Short Filler:

Sakura panted as she fell to her knees, running out of kunai and shuriken. She huffed, trying to gather chakra but it was no use, she ran out of it. "This is just great..."

The S-criminal closed in on her with a smirk on his face. Mischief was evident in his eyes and she didn't like it one bit! Although it was winter and her hair had grown longer, she still felt a bit warm because she was low on chakra, had grown tired for fighting for more than an hour perhaps and the dark blue scarf around her neck where a small Uchiha fan was imprinted on the lower end. Yes, the Uchiha emblem was there, the scarf was a gift from her one true love and speaking of which, she was praying he'd arrive here to save her like he or Naruto usually does when they were still genins.

"Oh for- I'm an ANBU medic and I'm low on chakra, I need some help too!" she backed away a bit but wasn't able to move, due to the numbness of the cold. She gulped when the man neared her and she fought the urge to yell until...

Poof!

Before her, she saw a shinobi of the same age as her wearing the ANBU uniform, minus the mask, with a cloak for protection against the cold. She smiled when she saw her savior and what he said next; oh how she always loved hearing those words: "Stay away from my Sakura." he made a few hand seals as the criminal backed away, recognizing the jutsu. "I'm roasting you, Katon: Goukya-"

"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura gave the Uchiha a tight glomp, earning a sweat drop from the ninja before them and a blush from Sasuke. "S-Sakura, let go, we have to finish this and-"

"I love you Sasuke-kun! You're my hero!"

"Alright that's enough," the ninja said and made a seal, transforming back to Kakashi. "Sakura, I know you and Sasuke are engaged but this is called training!" he sweat dropped when both of his ex-students were still engaged in hugging. Sasuke just stood still, blushing while Sakura kept ranting her undying love for the man. Kakashi sighed and managed a smile behind his mask, making another seal and told them he's leaving and disappeared in a puff of smoke. Still, both were lost in their own world.

A/N: Hehe sorry, I just had to get that out of my mind. I just found it funny how both are engaged and Sasuke comes to the rescue and tries to burn the supposed enemy but Sakura can't help herself and tackled him to a hug. Oh well, here's the real story!

SUSH combo: High on Fluff

New Year's Resolutions

The dark provided him comfort as he watched the villagers of Konoha all dressed in their Kimono and ready to head towards the shrine to pray for a good and prosperous year. He was never one to enjoy these kinds of festivals, at least, not since the Uchiha massacre. Yet, here he was, standing under a cherry tree, the same place where the festival was held, wearing only his ninja outfit, minus the head protector, composing of his blue shirt with his clan's symbol on the back and his white knee-length shorts. He pocketed his hands, only his arm warmers and some bandages protecting the rest of his skin that was exposed from the cool January air. Why was he here again? Oh yeah, the ever-so-stupid dead last had forced him to go, along with his ever-late sensei and the bubbly-pink-haired kunoichi.

Sasuke sighed and leaned on the bark of the tree, gazing at the falling pink blossoms. Some landed on the ground he was standing at and some were swept away by the wind, others were dancing in front of him and a few managed to land on his raven hair, an interesting contrast of colors. He narrowed his eyes at this and raised a hand to brush it away but another beat him to it, a hand so soft and smooth to the touch.

He heard a giggle escape the lips of the owner of those supple hands. "Let me get that for you Sasuke-kun." She said, running a hand on his jet-black hair that spiked up at the back. "Hn." He replied and retrieved his hand, placing it inside the warmth of his pants' pockets. "Why am I always the one to arrive first?" he asked, not meaning to but he just felt like it.

Sakura was brushing off the last of the petals off of his hair and turned to smile at him then looked down, tucking a few strands of pink hair behind her right ear, which he noticed was short, yes, he recalled how she cut her hair in an unruly fashion to escape Kin's grasp, as well as to save him, Naruto and Lee. At the mention of the thick-brows' name, he absent-mindedly narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists tightly in his pockets.

"Well, I had a hard time fixing the obi of my kimono." She said truthfully. Sasuke only looked at her from the corner of his eyes, indeed, he admitted, she was beautiful and stunning in the white kimono that had pink cherry blossom petals as a design on the bottom left side of her dress, all secured in a green obi that was neatly done at the back, and she didn't have her head protector as well. "Ino helped me with it, sorry if you're always the first to arrive."

"Hn."

She sweat dropped; there goes the one-word, one-syllable answer of Uchiha Sasuke. But heck, it was better than being ignored. Sakura looked up at the branch of the tree and decided it was good to sit there. She made a hand seal and teleported above Sasuke. He blinked and looked up to see Sakura wave and smile at him, then turned to the view before her.

"Ne, the view is nice up here." She said to herself.

Sasuke, a bit bored and curious, decided to see the view himself and also teleported next to Sakura, which didn't startle her at all, like she had expected it yet he chose to shrug it off and stare at the lights before them. She was right, the scenery was a lot better when viewed from a high tree or rooftop.

"Sasuke-kun,"

He turned to her slightly. For some odd reason, he didn't find her the least bit annoying tonight, and he actually found it cute and intriguing. His onyx eyes observed her from head to toe, she was really attractive in that outfit, and it fits her to be like this, less noisy and less irritating. He was glad she changed, changed for the better. Unlike some of his fan girls who are still annoying as ever.

"What are your resolutions this year?" she asked, turning to face him. Sasuke thought for a while and looked straight ahead. Maybe he could open up, just this once, and find it less stressful if he lightened his load a bit, honestly, he had a hard time of keeping everything to himself, and also, he found it challenging to even talk or socialize, even with his teammates.

"I'm not sure…" he answered. "Maybe try to open-up, I really don't know…"

Sakura gave him credit for answering her truthfully instead of saying the usual: "None of you business". In fact, her love for him probably grew deeper than before. "I see." She responded and looked ahead as well.

"…What about you?" he asked, softer than he intended to, with hesitation in his voice however, this went noticed by Sakura. "You don't have to be shy Sasuke-kun, if you want to ask or say something, go ahead, and to answer your question, I hope to change for the better, to treat Naruto as a friend and not as a burden when I'm the one who's being one, to at least give respect to Kakashi-sensei whenever he's late and to be less clingy to you, I mean, I'm not lying when I say I like you, but at least, if you find it annoying, I'll try to stay down and only be your friend." She said with a hint of sadness and Sasuke caught it.

"Hn." He answered, unsure of what to say. He couldn't really believe this girl; she has grown mature, no longer the childish Sakura who only cared about her looks and his attention. Sasuke actually found her eye-catching; he was like a bee being lured by a scent of the sweet nectar of a flower. "You sure changed, Sakura." He said.

"I'll take that as a compliment." She said, smiling and surprisingly, he smiled back.

"You look pretty in that kimono." He praised and jumped down from the branch that was only a few feet away from the ground. He raised a hand to offer to help her down, seeing as she was wearing a white kimono and it could get dirty if she landed wrong, he didn't want that to happen. She blushed a light shade of pink and smiled sweetly, taking his hand as he pulled her down gently when she jumped, catching her at the process.

To other people's eyes, you'd think they were lovers because of the way he hugged her protectively and longingly. Sakura didn't pull away nor did she mind if he embraced her, instead, she wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her cheek on his shoulders with a content smile on her lips. Sasuke relaxed a bit at her touch, and took in her strawberry scent, arms circled around her petite waist. He had never felt this happy for a very long time.

"Well, I think we should head over now, Naruto."

Naruto snickered and looked at the camera on his hands, where a picture of Sasuke hugging Sakura was on display. "This will be a good blackmail, ne Kakashi-sensei?"

Kakashi only smiled at his blonde student and patted his shoulder. "Right you are Naruto, right you are."

"Sakura," his voice rang in her ear and she slowly broke away but his arms prevented her from fully escaping his embrace. Her green eyes looked up at him as obsidian ones looked back. "Arigatou." And before she could reply, his lips had captured hers in a short chaste kiss as the fireworks began to make noise and display different beautiful colored lights in the night sky, signaling that the new year has arrived and begun. She took note of the cherry blossoms on his hair and she raised a hand to brush them away but Sasuke caught it, smiled, then shook his head.

"Leave it as it is," he answered. "I don't want the Sakura(s) to leave me." he added, with symbolism in the words.

She only blushed and smiled at him, giving him a light kiss on the lips, indicating that she understood what he meant and then broke away from each others arms. Sasuke grabbed her hand and intertwined it with his as he sensed two of his teammates' chakra approaching and getting nearer. "They're here." she nodded as both walked off to meet Kakashi and Naruto.

"Happy New Year, Sakura." He said with a warm smile when her hands intertwined with his as well. Sakura returned the smile "You too, Sasuke-kun."

A/N: Short and Sweet! I don't know why but I like some of my one-shots to be short and sweet! Hehehe! Well, then, as what the couple said, Happy NewYear!

What's next- Valentine's Day Special! Will be posted on Febuary 14th!