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SasusakuMonth2018

SasuSaku Month Day 16

Title: And In The Morning There Are Birds

Prompt: Sparks

Rating: M

Day’s Notes: Sasuke-centric as usual; mentions of some symptoms of depression; rating is due to minimal sexual content

He woke with the sound of chirping birds ringing in his ears.

Blinking his eyes open, Sasuke inhaled deeply and stretched his limbs. His legs dangled off of the couch and he wondered if Sakura could be convinced to change her loveseat in her office to something larger.

He turned onto his back and stared at the ceiling tiles. As soon as the ringing was gone from his ears and the world became silent again he started to count.

One…

Two…

Three…

Four…

The door opened with a click and Sakura creeped into her own office carrying a cardboard box full of folders.

If it weren’t for the way Sakura would try to sneak in to get work done, Sasuke would think she knew exactly when it was that he woke up from his nap. She always arrived seconds after he woke up on his own.

“Hey sleepyhead.”

Sakura squatted down so that she was eye level with him ran her fingers through his hair, massaging his scalp as she did so.

“I’m just going to look over some cases if you want to keep sleeping.”

Sasuke watched as she made her way to her desk. She set her box on the desk and smoothed her lab coat under her thighs as she sat down.

The clacking of the keyboard keys and the sound of her sleeves rubbing against the desk surface as she wrote lulled him back to sleep.

SasuSaku Month 2018

Day 16: Sparks

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Author’s Note: my tired brain can only write AU oneshots now 😂

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If there was one thing the three best friends have in common, it would be their stubbornness.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura begged their parents to let them go to the camping trip that Itachi went to, but the adults blatantly refused. The ten year olds crossed their arms at the final verdict despite their pleas and decided to meet up at the wide backyard of the Uchihas.

“It’s really no fair! Why can Itachi-nii go and we can’t?!” the blonde screeched with irritation.

The only girl laid back on the well-maintained grass which the boys followed not a moment later. She looked to her left where Naruto was. “Okaa-san said it was for older kids only. And she said to wait because we’ll have our own field trip as well.” A small pout formed on her lips. “But I remember that the teacher said it will only last a day and we won’t go camping.”

Sakura turned her attention to her right when she heard a snort. “They treat us like kids.”

“But we are, Sasuke-kun.”

“Nuh uh! We’re ten. That’s two numbers already!” Naruto butt in. Then a wide smile appeared on his face. He sat back up, waving his hand around. “Let’s just camp here then! We can make our own tents and bonfire and watch the stars and all that!”

Sasuke and Sakura sat up as well. The childhood friends slash neighbours looked at each other with matching grins on their faces. The three then ran off to their respective houses, gathering materials for their impromptu camping. They found a loophole in their parents’ words, and now they’re going to have an adventure of their own.

But the adults found out while they were busy rummaging things for their activity. After a quick meeting between the Uzumakis, Uchihas, and Harunos, the kids were granted permission to camp out at the vast lawn of the raven-haired family. The grownups helped with setting up the large tent for the three to share and the kids spent the majority of the afternoon playing around the yard. When twilight came, Sasuke’s parents came to bring them food and prepared a bonfire for them.

As the sky turned darker, the trio lied down on the ground, watching the twinkling stars. “I wish we had fireworks,” Sakura thought out loud.

Naruto raised his hand in agreement. “That’s right! It would be perfect dattebayo!”

But the little girl suddenly shuddered. “But I find them a bit scary though. They’re beautiful… only that they’re too loud.”

“Not all of them are loud and scary,” obsidian held jade eyes in his gaze. Seeing her confused, Sasuke smirked and took off to the shed, where a stack of sparklers left after the New Year’s celebration were kept. He took the box and presented it to wide emeralds and sapphires.

“That’s so cool, Sasuke!” Naruto exclaimed, practically drooling at the sight. He took some and proceeded to arrange the sparklers in a large circle on the ground. The young Uchiha took one and handed it to Sakura. He was taken aback with how hard she shook her head.

“It might burn in my hand,” Sakura wailed.

“No it won’t,” he assured her. He took her hand to make her hold the unlit sparkler and clasped it with his. “You trust me, right?”

She nodded, though her eyes still held a little fear in them. “Of course, Sasuke-kun.”

“Then there’s no need to be afraid, okay?” She nodded again in reply and the dark haired boy called out to their friend who was still busy with his work.

“Oi, Naruto, light up this sparkler.”

“Ehhh let me light up these first!”

Onyx eyes darkened into a glare. “Usuratonkachi.”

The blonde crossed his arms and pouted. “Fine!”

When he did, Sakura tightened her grasp on the hand-held firework and Sasuke held on to her even tighter. Sparks then formed, and despite her glassy eyes, the pinkette started to smile. The Uchiha waved their joined hands around until a laugh came from the girl.

“See? It’s not so bad right, Sakura-chan?” Naruto asked her.

Her grin became bigger. “Yeah!”

“Sasuke!”

The trio turned around to see Fugaku walking towards them with a frown, Mikoto following closely behind. “I told you not to light these without adult supervision, right?”

The boy lowered his head, feeling the full effect of his father’s scolding. Somehow, it seems like he was always disappointing him. Before he could say his apologies however, a voice spoke up for him.

“It’s my fault, Fugaku-san! I wanted to see fireworks but I find them too loud and Sasuke-kun said that not all are loud and brought the sparklers but saw that I’m afraid and he helped me not to be scared anymore,” Sakura proclaimed in an earnest tone. “Please don’t be mad at Sasuke-kun. He was only helping me.”

The little girl bowed while her two friends were bewildered. Following her, Naruto also bowed and responded, “And I was the one who lit up the sparkler, Fugaku-san. Though it was Sasuke who told me to but I followed him anyway on my own will ‘ttebayo.”

‘They’re defending me,’ Sasuke thought. Gratitude filled his heart and also mirrored his friends’ action before his parents. The sight softened the Uchiha patriarch’s heart. He felt his wife’s hand grasp his own, much like how his son was still holding Sakura.

“Fugaku, there’s no need to be so harsh.” She turned towards the youngsters who were still bowing low. “Sasuke-chan, Sakura-chan, Naruto-chan, please raise you heads.”

When they did, she gave a motherly smile at them. “We will supervise you in lighting the sparklers. I actually prepared marshmallows, chocolate, and crackers for you three. You can make your own s’mores after, okay?”

The three beamed at her. In no time, the backyard lit up with bright sparks. Fugaku was the one who lighted them all up and the children’s eyes reflected the bursts of light. Making the s’mores was the next agenda, and the adults left them for a while.

While they were busy in making the snack, Sasuke was a bit bothered with Sakura’s stare. When he called her out for it, surprise came to him in the form of her hugging him out of the blue.

“I’m sorry, Sasuke-kun. You got scolded because of me.” Wide onyx eyes saw Naruto with an all-knowing and teasing smile. He wanted to wipe it off his face but his mind focused on the girl’s warmth. Tentatively, he returned the gesture.

“It’s not your fault, Sakura.”

She tightened her embrace, not daring to look at him. “But you still got in trouble because of me.”

“But you defended me, right? I don’t mind as long as it’s for you,” he whispered before he could think of his words. The boy felt his heart racing, silently praying that Sakura wouldn’t notice it. He felt like a entire fireworks display was happening in his chest. But as the moments passed, he realized that he didn't hate it. Too distracted with his own reaction he didn’t realize that the pinkette was in the same state as him.

“Thank you for helping me overcome my fear, Sasuke-kun.” When she removed her hold on him, she was surprised to see him turn as red as his favourite tomatoes. The boy didn’t trust himself to say anything, so he simply nodded in reply.

SasuSaku Month 2018 - Day 16: Sparks Rating: T A/N: Yeah, super late, I know. Thanks for reading and I hope you like it! :D

Continuation of Day 15: Training

Sasuke shifted in his sleep, wrinkling his nose as he felt himself being roused from his unusually deep sleep. He blinked one eye open slowly and immediately shut it again as a ray of bright light fell on his face. A low growl of irritation reverberated from his throat when he couldn’t fall back asleep. His body ached from the midnight training and from lack of sleep due to other activities. That last realization had him waking up fully.

He found himself wrapped around a sleeping Sakura, who was curled up in a loose ball and using his arm as a pillow. A small smile appeared on his lips as he remembered their impromptu make-out session on the training field just a few hours ago. If he was being honest with himself, he had been so close to pinning Sakura underneath him and giving into his desires, but his self-control ruled over his lust. He was not about to disrespect her like that and in a place where literally anyone could see them. Not like that. Not for their first time.

The small disappointment in Sakura’s half-lidded eyes almost made him change his mind, but he picked her off the floor and guided them back to her apartment. They both managed to have the strength to shower and change into clean clothing before falling over from sleep. However, Sasuke took one look at the soft expression Sakura was giving him and changed his course from the guest room to her bedroom. He headed straight for her and wrapped his lone arm around her firmly, bringing her flush against him, then leaned down and captured her lips for another addicting kiss. Kissing her was bliss.

Sasuke cursed himself for not knowing the sweet taste of her lips sooner. When they broke away gasping for breath, Sakura pulled on his shirt roughly until they fell on her bed. She wasted no time in locking their lips once more, swallowing the protest on the tip of his tongue. She managed to work them into quite a frenzy, especially when her hands began to wander under his shirt and explore his torso. The feel of her warm hands on his skin was downright torture and managed to pull a tiny groan of pleasure from him before he pulled away, for their sake. Sakura giggled and settled down into the covers.

He pulled her against his chest and buried his face in her hair, willing his body to relax. It took some time but he finally pushed away all indecent thoughts from the forefront of his mind and allowed himself to breathe in Sakura’s sweet scent. They both had fallen asleep easily in the comfort of each other.

Now that he was awake, he looked down at the girl he loved with a gentle smile. She looked so peaceful and serene that it made his heart beat just a little faster for he had brought her that tranquility. It sure as hell beat making her cry.

The moment was interrupted, however, as a near silent presence approached the window and slipped in without a noise. Sasuke’s red and lilac eyes glared at the intruder who dared enter unannounced. He lashed out his chakra with hostility to warn them.