Hello! I am back from the dead! I honestly thought I abandoned this story but after coming back to it years later, I feel like it is a very promising story line and inspiration hit. I hope you all enjoy this chapter and thank you for reading! I apologize to all my followers and I hope you can forgive me for taking so long! But I mean hey, better late than never, right? Right?

-Baby Wafflez

Previously:

"Now, now my little Sakura blossom. Why keep a perfectly good bed nice and neat? How about we mess these sheets up a little?" He smirked as his lips lightly grazed her clavicle as he left another love bite, making sure she knew that he was claiming her as his property even though he was technically her's. Sakura gasped as she felt his hand reach the elastic of her lace underwear, but felt it immediately stop when they both heard a loud boom and the sound of glass shattering somewhere echoed in the house. Whatever fun he was about to have with her had to unfortunately come to an end, since the situation just became serious..

At the sound of the large crash, Kakashi sprang into action. Sakura was still in somewhat of a daze after the stunt he just pulled, and she was not mentally prepared for what was about to happen. Kakashi swiftly grabbed the kunai that he noticed earlier taped under the hallway table and glanced down the hall. Wherever the intruder was seemed to be in the left wing of the house, while they were currently in the main wing. He could faintly hear footsteps rushing through the house, and he could pick up at least six men. This would pose no problem for him.

Once Sakura realized what was going on, she jumped up from the bed and prepared herself for what was to come, although she was still somewhat flustered from his previous actions.

"Here's where you come in, Mr. Tough Guy. Don't kill them, just get them out of here and don't break anything." Sakura couldn't help but scoff at the irony of the situation. The one day that her house was infiltrated was is the day that her hired help arrived. This would be the time for Kakashi to prove himself. He seemed like a completely capable ninja but she had yet to see him in action and she was just hoping that she made the right choice. The only thing she knew about him was that he was the most dangerous piece of merchandise in that slave shop which made her naturally gravitate towards choosing him.

"Stay here." He commanded. By this point, Kakashi had already assessed the situation by what he was smelling. Six men, possibly a few steel weapons, no problem. Sakura shut her mouth and did as she was told which didn't happen often, but she had to trust him for right now since there was danger nearby. This was the reason she bought him, after all. Kakashi closed the door to his room silently behind him and made his way stealthily down the hallway, creeping up on two of the men who were searching the living room. They were obviously looking for something, whether it be for Sakura or maybe something they could cash in. He could see that they were not that skilled as they seemed to move clumsily on their feet and lacked the finesse that he possessed. They were not that big either, as Kakashi probably was a decent 4 inches taller than them. How easily he could end their lives right now, but unfortunately for him, his new toy requested that he not kill them. He assumed she either didn't want to be responsible for their deaths, or maybe she just didn't want blood on her carpet. Who knows? Who cares? He was just going to do his job for now since he found her mildly entertaining.

It didn't take long to deal with these two. A simple pressure point in the neck and they were out like a light. Not dead but they would not be getting up for a good while. After he dealt with the rest he'd come back and gather them up to toss over her gate and get them off of her property. Four more left. He heard footsteps in the kitchen so that was his next stop. Once again, another two men were searching around. He repeated the same process that he did to the previous men and knocked these two out. This was just too easy. So easy that he was suspicious if maybe he didn't assess the situation properly. No, that was impossible. The person who sent these men knew she lived alone, so he must have sent just enough man power to subdue the girl. There was no way that their boss could have expected him to be there so therefore they didn't send their best henchmen. This was a walk in the park.

Just two more left. He could hear that they were headed down the hall, going in the direction of his room where he left Sakura. These two were slightly bigger than the others. They probably matched his height and they were a little bit more muscular. Still they would not pose a threat to him at all. He could tell that they weren't ninja, they were just hired muscle. At this point, he could see that they had their bags stuffed with some jewelry and other easily portable valuables, therefore they most likely were not related to the step-father that Sakura was describing to him earlier. These guys were just looking for some quick money and most likely noticed that Sakura was the only one ever in and out of this big expensive looking home. Kakashi sighed audibly, as he was just itching for a good fight. It has been so long since he's been able to take his frustrations out on a poor soul that just happened to cross his path or make him irritated. As the two men heard his sigh, they immediately turned away from the door that they were about to open and towards the direction of the noise, but Kakashi was no longer there.

As they turned, he flickered behind them and delivered a swift blow to the back of their necks, rendering them unconscious. Once he eliminated all six of the intruders, he gathered them up under his arms and over his shoulders as if they weighed nothing and made his way outside to the gate. He then proceeded to chuck them over like bags of garbage, not caring if they got injured or not. Once he was done, he casually dusted off his shirt and went back inside, making his way to his room where Sakura was waiting. When he opened the door, he saw her sitting on the side of the bed with a mildly surprised look on her face.

"Wow that only took you five minutes. Good job." She stated with an earnest tone to her voice. She was very glad with this purchase, as he already has proven himself capable of handling the intruders.

"Just some normal burglars looking for quick cash. They must have snuck in when your security system was down to let my delivery truck inside." Kakashi said, matter-of-factly with a shrug of his shoulders.

Sakura nodded, as she agreed with his statement. That was careless of her. She was probably so caught up in the anticipation of her new arrival that she failed to be as meticulous as she usually was with making sure it was armed and disarmed at the appropriate times. At least they were just some random fools and not her step-father's men. The thought of him made her skin crawl and she shuddered slightly.

Kakashi yawned audibly as he walked over to the other side of the bed and reclined onto it, stretching his arms above and behind his head to relax. He glanced over to Sakura with an eyebrow raised, noticing the obvious change in her demeanor.

"So what's the plan now Cherry-san? Or should I find my own way to entertain myself?" he said with a grin that she couldn't see from behind his mask. Sakura's eyebrow twitched at her new nickname, since she has never dealt with someone with a personality like Kakashi's. He was glad though that he seemed to distract her enough to stop her from thinking about whatever made her get so gloomy. Sakura's thoughts switched from her step-father to the fact that although he has already been a big help so far, he was beginning to piss her off with his attitude. But oddly she felt drawn to him. Sakura sighed and glanced at the clock looked back at him, ignoring his most likely perverted question.

"Well I need to go out soon and make some money since buying you cost a pretty penny. In a little while I'll be heading to the casinos and I would like you to come. The people there aren't the nicest people to be around and having you around could put them in their places." Kakashi cocked his head at her words. She didn't seem like the type to gamble or do anything even remotely of the sort. Judging by her looks, she seemed like the goody goody type that stayed home and baked cookies or something like that.

'Maybe living here will be more exciting than I originally assumed." He thought to himself, amused.

8:30pm

After a few hours of letting Kakashi roam around and relax, Sakura showered herself and changed into some new clothes to fit the evening. Now adorning a simple red crew neck t-shirt, black shorts, some black sandals, and her hair tied up into a pony tail, she was ready for the night's adventures. She enjoyed wearing basic clothing when going to the casinos as to not draw too much unwanted attention to herself. Unwanted attention meant it would be easier for unwanted people to find her, or for just random strangers to cause her trouble.

Kakashi also took a much needed shower, in which Sakura took the opportunity to quickly wash his mask since it was filthy and put it back into his room before he came out. He simply put back on the clothing from earlier since he only wore it for a few hours and it wasn't dirty. After his shower, Kakashi stood in front of the mirror and took a good look at himself. Now that he was nice and clean, his white hair looked much brighter and his complexion improved greatly with a healthy glow that most women sought after. He was still quite handsome, even with his face covered and that always worked to his advantage. He let his hair hang in front to cover his sharringan since his forehead protector was long gone, but that didn't really bother him much since he just needed to keep his eye closed. Once he was set and ready to go with his mask in place, he exited his room and set out to look for Sakura, grabbing a few of the weapons she had hidden around the house and put them into his pockets so he could be prepared for anything that were to come.

He was quickly able to find her sitting on the couch in the living room watching some sort of show on the television. Kakashi walked casually over to behind the couch she was on and gracefully leaped over it, landing on the cushion next to the one she was sitting on and put his arm around her without warning.

"Hello Cherry-san~" he said with an eye crinkle as he looked over at her. Sakura closed her eyes for a moment as she could feel her blood pressure rising from the anger caused by the foreign nickname. This man was impossible. Kakashi chuckled at how easy she was to piss off. That's what he liked about her. She didn't have a boring personality and she actually reacted to his teasing instead of just brushing him off or ignoring him.

"My name is Sakura, damnit!" She said as she quickly reached over and flicked his nose in response to his teasing, which caught Kakashi somewhat off guard. Before he had a chance to respond or retaliate, she rose to her feet and walked over to the table, grabbing her small black purse with $3000 stuffed inside. Sakura didn't need to bring that much since she knew she would win so much more, but she figured that Kakashi should have some money to have fun himself. As long of course he stuck close by to keep her safe from anyone that wanted to harm her. He didn't seem like the type to skimp out on his job though, so she was not worried in the slightest.

Kakashi followed her lead and rose from the couch as well, making his way towards the front door while Sakura walked over after grabbing her purse.

"Ready to go?" He asked as he opened the door for her, being the obvious gentleman that he is. Sakura cocked an eyebrow at his sudden nice gesture but just responded with a nod, grabbed the house key and walked through the doorway. Sure, Kakashi was being nice and holding the door open for her, but that didn't mean he wouldn't stare at her ass as she led the way to the casino.

'This is going to be an interesting night~' he thought to himself with a grin as he shut the door behind him and followed her into the night.