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11

I sighed again, Sakura was officially out of it even Itachi noticed when she didn't get up for him. She's been sick lately and has been throwing up whenever I entered the room. I don't know if she was just doing that on purpose to gross me out, but after the second time I got used to it. She stopped crying, but wouldn't look me in the eyes, just answered with a nod or a groan.

Whatever was wrong with her, she needed to get over it because it becoming annoying. It's been a month since her father was here and ever since then she's been sick. I guess I shouldn't have been so harsh when she was just trying to prove a point. I still couldn't get over she wanted to prove she could use me, even if it failed.

The only thing that I thought came out of that conversation with her father that was useful, was that so called approval he had made to her. He actually congratulated her and I knew that's what she was looking for, but for this marriage…it was foolish.

"Daddy?" I looked down at Itachi who hasn't touched the meal I made him. I sighed, "Yeah?"

"What's wrong with Momma?" he asked giving me a tilted head with green eyes that looked like Sakura's.

"Not sure."

"…why'd you tell her you don't love her?" he asked. I paused before taking a sip of my tea. Itachi raised an eyebrow, for a three year old he was very observant.

"Not sure." I replied. He frowned, "Why?"

"Itachi it's not important."

"B-but Daddy Naruto and Hinata tell each other, Ino and Shikamaru tell each other all the time…even Kenji's mother and father tell each other…" Itachi mumbled sadly. I sighed and got up from the table heading to our bedroom.

When I walked in I didn't see Sakura on the bed and got nervous, she hasn't moved in a month where'd she go? I heard the sink turn on and sighed, good…she's just—wait why'd I work myself up over her? She didn't even have to talk to annoy me.

"Sakura?" I called before walking in to the bathroom. She had showered finally and I sighed in relief, maybe she was feeling better. I walked slowly behind her and noticed her gripping the sink.

"Sakura?" I asked. She looked up into the mirror and I couldn't help but notice the red brim under her eyelids. Her hair was finally brushed and washed, so it smelled like strawberries again and her face had calmed down from being so puffy with crying fits.

"Sasuke…" she whispered so quietly I almost didn't catch it.

"What?" she turned to me, crossing her arms in front of herself nervously.

"I-I'm sorry…" I raised a brow.

"For?"

"For trying to use you…I just wanted…I wanted my father to finally see me as something that was worth having as his child…I wanted you to finally see me as something that was worth having as a wife…" my heart squeezed when she looked away from me, her green eyes still red with hurt. Why'd she have this affect on me?

"It's fine. I'm not worried about it. It's been a month, get off it," I said a little annoyed that my heart wouldn't stop clamping painfully.

Her lips shifted into a weak smile, "Yeah…you're right…" she said softly.

I looked away from her and noticed she had cut her hair again, pink strands were at the bottom of the trash, and when I turned back to Sakura she was still leaning against the sink nervously. She was obviously feeling terrible and she had finally gotten over it, but why did I still want to reach out to her and tell her that'd she could stop trying so hard…it's not like I wanted anything special from her in the beginning, just a clan.

"Get dressed we'll go on that dinner date you wanted." I tensed; did I really just say that? Oh no, why did I just say that? What the hell was I thinking? Sakura looked up from her hands and her eyes widened. She couldn't believe my mouth either.

I sighed and thought of what Itachi had said earlier, I guess I could take her out, "Just get dressed." I said turning away from her.

"Sasuke—"

"Sakura, get dressed, I'm not repeating myself again," I stated before getting away from our room. Why would I say that…my mind wasn't speaking, but my stupid body again.

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