25 days of Winter Cheer

Prompt: Presents are supposed to be a surprise

Kakashi picked up a fancy dish, standing confused next to Iruka.

"Would someone actually want this stuff?" He asked as he put the dish back on its display.

"Some people do like it, and Christmas is just a way for them to get it without personally spending the money on it." Iruka replied continuing to look between his list and the shelves around them.

"How do you even know what people want for Christmas?" Kakashi asked as he grabbed onto Iruka from behind, looking over his shoulder to the list that he'd been curious about.

"Well sometimes people are a little transparent about asking for gifts, and then there are times where you just know what someone needs." Iruka said as he spotted something from his list in front of him. "And anyways, most people find the joy in just giving gifts to those they care about, so even if you mess up it's fine" He turned to kiss Kakashi on his covered cheek before pulling away to pick up what he'd just spotted.

Kakashi looked around again at the random items around him, he picked up a golden statue of a reindeer and held it up to Iruka, "Is this something you'd want?"

Iruka glanced between Kakashi and the statue, before laughing, "No, it's not really my thing" He said nicely before disappearing around the corner into the next aisle of the store.

The frown on Kakashi's face was obvious even through the mask he wore; he silently put down the gold decoration continuing to follow Iruka through the store.

For the next half hour the silver haired nin followed his lover around picking up random objects, asking if it was something that Iruka wanted.

"Kakashi, will you stop that?" Iruka shouted, he looked around cheeks tinged a bit pink from the outburst. Kakashi put down the small tea trunk that he'd been asking about, coming to stand next to the chunin looking like a dejected puppy.

Iruka sighed as he put his head to Kakashi's and whispered something he hoped would stop the incessant questioning. "Presents are supposed to be a surprise." At which Kakashi pulled away to look at Iruka, getting the usually unspoken rule that he had never realized.

"And on top of the just having you with me for Christmas is a good enough gift for me," The younger man said as he laid a chaste kiss on Kakashi's lips through the mask.

Kakashi smiled happily, grasping for Iruka's hand as they continued around the store to finish their shopping.