Title: Faithfully

Summary: Non- Massacre AU, SasuSaku - Sakura dealing with Sasuke leaving on a mission, until she passes out and wakes up with the shock of her life.

Rating: K+

Genre: Romance/Drama

Dedication: Journey and Drea, without either this story would have never happened.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO OR ANY AND ALL LYRICS USED IN THIS FIC.

A/N:This would be the beginning to my first anthology, bear with me okay? I have a few more that I'm working, but I've also made a list of writing ideas... So I'm going to be busy for a few...

Also, I apologize in advance if this is too angsty, I wrote this when I was sick and felt like crap. I tried to add more stuff to it to make it less depressing, but I'm still kinda iffy about it.


Faithfully

"Restless hearts sleep alone tonight

sending all my love along the wire

They say that road ain't no place to start a family

right down the line it's been you and me

lovin a music man ain't always what it's supposed to be

Oh girl, you stand by me

I'm forever yours

Faithfully."

~Journey

I hated to see Sasuke gone, every time he left I kept on thinking that it was the last, I kept telling myself, this may be the last time you see your husband. Of course, that was never the case. Sasuke always returned. It wasn't going to be anything different this different. Sasuke could handle himself.

"Sasuke." I whispered, tears running down my face. There was a void, a deep pit in my chest that could only be filled by one person. That person may or may not return home in a few days. No, he will. As long as there is breath in my body, he will come back.

"Sakura. I'll be back. I promise." He wiped a tear away from my cheek. How could he promise something stupid like that!

The truth was... he couldn't promise it. I wanted to keep him with me; I wanted to go with him. I wanted to keep him safe. He was strong, no doubt about that, but I still wanted to be with him.

"Do you?" I whisper, I looked up at him. This honestly wasn't the best place, we were standing at the gates of Konoha for goodness sake, I mean really? He was probably irritated about the scene I was making.

"Yes. Because I have something to come back to." He smiled softly at me. I could feel another tear roll down my cheek. He better come back.

"I swear, if you die. I'm going to kill you." I force a slight chuckle.

"I give you permission. Now I need to go. I love you." He kissed my forehead and held me in his arms for a few moments. These were the moments that I memorized everything about him. Just in case it was the last time I got to touch him.

"I love you too."

And he was gone.

I cried that night. But the day I kept busy, went out with Ino, trained. Worked a shift at the hospital

Then night came, and I was alone. Even though I wanted to cry, I knew Sasuke would come home. Deep inside, I knew there simply wasn't any other option.

I was sad, I missed him. He'd return soon enough.

Then I got word that they would be returning soon….. As in a few days.

That news alone seemed to fill that void that had been empty. The promise that the job had been done.

The next day I got word again, they were arriving that next morning. The day went by painfully slow. I wanted him home. I couldn't let him leave again. I couldn't let it happen.

That's when I collapsed.

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I woke up in a dim room. Tsunade was sitting next to me, a broad grin on her face.

"What happened?" I groan, sitting up. I felt fine, but I was connected to a few tubes IVs. Ow. Those are going to be a bitch to remove.

"You gave us quite a scare there Sakura." She began. She wasn't telling me something. I knew my mentor; there was something she was holding back.

"Spit it out." I do my best to seem intimidating and glare at her. It couldn't really work, because well... I was in a hospital bed.

"You can't stress yourself out like that. You might hurt yourself." She continued. Not even registering the glare in her mind, most likely.

Since when is that and issue?

"I'm a ninja, Tsunade, It's kind of an occupational hazard."

"You have another life to worry about."

Uh. What?

What does that even mean!

Then it hits me.

I'm pregnant.

I'm. Pregnant.

WHAT THE FUCK? I'M PREGNANT.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I CAN'T BE PREGNANT." I yelp.

Okay, it was possible. Maybe.

Damn it. Sasuke is going freak out.

We can't be parents, we both leave, and what if we leave at the same time?

"Well, Sakura, I'd expect you to know about this but... when a guy and a girl..." Tsunade began with a grin.

"I KNOW HOW." I exclaim. I roll my eyes at her childish grin playing on her lips.

I'm going to be a mom.

I could imagine it now, a little child, mine, my own flesh and blood. Someone that would trust me to protect them. I saw myself playing with them, teaching them. Showing them to their first day of the Ninja Academy. Everything. First loves, first heartbreaks.

"Congrats." She grinned even wider. She stood up and began unhooking me from the tubes.

"Tsunade. I'm going to be a mom." It was a shock, a happy ecstatic shock, after you get over the fact. I've been married to Sasuke for a year, we've talked about having kids, but at the time we were still doing A-rank missions and it seemed too dangerous. I started working at the hospital again a few months later, but it never came back up.

"I know. Thankfully, Sasuke will be arriving soon." She opened the curtains to reveal the early morning sun filtering through the window.

Shit. I needed to get to the front gate.

"Tsunade, gimme my clothes back." I ask hurriedly. She points to a chair where all of my clothing was folded neatly.

I don't waste any time changing; I quickly thank Tsunade and take off. She warns me to not push myself as I break into a run.

When I get to the gates there was already a small group there, Hinata, Naruto's wife, a few friends. Then I see his team arriving, his head was tilted up, looking at the crowd, as opposed to his usual glaring at the ground and walking, as if the earth itself had done him some unspeakable wrong. I wave of emotion crashes onto me. He's back, he's back. He made it. I still loved him regardless of the stupid shit he did. Like this, like going off and doing stupid things that might get him killed.

I run at him and collide into his chest. Crying again. At this rate, he's gonna guess I'm pregnant from all the crying. I never cry. Damn hormones.

"Hey." He smoothed my hair, tilting my chin up to look at his face before kissing me. His lips were exactly how I remembered, soft but equally as passionate.

"I missed you." I smile. After knowing him for so long, going thought He still did that to me, as if I was a teenager again.

"I missed you too." He grinned. He just looked at me; I heard a cough next to me. I looked to see his entire team was looking at us, including his brother, Itachi. Whoops. I put a little space between us.

"Guess what?" I ask, my eyes filling with happy tears once again.

"What?" He smiled, his arms wrapped around my waist.

"You. Sasuke Uchiha," I paused for dramatic effect, "Are going to be a dad." I grinned. My hormonal roller-coaster already in full effect.

"What?" He asked, his eyes were alight with excitement, as if he heard what I had said, but was just waiting for conformation.

"You heard me. I'm pregnant." I squealed. I couldn't help it, his reaction was priceless. I almost wished I had a camera.

He laughed at the child-like act and picked me up, spinning me around.

"We're gonna be a family." He smiled and pulled me into a kiss.

"Naruto, I'm taking vacation." He turned and told our friend. He had overheard and was literally jumping around yelling about being an uncle. Itachi just smirked, a smile almost playing at his lips. Almost.

"I'm not leaving again. Not until our son is at least one." He chuckled.

"What do you mean, son?" I ask. A small pout forming on my lips. Jesus, he's known for all of five minutes that I'm pregnant, and suddenly he knows that it's going to be a boy?

"It's gonna be a boy. I can feel it." He smiled proudly, grabbing my hand.

"We'll see."


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