Future Fixtures

Chapter One

(Beginning A/N: For those of you that were wishing for some other couple, I apologize. I will write another fanfiction for Naruhina later.)

"Daddy!" Naruto groaned and rolled over, not really hearing the little voice. "Daddy! Wake up!" A little hand reached forward and poked the side of his head. While the little voice did nothing to the heavy sleeper beside her, Sakura found herself being pulled from a peaceful sleep by the little voice. The beautiful woman cracked one green eye open. The first thing she noticed: Naruto was lying next to her. His once young face was now firmer. The young man that had chased her around asking for a date every other day was no longer a sixteen year old boy. Sakura blinked.

"Eh?!" She whispered, hoping not to alert the child that was poking on Naruto. Sakura fought off the panic that rose in her throat. What was she doing waking up next to Naruto?! And why on earth was there a child calling him Daddy?!

"Hina, come here," a teenage male voice called softly. "Let momma and dad sleep. They had a hard day yesterday."

"But…" The young girl huffed. Sakura risked peaking over Naruto's shoulder. A small part of her mind kept convincing her that this was simply a dream, a nightmare. That small voice kept telling her that she would wake up soon. The little girl that stood at Naruto's side was adorable. Her wide eyes were green and her hair was Naruto's blonde.

"Hina…" The young man seemed to warn. The little girl huffed again and leaned up on her tiptoes. She kissed Naruto's forehead. Sakura fought off the urge to squeal at the adorable moment that passed between them.

"I love you, daddy," the young child whispered before walking toward the older teenager. "Can we have ramen for breakfast, Mina-niisan?" Sakura watched a small smile curve the teen's lips, but a small twitch occurred in her eyebrow. Apparently, the children had taken up Naruto's love of ramen.

"Sure, but don't let mom know," Minato whispered. He shot a small wink toward his younger sister. She smiled, but her smile quickly fell when she recalled the strange situation she was in. Naruto looked to be around twenty six so Sakura could only assume that she herself was twenty six. That little girl, Hina, had called Naruto her father. Sakura was lying in bed next to him. Sakura's eyes widened in horror slightly as she only now realized that they were naked! She suppressed the scream that almost escaped from her lips, but she couldn't stop herself from shooting away from his naked body. She fell off of the bed onto the hardwood floor.

"Ow," Sakura whispered. As her fortune would have it, the thud finally disturbed Naruto from his sleep. She froze as she watched him sit up.

"Sakura-chan?" Naruto mumbled as he sat up. Sakura quit breathing and prayed that he wouldn't see her. He wasn't fully conscious at this moment, still caught in the hold of Sakura involved dream. His first conscious thought however was at his lack of dress. He furrowed his blonde eyebrows. While he lifted the sheet delicately, Sakura chose this moment to make an escape. "Why am I naked? I went to sleep with boxers on…" He mumbled. Sakura crawled silently into the bathroom and grabbed the robe from the hook. She rolled her eyes as she noticed the color: bright orange. Despite the oddness of the situation, she couldn't help but feel amused. Despite finding something to cover herself with, she stayed in the bathroom still. She walked to the sink and leaned on it. Her earlier feelings of amusement fled her as she stared at herself in the mirror.

'Okay,' she thought as she stared at her slightly aged face, 'so I'm assuming that this is the future…or one possible future we have. Stranger things have happened.' Unwilling, Sakura's body gave a small shudder as she thought of the aggressive Hinata that haunted the alternate universe. The thought of Hinata made guilt fall like a rock in her stomach. 'Hinata…' Sakura bowed her head. She couldn't ignore the fact that she had woken up, naked, in bed next to an equally naked Naruto. She couldn't deny that there were two children running around calling Naruto daddy nor could she deny the golden band that sat on her ring finger. 'How could I do that to Hinata?" Sakura asked herself. 'How could I betray her like that?' Then, as if like a burst of cold air, she thought of her daughter's name: Hina.

"Oh God," Sakura couldn't help but whisper. 'What if she's dead?' The thought was simply incomprehensible to the pinkette. She was lost in her feelings of horror when the bathroom door opened. A slightly panicked and very confused Naruto stood in the doorway of the bathroom.

"Sakura-chan!" He exclaimed in surprise. Naruto was no fool; he had seen the ring on his finger. He had seen himself in the mirror. He had made the same connection Sakura had; but, unlike Sakura, he had no idea who he was married too. Sure, he had hoped that it would be Sakura, but knew that it could very likely be someone else. The pinkette turned. The only question she had exploded from her lips the moment she looked at him.

"Did you see the children?" Naruto blinked at the question and then nodded. He pointed back toward the bedroom with a thumb.

"Pictures of us and those children fill our bedroom," Naruto told her. Sakura blinked. Naruto seemed way too comfortable with this situation. She crossed her arms over her chest and raised an eyebrow.

"You seem way too comfortable with this situation," Sakura spoke her thoughts. Naruto turned his eyes away from Sakura's entire being.

"I've never had a family before. I…just thought I would enjoy this moment while it lasted," Naruto mumbled. Sakura's eyes softened. Her crossed arms fell. The only other time Naruto had had a family had been the alternate dimension experience. When it had ended, Naruto hadn't forgotten who his parents were or the feelings that being around them invoked. He longed for a family. As Sakura stared at his saddened face, she knew that she could play along for a little while. Naruto deserved this.

"You do realize that this could be our possible future?" Sakura asked. Naruto looked up at her. His usually cheerful expression was a serious one. It looked so foreign on his face.

"Would it truly be that bad?" He asked. Sakura's cheeks flushed slightly.

"Our future selves didn't seem to think so," Sakura muttered as she thought back to her waking hour. "We seem happy with our lives." Naruto smiled.

"We do, don't we?" Naruto asked. Sakura couldn't help but be delighted that the light had returned to Naruto's blue eyes.

(A/N: I hope that you have enjoyed this chapter as much as I had fun writing it.)