Of Armor and Pink Petals

Chapter 35

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

They had packed and were ready to go in a few minutes. Sakura was excited to leave the village on her first real mission! Tobirama was feeling her joy like it was his own. They walked through the village, her in her ninja gear, a bounce in her steps, him with his armor, the white fur and his happuri, trying to be as stoic as possible in front of the villagers. People who knew him could see the softness around his eyes and the barely noticeable uplift of his lips when he looked down at the woman happily walking next to him.

The made their way out of the village and she took the time to turn around when they passed the gates. It was the first time in a while that she had seen the villahe from this angle and she was proud of what she saw. She could see the future Konoha and could almost smell Ichiraku. Seeing her faraway look, Tobirama's eyes softened. Snapping out of her thoughts, she smiled at him.

"It looks the same, yet it is so different."

Grabbing her hand, Tobirama squeezed it gently, smiling to her.

"Come on, we have to go."

Nodding, she followed him, sparing one more glance towards the villager over her shoulder. She kept close to Tobirama, but far enough so she could protect herself if anything happened. And so did the journey begin.

The trip took three days, which were filled with laughter and perfect moments. Every night, they had dinner together and then they worked on the seal that would hopefully work to bring her back. When the night came, they made love under the stars. They saw a inn that was about a day from Konoha and decided to stay there one night on their way back.

The mission was quite easy and the people from the village welcomed them warmly when they arrived. In the span of a few hours, the scroll was given to the leader and they already had an answer for Hashirama. They spent the night there and were back on the road the next morning.

Even thought Hashirama had given them eight days, they both missed the comfort and privacy of Sakura's house. They pushed their body on the way back and when they made it to the inn they were relieved.

It was a charming little place. When they entered, they were greeted by a pretty young lady with beautiful black hair and a perfect oval face. Sakura cringed when the woman looked at Tobirama hungrily, from head to toes, but the man did not notice, since he was grabbing his money pouch from his travel bag.

"One bedroom for you and one for the lady?" Sakura met the eyes of the blacked haired woman and taking a step forward, wrapped her arm around Tobirama's middle. The man stopped what he was doing when Sakura looked in his eyes, smiling softly.

"One room will be just fine. What do you think, love?"

Love? Sakura had never called him that, but he would never admit that a shiver had ran down his spine and his toes had curled slightly at the term of endearment. He nodded, not able to fin his words, still processing what she had said. Sakura's eyes turned dangerous when looking back at the woman behind the counter.

"One key, then."

The woman glared at Sakura and handed her the key as Tobirama put the money on the counter, still staring at Sakura. THe pink haired medic practically ripped the keys from the woman's hands and grabbed Tobirama's arm, dragging him behind her. Pausing at the bottom of the stairs, she sent a cheeky look at the black haired beauty.

"I don't think we will leave this room anytime soon, so, if you could be nice and bring dinner up, it would be greatly appreciated." Seeing the pure surprised and disgust on the woman's face, Sakura laughed, continuing her way, Tobirama close behind her.