A letter to Sakura

My beautiful flower,

A mission, hm? Nothing you can't handle, of course. I suppose I'll be back in a week. Just stay on your toes and keep your mind straight on the target. Be safe, I'll see you soon.

Anotherletter to Sakura

It worries me... you seem to be delayed by a day or two..? I have a mission the day after I'm expected to return home. I hope your detour won't keep you away from me. Are the kids well?

...and Another letter to Sakura

I'm coming home.

Sakura franticly flipped through the pages, annoyed with the messenger bird that had shown up at the village gates as they had arrived.

"What the hell?! Bloody pigeon, why are you so dumb! This is serious-" she scolded the young hawk as it pecked at the ground. Her students glanced at her and laughed quietly. When she looked up with fire in her eyes they cheesed nervously and waved goodbye.

"See you tomorrow sensei!" Naruto and Hinata chimed.

Sasuke furrowed his brows and dug his hands into his pockets, "Seeya..."

The young sensei paid him no mind and walked away without recognition of his attempts. He gridded his teeth, frustrated with the lack of attention and withdrew.

Oh no... he's going to be pissed! She thought to herself as she ran home. While digging through her pockets for her keys she froze seeing the door was actually open. Nervously, she swallowed and drew out a kunai from her hind pouch. Carefully she crept in and looked around. Nothing had been damaged or taken...?

"What the..." She turned on the light and closed the door. "Ugh... I guess I forgot to pull it closed."

Carefully, she slipped out of her top and boots and untied her headband. Her eyes were heavy with exhaustion so she laid down on her back on her bed.

"Why... why do you have to be so good at what you do?" she muttered as her eyes studied a picture frame beside her bed. "I don't see you enough... and I'm a reckless girlfriend..."

She grunted and pulled her pillow over her face before screaming into it, letting out her frustration in her weary state. Her naked hands slipped away from the pillow and fell to the sides of her waist, leaving the pillow to rest on her face. She breathed deeply against the fabric and closed her eyes.

In the back of her mind she was thinking of Naruto and his silly infatuation... of Hinata and her damaged abilities... and all the way in the back she was thinking of him. Sasuke. That pain. Her face had never been mutilated in any way for a looooong time but it had to for his sake? Team work was cool and all when she was a student. As a teacher she was worth less. The hokages always lectured of the importance of the youth and the purpose of the sensei. She never imagined she would probably die in this involuntary profession.

She felt sleep begin to take over when suddenly the door swung open. As quickly as she could- she rolled over to get off of her back but forgot how close she was to the edge of the bed and fell off.

The intruder wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her off of the floor, seating her on the bed. Sakura rubbed her eyes and squinted at him before hanging her head.

"Hey-before you yell at me I just wanted to sa-"

He grabbed her cheeks with one hand, squeezing her face like a child, her lips fish like as she glared at him.

"The bird? Was it the bird?" he said in a mocking tone. His steely gaze and firm expression not wavering.

"Uh-duh! Oo-no I-everinore er-etters-"
(Duh! You know I'd never ignore your letters-)

He leaned in close, his black eyes watched her eyes dart about as he pressed his temple against hers. The dark locks of hair he had tied behind him draped over his shoulder as he tilted his head to one side. Carefully he released her from his clutches and gently kissed her pouting lips.

Sakura blinked trying to stay annoyed but ended up leaning into it. Her lips slightly parted as he advanced on her. She was on her back, as he intensified the kiss. The longing between them was erupting into action. The neglect to stop left them gasping for air every time their mouths would part just a little. It was when he noticed the bruising on her neck that he withdrew and knelt in to examine it.

"What's this?" his tone losing it's gentlemanly sound.

She rolled her eyes and held a hand over it, "It happened on the mission. No big deal... right?"

"No big deal?" he repeated, brows raised. He then moved her hair out of her face and saw a faint bruise at the edge of her jaw. "Who did this?"

"I had to protect him-them... How else?" she tried not to elaborate on it.

He sighed and shook his head, "I don't like this."

"You think I do? Well whatever-it's just a-"

"It looks like a hickey."

"BAKA!" she struck out to punch him.

He grinned and dodged it with a clever duck of the head. Then he bit her neck below the bruise, making her squirm. She in return, kneed him in the stomach before rolling onto her stomach and laughing. He shook his head after being winded and laid beside her, watching her as she shyly gazed back at him from underneath a blanket. He pulled off his shirt and head band, resting them on the floor before snuggling up to her.

"I have to go again, you know..." he sounded sad.

She sighed, "I know..."

"But you'll always be here when I get back, right? So I don't care."

She smiled at him and rested a hand on his cheek, "I'll be here."

"Now get some rest. You know if we fall asleep together at the same time we might share dreams or see one another."

"Yeah right." she stuck her tongue out.

"You won't know till you try." he close his eyes, still faintly smiling.

She did the same only after a minute of watching him relax.

"Hmmm, good night Sakura."

"Good night, Itachi."

AHAHA, boyfriend has been exposed :D Please comment! I'm debating on including a more intimate or another playful scene during a later chapter. Please tell me what YOU wanna see in their next encounter X] (your idea doesn't have to be "mature scene" related! It could be a beach thing, BBQ or a movie, etc.)