A/N: It's one of my favorite character's birthday bash! Keep in mind that his birthday is on July 17, so that's when this event is taking place (duh).

Shizune is one lucky girl, and so is Anko...to have such GORGEOUS GUYS as their boyfriends!

OK, enough of my rambling...

This chapter will be on the comedic and fluffy side. Strong language is also present, so don't say that I didn't warn you!

xoxoxoxox

Kakashi, Anko, and Sakura were seen walking into the Nakamura Sushi restaurant.

"WHOA! Kakashi is actually not late! That's a miracle! Anko, you really whooped his ass, didn't you!" an inebriated Aoba ran up to them putting his arms on their shoulders.

"You damn right I did!" Anko exclaimed, giving Kakashi a sly look. He just looked down, blushing a little bit. They roared with laughter at Anko's feisty response and Kakashi's reaction.

Sakura was just amused at the whole spectacle going around her. She saw many Jounins and Chuunins in there. As she kept walking, she saw her friends sitting in their own sections.

"SAKURA-SAN! You are here! I am so glad you could make it!" Lee exclaimed as he jumped out of his seat and embraced Sakura. "Uhh, hey Lee-san."

"Neh! Fuzzy 'HUH-UH' brows get off of her! Can you tell that 'HUH-UH' she's starting to suffo'HUH-UH'cate?" They both turned around and saw Naruto. He was downing some shots of sake, while he had his arm around Hinata. He seemed like he was close to being inebriated and hiccupping a lot.

"H-H-Hi Sakura-chan," Hinata greeted her.

"Hey Hinata-chan and Naruto!" Sakura greeted them back.

They both gave her a hug. She also saw Ino, Kiba, Shino, Chouji, Neji, TenTen, Shikamaru, and surprisingly Temari. She greeted everyone with hugs and smiles. It's always a great time seeing her friends, most of them being her fellow ANBU squad mates.

As a few hours passed, Kakashi announced to everyone, "Hey everyone! It's time for Genma to blow his cake!" with a slight slur in his deep voice. He was close to becoming plastered.

"HAHAHA BLOW!" an inebriated Kotetsu chimed in, "are you sure it's the cake or his—" He got hit on the head by Shizune. Genma just laughed at what his girlfriend did to him.

Everyone crowded around as Genma and Shizune walked towards his cake on the huge round table.

"Genma, you motherfucker! You're turning 34! You're an old windbag!" an inebriated Raidou roared while hitting Genma hard in the back.

"Shut up, you fag." Genma retorted with a smirk.

Geez, adults are so immature and troublesome when they're inebriated…Shikamaru thought as he held Temari's hand. He smiled and kissed her lightly on the cheek. She smiled and returned his gesture.

Naruto was just roaring with laughter at what the Jounins were saying, while scarfing down ramen and sushi in his mouth. Hinata was blushing madly because of his antics and sloppiness.

Sakura just observed everyone with a smile on her face, especially the "couples." She suddenly felt alone. Deep down inside of her, she still wished that Sasuke was by her side enjoying this joyous event with all of them. She let out a small sigh and tried her to best to mentally block any thoughts of Sasuke. She was suddenly snapped out of her thoughts once she felt Lee's arm go on her shoulders.

"Are you having fun, Sakura-san?" Lee politely asked her.

"Yes. Thanks for asking," she replied. Lee smiled and gave her the "nice guy" pose. She let out a sweatdrop. He slowly turned around to face Gai and gave his sensei a wink. Gai returned his gesture by smiling and giving him the "nice guy" pose as well. "Thank you, Gai-sensei!" Lee mouthed with a single tear coming from his eye.

Shizune was lighting up Genma's candles as he held her waist. Sakura noticed the way Genma was looking at Shizune; it was dreadfully adorable. The way he smiled and how his eyes twinkled when he observed his girlfriend lighting up his candles. His oral fixation, the senbon needle, would immediately go up along with his smile. From the way he looked at her, it seemed like he was thinking, "My God, my girlfriend is so beautiful even when lighting the candles on my cake. I am lucky to have been bestowed such a gorgeous woman like her. I love her so much…" Sakura imagined Genma's heart pounding at a fast pace and his stomach filling up with fluttering butterflies.

Sakura was contemplating too much again. She mentally let out an "awwwwwwww…" to her corny and slightly exaggerated romantic thoughts of the couple before her. She was having her "sappy" moment once again.

"It's time to sing "happy birthday" now!" Shizune triumphantly exclaimed after finishing the last candle. She turned around and was met with a soft kiss from Genma. She let out a blush and a shy smile.

Everyone gathered around the table and started to sing happy birthday. Some were off tune due to their inebriation, but they tried their best anyways. Some were giggling because some of the inebriated guys' voices would crack at certain times of the song.

"YOU GUYS CAN'T SING FOR SHIT!" Aoba loudly interrupted. The whole area fell silent and scowled at him.

"Oops! Gomenesai…" he said while his face became a crimson red.

Genma leaned down over his cake and blew out the candles as everyone around him happily clapped for him.

"So did you make a wish, windbag!" an inebriated Anko nudged Genma.

"Well, you can say that. But I need to confirm for sure if it will come true…right now."

"Huh? Right now? What the hell?" Anko said with a dumbfounded look.

"Yes…" Genma started to walk towards Shizune. Everyone started to look at his direction.

"Shizune-chan my sweetheart, I have something to confess to you…"

"Huh? What is it?" Shizune wondered with curiosity.

Genma slowly went down on his right knee and gently took Shizune's right hand. All the girls in the room gasped with anticipation and some were squealing from the romantic gesture he just committed. The guys had their mouths open and some were cheering Genma on. Shizune just froze with shock and was overcome with a scarlet blush on her face.

"Shizune, remember that time you healed me after Raidou and I fought with the Sound-nins in the forest? From that day on, I looked at you in a different way. I thank you so much for saving my life. If you weren't there, I would have passed away. As years went by, I noticed how extremely attractive you are. Your worrisome quirks that erupt when Tsunade-sama stresses you out are so adorable. I can't help but smile everytime you would come to me to talk about your troubles and how much stress you're going through," Shizune's eyes started to water up with saline droplets, "Then that glorious day finally came, I asked you out and you accepted. Next thing I knew, you became my girlfriend. I feel like I'm the luckiest guy ever to have such a beautiful woman by my side. I'm thankful for the days I wake up in the morning and I find my arm curled around your waist, taking in the scent of your silky hair, and feeling you right next to me. I'm thankful everytime I wake up in the morning, and I find you cooking breakfast with a smile that's brighter than the sun. I'm thankful for the tender kisses and hugs you provide me. I'm thankful for having your shoulder to cry on. I'm thankful for hearing your beautiful voice sing me to sleep while I'm sick. I'm thankful for the times you healed my severe wounds and little scrapes. I'm thankful for YOU! I love you, Shizune. Will you please continue to do all of those things with me…for the rest of our lives?" Genma then takes out a little velvet maroon box and opened it. There was a beautiful diamond ring sparkling in front of the dark-haired medic-nin. All the girls were weeping over the whole romantic event while the guys were thinking how horribly corny it was.

"YES, GENMA DEAR, YES!" Shizune exclaimed while tears continued flowing from her onyx orbs. She jumped up and hugged Genma tightly. "I love you, Genma Shiranui! I love you so much!" she proclaimed in the midst of her sobbing on his strongly-built left shoulder.

"AWWWWWW! Why don't YOU ever do that for me, Kaka-head!" Anko yelled and jabbed Kakashi's head.

"Anko, you know I love you!" Then he pulls her in to give her a kiss. This action mellowed down Anko's ferocious temper and she melted into the kiss.

Sakura just observed all of this happen. She felt sick of seeing all of these lovey-dovey couples around her. She suddenly didn't feel well and she told people that she was going to leave early that night. They asked her why, but she just told them that she was tired from training a lot today. Lee offered to walk her home numerous times, but his attempts went unnoticed. He was disappointed but he couldn't do anything about it. They all wished her goodnight as she walked out of the restaurant and walked towards home.

Why can't that ever happen to ME? Sakura thought to herself as she felt tears start to blur her vision.

She looked up at the starry nightsky and thought to herself:

I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE…