It was getting dark when Kakashi finally got back from his 'quick' sweep of the area, due to the fact that he had run into six of Orochimaru's men and had to take the time out to stalk, gather information and kill each of them before he had even bothered to return.

He walked up to the cabin and stopped for a second when he realised that he had'nt bothered to wash the blood off of his hands and face. He sighed tiredly, and wondered if Naru would be bothered by the blood if she saw him like this. Part of him was curious to know if she would shrink back from him in horror, or if she would scream. He sighed again, he was'nt sure if he would be able to stand it if she rejected him like this.

Especially since he hated killing.

But because it was either kill or be killed, he had'nt had a choice. He could'nt just walk away and let the enemy run all over the place. If he had then it would only be a matter of time before they found his friends and attacked them. Then he might have had one or more deaths on his conciounce. Another thing that he doubted he could handle. He turned and started back the way he came when he heard the door slide open and Naru said his name.

He squeezed his eyes closed and steeled himself for what he believed would be one of the most painful moments, and memories he would ever have. Second only to Obito's death, and watching Naruto die as a child. "Kakashi? Are you hurt?" Naru asked from right behind him, he could hear the concern in her sweet voice and wanted to tell her no, but he was too scared to open his mouth. Afraid that he might say something that he didn't mean and chase her away from him.

He didn't want her to see him like this. He never wanted her to see him like this.

Naru stared at his back, anxiously waiting for him to answer her. She waited two mintues, then three before she reached out to grasp his shirt before he finally said something. "Don't Naru... I'm not sure if I can take being touched by you right now." He said gently and she froze with her hand just inches from his back.

"But..."

"I'm not hurt Naru." Kakashi said as his heart ached in his chest.

He was lying to her. She could tell by the tone of his voice. Even if he was'nt hurt physically, he was still lying to her because he was hurting inside. "Kakashi...look at me." He didn't move. She made a growling sound and grasped his shirt sleeve and tugged on it until he looked at her. She tipped her head back and stared at him in wide eyed horror, as he stared back at her through dull lifeless eyes, the deep scarlet staining his cheek, his temple, some of his hair.

Here it comes. Kakashi thought sadly as his heart clenched in his chest and he closed his eyes again, to block out the horrified look on her pretty face when he felt her fingers lightly touching his skin and opened them again to look at her in shock as she brushed his cheek with her fingers and pulled her hand away stained with red and wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him.

He stood there, stiff as a board trying hard not to freak out, but it was difficult. He really didn't want her to see him like this. He didn't want her to have night terrors, or wake up crying and screaming like he did sometimes. "Naru." He lifted his hands and gripped her shoulders intending to push her away from him when she buried her face against his vest and muttered.

"Your a liar."

Kakashi made a low frustrated sound in the back of his throat and pulled his mask down and framed her face in his hands and tipped her head back. "You sweet stupid girl." He whispered as he touched his lips to hers.

Naru leaned into him a little, her hands gripping his vest tightly as he applied more pressure to her lips. Not enough to hurt her, just enough to make her open her mouth and let him slip his tongue inside of her mouth. As soon as she felt his tongue brush up against her own, the fur on her tail bristled and stood on end, giving it the 'lightning strike' look that he was starting to understand she got when she was shocked or caught off guard.

Sweet. She tasted so sweet. Like honeysuckle and apples with cinnomon and cream.

He slanted his mouth over hers, needing to taste more of her sweetness as fire roared to life in his veins. He growled and gripped her shoulders tighter, trying to pull her closer and fuse their bodies together. Naru made a mewling sound as he lifted his head to break the kiss. He stared down at her flushed face, her lips were swollen and she was panting.

She was beautiful. "Naru...I need more." It was a warning, and a plea. He needed more of her kisses, more of her scent, more of her skin.

She stared up at him only half understanding his need. Her body felt strangely, and she felt her own need for more. Part of her wanted closer to him, to touch him, and part of her was nervous and a bit anxious. She nodded her head and nearly jumped out of her skin when he bent down and picked her up. She made a funny little sound and wrapped her arms around his neck as she felt one of his hands on the small of her back. He locked his other arm under her thighs so that she was sitting on it and started walking.

"W-Where are we going?" Naru asked in a frightened tone as she gripped his vest.

"Somewhere a bit more private. I need to wash the blood off before I touch you any more."

"Oh." Kakashi snickered. Oh. Oh. was that all she was going to say? No, don't ravish me? No, be gentle? No, I'm nervous? The girl was a piece of work, that was for damned sure. To be able to embrace him when he was covered in blood, even though such things disturbed her. He was'nt sure is she was very brave or very stupid to touch him when he had thought that he would fall apart. But she had, and he could'nt take it anymore.

He needed her comfort no matter what form it came in. And though he wanted to sink himself into her body and lose himself, he knew that she had no real previous knowledge or experience with sex and he would have to go slowly with her and let her get used to his touch. He'd have to teach her what he knew and use it to chain her to his side.

He stopped at a small brook and set her down on the ground. "Strip." He said in a husky voice as he unzipped his vest and slipped it from his shoulders, then grasped his shirt and slipped it up over his head and stopped to see what Naru was doing. She had her back turned to him, her sleevless shirt lay on the ground with her mesh shirt, but she was still wearing her bra and her pants.

"Naru? What's the hold up?" He asked as he unfastened his borrowed pants and slipped them down his legs.

"D-Do I really have to strip?"

"Yes."

She turned her head to look at him and made a funny sound when she realised that he was standing there completely naked. Her reddish pink eyes widening as her face turned dark pink in the darkness as she looked him over. Good grief, the man had a nice body. Nice, solid, and well toned hard muscle from chest to toe.

He pulled off his head band and mask and dropped them to the ground and looked at her again and smirked when he caught her looking at him. "See something you like child?"

She frowned and turned around to glare at him. "Why do you keep calling me child?"

Kakashi blinked at her and shrugged. It was'nt because of the age difference. After all he was only twenty three, and she was sixteen. That made the gap in their ages, just seven years. Not so great that he could think of her as a child, or treat her as a child. It was because she was so innocent, affectionate and child like in nature. The parts of her personality that existed because of her lack of knowledge and her limited contact with others.

Those pieces of her would be chipped away by time, and hatred, and cruelty. The things that she would experience in the village, in her life as a shinobi and by her life with him.

He secretly wanted to lock her away from the world to protect that innocence. But he knew that he could'nt do that. As much as he wanted to spare her the heart ache, he knew that he could'nt. He could only hold her when she needed him too and assure her that she would be okay.

He walked over to her and cupped her cheek in his hand, noting that he had smeared blood on her face earlier when he had kissed her. "I call you child-" He slipped his hand from her cheek, through her hair to her nape and used his other hand to unhook her bra and summoned a shadow clone and backed her into it and smiled evilly as his clone wrapped it's arms around her and pinned her in place so that he could strip her of her pants then laughed as he and his clone tossed her into the cold water.

She yelped as she hit the water and went under, while he stood in the bank of the small brook laughing, "Because you are way too trusting." She broke the surface of the brook and coughed a few times as she looked at him, her teeth chattering with cold.

"K-K-Kakashi-s-san!"

He chuckled and shook his head, the poor thing was so cold that she was shaking. I should have tested the water before I threw her in. He mused as he waded into the water until it was almost up to his chest and grasped her wrist and pulled her back against his body and pinned her there with one of his arms. She shivered and glanced back at him as she gripped the wrist of the arm around her waist, her ears flattening back against her head.

"K-K-Ka-s-shi?"

He pressed his lips against her neck, and breathed her scent. "Shh. I know it's too cold for you, but try not to worry so much. I'll warm you up." He murmured as he licked her cheek, she turned her head a bit more and he smiled against her skin then kissed her as he cupped one of her lush breasts in his free hand. She whimpered as he brushed his thumb across her nipple, the soft touch sending little waves of pleasure through her body.

He broke the kiss to nip at her lower lip playfully. She shivered again and leaned back against him and rubbed against him. He groaned and buried his face against her nape and had to resist the urge to rub back. This was nice. This was very nice. "You like this Naru?" He asked as he ran his finger tips along her lower lip, feeling her lips part slightly under them. He nipped at the soft skin of her neck then licked it to sooth the sting as he felt her tongue slide along the pad of his index finger.

He supressed a shudder and moved his fingers to her neck, stroking the soft skin as he waited for her to answer him. "It's...very nice." She said as his hand slowly made it's way back to her breast, making her gasp.

"Nice is an understatment baby. Do you want more? Or do you want to stop here?"

"M-More? Can I have more?" She sounded so sweet, so wanton that he growled and grasped her shoulder so that he could turn her around. She looked up at him with those wide innocent eyes and his heart lept up into his throat as he walked her back towards the bank.

"Becareful what you ask for Naru. You might get more than you bargined for."