My eyes flutter open and I look around the room, I see my dress laying on the floor and the clock on my nightstand says it's seven. Memories of last night flood my mind and a blush spreads across my face. Something shifts in the bed and I move my head over to look at Sasuke's sleeping form. His face has a soft expression and there's a peaceful aura covering him. Sitting slowly on the bed, I feel the cool air hit me and my body becomes sensitive. My feet carry me to the bathroom quickly to avoid waking Sasuke, I close the door softly and take in my new bathroom. Sasuke set it up almost identical the one at my old house, he's trying to make things easier for me.
Tsunade told me to report to her office today but I have my own consultations today so I'm going to see her when I can. The council is going to be watching us very closely now. Tsunade is just doing her job which I completely understand, but to examine me to prove to them that we followed the rules is pushing it. On top of that Tsunade had my parents come to the Hokage tower a few days ago to let them in on what was going on. My mother wasn't exactly angry like my father; her concern was for my emotions. She used to calm me down during my bad days after Sasuke left the village. So she knows my true feelings about the misguided Uchiha, even now there's no point in denying it to her.
Stepping out of the shower I wrap the towel tightly around me, my reflection in the mirror seems odd. There's a new glow to my skin and the black under my eyes is completely gone. I must've slept more than four hours last night, come to think of it I didn't wake up during the night. Turning I walk out of the room quietly, Sasuke isn't in the bed anymore. There's an outfit laying out on my side of the bed and I notice it's been made again. He must've cleaned up this morning because there's no evidence of last night anywhere. My footsteps make a slight thud against the hardwood as I move closer to the clothing.
The shirt is a long sleeve version of my red mission top, but the typical Haruno circle on the sleeves in no where to be seen. My hands move the soft fabric to reveal the Uchiha fan stitched into the back, it's paired with white pants and black heels similar to Tsunade's. I have to say that Sasuke Uchiha has decent taste, as I begin to get dressed I hear the door start to creak open. At least I'm covered by the time he enters the room, the pants ride low on his hips and I trace the outline if the visible v lower. The feeling of last night comes back to me and the throb between my legs starts again. After one night he has this effect on me, this is fan-fucking-tastic.
Instead of coming over to me, he takes a set of clothing into the bathroom. That's odd, he's returned back into his shell it seems like. I knew that this was going to happen eventually, Sasuke never has been able to handle emotions and express his feelings. Tossing my towel into the basket, I enter the bathroom to finish getting ready. The air is thick with steam coming from the shower, I have to wipe the mirror so I can see my reflection. Braiding my hair so the newly stitched fan could be seen, Sasuke stepped out and stared at me. The familiar fire is blazing in his eyes and I feel a shiver run through my spine. There's no time for that right now, his hand reaches for me and trances the outline between my shoulders.
"I'm about to leave for work. Do you need anything before I go?" I watch as he shakes his head no and little drops of water fall from his hair. I giggle as a few hit my clothes and I turn to face him, a smile spreading on my face.
"What are your plans for today?" I follow him into the bedroom after brushing my teeth. Leaning against the doorway, I watch as he dresses in a black shirt similar to mine and jeans. My inner self is drooling at the sight of Sasuke's naked back.
"I'm meeting with Tsunade for an assignment." She must need him for a mission or something. I'm going to find out from one of them either way, Sasuke sits down on the bed to pull on a pair of socks. Something inside me urges me to kiss him goodbye, so I settle on placing a soft kiss on his cheek. I could feel his skin get hot from the unexpected contact.
"See you later." Smirking in confidence, I make sure to pull on my jacket and leave the house. I don't want to draw too much attention to my new additions. Ino doesn't even know that Sasuke and I kissed, much less married. Of course she is scheduled as my nurse today to assist me in my consultations. The compound is definitely closer to the hospital so it doesn't take me long to reach the double doors. As if on cue, I'm attacked by a blonde blur and files fill my arms.
"Hey forehead! Wait, WHAT IS THAT?" My left hand is showing and I jerk her towards the stairwell moving quickly to my office. Sakura Uchiha 303. They sure do work fast, this only causes Ino to yell more and I slam the door shut locking us both in the room.
"You better start talking Sakura." Her blue eyes are intense and there's a murderess stare directed straight at me. I sigh and place the files on my desk roughly and slump down into my chair.
"Ino…" I don't know where to start. The only ones that know the truth is Team 7 and my family, but I can't tell everyone the truth either. If I tell Ino then everyone else will know because of her loud mouth. Taking another deep breath, I look at her with as much seriousness that I can gather.
"Sasuke and I have always had a different connection. We both figured why fight it any longer. So please, as my friend, don't be angry towards me or Sasuke. We're both still trying to figure this out. I need you to be supportive." As I speak, she takes a seat on the couch and looks at me. Her mind is working a mile a minute trying to process my words. In the matter of six weeks, Sasuke has returned and we married. I know that it doesn't make sense to her but I hope she will be supportive.
"About time Sakura! I've always known that you two would end up together. I'm not happy about you hiding it from me but I'm here for you. Now let's start going over these files Mrs. Uchiha." My eyes automatically roll and start to look through the multiple files.
After taking care of multiple genin, I want to hide in my office. Congratulations have been coming nonstop all day after they see my finger or the Uchiha fan. It's honestly annoying at this point, it's not like this is a real marriage. The tap of my heels is almost inaudible as I walk to my sensei's office, the hospital is busier than normal since classes started back up today. Its only been small injuries from cutting themselves on new kunai or bruises from sparring, nothing like the injuries Naruto and Sasuke used to have.
I open her office door and step in to see a clean office. Unlike the Hokage office, everything has a place and order. Why the fuck isn't the other one like this? My shock and annoyance are present on my face as I take a seat in front of the desk.
"Why such a face?" I roll my eyes and show her my left hand again.
"I haven't been left alone at all today. Mrs. Uchiha this or Doctor Uchiha that…it's annoying."
"Married for one day and you're already starting to act like him." Her eyes narrow to me and her brows wiggle at me. I stiffen slightly and let the blush spread over me.
"Oh hush. Do you want to tell me why my husband came to your office this morning?"
"Nothing too important. I'll let him fill you in. Now let's get this over with. I'm not going to examine you like I normally would but I need you to be completely honest with me." At least I'll have some dignity left after this visit. I prepared myself to be under close examination, but I can't help but feel nervous and embarrassed for telling her such personal things. My fingers fiddle with the ring and my eyes drop to look at the floor slightly.
"That answers my question. Have you stopped taking the birth control?" Birth control? I know most kunoichi take it after they are assigned to their squads but I refused. My mother refused to sign the form allowing me to take the medication. It never crossed my mind to start taking it after I turned 18, I wasn't sexually active or anything so why bother with it.
"I've never taken it." Her eyes widen at my response and she starts to laugh.
"Just be careful, I know that the council wants children to be born but don't rush it. You both have so much to work out before that time comes." There's so much truth behind that. We've only been able to repair so much but there's more that needs to be done.
"Is that all? I have two more appointments before I'm finished for the day." I'm not angry with her, I'm just ready to get home and walk through the house properly. The compound is full of abandoned buildings, I want to walk through and look at the old houses.
"I'm done for now. What are your last two appointments?" I hadn't even looked through them yet, flipping through my clipboard I see two names that I know far too well.
"You're fucking kidding right?" Tsunade is the one who approves my appointments. Since I'm close with most of the top ranking ninja, they want to make sure nothing is biases. I stand from my chair and notice that their arrival times are now, Ino must be getting everything set up for me. As I rip open the door, I can hear her loud laughter filling the room. If I walked any harder, I would have made dents in the floor from my shoes. I can hear the yelling coming from Room 330 as I turn the corner, I slam the door open with the vein on my forehead popping out.
"Naruto shut up! You're disturbing my hospital." Ino is trying to take his blood for tests and he's resisting.
"Well your husband is being a jackass." There's that word again, it causes a fire in my blood but I don't let other see it. I look over to the raven haired man but his mind is else where. Ino moves the vile to the rack and I notice that she's finished with her task.
"I'll get these rushed Sakura." Why were they here for an exam? The door closes and I sit down to look over their charts. Everything seemed normal for the most part, they both were behind on their anti poison vaccines.
"Why are you here?" My eyes lock with Sasuke's. I know that this is more than just a normal visit. I ignore Naruto's loud mouth since my question is directed at Sasuke. For once I want him to let me in.
"Naruto and I have been assigned a mission." My eyes narrow and I look at him with anger. Since when do they go on missions without me being assigned as well. I'm a member of Team 7 too.
"What mission?" Instinctively my hands rest on my hips, the irritation is taking over my body. I haven't been on a mission in years, I've taken over most of the hospital operations. In a few years Tsunade will assign me as head chief of the hospital.
"I'll tell you when we are home. Can we get this over with?" Sasuke's always hated being in the hospital ever since he was injured back as a genin. There's also annoyance laced in his voice, probably from Naruto being his typical self. I'm surprised that Naruto hasn't spilt the beans on what their mission was or where they were going. My hands filled the syringes with the clear liquid and I gave them both a shot. Naruto whined saying that it hurt while Sasuke just took it and stood from the table.
"Well I'm done for the day now. I just need to grab a few things from the office." I finish writing in the file.
"We can walk with you Sakura." Naruto's smiling and reaching for the jar of suckers meant for the children patients. I took the lead and stomped my feet as we walked to the safety of my office, of course there were cards taped to the door. Ripping them from the wood, I opened my door.
"Have you been getting these all day?" Sasuke watched as I tossed them onto the desk, I need to pack a few things to take home. Since I was out most of last month, I have to write the end of year statement and organize the expenditures. There's a bag that I keep just for this and there's also a computer so I can send multiple copies to the head doctors and the council.
"Yeah. I wanted to leave as soon as I came in the door. All day long I've been swarmed." Bending over to grab a scroll, I can feel someone's gaze on me. Maybe I should mess with him just a little bit. So I move my hips just a tad before standing up straight and as soon as I looked at him I met red eyes. I gasped but before Naruto could see they returned back to black.
"Alright guys lets go. I'm ready to go home." Once again I walked out of my office first leaving the boys in the dust. Before they could even catch up to me I was standing at the front desk. Ino looked at me with devilish eyes and I smacked her on the shoulder.
"Ino do me a favor, before you leave go to my office and find the medical records of the next applicants of the chunin exam. Tsunade wants to do a mental and physical exam for each applicant."
"There has to be at least thirty or more." I smile and push her playfully.
"Mhmmm… that's the point. There's a list on my desk, if you get them finished before six bring them to the Uchiha compound." I start walking away as Naruto and Sasuke join us in the lobby, waving my hand in the air I hear her cuss me. This is the best perk of having your best friend as your assistant, you can make them do whatever time consuming task you don't want to do. A gush of cold air hits my face and I realize that I forgot my jacket. I'll just get it tomorrow when I bring in my paperwork since tomorrow is my scheduled day to work from home.
I move closer to Sasuke seeking warmth and he tenses from my touch. I try to move away but an arm keeps me against him, looking through the crowded street I notice young girls staring angrily at us. No doubt they are part of the Uchiha fan club, but there are also older civilians looking at us with disgust. They were the ones old enough to remember the massacre and the betrayal, these people were the ones that refused my care at the hospital because of our ties.
Naruto mutters under his breath about the old geezers staring. Sasuke guides us through the streets until we were safe at the entrance of the compound. I move away from Sasuke and stand between my boys, tonight will be an interesting night to say the least. The entire time he's been with me today, Sasuke's stayed quiet and occupied in his own head. Could it be about his mission?
The warmth of the house washed over me and I kick off my heels at the door. I can't help but walk around the living room slowly before I take a seat on the couch pulling out my laptop. It powered on as the guys walked into the room not taking a seat, my eyes dart between the two of them. Something is up…
"What's going on?" Silence between them as they look at each other.
"We've been assigned an S rank mission." Why were they the two being sent on an S rank? There hasn't been much going on between the nations.
"The mission is supposed to last a few weeks, maybe a month tops. Royalty from a nation up north needs protection." Seriously? Why couldn't they use their own men for protection?
"Is that all I'm allowed to know?" They both nod and I return my eyes back to the screen. My fingers move faster than normal trying to hide my feelings. I'm angry to say the least. There's no reason for the two strongest ninja to escort a royal. For fucks sake our small mission as genin turned into something far more difficult, chunin could handle this mission based on what they've told me. It's going to be strange staying here without Sasuke too. Maybe I can get Ino to stay with me while he's gone.
A pressure on the couch moves my eyes away from the screen and Sasuke's sitting beside me. Naruto's not in the room anymore, he probably headed home once I got lost in the screen. I don't want to have a conversation right now; I need to focus on getting my work done.
"I leave tomorrow Sakura." My fingers stop typing and hover over the keys. I can't help but hold my breath and keep my eyes glued to the bright screen. Sasuke and I haven't even talked about last night, today he's been more distant. Now he's going to leave me all over again, I slam the computer shut and I storm upstairs to my office. There's so much I want to scream at him, my temper is rising and it's about to be catastrophic. The entire month and a half, I've been patient. I've let myself have some distance and I figured out where I stand in this. This marriage is nothing major to him but this is my chance to help him heal and show him what real love is something to be treasured and it's pure.
My door opens and I dart my eyes to the raven haired man. Looks like I've hit a nerve by walking out on him, how ironic. For once I have the upper hand in an argument with the great Sasuke fucking Uchiha.
"What?" I let the word come out monotone and I give him an icy stare. Before I can register anything my back is pushed into the wall and my arms are pinned at my sides. Forehead against forehead, his breath is washing over me and I can't help but halfway close my eyes. All thoughts of yelling are gone and I can only think of how I wish he would take me back to bed. I try to move from his grasp but it only tightens more. I'm expecting to see a sharingan when I look at him but instead they remain black.
"Don't walk away from me."
"Don't even start with that." How dare he? I've never walked away from him, he's always the one who walked out on me.
"You're annoying." I snap. My chakra goes straight to feet and helps push me from the wall breaking away from him. Why did I ever think this would work? All I want to do now is hide underneath the covers. He's hot on my heels as I enter the bedroom and keep my self somewhat calm.
"Sakura!" I jump. Sasuke has never yelled me name in such a way. Turning to look at him I feel a stray tear fall. There's no staying calm in this moment.
"Do you even care? I know that you can't tell me everything about your mission and I understand that. You haven't said a word about last night, then you spring this on me. This marriage isn't something you wanted…I know that too…But aren't you upset that you have to leave again?" I keep myself from letting the three words slip out, but my frustration is evident.
"Sakura you know that I'm not good at this. Talking isn't my best quality."
"Can you at least try? You're leaving tomorrow, I have to watch you walk away again. On top of that you call me annoying. It's just like the last time you left." Our eyes are locked on each other. It's a battle to see who will cave first and I have no intention of losing. With each passing second, the air gets thicker and even more silent.
"I'm coming back." With two long strides his in front of me again but this time any anger or frustration is gone. His large hand rests on my cheek and strokes it softly with his thumb, my heart jumps from the contact. It's so gentle.
"Last night was amazing." I melt against him as his lips are pressed against mine. Once again I feel something hard against me and my core starts to warm. After one night I've become an addict to him, it only fueled the flame that was already burning. My hands burry themselves in his hair and my shirt is being pulled over my head. It seems like I lit a fire in him too...
My clothes are off and I'm laying on the bed watching him turn off the lights again. The cool air causes my nipples to harden and a smirk greets me as he returns. His body covers mine and I pull him back to me. As our lips meet his hips thrust into mine, it's a shock to my system. Sasuke stops for a second so I can adjust, the movement from him is slow at first. Each thrust takes a chip at my sanity, it won't be long until I'm completely unhinged. Wet, hot kisses trail from my mouth down my throat stopping at the hollow spot on my throat. My arousal only is heightened and I feel myself start to tighten more around him. I don't want this to end so quickly, using my strength I manage to roll us both over.
Sasuke's back hits the sheets and my hands land on his chest to balance myself. As I hover over him, I can feel that this position lets him have even more access. Arching my back slightly, two hands reach up to grab ahold of both mounds. I can feel my hair tickle my ass as I lean my head back, Sasuke groans and I look down at him.
This face almost pushes me over the edge. Both eyes are shut tightly and his mouth is formed in an o shape. My hips move faster and the primal sound fills the room, it won't be long before I'm finished. One of his hands moves down from my chest to my hip, fingers grip onto the skin tightly and the other moves to my hair pulling is roughly. I moan from the sensation and as I do Sasuke thrust upward harshly sending me into the abyss. Toes curling, I arch my back before I fall onto his chest breathing heavily.
Sasuke follows suit and I hear my name faintly exit from his mouth. Sweat clings to our bodies and my hair is sticking to my back. If things keep going like this then I'll need to cut it again, I hate when it sticks everywhere. I manage the strength to roll off of him, a sticky feeling between my legs. Our foreheads touch slightly and I give his nose a quick peck.
"I'm sorry." Wow, an apology from Sasuke. My pulse almost stops for a second, I feel the heat rush to my cheeks. I know that I'm smiling like a child but honestly I don't care.
"It's okay, just don't do it again. You hungry?" I bounce off the bed ignoring the throbbing coming from my insides. I throw on a pair of pajamas, Sasuke is still laying in the bed watching every move I make again.
"Hn. I need to pack."
"You do that. I'll go make something for dinner."
Several hours later, the dinner plates are washed and put away. Sasuke's up in his office going over his mission report before bed, I'm waiting for Ino to swing by. She texted me and said she'd be here in a few minutes. I bet it's strange for her to walk in the compound, I know I felt intimidated when I brought my things over. The Uchiha's lived here as a clan, a tight knit community. An outsider was rare to say the least, but having a pink haired Uchiha is something that would make them turn in their graves. I know that if Sasuke's parents were still alive that they wouldn't approve of me.
A knock on the door breaks me from my thoughts and I go to open it. Ino has a stack at least two feet high and also a bag full of scrolls as well.
"I'm going to kill you forehead. There's so much on these kids." I take the stack from her leading her up the stairs.
"So where's the hubby? You run him off already?" If she only knew.
"He's in his office. Tomorrow he's leaving for a mission." I push open the door to my office and I hear her gasp.
"There's so much room in here! Did you decorate it?" Shaking my head, no, I plop the files down on the desk. Ino hands me the bag and I toss it on the couch not caring at the moment. They can wait till tomorrow.
"Are you off tomorrow pig?"
"Yeah, want me to come over and help?"
"Please."
I give her a hug. I wish I could tell her the truth but I know it would end badly if I did. She pulls away and looks around the room even more.
"I'd love to stay longer but I really do need to head home. Sai is waiting for me." That's understandable. It took her until eight to bring all of these over, she stayed three hours longer than she was supposed to. But her work is efficient.
"I need to check on Sasuke."
"I know the way out. See you tomorrow." We both walk into the hallway, I turned to the right and knocked on the door. I step inside and notice that his office is the opposite of mine. The walls are dark, dark furniture and the lighting is ominous. Completely Sasuke's style.
"I'm about to head to bed. There's a lot of work I need to do tomorrow." His eyes lift from the paper and look over my body. My skin crawls under his gaze.
"I'm almost done." Taking that as my answer I leave his room. Tomorrow will be the first day since he's been back that I haven't seen him. Even when he moved out, he still came by to keep me company or just to get out of the house. There's no doubt in my mind that tomorrow will be another bad day for me. I'm going to try and not cry over him leaving, but I know that it won't help. After all, I'm still an emotional woman but I'm getting better. Pulling the covers up to my chin, I sigh and sink further into the mattress. The only way I will manage tomorrow is keeping myself busy with work.
After a few minutes, I feel Sasuke's chakra come closer and before I know it he's beside me. This time I roll to face him, our hands intertwine as we look at each other. We are far from friends but we are far from lovers, right now we are in the middle of the spectrum. Both too afraid to put a title to this and too uncertain to say anything about it.
"You better come back in one piece." I silently lecture him. If he were to get hurt, I'd rush after him and he knows that.
"Hn. You'll just heal me." He's right on that one. With one final smile, I roll over and close my eyes. Sasuke rolls his back to mine, I miss him holding me already but I need to get used to it for a while. Tomorrow will be here too soon…