Sakura's P.O.V.

It was close to Christmas break, which meant that Sakura was going to be stuck with a load of homework, class assignments and tests. None of this should be a problem to Sakura though. When it came to school book smarts was a breeze. And now since she was able to finally get things right with Sasuke it felt as if there was a weight lifted off her shoulders. She had to admit that it really was a drag hiding her life away from Sasuke. It was stupid and cruel of him to do something so sneaky but she couldn't hold a grudge. Sakura did lie to him from the beginning.

She was sitting in study hall. Trying to work on all her assignments. English was going to be the longest one to do so why not start on that one first?

'A 15 paged essay? Iruka Sensei love to challenge people…'

Sakura took out her binder and flipped to a clean sheet of loose leaf paper. She took a pen out and began to write the topic across the top of the paper with black ink: The Value of Life. She brainstormed for a few minutes then began to write down notes. She needed a few ideas down before she actually started the paper.

All of a sudden, Sakura was taken by surprise when she seen someone take a seat right across from here. She stopped writing, gripping her pen tightly in her grasp. "What?"

"I'm not here for trouble." Suigetsu said extending his hand out towards Sakura. "Peace offering?"

"Aren't you friends with Karin and Tayuya? Why should I trust you?" Sakura said going back to her assignment.

He dropped his hand. "Look, rather you trust me or not, I just want to apologize on their behalf." He stated.

The pink haired girl dropped her pen. "If anyone should apologize it should be them."

Suigetsu shook his head. "And that's an apology you'll never hear. I came to warn you Sakura."

She looked him in the eye. They were a beautiful purple. "About what?"

"Karin is a spoiled rich kids who always got what she wanted and will do whatever it takes to get what she wants. Tayuya is crazy and she will do whatever Karin tells her to do."

"I'm guessing Karin is still on a rampage."

"Yes and she's not going to stop until she gets what she wants."

'Sasuke…'

"Well too bad." Sakura said sighing. "She can't have him."

"I'm not asking you to break up with Sasuke but to just watch your back. Karin's expelled but Tayuya is still here."

"I know what Tayuya is capable of."

"Trust me. You don't know what she's capable of. That little fight wasn't even a taste."

Suigetsu looked up and saw Sasuke walking up to their table. "I better get out of here before lover boy tries to kill me. Just be careful Sakura." He said storming out.

Sasuke made it to Sakura's table. "What did he want?"

Sakura started to lie at first. Say that it was nonsense but she couldn't lie to Sasuke anymore. "He said he came to warn me. About Karin and Tayuya. And he apologized."

"He's a little late for all that don't you think?"

"Yeah. I know. But he seemed pretty genuine."

"Hn." He said sitting down in the empty chair.

"You and that word. What's up with you and Hn?" Sakura asked. She had to admit that was pretty much the only thing by Sasuke that annoyed her.

Sasuke just stared at her.

"Fine! Ignore me. Gosh." Sakura said focusing back on her work.

"You can be pretty annoying sometimes you know?" Sasuke said smirking.

Sakura stopped writing as she felt her pen snap in half in the grasp of her fingers. "Don't call me annoying." She looked at him with those emerald orbs. His onyx eyes studied her. He was still smirking at her. He enjoyed getting on her nerves.

"Sasuke you are really irritating me. I'm trying to start on all this work so I don't have to work over the entire break." She said sounding frustrated.

"Can you relax?" He asked stretching his hand out grabbing a hold of hers. Sakura blushed. His hands were so big and slender. His nails were kept cut short and they were so clean. The things he could do with those big hands.

Those slender fingers…

She remembered how they felt inside of her that night. It felt so good. She loved his touch on her body.

Sakura could feel her face grow hot and her heartbeat pick up. She shook off the feeling.

"Why are you blushing so hard?" Sasuke asked.

"Nothing!" Sakura yelled. She pulled her hand away from Sasuke. She closed her binder and tossed it back in her bag.

"What's wrong with you?"

"I'll just work over the break. I lost my train of thought." She said coming up with an excuse. She didn't dare tell him what she was thinking about. It was embarrassing.

She stood up from the chair and so did Sasuke. He walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her close.

"Sasuke!" Sakura said. 'Like I'm not blushing enough already…'

He planted a kiss on her forehead then on her lips. His lips were so soft.

"I love you." He said looking deep into her eyes.

"I love you too." Sakura said returning the kiss. The couple proceeded to walk out of study hall and walk around the halls of the school until it was time for their next class. Sakura really did love Sasuke. She couldn't deny it. Ever since he first kissed her she felt the sparks. She didn't want to admit it but that was because she couldn't trust him. But Sasuke wasn't there to harm her. Only to love her.

And she knew that was true.

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It was the end of the school day.

Which was the beginning of the break. Christmas break.

Sakura and Sasuke said bye to Naruto and Hinata before heading home. The ground was covered in pure white snow. When they made it home they saw Izumi outside with Riri building a snowman. Ever since Izumi came back Sakura didn't have to worry about sending Riri to daycare anymore. Itachi even found a specialist to help with Riri's autism. Sakura was so happy that finally she had people that were willing to help her out. Something her own mother refused to do.

"Mimi! Dada!" The small child said as she ran up to the couple. She was in a thick purple jacket with bunnies on them. She had on a white flower hat with matching mittens and scarf and black snow boots. She was bundled up well. Sasuke picked her up and gave her a hug. The small child looked at him as she placed her small hands on his cheeks. Sakura smiled as she looked at the two of them. She just wished that Sasuke was Riri's real father.

Izumi wobbled her way over to them. She was getting bigger by the day. Everyone made it into the house into the front room.

"Let me go get you guys some hot chocolate. It's my special recipe." She said walking into the kitchen.

"I thought you didn't like sweets?" Sakura asked Sasuke.

"I don't. But I'll only drink Izumi's cocoa. The peppermint taste throws off the chocolate for me."

"Peppermint?"

"Yeah. She use peppermint leaves."

Izumi came back in with three mugs and a small cup for Riri. "Here you go." She said placing the tray on the table. She took hers before she sat down. Sakura reached over for her mug and handed Riri hers. The cocoa filled the mug. Whip cream covered the top with sprinkles of cinnamon on top. The smell was like fresh chocolate just made from the seeds of the cacao tree. She took a sip. It was warm and refreshing. The peppermint blend in it made it perfect.

"Oh darn!" Izumi yelled out. She slowly got up.

"Are you okay?" Sasuke asked.

"Pregnancy bladder. I just went use the bathroom ten minutes ago." She said wobbling away as quick as she could.

"The baby sits on our bladder. That's why we pee a lot." Sakura said sipping her drink again. She licked her lips getting all of the whip cream off.

"How was your pregnancy with Riri?" He asked her.

Sakura looked down for a minute. "It wasn't the best… I suffered from preeclampsia with her."

"Preeclampsia?"

"It come happen from stress. It affects your blood pressure. It would be low one minute then high the next. And you retain so much fluid. My mom gave me hell too, but I had her. That's all that matters." She held on to her mug. She just wished her pregnancy was smoother than it actually was.

"Next time you shouldn't have any problems." The Uchiha said smirking.

Sakura's eyes went wide. "N-next time?!"

"Well… That's if you wanted more kids." He said sipping his cocoa.

"I haven't really put it into consideration. I had a lot going on."

"You had." Sasuke said putting down his mug. He took Sakura's mug from her and placed it down. He grabbed her hands and looked her in the eyes. "Later on in life I want us to have children together."

Sakura felt her face grow hot. "Sasuke…"

He cupped her chin and kissed her lightly giving her soft pecks on the lips.

"Yuck!" Riri said. Sakura broke away from Sasuke. She forgot that Riri was in the room. She threw her cup at Sasuke but he caught it right before it hit him.

"Riri! You don't throw things at people!" Sakura fussed at her child. The small child just looked at her with big glassy orbs then put her head down in shame.

Sasuke reached over and picked up the small child. He placed her in his lap and wiped away the few tears that fell from her face. "Don't cry. Dada got you."

"No Dada."

"I'm not Dada?"

"Papa. My papa." She said hugging him burying her face into his shirt.

Sakura stood up from the couch. "I'm going to make sure Izumi is okay. She's been gone for a long time."

"She's probably throwing up everything she ate today." Sasuke said.

"I know. But it's just to make sure."

"Well we'll be right here."

Sakura walked down the hallway. She stood in front of the bathroom door. The light was still on. Sakura put her ear against the door. It was quiet. Too quiet for Sakura. She knocked on the door. "Izumi?"

"Sakura? Come in. I'm decent." She said.

Sakura opened the door and walked in. The pregnant woman was sitting on the edge of the tub. She was in her bra and underwear. Her eyes were glasses and her face was slightly red. "I puked all over my clothes. I rinsed it off in the tub but…" She looked down at her big round belly. It was covered in stretch marks. "Itachi hasn't seen me naked in such a long time. I feel like he's going to be disgusted with my body now."

Sakura sat right next to her on the tub. She placed her hand over her round belly. "Izumi you're pregnant. Your skin is going to stretch. You can't scratch no matter how much it itches. You rub yourself with cocoa butter right?"

"That crap doesn't work." She spat. More tears fell down her face. "Oh Sakura. What if Itachi doesn't want to touch me anymore?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Itachi loves you dearly. He's not going to care if you have a few tiger stripes. You're carrying his babies."

"You think so?" Izumi said wiping the tears away.

"I know so. Itachi is very affectionate towards you. He loves you regardless."

"Look at me. Complaining over something so simple. Some women have it worse. I got mad at Itachi a few days ago because he bought me crunchy chocolate chip cookies instead of soft."

"Your hormones are going to be like that until you have the babies."

"I can't wait until this is over with."

"Patience future mommy." She said sitting up. "I'll go get you some clean clothes."

Izumi smiled. "Thanks Sakura."

The teen then headed out. A side of her wanted to envy Izumi. She had an easy going pregnancy. She was married. Itachi was probably the first guy she was ever with. She had a great life. Something Sakura didn't have. Hell was what took over her life. Endless pain. But Sasuke was the angel that saved her. He was light to her. She loves him. And he loves her too. His family accepted her. Her and Riri were going to be okay.

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Sasuke's P.O.V.

Christmas was only a few days away. Itachi just came home with a tree. A real pine tree. It was huge and three times the size as the older Uchiha. Sasuke walked over to his brother and gave him a helping hand. They carried the tree by the window and placed in the stand and both backed away. Sasuke could tell the tree was cut down recently. The smell of fresh pines filled his nasal cavity.

"It's been years since we celebrated Christmas." Itachi said trying to make small talk. "I figured Riri might like this tree the most."

"Sakura told me that they really didn't celebrate Christmas. So this would be a first for both of them."

"I see. Well they wouldn't mind helping out with decorating then."

"I hope you have plastic ornaments because Riri has a throwing problem right now." Sasuke said.

"I bought those specifically for her." Itachi said.

"Hn."

There was a pause between the two brothers.

"Itachi. I was meaning to ask you something."

"Hm?"

"Well I did a little research on Sakura's step dad."

Itachi shook his head. "Sasuke…"

"Hear me out on this."

"I am well aware that Rin Morita has been dead for a decade over a bad drug deal."

"You did research as well?"

"It's to protect Sakura and Riri."

"But the guy faked his identity. He's still out there."

"Sasuke. I'm pretty sure if he still wanted to be bothered with Sakura then he would have been found her. Same for Riri."

"But what he did to her…"

"It's the past. Sakura and Riri are fine now. They have us. And if he does decide to pop up out of nowhere he can still be charged with rape. Riri's the proof."

Sasuke let out a sigh. "I could never argue with you Itachi."

"I don't see why you try." He said heading back outside.

Sasuke heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and spotted two heads of pink hair. "Well look who came out of hiding." He smirked.

Sakura rolled her eyes. "You can play around with school if you want. I on the other hand will not."

"Hn."

"Sasuke for the love of God stop with that word."

"What are you going to do about it?" He smirked.

She just rolled her eyes. Riri walked over to Sasuke. She grabbed his pants leg. Her big green orbs grew wide and she let out the biggest Oh as she pointed at the tree. "Papa! Tree!"

"It's a Christmas tree." He told Riri.

"It's huge." Sakura said.

Itachi walked back in the room with boxes of decorations. "Where's Izumi?"

"She went lay down. She said she wasn't feeling too well." Sakura said.

"The pregnancy is getting the best of her I see." Worry covered his face. He put down the boxes and went upstairs.

"He loves her dearly." Sakura said.

"That he always did. They grew up together."

"Childhood sweethearts I see."

"Yeah. Her family didn't approve of them dating. They believed in this whole arranged marriage thing. But Izumi loved my brother. And he loved her. They disowned her. And she's been here ever since."

"That's terrible."

"It is. She even tried to let them know about how they were going to be grandparents soon but they refused to answer her calls."

"Izumi has us. That's all that matters."

"Yeah…"

The two teens started to decorate the tree together. Sasuke didn't know where Itachi found the ornaments from but they were nice. A few minutes later Itachi and Izumi came downstairs. They had to help out as well. Riri was occupied by throwing around one of the plastic ornaments like it was a ball. It took them at least 30 minutes to decorate the entire tree. Sasuke then grabbed the last remaining thing: the star. He grabbed Riri and put her on his shoulders. He stepped up on the step stool and let the small child but on the golden star. The tree was finished. And it looked beautiful. Itachi plugged the lights and Riri looked at it in amazement. Sparkling lights.

"Now it's starting to feel like Christmas." Izumi said in tune. A long yawn followed behind her words. "I don't know about you guys but I'm going to bed."

"I'm not too far behind you" Sakura said yawning as well.

"Goodnight guys." Izumi said as Itachi escorted her upstairs.

"Goodnight." Both teens said. Everyone stopped in their tracks when Riri burst into tears.

"What's wrong Riri?" Sakura asked bending down to her.

"Aunt. Unc." The small child's cry was louder.

"Riri. Itachi and Izumi are tired. They have to go to sleep." Sakura said but Riri wasn't trying to hear it.

"We can take her for the night." Izumi said.

"Oh no. I don't want to trouble you guys." She said.

Itachi walked over and picked up the crying child. She immediately stopped crying. "Even you need a break."

"But-"

"It's not up for discussion." Izumi said. The couple started to head upstairs with the small now quiet child. "See you guys in the morning."

It wasn't up for debate. Sasuke saw this as an opportunity to spend some alone time with her.

He looked over at his girlfriend. She was moping.

"Riri is in the same house as us. Fix your face."

"Shut up."

"Enjoy the free time you have. I doubt you never had a break before."

Sakura sighed. "I guess you're right."

"So come on." Sasuke said as he grabbed on to her hand and led her upstairs. They made it to his room. "I need to shower."

"I could of waited downstairs." Sakura said nervously.

"I'm not going to try anything Sakura. Relax. Give me 10 minutes. Here." He said tossing his phone to her. She caught it with both hands.

"But this is your phone!"

"What's mine is yours. Watch YouTube videos or something." He said and closed the bathroom door. Sasuke had to admit he was sexually frustrated but he had to remain under control because of Sakura. He had to wait for her to feel comfortable. He understood now why she reacted before. If he had to wait months down the road so be it.

Sasuke undressed himself and entered in his shower. The water fell down on his skin. A hot shower was what he needed to end his day. 20 minutes passed by and Sasuke finally came out of the shower. He dried himself off and wrapped a towel around his waist and put one around his neck for his wet hair. He walked out of the bathroom. Sakura was sitting in the middle of the bed on his phone. She was laughing as she watched a video on YouTube. "This Markiplier guy is hilarious." She said still laughing. She looked up over at Sasuke and immediately blushed. She turned her head away. "Why are you naked?!"

"I have a towel on." Sasuke smirked.

"That's not good enough!"

"Calm down. I'm about to put some shorts on." Sasuke walked over to his dresser. He pulled out a pair of boxer and basketball shorts and put them on. He tossed the towel to the side and sat at the edge of his bed. He took the towel from around his neck and dried his hair.

"Sasuke.."

"Hn."

"I didn't know you had a tattoo."

'Shit…' Sasuke turned to Sakura. He was too comfortable around her that he let his guard down. She wasn't suppose to see that. Hell. He had a secret of his own but he knew eventually he would have to tell her. Sasuke let out a sigh as he tossed the towel to the side. He looked over at his left shoulder. Black markings covered his entire shoulder. It went down to his shoulder blade and down the top half of his arm. "This tattoo was a mistake."

Sakura scooted closer to him. "How?"

"I was 14. I hated Itachi's guts because I blamed him for the death of our parents. So I ran away from home to a shady town that's a three hour drive from here. I met up with this guy. Creepy as hell. Orochimaru. He said he saw something in me. Something powerful. He took me under his wing. Gave me this tattoo. He used me in fight clubs. He was a sick scientist that practiced different experiences on the human body. He even changed his appearance."

"Like they way he looked?" Sakura asked.

"Yeah. But that was before I met him. So what he looked like before I have no clue. I doubt that was his first time though. He gave me some drugs. Heroin. I had no clue what it was. He told me I was going to be fine. I nearly overdosed in an alley. He left me to die but Itachi found me just in time. After three months of running away. Itachi saved my life and I replayed him but telling him I hated him."

"Sasuke your brother forgave you."

"Yeah but all I did was cause problems for him."

"It's the past Sasuke."

'Sounds like Itachi.'

He looked back at his tattoo. "This tattoo is a curse."

"Can't you go get it removed?" She asked.

"No. The ink is so deep into my skin it will be impossible to remove." Sasuke felt arms wrap around his neck. He felt her soft hair on his skin. He could feel her heartbeat beating against his back through her chest.

"Stop beating yourself up. You love me regardless of my scars. I love you regardless of your curse tattoo."

"Hn."

"You and that word will be the death of me." She said running her fingers through his damp hair. Sasuke exhaled heavily. It felt good. And time she touch him it made him relax. Her aroma was sweet like flowers. He never smelled something so pure. Sasuke grabbed a lock of Sakura's hair and brought it to his face. He took a few sniffs of it.

"Stop being weird!" Sakura said blushing.

"Make a promise to me."

"That depends."

"Don't cut your hair. Ever."

"Huh? My hair?"

"Yeah."

"Don't worry I wasn't planning on it. I rather it long."

"Hn."

"That's it!" Sakura grabbed the Uchiha by the neck and pulled him down to the bed. He was taken by surprise. Where the hell did all that strength come from? Sakura sat on top on him. Her face was centimeters away from his. "I am sick and tired of you and that stupid word! I went on urban dictionary the other day and you know what they use that stupid word for? Antisocial, broody, cold, tortured anime characters. You freaking emo!"

"Sakura." Sasuke couldn't help but be turned on. His face slightly blushed.

Sakura turned red as she felt his hardened member against her pearl.

"I tried to fight it. I've never been like this with anyone."

"So I'm the first?"

"Yeah. And I could use a little help."

"..."

"By getting off of me crazy." He said sighing.

Sakura looked away from him. "What if I said I didn't want to…."

Sasuke was taken by surprise but he didn't want another episode to happen. Sakura needed time to heal. "Sakura no."

"No?" She said looking back at him.

"Last time you said you were ready you flashed out on me. You need time to heal before you're ready to have sex."

"But I'm ready now. I swear."

"Sakura." He felt her lips against his. She pulled away from him. "Please. Don't deny me Sasuke." She said with teary eyes. His eyes widen with surprise. He didn't want to. He wanted to wait but his body was screaming for her. He pulled her face back to his and kissed her passionately. Her hands grabbed a hold of his hair. After a few minutes of kissing and grinding Sakura sat up and took off her shirt revealing her white laced bra. She then removed her leggings and underwear. Sasuke was still amazed with her body. She was a beautiful site, scars and all. Sasuke slipped off his shorts and boxers leaving him naked. He reached one arm behind Sakura's back and unhooked her bra and watched as her firm breast fell from the bra's cups. He cupped one breast with his hand and sucked on the other. He rotated his tongue against her nipple and it hardened. He listened as she softly moaned. He softly nibbled on her nipple and then planted kisses on her chest and went down to her stomach and licked and nibbled on her belly button. Her stomach was flat as if she didn't even carry a child. He then went down to her pearl and kissed it softly.

"Sasuke…"

"Yes."

"Do you want me to lay down? Isn't this an awkward position?" She asked. Her face was flushed. Sasuke looked. She was standing on her knees still over him. The lightbulb went off in Sasuke's head.

"No. You're going to stay on your knees and I'm going to lay down."

"Huh?"

"Trust me." He told her. He made her come up to his face and made her sit her pearl directly on his mouth. She was so wet. He slid his index finger inside of her as his tongue dance all over her clit. Her thighs started to lock up and her moans were a beautiful ring to his ear. He played with her and ate her out for nearly fifteen minutes until she moved away from him. She sat in the middle of the bed, her legs were shaking and she was trying to catch her breath. Sasuke sat up and licked his index finger clean. She was sweet and delicious.

"I'm sorry." She said. "My stomach started to feel weird."

"Probably because you were about to climax."

"Climax?"

"An orgasm Sakura."

"Women have orgasms?" She looked at him confused.

Sasuke eyes went wide. 'You never had one.' He reached toward the edge of the bed and grabbed the damp towel to wipe his mouth. He then handed the towel to Sakura so she could clean herself. "Hey you want to hear something funny?" She asked.

"What?"

"I just fed you."

Sasuke looked at her. He started to say something but laughter escaped his mouth. He couldn't help it. It took him by surprise. That wasn't expected from Sakura. He could feel the tears in his eyes he was laughing so hard. He pull Sakura close to him and fell on top of her. He kissed her. "I love you Sakura."

"I love you too." She said returned his kisses. They were in the moment. It was heated and passionate. Sakura opened her legs giving Sasuke access. He broke the kiss with her and looked her in her emerald eyes.

"If you want me to stop tell me. Don't hesitate. If you get uncomfortable tell me and I'll stop."

"I will."

Sasuke picked up on of her legs to his waist. He started to ease his way inside of her. She was still wet. She moaned softly. Once Sasuke was completely in he started to stroke her slowly. She felt so amazing. She was pure to him. Innocent. He didn't see her as damaged. Not in his eyes.

Sakura wrapped her arms around his back and held on to him. They were staring at one another. Eyes were locked. Sasuke noticed that tears filled Sakura's eyes as she began to cry. Sasuke stopped.

"It's not you." Sakura said. "I love you so much Sasuke." She said between sobs.

"Do you want me to stop?" He asked her.

She shook her head no.

Sasuke pulled out of her and turned her on her side. He laid behind her and entered inside her again as he started to stroke her. He wrapped his arms around her chest and held her tight as his strokes started to speed up. Sakura kept repeating how much she loves him. He planted kisses on her back. She didn't know how much bliss she put into Sasuke's heart. He took one of his arms and picked up Sakura's leg and strokes her faster. Her moans became louder. Sasuke was soon coming to his breaking point. If he stroked her any faster he wouldn't be able to pull out. But it was so good. Sasuke couldn't help himself. He couldn't pull out. It was like he was stuck.

He climaxed inside of her. He buried his face in her neck as he caught his breath. Both rested for a moment until Sasuke jumped up.

"Hell."

"What's wrong?" Sakura asked turning over.

"I didn't pull out of you. Sorry."

"It's okay Sasuke. I'm on the pill."

"Huh? Since when?"

"When Itachi brought that doctor over to look at me and Riri. He gave me a prescription."

"I see." Sasuke wrapped his arms around Sakura and held her tight. Her body was starting to get cold so he pulled the covers over them. He watched her as her eyelids gotten heavy and closed them. She drifted off to sleep peacefully. It felt as if Sasuke watched her most of the night. He felt his own eyelids start to get heavy. The last thing he saw that night was Sakura's sleeping face. She was smiling.

I really did sit there and looked up Hn. That's the results I've received lol. Review.