1st of January 2015
Rating: T
02. New Year's Surprise
Crowds of people gathered around the plaza as they enjoyed the last few moments of the year, some laughing at jokes while others sipped their hot tea. The freezing snow wasn't really appealing but Sakura decided to go out anyway because all her friends were there.
And Naruto.
She smiled to herself. This was the perfect time to tell him her secret.
"Sakura-chan! Over here Sakura-chan!" Naruto called out, waving his arms around for her to see. He left the giant group he was in to meet up with her.
"Naruto, stop!" Her cheeks flamed and were now the same color as her nose. "Everyone's looking over here because of you!"
"Aw c'mon! They should know who the future-hokage's wife is!" He grinned, slipping his arms behind her back. "I'm glad you came."
Twenty-four years old and he's still the same guy she met back in the Academy. She loved that about him. Hooking her arms behind his neck, she said "Yeah, well, I feel a lot better than I did this morning and," she tiptoed to kiss his warm lips, "I have something to tell you."
"What is—"
"Alright Everybody! Final countdown for the new youthful year starts now!" Gai yells through the megaphone that someone shouldn't have given him in the first place.
"10!"
Sakura gazes into Naruto's clear blue eyes.
"9!"
He lovingly smiles down at her.
"8!"
"You ready to know?" She asks with a head tilt.
"7!"
"Should I be scared?"
"6!"
"Hmm…maybe?"
"5!"
"Is it something to look forward to?"
"4!"
"Definitely." Sakura's eye sparkle with delight.
"3!"
She unhooks both arms from his neck, caressing her belly instead.
"2!"
His eyes travel down to her hands, quickly glancing back up at her before returning back to her belly.
"1!"
Everyone calls out "Happy New Year!" but Naruto can't hear anything except, "I'm pregnant!" from the woman he loves most on the Earth.
"Really!?" A warm tear manages to slip from his eyes, his hands gently covering hers on her belly.
Sakura nodded, her eyes watering. "Mhm."
Naruto hugs her tightly, spinning her around before placing her back on the ground. "I'm going to be a father! I'm going to be a father!" He cried out.
Sakura couldn't help but laugh as everyone began congratulating them.
Naruto turned back to her, grinning like someone just gave him the best ramen discount ever. "I love you so much Sakura." He dipped his head, his lips passionately kissing hers making Sakura's heart thrum violently against her chest.
"Idiot," she breathed as he pulled away. "I love you too."
And that's how they spent the first day of the new year together, smiling and laughing in each other's arms for the rest of the night.
