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Where: A restaurant in Konoha, fairly upscale.
When: Sept. 15, afternoon. (Kakashi's birthday)
Notes: Closed to Obito, Kakashi, and Gai.

Gai very rarely had reason to dress up, so his fancy kimono mostly spent its time buried in mothballs. Now, though, Kakashi's birthday was special enough an occasion, as was their first official outing as boyfriends. Fancy clothes were a must. Surely Obito and Kakashi would appreciate it!

Or at least enjoy laughing at him.

Either way, Gai felt it was worth wearing.

Although... dressed like he was, he couldn't even do push-ups while waiting for his perpetually late friends to arrive for their lunchtime date, so instead Gai paced about anxiously, hoping that Kakashi didn't back out on them and go running back to Uzushio rather than face his own birthday party. He should have gone with Obito to pick up his Rival. Things would have gone much faster, and at least he would have something productive to do!

Where were they?!

Next time that the plan was to kidnap one of them for a lunch, Gai was most assuredly going to be doing the kidnapping, he decided. This was the second time and he was quite tired of being the one doing the waiting! He was not meant to be the one waiting and not doing!!

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Gai was keen on being flamboyant enough for the three of them and if Kakashi wanted none of the attention, Gai would gladly do what was needed to make sure all eyes ended up on him (and then probably eyes would roll and people grumble about eccentric shinobi...and everyone would go about their business).

He treated them both to his usual big smile, noting that Obito seemed to be looking at him a bit longer than usual and...Gai was still getting used to this.

But one thing he was very used to: Kakashi was always game for free food, Gai had long since found out. Still, he gave Kakashi a stern, disapproving stare. "Is that because you just woke up?" He tsk-tsked and shook his head. "You must rise and seize the day, Rival! Do not wait for Obito to come make that happen for you!"

Obito blinked a couple times, then waved his free hand in negation, the other kind of useless to getting that point across. "Eh? What? No no! Kakashi was awake when I got there. You know, probably waiting for me!"

Or not, most likely not, but he'd give Kakashi some doubt. Er. The benefit of the doubt. Yes. He looked over at Kakashi.

What was he doing? "Kakashi, you look like you think someone is going to rip your clothes off or something. You don't have to hold your clothes on you know."

He pointedly ignored Obito's comment, making the firm decision there and then to accidentally kick him under the table once they'd sat down to eat. Instead, he focused his attention on Gai's rude assumption.

"I was woken pretty early on, actually," he confirmed, trying to look his usual brand of casual while battling with his discomfort. It was getting easier the more time he spent dealing with it, and at least he still had his mask, but he still couldn't suffocate the urge to scarper. "I didn't see the point in going back to sleep. I thought I'd spend the day relaxing, then I was accosted by formal wear and here I am."

Kakashi might not have reacted, but Gai did, with a loud and embarrassed: "Obito!!" as he ushered them into the restaurant to be seated. ...They were late for his reservation.

Gai had a feeling he would never be on-time again.

"Well, it is not SO formal!" Though Kakashi and Obito were quite dressed up. It was nice to see Obito looking formal without being in Hokage robes. And it was just nice to have Kakashi not in his uniform. "And besides, you knew we had lunch plans and you know you have to go to the party later! You are not allowed to spend the day reading your books!" Even if it was his birthday. "I am glad Obito rescued you from that, if that was truly how you planned to spend you day!"

"I bet he actually planned to just sleep all day." It was said with ease, and Obito sat when he was pushed to the table. He put himself in the most enclosed position at the table to give the other two the choice of the ones that were having their back to the room, and being against the wall but free to get up respectively. Essentially, he chose the seat that left him the most helpless if any conflict popped up, but where he could scan and watch for whoever had their back to the room with ease.

"So I just rescued him from forgetting to eat, someone else already crashed his plans."

"I'm not as lazy as you two make me out to be," he countered defensively as he took the seat against the wall without too much thought. "When I was woken up the sun had barely risen. I'd planned to have a lie-in, but not sleep all day."

What was with all this bullying today? Wasn't he supposed to be treated on his birthday? He folded his arms over his chest and leaned back in his seat, definitely not pouting. Not that anyone would be able to tell whether he was or wasn't when the expression was hidden under his mask..

"You make me sound like I can't do anything for myself," he said, giving Obito a wary one-eyed glare out of the corner of his gaze. "Contrary to popular belief I'm a capable adult, you know."

"Sleep or not sleep, you still planned for laziness!" There was a tsk tsk in his voice. He happily took the remaining seat, perfectly content to have his back to the room in exchange for the ease of movement. He knew if something came up--however unlikely--that Obito or Kakashi would tip him off, and then he was in an excellent position to protect them both.

"Yes, yes, my Rival. You are very capable," Gai patted his arm in playful placation as he pushed a menu at Kakashi. "But even Obito must be rescued from his own forgetfulness and forced to eat sometimes! What would you two do without me, and my pocketbook, to save you!"

"There, see?" Obito shifted, resting his knee against Kakashi's leg absently. "It wasn't about not taking care of yourself, it was about not hiding from everyone all day, in bed or not." He nudged his ankle lightly with his toes and took the menu, looking back to Gai as he did so their fingers brushed in passing.

"And I don't have to be forced. Forgetting doesn't mean I'm not actually hungry."

Oh sure. Gai would reassure Obito of his capability on a regular basis, but tease Kakashi about his. He saw how this was going. With a sulking motion he half snatched the menu, hiding his already hidden face behind it.

He knew what he wanted - he always ordered the same salty soup with some form of fish or vegetable, he wasn't exactly adventurous when it came to food - and so only glanced at the menu for a moment to check they served it, but kept it tucked in front of his face almost like his infamous book.

Kakashi was still getting used to all this touching - but then it struck him that it had always been there; touching and physical contact was always something they did, except now Kakashi was noticing it and translating the meaning and emotion behind it... and somehow, the knowledge that feeling that everything wasn't quite normal made him uneasy.

He cleared his throat. "Well, no use going on about what could have been. We're all out in the open being functioning members of society now."

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