I was rocking my sleeping baby daughter in my arms in a rocking chair. Her pale skin was so smoothe along with her curly navy baby hair like her father. I had her wrapped in a soft pink blanket with white bunnies on it.
The room was quiet. Nothing.
I heard the door down stairs open and knew who it was. Because of it, I stood up to put my baby, Saki, down in her crib. She didn't wake up. I was glad. I needed to talk to my husband about something important. Her waking up was the last thing I wanted right now.
I walked out of Saki's room making sure to stay quiet. I slightly close her door.
I made my way down the stairs quietly. The downstairs was dark for a reason I did not know myself.
I found Sasuke packing over by the table. His ANBU mask in hand ready to be put on. "Sasuke..." I call out to him in a very soft voice.
He only turned to look at me for a brief second before turning back to continue packing his ANBU things.
I stepped closer to him only to touch his hand slightly. "Sasuke, can't you just let this go?" I ask gently.
Sasuke clenched his bag and let his head drop. "I. Have to. Kill Itachi first." He looked up at me with desperate eyes.
"Sasuke. You let this go ten years ago. You can't do it again. You're a dad now. Think about Saki." I still manage to say in a calm voice. "... what about me? We're a family now." I wanted to scream at him for being so inconsiderate.
"That's why I am doing this, Sakura." Sasuke admits. He looked deeply in my green eyes. "I'm doing this for you and Saki. Saki... I love her so much. I don't want Itachi to get his hands on her."
My eyes began to tear up as he spoke to me. "But no one hasn't seen Itachi for ten years now! He won't come back! He won't!" I had began to yell.
"You don't know that!" He yelled back at me. "I'm sure he will." His voice had calmed down a bit. His hands were still clutched to his black bag. Sasuke zipped up his bag and stared toward the stairs before making his way up them. I quickly followed him.
He went straight for Saki's room. He quietly opened the door. Sasuke walked toward her crib before picking up his baby daughter.
Saki opened her eyes to him. Her onyx eyes stared deeply into his.
Sasuke brought his lips to Saki's cheek and she began to laugh. She wailed her arms around happily.
Sasuke simply smiled at his daughter that he and I created. He should be here with us. Not leaving to go kill his brother.
"Daddy has to leave now." He said before handing me Saki. Sasuke made a run out of Saki's room, down the stairs and out of the house.
I didn't run after him. It would be pointless and I knew it. I could never reason with Sasuke. Never. We've been married for five years and I could not do it.
TWO HOURS LATER:
It had to be at least one in the morning. I was wide awake in Saki's room watching her sleep again. I was crying. I was crying in front of my child. I was weak.
Saki began to move in my arms. She must have awoken up from all of my crying. I have to get stronger.
Saki didn't cry. She simply looked into my soaking wet eyes. She showed no emotion and at that point I realized that she was going to grow up to be exactly like her father. Saki was probably going to be way stronger than I ever was.
I quickly wiped away my tears before they could fall on Saki's smoothe pale face. I forced a smile onto my face and I looked down at her. "What's wrong Saki? You can't sleep? Want me to read you a book?"
Saki only yawned before falling back asleep. I felt happy at that moment. 'Just like her father'. I kept thinking to myself.
After two hours I had drowned myself in tears. No tears were able to come out of my eyes anymore. And because of that, I fell asleep.
HOURS LATER:
There was a loud huge thud down the stairs and I immediately woke up. Luckily Saki didn't wake up. She must be a rock sleeper. I stood up and moved toward her crib. I lied her down to go see what was down stairs.
I reached for my kunai in my kunai holder that was around my thigh. I slowly held ready to fight with it. I walked down the stairs and found horror. 'No... no!' I thought. Why?! Why now?! Why is this person here?! And out of all people. Well if the person was going to come here, then Sasuke never have to leave. "Itachi..." I muttered.
He smiled creeply before walking over to me.
Naruto's POV I sat in my office spinning around in my chair feeling bored. I let my head fall back against the back of my chair.
"Sakura!" I called out to my secretary. I waited for five seconds before callling out her name. "Sakura!" Where the hell was she? "Sakura!"
Shikamaru quickly stepped in after hearing me wail Sakura's name. "She hasn't came in yet." He admits.
I gave him a questioning look, my eyebrows cocked. "That's unusual. She's always here. Even after she had Saki. Shikamaru, go see why she isn't here."
"That's so troublesome." He complains scratching the back of his head.
I sigh and rolled my eyes. I stood up from my chair. "Fine. I'll go over there by myself. Tell everyone the Hokage is off for the day." I smirk toward Shikamaru before leaving.
I rushed over to Sakura's and Sasuke's house as quick as possible. I knew something had to be up. Not only did Sakura not come but Sasuke didnt come for his mission assignment.
I arrived at their house soon and made my way toward the door. Surprisingly the door was not locked.
I stepped inside and found horror. My heart began to race as fast as my heart would go. "What... what happened?"
The kitchen was messy. Chairs all on the floor, glass broke. What's even worst, there was a puddle of dry blood that lead to the door.
I was so horrified I didn't even hear the crying that was merging from up the stairs.
As quick as I could, I made my way up the stairs. The crying was coming from down the hall. I ran into the room.
I stared over to the crib before rushing over to it. "Saki!" I yell as soon as I picked her up. "What in the hell happened?"
