Title: From 'Me' to 'We'
Prompt: Sakura's dropping hints that she's pregnant, and it takes Sasuke a while to figure it out
Genre: Humor / Romance
Rating: T
Beta read by Sakura's Unicorn.
"Sasuke-kun, we're off to the market!"
Before Sasuke could put his book down, his wife was already out the door.
"We?" he asked himself. Deciding it was probably a slip of the tongue, he went back to reading his book.
After dinner the following day, Sasuke stood up from the table and started cleaning up.
Before he could even lift a plate, Sakura picked the dishes up and placed them in the sink. "Don't worry about it, Sasuke-kun. We can handle this."
He lifted his brow and asked again, "Are you sure you don't want me to help?"
Sakura shook her head and gave him a cheery smile. "Yes, darling. We can manage."
Sasuke was confused. Why was she saying we again? He thanked his wife and shrugged it off.
The following day, Sasuke got a call from Sakura.
"Darling, we left our lunch at home. Can you please bring it over? We're starving."
He clutched the phone a little tighter. He did not like the thought of his wife starving at all. "Aa."
"Thank you so much! I think we left it on the counter."
Sasuke walked to the kitchen and picked up a small bento box covered in pink cloth. "I found it."
"Sasuke-kun?"
"Aa."
"Can you please stop by the grocery to buy us some some strawberry ice cream and a pack of salmon sashimi, too?"
"Sure."
Sasuke set out to buy the items at the local store. His lips dipped into a frown, thinking that the hospital must be working his wife too hard if she was this hungry. He needed to have a word with Naruto to ease her workload.
The two of them had lunch in Sakura's office. His mouth twisted as he watched Sakura dump the strawberry ice cream onto the sashimi before she shoved it all in her mouth. Once she finished the sashimi, she moved on to her bento. Sasuke was gaping as she mixed the ice cream with her rice.
"Sakura."
"Hmm?" She was chewing a mouthful of rice and eggs.
"Are you all right?" Sasuke's brows furrowed.
She smiled and nodded enthusiastically. "Never better!"
"Sa-Sas-"
Sasuke claimed Sakura's mouth with his own. His hand roamed over her curves, barely containing his passion. Sakura traced the muscles down his back with her fingertips.
She gasped for air. "Sasuke-kun, you're dirty."
He smirked. "Do you want to see how dirty I can be?"
She pouted and brought up her hand for him to see—dried mud and grease stained her palm. "Didn't you take a shower after training?"
"Tch," Sasuke growled. "We can shower later."
His wife pushed him off her easily. "You're going to get my new sheets dirty! Go take a shower first."
Sasuke scowled. "Is the bedding really more important than this?"
His wife giggled and winked. "I'll be waiting for you."
Heat flooded his face. She looked delectable. He dashed for the bathroom to take a record-breaking three-minute shower. Even the cold water couldn't dampen his fiery need. Sasuke practically Shunshined back to their bedroom.
Sakura was fast asleep.
Sasuke sat in Ichiraku Ramen, waiting for his best friend to show up for lunch. Just as he was about to take a sip of his tea, a hand slapped his back.
"Sasuke!" Naruto greeted him.
He almost spilled his drink. He glared, but his eyes widened in surprise to see the dark circles under his friend's bloodshot eyes. "What happened to you, dobe?"
Naruto scratched the back of his head, grinning nervously as he took a seat next to him. "Well, you already know Hinata's pregnant, right?"
Sasuke's face contorted at the memory. "You barged into my home at four in the morning and waved the pregnancy stick in front of my face."
"Yeah!" Naruto said with a laugh. "Well, she's been really moody lately. And I have to keep running to the store to buy the food she craves, even if it's, like, two in the morning. She's been eating everything!"
Sasuke barely listened to his best friend ramble on. He'd nearly tuned out Naruto's chattering when he caught something he said.
"And don't even get me started on how fast she falls asleep! I haven't been laid in–"
Sasuke snapped to attention. "What did you say?"
"I haven't had sex since–"
Sasuke scowled in disgust. "Not that!" He clenched his jaw and inhaled to calm himself. Slowly, he exhaled and asked, "She falls asleep quickly?"
Naruto nodded his head, making him look like a doggy on the dashboard. "She falls asleep so fast, eats everything in sight, and—oh man!—you wouldn't believe the food combinations she eats!"
Sasuke sat up straight, looking like a bucket of ice cold water had been dumped on his head. Sakura exhibited the same behavior for the past two weeks but it only dawned to him now.
"Sakura's pregnant," he whispered disbelievingly.
Naruto was already slurping his noodles. "Huh? Did you say something?"
Sasuke stood up and ran out of the ramen stand.
"Oy! Sasuke!"
Sasuke jumped from roof to roof. He had to be sure if his inference was correct. If he was right... He smiled. I'm going to be a father.
Finally, he reached the hospital and made a beeline for his wife's office. He didn't even bother to knock, he simply opened the door to Sakura, sitting behind her desk, reading a chart.
"Sasuke-kun?" She looked surprised. "What are you doing here?"
He inhaled and mustered up the courage to ask, "Sakura, are you pregnant?"
Her green eyes widened. Slowly, a tender smile grew on her face. She stood up and approached her husband. "Took you long enough to figure it out, Sasuke-kun," she teased. "Two weeks and two days."
He pulled her into a hug and smirked. "That's still faster than what that dobe would have managed."
Sakura laughed and enclosed her husband in a warm hug.
Sasuke kissed the top of her head. "Sakura?"
She pulled back slightly to see his face. "Yes?"
He smiled at her. "Thank you."
A/N: Today marks my birthday, so have some Dense (future) Papasuke as my gift for all of you. :)
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~Kairi