A/N: And here's the much awaited chapter for Sasuke's birthday! Connected to story four! Argh! It's also my brother's birthday! Wah! He's the same with Sasuke! But I'm born in the month of June and so is Itachi! Yay!

SUSH Combo: High on Fluff

Her Smile, His Tears: Happy Birthday Sasuke

For his birthday, the 23rd of July, his killer side wishes to have the corpse of his brother hanged and displayed in the Uchiha compounds. His stoic side wishes to have nothing but peace, quiet and the dead body of Uchiha Itachi. His bully mode really wants his brother to surrender and be his slave. His sadistic side wants his brother to torture himself in front of him while he laughs his head off. But over-all, all he really wants on his birthday is for his fan girls to die. Actually, what he really wishes, if not all of his desires and goals will come true, all he'll ever ask for is to spend the entire day with Sakura.

Why so? For starters, she is his girlfriend. He enjoys her attention on him, making him feel like he's very much alive and human, making him feel loved after so many years since the Uchiha massacre. After all this thinking, he finally realizes, with the help of Naruto's ramblings and teases as well as Kakashi's unwanted Icha Icha advices, that he, Uchiha Sasuke, is very in love and possessive with Haruno Sakura.

Then what's stopping him and her from spending the day together? One: his fans, two: her fans, three: multiple missions from the Hokage, and lastly, her job. He had had enough! Just a few days ago, he saw her with another guy! Smiling and laughing! Oho, jealousy strikes as he wants to tear that guy limb from limb! That smile was only for him and him alone!

But really, who was that guy? After he found out that they weren't in any intimate relationship, Sasuke managed to sigh in relief, inwardly. He was afraid that perhaps, losing someone to another was much worse than losing them to death. You will be able to get over their deaths eventually, but seeing someone you love with another kills your heart while you're still breathing. Now, let's move on with the story where we see our dear Uchiha walking towards the Hokage tower. Forgot to mention, he is now a Jounin, and his partner, who else? Sakura. He just got back from a mission while his partner slash girlfriend had ran off to the hospital, not even remembering to say a happy birthday to him, which was, by the way, a painful blow to his heart.

Ever since her birthday when he finally confessed, he and Sakura have been inseparable. Her fans would hide when they see him, his fans would whine when they're together and well, their friends would tease them about when he is planning to restore his clan. He twitched at that, he wasn't rushing things. He knows that Sakura loves him and wouldn't leave him, the same goes for him. And there is no way that she would cheat on him and vice versa. That's going to ruin his and/or her reputation.

This brought him back to the talk they had five nights ago, where he said that if she sees him with another girl, it would mean that she was annoying him or that he was just doing an order from the Hokage. It could mean anything but not dating or being together. Sakura only smiled sweetly at him and said that she knows that. He, on the other hand, asked her who that guy she was with a few days ago and she giggled, knowing very well that his possessive and jealous side is emerging.

Sakura kissed him on the cheek to calm him down and said that it was her cousin who came to visit. That sure made him blush in embarrassment for thinking that that guy was hitting on her. Since they had cleared that, they now trusted each other more.

"I'm impressed," Tsunade said, grinning. "Normally, it would take three to four days for a newbie jounin to finish this kind of mission but for you and Sakura, it only took two! Looks like I made a good job on pairing you both." Sasuke only gave a short nod but his eyes were looking down and had his mind elsewhere. Tsunade had sensed this and raised a brow.

"You two did a good job."

"Hn."

"It must have been really easy."

"Hn."

"You must be gay."

"Hn."

Tsunade sweat dropped at this. He was definitely not listening. "Sasuke," she said and he looked up at her. "What's on your mind? Oh, and happy birthday." She said, remembering the date today and she frowned, seeing his reaction. "Let me guess, I'm the first to greet you?" he nodded and she sighed and gave a small smile to the boy. "Not even Naruto?" he nodded again. "Kakashi?" same response. "Sakura?" he looked away. "That's… sad…"

"I deserve it." He said.

"Huh?"

"I've been a jerk to them before anyway," he shrugged. "I deserve it."

"Uchiha, you changed when you came back here, you definitely don't deserve this." She shook her head. "How about I treat you to sake?" she grinned. He managed to give a small smile and shook his head, declining the offer. "No thanks, I'll be fine." He said and bowed down slightly. "I should get going now."

"Okay, are you sure though? It's not everyday I ask people for a treat."

"Yeah, the last thing I wanna do is drown myself in sake." He said, recalling how Team 7 once went to a bar during the night and he got drunk along with Naruto. Sakura brought her boyfriend home and he started saying and doing a few things to her which she kept blushing at. Shaking his head and pocketing his hands, he began to leave. "Thanks for the offer and remembering though." And he left, closing the door behind him. Tsunade sighed. "No, you're not feeling okay because if you are, you'd just teleport your way out of here instead of using the door." She thought for a while. "Now, what was I gonna do again..?"

Sasuke sighed and pocketed his hands, looking up at the semi-clear and semi-dark sky. He could understand why Sakura forgot, she was busy anyway, being a medic-nin and all. He could even accept the fact that his rival/best friend forgot, and even if Kakashi did have a good memory, it doesn't mean he'll remember everything. Hell, he could even be happy if his fan girls didn't greet him today, unusual but it made him glad they did forget, it only proved that they are actually only loving him for his looks and nothing else.

Blinking, he decided to take a walk around the village. There was nothing better to do and he wasn't in the mood for training which is, weird. "Geez, normally, I'd be happy if no one bugs me but now, I actually want some annoyance… even a little." He made his way to the bridge where Team 7 used to meet. Sighing, he leaned on one side of the railing, his elbows resting on it and his head hung low, looking down at his reflection. "Damn… it's so boring…"

"Yo, Sasuke!"

He turned to his left to see his former teacher, still reading the porn book, walking towards him and having a parcel on his other hand. "I've been looking for you all day." He said, stopping when he reached the rookie jounin and pocketing the book back on his vest, a smile evident on his face, not that it was exposed but, you get the idea. "Happy birthday, and here, this would help you a lot!"

Sasuke blinked at the package, placed an ear on it and shook it, hearing the item inside give a sound. He looked up at the silver-haired jounin and raised a brow. "What? It's nothing perverted or anything! Anyway, I have to go, the Hokage wants to see me for something." And with a poof, he was gone, leaving the Uchiha heir staring at the item in his hands.

With a shrug, he opened it, took the object out and saw a notebook. There was a sticky note on the cover that told him to open the first few pages so he did, reading what seems to be instructions. "Why would he ask me to go to the dobe's house? And what's this about not keeping my guard down? It's just Naruto's house, what's so dangerous there?"

There was also a few dedications scribbled on the rest of the pages. Some came from the Jounin teachers he knew. including Kakashi, one from Jiraiya, Tsunade and Shizune. Even the other examiners he knew and met during the chuunin exams greeted him. A slight smile formed on his lips and he closed the notebook and proceeded to Naruto's home.

He reached the Kyuubi vessel's apartment, contemplating whether he should heed what the notebook said or not. Sighing, he raised a fist and knocked on the door, waited for a few moments before it opened, revealing a very energetic Naruto. "Yo teme, happy birthday! Come in!" he pulled him by his vest and slammed the door closed. Sasuke was confused, so he remembered, but what is it with all these weirdness?

Sasuke was beginning to wonder what was going on since Naruto's apartment was squeaky clean. He can even see the glimmer on the wooden floor as the sunlight touched it. Something was up, his ninja instincts kicking in; he wasn't called an Uchiha genius or prodigy, whichever you prefer, for nothing. "Naruto, what's going on here?" he asked, turning to the blonde who was putting on his hitai-ate. "To put it simply, I'm gonna treat you to ramen as my birthday gift to you. Hinata sort of scolded me about cleanliness if you're wondering about the room." He said and grinned. "Yosh! Let's go eat ramen!" and again, he dragged the Uchiha avenger.

"Wait a minute! I-"

"Don't worry! I have my wallet and I'm not kidding about treating you!"

"That's not what I-"

"Glad to know you agree teme!"

Sasuke sighed and just gave up. Whatever it is, he'll figure out sooner or later what exactly is going on. "Well, we're here, and it looks like Hinata's team is here too!" sure enough, seated on three stools were Kiba with Akamaru on his head, Shino, and Hinata. Naruto sat beside his Hyuuga girlfriend and patted the seat next to him, gesturing Sasuke to come over. The Uchiha sighed and sat down, thinking about today's madness.

"Okay, first, my fans didn't bother me, which is major weird. Second, Kakashi gives me a notebook full of dedications and greetings as a birthday present, Naruto is treating me, which is very strange and odd." He sighed again. "What else could happen?"

"Hey Sasuke! Happy birthday! We've been looking for you all day to greet you but even Akamaru can't seem to sniff your scent!" Kiba grinned. "So for today, let it be my treat-"

"No way Kiba! He's my best friend so I'm treating him!" Naruto yelled.

"Maybe it would be better if I just paid…" Shino muttered.

"N-no, I-I'll pay instead." Hinata piped up.

Naruto shook his head and smiled. "I invited him here guys, I'll pay."

The Uchiha prodigy sighed and shook his head. "You know, it is my birthday, why don't I just treat you all instead?" he suggested, turning to all four of them who looked at each other then shook their heads. Naruto grinned at him. "We decided to chip in instead to pay for yours." Sasuke only looked at them and smiled slightly, saying his thanks.

"Damn." He cursed, walking towards the hospital that night. His hands inside his pockets, and his shoulders slumped down. So far, everyone has greeted him, except of course the people who don't know him too well or the people whom he hasn't met at all. Heck, he even got a letter from his brother who greeted him a sadistic happy birthday via falcon. "Weird much…" he muttered, remembering how his brother still called him foolish and then with "haha's" at the end of the letter. "Very weird…" he muttered again.

Well, it was better then none, and he was actually shocked that his brother, though heartless for wiping out the whole clan, actually remembered his birthday. Sasuke remembered Itachi's too, only instead of a happy greeting, it was more like a "you're-lucky-you're-still-alive-to-reach-the-very-age-you-are-
now- but-you-won't-someday-because-I'm-gonna-kill-you" letter with a happy birthday in the end. They have a very weird brotherly love relationship…

Sasuke looked up to see Sakura outside the entrance of the hospital, waiting for him patiently. He sighed, "Maybe by now she'd remember…" he thought and hoped. Sakura greeted him with a smile and a kiss on the cheek as he returned the gesture. "Hey, had a rough day?" he asked, placing an arm around her as they walked away from the vicinity.

"You bet! It was work all day but at least I get to spend time with you." She grinned, grabbing his hand and running ahead of him, dragging him towards his apartment. She once asked him when or if he'll move back to the estate and he said that he will once he completes his revenge and gets married to her. "Sak, why are we passing your house and heading straight towards my apartment?"

"Like I said," she smiled at him while still running. "I want to spend the night with you. My mom already knows that." She grinned and he just turned red, looking away. "What is she planning..?"

They reached his apartment and went inside the dim room. Sasuke switched on the lights as the two proceeded towards the couch with Sasuke slumping down almost immediately. Sakura giggled at this and went behind him, wrapping her arms around the male jounin and having her chin rest on top of his left shoulder. "You want anything to eat or drink?" she asked. He smirked and looked at her from the corner of his eyes. "Shouldn't I be the one asking you that? This is my place after all."

"You look tired."

"So do you."

She sighed and stood up straight. "I may be tired but I'm a medic nin, not to mention your girlfriend, so I should take good care of you." She grinned and ruffled his hair. "Come on, I'll whip up something for us to eat." And she proceeded to the kitchen with Sasuke blinking and following her. When he entered the room, he was surprised to smell the aroma of good food, the sight of the ebi tempura, two bowls of sukiyaki, a few rice balls and sushi. His eyes averted to Sakura who was taking something out of his oven and turned around to face him, presenting to her boyfriend a cake as she smiled sweetly at him. "Otanjoubi Omedetou, Sasuke-kun!"

He didn't know how to react, he actually thought Sakura forgot. But how did she do all of this? Wasn't she at the hospital? He then realized just now, that she wasn't wearing the white coat for medics and instead had her Jounin uniform on. He smiled slightly with half-closed eyes. "You didn't go to the hospital, didn't you?"

"Nope, I ran all the way here without you noticing. I owe Kakashi-sensei, Naruto and Team 8 the favor of distracting you while I was in here the whole day." She grinned guiltily. "I mean, you did give me a spare key to your house, which meant I can go inside anytime I want, so I'm not trespassing." She nodded at that and placed down the cake on the table, on the middle. "You're not mad, right?" she asked.

With a blink of an eye, he was already in front of her as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close, his head lowered to her shoulder with his bangs shadowing his eyes. "How can I be mad at you? How can I be mad at the woman I love?" he whispered and parted slightly. She was a bit shocked to see his eyes a bit watery as he blinked, a tear drop rolling down to the side of his cheek. She smiled slightly and raised her hand to wipe it away.

"Arigatou, Sakura…"

A/N: I don't know how else to end it. Xp

Next: Omake Special: See how Sasuke tries to shut Sakura up with her babbling!
Story: Slight AU: Tsunade bets to Orochimaru that Sakura is better than Sasuke when it comes to confessing feelings.