That's MY Book!

Disclaimer: Naruto. Not owned. By me.

Oh yeah, -cough-, um... a hint of lemony goodness. Or whatever.
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Kakashi cursed the tree behind him for... being behind him. Cursed it with all his might and yet he could've kissed it as well. Which was something he couldn't quite do at the moment; since, currently, his own lips were locked with those of a certain chuunin before him.

His arms tightened around her in an attempt to pull her closer. Meaning she shifted forward maybe a centimeter. They were basically molded together. All three of them, that is. Sakura, the tree, and Kakashi in between. Okay, whatever, the tree doesn't count. So the two shinobi were currently molded together.

But Sakura wanted more. Problem was, she didn't know what it was she wanted. These feelings were so raw inside her. So... new and untouched. She didn't know how to sate the hunger that had awoken inside her. She was close to the jounin. Closer than the laws of clothes and separate bodies could allow. She didn't know what more to do.

But Kakashi did.

Once again, she felt his tongue slide across her lips. Questioning, her eyes opened to meet the half-lidded one of the jounin before her. What did he want her to do? Kakashi wasn't feeling patient enough to answer the question. Growling, he bit her lower lip. Though the contact had been soft, it had been firm. Surprised, Sakura stopped the kiss, her lips parted as she attempted to pull away. But what had been her advantage before flipped to favor Kakashi. She was still in between his legs, his own back slouched against the tree. But when he felt her try to pull away, he quickly straightened, enveloping her even more, his feet planted on either side of hers. Feeling his heated limbs close around her, she halted her escape, not wanting to leave the warmth.

Her lips were still parted. Now it was the jounin's turn to take advantage of a situation presented to him. Hungrily, his tongue delved into the opening, exploring the hidden depths within. Sakura gasped, trying to draw away again as she was presented with another alien feeling. But Kakashi was not sated in the least. Breathing deeply through his nose, he pulled her closer, knees pressing more on the slender legs caught in between.

This effectively, pressed his growing heat against her lower abdomen. Kakashi barely held in the groan, deeping the kiss and exploring her mouth with more vigor. As the feeling of another tongue within her mouth grew less... well, weird, she began to relax more. Though that wasn't quite the right word to describe it. More like, she melted into his arms. The french kiss was doing something strange to her. Uncovering some sort of primal side she had used before only with anger.

And she liked it.

The jounin's tongue playfully pushed at hers, which awakened her sense of competition. Giving a small grunt in turn, the chuunin pushed at her tongue with his. In this way, the war of tongues begun. So preoccupied with the battle waging within her mouth, Sakura didn't notice Kakashi slowly bringing them to the leaf littered ground. That is, she didn't notice until she felt his body press on top of hers. It was something pretty hard to ignore. Then again, so was the heat rising within her.

'Mmm... so soft....' Kakashi's thoughts murmured.

'Pull me to the ground, will he. Well, I'll show him,' Inner Sakura smirked.

He started as he felt a curious hand slip up under his shirt. Sakura's fingers traced up and down his side slowly, pausing along his lean, yet hardened muscles. He inhaled slightly through clenched teeth. She was playing with him.

Kakashi grinned. Two could play at that game.

A brief giggle escaped Sakura's lips as she felt his strong hands slip under her shirt, his carresses soft and light. The giggle had broken the kiss though, and Kakashi was quick to capture it once more.

^-^

Was that a giggle?

The traveling shinobi paused. His light green eyes, usual devoid of emotion, flickered with a barely recognizable curiosity. Then again, he was gradually starting to feel things again. Ever since Naruto...

Coming to a decision, the sand shinobi changed his direction and strolled casually into the vegitation.

^-^

Kakashi noticed the presence instantly. But just because he noticed, didn't exactly mean he had to tell Sakur-

"Someone's coming."

'Dammit,' Kakashi sighed inwardly. Sakura had noticed. And she had broken the kiss.

"Who cares?" The aroused jounin stated, pulling down for another kiss.

"Kakashi..." Sakura growled.

The tone in her voice stated she would use physical violence if necessary. Though, truthfully, the jounin preferred she did something less violent and more physical. Not that he couldn't handle her if she fought. But... Kakashi didn't want a forced... er, uh, partnership...

Before either of them could move, they noticed booted feet plant near their heads. As one, the chuunin and jounin looked up at the maroon headed Kazekage before them.

"You do realize... that you're both... covered in fire ants." Gaara stated slowly, his eyes meeting first with the black one then the green.

Both their eyes widened considerably.

'OH SHIT!!' Kakashi vaulted to his feet, staring down at himself.

"OH MY GOD!!" Sakura did likewise, except she was hopping around like mad, brushing the biting insects off.

'I thought... I didn't think they were... OMG!' Sakura's thoughts screamed as loud as she did.

'Ow. Okay, how do I get them off without looking like an idio-I mean, without losing my cool. OW.' Kakashi wondered, wincing a bit at each of the larger stings.

Fortunately, neither of them had to do much as they felt a large amount of sand enveloping them. It did an extremely good job at suffocating and sort of crushing the insects. Something both shinobi would have no doubt appreciated. Yet they didn't. At least, not really. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that they themselves couldn't breath and were feeling like squeezed tubes of paste.

When he felt that the insects were sufficiently crushed and exterminated, Gaara released the sand, inattentively letting it flow back into the gourd. When Sakura and Kakashi collapsed back on their knees, hacking and coughing and basically sounding broken, the Kazekage felt a slight twinge of something. Was it guilt? Or maybe the fire ant currently nibbling on his ear.

Flicking the offending insect off, Gaara inspected the two recovering shinobi, "Hmm... perhaps I overdid it?"

"Over" -cough- "DID it?" -cough- "You THINK you overdid IT?" -hack, cough- "You THINK SO?" Sakura exclaimed as soon as she could talk. Though with all that coughing, she probably should've waited more. Eh, Sakura's patience is overrated.

::::A few hours later::::

"-even TRY to DENY-"

::::Whoops, heh, too far. A few minutes later::::

"YOU. What did you think you were doing?" A currently recovered Sakura was inches from the Sand nin, her finger directly in his face.

Hmm... where do I remember this from? Kakashi wondered to himself. A memory from before flashed in his mind. Sakura pointing. Kakashi getting closer. Almost kissing- And THAT'S where the jounin hastely cut the memory off. Kakashi was quick to pull the pink haired chuunin back, "Haha. Don't be rude, Sakura. He was saving us from the fire ants."

Not that he thought Gaara of the Sand would kiss Sakura. Or that she would kiss back. Or that he would be jealous or something if something hugely impossible like that occured. No way. Not Kakashi.

"SAVING us?? He almost kill-"

"I apologize for... overdoing it." Gaara said stiffly, stopping Sakura's rant.

Pausing, Sakura's frown softened. He HAD meant well, after all. But the bites were so itchy and irritating and it did nothing to improve the chuunin's mood. She needed to vent on something. Or rather, someone.

Turning to Kakashi, Sakura growled, "And YOU" -ignoring the innocent what-did-I-do expression he shot her with, the chuunin continued- "I've decided I don't want to go on the mission."

Before he could get a word in edgewise, a poof of smoke signaled her departure. Kakashi sagged visibly, locking his black eye with Gaara's inquisitive light green ones.

Gaara opened his mouth to speak.

"Don't." Kakashi quickly cut him off, "Don't say anything."

Poor Gaara. He only looked more confused.

^-^

"What. DID I. Just do." Sakura asked haltingly aloud.

Her empty bedroom made no response.

But someone outside her window did, "I dunno. What DID you just do, Sakura?"

Sakura jumped, her surprised green orbs wide, "Wha-Sa-Sasuke?!"

He hopped inside the open window, settling down on the window sill into a seated slouch, one knee drawn up and the other leg hanging lazily to the floor. His gaze pierced hers. But when her eyes caught a slight discoloration on his cheekbone, her momentary surprise quicly dissapated.

"What are you doing here?" The pink haired chuunin asked, trying not to sound TOO smug about slugging him earlier.

"I was just... passing by." Sasuke replied slowly. He had been scoping out her place when she had suddenly appeared. Of course, he couldn't tell her he had been by five times already. That would seem a bit... crazy. Especially since he'd been by at least twenty times if not more.

"Uh-huh." Sakura replied, not buying it. With a sigh, she sat on the edge of her bed, legs crossed indian style, "So, Sasuke, when are you going to give me back the book? Kakashi REALLY needs to have it back."

There was a slight pause. Sakura turned to see one of Sasuke's brows raised.

"I never said I had it."

Sakura grinned, though she didn't find it funny. Not one bit, "Haha, Sasuke. Seriously though, I need it back."

"Sakura," Sasuke's voice was even, "I don't have the book."

"Sasuke," Sakura's tone was edged with the beginnings of hysteria, "I'm SERIOUS."

The ebony haired chuunin's expression darkened slightly in a frown, "So am I."

Sakura just about fainted right there.