DIVORCE OR NOT DIVORCE!

Summary: How did two people that were married for 16 years and had 5 children end up hating each other? He was cold and uncaring; she cheated and told the entire world! Add two lawyers that also hate each other and you will get ultimate chaos... Is there any hope for this couple?

Rate: M for cursing and later lemons

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters exept the children!

IN A RICH MAN'S WORLD

"No way!" Tenten sat on Naruto and Hinata's couch and had just told them what had happened in the meeting the day before. Hinata was already sensitive from her pregnancy and Naruto was furious to both of his friends.

"Yes, Naruto! Neji's brilliant idea is to say that Sakura is mentally unstable and this is why she wrote that article! And it's truly brilliant when you are not doing that to a person you know for more that twenty years! He knows what a good mother Sakura is! And if she loses her children she will get crazy for real!" Tenten was really worried. Sakura wasn't answering her phones and she just stayed in her bed all day.

"Well, you weren't any nicer to Sasuke!" Hinata was always righteous and was ready to defend both Sasuke and her cousin. "You can't make him see his kids once every month! Can't they have joint custody? They have to share the time with their children! Maybe they can go one week with Sakura and the next with Sasuke!"

"No, they are too stubborn! They both want full custody. When I mentioned joint custody to Sakura, she threatened to fire me! And they have the upper hand now! James White sais that he didn't sleep with Sakura and Sakura can't explain that article! What is she going to say in the court?"

Naruto sigh. "When is the court?"

"I don't know yet, but with Sasuke's power, it won't be a long wait. And we still haven't discussed what the children want. The three older ones can choose with whom they want to go. But how can we make the children choose between their parents? That's so cruel!"

They heard the front door open and they understood that Neji had returned. Tenten stood up, said goodbye to Naruto and Hinata and slowly climbed the stairs to Neji's apartment. She hadn't been in that place since she was sixteen and she suddenly felt scared. It used to be a teenager's hideout and now it was a bachelor's apartment, a place where he worked and brought women and had fun. What if he wasn't alone?

She hesitated before knocking on the door, but she thought about Sakura's desperation and that gave her strength. Neji opened the door and his jaw fell as he saw her at his doorstep. He didn't recall having her in his house again and he never expected to have her, too. She made him very uncomfortable. Then he noticed her bruised nose and he started to wonder whether he should apologize or not.

"Can I come in?" Then Neji realized that he was just staring at her like an idiot and made space for her to enter the apartment. Tenten hated how much tidy and clean it look in comparison with her own place. Of course he was rich and she wasn't, but there was no excuse for the way she lived. That was what she hated the most about Neji. She always seemed like a loser next to him. Only God knew how much she wanted to win Sakura's case.

"What do you want? Sasuke isn't here and he won't have anything less than full custody."

"I know and that's why I came to see you. There're not some random clients, Neji. They are Sasuke and Sakura! How can you possibly claim that Sakura is insane?" The truth was that Neji knew very well that a good friend would never do that to Sakura. But he also knew that he had to win that case for Sasuke and he was willing to do anything for that cause.

"There are no friends in the court room and you know it! You are Sasuke's friend, too, and you are still against him!"

"But I'm not going to lie in the court to win the case! Sakura's not crazy! Have you any idea how she feels knowing that Sasuke paid the guy to lie to the media? She believes that Sasuke only cares about people's opinion and not her! And now you are trying to make her crazy because of your own lies! You can't take the children like that!"

"I'll win the custody no matter what, Tenten!"

"Well, you won't! Sasuke's lie will backfire! I can deal with it!"

"We'll see about that!

"The article your client wrote still exists. Why would a mother write down such a lie for her children to read? The court won't give five children to a mother who is... mentally unstable."

He had to congratulate Neji for his idea. Yet he knew that it was all his fault. He was the one that had asked Neji to win the case at any cost. He felt a little guilty, but basically he was angry. A weekend every two weeks? That was her offer?

His working hours were too many; he knew it. He had to make other arrangements before the trial. Without thinking it very much he picked up the phone and called his home number. He was lucky enough to have Anna answer it.

"Hey, baby!"

"Daddy, is that you? I missed you! When are you coming home?" The voice of the 8-year-old girl shuttered his heart. He wanted so much to tell her that he wouldn't leave again, but it was out of the question. He knew that they would spend a lot of time apart from now on.

"Don't worry! We'll see each other soon! How's everyone?"

"I and Kaito are playing downstairs and the twins are outside in the backyard. Minori is out with her friends and mama is still in the room. I think she's sick because she never eats or plays with us any more. Maybe she missed you, too!" You wish.

"Can you please put her on the phone?"

"Of course! Bye, daddy!" Sasuke hears some noise as the girl climbed up the stairs and passed the phone to her mother. Sakura muffled something and waited until the girl had left the room to talk to him.

"What do you want, Sasuke?" Her voice sounded tired and angry. It was obvious that she was sleeping before and he wondered if she had spent all those days in bed.

"...How are you?"

He clearly heard the sarcastic snort before she answered him. "How am I? I'm great! My husband of 16 years, who hadn't asked me once how was I, asks me for the first time after I filed for a divorce. And also he paid the man I cheated on him with to lie about it and persuade everyone that I'm crazy! But don't worry! He doesn't mind that another man touched his wife; it's his reputation he's concerned about! Also three of my children hate me and the other two I won't see again because I'm going to end up in a mental hospital! Aside from these things I'm great! You? Anything new in your life?"

"That's quite a speech! Neji told me that Tenten is ready to fight back and she is going to find something good for the court, so you haven't given up yet!''

''I'm so sorry... Do you want me to wrap up my children so you come and take them away?'' The sarcasm almost made Sasuke laugh. In 16 years Sakura had not once disagreed with him. It was nice to see her fight back about something at last. He needed to find an excuse to make her believe that he hadn't called to make sure she was ok.

''I just called you to tell that I have paid your bills... but you need to start taking care of these things your own. Since you don't want money from me! I don't want to see my children live in a house without electricity and thrown out of their schools.''

''Thank you! You are so considerate! It won't happen again.'' And she hang up the phone without goodbye. She might had said that sarcastically, but she was mortified and hated herself. The truth was that Sasuke didn't want to see her having to struggle for money after all these years that he had treated her like a queen. He was not happy that she hadn't asked for money even though she could according to the law. It hurt him that she wanted nothing from him any more.

flashback

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They stood in front of hundreds of cribs, baby-chairs and tiny clothes and they wondered around without knowing what they really needed. Sasuke was so excited every time she looked at Sakura's slightly round belly. He always had his hand around her waist and looked around to make sure that nobody would hit her or scare her. Her eyes were always wet as she looked at the colors, the bottles and the tiny clothes.

''Oh, my God! Sasuke-kun, this is so cute!'' He took the shirt in his hands and tossed it away.

''This is for a boy! We are going to have a girl!'' Her laughter sounded like music in his ears. He couldn't believe how happy she was making him.

''How can you possibly know that? This is our first baby and not even the doctor can say the sex yet!''

''Hn.''

''I love you so much, Sasuke-kun! I even love that stupid word of yours.''

"Mama?" Sakura heard Kaito's voice as if it was coming from far away. She opened her eyes and saw the boy climbing in her bed. Then he started to hop up and down to wake her up. He still wore his uniform and that's how Sakura realized it was afternoon. "Mama, wake up!"

"I'm awake baby!" Sakura helped the boy get in the bed and covered his little body with the blanket that still smelled of Sasuke's masculine scent. Ever since the kids had seen their father they had been much more happy and calm. The two younger ones still didn't know what had happened and she could only thank God for that.

"Mama, why dad sleeps in uncle Neji's house?" All the happiness that her son had brought to her was now gone.

"Well, daddy and mommy decided to live in different houses from now on..."

"Why is that?"

"We need to spend some time away from each other for now. But we still love you very much and you will see him anytime you want. Kaito, baby, how would you like us to have a new house?"

"But I like this house!"

"Baby, we can afford this place anymore!"

"Why can't you ask dad for money?"

"Because I'm done asking money from your father! Now go play with your cars before dinner." The boy left very disappointed. Sakura decided that it was time to leave the bed and stood up. She walked in her closet to get dressed and her heart was still heavy. She knew that sooner or lated they would have to live. The truth was Sasuke was paying for everything and it had been almost a month since he had left the house. She could not allow it.

Sakura knew that Sasuke had paid for her college tuition and her Master degree, and he was still paying for everything, food, clothes, bills. She had only worked for a few years and everybody knew her because of Sasuke. That made her feel very unworthy. Up untill now she used to rely for everything on Sasuke.

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The more she looked at the house the more she couldn't believe that Sasuke had bought that palace for her. She had already had three children and they planned on having more, so Sasuke started to look for a bigger place, but Sakura didn't expect to see that size. It seemed unreal.

"And that will be our bedroom!" Sasuke opened the double door and led her to a huge empty space. The master bedroom had its own bathroom and another door that led to a slightly smaller room.

"Oh, and that can be our next baby's room!"

"I believe this is your closet." He wanted to laugh as her jaw dropped. He had purposely left the closet last, because he knew that she would enjoy it more than everything.

"Sasuke, this isn't real!" She ran to him, put her arms around his neck and kissed him. he responded immediately and raised her up so that her could have deeper access. The kiss went on for a while and then she pushed him and continued to look around.

"Come on, Sakura! We have two babies and a very loud 4-year-old in the house! It's been months that I haven't touch you!"

"But this is too much! Can we even afford this place? I have nothing on my own, nor have I ever worked in my life! I can't live in here! Our garden is the size of a football field!"

"Hey! You have given me three beautiful children and you abandoned your career to take care of us! Now it's time for me to take care of you. You are living here and you can ask for anything you want from me. End of discussion."

"But, Sasuke, what can I do for you?"

"You can start by taking off your clothes."

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end of flashback

"It's wasn't money I wanted from you, Sasuke..."

Minori couldn't believe what she was about to do. She usually was confident and determined, but now she was about to throw up out of nervousness and her knees felt so weak that she couldn't walk steadily.

The last week had been hell for her. After that model had confessed that he hadn't slept with her mother she didn't know what to believe. Sakura had forbidden her to ask anything about the matter but she was moody and depressed ever since. She was afraid to ask her father about it, so that left only one person to ask. That had brought her in front of James White's hotel room.

She was about to knock when he opened the door and stepped outside. As he saw her his expression turned immediately and her thought that the pretty girl was some fan-girl that was there to seduce him. Minori was no stranger to the hungry expression of men when they spotted her. After all she had inherited her father's stunning looks and knew very well how attractive she was. Plus she looked way older than sixteen and that man was twenty years old.

"Hey, beautiful!" He walked slowly towards her with the most confident, I-know-you-like-me expression Minori had ever seen in a man before. Of course he was handsome, tall and dressed sexily but still he seemed arrogant and stupid as she approached her. At the moment she couldn't understand how her mother chose him over her father.

James leaned over her and she took a few steps back and stack her back on the hallway wall. He put his hand over her head on the wall and brought his face so close to hers that Minori for the first time in her life blushed. "What do you want from me, miss? Name it and I'll give it to you!"

"I... I will be the one to give you a punch if you come any closer!" He stepped back confused. Normally the girl would have thrown herself to him by now and he would be almost done. Ever since he had fucked that Sakura woman and she wrote the article, women came to him like he had honey. Not to mention that his whole life he could have anyone he wanted.

"Come on! Don't play innocent with me! Why did you come here?" And suddenly he put his hand around Minori's waist and stack his lips on her. She knew that it was time for the punch she had promised him, but she was paralysed. The man that supposedly had had sex with her mother stole her first kiss! His tongue forcefully entered her mouth and she just stood there like and idiot waiting to be eaten. Her father would be very disappointed to know that all his self-defence classes were useless.

James was satisfied with himself again and slowly lowered his hand until it reached her ass and cupped one of her firm buttocks. That was enough to wake her up and she pushed him so hard that he hit the other wall and fell down on the floor.

"I didn't come here for... ehm... that! I just wanted to ask you something!"

He just looked at her with his eyes wide open. She was killing him. His looks were the only thing that mattered to him and a little girl had just rejected him. "What?"

"I just wanted to know whether or not you had sex with Uchiha Sakura!" He stared at her like an idiot. The only thing he wanted was to pick up from where he left it, but she had completely gained her cool back. Why the hell did she cared so much? Was she so much in love with him that she couldn't stand the fact that he was seeing other women?

"Why do you ask?"

"She is my mother..."

"No way!" He finally found the courage to stand up out of surprise. Sakura was hot, but she was nothing like that breathtakingly beautiful angelic girl. Then he recalled her father's looks and he remembered that he was handsome, but she still the girl surpassed him. "Isn't she like 30?"

"She had me in High School! Now tell me!" Minori was now even more scared. Inside her she wished that her mother had never touched that man, so that she would be able to do it again.

James White knew that, too. If he told her that he fucked her mother and took money from her father to lie, she would never want to see him again. And he wanted to make sure that that girl would fall for him like everyone else. He was now determined to make that beauty his and he was willing to do anything for that cause.

"I never touched your mother. I have no idea why she wrote that thing."

Surprise, surprise! New couple in town! Imagine Sasuke's reaction...

I hope you liked it! See you next time!