She collapsed on top of him; a pleasant hum escaped her lips as she drew slow, deep breaths with her cheek kissing the warm surface of his skin. It had been a cold night, but not for long, as they realized how quickly they both wanted each other and how they made it known - without the need for words.

She smiled at the feel of his madly beating heart beneath the palm of her hand; his neck stretched out before her with eyes closed, still seemingly lost in the aftermath of their high. She could still feel him inside, but only just, as he gently enclosed her in his arms and pulled her up, separating themselves with ease. He met her with lidded eyes, still breathing heavy, and drew her close for a soothing kiss. Their lips touched, each with a slow release of breath; her hands found their way to run through his already messy hair while he caressed her back, drawing lazy patterns on the surface. They pulled away still breathless, if not more than before, and she remained hovering above him while showering kisses on his flushed face. He was unable to resist to urge to grab her bottom and give it a light squeeze, his lips taking hers once more before she could utter a word of surprise or displeasure. He enjoyed how she firmly bit his bottom lip before running her tongue across, and she giggled in between kisses knowing he was doing silly little things to provoke her, neither of them seemed willing to recover from their breathless, heart-pounding state.

"Stop," she pleaded non convincingly as his hands moved dangerously close to her ass again.

"Stop what?" he teased, still running his hands all over; his chest rising and falling, taking her whole weight with him.

"Naruto,"

"Don't give me that tone, Miss. You're the one who's on top of me," he smirked, drawing up a leg to force her to straighten in between him.

"Should I leave?"she threatened, catching his hands and pinning them on each side of his head.

"You can try, Sakura-chan." He shrugged beneath her, his breath finally returned to normal, unaffected by her words. Instead he gave himself the pleasure of enjoying the sight of her face; eyes a beautiful and vibrant shade of green, lips red and swollen from kisses. Her cheeks tinted with a rosy blush only their lovemaking could produce, her long, pink hair that fell and brushed across his chest and shoulders, her soft skin flush against him… he could get used to this.

She fell silent and buried her face in the crook of his neck, mumbling something that he didn't quite hear.

"What was that, Sakura-chan?"

She slid further down and let her head rest in the middle of his chest. "I said, I don't want to try."

His hands rested on the dip of her lower back, smiling beside himself and feeling rather proud. "I thought so."

He thought he saw her brow raised and he half expected her to twist his nipples, instead she sighed and placed a soft kiss on his chest before closing her eyes.

"You should move in with me, Sakura-chan." The words spilled out of his mouth so fast that he was unable to stop mid-sentence; suddenly making him wish he had said it silently enough that it would fall out of her notice, or that she was really asleep.

She raised her head in his direction, eyes questioning. "Why? "

He stilled, save for the frantic beating of his heart which he was certain she could feel. In contrast, she gave nothing away; her face was blank and eerily calm considering he asked something that was kind of like a life changing decision. And if that wasn't bad enough the timing simply made it look to be very manipulative after they had just finished a night of lovemaking.

"I'll… I'll buy a new bed. I'll clean up after myself! I don't have much clothes so you can take up the space in my closet-" his voice began to rise, slightly panicking as her brows slowly raised one point after another. "I'll never leave old milk in the fridge and… and I promise you I'll eat whatever you feed me!"

He paused for a long moment, his own promises suddenly coming back to him and he realized that perhaps he said the last one slightly wrong.

She had propped up on her elbows and watched him curiously, and he swore to the high heavens she was shifting her hips on purpose to break his concentration.

"You… you wouldn't deprive a man of his favorite food, right?" he asked apprehensively.

She burst into laughter and rained kisses across his chest. "Oh, Naruto… you're such a dork."

He found himself wanting to hide beneath her, to throw her weight off and at the same time hold her closer, tighter; his expression darkened and he geared his face in the event of rejection… maybe it wasn't the right time just yet. "So, uh…"

She raised her head and shrugged. "So what? You didn't answer my question, Naruto. You were just stating random things that popped up in your head to make my stay here a pleasant one; that is, if I decide to move in." She raised herself within kissing distance, and he had to admit she had one hell of a point.

Of course he had thought about it for some time now. It wasn't like she didn't sleep at least four times a week in his apartment. It used to be that she would come in through his window and climb on top of him, still in her uniform and with no introductions whatsoever. Often he was asleep and would wake up to the warmth of her weight pressing him down; his hands would instinctively wrap around her and mumble an inaudible question about how her day was, to which she would reply with a hand on his mouth and her slow, deep breathing signaling the end of discussion.

He didn't really mean to drop the bomb on her either, except now that he had it became a matter of defending his case.

"I… I will be away continuously in the next few months and I will only have a few days, or even hours at a time. And you, well you're spending a lot of time in the hospital and soon you will be jounin instrutor too."

She nodded, already aware of everything he had just said.

"I just… I just want a common place for us, you know? Where we could both wait for each other… I don't know how the next few months will be but I want us to be together as much as we can. I want you here, Sakura-chan."

"Naruto you're asking me to leave my home?"she searched his deep, blue eyes and caressed the whiskers on his cheek. He brought his hand up to enclose hers, his lips caressing the palm of her hand.

"Well, yes but… I'm also asking you to make a new home, with me. It's not huge, I admit. And there's probably plenty of other nicer apartments in Konoha but I figured we'd only be here together for hours at a time, maybe even days when we're lucky… and yeah bigger bed should be good for both of us and also I will clean up after myself and you can have the space in the closet and no rotten milk in the fridge and-"

She put a finger to his lips, biting her own to suppress a giggle. "You'll eat whatever I feed you, yes?" Her lips curled to a knowing smile, one that she wore when she loved an idea.

He swallowed. "Y-Yes. Anything."

She leaned over and descended on his lips, her heart fluttering at his invitation. She felt him punch a triumphant fist in the air before his hands cupped her face, fingers gently caressing the line of her jaw.

"Thank you," he whispered, kissing her forehead as she sunk back to his chest.

Maybe she already knew before he even asked, and maybe the answer had always been yes. Maybe she had tricked him to telling her reasons when really all he had to say was that she should move in with him, for him. Then again maybe it was always a good pleasure to hear him say the simplest things that made her feel certain she made the right choice.

She lay comfortably and smiled when she closed her eyes and felt his reassuring hand on her lower back. It was like a page had turned in her book, and she wasn't afraid of the next chapter.