Smokescreen: A Collection of Vignettes

Chapter 26

Just married life shenanigans.

"You shouldn't poke a sleeping bear, Cherry Blossom." Smoke warned.

Sakura had been running on a naughty streak for the past week. She had teased him, constantly pinched him, and taunted him. Tomas hadn't been sure what prompted it, though his duties as second-in-command for the Shirai Ryu had taken him away from home constantly. Though she didn't show it, he knew that she was feeling a bit neglected. However, she had known what she was marrying into and the commitments that came with it. He still felt a little guilty, though.

She pouted at him and flashed her wide, violet eyes at him. He groaned. He always fell for it nor was he able to resist. His wife had such gorgeous eyes and those pink lips of hers were always so inviting. She was an undeniably beautiful woman and he felt like the luckiest man in the world. She could have chosen any other man, knowing what his background was, but she had chosen him.

Smoke had been stressed, however. He still had to deal with the stress of Lin Kuei assassins. His biggest fear that one of them would find Sakura and kill her. There had been some close calls as of late, but, thankfully, his wife hadn't realized them until he told her about them. His worry was somewhat lessened, however, knowing that she was capable of kombat. She had gone head-to-head with Bi-Han before and pulled out a victory over him. He had been proud of her that day.

"Earthrealm to Tomas. Is anyone there?"

He supposed that she was simply trying to get his mind off of his stress, even if it was temporary. Smoke was grateful for it, but if she pinched his butt one more time...

Sakura pinched him.

"Alright, that does it." He growled.

The young woman grinned mischievously and ran away.

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Mission accomplished. Now, her next mission was to get him to focus on hunting her. She knew that a good hunt would clear his mind. Sakura giggled. She really didn't need to plan what would happen after he found her. That was the part she was really looking forward to. She had also put on some of her favorite body lotion to entice him into following her.

Gods, she was a little stinker if she did say so herself.

"I hear you laughing, Sakura. You might as well come out and face your punishment."

She knew what his punishment was. Honestly, his punishments were really hot. However, that wasn't her mission. She silently slipped away from her hiding spot to another one deeper within the woods that they loved.

"You really want to do this? Fine." Her husband glowered.

He was always up for a hunt.