Prompt from NotSoSlimSh4dy

Characters: Sakura x Sasuke / SasuSaku

Naruto-verse

Song: Alive Artist: Adelitas Way

Story Rating: T

Alive by Adelitas Way

What if I told you that I think you're perfect?
Beautiful sky in your eyes, it's so worth it.
I know you make me feel alive.
What if I told you that I'm in forever?
Nothing to hide, yeah, I'll go wherever you will go.
You make me feel alive.

And I'll be hanging on every word you say to me.
Hanging on a feeling that I get,
'Cause you make me
Laugh a little louder,
Love a little harder.

And I feel alive when I'm with you.
Every time it's something new.
Never knew what love could be like
Until I walked away the first time.

And I feel alive when I'm with you.
Deep inside, it's something true.
You're the only reason I fight,
You're the best thing in my life.

What if I told you that I'd never hurt you?
Always be there for you to hold on to.
I know you make me feel alive.

And every single second's a lifetime memory,
I'll be holding on to each moment
'Cause you make me
Laugh a little louder,
Love a little harder.

And I feel alive when I'm with you.
Every time it's something new.
Never knew what love could be like
Until I walked away the first time.

And I feel alive when I'm with you.
Deep inside, it's something true.
You're the only reason I fight,
You're the best thing in my life.

And I feel alive when I'm with you.
When I'm with you.
And I feel alive when I'm with you.
Every time it's something new.
Never knew what love could feel like
Until I walked away the first time.

And I feel alive when I'm with you.
Deep inside, it's something true.
You're the only reason I fight,
You're the best thing in my life.

….

Sakura and Sasuke lay quiet in the grassy field, under a large tree that sways softly in the breeze. The sun delicately kisses their naked bodies, their eyes shielded with the shade of the tree. The touch of the grass tickles Sakura's skin, but she's comfortable, at ease with Sasuke resting beside her. He has his arm wrapped around her, and she is drawing smooth circles over the half of his left arm that's there, stroking over the nub. He decided not to get a new arm after his fight with Naruto all those years ago, and Sakura respected that decision. She wonders if it ever hurts him, or if he can still feel the ghost of his arm there.

"That tickles a little," he says, staring at her.

She smiles and pulls her hand away, resting it on his chest instead, "I can't help myself. I want to touch you everywhere," she admits.

He smiles at her, a rare sight indeed. Although, he's been smiling a lot more recently, especially when he's around her. It warms her heart every single time. "We just touched each other all over," he points out, referring to the sweat induced activity they had engaged in only moments earlier.

She laughs at that, "Doesn't matter. I always want to touch you."

Sasuke's lips curve upwards again, and butterflies erupt in Sakura's stomach. His hand rises up to her face to stroke a few pink hairs out of her eyes, letting the beautiful sky reflect in her irises. He's suddenly overwhelmed by how lucky he is to have her, how lucky he is that she has always loved him all this time, no matter how dark things got with him. She's beautiful, and he has to tell her, "I think you're perfect."

Sakura's cheeks turn the color of her hair and she hides her face in his arm, abashed, "I'm not perfect. I'm just in love."

"You make me feel alive, Sakura," Sasuke whispers gently, kissing the green diamond on her forehead. How could he have forsaken her love for so long? He was a damned fool back then.

Sakura giggles, her voice cascading like music through the light summer breeze. She leans over him and kisses him tenderly, her bare breasts colliding with his chest. He feels himself getting aroused again, and he wonders if he'll ever get over the fact that his girlfriend has such an amazingly hot body.

"Do you really have to go again?" Sakura asks with sadness in her heart. Her lips are still brushing up against his, as though she's afraid that if they part now, she'll never kiss him again.

"I do," he tells her, "my journey isn't over yet." She pouts and he laughs at her comical puppy-dog face. He caresses her cheek and adds, "What if I told you that I'm in forever? I'm forever in love with you."

"Sasuke," now a tear trickles down her soft cheek. She was always a crier, although not in a bad way. It hurt Sasuke's heart to see her cry, and the knowledge that he was the one who usually made her cry still ached him every day. He means to make up for all those tears. He kisses her cheek, drinking up the lone tear, tasting salt. She chuckles at his action, "I'll go wherever you will go Sasuke."

"My sins are not yours to carry," Sasuke reminds her, "And I will return. I will always return."

She smiles halfheartedly at him, still unconvinced. She hangs on to every word he says, hangs on to these feelings that she gets, and holds them in her heart each time he leaves. She knows he'll come back, that she'll see him again. The trouble is, she never knows when.

"Let's not worry about such things now," Sasuke says, "I want to lay here with you a little while longer, while the sun is still warm."

Sakura hugs him again and then kisses his neck, in the soft spot that she knows makes him succumb. He moans softly as the crisp air billows through the tree branches again, shifting the shadows around them. And then they are making love again, hard and desperate and full of fiery passion on this beautiful, deserted clearing.

Every time together is something new. Sasuke never knew what love could be like, as he had pushed it away for most of his life. He had cast all his feelings aside for vengeance, and then, everything had changed. It took many years, but Naruto and Sakura reached out to him. He walked away from his hatred and never looked back. He finally realized that having friends and being surrounded by those who love him was always better than loneliness.

They finish again, both spent and breathless, pupils dilated and cheeks flushed. Sasuke lays on top of Sakura this time, his nose pressed up against hers. "Thank you Sakura," his cool breath mingles with hers, and she breathes him in, drinking in his scent.

"Don't get up yet," she warns him, "every second with you…it's like a lifetime memory, one that I never want to forget."

"I'm not leaving yet Sakura. I have no intention of ever hurting you, you know that right?" Sasuke asks. Sometimes he can still see the pain in her eyes from all the years he caused her damage from his actions. He hopes to rid her of all that pain, although he knows it will take time.

"I know," she says confidently. "You love me."

"Yes, I do," he says, relishing in this moment with her. "You're the best thing in my life."

She closes her eyes and a wide grin appears on her face, as though this news struck something deep inside her. He lets her process this, watches as the words reach her heart. He can feel her pulse rise ever so slightly, "Sakura," he speaks in low, careful whispers, "You're the only reason I fight. Someday, will you be my wife?"

Her eyes fly open and her heart flutters. She looks at him with disbelief, her pink lips slightly parted as all the air escapes her lungs. She takes in a deep breath, and goose bumps rise on her skin, despite the warmth of the clearing. The last time he remembers seeing her like this was when he first kissed her, a few years ago.

Once her brain catches up with the shock of that question, she finally answers him with a simple, "Yes."

"Good," he says, leaning forward and capturing her lips again. "Next time then."

"Yes," she breathes again, "when will that be?"

"Not long this time. I promise. I'm as eager as you to make you my bride," he tells her, caressing her cheek again. "Until then, hold on to each moment, and I'll do the same."

"I always will," she says, melting against his touch.

"Thank you Sakura," Sasuke says once more.

"For what?"

"For saving me with your love," Sasuke says. They smile at each other. With nothing to hide from one another, they are finally at peace and fully in love. Both are alive, right here together. They both also know that their time apart won't be spent in longing – their hearts are connected, and even if they aren't physically together, they aren't alone. Their love is alive in one another's heart, always and forever.

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Author's Note: *sprinkles SasuSaku Fluff at you from the void* Thanks for the lovely prompt NotSoSlimSh4dy! I enjoyed writing some fluffy romance for these two! Hope you all enjoy - and sorry about the delay! Looks like writing a chapter a week is too much for me to handle right now :( sorry guys! You'll have to have patience! Anyways, thanks for reading and reviewing!