Land of Snow
Yukigakure
The Hidden Village of the Land of Snow

The couple passed into the perimeter of the Land of Snow. It was a half mile away from Yukigakure . Sakura was wearing a jacket underneath the red-furred cloak, with a pair of gloves and earmuffs. Sasuke was wearing a black cloak.

They ascended inaudibly and traversed leisurely. Sakura was quite astounded of the vicinity, some trees were ornamented and the whole place was bounded by hails. The road was filled with snow.

She surveyed the area, it's getting late and they were walking for hours now.

"Sasuke-kun?" She broke the silence, it's not like she was uncomfortable, she just had to.

"Hn." Does that mean 'Yes?' 'What?' 'No?' 'You're annoying?' She silently chuckled at her thoughts. Sasuke shot her a look.

"Don't you think it's getting late? Are you hungry?" Sakura suggested, she continued on walking in the same pace with him. Sakura examined his face silently for a minute or two.

"…" She was waiting for his response but he made no answer. She always wondered what's going on his head, for a man of few words like him, she's curious. Like, what's running on his head? what do he want?what if he became Hokage? What if he never left the village in the first place? What if the massacre never happened? She placed her hands inside the pocket on her jacket and took a deep breathe.

"You know, we can take a break for a while…" She murmurs. Sasuke took a side glance at her face, she grinned awkwardly.

"…" For the second time, Sasuke didn't respond. Okay, she's used to it. She faked a cough and sighed. She spotted the gate of Yukigakure which they are heading to. Like the gates of Konoha, the gates of Yuki were also guarded by a Jounin,

Sasuke presented a scroll for the entrance that served as a pass. Well, they can always go through inside without passing the gates but that'll cause trouble, they don't want that.

"Welcome to Yukigakure! Enjoy your-" The three shinobi widened their eyes in shock,

"The heroes from the war! Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke! It was a great pleasure to meet you two! I never thought I would see you both in person!" The one with glasses exclaimed. Sasuke squinted his eyes.

"Sakura-senpai! You look more gorgeous in person! I always admire you for your incredible strength and superb medical skills!" Sakura flashed a smile on the petite jounin with blonde hair, he reminded her of Naruto, what's he doing right now anyway? Must be eating ramen with Hinata, she giggled.

"T-Thank you," She blushed and heard Sasuke scoffed. Sasuke proceeded and left Sakura, her eyebrows furrowed. She mentally sighed.

"Are you here for a mission? The village head will be so glad if he meets you both!" the other jounin professed in delight.

"Ah no… We're just travellers." Sakura shook her head in response. She bowed her head and bid good bye then followed Sasuke who walked off earlier. That was a warm welcome, the town was quite lively than she expected.

She surveyed the surroundings, there are also many travellers like them, she doesn't know where they heading though. He was ahead of her and she's just following him from behind.

"Sasuke-kun, have you been here before?" she murmured. They reached the park, there was a playground and benches, coloured lights and snowman. Sasuke sat on the bench and she sat beside him. She enjoyed the ambience, it was serene.

"Aa." He responded with a nod.

"Oh. I see." She smiled. She wondered, Sasuke must be fond of this place.

"Sasuke-kun? Don't you feel cold? It's freezing in here. Want me to lend you my jacket?"

"…" He noticed that she was watching him for a while. He didn't bother.

"Do you like snow Sasuke-kun?" She got to her feet and lowered herself gather snow in her hand from the ground. She wondered if she can make Sasuke play snowball fight with her. The idea of playing snowball with Sasuke was hilarious. She giggled and shook her head from the thought.

"…" Sasuke raised an eyebrow and took a deep breath.

"Sasuke-kun-" Sakura grasped the snowball and was about to throw it to Sasuke's face.

"Sakura." He grimaced and shot her an annoyed look. She fell silent and so embarrassed,what was she thinking? She bit her lower lip to restrain herself from laughing. Sasuke was glaring.

"Sorry…" She lowered her face awkwardly, she slumped her back to the bench and placed her hands on her lap. They were silent for five minutes straight. She was actually counting, really.

"Let's go get food." He suggested, more like demanded. Sakura stayed silent, she was waiting for him to get on his feet, but she wanted to stay there for a little more, she shrugged. Sasuke noticed that she was uneasy. 'Why?'

"It's getting late." His eyebrows furrowed. He's examining her face, "I know some place to stay." She nodded agreeably, she crossed her arms.

"You're cold." Staring at her, he stated.

"No." Sasuke was about to take off his cloak, she let out a giggle and waved her hands to refuse. He sighed.

"I-I like snow." He murmured. She blinked at his words, she fixed her gazed at Sasuke, then smiled.

"Me too" She moved closer to his side and clutched her arms to his and held his hand, tightly. She rested her head on Sasuke's shoulder.

"I think we should stay here for a while." She closed her eyes and mumbled.

"Right."