Happy New Years everyone!

Sakura detested alcohol with a passion. In fact, if she had the choice, she would destroy every bottle of sake ever made. Those were her first thoughts as she opened her eyes, cringing at the sunlight that had made its way through her blinds. She rolled off her bed and landed with a thud, and began crawling towards her kitchen table for water. Pathetic? Maybe, but Sakura never had been a drinker.

After some water, breakfast, and a shower, she finally began letting whatever memories of last night fly into her mind. Her eyes widened as she remembered Kakashi's kiss and she brushed her lips with her fingers. 'Did that really happen? Why would he kiss…me?' Sakura sat in the midst of her confusion and traced back to the beginning of the kiss.

'What have you done?' Her hands rubbed her temples as she closed her eyes in frustration. There was no way that Kakashi could ever like her, and there was no way that she could ever like him. He was her former teacher, mentor, whatever one would call it. She had respected him as a father at one point in her life; she looked up to him, and worst of all, she was beginning to fall for him. She remembered the way he laced his fingers with hers, how he grabbed her hand, how he teased her relentlessly before giving in, and his soft smile that revealed his left dimple.

'You're way over your head. It's only a physical attraction…you know better than to let yourself get hurt because of that again' She shook her head to shake away the memories of Sasuke. There was only one thing that could break Sakura down, and that was being betrayed by someone she cared about. And she respected Kakashi too much to let that ever happen between them.

"Good job." Kakashi pulled a fistful of his hair in frustration. He would fantasize about Sakura sometimes and sure he had seen her naked, but he never let himself make legit move on her. He cared too much for her to do that, until last night. He couldn't help himself; the way her eyes began to close and how she tilted her head up for the kiss that shouldn't have come…was too much for the tipsy copy ninja. Kakashi groaned and tossed Icha Icha to the side.

"Kakashi tossing Icha Icha away? Now this must mean he has some serious problems." Genma grinned as he took a seat next to Kakashi. He casually picked up Icha Icha and began skimming through the pages, mildly interested. "What's got your underwear all up in a bunch?" Genma's snickering ceased as he saw Kakashi's blank stare, and then his jaw dropped as he followed the direction of Kakashi's stare.

"Oh, shit…it's a woman problem," whispered Genma, and then in a louder voice he called, "Oi, Sakura! Come over here, sweet thang. Why don't you come entertain two lifeless ninja?" His smile grew wider as he saw Sakura's face turn cherry red at the sight of Kakashi, and he could barely keep in his laughter as he felt Kakashi's glare burning the side of his face. Something was up, and Genma would find out what it was and use it against the copy ninja in every way possible.

"Hey, Genma…Kakashi." Sakura's face retained the blush in the cutest way possible.

"Eh, Sakura…Kakashi's been all quiet today, do you know what's wrong with him?" Genma was having the time of his life.

"He's getting old and senile," replied Sakura with a smirk. The blush was disappearing quickly, as she fell back to the daily routine of teasing Kakashi.

"Close, but not quite. You see…I've been pondering where I could buy a mint chocolate flavored chapstick. I heard it tastes exquisite." Kakashi smiled up happily at Sakura, knowing full well that she'd catch on to his reference to the same exact chapstick she had on her lips the night before.

If Sakura's blush could create flames, there would've been an uncontrollable fire by now. She turned away quickly and stomped away, furious at his low blow.

That was all it took for Genma to understand. He glanced at the happy Kakashi and the blood thirsty Sakura, and before he knew it, he blurted out, "You had sex with her, didn't you? Was she good? Oh, you fucking lucky bastard. What I wouldn't do to take her from the behi—" Before Genma knew it, his face was in the ground and he had dirt up his mouth. He looked up to see Kakashi walking away from him.

These actions would stop most men, but Genma wasn't most men. He caught up with Kakashi and whined and whined…and whined. "Cmon, Kakashi! We're buds, you can tell me. What happened? Pleaaaaaase! I'll treat you to drinks tonight!"

Kakashi eyed Genma warily. He was beginning to notice how annoying Genma could get. "I didn't have sex with her." Kakashi was tiring of Genma, fast. "It was just a kiss," mumbled Kakashi.

"Are you kidding me? Why didn't you tap that! God, I thought I was stupid!" Genma was shaking his head at Kakashi.

"BECAUSE! I didn't want to just have sex with her, Genma. She's not just another girl. If I wanted one of those, I would have picked one off the damn street."

"Holy shit…you like her don't you? ADMIT IT. YOU LIKE HER. If you don't admit it, I'm going to sing it while skipping down the busiest street of Konoha." The gleam in Genma's eyes told Kakashi that he wasn't joking.

"I don't like her, and don't push it, Genma." The hard stare that Kakashi gave him told Genma that Kakashi wasn't playing.

"Yes, you do."

"No, I don't"

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes…times infinity," retorted Genma. His eyes danced around and his smile mocked Kakashi.

"Fine. You want to know the damn truth? Ever since she broke up with Kiba, and came crying to me, I've been falling for this girl. I like her, but not only her. I like her pink hair that she keeps short, her dedication to her team, the hospital, and her village, the way she pretends to get upset when I tease her, the way she actually does get angry when I don't stop teasing her, the way she bites her lower lip when she's either lost in thought or caught up in a moment, the patterns she traces on my arm, the way her body feels in my arms, how she flips her hair unconsciously when she knows she's right, how her eyes soften up and resemble the clearest ponds of green water, the feel of her lips against mine, and every other damn thing that comes with her being. Yes, I like her, but you know whom I hate right now? You."

Without another word, Kakashi poofed away, and leaving a very dazed Genma alone.

"Oh. My. God. He kissed you!" Ino's jaw dropped as Sakura finished her tale.

"Did you have sex with him? I bet he was good."

People around the two kunoichi, stared at them with mild interest.

"Will you keep it down! Sheesh, it was only a kiss. What am I going to do?" Sakura looked forlornly at her best friend.

Even though Sasuke had screwed around with Sakura, she never blamed Ino for it. Sakura had learned to value her friendship with Ino more than anything, and a screw up on his part would not affect her. It was difficult the first few weeks, but Sakura managed to keep it in.

"You like him, don't you?" Ino's eyebrows shot up gleefully as she made this observation.

"No. Yes. No, I don't know! I don't think I should because he's my former teacher…and he probably kissed me because he was too drunk to care! Think about it! This guy is one of the most eligible bachelors in Konoha! He has a damn reputation with women too!"

"You're right forehead. There's no way he wants you." Ino snorted in disbelief at her bestfriend. She still couldn't get over how little confidence Sakura had with men and relationships in general. "Cmon, Sakura. Live a little! Take a freaking chance! It's about time you moved on from that loser, Kiba!"

Sakura flinched a little at the mention of the cheating bastard, but she maintained her position in the argument. "No! Dating Kakashi is like taboo in this village. I'm not going to even risk it. Honestly, he probably forgot all about it by n—" Sakura found herself speechless as she watched Kakashi enter the coffee shop. Her eyes glued onto him as he sat down and ordered something, and to her dismay she saw the waitress wink at him.

Confused at Sakura's abrupt end, Ino followed her gaze until she saw Kakashi too. She snickered, "you so like him, forehead." Ino snapped her fingers until she caught Sakura's attention again. "Go to him! Walk over and sit down, you can do it!" She watched as Sakura grew a little pink at the bold suggestion.

"I can'—" Sakura's blush grew as she saw Kakashi again, but this time she saw the waitress place her hand on his shoulder. She grew upset as she saw Kakashi smile and pull her down to whisper something into her ear. Without another word, Sakura stood up and left the coffee shop.

The waitress stood waiting for Kakashi to decide on what he wanted. "Pinky over there's staring at you. Do you know her?" The waitress mumbled to him, so no one could hear. He glanced up quickly to see Sakura sitting with her friend and he smiled a little. "Yeah, I do. Thanks for telling me. Could I get the ham sandwich? Oh and when you get me the bill, could you get me hers as well?" All her reply consisted of was a wink and she was gone. He rested his eyes on the reflection of Sakura upon the window. She was blushing lightly and he was amused to see that she was shooting a glance towards him while mumbling to her blonde friend. His thoughts were interrupted when he felt a small hand on his shoulder.

"The deed is done. That's pretty cute of you to handle your girlfriend's bill as a surprise. I wish my boyfriend would do stuff like that." She smiled at him and he pulled her down and whispered, "well, she's not my girlfriend yet. I'm looking to change that soon, but it's a secret." Kakashi grinned at his new friend and watched her go back to the kitchen laughing. When he looked at the window again, he was surprised to see that Sakura's reflection was gone. Only her friend remained at the table. Kakashi wondered why the pink haired kunoichi had left so suddenly.