Fifty Themes: Part One
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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
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#1: Motion
Between missions and training, their days move forward in a mind-numbing blur that feels like motion sickness.
#2: Cool
Neji enjoys being cool or even cold when he compares it to the muggy heat of Konoha's summers. Sakura is happiest when the sun pours down on her bare shoulders like liquid warmth, purging her of winter's horrible chill. This difference makes it incredibly hard for them to sleep in the same bed.
#3: Young
They both know they were young... or are young. But if that is the case, neither of them understands how they can feel so old.
#4: Last
Sakura doesn't know what he dreams about, but some times she wakes up to find Neji holding her like she's his last stronghold in the world.
#5: Wrong
Sakura is never wrong. Ever. Which makes for long and heated arguments because Neji knows for a fact that it is impossible for him to be wrong.
#6: Gentle
Neji is surprised at how gentle Sakura is the first time she heals him.
Sakura is surprised at how gentle that caustic mouth of his is when he kisses her for the first time.
#7: One
When they talk about children, Sakura admits that she wouldn't mind having one or two little Hyuuga's running around. Neji is appalled by the thought of one or two children; any decent woman, especially his wife, should have at least six.
(Sakura never does find out exactly how the Hyuuga manages to fit both feet so far into his mouth)
#8: Thousand
There are a thousand different shades of pink in Sakura's hair. There are tiny streaks in it so pale that they almost look white and odd strands so dark they glint burgundy when they're held up in the light.
It takes Neji several months to notice, but just a few of Sakura's darkest pink strands are tucked into their eldest son's dark brown hair.
#9: King
Neji is the king of his house. Unfortunately, as any good king will tell you, at least half the job of a leader is composed of sacrificing for the good of one's people.
He decides that Sakura, in this case, is surely one of his people and therefore he has no reason at all to feel ashamed at being ordered to do the shopping.
#10: Learn
Hyuuga Kuuya unlocks the Byakugen at age four and masters the Hakke Kaiten by age ten. These are the only two times Neji allows his son to see him cry.
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Fifty Themes: Part One
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