Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NARUTO!
Chapter Ten: Over and Over Again.
Characters Introduced:
Rated T for now
Naru/Hina
Sasu/Karin
Saku/?
Sakura stared at her coffee cup with blurry eyes. She felt like shit and didn't want to see anyone today. But knowing her life like she did, there was no way she was going to get a break. Shinobi rubbed his head against her arm and purred softly, letting her know he was there. "I wish I could erase this whole mess. I adore Itachi and his family but I wish I had never met Sasuke." Sakura informed her cat roughly. Shinobi meowed and Sakura smiled slightly. "At least I have you Shinobi. Right now, that's all I need." She said.
Sakura blinked tiredly when her doorbell rang. "It's open!" She called tiredly from her spot in the kitchen. Seeing Shinobi's footprints made her smile a little more. It was a personal touch from her favorite man. "Hey. Is this a bad time?" Temari asked. "Not at all. I'm just kind of drained from last night and I'm not being a very good hostess. Sorry. Grab a cup of coffee or tea if you want and join me." Sakura replied as she shook her funk off temporarily. Temari obeyed and smiled. "I wanted to come by and see how you were doing after the ritual. Gaara was pleased with the energy output and Itachi has been fully healed." She said. "My ex and my ex-best friend called me last night. Karin and Sasuke are having a baby." Sakura replied evenly. "You feel like they're rubbing it in your face don't you?" Temari asked softly. Sakura nodded as her eyes filled with tears again.
"When Sasuke and I were still together, I got pregnant once. I was so happy but I didn't tell anyone because I wanted to be sure first. I miscarried in my second month and no one knew. I didn't get a chance to mourn the miscarriage because I didn't want to have to lie about it or tell the truth and have Sasuke hate me. I cried in private for days before I put it out of my mind. Knowing Karin is giving Sasuke a second chance at parenthood is destroying me inside because that was supposed to be my baby. Not hers. But I can't blame her for that. She doesn't know." She explained. Temari made a soft noise in her throat and hugged the pink haired doctor. "Naruto told me that when I found the right person, I would have kids. I tend to believe him because he's unusually accurate about those things." Sakura sniffled as she tried not to cry again. "I think you need to take a break from Karin and Sasuke. They're going to make you sick with all this stress they're putting on you by acting like nothing they did was wrong." Temari said. Sakura wiped her eyes and laughed slightly.
After Temari left to go to work, Sakura showered and got dressed in a simple pastel green sundress and matching sandals for a day in town. "I have to finish decorating Shinobi. Today's the best day to do it. I have nothing better to do after all." She said lightly. Shinobi meowed and left through the back door.
Sakura sighed and gathered her keys and other things and stuffed them into a matching pastel green clutch.
Gotta love Witches. We are a community-oriented bunch. ^_^