Chapter 32: Sora...?

Sakura's POV:

The reunion had already ended. I was outside, waiting for Shizune to give me my son back. The whole Sasuke thing...its just...I dont have time for that, you know? Sora is starting school soon..and I just dont want to let him go...I know that sounds so corny...but I cant live without my son...I dont know what would happen to me if Sora wasnt there.

Someone tapped my shoulder from behind. I expected Shizune with Sora but It was just Sasuke. Yes, thats right just Sasuke.

I raised both my eyebrows as I looked at him. " Sakura..." he started

I saw Shizune walk behind him holding a sleeping Sora. I took my gaze off the black-haired dude and gave Shizune a confused look. She nodded her head and mouthed 'Ino'. So I guess she thought I wanted my privacy with my ex. And since Ino and I are driving home together, she would give Sora to Ino.

I looked back at Sasuke with a 'can-you-hurry-up' look. " Ino said that she was inviting everyone to youre guyses place and..."

I suddenly understood, " Oh, youre asking if thats ok with me that you come?"

he didnt answer, he just looked at me blankly.

" It doesnt bother me, dont worry" I said as I patted his shoulder. Hm...I cant wait to see the look on his face when he finds out im a mother already.

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Sasuke's POV:

I didnt have a place to stay here. So I had to crash with Naruto. I sold my house here when I left. I never thought that i would come back here, thats why.

I guess Sakura is mad at me. So is Ino, but I really dont give a shit about her. And for some reason, Shikamaru seemed pissed at me. We didnt talk during the reunion.

i am now on Naruto's couch just thinking and listening to him snore. Next thing I know, its morning. During the reunion we got to talk a lot. The only one that I didnt know that career of was Sakura. She stayed quiet during that conversation. She told me before that she wanted to take medicine (college course) so I suspect that she's a doctor now.

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We all got to Sakura and Ino's house pretty early. Tenten said she wanted to " start the party early". Their house still looked neat. Nothing changed to it. It was the same. There was a brick wall on the other side of the house to separate streets in the subdivision while on the other side of the house was a fence to separate it from the neighbor's house. Then, four houses down and across the road was a basketball court.

I checked my watch. It was 9 am. the crew got out of their cars and headed for the front door. I wasnt ready yet. I told Naruto that I would stay outside for a while then I would follow.

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"Hey boar!"

"What fivehead?!"

"Thats new...Get the house ready! I see them outside!"

" K! Where's Sora?"

" I think he's still sleeping upstairs!"

Ding Dong!

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Sasuke's POV

I walked to the basketball court where I saw a little boy playing. I watched him play for a while. The boy reminded me of myself when I was younger. plus, the kid was pretty good.

" Hey, kid" I called his attention, he faced me. The little dude looked familiar. He had dark colored hair and green eyes. They reminded me of Sakura's...

He blinked a couple of times then took two steps back.

I suddenly remembered the whole 'dont talk to strangers' crap that parents teach their kids.

" Calm down, i just wanted to play with you" I said, It was really unlike me to talk to random kids but I just couldnt face Sakura yet.

" oh...ok" he wasnt so tensed as before. he started to dribble the ball and shot the ball in the basket from a long distance. He was good. Most people can hardly make it from that far. Heck, Naruto cant even do that, and this kid was half his size! I can of course.

" So, what's your name?" He looked at me and replied

" uh...Sora" He passed the ball to me

" Sasuke" I said as I shot the ball in the hoop from the same distance as he did. He started to play a bit. It seemed a little ridiculous, since well....I was playing with a kid.

I had no idea what he was doing, but next thing I know, I heard a "Ah!"

I looked of to the kid and saw that he was bleeding. I guess he tripped and scraped his knee.

He was sitting on the ground just looking at his scrape. He seemed like a tough kid, he isnt crying. His face looked disappointed. He had a awww-deng look on his face.

" You ok?"

I bended to take a look at his knee. I placed my hand on his knee and my hand started to glow.

" Wow, mister Sasuke!" I just smirked

" You know, my mommy can do that too" he said proudly

I still didnt say anything, I just concentrated

" Weh did you lun that from?" he asked

" A friend of mine taught me" I said.

...Sakura taught me how to do this in exchange for teaching her how to play basketball, I wasnt that good but It was enough.

I stopped the bleeding from Sora's knee, that was as far as I could go.

" Thanks mister...I gotta go home...my mom's gonna get mad at me fo sho..."

I nodded at him. He seemed like a good kid.

I didnt watch him run off. I just stood there looking at the court. It brought back good memories...

Flashback:

"Like this?" Sakura was pretty far away from the basket.

" Wait" I said as I went closer to her. I moved her arms so she would have the perfect pose to do it right.

" Ok, shoot" I said. She threw the ball and

swish

it went perfectly in. I stood there shocked for a bit then I lay my eyes on her. She still stood in the same position but her eyes were wide in shock.

She put her hands down and smiled, the beautiful glowing smile that I loved so much.

I walked close to her and kissed her on the cheek " You did it" I said proudly

She squealed and started to jump up and down while clapping her hands, just like a child.

" I did it!!! Did you see that?! I did It! " She started to hug me, I Put my arms around her waist and just nodded at her mood.

" And look at the frickin distance! I bet I could beat Naruto's butt now!...All I need to know now is how to dribble without traveling..." She looked up to me and had a hopeful look in her eyes. I looked back at her and sighed.

" Fine" I said, How could I resist her?

" Yay!" she jumped once while still hugging me. We stood there a bit. Just...holding each other.

She finally looked back up to me, and tiptoed. So I tilted my head to kiss her. It wasnt long but it was enough to show each other how much we meant to each other.

She looked me in the eyes, then put her head back to lay on my chest.

" I love you..." She said we werent really into all the corny stuff, so times like this were special, though I wouldnt tell others, I treasured them.

I kissed the top of her head, inhaled her intoxicating scent, exhaled, rested my chin on top of her head, closed my eyes and,

" I love you too "

End of Flashback

I sighed at the memory.

...

I just...

...

I let go...

...

of the best thing...

...

that has every happened in my life...

I finally had someone. I finally trusted someone and fully opened myself up to her. I had the chance to be happy...

...

and I blew it.

Let's just get this straight. I dont cry. I dont ever cry. But I cried the day when i left her shouting for me to let her explain.

She means a lot to me. No. She means everything to me. She was the only one that made me smile. the one that makes me laugh. The one who makes me forget about all my problems with just one smile. She means everything.

So I guess now...I have nothing. I let my whole world go.

God. Im such an idiot.

I walked slowly to her house while looking at my feet with hands in my pocket.

Next thing I know, Im in front of her front door.

Here goes nothing...

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Normal POV

Knock...

Knock...

Knock.

Everyone was on the couch at the time as they waited for Sakura to finish breakfast. Naruto got up and said, " I'll get it since everyone else is too lazy to get it..."

Tenten raised her hand, " Im pregnant "

Hinata raised her hand, " I'll love you more if you get it "

Neji didnt bother to raise his hand, " Im watching over Tenten... "

Shikamaru didnt bother either, " Yep yep...too lazy..."

Ino looked at him and said, " Sorry doofus, but Im too pretty to open my door "

Ino smiled, high fived with Hinata as Tenten threw a pillow at her and everyone went " Ohhhhhhh!!!!!"

Naruto rolled his eyes and turned the doorknob to find his best friend looking pretty emo.

Naruto moved aside for him to come inside.

The two were still near the door when the heard Sakura's voice shout, " Im done! "

" Finalleh!" Tenten shouted

" I'll help you set up" Hinata offered

- I'll tell you what the house looks like, for you to understand. First there's the front door. Once you walk in, to your right is the dining room that has a door to the kitchen and to the garage. Then if you look in front on you, you see the staircase. Right next to the stair case in a way to the family room where everyone is in. Then when you walk inside the family room, to your right is the kitchen. -

' its time...' Sakura thought as she sighed

" Yo, piggy?"

" Yes my dear?" Ino replied in a british accent

" Call him to eat? He's upstairs"

Naruto, Hinata, Tenten, Shikamaru and Ino looked at her.

Neji and Sasuke were confused on who she meant.

Sasuke...well he got jealous that maybe she got a boyfriend or something upstairs. She did say 'him'.

" uh...sure " Ino said confusingly. but she knew that it was time, too. They couldnt let Sora hide upstairs and starve to death.

Sakura stayed in the kitchen while Tenten, Hinata, Neji, and Shikamaru gathered near where Naruto and Sasuke stood.

Ino put one foot on one step of the stairs and shouted, " Pipsqueek!!!!!!!!!! Its time to eat ya little wierdo!" Sakura rolled her eyes. Ino was wierd like that. She called Sakura names so Ino thought she should give her son ones too.

No one answered from upstairs.

" Oh...right... I forgot he's mad at me" Ino said sheepishly

" What did you do now Ino?" Hinata asked smiling

" Its always you that gets him mad..." Tenten laughed

The others were still confused while Sakura practically just hid in the kitchen.

" Sakura made cookies last night and while he was taking a shower, I ate them all"

'he takes a shower here?!' Sasuke thought getting a little angry

" oh great, Ino" Naruto laughed out

" Here, i'll call him" Sakura walked to the staircase and said,

" Watch and learn pig, watch and learn..." Ino laughed and rolled her eyes.

" Baby? Its time to eat!" Sakura shouted

'She calls this guy 'baby' ?! thats my name. She cant just call anyone else that!' Sasuke thought, still not saying anything.

Everyone then heard footsteps coming from upstairs.

Sakura gave Ino a ha!-i-did-it-and-you-didnt look. While everyone who knew about Sora which was everyone except Neji and Sasuke, were nervous.

Sora appeared in front of everyones eyes.

Neji and Sasuke were confused and shocked.

" What's Shizune's kid doing here?" Sasuke whispered to Naruto. This was the kid that he played basketball with earlier.

" That's not Shizune's kid..." Naruto said without bothering to lower down his voice

Sora looked around at the people in front of him. Hinata bended to be at the same level as Sora, " There's my little man!" Hinata said as she put her arms out for him to hug her.

" Aunt Hinata!" Sora shouted as he ran into her arms. They hugged a while.

" What about the most handsomest, coolest, awesomest, and coolest guy in the world!" Naruto exclaimed as he looked at Sora smiling

" You said 'coowest' twice and 'awesomest' is not even a wud... Dobe" Sora said with a familiar smirk on his face

" tsk, Sora!" Sakura scolded him for calling him 'dobe'

" Well sorry mr. smarty pants." Naruto joked to Sora

" Dont scold him Sak, he should join us in calling him that" Shikamaru said

" hmmm. I dont blame him though...his parent's were nerds" Naruto said while glancing at Sasuke then looked slyly at Sakura

Sakura glared at him.

' since when did lazy ass get close with Sakura? And start calling her 'Sak' ?!' Sasuke thought

" Youre so big now!" tenten exclaimed while looking at the little boy

Sora looked at Tenten for a while, glanced at his aunt Ino then back at Tenten

" ...Aunt...Tenten...?" Sora asked, still not sure

" Yes! Your dont remember me?! Oh, right, you were still little since the last time I saw you, munchkin " tenten said as she smiled and ruffled the boy's hair.

" Aunt Ino showed me a pictuh of you...but she never told me that you wuh pwegnant..."

" He's a smart kid" Shikamaru informed Tenten

Sora smiled at Tenten then walked up to Neji.

" Now, yow easy, yow uncle Neji!" Sora exclaimed, Neji just smirked at the boy.

Sora held his fist out. The white eyed boy looked at him confusingly, then hesitantly punched hid fist lightly.

They all laughed. " Thank me! he got all that coolness from me!" Naruto exclaimed

" gasp! Sora! Where did you get that cut?!" Sakura exclaimed as she bent down to examine his knee.

" Im sowy, Mommy..."

" MOMMY?!" Sasuke and Neji shouted, even though it was very unlike them to do so.

Sakura looked at them like it was nothing

" uh, yeah Sora is my son"

Sakura looked back at her son's knee

" tsk, tsk tsk What did you do?"

" What?! He's your son?!" Sasuke asked. His eyes were wide with shock. The others just stayed back to watch the scene. Neji was shocked too, but this was Sasuke and Sakura's conversation.

Sakura carried him to the couch

" I played basketbaw dis mowning...then I twipped..."

" Sakura!" Sasuke called her attention

" Wait a second Sasuke..."

Ino was just watching how good Sakura was doing in not making it look like such a big deal. Did she practice or something? It looked like she planned everything perfectly. Ino was proud.

Sakura was acting like it was nothing on the outside, but on the inside she just wanted to scream and cry. In a way, she wanted to much for Sasuke to know that Sora was his child. But in another way, she also didnt want to have him in Sora's life. She didnt want him to have anything to do with Sora. He doesnt deserve him.

" This morning? But how did you stop the bleeding?"

Sora pointed at Sasuke.

" Mister Sasuke did it foh me"

They all looked at Sasuke, shocked.

Sakura said nothing and started to heal Sora.

" I told you I didnt want you to play basketball... but...-sigh-...just be careful next time...k? Can you do that for Mommy?"

Sora nodded.

" Go ahead and eat in the kitchen..." She said while smiling at her angel.

Sakura turned around, to be faced with a shocked, pained, and confused looking Sasuke.

" Your son?!"

Sakura was trapped looking into his eyes again. She just wanted to cry, looking at them. But she snapped out of it.

" Yes, Sora is my son." She said emotionlessly and she walked upstairs.

Sasuke just stared at her while she walked up.

" cough...cough...its called following her, teme..." Naruto said as if it were so obvious as he rolled his eyes.

" God! Give the girl her space! Lets talk about this in the living room" Ino said as she pulled Shikamaru to the living room.

"She adopted" Sasuke said, It wasnt a question

" For your information, Sasuke. Forehead girl did not adopt"

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Sakura's POV

I think I id it right..I know it seems kind of childish to act like that, but cmon, I planned this and imagined it so many times in my head! I had to do it!

Ino told me that Temari was coming over today. She said that Temari wanted to tell us something, plus, I need a job. Its almost Sora's birthday and...I saw him looking at a basketball set in the toys store...and its pretty expensive. I want to get him so many other things...he's turning five. I want to get him, a gameboy, a batman action figure, a bike?! I dont know, I just want him to be happy.

I'll say it again, I dont have time for Sasuke Uchiha.

I changed my house clothes for something more presentable, and headed back downstairs.

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Normal POV

Sakura went downstairs, to find that everyone was watching E-news.

" On number ten, we have Britney Spears with her latest hit, 'Womanizer' "

" Babe you done eating?" Sakura called out as she went towards the living room.

" Yes, Mommy!" she heard him reply

She glanced at where she heard her son's voice. Then shot her head at his direction in shock.

She saw Sasuke and Sora talking. Sakura looked at everyone else-not including Neji- with confused eyes.

none of them replied. It was so easy to tell that her son and her ex were related. They had the same face. With just her eyes.

Sakura sat down on the other side of her son and eavesdropped on their conversation.

" Mommy taught me how to play basketball " She heard her son's voice say

She smiled at how proudly Sora said that about his mother.

Ding Dong!

Its getting gud! so keep reading ppls! Im really sorry if its been like...frickin 3 weeks late!

Let me just say something...

I dont get the whole Kaka-Saku thing. I mean...its friggin gross! Its like...like you (whoever u are) and ur dad! ewwwwwwwwww right?!

heres another one... Naru-Sasu....cmon man! yeah, they accidentally kissed. but that's it! Its just...its just plain wrong.

then i gots, Sasu-Hina. the whole shy thingy. But....no connection man...what? like, if Sakura gets with Naruto, u think this will happen?! yeah...right.

Sakura likes Sasuke. Naruto and Lee like Sakura. Temari(I think) likes Shikamaru. Hinata likes Naruto. Kiba is really nice to Hinata. Kurenai got pregnant with (wats his name again? oh right) Asuma. Then tsunade lost...Dave, right? was dat his name? D...sumtin.

But yeah....I think ShikaIno looks fine, but I think Ino is for Chouji and Shikamaru is for Temari. While gaara is for the one sand ninja girl with the funky black do.

I didnt really understand, Is rin dead? cuz if she isnt...she could be for kakashi...oh right he died aredy... so...

yeah....i didnt know wat to write so...yeah..ok ill stop talking now.

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