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Recap:

"AH!"

"KENJI!"

Sakura's eyes snapped open as she heard the scream. She threw the blanket on her to the floor and quickly ran downstairs to where she heard the crash.

"KENJI!" She screamed.

His body was sprawled on the floor, glass and blood all around him. Mei was sobbing, her eyes wide with fear and her stuffed animal lay on the floor, long forgotten.

"M..mommy?" Kenji looked towards her and Sakura immediately jumped into action.

His eye had a popped blood vessel, his arm was twisted at a funny angle, and a bone was sticking out of his leg. Sakura immediately focused chakra into her hands and began healing him; she hadn't noticed the Anbu and Sasuke enter the room.

"M-mommy! It hurts!" Kenji wailed and Sakura tried to calm him.

"Shh, baby, shh." She had tears in blurring her vision but she was quickly fixing the vessels in his eye. She quickly focused on the bones in his arm and leg next.

"Hyuga-san, come with me." The Anbu quickly picked up the little girl and quietly left the room, leaving Sasuke with Sakura and Kenji.

"Shh, love, shh." Sakura cried silently.

Sasuke frowned deeply, his eyes showing hesitance. He debated with himself for a few seconds more before kneeling down and putting the child's head gently on his lap. He brushed his hair away from his face and looked at the woman healing Kenji.

Her hair was in a loose bun on top of her head, and her green eyes were watery with tears. He noticed that she was efficient in her work and how she didn't stop once to heal her son.

The little boy was sobbing and trying to move, but Sasuke held him down, not saying a word.

When Sakura was sure he was fully healed, she gathered him in her arms, and sobbed into his shoulder. He was clinging to her shirt, but he looked to be passing out. Probably from loss of blood and exhaustion. Sasuke watched silently before getting up and leaving the room.

Sakura had stopped sobbing and was cradling him to her chest, her forehead pressed against his. He was softly snoring, his hands still clutching her shirt. She smiled and kissed his cheek before getting up swiftly. She walked into the living room to find the Anbu and Mei sitting on the couch. Sakura looked at the clock on top of the mantle and sighed. It was only eight and everything was already hectic.

"Can you take Mei home? I need to put Kenji to bed and make sure he's alright." Sakura asked.

The Anbu seemed hesitant and Sakura remember she had a recent traitor residing with her. She sighed in frustration and looked back at her son and then at Mai. She bit her bottom lip and finally decide to take Kenji with her.

"Mei, let's go."

"Where?" She asked, her eyes big and round.

Sakura smiled gently and held her hand, cradling her son in the other arm. "Home. I'm sure your mommy and daddy were expecting you home earlier."

"Otay." She grabbed her stuffed animal, and Sakura noticed the blood on her dress and animal. She winced at the memory from earlier and squeezed the little girls hand. "Is Kenji going two be otay?" Mei had tears in her eyes and was frowning down at her shoes as they walked out the front door.

"He's going to be just fine." Sakura said sweetly, smiling softly at the little girl.

"Weally?" (Really*)

"Yup! And when he is, you and Suki can come back over and play!"

This brightened the child up and she nodded vigorously.

Sakura smiled and listened as the little girl chattered about anything and everything, and dimly noted the figure from the roof watching her leave the Uchiha compound.

When Sakura returned Mei to her parents, she was bombarded with questions about the blood all over their child.

"What in the-" Tenten started out, and quickly put her attention on Sakura. "What happened!?" She wasn't yelling, but she was close to it.

"Kenji had an accident and some of his blood landed on her. I'm sorry." Sakura said sincerely.

Tenten put a hand to her chest, trying to calm her erratic heartbeat before sighing in relief.

"No, it's fine. I just thought something happened with Uchiha and..." Tenten stopped herself and looked at Sakura.

Sakura smiled painfully, holding Kenji closer to her chest.

"No, I would never allow it. Kenji and Mei wanted some of the cookies I baked the other day and in order to get to them they had to stand on the counter and reach. Too bad Kenji didn't realize he wasn't tall enough and fell down with the cookie jar. I'm sure I'll have ants tomorrow." Sakura chuckled but it was shallow.

Tenten gave her a sympathetic smile and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

"If you ever need to, Kenji and you can come stay here for however long needed."

Sakura gave her a real smile this time and nodded her head. "Thanks, Tenten. That really means a lot to me."

"No prob! Now, it is past your bedtime, lil missy!" Tenten scooped her daughter into her arms and waved good-bye to Sakura, gently closing the door.

Sakura had already turned and was on her way home.

When Sakura arrived back home, the Anbu was nowhere in sight and neither was the Uchiha. She was slightly skeptical but proceeded up the stairs and tucked Kenji into her bed. She changed into sweats and a light green tank top before heading back downstairs to clean up the mess. But when she opened the kitchen door, she was surprised to see it already cleaned up and mopped.

Sakura was shocked, but very pleased. This meant she could finally go to bed. She sighed in relief and quietly left the kitchen, making a mental not to thank the Anbu tomorrow for cleaning.

When Sakura awoke the next morning, she could hear three voices downstairs. She looked around her room and noted that her son was no longer in the room with her. She got up quicker than needed and pulled a white robe over her pajamas; she walked quietly, and briskly, towards the kitchen where the voices were resounding from.

She pushed the door open slightly, and smiled in relief at what she saw. Hinata was cooking breakfast at the stove and Naruto was entertaining Kenji by juggling fruit.

"Mommy!" She smiled even more and held her arms out to her baby boy.

"Hi, Kenji. Mwauh!" She gave him a big kiss on the cheek and tickled his side lightly.

He squealed and hung onto her neck as he laughed.

"Uncle Naruto and Auntie Hina brought Suki over to play, but then she fell asleep after she got here and so then Auntie Hina decided to cook breakfast for everyone and then and then-" Kenji took a big gulp of air before continuing, "Uncle Naru decided to juggle fruit to entertain me until breakfast was over!"

Sakura laughed, "Well, I'm glad your morning has been eventful! Morning, Hinata, Naruto." She smiled to both.

"Morning, Sakura!" Naruto gave her a friendly side-hug before grabbing Kenji from her and twirling him around the room.

Hinata giggled lightly, "Morning. I hope you don't mind me borrowing your kitchen."

"Hmm..Still weird to think of this place as my house." Sakura said in amusement, "Thank you for cooking."

Hinata smiled sweetly, "I know how hard all this must be on you, so I thought it would be nice if I could do something for you."

"Hinata, I swear you are an Angel. How Naruto got you, I don't know."

"I see it the other way around, but thank you."

"OI! I can hear you!" Naruto commented, pouting childishly.

Sakura laughed and Hinata giggled, swiftly kissing him on the cheek before turning back to the stove. Sakura smiled sweetly as she noticed the blush prominent on both their features.

"Mommy? Daddy?" Everyone looked to the door and saw Suki dragging her stuffed dolphin behind her and one hand rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

"Suki-chan!" Kenji hopped out of Naruto's arms and ran over to the younger girl.

"Hi, Ken-chan!" She smiled at him and he hugged her.

"Wanna go play?" She nodded and they quickly ran up the stairs, the parents forgotten.

"Looks like we're gonna be in-laws some day, Naruto." Sakura commented with a light tone.

"Aw, shit. That includes teme."

Sakura winced when she realized, that yes, that did mean Sasuke would be as well. Naruto immediately realized his blunder and tried to cover it up.

Hinata scolded him lightly and he rubbed the back of his neck nervously.

"Sorry, Sakura-chan." He sat down from across her and sent her an apologizing smile.

She sighed but forced a small smile, "It's OK. I have to face the facts eventually, right?"

Naruto frowned but nodded. "Speaking of the idiot, where is he? And the Anbu?" Naruto asked.

Sakura blinked. Once. Twice. Thrice. "Now that you mention it, I don't know." Not that I really want to.

"Do you need anything, Haruno-san?" Sakura looked to her right and saw the Anbu from last night next to her.

"Nothing in particular." He nodded and was about to leave when she called out, "Where is Uchiha-san, do you know?"

"The garden, Haruno-san."

"Arigatou." He nodded and was gone.

It was quiet, with the exception of Hinata cooking, before Naruto broke the silence.

"I think you should talk to him, Sakura." Sakura knew he was serious, for he had dropped the honorifics and was sitting absurdly still.

Sakura sighed and ignored the painful clench in her chest. "I know."

Naruto nodded and all was quiet before a crash from upstairs startled them. Immediately, all three adults were up the stairs and in Sakura's room.

Suki and Kenji were staring at a broken picture frame, their mouths opened in big 'O's and eyes bugging out of their skulls.

Sakura sighed in relief once she realized neither was harmed. She really should stop letting them out of her sight.

"What happened?" Hinata sounded stern and Sakura still wasn't used to it. Hinata had become very brave over the past few years, and when her motherly side came out, it was a sight to behold.

"I-it was a accident, mommy! I s-swear!" Suki's lower lip was trembling and Sakura realized tears were pooling in her bright blue/purple eyes. "I sorry, auntie Sakura!" She wailed and held onto her stuffed dolphin that never left her side.

Sakura smiled and knelt down in front of her and Kenji, who was sniffling but trying to keep up his strong front.

"It's ok, sweetie. Can you tell me what happened?"

Suki nodded and tried to stifle her sobs. "K-Ken-c-chan and I w-were playing w-with the b-bouncy ball and then I-I accidentally t-threw it too h-hard and it h-hit the picture and a-and-" Sakura cut her off by picking her up and smiling.

"It's ok, hun. I can always fix it, but next time, let's take the bouncy ball outside, 'kay?" Suki nodded and hugged her around the neck before jumping down and latching onto her mother's pants.

Hinata sighed before patting her daughter's head. "Alright, you get to come help me finish breakfast," Hinata picked her five year old up and walked calmly back downstairs.

"She sure is Hinata's kid." Sakura commented.

Naruto laughed loudly, "Don't I know it!" He called behind him as he followed after his wife and child.

"M-mommy? Am I in t-trouble?" Sakura looked down and saw her son holding onto her robe and pouting at the floor.

Sakura chuckled and shook her head, "No, love, you're not. But I am going to warn you," He looked up at her, "No more bouncy balls inside, understand?" He nodded quickly and climbed up her robe.

"Ack! Kenji! What- ouch! Agh, hold on!" She pulled him into her arms and laughed, "You're like a little monkey, I swear!" She poked his tummy and he giggled.

"I like monkeys!"

She walked back downstairs and smiled as she saw Naruto playing with his daughter. She didn't notice the sad look on Kenji's face until she set him down in a seat and asked him what was wrong.

"Where's daddy?" Everyone in the room froze, including Sasuke who was just coming in.

"Uhm...daddy is...away..on an important mission." Sakura tried, but she could tell her son wasn't buying it.

"Where is daddy really at, mommy?" Naruto could feel the tension thick in the air as Kenji asked yet again and looked at his wife. Hinata immediately went to stand by Sakura and put a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Your daddy is closer than you think, Kenji-kun. But right now, you need to eat and get strong so when your daddy comes home he can see how big and strong you are!" Hinata said, and Kenji seemed to buy it.

He smiled and immediately got loud again. The room was somewhat less tense, but not by much. Sasuke quickly backed out of the kitchen doorway and headed upstairs. He quietly shut his bedroom door and sat down at the edge of his bed.

Sasuke put his head in his hands and glowered at the floor. No one hated him more than he did at that moment. He cursed himself to hell and back for leaving Sakura and Kenji. He cursed himself for being stupid and leaving her again. He cursed himself for every stupid thing he did that resulted in everyone he loved getting hurt. He cursed his existence. But most of all, he cursed himself for never telling Sakura he loved her. Or how he still loves her.

Sasuke was lost in thought and didn't noticed the knock on the door, nor the other person in the room.

"We need to talk."


Devi: So..I'm debating whether it should be Naruto or Sakura that enters him room...Cause both of them need to talk to him, I'm just not sure who should be first. So, review or PM me and whichever has the most popular demand will be the one that entered and yada yada yada! Love you all~!