"Haven't had sex?" he finished, and one glance over at her beet red face confirmed it. "Yes, I thought that might be the case."
"That makes me a freak doesn't it?" she said, almost sadly and Kakashi could imagine how hard this must be for her.
It was no secret that she had been patiently holding out in all things sexual, hoping the last Uchiha would finally come around and be the one to relieve her of her innocence in a tender and passionate night of love.
However, Sasuke was anything but tender and passionate and certainly hadn't shown any more attraction to her than he had when he was twelve, and the kunoichi spent so much time working that any knight in shining armor that might have come along would have had to scale hospital walls before sweeping her off her feet.
It was sad really. Sakura was extremely bright and had such a loving heart.
She really did deserve someone to give her the fairytale she dreamed of but it was common knowledge that shinobi didn't get happy endings.
"You're not a freak," Kakashi said sincerely, "although it is unusual for a kunoichi your age to still have her virginity. I suppose we'll have to make the most of it and work on your acting skills."
Even as the cool wind whipped over her face, Sakura could feel her cheeks burning hotly. How could he be so casual about the topic?
His voice was so calm that he could be talking about what he had for lunch yesterday, although she supposed that most shinobi were quite a bit more casual when it came to sex, having so many partners that they eventually lost count.
She shifted her eyes over to her teacher as she bounded from another branch and wondered just how many women Kakashi had been with in his time.
Ten? Twenty? He seemed to know a lot about the art of stripping and she wondered if that was because of all the books he read or if he had frequented that many clubs.
Or perhaps he had finally unraveled the mystery that was the female persona and knew how to get into their heads and explain their ways of thinking.
If that was the case, then Kakashi was certainly a man to be reckoned with and no girl he pursued would even have a chance of resistance.
The second she realized she was wondering about her sensei's sex life, her blush immediately flared. She tried to push all those thoughts away and lock them deep in her mind so they couldn't resurface.
Just what the hell was wrong with her anyways? She couldn't think about Kakashi like that. It was just too weird.
A few more minutes of silence passed between them and just when Sakura had hoped he would finally leave her in peace, he spoke again.
"So, you haven't had sex," he said, sounding at first like he was almost talking to himself before he asked, "If you don't mind me asking Sakura, what exactly have you done?"
Oh gods, was he really asking her this? This couldn't be happening. This could not be happening. This—oh shit.
So unnerved was she by his question that she had lost her footing on the branch she had just landed on, her sandaled feet slipping on the mossy bark and she toppled forwards towards the forest floor below.
She tried to twist her body around so she would land on her feet but she had become slightly disoriented, not quite knowing which was up and was well on her way to falling flat on her back.
She would have been in for a nasty spill if two strong arms hadn't caught her effortlessly.
Emerald eyes blinked in surprise as she found herself safely cradled against Kakashi's chest, one arm supporting her behind her bent knees and the other around her shoulders.
She couldn't remember him having to save her like this since she was a mere Genin and she chalked it up as one more thing to be embarrassed about.
"Are you all right?" he asked with genuine concern, knowing Sakura was far too skilled to be making such a trivial mistake.
They had hardly been traveling more than an hour so her chakra reserves should be near full.
"Yeah, I'm fine," she huffed, purposely avoiding looking into his single dark eye that was currently looking at her critically. "The moss was just slippery, that's all."
Kakashi didn't buy her excuse for a second but let it slide as he gently set her down on her own two feet.
"Do you need a break?" he asked, not caring that such a question would probably wound her pride a little. They should have been able to go at least a couple more hours at top speed before needing to rest.
Sakura was just about to open her mouth in an angry retort, telling him that she was perfectly fine and to quit asking already when her stomach let out a noisy gurgle that sounded painfully loud in the quiet forest.
She went rigid, just as startled as her partner who was looking at her quizzically. She could feel the blood rush to her face and wondered if her skin would ever be its normal color again.
"Let me eat something real quick and then we can get back on the road," she muttered as she took off her pack and searched through one of the pockets for the granola bar she had stuffed inside earlier.
"You have five minutes," Kakashi said calmly as he leaned against the nearest tree and pulled out his trusty book.
He was thankful his mask covered the amused twist of his lips because he knew that if she could see it, it would only make her angrier, but her couldn't help but chuckle at her attempt to act tough, only to have it foiled by an empty belly.
Sakura bit into the crunchy bar savagely, taking out some of her frustrations on the innocent snack.
Why couldn't one thing, just one little thing, go right for her?
She was at a disadvantage on this mission from the start and things just seemed to keep stacking up against her. However, she supposed that some good had come from her less than graceful fall out of the trees.
In the chaos, she had never actually answered his question regarding just how experienced she was in the sexual realm.
As she munched thoughtfully, she sincerely hoped she would never have to.
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