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"So… you mean I have to give up my life as an avenger… and just concentrate on my second goal?" Sasuke asked as Sakura nodded.

"If you want to make your family happy. Then do it." Sakura said.

"Are you sure that you're not lying?" Sasuke asked, suspicious.

"Do I look like I'm lying?" Sakura asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Anyway, I'm just giving Mrs. Uchiha a favor." She added, sipping some tea.

"Then why did you comply or rather agree to her favor? Is it because she's related to me?"

She was about to say something about him kidding around when she remembered what Mrs. Uchiha told him about what he feels whenever she says she hates him.

"We're friends remember?" She said, her voice gentle. Sasuke looked at her and raised an eyebrow at the sudden gentleness. Truthfully, she wanted to be friends again with Sasuke so why not?

"Look, Sasuke, I'm sorry for what I have acted towards you. I really want to be friends with you again."

Sasuke felt oddly relieved. REALLY relieved.

"What happened on the evil Sakura?" he joked. (OOC again.)

"Sorry bout that. I thought I was strong to deny you, but I realized, that I was like being a weakling doing that. You dig?"

"Yeah. So… we're friends again?" he asked, as Sakura smiled and nodded.

12 midnight…

Kioko was crying and this is the ninth time that she woke Sakura up. Sakura felt tired… extremely tired of baby sitting even though it was still the first night. She went to Kioko's cradle (A.N: Sorry folks! It's a cradle, not a crib) and she heaved Kioko in her arms.

"Mrs. Uchiha… help me." She muttered, trying to calm the baby down. Kioko calmed down soon after as she placed her back at the cradle, with was located right beside her bed.

"You look good being a mom you know." Someone muttered from behind.

'Great. Just great.'

'DAMN HIM! I'm tired already!'

"Itachi, I wanna go to sleep. Could it wait till tomorrow please?" Sakura said, not looking at him. Itachi started to chuckle.

"My, my. Is my cherry blossom tired?"

She thanked God that Mrs. Uchiha's choker was with her.

"Isn't it obvious?" she snapped coldly. Itachi was about to wrap his hands around her waist when a red barrier appeared, throwing him against the opposite wall. Even Sakura was shocked at this.

"What the fuck!" Itachi cursed as he stood up.

(A.N.: The time of the Uchiha murder? Let's just say Mrs. Uchiha wasn't wearing the choker that's why she didn't have protection. If she did, she would still be alive by now)

"Well, well. Looks like the Uchiha spirit is protecting you. How come?" Itachi asked, straightening himself up. She smirked.

"Let's just say I got this from someone you killed years ago." She smirked. Itachi's eyes widened. Sakura showed him the crest.

"How come you have that! They buried it with her!" Itachi said. Sakura sighed.

"Long story. But I didn't steal it from her coffin though, if that's what you're implying. So leave now before I alert the whole Konoha." Sakura said.

"And could you PLEASE stop bothering me!" Sakura said. Itachi smiled.

"Give me one baby and I would stop bothering you." Itachi said. Sakura gritted her teeth.

"Perverted jerk. Never will I do that. I'd rather carry your brother's baby than carrying yours! Now leave!" Sakura said. Kioko started to cry again. She heaved Kioko again at her arms. Itachi smirked at her.

"You look really good doing that." He complemented.

"Thank you. But I think I would appreciate it better if you would leave now." Sakura said, not looking at him.

"Tch. Even though you have the choker, I would still get you."

"Don't you ever give up!" Sakura told him exasperatedly. Itachi smiled.

"Nope." And then he disappeared. Sakura rolled her eyes.

"He's such an evil, perverted, eccentric jerk." Sakura said as Kioko looked at her through her green eyes. Come to think of it, Kioko has black hair and green eyes.

'Heh. She looks like it's your baby and Sasuke's the father.'

'Shut up. I'm thinking of how to go to sleep with her around.'

Suddenly, she thought that it's better if Kioko would be sleeping beside her. When she did that, Kioko didn't cry for the whole night and she had some rest.

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A.N.: That's it for this chapter!

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