Starlight
Feb. 20th - "Clad in the beauty of a thousand stars"
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Sakura woke up and instantly knew she'd made a mistake.
She sat up slowly and took in the vaguely familiar room, eyes still bleary with sleep.
He wasn't there. She sighed in relief and leaned back against the headboard. What was she going to do? What would she tell him? Her head instantly started to ache with the anticipation of his questions, of having to explain to him what this meant.
Speaking of...where was he? She got out of bed, slipped her clothes on and walked out into the living room. She scanned the empty room, then noticed the open door. So that's why it was so chilly in here...
Sakura stepped out of the apartment and instinctively made her way up to the roof. She padded up the stairs slowly, silently, then stopped dead as she reached the top and the expanse of the roof-top opened up before her.
He was standing on the very edge of the roof-top, facing the most magnificent sight - a field of dispersed light created by more stars than she could recall ever seeing before, offset by his dark silhouette.
She must have let out a gasp because he turned then. Upon seeing her, he smiled and his entire face lit up, particularly his already bright eyes. The smile was one she'd never before seen on him, a calm, gentle look she didn't quite know he was capable of. It occurred to her that he looked just like a star, at home along with the present company.
Something burned in her chest then as she watched him, as she took in that calm, gentle smile caused solely by her presence. If he was a star, perhaps he'd fallen to earth just for her. It was then that she decided there was no mistake, nothing to explain.
He held a hand out to her and she walked forward and took it, then climbed up onto the ledge of the roof and turned her eyes to the sky as well. They stood there for a long time, hands still entwined, watching the glorious sight, knowing smiles donning their faces.
A/N: So that was unusual. Tell me what you think. Btw, I'm not condoning any premarital relations, mmkay? That's bad.