Author's Note: Hey there, guys! It's me. I'm sorry for the super late update. I had a writer's block last week and I couldn't get any ideas for the next prompt. This is what I came up with in a few hours of reading, re-reading, editing, and re-editing.

Belated Happy Valentines Day everyone! Did you have a fun Valentines Day? Did you go on dates with your loved ones? Your family? Your boyfriend? Girlfriend? Friends? Okay, I'm talking too much. Sorry. I really missed talking here. Haha.

So, this prompt was requested again by Dani Stark. This is a bit AU-ish, but not really. I don't know if this meets your expectations, but I do hope all of you like it. Enjoy!


Valentines Day / Dressing Up

Sakura was going to have her first long weekend for the month. She was going to be back at the hospital on Monday because Tsunade said so.

It was February and it was almost Valentines Day. The day before Valentines Day to be exact. She didn't really have to have a date for tomorrow. But, she didn't want to be lonely. All the others have their dates too. Naruto has a date with Hinata. Lee with Tenten. Ino with Shikamaru and Chouji. If Sasuke had been here, then she would be the one to ask him out on a Valentines Date. But unfortunately, that was not the case. She had none to ask out. More importantly, none would ever ask her out either.

If only she could just see...

"Oi, Sakura-chan!"

Sakura turned around and saw a glimpse of silver hair. She gulped.

"Kakashi-sensei?"

Her eyes widened. When she was just thinking about him, he appeared. She didn't know if she's going to be happy or just be surprised about it.

She honestly didn't want to know what she felt when Kakashi was with her. It felt good, awkward and exciting, all at the same time. It seemed like she was developing feelings for her former sensei during the last two years. She wasn't sure if she really did.

But, would asking him out be okay? This can be her chance. What could possibly hurt, right?

"What are you doing tomorrow?"

They both blinked and stared at each other. Did they just say the same words at the same time?

An awkward silence took over between them.

"You answer first." Sakura managed to break the silence, nervously.

"No, you answer first." Kakashi answered.

Sakura bit her lip and smiled. "I have nothing to do. I was going to find someone to take out on a date, but unfortunately, none of them are available. Then, I bumped into you..."

"Funny. I was also thinking of the same thing."

His lone visible eye creased, making Sakura smile herself.

"Come to think of it, Sensei, there's a formal event at the Hyuuga Compound tomorrow. Hinata invited me and told me to bring someone. I know you don't really go to formal events but I just thought that we can go there together... as friends?" She bit her lip again and looked down, slightly embarrassed.

"Sure." He replied without hesitation. "I'll go with you."

She immediately looked up and grinned. "Thank you, Sensei!"

"You'll need to stop calling me Sensei if you're going to be my date." He smirked at her. She felt her cheeks turn pink.

"So, uh, I'm going to see you tomorrow. It's either you'll pick me up or I'll pick you up. Whoever finishes up first at six."

"I'm definitely going to pick you up, Sakura."

"Oh, really? Knowing you, I'm pretty sure that I'm going to pick you up," she smirked.

Kakashi rolled his eyes and chuckled. "See you tomorrow, Sakura-chan."

"Dress nice, Sen-" She stopped, "I mean, Kakashi." She looked down again and bit her lip. It was weird just calling him by his name.

She felt her head lift as Kakashi took her chin with his fingers. He looked intently at her.

"I will, Sakura."

When Sakura blinked, she stared at the space that was in front of her. Kakashi disappeared in an instant. Where did he go? She looked at her surroundings, and sighed defeatedly. Yet, she was thankful enough for what happened and that he accepted immediately without hesitating or making any other excuses.

This could be the beginning of something, she thought to herself as she walked back to her apartment.


Valentines Day. It was the best and the worst day for some people. As for Kakashi... It was both.

In a few minutes, he was going to be Sakura's date at the party in the Hyuuga Compound. He couldn't contain his feelings when she asked him out. He was surprised and glad at the same time. He always had a soft spot for his former student. Maybe, even have developed feelings for her over the years that they've been working together. She wasn't little Sakura-chan anymore. She is Haruno Sakura, a medic-nin with the same level as him. And now that he was not his student anymore, he can ask her out for real.

The only problem was how. He couldn't bring himself to ask her out. It's either he was being a coward or he has a brain problem. No, he was being a coward.

He sighed and looked at the mirror facing him. He wore a classy black tuxedo paired with black slacks. He took off his hitai-ate for this event, but still kept his mask on. He didn't really dress up for formal events, unless he wanted to.

This time, he knew that he really wanted to do this. For Sakura's sake.

He finished up tying his bow tie and went to the bathroom to get some hair gel. As he stepped inside the bathroom, he heard a knock on his apartment front door.

"Kakashi?"

His eyes widened at the sudden realization of the voice's owner. Sakura. He knew that Sakura was just living inside the same apartment and the same floor as he did. What time was it anyway? Oh... It was ten minutes past six.

He immediately moved as fast as he could to get everything done. He didn't want to get this wrong. He didn't want to fail Sakura. After all, on this day, what mattered most was the two of them.

He finished up fixing his hair and immediately ran out of the bathroom. He got something out of a drawer and fixed himself while walking towards the door. He breathed beneath his mask and slowly opened the door.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Sa-"

He stopped and stared at the beautiful woman in front of him. She was wearing a simple black gown that hugged her curves well. Her long pink hair was tied up into a bun with a bit of hair strands beside each ear. She wore a little bit of makeup, which made her totally stunning. It was his first time seeing Sakura dress up. She was still shy, but it was... incredibly sexy.

She met his gaze and slowly looked down, feeling slightly embarrassed.

"H-how do I look?" She stuttered, still looking down.

Why is she looking down? "Sakura, look at me."

Their gazes met once again. Kakashi smiled at her, beneath his mask. He reached out for her hand and caressed it for a while, and kissed it gently.

"You look... beautiful. You are beautiful."

He could see the slight pink color on her cheeks as they locked their gazes at each other. He picked something out of his pocket and handed it to her.

"Here. This is for you. Happy Valentines Day, Sakura."

It was a slim pink box with a card saying "Happy Valentines Day". He never thought about what Sakura liked but this was worth a try. He watched her open the box and the surprise that was painted on her face. It was a silver bracelet, one which he had wanted to give to someone special to him.

"Kakashi... It's beautiful." She looked back at him, "But, I can't accept this."

"Why not?"

"It's... too much."

Kakashi breathed deeply, took the bracelet and placed it on her right wrist. "It's Valentines Day, Sakura. Accept it."

Sakura's eyes widened and sighed. She, then, nodded in acceptance. "Thank you, Kakashi," she smiled at him, which made his heart clench, "Happy Valentines Day to you too."

She moved closer to him and placed a corsage on the right chest side of his tuxedo. After she was done, she looked at him again and smiled. Kakashi smiled back at her and stepped out to lock his apartment door.

"Ready to go?" He offered his arm to her.

"I am." She curled her arm with his and looked at him.

"What?" He raised his eyebrow, questionably.

"Nothing. I'm just happy. I really want to thank you for doing this, Kakashi."

She moved closer and planted a kiss on his masked left cheek. Kakashi was stunned by her sudden action, but didn't object it. He, rather, liked it.

"I want to thank you too, Sakura." His eyes creased, "Come, let's go. We're already late."

This day is unexpectedly better than I imagined, he smiled to himself as they walked out of the apartment.


A/N: A bit long to compensate for last week. Haha. Good? Bad? Then, leave a review. I love my reviewers and readers. Thanks in advance! And don't forget your prompt requests. :D
~ czarleigh