It is my sacred Vampiric duty to warn you that this chapter contains seriousness, so if you wanted this to be a straight up comedy, skip this Chapter! There is gratitude, crying, loss of appetite, and talk of being old. So, yea now that the warning's over with-In this Chapter, Sakura and Kakashi have a "talk" about the newest member of the Uchiha and Kakashi helps ease a few of Sakura-chan's deepest fears!
Chapter eight-Questions"Sakura?" Kakashi glanced at his former student with concern on his expression. Sakura was silently staring off into space using her six- month pregnant stomach as an armrest. "Earth to Sakura? Earth is calling you. Like hello? Helllllllllllo?"
Kakashi's voice sounded so much like an old lady (or a sheep/goat) that it brought Sakura out of her trance and she actually said, "What Chiyo-basama?"
Kakashi gave her a funny look. "I'm not that old," he complained, sounding hurt.
"Oh Kakashi-sensei," Sakura hung her head ashamed of herself. "I was just thinking and your voice sounded a little…odd. Do you have a cold or something?"
"No I was just trying to get your attention," Kakashi muttered. "And don't call me Kakashi- 'sensei' it makes me feel old and I believe we just finished discussing that I am not old!" They were at the Ramen stand (that has a name, but I forgot), having lunch. Sasuke and Naruto were on an ANBU mission and Sasuke had given Kakashi strict orders to keep an eye on Sakura and contact him if anything happened. Said kunochi had no idea of course and thought Kakashi just wanted to get together for the fun of it.
"You haven't touched your ramen," Kakashi commented. "Aren't you hungry?"
"Not really," Sakura admitted, pushing her bowl away and straightening her shirt slightly. Recently she had outgrown all of her old clothes and had had to ask Tenten to borrow some clothes that she still had from her last pregnancy. The short she was wearing at the moment was an ugly shade of light orange and had a picture of a panda bear on it. You could tell it was Tenten's. "All this thinking…it's taking away my appetite."
"What are you thinking about?"
"Well a lot of things really. I mean so far me and Sasuke have been so preoccupied with the disbelief that I'm actually pregnant and the annoyance of the problems it's caused, that we haven't given the baby so much as a thought. Will it be a boy or a girl? Will we be able to care for it well enough? Will we stay in Sasuke-kun' house of but a new one? What color will its room be? What sorts of things will we need? I've only got four or five months left and we need to start thinking a little," Sakura was utterly miserable. "Plus do we really want the baby to be born to an unmarried couple? Are we going to be good enough? Sasuke, though he tries to hide it, is still bent out of shape over his time with Orochimaru. In addition Itachi…is still out there and Sasuke-kun hasn't gotten his revenge. And me. I'm disorganized, violent and have an uncontrollable temper. Did you know I nearly broke Sasuke-kun's wrist a while ago just because he wouldn't get me a mocha sundae with bananas and…and… well whatever. The point is we won't be able to give this baby the love it deserves."
Kakashi listened to her silently, sad that she has to face these problems so young. He hadn't had to that was for sure. As Sakura drew to a close, he breathed a heavy sigh.
"You'll have to talk to Sasuke about all this. I'm no expert, but I'm sure the two of you can work something out," he advised. "As for not being good parents, everyone has that fear when they're having their first child. You and Sasuke will be able to raise this kid just fine I'm sure of it. Nobody's perfect though so if you screw up just keep trying. Naruto and I and all your friends are here if you need us, remember that."
Sakura had tears of gratitude in her eyes. They slid down her face as she pulled Kakashi into an awkwardly positioned hug. "Thank-you so much Kakashi-sensei!"
