Sasuke's POV
The sweat is pouring down my face as I resort to using taijutsu against the men coming towards me. Kakashi and Shikamaru went ahead to take out the brains of the operation while Naruto and I handle the brawns. I've managed to secure a half dozen enemies while Naruto is taking his time with two, it's like he's playing around at this pace. I pull out my katana and mange to land a fatal blow to a younger looking man, dodging another attack instantly.
"Hurry the hell up dobe. The others are bound to be done by now." I use my sharingan to pull the other three into a genjutsu. Bending down, I quickly restrain the enemies so I can go over and help the blonde moron finish his part.
"Teme I didn't ask you for help." A blur of orange fills the hall and before long the only two standing are the two of us. A childish smirk spreads on his face and I smack hi upside the head. Securing all of the men, Naruto makes a few clones to keep guard over them as we run up to meet the rest of our team. The local authorities would be here soon to deliver these men back to the Leaf.
Kakashi has the ring leader knocked out and there's a few more tied up in the corner of the room. Shikamaru is gathering as much intel as possible, anything to help our Anbu figure out if there are anymore units around like these. Tsunade should be satisfied with the amount of information we will be bringing back. I feel multiple chakra signatures coming in our direction, good we can finally head back home. Shikamaru follows us out into the hallway and the other ninjas are taking the criminals away.
"I'll debrief them quickly and we can head home. If we hurry, we can be home in a a few hours." Kakashi walks over the group and begins to find the person in charge. Naruto is jumping around like a child, pinching the bridge of my nose I walk out of the dark building. The sun blinds me momentarily before I see more reinforcements coming.
We've been on our mission for almost two weeks and for the past two days I've been on edge. The Chunin exams start in two days and we need to be home in time before they start. Ever since Sakura told me she was pregnant I've wanted to be there to protect her. I know that she's more than capable of protecting herself but it's my job as her husband to do so. Another reason why I've been so on edge is because of the forest. When I saw that she was so willing to go into the forest, my self control snapped. The last time she went into that forest we all almost died, now she wants to go in there carrying our child. There's nothing I can do to stop her, like Kakashi said it's her decision, but I can be there to make sure she's protected.
"Earth to teme, you ready to go? I want to get back to my girl." Of course the dobe misses Hinata, she treats him like a child. All he talked about was missing his home cooked ramen and how the instant cups don't taste the same. Getting home does sound good though, Sakura will be excited to see me home earlier than expected. Nodding my head in agreement, we take off towards the Leaf.
Once we are through the gates, our speed picks up. We have to debrief the Hokage before we are allowed to be relieved from duty, which only causes Naruto to whine more. Over the years I've learned to drown out his voice and my eyes lock onto the view of the hospital. Sakura is working an eighteen hour shift today since Friday will be the start of her proctor duties. That'll keep her out of the hospital for at least three days, the week I left on my mission I know she was finishing everything she could so nothing piled up.
My feet stop on the roof of the Hokage tower and we walk down the flight of stairs, Kakashi and Shikamaru have all of the intel that we recovered. All Naruto and I have to do is sign the mission scroll, Tsunade will be too busy to with finishing details to pay attention to everything. I open the office door and my theory is correct, mountains of files are all over the room. Shizune and Tsunade are brewing over scrolls and files, their eyes look up with annoyance as the four of us enter the room.
"I didn't expect you back until tomorrow. Good work. Just sign the scroll and go. Shikamaru, leave me the intel and I'll contact you later." This is easier than I thought, Naruto bounces up to her desk and signs his name with lightening speed. I follow suit and Tsunade gives me a weary look, was something wrong.
"How is she?" My voice is low so the others are able to hear our quick conversation. Kakashi knows but I highly doubt Shizune and Shikamaru are aware of the situation. Tsunade takes in a deep breath and then lets it out slowly.
"Working. It's been a rough week, morning sickness is a pain." Widening my eyes, I nod and exit the room swiftly. Sakura's been working her normal shifts and dealing with morning sickness, now she's going to have to take is easy. When I was reading through an older book I saw that Uchiha pregnancies were tougher since the amount of chakra we are born with. Even with Sakura being a medic it's still going to be difficult on her.
Through the double doors, I can see Hinata and Ino standing at the reception desk. Normally Hinata is never in the hospital, it must be for her genin squad. Ino's eyes look over to me and I can see the playful wiggle of her brows. Sakura probably hasn't told them yet, because knowing the loud woman she would be screaming about knocking her best friend up.
"Naruto is looking for you Hinata." Her pale face turns pink and the white pearl orbs widen, Ino laughs and play punches her shoulder. Mashing my chakra, I make my way to Sakura's office and I stop outside the door. Leaning against the frame, my eyes land on the pink haired woman. The long locks are tied into a high ponytail and her eyes are glued on the paper below. There's a certain glow around her but the circles under her eyes aren't very well hidden. She hasn't been sleeping properly, probably not eating enough for breakfast either. Sakura still looks beautiful, a pen twirls in her fingers and I see a glint from her wedding band.
A sense of pride fills my chest as I walk in closing the door behind me and locking it. Those enchanting green eyes stare at me and a wide smile flashes on her face, a smile she only shows for me. So much love and care is behind that smile and I can't help but return the same smile, I walk over to the desk and she jumps up from the chair. My arms catch her and press her small body against mine.
"What are you doing here? I didn't think you would be home soon." Instead of responding, I press my lips onto hers and instantly two hands are buried in my hair pulling me closer. Even after sharing so many moments like this, I can't help but want more. My body reacts on its own and I push her back against the wall, a sweet moan echoes from her throat. It's been too long since I've been able to touch her, my hands dip under her shirt and graze the soft skin of her stomach. My child is safely tucked inside, growing strong.
"Sasuke…" Sakura's voice fills the room as my lips leave hers, our breathing is ragged and our skin is hot. My pants start to loosen around my hips, Sakura's hand moves into my boxers. A breath hitches in my throat as she slowly strokes me in the confines of my pants. Jerking my hips involuntarily, a smirk crosses her pink, sweet lips and I can feel my control slipping even more. I catch the devious look in her eyes as she pulls her hand out of my pants. So this is the games she wants to play…
"Sakura, don't tease." Picking her up behind the knees, I move over to her desk placing her on the edge. Nothing about this is going to be slow, I need her as much as I need air right now. Her cheeks turn red as her pants drop to the floor, her legs wrap around my waist and I feel myself harden even more from her anticipation. Those hands free me and place me at her warm opening.
"Hurry, I need you." The pleading in her voice is enough to unravel me completely, thrusting into her I'm completely sheathed inside of her. Closing my eyes, they roll into the back of my head. Sakura is hot and tight around me, moving slow I pull out and watch as she looks at me with desperation. Leaning down I nip at the junction of her shoulder causing her to moan again, rewarding her I slam back into her feeling her tighten around me.
Being with Sakura is pure bliss, moving quicker I can feel her wrapping tighter and tighter around me. It's been so long without each other and her body tells me that I've been neglecting her needs. Sakura's sultry voice is calling my name and clawing at my back underneath the shirt. My pace is fast and needy, with each thrust we both are getting closer to our edge. Sakura plants kisses down my neck and back up until our lips meet again. This time her mouth opens and our tongues start to battle for dominance. Letting my head fall back, Sakura moans out my name one last time as her walls clamp down around me.
"Sakura…" All I can see is white as I come down from my high, her nails still dug into my skin. I move away so we can both redress, her eyes look down with a deep blush covering her face. Only Sakura would be this way after each time we have sex, buttoning my pants I take a seat down on the couch and watch her closely as she returns to work. The exhaustion is evident on her face, yet she wants to continue her work. I have to admit that she is devoted but there has to be time to rest and recover. Her work bag is packed next to her desk, so she's been thinking about leaving early but doesn't have the heart to.
"We're going home." My body goes over to the desk, picking up the heavy bag. Her reaction is to cross her arms and look at me with angry eyes, stubborn woman.
"I'm not leaving. There's so much left to do before Friday." From the looks of it, she's just stalling. I just came home from a two-week long mission and it's natural to want her home with me. A knock on the door breaks our attention and I move to unlock the door then in comes Ino prancing over to the desk, leaning where Sakura and I just were intimate.
"Looks like we only have a few more case files to finish up!" So Sakura was being difficult, I'm going to say she can sense my irritation from the look she's giving me. If she was almost finished, why didn't she just tell me? It's not like I'm going to go home to an empty house waiting on her to return. Ino plops down on the couch and starts to fill out forms that Sakura was just working on.
"Sasuke we should be done here in about an hour. Why don't you go home and rest? I know you're tired." Her face runs white and quickly grabs the small trashcan beside her. Ino jumps up to catch her as I drop the bag and hold the mess of pink locks out of the way. Sakura's body is heaving and the smell is filling the room, that's what Tsunade meant by a pain. Looks like she hasn't been able to eat without getting sick, this is going to be harder than I thought.
"Damn forehead, are you getting sick again? Is it the flu?" I mentally laugh at the fact that Sakura hasn't told her best friend yet. Sakura leans up and wipes her mouth across her sleeve, very lady like. My arms wrap around her waist softly and pull her into my lap in the chair, I release the pink locks from their constraint. A moan of approval and Ino disappears with the bin, she'll be smart to just throw it away.
"How many more files do you have left?"
"Three." A hand runs through her hair and a few locks smack me in the face, I sometimes miss her shorter hair. Either way she's gorgeous.
"I'll handle them Sakura. Go home and rest, you'll need it for this weekend. I'll be by tomorrow to get you to review my reports." The bin is nowhere to be seen and I stand letting her feet touch the ground gently. Stopping her from grabbing the bag, I snatch it up and grab her hand firmly.
Sakura and I move quickly to avoid the flooding streets, school has just gotten out and it's a long weekend for the younger children. Tomorrow I'll have to get my uniform clean and restock my flack jacket for the exams. Every proctor is required to wear the typical Jonin uniform, Naruto will look strange wearing something beside orange. Sakura's only ever worn her red kunoichi outfit so the green will be a new sight as well. Since we came home in time, Tsunade will be counting Naruto and I on her roster. We have to ensure that nothing happens to the genin in the forest.
The streets of the compound are quiet compared to the village and I look over at the pink haired woman. A glowing hand is resting over her stomach easing the nausea, all worry washes away from me. Why did I ever doubt that she wouldn't take care of herself or the baby? This woman was able to turn mountains into sand and heal someone on the brink of death to top shape. Her dedication to the people she loves is something I can only dream of; after all those years she still has the same love for me. It's only been recently that I could return those feelings, but I haven't been able to bring myself to say those three words. It's pathetic that I, Sasuke Uchiha, cannot bring myself to admit to my wife that I love her. Opening the door, I let her enter first and she starts to walk down the hall to the bedroom. Throwing her bag onto the couch, my feet follow behind her and I watch her again as she takes off her clothes to change into her nightgown.
"Stop staring Sasuke. Come to bed with me." Smirking at her request, I go over and place a chaste kiss on her forehead.
"I'm going to shower first. Rest." Dipping into the bathroom I move towards the shower to wash away from the dirt and sweat away from my mission.
I grip the towel around my waist and move over to my dresser in the darkness. Sakura is still awake but her eyes are closed shut, a hand rubbing circles absentmindedly on her stomach. My mother would've enjoyed having Sakura around, their personalities are similar but Sakura has a shorter temper. I move the covers down causing her to turn towards me and her head is right beside mine.
"I'm fine Sasuke. Stop worrying." There's a serious tone to her voice and my eyes squint at her reading her body language. Sakura doesn't seem tense or nervous about anything, that's a good sign. Moving my hand over to hers, the breath catches in her throat and I smirk at her.
"Hn. History has an act of repeating itself. Just be careful when we go in that forest."
"I promise. At least you'll be by my side." Two arms wrap around my neck and a small body is pressed against me, my body relaxes for the first time in weeks. Kissing her forehead before I close my eyes and enjoying the closeness of Sakura.