Naruto walked through the hallways of the mansion, a large file underneath his arm. He frowned deeply. What a horrible day. First his fiancé had strictly wanted him to help her choose a bridal dress and what sort of food they had to serve at the wedding. Naruto, being way too busy with being Hokage had with an annoyed tone told her he didn't have the time, making her stomp out of the office in offence.
So he found himself seeking out, his only rescue when he got angry – Sakura. Not that Sakura was a person you messed with when you were angry, but if he offended her, she would hit him so hard that he regretted being angry all together. However, the sight that met him was slightly different than what he had expected.
A pink-haired woman, who had under the strict guidance of Hiashi, read most of the Hyuuga scrolls in order to train Minori. Sakura was jumping and hitting the air, just so his daughter could see how it worked. His eyes softened and he walked a bit slower than before. He could see Sakura punch the air, with his daughter mimicking her and at the same time watched her as if she was some sort of a god. The snow was starting to disappear …but the ground was brown and messy.
Naruto though only saw the spring before him, the sun shining down upon the garden, which was full of flowers and…
He shook his head again. The wedding must've had affected him more than he had imagined. His feet dragged against the floor and he stopped when he stood by the window, admiring the sight before him. It was like he watched the two loves of his life punching the air. Minori represented her mother and Sakura the woman who had throughout the years been very loyal to him, staying as a friend even in the hardest times.
Hinata had been a beautiful woman, graceful in all her spirit and soul. She had had the kindest eyes and they could see into your mind, knowing exactly what you thought and had never once judged him. He loved her still and sometimes he would give up status, life and friends, just in order for her to come back -…
…- but now – he had the feeling that he wasn't so sure about it. Sakura kicked the air again, spinning around with a brutal graze only seen with Shizune and Tsunade. She was beautiful in a dangerous way; it was no surprise that the Tuschikage had been interested. The rock country had always been very fascinated about strong women and Sakura was a woman not only strong physically – but mentally as well.
A smile claimed his lips as he leaned against the column. He saw how Minori slowly tried to figure out what to do with her legs, when Sakura sat down and let her hands guide the smaller girl. She would become a wonderful mother.
His eyes widened when a pair of green eyes locked with his. Her eyes were nothing like Hinata's. Hinata's were full of love, compassion, respect – Sakura's was full of determination, strength and tender when she weren't pissed…two different women…
-
He had to be honest with himself. He really thought that the dinner affair he had arranged would be wonderful, fantastic, amazing that his children would absolutely love his new wife. Skye wasn't a bad woman, she might be seven years younger than the Hokage, but that shouldn't make a difference – it didn't in his world.
Usually it would be him, Sakura, Minori, Sasuke and Hiashi jr. that would be sitting at the table. Sakura had always insisted on sitting in the far end of the table, because it was only the wife or the fiancé of the Hokage, who rightly belonged to his right side. On his right side sat Skye along with Hiashi who was busy being fed by Sakura.
On his left side, Minori right beside him and Sasuke at her left. Sakura was seated at the end of the table, helping his smaller children eat. He didn't know how, but she had after Hinata's death just taken over all the motherly roles. It didn't fit him at first, he had actually wanted her to leave his family alone – but this was how his family was now…and he knew it would be for the best.
Skye was busy talking about her life in the Cloud, when Naruto looked up from his food and accidentally locked his gaze with Sakura's again. Feeling that it was inappropriate to stare he turned to listen to what Skye had to say. She was a feisty woman, no doubt about that, but she talked a bit too much for his taste. Naruto smiled to himself; perhaps he had in the past few years really managed to grow up and begun to like the silence.
His eyes then caught Minori's, who was too busy glaring at the woman seated opposite from her. Her tiny hand tightened her hold on her chopsticks, her food clearly not being eaten. Naruto frowned. "Minori, stop acting inappropriate and eat your food." Naruto dug his own chopsticks into his dinner and ate it with a slight hint of anger.
The young girl turned to Sakura quickly, but her substitute mothers were too busy cleaning up Hiashi's mess. Minori frowned and turned to her father instead. "why are you going to marry that stupid woman?" the room suddenly went silent and Skye looked at the smaller girl, clearly offended by this. However, she didn't stop. "why don't you marry Sakura instead! She is way kinder and I like her better – I don't want that woman to be my mother."
Naruto glared at her. "Minori, I have told you already why I don't marry Sakura and you better start behaving or I'll have to punish you"
She didn't flinch at his remark and he could see the determination of Sakura's in her eyes, Hinata completely gone from her spirit and mind. "Minori, eat your food and act properly"
The small girl slammed her chopsticks into the table. "you're so mean! You always correct me! You never talk to me! I wish my mom was here or that Sakura was my mom! And that you weren't my dad!"
Sakura sat wide-eyed at the far end of the table, along with Sasuke and Hiashi. Naruto though never managed to detect the hurt in her eyes. Minori pushed her chair backwards. "I am going with Sakura when she goes on her journey!!" and the young girl ran out of the room. Sakura turned her head. "Minori!"
Naruto finally turned his look to Sakura, anger flaring. "you're not going after her Sakura."
This made something snap in the pink haired kunoichi and she stood up, becoming angry herself. "you're so insensitive! Why don't you just treat her kindly instead of yelling at her all the time? She is still a kid, and she needs your support!"
He growled. "I am the Hokage Sakura! You should know your place in the court – you're not her mother, you're her trainer!"
"that doesn't give you the right to treat her like this! I don't care who you marry or what the hell you do in your life – but you don't treat children like this!" her fist slammed into the table and at this Naruto stood up too. "well! Why don't you just get the hell out of here!? You're not her mother Sakura!"
He could see the hurt in her eyes right away, but the anger never left the irises. "So, Fine! I'll be gone by tomorrow morning! Have a good life!" she picked up Hiashi and with heavy footsteps she walked out the door and slammed it close, leaving Skye, Naruto and Sasuke in completely silence.
Sasuke looked up at his father, but when he didn't catch his gaze the young boy jumped down of his seat and followed Sakura…
-
Naruto kicked his trashcan violently, making it crash into the wall, cracking the already old wall. "damnit!" he grabbed his hair in anger and pushed his head backwards in frustration, letting his confused, angry and hurt eyes gaze rest on the wall. As time passed, his hands slowly stopped grabbing his hair as hard as he did before.
He closed his eyes and brought one of his hands to his temple. He hadn't imagined that the dinner would be such an awful affair. Well, Minori was a child that had an emotional strength that couldn't be matched, but that didn't mean she should disgrace his wishes of who he was going to marry and not. The hurt gaze made him furrow his brows – what would Hinata think of him? She had wanted him to be kind around his children – not this…awful. Perhaps Sakura was right afterall, he shouldn't talk like that to them, they were still only children.
They were his children.
He opened his eyes and locked his gaze with Hinata's on their wedding photo. Sakura had neatly commented on how happy he looked on the photograph. The words she had used had made him think that she might have commented on something else, but Sakura had told him she didn't want to get married.
He had heard the stories from either Shizune or Tsunade, how Sakura doing her travels had met a man. He weren't a ninja, he was a guide from the Cloud. The description of him seemed like he was a bit rough in his looks but tender in his personality. They were supposed to have gotten married; she had even prepared a note for Naruto …-
- then Hinata died and when the note was returned with a 'the hokage must attend his wife's funeral, so he does not have time to arrange your marriage' she had run away from her boyfriend 3 weeks pregnant too, just so she could help Naruto out. According to some of the letters, Naruto had by accident found in her room, her boyfriend wanted to know what had happened to the child and if she was going to return. He didn't find a return letter. However, Sakura hadn't been pregnant when she had attended Hinata's funeral with him. So something must have happened …
Tsunade and Shizune were like closed graves, and had strictly refused to not tell Naruto a thing. He leaned into his chair – something told him that Sakura hid things for him, and not just small things, which reminded him…
'I'll be gone by tomorrow morning!'
"god damnit Sakura…"
-
He found her sitting in the garden as usual, as if she was almost expecting him. He had his hands pocketed and stood still, just watching her silent from, which had its back turned to him. She didn't look sparkly in the moon, instead she claimed a depressed and sad expression and never once turned to look back at him.
Naruto weren't stupid, Sakura could be mad in two ways; the usual 'I'm-going-to-punch-you-for-being-a-baka' and the very rare 'I'm-so-mad-that-I'll-refuse-to-speak-to-you'. This night it was the latter without a doubt, so he wished himself good luck and stepped into the dark garden.
That was when she turned to him, her eyes narrowed and a back bag beside her. Minori was apparently sitting there too, because when she turned, he saw a girl in her arms, sobbing hard. He knew that she was good at making him guilty, but he wouldn't let it show – not now.
He didn't mean to be cold on purpose, in reality he was dying to have fun – he wanted his youth back, be able to laugh at his silly jokes and get punched by Sakura. He didn't mean to become insensitive, it was like time had passed so quickly, and before he knew what he was doing, he had become closed – something that might have seemed unrealistic just five years ago.
Sakura had not remained the same either; she hadn't turned cold, but less violent. He knew very well that when Sakura was like that, she had an enormous burden on her shoulder or had to face a choice she didn't like. She had been like that ever since she returned.
"Minori – I'd like to talk to Sakura, can you go to your room." He spoke monotone.
The smaller girl looked up and glared at her father, ready to say something when the older woman placed a hand on her shoulder, the depressed look replaced with a much kinder. "go to your room Minori – it won't take long." At her substitute mother's words, she quickly jumped down from the bench and towards the mansion, but not without looking back concerned.
Naruto saw how the kind expression quickly retreated when Minori was out of sight, and was replaced with a lighter mad face. He decided to act like he hadn't seen and looked around almost awkwardly. "can I sit down?"
"It's your garden…"
It stung and he didn't quite understand why, so he sat down making sure he didn't sit too close to her, he didn't feel like having a blue eye tonight. They sat in silence for a long time, no one really knowing what to say – and both too stubborn in reality to actually apologize.
"can't you at least stay until the wedding?" he spoke almost defeated. Sakura flinched and looked at him offended. "till the wedding? What good should that bring?"
"Sakura – I – "
"no you listen, Hokage-sama, I am not interested in staying here, if you refuse to acknowledge me of helping you out. I have stayed her for two years now; I've taken care of your kids so they wouldn't become depressed like you. I even helped you out, made sure to get you out of bed – and now you say I don't belong here?" she turned her head away from him and pushed her lips forward.
"don't try to comfort me, hokage-sama, I intend to leave no matter what you say."
Naruto groaned, why did she have to be so troublesome in times like these? It was like she wanted him to go on his knees and apologize – yes it was true that she had helped out a lot, and the children smiled a lot more than they had done the first year. His hands clenched in his lap as he continued to stare at the pound before them. "Sakura – listen – it's not that I don't appreciate your help…"
She clicked her tongue in disbelief and continued to refuse looking at him, but it didn't prevent him from continuing. "…but, Sakura -…it is me and Hinata's children, not yours. I would be even happier if you didn't take upon the mother-role so much, we have Skye now, she can raise the children."
"so you find me incapable of raising children – eh? Well, then it is just great – fine I'll leave" as she stood up Naruto grabbed her by the shoulder and pushed her down on the bench, for once he was grateful for Sakura being incapable of using her chakra. "sit down Sakura – we're not done."
She glared at him like she wanted to strangle him, but she none the less sat down. Naruto didn't remove his hand from her shoulder. "Sakura, damnit listen – okay, I appreciate your help, but…I would just like them to remember their mother." She grew silent.
"They are still Hinata's kids and Minori is the one remembering her mother the most, it would be a shame if she would begin to see you as her mother. I can understand if Hiashi saw you like that, because he is too young to remember and Sasuke too. The problem is…let Skye take over."
She turned her head away. "I'm not trying to erase Hinata's memory, I am just trying to help you out …damnit." He could feel how her shoulder tensed and he let his mask erase just a tiny bit. "…but don't you understand…Naruto…I just didn't want you to be on your own. I am your friend remember?"
"Sakura-cha-"
"I just wanted to damn make sure you weren't on your own again! I know how awful it felt when you were a child, I know what it is like to be alone and you wouldn't have anyone. Of course they would visit and all, but no one would help you out, your kids would be forced to have a nanny of some sort. How would you even fight off the Hyuuga!?"
"Sakura!"
Finally she turned to him again. "what!?"
All he wanted to say disappeared in a split second when their eyes connected and he felt how his own eyes widened just a bit. Sakura had really; really green eyes and they were sparkling evergreen in the reflected light in the pond from the moon. He could feel her tense even more, but didn't move away. He opened his mouth, but none of the words he had wanted to enlighten her soul with came…
"...your eyes…"
She blinked and a small blush tainted her skin, her expression made Naruto dare to move his hand from her shoulder to her neck, pulling her a bit closer. Sakura must have been out of her mind, because she would never dare to be this close to him – again. Naruto found himself blaming the stress for the unwanted feelings he had in his stomach right now. It was sickening and it felt like he had jumped years backwards and experienced his first kiss or his all first time crush. He shouldn't even feel this way about Sakura!
He was going to get married!
Damnit! He had been married! He had kids!
Yet, he just enjoyed the feeling of Sakura's own hand land on his leg as she slowly closed her own eyes. He could sense the nervousness, something she shouldn't feel, it was just him! It was just Naruto…
"it's just me…" he muttered, closing his own eyes and leaned forward.
Maybe Hinata really wished that he should move on, find a woman he loved just as much as he loved her. Maybe Hinata disagreed with the marriage between him and the cloud, because…well, she had always known how he felt for Sakura, even though his feelings had almost disappeared or been replaced by Hinata before they got married.
"yeah….I know…" she whispered. He could almost sense the words and how they tickled against his skin when they were spoken. How did they manage to get like this? Hadn't they just been fighting? Naruto knew he had been feeling differently lately, but here he was, sitting with the woman who had started to hunt his mind – truly, all he wanted right now was to crush her against him – and just kiss her senseless in the middle of the garden, damn everybody else.
His hand tightened on her neck and pulled her just a bit forward, to close the distance between them. He couldn't be more grateful, he could feel Hinata's permission, he was allowed Sakura. "Sakura-chan…"
She then stopped as if something prevented her. "I can't…"
His eyes opened, not fully understanding the situation. His hand were still lingering on her neck, brushing his thumb over the surprisingly soft skin as he tried to search her eyes. "why….?"
Sakura looked inhumanly embarrassed, and her hands had gone from his shoulder and leg to her own lap. He continued to stroke her skin, trying to get her just a bit closer. "you're getting married Naruto…it would be improper if I kissed you now, I would hurt myself."
He brought his other hand to her cheek, not fully understanding what he was doing himself. "no…Sakura-chan…this won't hurt…" he gulped. "let me have this…please, I beg you…give it to me…I need it."
She brought a hand to his and tenderly removed it. "no…I can't give it to you."
"stay."
Sakura turned her gaze towards him, but when their eyes locked, there was no romantic feeling. He didn't have the haunting butterflies in his stomach or horrible urge to just lay her down in the melting snow. "stay …don't go."
"I have to go home." She muttered.
"stay in the mansion, I promise nothing will happen between us, nothing will be destroyed – just don't…leave"
She looked doubtful as he spoke.
"if not for me, then for the kids. You have to be stupid to not see they adore you Sakura-chan."
"it's just Sakura, Hokage-sama" with those word she stood up and walked towards her room in the mansion, apparently having changed her mind.
As Naruto sat there he realised something.
…but he wasn't sure what
-
The temple itself was dark and the candles barely lit up his path to the altar. His hands were pocket as his blue eyes looked at the many symbols covering the wooden desk. He wasn't a particular religious person, but Hinata was. She usually dragged him to their weekly prayer in the private Hyuuga temple, but now Naruto preferred to sit in the hokage temple. He wasn't fond of going to the Hyuuga mansion any longer.
He took a picture of Hinata and placed it on the stand, and sat down on his knees, muttering low prayers. His mind flashed with images of them. He saw the first time she managed the courage to ask him out on a date. He saw their growing fondness for the other. He saw Sakura leave Konoha, with a smile on her face. He saw Hinata and his first kiss. He saw their first time together. Their wedding. The birth of Minori. Sasuke. Hiashi. He saw her smiling as she lay beside him. He saw the limp body…the dried blood. The coffin. The grave.
He saw Sakura looking at him with sympathy.
He saw himself lying limp in his bed as the sound of papers being rummaged in his office.
He saw Hinata hugging him sweetly, kindly.
He saw Minori open her eyes, take her first step – and Hinata smiling proudly.
He saw Hinata fight Neji gracefully in the garden and he stepped up beside the two of them, challenging them both to a fight.
He saw the blood and Hinata's limp body.
He saw her.
He saw her.
He saw the deserted office, the darkness playing with the room's hollowness. It felt empty, so empty.
He saw Sakura sit down on his bed, her arms opening in a warm embrace, his face hidden inside the crook of her neck.
He saw Minori cry.
He saw Sasuke stare at him confused.
He saw Hiashi jr. giggle childishly, in the arms of his mother.
He saw her being replaced with Sakura.
It wasn't right.
He saw the piece of paper with Skye's name.
It wasn't right.
He loved Hinata.
He wanted her back.
Naruto opened his eyes again and focused them on the wooden altar in front of him. His eyes only staring at the smiling Hinata on the picture, surrounded with all of their kids, Minori pulling Sasuke's hair and Hiashi in her arms. What a stunningly beautiful woman, how come he had deserved her? He closed his palm around the small photo and placed it back into his pocket, before he stood up. He bowed in front of the altar. "I pray for forgiveness, for kindness towards my family, and for Hinata being safe and happy where ever she may be"
He was silent for a while, his mind going back to the events that had occurred about a month ago. Sakura's mouth so close to his and his heart beating so fast, like he was giving in to a sinful fantasy. The sight of her bleeding knuckles…
"And I pray for Sakura's health and her happiness…may she find it somewhere"
-
The bedroom was as empty as it always was. The red fiery walls seemed like a burning sea in the morning sun that escaped the curtains, hiding the outside world from Naruto. His eyes were cracked slightly open and his blue eyes watched the sun's shine swim across the walls. It gave him a nice cuddly feeling within his body and unconsciously his lip turned into a looped smile. For the first time in many months he had found himself waking up with pleasure and content in himself.
That was until his door jumped open with a bang and the cloud princess shrieked loudly. "Hokage-samaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Do you want to go on a picnic with me?!" Naruto jumped up in his bed in pure surprise and took the grass cutter and pointed it towards the princess with wide eyes. It silenced her.
They remained in that posture for a while, before Naruto lowered the sword and gave a tired sigh. "next time don't barge in on me like that" the princess was about to talk when Sakura pushed her way inside the bedroom, taking the princess by the shoulders and pressed her out the room. Loud voices where heard, especially Sakura's scolding voice brought a smile to his face. He guessed that something really never did change. Footsteps approached his room and the sour pink haired woman, entered and closed the door with a loud bang, muttering stuff to herself.
Naruto sat there bare-chested and scratched his cheek, admirering her form walking around in his room, cleaning up the mess and told her while yawning. "you really don't have to do this much effort, I am sure the servants won't mind touching my dirty laundry or open my curtains – and you shouldn't act like a nanny towards my fian-"
"Oh Naruto, shut up, I am doing this until Skye can take over – and something tells me you didn't want her in your room here in the morning."
"And I want you here?"
"Touché"
Naruto stood up from the bed and went over to Sakura's side and bent down to pick up a pair of pants and took the laundry out of her arms, and grinned at her. "I don't know what is going on in your head Sakura, but it is rude kicking my future wife out like that" to his surprise Sakura pinched his cheeks hard. "oh Naruto, sometimes I wonder if you even know what's good for you"
It was not even 7 am in the morning, they were both tired and it was really not the right atmosphere, but Naruto had an irresistible urge to grab her and crush his lips upon hers. He would hold her arms tightly and push her up against the wall, ravaging her mouth and…
"Naruto? Are you even awake yet? I was trying to tell you something."
He shook his head and immediately the feeling of regret and slight disgust entered his body. How could he do this to Hinata? He shouldn't think of his friend like this. He should treasure the memory of his wife – he loved her so ever still.
"Listen, since I am going to another appointment with Tsunade, I have asked lee to take care of the kids today." He noticed that she read aloud from a piece of paper in her hands. "Get ready for a meeting at 10 am with the Hyuugas – at 1 pm you have an appointment with your fiancé, you're joining her for dinner in the east dining hall. 3 pm you have a training session with Minori and Hiashi. 6 pm dinner with us, but you already know that. 8 pm there's a meeting with Shikamaru and 10 pm I expect to see you in the office doing paperwork" Naruto placed a hand on her head, grinning, it was good to be taller than Sakura – it was good to tease her with it. "When did you become my secretary?"
"I've always been – but I would say I'm more like your mother. Now, get dressed and get going"
He wanted to kiss her.
She patted his cheek and went out the door. The voice of Skye hissing at the pink haired woman made Naruto smile.
-
Minori glared at Skye as she tried out the wedding dress with a smirk. The woman's curly brown hair crawled down her young back, which the wedding dress didn't bother to cover. The little girl looked at her own white dress with discomfort and tried to get her father's attention, but he merely focussed on the papers in his hands. Was her father even interested in watching his new fiancé?
Minori tried to get contact with her father, but he merely brushed her off. Skye turned, smiling brightly. "Minori-chan! Don't you just like your dress!? It is cloud fabric, extra light and more silky than those of Konoha. Aren't you happy, aren't you happy?"
The smaller child's gaze quickly turned to that of her fathers, who merely continued to read what was in his lap. Skye asked him shortly about his opinion to which he merely replied that she looked stunningly beautiful. Why couldn't her father see that this was wrong?
Skye twirled around while squeaking loudly. "where were you today Naruto-san? I thought we were supposed to have eaten lunch together. "
"I was busy"
"but you promised you would eat lunch with me!"
"I was busy"
The brownhaired girl crossed her arms offended. "yeah, busy with that Sakura girl. We're getting married Naruto-san! We should act like we're"
"we are getting married" he said in an annoyed voice, making Minori smile happily. Maybe her father was as tired of Skye as she herself was. "and I am the Hokage, it means I am automatically busy, no matter what time of day it is" Skye humphed and placed her hands on her hips, while hissing. "can't you at least find time to actually look at me and tell me how I look?"
His blue eyes looked up from the papers, and he watched her. His frown was replaced with something that reminded Skye of a sad expression, but it wasn't quite like it. Naruto then shook his head, going. "it's fine. You look fine"
The room grew almost uncomfortably quiet, and Skye's unhappy face showed not anger nor dislike towards how Naruto had acted. It was logical.
In that moment, she realised.
Her spot was already taken – by a dead woman.
And she feared, that what little space that was left in his heart was already taken as well.
She felt…rejected.
Minori saw this and didn't know how to feel about this situation.
-
Naruto had been surprised when Sakura had asked him to accompany her to her next medical appointment the following week. It had made him both worried and ecstatic, since it gave him an opportunity ti finally get a full report on her status. One thing had let to another and he had then found himself walking with her through half of the town, chatting and laughing. It had been a nice change of scene for him – and Naruto had almost cried when he had found himself sitting in his familiar seat in the Ichiraku, taking a long tasty sip of the wonderful miso ramen soup. He knew it was a long time since he and Sakura had gone out together, just the two of them, and she kindly told him that it had been at least 6 years ago.
She was beautiful that night.
To his lesser dislike, Sakura had taken on Tsunade's habit of drinking quite often, even though she claimed it had been a while ago. So as they sat in a nearby bar, laughing about nothing in particular and slurped far too much sake than they should have that he placed his hand on her thigh. God, it felt wonderful.
What they were doing was fairly innocent for the two of them. For ages Naruto and Sakura had always been flirting to the max when they had been slightly drunk. Kisses had been exchanged quite often and sometimes they touched each other more than it was appropriate. However, it was all for the fun of it.
It didn't feel the same way that night.
On the way back, Naruto's arm was around her shoulders, as she was struggling to breathe, because she laughed so hard. Naruto's face was full smiles, and he bent his head down to watch her more clearly to make sure she was not dying. Tears streamed down her face from the laughter and his hand tightened around her shoulder. Before Sakura knew of it, she was in a tight hug, where Naruto kissed her cheek over and over again, and moved his way down to the wonderful crock of her neck.
The sound that escaped her mouth sent him to heaven.
He didn't care for how long they stood there, in the small alley in the darkness, him holding her, and her sighing and moaning, while pulling at his shirt. It was pure bliss.
Hinata was gone. His beloved wife had left him, and he would not know how he would ever get over it and live a normal life like before. However, here he stood and for that short while that she clung to him, he felt like he was 16 again. It was all before Hinata – and this was here were Sakura was what mattered the most to him. She was his love, his passion, his inspiration – the girl who he had made a promise of a lifetime to.
Just like that he needed to pull away, he needed to look her into the eye. What he saw was green eyes, longing…lusting for his attention.
No innocence.
She wasn't Hinata.
And it killed him.
"hey – let's go back" he muttered.
She kissed him.
God.
Stop.
She was kissing him.
A hand around his neck and one moving towards his pants, her lips claiming his for her own.
If it had been any other day, under so other circumstances and if he had not been meant to marry so soon, he would've taken her right then and there, but it wasn't right.
He owed many people too much to just throw it all away in a fit of drunk passion.
"Sakura" he mumbled against her tempting lips. "I'm getting married, I'm engaged…we need to go back"
She didn't seem to care.
Naruto was angry and took her by her shoulders. "we can't do this! Don't tempt me!" she blinked surprised and looked up at him. The flush from the alcohol still tainting her cheeks and just as he was about to lead her out of the alley she nodded. "yeah, sorry, I understand." She brushed some dust of his shirt. "let's go back…" her voice was full of rejection, but he knew he couldn't do anything about it.
"…I kindda feel unwell anyway" she was sick…and he realised it.
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One year since last update…I wonder if the next update will take that long againXD