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Omigod! SO MAD! Teachers are scrambling to teach us things they "forgot" towards the beginning of the semester, so even though I was technically ahead, I'm behind now. I'm so sorry that I've been neglecting to update. I'm dedicating my summer to extreme cramming of Japanese and also I have to take a health and P.E. class online, so no promises. However I will most definitely have some spare time to devote to this besides my laziness. I have nearly all A's. I deserve to sit around and do nothing this summer.
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Sasuke gave the doctor a blank face as he walked up to him and they sat down in his office.
"Mr. Haruno," he stated again before continuing, "Is the reason you're bringing her in is because you don't know who the father is? We can do a paternity test as well if you wish…"
"No" Sasuke said with a smirk, "I know who the father is."
The doctor raised a brow then asked, "Then why are you keeping the test a secret?"
"She's been under stress" he stated dryly, "I don't want to get her hopes up after all the times is didn't work out."
"Doesn't she know the signs of her own body?" The doctor asked in disbelief.
"All of us have our moments doctor. She's oblivious."
The two men talked for a while before Sasuke was allowed into the patient room with Sakura. When he sat in the chair the only thing he received was a cold stare from Sakura. Obviously she was uncomfortable with a surprise examination. She waited for the door to close behind him with only those two in the room before unloading on him.
"What the hell?" she hissed, "Do you think I'm diseased or something? This isn't funny!"
Sasuke was just smirking at her giving her an unreadable face and remaining completely silent as well. He didn't particularly have anything important to say so he just decided to drag out his personal amusement as long as possible with Sakura's hushed virulent words being spat at him. As soon as the door clicked however she stopped and both of them looked at the door. The doctor stood there with a clipboard and Sakura dove for it but the Uchiha escorted the doctor out of the room, thwarting Sakura's efforts, and then looked at the clipboard himself. He was right, there was something there. The only problem was it was pretty far along, almost three months, so anything could happen. He didn't want her to get her hopes up again.
The walk home was incredibly silent. After Sasuke had told Sakura that men had superiority over their wives in the land of crescent moon, she just decided to reluctantly drop the topic, scheming on how she would look at it later. Sasuke walked into the house and Sakura was right behind him. She immediately went up the stairs to her the bedroom and slammed the door. She was mad, and Sasuke knew it. Being the cold and unsympathetic person that he is, he didn't particularly care if she liked it or not. He wanted to know.
After a few hours of self contemplation in the living room over a pile of maps and reconnaissance information Tsunade sent to him, Sasuke decided it was high time he told her to lighten up. She hadn't come down for dinner when he called, and she didn't' even bother to unlock the door when he knocked and tried to open it. Like a lock could stop him. They both knew that. She was just being spiteful. He was getting up to walk up the stairs when a figure flashed in through the window and Neji was standing right in front of him.
"What are you doing here?" Sasuke asked somewhat confused with bunched eyebrows.
Neji crossed his arms then said, "I don't believe what your doing is right. Every woman has a right to her own body."
Sasuke rolled his eyes. He didn't know who leaked the information, but he would make sure is didn't reach Sakura's ears just yet.
"No" he told him in cold voice, "Because she'll get her hopes up again and if it doesn't turn out right this time I know she'll loose all hope."
"This could turn out very bad" Neji said sternly trying to persuade his friend, "She will put herself in situations without knowing what she's doing. It'll be like babysitting, but worse."
Sasuke grimaced knowing it was true but he decided to counteract, "I would rather stress myself out watching out for her, than get her hopes up and watch her crash like all the other times she did. Each time it gets worse, I don't want to ever see a 'next time'…"
Neji shrugged, he'd said his peace. If Sasuke was ready to deal with the problem than who was he to stop him? Neji soon said his farewells and disappeared again as quickly as he'd arrived. Sasuke decided to give Sakura a bit more time, and engorged himself in the maps once more trying to decipher what was happening. What was Madara planning? His movements were erratic and inhumanly spaced out. It was hard for Sasuke to understand.
After a few hours passed and it was well passed midnight, he could feel Sakura's chakra signature relax into a slumber, and he himself was exhausted. Against what he knew were Sakura's wishes, he entered the bedroom after picking the lock with ease. Sakura was still asleep even after he entered the room. The dramatic doctor's visit obviously wore her out. After Sasuke had changed into a pair of Pajama pants and nothing else he slid under the covers only to be mobbed by Sakura's limbs climbing him. She eventually tucked herself int he side of his body and he had no choice but to put an arm around her. At least she wasn't subconsciously mad with him. That was proof enough for him that her temper tantrum wasn't going to last very long.
Sakura woke up the next morning to her friends shoveling through her dresser drawers. She sat up rubbing her eyes in confusion.
"What are you doing here?" She asked in a lethargic tone of voice.
The two girls, Ino and Ten-Ten gave her a sly smile before Ino said, "We're taking you... shopping!"
Ten-Ten joined in by adding, "You have hardly any tropical weather cloths! Not even a swim suit! What's the matter with you?"
Sakura slid out from under the covers of her bed and stepped onto the cold hardwood floor causing a tingling sensation in her toes. Ten-Ten and Ino immediately grabbed her arms and escorted her to the bathroom. She was going shopping even if she didn't want to, and that was the end of it.
"There you are" came a bland voice leaning up against a nearby palm tree.
Sasuke didn't answer but nodded at Shikamaru.
"What's going on?" Shikamaru asked as they walked down the street, "You seem a little on edge."
"Hn" Sasuke grunted scowling as he and Shikamaru were headed towards the mountain ridge on the outskirts of the town.
It was obvious Sasuke wanted to speak in complete seclusion away from everyone else. Shikamaru understood the need for privacy and followed his friend in silence.
"That's so cute!" Ino shrieked, holding up a canary-yellow sundress to Sakura's silhouette.
Sakura massaged the temples of her head in an attempt to alleviate the massive headache she felt coming on. Shopping with overly-giddy friends wasn't the top priority on her agenda at that moment. The first thing, was to get rid of the awful headache, and the second, find out what was on that examination chart that Sasuke had to keep a secret.
"Try this!" Was what Sakura must've heard a thousand times that day before she finally forced her friends to release her.
She had the infinite Uchiha fortune at her fingertips, so buying a whole new wardrobe wasn't at all "expensive" to her. She plopped the shopping bags on the floor of her room exhausted. She'd humored her friends for far too long for her liking. She really felt nauseous and wanted to be left alone. Out of all the times she'd ever felt anti-social, this is the worst case of it.
"You want it to be here?" Shikamaru asked in disbelief, "You realize that medically speaking, that's dangerous."
"It will be easier to protect from attack at this height." Sasuke defended, "If he were to attack in a hospital such as the normal ones here, it'd be easy in and easy out."
Shikamaru examined the crevice leading to a medium sized cave, "Why here?"
Sasuke looked from the mountain cliff down to the city before saying, "Naruto's familiar with this place. He was here once, when he was protecting the King of the land of Crescent Moon, right before he died."
"How long do you think until she knows?" Shikamaru asked.
"I give it a few months. When the swelling starts, she'll know. She's almost in her second trimester."
"What are you going to do when she finds out?"
"Keep her from doing anything stupid."
"How do you propose on doing that?" Shikamaru asked with an undertone of sarcasm.
Sasuke smirked then answered, "I can tell her to do whatever I want. The wedding ring she wears is embedded with my will."
Shikamaru didn't put it past Sasuke to always have everything under control, but to actually control his wife. That was new. Shikamaru thought it might be an abuse of power, but so far Sasuke didn't even appear to be using it at all. Before departing their selected location, Sasuke and Shikamaru placed some protective barriers that would prevent espionage if anyone were to arrive earlier than expected.
"Aren't the girls planning something tonight?" Shikamaru asked with an agitated sigh as they were walking down the street.
Sasuke took his time looking upwards before answering, "I wasn't informed of anything."
"Then we better head back…" Shikamaru said scowling with an intuition that Sasuke was tapping into as well.
"Sakura-chan!" Ino cooed at the front door, "We're going to a luau tonight! You'recoming with us! Even if I have to drag you by your hair!"
Sakura was still fast asleep when Ino was shouting and then entered the house, only to find her collapsed on the bed. The blond grunted irritatedly then made her way over to Sakura and shook the woman awake waving a green bikini in her face, "Swim suit time!"
Sakura groaned and slapped the fabric out of Ino's hand. She really didn't want to be awake at that moment. She didn't even want anyone near her at the moment.
"What's the matter?" Ino asked squatting at her bedside.
Sakura rolled over to face her friend then replied, "I'm just not feeling up to it… I'm in a pissy mood."
"Uh-oh… you and hubby have a fight?"
"Kinda."
"Ouch. You know the cure?"
"Sleep?"
"No. Go out and show him he can't ruin your fun. That's what I always do!"
"Fine" Sakura groaned sitting up and scratching her head, "I'll go, just give me twenty minutes."
Ino stopped her friend from closing the bathroom door and said, "One more thing. When your done with your shower, I'll have an outfit laid out on your bed. You have to wear it."
Sakura scowled knowing full well what her friend was capable of, "No promises."
"Meet us at my house as soon as your done and then we're off!"
"Goodbye... Ino..." Sakura groaned hinting at her friend to leave her alone.
After the door was shut Ino laid an outfit on the bed and left to get ready herself.
Sasuke walked through the front door and as far as he could see there had been no shenanigans, yet. He sensed Sakura's chakra signature upstairs and heard her in the shower. When he walked into the room his eyes immediately flocked to the outfit on the bed.
"Ino" he sighed agitatedly knowing what was bound to happen.
Sasuke quickly changed out of his mission cloths to avoid suspicion from Sakura on where he'd been. Once he'd changed into a casual pair of swim trunks and a white t-shirt he sat on the foot of the bed, waiting. Sakura eventually turned the hot water off and walked into the room wearing a towel. Her eyes were closed and she was running her fingers through her damp hair until she bumped into something, or someone.
"You…" she growled dangerously as she opened her eyes.
Sasuke gave a pause of silence before asking, "Going somewhere?"
Sakura gave him a bitter look, "Out."
Sasuke's placid face soon turned to a scowl as he said, "I'm not controlling you life Sakura, but I deserve respect as your husband. I have a right to know. Where are you going tonight?"
Sakura bit her lip. He was right, but she wouldn't admit it.
Owing him a bit of civility she answered, "Out with the girls. That's all I know, I promise."
It didn't particularly help Sasuke that she didn't know where she was going, but he at least knew she wasn't being snippy anymore. Sasuke stood up from the foot of the bed when Sakura dropped her towel and got dressed in her swimsuit and cover up tie skirt. It left one of her thighs and hips exposed and the other covered. Sasuke watched as she ran a brush through her hair and applied a light coat of mascara and lip-gloss.
"Why the makeup?" Sasuke asked curiously.
Sakura shrugged before answering, "I'm not particularly trying to impress anyone, but I do care about my general appearance."
When Sakura had her back turned to the Uchiha he activated his Sharingan and examined her. Sakura wasn't particularly paying attention, but when she caught a glimpse of crimson in her mirror she saw his eyes in the reflection and spun around to face him.
"What the hell?" She shouted, "Why do you keep doing that?"
Sasuke deactivated the optical jutsu and remained silent. His silence however, didn't help anything. In fact, it made Sakura even more furious than she had been before.
"You know what?" She sneered as she kicked on her flip-flops, "Forget it. Just treat me like a fucking disease all you want!"
With that last remark she stormed out of the room and thirty seconds later Sasuke could hear the front door slam. Sasuke cringed a little on the inside at the loud boom. He hadn't meant to agitate her, but he ultimately attributed her outrageous behavior to pregnancy hormones. He never intended to have his actions received that way. Sasuke was driven out of his thoughts by the doorbell. He was surprised to see Shikamaru on the step.
"Ino's gone."
"So is Sakura" was Sasuke's reply.
Sakura walked down the tropically overgrown dirt path towards loud music and what appeared to be strobe lights of several colors. When they exited the path they were greeted by a large party.
"Look!" Ten-Ten squealed excitedly, "There's even a pool!"
All the girls flocked to the edge and sat to put their feet in. They were easily entertained by the people doing tricks off the diving board, getting splashed with little droplets of water each time.
"Don't you have a connection with Sakura?" Shikamaru asked pointing to the platinum band on Sasuke's finger.
Sasuke shrugged then muttered, "It's worth a try."
He crossed his arms and closed his eyes and tried to put himself into Sakura's mind. Slowly but surely he gained a few senses, sound and touch.
"There's a pool, loud music, splashing. Some sort of party…" Sasuke grumbled as he soon realized he was being pushed out of her mind.
Sakura suddenly shivered grabbing her upper arms. Ino saw her friend's reaction and gave her a quizzical look.
"Everything ok?" She asked with a raised brow and concerned face.
Sakura ran her hands nervously through her dark orange tresses and answered, "I'm not entirely sure."
"Feeling sick?"
"No" she shook her head, "More like panic mixed with anger…"
Ino shrugged as soon as Sakura took a deep breath and dove into the pool along with several other partygoers.
Sasuke and Shikamaru were walking out of the house when they saw Kiba walking down the street in swim trunks and a t-shirt.
"Where are you going?" Shikamaru called out to Kiba trying to sound casual.
The dog boy turned around and scratched the back of his head as he said, "Some party in the tropics of the island."
"We're going with you" Sasuke stated matter-of-factly.
Kiba gave them a quizzical glance before asking "Like that?" referring to their casual cloths.
"Up for another round?" Ino slurred as she handed out the shot glasses.
"Maybe we should stop…" Sakura suggested with a nervous laugh at her completely wasted friend.
The girls held their glasses and waited for Ino to catch her balance. Sakura wasn't sure exactly why she felt uneasy about being at the party, or the skin chilling sensation from earlier, but she didn't like it at all.
"Cheers!" the blond shouted as she kicked back her drink followed by the others.
Sakura lifted the drink to her lips only the have it knocked out of her hand by a senbon and an ominous presence. Before she could spot the assailant she was flung over a broad shoulder and carried into the lush, tropical forest.
"What are you doing?" She shouted beating on his shoulders.
"I could ask you the same thing" was his grunted reply.
Sakura bit her lip to chew her words before angrily hissing, "No, I can't. Because I have no idea what's going on. You've been off the walls like a fucking arachnid, and I haven't the slightest inkling why."
Sasuke then remembered Neji's words and face palmed himself.
"This could turn out very bad" Neji said sternly trying to persuade his friend, "She will put herself in situations without knowing what she's doing. It'll be like babysitting, but worse."
Sasuke knew it was now or never as he asked, "How many drinks have you had?"
"Two almost three, why?" She answered skeptically with her hands on her hips, "What's this about? You're not telling me anything… what are you hiding?"
"You're pregnant."
Sakura used the palm tree behind her as a brace before she swung around hugging it and hurling. She knew it wasn't from the news, but her lack of alcohol tolerance.
"I hope you didn't do too much damage…" Sasuke grumbled under his breath, "Do you still want to stay? Or do you want to go home?"
"Ho-" Sakura grunted but was cut off mid-word by another round of bile escaping her lips.
Sasuke slung Sakura over his shoulder and carried her back towards the party and made his way over to Shikamaru and Kiba.
"I'm taking her home" he stated monotonously, "You guys stay here and watch the rest of them."
Both men nodded and Kiba proceeded to jump head long into the pool.
Ino saw Sasuke carrying the newly dyed orange-head and chased them down yelling, "Where are you taking my favorite party animal!"
Sasuke froze and was about to turn around to face the blond but Sakura interjected from over his shoulder, "This party animal is all partied out Ino-pig…"
Ino made a pouting face. She'd wanted to have a fun girls' night out and like many times before, Sasuke got in the way. The raven-haired man didn't even bother to stop as he made his way towards the forest on the beaten path.
"You still conscious?" Sasuke asked as he set Sakura down on the front porch.
Sakura's only reply was a gurgling noise. Sasuke was tempted to roll his eyes, but supported her with one arm as he unlocked the door using the other.
"Easy" he grunted as he picked Sakura up again and felt her stomach heave a little.
Sakura put her hand over her mouth but it was no use. Sasuke huffed. It was all over the entry way and his left shoulder and hair.
"You really had too much to drink…" he commented as he carried her up the stairs.
Sakura sniveled a little at the burning acid in her mouth before answering, "I promise I didn't have that much to drink, I'm almost completely sober."
Sasuke sighed, a little annoyed, she must've gotten some sort of food poisoning in order for her to be puking that much. Sasuke set Sakura down next to the bathroom toilet.
"Puke in here" he told her, "I'll be back in a minute."
Sakura hugged the toilet seat for dear life as she puked yet again. Sasuke headed for the entryway to go clean Sakura's bile that was all over the place. He'd worry about his own cloths and hair last. Then just when he was about to attribute the puking to alcohol poisoning, he realized the smell didn't hold the usual pungency of liquor. She was just having severe morning sickness. Now she would possibly figure it out. However Sasuke wasn't sure if she'd heard him over the puking when he'd tried to tell her. After Sasuke was done cleaning up the vomit, he made his way into the bedroom and dumped his acidic shirt into the laundry hamper. He entered the bathroom and saw Sakura puking her brains out in dry heaves because her stomach was completely empty. Sasuke picked a hair tie up off the sink and tied Sakura's hair in a messy bun. After gently removing her bathing suit Sasuke set her down in the shower and turned on the water then took the hose of the shower to rinse the contents of her stomach off her skin and also allowing her to rinse her mouth.
"You've never had it this bad…" Sasuke muttered as he turned the water off and carried her to the bathroom tub.
"I'm… I'm…" Sakura tried to quiver the words out, but her vocal chords just wouldn't let her.
Sasuke pressed his lips to hers to silence her and hovered over her mouth as he said, "I know."
Sakura looked at Sasuke and realized he had his shirt off.
"You're pants are soaked…"
"They're just swim trunks, its fine."
"Are you cold?"
"No"
Sakura wasn't sure where to take the conversation next so she was silent. Sasuke got in a comfortable position next to the tub.
"Can you do me a favor?" Sakura asked sheepishly.
Sasuke simply nodded his head without vocally answering her question.
"Can you get me a bucket or basin to throw up in? Less clean up for you… heh…"
Sasuke got up and left the bathroom and came back in with a metal pail from what Sakura assumed was the garage.
"Now set it next to the tub and get in with me."
Sasuke raised a brow, curious about her suggestion, but did it anyway. He took off his trunks then slid in behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. Sakura leaned her head back against his chest while Sasuke took a washcloth and washed her off as much as he could. Sakura melted at the sensation of the warm cloth roving around her body.
"So… what now?" She asked with audible feat in her voice.
I'm so sorry that this isn't really that long… I hope you all aren't that mad at me! I have already made a small start on the next chapter for you all! Please leave me reviews! I would LOVE to hear what you think!