In your eyes

                                              A NaruSaku Story

                                                    Epilogue

Sakura walked down the street towards her home. She’d had a long day at the hospital as the head of Konoha’s medical department. Most of it thankfully was paperwork, though she did have the pleasure of congratulating Ino on discovering she was pregnant with her and Choji’s sixth child. Sakura shook her head the two of them had proven to be the most prolific of the rookie 9 and team Guy in the child bearing department. Ino had crowed at the birth of their fourth child as she’d proudly proclaimed that she had finally beaten Sakura. Sakura of course was forced to remind her what a sixth child would do to her –admittedly still great—figure causing Ino to break down into tears.

“Sakura-San!” someone called her.

She turned to see a flash of red hair as Karin approached her with a smile.

“Karin-San how are you?” she asked returning the Kunoichi’s smile with one of her own.

She had yet to admit it but the red head had rapidly become indispensable to her in the hospital taking a serious load of work off her shoulders.

“Good thanks. I wanted to thank you for your help. I think Sasuke-Kun may propose tonight at dinner.” The redhead smiled and Sakura joined in.

“Karin that’s great, and about time too I was beginning to think he’d take forever brooding about it.” Sakura sighed shaking her head.

Karin shook her head but smiled none the less. “So you’re heading home?”

Sakura nodded. “Yes I’m Starving and Naruto always has dinner ready for me when I get home.” She smiled back and her stomach rumbled in agreement. Her husband’s cooking while already skilled had improved dramatically.

“I don’t know how the two of you find the time, three kids, chief of the medical department, and the Hokage on top of it all.” Karin smiled with a look of wonder on her face.

“Kage-Bushin really comes in handy with paper work.” Sakura smiled with a wink.

Karin smiled back and both women shared a good laugh before parting ways. They’d become fast friends over the years and she cherished their friendship almost as much as she cherished her friendship with Ino. Only the mysterious Rin who’d finally managed to nail down the Copy Ninja Kakashi was closer to her.

She sighed romantically as she walked through the streets. Everywhere she looked signs of love were in the air. As she passed the Hyuuga compound she heard the yipping of puppies as Hinata and Kiba fed the pups they were breeding in the kennels. The twins would be introduced to their pups soon.

As she passed the Akimichi compound she could hear the boisterous laughter of a large family in both size and number. Ino’s dulcet tones caused her to laugh out loud as the Akimichi matriarch called her clan to dinner.

The Uchiha compound was as silent as always but the lights were on now and it was no longer a dark place of bad memories.

A loud crashing sound would have normally sent her running to the source of the disturbance, but since the crashing was coming from the Lee compound where the Tai-Jutsu specialist and Konoha’s weapon’s mistress were raising their progeny she wasn't too worried. Both brother and sister had had more then their share of hospital visits just like their parents.

Finally though she stood outside the door to her home, it was a large estate with a dojo and a hot spring within. She sighed blissfully as she passed her rose garden, and the Cherry blossom trees that bore her namesake. He’d planted the bushes and the trees himself all for her.

She smiled and opened the door only to nearly be knocked over by two smiling children who greeted her with bright clear laughs as they jumped up into her arms and hugged her for all they were worth. She laughed with them and returned the hug squeezing them too her as if they were her life which in fact they were.

They hugged that way for a couple of moments because in their house that was the rule, love and affection above all else. She affectionately tousled the neat blond hair of her son while simultaneously trying to straighten the wild orange hair of her daughter causing both kids to groan out a whining “Moooooom!!” which caused her to smirk playfully.

“Go get ready for dinner you two. Knowing your father it’ll be ready soon.” She laughed as they hopped upright and ran off for the bathroom. She could smell his cooking on the stove. He always had supper ready for her in spite of his busy schedule as Hokage. She laughed as her conversation with Karin came back to her. Kage-Bushin really did come in handy with paperwork she laughed to herself.

She found him in the nursery he was sitting in the comfy rocking chair they’d received from Ino as a gift so they could sit with the baby and holding their youngest son in his arms. The adorable picture brought a tear of joy to her eye as he rocked back and forth humming a small melody she recognized as the song “Sakura Blossoms” that he had written, and played on the piano for her. First a love song for her, and now a lullaby for her children; she couldn’t love him any more at this moment if she tried.

The small baby boy with his tousled pink hair and wide sapphire eyes sensed her presence, and reached for her with a small pudgy hand and said in a bright soft voice “Mama!!”

A pair of beautiful blue eyes looked up at her and said with that loving smile he reserved only for her “Sakura-Chan, Welcome home.”

She smiled back beautifully as he pulled her into his warm embrace and kissed her long and lovingly while the baby kooed. She held him for a long time before resting her forehead against his and softly said to him.

“Yes. I’m home”

                                                  The End