title: Born to Be Three
prompt: SASUSAKU MONTH 2015
rating: K-M

summary: o22: Sakura and Sarada go through Sasuke's baby clothes and giggle over how cute his itty-bitty feet were!

dedicated to: my baes on tumblr - i love you all!

NOTE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE MONTH: I wanted to add Sarada in many of these prompts, because she's a part of this beautiful family too /sobs forever at my babies having babies/ but sometimes I either couldn't find a way to fit her in and, to be honest, I have little experience writing about her! Hopefully that will change

.o22.
Baby Shoes

.

Sakura and Sarada go through Sasuke's baby clothes and giggle over how cute his itty-bitty feet were!

.

Sasuke ignored the girlish giggles emanating from the attic. He didn't know what surprise Sakura had given Sarada, and at this point he was too tired to find out. Every time they had their "mother-daughter bonding," Sasuke knew his wife was just finding ways to embarrass Papa in front of their daughter.

Today was no exception.

"Look, Mama!" Sarada giggled. Sasuke's old headband dropped down from her forehead—inherited from Mama—and over her eyes. She pulled it up. "Look at how ugly this is!" She held up a black onesie, complete with the bandages and other garbage that came with it. "Why would Papa decide to wear this?"

Sakura stifled a laugh. "You wouldn't believe it, but your Papa had the ugliest hair to match. It was long and uncut, like a wolf. Roar!" she joked.

They squealed in delight together, laughing over little Sasuke and his past treasures.

"Ah, but this blue shirt isn't so bad," Sakura said. "I liked him wearing this a lot."

"Neh, Mama, what is this thing?" Sarada slid the purple knotted belt around her neck, like a snake. "What was this for?"

Sakura nearly choked on her spit, her cheeks reddening with delight. "Oh, honey," Sakura said. "Your Papa had a lot of fashion mistakes throughout his life. If you saw the outfit that it belonged to…well, he looked handsome in it, as always, but—ah, it wasn't the smartest decision."

They shared laughs together, Sarada slipping on the onesie and pulling the blue shirt over. She adorned her elbows with his large bandages and kept the ribbon hung around her neck.

"Then, Mama, what about these?" Sarada pulled two shoes, no bigger than her palms, out from Sasuke's box. They were baby blue.

"Let me see that." Sakura reached for the shoes. Immediately, a wash of serenity overcame her. She cradled the shoes in her hands.

"These must have been from when Papa was a little boy. A very little boy, much younger than you." Sakura imagined a baby Sasuke, just learning how to walk while brother Itachi stood over him and held his hands. She smiled at the thought, thinking about how Sasuke must have wobbled shakily and fallen to the floor on his bum, perhaps crying out before he was snuggled and kissed by his mother.

Sarada took the shoes back and giggled. "Aren't they cute, Mama?" Sarada slipped her fingers into the openings and used her hands to walk. "Imagine Papa as a little baby!"

Sakura had to laugh, too. Her eyes followed Sarada's wandering hands and imagined Sasuke's tiny feet in them. Her heart swelled.

"Hey, what are you guys doing?" Sasuke asked. Through their laughs, they hadn't heard him come up the attic. He stared at Sakura, holding back giggles, and Sarada, hands in his baby shoes, dressed from head to toe in his old outfits.

She was—dare he say it—absolutely adorable. He saw his adolescence in her, from the warmth of a family to the teenage angst and trauma, but she carried none of his pain.

"Papa!" Sarada shrieked. She made an effort to remove his clothing. "We were just—"

Sasuke held up his hand. "No need." He glared at Sakura, feigning irritation at her for revealing his past embarrassments. She grinned and patted the ground next to her, inviting him for a seat.

"You want to see something really embarrassing, Sarada?" Sasuke asked. He smirked at Sakura; immediately, her face paled.

"No," she gasped. "You wouldn't."

Sasuke ignored her, eyes focused on the curious Sarada.

"Sarada, bring Papa that box over there, would you?"

updates come regularly on tumblr for each day. I'm lazy at uploading on ff, but rest assured everything will be up by the end of this month. XD

note: chapter 12, white flag, has been replaced :)