AN: I'm proud to be so fast. I have no choice but write now, before all ideas wander off into the nothing *dramatic music*
No but seriously, I tend to finish this story this month. At least I hope to. There's still a discussion going on inside my head, about the ending of this story ;) Sad, happy, good, bad, open, closed, lalala I hope I'll know it soon! -3-
10. Prayer
"Welcome home!" Hinata greeted Sasuke and she gave him a kiss. He just returned from his mission and Hinata was waiting for him with dinner. "Smells good" Sasuke said, sitting down at the table. "Hehe" Hinata giggled and walked with the plates towards the table.
Hinata was glad she was able to convince Sasuke to go on missions again, because lately he was worried sick about leaving her home alone. She had convinced him she would be fine, and that he shouldn't worry so much. He had made her a promise to give her more space. "So how was your day?" She asked. "It was fine, although Naruto screwed up half of the mission" Sasuke smirked. "Did he?" Hinata giggled, walking back to get the next plates with food. "Yeah, but in the end we –" Sasuke stopped talking when he noticed Hinata suddenly stood shaking on her legs. "My stomach…" She said in pain, and Sasuke was as fast as the light, just in time to catch the plates she was dropping. Hinata dropped to her knees, clutching her stomach with her arms. "Does it hurt?" Sasuke asked, quickly putting the plates aside.
Hinata didn't answer but ran towards the bathroom to throw up. Sasuke quickly followed her and rubbed her back while she threw up in the toilet. "I'm sorry" She said. "That's okay, no need to be embarrassed" Sasuke said.
"Have you been feeling sick?" He asked when she was finished. "Just a little bit" Hinata said and she drank some water. "I see" Sasuke said, feeling her forehead. "I don't think you have a fever, please tell me when something's wrong" Sasuke said and he kissed her forehead.
That night they ended up on their bed, passionately making out with each other. "Sasuke" Hinata breathed between kisses, hungrily kissing him. They had been busy the past few days, so they hadn't shared many intimate moments that week. Hinata suddenly moaned in pain with eyes tightly shut when he massaged her breasts.
"That hurts…" She mumbled embarrassedly, and Sasuke looked at her. "They hurt?" He asked, caressing her softly. Hinata bit her lip and nodded. "I'm sorry.." She whispered, embarrassed and disappointed. "Don't worry" Sasuke said, and he gave her a kiss.
That night he didn't make love to her but they simply fell asleep in each other's arms.
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The next day, Sasuke canceled his mission. "I'm sorry, please have someone replace me. Hinata's not feeling so well so I thought I'd stay home today" Sasuke said. "I see, thanks for telling. Take care of her" Tsunade said, and he could go.
Hinata was in bed, bothered by some real annoying headaches. "Are you alright?" Sasuke asked. He just returned and sat down on the bed, caressing her cheek. "It just hurts, but other than that…" She smiled and he gave her a kiss. "What did she say?" She asked. "That I have to take care of you" Sasuke said and he smiled at her. "I need to do the laundry, and groceries, I can't stay in bed like this" Hinata said. Since she lived together with Sasuke, she felt really responsible. "Just rest" Sasuke said, gently pushing her back down when she tried to sit up.
"Aside from headache, are there other things.. not right?" He asked. "It hurts here" Hinata said, rubbing the underside of her back. Sasuke nodded. "I see" He said. His hand reached out and caressed her back, just under her shirt. "Here?" He asked, tracing circles on the bare skin of her back. Hinata gasped and Sasuke smirked, knowing she was sensitive there. "Just drink some water and go to sleep" Sasuke said, pointing at the glass with water on the nightstand. "Okay" Hinata nodded obediently, and she laid back down and went to sleep. Sasuke turned off the lights and left the room.
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"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura squealed, waving at him. She was surprised when Sasuke had asked her to meet up. Sasuke had quickly left the house to meet her, hoping to be back home as fast as possible. Leaving Hinata alone still didn't make him feel right, and not at all when she was in bed like that. "Hey" He greeted her. Even though Sasuke was now engaged, Sakura still enjoyed his attention.
"I have a question" Sasuke said, awkwardly scratching his cheek. "Yes?" Sakura asked. "Will you please check on Hinata? She doesn't seem to be feeling well lately, but it doesn't seem that urgent either. So I thought instead of going to the hospital, I'd ask you" He said. "Oh, sure!" Sakura said. How she wished deep inside he would care for her like that. But she was happy for Hinata. She followed him to the house and Sasuke let her alone with Hinata in the room.
"Hinata-chan!" Sakura shook her a bit, waking her up. "Oh! Sakura-chan" Hinata sat up, flinching a bit when she felt the pain again. "What are you doing here?" She asked. "Are you feeling sick?" Sakura asked, ignoring the question. She felt Hinata's forehead. "I don't know, I just have this headache. And it hurts here" She said, rubbing the underside of her back again. "I see" Sakura said, and a silence followed. "Wait.." She suddenly said. "Did you also throw up?" She asked. "Yes, I did. Yesterday, why?" Hinata asked. "O-oh my god! Can you come to the hospital with me?" Sakura asked, standing up. "Huh what? Is there something wrong with me?" Hinata asked, but she obediently stepped out of the bed.
"No, no it's not that" Sakura said, quickly helping Hinata to put on some clothes. "I think.." Sakura leaned in and whispered in her ear. "You might be pregnant!" Hinata's eyes widened. "What?" She turned, but Sakura put her finger to her lips. "Don't tell Sasuke-kun. First we'll have to be sure of it" She said.
They left the room, and Sasuke got up when they entered the living room. "I'm taking her to the hospital" Sakura said. "What? Is it urgent?" Sasuke asked, looking from Sakura to Hinata. "Don't you worry, she'll be fine" Sakura said, pushing Sasuke a little bit away from the door. "I'm coming too" He said. "No you'd better not!" Sakura said. "Why not?" Sasuke asked. Hinata stepped forward and gently took his hand. "Sasuke-kun, please stay here for now, okay?" She asked him sweetly. Those eyes. THOSE EYES. He would always give in to those beautiful eyes.
"Okay" He said, calming down and remembering his promise about giving her more space. "Please come back as fast as possible" He said, and Hinata nodded. She kissed him and left the house with Sakura.
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"Congratulations" The nurse said to Hinata. "You're pregnant!" She smiled at her, and Hinata's face brightened. "Really?" She squealed, looking from the nurse at Sakura in pure joy. "Two and a half months. So you'll still have a long way to go" The nurse said,
Sakura cheered and hugged Hinata. "Congrats!" She said, and they laughed. "I bet Sasuke-kun will be surprised!" Sakura said and Hinata nodded. "I think so too" She said. "Will you tell your husband immediately?" The nurse asked interested. "Hmm he's not my husband yet. Fiancé" Hinata explained. "Ooh I see. Well if I were you I would marry soon! Before the pregnancy develops to the next state" The nurse said. "Yes! Thank you" Hinata said, putting her hand on her tummy. She couldn't believe it, she was really pregnant!
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"I'm home!" She said, entering the house. Sasuke immediately came rushing over. "And?" He said, and Hinata giggled at how worried he was. "Sasuke-kun…" She said, slowly bringing her hand to her tummy. "I'm… pregnant" She said with a blush. "You're…?" Sasuke's eyes widened, and Hinata expected him to smile. To say something like "That's great!". But he didn't. In fact, he didn't look happy at all.
"Y-you can't!" He blurted out. "What?" Hinata answered, frowning. "I mean.. I bet this is what Orochimaru was waiting for!" Sasuke said, suddenly coming to the realization. "Orochimaru…" Hinata mumbled. She had been so caught in their happiness that she hadn't thought about Orochimaru at all. "Hinata, you can't be pregnant! And we can't have a child! We'll all be in danger!" Sasuke said, grabbing her shoulders and making her look at him.
"Are you saying… I should let them remove it?" Hinata said with offended eyes, stepping back with her hand protectively covering her tummy. Sasuke sighed and looked away. "No way…" Hinata whispered, and she shook her head. "What?" Sasuke looked at her. "No way!" Hinata screamed with clenched wrists. "Hinata!" Sasuke said, raising his voice. "How can you let me do that?" She yelled. "I don't want to lose you!" Sasuke yelled. "I know! I don't want to lose you either!" Hinata yelled, tears forming in her eyes. "But I also don't want to lose this child! It's our child!" Hinata cried.
"Hinata! You know this is what Orochimaru is looking for, right? The child wouldn't even be safe!" Sasuke said. "We can protect it Sasuke-kun! I know we can!" Hinata said. She backed away and sat down on the couch. "I just can't let them remove it, I can't!" She cried, burying her face in her hands.
There followed an awkward silence as Sasuke watched her crying form. "Aren't you happy at all?" She sobbed, looking up at him, her cheeks soaked with tears. Sasuke sighed and sat down next to her. He held her tightly in his arms. "I am, Hinata. I would want nothing else than have a nice family together with you" Sasuke whispered. "But I'm afraid" He admitted. "I'm so afraid" He whispered, caressing her hair and letting her cry in his arms.
Hinata's eyes widened. Never had she expected this from him, he always appeared so calm, cool and relaxed. Never had she thought that what was bothering him... was fear. "Me too" She finally said. "I'm afraid too, Sasuke-kun!" Hinata cried. Sasuke rubbed her shaking shoulders.
"We'll have it" Sasuke said, calming her down. While he was comforting her, Sasuke closed his eyes. He was hoping… praying that Hinata would be safe. And their child too.
If a God existed, anywhere, he wished He could hear him. Hinata and their child had to be safe and unharmed. That would be his only prayer.