Mistakes

Chapter 1

Guys this is my new FanFiction called Mistakes. Basically Background Info- Naruto is married to Sakura, Sakura's unhappy, so is Naruto but they were forced into it because they both slept with each other as an impulse. Kind of AU I guess... Sasuke was away on a mission and didn't know they were married. So it starts.

Since someone was bitching about the characters can I just repeat this is an AU. Naruto is not himself.

'I love you.'

The hollow words echoed in the room, only seeming even more false every time he said it. Glistening with sweat, he rested his head of ruffled, deep yellow hair on his pillowcase. He had said the mandatory line, the must-say that every husband said after making love.

Naruto winced as he recalled the term. Making love. If there was anything between him and Sakura, it was hate. Hate between them for that shameful, disgusting act. An act that finished a few minutes ago, the same act that got them into this mess. Something that torn him apart from the love of his life – Hinata. No one could ever replace her. But she was married now too- to a tall, dark and handsome Hyuuga by the name of Neji. And it was love. They actually loved each other. It took merely a few weeks for her to change the object of her desires.

But Naruto couldn't get over her that quickly. No matter how hard he tried to convince himself, the slim pale girl with chopped dishevelled pink locks was not The One. She never could be.

And the soft, muffled sobs into her pillow reminded him of that. Naruto had learned to sleep over the sound her crying. The salty tears which rolled down Sakura stained the sheets with the emptiness; the hatred she felt. How dare she spread her legs, offer herself to a man she didn't even care about? What would Sasuke think? She could only imagine the hurt on his face, since he was gone, on a mission lasting for years, he had no idea what had happened. His anger. His sadness. His regret. The Uchiha would never glance upon her again. She was a slut; a whore. And as the streams of tears became waterfalls, soaking the duvet, she remembered.

It is five years ago.

EXACTLY five years ago.

A mission. A deep forest, covered thickly with trees. Night time. Raining.

Bottles of strong, alcoholic sake litter the ground. There is the stench of drink. Bored, lonely, intoxicated. The drunken teenage girl and the drunken teenage boy haphazardly peel off their clothing, foolishly giggling, taking each step closer and closer to their future of disaster.

The Naruto conscience that loves Hinata is still there. But he's hidden away, and the conscience cries out.

'STOP. Before it's too late!'

But he doesn't stop. He goes through with it. And ruins everything. Afterwards, they collapse asleep, with no idea of the horror that follows them soon.

They wake up... hungover. Sobered. Acutely aware of their actions. They think about last night's events with disgust. They cringe.

'Sakura... let's forget this ever happened, okay?'

'Agreed... it doesn't mean anything.'

They think that that was the worst of it. That it is all over. The next few days are normal, with the incident forgotten about, never to be talked about again.

But Sakura starts to vomit. Not once. Twice. Three times. Every day for a week. She misses her period. It slowly dawns on her that something isn't right. And she has an uneasy feeling- could she be-?

NO. NO. It can never happen. No one must ever know. And she's overreacting, right? It's probably nothing. But she just pays a quick visit to Tsunade-sama, just in case...

The former Hokage greets her as always- with a warm smile and an embrace. But as the questions go on and on, the smiling face turns into a face consumed with concern. Tsunade carries out a blood test.

She also carries out a pregnancy test.

It's an hour- a long dreaded painful hour. Sakura's waiting, praying that the results aren't positive, so hard she could cry. It also slowly starts to dawn on her that what she did- was horrible. Revolting. She gave her body away so freely. And when Tsunade-sama returns pale-faced with shock, holding the positive test in her hands, she knows.

She knows that it's all over. That she's going to have to marry Naruto, to hide the shame. When Sakura tells him the news, she saw his azure eyes burn in a way he'd never seen before. With anger.

'I've never hated you so much.' The only thing he said. The only thing he thought.

It was only a few days that turned their whole world upside down, an act lasting ten minutes that forced them into wedlock. As the hazy orange glow of the sunrise crept from behind the curtains, Naruto awoke. Without a word, he slipped out of bed, put his Hokage uniform on and put water on for some cup ramen. It was the same routine every morning. Sakura never cooked for him, nor did he cook for her. The bed was their only meeting place.

'Daddy! I'm hungry!'

A small, five year old girl stood at the door, sucking her thumb. She wore a tattered dress and had her hair in lopsided pigtails.

'Haruhi-chan!' Naruto smiled and caught the girl in an embrace as his eyes shone with delight. His child- the only thing that made life worth living. He tousled her golden blonde hair and looked deep into her emerald green eyes. He loved Haruhi with all his heart, even if he didn't love her mother.

'How'sa about some ramen?'

'YAY! I love you daddy.'

'I love you too, sweetheart.'

Unfortunately, Sakura didn't feel the same way. The moment she was born, Sakura refused to have anything to do with her. Dumping her with a nanny, Haruhi lived on the other side of the penthouse that they lived in. Haruhi knew who her mother was, she just wasn't close to her. However, she loved and adored her father.

'I haven't seen Mommy for a while, Daddy.'

'Mommy's just...sick.'

'She's been sick for a long time, Daddy.'

Naruto's eyes turned to her ripped kimono. For God's sake, did Sakura not even buy her daughter proper clothes? Why couldn't she be a proper mother? Naruto had to go to work, he was the Hokage. He hated having to leave Haruhi at home and leave her so... abandoned and neglected.

'I have to go now, Haruhi-chan.'

The little girl didn't reply, but her eyes moistened and her face wobbled as she bent over her tiny polystyrene cup of ramen, shaking as she firmly clutched her pair of chopsticks. The Hokage kissed his daughter gently on the cheek before heading out...

But he was interrupted.

'Hokage-sama' Naruto's assistant coughed 'there's a woman here to see you. She said her Hinata Hyuuga.

Hinata...

I hope that was OK. This is my first FanFiction that wasn't a lemon. Hope you enjoyed. If I get 5 reviews I'll write another chapter :)