A/N:

Well hello again! It's been about a month and I have been a busy little writer. I hope you are ready for a fluff filled chapter and then a little suspense! Not to worry for all you sticklers with the ratings here on , I didn't get too juicy. Sorry for those who like the smut. You will have to use your imagination! I know I do...

Anyway, as long as you do your part and remember to leave a comment, I don't see why this fic won't be done in a month or two! So let's get it going!

Sakura arrived at the Uchiha house expecting to find Sasuke there sulking, packing a bag or killing something. However, he was no where to be seen. Walking back into the kitchen she looked around. The house was quiet. Even though she had been taking care of the place in his absence, she had never really felt the cold and loneliness seeping off the walls like this.

Walking out to the garden area, she tried to figure out that to do next. When he did come home, what could she say?

'Thank you for not following after the last bit of family you have.'

'You didn't ruin my life, thanks. Sorry about ruining yours to a bit. It'll be ok!'

'It wasn't yours to begin with, don't worry about it.'

None of them would be enough. Nothing she could think of would be enough. She had asked him late last night to take her with him if he needed to go. But he had surprised her.

"You have a life here. You've created a great job through years of hard work. How could I ask you to give that up?"

She had said it would be worth it.

"What about your family here? Your friends? You have too much here for me to expect you to give it all up."

Again she had protested. But his eyes were serious.

"I've had my family taken away… I've lived my life without them. I've never allowed myself the chance to get friends…real friends… so I know what it is like to not have them there. Living for one thing is not a way to live. I found that out the hard way, remember? You can't tell me that you will not miss anyone not even for a moment when you are with me… I will not be the thing that came between you and your life here. I won't be that person. If I leave, you will hate me… but at least I won't see you trying to live everyday without regretting your decision to come with me..."

She was silenced by his words. A part of her wanted to shout at him that he was enough. However, they both knew that she would, eventually down the road, begin to miss things and people from her life here. Not to mention no one knew what kind of life was ahead for them with little Kouhei on the run.

He was worth it though. Being with him was worth any pain. She felt a little like she was betraying some unwritten code by saying that, but it was true. Since he had left her she had often thought of what she would do if he returned. More often than not she would follow him wherever in a heart beat.

Sakura could not hold back a sigh. Looking at the small stone garden she tried to enjoy the beauty of the area. But it was lost.

Things would be so much easier if they could keep the baby and stay in Konoha. She could have her job, her friends, him, and everything would be fine.

Shaking her head, she decided to return to the house and make some food. Whenever Sasuke would return he would be hungry. And come to think of it, she too was a bit hungry.

Looking at the clock she was surprised at the time. It was nearly 6pm. They had been summoned to deliver Kouhei around noon. Worry began to set in. What was Sasuke doing? Would he leave without even saying goodbye?

Sasuke wandered around the village for a time wondering what to do. He knew he should just suck this up and go home. Sakura was there… he still had a future. Maybe if he had not latched onto Kouhei so quickly… In realty he only had the tike for half a week and now it was like cutting off his arm leaving the boy to an unknown fate.

Getting angry with himself he stopped and found the closest pole, building- hard object. And he began to hit his head on it.

"What the hell are you doing?" Came a voice he didn't really want to hear at the moment. Looking up Sasuke came face to face with Naruto.

Neither spoke for a moment. Both men were looking at the other. Sasuke's head was hurting, and Naruto looked at him with a strange expression on his face.

"I was…" Sasuke began but stopped. It was pointless to explain. "Nevermind."

"So! Where is my nephew?" The eager ninja asked as Sasuke began to walk away. "Hey! I said HEY! I am talking to you!"

This continued for several blocks till Sasuke stopped suddenly. Naruto nearly slammed into his back, but was able to stop just barely.

"Kouhei is gone."

"What are you talking about? Sakura has him right now, right?"

"Listen, I don't have time for this. They took him back, ok? He wasn't my son to begin with and now he never really will be and that makes you not an uncle. Ok?" Sasuke didn't want to take this anymore. Gathering his power, he pushed himself off the ground and high above the city streets. Jumping from roof to roof was a much better way to relieve stress and get home faster anyway.

Arriving at his house he was a bit surprised to see the lights on and Sakura in the kitchen.

Entering the room, he stood there silent wondering if today was all a bad dream or something. But looking around there was no sight of little Kouhei, and Sakura seemed depressed herself.

"Sasuke, you're home." She turned noticing his presence behind her. He stood there not moving, just staring at her.

"I made some dinner… if you want it." Sakura was about to turn back to the stove to stir the fried rice when she noticed a glimmer in his eyes. One could easily miss it with the long bangs covering his eyes, but she saw it as clear as day.

Quickly turning to turn off the burner, she was about to rush to his side when she saw his form retreating out of the kitchen dinning rooms and towards the stairs.

Making sure nothing was left to burn, she followed him.

Finding him in the bathroom was not hard. The water was running and he was splashing water over his face. It hurt her a little to think he was not ready to cry in front of her, but she let it slide. He had been alone for so long, and had never really had anyone to hold him while he cried… not as a teen, not during all those years away.

She came into the room and stood behind him. Taking a gentle hold on his hand, she turned him to face her. Her free hand went up to his face, which was wet with a mix of tears and water from the faucet.

"Sasuke…" She said in a voice that not only tried to comfort him, but also convey her pain as well.

He took a step forward and closed the distance between them. Sakura was shocked when his lips found hers, but she didn't stop him. She could never push him away.

His warm breath wafted on her face and neck as the kiss ended and he rested his head on her shoulder. Sakura instantly laced her fingers in his hair, massaging his scalp. They stayed like that for a time, neither speaking, but both in their own way comforting the other.

As much as she would miss the little baby, the man before her was more important. She only hoped he felt the same.

After a few minutes she finally noticed his hands running up and down her back and his lips placing light kisses on her neck. She was not in control as her body sighed contently at the contact. It felt so good… so right.

Feeling the soft contact of her lips on his head, Sasuke lifted it slowly allowing her access to his lips. She greedily drank from them, causing them both to inhale sharply. The desire was building. He needed her. His body had been reacting to her presence the minute she stood behind him.

In his mind he was at odds with himself. She was there, she seemed willing, but it was all wrong. And yet he could not stop.

Sakura's eyes went wide as she felt him take hold of her hip and press himself closer. Trying not to break the kiss she gasped in pure pleasure of his touch, his body pressed to hers. One of his hands had roamed nearer and nearer to her chest. And she did not mind in the least. It was his touch that urged her to do more.

If Sakura was surprised at the boldness of her next move, Sasuke was even more shocked as she lifted her leg and wrapped it around his waist as if inviting him to take it further.

Somehow the couple made it out of the bathroom without breaking the intimate kisses and caresses. Sasuke had lifted her other leg up and she was now wrapped around him, holding him tightly. Her hands holding his head close as to never break the kisses.

She felt a rush as he laid her down on the bed. And his hands pulled at the fabric covering her chest.

She giggled a bit as he had trouble unfastening the buttons on the side and even more trouble with her bra.

He didn't seem to appreciate her laughter, and assaulted her chest causing the giggles to be replaced by gasps of pleasure.

All the while Sasuke continued to slowly, without her noticing disrobe his eager and willing partner. His hands stopped and lingered on her stomach for a time. His eyes searched for hers, as if he wanted to say something or convey how he felt.

He was upset about Kouhei… he had warmed up to the idea of being a father… but his desire at that moment was that his son… would be their son.

Sakura was lying exposed on her back as he kissed and caressed her chest. His hands were doing wonderful things as they worked down her torso, and then they stopped.

She opened her eyes to see him look up at hers. The expression on his face was hard to read, but she had a good idea of what he was thinking… and it sent a shiver of pleasure down her spine.

"Sakura…"

"I love you." She replied hoping that would answer any and all of his doubts or questions. To add to her point she began undressing him.

The morning to the outside world came like so many others… however that morning was different for both Sakura and Sasuke.

Sasuke was awake. He had woken up early as normal, but had not moved for fear of waking his partner. She seemed tired and was still sleeping peacefully. Last night had meant so much to him. He had hoped it was a sign that she would not leave him. As much as he knew how she felt about him, how she always felt, there was still a bit of fear in the back of his mind.

She had allowed him this sense of peace and love that he had never really expected to ever have in his life. He could not leave her now or ever again. Maybe in the end Kouhei would be given back to them, but for the moment, he was hesitant to do anything to ruin this…

Sakura felt sore. Well, not really sore, but different. Definitely different. She had finally been with the man she loved since she first laid eyes on him. The Inner Sakura, who had indeed matured over the years, was still doing somersaults and flips of joy. It could not be helped.

Her body felt satisfied and warm. And even if she walked a little funny today, last night had been worth it… and then some.

Snuggling her head into her Sasuke pillow- his chest did make a nice pillow- she sighed contently.

"Sakura… I love you." She heard a soft voice whisper. Her heart thudded as his lips kissed her forehead.

Did he just say what I thought he said? Her mind screamed.

Opening her eyes she was met with a smile from the stoic man. Suddenly he rolled them both so she was below him. His hands entwined with hers as he pinned them above her head. His legs straddled her hips giving him a better view of the woman below him.

"Sakura… I didn't… last night… I…"

Sakura smiled up at the man above her. He was trying to ask, in his not so good way if she regretted last night and that if he hurt her… the only way he could hurt her is if he left again… didn't he know that by now?

"I love you." She simply said again. It felt good to say it. "I love you Uchiha Sasuke."

His lips were on hers in seconds. And it looked as if they were going to have a repeat of last night's activities when he stopped suddenly.

"Sasuke?" She was a bit confused. His hand went to cup her lips and keep her quiet. Rolling off of her and grabbing his shorts, he moved stealth-fully to the window. His back was to the wall and he carefully peaked out, as if expecting an attack.

Sakura pulled the bed sheets up to her chest and rolled off the bed silently.

After a minute or two Sasuke seemed to calm.

"I felt a powerful chakara... one that I've felt before..."

"I don't feel anything... are you sure?" Sakura asked walking up behind him, the cover still held tight to her frame.

"They have a way to cover their presence so that not many can detect it... but its gone now. I don't think they actually entered the city... but they seemed to want to get my attention." He turned back to Sakura seeing that the threat was gone.

The disheveled hair and marks on her neck caused Sasuke to blush... or as much of a blush as he was able to do. It didn't help him that she was clinging to a nearly see through sheet.

Sakura caught his eyes on her neck where she knew there would be marks. Seeing him blush, she too couldn't help but let one flush her face as well.

The couple shared a smile before they both made their way back towards the bed and their discarded clothing.

"Sasuke... if they wanted your attention... does that mean?" Sakura could not say it. She didn't want to even think that little Kouhei might be captured.

"Something doesn't feel right." Sasuke said as he finished dressing. Walking closer to Sakura, he gave her a quick kiss on the head. "You wait here, I am going to the roof and have a look."

Before she could say anything, Sasuke jumped out the window and was up on the roof. Knowing that someone was out there wanting his attention was making him uneasy. There definitely was someone there and they projected their chakara enough to get him to notice. Had anyone else found it too? Or was it a message only for him?

From the roof of the Uchiha complex, he could see the tree line outside the bustling city of Konoha. Looking as far as his well trained eyes could, Sasuke searched for any confirmation it was not just his imagination that sensed that power.

His heart stopped when he saw a piece of fabric flapping in the breeze. Attached to the top of a tall bamboo tree was a blue cloth with a familiar symbol... the Uchiha fan.

"Damn it!" He cursed knowing that they had Kouhei and they were not wanting to play. This was all business... the business of destroying the Uchiha clan. And he was the guest of honor.

A/n: And the shit has hit the fan.

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