BLOWN AWAY

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, it belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

Chapter 1 - Her Ex-Boyfriend

After her long wait, she was so happy to wake-up to feel the familiar body on the large bed. She is too lazy to open her eyes and just decided to let her hand travel to her left side to confirm. Her hand was able to land on a hard chest and didn't hold back on how hard she placed her hand over him. Then she heard a grunt. He's here? She thought. He moves closer to the owner of the small hand over him. It's obvious this male body is used to be with someone beside him on the particular bed. If he's awake he won't do this. She told herself, Sakura had thought he's in a soldier-sleeping position as her hands reached his arms.

She had made a wide smile when she finally saw his face in deep sleep. This is the best morning for her after long months alone on their king-sized bed. She doesn't expect to wake-up beside her husband today, and she doesn't know he just had returned at 2 o'clock in the morning after his one month mission. Sasuke arrived in the house without anyone to greet him and he doesn't have enough energy to wake-up his wife. He was so exhausted he just buried his body on the bed beside her.

He's so sweaty and his shirt smells campfire! Sakura told herself. Even so, she cheerfully places her head on his chest hearing his heartbeat. The warm feeling makes her heart flutters and hugs him more, she misses him so much. Hearing his soft snores proves she isn't dreaming. She nuzzles more on the body beneath her. I knew it! He came home not waking me up, I thought that silhouette was one of my imaginations but it was real!

She had squinted when she faced the window. Seeing it's 5 in the morning and the kitchen is calling her to make breakfast. However, she can't help but spare more minutes on staring on his sleeping face before getting off. She chuckled on herself when he said something unclear words with a tone of disappointment after she touched the point of his nose. She's planning now on having an ideal family date. Today is her rest day and she has so many lists of activities and right now she's contemplating to find anything what he will agree to.

After a decade of his travel for the special investigation, he was supposed to be on a long break but many things happened. When he came back, he used to spend time with Sarada whenever she pleads him to train with her. One morning on the training grounds, he's with Sarada and overheard from Choji during the "InoShikaCho – Family Training" that there are ninja's using Orochimaru's white snake that performs body transfer technique in Cloud Village. They asked for reinforcement to Konoha to send ninjas with the intelligence on countering the technique. Right after he knew this from Choji who will be sent off to the mission since he's familiar with the village, Sasuke offered his help knowing he have an advantage on handling them since these people who can perform forbidden techniques should be taken seriously. He knew and seen many human vessels are used for experiments. It was disgusting and he doesn't like the idea that it is being taken advantage again. The Seventh Hokage agreed to let Sasuke join the team with an additional kunoichi. She is a fine medic-nin, one of Ebisu's students named Moegi.

Choji learned that these people are hiding behind a name of a religious group but actually a bunch of middle aged ninja's. For some reasons, they were interested to perform the forbidden technique to use for their doctrine. Even his wife Karui is aware of the rising popularity of the religion after the 4th Ninja War. They are all inspired to the belief presented by a man named Fukuda, believing they are all one with nature and their life can be prolonged if they gave their body to the white snake serpent so they will be reborn being one with nature.

Fukuda have a priest partner. The members' number increased with their secret recruitments system, mostly civilians, promising a life of wisdom and a reward of longer life. The recruitment was fast and with this, the more members, the more vessels are capable to lengthen Fukuda's life. Together with the cloud ninja's elite team, they fought with the priest who performs the forbidden jutsu while Choji and Sasuke's team together had searched for the cult founder. The ninjas were able to capture Fukuda and kill him on the spot. The death was necessary, same with the unnamed priest that face is listed on their Bingo Book as "the priest". The order to kill them is reasonable enough because these guys were able to prison large number of bodies as candidates for their selfish desire to live longer. While Choji and Sasuke who have made their mission pretty easier were sent home especially Uchiha's eyes was the one able to capture the white snake user.

Sakura considers how well experienced her husband is, being a shinobi is tough considering they have to endure being away with their family for the call of duty. In comparison to Sasuke's mission outside Konoha, she's more focused on improving their medical service on the village and she's one of the most respected Medic-Nin. The couple never thought to acquire higher responsibilities like their Hokage bestfriend.

On her plan for 'Special Family Day', she is imagining if she can suggest on having a picnic; and her visualizations doesn't go well. Gathering on a public place and sitting on the cloth covered grass eating bento while other people look at their family. Imagining they're talking about random things, laughing together and strangers will be touched at their scene. Sasuke will definitely decline if it will be on place with too much people around.

One thing she remembers that worked out was when they went to a fine restaurant and suddenly he shared his plan of having their own family picture. His two girls were astonished after they heard the cute idea that came from his mouth. Romantic ideas are something Sasuke don't know. Even his proposal for their initial relationship is not what she dreamt of but Sakura don't mind, as long as it came from the man she loves. If she will compare them on the couples in their batch, their relationship quickly jumped to marriage.

She enjoyed their boyfriend-girlfriend relationship in a short while thanks for Sasuke it didn't took them a year because he wants to marry her right away. He was afraid that aside from him, someone might put a ring on her finger if he wished to travel again. There was regret she had because she was not able to capture a photo of him on their younger years. It was a period of mixed joy and satisfaction and a single picture never occurred to them. The only picture she saved in their young age was from Team Taka. So his idea to make one picture with the present Sarada was perfect.

She is playing with his nose unconsciously and in her surprise his eyes opens all of a sudden. She blushes with the position she's in, head over his face, her upper body over his chest, one leg of her over one of his; she quickly melts from his stare. This kind of effect never leaves her, and she's wondering if she has this same effect to him or in different manner. "S-sorry." She rattles, but aware of the opportunity to get a good start for that day, she aimed to seal her lips to him; he quickly avoided it and sits on the other side of the bed. "He blew me off again." She looked down with hurtful eyes and leaned on the headboard.

"You like morning breath?" He said dryly, on this way to the sink in their room. She's not even sure if it was a joke or he is being honest for not taking her.

"As if you mind it before." She said with a lower tone, she knows he had heard her last words. So suspicious, why does he have to do that! Inner Sakura is alive again and raging, she wasn't able to get something he refused after leaving them and now coming back again doing the same thing, she's burning with desire for not having enough of him. Thinking if he was enjoying with this actions, well she's not going to give-up.

Being fired-up on the idea of their today's plan and getting the "comeback kiss" from her husband, Sakura is now folding their bed sheet like a pro and making more visualizations on her inner-self. Laughing with herself and if there's anyone sees her in that state they will think she's crazy. Sasuke's eyes are slightly open facing the mirror while putting paste on his brush. He got curious on why she's getting so hyped that morning, watching Sakura on his peripheral vision. She quickly left their room without telling him anything, so he just continue brushing his teeth.

"Good morning Papa!" Sarada is smiling happily seeing her father again. He just finished his shower and looks like he is about to go somewhere wearing his black sleeves. He sits beside
Sarada to eat breakfast, while Sakura's is busy on taking a cup of rice to serve for the both of them. She prepared fried fish and vegetable soup. She's fast, she already made this food, he told himself. He feels fortunate to be able to eat delicious food again after a long mission, it's very rewarding.

"You should eat with us." He told her, but she stared at him in disbelief, seeing he looks like he is about to leave in a few minutes. He just went back this morning. "You're leaving again!?" He suddenly felt her fear.

"I'll just need to report to Naruto." He answered nonchalantly.

"Ah, sorry, I just..." She exclaimed, his answer gave her a relief but her reaction made him frown, he wouldn't like to disappoint her after they're together again. "I'll be back. Don't worry." He assured her. Sarada just watched the two and understanding how her Mom feels, though they enjoy their time together as mother and daughter, its better if he is with them.

In just a few minutes, she was surprised on how fast her father eats, he put the dishes on the sink and asked Sakura casually if she had kept one of his vest somewhere else, Sakura hurriedly walks towards their room removing her apron and throwing it somewhere on the kitchen. "Stay there and I'll prepare it for you." She said wryly. Then Sarada had volunteered to wash the dishes while her father stares at his own daughter. That moment she reminds him there are many things he wasn't able to experience during the years before she reached this age. He's not yet seeing himself how driven he is to overlook Konoha in the shadows. He volunteers on dangerous missions to Naruto keeping the village safe. Naruto doesn't not give him the usual missions for a regular Jonin, since the Hokage grew tired of his refusals for low rank missions. He prefers to do the work alone and it should be a high ranking missions.

Sarada didn't notice that her father is seriously reflecting on himself while looking at the back of her dress with the Uchiha crest. "Papa, is it true?" She starts to ask while it's just the two of them.

"What?" He asked.

"Is the Lord Seventh was mother's boyfriend before?" Sasuke's eyes widened, his mouth slightly hang open. In her surprise, it was like she gave him the most horrible joke ever. "Is it true Papa?" She continues, having no idea what she'll get with after his reaction.

A week before, it was just out of curiosity when Sarada was in the library and it happened that Sai was there reading some adult books. She had seen his features and it is clear that Sai and her father have great physical similarities as what her mother said. Until the question came. If Papa didn't like Mama, who do you think she'll end up with? Well this question was easily answered by Sai. He even supported his answer by the fact that Sakura confessed her feelings to him at the age of 16 emphasizing to Sarada that the man she might end up with if Sasuke did not like her is the man who is currently the leader of the Village.

"Sai had said that?" He asks, he's not interested at all but just a little curious though he won't risk dying for the confirmation. Sakura never told him about this, but he is confident he's the first man in her life and he was sure of it.

"Well, I guess you don't know." She said, seeing her Mom is coming, she resumed on the plates she's washing. On the other hand, her father is standing across the sink; he walks towards the couch while deep in his thoughts, his right arm suddenly lifted by the strong small hands.

"Oi." He's not prepared. Taking a step back, he seen her face so focused on how she will put the gray vest on his arm. He remembers she's doing this stuff since they got together in one roof, that time she never fails to check on him before leaving their house. It seems her little sweetness in the morning is always new to him. Sarada had finished her task on the kitchen and he hears her murmurs that she forgot something on her room to bring for her training with Konohamaru this morning.

"Just stay still." He stays silent, feeling her one hand over his back after she insert his only arm on the vest, then she did the same for his shorter right limb. She presses the thick vest on his chest, next is her hands went higher, smoothing the fabric from shoulder down to his chest, Sakura had no idea that her actions startled him from the moment she slides her hand to his arm. He tried to mask his reaction by staring blankly at their refrigerator, not showing that he loves to be taken care as exactly as how she is doing right now. The unaware Sakura started to button his vest, starting below his chin until the last one.

"Sakura I can-

"I know you can put this on yourself." She looked at his other shoulder, the side where the sleeve is hanging. He's staring on her green eyes. "But if you're at home you should expect this, let me help you with this little things." After giving him a sweet smile, he gulped and nodded once to her reminder, his eyes still on her. He just remained there like a robot, silently appreciating this kindness. "Once Sarada is finished training with Konohamaru-kun, how about having a family dinner out?"

"Hn." He is thinking something else. "A dinner-out doesn't sound bad." He simply said, Sakura smiled, satisfied with his answer and brings back her attention to his appearance, getting the single right hand-glove he usually wears, she gently slid it to his palm and checked the fitting in each knuckles. He knew she's doing a good job in making him submit like this. Once finished, her hands stayed on his chest; he looked at himself now ready to go.

Sakura is still standing before him and grinning, glad to see on the result of her work, he's attractiveness magnetizes her over again. The tension builds on their eye contact but she avoids prolonging it, Sakura don't want to start another attempt, it will be really more embarrassing to end to another rejection.

Sasuke just makes a deep sigh to himself thinking that she shouldn't baby him around, especially he's not used on the previous coincidences when their little girl had been staring whenever there are little distance between the two.

"You're good to go." She said with a nervous tone, she made a few steps backwards to get the bento on the counter that she prepared for Sarada. But in her surprise, he is fast to catch-up and immediately grabs her chin, closing the distance between their faces. Sakura's speechless at the amount of strength he used; she retreated for a plan to struggle on removing her face in his hands. Though she's not hurt, her mouth was slightly opened and her heart pounds when their lips is able to feel each other's breath. He's lips coming closer on hers.

"Papa can we walk together going to training grounds?" Sarada goes out of her room and finds her father tapped Sakura's right cheek.

"You have a rice grain on your face." Sarada might think her father slapped her mother on the face if she didn't hear him talking. Sakura's face is so red right now to face her daughter; she hides it by pretending she is rubbing her cheek as if it's a mess, buying Sasuke's excuse about the rice grain. "Okay, we have the same way, let's go now." Of course she don't like to be caught of something should be private; it had been struggle for them. First months of them after getting a brand new house were incredibly memorable, though Sasuke thought the house she chose was too big for them, but later realizes there's a new member of their family, they cannot be intimate anymore, anywhere or anytime they want. The big house is getting smaller just for the three of them.

Sasuke was a good actor, after he loses the opportunity; he just gets his bag then reached for her excited daughter to walk with him outside. "I'll be back shortly." He said to Sakura without looking. She happily watches both of them walking side by side, looking forward for the special dinner they will have, somehow she chuckles to herself on how Sasuke behaves this morning.

"Maybe I'll get it soon." She said, for some reason she is relieved on how he treated their child. Sakura is happy that he is really fond of her unlike her advances to him that he loves to reject. She's glad it was her and not their daughter who hungers for his time and affection.

Intelligence Division

"W-well Lord Seventh, based on how the jutsu works, Fukuda and Orochimaru's techniques have differences, an example is Orochimaru can transfer his body after three years, but Fukuda isn't much as genius as the Great Sannin, the farthest thing he gets is 9 months and need another body again. This is probably the reason he collected numerous bodies when we arrived at his hide-out." Moegi is on her desk, her eye bags are big, and some slices of bread are beside her scrolls, she was caught in a mess when the Hokage, Uchiha and Shikamaru knocked on the office where she is studying their previous mission. "But there's another thing he can do, when Shikamaru-san said this morning that Fukuda was alive, I studied the scales I collected when he was killed in a white serpent form. I suspect he was prepared that we will come and he's done transferring to another body before we knew it. It looks like we actually killed him but he made a dead copy of his own body with a white serpent and left the place. I can confirm this scales were 1 week old.

Fukuda made a confession before dying that he transferred 3 months ago. It is a lie. That is to cover his objective so he makes a way for this escape plan." Moegi didn't have enough sleep unlike Choji and Sasuke, she's being summoned immediately to report earlier in the office. Sasuke looked at her and he was impressed on how she figured this theory in a short amount of time.

"That's a possibility, Fukuda can easily transfer, and no one knows his real face since he's been transferring in a long time every 9 months." Sasuke added to her theory.

There's a message yesterday that the Raikage thinks he needs to let the Konoha know that Fukuda is on the run. Last time that he was seen was in Grass Village. The face he is using was sketched on the scroll that Shikmaru handed to the three who went to the cloud village. They said they didn't see that face when they worked with the cloud ninjas.

"That was a warning and they sent already a team to pursue him. Raikage even explained they depended too much on Sasuke's help for their help on successful assassination mission and they said since Sasuke had feed them the info on how the jutsu works. He assured this time they will capture Fukuda.

"I had a premonition that time that we should stay longer there after we reported to Raikage." Choji told the two, scratching his head.

"I'm sorry, as a medic-nin I should be more-

"No Moegi-chan it's not your fault, don't feel sorry." Naruto winked at her and she flushed on how cool a Hokage can be. "Hey you should go and get some rest; you're being summoned too early here." He is waving his hands signing Moegi she can go as she pleases.

"Sorry Seventh, I had a long sleep after the mission."Choji is scratching his head after giving the excuse why they were late.

"Choji and I confirmed the Hokage office was closed earlier, we were here, and it was early 2 in the morning. That's why we both returned at this time to report instead." Sasuke started to explain, Naruto often stay in his office until daybreak but he didn't stay late this morning.

"Uh, Sasuke, there's no problem at all if you want to go home to see your wife again as soon as possible. That's totally fine with me." He chuckled after twisting his reasoning of late reporting.

"Shut-up." He said sternly, not letting Naruto to continue his pestering him while Moegi reacted inside how serious this Uchica can be. The man around him was all treating it was a joke or maybe an assumption of the Seventh. She felt inspired more of the two respectable man, she have watched these legendary heroes of Konoha to grew from her young age, she know how strong their bonds. Also, aside from these two, she is happy for her sensei who improved her medical jutsu and that's no other than Uchiha Sakura.

They are all dismissed from the meeting and on his way home until he heard someone is calling from him over the roof of the near dango restaurant.

"Good Morning Sasuke-san!" He smiled cheerfully, holding a package. It was a box covered in white cloth and knotted by a red rope. As expected he just looked at him, waiting if he needs to say something important or else he'll leave him on the spot. "I want to give this to Sakura but I have important matters to attend right now." He looked at the package that is like the same size as a box of bento. "I was informed by the Seventh to give this to her but since I'd seen you now…

"What is this?" He asked right away after hearing it is for Sakura.

"I have no idea." He answered him innocently not actually caring about what it is all about. "I'm wondering you're at the Hokage Office right? Naruto can just hand this to you… why did he ask me to?" Sai said, thinking back that he's on his way to Shikamaru's office and seen the Hokage on his way to his office.

"I'll give it to her." He grabbed the package and both of them parted. He wasn't really friendly to Sai. Looking carefully on the box, he's really curious what is this thing about that Naruto don't want him to deliver for Sakura, it was totally strange. He's bemused, brows furrowed, eyes on the ground when a small body in red blouse popped in front of him.

"Papa did you send my regards for the Seventh!" He made one step back; Sarada looked at him and asked if he's okay. Out of curiosity, she also asks about the package he is holding but he didn't answer.

"Was that a gift for Mom?" She's quite energetic today but the gift that meant by Sarada on her question makes him more furious, he don't want to ever think something ridiculous right now. He told him the truth and she just smiled.

When they had started to walk home, he noticed one thing after all of them were together when they fought with various Shin Uchiha, his daughter was inspired to his idiot bestfriend. Setting aside how he knew Naruto since they were kids, he was the hero who proved many things to be admired but to be honest, as a man and his father, he is not so glad about that.

Sarada told her father about their meeting with Konohamaru concerning their team's mission for tomorrow and it might take a couple of weeks. Their training was cancelled and advised to take a rest for their trip tomorrow. On their way home, her eyes caught the couple cooking some takoyaki on the small restaurant she used to eat.

"Sarada-chan! Where's your mother?" The old man with a husky voice asked. He's in his 70s and loves to talk to their young customers. His eyes is now smiling at her, holding a white cat in his arms.

"At home Tokuchi-san." She answered. Sarada knows them well, and she regularly buys takoyaki whenever she finishes her mission. The old man served both of them a glass of tea that they ordered.

"Oh. Is it hard to be the wife of the 7th Hokage? Haha." He said followed by a laugh that his words confuse Sasuke. He thinks that he missed some part on their conversation. But the old man's question almost made him burst the tea from his mouth, good thing he controlled himself well. He gulped and looked at the vendors.

"Oh, sorry who is this guy Sarada-chan? Your sensei?" The old man grins at him but he stay on his blank stare on the ground wondering: What the hell? What's wrong with this old man?

"Tokuchi-san! You're really old! How many times do I have to tell you the Lord 7th is not my father! In fact-

"Not done yet?" Sasuke asked the old lady who is reversing the takoyakis, he knows they're not yet done but he asked anyway, he's really pissed off. Not to the old man, but enough from hearing Naruto everywhere when his morning started.

"I apologize for my husband, yes. He's really old. You know, he is one of the ordinary villagers here who loves the 7th Hokage. He thought that Sakura-chan who's always beside him was the girl that he married." While his wife is explaining everything to Sasuke, the old man keeps on laughing with Sarada who scolds him on being how forgetful he is. Sarada was also disappointed. "I'd seen them always by each other's side, and their relationship was cute everyone expected them to end up together." The old woman blushes, and Sasuke thought she might be another fan of Naruto since he became a celebrity and a Village Leader now. "Who knows how they separated? I'm really curious how the Seventh break-up with Sakura-chan and end up with the Hyuga girl, and who is this shady Uchiha guy that never shows his face on the village?"

"Really…" Sasuke bit his lip and sighs. He's calming himself, and Sarada is so nervous she can feel her father is sweating, trying not to concern himself on what this old people believe. But what really happened back then? A sudden question popped inside his mind. He knows Sakura herself told him she waited only for him. But there's rumor that there was a time Sakura confessed her love for Naruto in front of Shinobi guys. He's not the type who digs into her past relationships but it is now starting to get into his nerves.

He was overwhelmed by the thought of Naruto and Sakura did have relationship when he was gone 3 years. Sasuke is aware it is not impossible; he'd been the bastard who tried to kill her. While recalling his past, he pushes that memory aside. It wasn't mentioned to him by Sakura, he knew this is not legitimate story but the idea freaks him out.

"Ehhhh! Really? The rumor is true?" Sarada heard their conversation; the question now was thrown at him. As his father, he can't even answer her straight that they really didn't have a relationship. He is now frustrated, especially he'd seen the package again on his table while the takoyaki was served.

Uchiha Residence

"Anata!" Sakura seen Sasuke's face was pale and he just walks inside the house, straight to their room ignoring her.

"What happened to him? Is Papa sick?" She asked Sarada who is holding the white box that Sai handed to her father.

"I am not sure; he's like that ever since he got out from the Hokage Tower." She explained.

"Oh no, how about our dinner for tonight?" She starts to worry and run to knock their door. There she had seen him lying on the bed; his eyes were closed but not sleeping. He is breathing fast and he's still with his sandals.

"Sasuke-kun." She started to call him on his name that he loves to hear. He looked up and sees her worried face and then looked at her outfit.

"Where are you going?" He asked, he's voice is louder than he expected, he don't want to reflect the confusion in his mind on his tone but he failed.

"I was called in the Hokage Office. There's an emergency operation from the incoming ANBUs" Hearing the name again, he gets up quickly and examined her face.

"It's your rest day Sakura."

"But it's an emergency." She sits beside him, placing her hand over his shoulder. He looked at her then stands to leave the bed; ignoring her.

"Hn." There's a pregnant silence inside the room.

"It's time, I need to go." She said, a little hesitant. She grabs his arm so that he can face her, and she tiptoes to reach for his lips. This is the usual thing she does when she's the one to leave the house, but he shakes her hand away from his arm and step forward. One more thing is his face shows disgust with eyes on her.

"Huh!" He's really ignoring me now. Sakura thought, she looked down, thinking her options. There are two konoha ninjas that were poisoned and she's the one that have specialty in making antidotes. It's a critical time and she needs to leave right away. Her eyes are watering and he is not facing her, instead, he returns to the bed and lay down, his body on her opposite direction.

He keeps on blowing me off.

10:00 PM

He woke-up at 7 in the evening and hating the idea that his wife will not be able to go home early. He prepares a simple meal that he is familiar to do, some dishes he learned before when he had no choice but to cook when Sakura was pregnant. He can manage to steam some vegetables seen on their fridge and then he start making a beef stew. Sarada's mouth hanged open, she's impressed that her father can make something tasty, it even looks presentable, and who would have thought one of the toughest Shinobi is a skilled cook. The two Uchihas shares their dinner that silent night and they left something for Sakura if ever she goes home hungry.

After an hour on tips to do better taijutsus and ninjutsus from her father, the black haired kid fell asleep on his lap. He carries her one handedly to bring her to her room and notices something on her daugther's study table. Sarada, Boruto and Mitzuki have a picture with Naruto, seeing his little girl beside the dobe with red cheeks.

He sighed. Do we have a picture together? He had recalled, they have a family picture but he do not have one photo with Sarada alone. I really should make-up a lot huh. He told himself, seeing the dobe is quite a busy person but still he is able to do things like picture taking with the children. He's thinking how his bestfriend had father problems with Boruto because Sasuke thinks he's the worst one.

Waiting for Sakura, he stays awake. He decided that if he can waste time on staring blankly at their house premises, he read some medical scrolls on their room. Discovering Sakura can do more medical operations compare before, she's becoming more skilled. And he is not so happy with this idea because the more she gain knowledge, the more obligations she'll have. He has one fear of losing his family and he's very particular with their time together though they rarely see each other on the start of their marriage. Of course he is proud, but at the same time he's jealous on how she deals with her priorities at this specific moment. He is now experiencing what she had endured for years waiting for his return, and for just one night that she failed to have dinner with them made him feel how selfish he can be. He wants her to leave her work and stay at home with them.

Now she is returning the painful feeling to him? Or he's being stupid at the idea of his wife's ex-boyfriend who is Naruto. Thinking back on his actions, maybe if he and Sakura tried to walk on the public park, no one can tell if he is the husband of the Konoha's famous Kunoichi.

11:00 PM

Sasuke left the house to go where Sakura is and found she is with Shizune on her own office, they are both discussing on the poison that was still left inside the body of the Anbu officer.

"Oh?" Her hair is messy, she stands immediately to face him who just entered the door without knocking.

"I'm picking you up." He said and starts to search for her bag on the office to carry for her.

"I'm not done yet, we are-

"Sunrise is about to come Sakura you should-

"No, you shouldn't be here in the first place!" She answered sarcastically going back to her seat.

"What?" Shizune got nervous, there's a tension growing inside the room, and she doesn't like the idea of Sakura losing her temper in a hospital, it will be unimaginably horrible.

"H-hey, calm down guys." She said but the two can't keep their voices down, there are other admin workers in the office and they might make a scene. Sasuke is standing behind her and Sakura started to completely ignore him. She is currently flipping the scrolls and writing something on the little notebook on her table.

"Hn." On the outside he's perfectly calm, but deep down he is raging with strong feeling to grab her arms and face him because of his anger but there's no way he will humiliate her like that in front of anyone or even they're alone.

"You should go home Sasuke, I will stay here until we have completed this last antidote." He bit his lower lip when she called him with his name. Knowing Sakura, she calls him Sasuke-kun since day 1. For this situation that she is calling him with his own name, there's definitely wrong and he should know the reason behind it.

"Why are you ignoring me?" He asked, trying to compose himself and don't want her to feel his tense words.

"Why are you ignoring me?" She imitates his tone while repeating his question. He was speechless; Shizune is telling something for them to stop but she's overpowered between the strong emotions inside the room.

"What is that supposed to mean?" This time, he made an effort, carefully grabbing her left arm so she can look at him but she brushed him away in brute force.

"You don't have any idea. I guess it's just my imagination." Shizune sighed; finally the Sakura can still control herself.

"Okay, Sakura. Can you tell me what happened?" He gently rubs her shoulder, trying hard to erase his anger earlier but she moves again away from him so he's still facing her back. After another deep sigh, he tried again. "Sakura..." His tone is a bit higher; he's not used to beg especially his pride is cracking down with someone watching them getting so ridiculous and fighting over stupid things.

"Please." The moment she faced him, he's heart broke after seeing the reddened eyes, liquid are forming on her lids, not coming down yet but in just one move, those tears will surely fell on the scroll. "Please, I'd had enough." She faced again her table and Sasuke, felt defeated, suddenly popped out on the room. He knows fighting over small thing such as him blewing her off is silly, it was so unreasonable. But when he seen her crying, for him it doesn't fall from being unreasonable. He seen she's hurting. It makes him thinks he was the most horrible person in the world.

Damn it. He curses himself.

End of Chapter 1

N/A: It was a long chapter, I'm so sorry I cannot help myself to write more. I always want to see Sasuke doing house services but still so good at it. Also I like the idea of Sarada shipping her own parents; it's really cute for me!

Reviews will be highly appreciated, thank you!