He watched his daughter pace about the room, her concern for her mother evident by the crease in her brows. "Mama said she would be back by her birthday, but that's today! What if the cake goes bad?"
"Sarada, it is only eight in the morning, we haven't even picked up the cake. I think it will be fine." The glare sent his way sent chills down his spine, it was too much like her mother.
She paused in her pacing, just long enough to ask, "what if something happened?"
"Don't worry about your mama, she is the strongest women I know. She could break our house with a pinky. In fact, she has broken our house with a pinky." Sasuke scowled at the memory, she also accidentally destroyed the house next door. Which is why they now lived more separated from the rest of Konoha, no one wanted to be their neighbor. Once, they had claimed was an accident, twice, they feared it was a hobby.
The amazement in his two-year old's eyes was astonishing, "really!?" He nodded, "but then why isn't she here?"
"She is a doctor, maybe someone got sick, besides there is still a lot of time." He went to make himself some coffee, something told him he would need it.
"But it's her birthday! How am I supposed to surprise mama if she isn't here?"
Sasuke put down his mug, pretended to consider her question deeply, and answered, "well this gives us more time to prepare her surprise."
"Papa can we go buy her balloons too? Can we call grandma and grandpa!?"
Sasuke had nothing against his in-laws, but he knew after a mission Sakura would not have the patience for her father's jokes. "They are already coming in a few days for your birthday, lets make this small."
Sarada nodded, "okay, this way I get mama all myself."
Sasuke watched as Sarada ran to her room, "where are you going?"
"I'm getting my sweater and money so that we can go to the store and buy mama all the things for her birthday, and more gifts. Mama deserves all the gifts!" He considered telling her that they really didn't need to get Sakura more things, after all, Sarada made him buy things for Sakura a month in advance. The moment she realized her mama's birthday was coming up, she kept sending her papa to buy things.
Sometimes she would give him some of her own money. Which he always returned, which meant they were in a cycle where Sarada never ran out of money and kept sending him for more gifts. Which also meant that for Sarada's birthday, Sakura was going crazy with worry as to what to give Sarada. Giving up on the possibility of coffee he went to go help Sarada get ready. " What are you planning on buying her this time?"
"Can we buy her sweets?" Sasuke nodded as he helped button up her cardigan, "papa, after today mama is going to love me way more than she loves you."
He stopped in the last button to look at her, curious, Sasuke asked, "why do you say that?"
"Because I've bought her so many things, and you haven't bought her anything! Go get your money so that mama won't stop liking you."
He had yet to buy her anything, that was true, but that was because he had something special planned when Sarada went to sleep. Not that he could tell her that, instead he said, "you are right, help me pick something out for your mama." With his wife breaking houses, and his daughter's need to spoil, it was only a matter of time before they would have to move in with his in-laws.
A/N: a little late, but this is for Sakura's birthday, was hoping to make this in parts with the second part with their shopping and seeing Sakura. But I am kind of late for her birthday so I don't think that's going to happen. Either way I head canon that Sarada spoils Sakura on her birthday, and Sasuke always encourages it, I mean its Sakura why wouldn't you want to spoil her?
unrelated but anybody else notice how the fandom is dying? I mean there is still a bunch of people in it, but its not as active, and not as fun as it used to be. It makes sense, but its still kind of sad.