SasuSaku Prompts

32. Sasuke's birthday

prompt:"I can't give you anything special."

A/N:Sorry for not updating. There are a lot of things to do and did this and the past week. I'll make it up to you guys somehow. But yeah, it's Sasuke's birthday so I really have to write this one. I ALWAYS celebrate this every year. So here you go. Happy birthday, Sasu-cakes! ♥

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July 23.

He's panting, having just finished almost half a day's worth of training. It's really stupid-- exerting too much effort, pushing yourself to the limits-- when he knows he's already one of the best. But he is Uchiha Sasuke and he would never be satisfied.

The day was almost over and all he wanted was a light dinner and a hot shower. He heard a sound coming from the kitchen and as per usual, his ninja instincts kicked in almost instantly. He took a kunai from his pocket and stepped towards the kitchen.

He was about to throw his weapon when he realized it was only Sakura, shuffling around the room, still ignorant of his presence.

He grunted. She yelped. He almost smirked but caught himself because she turned to him.

"Sasuke-kun! I didn't notice you were already here."

"Hn. You just got back." It was a statement. He looked at her form and saw that she was still wearing her ANBU uniform, with blood, mud and all. He narrowed his eyes at her extremely low chakra levels.

"Yeah. The whole team has been assigned to different missions and I'm pretty sure Naruto's complaining up until now but there'd be no point--" she ranted on, "so I had to come back fast because you need someone to wish you a happy birthday." She finished. She held up a basket of tomatoes. Big, red, plump tomatoes. The one on top has a lighted candle on it.

He glanced at the calendar perched on the wall on his right. He was surprised to realize that with his high intelligence and really good memory, he forgot his own birthday.

Sakura broke his daze. "It's been only a few months since the war ended, we're still coping, I know. But it's your special day and...uh...I can't give you anything special beside this." She told him with an apologetic smile. 

That's it.

He quickly made his way to her and before she even realize it, he was already hugging her tightly.

She gasped, obviously taken by surprise. She then relaxed and hugged him back. And with a smile, she said, barely audible but he heard it nonetheless. "Happy birthday, Sasuke-kun."

He tightened his hold--if that's still even possible--on her and he briefly wondered if she could still breathe or if he was hurting her.

He finally found some words.

"Sakura, thank you. I already have you."