Title: Surprise?
Summary: Too short to have a proper summary.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Prompt: the smell of fresh paint
Rating: K
"I don't know why, but I think Sasuke-kun's been avoiding me lately," Sakura told Ino on their lunch date.
"Why do you think so?" Ino raised a brow at her.
"Because I don't see him as much anymore. And every time I asked if I could come over, he says no or he'll go to my place instead," Sakura furrowed her brows.
"And how long has this been going on?"
"A month, give or take a few days? I mean, what if he's hiding something? Or worse, he's hiding someone? And he's been secretly cheating on me behind my back!" Sakura gasped.
Ino sighed and rolled her eyes, knowing Sakura's just being her usual paranoid self.
"Hey, calm your forehead, forehead. I'm pretty sure whatever it is, Sasuke has a good explanation for it. Otherwise, he'd have me to explain to."
And that was enough of a reassurance Sakura needed from a friend.
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It was close to 10pm that night, when Sakura heard a knock on the door.
Thinking it was probably a messenger from the Hokage, Sakura went to open to door.
"Sasuke-kun?" was who she found standing at her door.
"Sakura." Sasuke said in greeting.
"What are you doing here, so late at night?" Sakura tilted her head, questioning.
"Come with me."
And she did. She trailed beside him, with him leading, all the way to the Uchiha compound's main house.
The first thing that hit her, was how different it looked to her, compared with the last time she's been here. In a way, it looked much cleaner. Homier, she thought to herself.
Then, there was a light draft, and a waft of the smell of fresh paint hit her senses. Then she realized, "You renovated?"
"Aa."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Hn," and he tugged at her hand, indicating for her to follow.
They moved towards the back of the traditional house, where a sakura tree stood. It was spring, and the blossoms were in full bloom.
Sasuke lead her beneath the tree.
"Sakura, marry me."
A/N: Yay! My first ever contribution to SasuSaku Month. It's horribly short, and I probably ended it too abruptly. But I'm almost late for work and did this in 20 minutes, so bear with me please. Will try to do better pieces in the future!