A/N: Here is the prologue to my new fic. Some details are on my profile. Hope you like it! I'm really happy to be starting another chaptered fic. Let me know what you think of it! I'm not so sure when the first actual chapter will be finished. Hopefully tomorrow night...maybe in a few days ^_^ Who knows? Anyways! To the story!

Disclaimer: I own Naruto Not. Sakura and Sasuke and Konoha all belong to Kishimoto. The plot and the kids are mine!

Propose To Me

(Because I love you)

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Sakura put her hand on her waist and leaned against the wooden doorframe that faced outside. She smiled and stifled a yawn with the back of her hand. The morning was young and the sky was a pale blue and lavender colour. The sun had not yet even appeared above the horizon to bathe Konoha in it's light.

Despite the early hour in which she had awoken, she felt lighthearted. The breeze blew against her face, and the woman closed her eyes.

She laughed very quietly as she looked into the yard. Her young seven year old son Shunsuke was there, sitting cross-legged on the gravel right beside the gate. His face was serious and emotionless, but Sakura was well trained in reading her children's emotions. The young boy appeared to be sitting perfectly still, but the woman could see, even from her vantage point, that he was rocking back and forth slightly.

He was excited. And she was excited for him. It wasn't often that he and his father were able to spend time together, just the two of them. Between the couples' missions, the rest of the family and the hectic day-to-day life they led, the boy was often forced to share his quality time with Sasuke with his three sisters.

It was hard on him, she knew. Her son had been waiting for this day to come for weeks. Sasuke had promised him to take him out for at least a few days. Training and teaching him all about the Uchiha family's ways. Shunsuke hadn't ever appeared so happy before in his life. His idol was his father. No other man compared to Sasuke to him. But still, Sakura would miss her stoic little boy. He was intelligent for his age, as most Uchiha's were and he was quite silent as well.

"Shun!" She called out, the smile on her face was evident in her voice as it carried across the yard.

"What is it?" He said back. His mother raised her eyebrows expectantly and he sighed, getting to his feet. "Kaa-san, I'm waiting." The boy picked himself up off the ground and crossed his arms. Sakura crossed her arms right back and soon he was dragging his feet reluctantly to her side. "I'm waiting for Tou-s-"

"He won't be down for another minute or two. Sitting at the gate won't make him come faster. " She said rolling her eyes. Perhaps he was too excited for this trip, not wanting to leave his post at the front gate for even a minute. Not even for his dear mother.

Once again the young child let out an exasperated and exagerated sigh and looked up at his mother.

"Yes?" He said.

Sakura bent down onto the balls of her feet to face him at eye-level. She put her arms on his shoulders and gave him a motherly smile.

"I love you." She said. Before he could stop her or wriggle away she pulled him close and wrapped her arms tightly around him. The pink haired woman kissed him all over his face and his head, making funny little noises as she went along.

"Kaa-Kaa-san! St-stop it! Stop i-it!" Shunsuke pressed his small hands to her face and tried to push her off him. He was still a little boy however, and Sakura glowed when she heard his adorable and rare little laugh come out. A cute little belly laugh erupted as he tried to pry himself out of her grasp. She laughed too and began to tickle his stomach as well. Soon more giggles had joined the first and they were both laughing, sharing their own little game for a moment or two.

"Now I want you to have lots of fun okay? Don't be too serious." She advised as she grabbed his little hands in hers.

"Che, Kaa-san!" The boy wrenched his hands out of her grasp and looked away sharply. Being a young boy raised by Sasuke, the affection from his mother was clearly embarrassing. She smiled and cupped his face with her soft hands and he turned to face her again.

"I mean it! This is very special Shun. Promise me you'll have some fun with your tou-san." The child muttered a hesitant "I will." before he accepted her last parting smooch and marched back to the gate, his hand rubbing his cheek as he went.

"Hn." The masculine voice behind her signaled her husband's arrival, but she didn't bother to turn around from her place against the doorframe. Sasuke walked leisurely behind her and wrapped his arms casually around her stomach from behind.

"Hmmm." She said contentedly. "Ohayou Sasuke-kun."

He kissed her neck before he removed his hands from her waist and stepped down onto the gravel. His hair was still slightly dishiveled from sleep, but his pack was slung over his shoulder nonetheless. He began to stride towards the boy when his wife reached out and grabbed his hand.

"Don't push him too hard Sasuke-kun. He's a little boy who's been looking forwards to a weekend with you for quite some time. Don't disappoint him by overdoing the training, and forgetting to act like a normal dad okay?"

Sasuke nodded quickly and turned to face her. She leaned forwards and placed her hands on his chest and gave him a peck on the lips.

"I love you."

"Aa."

The sun peeked over the distant horizon finally and Shunsuke stood up and shouldered his small bag.

Sasuke smirked at his wife before turning and joining his young son. He ruffled the boy's hair before motioning towards the gate with his head. Shunsuke tried to hide his radiant smile.

"Have fun you two!" Sakura called from the door.

"Wait!"

Thump thump thump!

Several footsteps echoed from down the hall. Sakura whirled around and grinned mischieviously. Of course. There was no way Sasuke was leaving without-

"Tou-san! Tou-san! Wait!" Two girls, the oldest no bigger than six, burst into the hall and launched themselves out into the yard. Another girl followed behind them slowly, walking proudly and keeping an eye on her sisters.

"Wait!" they cried, though he was already waiting for them. They reached him consecutively and grasped his legs tightly. A small chorus of "I love you" and "I'll miss you so much" erupted around his knees while he tried to make sure he didn't fall over due to their tugging and climbing. It was clear that the younger girls took after their mother.

The man picked up the two girls individually and planted a brief peck on each chubby little cheek and rested his hand on the eldest girl's head. Her mature face stared up at him and smirked before giving him a cautious hug. She spun around and returned to her mother's side and sat on the ledge of the deck attached to the house at her feet. Sasuke turned back to the boy. One hand was shoved deep in his pockets, while another was trying to push his youngest sister off of him.

"Ready Tou-san?" The child asked impatiently when the girl released him and shuffled cutely back to her daddy's legs. With a nod, the boy and his father were able to pry themselves away from the girls, who slowly returned to their mother's side teary eyed.

"When will they be back mama?" Her youngest daguhter Fumiko asked sweetly, her lip quivering.

Sakura smiled sympathetically and bent over to kiss her forehead.

"Very soon, sweetheart. You won't even notice those smelly boys were gone. Besides, now it's just us girls! Can you imagine what we can do?" She said as she gripped her under her arms and hoisted the child into her arms and onto her hip. She reached out a hand to the second smallest girl and led them inside as they rubbed their eyes.

The oldest touched her chin and she peered back towards the road after the two male members of her family.

"Shunsuke does have a certain odour to him, doesn't he?"

"Michiko!" Her mother called from inside. "Stop that!" She smirked and followed after the rest of them. The family all settled in the kitchen and Sakura placed her hands on her hips and leaned back against the counter.

"Well...Since you three are already up, what do you ladies want to do?" She asked.

Sudden and loud demands for food exploded from her youngest children. She winced and covered one chattering mouth with her hand.

The pink haired woman sighed and huffed her bangs out of her eyes. "Food it is!" She turned and began to prepare them a good breakfast. Her daughters sat and chattered away, keeping themselves occupied. Sakura cracked an egg into her pan when she heard Sayuri, her middle daughter ask;

"Will Otou-san and Shun really be back soon, Kaa-san?"

"Of course they will. They couldn't live without us for very long, could they?" She said and turned around giving her child a warm smile.

"I miss them already though." She said sweetly.

"I know you do sweetheart, but they'll be back before you know it. I'm going to miss them too." Sakura replied keeping her attention on the food.

"You love Otou-san very much, don't you Kaa-san?" She asked.

Sakura turned around and crossed her arms, her eyebrows scrunched together. "Well, you sure are chatty today aren't you?" she asked, amused. "Why all the questions for me?"

Sayuri stared through her big innocent green eyes and shrugged cutely. Sakura bit her lip to contain a motherly squeal. She was so cute.

"Yes I do love him very much. Don't you?" She asked.

"Of course! Kaa-san, you're so silly." Sayuri giggled. "Is that why you married him?"

The pinkette laughed, while the pan on the stove filled the small kitchen with cracks and sizzles.

"Yes, Sayuri. That's why I married him." Then she added dramatically, whirling around and holding the spatula to her forehead. "Not to mention his devilish good looks and his incredible skills is a Shinobi."

Several giggles and shrieks rang from the two youngest girls, while Michiko simply smirked and rolled her eyes at her mother's antics.

"Kaa-san!" Sayuri continued in between laughs, "How did he ask you to marry him?"

Sakura popped one of her closed eyes open and smirked at her daughters.

"Oh he wasn't very good at it." She said as she turned back to the stove top and reached into the cupboard above her head to reach four plates.

"Otou-san is good at everything." Michiko supplied to her sisters, as though she thought her mother was joking.

Sakura scoffed and gave the oldest girl a look. "Not quite." A plate was palced in front of each of the Uchiha girls and Sakura sat down beside them.

"What do you mean?" Michiko asked skeptically.

"Trust me, it's a long story and I'm sure you three wouldn't want to hear it." Sakura shook her head at the three young faces all staring at her.

"Mama!" Fumiko cried "I want to hear! Please!" Her voice shook with anticipation as she pleaded with Sakura.

"It just took him a few tries to get it right, that's all." Sakura brushed it off and began to eat.

"A few tries? It's just a question with a yes or no answer, isn't it? How could it take a few tries?" Michiko's eye narrowed in confusion as she curiously interrogated her mother.

Sakura smiled her michievious smile for the second time that morning. "I didn't say yes right away."

Immediately two gasps sounded from Fumiko and Sayuri. "What?!" They asked simultaneously. It was unthinkable. They knew how in love their parents were. They saw them all the time! And their Tou-san was the best man in the world. How could their mother refuse him?!

"You heard me." Sakura said. "Do you still want to hear the story?" She said cupping her face innocently in her palm and resting it on the table.

"Of course!" Two yells and one quiet "I suppose" followed her question. Sakura laughed and sighed.

"Well, I already told you girls that he wasn't very good at it. It...took him quite a bit of time to figure it out properly. But eventually your father got it right." She smiled. Their faces stared at her from the table and Sakura supressed a laugh.

"And when he did," she said knowingly. "It was perfect."

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To Be Continued

A/N: Well there it is, the prologue. The rest of the story will be a bit different :D Hope you liked it and are feeling interested. I understand that it just a Prologue, but reviews are still appreciated to get an understanding of how many people are interested ^^ I'd love to hear from you guys! I'm going to be working on the next chapter when I can (I'll probably get a start on it tonight) So please read and review! I love you guys and I'm excited about this fic. For people who are uncertain:

Michiko: The oldest daughter of the Uchiha family. Ten years old.
Shunsuke: The only boy of the family. Seven years old.
Sayuri: The middle girl. Very sweet. Six years old.
Fumiko: The baby of the family. Four years old.