A/N: I am soooo sorry for the months of delay. I had a imediate family death. i just needed time to clear my head after that and get caught up with school work and everything. im so so so sorry /

but anyways, new chapter, new drama. and a little lemony treat ;)

(and i also appologize for the short chapter. i just wanted to get something out there.)

Chapter 5: Goals complete

The next day Team Kakashi walked out of the Hokage's tower after giving their report. It was near dusk as they all said their goodbyes and split up to go home.

Sakura arrived at her apartment, took a shower, changed into some shorts and a tank top, and went to her kitchen to make herself some tea. She took out a pot, filled it with water, and turned on the stove.

"Aare you gonna sit in the living room all night without saying a word?" she asked to the presence she had felt earlier.

A tall figure stood from the couch and walked into the kitchen. Sakura turned around just in time to see Sasuke come into the light.

"What are you doing here?" she asked wearily.

Sasuke just continued to look at her with his piercing gaze as he stuffed his hands deep in his pockets and leaned his back against the counter across from Sakura.

"I've come here for answers." He stated simply, never taking his eyes off her.

Sakura lifted herself on the counter top and frowned, "Answers for what?"

"Don't play stupid Sakura."

Sakura looked away, "You want to know about the cough."



"Hn. You've had it for three weeks now. You're one of the best medic-nins in Konoha, you should have easily been able to take care of it by now."

Sakura continued to stare at the floor as she battled with herself whether or not she should tell him. She was afraid, no terrified of what his reaction would be. Would he think her weak? Would he look at her the way he used to when they where gennin? Like a burden? A weak, hopeless, dependent burden? That was the last thing she wanted, btu he would probably take nothing but the truth.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, "I'm ill." She whispered, barely audible for her own ears, but Sasuke still heard her and frowned.

"Yes I know that, that's why I'm telling you I-"

"No, you don't get it." She cried, shaking her head at his ignorance. "I don't mean I have a common cold, I mean I am incurable. I'm ill and there's nothing I, nor Tsunade-sama can do about it. I'm already marked for death, whether it be three days from now, or three years! It's inevitable. . ."

She leaned forward to cry in her hands, body shaking from her sobs. Sasuke stood there, eyes fixated on his teammate, the news hitting him harder than he would have ever expected. Yes, he knew there was something wrong with her, but he had never guessed the severity of it to be so overwhelming.

'I'm already marked for death.' 'It's inevitable.'

The words swam through his mind, eating away everything else.

'It's the people she cares for the most that she's been pushing away.'

Nruto's words resurfaced. Now everything was starting to fall into place. Why she's been pushing everyone away. Why she ran from the nurse who was trying to give her an examination. Why she's been so snappy when it came to her health. Why she's tiering easily, having night sweats, and coughing up blood. It all made since. . .

She was ill and she knew she was going to die. Knowing there was nothing anyone could do to alter her fate, she kept it a secret, not wanting to worry anyone, she was trying to push the people close to her away so they wouldn't get hurt as much when she dies. Sakura was preparing them all for her own death.

Still Sakura. You still think of everyone else's well being before your own. . .

Sasuke took a step forward, "Saukra. . ."

Her body continued to shake as she began to cry harder at hearing her name come so tenderly from his lips. She shook her head, knowing he had figured it all out.

"Now you understand Sasuke, why I push you away. It's for your own good." She sobbed.

Sasuke was now in front of her, not knowing what to do next. He was never god at the comforting thing. One hand went to her lower back and the other moved to tuck her bangs behind her ears, out of her face.

"And what if I don't want to be pushed away?" he whispered into her neck.

Sakura's breath caught in her throat and looked up to meet his eyes, half expecting him to scoff and say there was no need to push him away because he was never going to be with her anyway.

"W-what?"

Sasuke gave the infamous Uchiha smirk, "Sakura, whether you're ill or completely healthy, I still want you."

She shook her head, "No Sasuke, there's no reason to want me." She cried and reluctantly continued. "There is a woman out there, healthy and strong, who will bear your children and help restore your clan. And Sasuke, that woman inst me, so don't waste your time."

Sasuke looked her straight in the eye, "That's for me to decide." He answered defiantly, then crushed his lips to hers in a brutal kiss, his passion adding to his frustration at the situation. He moved between her spread legs, causing her to wrap them around his waist. Sasuke lifted her off the counter top and carried her to her bedroom, never breaking the sultry kiss.

Sakura felt herself being set down on the bed. She reluctantly broke the kiss only to look at Sasuke. His onyx eyes were glazed over with lust and something else she wasn't quite familiar with in the stoic Uchiha's eyes.

He reached for Sakura's cheek and she nestled into his touch.

"Do you want this Sakura?" he asked huskily, kissing down her neck, sending shivers of delight racing through her body.

With one arm wrapped around his neck, she reached her other hand down to stroke him, smieling as he groaned with pleasure.

"I do want this, more than anything." She whispered.

"Hn."

He grabbed Sakura's hand, stopping her ministrations. Sasuke kissed her again in the torrent of passion. As his tongue probed, his hand moved to unzip his shirt, revealing her breasts to him. Discarding the piece of clothing to the floor, he pulled out a kunai and ripped through her bra, too impatient to unclasp it, and threw it over with the shirt.

"Sasuke," she half groaned, half moaned. "That was my favorite bra."

"Hn."

He feathered the side of her breast with traveling fingers that curved to the underside. He kneaded her fullness in the palm of his hand. When his mouth encircled the taut nipple and began to suck, Sakura's head fell back and her body arched. A low moan escaped her parted, kiss-swollen lips.

A fluttering feeling invaded her stomach, similar to what she felt before a dangerous mission. But she also felt an exquisite ache, lower and sharper. That had nothing to do with nervousness.

Before she even knew what had happened, Sasuke sliced through both her shorts and underwear and threw them to the side. Sakura gave a small growl, her other emotions too intense to spare any room for anger. Sasuke gave a smirk at her lazy anger and shed himself of his own clothes until he too was naked.

Sakura took him in for awhile and he allowed it, smirking. She took a deep breath and slowly expelled it, her eyes gorging upon his body. She was aware that she felt no surprise at seeing a man at full passion for the first time.

Sasuke leaned forward and began trailing hot, wet kisses down her stomach, stopping only when he came to the patch of pink curls. His hands gripped her thighs and spread them apart. He brought one hand up and traced the center of her folds lightly with one finger. The feather light touch caused Sakura to gasp and buck her hips, surprising Sasuke by such an intense reaction from the tiniest caress.

His other hand went to hold down her hips as he began to flick her swollen bud, which seemed to be the most sensitive spot on her body at the moment. While his thumb flicked her bud, Sasuke's tongue entered her, licking up her sweet juices, savoring the taste.

Sakura gripped the back of Sasuke's hair for dear life, feeling as though if she loosened her grip, she would fall back to earth from the heaven she was in now. He eyes rolled in the back of her head and her body arched, even though her hips were still being held down by one of Sasuke's hands. She began to have spasms and her legs shook tremendously as her orgasm crashed down on her with such intensity she never thought was possible.

Sasuke lapped at the juices that spilled out of her as she screamed his name in ecstasy. He then moved back up to Sakura. Sweat was rolling down her neck and her breathing was labored. She opened her eyes and smiled up at him. Sasuke leaned down to kiss her gently, letting her taste herself.

"Sasuke. . . please." She pleaded in a small, breathless voice.

He gazed at her earnestly, "It will hurt Sakura."

She smiled wistfully, "I live with pain every day. Pain is nothing to me." She insisted, pulling his body closer to her own.

"Hn."He mumbled, shifted between her legs.

He pressed his lips to hers as he lunged into her, breaking through her virginal barrier. Pain immediately splintered through her like a thousand exquisite needles. He stayed still, letting her adjust to his size until she bucked her hips telling him she was ready.

"Please. . . faster." She breathed between gasps.

Sasuke obliged and quickened his slow pace with delight. She raised her hips to meet his smooth cock and his thrusts moved faster and harder until he almost drove her into the headboard.

Sasuke, for the first time in over a decade, felt alive. He felt as if there was not a care in the world. There was no world. Only Sakura. Only the woman withering beneath him, crying out his name. There was only her and him, and nothing could take this moment away. This passion. This pleasure. It all seemed like a dream too good to be true. He didn't deserve Sakura. Not after all he had put her through.

No. he may not deserve her, but he has her anyway. She will be the one to bear his children. She will be with him forever. Or will she?

Now is forever. She is with me now. He thought as he felt her walls tighten around him.

Sakura gave a loud scream as her nails dug into Sasuke's back, his blood staining her fingertips. Just after her orgasm, Sasuke plunged on into a deep, shuddering ecstasy, filling her to the core with his seed.

He collapsed to her side and reluctantly pulled himself out of her warmth. Pulling her heated body against his chest, he wrapped his arm around her waist and nestled his face in the crook of her neck.

Uchiha Sasuke had not expected the surge of emotions that made him hold tight to her, that quieted the torment in his lonely heart for the first time and blocked any thought of their inevitable parting. Sakura, sighing, lay within his arms felt at once afraid and bold, empty and full, prisoner and free, chaste and whore. Her emotions were overwhelmingly confusing. She knew what he did and she knew what the consequence was going to be. She just didn't know if it was the right choice. She would have to think about it later, but for now all she needed was to rest.

Sakura lay on her side awake. She could feel Sasuke's steady breathing on her neck indicating he was still asleep. She lay there naked, wraped in her lovers arms on a beautiful, clear morning. This scenerio would be blissful and happy for most women who just lost their virgenity to the man they loved the night before. But Sakura lay there with inner turmoil. Battleling with herself.

What she had feared most, happened. Sasuke released inside her, on more than one occasion... As a medic-nin, she could find out if she's pregnant in only a week, but a week seems like forever away from now to her.

What if she is pregnant? What if she ends up having a miscarrage because her body's not strong enough to birth a child? What if-

Sakura was snapped out of her worried musings when she flet Sasuke's arm around her waist tighten. He took a deep breath, inhaling the smell of sweat, cherry blossoms, and sex. He smirked, his eyes still closed.

"How long have you been awake?" He asked as he nudged his face into the crook of her neck

"Around an hour." She mumbled.

"Why did'nt you wake me up?"

She shrugged.

"What's bothering you?" he asked, sencing something was wrong.

"We had unprotected sex Sasuke." she answered in a strained tone.

Sasuke frowned, "The consequences arent exactly unwanted."

Sakura twisted in his arms so she was facing him.

"Sasuke... my body is not strong enough to have a child!"

"You're strong Sakura. You can handle it."

"No Sasuke, you don't understand-"

Sakura stopped in midsentance when she saw the hurt worry on Sasuke's features. Never had she seen so much emotion on the stoic Uchiha's face. She lifted her hand and cupped his cheek.

"We'll see where this all takes us." she said gently with a wistful smile.

"Sakur-chaaan! You awake yet?" a voice called form her kitchen.

Sakura lifted the blankets over her body just as the bedroom door flew open.

"Naruto!" she yelled, blushing a crimson thet could rival the sharingan.

"Morning Sakura-chan! I was just-"

The aloof blond shinobi stopped in the middle of the room, mouth hanging open, eyes wide focusing on the dark haired Uchiha laying next to Sakua. Naked. Both of them. In the morning. Looking like neither one of them got any sleep last night.

"What the hell?!" he yelled, piontind at his two teammates, face redder than Sakura's.

"Naruto, what are you doing here so early?!" Sakura managed to ask.

Naruto ignored her question and contenued to glare at the Uchiha. Sasuke just lay on his side, head proped up on his hand, sheets only up to his waist, giving Naruto one of his arrogant smirks, purpously pushing his buttons to piss him off even more.

"Teme!! What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Naruto yelled.

"Hn."

"AAAAHHHH! I'm going to kill you!" he sceamed, running across the room, ready to tackle the naked Uchiha.

"Naruto! Get out!" Sakura yelled, having had enough. She did'nt think she could take the embarassment any longer.

Naruto stopped dead in his tracks, "But Sakurs-chan..."

"Out! We'll talk later."

He gave one last glare at Sasuke before turning to leave. Once they heard the front door slam, they both relaxed.

"You did'nt have to taunt him like that. I bet this hurt him enough without you being such an ass about it." she said.

"Hn."

Sasuke's hand snaked around her waist again as he began kissing down her neck, his intentions crestal clear and antisipation overwhelmed her. Sakura could already feel her lovers arousal brush the side of her thigh.

It was now around noon when Sasuke and Sakura walked out of her apartement. He stopped and looked at her.

"Do you want me to talk to the dobe?"

"No, I will, he'll probably try to fight you f he saw you before i get the chance to toalk to him." she laughed.

"Hn. I'm going to train." he answered in his norman monotonous voice.

Sakura smiled,"Okay, then I'll see you tonight."

She was about to walk off when a hand caught her wrist. Sakura was jerked into the Uchihas arms and kissed passionatly in front of everyone an the street. Before she knew what happened, she was let go and was watching thw back of her lover walk off into the crowd of the street. Finally Sakura turned away from him to see children gigeling at her and older women blushing with a wistful smile.

Sakura had been prepared to leave without a goodbye kiss because she did'nt expect the forever stoic Sasuke Uchiha to show affection in public. But man was she wrong. She smiled to herself at the thought of the unexpected kiss as she made her way to the place she was sure she would find Naruto.

She arrived at Ichiraku's, and sure enough there he was, sitting on a stool alone, drowning his sorrows in a bowl of pork ramen. Sakura stealthly slipped into and empty stool beside him.

"Naruto," she said gently, placing a hand on his arm.

Naruto looked over at her then back to his ramen, "Hey Sakura-chan."

"Are you alright?" she asked.

Naruto set down his chopsticks, but still did'nt look up at her, "I just walked in on my two best friends laying naked together doing kami knows what before i walked in. Now you ask me if I'm alright? Thw answer is no, I'm not alright." he answered seriously.

Sakura looked down at her hands, "Naruto, I'm sorry..."

All of a sudden Naruto jumps from his stool, eyes wide, and pointing accusingly at Sakura, "You better be sorry! Do you know how much emotional trauma this is goint to put me through? I'm scarred for life! AAAAHHH, It's all so disturbing- OW!"

The loudmouth ninja sat back down on his stool rubbing his head, "You did'nt have to hit me that hard."

"Hmph, you deserve it! Making me worry like that."

Naruto grinned, "No Sakura-chan, I'm happy for the two of you. I was actually wondering when the Teme was going to make a move. It's about time you two got together. I just was'nt expecting to witness the act myself." He gave a sheepish smile. "Kinda reminds me of my first time with Hinata-chan. Neji happened to be walking through the main house and heard us. Hehe, well he was'nt too happy with the situation and tried to kill me afterwards. But it was all well worth the fight."

Sakura smiled and was about to say something when she bagan coughing again. Naruto watched her with concern while rubbing her back to confort her once she sstarted gagging.

"Sakura-chan, you've had this cough for a long time now." His voice was dripping with concern and suspision.

She smiled up at him with unshead tears in her eyes, "Im fine Naruto. Something just got caught in my throat, that's all."

Naruto knew she was'nt telling his the truth, but if there was something she wanted to tell him she would when she's ready.

A week later Sakura lay down on her back in bed with an anxious Sasuke right beside her. Her glowing green hande rested on her stomach as she sreached her abdomen for any traceof another life force. And sure enough, as faint as ever, ut unmistakable, was a firtle egg in her uterus, ready to grow. Sakura gave a small smaile and looked over to Sasuke.

Sasuke's eyes grew wide at the unspoken news. He bent down to kiss Sakura feverantly. That night he made love to her again and again, thanking her in the most passionate and intence way possiable.

As they lay in bed, both uterly exhausted, and Sajura already in a deep sleep, Sasuek lay awake, thinking. Finally, finally his clan will be restored. Sakura now bears his heir to the Uchiha family. He finally succeded in both of his life goals. Itachi was dead and his child was in Sakura's stomach. His hand subconciously lingerd to her abdomen and traced circles with his thunb around her belly-button.

This child will be intelligent, have perfect chakra control, and will weild the sharingan. He will be strong. Sasuke though with a smirk. I could'nt have chosen anyone better to bear my child than Sakura.

He then gave a sad frown as he looked down at the slumbering woman, trying to muffel her coughs in her sleep. Sasuke had not forgotten the harsh reality of the situation. He knew, they both knew, that both mother and child would not survive this. As much as he tried not to think about it, the thought still plauged his mind. He could'nt help but think that he had just indefinatly marked her for death by imprenating her.

Sakura turned over so her head was resting on his chest. Sasuke looked down at his lover and sighed.

She's a strong woman. I did not choose her to mother my child for nothing. He thought, gently caressing her cheek. Both of them will make it out of this alive.

A/N: So once again i am soo sorry for the months of delay for the contenuation of this story. I myself hat when other authors do this so i know how those of you who actually like this fanfic feel.

But on a lighter note, IM BACK! the time i took off from writing was much needed and i'd apreciate it very much if you all tried to understand...

Sooo, i honestly need to reread this story because i havent read it in months and i have no idea where im going to take it.

and oh! i started this fic awhile ago, so it has none of the new stuff thats happening in the manga. im keeping it old school ;)

but here soon i will have a new fic thats a bit updated with the manga.

well, untill next time!!

Please review!! it will help MAJORLY with this little problem of mine called writers block! thanks!