A/n: L is for the way you LOOK at me. O is for the only ONE I see. V is Very VERY extraordinary. E is for EVEN more than anyone that you adore~ 3
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Summary: Uchiha Sasuke is forced into a marriage with Karin by his father, as a way out, he lies "I already have a lover, she pregnant," Oh boy, how is the almighty Sasuke going to save himself now? Easy: ask Haruno Sakura who is in a similar predicament.
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Recap...
"You better take care of my apprentice. Treat her like a Queen no matter how bossy, hormonal, or moody she gets. If you don't, I will personally make sure you will never be able to have any more kids." She threatened.
Sasuke smirked, "Aa."
The head doctor narrowed her eyes, "I'm serious, if I find out you are not being faithful to Sakura, I will hurt you. That goes for the baby too."
"I'll be the best dad." He stated seriously.
Sakura looked down quietly.
After signing the papers, an appointment was set for step one of the IVF process.
Everything starts tomorrow.
New Chapter...
Uchiha Sasuke isn't the most talkative person in the world; always finding the shortest way possible to answer a question. 'Short and simple' was his motto, not that he hated talking, it just wasn't his thing. He can deal with noise, but silences were just better, he embraces silence.
Except now.
The two finished signing all the documents in Tsunade's office and were currently walking through the hospital hallways.
Quietly.
In all the years that Sasuke has known her, Haruno Sakura is never quiet; the Dobe and her could go on for hours talking about random shit that didn't even matter in life, no matter how useless or dumb the topic is, the women next to him can make it work.
"Talk." He said out loud.
After a while emerald orbs looked up slowly, "It doesn't make sense." She whispered. He stopped walking, "What doesn't?" He asked, looking at her.
"This doesn't make sense; why are you willing to do this with me?" She ask, stepping closer, "We are going to have a baby! A child that will grow up and no matter how old it gets, you will always be its father. A child isn't like a pet, you won't be able to just throw it away when you find something better." She continued, "You are throwing away your life just for this, this lie." By now, she was mere inches away.
Sasuke soundlessly stared back, knowing she wasn't finished.
And she wasn't.
"Why did you chose me to do this?" She questioned, gazing intently into his onyx orbs, "Why didn't you just hire someone to fake a pregnancy? That way you wouldn't have to take care of a child, a child that ultimately, belongs to you. Even though it will be created in a test tube it will still be a baby, a living, breathing baby. It's not something you can just leave behind." She looked away, "What happens when you fall in love with a woman and you two decide to start a family? What will happen to the baby and I then?" She asked weakly.
All was quiet in the hallway, no mourning family members, no gossiping nurses, just silence.
Planning his next words carefully, he cautiously lifted his arms and grabbed his companion's shoulder, "Sakura," he started, said girl slowly looked up, "I'm only going to assure you this once, so listen up. I'm not the most expressive guy in the world, I don't do all the shit Naruto does to show his love, but even though I don't openly show my affections doesn't mean I don't have any. I am," he paused, trying to form the correct word, "excited to become a parent, a father. Us doing this means I am giving the baby everything I have, you everything I have. We might not be in love right now and the baby might be created in a test tube, but it doesn't mean we can't learn to love or that the baby will be any less real." He pulled her into his arms. "Don't worry, we will make it work."
Tears cascaded down her porcelain cheeks, Sasuke's demeanor was encouraging, she felt safe. The safest she's felt in a long time, "Thank you." She whispered, gripping his form tighter, "Thank you." She repeated.
The Uchiha was surprised at his sappiness, but the words he just spoke couldn't be anymore true; he is excited to be a dad, saying it out loud just made him more determined to make this work. Who cares if he could have hired a woman to fake a pregnancy? He certainly didn't. Uchiha Sasuke had a feeling that instead of making the worst mistake of his life, he was making the best.
Sakura pulled away, "I'm glad we are doing this." She said softly, gazing into his eyes. He smirked, slightly missing the warmth her body provided, but refusing to admit it. She smiled and pecked him on the lips, pulling out of his arms fully and stepping away blushing. He recovered from his shock quickly, acting like the brief contact of their lips didn't send electric shocks southward.
"I-I guess I'll be going now." She stuttered, turning around as a quick attempt to get away. Kissing the Uchiha Sasuke out of the blue is the most embarrassing event of the century, What were you thinking? She mentally screamed.
The thought of Sakura leaving bothered him, but he ignored the feeling. However, his mind was commanding him to stop her from going.
"Sakura, Wait!" He yelled, gripping her wrist. His mind has total control.
The said woman nervously turned towards him, anticipating a harsh remark on her earlier actions, but it didn't come.
"You need to meet my parents." He stated, mentally patting his back for his smooth skills, the fact that his parents were expecting them made it all the more smooth.
She exhaled, relieved, "R-right, but before anything, can I stop by my mom's room?" She asked, slowly gaining back her ability to speak without stuttering.
"Aa."
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He glanced through the small, door window, Sakura was talking to her mother, holding the older woman's hand and stroking her hair lovingly.
When the two of them got to the older Haruno's room, Sasuke decided to wait outside, not wanting to intrude, but before long, Sakura came rushing out of the room. He stood up quickly, "What happened?" He asked, accessing her tense muscles. "Go call the doctor quick." She said, rushing back to her mother's motionless form and reattaching IVs.
He did as he was told and returned with the doctor.
"What happened?" The doctor asked, checking the stats on the monitors.
"She had another attack and pulled out all the Intravenous, I just finished reconnecting them, but I want you to do another full checkup, something is wrong. Her attacks don't usually come within such close time frames." She explained, pulling her mother's blanket higher and placing a light kiss on her forehead.
The Doctor nodded, "Yes, Doctor Haruno."
She smiled gratefully, "Thank you." She replied, throwing one last glance at her mother, she walked out, an Uchiha close behind.
"Didn't know you could be that cool." Sasuke commented, trying to lighten the atmosphere after sensing her worried mood.
She smirked, "I am pretty cool." She boasted jokingly, reassuring herself that the woman who gave her life will definitely keep her own.
"Che, you're annoying." He said, smirking back. The pinkette gasped dramatically, "You dare insult the cool one?"
He rolled his eyes playfully and grabbed her hand, pulling her towards his father's room, "Let's go meet my annoying folks, oh so cool one."
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The door opened slowly, Sasuke pulled softly on her hand, signaling her to walk forward. On the bed laid Uchiha Fugaku, on a chair next to the patient was Uchiha Mikoto, standing nearby was Uchiha Itachi, and-
"Sasuke-kun!" She shrieked, everyone in the room flinched.
Karin.
The said person paid no attention to the redhead, only clenching the pinkette's hand tighter.
"Mother, father meet Haruno Sakura, soon to be Uchiha." He addressed, the emerald eyed female blushed as everyone in the room turned towards her.
"Nice to meet you." She greeted, bowing lightly.
A pair of red eyes widened, "What! Sasuke-kun! What the fuck are you talking about? You are suppose to marry me! Not this-this slut!" Karin screeched pointing at Sakura when she screamed 'slut.'
Sakura twitched, clenching her unoccupied fist, Do not attack, do not attack, She repeated.
Mikoto stared at the make-up caked woman, flabbergasted at her choice of words, "Excuse me! Do not use such vulgar language in my presence." The Uchiha matriarch commanded.
Karin just glanced over, ignored her, and continued her earlier rant, "I mean look at her Sasuke-kun, I can tell she's a skank from miles away."
"Shut up." The Youngest Uchiha rasped, but Karin did not heed.
"I will not stand for this! This bitch is playing dirty; getting pregnant just to get money."
His hand made contact with her cheek. Hard. The slap resounded throughout the room, Karin turned back to Sasuke's form slowly, tenderly covering her injured cheek, eyes wide along with the rest of the people in the room. Sasuke usually had perfect control over his anger, for him to slap someone, even if it is Karin, was surprising.
"Wrong choice of words, you crossed the line." He stated, "Don't go saying such things to other people when you yourself have so many damn problems. You're the slut and getting pregnant just to get money is something you will do. Fuck. Off." He growled, glaring at the stunned redhead.
Sakura flinched He's not even screaming at me and I'm flinching, she thought, "Stop Sasuke, I'm fine. Calm down." She whispered, tugging on his arm, she smiled lightly to prove her point. Right when he turned towards her, a beeping sound caught her attention, it was her pager, she received a message from the head nurse, A large wave of people just rushed in, Surgical help needed ASAP. She placed the pager in pocket for easy reach and turned back towards the Uchiha family...and Karin.
She bowed, "I'm very sorry, but I was on call today and I just received a page from the head nurse. They need me." She apologized.
Mikoto tilted her head, "You're a nurse?" She asked, intrigued.
Sakura smiled, glad that someone was talking to her in the room other than Sasuke, Karin didn't count. "I'm a doctor, Mikoto-san." She replied nicely.
The Uchiha Matriarch smiled, impressed, "I see, well you better get going, we don't want anyone dying." She commented, eyes sparkling in acceptance of her son's choice in spouse.
Sasuke smirked, inwardly relieved, now all was left was his father.
"Shouldn't you be resting? You are pregnant." Fugaku stated, staring at Sakura suspiciously. She stared back, unaffected, "I don't have to be on maternity leave for a while, as long as I am healthy, I can continue working, just not as hard." She explained.
Sasuke stare at Sakura, surprised that the woman next to him can lie so well. Would have never thought.
"Son, you better make Sakura-chan here stop working! I will not let my grandchild be harmed!" Mikoto ordered halfheartedly, knowing Sakura, as a doctor, knows what she is doing.
"Yeah, foolish little brother if you don't take care of her, I might just steal Sakura from you." Itachi commented.
"Back Off Itachi." Sakura stood in between the two siblings, awkwardly glancing around the room, trying to leave as soon as possible without being rude.
"I'm very sorry for interrupting, but I really do need to be going, people could be dying right now. Thank you for having me." She bowed again, kissing Sasuke on the cheek, and running out of the room, straight for the ER.
Right when she left, Sasuke waved and strode out of the room, Karin's perfume was giving him a headache.
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Mikoto took a seat next to her husband's bed.
"Sakura seems like a lovely young woman with nice manners, don't you think honey?" She asked, taking the said man's hand into her own.
"Karin is more fit to be with him." He grumbled. Mikoto sighed, "How is Karin, who is immature and rude, better than Sakura?" She questioned, "I just met Sakura today and, already, I can tell that she is much better than Karin."
"We know a lot about Karin, her family and ours are very close. We know nothing about this Sakura girl." He replied.
"Fugaku, Karin comes from a very well known family and we've watched the girl grow up, but she is far from wife material. You and I know that better than anyone. You've see for yourself how she acts, it doesn't matter how rich or how much you want our companies to merge. This is for Sasuke."
Fugaku said nothing, knowing what his wife said is true.
"The way Sasuke acts around Sakura, I know he cares for her. He might not know just how much he loves her yet, but her does love her, a lot, and if you force Karin on him, he might just run away. I want to see our grandchildren grow up, Fugaku. Stop with the Karin business. Please."
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Sakura stepped out of the hospital, dragging herself towards her car. A load of patients rushed into the hospital at once earlier and she has been working nonstop since she's been called.
She was tired.
The Pinkette stretched as she walked.
"Sakura." Hearing her name, the said woman turned towards the voice, emerald orbs landed on a particular redhead.
Oh shit.
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(Rewritten on 8/6/10)