A/N: Hi everybody, sorry I wasn't able to update this any sooner. We are busy people over here! Anyways, I hope you like this chapter. It was fun to add a few new characters to the story. Please review! It keeps me motivated to write more.

Previously:

Sakura wrapped her arms around his waist and Sasuke wrapped his arms around her shoulders and they embraced each other.

They stood like that for a while and they felt each others love surrounding them. When they pulled apart Sasuke smirked and pulled a black velvet box from his pocket and took out the ring. It was made of two wires. The one gold and the other silver, both entwined together with a small pink cherry blossom welded to the top of it. Sakura gasped as Sasuke slipped the ring onto her right ring finger. It fit perfectly.

"It's beautiful!"

She brought her hand to his face and caressed his cheek with her thumb.

"I love you so much, Sasuke-kun."

"I love you too, Sakura."

The next day Sasuke and Sakura sat in Naruto's living room with Hinata and said ninja.

"That's great you guys!" Naruto hugged Sakura tightly.

"Na…Naruto, your suffocating me!" Sakura squeaked.

"Sorry, Sakura-chan." Naruto released her and grinned sheepishly.

Hinata sat across from Sasuke and smiled, "Congratulations, Sasuke. I'm glad you finally asked her to marry you. Naruto and I were hoping you would."

"Hn." A small smile played on his lips.

Naruto stuck his hand in his pocket and frowned slightly as he pulled out a crumpled piece of paper and some lint. He looked at the piece of paper that clearly looked like it had gone through the wash and blinked.

"Oh yeah, I have to get that money from Granny Tsunade." He said to himself thinking no one could hear him.

"What money, Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked curiously.

Uh, um, well you see…I made a bet with Granny Tsunade—

Naruto was cut off as Sakura said, "Don't call Tsunade-sama that!"

"Okay, okay. I made a bet with Tsunade-sama that Sasuke-teme would propose to you after you turned twenty." He gave them a fox-like grin, "And it looks like I won the bet."

"You what?" Sakura grabbed him by the collar of his shirt.

Naruto closed his eyes and waved his hands in from of him, "S-settle down, Sakura-chan! I made this bet a year ago so it's nothing recent. Plus, when I collect the money I'll buy you and Sasuke and great wedding gift."

"Forget it." She hissed in his ear. She set him down and crossed her arms. Sakura planned on talking to her sensei about this later on. How dare her!

"Dobe." Sasuke murmured.

"When do you two plan on getting married?" asked Hinata.

"Next June. We just need to make arrangements for everything still." Sakura said after she had calmed down a bit.

"That's a nice month to get married in," remarked the pearly eyes woman.

"Hm, I think so too." Sakura smiled.

"I need to get that money!" Naruto said in an almost whining voice.

"Why don't you go get it with Sasuke and Sakura will visit some of the other girls?" Hinata suggested.

"Alright! C'mon, Sasuke!" Naruto was heading out the door.

The Uchiha stood up and followed the loud ninja, but not before squeezing Sakura's hand. She smiled back at him and squeezed his in return. Then both of her teammates walked away. Hinata closed the door after them and asked in an almost timid way, "So who should we see first?"

Sakura smirked. Hinata had grown out of being timid and rarely stuttered now, but there were some times where it would resurfaced. And Sakura really looked up to Hinata for getting emotionally stronger and her guess was that most of her help came from Naruto.

Five shinobi women sat at a circular table in a small café sipping their cold drinks and talking casually.

"I can't believe you're marrying Uchiha Sasuke!" Ino yelled, but not in an unfriendly way, more of an oh-my-gosh-I-can't-believe-it way.

Sakura giggled. She expected this kind of reaction. Ino was always fun to surprise because she always over reacted.

"I suppose, it was always meant to be; fated by the team arrangements in our genin days by Iruka-sensei!" Ino struck a dramatic pose.

"Don't make fun of Neji!" Ten Ten and Hinata said in unison shooting glares at the long haired blonde.

The girls were quiet and sipped their drinks. Ten Ten looked up at Ino.

"Hey, where is little Daichi this afternoon?" asked the weaponry specialist.

"Oh, he's out with his daddy." Ino said flipping he bangs out of her eyes.

Ino's four year old son, Daichi was a reproduction of Sai and her. Actually, his birth was rather unexpected for both parents. Sakura remembered the shock on Ino's face when she found out she was pregnant; her mouth had practically fallen off her face.

When the blonde kunoichi had requested that Sakura would deliver her baby and she gladly accepted; feeling honored by her friend and old rival. Unfortunately, the labor and delivery had been a hard one for Ino. But once Daichi had been born Ino and Sai were overjoyed. After healing Ino, Sakura had to heal Sai because through the delivery he had allowed Ino to hold his hand and in the end her fingernails had cut open his palm. Both ninja openly accepted their baby and slid right into the parenting role. Shortly after his birth Ino and Sai got married.

Sakura smiled at the image of Daichi in her mind. Now that he was older he looked more like his parents, even though Ino had denied it saying he looked more like her father. The little boy had light blonde hair like his mother pulled back into a short ponytail and black eyes like his father. Ino was becoming frustrated with how her husband was teaching their child to use a fake smile 'because it always works' Sai had said. Of course, both got a scolding from the blonde woman when that was used in front of her or she had heard it was used.

"And where is Sai?" Sakura raised an eyebrow.

Ino looked at Sakura indignantly and crossed her arms across her chest, "He's at the playground with Daichi."

"Well, I find it almost unbelievable Uchiha proposed." Temari said changing the subject.

"Believe it." Sakura said holding up her ring. She inwardly chuckled how she had used Naruto's saying. "I was shocked myself." She admitted.

"Did he get down on his knee?" Ino pressed.

"No, he had me sit down on a bench while he stood in front of me and asked."

"I bet it was his Uchiha pride." Ten Ten quipped.

"I doubt it, and don't say such mean things like that." Sakura reprimanded.

"He's and Uchiha, and we all know that he's prideful and stubborn."

Sakura had to admit he could be a bit prideful and defiantly stubborn. But it wasn't that bad.

"So, are you talking about my Sasuke or your Shikamaru?"

Bull's eye. Temari's face flushed bright red. Sakura knew there was something between the outwardly lazy ninja and her. Both were extremely opposite; Shikamaru being sexist and Temari trying to prove him that woman could be equal to men.

"That's what I thought." Sakura grinned.

"How is Neji?" Hinata asked the brunette.

"Uh, he's fine. He has been helping me train in accuracy and speed so I can become stronger."

"Is there any way for you to get any stronger than you are already?" Ino said vexed.

"Absolutely, there is always something to improve."

"So," Ino said changing the subject back to Sasuke again. "When do you and Sasuke plan on having kids? Didn't he make it a goal to revive his clan?"

There was an awkward silence. No one was sure of what to say knowing it was a delicate subject.

"Remember, Ino," Sakura said. "I can't have any children."

"I'm sorry, Sakura. It's been so long since you found out that it must have slipped my mind over the years."

"It's okay, don't worry about it." She laughed lightly.

In reality, that subject was extremely tender. Her heart felt like it had been pierced with a cold kunai knife. Then she felt her hands get cold; she would have to tell Sasuke she couldn't conceive. Her heart swelled with dread. Would he refuse to marry her now knowing that she couldn't revive his clan for him?

"Sakura, are you okay?" Hinata asked worriedly. "You're a bit pale."

All heads turned towards her and she could see the concern on each of their faces.

She laughed, "I'm fine! I just think that all of the excitement this week has caught up with me."

"Why don't you go home and take a nap. Maybe you'll feel better." Ino suggested.

"I think I will." Sakura said gathering her things.

Sakura walked from the café feeling light headed. How would she tell him? She walked aimlessly until she found herself at the Uchiha mansion. She swallowed hard. She hadn't meant to come here! She started to walk away until she heard her fiancé, Sasuke call out to her.

"Sakura?"

She turned around and saw him walking to her from his porch.

"Y-yes, Sasuke-kun?"

He approached her, "Do you need something?"

"No, I was just…wandering." She fidgeted with her fingers.

She bit her lip then said, "Sasuke-kun, there's something I have to tell you." Her head throbbed and she got goosebumps on her arms and legs.

"I…" her vision dipped and she fell into darkness.

What's going on with her?

Sasuke saw Sakura's eyes roll back as she went unconscious. He easily caught her thin body before she fell. The situation reminded him of what happened when he had returned from the Sound. He figured that whatever she had to tell him wouldn't be easy for her to say. Judging from the fact that she didn't have a fever she must have been so nervous that she fainted. A growing curiosity grew within him about what she wanted to tell him.

He held the limp body of his fiancé in his arms and carried her bridal style into the house where he set her on his bed. His bedroom was rather dark with a dark grey curtain coving his window now allowing any of the sunlight penetrate the darkness. Sasuke flicked on the small lamp on his dresser and looked at Sakura. She seemed fine except being a little pale.

He covered her with a blanket and stood back in the doorway. The raven-haired man looked at the kunoichi laying on his bad and couldn't help but think she belonged there. Like she was the missing puzzle piece in his life. Her being his bed seemed natural for Sasuke.

He caressed her cheek and left her asleep in his room.

Sakura opened her eyes and looked groggily around the room. Her mind was still clouded with sleep as she sat up and stretched her arms. Her eyes adjusted to the light and she pulled back the grey curtain hanging on the window beside her. She sneezed twice as a cloud of dust swirled around in the air. Sakura guessed it hadn't been opened in a while. She looked at the setting sun and tried to remember what she did before falling asleep. She had walked back from the café and she was going to tell Sasuke something…what was it? Reality dawned on her as her mind began functioning again.

She felt her stomach knot with fear. She remembered what she was going to tell him. She shook her head and began taking in her surroundings. Where was she? She looked out the window for any clues. When she couldn't find any she looked around the room and she gasped sharply as she saw a crumpled shirt on the ground next to the bed, its red and white emblem barely visible under the deep navy blue wrinkles.

She was at Sasuke's house and in his bed! Sakura knew she didn't need to over react so severely since she would be sharing the same house and bed as him next year, but she still could help feel unnerved. She'd never been in his house before, come to think of it.

"Your awake." Sasuke stated, as he appeared in the doorway.

Sakura jumped in surprise. The Uchiha walked into his room and stood across from her, and Sakura swung her legs our from under the covers to stand. Before she was able to get up Sasuke placed his hand gently on her should signaling her to remain seated. Sakura looked into his emotionless onyx eyes with her puzzled viridian ones.

"You wanted to tell me something before you fainted," said Sasuke quite bluntly.

Sakura's eyes became downcast and she began to wring her hands together nervously.

"I…" She couldn't do it! Sakura always hated her cowardly side. When she was ready to say or do something she would back down when she was under pressure. She was afraid of getting hurt. Like she was now. She had managed to get her Inner Self under her control, but now she wished she hadn't. It felt like she abandoned Sakura leaving her to fight her own emotional battles.

"I…can't say it, Sasuke-kun." She managed to say.

Sasuke was silent.

The pink-haired medic took deep even breaths; the only thing keeping her from crying. There was no reason to cry! But she felt ashamed she couldn't tell her secret to her husband-to-be.

"If you don't tell me now it's going to bother you until it finally eats you alive, you know?" He said, his own curiosity growing.

She looked up with renewed determination shining in her eyes. Sakura patted the bed motioning him to sit next to her. She wouldn't be able to do this if he was looming over her. When he sat down next to her she spoke, " You love me, Sasuke-kun. Am I right?"

Sasuke narrowed his eyes. He didn't like how she need to ask him that. Of course he loved her! He voiced it out loud, "Yes, I do."

"Would you still love me if I told you I was…barren?" The word was obviously hard for her to say aloud.

Sasuke was shocked. That was what this was all about? Come to think of it, Sakura probably thought he didn't know. He hadn't ever told her that he knew.

"Sakura," He brushed some of her pink tresses away from the edge of her mouth. "I still love you."

"But I can't revive your clan! Isn't that what you wanted?" She added gloomily.

"I will always love you whether you can have children or not." He reassured her a smile tugged the corners of his mouth.

The next thing he knew was that he was being pushed down to the bed by Sakura's embrace. "Thank you, Sasuke-kun!" She said gently, her breath tickling his ear.

He smiled and kissed her lightly on the cheek. Sasuke pushed the kunoichi off of his and they both sat up.

"Sakura, I've known that you were barren for year now. I didn't tell you I knew because I didn't want to hurt your feelings." Sasuke confessed.

"Wait a minute, who told you? When did you find out?"

Sasuke scratched his chin, "Naruto told me," he thought a moment. "We were at the pool at that weird hotel, RelaxInn."

Sakura growled, "I thought that I told that brain-dead idiot not to tell you! He wasn't even supposed to know I'm barren! He was eavesdropping on Tsunade-sama's conversation with me."

Sasuke smirked.

"I still can't believe you would marry me though." Sakura said still taking in what happened. "Even when you knew."

"If I had married any other woman I wouldn't nowhere near as happy as I am now. I don't think I would be able to do that. And I don't think you'd be very happy either."

"No, not really. But I would have tried accepting it and force myself to be happy for you." She murmured.

"Why?"

She looked at him curiously.

"Why do you always feel the need to make others happy and never yourself?"

"I'm not entirely sure. I guess it makes me feel selfish or guilty when I'm happy and someone else isn't. So I abandon my needs to help somebody else. I guess I feel happy when I'm helping people."

"And smiling through your own pain is fun? Smiling so people think your fine when you really aren't? That's like lying to your best friends."

"Well…"

"Sakura, I truthfully want to tell me your feelings. What did you feel when I…left the village?"

The question took Sakura off guard. He wanted to know what she felt? How much it hurt her? Sakura his stare piercing her heart. She didn't want to tell him. She didn't want to make him feel guilty, but she was going to marry him and he asked for the truth no matter how hard it was for both of them.

The bare truth.

"Sasuke, it's going to hurt us both. Why do you want me to tell you?"

"Because, I need to understand you more. I lost three years of contact and two years after coming back I still don't know what you went through."

"And I still don't know what you went through, Sasuke-kun."

She had counterattacked him! His onyx eyes widened slightly. She wanted to know what happened to him when he was with Orochimaru?

"You're right. We can both say what happened to each other when we were out of contact tomorrow. It's getting late."

Sakura nodded. "See you tomorrow, Sasuke-kun." With that she kissed his cheek and left his house. Surprisingly, she found her way home and plopped into bed. It was going to be a long night.

A/N: Sorry guys, but it's a cliff hanger! Hope you'll bear with me until the next update.