Beta-d by: IkiIki :)

"You need to calm down," said a voice.

Sasuke whipped his head from his plate that he had been messing with to face the slightly amused princess, Tamiko.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"Oh, nothing. Just wanted to see how you were going to propose to her," she said while taking one of Sasuke's tomatoes that was on his plate.

Completely ignoring how Tamiko had just stolen his precious fruit, he started speaking.

"Sakura is going to be back any moment, so can you please go. Wait, how did you get past Kakashi?" he inquired, because it was virtually impossible to get past him. Though Tamiko was a princess, Sasuke ordered Kakashi the full right to keep everyone away from his private dinner. Even if you were the king.

"Got some advance copies of the new Icha Icha Paradise books from Naruto. You know he co-writes them," she explained, which caused Sasuke to cock an eyebrow.

"Note to self: Get a copy from Tamiko later," Sasuke thought to himself.

"Anyways, I bought them hoping to bribe Kakashi later on so that I can get him to take off his mask. You know he is really gor—" but was interrupted when the doorknob turned.

"Quick! Under the table," Sasuke whispered to Tamiko, panicking.

"There is no way in he—" but the princess didn't finish her sentence because Sasuke rudely pulled her under the table.

"Stay quiet and I'll let you play with my hair," he said.

This immediately shut Tamiko up. How she longed to play with her brother's hair which he doesn't let anyone touch, except Sakura of course. The raven's nice, soft, black locks just made Tamiko want to comb and brush it. Weird, huh? But this was Sasuke's hair and this was an opportunity to freely ravish it with her hands. So she stayed put.

"Sasuke, who are you talking to?" Sakura asked as she sat in her chair.

"Oh, no one. Just thinking out loud."

"Oh. Okay."

Sasuke watched as Sakura devoured her plate and asked for seconds.

"She probably skipped lunch," he thought as he watched the pink-haired girl.

Sasuke thought about his decision to propose to the slightly chubbier woman in front of him. It wasn't as though he was having doubts. No. Not this Uchiha. Not Sasuke. It's just that Sasuke noticed a few… changes in Sakura's behavior today.

First it was that morning. When the prince woke up this morning, he noticed that Sakura wasn't in his embrace. She was scooted to the edge the bed, as if trying not to touch Sasuke.

Second was her over active bladder. Every time he's seen her today, she had to go use the bathroom very soon.

Third was her bitchiness. Sasuke didn't know what the hell was wrong with her. One moment she's happy, then 5 seconds later she's angry with him. I mean, maybe it was PMS that caused her mood swings, but who the hell cries over a pretzel?! I mean, it wasn't his fault he sat on the bag.

Flashback

Sasuke came from behind and wrapped his arms around Sakura's waist, causing her to jump.

She quickly turned with a look of horror on her face, until she realized it was Sasuke.

"Oh, it's you, Sasuke," she said, trying to calm down.

Sasuke didn't like how Sakura responded to his touch. It was almost as if she was terrified. Like she wasn't expecting him...

"Did you need something?" she asked sweetly.

Sasuke's suspicions vanished at the sound of her voice.

"No. Just came by to check on you," he said wrapping his arms around the woman he loved and pulled her into a kiss.

Sakura's hands found themselves in black locks as she pulled them closer, making the kiss more passionate ad hungrier. Sasuke responded with equal vigor and picked Sakura up. He bent to sit on a chair when he heard a loud popping noise.

"POP!"

Sakura broke away from the heated kiss only to realize that Sasuke sat on her bag of pretzels. The very same bag of pretzels she'd been craving for the past three hours. The same bag that she'd spent an hour looking for in the market with the sun beating down on her skin. The same bag of pretzels that had just been squished by Sasuke's butt.

Seething with anger, Sakura got up from a confused prince, gathered up some chakra, picked up the bewildered prince and threw him off her precious bag of pretzels. With a loud thud Sasuke landed against a wall and Sharingan flaring.

"What the hell!" he yelled while stomping towards the pink haired girl.

"You sat on my pretzels!" she yelled with her back against him.

Sasuke took the girl by her shoulders and turned her around. He was shocked when his love starting crying and looked absolutely terrified. Maybe it was his oh so intimidating eyes…

The petrified look on Sakura's face calmed him down immediately.

"Look Sakura, I'll get you a new bag," he said softly.

"R-really?" Sakura said through choked up sobs.

"Yes," he replied.

"Oh thank you!" the girl said and hugged the confused prince.

"What the hell…" he thought at the girl's mood swings.

End of Flashback

If Sasuke was any less of a man he would have jumped when he felt a hand on his leg, when clearly Sakura's hands were in fiddling with a fork and a knife. If he was any less, he might have actually jumped. But not this Sasuke. Not this gorgeous Uchiha prince. So he gazed down to see an orange sandal, occupied by a caramel foot.

"I forgot she was there…"

He "discreetly" slid his fork off the table and it landed near his foot.

"I'll get that," he said to the woman in front of him, who just nodded her head.

Sasuke got on his knees to face himself with a princess mouthing to him.

"Ask her."

To which she just received a confused face from the raven.

Tamiko rolled her eyes.

"Propose. Go!"

"I'm going to. Just stop!"

"Sasuke?"

"Yes," he replied, getting back into his chair.

"Have you ever thought about what will happen to us after I leave?" she asked.

"What do you mean leave?" he asked in surprise.

Sakura wasn't leaving. Not this Sakura.

"I mean after my medic training. I can't possibly stay here. I mean, in your room, for the rest of my life," she said with a small blush.

Sasuke was silent. He never thought about the living arrangements till now. But then again, it won't be a problem.

"Sakura. There's been something I've been meaning to ask you," he said, suddenly getting nervous.

No. An Uchiha doesn't get nervous. It's the food that making him a little queasy in the stomach.

"Can you stand with me for a minute?" he asked to the confused pink-headed medic, but she accepted the offered hand and let Sasuke guide her to the window, where the moon could be seen.

Tamiko got low enough so she could see under the tablecloth.

"Sakura, you know it's Valentine's Day, right?" he asked.

"Yes…" she said having no idea where this was leading to.

"It's the holiday to celebrate love, like ours," he stated.

Sakura's eyes widened when she realized what day it was. She looked around to just notice the romantic setting. Dim room, candles lit, and dinner by the moonlight… the romantic works. She was so distracted with how she was going to break the news she was going to leave to protect him… and her baby, that she completely forgot today.

"Well, I-I know you know I love you," he stuttered.

"Sasuke stuttered!" screamed both Sakura's and Tamiko's minds.

"Sakura," he said, holding her by the elbows now.

"You make me crazy. I'm constantly thinking if you're okay, what you're doing and when you'll be back in my arms again. You make me laugh, angry, frustrated and befuddled. You make me feel so much. You revived me from that hollow shell I once was. You fill me up with so much that I could never stand to lose you," he said getting on one knee, which caused Sakura's eyes to widen.

"So Sakura, my love, please don't leave me. Stay with me through thick and thin. Stay with me through the hot and cold. Dawn and dusk. Stay with me by my side, as my reviver, my love… my wife," he finished, slipping a simple jade and onyx ring on her left ring finger.

Sakura's eyes widened as Sasuke slipped the beautiful jewel on her. She was shocked. Sasuke stood up to look deep into those green eyes he fell so much in love with.

Sakura was torn. How could she accept? How could she accept when she may be carrying another man's child?

"S-Sasuke? I… I don't know what to say," she choked out.

"A yes would be appreciated," he stated nervously — I mean… the hell with that.

He was nervous and scared at the moment. Sakura was taking her precious time to answer the damn proposal.

"I- I…can't," she said, letting go and running out the door, which wasn't currently guarded by Kakashi (Reading a familiar book in his room).

She left a crushed Sasuke behind and an amazed Tamiko in the room. She left the man she loved in that room.

"Tamiko…" Sasuke started but couldn't finish his sentence.

He was hurt. He was crushed. He had just been rejected by the love of his life…and without an explanation at all.

"Yeah. I'll talk to her," the now worried princess said to her brother.

"Please…" he said as he let out a tear.

Sakura blindly ran where her feet led her to, but she grew tired quickly as the fatigue from her pregnancy settled in. She sunk against a wall and let it out. The tears, the sadness and the pain in her heart that kept growing. She couldn't say yes. She couldn't let Sasuke know that it may not be his child. She'd run. Yes. She just needed to get to the room, pack her stuff and run. She'd find a job to support her and her baby. She just… she just couldn't tell Sasuke.

"Sakura," said a very pissed off voice.

Sakura looked up to find a very pissed off princess just seething with rage.

"D-Tamiko-hime," she said standing, trying to compose herself.

"Why did you say no?" she asked calmly, but Sakura knew she would snap with the wrong answer.

Sakura debated with herself to tell the princess. Deciding Tamiko would find out some how she spoke.

"I c-couldn't marry him. I'm p…pregnant," she announced.

Sasuke couldn't take it any longer. He followed the way Tamiko had gone and soon followed the voices. He had to know why and fast. He stopped short from turning around the corner when he heard Sakura's voice.

"I'm p…pregnant," he heard her utter.

Sasuke's eyes grew big when he heard the woman he loved say those words.

"She's pregnant…with my child," he thought.

He was shocked, but that didn't explain why she said no. So he tuned back into the conversation.

"…I don't get it. Why leave? Why didn't you say yes? I know you love him just as much as he loves you," Tamiko explained to the crying girl.

"No! No, no no…" she wailed.

"Tell me! Why?" Tamiko said yelling.

Sakura shook out of Tamiko's grasp and yelled her answer.

"Because I don't know if it's his!" she cried, which caused Tamiko to be speechless for the first time in her life.

Sasuke couldn't breath. He couldn't say anything. He soon found himself fuming. Who touched her?! Who touched what was his?! Who… who raped her?!

I did it. I told Tamiko everything. I was getting ready to turn and leave when I stopped at the sound of that familiar voice.

"Who?" said Sasuke with a deathly undertone.

I turned to face spinning black and red eyes. Sasuke's Sharingan.

I couldn't speak. I couldn't do anything except cry, so he repeated his question.

"Who raped you?" he asked.

"I-I—" but never answered the question because someone interrupted her.

"I did."

Sasuke turned his face to meet equally blood red eyes and was shocked.

"I-Itachi?" he asked dumbfound, turning to see his brother.

"No. It's me. Orochimaru," he said with a smirk on his face.