Authors Note:
I would like to apologize for some of the weird spelling errors in the last update. I was using a different computer that kept auto correcting the names of characters. I thought I was catching it but missed a few as it was late and I was furiously trying to get everything down on paper.
I don't plan what I write - for the most part - I have major plot points and let the natural flow of the character's personalities pull the points together. Which means sometimes I let something pass that after re-reading my work I realize I don't like or it is awkward. Which is why I have replaced some of the chapters I just updated as once 90 days goes by its harder to fix and I'm far too lazy to fix it. Basically - I don't really edit my own work until after I've clicked that publish button :O
Anyways! I'm not sure how much longer this story will last! It is definitely keeping my interest more than the other two but I promise I haven't forgotten about them.
As always - Reviews please! My narcissistic personality loves them to death. And my Leo pride soaks it all in :)
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Sakura awoke first.
The ground was cold and hard beneath her. Her head and body ached. She was groggy and didn't understand where she was - or why she was there. Sakura shifted one of her legs and her core pulsed achingly. Images started rushing into her mind. Club Love - the sweet smell - the hazy euphoria - Kakashi's frenzied face. The lust in his eyes. The feel of his body as he entered her.
Sakura took in a shaky breath as quietly as possible. The last thing she could remember was her body dropping into darkness after Kakashi had finished inside her. The kunochi in her ignored the rising panic as the images of what they had done became clearer and clearer. Something had happened. They had been drugged. Sakura felt the ground beneath her - it was stone. They had been taken from their hotel room. She suspected this is likely what had happened to Asuma and Kurenai.
Sakura opened her eye a crack - not wanting to draw attention to herself if there were enemies near. Her view was straight up into the darkness of a massive cavern. Her skin wasn't as cold as she would have expected for being naked in a cave. Slowly, she moved her hand to her side and felt the material of a long dress. They had been kidnapped and dressed? She still wasn't sure of her surroundings and closed her eye again. The fogginess was still there - indicating that the drugs were still active in her system. She stretched out her chakra in search of the foreign substance. It was mostly gone from her system now and luckily not fatal. Her chakra was making quick work of breaking down the toxin faster than her body regularly would.
Sakura took a deep breath in and opened her eyes again. The room smelt dank. A mixture of earth and corpses. She hoped that everyone was okay. Her knowledge of the future was comforting. Asuma, Kurenai and Kakashi would be fine after this mission. Would still be alive. She didn't know if she would be, but couldn't imagine Kakashi letting anything happen to her. He never had in her own time. She stretched her chakra out into the room - searching for her friends or enemies. She could feel her chakra stumbling over the bodies of numerous dead civilians before feeling the faint chakra signature of Kurenai. It was fading slowly.
Sakura knew it was risky but Kurenai's chakra was dangerously low. She ignored the ache in her body and pulled herself to her feet. The drug was completely out of her system now - her body no longer foggy or tingly. As she looked at her surroundings she confirmed that they were in a massive cave. She couldn't see a way out yet but they had to have gotten in here somehow. There was a wide staircase 20 feet or so from her position that led to a platform. At the top of the platform were a set of statues that looked like they were sharing a tragic embrace.
Sakura continued toward Kurenai's chakra signature and smelt the blood before she saw her. Kurenai was collapsed near the center of the cave - a near fatal wound in her chest - blood surrounding the floor beneath her. Her eyes were closed and Sakura could only wonder how long she had been laying there like that. Sakura quickly bent down and began to heal the wound. It looked like a fist had caused it but luckily the injury had managed to miss her heart. One of her lungs was badly damaged but Sakura's chakra quickly went to work healing it. The woman moaned in pain.
"Saki?" Kakashi's husky voice pulled her attention from her patient. He was standing by the wide staircase. He was shirtless. Sakura suspected he likely just woke up the same way she had. She didn't recognize the white pants he was wearing.
There was a deep, masculine groan and movement that drew both their attention. Sakura sighed in relief as the teenage version of Asuma pulled himself into a seating position and looked around the room.
"Kakashi?" his rasped voice asked. "That really you?" His eyes scanned his surroundings before landing on Sakura and Kurenai. A look of concerned terror flew across his face as he pulled himself up from the ground. "Is she okay?! Kurenai!"
"She's out of danger. Whoever attacked her missed her heart. I've stopped the bleeding and am mending her lungs now. She will need more attention back at the village but for now she will be fine." Asuma came to a stop next to them. Sakura saw him reach out his hands to take Kurenai from her grasp but abruptly dropped his hand and pulled back.
"Good," he continued to pull himself further away from them while looking at his hands. Sakura looked down as well and saw his hand stained with blood. Asuma saw her glance and cringed. "There's something wrong with me. With here." He gestured around them. "We had been struggling against the forces here for days. Civilians didn't have much luck - the men would - well look around at all the corpses."
Sakura followed his gesture. Each of the woman had fatal wounds in their hearts. Blood coated the rocks beneath them. Sakura felt her stomach clench but used her years of medical training to push out the fear and disgust.
"How did the men die?" she asked.
"Whatever effects were here would wear off after the girl would pass. Most offed themselves. Some just couldn't move. We couldn't find a way out. Those that didn't kill themselves starved." Asuma glared down at his hands again. "It became too hard to ignore it - that feeling. The impulse. I tried. I really did."
"You didn't hit her heart though." Sakura said reassuringly.
"Yes. It appears that you were stronger than I thought," a familiar voice said from a top the platform.. Sakura glared up at the man dressed in white who smiled happily down at them. "Almost perfect. Almost."
"What are you - " Sakura was interrupted by the pained sounds of Kakashi.
"No - no. Not - no" Kakashi had collapsed to his knees and was holding his head.
"I think I'll have to increase the effects for this one," the man in white mused.
"What are you doing to him!" Sakura pulled herself up away from the unconscious Kurenai and rushed towards Kakashi in concern.
"STAY AWAY," Kakashi yelled as he put distance between them. He glanced up towards the man in white before appearing behind him and attacking. Kakashi's fists met air as the man dissipated and reappeared next to Kurenai. Sakura turned and began to rush him - arms poised to punch.
"If you want to save her life you'll stop," the man said delightedly. Asuma was clenching his fists in anger but dared not move for fear that Kurenai's life would be lost.
"What do you want" Kakashi said venomously. He had begun to walk shakily down the stairs - clutching his right hand.
"You know what I want," the man laughed. "You know very well. I was very lucky finding you!"
Sakura looked back at Kakashi. He had stopped near the bottom of the stairs - eyes glued to his hand. She could tell he was shaking.
"You have to get out of here," Asuma said roughly.
"What does he want?" Sakura asked tenderly as she moved towards Kakashi. At least she could help him. Maybe it was a drug too. Maybe she could get it out of his system.
"Don't," Kakashi said desperately. He wanted to move. He wanted to pull away. He needed to move. He couldn't. "Don't come here," he gritted his teeth and growled.
The man in white giggled wildly. "I'm so close - so close my love!"
Sakura ignored them both and continued to approach Kakashi. He was staring at her eyes desperately. Telling her to go - to get out - to run. He was clutching his hand to his side.
"WHY!" Kakashi shouted at the man in white whose laughter filled the cave.
"To bring her back. This festival. Young couples all coming here for us," he gestured around him. "I've been waiting here. At this shrine built for our love. I've been waiting for the right time. I came back - so can she. I just need her attention!"
Sakura looked up at the shrine again. The statue of the man did look eerily similar to the man dressed in white. The female statue had a wound in her chest similar to the female corpses that littered the ground.
"Are you...are you who the festival was based on?" she asked in a whisper. The man in white laughed harder and waved his hand toward Kakashi. Kakashi growled.
"Saki move! I can't - not you - no not again," Kakashi's voice was filled with terror. Sakura glanced back toward the man she would call sensei in the future. The man who would be her hokage. The man who had taken her virginity not but a few hours before. His hand was sparkling with the chidori and his eyes were pleading with her to run. She smiled at him comfortingly.
"Don't worry, Kakashi," she said softly as she continued to close the gap.
"Yes! Go to him! Go to him willingly! I knew you were the perfect pair! I knew you would understand," the crazed mans voice filled the cavern around them.
Kakashi's eyes searched hers as she got closer. She wasn't scared. Why wasn't she scared. What was she doing? She should run. Get away from him. He coudln't stop it. He couldn't stop it again. He was going to kill her. It was going to happen again. He was going to lose another one. His dark gray eye couldn't leave her bright green ones. She looked so calm.
"Saki-," he tried desperately.
"It's going to be okay," she whispered as she came within arms length. He watched in horror as his arm came up - completely out of his control. He tried to stop it. He tried to pull away but something was controlling him. Something cold had taken a hold of his body. He couldn't look in her eyes as his hand went through her chest. He knew he was crying but he didn't care. He had done it again. Why did this keep happening to him?
He stared down at his arm protruding from her body waiting for her to fall. But she didn't. Her hands came up and rested on his forearm - pulling slightly - telling him to pull his hand out. His eyes shot up to her face. An ornate, black symbol covered her forehead down to below her eyes. In the center was a soft pink diamond. She winced while trying to maintain a smile as his hand pulled out of her chest cavity.
"Wh-what?" Kakashi's arms came up to her shoulders. Touching her. To her neck. Her pulse was still there. He looked down in amazement as he watched the hole in her chest begin to close.
"Something I learnt from Tsunade," she said softly. "But we can talk about that later." Her hand cupped his face briefly before she disappeared.
Kakashi's eyes frantically scanned the area. The laughter of the man in white had stopped.
"What are- how!?" Kakashi's eyes were drawn to the sound near the center of the cave. Sakura was aggressively attacking the man in white who was unable to get away fast enough. She had pushed him away from the unconscious Kurenai. Asuma was watching - mouth agape.
"Cha!" Sakura shouted as she dove at her enemy. The man in white narrowly avoided the attack and her fist connected with the ground - shattering the rock beneath them. Dust flew all around.
"How did you survive that!" The man shouted. "You ruined it! She won't come now!"
Sakura launched at him again and Kakashi saw that she was too slow for the man. She wasn't able to connect. He opened his sharingan eye to make sure the man was actually there. His chakra looked weird - malevolent. Not wasting time Kakashi launched himself at the man. Sakura's forehead still held the strange symbol as she attacked the man frantically. Sakura continued to distract the man as he looked more and more concerned at the sheer power in her fists. The cavern walls began to shake and break apart as she continued to push him into a corner.
This is when Kakashi saw his opportunity.
"Chidori!" He rushed the man from behind - knowing too well that the man had nowhere else to go. Sakura watched as Kakashi's electrically enhanced fist erupted from the man in white's chest.
"Ah - oh," was all he said before he collapsed. His body dissolving into white smoke. Kakashi and Sakura stared, panting, at the empty space, white smoke twirling around them.
Kakashi looked up at the girl before him and watched as the symbols on her forehead receded. He rushed toward her and grabbed her by the shoulders.
"Are you fucking stupid!?"
She glared at him in annoyance. "What?!"
"I could have killed you!" He stated desperately. His heart was hammering in his chest. The image of his fist pushing through her chest cavity - the feeling of her bones crumbling - the blood on his clothes - the smell of her blood. He couldn't get these images out of his head.
"No," she whispered. "Kakashi - no. I activated my mitotic regeneration jutsu. It was fine. I'm fine."
Kakashi continued to feel her body for wounds as he looked into her eyes. He didn't kill her. She was fine. But he had felt it. Had felt the idea of losing her. Of losing someone again. He nodded and withdrew from her - heading towards Asuma and Kurenai. They still needed to get out of the cavern. At least the mission was over.
He could go back. His heart was hammering in his chest - the fear had settled in. He could smell it - Rin's blood now. See her face. He couldn't - not again.
"Who is that?" Asuma asked - pointedly looking toward Sakura.
"Saki - a medic." Kakashi said vaguely as he searched the room. Noises from a top the platform drew the shinobi's attention. The statue began to crumble away. He hopped up to the top of the stairs to see a gaping hole in the wall. "This probably leads out."
Asuma picked up Kurenai gingerly and approached the exit. Sakura followed behind - mind miles away.
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The hole had led to a winding staircase that they quickly climbed. Once at the top they found themselves in the empty club - they all held their breath as they left but the sweet smell was no longer in the air. Once outside they found Genma, Anko and Pakkun. The three had come to the club after realizing that Kakashi and Sakura had disappeared. Gemna and Anko noticed the blood and gaping hole in the dress that Sakura wore but didn't ask about it.
Both Sakura and Kakashi were all business as they came up with a plan to return home. They wasted no time and immediately got packed up to leave. Kurenai needed immediate medical attention - more than Sakura could give without the facilities inside a hospital - and Konoha was less than a day away.
They were back in Konoha within a few short hours. Kurenai safely recovering in the hospital with an ever watchful Asuma. Kakashi had recounted the details of the mission to the third - conveniently leaving out the part where he took Sakura's virginity. Genma, Anko and Kakashi were dismissed leaving Sakura with the third. Sakura tried to catch Kakashi's eye as he left but he stared at her blankly.
"Is he okay?" The Third asked as the door closed.
"I'm not sure," she said softly.
"You should go to his place to monitor him tonight. He doesn't look stable. I'm sorry for that. I don't think my son would have come home if it wasn't for you and Kakashi but..." the Third sighed sadly. "It looks like this has traumatized him further."
Sakura didn't say anything. She couldn't say anything. He had barely spoken since they left but occasionally she would see his hand twitch and terror in his eyes. He was definitely having an episode.
"I'll go find him," she said.
Sakura couldn't find him. She had checked all the regular spots - at least for the older Kakashi in her time. He wasn't at the memorial stone, he wasn't at his apartment, he wasn't in the training grounds nor on the Hokage monument reading. Hours passed and she eventually gave up. If he didn't want to be found there was no way of finding him. Besides, she was exhausted. Her legs ached and she needed a shower. She had changed to a clean set of traveling clothes but knew there was still blood smeared on her chest - it was just hidden under her clothing.
As she approached the door to her temporary apartment she wondered how much longer she would be in this time. She couldn't really believe what had happened. That they had had sex. She had lost her virginity to Kakashi-sensei. She groaned in embarrassment at the thought of facing him again. What would he even say? What would she say? Sakura opened her door and threw her travelling bag on the ground. It was early evening and darkness was beginning to enshroud the village. Her stomach grumbled in hunger. Should she make dinner or take a shower first?
"Yo."
Sakura jumped and screamed. Kakashi was standing in the archway of the kitchen. Clothes clean - eyes rested. His eye was crinkled in amusement.
"I don't know how you can be great in battle but never know when someone is sneaking up on you," he said as he watched her.
"Maybe if someone didn't sneak up on me in my own apartment!"
"Hnn, maybe."
"Where have you been - I was looking for you?" Sakura didn't know what to do. She hadn't anticipated the awkwardness with the younger version of her sensei. She had only been thinking about the future repercussions. She had forgotten about her attraction. The way he looked at her. He looked fine - which was surprising. She had expected him to be a wreck.
"I got clean. Walked around. Thought." He pushed himself away from the kitchen. His eyes were searching her face. "I'm glad you didn't die."
Sakura blushed and looked away from his intense stare. "Me too. But there was no risk of it - really." She pointed towards her forehead. "I hide the mark usually but I learnt to store extra chakra in my forehead for that jutsu."
"Hmmm," he was slowly closing the distance between them and Sakura felt her heart beat increase. She had told herself that it had only been the effects of the drugs but clearly it wasn't. She was truly attracted to him. Not just sexually.
"How are you?" She asked - trying to focus on something - anything - other than the rising sexual tension.
"Better than I thought I'd be," Kakashi said flippantly.
"Flashbacks?"
Kakashi laughed sarcastically. "Images, smells. The whole thing."
"Sorry," Sakura said and looked at the ground. He was now standing directly in front of her - his eyes staring down at her. She couldn't look him in the eye.
"Don't be," he said softly, a hand coming up to grasp her chin. He turned her face towards his. "You lived."
Sakura wasn't sure she followed his logic. Her face must have shown this because he laughed lightly.
"I thought I lost you too. But I didn't." His hand cupped her face as his other arm pulled her closer to him. Sakura's breathing became labored and heat began to spread across her body. She knew she should pull away from him. For the sake of her relationship with this man in the future she should pull back. But all she wanted was to be closer to him. The look in his eye caused butterflies to flip haphazardly in her chest and stomach.
"At first it terrified me," he said truthfully - his own heart fluttering in his chest. "I wanted to put distance between us. If it felt that bad to almost lose you. But..." he looked away from her and paused.
"But?" Sakura felt her body lean into him more. Afraid of what he was saying.
"But what's the point in living if I can't experience this?" he whispered as he placed a kiss on her forehead - right where her pink diamond had appeared. Sakura smiled and closed her eyes.
This had gone too far. Way too far. She liked him. She liked him too much. It hurt. She was going to leave him. She would leave him back here. For years. In his mind she was gone forever. He wouldn't know. A tear escaped her eye and Kakashi wiped it away.
"What's wrong?"
The concern etched on his face caused her heart to clench. Rather than answer him she pulled down his mask and pulled his face to hers. He responded immediately - lips caressing her own. She would deal with this when she went back. She just couldn't say no to him or her feelings anymore. She had fallen for him. Unexpectedly - she loved him. She didn't want to. But she did.
"I want to know what you feel like without the drugs," she whispered into his mouth.
Kakashi chuckled as his hands slid all over her body.
Clothes were quickly and frantically shed as they continued to make out in the middle of her living room. Soon the pair were naked but as Sakura reached out to pull the copy-nin towards her she was stopped by his hand on her chest. He was tracing the blood that was the only indication his hand had pierced her chest. Before she could say anything or protest he had pushed her back towards the bathroom. His kisses prevented her from speaking as he turned the shower on and pushed her in. She couldn't help laughing as he began to scrub at her skin - a serious look on his face. He looked up at her and smiled as she bent up to kiss him.
Sakura pulled him into the water and giggled as his hair was soaked. He smiled back at her - hands collecting her hair as he pulled her head under the shower head. She spluttered as the water fell over her face - he laughed.
"Why do you dye it? Pink hair would suit you. It would go well with your eyes."
"It's not that pink," she lied. "It's patchy. Grey in spots and white in others."
"What's wrong with that," he asked as he picked up the soap she had in the shower and began to scrub the blood off her skin - paying particular attention to her breasts.
She laughed as he flicked her nipples. "I don't need to look like you!" She pulled his hands behind her and captured his lips again. She rubbed herself against his already hard cock and moaned. Kakashi grunted in response and grabbed the globes of her ass to lift her up against the wall. He was inside her a moment later. The sound of wet skin slapping against wet skin mixed with the running water. Their pleasured moans grew to shouts as their pace picked up.
Kakashi didn't want this to end ever. Her body was perfect. Everything about her was perfect. He couldn't kill her. She didn't die. She was still here. Still there for him to touch, and lick, and kiss. Her laughter opened up his heart. His legs were beginning to weaken as his climax grew closer. His hands came up to grab at her breasts as she screamed and her core clenched around him.
He grunted as her climax milked him - pumping into her harder and deeper. He felt her bite his shoulder which caused him to laugh and groan as his own climax rocked his body.
They panted heavily as they held each other. Both wishing that this didn't have to end. He kissed the corner of her mouth as he pulled out of her and continued to shower. He made sure to get soap all over her body - just to hear her giggle more.
That night he slept over. The night after she slept at his.
Sakura was ignoring the voice in her head that kept screaming at her to stop. That it was only making it harder to leave. Hard to face her Hokage when she got back. But she wanted this. He needed it. She no longer wanted to worry about the repercussions.
It wasn't long before Kakashi began making hints about returning to Anbu. Sakura felt uncomfortable but knew that she couldn't stop him anymore. He had recovered. She could tell. He was different with her. He wasn't completely closed off. He was still aloof - and always would be - it was just who he was. She agreed to tell the Hokage that he was ready for active duty again. The Hokage had been pleased and said that hopefully soon the time swamp would reappear for her and she could go home. The notion caused anxiety for Sakura.
She wasn't sure she wanted to go home. He was here. The man she had fallen for. It wouldn't be the same in the future. She couldn't look at him the same way. She didn't want to face that reality when she got there. But she knew she could leave at any time - with little to no notice to Kakashi - and she didn't want him to get worried or think the worst.
She had started to seal important items into scrolls to condense them into a small travelling bag. That way if the swamp appeared she would be ready to leave. But she couldn't leave without saying goodbye - but if she said goodbye he would know. She needed to come up with something to say to him.
She was currently sealing some of the clothes that she wanted to keep as a memento into a scroll in her bedroom when the door creaked open. Kakashi was standing there watching her curiously.
"Going somewhere?" his voice was light but Sakura could hear the concern underneath the underneath.
Sakura hadn't come up with an excuse yet. She had been having a hard time finding something believable. She finished sealing the yukata she had worn to the bathhouse, a small blush staining her cheeks.
"I need to find Tsunade," she began, grasping at straws. "I've been asking around to see if anyone knows where she is. I'm sure you've heard how elusive she can be. I've caught wind of her being in tea country but don't know exactly where yet. I just wanted to be prepared to go right away." She smiled up at him. "But don't worry! I'll be back! I'll try not to be gone too long!" Her heart ached painfully.
"Hn," Kakashi took a seat next to her on the ground. "Why are you packing that yukata then?"
Sakura blushed furiously. She didn't know how to respond. She glanced sideways at him - he was staring at her thoughtfully. "Well, I like thinking about that...night. The other dress was ruined," she wasn't lying. That was why she was taking it with her. "I just wanted something to remind me of you while I was out searching. I hope to be back soon but it could be a few weeks."
"If you wait a few days I could go with you," he offered. "I'm sure you know that I've been reinstated and I just came to tell you that I'd be leaving on a mission soon."
She smiled weakly at him and averted her gaze. She could feel tears in her eyes and didn't want him to see. "If you are back in time... for sure," she said softly.
His hand landed on the back of her neck and he kissed her head tenderly. "I won't be hurt - I promise."
She couldn't help the tear that fell into her lap. Kakashi smelt the saltiness from his position. He was glad she had told the Hokage he was ready again. He missed working. But he knew she was worried - he was worried too. It had been a long time since he cared for something. But that just gave him even more of a reason to come back.
Kakashi reached into his pocket, pulled out a small box and set it on her knee.
"What's this?" She asked, wiping her face.
"A memento," he watched as she opened it. It was a silver necklace with a small sapphire pendant in the shape of a bird.
Sakura turned to him and kissed him abruptly on his masked mouth. "But I don't have anything for you!"
He smiled at her as she pulled down his mask and kissed his bare lips. His tongue dipped into her mouth.
"When do you leave?" she mumbled into his lips.
"I should have been at the gates already," he laughed, nipping at her bottom lip.
Sakura froze momentarily before pulling herself away from him - a wry smile on her lips. "How late are you?"
Kakashi shrugged and pulled her further into his lap. "An hour at most - I'm not sure what time it is. I was looking for something to give you." His hands had found their way up her shirt. She slapped his hands away playfully.
"Kakashi!"
He smiled at her and stood up. "I should probably be going but I'll be back in a couple of days. It's not a hard mission." He kissed her mouth again before walking towards the door.
She smiled at him and nodded. Hoping to Kami she was here when he got back. Her heart was breaking but she couldn't show it. As the door to her temporary apartment closed she fingered the necklace in her hand, idly wondering what he excuse would be to his team at the gates. Tears fell freely from her eyes as she fell backwards on her bed. She sobbed unrestrained until exhaustion took her and she fell asleep.
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Sakura rolled over in her but instead of sinking further into the soft blankets of her bed her arm sank into something wet. She opened her eyes with a start and nearly burst into a fit of tears at the scene around her. She was in the swamp. It had happened so fast. She glanced around quickly and felt a bit of relief at seeing her backpack next to her. At least she would still have some things. The necklace he had given her was still clutched tightly in her hand.
Sakura felt her tears stain her cheeks as she began to walk in a random direction. He would be so hurt when he got back. She was gone. He wasn't going to find her. Sakura wondered how long he had looked for her. If he had approached Lady Tsunade about her or demanded information from the Third. Either way he wouldn't get much information.
The swamp quickly turned into forest and she could see familiar gates of Konoha not too far in the distance. She wasn't sure what time it was here but judging by the sounds coming from the village it was likely close to mid-day. Her heart began hammering in her chest out of anxiety. She was going to have to report to the Hokage. To Him. She hoped she could get in without running into her friends. She didn't even know how long she had been gone for. A few hours? Days? Months?
She passed through the gate and nodded at Kotetsu who waved happily at her while pointing at her head. She waved at him and shrugged as she walked by. It didn't take her long to reach the newly construct Hokage tower, much to her dismay. Her legs dragged beneath her. A headache began to settle in from the time travel that she healed with her hand as she walked. Sakura mused that it must be around lunch as hallways were practically empty.
Eventually to arrived at the doors to Kakashi's office. Her stomach was flipping uncomfortably. This was going to be incredibly awkward. Sakura took in a shaky breath and knocked.
"Who is it?" Kakashi's voice was muffled but still managed to make her heart dip. Was it going to be different? How would he react?
"Um. It's - it's Sakura," she mentally slapped herself at stuttering. There was silence on the other end of the door for a few moments. The sound of a chair screeching made her jump.
"Anbu- leave," Kakashi's voice was closer to the door now. A few more tense moments passed before the door was pulled open and she was face to face with her former sensei. She looked at him nervously. His eyes searched hers with an emotion she couldn't quite place before he gestured for her to enter.
Her shoulders were stiff as she came into his office and stood in front of his desk. Kakashi didn't move as he watched her. Eyes taking her in from head to toe.
It had been 14 years since he had seen that hair colour. 14 years since he had seen her. 14 years since she had disappeared - had left him. Or at least that's what he had always thought. Kakashi's own heart was beating in his chest - a feeling of anxiety he hadn't felt since his younger years. Sakura looked back at Kakashi - waiting for him to take his seat so the debriefing could begin. He could see the nervousness in her eyes. She had always been expressive... Sakura and Saki.
"Ahem- hn-well," he cleared his throat awkwardly. Sakura's eyebrow quirked up in disbelief. Neither said anything.
Kakashi didn't know what to do in this situation. For him it had been 14 years since he had seen the girl before him - sort of. To think Sakura actually was Saki. The girl had always reminded him of her. To the point that it scared him and he pushed her towards Tsunade. Sakura had been gone a week which had given Kakashi plenty of time to think about what he would do. To think about her. Sakura. Memories from when he was 18 had flooded his mind that week. Details that had always been confusing about Saki suddenly making sense.
He had had 14 years to get over her. 14 years of searching for her has his heart longed for her. 14 years to regret never telling her how much he had loved her. How she had saved him. But it had only been a few short hours for Sakura. Her hair was the same colour he remembered - the off hue violet-brown. His mouth quirked in a smile as he remembered how funny it had been to discover her pink pubic hair.
Neither of them had moved - neither knowing what the boundaries were.
"I looked for you," Kakashi finally said. His chest tightened uncomfortably - a feeling he hadn't felt since his teens.
Sakura looked at him sadly. "I didn't know what else to tell you... I didn't want to leave without an explanation of some sort."
"Tsunade got so sick of me pestering her," he laughed. Tension leaving his body as their conversation started to come naturally.
"I bet," she giggled back. She was happy he wasn't mad. She had been scared he would be mad. "I'm sorry I couldn't tell you."
Kakashi watched her intently before walking closer to her. He wasn't sure of their boundaries. He didn't know if there were still lines to cross. To think he had taken his own students virginity. "It was the mission, Sakura. I know."
"I didn't want to hurt you. I- well -," her cheeks blushed furiously and she averted her gaze. He was the Hokage. It was Kakashi.
Kakashi watched the young woman before him. She was who he had been searching for all these years. Who his heart had ached for. How had he never seen it before? He hadn't truly been looking at Sakura to see it.
It was like those 14 years never happened. Like he was 18 again. His nose picked up her scent - the smell of him on her. How had he never noticed what she smelt like before this? His mind drifted to the evening in the bathhouse when he had seen her naked for the first time. She had known who he was to her. But still - she had responded. He ached to hold her again. But his position - their positions - it could ruin either of their careers. But he had loved her then. Still loved her now.
"What will the village say," he said jokingly. She looked up at him startled. Her lips pouted in confusion. Kakashi smiled and pulled down his mask. Sakura gasped. Kakashi closed the distance between them. "I thought about that this whole week."
Sakura's heart was thumping wildly in her chest. She could hardly believe that he was saying these things. It felt like she never left. "Me too," she agreed sheepishly. "I was worried that ... that we couldn't -"
Kakashi dipped his head down to kiss her. Fuck it. He had given his life to this village. The universe had sent her back in time for him. She was his and he wasn't going to care anymore. Sakura whimpered in his arms.
"I fell in love with you 14 years ago and never told you," he whispered as his lips left hers. "I looked for you for years. You saved me. I don't care what other people think or what happens anymore." He smiled at down at her.
Sakura sighed and wrapped her arms around his neck. "You look basically the same."
"So do you," he laughed. She pinched his neck and pulled him into another kiss. It didn't matter that he had been her teacher. To him she was the girl he had met 14 years prior. He pushed her backwards towards his desk as his hands gripped her hips.
She tasted the same as he remembered. Sakura's ass bumped against the hard surface behind her as they continued to kiss fervently.
"If-I," Kakashi began kissing down her neck. "Had known - you wouldn't- be back - I wouldn't have left without feeling you again." He pushed her backpack off her shoulders.
Sakura couldn't believe what was happening to her. Nothing that had happened to her lately was believable. As her backpack hit the floor they paused and stared at each other. Both were breathing heavily. Sakura's lips tingled. Kakashi bent down and nipped at her neck hands grabbing at her clothes.
Sakura began to panic as she looked around. They were in the Hokage's office. He was the Hokage. She was the Hokage's old student. Kakashi felt Sakura freezing up in his arms.
"Don't," he murmured into her neck. "It's been 14 years since I've tasted you. I'm not waiting any longer." Heat rushed to her groin as his hands lifted her onto his desk. "Besides - I've learnt a few things." He smirked at her cockily as he removed her clothing.
Sakura couldn't help feeling bashful. She knew he had seen her before - but that was before he knew who she was. As her shirt fell to the floor followed by her bra and shorts she fought the urge to cover herself. His eyes were drinking in her skin as he shed his own shirt. Sakura began to touch his chest - feeling all the scars that were new to his body since she had last touched him. His hands slid down her sides, hugging her curves, feeling every inch of her he could before stopping at her thighs. She looked up at him nervously as he stared down at her core.
"The pink hair," he laughed, remembering the first time he had seen it. He pushed her thighs apart with his hands and stared at her.
"It's embarrassing," she said softly. He smirked at her - pushed her further into the desk - and bent down to his knees.
"Wh-what are you doing," she tried to pull away desperately.
"Something I never got the chance to try. Something I've wanted to do," his tongue licked against her folds. She mewled and squirmed. He held her to the desk with his arms as his tongue began to explore her core. He flicked her clit and watched how the girl that got away - his former student - his woman - writhed and moaned. He inserted a finger and groaned at the wetness waiting for him. But he wouldn't rush this. He would fuck her on this desk. He would fuck her everywhere. But he would savor it.
He inserted another finger as his tongue continued to do circles around her bundle of nerves. Sakura's moans grew louder and her legs clenched around his shoulders. He really hoped no one came to his office. He hadn't locked the door and she was being very loud. He felt her clenching around his finger and sucked on her clit hard. Sakura screamed as her climax rocked through her body - staring down at the white haired man. His lips glued to her. His eyes glazed over with lust. She smiled groggily at him.
As he pulled away from her, fully intending on shedding his pants and sheathing himself inside of her, they heard voices in the hall. Kakashi threw on his shirt and grabbed Sakura's clothes and bag. She glared at him and ran under his desk.
"I can't hide here naked!" She whispered angrily. He tossed her clothes under the desk as he pushed his chair in. At least the desk would hide his hard on. Hopefully whoever came in didn't have a good sense of smell.
"Kakashi!" shouted a familiar voice from the hall. Kakashi groaned.
The door opened and in rushed Naruto. Kakashi couldn't believe his luck. Hopefully the blonde was too oblivious to notice.
"Did you hear that Sakura is back?!" Naruto started excitedly. Kakashi fought the urge to shake his head as Sakura's hand clutched at his thigh angrily.
This was ridiculous. The last thing he needed was for Naruto to find out this way. For anyone to find out this way. Kakashi wasn't going to give her up but he may keep it hidden for a while.
At least until he was done ravishing her body. He smiled under his mask.