Sakura woke up to find Sasuke staring down at her intently.
"Geez Sasuke that's a little bit creepy you kn-," She was silenced immediately with a passionate kiss. Sakura loved Sasuke's kisses. They were always so strong, so reassuring. She felt the safest then; just lying in his arms, the two of them kissing.
Sasuke rolled on top of her, mildly resting on his knees, hands holding her waist firmly under her camisole and pulling forward to press against him. Sakura unconsciously spread her legs, wrapping them around his waist and pressing back. She let a moan out as she felt his hardening length between her legs. She could feel her own panties getting wet. He began to slowly grind into her as his mouth moved to the pulse on her neck. She moaned louder as she began to move with him. He tugged the camisole from above her left nipple and began to suck on it. Sakura gave a small scream and pushed her chest forward, her back arcing off the bed.
With speed and skill befitting the Uchiha name, Sasuke slipped off her panties and his boxers and pushed himself inside her. He grunted, trying to hold the groans and any other sound from escaping. She was holding him so tight. He continued to push into her, slowly at first, but gradually increasing speed. Sasuke loved to watch Sakura when she was thrashing with pleasure under him in this way. He pushed harder as her screams became louder and more incoherent. He could feel her building up with him. A few more thrusts and he buried himself deep inside her and came as her orgasm milked him.
Sasuke rolled off her and they lay in each other's arms, spent. They would have to get up for work soon so they savored the few moments they had with each other.
"Sakura, I think we should get ourselves checked again." Sasuke said softly.
Sakura stiffened in his arms.
"Sasuke these things take time," she replied, "It's only been a year."
Sasuke sat up frowning, "Only? Sakura it's been a year!"
"Sasuke being a kunoichi is stressful. It takes a lot more time for us," Sakura reason, getting up, herself.
Sasuke's voice hardened "How much time Sakura? It's been a couple of years and I'd like to have kids in the next couple."
Sakura turned towards him, eyes flashing with anger, "Is that all I am to you Sasuke? A baby making machine? It doesn't matter what the effect on my body is as long as I make little Uchiha babies"
Sasuke's eyes narrowed, "you know very well that's not what I meant Sakura."
Sakura looked away. "I need to get ready, I'm late for work."
Sakura made her way to the bathroom. She was going crazy. She really needed to handle this soon. It was really getting to her. She needed to let it out, and fast. She only hoped that she'd be able to solve this situation without much of a fuss.
Ino looked at her wardrobe with disdain. She needed to go shopping. Turning jonin had its demerits. She just didn't have time for grooming, which was ironic considering most of her missions were s-rank seduction missions. Well, she had some free time in the coming few days so she'd just have to drag that pink haired best friend of hers for a much needed make over.
The doorbell rang, just at that moment and Ino chuckled. "Think of the devil," she thought.
She opened the door, ready to give her an earful about not being in touch lately, but when she saw Sakura, she shut her mouth instantly.
Sakura looked haggard to say the least. It was as if she was carrying the world's burden on her shoulders.
"Hey! What's up with you?" Ino asked, frowning in concern as she let her in.
Fifteen minutes later, Sakura was sitting on the couch, staring into her empty coffee mug, while Ino sat on the chair next to her, waiting impatiently for Sakura to open her mouth and spill the deal.
"Kami, Sakura if you're not going to say something soon enough I am going to torture you into revealing your deepest secrets."
"I'm still taking my contraceptive potion," Sakura almost whispered.
Ino looked confused, "okaaaay….and that's a problem because?"
Sakura glared at her, "Ino, my husband wants me to produce baby Uchihas and I've been telling him for the last couple of years that its takes some time for a Kunoichi to conceive after getting off the potion….I've been lying to him Ino!" Sakura completed, looking distraught.
This only increased Ino's confusion further. "But why?"
"'But why' what?" Sakura retorted irritably.
"Why would you take that potion, why would you not want to have babies and why would you lie to Sasuke? I thought you loved him," Ino said in one breath.
"Che, I do!" Sakura said standing up and beginning to pace. "I – I just don't know…..i don't know if I'm ready to take our relationship to that level yet."
Ino just stared at her, rather appalled, "Sakura, he's your husband. You're telling me that you don't know whether you want to have babies with him? Honey aren't you a little too late in realizing that?" Ino looked at Sakura like she was crazy. "Besides, I don't get it, before you were married to him you would have given an arm and a leg to be the one to let him have that joy."
"I know!...but what if….what if he stops loving me…..what if once he has the children he has no use for me anymore?" Sakura stopped pacing and looked at Ino with wounded eyes.
Ino now understood the situation, and honestly she didn't think she could blame Sakura. She knew Sasuke loved Sakura; very much so in fact. But whether or not Sasuke would show the same dedication after she had her child was indeed questionable. Sasuke was known to be unpredictable, and he was never known to show too much attachment to any individual, especially after Itachi's betrayal. While everybody was rather relieved when he began to show interest in Sakura, whether or not he was whole enough to give himself completely to another person, was questionable. He had, after all, been broken in ways that no other, she knew, had. The fact the Sakura had already been betrayed by him once before only made the situation that much more complicated. So she really had no answer to give Sakura.
"Don't you think he loves you enough?" Ino asked rather naively.
"I wish I could say yes, Ino," Sakura replied, looking miserable.
There was nothing more to say. Both sat silently, wondering about relationships and their fragility.
Finally, Ino decided they needed to get some air so they should have a girls' night out. Men were too much trouble as it is, so the women needed to show some solidarity towards each other. That was Ino's logic anyways. So she set to organizing one, with new found enthusiasm, determined to relieve some of her best friend's stress. It was the least she could do.
By 8 that evening, Sakura, Ino, Hinata, Tenten and Temari were seated at the pub and setting priorities straight, ie getting smashed. They started out with shots and mindless chatter, but as time went by talks turned more private.
By about 9 30, they were all bitching about their lives and the guys that just didn't understand.
By 11, they were on a happy high and decided to play a game; spin the bottle, with a twist. The game rules were as follows; the first chosen person would state their problem and the others would counter arguments or suggestions and whoever cannot defend their point of view has to take a shot and the winner got to spin the bottle.
After drawing lots it was decided that Ino be their first victim. Ino's problem; Shikamaru is just too troublesome (the irony).
"But you love him," was Tenten's retort.
Ino grimaced and took a shot.
Tenten then spun the bottle and it landed on Sakura.
"Have you tried just talking to Sasuke?" Tenten asked.
"Tenten he's been perfect in every way, in this relationship, how can I possibly ask more of him?"
Tenten had no answer so she took her shot. Sakura grinned triumphantly and spun the bottle. It stopped at Tenten.
"Okies Tenten, shoot, what's your problem number one," Ino asked.
"Lee's over enthusiastic,"
"oooooh Tenten you're getting some lurvin huh!" Ino stated suggestively.
"That's not it!" Tenten blushed.
"Oh that is sooo it!" Temari grinned devilishly, "Lee getting too hot for you to handle Tenten,"
Sakura laughed and Hinata blushed too as Ino and Temari chanted, "Drink, drink!" and Tenten was forced to do so.
Temari being the last to counter, spun the bottle that finally ended up pointing at Hinata. Hinata"s problem was that she was still too shy in front of Naruto.
"Hinata, he's you're boyfriend! He loves you for who you are. You have no need to be shy in front of him!" Sakura exclaimed.
"But I want, so much, to love him and do special things for him, but when you're standing there in front of the person you love, how can you be sure that he understands your love and devotion towards him?"
Sakura took her shot. Hinata spun and it landed on Temari. She claimed she didn't have a problem so Ino asked the question.
"Why don't you settle down, you know, find a guy, permanently?"
"Have you seen the state you guys are in?" Temari scoffed. Ino took her shot.
And it went on until the questions and answers stopped making sense. Somewhere in between all of that Temari disappeared with some random guy, Lee came to pick Tenten up and Hinata was left with two utterly drunk women.
When Hinata rang the bell to Ino's place she was a tad bit surprised but relieved to find Naruto opening the door. Chouji was there too so it seemed the guys were having guys night out of their own.
"Hinata!" Naruto was surprised to find his girlfriend standing at the door with two pretty drunk women who could barely seem to stand on their own. He immediately grabbed the two girls. Thankfully Shikamaru took Ino over soon enough so he only had to handle Sakura. He asked hinata if she'd be fine to go to his apartment on her own since it was only a couple of blocks away. She said she could so he tossed her his keys. Then he part walked and part carried Sakura back home.
"Naruto! Let's find another club. I wanna dance," Sakura said, trying to twirl. Naruto held her firmly. She was completely off the rocker at that moment.
"We will Sakura, just as soon as we get you sobered up a bit, k," Naruto baby talked her. It was one of the very rare occasions that he got to see Sakura so vulnerable and as much as she resembled a raving lunatic at that moment, couldn't help feeling something akin to endearment, towards the pink haried girl in his arms.
She tried to twirl some more, landing up in something of an embrace with Naruto.
Naruto could feel his heart thunder. She looked up with those big emerald eyes and asked Naruto, "Do you ever wonder what it would be like, if we ever got together?" in almost a whisper.
Naruto swallowed. Yes he thought about that sometimes. But he didn't think it was sensible to pursue this conversation. They'd stopped walking, Naruto noticed. He couldn't bring himself to tear away from her eyes, though. Sakura's gaze travelled to his lips. She began closing the distance. Naruto's heart sped up, but he turned away in the nick of time.
"Sakura," he whispered, softly.
"Naruto?" her voice wasn't that of affection but more child like. "I'm really sleepy." And with that she collapsed into Naruto's arms. He sighed and then lifted her bridal style and walked into the Uchiha compound.
Sasuke's face pretty much refected the same surprise as Naruto's had back at Shikamaru and Ino's place, but if you didn't know the Uchiha you'd barely have been able to catch it.
He took her from Naruto's arms immediately, the smell confirming that she'd only passed out drunk.
"Sakura, baby, I need you to wake up." Sasuke patted her on her cheek. He gently put her down on the couch as she groggily came to.
"Sakura, honey, you need to stay awake for me for a bit, ok. I'll get you some water. You can drink it and then I'll put you to bed, ok"
Sakura mumbled incoherently but nodded.
Naruto watched as Sasuke lovingly fed Sakura a glass of water, a knife going through his heart. He quickly mumbled his goodnight and left. As he walked home he wondered why it had torn him up so much and what business he had thinking of his best friend's wife
