Here's the deal, guys. These are all the little whatevs I put on Tumblr so far (I think). I'm gonna put them here for you non-Tumblr folk whenever I get that urge to keep ya updated and blah. Also, I'm hoping this atones for all the not updating I'm doing for my real fics... So read one at a time. One a day - week - yah. Also, they're not continuous or linked or whatever, so each is like a oneshot, I guess. Loooooooove you!

Rating: K+/T

Pair: SasuHina ft. Kiba & Shino

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I was thinking about how I'll go about bio-genetically engineering tiny koi fish to build a tiny ecosystem when this happened. Not really a plot. Not following any SasuHina Month day, but I'll contribute.

Enjoy!

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He froze, cup not quite touching his lips, heat caressing his face, and stared.

In flashes, brief but vivid, he saw children laughing – running – playing. They looked like him but not quite because they held features that were foreign to his bloodline. He then saw time rushing by – he with his newfound family, making memories he never thought he wanted. There was a reoccurring woman with long dark hair, pale eyes, and pale pink lips always smiling at him, soothing him, reassuring him.

Then there was a promise.

The flashes stopped, he couldn't see or hear, but he heard a voice that was his yet entirely unfamiliar plainly say-

He blinked.

And he was still frozen, cup not quite touching his lips, heat caressing his face, and he was still staring at the unusually clashing trio consisting of an unruly brunette with red markings on his cheeks, a long coated, hooded enigma with shades, and a slightly blushing, white-eyed female…

…with long dark hair and pale pink lips.

A woman he had just seen, for the first time, in a series of memories that shouldn't be called memories.

Sasuke sighed, setting his cup down, and shut his eyes, rubbing his temple with his propped hand.

It was then he wondered just why he was awake at one in the morning on the verge of drinking a sweet blend of hot chocolate he didn't even like. He looked up through slitted eyes at the trio – at the slightly blushing woman. She paid him no mind, joyfully conversing with her rather uninterested looking companions, but he had an eerie hunch telling him it was all for show.

But he shouldn't think of it. No, he should enjoy his hot chocolate because it would help him sleep better. It may be sweet, but one sip was all he need-

"No," he ground out, getting to his feet. "I'm not…"

Sasuke said no more, feeling his fatigue crashing into him. He shoved his hands in his coat pockets, bracing himself for a chilly night, and sauntered out of the establishment, suddenly unaware of the only other customers and his previous flashes of another time.

The woman continued to talk joyfully until the bell above the door signaled the male's departure. Her smile faded, eyes dimming, as she stared across the way at the cup sitting by itself – where he had been.

"He didn't drink it," she mumbled.

The one with shades looked at her passively. "But he saw them, right?"

"Of course he saw," snorted the one with markings. "He was staring so damn hard." He turned his attention to the female. "Oi, you sure you even want a guy like him back?"

She looked at him. "He promised."

"Like he was ever trustworthy."

She shook her head, defiant. "He promised."

"We'll try again tomorrow," said the one with shades.

The trio stood, abandoning the shop and emerging into the cold night.