bubblegum princess

chapter twenty nine

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the beginning:
WHAT'S BETTER THAN
THE WORDS 'I LOVE YOU'?
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             "YOU'RE STUPID." Seiren says with a pout, beside her, is Sarada who looks down at the floor, looking so dejected as Seiren continues to call her names after she explains the whole fiasco outside the Konoha. "Nee-chan, you're smart and all but questioning our mom who practically raised us our whole lives, comparing her to a woman!," she snarled with a tone that led Sarada to flinch "That just had the same glasses as you?"

Sarada laughed awkwardly yet she yelped in pain when a book's spine crashed on her head "MOU! Neechan Baka!"

"Sei. That's enough already. Your sister has already had enough scolding in one day." Sarada sulked in her chair, shivering slightly from recalling how Shizune and Sakura scolded her outside seiren's private room, leaving Sasuke and Seiren inside.

Seiren huffed childishly, looking away from her "I'm also mad at you. Both of you kept this from me." she muttered, slightly angry before a spoon of soup was inserted into her pouty mouth, interrupting her from spouting any more lectures. Sakura and Sarada held their shock, looking at Sasuke who pulled the spoon back and scooped another from the bowl.

The man sighed "Can you just... reconcile and call it a night?" he mumbled, slightly looking at Sakura and Sarada behind his shoulder before moving back to look at Seiren with fondness. Sarada giggled and sat down next to him "Hai, hai."

Seiren soon snuggled underneath the blankets as Sakura switched the lights off, only leaving the night lamp on the desk beside Seiren, Sarada already had gone to their new apartment and decided to unpack the rest of the boxes that were still left untouched.

Sasuke on the other hand, sat down on the couch, silently looking at Seiren with a longing look. His cloak has been disregarded and is hanged on a rack that stands beside the door. His katana yet rests beside him. "You should sleep." he heard Sakura speak with a soft whisper, he slightly glanced to see her holding a mattress; might as well be the one that would be keeping him warm for the coldness of the room for the rest of the night.

"You'll have a long day tomorrow." She said further and handed the mattress over to his lap. The man just hummed before standing up, holding the mattress, and approaching seiren's peaceful slumber, gently pushing the chair near the child with his foot. He quickly sat down, making himself comfortable before closing his eyes, and deeply breathing out.

Sakura smiled at his gesture "Relief aren't you?"

As the man turns his head towards her, he slowly peeks out from one eye, his lips forming a small but almost unbearable smile. "Yeah." Sakura let out a short laugh "I'm glad that things were able to work out," She then gazed at Seiren with a gentle expression, and memories of Sarada's face quickly flashed through her mind. "Our girls will be just fine."

"Hn... Our girls."

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"Don't go," she mumbled, hugging his torso as the family are now standing at the gates. The sun just has risen from its slumber and casting its warm rays over the village. Sasuke had made up his mind to resume his travels. He allowed her embrace to linger a little while longer, tenderly running his hand through Seiren's hair as she leaned against him.