#xhaeres

Now there was a cute face she hadn’t seen before--granted, the girl with such unusual eyes appeared to be a little lost at the moment. Naturally, Haruka took it upon herself to be of use, approaching her from behind before leaning in from behind her right shoulder, her voice low and warm. 

majority of the gifts given to the newly wedded couple lay untouched for the time being in their abode as per their request to attend to them after their long awaited honeymoon. however, some were sent along with them ( though it was more so unknown to the two until the time they had to unpack their belongings ). ino, sakura, and hinata had taken special care of packing all their necessities and special something extra. 

it was a scrapbook, one all three of them had spent an enormous amount of time and effort into putting together between the wedding preparations. in it contained pictures and short quotes of different memories the two had made along their journey from once rivals to now a couple wedded happily ever after. they had all pitched in with their collection of pictures and memories and quite handy decorative skills. the scrapbook even contained small bits of writing for the two from those that they held close to them; a few of them being iruka, kakashi, yamato, gaara, and tsunade. it was full of memories they had all made; good and bad and the unforgettable. it was more sentimental and precious than anything else they could have given them. 

they had purposefully packed it along with them to take along rather than leaving it with the other presents. it was much more precious than material gifts and they figured it would be a good trip down memory lane for the two, especially if it were to come as such a surprise. of course, this wasn’t the only gift that they had been sent along with them. ino had, while the other two weren’t watching, slipped in the packaging for a bottle of lube as the box so proudly proclaimed. it was something that was just meant for laughs ( oh if only she could see their expressions when they see it! / though, she doubted she’d like to be present during that situation ). the box, however, in actuality, the box did not contain the promised product, but rather a set of matching ties for the two with a note slipped in. 

     Akane poked her from behind, waiting for her to turn. As soon as she did, she was presented with a prettily wrapped box--a matte chocolate brown box decorated with a polka-dotted ribbon. It was cute. “For you, Hyuuga-san. Obligation chocolate.” She hadn’t talked to Hyuuga-san in a while--excluding the barking of commands and the exchanging of information. Due to the minor holiday, her schedule had been freed up quite a bit.

               breathless — after going so long without seeing him, just the sight of him gracing her eyes stole all the air from her lungs. warmth flooded into her chest, then to her mouth, and lastly her eyes. she was grateful that he was home — she wondered if she would have been able to return without seeing him at least once. her visit was only for a short period of time, after all. hinata first handed him the box of sweets ( there was an assortment of homemade cookies — shortbread & brown sugar — and chocolate pieces and truffles — milk, white, & dark, all shaped as hearts ) and the valentine’s card to read. once uryuu peeked into the box and read the card and set it all aside, she immediately took a step forward to wrap her arms around him, closing her eyes as she rested her face against his chest. warm — he was warm. ’ happy valentine’s day, ’ came her soft and content murmur. ’ …i love you. ’

          ADORATION GLINTED FROM sapphire eyes as they shifted from the beautiful arrangement of sweets up to her own. for a moment he was simply overwhelmed, by her sudden appearance and the act of kindness and thought that she arrived with. he caught his gaze lingering longer than intended, but felt nothing against is as she alone was a sight to behold. nonetheless, he tore his attention from her in order to read the card that accompanied the sweets. those three words gripped at his heart, drawing in a quick, sharp breath. his eyes widened, pulse accelerated at the same time, and he set the gifts aside before she could notice the slight shake in his hands.

          A RUSH OF dark hair greeted him as he turned back to her, caught once again off guard as she curled her arms around him. surely being so close to his chest, she could hear the pounding of his heart. though perhaps it had stopped altogether when he heard those words from her very lips, spoken with the same grace of an angel. never had they been spoken between them, and uryuu had to appreciate what impeccable timing she had.

          HE WRAPPED ONE arm around her waist, the other raising to gently glide through her silken hair. the silence between them was comfortable, a moment to simply enjoy their company and savor what little time they had together.  a soft kiss was placed to the top of her head before his lips parted to utter his ( delayed ) response.