A/N: Still looking for feedback when I can get it so please be honest! I have loved coming up with ideas for this story and I hope it can grow and become better as I become a better author. :)
Chapt. 2
All was quiet in the small two bedroom apartment as the pink haired kunoichi stepped thoughtfully out of the shower. "I wonder why Sauske asked me to dinner?" she spoke out loud to no one in particular.
Across the village a brooding Uchiha paced back and forth. "Why would that bastard ask her to lunch? He knew I was staking my claim on her and yet he asked her on a date!" Sauske glared at the mirror that hung in his room. Since returning to the village he had decided that his first order of business would be to rebuild his clan to their former glory. He had decided that the only way was to find a wife and start having as many children as possible. The obvious choice for his plan was Sakura; for many reason he felt that she would be the perfect mate for his needs, if his children inherited even a portion of her chakra control or super strength combined with his sharingan they would be a force to be reckoned with. Also, Sauske admitted to himself that Sakura was the only woman alive how made him feel comfortable, he wouldn't lie and say that he had any romantic feelings for her at all, but he could at least be in a room with her and not want to stab himself with a katana. Deciding that he would not stand for what he considered a blantent disregard for his claim on the pink haired woman he thought to himself that he would just have to make his move sooner than he had planned.
Kakashi walked slowly to a Sakura's apartment and he wondered to himself what he was doing in the first place. "She is your former student you leecherous fool, and not to mention now that Sauske was back and obviously trying to make his move on her it was only a matter of time before she lept into the Uchiha's arms." He found himself frowning at the thought, " Who cares if she is still in love with the fool, it's not like she would ever have feelings for the likes of me." he found himself facing her front door without even realizing that he had made it that far, tentatively he knocked.
"In a minute Kakashi-san!" Sakura took one last look in the mirror before rushing to the door. "Hi Kakashi!, I hope I didn't make you wait too long!" She smiled at the man who looked at her. "I promised Ino that I would wear the new dress she bought me the next time we went out, but I couldn't find my heels." Kakashi shook his head to indicate that he hadn't been waiting long. Sakura smiled and linked her arm into his as they started toward the tea house where they had planned to have lunch.
When Sakura had first opened the door Kakashi thought that he might have been knocked in the gut for all the air that immediately left his first thought he had as he stared at his former student turned friend was that he had never seen anything or anyone more beautiful in all of his days. He could not remember ever finding a woman more attractive and Kakashi Hatake would be lying if he said that he hadn't been with a few woman. Thanking Kami that his face was covered with the mask that he always wore so that his blush would be hidden as his thoughts took a naughty turn. As Sakura touched him to link her arms in his he bit back a sharp breath. "This is going to be a long lunch" he said to himself.
The two ninja who quietly ate wished nothing more than to know what the person across from them was thinking. "I wonder why Kakashi is acting so distant. I thought he invited me he so we could have a chance to talk, apparently I thought wrong since the man has barely said two words since we got here." "God she is so beautiful I think I could sit here and not say a word so I can just stare at her." Both of them so lost in their own thoughts that they didn't even notice the pensive look on the other.
Sakura was the first to break the silence, "So Kakashi what's on your mind?" she hoped that he wasn't having a terrible time. She knew that he invited her here out of kindness and not any romantic feelings for her, but a girl could dream couldn't she? His answer made her confidence die a painful death.
"Honestly? I'm thinking about a beautiful woman that I can't seem to get off my mind." Wondering why in the hell he would go and say somthing like that, and thanking Kami he didn't name her specifically he noticed a look cross her face, was that dissapointment? No, he must have been imagining that look. There was no way that his sweet student would be dissapointed to learn that he was thinking of women.
"Oh, well I was just thinking that it is getting a bit late and I need to go file some paperwork before I have dinner with Sauske. I will see you tomorrow Kakashi!" Sakura took off before he could say a word and ran to her office slaming the door shut. "Well that settles it you follish girl, there is no way that there could be a future for Kakashi and I". She got to work and slowly her foul mood started lifting.
"Idiot, idiot, IDIOT!" Kakashi couldn't believe how badly he had bungeled his "date" with Sakura. "She probably thinks that I am a huge perv and I couldn't keep my mind off of other women. "Damnit!" He would have gone home since it was actually his laundry day, but suddenly the bar was calling his name and he decided a few rounds of sake would make him feel better about possibly ruining any possiblilty that he had with the woman.
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Sakura and Sauske had decided that they would meet at the new bistro that was down the road from the hospital. And as they walked to the destination they had two completly different thoughts corsing through their minds. "I really hope Sauske doesn't get the wrong idea by me agreeing to meet him here. I missed him, but any love I held for him changed long ago so that I only feel for him what a sister would feel for a brother." Sakura subconsicely slowed her pace none to eager for the dinner she had agreed to. "I bet Sakura can hardly contain herslef, I am finally going to give her what she has always wanted. I can't wait to see the look on her face." Sauske sped up his pace hoping that he wouldn't have to wine and dine her all night before making his proposal.
As they walked down the uncrowded road on their way out of the bistro Sauske trust his hand swiftly into his pockets. "So, Sakura I have something I want to ask you about." Silence for a few seconds and the woman turned to look at the man who addressed her. "Would you be willing to marry me and have my children?"
Sakura was sure that what she had just heard had been her imiagination. Did Sauske just ask her to marry him? Have his children? "I'm sorry, did you just ask me what I think you asked me?" Sauske didn't reply only nodded his head. "Sauske do you have any idea what you are saying? First off that is NOT how you ask a woman to marry you and mother your children. Secondly what in Kami's name made you think I would say yes to something so absured?"
Sauske was puzzled at her reaction. "Sakura you never made it a secret that you love me, I thought this would be what you want?"
"Sauske I use to love you so much that it hurt to breathe, but I'm not that scared little girl who needs you to love me back anymore..." Sakura was interupted from her speech as an extremely intoxicated silver haired ninja stumbled out of the bar just then. "Oh my Kakshi! I don't think I have ever seen you so drunk."
Kakashi waved off her comment before tripping over thin air. Luckily for him Sakura had anticipated this and managed to catch him before his face hit dirt. "Well hello there my little cherry blossom!" Kakashi smiled up at the woman before once again swooning. "I'm heading home right now, want to join me" Kakashi winked at the girl, or rather he would have had there not been three Sakura's currently swiming around in his head.
Sauske was barely able to hid the growl he felt forming in the back of his throat at seeing Kakashi dangle off the woman he was planning to claim. "Kakashi I think you need to go home" he ground out hoping that Sakura would just let go so he could watch his former teacher fall flat on his face.
"Sasuke I am sorry to end our evening, but I am taking Kakashi home, I'm not sure he could make it there on his own as it is." Saukra couldn't help but smile at the silly man dangling from her arms as he begain humming to himself. "We can finish this conversation some other time, but just know that I am not accepting you, but I promise I will consider starting off a little slower."
Sauske felt like protesting but he knew it would be no use so instead he just nodded and started off toward his clan's compound. "She said she wouldn't accept my proposal, but I know she still loves me so it's only a matter of time." Sasuke wasted no time showering and crawling under his covers as his thoughts turned to his future children. Kami help him he hoped none of them would get Sakura's awful pink hair.
"Have I ever told you how pretty your hair is Sakura?" Kakashi said this to the woman who was half walking, half draggin him toward his house. "When you were younger I thought maybe you died it that color, but I know now that it is natural and I think it's amazing.
"Hmm, thanks Kakashi. It's always been a bit of an embarrassment for me." My mother use to say that she considered dying it when I was a baby, but my father talked her out of it. "Almost there Kakashi, do you have your keys with you?"
"Left front pocket he mumbled." Several thoughts raced through his head "Kami does she smell good".
"Alright mister, I am going to set you in bed and then I am going to get you a glass of water so hopefully your hangover wont be to bad tomorrow." Sakura walked to the kitchen to find a glass, after a second she found what she was after; filling the glass with water a frown crossed her face. "What am I even doing? Kakashi made it clear that he wanted nothing to do with me and I promised Sauske that I would think about starting a relationship with him." Sighing to herself she crossed the small rooms to the back bedroom where she had set her oh so drunk friend. "Here you go Kakashi"
Kakashi couldn't believe that she had offered to take him home, but now she was taking care of him. Kakashi couldn't believe the next words that came out of his mouth, "It's late, why don't you just stay here?" he felt like smacking himself.
Sakura was surprised by his words, but what surprised her more was her answer "Yeah, okay."
"Sorry but you will have to share the bed with me, as you could see I never did my laundry and there are clothes pilled on the couch."... silence.
"Uh, I guess that would be okay. I mean it's not like we haven't shared a bed before." It was true, on many occasions the two had had to share a bed for a mission, Konoha was not known for splurging on rooms for the ninja in the field.
Kakashi scooted over making room for Sakura. "You can take my pillow, I only have one." He didn't think he had ever been more nervous in his life. Kakashi settled down, his buzz was almost completely gone now as his heart beat so widley that he thought for sure she could hear it. He knew that he would get no sleep tonight, but for some reason that bothered him less than it should have since that meant he could watch her sleep. "You are a creepy bastard old man."
"Did you say something Kakashi?" the man across from her shook his head no as he turned around so she wouldn't question him further. Sakura had no idea what made her accept his offer to stay over, but if she left now she would only show him more of the feelings she had been trying to surpress. No, she would stay and prove to him that his dissmisial of her advances didn't bother her at all! Sakura soon fell into a deep sleep as she cuddled the pillow that smelled like Kakashi.
"Goodnight beautiful".
Hope you like the story so far. Don't worry we are building up to the smut but I really wanted you guys to actually know the characters before I started making them screw! ;P