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Summary: In which the Uchiha couple pays Karin a surprise visit.

Rating: T

Chapter Two

Apparently, Sakura Likes Karin's New Look

"You're pregnant."

"Mou, I was hoping you wouldn't notice Karin."

Uchiha Sasuke lets out a scoff at what she just said. Because his wife was crazy, absolutely crazy. Really, who could miss that? And to his ex-teammate's credit, the chakra detector had probably noticed miles before they arrived. Sakura has a cute little pout on and is resting a hand on her womb, gently caressing it. Seriously, she looks like she is about to pop any minute now.

He sweat drops at the fact that she still cared about how she looked at this point, considering that she is on her third trimester.

Hadn't he already seen her vomit meal after meal months before?

(He remembers the rancid smell and the sweat on her face as he held her hair up.)

Hadn't he already bought her new maternity clothes because the ones she insisted on wearing were getting too small?

(She'd nearly punched him that time, but had gone gaga over the darling outfit he bought.)

And hadn't he already gotten a nice view of her swollen feet as they rested from their wanderlust?

(And he'd offered to rub them too, but she had shut him down with a flick of her middle finger.)

But Kami was she still beautiful, even when she was retching out last night's dinner. She was just glowing. He resists the urge to pull her to him, being one who doesn't really tolerate public displays of affection. When they get to their room though… His thoughts are interrupted when Karin glares at him. He figures what she is mad about.

"You're letting your wife travel in this condition?!"

Of course she'd berate him for taking Sakura along, would probably lecture him later as to why he had to when he could stay in Konoha instead. She'd also tell him that he is stupid for insisting on continuing his path on redemption now, and with a very pregnant spouse at that.

It was Sakura who insisted though and he is about to tell the red-head so when the soon-to-be-mother decides to change the topic.

"Oh my! I love your new look!"

There is a blush on her cheeks, one that tells him that something has captured her attention.

"Eh?"

Uzumaki Karin only appears confused.

"With that part of your head shaved? It's so cool! So edgy. I wanted to do that myself once but never had the guts to do it."

And there she goes again, rambling random things.

Karin never stood a chance.

"Ne, ne, did you do it yourself? Can you do mine too?"

The Team Taka member has her hands up, putting a bit of distance between her and his wife. Because Sakura is leaning close with hands fisted in front of her looking pumped up. Never in his wildest dreams, as a teen, had Sasuke imagined such a conversation. But after marrying Sakura, and travelling with the pregnant, cranky, bipolar version of her, he isn't even surprised. But, he doesn't exactly like the idea of her shaving off her pink locks. And she had started to grow it out too.

"Don't you dare."

Damn.

Now he's done it.

He is met by stone cold silence then. Yes, now he's done it. She turns to him with a look that he couldn't fathom. Glimmering eyes, an almost maniacal tilt to her lips and a Cheshire cat grin on.

"What was that Anata?"

She says it sweetly, but there is a tone to her voice which he knows is definitely not good. He feels goosebumps then, because there is an air around her. And it feels like if he steps into her bubble, he just might end up with a fist to his face. He retreats a little. Damn it. His wife could be scary sometimes. He shivers as he remembers Naruto's disfigured face when he had casually commented that she seemed to have gained a little weight. And with her hormones going haywire the past few months, he doesn't know if she'll spare him her wrath.

So he thinks of something, anything to calm her down.

"You look fine the way you are now."

And with that, the mood in the room shifted.

He glances at the other person in the hideout, Karin looked terrified as well and had swallowed a gulp of oxygen when his wife started chatting animatedly again.

"Ah! Anata-teba, you know how shy I get when you say things like that. I'm burning up now!"

She has her hands on her cheeks, with a big smile, her eyes nearly chinked closed, and was swaying side to side.

Adorable would be an understatement.

In an instant, her arms are around his neck and she is pressing her cheeks to his.

"Sasuke-kun, Daisuki!"

He smirks at his wife's antics, she could be childish sometimes.

"Ehem."

Their attention shifts to the other occupant in the room and Sasuke nearly blushes at the fact that they had in fact, displayed their affection in front of another person.

"Now that we've made it clear that I'm not cutting anyone's hair today, why are you two here?"

Sakura pulls away from him and stands straight, a hand on her abdomen again, flushing with happiness.

"I just need a check-up."

"Is something wrong?"

The concern in Karin's voice is genuine and Sasuke sighs with relief. Because even though he knows that Sakura would be able to take care of herself, it still worries him how far along she is. And it frightened him, the possibility that she just might give birth during their travels. He doesn't want her to have the baby without another medic's assistance.

Maybe they should go home.

He had planned to do so.

But it is a week's worth of journey to Konoha. And the base just happened to be nearer.

"No, the baby's kicking like crazy but I know she's healthy and I have irregular contractions which is normal. It's been thirty-seven weeks so I just want you to take a look at my cervix."

"Did your water break yet?"

Sakura giggles a little and shakes her head.

"Mm, if it did, I wouldn't be this calm now would I?"

Karin smiles at her.

"Good, I'll take you to the next room."

Since when had they been this close? Sasuke doesn't really know, but it was an unlikely companionship that pleases him. He attempts to follow them but Sakura pushes him away and tells him to sit outside. This has slowly become a habit of hers, bossing him around. It doesn't bother him though, in fact, he likes doing things for his young wife. That smile on her face always brought little rays of sunshine into his otherwise dark world. Now, they had a future together to look forward to. And he thanks whoever's watching him from above for giving him this.

For giving him Uchiha Sakura.

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It takes twenty-five minutes for him to realize that the session is taking too long. And he opens the door to Karin's office only to be greeted by the sight of Sakura handing Karin the electric shaver.

He sweat drops again.

Really.

His wife was quite a handful.

A.N.:

Anata-teba – Geez, darling

Daisuki- I love you

I absolutely love the fact that Sakura and Karin are friends. And that's Canon too! Gomen! I know, I should be typing Sore ga ai deshou or Revolution, but while walking my dog this afternoon, this suddenly came to mind and I couldn't help but type it up. I hope you enjoyed this

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