And here is a SasuSaku story once more :) Actually, this will be what I call my 'Daring' fiction story plot and I hope you like it. This must be what I also call the late birthday present for the you-know-who Uchiha...

Here ya go ~

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto (we all know that).


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Chapter 1: The Annoying Gift

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"Hey, teme! You're back!" Naruto called, waving his arms frantically with a huge grin on his face.

The one called 'teme' grunted in response and was about to walk back outside the gate when a heavy and demanding hand grabbed his shoulder. He glared at the owner furiously with his gritted teeth, "What is it, dobe?"

Naruto dismissed the name-calling as he shifted his position in front of his best friend with an almost sad, painful look, "You missed your birthday, teme. You've been gone for almost a week. Where have you been?"

"Away from you," he replied sharply while looking away, "ain't that obvious?"

The blonde made a displeasing look, "Eh? That hurts, teme."

"Hn."

However, even if Naruto knew that his best friend would never tell him where he'd been, he didn't care. He was just there to welcome him back and tell him about something.

"Sasuke-teme, we're still going to continue your now 'Belated Happy Birthday' party, ne? I'll tell Ino-pig to do it tonight, deal?"

Sasuke scoffed and began walking away before Naruto had blocked his way again. He glared, "Get off the way, dobe."

Naruto ignored the order as he lifted his chin up with his brave gawk, "Say deal first."

The raven-haired teen sighed in annoyance and rolled his eyes, "No."

He then swiftly turned to his side to get pass the blonde's outstretched arms but unfortunately failing to get away when Naruto had grab one of his asset. Naruto then became aware of what happened as he stared at his hand to the dark locks that was entangled with it.

There came a steady silence between them before Naruto let go of Sasuke's hair and gulped.

"...dobe..."

The said boy gulped once more, his hands clenched to both his side and walked a few step backwards. He knew the fact that Sasuke hated people touching his hair- let alone his deceased mother. Sasuke never liked it since it only reminded him of his past. And that exact past should never cross his mind for he had erased it a very long time ago.

"T-teme, I-uh... I didn't mean to," he swallowed hard again as he saw Sasuke's hand clenching hardly like his nervous ones, "souda neh, will you come?"

Uchiha Sasuke gave off hard breaths, trying to calm himself before beating Naruto to a pulp. He didn't like hurting anyone- especially if he's not in the mood. He had just came back from a visit on his hometown, wishing to have some peace and avoided head-aching scenes due to excess distress from his so-called 'friends'. He still isn't used of being the center of attraction more importantly since he was known for being a solo flight person- emo, they say, in the modern days- by pushing people aside away from him.

He was good at it- putting people and thinking that they are a hindrance of having peace albeit he still made some 'friends' by the assumptions of a certain annoying blonde. He was told that he needed friends for a change which he soon found as the worst decision and advice he agreed to think through and do.

Well, let alone Hyuga Neji, Nara Shikamaru, Aburame Shino (and dare he say... Uzumaki Naruto) who he considered as normal human beings on their formed 'gang' of a 4 years 'bond'.

"Everybody will be there, teme." Naruto spoke up again quietly, hoping that it was enough as a good kind of invitation.

The late birthday celebrant sighed again in sheer annoyance while he looked over his shoulder, "I'll think about it."

Naruto blinked in disbelief, almost moved at the simple reply, "Eh?"

However, Naruto was answered by Sasuke's silent answer and watched the Uchiha's retreating back passing outside the huge brass gate of Konoha dormitory. He stood there for a minute before grabbing his phone and sent a short message to his friend with another grin on his face. He later found himself doing the same thing Sasuke did, only it was a different route he was taking.


"Where the hell is Naruto?" Ino exclaimed as she angrily tapped her heels continuously on the tiled floor of the living room on the huge 6-storey dorm inside the Konoha High compound. Along with her on the door waiting was Hinata who had been sipping her punch quietly. The boys along with Temari, Tenten, Karin and Tayuya were seated everywhere- talking, laughing, shouting, eating (mostly Choji), and watching Sasuke play Diablo III in the front of the huge flat screen TV.

The party had already started for an hour but the presence of the annoying blonde was nowhere to be found. It even irk much more that the one who had been persuading them to continue the party no matter what was the last person to come (they mused that it was the late celebrant up until he showed up with his expressionless state who went to Neji's side immediately) and be late for it.

The celebration was more like a get-together party since Sasuke had gone off M.I.A. for a few days- obviously avoiding the planned bash- and a goodbye party for Tayuya who's told to be leaving the day after tomorrow.

Even if both celebrants had told the others to cancel it out, they insisted. Besides, it's not like everyday that they had a day-off from school. It's also a Saturday night for crying out loud! They can get drunk the whole night!

Sadly though, Yamanaka Ino was the opposite of the others. Instead of having the time of her life, she was being observed gritting her teeth and gripping her iPhone due to her impatient mode when she finally saw the glimpse of the familiar blonde from afar outside the cold, dark, chilly night.

Once the boy reached her arms' length with his sympathetic grin or before forming an excuse, she dragged him angrily at the direction of the couch and pushed him there. It was a good thing that the other occupants of the couch moved out quickly before being crashed with their pal.

The hyperventilating blonde crossed her arms with a huff albeit not making her look like an old retarded woman and watched the late comer scratching the back of his head, "Where have you been?"

"Dang, Ino," Karin spoke who was flirtingly seated next to the busy Sasuke still playing Diablo III on the floor, turning to the direction of the two blondes, "you sound like Tsunade-san."

The blonde Yamanaka darling looked at the redheaded female momentarily and back to Naruto, "Shut up, Karin. This is none of your business so just fuck off."

Karin gasped before turning back at the TV and scooted closer to the impassive boy.

"Anou, Ino-chan... I just went outside to pick something up," Naruto said sheepishly as he raised a medium-sized blue box with holes in it, "see?"

All of them raised an eyebrow except the Uchiha prodigy when Naruto knelt down and placed his package onto the coffee table after removing some used utensils and disposable cups.

"Naruto-kun, what i-is that?" Hinata asked looking down at Naruto and the box along with the others.

Uzumaki Naruto silently laughed then gave a glance at his best friend who was still playing his video game, "Oi, teme. I got a present for 'ya."

Karin snapped her head again to Naruto's direction and crawled on all four like a dog to the table with curious eyes, "A present, you say?"

"Deaf much, Karin?" Temari asked which Karin ignored.

Apparently, once Karin poked her finger inside the gift without Naruto's permission, they heard a loud high-pitched hiss.

Tenten widened her eyes, "Naruto, what is that?"

"Did you brought a snake?" Ino asked in an alarmed tone which caused the other girls to step back except Tayuya and Temari.

Anyhow, it somehow caught the attention of the boys including the now attentive Uchiha Sasuke who set the controller down at the mention of the animal name.

Naruto quickly shook his head (which caused the girls to regain the colors from being paled) and opened the lid of the blue box. Peeking through, he picked the lock of the small cage inside the box and carefully took the small body in both his hands as he avoid being strangled by it.

They all awaited him to raise the unknown present on the mysterious box which was now between Naruto's legs in utter curiousness and brooding. They all knew for the fact that Naruto always liked to surprise everyone and he never failed himself or them to do so more importantly now that he finally took out the present for his best pal with a stupidly happy grin on his face.

Tayuya twitched her brows, "You've got to be fucking kidding me."

"Meow."

Shock and disbelief was plastered on their faces as they watched the blonde set the small creature on the coffee table with careful hands as if it was a fragile porcelain. When it was settled, it's pair of shining emerald eyes stared back quizzically at them with interest and yawned after while lolling it's small pinkish tongue cutely.

It took merely some amount of seconds before they all turned accusingly at Naruto who watched the small mammal lay on it's stomach, fluttering it's eyes shut to catch a nap.

"You brought a cat?" Neji asked out of reverie.

Naruto sighed, "It's not a cat, it's a kitten."

"No!" Ino exclaimed. "It's not just a cat... or kitten. I've seen that one before!"

Tenten turned to Ino and looked up after maneuver of petting the small kitten on the head with Hinata beside her doing the same thing, "Where?"

"Tch. Troublesome," Shikamaru muttered, moving his way at the vacant spot of the couch beside Kiba who had been holding Akamaru on his lap snarling at the small creature anxiously. "Don't you all remember the trip we made last month near the Keta Taisha Shrine?"

They all ignored Lee's shouting and exclamations about the 'youthful' trip over-dramatically.

"H-hai. We met G-Gaara-san there, ne, Naruto-kun?" Hinata poured out thoughtfully while staring at the small kitten. "This i-is the kitten that's b-been staring a-at us the whole trip, ne?"

"Oh yeah..." Tenten supplied and nodded with a smile on her face as the sudden memory of the certain mammal crossed her mind, "this is the one that keeps following us especially Sasuke, right?"

"Hai," Naruto confirmed as he sat an indian style form, "after the trip, Gaara talked to me and told me that teme should keep her. I told him okay and just give it to him on his birthday."

Temari raised a brow, "He did? That is one weird guy."

"Damn right," Tayuya agreed as she cringed at the sight of the tiny creature and it's color, "is that that natural color?"

Curious Tenten pucked her lips forward as she rubbed and checked the fur, "...yeah. It is."

"That's so fucking weird," Tayuya muttered again and left for the kitchen.

"Well, duh," Ino retorted before slapping Naruto on the head for making them wait for him just to bring a cat... er, kitten on the dorm and as if Sasuke will accept it. "It's not like everyday you see a ca- kitten with that kind of color."

Pink.


She continuously watched her acquaintances in sheer interest while poking the food they had given her for almost half an hour. The party was now over and all the female members of the gang had been dozing off at the other floor on the upper part of the boys' rooms. They all were intoxicated by the end of the bash albeit they knew the consequences of them being loud enough to disturb the horrendous landlady of the building so they finished it up quickly. Hinata and Tayuya became the guide on the way to their rooms with girls slumped on their shoulders.

The guys, meanwhile, were also slumbering at that time of the night except Naruto and Sasuke whose eyes were fixated on her- one oceanic blue-colored pair with giddiness all over it and the other onyx ones who's filled with annoyance.

She inwardly rolled her eyes and shot a knowing look at the blonde.

"So... uh, teme... you oughta give her a name, you know."

The other boy grunted in reply.

The blonde turned to her attention and sent him a 'go-on-with-it' look, "But, I don't think you have to bother, though. She already has one."

"Hn."

Inner her wanted to punch/pounce the boy.

"Yeah. Gaara said she has. It's Sakura... as in cherry blossom, teme."

The boy leaned back but still kept his eyes on her, "I know what 'Sakura' means, dead-last. I'm not as dense as you."

"Of course, of course... so, you'll keep her?" Naruto asked with hopes up.

"No."

Naruto and her shared a look of disbelief (mostly Naruto, though) and he began to stammer, "But Sasuke... you already own her! You gave her your saliva."

She inwardly cringed at the memory but set it aside as she watched the teenage boys.

"Hn. That doesn't mean I'll keep her. She and her color annoys me," said the boy named 'Sasuke' in an impassive voice.

"But teme, she's yours. You own her. I can't give her back to Gaara. She's your possession and nothing more and no one can have her but you. You can't disown her!" Naruto exclaimed without hesitation.

"Nonsense. Perhaps you can have her..."

She looked up when Naruto stood abruptly with clenched fist, "I can't! I have Hinata!"

"So? Hinata merely likes her."

The blonde opened his mouth to retort but close it again. He gave her another look when she tilted her head to the side with one ear going down and gave an invisible smile on her mouth. Naruto sighed, "Sasuke, c'mon. She's my gift to you. Can you just at least try to appreciate it?"

There came a silence between them when finally, Sasuke moved from his position and stood up with hands on his pocket- making his way to his room. He then stopped midway without looking back and said: "If anything happens, you're paying my rent, got it?"

Naruto momentarily stared at the back of Uchiha Sasuke with widened eyes as his best friend's word sunk onto him slowly, "You mean...?"

Sasuke walked again, reached and twisted the door's knob open then went inside. Apparently, he waited for Naruto who still had been standing on his spot and looked down at her. She gave him an expectant glare to keep moving before he picked her up in his hands.

They reached the open door with a deadpanned Uchiha Sasuke who motioned Naruto to set her down and closed the door afterwards in a slam.

She gave one last look at the closed door and turned to the direction of Sasuke who was now readying himself to bed. She smile evilly at the sight of him taking his shirt off and only leaving his dark pair of denim jeans while giving her a menacing stare.

She ignored it, of course, and brought herself along with the mammal body she has and jumped up effortlessly at the comfortable bed of his- not caring whether he gave her a threatening glare and growl. She inwardly smiled and formed her favorite sleeping position- curled into a ball with her tail (a fluffy pink one) covering her little 'angelic' face which she changed once she felt the boy's presence beside her.

Now, whether he liked it or not, she was now tucked in the same position but only on Sasuke's hard chest, loving the heat of his body to her. Lucky for her, though, he now didn't seem to mind the closure and closed his eyes. Later that time, she beamed again in satisfaction and opened her eyes to stare at the now peacefully sleeping form of her new found owner.

"Uchiha Sasuke."

She liked the name, the look, the stubborn personality and the somewhat cold stares.

She silently called out the name again and moved away from her position to the empty space of the bed when she felt the known feeling inside her body. She loved the feeling of that certain sensation as it circled around her system and closed her eyes. She felt the tinged and pang of change with the blinding and sparkling light behind her eyes.

Moments later, she adjusted her position at the familiar body she once possessed and smiled in pleasure. She now lay on her back, feeling the long strands of hair on her naked shoulders and back and stretched her arms in the air, flicking the long delicate fingers playfully and adorning the milky white complexion that everybody envied of while making sure not to wake her companion beside her.

And speaking of...

She turned to her side with her tantalizing emerald eyes and watched and listened the even breathing of Uchiha Sasuke and smiled contentedly. She soon felt the coldness of the room and found herself seeking for warmth... which told her that it was Sasuke's warmth she wants. Without hesitation, she closed the gap between her fully naked body and his bare chest with an intense hug.

"Mmm..." she murmured at the crook of his neck and breath the scent of him, "finally, I'm free. Thank you."


Sasuke stirred when a flash of blinding light had entered his room behind the dark blue curtain and the unfamiliar presence beside him. Turning to the side to push away the unwanted cat who had it's fur on his unclothed part, he used a forceful shove- only to find himself stop when he felt so undeniably soft... and bare.

"What the-" he opened his eyes swiftly and found himself looking at a pair of jade orbs staring back at him.

They remained like that for a long moment- both aware at each other's appearance and the hand that was groping her chest... one of it though.

The unfamiliar girl smiled and attacked him with an unexpected hug. "Good morning, Sasuke-kun!"

To be continued...


Hmn. Now isn't that long enough?

Please R&R so I can update it soon like the other one.

I just hope you're crazed about this. Anyhow, thank you all.

Love Lots..,

- SH19.