A series of one-shots told across a spectrum of colours.

CHASING RAINBOWS

So I was trying to come up with some new ideas for future stories and this popped into my head - not a multi-chap but a collection of one-shots with a rainbow theme. I know it sounds a little lame but I really like it; each chapter will be based on a different colour that will serve as that one-shot's prompt.

I plan on going through the main colours as well as tones - yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue, green, brown, black, gray and white. Some will be focused more on Kakashi's point of view and others on Sakura's. They'll probably be varying lengths, but I'll try to make them as lengthy as I can.

Thank you to czarleigh who helped me pick out the first colour!

The cover art was created for me by the wonderful shippyanon on tumblr!

Please enjoy, and remember, reviews are very much loved. :)

WHITE

Hatake Kakashi hated snow.

Despite the warmer clothing that he had adorned and the maroon-hued scarf that was wrapped around his neck, he could still feel the chilly air permeate through the material as it caused him to shiver ever so slightly. He'd never been all that enthusiastic about the winter season, much preferring spring with it's warm days and balmy nights.

Yet here he was, on the outskirts of Konoha, an azalea-haired woman by his side. He couldn't quite recall what had caused them to journey all the way out there; they'd bumped into one another earlier that day and decided to have lunch together before taking a walk around the village to catch up. He could tell that she had been missing his company, the pleading tone of her voice as she asked him to join her for a meal making it somewhat obvious.

He still couldn't quite shake the guilt he felt; it had been quite a few weeks since they had spent any time together. She had been busy with work at the hospital, and he'd been flat-out with continuous missions. It seemed as soon as he arrived home, he would be summoned to the Hokage's office once more to receive yet another scroll.

He couldn't remember the last time he'd been able to have a day off.

Even Sai and Naruto had been preoccupied themselves; the artist helping to reform Root and the blonde working hard to eventually take over from Tsunade when the time came for her to retire.

"You look like you're seriously contemplating something Kakashi-sensei." the young kunoichi beside him spoke up, peering up at him with curious jade orbs.

He really wished she would drop the honorific.

"I never was one for snow." he admitted, hoping that his words would help him get home sooner.

Her eyebrows flew up in surprise.

"Why not?" she inquired, confusion crossing over her delicate features.

Kakashi shrugged in response, unable to narrow the reason down for her.

She said nothing in reply, instead crouching down slowly to gather a small amount of snow in her gloved hands. Keeping her eyes trained on Kakashi, she stood once more, carefully moulding the snow underneath her fingers.

He narrowed his visible eye at her, knowing exactly what she was planning to do.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Sakura."

The kunoichi simply grinned at him as though she had been presented with a challenge, mischief glinting in her eyes. Before Kakashi could say another word, he felt the snowball colliding with the side of his masked face, stinging his cheek slightly with the freezing temperature.

Almost immediately Sakura erupted with pealing laughter and moved to hide her face with her hands, but it was not enough to completely snuff out the giggles that erupted from behind her fingers. The sound was like music to Kakashi's ears, however it did not stifle the heat that rose through his body as his silver brows knitted together.

If Sakura wanted a fight, then a fight she would have.

It took him only a few seconds to reach into the snow and create a weapon of his own, throwing it with absolute precision before she had a chance to notice. As soon as the snowball collided with her petite frame Sakura promptly halted her laughter and let out an indignant squeal, eyes snapping to Kakashi's masked face as his lips moved into a smug smile beneath the material.

"You're going to pay for that." she informed him darkly.

"You were the one who delivered the first blow. I was simply retaliating." he reminded her breezily.

He closed his eye in conquest, which moments later turned out to be the worst thing he could have done. He felt another snowball explode against his chest, and opened his eye just in time to dodge another one that seemed aimed for his head.

Realising that she'd just poked the beast and was now forced to endure it's wrath, Sakura ran for her life, attempting to find some kind of cover from the flurry of snowballs that were flying in her direction. As she raced, her laughter grew louder, tinkling through the air as she moved further away., To Kakashi's chagrin the pinkette was quick on her feet, jumping over a large rock before disappearing behind it completely.

"Do you surrender now?" he called out, folding his arms across his chest.

"Not a chance!" she exclaimed in reply; a single, pale hand appearing from behind the rock before it began to throw it's own barrage of snowballs in his direction.

Cursing himself, Kakashi darted for the nearest tree, hoping it would provide him with some kind of shield from the icy spheres. He'd foolishly believed that she'd hidden behind the rock simply to save herself from his attack, and hadn't expected her to recuperate and then continue to fight back.

He could see the snowballs whizzing by on either side of him, and felt the spray of ice when they hit the tree that he was poorly concealed behind and exploded. He hated to admit it, but Sakura definitely had the advantage in this snowy battle.

However, Kakashi wasn't one to give up so easily.

Taking in a deep breath, he quickly created a handful of snowballs before running out from behind the tree, darting towards the rock that his companion was still hiding behind as she began to fire once more. He dodged snowballs left, right and centre; but there was no way he was going to allow a few near-hits to stop him on his quest.

It seemed that Sakura soon realised she was about to be compromised as she reappeared above the rock, scrunching her nose up at Kakashi before she turned and sprinted in the opposite direction as more snowballs came her way. She may have been quick, but the silver-haired man was quite fast on his feet as well, and had the advantage of longer legs. He soon reached her in no time, tackling her unceremoniously to the ground.

He quickly pinned her down easily, his hands wrapping around her wrists as his legs held down hers. He was trying to avoid touching her as much as possible, worried that she might become uncomfortable by the sudden and rather close contact. The position they were currently in was not one that was acceptable for a young woman and a man who was fourteen years her senior; not to mention that they were formerly teacher and student.

However, Sakura didn't seem to take much care as she simply wiggled her petite frame under Kakashi in an attempt to get away, clearly annoyed that he had caught her.

"Do you concede?" he asked her, trying to ignore the flush that burned his masked cheeks as she continued to writhe underneath him.

She stopped moving and then sighed with defeat. "Fine, you win."

Satisfied with her answer, Kakashi moved off the pinkette and sat down beside her, surprised at how heavy his breathing had become. They hadn't overly exerted themselves, being shinobi he was incredibly fit and could easily take down a number of enemies before he even began to break a sweat. Was it just the cold weather? That seemed the most likely reason.

He didn't have much time to dwell on this however as Sakura suddenly pounced on him, taking his moment of distraction and using it to her advantage. She grabbed his wrists like he had done hers; only this time, she had quite comfortably straddled his hips, resting her weight lightly on his abdomen. He could feel her warmth penetrating through the material of their clothes, and was trying his best to ignore how close she was to his crotch.

Thankful that the mask was covering his now burning cheeks, he shot Sakura a questioning look.

"I lied." she answered simply, a smirk appearing on her lips. "I don't concede."

She lifted one hand up and seconds later Kakashi felt the chilliness of the snow that she'd just dumped into his silver mane. It froze his scalp; he could feel it melting and running through his hair in cool streams, making him shiver once more.

He glared up at Sakura.

Never would he have suspected her as one to fight dirty.

A smirk quirked on his masked lips as a chuckle rumbled from his chest.

It was time to fight fire with fire.

Mustering as much strength as he could, he pushed Sakura off him with enough force that she flew into the air before landing in the snow on her backside a few feet back, obviously surprised at the sudden gesture and yet he could also see the worry on her face - she knew she was in trouble.

Before she could even attempt to move out of the way, Kakashi jumped backwards and raised his hands before him in a flurry of seals.

"Hyōton: Nami no Yuki!"

A giant sheet of snow began to rise from the ground, rising higher as it gained momentum towards the pinkette, who's eyes widened in horror. There was no time for her to manoeuvre out of the way of the wave of snow, all she could do was cry out and cover her head with her hands as it crashed over her with a resounding boom, obscuring her from Kakashi's view.

Eventually the wave settled, soon revealing a solemn pink head sticking out of the snow, her bottom lip sticking out in a pout as she turned her eyes on him.

"That's cheating, Kakashi-sensei!"

He dug his hands in his pockets, feigning innocence.

"I'm not the one who falsely conceded." he replied, mirth dancing in his obsidian eye.

Sakura huffed before remaining silent, knowing that he was right.

Beneath his mask, Kakashi found himself grinning once more. As he moved over to Sakura and pulled her out of the snow, she poked him painfully in the ribs.

"If I come down with a cold because of this, I'm going to make you be the one to take care of me." she told him, narrowing her eyes.

Strangely, Kakashi found himself content with the idea. He wouldn't openly admit it, but their snowball fight had been one of the most enjoyable times he'd had in months. He couldn't recall the last time he had smiled so much.

Maybe snow wasn't actually that awful after all.

Here's three things you should know;

1. I don't actually know if Kakashi really does dislike snow or not (I haven't seen any of the movies) but I could just picture him as a grumpy old man who doesn't like cold weather. And it made this chapter all the more interesting.

2. Kakashi's attack translates to 'Ice Release: Wave of Snow' and isn't an actual attack; it's one I created for this. It sounds a bit silly, I know, but all the Ice Techniques were a bit too lethal and I wanted a fun one to wrap this up.

3. I've never actually experienced snow, and therefore I've never been in a snowball fights. I can only assume that this is roughly what happens (with the execption of a jutsu, obviously. Unless ninjas actually do exist and are in hiding like wizards) and so if it's a bit off, I apologise.

I'm letting the decision of the next colour prompt go to you guys! Whichever colour is suggested the most will be the theme of the next update, so please don't hesitate to let me know which one you'd like to see next.

Please let me know what you think, feedback is incredibly helpful and very much appreciated. :)