Ten fingers, ten toes, two eyes, a button nose, and heart shaped lips.
She was here, and she was beautiful. 8 pounds and 3 ounces of joy and wonder, a wonder that Sasuke never thought he would experience. Between the loss of his clan, his brother..of his childhood innocence. The joy that would fill his entire being at the mere mention of his brother coming home from a mission.
Sasuke chuckled, a sound that brought the attention of the little girl in his arms. Her eyes seemed to almost shoot up at the sound, staring deep into her Papa's eyes inquisitively.
"What is it Sarada?"
At the mere sound of her Papa's voice Sarada begins to happily coo, clenching and unclenching her little hands, which are only about the size of the chocolate truffles Sakura endlessly craved throughout her pregnancy.
Speaking of Sakura, she had been asleep for the past hour, the exhaustion of labor finally catching up with her. She had been so strong for so long, so patient..waiting for their daughter to finally be born and put an end to her contractions and pain. It felt symbolic, for Sakura had been just as patient with him, through the emotional pain he put her through..Sakura had seen the light at the tunnel, even when Sasuke himself hadn't.
He gently set his hand on top of Sakura's hand, running his thumb gently along her palm.
"Thank you Sakura.." He stated in a whisper, not wanting to wake his bride.
It proved to be to no avail, she was already awake.
"Thank you as well Sasuke-kun..for making me a mother."
At the sound of her Mama's voice the previously quiet Sarada perked up and began to coo, a coo that turned into a whine when she couldn't see her Mama. Sasuke chuckled and gently passed the whimpering baby to her mother.
"Hi angel..did you miss Mama?"
The whimpers came to a complete stop, instead turning into a happy coo.
"Aw..I missed you too darling." Sakura says as she brings Sarada close and rests her forehead against their baby's.
"Are you feeling ok Sakura?"
Sakura nods and takes Sasuke's hand.
"I'm feeling a lot better, I'm a little sore but, nothing unmanageable."
"Good..can you believe she ended up weighing 8 pounds?"
Sakura starts giggling, a magical sound, like the tiny tingling of Christmas bells.
"Not at all! I was expecting a tiny little one! But she's a sturdy, adorable little marshmallow of a baby!"
Sasuke chuckles and gently pokes Sarada's cheek with his finger.
"She's incredible, it's still so surreal to see her."
"It is isn't it? After everything, we finally have this little light."
Sasuke leans in and gives Sakura a gentle kiss.
"At last we have peace."
"I love you Sasuke-kun."
"And I love you Sakura."
Sarada begins to coo, wanting her presence to be known.
"And we love you Sarada, thank you for being born."
Sarada's eyes shine with a pure innocent love for her parents, and it is in that moment that Sasuke realizes that his daughter has his brother's eyes.
Through Sarada Itachi lives on.
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