Ardor
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VI
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Perfectly supine and restig, Uchiha Sakura was finally off her feet and relaxed. Her wonderful husband took the liberty of undertaking all domestic work that day, every so often sticking a head in if she needed anything.
On instint, she would rise on her elbows at the tiny mewls of their little 3-month old bundle, but light hurried steps on the wooden floor instantly calmed her, followed by the waning sounds of the infant.
A little after lunch time the infant mewls turned into all out bawling sessions and Sakura laughed lightly to herself. Somehow, infant cries seemed adorable to her, and she may be guilty of watching Sarada cry for a minute or two just to look at her adorable puffed cheeks. The cries didn't seem to be receding and in fact getting louder.
Uchiha Sakura, set her eyes at the door anticipating her husband to walk in, disheveled, and completely annoyed. The man never had any patience, and was in denial of his apparent man-child characteristics.
"Sakura..."
"Yes, anata."
"She's crying."
Giving him an amused look, she replied "I can hear that."
Uchiha Sasuke shot back a light glare at his wife as he continued to pat Sarada on the back to alleviate the incessant screaming in his ear. He lost an arm, he didn't want to lose an ear as well.
"Sakura..."
"Hn." She mimiced playfully.
Sarada kicked, screamed, and pulled at Sasuke's hair. She smothered her face in his shoulder in one second, and pushed his face away in the next. And this all amused Sakura to no end.
Sakura thought that it was enough to stop teasing her husband when Sarada found a way to walk up his chest and set angry kicks on the man's face.
"C'mere, give her here." She said, still supine and patting her belly.
Not a second later, Sasuke gently handed their daughter to Sakura and watched her expertly maneuver the child to lie prone on her chest, despite her position. She fixed her tiny shirt and laid her chubby little arms to the side. The little bundle rubbed her tear-stained face on Sakura's chest.
"How long have you been a mother again?"
"Just about the same time you became a dad."
Soon, Sarada's cries faded to complete silence and on closer inspection was sound asleep.
Sakura looked to Sasuke in amusement.
"She cried herself to sleep."
Sakua lightly laughed at his comment but was filled with warmth when his hand gently smoothed down the tiny black tuft of hair on Sarada's head.
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VI
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Ardently
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