SHF: Chapter 4
Surprises
"Is it true Sakura?" Ino asked excitedly, "is Sasuke really back?" Sakura crossed her arms and leaned back on the couch a prominent frown on her face. "Yeah" she said dejectedly, why was Ino so excited? she was married and has a kid! it was starting to really annoy Sakura who was biting back harsh remarks.
"This is great, you two could be together, we can double date!" Ino squealed, Sakura sweat dropped,she just remembered Ino didn't know what happened the few days before when they returned. "our kids could marry!" Ino was enthralled with that thought, they would be like sisters that way!
The prominent scowl deepened on Sakura's face, "Sasuke found someone else and made it pretty clear he despises me" Ino shrugged, "so? that hasn't stopped you before from trying, your so funny" Ino said with a bright smile which only angered Sakura more she uncrossed her arms and gripped the edge of the couch restraining her anger. Things weren't suppose to go this way, she was suppose to marry before Ino, she was suppose to be married to Sasuke, she didn't suffer those years just for Naruto to have Sasuke.
"Things are different" Ino said seeing the distress in Sakura, she laid Inojin on the couch, he didn't react as he was too busy coloring his book. "You can try once more, what would be the harm in it?" Ino asked seeing Sakura's expression change, "one more try?" Ino nodded.
"I'll do my best" Sakura said with a sudden change, her eyes glowing, her hands clenched in a tight fist, a smile spread across her face. Ino grinned leaning forward and holding her fists between her palms, "that's the spirit!" Ino was right she did have one more opportunity, Sasuke wasn't married yet, he could still change his mind and things may go her way. She couldn't wait!
Sakura stood up abruptly and sprinted out of the house, Ino stood watching her go, "WAIT I DIDN'T MEAN RIGHT NOW!" she shook her head and sat down placing her two year old son back on her lap, "Inojin mama's friend can be so frustrating sometimes" she sighed, Inojin looked up from his book and smiled at her. "mama's friend is dummy mama smart" Ino shrieked and enveloped her child in her arms, "you are the cutest thing!" Inojin hugged her back, "mama strong!"
Ignoring her parents Sakura ran up the stairs, into her room, locked the door and pulled the closet door open, a creepy expression lit her face. Bursting out in laughter she held onto her clothes,she couldn't help it. She would seduce Sasuke, she would finally make him see that they belonged together, they were perfect and nothing else could change that! he might even call her Sakura chan, it sent shivers down her spine she was so excited. She grabbed a magenta dress that reached to her thighs, grabbed a brush and began to style her hair, she really wished her hair was longer, she was so sure Sasuke liked girls with long hair.
~TWO DAYS AGO~
"House warming party?" Ino asked as she looked at the invitation Naruto handed her,she ripped open the enveloped from the sides and took out the paper, unfolding it she began to read the letter. "Yeah a little reunion since you know its been four years since we seen each other, Sasuke wasn't too pleased about this but i think its a good idea to see old friends" Naruto said, "besides their is a surprise we want to show everyone"
"at the Uchiha compound, isn't that place restricted?" Ino asked as she also read the time and date of the party. "Well it was but since Sasuke is an adult and the compound belongs to the clan and not the the village can rebuild it, which he is planning on doing" Naruto said, he was trying not get suspicion on why he knew so much about Sasuke, their relationship and daughter was still a secret as they had only been their for a week and the only ones who knew were Sakura and Hinata.
"This is amazing! Sai will be thrilled to know about this!" Ino squealed clasping Naruto's hand dropping the invite,"oh crap i just remembered i can't go, Sai will be on a mission that morning and he won't return till the afternoon and i have no one to watch Inojin" she groaned dropping his hands and bending down to pick it up. "Well it'll be fine i'm sure Sai will tell you everything" Naruto said reassuring her. Naruto was very shocked when he learned that Ino and Sai were married and had a kid, for many years Naruto thought Sai was, well, gay. Sasuke was glad to hear that Sai was not single it was understanding as Sasuke was the possessive type and thought Sai was a threat.
Naruto pulled himself from his thoughts and noticed two figures heading their way, it was Sakura and Hinata and Sakura was not too pleased to see him. It had been a week since the little incident in the restaurant and Sakura was still enraged, it was clearly written in her face. Hinata waved at Naruto, she patted Sakura as they came closer. " So Sai will be at you place at three okay" Naruto turned to Ino and nodded, she crossed her arms and huffed, "you didn't hear what i was saying were you?"
"huh? oh yeah i was listening!" Naruto said urgently and moved back, Ino was as dangerous as Sakura when angered. Ino laughed seeing the look in his face , "calm down i'm not going to hit you i'm not Sakura" Ino said laughing more as she heard an angry growl from behind her, "Sakura you sound like a wild animal"
"At least i don't look like a flashy pig" Ino flipped her freakishly long hair back, "please you're just jealous, anyways Naruto tell Sasuke hi for me" Ino winked at Naruto as she headed back to her flower shop where her husband and child would await. Naruto watched her go as all three of them stood awkwardly together, it was extremely uncomfortable as he tried to come up with something to say. It was hard but he didn't like this feeling, he missed the days when it wasn't so needlessly complicated. He reached into his pockets pulling out two envelopes, he offered them in silence only getting a blank stare from Sakura.
"Sakura chan Hinata chan you two should come to the party two, that is if you want" Naruto said in a soft voice, Hinata accepted her envelop warmly and waited for Sakura to reply. She snatched the enveloped and pocket it, walking away from Naruto in an angry run only to be followed by an apologetic Hinata. Naruto sighed watching them go, he had a bad feeling but he needed to badly believe in his friend, his sister.
~END OF FLASHBACK~
Sakura stood in front of Sasuke's old house, it was the only one in the compound that didn't have yellow tape around it. She and a couple of others arrived early, Hinata at her left and Tsunade on her right, Next to Tsunade was Iruka and behind him was Shikamaru, Kiba was standing behind Hinata surprisingly without Akamaru, Sai was at the end with his emotionless smile as always. "its been a log time Naruto" Tsunade said with affection when Naruto opened the door to them, he was wearing a plain orange shirt and blue jeans. Naruto glanced at Sakura and grimaced as she was wearing a very obvious outfit. "its been a while Granny" he grinned as he moved to the side to let them all in, Sasuke was at Naruto's side nodding at them as they entered Sakura passed them as she entered quietly, her face was composed but her mind was only thinking "Sasuke is so hot! he will be mine shannaro!" Hinata looked worriedly at Sakura, "what's wrong?" Hinata asked. Sakura shook her and smiled at her, "i'm okay, hahaha sorry for scaring you Hinata" Hinata took her place and kneeled down at the table, "its okay"
Everyone was at the table, drinking tea and catching up, well everyone but Sakura who still had not said a word to Sasuke nor Naruto. She would only talk to Tsunade or Hinata who both stared at her weird change in character, she was composed quiet and polite, nothing like the Sakura they knew."So Naruto why did you bring us?" Iruka asked as it was obvious they had something to show, the two looked at each other and stood up.
"we wanted to introduce someone very important to us" Naruto said as he gripped the doorknob, his hands sweaty, "both of us love and we hope you guys can love her too, our daughter Yume" Naruto opened the door revealing the small four year old inside.
Tsunade was wide eyed "what?!" Sakura smiled at her expression.
Yume was wearing a frilly white dress, black shoes, she had a waterfall braid which made her appearance more charming. She was pretty, it was obvious as she had the Uchiha look but her eyes and smile were clearly Uzumaki. She spoke with timid excitement, "its nice to meet you all" she greeted with rosy red cheeks.
Tsunade was not the only one with shocked expression, Kiba was opened mouthed with comically large eyes, Sai looked taken back with his eyes almost as wide and he looked filled with emotion. Shikamaru was less shocked but their was a flicker of surprise across his bored face, Naruto wasn't fooled as besides Choji and Temari he was able to read Shikamaru easily. Iruka was the one who seemed to be the calmest, he had a small tender smile, it was warm as ever.
"this is the moment i was waiting for! Shocked disapproval that will separate them and then i'll swoop in and comfort Sasuke and he'll fall in love with me!" Sakura bit her thumb from screaming in joy, her mind drifting into her fantasies where Sasuke was surrounded by cherry blossoms, the wind blowing their hair, a smile on his lips as he said, "Sakura i never noticed how pretty you are" Sakura had tears in her eyes and her hands clasped together, "Oh Sasuke kun!~" she tasted her own blood as the fantasy kept going but she was still conscious of everything else.
"Teme named her Yume after Itachi since she kinda looks like her" Naruto continued explaining taking his daughter's hand. "But don't be fooled she has Uzumaki in her veins, Dattebayo!" he grinned proudly.
"she's..She's beautiful" Sakura's fantasies shattered as her only chance was broken by those words, she watched as the girl smiled even wider, "you think i'm pretty nanna?" she asked almost shyly, you could hear a punch as an arrow of love hit Tsunade's heart. Yume skipped to her side and took her hand, Tsunade looked down at her. "come to my new room daddy and papa bought me new toys to play with" Tsunade let herself be dragged by the girl to her room.
"it seems you really are a girl dick less" Sai said, "good job" Naruto already felt a pang of annoyance, "Sai i'm going to kick your ass if you keep making dick jokes!"
"your dick is a jo-" Sai stopped as he felt a chill run down his spine, he caught the glare from the Uchiha. Sai cleared his throat, Uchiha really terrified him, "i'm kissing Naruto i'm just glad you're over Sakura. she was a train wreck"Sai reached out to pet him but Naruto was pulled away by Sasuke who put an arm around him and pointed his swords at him. "touch him and i'll hurt you" Sasuke warned, Naruto was flustered and peeved, "i can handle him myself teme" Naruto said in a semi pout, " i know but your mine" he said flatly.
"Uchiha sure is a possessive fucker" Sai thought as his smile became more genuine, "but it's not a bad thing"
Kiba was drinking his tea watching the scene unfold with Shikamaru and Iruka, it was surreal to him but it made sense to him. After all it was very strange that Naruto could be so affectionately obsessive about a guy for years, and since they were both orphans they would want a kid and a family. He placed his cup down and his eyes widened, "Hinata!"he quickly turned to Hinata who was also speaking with Naruto, she felt his eyes on her and smiled at him, a reassuring smile. so she knew, Kiba sighed in relief, at least he didn't have to kick Naruto's ass now.
" Do you dislike daddy and papa like a couple like her?" Yume asked, she and Tsunade had finished playing and came back, she was congratulating Naruto for having such a sweet kid. "why would you ask?" Kiba asked after a second, "i don't know you keep making a frown face" Yume imitated his face. Kiba petted her head not wanting to laugh at her expression, she was so much like Naruto, "why would i ate it when they made such a cute kid" she grinned liking the patting, "good! i don't have to in my baddies list!"
Kiba looked confusedly at the young child, "when we were teaching her to write she made of the people she likes and hates, the goodies an the baddies" Naruto explained as he took her in his arms, "daddy and papa are the bestest goodies!"Kiba smiled as Yume began to name all the "goodies" on her list, most of the names were worrying as it was Orochimaru and Kabuto.
"Sweetheart i want you to meet someone, he was your Ojii san" Naruto said as he took Naruto towards Iruka who grinned at being called grandfather. "he's not my blood daddy but he's like a real one to me and he's always been there for me for the longest time" Sakura grit her teeth as she saw the warm scene before, it was sickening and painful. "He believed in me before anyone else, if it wasn't for him i would probably be a monster by now" Yume wrapped her arms around his head and buried her head on his chest, "papa is not a monster!"
Naruto pet her head, "he's also the one to give me the headband, i love him and i hope you love him too" Yume turned to look at him, he had nice yes, wrinkles around his eyes and more clearly around his mouth. "of course i love Ojii san!" Yume jumped onto Iruka who hugged her back and held her close, he remembered when Naruto was this tiny. Sasuke watched this quietly, all these people were Naruto's friends, he knew them an he knew how much they meant to Naruto and seeing them make Naruto happy with their acceptance made Sasuke happy.
"That's so cute" a feminine voice spoke making everyone turned, Sasuke and Naruto smiled seeing the female standing by the door with crossed arms. She was a tall shapely women with long coal black hair and sky blue eyes, her skin was a light peach as it was darkened by the sun a bit. She had a sleeveless black hoodie sweater, black shorts, boots and finger-less blue gloves that went up to her elbow.
"G.G. CHAN!" Naruto shouted cheerfully as he saw his friend, " it's been a while Naruto, Sasuke" she nodded at both of them as she came in the room further. Kiba's eyes followed her as she came across the room, she was hot! "You look good, training in the dojo hard?" Naruto asked
"YES! Arisu has brought new friends since she became a genin and they've been pestering me to train them and be their sensei" G.G. sighed, "i have no problem with it but master has been traveling to other nations which is difficult as most of the time she gets lost" she shook her head and Naruto laughed.
G.G. looked around and spotted Yume staring at her curiously gripping Iruka's shirt, she smiled approaching her," is this her?" Naruto nodded, "she's an adorable little kid"
"Papa who's this nice lady?" Yume asked perking up at the compliment, "I'm a friend of your parents, i run a dojo just outside of Konoha, you can visit anytime with your daddies" Yume's eyes sparkled, "really? cool!" G.G. squinted at her, " you sure do look like Sasuke" she stated and Yume just grinned.
"it took you long enough to come here" Sasuke said crossing his arms, a small smile pressed on his lips, G.G. put a hand on her hip, "couldn't miss out the chance to meet your daughter, by the way both of you did a great job" Naruto put his arms on Sasuke's shoulder leaning on him, "i know and it only took you four years to meet her" G.G.'s eyebrow twitched, "jerk"
"who the fuck is this chick" Sakura thought viciously as he saw Sasuke talk to this girl like she was a person, not the cold shoulder he usually gave to her. Sakura stood up suddenly flipping the table making everything spill, Kiba jumped back. "What the hell Sakura" he growled glaring at her, Iruka moved back holding Yume protectively. Naruto moved in front of Iruka, this was bad. "Who the fuck is this!" Sakura screamed pointing accusingly at G.G.
"SHE'S YUME'S REAL MOTHER ISN'T SHE! ARE YOU SO EMBARRASSED OF HER THAT YOU WOULD RATHER HAVE NARUTO AS THE MOM!" Sakura fist clenched, "is she just a random bimbo you got pregnant? Am i so unappealing to you rather screw a stranger? This ugly little tramp!"
"SHUT UP."G.G. said dangerously only getting a moronic huh from Sakura, "I SAID SHUT YOUR FILTHY MOUTH!" Sakura could not react as a fist slammed across her face, her face ached as she was kicked in the gut. She gasped as her legs were about to give out, spitting out blood she held her stomach and bent over, the burning vile was rising up her throat. "Don't ever insult me you pink ugly troll" Yume clapped her hands happily.
"You'll regret this!" Sakura gasped out trying her best not to drop and faint, Tsunade shook her head in disappointment, "i expect better from you Sakura"
"Sakura that was awful"Hinata said sadly, Kiba nodded in agreement. Iruka shook his head, " Sakura you are one of my brightest students, I didn't expect childish reaction" Iruka said loosening his protective grip on Yume.
"Friends are surprise to support and be happy for their friends, its sad how you're not acting like one" Sai said angered, "you and Naruto showed me what friendship was now your acting like this? you don't deserve being Naruto's friend" Naruto took Yume from Iruka and leaned back as Sasuke put his arms around him, "There was a reason i liked her"
"Oh yes" Hinata said as she was trying to change the mood, she took out an invitation and handed it to Naruto, "i almost forgot, Hanabi wanted to invite you to our home for tea" Naruto pulled away from Sasuke shifting Yume and accepted the invite, " Thanks Hinata chan" Naruto smiled as Hinata blushed furiously out of habit.
"who's that?" G.G. asked, "ex rival" Sasuke said flatly, G.G. tilted her head and examined Hinata. "I can see why she is cute" Sasuke's eyes darkened as Naruto continued to speak with her, G.G. sweat-dropped, "calm down " she thought. Sasuke pulled Naruto and Yume away from Hinata, his eyes screaming MINE.
Sakura leaned on the wall, Sasuke looked so possessive, it really pissed her off but she couldn't do anything about it. Shikamaru watched her closely and stood up, "i'm going home, Temari wants me home by dinner" he stretched and yawned as he headed out, "i'm glad your back Naruto, you too Sasuke" he smiled as the little girl waved goodbye to him , he waved back and left. She was a nice little girl, a little twisted and bright but she still had a innocence of any child. It was sad that Sakura could not support her friends but he had always seen her as a selfish blank brat, it wasn't the least bit surprising to him. She needed to grow up, maybe this would help her.
A small flashed passed him but he did not spare a look, he was too tired an needed his own family to see. A short girl peeked inside, about the age of 13 years old, light brown eyes covered by her thick glasses and her hair tied up in a ponytail. "G.G. senpai why did you leave the dojo?" G.G. froze and turned around, "hi Ari chan i came to see old friends, remember Sasuke and Naruto" Arisu nodded as memories returned. The three were reacquainted and introduced their daughter to her, being the second youngest in the room she found comfort in Yume, she was tiny and cute thing, she wanted to hold her but was too shy to say anything.
Night came quickly and almost everyone left, Sai had been the one to leave a few hours after Shikamaru, then Hinata, Tsunade and Kiba was the last to leave. Naruto had been tired and was sleeping in his bed with Yume who was curled up to him, Naruto's protective arms covered her. G.G. and Arisu were sleeping in the living room as they still needed to fix Itachi's room and expanded in case they had more kids. It would take a long time for them to rebuild every house and reopen the compound and the Uchiha police station, They weren't even near finished with the main house.
"Sasuke lets run away together!" Sakura shouted as she tried to hug Sasuke only to be pushed away, "Don't ever touch me with your filthiness"
Tears rolled down her eyes, "Sasuke i love you, please" she begged as she tried to reach for him desperately. He grabbed her arms tightly, "well i don't love you, i love Naruto and our daughter, i'm perfectly happy with my family and would never break my family for you" he let go of her hand and stood back. "Did i ever have a chance?" he shook his head and walked away from her heading back to his home. "You have always been a nuisance to me, the pathetic need to be with me makes me happy i never married you" Sasuke said "get over me already"
"SCREW YOU UCHIHA!" She cried out as she watched him go, to his family. "Sakura" a soft voice spoke from the shadows, "INO?!" Sakura asked confusedly before throwing herself at Ino, Ino comforted her until she stopped wailing. Rubbing her back gently and listening to her ramblings.
"Sakura you have to move on" was the first thing Ino said when she stopped crying, "what-"
"Sai told me everything," she said, "but you told me to try!"
"i did but that was before i knew about their kid, Sakura they are a family, things change when you have a family" Ino said as she looked at her friend, "you can't tear a family apart for your own selfish needs"
"Sakura you are my oldest and closest friend and i have seen you change, you were once a shy not so confident little girl who was just as timid as Hinata. You became this obsessed fan-girl like me, but i moved on, i fell in love with someone else. I know i don't have the right but Sakura you can't be this girl anymore, your an adult and you can't keep these silly little fantasies anymore" Ino said stunning Sakura, "just go home and think about it" Ino said hugging her one more time before heading back to her own home.
