Title - Mundane Moments

Category - Naruto

Rating - Teen

Disclaimer - I do not own anything.

Summary - Because it was the everyday simple things that spoke louder than any public declaration of love.

A.N - I don't know where this came from, NaruSaku is not my OPT yet this seemed to be needed to be written. Anyway I hope you enjoy this.


1. Fuss

Sakura likes to fuss, a common fact from her academy days whether it was her appearance or over people. The amount of hours she had spent in a clothes store going over three tops that all look similar before leaving is legendary as her mentor's drinking habit.

Yet Naruto just laughs it all off, as he waits inside the store for her to make up her mind holding her shopping bags. He knows that she appreciates it when they leave the store to go for ramen.


2. Picture

Despite Naruto wanting his face on the Hokage Rock for everyone to see, it's the moments when he wakes up in the morning, eyes bleary that he wants to capture forever. He would watch for hours if he could at Sakura asleep; despite the drool that she always blamed on him, her soft snores which she claimed not to make. It was the peaceful, unguarded look on her face that made him fall in love with her even more.


3. Sacrifice

He knew that something was going to happen, an itch on the back of his neck that would not disappear. Yet there had not been anything awful that happened that day in the office - everyone had returned back from missions with little injuries, Gaara had responded to his letter and Shikamaru hadn't complained that much that day.

So when he went to enter their place, he was stopped from opening the door wide by Sakura, an apologetic smile on her face. He knew what was up, it did happen nearly every month.

"Ino dumped someone?" He asked wearily, all he wanted to do was to eat something and relax, yet he held the wince as he heard Ino crying from the living room.

"Actually someone dumped Ino, she's in a bad place at the moment. Do you think.." Sakura started to ask but was interrupted when Naruto just nodded and wave her away.

"Go help Ino, I'll see you tomorrow." He heard something crash in their and watch as Sakura gave him a peek on his cheek before the door closed in his face. Perhaps Iruka would let him crash on his couch again. It was much comfier than the one in Hokage tower, he would need to be well rested dealing with a sleep-deprived Sakura in the morning.


4. Marriage

They didn't have a lavish wedding as everyone expected, rather just drew up a marriage contract when they were in Suna and had Gaara pronounced them man and wife with just their teammates and an empty seat for their lost teammate.

It wasn't a big deal for them, they were in love with each other. Their love was more than a lavish event or a piece of paper, their love was the mundane moments that they shared. From how Sakura would always stock up ramen in the house, to the random flower pots that litter the house Naruto would buy for Sakura on a whim. It was comfortable and was enough for them.

Beside he had tried on potential suits before and could not stand how uncomfortable the high collar was.


5. Relaxed

She's mellowed considerably since the war, her temper was not as short but when she snapped, everyone knew. She was the only one able to get away from hitting the Hokage, not that any Anbu would even attempt stopping her, in case she turned her ire to them.

Yet Naruto would just grab her hand just as she had reached her level, entwined their fingers and with a smile and a chuckle apologise. Sometimes it would work and she was just berate him fondly whilst mentioning that they wouldn't have ramen for dinner tonight, other times she would just huff and stomp away with Naruto trailing behind her.


6. Rotten

They both worked stressful jobs with long hours, and spent the remaining time with their friends or each other. So in some aspects they were lack, such as housework.

Naruto hoarded things with meaning too but he didn't ever want to throw things away because you never knew when they needed one chopstick or a ripped scarf. It would be hidden in boxes in the closet or underneath the western-style bed. As if it was hidden away for a rainy day.

Sakura was slightly different, whilst she didn't hoard she just had the essentials in their place, just articles from 5 years ago on a medical practices would litter the coffee table, bags of herbs for her experiments were found in the most of randomness places such as between the couch cushions, and clothes and make-up she had to buy spilling out of the closet and sprawled out on the bathroom countertop.

So whilst their place was filled with clutter, they somewhat forgot about other household chores that took more then five minutes and they always put off for another day.

"It moved, kill it!"

"Rasengan!"

Yet battling the mould on the back of their fridge brought them closer than any other battle could.


7. Glasses

It was a secret that hardly anyone knew but from all the paperwork they both had to fill out everyday, their eyes needed a little help. Thankfully they had the same prescriptions and brought matching glasses for the house and hidden away in their offices. The only difference was the colour of the frames, Naruto in orange and Sakura in red.

It was not uncommon for them to use each other glasses when they need it or where to lazy to locate their own. Whether it was in the middle of the night and there was a emergency that needed their attention to paperwork or trying to decipher their own handwriting when they were tired.

Sakura would complain occasionally that the orange clashed with her hair before Naruto would kiss her on the forehead and state that he never seen orange look so good on someone before.


8. Fluffy

Their bed was the only piece of furniture they could agree on when they moved in together, that they need another one. Naruto one was too old and smelt weird for Sakura to even consider sleeping on and Sakura's bed was too small for both of them.

It took them going to three stores, trying out different beds for five hours and then trying to get a deal on the bed they wanted, apparently saving the world from domination didn't mean any discount. In the end they got the bed they wanted, not too soft but had the right amount of support for their backs. With the amount of fluffy covers and pillows on it, it made it difficult to get up some mornings.

The rest of the furniture was mis-matched - from Naruto's orange couch that clashed with Sakura's pale green chair, to the odd bookshelves and cabinets that had no coordination with each other. Even their mugs were all odd, from the mugs in the shape of frogs to the grey mugs that matched some of their dishes.

Yet it just fitted them.


9. Skinny

Sometimes Naruto would feel her eyes on him, dissecting him in a clinical way that always sent a shiver down his back. Looking up from the plant he had been tending, he shot a smile to Sakura as she sat on the couch with a blanket and medical article on her lap.

"You're too skinny." She stated bluntly, that he could not help sweat-dropped at.

"What?" He ask, sitting on the back of his heels.

"You're too skinny and I'm a little concern about how pale you are. I think you need a change in diet may be helpful." She commented, her eyes narrow as she looked over him.

"Did Ino pass a comment about you again, just ignore her." Naruto asked, watching the tick in her forehead form before she took a breath and it disappeared. He really should monitor when they got together as there always seemed like a drastic change always took place afterwards.

"That's beside the point beside a change could be better for both of us." Sakura stated before going back to her article. He sighed as he knew that she could be stubborn at times and there was little chance in changing her mind.

Going back to the plant, it took a while for something to click but when it, he twirled around ignoring the plant and stare in devastation at Sakura.

"Wait does that mean no ramen?"


10. Beer

Naruto hated the smell of beer, it reminded him of the mean men that used to harass him after drinking. He could always smell it on their breaths as they yelled at him before the Abu would pull them off him.

Yet when he watched Sakura and Ino stumbling in from girls night, the smell of beer seeping from their pours he would sigh before getting up to get some glasses of water. He didn't mind the smell as much when Sakura would kiss him as he would help put her to bed.

Sakura preferred drinking sake, just like her mentor did though she didn't spill any on documents as her mentor was in the habit of doing. However on girls nights, Ino always encouraged her to drink beer and she would nearly every time. She would not backed down from a challenge from the pig and would be stumbling home after she had too many pints to count.

She would however have mints in her bag so that when she went home, her breath didn't smell of beer too much.