i.
Sakura walked into the room and stopped abruptly, her slender form leaning precariously forward, her arms flailing about her, trying to maintain the balance she possessed just a few seconds ago.
She closed her eyes tightly and righted herself, just barely. Her eyes snapped open, elated, and darted to the sleeping boy on the couch.
Her small, dainty hands came up to her mouth to cover her soft giggles.
What a cute boy.
ii.
She tiptoed over the creaky board she was about to step on and made her way carefully over to the boy. He seemed to be in very deep sleep; he didn't even twitch as she poked his cheek lightly. His expression was peculiar, he still retained the frown that he often donned.
Sakura's small mouth curved into a wide smile and she traced his elegant cheekbones, emitting a soft "Waaah" of astonishment under her breath, marveling at his smooth, pale skin.
She rested her chin on her arms, staring up at his sleeping face and giggled again. She poked softly at his temple and then whispered, "I love you," before leaning over carefully to peck him softly on the lips. Her cheeks flushed at the touch.
He made no answer and she sighed before coming back down to her previous pose, hunched on her knees, staring at the beautiful face that captured her heart.
Suddenly, she shot up.
The little girl held her breath as Sasuke shifted slightly at her soft movement but he did not wake and she sighed in relief, scolding herself to be more stealthy around the sleeping boy lest he awaken and catch her in the act. With a grin upon her face, she turned and left the room hurriedly, set on finding something but not without almost encountering the squeaky board again.
She let out a soft high-pitched squeak as she flailed her arms desperately again and righted herself finally with a relieved sigh.
Sakura peered back anxiously at the boy but he hadn't stirred.
Her tiny foot stepped over the creaky board daintily before darting away.
iii.
Onyx eyes revealed themselves slowly as a pale hand came up to rest softly on his lips, remembering the soft touch.
Sasuke smirked.
What a clumsy girl.
iv.
After rummaging hurriedly around in her clattered house, she reentered the living room with her arms full, eyes looking distractedly down for the troublesome board.
"Sakura."
"ACK!" she screamed, heading snapping up abruptly and, herself jumping and throwing all the paints and brushes she was holding into the air in surprise.
Sasuke watched with an amused expression as she blushed furiously and worked ashamedly to pick up the scattered art supplies. She set them aside and then kneeled on the ground, staring down at her hands.
"When did you wake up, Sasuke-kun?" she asked.
"I was never asleep."
"EH?"
She keeled over sideways, red as a tomato.
He smirked and then jerked his chin at the paints.
"What were you going to do with those?" he asked.
Sakura picked herself up slowly and chuckled nervously, all the while refusing to look at him.
"Nothing. Nothing."
His eyes narrowed.
"Sakura."
She frowned. "Okay, I was going to paint something."
He raised one eyebrow. "Paint what?"
She shifted uncomfortably. "…You," she said softly.
v.
She waited with bated breath for his answer. He stared at her, watching her fidget and then shrugged.
"Go ahead."
Her head snapped up. "Really? You'll let me do that, Sasuke-kun?"
He nodded, closing his eyes. He heard her shift toward her supplies.
"I didn't know you were an artist," he commented.
Sakura tripped on her way over to the supplies, face flaming red. She was surprised by Sasuke's voice, inviting her into conversation.
"W-Well, not really. I just like to paint things. It's fun."
He nodded and then became silent, his elegant cheeks fanned by his long eyelashes. The sound of her playing with the paints and brushes soothed him.
"Should I just stay like this?" he asked, cracking open one onyx eye to look at her. He smirked when she barely caught the blue paint bottle that flew into the air by her reflexive jerk of the arm at his voice.
"E-Eh, yeah. Just like that is perfect," she said, smiling nervously at him.
He nodded and then closed his eyes again, reclining lazily on her couch.
vii.
Sasuke held back a smile as he listened to her hum. He supposed she didn't realize that she was singing the tune, as she was immersed in her task of mixing the colors to the shades she desired.
Her presence made his heart feel light and her house had an alluring scent of tranquility and peace from the havoc in his life.
Without him knowing, he fell asleep, his face void of worry lines and scowls.
viii.
The sleeping boy felt something cool touch his cheek and he shifted away from it, not liking its intrusion on his pleasant nap. But the touch was insistent and came back to lather his cheeks in something wet and cool.
His eyes snapped open and his body moved automatically, disabling the person beside him and straddling her on the sofa, his hands holding hers above her head.
"S-Sasuke-kun?" a soft voice asked.
He stiffened immediately, the voice sending chills down his spine and he gazed down in surprise at the girl beneath him. Her emerald eyes captured his and he could not help but stare.
She chuckled nervously.
"Sasuke-kun?"
The movement of her lips drew his attention to them.
She looked quite beautiful, with her cheeks flustered and her pink hair splayed wildly about her. Her lips were very red.
So inviting.
He leaned closer.
Closer, and closer, and closer.
Her eyes widened.
Their lips were millimeters apart when she suddenly laughed.
He pulled back and his eyes trailed up her arms and rested on the brush she was holding in her hand.
"What," he said slowly, "are you doing?"
Sakura stared, still trying to hold back her giggles. "I'm painting."
One of his hands came up to touch his cheek. His dark eyes widened in horror.
ix.
"I'm sorry Sasuke-kun, I didn't know it'd be so hard to wash off," Sakura pleaded with Sasuke.
He paused in the vicious scrubbing of his face to glare vehemently at her. "You weren't supposed to put it on me in the first place," he hissed.
She burst into laughter upon seeing his clown face coupled with his glare. The paint all over his face detracted from the intensity of the glare. "But you said I could–"
"I didn't mean that literally!"
She laughed again to his ire. She struggled to stutter out her apology through her heaving chest.
"S-Sorry, Sasuke-kun."
He glared at her once more before turning his attention back to his face, colored in streaks of rainbow. Sakura continued on laughing hysterically.
Sasuke wept quietly inside.
Damn that girl.
x.
But he cried more over the forgotten kiss.
He turned around abruptly and sealed his lips over her in a scorching kiss and stole the infuriating giggles right out of her mouth.
It was a good feeling.
He forgot all about his rainbow colored face as her hands came up to pull him closer.