Papa's Baby Girl

Chapter 1

Sarada was missing.

Ten months old and she was missing.

How, Sasuke wasn't sure. While she was playing on the living room floor, Sasuke took the chance to lay on the couch and watch her, not noticing he had dozed off until he opened his eyes again and it was two hours later, and Sarada had disappeared from her blanket on the floor. For a moment, Sasuke stayed calm, before freaking out internally and running all over the house, shouting Sarada's name, trying to find her.

"Sarada, where are you?!"

By the tenth time he entered the living room, Sasuke decided to try and calm down again, taking deep breaths as he looked around the room, seeing if he couldn't catch a glimpse of the purple ruffled skirt he had dressed this tiny daughter in that morning, just in case she had decided to hide somewhere in the living room. After a few minutes of calming himself down, Sasuke started looking all over the house again, calmly, and in places he had looked before, such as under the kitchen table.

"Sarada... come out wherever you are, sweetie."

Ever since Sarada was born, Sasuke had barely let her out of his sight when he was at home, which could explain why he fell asleep while she was playing on the floor. She had woken him at almost seven that morning after Sakura left for her shift at the hospital, and, though Sarada had taken a nap, Sasuke had yet to get more than four hours of sleep any given night the last week.

So, while she played he thought he would just rest his eyes, not fall asleep for two hours and find his daughter missing.

He knew that Sakura was going to kill him when she got home and realized he couldn't find the small girl, and all he was doing as he searched for her was praying she would show up.

Sarada, please... mama's going to kill me when she gets home...

A moment later, Sasuke heard the front door open and then close, Sakura yelling their names and that she was home. Sasuke's heart began to race out of fear and he slowly made his way back to the living room, hanging his head in defeat.

He hadn't found her. Sarada was still missing and Sakura was home and Sasuke was going to be dead in a matter of seconds.

Time to face the music... my wife is going to kill me for losing our daughter in our own home...

"Sakura, I can't find—"

"What a pretty baby girl you are!"

Sasuke blinked in surprise, his heart beat slowing down when he saw what was going on.

Sakura had Sarada in her arms, the ten-month-old giggling as her mother lifted her over her head, laughing as well. Sarada opened and closed her hands and cooed, drooling a bit as Sakura hugged her daughter to herself.

If Sasuke were to be honest, he was completely shocked that Sarada randomly appeared when Sakura returned home.

When she noticed Sasuke was there, Sakura looked over and gave a smile.

"Hello there! Why was Sarada in here by herself...?"

Shaking his head, Sasuke looked as if he was thinking, before saying, "What do you mean? I thought..."

"She was sitting on her blanket, looking like she was about to start sobbing..."

Sarada looked at Sasuke after a moment, smiling brightly and reaching out for him. "Papa! Papa!"

When Sakura handed Sarada over to him, she gave Sasuke a quick kiss and said she was going to get started on dinner, leaving him to continue entertaining their daughter.

Sasuke, however, looked his daughter over as she stared at him, grinning while she beat on him as she flailed her arms about.

"You were on your blanket the entire time, weren't you?"

Sarada blinked, babbling before laughing.

"...I need to get my eyes checked..."