Another time, perhaps, she would have made a remark on how it seemed she was fated to be bitter and unhappy, no matter the form of iteration, but now? With Sasuke's hand against hers, it was hard to fathom being quite that unhappy herself.

"It does not change what happened," she murmured, shifting further now that the brush wasn't in her hair to just gently rest her forehead against his. "But I assure you, here, I am the happiest I have ever been."