~Myst~: Tadaima~ Well, I know it isn't even New Year's Eve, but here's the New Year fic I have. Oh, and it's only Naruto characters this time.

Kagehime: *Pout* Aww~ Why aren't my characters in this nya~ I wanted to see them go through that.

Kagehime's OCs: 'As if you haven't messed with us enough!'

New Year's Chibi Style

"WHEE!"

Hyper-active blonds bounced around the area, rivalling a certain well-known orange feline with a springy tail. Two cups of sweet sake laid on the side, forming a small pool of sparkling liquid which seemed to be mocking the crowd that were trying to calm the bouncing pair.

"Hey, look out for the flowers!"

"No! Don't bring mud all over the place."

"WHO THE HELL GAVE THEM SAKE!"

While everyone else could be heard roaring the last sentence, Kushina was seen rolling on the ground, clutching her stomach due to the stitches.

'Ah, my favourite pair of blondes.'

Wiping away the tears that had gathered, our red-head turned just to see ~Myst~, with a stern look, carrying a sheepish Izu by the scuff of her neck.

"Erm… Opps?"

Raising an eyebrow at the chaos, ~Myst~ just threw Izu and Kyuu (who was conveniently at arm's reach) towards the two males bouncing, miraculously hitting them straight on the head while missing the others crowding around.

"Ow! What did I do?"

Sighing in relief, the rest of the Konoha nins ignored the four that were nursing their bruises and looked towards their writer (in fanfic). Alas, they forgot, worrying over their drunken friends was the least of their worries when it comes to the authoress.

"I would say please stop with the mess, but then I would be a hypocrite."

'Wha?'

With a wave of her hand, ~Myst~ had the whole group moved to a mountain-top, all of them wearing New Year attires. With the ladies adorned in the beautifully designed kimonos and wearing jewellery (*cough*presents from counterparts *cough*), the men were dazzled by the sight.

And vice-versa for the ladies, there's just something special about guys in yukatas. Fireworks soon started colouring the night sky, with echoes of countdown filling the sky from wherever the source.

"Good, just in time." Looking at the huge pocket watch, ~Myst~ typed a sentence into the laptop. Handcuffs shimmered into existence on hands, binding some in pairs of twos.

"Eek!" "What the heck?"

'Omigosh! Omigosh!' "Hnn."

"Troublesome." '...' "Hey! Not our sis!"

'Hehehe, I can use it for my book.' "Why the hell am I stuck with him? I'm with Dan!"

The others looked on with sweatdrops on their head, 'Surely it's not that bad?'

Hearing giggles from the usually relatively kind ~Myst~, all others started to inch away from her; and those who carry an impressive imitation of thunder gods. It doesn't pay to be caught in the crossfire.

"Break these cuffs now!"

Shaking her head at a fuming Hiashi and Tsunade, ~Myst~ just took out a camera.

"Sorry. They can only be taken off with the Midnight Tradition." (Hint: What do couples do on the very second of the new year?)

All mouths came crashing down onto the ground (one fainted though), and the ones clearly paired for the sake of entertainment sobbed.

"Eh? Why Kyuu/the kit?"

The kitsune pair was greeted with a flash of light, leaving their eyes swirling. "Because you two make a cute pair."

"Sensei... Help..."

The silver haired Cyclops pleaded with a river running down his face, his right wrist clearly cuffed to the left wrist of our favourite youthful guy.

"Yosh! I will run 10000m if I fail!"

"Get the hell away from me! Can you NOT take things as a challenge for once?"

"Naruto! Don't you dare touch Hinata/Hinata-sama!"

"Sasuke-kun?" *Glare*

"Really Sasuke, no need to be rude to the lady."

*Punch* Ignoring the rule, Tsunade just sent Jiraiya flying, though the cuff still stretched to accommodate the distance.

5...4...3...

"Tick tock tick tock. They'll stay for good if you miss the timing."

Snickering, ~Myst~ just set all the cameras on timer.

'Thank goodness we're spared...'

Being scot-free, Itachi whipped out a red and white box, "Popcorn?" Tenzou, Rei and the other singles (A/N: Not sure if they'll keep the status in future.) nodded, and sat down to watch the show.

Giving up on understanding their authoress, the canon couples shrugged and complete the task easily.

'Just one more excuse.'

"NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO~"

2...1... ~Happy New Year! 2012!~

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Omake:

A package soon arrived at Kagehime's place. "What's this?"

Upon touching the ribbon, the box exploded, covering Kureha in paper confetti. Pictures flew around them, forming a moving wall. A paper landed on the ground, unnoticed by the three who were busy going through all the pictures with laughter.

Hi. ~Myst~ here.

Hope these would make a good New Year's gift.

Can you figure who said what?

P.S. I know you like Kakashi, but he's just too easy to tease.

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