As her eyes adjust to the darkness, she knows that he is no elf. She watches in slow motion as his eyes drag from the crackling flames and up until they meet hers, and his lips lift up into a cocky smirk. "Like what you see, Sa-ku-ra?" Elf / LOTR AU

"And what exactly is my status, Captain?" she asks breathlessly. "Don't pretend like you don't know, Doll," he growls, voice a low rumble in his chest. He doesn't know how quickly it takes for someone to fall in love – but her company is sweet and her smile is dreamy. Its only been a total of five days since he met Doll, but he feels like he's known her for a lifetime. MilitaryAU

"Tell me, Sakura. Have you ever been with a man before?" Mermaid AU

This lifetime…it wasn't meant for us. But it has always been you. Even when I didn't yet know you. It has always been you. Whether it is in this lifetime, or the next, or all the ones after that, it will always be you. And I will find my way back to you. Sequel to Lost At Sea

Karin is twenty five when she unclasps her fingers, full of heartache and reluctance, and lets Sasuke-kun go.

She is in between death and not yet, and as the door is suddenly thrown open, she weakly turns her head to the intruders and when she sees him, she thinks that in between death and not yet, she has found hope. She has found solace.

The unspoken words of 'wait for me' rings through his actions loud and clear, because he can't fathom a world that didn't have him and her together.

Then his spell ends and before Sakura even realises where she is and what has happened, she is crying and she is hurting and she feels Sasuke's strong arms pull her towards him and they cry together, and Sakura thinks that maybe, just maybe, they will be okay.

I don't want to live in the reflection of another woman. I deserve so much more, Sasuke. And so do you.

This, Sasuke thinks, is what happiness feels like.

Sakura is reminded every day how fiercely Uchiha Sasuke loves, how fiercely Uchiha Sasuke protects, and how fiercely Uchiha Sasuke gives.

In that moment in time, Sakura feels the weight of their memories, their happiness and their love. And she knows he feels it too.