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beard·p·bírd

noun· a growth of hair on the chin and lower cheeks of a man's face

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Sakura rolled over on the bed, still too tired to actually open her eyes and step out of the warm, comfortable bed even though she was already awake. There was something missing, though, a warmth that was usually curled up against her or her against him. With great difficulty, Sakura willed herself to opened her eyes. She managed to half open her right eye and looked around the room, it was still dark but she wasn't sure whether it was day or night because the blinds were closed.

Sasuke usually left in the early for his morning job around the village. He said it prepared him for the more physical training later on the day with team 7 so, Sakura assumed that was what he had done this morning also, even though he had returned from his mission late last night.

Turning around, she grabbed Sasuke's pillow, which still smelled of him and she cuddled into his side. Sakura had missed him so much, these last months without him had been hell and, last night, when he returned, he had only kissed the back of her head to let her know he was home. Sakura was barely awake then and went back to sleep instantly.

There was something soft pressed against her lips…lips? Sasuke's lips? Sakura smiled before she even opened her eyes but then she felt something else against her face, something itchy and…and hairy? Her eyes fluttered open and she grabbed Sasuke's chin, feeling the hairs there.

"You grew a beard." Sakura was shocked with her boyfriend, he had never, ever grown even a stubble before and now he grew a beard? Out of nowhere?

Sasuke grunted in reply and moved his head down to kiss her again but Sakura stopped her boyfriend by pulling on the hairs of his recently grown beard and the girl glared at her hottie boyfriend, waiting for an answer from him.

"I did." Sasuke moved his head down again and, once again his girlfriend stopped him.

"Why?"

Sasuke dropped onto the bed, sighing and laid beside her. He knew this was going to be a long conversation. "Well, I couldn't exactly shave out there in the wild, could i?"

"You could." Sakura told him, there was something Sasuke was hiding from her. "Why did you grow a beard?"

"I just did." Sasuke sighed exasperatedly. "Why is it so important?"

"It's not important but I want to know." She said. "I want you to be able to talk to me about everything."

And with that, Sasuke was defeated, bringing his arm up to cover his eyes, he murmured between his teeth. "It's supposed to make me look more…manly."

"What?" Sakura asked, dumbfounded. Look more manly?

"Kakashi said…he said that I have a baby face and didn't look manly enough for my age."

Sakura blinked, confused. "Kakashi said…Kakashi…and you believed him?!"

"Naruto agreed." Her boyfriend whined and she couldn't help but let the laughter that had been building inside her escape. "Naruto…have you looked at Naruto? If anyone is baby faced here is him." Sakura reached out to her boyfriend and turned his head so he would look at her in the eyes. "Baby, they were just teasing you. You should be used to that by now."

Sasuke pouted prettily and she laughed even more. Sakura then took pity on him and climbed on top of her hottie boyfriend, bringing their lips together softly.

"I like it." She stroked his lips with the tip of her tongue. "It's sexy."

That beard of his was put to good used when he inverted their positions and preceded to demonstrate what a nice addition a beard was.