He woke with the sound of chirping birds ringing in his ears.
Blinking his eyes open, Sasuke inhaled deeply and stretched his limbs. His legs dangled off of the couch and he wondered if Sakura could be convinced to change her loveseat in her office to something larger.
He turned onto his back and stared at the ceiling tiles. As soon as the ringing was gone from his ears and the world became silent again he started to count.
One…
Two…
Three…
Four…
The door opened with a click and Sakura creeped into her own office carrying a cardboard box full of folders.
If it weren’t for the way Sakura would try to sneak in to get work done, Sasuke would think she knew exactly when it was that he woke up from his nap. She always arrived seconds after he woke up on his own.
“Hey sleepyhead.”
Sakura squatted down so that she was eye level with him ran her fingers through his hair, massaging his scalp as she did so.
“I’m just going to look over some cases if you want to keep sleeping.”
Sasuke watched as she made her way to her desk. She set her box on the desk and smoothed her lab coat under her thighs as she sat down.
The clacking of the keyboard keys and the sound of her sleeves rubbing against the desk surface as she wrote lulled him back to sleep.
White and blue flashed in his eyes as loud banging on his door woke him up. He eyed the digital clock on his nightstand and pulled his duvet over his head.
It didn’t matter that it was one in the afternoon.
He wanted sleep.
The smell of mint circled the air and the fabric of the couch cushion scratched at his cheek.
Scenes of rubble still flashed as double exposure over the shelves of books but his mind was slowly processing what was actually in front of him.
I’m in Sakura’s office.
It’s located in the Children’s Institute.
The institute is in Konoha.
Sasuke stared at the ceiling tile and counted.
On four, Sakura was opening the door carrying a bento set.
“You can be really one track minded sometimes you know.”
Sasuke tilted his head up and raised a brow. Sakura’s eyebrows were pulled down in a frown but the apples of her cheeks were dusted with red.
“You’re heavy.”
Sasuke ignored her and nuzzled his cheek against her breast before pressing open mouthed kisses on her sternum, trailing them down the flat planes of her stomach.
“We were supposed to be setting up your bookshelf today.”
Sasuke nudged her thighs apart with his shoulders and slid his arms underneath her legs, caressing the fleshier parts of them until he reached her bottom. He pressed more kisses to the insides of her thighs, nipping his way to his goal.
“See?” Sakura’s voice was breathy in his ears as she snaked her fingers through his hair. “One track minded.”
The sound of birds chirping accompanied the hard yank of his door.
If it weren’t for the fact that his left arm was missing he wouldn’t have been surprised to see the flashes and sparks of lightning that usually accompanied the sound.
“What?” He didn’t even attempt to hide his irritation.
This is why he preferred to sleep in Sakura’s office.
No one was allowed in there or into the institute unless they were a patient or staff.
It was the one place he had peace and wouldn’t be disturbed.
All he wanted was to sleep.
Blue-white light flashed in his eyes.
The smell of mint wafted around the air from the oil diffuser and his cheek rubbed against the wool of Sakura’s sweater. Her fingers scratched circular patterns on his scalp.
“How was your nap?”
Sasuke mumbled against her stomach, not quite sure what he was trying to say himself, and drifted back to sleep.
A bird chirped lazily as Sasuke slowly blinked his eyes open. His bed was warmer than usual and the smell of apples permeated the air.
“I fell asleep last night.”
Sakura’s eyes were wide in horror at her transgression. Sasuke pulled her closer, and tucked her head under his chin.
“Sasuke. My mom is going to kill me.”
“Probably.”
He pressed his mouth against the top of her head and closed his eyes again.
A single bird chirped outside his window as he drifted back to sleep.
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