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There is always some madness in love, but there is always some reason in madness.'

-Anonymous

Sasuke awoke to the sound rain pattering on the ceiling above him. He wasn't sure how long he had been out or where he was; all he recognized was the dull aching in his back and the thirst in his throat. Even though I was awake I kept my eyes closed, comforted by the darkness that seemed to enveloped him. The smell of rubbing Alcohol and other smells found in a hospital filled his lungs. In his weary Awaken state he could vaguely hear voices near the door. A older man with a deep voice and the sound of a young women he know that voice anywhere it was Sakura they were talking about some arrangement and the man asked her if she was sure she wanted to go through with it. There was short pause and she replied that she was sure. Sasuke heard the door shut and someone sit down beside him. He opened one eye just a little and caught Sakura putting several large tan pills into her mouth swallowing them with a large glass of water tucking the bottle away in her bag. He was almost taken aback by that. He had no idea Sakura was sick why was she taking pills. She seemed to sense he was awake and smiled looking at him. "Your away how do you feel?"

He tried to sit up but it was two painful he groaned and Sakura rushed over to help him lay back down. "You lost a lot of blood you need to relax." She helped him back down and sat back down in her chair, he looked at her. "Are you alright Sakura." she smiled softly "I'm fine Sasuke why do you ask?"

She stood pouring him a glass of water she went to help him drink but he took it from her drinking it himself, spilling a little on the front of his hospital gown. He looked at her handing the glass back to her, he know if he asked her right out she would just lie and tell him she's fine she could be as Stubborn as Naruto sometimes. So he just shook his head and sat back. A Medical Ninja stuck his head in the door and ask to speak to Sakura about something she nodded putting the book she was reading down in her chair as she stood. She looked over at Sasuke who looked like he was fast asleep before stepping out shutting the door behind him. He opened his eyes as soon as the door clicked shut and stood weakly gripping the bed for support. He managed to get over to her bag and fished out the bottle out of her bag. There was no label on the bottle so he took one slipping it into his pocket and put the bottle back into her bag. He got it in just as Sakura came in the door. "You shouldn't be up and about yet Sasuke." She went to his side to help him but he pulled her hand away from him. She gave a hurt look and looked away quickly. "You still wanted here Sasuke you've been left in my care." He didn't say anything at first. "I..I'm going for a walk." he started towards the door Sakura picked up her bag. "Hold on I'll go with you."

He shook his head. "No I need to go alone I do some thinking..."

She watched him step out of the hallway and be stopped by the guards. She rushed out "its fine he's just going for a walk." He didn't say anything walking past the guards he could hear them fighting with her about letting him wonder alone, how she was putting her career at risk. "If he leaves you will lose everything." One said to her in a husk voice. "I know but I trust him he wont leave."

Sasuke sighed. She risked everything so that he could remain and yet she was keeping something from him. He clinched the pill in his pocket turning a corner. He was going to find out what it was.

A few hours later

Sakura was standing outside the hospital with Naruto talking about one of her upcoming missions when Sasuke stormed out with several ninja's right behind him assigned to watch over him when Sakura wasn't around. He grabbed her shoulder twisting her around to face him. "Why didn't you tell me!"

"Why are you yelling? Tell you what Sasuke?"

He clinched a paper in his fist that looked like results to a test of some kind. "Tell me you were pregnant!"

The Ninja who were a a few steps from them stopped now taking a step back. Naruto on the other hand fall over in a typical Anime fashion his legs in the air and twitching lightly. She looked around seeing people looking at her and whispering to each other. She grabbed his arm pulling him away from everyone. "How did you find out?"

He looked at her coldly. " The pills I caught you taking, I had one tested...their prenatal pills. Why didn't you tell me? Don't you think I had a right to know." he said in a softer voice now.

She huffed loudly at that letting go of his arm. "Right?! You have a lot of nerve talking to me about right Uchiha Sasuke. You lost that right when you left me without a word, the night our child was conceived!"

He had never heard her call him by his formal name before nor so angry before it took him a moment for what she said to sink in.

"What...a..are you saying its mine?" All the angry seemed to wash away at the thought.

She looked at him and nodded. "We..well I wasn't with anyone before or after you so yeah...its yours.."

He didn't know what to say he just turned storming off. Naruto had stood up now and went over to them. "Is it true Sakura are you really with child?" She didn't know what to say. She should have told him and she didn't and by the sadness in his voice she know he was upset that he didn't all she could do is sigh softly. Sakura looked at them and look at his former teammate. "Yes I..I am Naruto.."

He started stumbling on about how great a blessing children were and how lucky she was but she didn't seemed to hear. She was watching Sasuke storm off and for the second time her heart broke in two.

Wow another short one...whats with me lately...anyway tell me what you think I just couldnt get the darn thing as long as I wanted it to be. sighs