AFTER THE WAR
chapter 1 The quiet morning that refused to let go
After the war - the blank period in Konoha' s silence 🌌🍃🌹🍃🥀
*The forest behind Sasuke's estate was still wrapped in a gentle morning mist🌫️🌲🌳.
Birds hadn't fully woken yet , yet and the world felt like it was holding its breath .
Inside the bedroom ... It was the opposite 🥀🌺🌸💮💐🪻🌼*
*Warm .Quiet .Too close.
Sakura stirred first *
*Her eyelids fluttered open slowly ,heavy with sleep 😴🪻🪻🌸🌸🥀.*
*The faint light slipped through the shoji screen ,painting soft lines across the room .
For a moment she didn't remember where she was*
*Then she tried to move *
*She murmured softly ,shifting her body to sit up _
But she couldn't
A strong arm slid up her waist instantly .
Not harsh ...just firm .
Protective.
Certain🤍🪻🥀 *
*the arm slid up, pulling her gently into the warmth she had just tried escaping from
And then
A familiar weight settled against her hair
Sasuke 🌌🍃🌬️🌊🌊*
*His face pressed lightly into the back of her head , his breath slow and steady against her pink strands 🥀🌸🥀
He didn't speak
He didn't need to *
*He was awake
And he was refusing to let her go 😶🌫️🌺🩵*
*Sakura whispered , blinking in confusion , half dazed .😴🥀🌌*
Sakura
🌹🥀🥀🌸🥀🥀🌹
I need to get up
*no response
Instead his arms tightened again - just slightly .
Like an answer without words
Her cheeks warmed instantly 🥀🌹🥀🌸🥀🌹🥀❤️🔥*
*This was new
Sasuke ... Clingy ?
The thought almost made her laugh
Almost
Because right now the infamous cold distant Sasuke Uchiha who was used to shutting people out .....
Was holding her like she was the only one anchoring him to the world 💞❤️🔥🥀🌹❤️🔥*
*She shifted again , trying to turn .
Immediately , his grip adjusted - careful , practiced ,like he had already decided he wasn't letting her escape the bed 💐🌼🌺 *
Sasuke
🌌🪻🌊🌬️🩵🌨️🌤️🌠🌕🌑❄️
Five more minutes
*He finally muttered , voice low and rough from sleep 😴😴🪻❄️
Sakura froze
That alone - those from him - was more shocking than any battle she had ever fought 🥀🌹❤️🔥🌹🥀*
Sakura
🌹🥀🥀🌸🥀🥀🌹
You said five more minutes
*She repeated , eyes widening
Silence
Then , very quietly , Sasuke pulled her a little closer *🥀🌑🌕🥀
*That was all
Sakura's heart did something inconvenient🌹🥀 💓🥀🌹
She sighed , defeated , sinking back into his chest .*
Sakura
🌹🥀🥀🌸🥀🥀🌹
you are unbelievable 😮💨(🥺)
*She whispered,but there was no real complaint in her voice .
Only warmth .
Softness.
Something dangerously close to happiness 🌸🌼🌹🥀✨
Outside ,a breeze moved through the trees 🌬️🍃🌳🌲 *
*Inside Sasuke finally loosened his hold slightly ,his chin resting comfortably against her head ❤️🔥🥀❤️🔥😴 *
*Still silent
Still stubborn
Still holding
Sakura sat slightly ,glancing down at him 🥀❤️🔥🥀*
Sakura
❤️🔥🥀❤️🔥🥀
Okay five more minutes
*She murmured
A beat of silence Sasuke's grip softened
Not letting go
Just.... Accepting
And in that estate at the edge of the hospital🌲🌲🍃🌳
The world kept moving
But inside time refuses to stop them *
End of chapter 1
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chapter 2 Six months of silence ,five hours of holing on
*🏮🧧After the war - shadow hokage's return🏡🌲*
*Deep within the quiet forest out skirts of konoha stood a large ,secluded estate 🏯 , with wide corridors ,tall sliding doors(shoji screen) that opened into peaceful gardens 🌳🌲🏡.
A place built for solitude ... Yrt now carrying something it was never designed to hold :
Warmth
Life
Sakura🌸*
*Five hours had passed . Morning had long melted into soft daylight when Sakura finally stirred again , still trapped in the gentle grip of sleep and exhaustion .😴💗
The sheets were warm ,the room silent , and the world outside felt distant .
But something had changed .*
*The arm around her had shifted
Looser now
Different
She blinked slowly , lifting her head just slightly -
And saw him .*
*Sasuke Uchiha was awake .
Sitting upright beside her , hair slightly disheveled from sleep ,eyes half - lidded but already alert in that quiet way of his 🖤
For a moment , he simply looked at her .
Not cold
Not distant
Just ... looking .
Like he was confirming she was real .
Still here . *
*Sakura's voice came out soft *
Sakura
🌸🥀🥀🌸🌹🌸
You've been staring...
*He replied instantly
A lie
Badly timed
She smiled faintly
Then he moved
Before she could even fully stand up ,
Sasuke's hand slid under her carefully
-one behind her shoulder, one under her knees.
Effortless.
Quiet.
Final*
Sasuke
❄️🌌🌊🌑🖤🌌❄️
Don't move
*And that was it .
He lifted her ,
Like it was the most natural thing in the world .
Sakura blinked in confusion as the room tilted and the ceiling passed overhead 🌸🥀🌹.*
Sakura
🌹🥀🌸🥀🌹
I can walk by myself u know
*Silence .
Then very calmly *
*That was all he said but he didn't put her down .
Instead,he carried her out of the bedroom and into the long hallway of the polished wood floors.
....
Whatever happened happened they had breakfast *
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