𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗔 || sasusaku

Chapter 53: Money and Explosion

Sakura has always find Spring more beautiful than any other Season of the year. Not only is the weather perfect, the Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom in this part of Tokyo. Sumida, Sakura should have known it better by now, that the Ward is not only famous with its peaceful surroundings, to think that it is only a few minutes away from the Central Tokyo where wards like Shinjuku and Shibuya are located, but Sumida is also home for the finest and beautiful lines of Cherry Blossom trees that is incomparable to anything in the whole country.

Sumida Park, the perfect lines of Cherry Blossom trees on the sidewalk and the Sumida river, both a perfect combination for the calm and peaceful afternoon walk.

When Sasuke came back to his residence after that meeting in Ginza, he's been in a terrible mood. And he knew for a fact who's responsible for ruining his otherwise wonderfool mood this morning. The damn redhead had to blab such a remark in front of Sasuke and he knew he'd struck a nerve. So when Sasuke came back that afternoon, he asked Sakura to come with him in Sumida Park, just to clear his mind and dissipate the terrible mood.

"What?" Sasuke asked when he noticed Sakura's been staring at him for quite a few minutes already as they walk through the Park.

"Nothing," Sakura said with a chuckle. "I just find this...different?"

It's true though, as Sakura learns more about Sasuke day by day, she never find him the type to enjoy idle walks in the Park. But this side of him also put Sakura at ease, knowing that it's only whenever he's with her will he allow this side of him to surface.

"Why? You find it different for a man to take his wife in a Park once in a while?" Sasuke asked, although he sounded indifferent, traces of humour can be heard with the question as Sakura shook her head and stepped closer to him.

"No! In fact I find it romantic."

"Romantic? Hardly. How about we ride one of those swan boats and things might get romantic."

Sasuke has rarely make jokes and everyone knew that. If not rarely he almost never does. So whenever Sasuke make a joke, everyone would think he is serious. And his straight face isn't exactly helping as Sakura's eyes suddenly lit up and pulled Sasuke towards the riverside.

"Let's go ride one!" She said as they walk towards the operator of the boats.

Sasuke found himself going with the flow as he wasn't able to make it clear that the statement was not meant to be taken seriously. Though he's glad he didn't say the statement was just a joke as Sakura seem to enjoy riding a swan boat.

But Sasuke really couldn't help himself as he said those words. "This looks ridiculous."

Of course, Sakura took it lightly as she chuckled and shook her head. The smallest tint was evident on Sasuke's cheeks as Sakura continued to laugh heartily. It was then the lights in the river started to lit one by one as Sakura's eyes widen. Sasuke had the perfect view as he looked at the woman in front, whose emerald eyes started to glow as they reflected the lights. The moment was too perfect that for a second, time seem to slow down. Until everything is all but shattered when something growled.

"I'm pretty certain there are no crocodiles in this river," Sasuke said as he looked at Sakura whose face started to become as red as a tomato. "I believe what I just heard was no crocodile but a sound of someone's stomach. Are you perhaps hungry?"