Teuchi knew that Ayame told him to stay home. But he was too curious. What if his precious daughter really did go on a date without his knowledge? He went to the restaurant that night, an hour after Ayame had left, surprising his staffs.

"Director! What are you-"

"Where is Ayame? She's here, right?"

"Well, she is. But the Lady told us not to disturb her dinner."

"I'm her father and the director here. I can do whatever I want. Now where is she?" The staff reluctantly escorted him to the room. Teuchi slipped in when the waiters came in to bring the food. And there he saw six people including his daughter. There were Naruto, his girlfriend Hinata, Sasuke, Sakura and... Holy Shit! It's the Hokage! And he was sitting right across his daughter. What's going on? Was it a triple date? Why didn't Ayame tell him about it? And with the Hokage for Heaven's sake!

Teuchi slowly moved to the balcony, hiding behind the curtains. He watched the six people chatted happily with each other. Hokage or not, he would make sure that masked bastard was dead if he ever thought of dating his daughter behind his back again. Naruto and the others started to separate, leaving his daughter with the bastard. He quickly moved under the deserts table when he saw Naruto and Hinata walking toward the balcony. He observed the two adults in the dining table. They were talking about something. Kakashi smiled and laughed while Ayame blushed and smiled widely. 'She likes him! She really likes him! Now you're dead Hatake!'

As the six began to dance, Teuchi had moved behind the bar table. They were so caught up into the dance that they didn't notice him. He watched his daughter danced with Kakashi, putting her head on his shoulder. It's not that Teuchi disliked Kakashi, but what really made him mad was neither him nor his daughter ever told him about this relationship they had. Little did he know that there was no relationship and this 'date' was really unplanned by both party but something that Kakashi's students had set up beforehand. He kept his eyes specifically on the two as he moved through the room.

For Ayame's part, she was terrified. What was her father doing here? Was he here to sabotage her 'date'? What did he think now that he'd seen her with Kakashi? More importantly, how did he slip in without any of the ninjas noticing? 'And just when everything was so perfect.' She sighed and looked back at the bar table and saw no one there. She looked around. During her train of thought, she had missed her father. Now she didn't know where he was hiding.

"Is something wrong?" Kakashi asked, finally sensing her discomfort.

"Uh... actually... I'm a little tired. Maybe we should take a rest?"

"Sure. Let's sit at the bar." Ayame nodded, thinking that it was safe since her father wasn't there at the moment. And so they walked to the bar. Just when they sat, a bartender popped out of nowhere, startling Kakashi a little. It was as if he had been there from the start and just waited until someone came to the bar to show himself.

"Is there anything you want?" the bartender asked.

Ayame turned to Kakashi. "Please order any drink you want. I think I should go to the rest room first." Kakashi nodded as he watched Ayame got up to leave the room. As she walked, she scanned the room once again for her father but still couldn't find him.

As Ayame left the room, Kakashi ordered a drink. The bartender quickly got to work on his drink when he felt something bumped to his knees. He looked down and was shocked out of his mind to see his boss, crouched under the table. He almost yelled before Teuchi put a finger to his lips and shushed him. He crouched in front of Teuchi. "Director, what are you doing here?" he whispered.

Teuchi pulled out a small plastic which contained an unknown powder from his pocket. "You are preparing drink for that man right?" he said as he pointed to Kakashi, who was still oblivious of what was happening behind the bar table as he watched his students dance.

"Um, yes?"

"Put this powder in his drink."

"But director, what is this?"

"Don't ask and just do it!"

"But what if he notices? And is it harmful?"

"It's not harmful, don't worry. I just want him to spill some answers. Just do it or I won't give you this month's salary."

The bartender had no choice but to comply. Ayame walked back in, just coming back from the rest room when she spotted her father behind the desert table. Teuchi was grinning mischievously at Kakashi's direction. She looked at the bar table where the bartender looked so nervous as he gave Kakashi his drink. Her eyes widened. 'What is it? Did he put something in that drink?'

Kakashi accepted the drink gratefully. But before he could raise the drink to his lips and pulled down his mask Ayame ran to him and snatched the glass from him. "Ah Kakashi-san, I'm sorry but I'm so thirsty right now! Please let me drink this!"

Kakashi blinked in confusion. Didn't she just come back from the rest room? But still, Kakashi let Ayame gulped down the drink meant for him.

After Ayame put the glass down, realization struck her. She drank it! There's no telling what her father put in that drink, and she drank it! She suddenly felt her mind grew hazy, her vision was a blur and her knees weakened. She collapsed forward and Kakashi caught her in his arms.

"Ayame? Ayame what's wrong? Are you Okay?" Kakashi shook her body, panicking a little.

Suddenly, Teuchi popped out from under the desert table and screamed. "Oh no! She drank it!"

Kakashi looked at him, surprised to see him there. By now, the four teenagers who were dancing had stopped to look between the old man and Kakashi. They did felt another presence in the room but because they sensed no chakra, they thought it was one of the waiters or the staffs. Turned out it was Teuchi.

The five ninjas, in a mix of shock and confusion, stared at Teuchi, who was still panicking, while Ayame was slumped against Kakashi, and the poor bartender just stood there, feeling so lost and hoping that he was somewhere else at the moment.

"What do you mean? What did..." Kakashi turned sharply to the bartender, who felt threatened under his gaze. "What did you put in that drink?"

"I-I don't know... The director told me to put a powder in the drink-but I don't know what it is! I swear!"

"Teuchi-san, what are you doing here?" Kakashi asked the old man calmly.

Teuchi looked outraged. "Me? I should be the one asking you! Going out with my daughter without telling me! Sneaking around my back!"

Kakashi was at lost. "I'm sorry but Ayame and I are not..."

"Quiet..."

Everyone went silent as they heard Ayame spoke. "What?" Teuchi said.

"I said BE QUIET DAD! MY HEAD IS SPINNING AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE ANYWAY? I TOLD YOU TO STAY AT HOME DIDN'T I?"

Everyone was startled at her outburst. That was so not like Ayame. Ayame looked up to see Kakashi's face. Her eyes were unfocused and her cheeks were red, like she was drunk.

"Ayame are you Okay? You are not yourself right now" Kakashi asked her carefully, afraid of triggering another outburst.

Her unfocused eyes finally focused on his and she started to grin. "I'm fine. Especially because I'm in your arms right now."

It was so quiet that you could even hear a pin drop. Kakashi let out a lame and confused "Huh?" while the other occupants in the room (except the bartender who had slipped out, not wanting to be involved) stared wide-eyed at Ayame.

Ayame cupped Kakashi's cheeks. "That's right. Your arms are so warm, they feel like home to me. Your eyes are so deep, it is kind of alluring."

Sakura turned to Teuchi. "Teuchi-san, I seriously need to ask you what you put in that drink."

Teuchi raked his hands through his hair and sighed. "I just put a medicine that I got from my friend. The one that makes people says the truth."

"What do you mean? Why did you let Ayame-san drink it?" Hinata asked.

"It was meant for Kakashi. I just wanted to know what he really think about my daughter and what else they had done together. You know, just asking him a few questions. This medicine brings out all the truths in one's heart, all the feelings and the emotions. With that, I thought I could find out if he really is serious with Ayame or not."

"Ayame-nee-chan was the one who drank it thought" Naruto said.

Sasuke frowned. "So now she..." he let his sentence hung in the air. They watched as Ayame started to make another advance at Kakashi as he tried to put a distance between them by grabbing her shoulders.

"Ayame, you're not in your right state of mind. I think you should..."

"Not in the right state? My head and my heart never felt this clear before. I can only see you right now. I want to see your beautiful face again Kakashi-san... and maybe we can..." she faltered as she started to close the distance between their faces.

"Oh no you don't!" Teuchi grabbed a plate of pie from the desert table and threw it at Kakashi's direction. Kakashi dodged it and the pie hit Sakura instead, square on her face. Everything went quiet again, until Naruto started to laugh. And that was the beginning of disaster.

Sakura wiped the pie from her face with the help of Sasuke, who's trying his hardest not to laugh along with Naruto, afraid of his girlfriend's wrath. "Na...ru...toooo!"

Sakura grabbed a glass of wine and threw the drink toward the blonde's face. He dodged it and it hit Hinata instead. Hinata just stood there, surprised and confused at what's happening. Naruto and Sakura's eyes widened.

"Gyah! Hinata are you Okay?! This is your fault Sakura!" Naruto said as he used his handkerchief to wipe his girlfriend's face.

"Me?! If you didn't dodge it, it won't hit Hinata! It's your fault!"

"Nope. It's definitely your fault."

"Why you!" Sakura grabbed a bowl of hot soup and threw it at Naruto. Naruto dodged it again and it hit Teuchi.

"Argh! Hot! Hot! What are you guys doing?" Teuchi said as he unconsciously grabbed another pie and threw it. The pie hit Sasuke's face this time. Naruto laughed again.

"Wow, you guys really are meant for each other! Both of you got pie on your face!" the blonde guffawed.

Sasuke, like his girlfriend, was now aiming his anger at Naruto. He grabbed a tart cake and threw it to Naruto's direction. This time, it hit him square in the face. Sasuke smiled smugly. Naruto wiped his face from the tart's cream and glared at Sasuke. "Why you..."

And the chaos started as everyone started to participate in the food fight, even Hinata. Well, everyone except the two people at the bar. Kakashi got behind the bar table, bringing Ayame with him, barely avoiding a barrage of flying food. He looked at the woman in his arms, who still looked dazed.

"Hatake Kakashi..." he heard her muttering. "You are my dream." He blinked at her, confused at her sentence.

"Ayame..." Ayame cut him by putting her finger over his lips as she locked her eyes on his.

"And you know why? Because I love you. I have loved you for a long time, ever since I was little. Ever since you mocked my first cooking. I have loved you. I made you a chocolate today but I don't know how I should give it to you. I was surprised to see you at dinner tonight but I'm happy. To spend the night with you... my Valentine's wish... has been... fulfilled..." her voice faltered and he knew she started to lose consciousness.

Kakashi was surprised. He never really knew her feelings for him eventhough they had known each other for a long time. He let Ayame's head fell to his chest as he mulled about this new information.

"Aw, why did it turned out like this?! All I want is to set up things between Kakashi-sensei and Ayame-nee-chan!" Naruto whined.

Teuchi stopped abruptly and glared daggers at Naruto. "So this was all your plan Naruto?" Naruto gulped.

Teuchi pulled out a butcher knife and Naruto squeaked. Where did that come out from?! The sight of Teuchi with butcher knife was more terrifying than a ninja with a kunai.

"NARUTO! COME BACK HERE!"

"EEK! SORRY UNCLE! I DIDN'T MEAN TO!"

Kakashi was still oblivious of what happening at the time as he was still lost in his thought. Suddenly, an apple hit him on the head and he came back to reality. He sighed. Putting Ayame down, he stood up, ready to stop the chaos.

The next morning:

Ayame woke up in her bed with a terrible headache. She groaned and sat up. She heard her bedroom door was opened and saw her father carrying in a glass of water. "Ah, you're awake Ayame?" He smiled nervously as he gave her the water.

Ayame accepted the water gratefully. She sdrank it slowly and massaged her temple, trying to remember what happened. She started to remember the events from last night. She remembered being invited by Naruto to his dinner party. She remembered spending a nice time with Kakashi. And she remembered seeing her father there and drank a drink meant for Kakashi. And then...

"Dad, seriously what did you put in that drink? I felt so weird when I drank it" she asked him tiredly, putting the glass down on her bedside table.

Teuchi fidgeted a little. "The medicine I got from Mr. Tohno. The one that says the truth."

"Huh? You mean the one that he said make you 'spill all your heart's feelings and desires'" she said, recalling what his father's friend said about the weird medicine he sold. She wondered again why her father had bought the medicine in the first place.

"Ye-yeah... that one..."

Ayame paused. "So... what did I do?... What did I say?" she asked, fearing the answer.

"Honestly? Well to put it in a simple way, I think you confessed your deep desires for Hatake Kakashi... or something like that." Ayame gaped, blushing furiously. Teuchi continued. "And then you advanced toward him, trying to kiss him and..." Ayame cried out in horror. She buried her face in her hands. She could never face Kakashi again for the rest of her life.

"And... and what did he say?" she asked carefully.

"Well, he didn't say anything about your confession... or you advances..." Ayame groaned. "He just stopped the chaos and reprimanded Naruto and the others. He apologized to me and told me that he'd pay for the mess but I said he didn't have to. And then I apologized to him too for trying to make him drink a weird drug."

Ayame raised an eyebrow. "You're not angry at him?"

"No. I'm angry because I thought you two were dating behind my back. It turned out Naruto set you up so I should be angry at HIM." Ayame sighed in relief. "And then he offered to carry you home and..." Ayame perked up again.

"He... he what?"

"He carried you home."

"And you let him?" Ayame said, disbelievingly.

Teuchi shrugged. "Well yes, it was late and you are bit heavy for an old man like me so I thought why not" Ayame frowned a little at the 'heavy' comment "and I watched him during our way home. Good thing he didn't do anything funny. And then he stopped at the front door and gave you to me to take care of and walked home."

When Teuchi finished his story, Ayame had spaced out. There was too much information in her brain. She had confessed her love to the man she had loved for a long time because of a weird drug that her father get from his friend. And then the man of her dream had carried her home last night. She felt so many emotions at the same time. Surprised by his action, relieved that she finally told him her feelings, disappointed that he didn't give any reaction, and happy that he had carried her home.

Teuchi watched her reaction. "You really like that man huh?" Ayame didn't respond. "If you really like him, then you have to pursue him." At this statement, Ayame snapped back to reality and turned to her father. "I knew him. He's a good man. I actually have no qualm if you start going out with him. But next time, when you really go out with him, you have to tell me. And if he wants to date you, he has to ask for my permission first. Well, not that I won't let him."

Ayame stared at Teuchi. Did her father actually support her feelings for Kakashi? She was happy but...

Her mind turned to the chocolate she had prepared for Kakashi before. It was too late now but she was determined to give it to him. Since he already knew her feelings, there's no point in hiding it anymore.

In the Hokage' office:

Kakashi let out a huge sigh as he scribbled his pen on the paper. He was very tired from last night's event. The normal dinner he had expected turned into a disaster. He had stopped the food fight and offered to carry Ayame home out of politeness. And then he walked home and collapsed on his bed. Really, the dinner was supposed to be for him to feel relaxed, but in the end, he went home feeling drained and exhausted. He made a note to himself to talk to Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura. Those three were up to something though he didn't know what.

Someone knocked on the door. "Come in" he called out lazyly. Shizune came into the room with a box in her arms.

"Hokage-sama, there was a packet for you."

"From?" he asked without looking up from the paper he was scribbling on.

"From Ichiraku Restaurant." He stopped scribbling down and looked up, surprised. "Did you order something Hokage-sama?"

"No I didn't."

Shizune blinked in confusion. "That's strange. This packet is for you. And the person who delivered it said that you don't have to pay for it." She put the packet on the table and inspected it. "I wonder who gave you this."

"Thank you Shizune. I just remember that Iruka said that he needed a file of the new academy students. Please give it to him now."

"What? Oh, alright then. I shall take my leave." She bowed and left the room.

When Shizune was out of the room, Kakashi opened the packet. Inside the box were two boxes. He opened the smaller one, a heart-shaped box and found a heart-shaped chocolate cake inside. He turned to the bigger box and opened it to find a bowl of ramen, complete with the chopsticks. He found a small note under the heart-shaped box.

Good morning Kakashi-san. I'm sorry for what happened last night. My father told me everything that happened. Once again, I'm sorry for all the trouble and thank you for carrying me home. I know that what happened last night was embarrassing, but I want you to know that what I said to you were all true. It is a bit late, but I hope you accept my Valentine's gift. I had baked the cake myself and heated it again this morning. I hope you like it.

PS: I also cook for you our spirit ramen. I figure you are tired from last night, thought I don't remember about it that much. I'm delivering it along with my chocolate. Please eat it to regain your stamina.

Ayame

Kakashi looked from the note to the chocolate and the ramen on his desk. He smiled a little at her sincerity. He remembered that he hadn't have breakfast this morning. Might as well get some now. He put away the papers on his desk and pulled down his mask. He decided to try the chocolate cake first and was marvelled at the taste. He didn't really like sweets but he had to admit that it was very delicious.

After he finished eating both the chocolate and the ramen, Kakashi once again praised Ayame's cooking ability and noted that she would make good wife.

And that is for Ayame's part. Honestly, I'm not really satisfied with this chapter. Please tell me if you think there is something that I should change here. Next up is Hanare ;)