Mind Games

YAY! A new chappy finaly done! I’ve been trying to get as many ch up asap, sometimes it’s hard and things around here get very busy. I do intend to see this story out to the end, but if a ch isn’t up in a week or so don’t worry it’s coming soon. ^_^ enjoyz the story and let me know what you think.
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Sakura, I …


He knelt before her like a prince and her heart began to race with excitement, until she saw what he had been holding.
At least two dozen roses at his side, bundled neatly with shimmering ribbons fresh from Ion’s family shop. Clearly this was a bad sign; clearly this was a sign of another love.
Sakura, wishing that he had never found her in this unstable state, clutched her head at her knees and continued to sob.
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“Sakura ….’ The roses he was holding dropped to his feet forgotten as he stooped down too embrace her in his arms. “It’s ok ..Let out all your emotions.”
She felt his arms flex around her fragile body as she buried her had into his olive canvas vest.
“Sensei …” Was all Sakura could mutter as she broke down in font of him..
Yet, the tears still came in deep welting sobs of all the emotions held back from the days that past. A soft warm steady spring wind dusted though the cheery trees near where they were sitting making some of the pink blossoms fall like snow around them. Down the down the hill, resting in the embankment, no one could see them. However, the person she was with now was the last person she wanted to see her in such a frazzled state of mind. She could feel his rough finger tips stroke though the ends of her strawberry pink hair trying to calm her. No one spoke, only the sound of Sakura’s light sobs rained though the tiny valley, until he finally broke the silence. His grip around her flexed tighter, was it her imagination or could she feel his cloth mask dust against the top of her head as if in a kiss?!
Sakura’s cheeks flushed hot over that thought.
“Sakura …” His voice hummed her name in its cool sounding tone. “How come you’ve been avoiding me for days?”
Sakura’s tear filled eyes fluttered open at hearing such a ridiculous question. However, taking a second to think it over, it was true. They haven’t seen one another since the day Tsunade first gave her that bag of lustful incense and they had bumped into one another on the street.
“Kakashi ..I ..” She backed slightly away from him, but his hands still held her close by the small of her back. Her eyes darted up towards his partially covered face looking for an answer but only found concern lurking in the lazy glance of his only good eye.
“Ka …ka ..shi ..” Stuttering in her speech ,a hint of panic beat in the back of Sakura’s heart as it seemed like this fragile moment would break at any given moment. She tried to fever for an excuse to use, but this time she was all out. There were no more places to run and hide.
Kakashi kept his tone calm despite his hurt and deep concern for his favorite student. “You stood me up when we were supposed to spar, I’ve tried calling you all last night and for days”
Sakura sadly turned her gaze away from him. “ ..I don’t know what to ..say ..”
Kakashi, without warning, pulled Sakura’s body close to his and her head hit his chest with a thud. Inside him, she could have sworn at that moment she herd something break. His vest was still damp in the spot were she wept moments ago giving her an excuse to break away.
“Sensei …Your vest is still wet from where …Let me dry it off for you.” Sakura panicked in looking around for something close that had fallen from her clothes basket. Picking up the first piece of cottony silk cloth that she saw, she began to dry the tears from his vest in hopes to kill this awkward moment.
Kakashi seemed still a bit unlike himself at first. In Sakura’s mind, it seemed strange of him to be so uptight, or at a loss of clever things to say. However, what words could really be thought out under the circumstances that he found her in. Glancing up towards him once more, his deep onyx eye only seemed focused on hers, it was like he was drawing her into him. Her scenes felt enchanted by his presence, like a hypnotic spell cast upon her. His eye glanced down once and she felt his leather wrapped hands form around her waist. Was it a dream or did it seem like his face was coming closer to hers. His good eye darted downwards once more as if asking himself something.
“Yes ..you may ..” Sakura’s mind danced with excitement. “Please kiss me ..”
Sakura swallowed deeply. A rose blush crept from behind Kakashi’s mask, then cheery red . His lips parted from behind the cloth, but they were still six inches from her’s
“Sakura …Are those your panties you’re rubbing against my vest?”
Mortified , Sakura dropped the pair from her clutches and the garment slid into his lap.
Kakashi chuckled. Sakura’s head bobbed in disbelief, life truly could not get any worse that it already has.
Sakura, right then and there, wished that she knew some kind of mind erase jutsu. She tried to turn away from him, but Kakashi‘s fingers cupped her gently by the chin. Her eyes, were still squinted shut from embarriment, but eventually, she would have to face him and he was willing to wait. Her eyes opened lightly to see his warmly smiling face, Sakura could only greet him with a half hearted smirk.
“That’s my girl.” Kakashi playfully dusted his fingers though the bangs of Sakura’s soft pink hair. “You’re much cuter when you smile.“
“Cuter?” Sakura looked at him in question only to see his eye still smiling back at her. “ Kakashi –Sensei ..”
As she tried to get up, She felt his gloved hand wrap around her’s , However, her foot stung slightly when trying to move too much.
“Figures, bruised ankle.” She sighed, remembering her rain of recent bad luck.
“ Sensei ..were you helping me up?” Sakura teased him. “My, but you’re being too much of a gentleman, don’t you think?”
“ No” His long fingers pointed at her as if saying no to a child. “ I was stopping you from getting up.”
“Huh …?” Sakura blinked wildly.
He scooped the roses from off of the ground and places them in Sakura’s arms. I’ll need you to hold onto these for me wile I’ll take care of the rest.
“ Oh …” Sakura felt a bit insulted about that part. How could he ask her to hold onto his girlfriend’s roses for him.
One by one she watched him bend over and pick up each article of clothing lying on the grassy ground. That sweet, firm rounded ass hid under those sweatpants that she was sure any older lady wished she could make hers. Sakura tried not to make it obvious that she was watching his unknown show, but she was sure that when he glanced behind him that he knew she was looking.
“All finished.” He reported back to her in a proudly reported back to her with a joking shake of his hips.
Sakura sighed. At times he sure knew how to rub things in.
“Thank you sensei ..” She was just about ready to hand him back his bundle of flowers when he scooped her over his shoulder with just one flex of his arm.
“Kakashi- Sensei!” Sakura kicked and squealed in protest.
“I still need you to hold onto those flowers for me.” He chuckled as he tried to restrain the startled lady in his arms. “Besides, did you think I’d let you walk home on a bruised ankle?”
Sakura surrendered as they walked down the dusty wooded pathway, really was there a reason to complain about this was of travel? Being hauled off by one of the villages’ hottest nin. Getting into the heart of the village was another story all to itself. Villagers whispering of the scandalous scene as they passed, and pointed fingers.
“ I thought she loved Sauske …” “ Is that her former teacher ..?” “ The ages between them ..” “ I thought he promised to never love another after that on girl on his team died .. You know her name..”
Sakura felt a pang of realization, and sadly hid her face behind the bundle of roses she was holding. Perhaps, all her feelings for him were truly wrong to have. Perhaps, this was only just a school girls’ crush.
”Don’t listen to them”
“Huh..” She jumped hearing him speak after a bout of long silence.
“Don’t listen to whatever they have to say” Normally, Kakashi sounded so confidant, however this time he sounded a tad bit annoyed over the villagers’ mindless talk. Like a wolf ready to attack if any one villager dared to speak to his face about the scene they were causing. “ They have nothing better to do with their time. “
Before Sakura could add a comment to the conversation, he quickly interrupted. “Besides, we’re almost to your house.”
He treaded up the winding fight of creaky weather worn stairs, Sakura still resting slumped over his right shoulder. Stopping at the door, Kakashi jiggles the handle. “It’s locked.”
“ I have the key near by. “ Sakura found remembering where it was. “ It’s in my right pocket but I can’t get to it like this.”
“ Right pocket ,eh” Smirking from behind his mask, Kakashi balanced the clothesbasket against the wall with his hip freeing his left hand.
Sakura tried to squirm free from his tight grasp to get to her pocket when suddenly she felt the touch of his leather glove slide up her thigh.
“ Sensei!” Sakura shivered, in shock as his hand slipped under her white vinyl skirt over the soft cotton fabric of her ridding shorts. Higher his hand moved, and Sakura dared to not even swallow. His hand, moved so slowly as if teasing her with out knowing, or did he? His hand cupped over her hip and slid into the thin patch of fabric that was her pocket.
Taken aback from his tease, Sakura tried so hard not to say a word but resistance was futile “Ah! ..Sensei …!” Immediately, She hid her face within the flower in her hands.
Turned away from her, Kakashi was glad she couldn’t have the slightest hint of the satisfied expression on his face. Right now, there were too many secrets he was holding from her.
As his fingertips grasped around her keys, Kakashi made sure to remove them just as slowly. “Ah, found them right here”
Fumbling for the right key, he opened the door and escorted her inside.
Upon stepping inside, Kakashi ditched the cumbersome clothesbasket aside near the font entrance. Scooping Sakura into his arms so she could see him, he held her cradled in his embrace.
Sakura swore her heart was beating so loud the he could hear, this was like a dream, a dream after so many nightmarish days. Dazed as could be, Sakura never noticed him placing her down on the couch and removing the flowers from her hands. Placing the flowers in the sink for water, he returned to her side.
“Is there anything I can get for you?” He asked as he knelt before her. “You shouldn’t move too much if you’re still hurt “
He leaned over fluffing the pillows under her head. She was so close to him, so close, that his sent smelt intoxicating. One part of the spicy aftershave he always used one part rugged adventure. Sakura smiled, finally finding bliss in her small slice of heaven. Here she was just inches from him, just inches from touching his chests.
“ I’m fine sensei …. Just feeling much better.” That was the worst lie that she had told in days. Starting today, it was if all her lies were breaking down around her and now there were no more lies to cover up her feelings. Starting now, this was the end . Starting now she had to hell him.
Looking down upon her, Kakashi’s expression of comfort and concern changed. He slumped into a sitting position next to her on the floor.
Tired from his own emotions there was one thing that he had to say “ Sakura …I ..”
(To be continued)