I KNOW! I really shouldn't be making a new story, but I just NEED to! My other stories have not been getting many reviews, and it's depressing me well, here I go…

"Sasuke-kun! Are you home?" I yelled when I walked through the door. As usual, there was no response. I set the bags of groceries on our kitchen table. This was my routine. In fact, I have never once curved away from it.

Every day, I would wake up without him, get ready without him, walk to the hospital without him, pick up food without him, eat dinner without him, and go to sleep without him. It was like he didn't even live with me.

Usually, Naruto would come over and eat with me, but he was on a mission. That left me alone.

As I sat and ate the store-bought noodles, I started thinking about my situation. Every day, I would hope to see my husband at least once. That's normal, right? … Who am I kidding? That is definitely NOT normal. But, I guess I should be happy. He picked me. Me. Over all of the other girls.

When he proposed to me, I'll admit that I was shocked.

FLASHBACK:

Sasuke had just come back to the village. He wasn't sentenced to death or prohibited from leaving the village. He just had to stay on D rank missions for a year. That was a shock to everyone. We couldn't believe that the elders would let him get off that easily. The bigger shock, though, was what he told me.

"Sakura," he said, one day. He invited me over to his house to talk about something. That has NEVER happened before. "I need you to help me."

"With what?" I questioned. Uchihas never, and I mean never, asked for help.

"Help me… rebuild my clan." I was in shock. Never in a million years would I think that Sasuke, Sasuke Uchiha, would want me to bare his children. I mean, my bright pink hair and emerald green eyes were a huge turn-off if you wanted babies with dark features. I didn't say anything, so he took that as a yes. "When are you free?" he asked.

"W-what?"

"There does need to be a wedding, you know. I wouldn't want to have children before I'm married." I made an 'O' with my mouth. I was getting married!?

"U-Um, h-how ab-bout in two months? I'm free then." I suggested.

"That's fine. I'd like for it to only be a small wedding though. Close friends and family only."

"Okay." I managed to say. Sasuke walked to me. He was close enough where I could feel his breath on my ear.

"Please, keep this a secret until next month. I don't want you to be attacked my pathetic fan-club before the wedding." He spoke.

The next month went normal. No hints of romance, in public and in private. I didn't really expect any though. He did want it to be a secret.

Oddly, I felt happier than ever for that month. The thought of marrying Sasuke Uchiha made me dizzy with joy. I would be marrying the love of my life.

When we announced the wedding date, nobody knew what to say. I don't blame them; Sasuke never did hint that he liked me. Ino, on the other hand, told me to cancel it. I'm sure that she was just jealous, because she came up with the stupidest excuses.

"He doesn't love you." She would say. "He's only using you. You will be miserable for the rest of your life." I never listened to her. I won our rivalry. I got the guy.

As expected, the wedding was extravagant. Even though there were not many people there, it was my dream wedding. It was held outside, in a grassy area near a beach. There was a beautifully decorated cake with a groom and a bride, Ice sculpted into swans, flowers, and statues and there were even cherry blossoms covering every seat.

Naruto walked me down the aisle. I said that Kakashi should do it, since Naruto is like my brother, but he refused to let anyone besides himself give me away. I knew that this would crush him. The poor boy was in love with me. Selfishly, I ignored his feelings and chose to marry Sasuke.

We didn't make up our own vows, so we recited the traditional ones. When I heard Sasuke say "I do." I almost cried. We would be starting a life together, as husband and wife. "You may now kiss the bride." The priest said. Sasuke pulled me close, looked deep into my eyes for a moment, and gently placed our lips together. It was my first kiss. I had been saving it for him.

The thing that frightened me the most was that I felt no love in Sasuke's gaze. There was nothing. No feeling at all.

END OF FLASHBACK

"Sakura, what are you looking at?" I heard. When I looked up, I met the eyes of my raven- haired husband.

"Nothing. You're home early. I didn't think I would see you."

"Aa. I was tired, so Tsunade let me leave. Did you take a pregnancy test yet?" He asked. I couldn't speak. I was too ashamed. The test was, again, negative.

"It's fine. We can try again tonight." He tried to cover up his disappointment. It was no use. I could hear the regret he had of marrying me in his voice.

"I'm so sorry." Was all I could say. He didn't respond with words. He only carried me to the bedroom. He continued to peel off our clothes and did what he would usually do when I would see him. The only thing that he never did, though, was kiss me. I haven't felt his lips since the wedding, and that was a year ago.

As I lay in bed, naked, I think about how much I have let him down. Each night we try, I always test negative. Why hasn't he divorced me already? I am no use to his goal. I can't produce babies for him.

Sasuke sleeps silently next to me. I turn to him and touch his lips gently. I could only imagine what they would feel like against my own lips again.

So, I do something dangerous. I push my face close to his. I could already feel him breathing. Closing my eyes, I connect our lips. It feels so good, that I let out a loud moan. He hears this, and moves around.

"S-Sakura? What are you doing?" He asks, groggily.

"Nothing, Sasuke. Go back to sleep." I say. If only I would be able to touch his lips while he was conscious.