Unexpected

Chapter 5

It was a beautiful day in Konoha. The woman sat on the park bench soaking up the warmth of the sun, a smile on her cherry lips as she watched a small girl play in the sand box. He watched as her hair blew gently in the wind.

It's been years since he'd seen her last. Well technically 3 days since he went banging on her door like a mad man. But that time he didn't get a chance to truly look at her, due to the alcohol nothing looked right. Her pink locks had finally been allowed to grow past her chin but with the way she yanked her hair back tying it tightly, he knew she was planning on cutting it soon. The last time he had seen her before returning to Konoha she had tried to kill him. Her eyes bore hatred and resentment towards him when she ran at him with a kunai in hand. Even now when she looks at him they still do but when he's not around the sparkle in her emerald eyes returns.

He approached the pinkette and took a seat next to her on the bench. "So did you tell her?" Sasuke asked keeping his eyes on the child that was shoveling sand.

"Yes."

The two watched the girl in silence unable to think of something to say next. Sasuke didn't know how to act around kids while Sakura didn't know how Reika-chan would act towards Sasuke. Instead they waited.

The little Uchiha concentrated on making a sand castle… mountain. She let out an angry huff when the sand didn't take the shape of the bucket and fell into another mound. Losing patients she got up and went to her mother in a hurry. "Mommy I can't do it." She whined pointing at the pile of sand from her failed attempts. It took awhile for the little one to notice the silent man next to her mother. But once she realized who the man was she instantly forgot about the sand castle. "Umm... mommy says your family. Are you really?" Reika-chan asked innocently looking up at the man with big eyes.

Sasuke was taken back. The little girl seemed to have a secret weapon. He was held captive by her sweetness but he quickly regained his composure. "Yes. I'm your Uncle Sasuke." He replied hesitantly patting the girl on the head.

Sakura watched as Sasuke struggled to talk to her daughter with words other then 'Hn.' Despite her hatred towards him she had to admit it was a cute sight. The 3 yr old had Sasuke wrapped around her finger without even trying and Sasuke didn't even know it. Sakura couldn't help but giggle when Reika-chan had convinced the unwillingly stubborn bastard to push her on the swing. She never thought she'd see the day Sasuke like this. He didn't smile but he didn't have the usual smug look either. Maybe it was because he had something to live for now other then revenge.

"Uncle, uncle look." Reika-chan said to the Uchiha that pushed her higher in the swing.

"What are you going to do?" He questioned wonder what she was going to do that demanded his attention.

Without receiving an answer the Uchiha watched as the little girl leaped out of the sing in mid air. Time seemed to move in slow motion as his heart stopped. In seconds he had rushed into the air to catch the falling girl before she hit the floor. He had landed less gracefully then he hoped but the important thing was the crying 3yr old in his arm. Sakura was by his side instantly taking her crying daughter from him and cooing her to sooth her cries. "Its ok mommy's here. You're ok look, look, see you're ok there's no booboos."

The young Uchiha sniffled and whipped her tears as her mother set her on the ground. She felt no pain so her mom wasn't lying about not getting hurt. But she was scarred. It was the first time she got that kind of reaction from jumping out of the swing, so she thought something went wrong. "What happened why did you jump out like that? You scared us." Her mother asked.

"Uncle Naruto always catches me when I jump out of the swing." Reika-chan answered knowing her mommy was worried and not mad.

Both Sakura and Sasuke eye twitched in response. "What game is this that Naruto plays with you?" Sakura asked trying to hide her growing urge to kill a certain blond.

"He calls it Flying Reika! First he pushes me on the swing super, super high. Then says I can jump and fly and that he'll catch me. It's really fun and-" The girl explained thinking it was a cool game and maybe her mom would want to play.

"Reika dear, you can't do that. Some people don't know how to play that game and you can scare people like that. You made me and Uncle Sasuke think you were going to get hurt." Sakura said in a concerned tone. It was her way of scolding. She didn't like punishing and yelling. Instead she let her daughter know how worried she was and how much she cared.

"I'm sorry mommy. I promise not to do it again." The raven haired girl apologized wrapping her arms around her mothers' neck. Thinking they had enough adventures at the park Sakura decided it was time to take Reika home. "Say bye-bye to Sasuke."

"He's not coming home with us?" Reika asked.

"Of course not. He has his own home to go to." Sakura replied, thinking it was ridiculous idea to have that bastard in their house again.

Reika face crumbled and her eyes became glossy. "But mommy home is where your family is. So that means his home is with us." The words hit the two adults hard. Both their hearts constricted and the words replayed in their heads. The girl noticed the silence and the hurt expression on the two grown ups. "Mommy please don't make him be alone."

Damn the innocence's of children, because they can't see the awkward situation they are insisting on. Curse their unavoidable cuteness that made it so easy to get their way. The 3yr old stared up with puppy eyes, waiting on her mother's response.

Before Sasuke and Sakura could scream out NO in giant capital letters, Naruto had came running up to them. "Sakura-chan! Teme! I've been looking all over for you two." Naruto shouted, oblivious to the death glares he was receiving. "Tsunade wants to see both of you."

"Reika I want you to go with Naruto. I have to do something important." Sakura said to her daughter as she handed her over to the blond.

"Reika-chan we're going to have so much fun together!" Naruto laughed tossing the small girl in the air causing her to fall into a fit of giggles.

Sakura and Sasuke both pasted Naruto and whispered the same exact threat in his ear. "If you teach her dangerous games like Flying Reika ever again I'll kill you."

Naruto gulped and whipped away a nervous bead of sweat. When they got back they were sure to kill him.

…

As the two approached the doors of the Hokage's office, the Hokage's short haired assistant was waiting for them. "Sorry Sasuke but she needs to speak to Sakura first." Shinzu said only allowing Sakura to enter the room.

Inside the blond behind the desk was strangely sober. Sakura centered herself in the large room before addressing her sensei. "Tsunade-sama what is it that you wanted to discuss?"

"Do you have someone willing to watch Reika-chan for a couple days?" The hazel eyed woman asked as she flipped through a file on her desk.

"Yes I do. Does that mean I will be leaving on a mission?" Sakura had found it weird that she'd be sent on a mission. Ever since Reika-chan was born it was agreed that she would work full-time in the hospital and only go on emergency missions.

"You well be going on a 2 man mission south of the fire country."

"Who is my partner?"

"Sasuke Uchiha." The older woman responded ignoring her student apparent shock.

"No!" Sakura objected. "Give me one good reason that I have to go on this mission and most of all with him!"

The woman behind her desk grew aggravated with the pinkette. "For one it's an order from you're Hokage! Two you need to get the hell out of that damn hospital and earn some real money! Three you have to learn how to be a family with the damn bastard!" Tsunade said making herself very clear. "You chose to be Reika's mother, so in all aspects you also accepted being family to Sasuke."

Sakura growled knowing the Godaime was right. She had to be family with the egotistical fool and she was willing to deal with it. But no one said she ever have to be alone with him and get along?

Now what does the Hokage mean by "Chose to be Reika's mother?" HMmm. Is Sakura really Reika's birth mother or is it more complicated then that? Find out soon.

So I've been getting back into drawling and not perfect like those beautiful linear art I see on Deviantart but still nice for pencil drawn.

Cant wait till next chapter! Sakura and Sasuke alone! Drama, more lies, fighting, romance and much much more!

Keep reading and reviewing people. I love it!

Thank you everyone who's been reading so far!

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