Sakura was the ype of person who particularly enjoyed spending time in her claw foot tube she aqquired only a few weeks ago. She love perusing through the long aisle of bath soaps and oils, smelling the decedent scents with care. She had soaps for every mood, and every occasion. If she would be partying later in the evening she would soak in a tub with vanilla sceneted bubbles. If she had returned from hiking or was going to an outdoor event a soak in Rose Sandalwood was lovely. A special event equalled lavander, she loved her bathroom cabinet full of the wonderful scents and candles. Her bathtub could be surronded by candles if she wished, she had permenant unscented ones that had melted themselves onto the tube.
Quite frankly Sakura loved her bathroom, it was a room she had splurged half of the money from her paychecks on to decorate it, or buy the luxuriously fluffly towels from Bed Bath & Beyond. It was a sunday morning, around 10:00 am the sound of water ruinning filled the 786 apartment. There was a happy hum coming from the kitchen, Sakura was cutting up small pieces of fruit. Strawberries, mangos, apples and rasberries were scatterd around on the plate. Picking up the plate she skipped up the two steps into her small hallway, opening the door to her Master bedroom to the left was her beauty of a bathroom. She set the plate of goodies on a simple wooden tray near the tub. Sticking her hand unnder the running water, warm, she set up the heat a little.
Grabbing her Jasmine Vanilla scented candles she lit them and scattered them around the tub. Pouring in the Vanilla bubble bath soap, she smiled as bubbles began to grow in the tub. She skipped to her living room to the right of the kitchen grabbed her current book, Pride and Prejudice. She set it on her tray, checking on the water level in her tub, she quickly set up her spa accesories. Her light pink Ped egg, Roller ball massager, nail file, nail buffer, and her prized, beloved robe. It was a standard white it fell to her knees, it was soft as cloud or what she thought a cloud wouild feel like. She removed pajamas after she had checked that everything was in place. She slipped her foot into the tub, she soooo needed the relaxation.
DING! DONG! Sakura glared at her wall, pulled her foot out of the water. ONly two people knew about her ritual bath time that was Sakura's mother, Ino and.....Naruto. Which was stupid to tell him, but her caught her buying a LOT of bath soaps.
Bugged her for days on end as why she needed the stuff. She reluctantly told him of her ritual as to shut him up, which she sorely regretted. The doorbell rang again.
Putting on her heaven of a robe, she sighed and headed for the door. She had her ritual baths on Sunday because she told everyone she knw that she visited her parents home in third town over EVERY Sunday from morning till around dinner. It was her day of relaxation, day of being by herself and enjoying it. There was no way it could have one of her friends, they knew she was never home on Sundays. She looked out through the peephole, she gasped jumping back.
MADARA!! Madara Uchiha was standing outside of her apartment door, she paniced she had to escape somehow or ignore him until he left. Just then he chanted into the door.
"I know your in there Sakura-chan! Your car is parked down in the lot". She could her the grin in his voice.
'Shit,Shit,Shit!' she cursed in her brain. She racked her brain trying to think of a way out of this, she had to stay quiet and pray that he would leave.
"I'm not leaving until you let me in! So come on Sakura-chan its cold out here!" 'I hope you freeze!' Sakura grinned.
She could win this battle he wouldnt stand out there forever...would he? It was kind of cold out there, the weather channel had called for snow. NO! He was trying to guilt her into letting him into her apartment. She looked out of the peephole, he was staring at her door with a puppydog pout, looking right at the peephole. He looked adorble, for a thirty-three year old.
Sakura unlocked the door leaving the chain hooked though, a cold breeze blew in shivering she lookd out the door.
"What do you need Madara-san?" He had his long dark hair down, covering his one eye.
"I told you call me Madara-kun and I justed wanted to visit you". He smiled, she saw some kind of plan behind that smile. There was always one, how could she forget when she was sixteen and went to visit the Uchihas home to go swimming.
.:Flashback begin:.
It was summer and it was hot here in Konoha. Sakura got a call from Sasuke about coming over to go swimming, she was about to say yes when she remembered a certain somebody.
"Is Madara going to be anywhere near the premisis?"
"No, he wont be back until 7:00 pm." She let out a large sigh of relief. Ever since she first visited the compound,
it was for Sasuke's birthday. She was twelve when she first Madara and she couldnt escape from his offers of candy, piggyback rides and sitting on his lap. She was seriously creeped out, Sasuke and Itachi helped her out with avoiding him from time to time.
"Okay then, I'll be over soon". It was with the confidence that she wouldn't be seeing Madara at all she decided to wear her favorite bathing suit, a bandeau bikini. It was all red and helped her sligtly smaller than average bust size. Throwing a sundress over the bathing suit she started her walk over to the Uchiha's compound. She arrived about thirty minutes later. Ringing the doorbell to the elaborate house, she waited for the door to open. A cheerful Mikoto answered the door,
"Sakura! My darling little girl!! How are you?! Are you ready to go swimming?!! OH you look so cute today-" She continued on chatting cheerfully leaving only pauses long enough for Sakura to answer.
"Well here's the pool have fun with Sasuke and Itachi! I'll have lunch ready in a little bit". She left skipping along the hallway in her dress. Sakura smiled stepping out into the pool area, the sun was shining, her spf was working,
the pool glistened in the sun, and it was an over all beautiful day. Her smile left when she saw Sasuke and Itachi sitting under the large umbrella reading books. The nodded to her silently, their opinions of polite greetings.
"Its a nice day, and you're both sitting under an umbrella, reading". The payed her no attention, Sasuke looked up at her waiting for her to continue. Seeing as he had known her since they were 12, he could feel a small speech about to start up.
"You rich people have everything yet, you laze about around it as though it were nothing. GRAAHH!!! Lets go swimming now!" They got up slowly as Sakura charged for the pool cannon balling into the water, with a yell. Itachi chuckled as Sasuke followed suit, but with less enthusiasim. They played great games for hours, mostly childrens games but it was okay for the two stoic Uchihas because there was a high fence surronding the compound. As the sat around eating Mikoto delicious sandwiches, chatting about school and their vacation so far. It was then that Sasuke froze up mid chew, dropping his sandwich.
"Sakura, put your coverup on now. The thing is here." He whispered quickly his eyes darted back and forth from her face and over her shoulder. Itachi froze also, eyes locked to whatever was behind her.
"Its too late now. He's already seen her back, shes gotta run for the safety of the pool. He wont jump in he's wearing his favorite shirt." Itachi stated calmly, Sakura was growing slightly curious. She had a feeling that she knew who it was but she wasnt exactly sure. Turning slowly she saw the one person she didnt want to see her in her favorite bandeau bikini. The pedo by the name of Madara Uchiha, he was standing in the door way of the patio to the pool, he wore black slacks and a crimson shirt his hair in a low ponytail. She quickly judged how quickly she could make it to the pool.
He took a step toward her with a smile on his face and a gleam in his eye Sakura dashed for the pool her plasctic chair falling behind her. Her foot had reached the edge of the pool, she prepared for the jump. She felt fingertips on her stomache, she leaped out over the pool. She was submerged in the water she felt safe in the water. Well she did until she felt a clothed arm snake around her waist pulling her out of the water. She gasped, pushing her wet pink locks out of her face, wiping the water out of her eyes. She felt a solid body againnst her bare back. She started squirming violently.
"YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!!! MADARA LET ME GO!!! YOU PEDOPHILE!!! I'M SUEING!!!" She heard two more splashes and watched as Itachi and Sasuke tried to get the twenty-nine year old man to release her.
.:Flashback end:.
"I'm actually kind of busy right now. Lots of paper work to do, you understand right?" Madara was a lawyer, which explained the slight bags under his eyes. Although she kind of thought it made him look hot. 'NO! NO! SAKURA! HES A PEDO!!'
"Well let me keep you company while you work. It'll go by faster with a friend here." His hand snaked in through the door crack to unhook the chain. She grabbed his hand to prevent him form grabbing the chain.
"You're not my friend Madara, you just have a fetish for girls under the legal limit." She glared at his hand,he smiled quickly using his other hand and he succeded. Sakura groaned pushing against the door with all her might to prevent the older male from entering. Didn't work out so well seeing as he was much taller, stronger, he managed to get in the door.
His eyes closed with his hand pressed againt his chest in mock pain.
"Sakura you wound me, also as of March 28th you're officially legal-... Are you wearing a bath robe?" His eyes had opened,suddenly gleaming.
"Yes, I was about to get in the bath". Sakura growled, this was not good Sasuke and Itachi were nowhere in sight and the one thing stopping Madara from getting to her was a bathrobe, her heavenly soft bathrobe, that she loved oh so much.
"Oh, I know. That bathrobe is really sexy on you" Madara nonchalantly told her, leaning against her lovely deep green painted walls, with wooden paneling in a clean frost color. She glared at him, arms crossing her chest in a defensive pose, as if it was some sort of protection from his currently roaming eyes.
"You know, you shouldn't trust people who would sell their soul for a bowl of ramen." She stompped away toward her bedroom, hearing him follow her. Sakura was going to kill Naruto
"You just visited me now go home!"
"I just wanna take a bath with you!!" She turned around quickly, he was holding up a ridiculous childish looking pair of swim trunks. Sakura laughed out loud when she saw an image of a power ranger in the corner. Madara smiled genuinely, she noticed looking out of the corner of her eye.
"I'll take that as a yes." She stopped laughing. He continued quickly, "you can wear a swimsuit too, and look I even brought some toys." He began pulling rubber ducks out of his jacket pocket all colors and sizes. She smiled softly, it was kind of cute how badly he wanted to take a bath with her. Sakura sighed walking over to her door she rehooked the gold chain,
and twisted the lock.
"I've never taken a bath with another person" she declared, waving her hand in the direction of the bathroom. "Dont even think of trying anything funny". She shut the door to her bedroom as she heard excited shouts of glee.
Shaking her head, she searched around for her most modest monokini. Sakura had to admit, Madara wasn't bad looking and if she over looked the whole fact that he was a good fifteen years older than her she would have asked for a date by now. Pulling on the straps of the black monokini, her skin was pale and smooth thanks to all the baths she took. Her pink hair curled against her collarbone, her hair had lightened up slightly as she had gotten older. It still held that pink look but not as dark a pink as it was in her early childhood.
Holding onto her robe consisting of heaven she walked across to her luxurious bathroom, Madara was already in the tub with the bright colored rubber ducks floating around him. Luckily she had bought the larger of the claw footed tubs she had to choose from.
"Is it still warm?" She asked quietly, this was embaressing she decided now that he was actually in her tub, she was blushing. He opened his eyes, their deep black pools of red tints stared at her quietly.
"Yes". His voice was like a sheet of velvet, He sat up a little to make room for her side of the tub, she set her robe down on the thick light green bath mats. She eased into her side of the tub, careful of the candles that surronded them.
When Sakura was submerged in the warm bubble encased tub, she sighed in content. The scent completely relaxed her, her leg then hit his leg.
MADARA POV
"Oh, Sorry Madara-san!" She sat up more, so she wouldnt take up his space. He didnt mind the contact, in fact, he wanted to set her in his lap while they both relaxed in the bubbly water. The only part of her visible were her shoulders and up, he could see her fine collarbone. Her pink locks curled right at the collar bone, her skin was pale and he could bet her skin was smooth as a rose petal.
"Its fine...you're bathroom is really nice. Much nicer than mine" He looked around, surveying her bathroom. It had a country feel to it. There was a basic toliet with a dark mahogany, cupboard above the toliet assorted with towels, bath salts, bath oils, and jars. Above the tub was a wooden rack built into the wall with thick dark pink towels. The shelf that was above the rack had candles laden all over with a vase of pink and yellow carnations. The walls were covered with a floral wallpaper, a third of the wall was covered with a white tile and molding around the room rested where the tile ended.
The sun was let in from a window above the tub high up on the wall, it lit up the clean pristine white of the tile. A simple mirror rested above the sink a built in cabinet was below the sink full of bath salts, soaps, shampoos and such he guessed,
her neon orange toothe brush rested in a old glass jam jar, with a glass cup. A white wicker chair sat in the corner near her sink. 'Beautiful and clean it suited her well, she fit in with this charming room' Madara mused to himself.
"Well, I like taking baths, so I couldn't have I crummy looking bathroom". She smiled playing with one of the rubber duck, she looked at the duck with childish affection, jade eyes wide and shining in amusement. Her thin fingers pushed it around the pool, lifting it out of the water she turned it towards Madara and squeezed. Water from the ducks beak shot him in the neck, she laughed at him. He guessed his face was priceless, because she continued to giggle. She reached to the wooden tray beside the tub, grabbing a light pink round object. She slowly moved the objects metal side in a back and forth motion on the heel of her foot. He assumed it was one of those girly things that all women did, her ankles were slim and watched as she moved to the ball of her foot begining to work on that section. Setting her foot back into the vanilla scented water, he had to ask.
"What is that?" Sakura looked at him confused. "Hmm...oh, this is a ped egg. It helps remove the dead skin off your feet, you know like callouses and all". Madara nodded at her explaination, that it probably meant that Sakura didnt have rough part on her body. He almost felt like purring in content, he always thought Sakura would be soft and smoooth. He hadn't held her since she was sixteen except for the brushes of skin in the hallways of the Uchiha compound, sometimes even with the forced hugs commanded upon her by Mikoto.
"Want me to do your feet?" Sakura asked her bell voice rining sweetly. Madara slowly raised a wet foot, in the air, she grabbed his foot. Her eyes widened in horror.
"Madara-san! You have callouses on top of your callouses!" He guessed it was a bad thing, he wasnt one to favor lotion,
he didnt like the after effect on his hands and having to wash it off. Sakura set his foot on the tub side close to her, he tensed for a sec at the shock of the cold. Her hands were soft as the gripped the side of his foot, she slowly moved the egg contrabtion up and down his foot. It suprisenly felt good, she watched her focusing her green eyes on her job, he smiled she got real serious about this kind of thing.
"Hey Madara-san?" She asked while still rubbing the egg on his foot.
"Yes. I told you to call me Madara-kun". He really wished she wouldn't call him Madara-san it made him feel older than he already was. He was already fifteen years older than her, he didnt want to feel like he was any older.
"How about plain Madara?" He nodded, that was good enough for him. "You've suprised me. I thought as soon as I said yes to this bath thing you would try to like rape me or something while in the tub." She continued as he chuckled, she set his foot back into the warm water. She gestured for the other foot, he raised it out of the water for watched as she set it on the side of the tub and began the process all over again.
"Also, what was with the rubber ducks?" He shrugged, as she continued to gently scrape.
"I thought it would help with your decision" 'He had spent a good thrity minutes in the bath toys aisle deciding on which toys to get, scratching his head a few times. He watched as a mother rolled by with a young boy in the cart, she turned the boy lose to grab a few toys. He watched as she smiled at the young boy almost screaming in excitment, he thought about the what if between Sakura and him. That this same scene could very well be him and Sakura in later years, the mother had noticed him watching.
"The rubber ducks are a good bet". He looked at the bright yellow ducks, contemplating. "No matter the gender its classic toy" He smiled thinking of Sakura's reaction to the ducks as he filled the basket with the bright yellow ducks.'
Sakura smiled at him rosey lips curled, it was a beautiful smile.
"They're adorable, good choice" She blew softly at one nearby he watched as it scooted along the bubble covered surface.
"Thank you Sakura-chan! I like making you happy" He grinned happily when he saw her blushing slightly, the color on her face looked enchanting. She set his foot back into the water, and placed the egg back onto the tray. She grabbed a sliced strawberry eating the bright fruit. He leaned foreward from his spot in the tub, he was close to her as he reached to grab a slice of mango. Sakura jumped a little in suprise when his arm crossed her vision. After eating the sweet fruit he noticed a blue object on the tray. If what he thought was on the tray was what it actually was, he became slightly excited.
"Sakura-chan what is that?" She looked at what he was, blushed slightly before speaking.
"It's my roller ball massager". A plan was formulating in his mind, on how he could get to help her, as the saying went 'You scratch my feet I massage your hot, bare back', well it didnt go exactly like that but something along those lines,
right?
"Sakura-chan you should let me massage your back since you were so kind to do my feet". He was already reaching relaxing tool before she could protest.
"Turn around Sakura-chan."
SAKURA POV
Sakura slowly turned around in the tube, she felt Madara's hand encase her shoulders gently pulling her back toward him. She was now sitting between both of his knees, she felt the cool roller ball start at the base of her neck. Madara moved it in a circular motion, as it achingly slow trailed down her spine between her shoulder blades. His on hand rested on her shoulder as he worked. His hand was large with beautiful long fingers, his nails weren't half bad either. Sakura choked back a soft moan as he applyed more pressure. Sakura had never been able to reach all of her back when she had used the roller she mainly massaged her arms, legs and lower back. It felt nice to have her back completly done, very...untensing.
"Is this okay?" Madara asked her in the shell of her ear. She nodded silently, wondering how long he would massage her back. She played with a rubber duck as he continued on.
"How's medical school so far?" He asked her his voice soft and silky.
"It's good, I really enjoy being able to work under Tsudane-sama". She truly was, she had been given the oppurtinity to go to a top medical school and train under the expert Tsudane-sama. The Uchiha's helped her celebrate the scholarship with a party at their house with all of her friends. Madara was there trying to get her to sit in his lap the entire time.
"Remember the party we threw for you?" He asked her, kneeding her shoulder with the roller.
"Yea," Sakura laughed "you tried to get me sit in your lap the entire time, and now look. You got your wish right".She glanced over her shoulder at him. He was smiling softly, she blushed he was really handsome she had to admit his pale skin,
the lean muscles, and his smile right now was charmingly sweet. Turning her head back quickly looking ahead, trying to calm down.
"It was well worth the wait...Sakura?" His voice sounded strained in the slightest, she noticed he had dropped the chan. The roller ball had stopped its relaxing circular movement.
"Yes, what is it?" Sakura was a little worried, she had never heard him sound like this before. She felt cool lips touch her shoulder blade. She gasped at the touch, his one hand kept her from moving away, she then felt his foread rest against her bare back.
"Sakura, I," His thick dark eyelashes left butterfly kisses on her spine. She shivered slightly, at the gentle contact.
"Yes" She whispered in what was almost a gasp.
"I, When I think of you, which is all the time, I think of forever. I think of your smiles, I think of you becoming a doctor with me supporting you, I think of what it would be like to hold you, I think of kissing you, I think of seeing you every morning and every night. Sakura, its hard to explain but I want to be there for you at all times. If you would say yes I would be very honored to be your boyfriend." Sakura couldn't even speak, she never knew Madara to be so heartfelt but his small speech almost made her tear up. His forehead left her back, he would want an answer.
Sakura thought of all her times with Madara. When he arrived at her fifteenth birthday with a quart of her favorite ice cream, mint chocolate chip and a large red bow resting on its top. He was the one who sat beside her at the Uchihas when they watched movies with her favorite carmel popcorn from the genin scouts. For christmas he would write messages in the snow professing his love so that on christmas morning she would look off her balcony and see the message. He bought her the charm bracelet she had been obsessing over for three weeks for no special occasion.
"Madara," Sakura turned to face him " you know all my favorite things," He nodded softly "you know my likes and dislikes" He nodded again "you do the sweetest things, sometimes". He looked at her his onyx eyes soft, his lips almost in a smile. "Madara, How was there for me when I cried after I got a 92 on my english exam and took me out for an ice cream?"
"Me" Sakura continued. "Who was the one who taught me how to play football?" Madara answered with another "Me"
Sakura was almost smiling "So when I describe to you my current boyfriend, who has long black hair, redish-black eyes and likes to confess to girls in bath tubs filled with rubber ducks who could that possibly be?"
Before Sakura could breath she was smothered in kisses from a man wearing power ranger swim trunks in a bath tub filled with vanilla scented bubbles and bright rubber ducks.
God, Madara loved rubber ducks
Chaos: OKay so I've recently become addictied to bubble baths ever since I got bubble bath goodies for my birthday!! They're very relaxing especially my stress relief stuff!! I hope you guys know what a ped egg is!!! XD Anywhoooo! After this I'll just be working on Love through Jade, but if suddent inspiration hits with other things I apologize!! XD Writing this makes me want a rubber duck really bad. Well thanks for reading review if you liked it pleas!! ^_^