Summary: Sasuke has been travelling alone for a year. When he comes back to Sakura, she convinces him to start a new journey, this time together. This is the story of their year travelling together.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto series or any character that appears in it.
The Year Of Magical Discovering
Chapter 1:
It had been a long day, filled with all kind of emotions. They had laughed, they had cried, they had shared hugs and kisses, and what's most important, they all shared Naruto and Hinata's most important day of their lives. They were all there cheering the newly wed couple. Almost everyone, Sakura thought.
Sakura couldn't believe two of their best friends were actually married. There were some couples among their friends, of course, like Temari and Shikamaru (always fighting and accusing each other of being too troublesome, but you could see from a mile that they were in love) and Ino and Sai (with Sai always carrying a book with some advice about relationships) but Naruto and Hinata were the first ones to seal the deal.
She was happy for them and she had an amazing time helping the girls prlanning the big day, but now, the party was over and almost everyone started leaving the Hyugga Mansion and she also started thinking of going home. She was happy but couldn't help to feel a little sting in her heart thinking about him. He was also one of Naruto's best friends. He should had been there, for Kami's sake. She was not mad at him anyway, it was useless to be mad at Uchiha Sasuke, she had learned through the years, she was only hoping that he was ok.
"One last picture".- Ino said grabbing Hinata and making her move towards the girl's group.
"Come on Ino, let her have fun with her husband."- Sakura replied.
"I bet they will have tons of fun tonight."- Tenten laughed.
"I…I… We…"- Hinata almost fainted.
"Come on girls, don't be such a tease!"- Sakura said smiling.
"Ok. Let's do it. Smile girls."- Ino asked holding her cell and taking a selfie.- "Go back to your dear hubby and make sure to memorize all the details of the wedding night to tell us when you're back from your honeymoon."
"Sure I will."- Hinata replied smiling.- "But I won't tell you anything. I'm not like you, Yamanaka".
Sakura started laughing watching Ino's mouth fell down with Hinata's answer. The blonde kunoichi was so shocked that almost let her cell fell on the floor. Hinata returned next to Naruto, holding hands with him, as he continued talking to Kakashi.
"One last bottle of sake?"- Tenten asked.
"I'm definitely in."- Ino replied.
"Shikamaru? Temari?."- Tenten asked.
"No sake for us, thanks".- Temari replied.
"I think I'm still able to drink, Temari."- Shikamaru said scratching his head.
"Oh boy, if I'm not drinking, you are not drinking, Shika."-Temari laughed.
"It's gonna be so troublesome."- Shikamaru said rolling his eyes.
"Why aren't you drinking?."- Sai asked.
"Hmmm… it's just that…"- Shikamaru doubted.
"I'll tell you when we get home."- Ino said softly in his ear.
"Sakura?."- Tenten asked.
"I think I'm going home."- Sakura replied.
"No way!."- Tenten cried.
"I'm tired, plus I want to work at the Hospital tomorrow. I want to make some research."- Sakura explained.
"Nobody will be working tomorrow, Forehead."- Ino replied.
"But Tsunade./."-
"Tsunade is completely wasted. Just look at her."- Ino cut Sakura and pointed to one of the tables, where effectively, Tsunade was completely drunk.
"I'm leaving anyway. See you guys around."- Sakura ended.
And with this, she said goodbye to the bride and groom, hugged them (again) and headed home. The weather was nice, Konoha looked beautiful covered in cherry blossoms and she was not feeling really tired, so she decided to take a walk home.
A year has passed since the war ended and Sasuke left them again to start his redemption journey. He promised to come back, but never explained when. They exchanged some letters during this long year apart. She told him about the reconstruction of Konoha, her training and her work at he hospital. He wrote about all the places he was visiting but never gave a hint of when he was coming back. Secretly she hoped he would show up for Naruto's wedding.
Sakura arrived at her apartment door and she felt a strong presence behind. In other circumstances she would have grabbed her kunai and prepared herself for a fight, but then, at that very moment, there was no need. There were peaceful times after all, she had not a kunai attached to her waist, hidden under her beautiful dress, and most important, she recognized the presence behind her in a second.
"You're late."- she mumbled.
"Sakura…"- he said softly.
She turned on herself to watch the man who spoke her name. He was there. Sasuke Uchiha, dressed in the same clothes she saw him left Konoha a year ago, tall and handsome, leaving her almost breathless as he usually did.
"The wedding is over, Uchiha."- she said.
"Looks like I'm always late."- he said and smirked.
"You are. You definitely are. But you always come."- she smiled.
And with a tiny step, she couldn't help herself to hold him. She hanged herself with her arms around his strong neck and buried her head in his chest. He smelled like forest and firecamp. He passed his arm around her waist and held her closer. He rested his head in the top of hers. She smelled like cherry blossoms. She smelled like home.
So this is the first chapter of my first fanfiction.
English is not my native language so I hope you all forget all my grammar errors.
Please review if you want. It will be a pleasure reading your comments :)
