Oh My
In all the years Team 7 had known each other, there was one conversation that came up again and again.
"He obviously doesn't trust us," Sakura said.
"I know." Naruto sighed. "We have been his teammate for so long and never seen his face."
Kakashi always managed to twist the conversation or create a distraction and run away. The latter was harder now they were older but he still enjoyed teasing his friends. "It's been a funny joke since you were young."
"No," Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto said together.
Kakashi smiled at them. It was a sight they were used to seeing, his mouth hidden under not one but two masks. He fondly recalled the first time he revealed that second mask. The memory of their building anticipation and then shocked collapse still made him chuckle.
"Come on, Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto frowned. "Whatever it is, we can handle it."
Kakashi laughed. "And what if I was devilishly handsome?"
Sakura shrugged. "What do you expect? The three of us to fall in love with you?"
"Something like that."
"Not gonna happen!" Naruto frowned. "Just show us already. How many years do we have to wait?"
"Seven," Kakashi replied.
Naruto sulked.
"We have waited seven years," Sakura pointed out. "We're nineteen now."
Kakashi smiled.
"So you'll show us?" Sasuke asked.
Kakashi lifted his hand to his mask and his three ex-students' gazes immediately locked on his face. He hooked one finger in his mask before taking it out again. "But what if I'm ugly?"
"God damn it, Kakashi!" Sakura growled. "Just pull it down... please."
"We've already been through every option." Naruto counted on his fingers. "Buck teeth, a mole, fish lips-"
"What?" Kakashi raised an eyebrow.
"It's OK, Kakashi-sensei, we love you for who you are, not your looks," Sakura insisted. "So just show us already."
"All right, all right." Kakashi lifted his hand to his mask again.
"Both masks this time," Naruto said with increasing anticipation.
Kakashi took his time, enjoying as they subconsciously leant forward... He had intended to run away again, but they looked so excited, just like children as they waited... He had missed that about them. These days, he rarely managed to hold their attention. That and if he ran, he had a feeling they would all beat him up.
He pulled both masks down in one swift motion.
They stared with open jaws.
"Oh... My," Sakura mumbled.
"Ahh crap," Naruto grumbled. "Sakura-chan's always been one for eye candy."
"Huh?" Sakura answered, not turning to look at her teammate. "No I'm not-"
Kakashi smiled.
A massive grin formed on Sakura's face and she bit her lip.
Sasuke looked unimpressed and Naruto frowned before shouting, "Put it away!"
"No no no!" Sakura shot forward. "I want to touch you!"
Kakashi gave her a funny looked and she just smiled. She walked in front of him and lifted a hand to his cheek. "Purely medical interest," she added.
As she studied his facial features, she watched him very closely... stared at him.
It amused him. Perhaps medical interest was just an excuse to touch his face, but at least the girl hadn't thrown herself at him like other women had.
"Why the mask?" she asked. "Your face is perfectly structured."
"Too much female attention."
Her own smile widened. "Really?"
"Really," he replied in a serious tone, but his smile showed his amusement.
"I always wondered what that teasing smile looked like." She grinned.
"Now you know," he replied. "Are you done?"
Quickly retracting her hand, she gave him an apologetic look. "Sorry."
"If I had shown you when you were a child," he began, "would you have gotten off Sasuke's bandwagon?"
"Who?"
He laughed and Naruto joined in. Sasuke frowned.
She continued to smile at him.
"Can you cover it up now?" Naruto asked.
Sakura pouted.
"What happened to loving me not based on looks?" Kakashi raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, Naruto," Sakura said. "Leave him be."
"I was talking to you."
"Oh," she mumbled. "I still love you for you, in a teammate, friendship kind of way."
"So I can put the mask back on?" he asked.
"Fine," Sakura grumbled, without looking away.
Kakashi went to pull the mask up and Naruto cheered.
When Sakura made no attempt to stop him, he paused. His team watched him closely again. Who knew letting them see his face could be just as fun as withholding it from them?
"I guess I'll leave it down for a while."
"Yay!" Sakura grinned. He raised an eyebrow and she coughed. "I mean, yeah, OK."
Her smile didn't falter and he shook his head.
Naruto sighed. "Aww."
Kakashi smiled.
Sakura grinned.
Naruto pouted.
Sasuke frowned.
The end.
Author Notes:
This very simply-written story was just for my amusement. It is very similar to my other story 'What The...'.
I originally uploaded the wrong story document... Silly me!
Thanks for reading! :D