XIV.

After finding out that Asuna had a child, Sakura wanted nothing more than to hang out with her friend and godson anytime she could, no matter what. It usually happened on her days off, when Sasuke on a mission. Sakura had fallen so in love with five-year-old Reyke that it made her want her first child immediately, and she had spoken to Sasuke about it multiple times, but never got a straight answer about when they would plan to have their first child.

Reyke loved Sakura as well. Of the two aunts he had, she was his favorite to hang out with and play with anytime he could. He had, recently, gotten his second cousin, and that made him ask Sakura and Sasuke, at different times, when they would have a baby.

He got no answer from Sasuke other than 'eventually', while Sakura said she hoped it would be very soon because she wanted a baby right away. Reyke decided he agreed with Sakura, and hoped he would get another cousin in a few months.

"Aunt Sakura, you look like aunt Aneko did."

Sakura looked at Reyke, rather confused at what he said. She knew exactly who Aneko was. The older woman was married to Asuna's brother, Daisuke, and they had their second child in February, but she didn't understand what he meant.

Asuna gave her son a confused look as well. He had never said something like this before, and Aneko had her second son two months ago, so, she was no longer pregnant, but, Reyke's statement was very odd.

"Reyke," Asuna put her hand on his shoulder, making him look at her. "What are you talking about, sweetie? What do you mean aunt Sakura looks like aunt Aneko did?"

Reyke shrugged. "Aunt Aneko had a baby, momma. Aunt Sakura looks like she did!"

Sakura blinked, staring at Reyke in absolute shock at what he had said.

"R-Reyke?"

"What?"

Asuna gave Reyke a light tap on his head, giving a stern look. "You do not respond like that when an adult speaks to you. You say 'yes, sir' or 'yes, ma'am'."

Reyke stuck out his lower lip for a moment, before nodding and looking at Sakura. "Yes, ma'am?"

The pink haired woman had completely ignored Asuna reprimanding her child, as she was still focused on Reyke's statement.

"A-Are you… are you saying that… that I'm…" Sakura couldn't think straight, and didn't even look at Asuna when she gasped.

"No way… Reyke's saying you're pregnant!"

"Mm-hm!" Reyke nodded, smiling at Sakura.

Instead of saying anything, Sakura started shaking a bit out of shock, before she stood up and started heading down the hall.

"Wait, Sakura, where are you going?"

"To check and see if Reyke is right."

+!+

"Well, well?" Asuna was out of her seat the second Sakura came back from where she had been. She had to know if her friend was going to be a mother.

Sakura simply took her seat again, smiling after a moment. "I'm pregnant… oh gosh, I get to be a mother."

"Yes!" Asuna threw her arms around Sakura's neck, hugging her was tightly as she could without suffocating her. "Congratulations, my friend! Welcome to the club!"

Sakura laughed, nodding as Asuna released her hold and went back to her own seat. She looked over at Reyke, giving him a smile. "Reyke, thank you for telling me that I looked fat."

"You're welcome!"

"Reyke!"

Reyke grinned, getting down from his seat at the table, and moving beside Sakura, putting his hand on her stomach like he had done to his aunt Aneko multiple times in the last few months.

"Hi, cousin… I hope you're a girl this time, because aunt Aneko's having a boy…" Reyke looked up at Sakura, who was still smiling at him. "Is it a girl?"

Sakura shrugged, putting her hand on top of Reyke's. "I don't know yet… Sasuke-kun and I will find out in a few months, and then we'll tell you, ok?"

Nodding, Reyke went back to talking to his unborn cousin, while Sakura looked at Asuna.

"He's excited…"

"Just like Sasuke will be, Sakura!"

"I hope so…"

Please, please… be excited when I tell you, Sasuke-kun…

+!+

Sakura paced back and forth in her bedroom at two in the morning, wondering where on earth her husband could be. Sasuke was expected to be home nearly four hours ago, yet he hadn't shown up and Sakura was beginning to worry.

"Where is he? I have to tell him right away…"

Sakura sighed, flopping over onto her bed and staring at the door, wishing and hoping that Sasuke would walk through the door so she could jump up and tell him they were going to be parents, and she still was hoping praying that he would be excited, even if he didn't say much, she would be able to tell.

I can always tell with you…can't I?

After a few more minutes of staring at the door, Sakura crawled into her place on the bed, covering herself up with the blanket, and deciding she would go right to sleep instead of waiting.

I can tell him in the morning…I guess.

+!+

Sakura woke up at eight-thirty the next morning, finding that Sasuke was not next to her and that it sounded like someone was in her kitchen.

"…there's no way…"

Almost instantly, Sakura had jumped out of bed and thrown on her robe, quietly making her way down the hall towards the kitchen, finding that her hunch was correct, and that Sasuke was in there, making them breakfast.

Of course… today is his day off and mine as well…

This really wasn't surprising to Sakura, as Sasuke had done this multiple times in the seven months they had been married and had days off together. He would get up before her and make breakfast, waking her up when he was done and they would eat together, something they barely got to do as Sakura was at the hospital until all hours of the night, and Sasuke would have missions that spanned a number of days or weeks.

Sakura loved this part about Sasuke, not only because he was a good cook, but also because it showed how much he loved her, that he would sacrifice precious sleep to make breakfast and make her happy.

And I'm about to make you extremely happy, my dear!

Sasuke had yet to noticed Sakura was there, as he was still very focused on his task of making pancakes, and it surprised him enough that he jumped Sakura hugged him from behind.

"What the heck, Sakura?! You scared me!"

Sakura laughed, shaking her head before kissing her husband on the cheek. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to."

Rolling his eyes, Sasuke pointed at the table, silently telling Sakura to sit down. "I'm almost done. We can eat in a few minutes."

"All right." Sakura smiled to herself as she sat at the table, thinking about the best way to tell Sasuke he was going to be a father, without freaking him out or anything.

Once he finished, Sasuke set the food he had cooked on the table, taking a seat beside Sakura as they began to eat their breakfast, but he noticed that she was thinking more than she was eating.

"What's wrong, Sakura? Are you not hungry?"

"Hm? Oh, no… I'm definitely hungry…" Sakura smiled, continuing "I'm just not sure if the baby's gonna let me eat without getting sick."

"Sakura, I'm sure th-" it took a moment, but when Sakura's statement finally registered in his mind, he looked at her with wide eyes. "…a-are you… are you pregnant?"

Nodding, Sakura laughed a bit when Sasuke nearly tackled her in a hug, being careful not to knock her out of her seat.

"I found out yesterday, but you didn't come home when I expected you, so, I couldn't tell you…"

"I'm sorry, my mission took longer than I had planned… but, Sakura, this is amazing! We're going to be parents next year…"

Sakura could feel the tears starting as Sasuke smiled and kissed her, telling her thank you for being willing to go through the pain and sickness she would the next few months, but she just shook her head.

"Thank you for giving me our baby… I love you."

"I love you too, Sakura."

Author's Note: You guys were expecting this, weren't you? xD This was the only thing I could come up with for this chapter, and I'm glad I wrote it last night because I like it. :3

I hope you guys like it, and I'd like to ask a question: You you guys like them to have a boy or a girl for their first child?
I am fine either way. I know what I want to do for either one, so, I just want you guys to pick, if you would please. :)

I'll see you guys next time~ (hopefully later this week...)

edit: i changed some things because of the way i had things planned. it wasn't working out the way i wanted it to do, but, it's ok. i just went forward a few months. ^^