Hmm? No, clearly Masashi Kishimoto was not my name. You know what that meant? I don't own Naruto. But I own the situations where/when/which/how any Naruto characters you might find in what I wrote here.

So why I wrote this? Actually from ffnet's facebook I read "You know you're a writer when... you can create a story by opening a dictionary and using the first word you see as a prompt." (by Writers Write)

So, yea, first word: Present.

1- Now

2- Gift

3- Being here

I'm also taking prompt. I know how this started, and I know how it will end, but there should be something in between, no? This is a collection of one-shots, so next chapters will be a continuous of this one but the storyline might or might not link with each other.

Chapter 1 - Present

Naruto knew he couldn't always have everything his way. For example, when all of his friends gathered for his late birthday celebration, his best friend had to go away for several months to settle whatever was left unfinished on his own part, mainly in Rain and Sound Hidden Villages. Sasuke wanted to get it over with before he could really come "home".

So here they were, stood facing each other in front of Konoha's entrance.

Naruto's hands hold a black box, fairly heavy despite how small it looked, which Sasuke told the blond to open after he was gone.

"Is it my birthday present?" Naruto asked and received a grunt in reply.

Somewhere not so far away, Sakura grabbed a medical vial and ran out of Konoha Hospital. On another side, Hinata walked beside Kiba and Shino stuttering about what they should get for Naruto's birthday party this evening. They saw Shikamaru and his two teammates headed toward their direction. Ino grabbed Sai, who magically stepped out from Ichiraku on their way, and practically dragged them to the more business street of Konoha.

There was a shortcut to their destination, if they would use main road from the entrance way.

And so…

Sakura saw Sasuke grabbed Naruto's collar and pulled the baffled blond closer. Her eyes widened and she almost stripped on her own foot trying to stop the Uchiha. "Naruto! Sasuke-kun!"

The commotion woke Shikamaru's genius mind up and he looked away from the cloud, his jaw dropped.

"THE FUCK?!" Kiba squawked somewhere in the background, followed by Akamaru's whimper.

Hinata for once forgot to stutter because she was speechless. However, the blush on her face was far worse than any previous occasions.

A potato chip slipped from between Choji's fingers, and the whole bag laid forgotten on the ground where he stood.

Ino was unconscious near Choji's spilled snack.

Because Shino was wearing his high collar coat and black glasses, he looked all the same.

"Hmm… this book said when two people touched their lips together, it showed their affections toward each other, usually was seen between a man and a woman." Sai read from a questionable orange covered book.

Sasuke released Naruto's lips with a loud smack. Then he saluted and walked off, the Taka members trailed after him, however, Juugo had to restrain Karin for a while longer still.

Naruto stood root to the spot, eyes as saucers, mouth hung open, face red as Sasuke's favorite tomato, temporary unable to pull his scattered brain together yet.

From his side, Raidou and Kotetsu fainted a while ago, foams dripped down to their chins.

When Naruto calmed down enough, after beating the hell out of Sai, who he conveniently mistook for a certain Uchiha, or just because the artist had come over to him and asked what it meant when two men locked their mouths instead of a man and a woman; he invited himself in Ichiraku, tortured Kakashi and Iruka's ears with his rant about Uchiha bastard nowadays. Kakashi wisely kept his mouth shut when all he wanted to say was Sasuke had been the only one Naruto ever kissed, or was kissed.

"So." Kakashi cut him mid-rant, pointed at the box Naruto had been unconsciously clutching in his arms the whole time without realizing it. "What's in the box?"

That got Naruto's attention and he looked at the obnoxious color. Who would wrap a birthday present in black anyway? And then…

"It's moving." Naruto's eyes widened in fear, almost threw the box at Iruka's face.

"Well… open it anyway." Kakashi said after he looked at the box up and down.

Naruto gulped audibly and, with shaky fingers, pulled the black ribbon on the top of the box loose. At that exact moment, all movements inside the box stopped.

The blond seriously reconsidered tied the ribbon back now. He looked at Iruka and Kakashi nervously, silently begged them to agree with him.

The scarred face chuunin looked on with interest.

Kakashi's eyes had the inverted U shape, indicated his smile under the mask.

With a resigned sigh, Naruto put his hand over the box and removed the top.

He gasped.

A black cat sat licking its front paw leisurely greeted his eyes. A black cat with shiny black fur and black eyes.

Iruka cooed at the little feline while Kakashi hummed in wonder.

Seemingly to ignore the admirations, the cat mewled at Naruto and in a swift move, jumped on Naruto's shoulder and perched on top of blonde head, stretched and laid down, tail curled around itself and closed its black eyes. Everything it did was with a grace all above its own race ever could.

Words had left Naruto and not come back yet.

Not until Iruka asked him what should he name his cat.

"My cat?" Naruto repeated, there was a hitch in his breath.

"'Course," Kakashi assured him, knowing Naruto's sentimental over the belonging matter, for the young lad hardly ever owned anything he could call his own. "Sasuke gave him to you right?"

"Sasuke…" Naruto swallowed thickly, tears gathered in the corner of his eyes. He bowed his head, surprisingly the cat didn't fall off, his fringe covered his eyes. Teeth clammed down on his bottom lip as his shoulders shook slightly. He whispered inaudibly, "Su-ki."

"Hm?" Kakashi leaned closer.

When Naruto looked up, his eyes cleared and grinned brilliantly. "I'll name him Suki!"

Kakashi hummed and rubbed his chin, he looked at the seemingly sleeping cat questioningly. "Didn't you mean Yoru? You know, his fur is black?"

Naruto shook his head, smile still there, even wider, "No. He is Suki."

Kakashi smiled knowingly and patted the blond's shoulder instead of rubbing his occupied blonde head. "If you said so."

"By the way, Naruto." Iruka said, push a wrapped box toward his student. "Happy Birthday. Even if it is a bit late."

Naruto found it hard to stop smiling a whole day when he felt happy, really really happy.

"Welcome to your new house, Suki." Naruto said as he opened the door to his house. His cat was still lying motionless on his head minus for the long black tail swished back and forth indicated he heard the blond.

The party was almost dragged to midnight, might be more if not for a certain old hag's assistance reminded them what was to do tomorrow that all the drunkard faces turned white and scurried off to their respective houses.

Of course people took great noticed on the new cat that sat on his head the whole time like a king throughout the party. After many hisses and scratches here and there were done, the feline was left alone, occasionally snacked when Naruto gave him something caught his appetite.

Naruto rubbed the back of his head when he looked at his bed. "Sorry, didn't know I will have you. I promise tomorrow I will get you your bed."

Suki slid down to his shoulder and jumped on the bed, still with grace and laid down, pretty much the same way he did on his head beside the pillow, tail curled around himself and closed his eyes.

Naruto sat on the edge of his bed and looked at the new addition of his house for a while. At length, he hesitantly raised his hand and brushed the fur behind one black ear gently.

Instead of hissing or scratching him, like he did earlier today to others, Suki purred loudly and leaned his small head in his hand, wanting more attention, which he got almost right away.

Naruto laid his head down on the pillow, pulled the cat to him and sighed contently. "Suki…"

Slit cat eyes looked at the blond's sleeping face, warm breath brushed dark whiskers gently when the cat leaned its mouth up, closer to slightly part rosy lips. Black eyes blinked once and when they opened, three dark tomoes span in crimson eyes. Their mouths touched for the second time that day.

The black cat drew back when Naruto pursed his lips and rolled over to his side, brought the unsuspected cat with him. Had the blond awaken, he would have seen the grace born with his cat was lost momentarily as it bristled its tail at him. Finally it snorted, as best as a cat could and maneuvered to the barely visible tan ear under the sea of sunshine locks.

"Happy Birthday, Naruto."

Sasuke's voice whispered softly in the night, unheard but a smile bloomed on the birthday boy's face nonetheless.

End.

Something to Note:

Naruto named the Sasuke-cat "Suki" (好き) meant "like". Whereas at first Kakashi thought was Tsuki (月) meant "moon", that was the reason he wondered why Naruto didn't name the black cat Yoru (夜) meant "night" instead. Suki and Tsuki have the same way to pronounce, hence the misunderstanding. But Kakashi was Naruto's teacher, so he caught on the meaning right after (or his years of reading porn novels helped). And in Japanese, when you said "Suki." it meant "I like you." though many of you might already know this.

As for rating, it might or might not go up, but I am not planning for this story to reach M rate, T would be at most. Because, seriously, unless Sasuke released his cat-henge on the kage bunshin (shadow clone) he left behind for Naruto's birthday gift (and he would, that's my intention), you can't be expecting me to make Naruto do that to a cat or vice-versa.