Prompt 37: Hurt

Asuna bites back a hiss of pain as she lies in bed, Sasuke sleeping peacefully beside her. She is four months pregnant with their third child, and knows these pains are not normal. They are not Braxton Hicks Contractions.

They are pains from a miscarriage she is experiencing. She knows, because her mother has spoken about the two she suffered, first describing them to her daughter five years ago, when she was pregnant with Hoshiko.

Asuna had never experienced this until now, after six years of marriage and two healthy children later, she was having her first miscarriage.

It hurt her to think about it. She wanted to cry. Asuna did not want to lose their precious, beautiful child, their second son, they had found the day before.

After long enough, Asuna sat up, let out a breath, and laid her hands on her barely bulging stomach. Sasuke made no movement, meaning he would be awake within the next five minutes, as Asuna knew very well.

She gave a sad smile to no one, before fighting her tears back. How was she going to tell him? Sasuke was so excited for their third child, now he would have to hear that they had lost the baby in a miscarriage.

It's going to break him…isn't it?

Although they were both adults, Sasuke still had such a fragile spirit. Asuna can remember the day she told him about Hoshiko. After hugging her, Sasuke nearly broke down crying out of joy. It made Asuna really cry, because she was so glad he was excited.

She knew that this time, there really would be tears from her dear husband.

Exactly five minutes later, Sasuke sat up in his place and looked at Asuna.

"…what's wrong?"

She bit back a sob. Sasuke always knew when something was wrong with Asuna. She didn't even have to say a word, he already knew.

"We… we need to go to the hospital…" Asuna's voice cracked as she said the word hospital, while Sasuke looked confused for a moment, before his eyes widened a fraction and he looked to her stomach then to her.

"…are you sure?"

Asuna nodded, Sasuke repeating the action a second later. Immediately, he got out of bed and started getting dressed.

"I'll get my mom to come stay with Hoshiko and Keitaro. We'll go once she gets here."

Asuna nodded again, giving a sigh as she attempted to get up, instantly sitting back down as another wave of pain hit her. The second she took in a sharp breath, Sasuke was there grabbing her hand.

"Are you all right?"

Asuna shook her head, making Sasuke bite his lip.

"I'll see if my mom can get here quickly, ok?"

She nodded, and he took the time to stop, hug her, and kiss her forehead.

"It's going to be ok…"

Asuna knew it was not going to be ok.

END

Author's Note: ...I hate myself for this one. :(