{open} It was a beautiful morning.

[youngesthokage]

He was in a wonderful mood. He'd gotten in later than intended due to the rather long talk with his mother, which had been oddly easier with this one than the one from home ever was anymore, and by the time he'd made it home is good mood had returned and he'd settled right to bed.

Morning, on the other hand, had brought the flowers and he found himself looking out the window in curious fascination at them, mussed from sleep and somewhat bewildered.

Since when did snow bring flowers?

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[youngesthokage]

He bit his lower lip, then nodded once before getting to his feet. "As you like. Just let me toss this in a sink of water on the way?"

[bunsofsteel]

"Mm..." She hummed quietly, then offered a shrug and another smile. "I'll go wait for you, then? I don't want to wake Sasuke up if he's still sleeping, though."

[youngesthokage]

"I'll be right there." He touched her arm, then headed off to do as needed.

[bunsofsteel]

She watched him go, then made her way to the bedroom, as silently as possible grabbing one of her silk bathrobes and donning it before making herself comfortable on the couch, folding her legs beneath her.

[youngesthokage]

He didn't take long on his detour, cleaning up a little better while he was in there and crawling onto the couch next to her, settling against her side.

[bunsofsteel]

Almost immediately she shifted, curling up to rest her cheek against his thigh and curl her fingers gently against his knee, stroking lightly. "I think..." she murmured quietly, "I like this part best."

[youngesthokage]

"You do?" It was a murmur, and he moved his hand to stroke over her hair.

[bunsofsteel]

She let out a soft, contented sigh when he started to stroke her hair, nuzzling in more closely against him. "Yeah... just being close to you like this, relaxing... it's pretty great."

[youngesthokage]

He hummed softly and simply petted her shoulder and hair, falling quiet.