Querencia
Chapter Twelve
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When he felt her snuggle closer into his embrace, if it was even possible, he opened his eyes slowly. Yawning, he rubbed a hand down his face tiredly before reaching for his phone on the bedside table.
6:00am on the dot.
Returning the phone back to its original spot, Sasuke shifted his arm and pulled her closer to his chest as he placed his chin on top on her head. Not even bothering to brush away the pink strands of hair that was tickling his face, Sasuke began to run his fingers through her pink tress.
There was a gentle patter of rain against the windows and thunder rumbling somewhere in the distant. The little light that came through the blinds suggested that it was going to be a gloomy and cloudy day ahead of them for sure. But Sasuke didn't mind. He had always taking a liking to the rain. Rain meant a lot more people had decided to stay inside, which meant less early morning commotions. Couple that with the warmth from a particular pink haired girl, the day was going to be a good one.
Glancing down at the girl in his arms, he couldn't help but feel a burst of warmth in his chest at the sight of her curled into his embrace, deep in her sleep. No stress, no wrinkles of frustration. That's how he liked to see her. He hated seeing her in distress during the day over work or school, or whatever it was. As he brushed a strand of hair out of her eyes, he felt her shift a little, clutching and hogging all of the blankets around her. Just as the first bite of the morning chill began to creep up his body from the lost of covers, he felt her hands slip under his shirt, wrapping them around his middle, warm and soft. Then in seconds, her small body was moulded to his own, sharing with him her body heat as easily as she did with her heart.
Sasuke was never one to let someone else become this close with him like this, but it's Sakura, and she's so different.
Sakura was just lovely, with her cheeky smiles and bright laughs. She was lovely in the talked she talked about the things she loved and laughed at the things that made her happy. She was lovely in the way she cared and wore her heart on her sleeve for everyone, but especially for him. She was lovely in the way her nose would wrinkle and her eyes would fired up when she was fighting for something she believed in. And she was lovely in the way she loved him in return, something he wouldn't have believed she would return.
To this day, Sasuke couldn't believe that someone like her had become such a big part in his life. No, Sakura was his life. For someone who hated bright things, he fell hard for her pastel locks and vibrant eyes from the first time he saw her, when they were five.
Laying a kiss on her forehead, he tried to pull his arm from under her head as gently as he could. As he managed to remove his hand and slipped out from under the covers, he heard a tiny whine slip from her lips as she poked a hand out, searching for him. Chuckling, Sasuke simply tucked the covers around her body even tighter and rested his hand behind her neck, rubbing it.
"Go back to sleep, Sakura. It's still early."
"Mhmm," she sighed sleepily. "... but where are you going?..."
"Gym."
Rolling over, she groaned, "That's disgusting, Sasuke."
"Hn, that's because you're lazy." He snorted in return as he began walking out of the room, letting her go back to sleep.
"You is right."
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By the time that Sakura came around to actually waking up, the rain had cleared up. Hearing some noises coming from the kitchen, she figured that Sasuke had taken it upon himself to make them some breakfast. If it was still even morning. Taking a quick glance at the digital clock he had across the room, it read 10:08am.
Pushing the covers off, she shivered as the warmth immediately began to slip away. She swung her feet over the side of the bed and headed for the bathroom. Sakura turned on the faucet and splashed some water against her face to wake herself up. When she looked up, the reflection that greeted her back almost made her laugh. Her hair was a complete mess, strands of hair flying in every direction and a little tangled. Her face was also a little swollen and blotchy from the way she slept. But it was nothing in comparison to her lips.
Touching her lips briefly, she couldn't help but blush at the memories of what happened the night before. Something that was meant as an innocent peck turned into something much more, much greater. The grey lines they've been tip-toeing around for quite some time now, finally disappeared with a kiss. An intense one at that.
It was nice to know that the love that she had harbored for him for the past many years wasn't an unrequited love. The first time that she had met him, his ebony eyes and tiny smirk, even at a young age had her heart racing a 100mph. And those feelings would only grow in the years that followed their friendship. She fell for him the first time she saw him. There was nobody else for her, just Sasuke.
As she walked into the kitchen, she found Sasuke's back facing her.
The closer she got, whatever he was cooking made it to her senses and she didn't realized that she was hungry until now. Standing on her tippy toes, she rested her hands on his shoulders as she took a peek at what he was making. Waffles and hashbrowns, her favorites.
"Thought you would never wake up," Sasuke teased as he offered her a strawberry that he was cutting up.
"Well, what can I say," Sakura shrugged her shoulders, smiling, not one bit embarrassed. "I love my sleep."
"Who are you, Shikamaru?" He snorted. Shaking his head, he handed her a plate of food and led her to the kitchen counter, pulling out a stool for her.
"Oh, whatever, Sasuke. Leave me and my love for sleep alone. I'm not going to wake up at some ungodly hour to go workout like a manic." Glancing around the kitchen, Sakura frowned. She turned around and asked, "Wait, where is our kiddo at?"
"Who? Potato?" Sasuke asked. And before he could continue on, the sound of tiny paws hitting the hardwood floor echoed through the apartment. Once the corgi spotted Sasuke, he eagerly bounced towards the said Uchiha, yapping cutely at his ankles.
Choking on the tea that she was drinking from, Sakura gasped. "Potato? Sasuke, you did not just name him that." At the sound of his name, the corgi turned around and faced Sakura, its little tail wagging happily. "Oh gosh, you did…"
"What's wrong with it?"
"You named it after a food, a starch! What kind of person names their child 'potato'?" Sakura cried.
"You love potatoes," Sasuke began. Then reaching down to scratch the dog behind its ears, he said, "And he looks like a potato. He's literally the size of a potato."
"You're unbelieveable."
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"You're not stepping out of the house in that." Sasuke announced, appearing in the doorway of his bedroom. Adjusting the buttons on his cuffs, he gave her a pointed.
Applying a quick layer of lip gloss to the center of her lips, she pouted. "Why not?"
Raising his eyebrow, he said incredulously, "Have you seen it?"
"Obviously." Sakura retorted, running her hands over the satin material. Giving herself a once over in the mirror, she nodded in approval. "It's the reason I choose it."
"You're going to have boys leeching off of you." He replied, eyeing her outfit with a frown.
"And that's why I have you." She winked. "You're going to shoo them away with your signature 'I-will-kill-you' Uchiha glare."
"That's besides the point," Sasuke argued. "We're in the middle of fall. It's cold. And you're wearing… practically nothing."
"Nothing that some thigh high boots and trench coat won't solve!"
As she threw on a long black trench coat over her skin tight, mini black dress, Sasuke took a seat on the bed and pulled her closer to him, allowing her to stand in between his legs. Reaching down, he helped her tie up the laces of her incredibly high heeled boots. Then nearing the end, Sasuke slid his fingers up the back of a thighs, earning a surprise squeak from the rosette, much to his amusement.
Standing up, he laid a gentle kiss on her forehead before grasping her hand. "There. Now let's go."
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"Damn, girl! You look smoking!" Ino hollered across the table the moment that she spotted them amongst the crowd. Whistling at the rosette's attire, she shouted, "Well shoot, someone's about to get laid tonight."
Reaching over and slapping her best friend on the arm, Sakura hissed embarrassedly, "Thanks but chill Ino." As she looked over the varying types of alcohols that littered the group's table, she raised an eyebrow, "It's not even an hour yet and you guys finished that many bottles already?"
Naruto nodded a bit sheepishly as he held a rather red Hinata close to him, not from blushing but rather from the alcohol surprisingly. She never digged Hinata as a drinker. "We may have gone a little overboard…"
At his words, Sakura couldn't help but snort back a laugh, "You don't think."
"Oh relax, Forehead! Exams are finally over. We got to celebrate somehow." Ino said as she stumbled out of her seat and grasped Sakura by her shoulders. In an impatient motion, she shoved the girl out to the door. "And you, girl, need to let loose. And lose that coat! You look amazing, so show the world that! Isn't that correct, Sasuke?"
Sasuke simply just shrugged as he begrudgingly took the article of clothing that covered up her little black dress. As the blonde pulled her away energetically, he decided to take a seat next to Naruto and took the mixed drink that he was handed.
Before Sasuke could even take a sip of the drink, Naruto began nudging his arm with a knowing smile. "So, what's going on with you and Sakura, hm? I know it's something."
"Hn."
Laughing, Naruto egged him on. "Oh, don't try to play it off, teme. Anyone with eyes can see that something's going on between you two. You two official now?"
Once again, Sasuke just shrugged. Taking a sip of the alcohol in his hand, he hid a tiny smirk behind the rim of the glass cup. Obviously they were official, dobe.
They were official since the moment they met each other whether they knew it or not.
{A/N}: Sorry y'all. I didn't end up updating on earlier has planned. Literally updating with my phone's hotspot right now while my boyfriend is driving us to a party, lmao. But thank you so much for all the reviews from the last chapter! It was amazing~ So please keep it going, because I love reading them~
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