Hey and sorry for the late update again! You see, my computer crashed so….yeah. I hope this chapter goes better than the other and I'm sure you all hope so too xD

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A week had passed since the big Uchiha wedding. The newly wed couple is currently in their bedroom; one up against the wall and the other against that person.

"Sasu..ke-kun…please…stop" Sakura said, giving the said man a little push away from her. She had just interrupted the start of another heated session. As Sasuke heard her unexpected plea, he backed away very slightly.

"What?" He said coldly. He didn't know why she had just stopped him. He was surprised, though as usual, didn't show it and kept to his usual impassive face.

"Look, can't we just leave it here for today, please Sasuke-kun? We've been doing it non-stop for a week, every night!" She said whilst feeling a little embarrassed.

"Explain yourself." He plainly stated. Why she was stopping him, he didn't understand.

"It's, well- I'm just tired, that's all. I need a break." She said frankly. The truth was that he never even made her feel cared while doing it and it was true that she needed a break from that. It doesn't even give her much pleasure except for being close to him, since he doesn't make love to her, which is a given and she accepts that he may never as per their stupid, stupid deal and his even stupider warning of being mean for eternity.

"A break? Why, from what?" He asked disbelievingly, though never showing it. He didn't think she made much sense. Why would she need a break? Any normal person wouldn't mind doing it everyday and it's impossible that the reason could be that he's bad at it and thus she doesn't enjoy it, not that he does it for that purpose anyway…but I mean, he's an Uchiha and they are supposed to be good at everything.

Sakura thought quickly for an answer. She obviously knew she couldn't say 'because there's no love in it and so I don't like doing it much'. The past week, she thought, could have been much worse due to the missing emotions in their relationship but, at least he always respected her up to an extent and did not treat her like trash. It's just her own little problem and despair that he doesn't love her and that her fairytale hasn't come true yet…

The next few words just flew out of her mouth almost automatically, "I think I need some kind of security, you know, I mean if you're just going to try and have babies with me everyday and then find it's not working, how do I know you won't try it with someone else like…what's her name… Karin. But if you do it thrice a week or something, I'll know that you are going to wait for me." As soon as she finished saying what she had to, she clasped her hands on her mouth and let out a light gasp. What she just said didn't even make sense to her and was hoping Sasuke would just let it be too and not get some wacky wrong idea out of it…

At first, it is true even Sasuke did not get a gist of what she was blabbering about, but decided he couldn't just leave it and perhaps look dense. He understood something about 'security', 'Karin', 'another girl', 'babies' and 'run away'. He tried to put it together and got something out of it.

"Are you saying that you feel I am just using you as a baby-machine- who might be thrown away anytime- because you think you were an easy target?" He said seriously staring intently into her eyes. It is true that she was an easy target but he mainly chose her because he knew her best from the girls and she was a very worthy kunoichi, which comes to show that he chose her especially as she was his first choice. And about the baby-machine thing, he thought he gave her more respect than that and even for him, the phrase 'baby-machine' was a tad bit too harsh.

"I, uh, what- No! Of course…" She paused. All of a sudden, an idea popped up into her head, though she was skeptical about it, she let it out, "That's very close to what I mean! You knew I would say yes to you and you took advantage of it. So…-"

"Sakura-" He tried to interrupt as he was losing his temper, only to be cut off by Sakura.

"- Wait, I'm not done! As I was saying, you know that I..I still have…feelings…for you right?" She said while biting her lip nervously. Even though she had told him this before and was sure he knew, she had to gather up her courage to say that line.

"Hn. Get to the point," stated Sasuke.

"…Ok. Well, for two months, I'm going to, I'll be very frank, try to make you care for me and hopefully, something more may also happen if I get lucky that is and…within this time limit, I won't let you get…intimate…with me." She breathed out as she finished. She was sure he would refuse at first but she was stubborn and she won't let him go until he accepts her "request". "Do you, umm…understand?" She said.

"Why would I ever agree and as far as I remember, you completely agreed to help me. Why on earth do you think any of what I said is going to change just because you wish so?" He spat angrily. "What is your damn problem, Sakura?!"

"I know, alright? But, please, maybe we can start out with a month or something, because…I…need this…" She whimpered. Tears were swelling up in her eyes, daring to fall but she held it back and continued shakily, "I know I shouldn't have ever accepted your offer but…please just take it up as a challenge…"

He was really frustrated by her now. First she says some crazy stuff which didn't even make sense, then she accuses him of using her and now she expects him to change his mind about resurrecting his clan for two months for her sake. "What are you going to do if I refuse?" He said with a smirk, as if challenging her.

Just as she had expected; he refused plainly and clearly. Now what? She has known Sasuke for a long time and as far as she knew him, she had figured that he never put down a challenge. Thinking along those lines, she cooked up another idea. "Nothing. I'll simply do nothing. It's just too bad that you're refusing you know…I guess you're not up to it…I think Sai would be able to handle it more easily than you…It's ok. At least you'll still have me and the future clan to hide behind…" She slyly said in a casual, wondering tone.

He immediately glanced at her while narrowing his eyes. Did she just say that that pale-faced emotionally retarded guy could handle emotions better than him, Sasuke Uchiha the pure genius? Damn that girl, who was currently smirking and burning his anger up. She's really asking for it…two months wouldn't really make a difference would it? They're about twenty now and have just been married so technically they still have a long way to go, right? And he could definitely put up with Sakura's petty little challenge and declare it a failure.

If he wins, she would keep quiet and never mention anything like this again. All he had to do was be the way he is- non-caring, yet loyal and whatever he does, he must not fall for her which is perhaps the easiest condition of all to avoid. Just for two months, that's all. "Fine, I'll do it." He said through gritted teeth and immediately stomped out of the bedroom and shut the door harshly.

For a minute, there was complete silence, except for the ticking of the clock. After that, Sakura's cheerful voice rang through, maybe, the whole house. She was really happy that he had just accepted her offer. Now it was finally her time. Truthfully, she had no strategy planned on what to do but she knew she wanted this and had decided that she wouldn't force anything on him or try extra hard.

She would just be her usual kind self and if sparks flew- good. If they don't- perhaps he'll only care about her and not love her. She deeply knew she shouldn't expect extremes such as love from him. She would only be disappointed if she kept faith in that thought. She looked at the clock and saw that it had become pretty late and that she should go to bed. She was just about to reach for the door to tell Sasuke that she was going to bed but he beat her at it.

He bust open the door before she could even touch the doorknob. She was a bit startled by the abrupt entry. Their eyes met for a mere second. They were barely a few inches apart. He made the first move by backing away and announced, "I'm going to sleep in the next room for the next two months. We'll see who's more successful at this measly little task off yours." He said flatly and shut the door once again before she could even interject.

She sighed. Why would he do that? Then it sunk in. He had seriously taken it up as a challenge and he must have thought that if he stayed away from her, she wouldn't be able to "plan" on doing something funny to him at night. She giggled at her thoughts. From now on, things were going to get interesting. So she hoped as she still wasn't sure about what exactly she was going to do. 'I guess I'll just go with my original idea of being natural' she thought.

She switched off the lights and tucked into bed alone. During the few days she spent on this bed next to Sasuke, she had really enjoyed it and did miss him now since he went off to the next room. She loved his scent and his even breathing was somewhat a lullaby to her which rid her off of her worries and put her to sleep and let the sweetest of dreams consume her. She loved the way his handsome face's cold feature disappears when he sleeps peacefully next to her. 'I guess today's share of good things is over.'

After a while, she fell asleep.

Just after Sasuke had left the master bedroom, he switched off all the lights of the house and went to his new temporary bedroom. The bed was quite ordinary compared to the bed Sakura was perhaps currently sleeping peacefully in, thought Sasuke. For a minute before stepping into bed, he thought about everything that had just happened earlier this night.

He wasn't a hundred percent sure about his decision even back then. He personally thought it was a very dumb challenge and two months will go by in a flash. He wondered for a moment whether Sakura had intentionally married him to get this plan up and running. But something told him otherwise; knowing her, he guessed, that she wouldn't have even thought about it before and that the idea came to her on the spot. She probably doesn't even know herself what she is going to do about it.

All he had to do was not fall for her and not show any positive affection. The farthest he should dare to go is 'care'. It shouldn't matter much if he started caring for her as, whether he admits it or not, he does possess a lot of that feeling, but not for her currently. Rounding up his thoughts, he made his way to the bed and saw that there were no pillows and even blankets were missing. The bed only had a bed cover and sheet spread over it. He inwardly sighed and made his way to the room where his wife was to grab some pillows and blankets to tuck into.

He saw the lights off and could make out through the darkness distinctly, that she was sleeping comfortably, occupying even his side of the bed. He got near her and gently slipped his hand under her head, careful not to wake her up. With his other hand, he grabbed a single pillow and tugged at it lightly.

He let go off her head and held on to the pillow. He saw her stir a little and again heard her rhythmic breathing continue. Now all that was left to do was grab the spare blanket on which her leg was carelessly spread over.

He moved over by her stretched legs and swiftly lifted them up and grasped his blanket and pulled it out. He was just about to turn and leave but stopped as he heard his name being called very softly, almost inaudible.

"Sasuke-kun…"

He turned around and saw that Sakura was still sleeping and her eyes were shut to prove it. He guessed he must have just imagined it or it must have been that she was talking in her sleep. He went with the second option as the first one was probably impossible. He gingerly walked across the room and made his way out of it.

Tomorrow, he had to leave for an early morning short mission and it was probably best if he just rested as much as he could today.

It was morning and as Sakura fluttered her eyes open, she closed her eyes again due to the white blinding light of the welcoming sun. She opened her eyes in a squint and her eyes started adjusting to the light. After a while, she went to the bathroom, freshened up and made her way downstairs.

She looked at the clock sitting still on the wall and realized that it was already eleven O'clock. She had slept in and thus didn't make breakfast for Sasuke who was probably angry about it now. She called his name out loud quite a few times while scanning the house for him. She guessed that he probably had gone out to train.

Since it was this late, she decided to make lunch instead of making breakfast for herself. She took this opportunity of being alone at home and planned on preparing a big, special meal for Sasuke. After two hours of hard work at the kitchen, she had finally completed her goal of cooking her husband a delicious three course meal.

She arranged the table neatly and set all the food on it perfectly and sat on the couch in order to rest. She glanced at the clock and kept thinking that he would arrive anytime now. It had already become four O'clock by the time Sasuke returned home from his mission, with minor injuries such as light scratches on his hand.

He looked around the house and the smell of food faintly reached his nose. He headed for the dining table on which various dishes were temptingly arranged. He was quite tired so was glad to see the food. He saw that two clean plates along with cutlery were kept and realized that Sakura hadn't eaten herself.

As he thought of her, he decided it was best he announced his presence so she could eat too.

"Sakura. Sakura?" He said loudly, not exactly shouting. He walked over by the couch and before he sat on it he noticed that Sakura was soundly sleeping on it. Coming to the conclusion that it was best to wake her up, he shook her lightly and called out her name.

She stirred and groaned a little due to the disturbance and opened her eyes lazily. First she just saw a blurry image of a pale man with dark hair and then as things got clearer, she saw that it was Sasuke. She woke up with a startled jerk and tried straightening her hair and fixing her clothes.

"Oh, you're back! I've been waiting for you…what's the time?" She said hurriedly.

"Hn. It's four." He replied nonchalantly and seated himself beside her.

"I'm sure you haven't eaten yet, so are you hungry and where were you? If you give me a minute, I'll just heat-up the food," She said in a concerned tone. She got up and started heating all the scrumptious food with the help of the microwave.

"I've not eaten. I went for a short mission." Sasuke said while seating himself on one of the chairs of the dining table. Sakura joined him on the table and sat opposite him. She served him a little of each item she had prepared. She waited for him to taste each dish and looked up at him hopefully. She was expecting some kind of comment on her cooking but received none.

She sighed sadly as she was really hoping for a review after her effort and work. She bitterly thought that this is exactly what happens when you expect such a thing from a guy like Sasuke. Trying to get her mind of it, she started the topic of his mission.

"Um, Sasuke-kun?" She said uncertainly. He looked at her and replied a 'Hn'. Taking this as her cue, Sakura continued what she had to say. "I was just saying that I would really appreciate it if you would inform me before heading out for a mission, short or long. According to that, I'll make the necessary preparations, ok?' She said in a very polite enquiring tone.

"Hn. Whatever." He said monotonously and left the table and placed his plate on the sink for her to wash. Sakura followed him with her eyes sadly. She saw him leave the room. She hoped he would keep his word. She played with her food a bit and forcefully stuffed it in her mouth as she wasn't very hungry. Apparently, she blamed him for eating up her appetite.

She pouted childishly at the thought that she didn't get any reviews on her cooking from the jerk Sasuke. She quietly cleared the table and washed the dishes. She then went upstairs and told Sasuke that she was heading for work. He didn't even look at her and nodded while resuming writing his mission report while sitting on his new temporary bed.

The rest of the day went by wordlessly. She came back from work by eight and prepared some ordinary soup. Sasuke was at home. By ten, they had both finished eating and then they headed off to their respective bedrooms to rest silently.

End of chapter 6! I'm not too happy with the beginning of this chapter…actually, come to think of it; I never like the beginnings and endings of my chapters. Hm, too bad…

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