hello dear readers, its been a while.
Just a foreword before you dive into this chapter. It does contain lemon :D if you'de prefer it without the lemon...too bad hehe i think its tastefully done, since they are in love and all. pish, whats wrong with a lil kakashi lovin on sakura. nothin, thats what. SO! enjoy your chappy and please R&R. I love to know what you all think!!!
Accidents
It wasn't her fault he was her teacher. He wasn't to blame when she became his student. Is it possible it's love's fault they're trapped in this accident?
Chapter 16- A Meaning For All Time
Dawn was creeping in on the desolate Uchiha complex, its warm light stretching along the empty walk ways and abandoned houses. The soft rays invaded the Uzumaki's space near the open door, his eyes scrunching close as he fought back the sun with his hand over his eyes.
Dawn meant cover was limited. His body forced itself into a standing position and he stretched out his arms with a wide yawn. His companion on the sofa roused at the same moment, rolling over to avoid the blinding sunlight streaming through the window. Sasuke looked over at Naruto, almost expectantly.
" I'm going to scout the area to see how much time we have," the blonde said in a rough whisper before vanishing from sight. Sasuke moved from the sofa to pack up all their belongings, expecting them to have to move out soon.
A room away, the pink haired kunoichi remained unaffected by the bird calls and stayed in peaceful slumber with the Jounin beside her keeping an eye on her and the landscape visible through the window above her bed.
His fingers ran soothingly through her hair and she smiled slowly as she began to wake. Timidly her eyes opened, blinked a few times, then settled on Kakashi's calm gaze.
" Sakura, good morning," he said with a smile.
She could feel the pull of her smile at the corners of her mouth before pulling him down to her and leaving a soft kiss upon his cheek. Color flushed into his face and he cleared his throat. As Kakashi looked away to calm the flush of scarlett staining his face, Sakura took a look around for the first time since waking up.
Last night began to resurface to the formost of her thoughts. She felt angry, but more than angry, she was hurt. Trying to think logically was difficult, but handling the situation at hand was most important now. Apparently she wasn't at home. The room she was in now was small and quaint, a single door across from her and a window above that filtered through the harsh orange rays of the morning. Confusion was the least of her problems when Naruto suddenly burst into the room.
" ANBU... Black Opps... closing in... one mile," he said through heavy breaths of air. Kakashi stood quickly and without a sound, grabbed the pack from the floor, shoved it gently into Sakura's arms and lifted her onto his back. Following Naruto quickly, they entered the living room where Sasuke threw Naruto his pack and quickly surveyed their surrounding from the doorway.
" When we entered the grounds last night, we were spotted. Some old woman thought it suspicious that after she saw Naruto and I come here, then shortly after, saw you come in carrying what she decribed as the dead body of a young woman," Sasuke stated breifly, looking over at the other two.
Sakura's eyes dropped to Kakashi's shoulder as she frowned. Kakashi had carried her all the way from ANBU to here, where ever here was. And they had been spotted. She suddenly felt like a child again, being carried and constantly looked after. She couldn't help the feeling that it was her fault they had been discovered.
" Kakashi, please put me down," she said firmly. Kakashi looked over his shoulder at her, his eyes reveiling his concern, but she defiantly nodded and he oblidged. She tried to steady the uneasy wobble in her legs as she grabbed Kakashi for support.
" Look, the only way we're going to get out of here without being arrested is fleeing Konoha for awhile. They'll figure we fled to some other country and give up. Besides, that's what Tsunade wanted anyways," Sakura said bitterly. Naruto looked hesitantly over at Sasuke then to Kakashi, who in turn nodded then turned to Sakura.
" There's alot about that you don't know yet, but when we find a safe place, I'll tell you everything," Kakashi said quietly. Sakura's eyes widened a bit but the temptation of what he needed to say made her bite her tongue.
" Can you walk?" Naruto suddenly interjected. Sakura relized her grip on Kakashi had not let up and her legs were still weak and trembling. She felt a bit ashamed. She was stalling them with her pathetic attempts to not be a burden. Her face lit in a soft pink and she shook her head.
" Thought so," chuckled Kakashi and before Sakura could protest, she was hoisted back upon his back and the trio took off without another word. Their surroundings blurred past Sakura as she clutched Kakashi securely. To Kakashi, it felt like he was carrying nothing at all. The petite woman was weightless. The only hint she was still in his grasp was the small warm breath of air that persisted against his neck and her gentle hands wrapped securely around his neck.
" Thank you," she said softly into his ear as he zipped through the trees, following Sasuke and Naruto through the canopy of tall elm boughs. They kept a quick pace as they sprinted through the outlying forest before suddenly reaching the gates. They approached from a safe distance, watching the guards talk quickly with three cloaked figures, each with a catlike mask hiding their faces. Naruto snuck forward, just enough to hear the conversation.
" Keep in mind Hirama, if these four manage to get past your defenses at the front gate, you'll have to answer to the Hokage herself," said the taller of the three ANBU ninja. The man addressed nodded grimly before watching the three depart in a blur of movement. His eyes quickly scanned the treeline containing Sakura, Sasuke and Kakashi and they held their breath as he seemed to look straight at them. But his eyes returned to the road leading outside the gate before he returned back to the guard station room posted at the gate entrance.
Naruto watched him cautiously before signalling the clear to the others waiting behind him. They quickly leapt down to the dirt road and without looking back they dashed almost invisably down the path and around the corner out of veiw. The guard took no notice as he sat down comfortably in his seat, stealing a glance at the gates every few moments before his attention came to rest on the magazine resting on the table beside him.
They had been traveling for a little over an hour before Naruto slowed to a walk with Sasuke and Kakashi behind. With a careful look around, Sasuke let out a heavy breath.
" We're far enough away now we don't need to worry about being followed. I hadn't sensed anyone since the moment we left so I think we can travel slowly now," he said looking up at the mid morning sun. Sakura smiled sadly. She had hoped they wouldn't have to leave. She felt burdensome to the others, forcing them to look after her and escort her out of Konoha. They were sacrificing the possibility of ever going back home.
" You can let me down now Kakashi. I'm sure I can walk," she said flatly. He stopped to set her down and she let her legs steady before continuing behind with Kakashi at her side. Her whole body was sore, but movement would help so she kept walking steadily along. Kakashi's hand crept to her side and she smiled warmly and accepted his fingers interlacing with hers.
She hadn't forgetten about last night however. What had happened after she had blacked out? She remembered seeing Kakashi's face from beneath his mask. He was the one who saved her. But what had happened? She tried to grasp the most reasonable of guesses, but there was nothing that would explain why they were on the run, why they hadn't already been caught by ANBU, why she wasn't being handed her ban from being a shinobi by Tsunade-sama.
" You look troubled," Kakashi said quietly as the two up ahead talked amongst themselves. Sakura smiled half heartedly.
" Yeah. . . I just can't remember anything," she said remorsefully. She still felt it would be her fault if the others lost their ranking as Leaf ninja, or worse, were exiled from Konoha.
" I promised I'd tell you what happened last night. Do you want to hear?"
" Of course," she said slowly. She wasn't sure what he would tell her, but the sinking in her stomach didn't help.
" After you had passed out," he said, and the images of the last thing she saw lit up in her head," Tsunade tried to get me to reveil myself. I refused of course, but then she told me Shizune had come up with the plan, that it wasn't real and that I had to take you far away as to escape ANBU. There's more going on here Sakura, but for now, we're all safe."
Sakura let out a heavy sigh. She could have sworn he'd tell her they were going to become missing nins and live the rest of their lives as rogue ninja of the Leaf. But it didn't help the fact that there was something still going on that they didn't know about. And Shizune? She was behind something, she could feel it. The sneaky little pet of the Hokage, trying to send her off. What was she up to?
" So we can head back to Konoha in a few days, after the arrest warrant is lifted," Kakashi said thoughtfully, running his hand through the messy silver locks.
" I hope so. This just doesn't feel right to me," Sakura sighed, her mind still turning over the information Kakashi shared with her.
" Shizune has plans of her own, I'm sure of it," Kakashi added. It seemed that he was on the same level of suspicion as she was.
But the matter of Shizune was left alone till they had time to discuss it within the comfort of a settled area. Sakura and Kakashi caught up with Naruto and Sasuke to discuss the plan of action.
" I think we should head west. Sand would be the closest area and we can lie low there for a few days till its safe to head back home," Kakashi suggested. Sakura was a bit concerned. Once they left the cover of the forest they'de be open prey in the dangerous desert grasslands. Not to mention that once they reached the main village of Suna, they probably wouldn't receive a very warm welcome from the Kazekage. Naruto shook his head as Sakura voiced her concerns.
" Gaara is a friend. He'll welcome us right in," Naruto said positively. His defense of Gaara was assuring. If anyone knew Gaara, it would be Naruto. They'de been friends ever since the conflict and show down between them years ago. Gaara had grown lighthearted in the company of Naruto and it seemed to be he might help them after Naruto reassured them.
" Okay, you're right Naruto. We'll be fine," Sakura said brightly, but something about meeting up with the Kazekage and staying in Suna seemed uncomfortable.
" Alright, Suna it is. I just hope we get there quickly. Nightfall is a risky time to travel in the desert," Sasuke warned them. Sakura had heard all the stories of people disapearing in the desert, never to be found. Even being a ninja didn't matter. The desert was a mysterious and forboding place to travel.
Without letting more of her worries wander into the open, she pressed her lips together in a nervous smile and trailed after the others as the terrain sloped and peaked. The land soon varied from the dense forest they had just been immerged in, to the sparse tree line they now wandered through, the dry ground littered with shrubs and whispy tan grass.
Sakura felt a gentle breeze skim over her skin, carrying tiny grains of sand and silt. She rubbed her arms briskly, trying to get the feeling of the invaded sand from her body, but it seemed to penetrate everything on her.
The temperature slowly began to rise as the cover over head thinned and they reached open land with just the clouds overhead as protection from the sun. Before them lay what seemed to be an endless sea of glittering sand, its reach stretching to the horizon.
If the visible heat wave rising off the sand wasn't ominous, the faint outline of an enormous wall was. Sakura was in awe. She had never seen something as ceaseless as the rolling hills and valleys of desert. But a trail of sweat down her cheek reminded her it wouldn't be an easy travel and she shifted her pack before the others ventured forth into the blistering sun's heat and farther away from home.
At first, her feet sank into the troublesome sand and the dry wind seemed to only intensfy the annoyance of the surroundings. Sakura stripped her shirt over head and tucked it into her bag, leaving her wrappings around her upper torso in place. Kakashi smiled as she wiped her forehead with the back of her hand, the sweat slipping down her neck to her barely covered chest.
If he wasn't already feeling the stifling heat, he might be provoked to sneak from the others to drag Sakura away. But no matter how inticing it was to watch her habit of sliding her hand over her sweat slick skin was, he had to focus ahead or be lost to the tricks the desert played.
Ahead of them, Sasuke and Naruto had already removed their heavy ninja uniforms, leaving just their pants and bare torsos. Naruto has wrapped his shirt around his head like a turban to shade his face from the hot sun and Sakura giggled at how rediculous he looked.
" If you wanna fry, go for it, but I'm keeping cool out here," he said as he took a long drink from his canteen. " I still don't get why Gaara loves it so much out here, it's a freaking oven," he added with a grumble. Sakura nodded, just as frusterated with their surroundings. The clouds were sparse and whispy, nothing near enough to give them even a second of shade from the brutal heat and the sand beneath them was hot enough to burn flesh.
Naruto was right. It was an oven.
They traveled at a careful pace, making sure to rest when the slightest hint of fatique showed, checking to make sure they drank plenty of water. By the time the sun was lighting the sky a brilliant orange fiery red of sunset, the wall was already looming a few miles ahead. It was much more impressive then Sakura had initially thought. It was constructed of sand, smoothed to a glossy surface and at least a few stories tall. It spanned the length of the village, circling it within protective barriers.
Before them stood an immense door, carved with intricate figures and black as ebony. Two sentries stood at either side of the door as they approached. Their gazes lingered on them for a moment before one nodded to the other and he vanished in a puff of smoke.
" Stop," he commanded in a loud voice. Sakura stopped immediately, but everyone else seemed unaffected and kept their pace at toward the door steady. Sakura hesitated. Weren't they going to get in trouble for not stopping? She didn't want to cause a fuss, and the others seemed to ignore what the sentry on guard had demanded.
" I said stop you three!" he said more sternly, his hawk-like eyes following them cautiosly. Kakashi regarded the man for a moment.
" We need to speak with the Kazekage. It's official business from Konohagakure," he said with emphasis. Sakura noted a glint of red in Kakashi's eye before watching the man nod excitedly.
" Of course, of course, sorry to keep you waiting," he appologised before turning to the door and with a swift sign, pushed a small carving of an eye in and the enormous door suddenly creaked open slowly. They slowly advanced and stopped at the sight. The streets were bustling with people, children laughing playfully and running about their parents' ankles. Merchants shouted to the crowds of people, selling their goods.
Overall, it was like Konoha, simply larger. Sakura smiled. The atmosphere of Suna was friendly, not what she had expected. She felt a tug at her sleeve and her eyes drifted from the main street to Kakashi's smile.
" Come on Sakura. You're getting left behind," he said with a chuckle and looking ahead, she noticed Sasuke and Naruto's backs dissapear and reapear as they walked through the busy thoroughfare.
" Sorry, I got distracted," she said with a blush and followed Kakashi in the same direction the others were headed. She took a breif glance back at the gates they entered, seeing the second guard return in a puff of smoke, exchange a quick word with the other, and return their gaze to them. They both looked shocked and she wondered what they could have said.
They caught up to Naruto and Sasuke and maintained their path along the main drag until a large building rose up from the center of the village. Like before, enormous doors led to the inside of what she assumed to be the Kazekage's tower. The sentries outside these doors seemed to be expecting them and bowed politely as the doors opened from the inside.
Suprisingly, in the center of the entrance stood Gaara, a faint smile on his lips.
" Naruto. I didn't think I'd be seeing you soo soon after our last meeting," he said as the blonde fox boy moved forward to shake his hand. He laughed and nervously scratched his head.
" Just thought we'd stop bye, you know," he said with a chuckle. Gaara simply grunted in response and looked from Naruto to the rest of them behind him. His eyes scanned over Sasuke and Kakashi, and lingered on Sakura before he looked back to Naruto, a serious look upon his face.
" Trouble?" Naruto frowned and nodded. Gaara closed his eyes in thought before he looked back up at all of them.
" Come in please. We'll discuss this in my office," he said casually and Naruto shot a smile at the others before following the sand nin inside. They followed him through a maze of candle lit hallways, random doors leading to what Sakura could only imagine as other hallways. Soon she was lost, not knowing the way back to the entrance hall.
They finally reached a dead end, black double doors with the Kazekage's symbol painted in red . He pushed them open and light flooded the hallway. The room was well furnished, almost like living quarters. The room they entered first was an office, an oak desk seated in front of an enormous window that overlooked the village's west side. Other rooms branched away. She looked into one to notice a spacious living room and kitchen. The other room was was closed and she presumed it to be Gaara's sleeping quaters.
Bookshelves lined the walls to either side of the desk, filled with scolls and ancient looking books. Several armchairs were seated in a semicircle in front of the desk and Gaara motioned for them to sit.
Sakura sat in the farthest chair, Kakashi beside her. She folded her hands in her lap as Gaara walked around the desk and took a seat. He looked to Naruto who took the hint to talk and sat forward in his chair a little.
" It's a long story Gaara, but good one none-the-less," Naruto said with a goofy grin," but anyways, Sakura's the apprentice to the Hokage as you know. The Hokage also has another apprentice, Shizune. She's been with granny Tsunade for years. But she wrote a scroll saying Sakura was going to be used as a trade off for and ANBU captain. She's sneaky and underhanded. We found out after we broke into the Hokage's office to read the scroll. But Tsunade caught Sakura and we had to escape."
Gaara raised his non-existant eyebrows in surprise. To have the guts to break into a Kage's office. That would be concidered treason by any other person.
" Tsunade told Kakashi, however, that the whole scroll was a lie and Sakura wasn't going to be traded for a captive. It was just a load of shit that Shizune came up with, for some stupid reason," Naruto huffed. He folded his arms, frustraded and angry as he thought over the situation they were in. It was all Shizune's fault. Sakura laughed inwardly at how simple and watered down Naruto made everything seem. He certainly liked to keep details out.
" So why are you here?" Gaara inquired.
" ANBU has 72 hours to carry out the Hokage's command before she can withdraw it, so naturally when she knew someone was in the Hokage tower, she sent ANBU after us. But after realizing it was Sakura, she told us to hide and wait for ANBU's time to catch us to run out and she'd drop the warrant for our capture. If we were caught, we would most likely be interrogated. That wouldn't prove to be benificial to any of us," Kakashi explained.
" We just need a place to stay for a few more days Gaara," Naruto said with the undertone of a request to the red-head across from him.
Gaara considered their situation carefully, his eyes closed in concentration. He wasn't going against the Hokage, they just needed a place to retreat to till the deadline was up. He opened his eyes to regard the four.
" You can stay, but you'll be staying in the tower. If you need anything, I'll have my personal assistants get it for you. But I ask you to not leave the confinds of these grounds. There is a courtyard to the back that you'll be allowed to visit, but you cannot go beyond those perimeters. Understood?"
They all nodded in agreement and he stood.
" I'll take you to your rooms then. Please follow me," he stated before leading them, not out the door they had entered, but to the door Sakura had assumed led to Gaara's bedroom. He opened it and led them down another hallway. Doors lined the hallway and he stopped at the end.
" These will be your rooms," he said as he directed them to the four doors, two to each side of the hallway.
" Thank you Gaara," Naruto said with a smile.
" Not a problem. I owe you, don't I?" the sand nin replied with a faint smile.
" I'll have someone come to gather what you'll be needing and have food sent to your rooms. Enjoy your stay here and feel free to find me if you need anything else," he added before heading back to the open door at the end of the hall and left them in silence.
" Well, lets settle in," Kakashi said, addressing the others. " Sakura and I will take these rooms, you guys take those," he said,directed them to the doors behind them.
" Sounds good to me," Naruto said as he opened the door to his room. " Hn," was all Sasuke said as he entered his own room and shut the door quietly behind him.
" Damn, these rooms are nice!" they heard Naruto yell as he wandered around the room. He peeked his head out from his open door and looked at the other two.
" You guys have to go look at your rooms. This is nicer than my room at home!" he exclaimed before he dissapeared and they heard the grunt of bed springs as he flopped down on his bed.
" Shall we?" Kakashi asked as he turned to their rooms.
Sakura smiled before entering her room. Naruto was right. This was much nicer than her room at home. An enormous window to the far end of the room filtered light through the sheer white curtains, a couch and loveseat surrounded a coffee table in the corner of the room. An open arcway led to the bedroom and her eyes went wide at the enormous bed sitting before her. Four-postered with draped silks around the perimeter, she moved through the entrance, her fingers tracing over the velvet soft comforter.
To her left, she spotted another arced entrance and walked through, her feet meeting marbled floors. Two sinks, a huge walk in shower and a clawfooted bathtub surounded her and she smiled. Kage's sure lived in style. She glimpsed at herself in the expansive mirror that covered the wall with the sinks and fixed her touseled hair before moving back into the bedroom and set her pack down on a chair in the corner.
She found an empty dresser beside the bed and set out her clothes. Her extra Jounin shirt, form fitting shorts and medic apron were set in the first drawer and she pulled out the second and placed her underwear and wrappings inside before closing it. She was about to turn around when she felt a hand set itself on her shoulder. Her head snapped up and she looked over her shoulder to see Kakashi standing behind her, a smile on his uncovered face.
She let a sigh escape her mouth as she relaxed under his hand. " You really should stop sneaking up on me Kakashi," she warned with a smile and he shrugged.
" How are you?" Her sea green eyes widened a bit with surprise.
" I'm okay," she lied. Honestly, she was more pissed than upset. Tsunade was her mentor, almost like a mother to her. And Shizune. Well she had a few more colorful words for her. Why did they lie to her? What was Shizune up to?
" You don't need to lie Sakura. I know you're mad," he said casually. Sakura smirked. He was always too crafty for her.
" I don't understand why Shizune would do this to me. That's why I'm upset I guess," she said with a sigh as she stood and sat on the bed. Kakashi sat down beside her and watched her narrowed eyes as they searched the floor. She looked up at him and smiled.
" I guess we're fine now, though. Tsunade said that it was just a stupid plan made up by Shizune, right?" Kakashi's eyes widened a bit. Something about the phrase clicked. Sakura giggled at seeing the expression on his face.
" I think it has something to do with us, being together. She seemed irritated the last time she caught me at your appartment," she commented. Kakashi smiled and nodded.
" Either way," she continued," we're here now so I'm just going to relax and not worry about it." Sakura let out a sigh before reclining back and resting her head on her crossed arms. Kakashi layed back beside her and turned his head to face her, seeing her smile over at him.
" You know," she said as she rolled her her side and supported her head with raised hand," this is the first time you've taken your mask off when we're around strangers."
" I don't have to wear it all the time you know," he said, mimicking her and rolling to his side, head elevated on his gloved hand. She smiled mischieviously. " I like it better when you don't," she whispered, running her finger along his rough chin.
She leaned forward, her lips brushing gently over his, feeling their silky caress before pushing hers against his fully. His free hand snaked along the outside of her thigh, feathering over her hip and the dip in her waist before tangling into her soft hair. She sighed against his lips as he tilted his head, the rhythm of the kiss picking up as he ran his tongue along the inside of her bottom lip.
She gasped at the tingling sensation and he slanted his mouth over hers possesively, running his tongue over hers. She could feel the heat pool into her lower stomach as his tongue danced along hers, his hands sliding down her back tantalizingly slow, sending shivers up and down her spine.
She smiled slyly against his mouth as she pushed him suddenly and he fell backwards with her mouth still on his. Her thigh snaked over his waist as she straddled his hips, her breasts pressed to his chest as she deepened the kiss, her fingers gripped in his silver locks. With both his hands available to him now, he traced them up the backs of her thighs, making goosebumps rise on the supple flesh.
He broke away from her lips, tracing hot, open mouth kisses along her jaw line, his tongue flitting over her sensative skin. His teeth raked gently over her neck as he reached her ear and took the lobe in his teeth, giving it a careful nibble and she let a small moan escape her kiss-swollen lips.
The noise sent a jolt through his body, his own groan showing his pleasure at the sound. She pressed her lithe body to him, loving the feel of his hot breath fanning over her face, his fingers gripping her hips. She writhed in his strong yet gentle grip and he smiled as he buried his face in the crook of her neck, taking in the scent of her hair and flesh.
His thumbs slipped inside her shirt at the hem, caressing her tight waist. She pressed her hips to him needily. His hands left her hips and gently lifted her shirt, tracing over her stomach. She tensed, her body responding to his every caress. She left kisses along his neck, needing to feel his hands explore her body and her efforts told him so.
His breath sighed against her neck in elevated rhythm. She could feel the thrum of his heartbeat rampant beneath her lips as she left tender kisses against his neck. She wanted him so badly, it had been too long since she had felt him, since there was this much fire in his touch.
" Kakashi," Sakura whispered in a strained voice, her hunger growing. She could feel the desire coursing through her body and she began to unclasp his Jounin vest with ferver. His hands responded to her advances and he pulled the hitai-ate from her long pastel pink hair and let it drop to the floor.
His vest soon followed and she trailed her fingers down his chest, feeling the strong, rippled muscle of his toned body, loving the groan he let slip from his lips. She felt him tug at the hem of her shirt and let him lift it off her, her lust filled gaze meeting his before she sat back and watched him. He gave her a coy smile, devious and full of sinful intention. She loved that look.
He sat up quickly and wrapped his arms around her bare waist, drawing her flush against him. He looked up at her, his chin resting on her stomach. She smiled down at him, her fingers raking through his sliver locks. His eyes closed and he sighed comfortably, his breath teasing her navel.
She giggled and he looked back up at her before he suddenly picked her up and turned her around, pinning her beneath him to the matress. She gasped, but his mouth covered hers, his tongue invading the cave of her mouth and she succumbed to the rough kiss. His body was aching with the need to take her now, to stop the foreplay and get straight at what he, and she, wanted.
His hands ran down the sides of her waist to her shorts and he pulled them gently from her hips to her thighs, pausing to hear her pleading whimper before pulling them completely off. She hastily took the chance as he broke contact to drop her shorts to the floor to yank his shirt up over his torso and over his head. She flung it behind her without care as he went back to her lips, tasting her soft lips on his once more.
She felt his body press to hers, chest to chest, thigh to thigh, and she could feel his hard member against her lower abdomen. She wrapped her legs around his waist and arched against him, earning a growl from him in return. He lifted her to him and unclasped her bra, dropping her back agaisnt the bed to slide it from her arms. His mouth left hers immediately and traveled down her neck to her collarbone, his tongue tracing circles on her flush skin.
Her fingers dug into his back as his mouth closed over her nipple, his tongue tracing over the hardened peak with tantalizing ease. Her breathy moan lingered in the air as he worked his way to her other breast, her fingers kneeding his back.
" Kakashi, please..."
He knew what she wanted and he couldn't wait either. He pulled his mouth from her breast and stood, pulling his pants and boxers off in a rush as she watched him with rising arousal at the sight before he turned back to her and moved her up the bed. His fingers played lightly at the lace hem of her panties before he slid them over her long, slim thighs and moved over her, her legs wrapping around him.
He entered slowly and she released the breath she had been holding. He moved carefully, taking his time to bring her to the peak. But he couldn't go slow as she urged him faster and his speed picked up and she carefully let her muffled moans fill the room. Her nails raked down his back as the pleasure increased, his length pumping into her fast and hard. She let her head fall back as the build up of heat between them pushed to the brink. She was almost there and he could feel her tighten around him.
Her hips surged forward to match his down thrust and he let out a sharp groan as she met him with her strong up thrusts. He was soo close, he closed his eyes as he hit the top. She suddenly clenched around him as he buried himself to the hilt and her gasps of quick breath told him she had come at the same moment. Her heavy lidded eyes met his and she grasped him at the nape of his neck and pulled him to her lips.
Her soft kiss was what he always looked forward to after they made love, her gentle caress through his hair as they drifted off wrapped up in his sheets. She pulled back from his mouth and he fell to the matress beside her. She snuggled over to him, her body pressed to his side and he wrapped his arm around her back and held her to him in his strong arms.
" I love you Kakashi. Thank you for saving me," she whispered to him and he looked down at her as she shifted her head to look up into his mismatched eyes.
" What else could I have done Sakura. You're the woman I love," he replied with a warm smile and she felt the butterflies take flight in her stomach. Whenever he said something heartfelt, she always got flustered. She sighed contently against his bare skin, his fingers tracing lazy patterns on her back. They meshed so well, so compatibly. She knew she'd never feel more whole than with him.
The light through the curtains was transitioning from the deep, blood red desert haze to a striking purple and blue, the colors meshing in vibrance with the sun sinking slowly as the night pursued. Sakura's light tan skin was bathed warmly in the cool rays that cast eerie shadows on their entangled bodies. All was quiet.
" Sakura? Are you in there?"
Sakura's head snapped up from Kakashi's chest and she sent a wary look from him to the arcway leading to the door to her room. A quick rap on the wooded entryway sent them to gathering their clothing. Sakura couldn't help but laugh. She felt like a teenager caught fooling around. Kakashi wore the same smirk as he quickly pulled his dark shirt over his head. She hopped towards the door as she pulled her last boot on, strapping it sloppily before flattening her tousled hair and opened the door to meet Naruto's concerned frown.
" Why did it take you so long to answer?" he asked with a curious lift of his eyebrow.
" I was getting dressed. I took a shower," she lied convincingly, as if the excuse came on its own. He looked her head to foot, then back up, taking in at last her messy, dry hair. He shrugged and dismissed it.
" You seen Kakashi? He's not answering his door and we were called to dinner," he asked and Sakura shook her head, even though her palms were growing sweaty.
" He must be out and about, looking around," she replied carefully and Naruto merely sighed.
" Oh well, guess he'll just miss it eh?" He laughed and turned back to his room. " Gaara said to meet him in his office when we're all ready, so... get ready, your hair is a mess," he added with laugh and entered his room. She groaned in mock irritation at his comment and closed her door, clicking the lock into place. Kakashi emerged from the bedroom with a sheepish smile on his handsome face.
" Close call eh? I'd better just pop over to my room eh?" he laughed before kissing her tenderly and she hummed contently against his lips.
" See you in a sec," he said as he parted her lips and stepped back before he departed in a burst of whispy, white smoke.
Sakura touched her fingers to her lips, still feeling the tingle of his contact there. She couldn't imagine how she'd gotten so lucky to have a man that loved her infinitely. But she loved him just as much and thinking about it, she knew they were meant to be. Deep down she had the sinking feeling, however, that something was going to go wrong, not with her and Kakashi, but with herself and Shizune.
A/N:
I'm hoping you all enjoyed that. Next chapter will have more action, i swear lol.
Next Chapter: Rough To The Touch
I'm not going to spill any secrets on that chapter but i can tell you there's a confrontation between Shizune after she sneeks away from Konoha to Suna to seek out Sakura. Its gunna be great. Anywho, i hope you all liked it as much as i enjoyed writing it :D
till next chapter
-Black