Torture

Chapter 13

Disclaimer: Don't own it...

When Kakashi and Sakura arrived back at her home Sakura turned around to face the ANBU had followed them for the night, walking up to them, swaggering slightly, she kissed each on the side of their masks,

"Thank you for the lovely night, I would invite you inside, but you probably already have plans."

She turned leaving the two standing dumbly to open her door and push a giggling Kakashi inside. Waving over her shoulder she closed the door.

"And you said I wouldn't do it. Damn Kashi! What the hell do you think I am, I kissed Mitarashi Anko to freak out a couple of people, you think I would have a problem with two guys in masks?"

Kakashi had removed his shoes and was sprawled on the couch,

"Don't remind me, and I knew you would but I had to make it seem like I didn't, because then you wouldn't have and that was just too funny! Do you even know who they were?"

"No, who?"

"Aoba and Tonbo!"

He dissolved into a puddle of laughter again, nearly sliding off the couch.

"Oh shit! Kakashi you know Aoba has a thing for me! That was evil!"

Sakura reached over to bonk him on the head before tripping on one of her shoes and falling on top of him, where they both laughed even harder as she rolled off of him.

"I am so drunk Kashi!"

"I know... I think I met my limit as well..."

Kakashi grabbed the remote from the side table and flipped on the tv before Sakura made a grab for the remote,

"Now now Sakura-chan, that's not very polite."

"My house, my rules, my choice. you probably want to put it one of those late night skin flicks anyway."

Kakashi pushed the remote underneath himself and Sakura tried to get to it and ended up nearly toppling over.

"Oh just give it here. Stop being an ass!"

"You are the one who accused me of wanting to watch badly made porn Sakura, I hardly think I am the one being an ass."

By this time Sakura was trying to crawl over him to get access to the object she was after. jumping up and promptly falling back over Sakura grabbed at the drawer in the side table and produced a second remote, sticking her tongue out at Kakashi she plopped back over to her seat and started flipping channels.

"Now that's not fair Sakura, but why do you have two?"

"I tend to lose it... so I just keep a second one for those occasions."

"I see."

Sakura had settled on some cooking show when the channel was flipped again, she looked over and Kakashi was holding the other remote and now surfing through the channels at his discretion, Sakura bopped him on the head with the remote she had and made another grab for the one in his possession, he kept it out of reach and took the second one away as well,

"I win!"

Sakura crossed her arms and pouted a moment before breaking down and watching the action movie that Kakashi had decided on.

About 45 minutes into the movie and Sakura was curled against Kakashi's side, his arm draped casually around her shoulders,

"Ne, Kashi? did you hear what Anko and Ibikiwere talking about?"

"Hmm?"

Kakashi looked down to find Sakura looking right at him,

"What were they talking about?"

"Us."

"Okay, I'll bite, what about us?"

"She said we love each other..."

She was looking at him rather seriously,

"Well what do you think?"

"I don't know, it's just... I've heard other people say the same thing and well, Ino flat out told me I did... I don't know."

"Really?"

"Yes, really. I mean I know I care about you and I know you care about me, but... well would you call it love?"

"I don't know either. Just watch the movie, don't think about it too much, if we do, we do."

"Alright..."

Sakura soon fell asleep and when the movie ended Kakashi looked down at her,

"love huh... if this is it, I don't think it's too bad."

He picked her up and carried her to her room, lying her down he turned to leave when he felt her hand holding his wrist, looking down he could tell she was still asleep and pushed her over on the bed. Laying down himself he continued to watch her until he too had fallen asleep.

Sakura woke in a cold sweat, someone had their hand over her mouth,

"Shhh... we wouldn't want to alert your friend there and have to kill him now would we?"

Sakura's eyes widened when she recognized the voice.

"Follow me or he dies."

Sakura glanced down at Kakashi from the corner of her eyes, he wasn't asleep, dear god he wasn't asleep... Sakura nodded and was pulled upright, why wasn't Kakashi moving? he said he would protect her! what the hell was he doing!?

Kabuto turned her to face him and smirked at her,

"Go."

He pushed her to the window, she looked over her shoulder and saw Kakashi sitting up silently, he motioned for her to duck, she did and Kakashi jumped up and grabbed Kabuto by his arms, slamming him into the wall,

"Sakura, go alert the ANBU out front."

Sakura nodded and scurried out of the bedroom and headed for the front door when she was stopped by a pair of arms wrapping around her waist and throwing her to the couch across the room, she landed hard and made to grab the short sword from behind it when she was stopped again by Kabuto grinding against her hips and pushing her arms above her head. He pushed his free hand between her legs and palmed her roughly. She did the only thing she could, Sakura screamed. Before the ANBU could get inside Kabuto ran his tongue up the side of her neck and face pausing at her ear to whisper,

"I will get you."

He used a transportation jutsu and vanished. The ANBU slammed through the door, "What's going on?"

"He, he was here, some one needs to check on Tenshi... Kakashi oh shit Kakashi!"

Sakura bolted up and ran to her room, Kakashi was out cold on the ground next to the window. Sakura fell at his side and checked his pulse, he was still alive, she pulled him into her lap. One of the ANBU had followed her and was standing in the doorway,

"Does he need a medic?"

Kakashi slowly woke up, he could feel something warm and wet on his face, when he opened his eyes he could see Sakura above him, she was crying.

"No. I'm... I will be fine. Sakura are you alright?"

The ANBU moved from the door and went back to the living room while waiting for the back up that had been called for.

Sakura pulled Kakashi closer, he could still smell that little bastard on her,

"Sakura are you alright, he only used a genjutsu to put me under."

"No... no. I'm not alright!"

She stood up, Kakashi rose to his elbows,

"Kakashi... he tried to do it again..."

Kakashi's eyes narrowed and he pulled Sakura down and hugged her,

"I swear this wont happen again... I wont let it."

Sakura raised her head and looked closely at his face, reaching up slowly she pulled his mask down so she could see he whole face, he was scowling deeply. Sakura let her fingers brush his cheek and ran her thumb over his lower lip. Kakashi looked her in the eye and she was watching her fingers, her eyes glanced up to his eyes before returning to her hand.

"Sakura?"

"Can I kiss you Kashi?"

"Sakura, you were just sexually assaulted, are you sure that this is the time to have this conversation?"

"Can I?"

Before waiting for he could answer she leaned the rest of the way in and put her lips lightly against is before pulling back to look at his mouth again. Kakashi raised an eyebrow as her face scrunched up for a moment and then she was kissing him again, this time she moved her lips over his and he responded hesitantly. Before the kiss could progress something hit the floor behind Sakura and the both jumped,

"oh shit, sorry... uh, when you two are done just meet us in the living room..."

Kakashi looked at Sakura who was blushing a little and put his hand behind her head at the nape of her neck and pulled her mouth back to his. After a few moments they broke apart for much needed air and stood,

"Well, ah, um... we should go into the living room I guess..."

"Yea..."

Sakura looked at him as he started to walk away and grabbed his hand before falling into step beside him, Kakashi looked down at her for a moment before she quietly spoke,

"Well, shall we then?"

Kakashi chuckled and they walked into the living room where there were 4 ANBU, 2 sitting on the sofa as if they owned the place. One shifting nervously from foot to foot in the corner and the third seemed indifferent.

"It's about damn time!"

"Hn. I agree with the dobe."