Bonjour, Konnichiwa!
Here comes the next chapter of Cruel Irony.
I hope you enjoy!
My apologies at the end.
Disclaimer: Do not own Naruto, or ItaxSaku…Just the plot.
Last Time: She yawned, as if agreeing with the statement, then snuggled into the blankets on their large king. Turning to face Sakura, Itachi let his arm drape over her still dainty waist, and held her closer to his body then usual. Enveloped in the quiet silence that engulfed them, each fell asleep, glad that they were where they were. In each other's arms.
It was the sound of a toilet being flushed that woke Itachi that morning. Yawning, he wiped the sleepy-dust from his eyes as he pulled the comforter off of himself.
"Sakura?"
He got a gag and another flush of the toilet as an answer. He walked into the bathroom, and saw Sakura attempting to hold her pink hair out of the way from her morning sickness vomit.
"You look cheery today." Once more, he got a flush of the toilet, although this time he was also awarded an eye-rolling from his favorite cherry blossom.
Wiping her mouth, Sakura walked to the sink and attempted to gargle the vomit taste away.
"Ha ha. You try barfing your guts out every morning then see how cheery you are." Wrapping his arms around her, he rested his head upon hers, staring at her reflection in the mirror.
"Well, I think you look beautiful, no matter what."
"Yeah, and I think you're full of it. But thanks." a smile graced the lips of the pink haired ninja. "What time is it?"
"Uh, about ?"
Double checking the clock next to their bed, Sakura grabbed a towel and shimmied out of her panties and stepped into the shower. Turning on the water, she answered his question.
"You don't think I'm going to the doctor's with puke in my hair, do you?"
Itachi immediately perked up at the thought of the doctor. The doctor that would either confirm Sakura's statement she made last night and make him the happiest father-to-be in the world, or crush his hopes and dreams of having a beautiful child with a certain beautiful Haruno.
"I'll go make some breakfast then, okay Sakura?"
"Yeah, sure…I'm not very hungry though."
It felt nice to be clean. At least, that's what Sakura thought as the warm water washed over her body, cleansing her skin of whatever dried fluids had been leftover from last night's activities. After she washed her hair, she pressed her forehead against the cold, blue tiles. Closing her eyes, she imagined Itachi as a father, her as a mother, a beautiful baby boy or girl to love. She knew that having a child wasn't always smiles and hugs, that there was diaper duty, and tantrums and whatnot, but still, she couldn't wait for motherhood. Finishing up with a relaxing loofah scrub, she stepped out of the tub, wrapped up in a fluffy blue towel. Walking back in the bedroom, she surveyed the clothes randomly strewn about, another reminder of their little escapade last night. Bending over, she picked up her pajama's as well as Itachi's pants and set them on the bed, and got ready for the doctor.
In the kitchen, Itachi was eating some corn flakes and waiting for Sakura to come out and eat. Flipping through that morning's paper, he looked at the headlines, although nothing jumped out at him. Discarding the paper to the side, he looked up to see Sakura looking amazing in a simple jean and tank top ensemble.
"You look delicious." he smirked.
"I'm ignoring that comment…You'd better have saved me a muffin, or a banana or something. I'm starving."
Itachi chucked an apple at her, which she caught in her right hand. "Thanks." was the reply.
Taking a seat at the table, Sakura rested her head against Itachi's shoulder and sighed. "What's the matter sweetie?"
"Nerves I guess." She looked down at her stomach and placed a hand there, as if to once more confirm it herself that there was indeed a little life inside her. "Its not everyday you have a baby inside of you."
Clearing his throat, Itachi responded, "Technically, up until the 8th week, its considered an embryo. Not a baby yet."
She looked at him amazed. "You can take the joy out of anything can't you? Jeez. You Uchiha's may be strong, but your humor skills are something to be improved."
Itachi feigned a broken heart. "Oh Sakura, that just hurts me to no end! Oh the humanity!"
"Yeah, yeah, lets get going okay? I don't want to be late. Wait, don't you have work today?"
"Hn. I'll take care of it. Like you said, its not everyday you have a baby."
"Well lets get going, ok?" Getting up from the oak table, she grabbed her keys and opened the door, beckoning for him to hurry up.
They didn't live far from the hospital, an advantage Sakura loved whenever she was called in for an emergency. The doctors office was right next to the hospital, an arrangement that allowed for easier access between the two which was especially handy when women were birthing. As the door to the doctors office came into view, Sakura squeezed Itachi's hand and looked up at the man next to her. His normally black eyes were practically glowing with joy, although his stoic exterior said differently to anyone who didn't know him well.
The bell on the door rang as the happy couple walked in. The office wasn't exactly busy, but it wasn't empty either. Sakura motioned for Itachi to sit down as she walked to the front and grabbed a clipboard full of medical sheets.
Looking around, the tall stoic Uchiha sat uncomfortably next to a pregnant woman. She must've been around 7 or 8 months along, she was HUGE!
'Oh god, that's what Sakura will look like in a few months.' he thought nervously.
Thankfully, said pregnant woman sat next to him, still thin; for now.
"I'm so excited!" she nearly jumped out of the seat.
He chuckled quietly and placed a steady hand on her arm. "Lets just fill out the forms first. You can be excited when we're in the examining room."
"Yeah, like you're not jumping for joy on the inside too." Sakura added, sarcasm dripping like honey from her lips. Those lips that Itachi couldn't help but stare at sometimes. Rosy, full and always in a smile, unless of course, those succulent lips were preoccupied with something else. A devilish little grin made its way onto Itachi's face, though it remained invisible from the pink-haired kunoichi next to him. It seemed to take too long for the nurse to call out Sakura's name.
"Well, that's us!" was the reply from an ecstatic Sakura as she grabbed her sweet heart's hand and practically pulled him to his feet.
"Right this way please." the brown haired nurse pointed to the third door on the right, where another person in a coat was waiting for them. "Here is Dr. Sayazuki." and with that, she was gone.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Sayazuki.," said the man in the white coat. "And you are…" he offered his hand to Sakura.
"Sakura. Nice to meet you sir." He nodded his head, and then offered his hand to Itachi. "And your name is?"
"Itachi." he said curtly. Itachi nodded his head instead of accepting the handshake. Withdrawing his hand, Dr. Sayazuki looked back to the mop of pink hair.
"Well then, Sakura, what can I help you with today?"
"Uh, I need to confirm if I'm pregnant, and if I am, I need to get something started, like vitamins, and what not."
"Alright. Well, to start off, here's a sample cup. The bathroom is just next door. Please come back when you're done."
As Sakura stepped outside, Itachi sat down on the small metal stool provided.
"So, Itachi was it? How do you feel about being a father?"
"Nervous, I guess. Worried. Anxious. Why?"
"Well, it's not everyday you watch someone bring a new life into this world." Sayazuki replied.
A hidden smirk made its way to Itachi's lips. "Now where have I heard that before?"
Just as the doctor was about to ask him another question, Sakura slipped back in and handed him a cup of urine, blushing slightly. It was one thing to deal with body fluids in a professional manner, but it was a completely different matter when the fluids involved were your own.
Placing it on the counter, Dr. Sayaki wrote something down on his clipboard, then took up the specimen cup and walked outside to the lab room. Sakura looked around the small, white room, then sat down on the examining bench.
"So, um…what were you two talking about?" she asked as she fingered the hem of her shirt.
"World domination." he responded coolly.
"Wasn't that already your plan, like years ago?" She smiled and laughed, although Itachi's brows knitted together. It was an unspoken rule between them that they didn't mention his time in the Akatsuki. Something along the lines of 'What's done is done.' The Ex-missing nin didn't like to remember how much pain he had caused while serving under Pein in the Akatsuki. He had turned over a new leaf years ago when he had met Sakura.
"I didn't mean it 'tachi-kun. I was just joking." her smile also fell as his somber mood sunk in.
He looked up at her, then spoke. "Its alright. I'm sorry. Reminiscing about the old times probably isn't the best idea now."
A knock at the door stopped them both short. As Dr. Sayazuki made his way in the room, he looked from the Sakura to Itachi and then back at Sakura. A smile graced his features as he said the magic words.
"Congratulations. You're really pregnant!"
A//N: And this is where I stop! Lol. I hope you guys have liked it so far, and also, please tell me what you like or don't, and also predictions for the future. XD
Thank you for waiting so patiently for me to get back on. I love you guys!