Notes: Sasuke likes Sakura's little baby brother. He also likes Sakura. So he doesn't mind borrowing stuff to them.

For the Sasusaku Month day 21: Something borrowed.


Sakura's little brother is born on the fifth of may, still on springtime as if the Haruno were magic beings of spring and they were bound to the season.

He has his sister's beautiful sea-foam green eyes and just a hint of her pink hair, only, his hair is just a little lighter, borderline on blond. He's healthy most of all and Sasuke breaths a sigh of relief when Sakura invites them to her home to met the baby.

Sasuke falls in love almost immediately.

Mebuki-san names him Tsubaki. A flower name for a flower boy.

Sasuke suddenly wants to spend all of his free time at the Haruno's after he's born, he likes to see the baby cooing and laughing at nothing, likes to see Sakura fussing over her little brother, changing his clothes, even changing his nappy, he specially likes to see Sakura holding Tsubaki against her chest, singing him lullabies and baby-talking to him.

Sakura likes to bring Tsubaki along with her everywhere she goes if she's not on missions or training. Sasuke, Naruto and even Kakashi can't complain, they love Sakura's cheerful baby brother.

With Tsubaki around it feels like they are being part of something pure, something bigger than themselves and yet something so simple that they can enjoy every moment without any regrets.


Sasuke doesn't think much of it when Tsubaki throws up his milk on Sakura, his baby blanket and Sasuke's own couch when she comes to visit him so they can read some scrolls on chakra affinities that Kakashi gave them on that evening to study.

Babies throw up, he's not easily grossed out and Sakura herself looks pretty used to getting her brother's sick on herself.

"I can clean him in the sink if you want to take a bath," he offers the girl when he remembers that even though she can be used to it, Sakura is a fairly clean girl who likes to keep herself tidy. "There are clean towels in the bathroom and I'll lend you some clothes."

Sakura blushes slightly but nods silently in agreement, "Thank you, Sasuke-kun," she smiles and hands him Tsubaki with extreme care. Sasuke takes him in his arms with the same attention, holding onto his armpits and securing his bum against his chest.

"Come on, little guy, let your big sister get herself clean." Tsubaki coos at him and holds tightly onto the hair at the sides of his face. Sasuke would kill anyone who dared to touch his hair in such a way, but Sakura's baby brother is the exception to many of his rules.

After he gets him clean, and dressed in the backup clothes Sakura brought with her on her baby bag, Sasuke rummages in between the old stuff he didn't want to get rid off when he moved into his apartment after the massacre looking for an old baby blanket Sasuke knows he still has laying around somewhere.

Going through old clothes and little trinkets it's extremely painful for him, every single thing he finds is a blood tinted memory he struggles to forget, but as little Tsubaki babbles away happily on the centre of his bed, Sasuke steels himself to keep looking. It feels cathartic in a way. To fill bittersweet memories with happy new moments alongside his newly acquired family.

The blanket he finds is incredibly soft and dare he say, fluffy. It is old but as Sasuke sees the blue material carefully embroidered with the Uchiha fan on the center, he can't help but think that is perfect for Tsubaki.

He carefully wraps up Tsubaki on the blanket so he can take an old shirt and some shorts he outgrew a long time ago and leaves them in a basket outside of the shower room. He can still hear the water running in the next room, and even if he sometimes tries to look calm and collected in the face of Sakura's charms and status as the only girl in the group, he blushes anxiously and quickly runs out of the bathroom.


"I'll clean these and return them to you tomorrow, Sasuke-kun," promises Sakura, already clean and smelling like his shampoo, she's red to the tips of her ears and she can't look at him in the eyes. Her slim figure is swimming in Sasuke's shirt and even though the shorts are more or less her size, her long, petite legs look dainty and fragile in them.

"Don't worry," Grunts Sasuke, caressing Tsubaki's barely there pinkish hair, "I don't mind borrowing these things to you two."

At the end of the day, when he sees Sakura's back proudly displaying the Uchiha fan stamped on her—his shirt as she returns home, Sasuke can't help but think about how he really doesn't mind at all.


End notes: I hope you liked it and remember I'm taking Sasusaku Also I don't know why I left this fic with only two chapters because is really cute! Maybe I'll come back with some one shots! really, Naruto will probably be the coolest uncle for little Tsubaki when he grows up but Sasuke will definitely be the favourite uncle!