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The entire forest looked as though it was bathed in a mysterious green light from the way the sunlight hit the leaves that grew at the very top of the trees. There was still a bitter chill to the air even though the snow had melted. We were far enough from the village to enjoy complete silence for a demonstration of what Yoichi had learnt so far at the academy. He was already miles ahead of me in skill, I had just about managed to hit targets with kunai but Yoichi was already creating clones and walking up trees.
"Do you wanna have a go?" He called down to me from the very top of a tree. I'm sure he'd chosen the tallest one just to scare me.
"You know I can't. Now please come down." He quickly scaled the tree and landed silently on the ground. In a few more months he was supposed to be graduating but he looked like he was ready to go out on missions already. The thought of him being away from me and Sasuke, away from the village, absolutely terrified me.
"Is something wrong?" Yoichi asked, catching the look of worry in my eyes he gently took my hand. Looking at his innocent little face melted my heart, there was no way I could tell him how concerned I felt when he was progressing so well as a Konoha shinobi. Instead I pulled him into a cuddle and kissed the top of the head.
"Come on, show me how you did it." I smiled, nodding towards the tree.
Yoichi was a very good teacher but after a few hours of me falling off trees it became clear that it was still too early for me to be able to focus chakra entirely to my feet. We walked back into the village to grab some well earned ramen for lunch.
"That was so much fun!" Yoichi beamed at me on the way home. "Can we train together again soon?"
"Of course!" I smiled ruffling his hair.
"You're getting better too, Mum. If we train every day you can surprise Dad when he comes back."
"That's a good idea, Yoichi. I wasn't making much progress training on my own." I sighed.
"We know." I stopped walking and eyed him suspiciously.
"What do you mean?"
"Me and Dad watched you a few times. It was funny, you couldn't even hit a tree in the forest with shuriken! You can now though." My face burnt with embarrassment. I had no idea my family had known that I was trying to be like them and how difficult I had found it. How many times had they watched me create a horrifying looking clone or seen me falling out of a tree?
"Now I really can't wait for your Dad to come home." I had a lot of questions for him. It seemed strange that he hadn't offered to help me train when he knew how much I was struggling. Our house came into view and my thoughts turned to the evening meal I needed to prepare. It had to be delicious, nutritious and something that Yoichi would enjoy too. We both removed our shoes, Yoichi ran halfway down the hall before pausing and running back towards me.
"Dad said that he knew you could get strong on your own." he whispered in my ear even though it was just the two of us and vanished into the garden.
The yakitori chicken I had prepared was proving to be a real hit. Yoichi devoured four skewers in a couple of minutes and politely left the table to do some training before bedtime whilst me and Hinata slowly finished eating our dinner. I already knew what a good kid I had but it was nice to hear from our guest, who was very impressed with his manners. As she asked me a few questions about pregnancy I found myself wondering what it would be like to experience the feeling of a new life growing inside me again. Now living peacefully in Konoha Sasuke was never gone for more than a couple of weeks, this time he wouldn't have to miss out on my stomach swelling, our baby kicking or most importantly the birth and there was no doubt in my mind that Yoichi would be an amazing big brother.
"Emiko?" Hinata was looking at me curiously and I suddenly realised that I hadn't answered her last question, I had been too lost in thought.
"Oh! Sorry! Does giving birth really hurt that bad?" I paused, should I be totally honest and just tell her about the constant intense vomit inducing pain or try and make it sound a little more fairy tale like? A gentle breeze swept into the dining room through the doors that opened up onto our huge garden drawing my attention outside. Yoichi was throwing shuriken at the targets hanging on our garden fence, when he spotted me watching he turned and waved at me with a huge loving smile on his cheeky face. In an instant I knew the answer.
"It's very painful but your reward for getting through it is like nothing else in the world."
Flashes of lightning illuminated the dark cave in rapid succession. The clash of drawn blades echoed into the vast hollow hideout as the battle neared its end. In a desperate attempt to turn the tides the man that had been plotting against The Hidden Leaf used the last of his chakra to tunnel underground and attack from behind but his strategy was useless against a sharingun user.
Sasuke handed the man over to the authorities alive just as the mission had required. They were very grateful, apparently he had been raiding villages in fire country for a while to gather money for his schemes. The moon was beautifully full against the deep black of the sky, such a beautiful night would have been perfect for making love to me under the stars. Looking at the long road ahead Sasuke groaned, even if he ran the entire way it would still be another day before he was back home. He was proud to provide as well as he did for his family but there wasn't a second that we weren't in his thoughts. His temples started to throb, he tried massaging his head like I usually did for him but it wasn't the same. His own touch never felt like mine. A smile appeared on his face, just the thought of my fingers running across his skin was enough to fill his body with heat.
There wasn't a part on Sasuke's body that didn't ache by the time he reached the village, half from exhaustion and half with the desperate need to be with his wife. After a couple of days apart his body always reacted the same, protesting at being away from its perfect match for too long. He knew exactly what he had to do.
It was midnight when he snuck into our house, letting his clothing drop onto the bedroom floor as he moved silently towards the figure sleeping in the bed. My hand lay on his side of the bed, reaching out to where he should have been laying even as I slept. He took my outstretched hand in his own and held it against his cold cheek.
"Sasuke?" I muttered dreamily. He kissed the palm of my hand and waited for my eyes to adjust to the darkness of the room until I could see him smiling at me.
"Sasuke!" I screeched, jumping at him. I needed to feel his lips on mine, it had felt like months not days since I had last tasted him. We slammed our lips together and began to wrestle across the bed. First I was on top kissing his neck, his chin and sucking on his bottom lip then we moved again and he was on top gazing into my eyes and working his hand between my legs.
"I missed you." He whispered, savouring the moment my face came alive with passion as his fingers disappeared into my wetness. He loved watching the effect he had on me, it turned him on to see my eyes ablaze, my cheeks redden and the moans fall from my mouth pleading for more of him. He gasped as all of a sudden my hand curled around his huge, erect member. I slowly stoked the length until my fingers moistened with his excitement.
"Not as much...as I...missed you." I panted, his fingers had found the perfect rhythm. "Come here."
His body was on mine in an instant, cock slotting right where it should have been the past few days. There was no holding back, he rammed into me so hard and fast I couldn't catch a breath. It was pure bliss. I bit onto his shoulder as I came and he buried his face in my neck to muffle his groans, we had become kind of professional at keeping things quiet when we weren't alone in the house. My heart was still racing, my entire body throbbing with raw pleasure, my skin burning hot, I could have gone all night but I could tell that he looked tired. He had been working after all. I gestured for him to turn over onto his front and although he gave me a quizzical look he did as he was told. I slowly started massaging his body., discreetly checking for cuts and bruises as I moved. Thankfully he seemed fine. Either he hadn't slept properly since leaving the village or I was better at giving massages than I thought because In a matter of minutes he had fallen asleep. I pulled the bedsheets over us and snuggled up against him.
"I'm so glad you're back." I said softly.
A/N Posting this chapter on the 20th March when things in the world are very difficult for a lot of people. Just wanted to say I hope everyone is staying safe out there! xx