Ok! Heres my uh, 6th story I think. Probably. Just something to bide your time with. Anyway, on with the story! RnR.

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Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any characters in this fic.

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Kakashi was irritated. No, he was down right pissed off! There was no way, absolutely NO way he was going to wear this... this thing. The item of clothing he was referring to was a simple mask, just like all the others he had to hide away his face from everyone. Although there was one, and only one difference that this mask held. A difference so great, it made Kakashi want to katon it into ashes. The mask he had just received was...

Flashback

"Kakashi!" Sakura yelled at her husband. "We're going to be late if you don't hurry up! Honestly, what would it look like if you were late to your own birthday party?"

Today was the day that marked yet another year he was growing older, yet another year closer to kicking the bucket. How Sakura could make mountains out of mole hills so easily was beyond him. All he said was he might not have a party this year and she acted like he had grew a fourth leg. He laughed at his own joke. "Hmm hmm hmm."

"Did you say something?"

"No, not at all." Kakashi said as he was lead to the hokage's office where the party and all the guests were waiting for him.

Pause Flashback

As he stood there with his mouth agape, wondering what to do, laughter and cries of "Put it on Kakashi!" and "It'll bring out your feminine side!" could be heard through out the hokage building.

Play Flashback

As soon as they opened the door Kakashi scanned the room taking in everyone that was there. Team Gai, The Konoha 11 and their ex-sensei, plus a few others like Jiriya, Tsunade, and her apprentice Shizune. Kakashi never liked big celebrations and wanted to keep this as small as possible.

"Yosh! My eternal rival has finally arrived!"

"Hmm? Did you say something Gai?" Kakashi said as he lazily gazed to the taijustu specialist.

'No, not again!' Gai screamed in his head. "It looks like you still have that to cool for school aura around you. Just what I would expect from you."

"I still didn't catch that." Kakashi stated as he looked up from his current favorite edition of Jiriya's novel.

"No! Twice in under 15 seconds! What has become of my youthful flame!?!"

"Gai-sensei, I still think your youthful flame burns the brightest in this room!"

"Lee!"

"Gai-sensei!"

"LEE!"

"GAI-SENSEI!"

"LEE-" Bang! Gai and Lee went down after the punch from Ten-Ten knocked them both to the floor.

"How about we start opening the presents?" Shizune chimed in.

"Yosh! Open my present first Kakashi!" Gai said as he jumped back to his feet appearing unharmed.

"So who's should I open first?" said Kakashi as he ignored Gai.

"Here! Open mine!" yelled Naruto as he shoved a large mess of wrapping paper towards him that was clearly in the shape of a ramen container.

"I wonder what it is... Oh what a surprise, its ramen. Thank you Naruto."

The gifts came and the expected results were proven true as Kakashi correctly guess what each guest had gotten him. Lee and Gai got him new equipment, and by equipment I mean they got him a matching green spandex suit to go with theirs, Jiriya got him a pre-release copy of his latest Icha Icha novel, Hinata gave him medicinal cream, and the list went on.

'Now I can get home.' Kakashi thought as he was turning to leave.

"Kakashi. Where do you think your going?" Sakura asked, a bit agitated.

"Home." he said simply as he made his way for the door again.

"You forgot to open your last present, my present."

"Don't you think that'd best be done at home?" he questioned. Perverted thoughts of his 34th birthday and her 'gift' ran through his head as he remembered what she got him last time. It was one of those gifts that women got for men but actually wore them selfs... well not for too long. He saw to that personally.

"No-" Sakura said as a small blush plagued her face, also remembering what happened the year before. "- I got you something I want everyone see you wear!" Sakura said energetic as ever.

'I wonder what it is' he thought as he took the red box and quickly removed all of the wrapping paper and lifted the lid. Everyone saw a look of pure unadulterated horror they never saw before, make its way onto Kakashi's face... (well, the parts that they could see anyway) before as he held up a... pink mask?

End Flashback

"Go ahead Kakashi, put it on!" Sakura said while smiling, radiating joy. She had spent literally days looking for what she thought was the perfect gift, and what could be more perfect than a mask that matched her hair?

'Ok Kakashi-' he thought to himself '-this is truth time. Just say "That with all the passion in my heart, I wish that this mask be burned with the highest fire justu known to man, stabbed by a cross like sword, and thrown into the deepest darkest parts of Konoha! Do it! You are a Jonin! You are in bingo books all around the world! You know over a thousand justu! You. Are. A. MAN! You are-'

"I love it Sakura." Kakashi said with a strained eye crease.

'-a bloody coward!' His inner voice shouted.

"Are you going to put it on?" Sakura asked.

"Uh, um." Kakashi sputtered trying to come up with something to say.

"Go ahead." After a brief pause he said the most intelligent thing he could muster at the moment.

"No!"

"But why?" Sakura asked with a look of hurt in her eyes.

"It's pink!" he said lifting the mask up and shaking it for emphasis. "Pink is stupid!" Gasps were heard around the room and then he realized what he had said. "I mean on this! Not-"

"You think pink is stupid!?!" she shouted, tears threatening to run down her face "Fine! You'll never have to see pink again!" she shouted before she turned around and ran out of the room.

Everyone looked at each other in confusion as Kakashi slowly slumped down to the floor with a distant expression in his eye.

'What have I done?'

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Well thats the first chapter. Obviously this won't be a one-shot and I'm a bit confused with what to do know. I have 1 vague finish I plan to do but no real thought behind it. Any suggestions at all are welcome. Later.