He saw the pink blush that warmed her round cheeks. She was the essence of innocence. The flower on her hair almost seemed to share the same blush. Specks of pink dotted it. Kakashi's one visible eye darkened in suspicion.

Wait- that flower had been completely white just moments ago. Did it change color?
Could his eyes be playing tricks on him?

"So what do you do for a living?" asked Kurenai intrigued. She took a sip of water.
"I'm a swimsuit model," she answered innocently. That small smile remained on her face.
"R-Really?" asked Asuma as he choked on his water.
He hit his chest, coughing out the water that had gone into his lungs. His girlfriend flashed him a death glare. He smiled nervously under her terrifying red eyes.
"What do you do?" she asked shifting her eyes to Gai's students.
"We're all training to become noble shinnobi just like Gai-sensei!" Lee beamed with enthusiasm.

"Yeah, but we are just Genin," Neji retorted seriously.
"Not for long-" Gai suddenly butted going into a tangents of how his students were going to become Chunnin soon. He explained to Hana the different ninja tanks and how him, Kurenai, Asuma and Kakashi were all ranked as esteemed Jounin. One of the most respectable tanks in the ninja hierarchy.

Kakashi had been quiet the entire time. He had simply been observing Gai's girlfriend carefully.

Hana. Kaoru.

Holy Lord Hokage Hashirama…. THAT NAME HAD TO BE FAKE.
Literal translation to "Flower Fragrance?"

He was sure about it.

"Does that make you uncomfortable?" he suddenly drawled his glare dark and focused on her.
"Why would that make me uncomfortable? On the contrary I feel-"
"Cut the crap!" He slammed his hands on the table. All eyes snapped to him. Even the other bystanders in the quiet restaurant. Gai's students were taken back by the menacing look on Kakashi's masked face. "Quit pretending! I know you're the bitch that attacked me last night!"

"Oi!" Gai snapped becoming upset. He saw the look on her face, complete shock and appalled.
"I-I-I.." she managed to utter. Her eyes darting around the table. She brought a hand to her chest.

'Busted…' he thought.

"Kakashi, what is going on?" Asuma suddenly became defensive. He was thinking with his dick of course. Kakashi felt like rolling his eyes. "Yesterday I was attacked in the woods by an S-ranked rogue. It was a woman with glowing purple eyes. She smelled of flowers and stole a very important scroll."
"Just because she has purple eyes and smells like flowers doesn't mean anything Kakashi," Kurenai explained. She was just as surprised as the others due to his bold accusations.
"Besides, orchids are a very popular flower." She explained.
"It wasn't only that-" From under the table he suddenly snapped her foot and pulled it up to his lap. With a knife like a savage he cut her boot open. "hey!" She struggled as she pulled back her foot. "Before she left I managed to injure her. I sliced part of her foot right here1" He pointed at the cut that stretched across her heel.

'BINGO!' He had her.

"Gai!" She pleaded. She looked at her beloved helplessly.
"Kakashi stop! Enough!" he barked.

His students looked at their teacher in shock. This was so uncharacteristic of him. He was so rarly upset that both Asuma and Kurenai appeared taken back by his reaction.

"My boot!" Hana said weakly as she cradled her foot in her hands. "Of course I have cuts on my heels. I'm a model, I have to wear uncomfortable shoes all the time," she explained. "I'll show you my other foot. It looks the same."

It was then that the waiter arrived with the barbecue. "Wait- Gai, there is nothing that I can eat here…" He looked at her sad expression perplexed.
"I'm vegetarian remember?"
"Oh, I can't believe I forget!" he hid his face in his hands. "Well-We can go somewhere-"
"No, no," she shook her head to the sides.
"Actually- I don't feel so well…" her eyes lingered on Kakashi for a moment. "I'm going to go to the restroom." She said pushing out of the U-shaped booth.
"I'll go with you," Kurenai said following her. She flashed Kakashi one of her infamous glares before following.

"Waiter-" Gai called for him.
"Can you bring us something green?"

"Gai what are you doing?" Kakashi asked.
"What am I doing? What are you doing? My girlfriend is not a rogue S-rank criminal! She doesn't even know what a shuriken is!" He said raising his voice.
"Yeah, to me it looks like she wouldn't even harm a bunny." Asuma added as he looked at the silver haired ninja that was now sitting next to him.
"Exactly! She wouldn't! Literally she's a vegetarian! She wouldn't hurt a fly!" Gai insisted.
"Disagree. I don't like her. I know you don't believe me, but there is something suspicious and vile about that woman!"

Nobody was that perfect. That was impossible. There were too many coincidences!
How long had they been together anyhow? For Gai to be this defensive over that woman?!

"Sounds like somebody is jealous," TenTen sniggered as she whispered this to Lee.
"Of course he's jealous!" Lee barked back as he went off on his own tangent about how great Gai was.

They all heard this. It took Gai a moment to process this, it was then that he burst out laughing. "Oh. Is that it?" He laughed joyfully.
Kakashi raised an eyebrow concerned. Had he finally realized?

Meanwhile in the restroom. Hana stood by the sink looking down at the torn boot in her hands. She didn't know what was more disgusting. Standing almost barefoot in a filthy public restroom or that rude man's behavior. She sighed as she fingered the gaping torn hole.

"It's unfixable," she said with a sigh as she turned to face Kurenai.
"I can't apologize for Kakashi's behavior, but I am sorry about your boots. Those are cute," she said empathetically.
"Thanks… It's just these were new. I had been breaking them in. They were barely in season," she said slipping the boot back on.
"This is so embarrassing… What is he going to do next? Rip my necklace off? Burn my sweater?"
"Just don't let him get to you. Kakashi is a very skilled ninja. It is rare for him to fail or even be defeated- in fact, I don't think it had ever happened before. He's just projecting his anxieties unto you." She explained.
"I hope you are right. He is Gai's best friend. It's important to me that we get along."

Both women exited the restroom and returned to the table.

"You are jealous because you feel I will not be a worthy rival. Because Hana will most of my time," Gai exclaimed.

Kakashi sweat dropped.

No of course it went completely over his head.

"No need to act out. I will work even harder now, and I know that with Hana's help there will be no doubt that I will defeat you!" He said triumphantly.

One of Gai's students noticed both Asuma and Kakashi's lack of amusement. If it brings any comfort to anyone," Neji began between bites. "Her chakra levels are completely ordinary. There is nothing peculiar about Ms. Kaoru."

Kurenai and Hana returned to the table. This time Kurenai sat next to Asuma and the hallway and Hana sat next to Gai and the hallway.
"There's something that Kakashi wanted to say to you," Asuma began, looking at him with narrowed eyes. He snapped his eyes towards hers yet he remained silent.
"Kakashi is sorry. He will be kinder from now on," Gai said in an attempt to please his vegetarian girlfriend. She looked at him. He didn't say it, she knew he would never say it.
"Fine," she said placing a napkin on her lap.
"But I expect a new pair of boots. I wear a size seven by the way."
"Wait- what-"
Gai gave him a mighty kick from underneath the table. Karachi cringed tomorrow he was going to have plenty of business on his legs. "Fine," he said in an annoyed tone.

"Good!" She chirped.

Kakashi felt the corner of his eye twitch. It was then that same childish tone that villain had used. She was doing this on purpose.
If this approach didn't work, he was going to have to obtain some evidence, and by his own account.

He clenched his fist tightly. He could feel his knuckles aching from the rage that was boiling in his insides. He would expose her. He would find out what her motives were.

"I look forward to getting off with the right foot this time Hatake-san!"