wasn't too bad.

Cance