A/N: …Yeah. I know. It's way past July 13 at this point. . Oh well! *tosses fic* Enjoy anyways!
P.S: Thanks to the anon who corrected me on the chapter posted! So sorry you all had the wrong chapter to read! The real one is up. :)
Disclaimer: Naruto and its characters belong to Kishimoto; this fanfic, however, belongs to yours truly.
Day 13: Treat Yo Self
It was her day off in what felt like weeks and Sakura was determined to spend it pampering herself. The day had started with her waking up at 9 in the morning and she smiled at the still sleeping figure beside her; it was one of those rare days that her husband worked from home. She headed towards the kitchen to prepare breakfast for the both of them; something she rarely had the chance to do since her hectic schedule at the hospital meant that she was home at the most unusual of times. Setting the plate of toast, eggs, bacon and tomatoes down at the table, she grinned at her husband's zombie like entry into the kitchen, his nose leading him straight towards the pot of coffee she had started.
"Morning, sleepyhead. Did you sleep well?" Sakura greeted cheerfully and accepted the mug of coffee that Sasuke handed at her, he grunted in reply as he took a seat at the table. Sakura sat down and was about to take a bite of her toast when her phone beeped as it received a message. She quickly read through the message before she heaved a sigh,
"Looks like the hospital needs me. Hopefully I'll be back by noon…" Sakura told Sasuke as she downed the rest of her coffee and heading towards the bedroom for a change of clothes. Grabbing her set of keys, she bent down to give her husband a quick peck on his cheek,
"You can have my share, Sasuke-kun!" Sakura called out, referring to her own untouched plate before slamming the door behind her.
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It was nearly one in the afternoon before Sakura came back. She opened the door with a doughnut between her teeth and Sasuke looked up from where he was working his laptop on the couch.
"Welcome home, Sakura." He ruffled her hear affectionately as she slumped onto the couch next to him. She finished off her doughnut,
"I'm so beat, Sasuke. I just want to relax and pamper myself on my day off!" She groaned, tucking herself into her husband's side. He placed his laptop to the side before wrapping his arms around her,
"I've managed to book a table at your favourite restaurant for us tonight. We'll have a nice dinner, alright?" He promised as he massaged her shoulders. Sakura perked up,
"Really Sasuke-kun, that's great news! It's so hard to book a table there! I'm so lucky to have such a caring husband!" She exclaimed as she hugged him back. Sasuke chuckled,
"Do you need time to prepare? You always seem to take so long picking out an outfit…" He reminded her. Sakura smacked him lightly in the shoulder,
"Don't tease, Sasuke-kun. But yes, I wanna changed my nail polish and maybe have a facial before our date tonight!" She gushed excitedly. Sasuke gave her an amused look,
"So, it's a date then?" He questioned with his lips in a smirk. Sakura huffed and crossed her arms in front of her,
"We're married, dumb dumb. Of course it's a date! Just you wait, I'll blow you away with my beauty tonight!" She promised with a nod of her head. Sasuke snorted before his eyes softened on her,
"Sakura, you're always beautiful…" He started. And Sakura 'awwed',
"Go on, flatter me more. You know how much flattery works on me." She teased him. Sasuke cupped the side of her head and she leaned into it,
"You're always so beautiful…Especially in the morning when you have drool running down your chin." He finished with a smirk. Sakura looked at him in mocked outrage,
"You ass! I can't believe I married as ass of a husband!" She jokingly grumbled as she made her way back to their bedroom.
"I have a fine ass and you love it anyways!" Sasuke called out behind her.
"Damn right I do!" Her reply came from the room.
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Sakura giggled at Sasuke's look of concentration as he applied a layer of pastel pink nail polish onto her right fingers. Sasuke looked up at his wife's green face (she was doing a facial as she had promised), annoyed.
"Wife, if you as much as giggle, I'll probably get the layer smudged. Do you want that to happen?" He questioned as he focused on the little brush. Sakura covered her mouth with her other hand,
"No ma'am, I do not want that to happen. I promise I'll behave." Her voice muffled by her hand. Sasuke 'tsked' and grabbed the offending appendage from her mouth,
"Don't do that, the polish hasn't dried completely yet. You of all people should be aware of that!" He chided her. Sakura shook her head at Sasuke's bout of perfectionism. Well, thanks to him, her nails were objects of envy… Suddenly, there was a knock on the door,
"Who is it?" Sakura called out as both she and her husband kept their eyes on the door.
"It's Ino, forehead! I have a fashion emergency and I need your help!" Ino's muffled voice came from beyond the door. Sasuke stood to open the door when the door clicked unlock. He turned to Sakura incredulous,
"You gave her the keys to our apartment?!" He whispered frantically. Sakura mirrored his wide eyed expression,
"No, I didn't?" Sakura denied as she shook her head in confusion. Together, they looked towards the door in horror as a frantic blonde barged in with tears of mascara streaming down her face. She spotted Sasuke and pointed a perfectly manicured at him,
"You, I need Sakura now!" She demanded as she walked over to the terrified couple. Sakura blinked in surprise at the finger that was now inches away from her face.
"Ino, I'm kind off busy at the moment. Maybe I'll head to your apartment in an hour's time?" Sakura tried to reason. Ino shook her head viciously, repeatedly hitting Sasuke in the face with her blonde locks. Sasuke sputtered and took a few steps backwards, well out of Ino's hair range.
"I've got no time, Sakura! I have a date in four hours, and I don't know what to wear!" The blonde wailed loudly. Sakura sighed,
"Ino, I kind of have a date tonight too. And I have a mask on at the moment…" She started but was quieted when a slender finger pressed itself on her lips.
"Please Sakura, I need your help. This guy could be the one and I'm super nervous! I need my best friend's presence to calm me down!" She pleaded desperately.
"Besides, you have a date with your husband! He couldn't care less if you showed up in your pyjamas!" Ino reasoned. Behind her, Sasuke nodded his head sagely; Sakura looked cute in her sleeping clothes…Since most of it were his old t-shirts anyways. Sakura sighed in defeat and turned apologetic eyes on Sasuke.
"It's fine. We'll make it in time, I promise." He assured her and she gave him a tight hug and whispered her thanks. Ino soon pulled Sakura away and back to her own apartment with Sakura clutching her bottle of nail polish; she might as well try to get the rest of her nails done while over there…
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Sakura came back absolutely drained, there went her day of treating herself…At least her face felt smooth and her nails were fairly decent considering how chipped the previous colour was before Sasuke helped her out. She glanced at the clock and winced at how late she was… Maybe if she started the bath now, she'll have enough time for a quick dip of relaxation. But then again, no matter what Ino or Sasuke said, she'd have to find a suitable dress and that would take forever! Sakura sighed; maybe she should just take a quick shower instead…
She looked around the apartment; just where was Sasuke anyways? She shrugged and headed towards the bathroom and was pleasantly surprised that the bath had been drawn, she dipped her fingers in it, very recently too… Her favourite book and bath bomb had also been placed beside the tub. Sakura grinned and shrugged her clothes off before dropping the bath bomb into the warm water. She eased herself into the tub and sighed in relief as the warm water worked her muscles. The bathroom door opened and Sakura peered blissfully at her husband.
"Sasuke-kun, this is absolutely the best! Thank you so much, darling. But I have to get out soon if we want to make it on time for dinner." She apologised. Sasuke smirked as he picked up her discarded clothes,
"It's fine, Sakura. I managed to book a table for us tomorrow; hopefully you're not as busy." He explained. Sakura flashed him a grateful smile before a thought passed through her head and she sat up straight in shock, giving Sasuke an eyeful.
"What about tonight's dinner?" She cried out as Sasuke enjoyed the view. Sasuke blinked as he refocused onto his wife's words and not on her…erm…assets. He turned around before he could get distracted any further,
"Don't worry about it, Sakura. We're having takeout tonight." He told her simply. Sakura nodded as she eased back into the water.
"All I wanted today was to just treat myself, and now look what happened… You're the best husband a woman could ever ask for… Thank you so much, Sasuke-kun." She expressed gratefully. Sasuke chuckled,
"For today, let your husband treat you, okay? You deserve a treat anyways." He flashed a soft smile before he turned to close the door, leaving his wife a chance at privacy.
~Up next, Day 14~