Disclaimer: the characters belong to Kishimoto Masashi. I do not own Naruto.

THE BET

Chapter 1 : the bet.

SLAP!

"YOU PERVERT!!!"

Kakashi smirked as Gemna sat back in front of him, holding his red cheek.

"Looks like you're not a master in the art of dating," he said on a matter-of-fact tone. "Not to mention the lousy pick-up lines."

"Oh, 'cuz you think you can do any better?" Gemna said, angry.

"Why yes, I can date anyone."

"Wanna bet on that?" An idea had just crossed Gemna's mind. He'd get his revenge on Kakashi. And in a very entertaining way…

"Hmm" Kakashi answered while flipping a page of his favorite orange book.

"So you'd agree to date that cute brunette over there?"

Kakashi turned his head slightly to look in the direction Gemna pointed. All he could see was Iruka listening distractedly to Gaï ranting about his ″kawaii students″ while eating his lunch. He turned back to look at Gemna.

"Sorry to disappoint you, but last time I checked Iruka was male," he said.

Gemna gave him a wide smile.

"You said you could date anyone. You didn't specify a gender," he said, his mischievous smile widening even more.

Kakashi looked at his friend with a surprised expression you didn't expect from the infamous Copy-nin.

"Wha…?! You…You're asking me to date a guy?!"

"Exactly. Unless you've been lying about your abilities in the art of dating, of course."

That, Kakashi would never admit.

"Fine." He said with a fake determination and a glitter of anger in his dark eye that Gemna didn't fail to notice.

"Well then, we have a bet. You have one week to get a date with Iruka."

Gemna leaned back in his seat, chewing on his senbon with triumphal.

Kakashi sighed as he looked at Iruka leaving the restaurant. This was going to be a long week.