Note:Non-Massacre AU.
December 6th, 2018.
Prompt Six: Angel
Being a ninja meant that carefree moments were few and far between.
Between missions, training and injuries, a shinobi only had a few occasions annually where they could forget about their duties to the village and just have fun.
However, when two people in a relationship both happened to be respected and powerful shinobi, time together was a luxury.
Itachi Uchiha had been travelling with his ANBU team for almost two weeks now.
He longed to return home and see his younger brother, to see how his jonin training was coming. He wished to see Shisui and Izumi hear about their own adventures.
He wished to see Hinata, to hold her in his arms and enjoy her warming presence.
But first, he needed to report back to the Hokage.
His mission briefing was quick, explaining the mission fully and ensuring the Hokage and elders that the threat had been taken care of.
Itachi hated missions where the sole objective was to kill a target.
But he was a shinobi, and he was trained for this.
He returned home, showered and greeted his family.
Sasuke was out with his own team, having taken on a small mission in the Land of Wind.
He travelled across the village after leaving the Uchiha compound, enjoying the sight of their village covered in snow.
The guards at the Hyuuga estate knew his face well, aware of his courtship with the heiress and let him pass without the need for an escort.
He was heading to the small reading room where was sure to find Hinata, if she were home, but a beautiful sound stopped him in his tracks.
Hinata's laughter. Light, warm and full of joy.
He smiled just from hearing it.
Itachi followed the sound of her laugh, walking towards the main garden of the estate.
When he arrived, he saw Hinata, crouching in the knee-high snow, laying out small seeds for the few birds that chirped around her.
One had been bold and actually took a seed from her hand, causing the heiress to beam brightly at the small creature.
He watched her silently for a moment, not wishing to scare away her small companions.
"Welcome home, Itachi." She said eventually, looking up at him her beautiful round eyes.
The birds looked startled at the sound of her voice, they backed away, but didn't leave.
She carefully left the rest of the seeds spread out on the white ground and moved to greet the man before her.
He wrapped his arms around her, resting his head on top of her own, smelling the lightly scented shampoo through her wool hat.
"Thank you Hinata." He whispered, holding her tightly.
They stayed like that for a moment, aware that a family member could come to the garden at any stage.
"Itachi," she started, stepping away from his embrace, "have you ever made a snow-angel?" she asked.
"No." He replied, noticing the brief look of surprise in her eyes.
"Hanabi and I used to make them all the time, would you like to try?"
He quirked an eyebrow.
The past two weeks had been strategically planned with every minute accounted for. He had seen dead bodies, horrific injuries and fought many times.
But as he watched her sit down in the pure snow, lying down on her back and spreading her arms and legs out, he pushed those memories aside.
He would forget about being a shinobi for now. He would simply lay in the snow with his lover, making snow angels and being as carefree as he could.
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