Sakura stretched her arms above her head as she walked home after a long shift at the hospital, muscles screaming in protest. All she wanted was a shower and bed. Maybe food. Maybe. But she knew that the boys had been planning something for the night, and she let out a small sigh. She didn't want to disappoint them, really but...she was just so tired. She'd been getting hardly any sleep what with all of the...tension coiling in her body, and with the increased number of mission casualties coming home...well, she was exhausted. She supposed she was just lucky that none of the boys were really clansmen. Had they been, there would be so much decorum to the engagement that she probably would have just given up then and there. She'd seen the processes the Hyuuga went through with the engagements and it was...headache-inducing to say the least.
Though she was tired and walking on sheer willpower alone, Sakura couldn't help but be happy as she opened the door to the house. Home. They'd made a home for themselves in this house, together. It was a nice feeling.
"Sakura-chan!" Naruto said brightly as the men looked up from where they were lounging on the couches, the blond jumping up to hug her.
He had been sharpening a wicked looking sword when she walked in, while Kakashi read -go figure-, and Sai drew. The other two put down their items as well, standing and moving towards the kitchen after smiling at her.
"Come on, come sit!" the blond herded her towards a couch, sitting her down and taking off her shoes and jacket before she'd had a chance to blink.
Naruto sat beside her, arm around her shoulders as he jabbered on about his day and Kakashi being mean and Sai still lacking in social skills. Sakura felt herself smiling widely as she leaned against the arm of the couch, legs laying across the blonds lap while she watched him talk.
"Tea," the murmur made her blink and look up to see Sai offering her a mug from beside them, Kakashi next to him with a plate of sweets in his hand.
Tears pricked her eyes as she looked up at them, lips trembling slightly. Naruto looked at her in alarm, while the two standing beside them gave her identical looks of horror.
"You guys are the best."
