title: beautiful disaster
characters: SasuSaku, Tsunade
rating: T
category: angst
They're sitting together in the examination room, neither one speaking. The tension grows thicker with each passing silent moment.
Finally, Sakura breaks the silence. "Are you scared?"
Beside her, Sasuke tenses. "Sakura…"
"I'm scared," she whispers, her voice is raspy from crying so much.
Her husband turns to her, gripping her small hands between his. "Sakura, I know I've never been good at…communicating with you, but I want you to know, whatever happens, nothing is going to change for us."
She sniffles, bleary eyes searching his for even a hint of truth. She finds more than a hint and smiles weakly at him. "It's just…we've been trying for nearly a year and I've never even thought once that I might be…"
"Don't worry until we know for sure."
"And what happens if we do know for sure? I…I understand if you want to end this."
"Sakura, don't say things like that." He scowls at her, rubbing her soft palms with his rough, calloused fingers.
Tears begin to slide down her cheeks again but she doesn't bother to dry them. "But your clan, your family…"
"You are my family now. You, Naruto, Kakashi."
"Sasuke-kun…" She leans closer to him, tucking her wet face into his neck and breathing in his warmth. Sasuke's arm comes around her and hugs her close.
There's a quiet knock on the door and Tsunade slowly walks in. The pair says nothing as they look up at her, neither one wanting to bother with pleasantries.
The Godaime holds a manila folder in her hands but she keeps it closed as she approaches them. Her face is clear of emotion but Sakura can see through the wall built and knows what's going to come next.
"Sakura-chan, I'm so sorry."
That's all she needs to hear as Sakura bursts into a fresh set of tears, turning into Sasuke and clinging to him. Her fingers clutch at his shirt, scrabbling for any sense of security. From above his wife's head, Sasuke looks up at the Hokage.
"You're absolutely sure?"
Tsunade nods, "Sakura is infertile."
I know it's angsty, but this plot has always been in the back of my mind and I wanted to see where it would go.