A/N: Another one-shot! Here goes! My birthday treat to all of you!


SUSH combo: High on Fluff

Sasuke's fear

Do you know who the most wanted guy in Konohagakure is? Ever wonder why he is so popular? Why he was on probation for a whole year after his return? How he easily became a chuunin and jounin and is finally appointed to an ANBU captain? Why, even up until now, girls are after him even if he's already taken? Okay, maybe you know the answer to some of the questions but just in case for you newbies out there, let me tell you all the… well… answers.

First of, he is Uchiha Sasuke, and there he goes, zooming pass many people followed by a stampede of wildebeasts- I mean, girls. Yes, girls. He is popular because of his looks, that's right, raven black hair that spiked to the back, deep onyx eyes that can entrance many but it can get scary when it turns blood red, the so-called Sharingan. What? Never heard of it? He's an Uchiha, the only survivor of his clan. What? He has a brother? You mean, HAD a brother. He killed him. Now then, he is the only survivor- how did he kill him? He just met up with him along with Naruto and they both fought the killer of the Uchiha clan and with his Chidori, also called Raikiri, he plunged the blue ball of lightning right through the weasel's chest and- why weasel? Itachi, Uchiha Itachi. As I was saying, well, he died from the Chidori taught by Kakashi, yes, the Hatake Kakashi a.k.a. Sharingan Kakashi. No he is not an Uchiha, how he got the eye is another story, let's focus on the hero of the fiction okay?

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Now you know why he is so popular. He's the only Uchiha left, he's got looks, he's a talented and skillful shinobi and what else? Need I say more why he is so damn popular? Well, next question, he was on probation since he betrayed Konoha, yes, he did, he was in need of power, he went to Orochimaru, one of the legendary sannin and he nearly killed his best friend who was currently the Hokage in-training, Uzumaki Naruto. If you don't know who Naruto is then why the hell did you come into the anime section and clicked Naruto? Oh well, next, since his return, about three and a half years later, he was dragging himself back to Konoha. He heard Orochimaru talking to his right hand man, Kabuto, saying that once Orochimaru takes over his body, a big "what the hell" from Sasuke, he will take over Konoha and well, destroy it. More over, he found a file from the snake's lab and realized that his brother was a lot stronger than the sannin. This caused the young Uchiha's blood to boil that he destroyed some of the experiments the sannin made as an army to attack Konoha.

Well, somehow, some of the Sound nins persued him as he kept running back to Konoha, wanting to warn the Hokage about it. Luckily for him, when he lost conscious, an ANBU squad was patrolling the area and found him. He managed to say "Sound nins... Konoha… danger…" and he blacked out. Well, it took a while for the ANBU captain to figure out what he was saying before asking three of his men to stop the pursuing Sound nins while two more would take the injured teen back to Konohagakure's hospital.

So, now you know why he was on probation. Who healed him back to health? The one who stole his heart, Haruno Sakura. Yes, the used-to-be Sasuke fan girl, now his girlfriend. He was soon appointed as ANBU captain because of his outstanding performance in every mission. He was still chased by girls despite him already having a relationship with one of the Hokage's students. Why so? Well, he hasn't gone steady with her, in other words, they weren't married… yet.

If you think that Sasuke's fear is his fan girls, then you're very wrong. He merely runs away from them because why else would he waste a bit of his chakra to perform Katon: Goukyakuu no Jutsu when he can just outrun them? Ha, bet you thought he feared those drooling females. Alright, let's go see what our favorite shinobi is up to.

Sasuke sighed and leaned against the bark of a tree while standing on its branch, hiding himself in the shades of its very green leaves. He looked down to see the girls divided into groups, searching, looking for him. He scowled. Why on earth would they waste their time on him? He sat down and ran a hand through his raven locks, sighed deeply and leaned his head on the tree's bark. "How long must I wait here?" he thought angrily, placing his right hand inside his pants' pocket and clutching on the object inside. "Just when I find the courage to do so, this happens…"

Still haven't figured out Sasuke's fear? Well, let's fast forward this part.

It was almost night fall and the ANBU captain of the top ANBU squad just stirred awake. He looked up at the sky that was starting to grow dark and he figured he must have fallen asleep for about two and a half hours. Looking down to see none of his fans, he jumped down from the tree and yawned before pocketing his hands and walking towards Konoha's hospital.

When he got there, he stopped at the entrance and took his ANBU mask that was a wolf. Tsunade thought it suited him but deep down, the Uchiha prodigy knew that the Godaime had other thoughts. Sakura told him so herself. "Feh, loner… yeah, I know, and I'm damn proud of it." He thought and put on the mask then headed inside the hospital.

Before, whenever he came back from a mission, he went to the infirmary during this time to pick his girlfriend up but whenever he does, some of the girls start following and chasing him. Maybe putting on the mask would mean he has a mission or serious matter to attend to. This way, he can avoid those… wildebeasts… "Honestly, is it my fault that God loves me so much to give me good looks? Sometimes I wish he would've just made me look like an idiot…" he stopped and thought about it. "Wait, if that happened, I wouldn't be with Sakura, right?" silence answered him but he knew that silence means yes.

Reaching the front desk, he asked the old nurse in charge there where Sakura was. The old woman, knowing who he was, smiled at how his voice had a tone of annoyance in it. "Had a bad day Uchiha-san?" Sasuke sighed and gave a nod. "Hell as I'd like to call it." Chuckling, she told him which room the girl was and Sasuke thanked her.

On his way there, he recalled the talk he had with his best friend, the dobe, and wondered if he can really pull this off like he said he could. "Damn! I wish I didn't say that!"

Flashback:

"Teme, you're twenty-four years old, you're more than legal enough to get married, it could help you get rid of your fan girls." Naruto said as they both walked towards the Hokage tower. Being a Hokage in-training was time-consuming but the Kyuubi vessel still managed to find a way to spend time with his wife, Uzumaki Hinata. "You can't really call me a dead-last now since I got married first, even if you and Sakura did have a relationship before me and Hinata, I still beat you in going steady."

"First of all, I'm waiting for the right time, and no, even if you did get married first, you're still a dobe, dobe." He countered, removing his ANBU mask as they entered the tower and headed towards Tsunade's office. "Besides, why should I rush things?"

"Well, you'll never know what might happen." Naruto grinned. "I bet you're just scared that she'll refuse your proposal and think you're rushing things. Who would've thought that Uchiha Sasuke knew fear!" he chuckled and Sasuke gave him his all too famous glare. "Dobe, you don't know what you're talking about."

"Of course I do! You know, the weasel is dead, Orochi-bastard is gone, your curse seal has disappeared so shouldn't all your worries fade as well? I still find it weird how you told your true feelings to Sakura after you killed Orochimaru, wait, correction, after Tsunade-baa-chan and Ero sennin came and killed him! You were dying and she was crying and you chose that time to confess! You're more of an idiot than I am! What if you did tell Sakura you love her but then died? You think she'll be happy?"

Sasuke flinched at that. Why did the annoying blonde always remind him of it? He already knew that, that's why he fought to keep awake, to let Sakura know that he was still amongst the living. "I know that." Naruto gave an evil grin. "I bet you're scared to propose to her." Sasuke snapped at him but Naruto continued. "I bet you can't propose to her in front of a lot of people! Ha! Coward."

"Oh yeah, and what if I can?"

Naruto smirked. "If you propose to her in public, I won't eat ramen for a whole month, and if you aren't able to until this day ends, you have to go in the middle of Konoha and yell: 'I'm a bastard and a coward and Naruto is better than me!'" Naruto raised a fist in the air as Sasuke rolled his eyes but smirked when Naruto said he wouldn't eat ramen for a month if he proposes. It wasn't that hard right? He just needed to ask Sakura her hand in marriage and he was confident she'd say yes. "Alright dobe, I accept."

End of Flashback

Sasuke pulled onto his hair, scolding himself for falling into the dead-last's trap. He finally reached the room where Sakura was assigned and waited for her outside, thinking how he can win the bet. Naruto said he had to propose before the day ends, which meant before sunset but he bargained that he won't get a chance to since Sakura will be busy the whole day tending to patients so the blonde said that he should propose before the clock strikes 12AM.

"No duh, of course I can propose to her before that time, it's still too early even." He said, glancing at the clock which read 6:58PM, he had plenty of time. Unfortunately… the speakers clicked and the announcer spoke. "Haruno Sakura, you are to stay for overtime tonight since we are in need of your services." He cursed mentally and heard his girlfriend say a very bad word. He sweat dropped at this. Okay, maybe she can go home by eleven or earlier. It's not like the overtime shift meant she needed to stay after twelve midnight, right..?

"You have got to be kidding me…" Sasuke muttered.

Sakura sighed and apologized. "I'm really sorry, I didn't know that there were this many patients who needed my tending." She looked up at him. "Forgive me?" and gave him her irresistible puppy dog eyes which he admits he finds cute. Blinking and blushing a bit, he sighed and gave a nod as Sakura grinned and gave him a quick peck on the cheek, said a quick 'I love you' and 'you're the best' before leaving him in the waiting room, seated there, waiting…

"Alright! I take back what I said years before! Why did you have to take it so seriously?" he yelled at the heavens. No one was there anyway to hear him so it was fine. He slumped and crossed his arms, his wolf mask hanging at the side of his head. "Geez… when I said I dare you to make my life more miserable, I meant it as a joke…" he said, glaring at the ceiling. "No wonder I don't pray…"

Okay, so maybe things didn't go the way he had expected. He was to wait until 11:30 for Sakura to finish. By then, he can walk her home but no one would be around to see him propose in public. He should've predicted this earlier, that the bet he made with Naruto was a lose-lose situation for him. Maybe he was too confident, yes, over-confident and he cursed himself for being so dense and stupid. Now, how can he win?

A few impatient hoursof waiting later…

"Sasuke," she placed a hand on his shoulder and shook him gently. Knitting his eyebrows, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at the one who woke him up. Sakura was smiling at him as he yawned and stood up, rubbing an eye with his left hand. "What time is it?" he asked when they started to walk out of the waiting room. Sakura held onto his hand and intertwined it with his fingers as he did the same to hers. "It's 11:45, why?"

His eyes widened and he looked at her in disbelief. "Seriously?" he asked, not wanting to believe he was going to loose to Naruto. She nodded, confused why he suddenly acted like that. "Shit." He said and held her hand, formed the tiger seal with one hand and teleported outside the hospital. He was a bit glad that there were still some of the citizens of Konoha there but was flinching inwardly upon realizing that most were his fan girls, still looking for him. "Alright Sasuke," he told himself, his heart beat going faster and faster while some of the girls saw him and squealed and began to run towards him and Sakura. "It's now or never…"

Sakura began to grow nervous when the numerous girls came running towards them while her boyfriend didn't even bother to run away. She looked at him, surprised to see him sweating and give a gulp. "Sakura," he began and turned to face her. She only looked at him so he continued. "I'm sorry for making you wait this long, I just want you to know how much you really mean to me…" he said and took out the object he had inside his pocket, clearly aware that his fans are nearing them. He sighed inwardly, closed his eyes and took a deep breath in and exhaled it all out. "I can do this." And he opened his eyes; they were calm and showed no fear or worry. He knelt down on one knee, still holding onto Sakura's hand as her eyes widened.

The girls that were running to them slowed down and began to grow quiet when Sasuke opened the box, showing Sakura the content. They all gasped as Sasuke gave a gentle smile and Sakura blushing and her eyes beginning to water. Inside the velvet box was a gold ring and in the middle was a red gem, shining against the moonlight. "Sakura, I love you, will you marry me?"

His fan girls' jaws dropped and some began crying waterfall tears as Sakura clasped two hands over her mouth and cried tears of joy. She couldn't believe that her Sasuke-kun had the guts to swallow his pride and propose in front of many people, most of which were his fans but still, it was a once in a lifetime event. "Yes…" she said softly and looked at him with happiness. She pulled him up and tackled the boy into a hug. "Yes," she repeated. "Yes I will!" and he gave a sigh of relief and broke away for a bit, taking her left hand and placing the ring on her ring finger. "I knew you'd say that…" he whispered and she giggled.

Behind the mob of mourning girls stood Naruto and Kakashi, both nodding at the scenery before them. "Still, he didn't need the guts to propose since he so wanted to let his fans know he can no longer be stalked or so that he can show them that they will never have a chance with him." Naruto muttered. Kakashi chuckled and patted the blonde's head. "No Naruto, the big effort here was him overcoming his fear."

"Fear..? What fear? Sasuke has a fear?"

Kakashi nodded. "Everyone does, and it just so happens that proposing to a girl he really, really likes is his biggest fear." Kakashi laughed and turned around to walk away, popping out his orange book. Naruto scratched his head. "Why would he be scared if he knows Sakura loves him so much?"

"Simple," Kakashi said, grinning behind his mask. "Sakura's father can get really scary when it comes to his daughter."

A/N: I bow down before the people who got what Kakashi meant and what Sasuke's fear is. Next story: Uchiha Sasuke's birthday!