Anko's fingers taps impatiently against the table she's sitting at. Looking to the clock, she groans at the fact that Kakashi's late to their little Christmas and New Year's dinner they were throwing. The dinner isn't for anyone special, however it WAS Kakashi's idea and he has the audacity to be late to his own dinner? She'll definitely have a few words with him.

Slamming her fist into the table, she stands up and grumbles. "Freakin' Kakashi… Can't believe he has the freakin' nerve to stand me up. It was his idea too!" Chewing on her nail, she debates on staying in their shared apartment and waiting for Kakashi to show or to just leave and head to Kurenai's place to spend some time with her best friend. The latter seems like the best option, so she puts on her trench coat and braces herself to head into the snowy weather.

She keeps her coat wrapped tightly against her as she goes in the direction of Kurenai and Asuma's apartment. Anko swears and decides it's better to run than just walk. Taking in a breath of the crisp air, she dashes and ends up running right into someone.

"What the hell, watch where you're go-! ...ing…" She blinks a few times and groans. "Kakashi…"

Picking himself up, he wipes his back and rear end of snow and adjusts his scarf. "I could tell you the same thing, Anko." Grabbing the bag he dropped, he holds out a hand for her to take, if she so desires. "Were you going somewhere?"

Anko narrows her eyes. "Of course I was! You were gone for hours and I was getting bored! So, I figured going to Kurenai's was better than staying in our apartment alone." She relaxes just a tad and glances towards the bag he's carrying. "So… what did you get?"

"A gift for you and our dinner… why do you ask?" Kakashi replies and holds the bag out of view from his roommate.

"A gift?" Her eyes light up like a small child. "What the hell, I didn't know we were getting each other something! Shit…" With another groan, she points towards their home. "You head back. I gotta get something for you. And, ya know what? It's going to be amazing! Now shoo!" She makes a shooing motion with her hands and grins as she dashes off to whatever store is open.

Sliding right by the novelty market, she enters quickly and stop to catch her breath. Anko glances around to see if anything catches her eye for Kakashi. However, after seeing nothing, she swears under her breath and walks over to the owner. With a little wave, she gives her a smile. "Evening! Okay, I need your help. You see, my roommate is… an avid reader of the Icha Icha series. Is there anything you have here that might interest him?"

The owner hums. "People usually ask for things before Christmas, you know, lady. Most of our gifts aren't in stock until after the new year." Hearing this makes Anko's face fall. "However…" the owner states as she gets up from her seat and shuffles over to her stock room and pulls out a limited edition Icha Icha pajama and mug set. "I do have this… Someone had it reserved but never picked it up. Policy says that I can sell it after the initial pick up date… Which was…" She checks the tag and laughs softly. "A month ago. It's as good as yours now."

Beaming now, Anko pulls out her wallet and immediately pays for the set and watches as the other gift wraps it for her. "Thank you so much! You truly saved my ass here. Merry Christmas and have a happy new year!" Anko says as she dashes out of the store and immediately heads home.

'Kakashi's going to be so amazed with this! And it was the last one she had and was limited edition!' Anko grins triumphantly and snickers. She holds the gift close and sees the apartment complex come into view. Entering the building, Anko heads up to their floor and bites her lip as she looks at the nearly wrapped gift.

What if Kakashi has this already? He is that big of a fanboy of the series to get it as soon as it comes out. But then again, Kakashi has been on a mission since just before Christmas. He probably didn't have the time to actually get this edition.

She shakes her head though. "No, don't overthink it, Mitarashi. Just, give him the gift and be done with it." Taking in a deep breath, she unlocks the door to their joint apartment and heads inside to smell grilled fish and beef. "Oh, that smells heavenly…"

"Well, nice to see you're home now, Anko. I was wondering when you'd be home. I suppose your mission to get a gift was a success?" Kakashi asks as he comes out of the kitchen area wiping his hands on his apron.

Anko stares at the sight in front of her and she can't help but laugh. "Oh, my Kami, Kakashi. What… Is that an apron?" She laughs some more. "You look very domesticated. Please wear that more often around the apartment."

Kakashi rolls his eyes. "I didn't want to get my clothes dirty."

"Mhm, sure. You just wanted to look cute in that. Right?" She grins cheekily and places the gift onto the table. "So, is dinner almost ready? I'm starving."

"Almost. It needs to simmer a bit. Gifts first then we'll eat." He states as he takes off his apron and washes his hands in the sink. "Go get comfortable."

Eyes lighting up once again, she bounds to the sofa, gets comfortable and waits patiently with Kakashi's gift on her lap. Suddenly, her self doubt about the gift hits her once again. Anko has no idea why it's bothering her so much. It's not that it matters… She just swallows and watches as Kakashi comes over with her gift in hand.

"Now… I wanted to apologize for the late Christmas present. But with everything going on-"

Anko raises a hand. "No worries. I know how it is. It's the life for us anyways," she replies and gives him a smile as she hands him the medium-sized box. At the same time, she takes the package from him and taps her fingers against it. "You first!" she blurts out and grins cheekily.

Chuckling himself, he shakes his head then nods. "Fine, fine… Whatever you say," he replies and carefully opens the package. As soon as he sees those recognizable kanji, Kakashi gasps and turns his gaze to Anko, both eyes open in shock.

It's a rare sight for Kakashi to actually be looking with both eyes. Those mismatched irises of his… "I knew you'd like it… and judging by your reaction, I'm assuming you don't have this set?"

Kakashi shakes his head. "I… I've been too busy to buy one. And when I did have a moment, it turns out they were sold out. How-?"

"It's my charm, Kakashi. I can't tell you how though. That's my secret. Just enjoy your gift." Mentally exhaling a breath, she looks to her little box then looks to Kakashi. Anko sees how he motions her to open it, eyes closing indicating he's smiling. Grinning, she tears into the package and box and her eyes lay upon a gold snake bracelet and matching earrings. Her eyes go wide as she looks to her roommate. "Kakashi- no. This is way too much. I…"

"Accept it. I've seen you eyeing them when we were grocery shopping a few months back." He's still smiling under his mask. "Let me be a flashy roommate, Anko. Try them on."

Taking hold of the snake bracelet, she wraps it around her right wrist. Next thing she puts the earrings in and looks to Kakashi, smiling gently. "Well? How do I look?"

"Amazing, Anko. They look good on you."

"Anything looks good on me, Kakashi. Don't you know that?"

Kakashi chuckles softly then leads back onto the sofa and smiles again. "Of course."

Anko blushes faintly then leans back with him. "So… what are we going to do for New Year's? Staying here or going out?"

His head shifts to look at Anko, the faint light coming from the kitchen shimmers gently on her bracelet. "Up to you. Depends on if Tsunade has a mission for me or not."

Shifting herself, she frowns and rolls her eyes. "You deserve rest too, Kakashi. But… Just in case you do go out on a mission in the next few days…" She leans over and kisses Kakashi on the cheek. "Happy New Year."

Kakashi knows he's blushing under his mask and is suddenly very thankful for it. Closing his eyes, he places a hand on Anko's and pulls her closer, kissing her gently on the cheek in return. "Happy New Year to you too…"

They smile and after a moment, are leaning against each other in comfortable silence watching as the snow falls outside their apartment.

Next year… things will be different. Hopefully, they'll be able to celebrate the holidays on the day they actually occur. Despite that, things are good at that moment. As long as they celebrate something together, it doesn't matter when they do it.