Shades of Pink
Chapter 2: Pink
She's so cute. The way she blushes when I tease her about her past. The way she sometimes pouts when I go to far. She's not really mad she just likes to make me feel bad about it.
The way she giggles when I tickle her neck with kisses. The way, when she's so tired and worn out from work that she'll come home and curl up on the couch like a little child. The way she sings in the shower and the way she dances when she thinks no one is watching.
She's so cute and pink and so different from everything I've ever known. I love her, and I will tell her so.
Flashback
Sasuke smirked as he stood in the door way, leaning against the frame, of the kitchen, watching Sakura from behind, dancing from place to place while humming a little tune.
He chuckled silently. After a few minutes of watching her, Sasuke cleared his throat, startling her.
She whipped around to see him standing there, smirking. She blushed.
"How long have you been standing there?" she asked.
"Long enough." He replied, pushing off the door frame and walking up to her.
Sakura sighed.
"Where's your cane?"
"I don't need it." He replied.
"Oh really? You're a doctor now?" Sakura replied. He nodded.
She sighed again as he pulled her into his arms."
"Relax Sakura." He said, as she laid her head on his chest.
"I'm sorry. I'm just worried about you." She said.
"I know." He replied. "Why don't we go out to dinner tonight, anywhere you want."
Sakura pulled away smirking. Sasuke looked at her wearily.
"Only if you use your cane." She said. Sasuke sighed.
"Fine."
Sakura smiled ear to ear at his reply. He jokingly rolled his eyes.
Sasuke and sakura walked arm and arm down the streets of Konoha. They head just finished eating dinner and had decided to go for a walk in the park.
Sakura giggled that cute little school girl laugh that Sasuke had come to love.
"What's so funny?" he asked.
"I was just thinking about when we were little." She replied.
"Anything in particular?" he inquired further.
"Just how you and Naruto used to fight all the time. It completely drove me crazy how much you two couldn't get along."
Sasuke chuckled.
"And then…" Sakura's smile dropped from her face.
"And then what?" Sasuke asked when she didn't continue.
She sucked in a ragged breath.
"And then, the night you left." She exlained.
Sasuke stopped walking and sighed.
"Sakura." He started. "I know I've done wrong by you, but you have to believe me, I intend to make up for all my wrongs."
"I know." She replied. "I do believe you. I always believed you had a good heart and that one day you would come home."
"Then why does everything still bother you?" he asked.
Sakura looked toward the ground, suddenly finding it very interesting.
"Sakura?" Sasuke questioned noticing the light blush on her fac.
"That night." She started looking up but not making eye contact. "What I said I …." She paused and took a deep breath. "I wasn't…. just trying to get you to stay."
Sasuke smiled. Hooking his finger under her chin, he lifted her face to look at him.
"I know, Sakura."
She looked at him stunned.
"I care about you a lot. That's why I had to go. I had to stop Orochimaru, I had to get stronger to stop Itachi and save Naruto."
Tears welled up in her eyes
"I love you, Sakura. I know I've never said it before, but I love you."
She gasped, tears finally falling free.
"I love you, too." She replied.
Sasuke smiled and pulled her into a warm, tight hug.
Sakura smiled cutely up at him as he leaned down to kiss her.
I love this woman
A/N: Chapter 2 down one more to go. Please review. There's a lemon in the next chapter.