The warm breeze of summer spreads the smell of freshly cut grass throughout the village making people lazy and powerless. Summer came earlier this year and with less worries about the war everyone is blindly living in their own ideal worlds. Only shinobi responsible to move at the border of the country are still aware how real this war still is. They do not have time to enjoy summer and its juicy fruit like most people do. No, they have to make sure everything is fine. Lately, Raikage is terribly quiet and no major fights happened as Yondaime predicted. The scariest part is that Raikage hardly seems sane and when dealing with crazy people there is never enough precaution. The small fights ended with Konoha's win but everything seemed fishy from the beginning so they kept their guards up day and night. In times like this Shisui can allow his love bloom and enjoy his time with his first girlfriend. Since Sakura confessed to him he has been anxious to finish the mission he was assigned for the next day - he had to guard the border with Lightening Country for 1 month and organize teams responsible to investigate around the border. Now, all he wants is to spend some time with his beautiful girlfriend. He had some worries while he was there but now that he is back and wrote everything in his report it is no longer his duty to worry. He will worry again tomorrow, if he doesn't meet her again.
Shisui bought vanilla ice cream for the two of them and rushed to the training grounds where Sakura was waiting for him. They trained a little bit to help Sakura regain her ability to freely control her chakra and to rise up her stamina. When she fell on her rear begging for a break he had this great idea to go and buy ice cream. Now he feels stupid for going alone and leaving her by herself in the woods when he could have had a walk with her through the village. He is aware he had plenty of walks with her in front of everyone and they shared hugs and even kisses but it was always because he made the first move and he wanted to keep predators away and to feel her smooth skin together with that amazing scent of flowers. He has to admit he is becoming a little bit gay with his constant appreciation of flowers and although he has nothing against gay people he really wants to believe he wouldn't have found Sakura attractive if she were a male. Hopefully.
Upon his return, Sakura was lazily laying on the ground with her feet inside the small pond Shisui managed to make after she made a whole in the ground and he attacked her with a water style jutsu. She was playing with her pink hair, eyes closed and lips mumbling an invented song. Feeling his presence, she opened her eyes and looked at the man walking towards her with one hand in his pocket and a bag of ice cream in the other. She turned on her side, feet still inside the pond, and playfully smiled at him.
"What are you giggling about?" he asked sitting next to her and opening the bag.
"You," she said and got on her rear. Shisui raised a questioning eyebrow as he handed her the bag to choose the ice cream she prefers. "Buying a bag of ice cream for only two people is kind of silly." She randomly chose one and put the bag away. "And all of them the same flavor."
"I like vanilla," he said reaching the bag embarrassed.
Shisui took his shoes off and relaxed his feet inside the pond. Yes, times like this are indeed rare and should be appreciated. He cannot remember the last time he actually enjoyed his day off. Usually he trained on his days off and tried to come up with plans to take Danzo down. Yes, days like this are rare and although he knows it is foolish to believe there are no worries, he cannot help it. He grabbed Sakura from behind her shoulders and pulled her on his chest. The two of them ate their ice creams while enjoying the surroundings: birds singing around them, pleasant breeze which carries the smell of grass and flowers, a nice pond with still cold water and a beautiful sky with fluffy clouds.
They had ice cream after ice cream until their heads started to hurt and the bag was empty. Next time he will not take so much ice cream. Aside from the fact that they are only two people, it was also kind of expensive. Many goods are expensive lately and not that many people have the luxury to buy ice cream, soap and other goods which are harder to produce or are imported. It is hard to pretend there is no war when spices are nearly a myth for most people and some pills no longer reach the stores in Konoha. Without realizing it yet, many people in Konoha are growing poor even if the lands are rich and the fruit and vegetables are cheaper this year than any other. In reality, the situation is not getting any better and although their lives are not in danger, they will find themselves one day in front of empty stores.
Sakura and Shisui would rather not think about this and just enjoy the moment. They will need later moments like this to help them move on. "It is nice," Sakura said wrapping her hands around his middle. "I wish I could stay like this forever."
Shisui rested his hands behind him and leaned over them to have a better look at the sky. "Nothing can last forever," he said absent minded.
Sakura looked up to see his face. "Don't say that…" She knows anything can happen in any moment as she also knows no life can last forever but she wants to be one of those people who have no worries. Shisui looked down and rested his forehead on the top of her head.
"Do you really love me?" he whispered.
"Of course I do," she shouted hurt by his doubt. Shisui chuckled with his face still hidden in her hair. "Don't you?" she asked calming down.
"Hehe, how can I not love you?"
"Then why are you so melancholic?" she sulked.
Shisui wrapped his hands around her and pull her after him on the ground. Lying on their sides, they looked at each other with longing eyes. "Remember what I've promised you?" Sakura shook her head like an innocent child. She cannot possibly remember everything without a context. He felt too embarrassed to bring up the subject so he blushed and closed his eye.
"So?" she insisted.
"No…not now," he said reminding himself it is not the moment to worry about that. "What should we do now?"
Sakura rubbed the tip of her nose over his. "We could stay like this." Shisui totally agreed to her proposal and pulled her closer to his body, sliding his hand under her head and kissing her forehead. Moments like this make the life of a shinobi less gloomy and worth living. Some weeks ago he thought he will never smell her scent or feel her skin ever again but now she is back and she makes his life worth living again. His heart is finally beating again and he can focus on everything he does. On top of that, she came back home with a change of heart from that little baster to him and with a lovely confession. Shisui started chuckling on his own and rubbed his forehead over hers feeling embarrassed and proud at the same time. Sakura raised an eyebrow but Shisui could not see anything but his glorious future next to a beautiful kunoichi. Watching her, his heart is filling with so many feelings that he feels like grab her middle and throw her in the air. He might get slapped and beaten up but it would be worth it.
"What?" she asked not really wanting to know if he lost it or not.
"I am happy," he said and threw one leg over her hips to pull her closer and keep away still.
"I can see that," she replied pinching his leg until he moved it away. "I am also happy." She is happy but she is way too embarrassed to do anything. Before, everything was natural and she never thought too much about it but now she has no idea what a girlfriend can or cannot do. After all, she wasted her precious years running after an emotionless Uchiha that she had no time to experience her first kiss until Shisui made the move. Now that she thinks back, there was always proof that he was in love with her and that she kind of liked him too but she kept on walking after her childhood crush. "I wish there were more days like this…. The two of us lazing around…kind of…making out…"
"Do you want to make out?" he asked, heart racing. He wanted to bring this up earlier but he feared she might get angry.
Sakura bit her lower lip, looked at his chest and shyly nodded. Of course she wants to feel as much of him as possible and although small things happened before she feels like this is for the first time. Shisui kissed and hugged her before but they were not dating then. Now it feels different, it is special. His hands seem stronger than before and as he touches her hip she cannot help but want him to touch her even more. She never noticed before how smoothly his fingers travel up and down her bare skin making her feel a little bit nervous and excite her to the point she could melt under his touch. His lips seem to whisper the sweetest words in her ear. She never knew that her name along had the power to make her powerless and awaken something inside her. Sakura reached his cheek and traveled her fingers over it. His skin is warm. Here and there small but thick strands of hair are pocking her fingers. The thoughts of him shaving in the morning before going out are kind of erotic and she wishes she could be there to watch him manipulate the straight razor. She bit her lower lip imagining him touching his cheeks to check if he properly shaved.
He is a man, she thought as his lips gently kissed hers. This is what a man is like with the girl he loves. He was always kind and loving and now she is aware she never knew how to appreciate him. She could have enjoyed such moments a long time ago and maybe many things wouldn't have happened if she knew how to treasure him. Shisui bit her lips making her shiver with desire. Sakura threw her hands around his shoulders and pulled him over her as she leaned on her back. His muscles tensed under her touch but he gladly leaned over her thin body, feeling her nipples pocking his chest. He gently brushed some strands of hair from her forehead and leaned to kiss it. "I want to treasure you," he whispered next to her ear.
Sakura closed her eyes and gently moaned. There are so many things she wants to tell him but she doesn't have the strength to. She wants to treasure him too and she wants to see him happy all the time. She failed so many times in the past and she wishes she could make it up for it. Her eyes fell over his stitched eyelids reminding her she was the one who closed them forever.
"I'm sorry," she whispered back. Shisui stared into her green eyes with confusion. "I couldn't help you… All I had to do was listen but I was scared," she continued and cupped his cheeks. She wanted to help him get over losing his eye but she had no confidence and no courage to bring up the subject. He struggled under her stare for so long and all she could do was to avoid the subject. "I never did anything for you."
Shisui grabbed one of her hands and gently kissed her fingers. "I always took what I wanted," he joked pressing his lips over hers. He will always take what he wants and the proof is her. She insisted not loving him but here she is under his body wanting to be his.
In the shadows of the trees, the two of them felt like the time was theirs. Nothing could interfere and nothing could break them apart until the moon rose. Just kisses and cuddles seemed enough. The war is cold but the warmth they managed to share that night seemed enough.