To Love and to Love Again Chapter 22: All that I Want
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER AND AUTHORS NOTE: I do NOT own Naruto. The awesomeness of the Naruto Manga and World is the creation of Masashi Kishimoto. This is Purely Fanfiction. All things Medical in this entire fanfiction should not be taken as serious medical advice or facts. PLEASE CONSULT AN ACTUAL DOCTOR FOR ANY MEDICAL INFORMATION/QUESTIONS. THANK YOU AND ENJOY!
It had been about two hours since Sakura left to go into surgery. Sasuke was up in his office getting some work done before he left.
He was closing his programs on his computer when suddenly, the door to his office opened. When he glanced at his intruder, his back stiffened. He slowly stood and glared when the red headed female smiled and closed the door behind her.
"Hello Sasuke," Karin greeted as she eyed him up and down. She hadn't seen him since he was nineteen and seven years have been good to him. She loved what she saw.
Sasuke's body was on full attack mode. Karin was the last person he expected to see.
"Looks like they didn't do their job…if you're still alive," he said with a voice so composed it was frightening. Karin pretended to be hurt as she slowly walked to him.
"You don't mean that Sasuke. I know you missed me. I know I missed you," she practically purred as she approached him. She placed her hands on his desk and leaned forward, making sure her cleavage was visible. "Tell me you haven't thought about me once after all these years."
"What are you doing here?" he demanded. He had to keep in control. If he ever released that power again, it would be trouble.
She smiled. "I came to see you of course. Why else would I be here? It's not the same without you. Ever since you disappeared, I've been bored. I've come to take you back."
Take him back? Sasuke's eyes narrowed even more if that was possible. Take him back where? He destroyed the Sound Organization years ago. What the hell was she talking about?
"Get out," he ordered. "If I ever see you again, I won't hesitate to kill you Karin."
Karin leaned back and placed her hands on her hips. "You're just surprised to see me that's all. You can't really be happy sitting in an office all day. You're too skilled for that. I know your real potential, so did lord Orochimaru. He knew you—"
"Enough!" he shouted. He was furious and ready to kill the woman before him. The only problem was that he swore never to kill again.
"Now now Sasuke," she chided clicking her tongue. "You always had a problem with your temper. Stubborn as usual," she mused as she walked around his desk sliding her fingers across the surface as she did so.
He rigidly watched her get closer, all the while thinking of how he'd like to throw her out of the glass wall.
Her eyes lazily scanned his office. "Why would you be an ordinary citizen when you have the power and skills that no one can even dream to possess? What's holding you ba—"
She froze in her place a few feet away from him and her smile disappeared. Her eyes zeroed in on the picture frames that lined his desk. Sasuke mentally cursed. He saw the emotions play out on her face: anger, confusion, spitefulness, and most of all, jealousy.
She sucked in a deep breath and turned her gaze from the picture frames and briefly to his left hand, which he kept clenched at his side, before looking back up at him.
"So that's why. You have children," she spat as if he had obtained a deadly disease.
The picture she had seen was the one taken from Suki's birthday party in October; the one with Sakura hugging Suki next to her birthday cake. Their identical emerald green eyes happily stared back at the seething Karin, who was now scanning over the rest of the pictures. She saw the one with Sora at his karate match right next to the first picture. Her composure was completely crumbled.
"You have no ring. You didn't get married. Those aren't your brats!" she shouted before she was thrust back against the glass walls. Sasuke had pinned her by her neck with cold fury radiating from his eyes. His body remained perfectly still as Karin struggled against his hold.
"If I ever sense your presence near me or my family again I'll kill you," he said mercilessly looking straight into her eyes. Karin stared back and shrank in both fear and spite when she saw something that she hadn't seen in eight years.
His irises filled with a deep glowing crimson color, almost like blood. His pupil split into three tomoes and stared at the woman cringing before him.
Uchiha Sasuke had unleashed his Sharingan.
From her vantage point, she could catch a glimpse of the curse mark that still marked his skin. He was still just as powerful and just as deadly as ever. Nothing had changed after all.
"Who do you work for?" he demanded. "And are you involved in any Sound activity?" Karin struggled to form words and Sasuke barely loosened his grip on her.
"N-no," she croaked. "I'm work for the Ch-Chinese government's biological research team."
Sasuke let her go before she passed out. Karin gulped in large breaths of air and massaged her neck. She glanced back at the picture frames that lined his desk. She had to maintain her fury if she was going to get out alive. That woman with the pink hair was the only woman in the pictures. Karin wanted to burn them all.
"Then what the hell did you come here for?" he pressed.
Karin got her breathing under control and straightened out her posture. She saw that his Sharingan was still activated, and she kept her eyes wandering.
"I came to inform you of a gathering sponsored by the Chinese Biological Engineering Counsel," she answered as she focused on the pictures. "All major trauma hospitals are invited to engage in the event and I'm one of the representatives. I just wanted to personally inform you. It's been years after all."
Sasuke noticed the way she kept glancing at his desk and his left hand. He wasn't sure whether or not she had left that business behind her. For all he knew, she was dead until now. He would need to investigate this on his own. But for now, he would have to release her. There were probably several people who saw her come in, and they would have to see her leave as well.
But this woman was dangerous. He knew what she was capable of. Other than that, she was just an annoyance. He needed to take every precaution he could.
"I've left that dirty work behind me," she added. "There hasn't been anything left to go back to in years."
"Then exactly where were you planning on taking me?" he demanded. "What are you up to Karin? If you're still here then what are the odds that Suigetsu or Jugo aren't dead?"
"After that incident it was hard to keep track of what had happened," she replied. "Although I refuse to believe that you wanted us dead, I managed to escape the chaos. With my skills and my former connections, I landed a job for the Chinese government working in their biological development department."
He assessed her carefully. The surprise of her sudden arrival threw him off, and he couldn't jump to any conclusions or act on his impulses to eliminate her just yet. He needed to know more.
"Send a formal invite with all accreditation. Don't think for a second that I'll trust anything that comes out of your mouth. If you've really left that work behind, I'll consider letting you live. Cross me, and you're as good as dead. Now leave."
Karin took a chance and looked at his face. The red eyes were now gone. She put on her best face and even cracked a smile. "Will do. I'll be seeing you again, Sasuke."
She walked to the door and closed it behind her. Sasuke watched her leave, his back still as straight as an iron rod. As soon as the door was shut, he launched himself onto his computer and uploaded the security mainframe. He pushed a button located under his desk and immediately, the two floor-to-ceiling glass walls that made up half his office began to tint black until nothing could be seen.
He uploaded more files and pushed the top frame of the picture of Suki at the beach. It was really a hidden button. A large holographic screen phased before him with a subdued female voice greeting him.
It asked for a password and he answered as he sat back in his chair.
"Voice identification activated."
"Uchiha Sasuke."
The screen displayed the sound wave frequency as he spoke and matched it to a previous recording.
"Identity confirmed." The screen produced a black backdrop while the sleek, black surface of his desk suddenly highlighted red into a large version of a computer keypad. He leaned forward in his hair and dragged the keys across his desk opening up various files.
He pressed a series of keys that popped up a large black file on the holoscreen. There was no file name, only a picture of a snake. This was no ordinary office, and he was no ordinary man. Nothing had ever changed.
He was still Sasuke Uchiha, the deadliest ex-assassin of the former Sound Organization. The only unknown Sound Agent to ever fly under the CIA radar.
Tenten's epidural had gone successfully. The woman feared no pointy object whatsoever. The ultrasound confirmed that the babies were all doing fine and the sooner they get them out the better. Neji remained calm and composed as he waited patiently for Tenten to get prepped for the C-section. Sakura remained outside with him.
"This is so exciting," she gushed with a twinkle in her eye. "You're going to be a daddy today. You must be scared shitless."
Neji raised an eyebrow at her choice of words. "Are you sure you don't want to go home?"
The sparkle in her eyes vanished. "Don't make me hurt you. Why is everyone trying to kill my thunder?"
Neji sighed and leaned against the wall. "No one's trying to hold you back. We're just concerned for your health. You've been working too hard for the past eight years. We just want you to take a break and be a normal twenty-five year old for once."
"Have I ever been normal?" she asked. "What is normal to you anyway?"
"Go shopping with the girls once in a while, or go see a movie. Go dancing if you want to or just hang around town doing what you want."
Sakura stared at him incredulously. "Are you giving me permission to be reckless, big brother?"
Neji rolled his eyes and ruffled her hair like a child's. "Not reckless, just have fun."
Sakura mock punched his gut. The doors to the prep room opened and Tenten was wheeled out with Hinata and Tsunade at her side. She was taken to the OR while Sakura and Neji went to scrub in.
After getting all the materials and proper surgical tools ready, it was finally time. Tenten lay on the OR table with Neji at her side. Tsunade began the procedure with Sakura nearby to "assist". After a few minutes of careful cutting, Tsunade finally broke through the uterine wall.
"Get ready, here comes the first one." She pulled the first baby out, and the sounds of crying filled the room. "It's a boy," she announced, handing the baby to Sakura.
"It's a boy Tennie!" she squealed as she brought the viscera-covered baby over to their side. Neji squeezed Tenten's hand as they saw their first baby.
"His name is Hizashi," Tenten beamed. Sakura nodded and gave her godson to the nursing team dedicated to him.
"Second one's coming…and it's another boy," Tsunade informed as she pulled him out. This one cried even louder than his brother as he was handed off to his godmother.
"Another boy," Sakura cooed lovingly as she brought him over to his parents.
"Kenji," Tenten said smiling at him. Sakura smiled as well and handed him over to his nurses. She got a fresh sterile cloth and went back for the last one.
"Last but not least…" Tsunade mumbled as she dug deep within the uterus. "Baby number three is…a girl." She brought the crying baby out. She was a tiny thing and Sakura carefully wrapped her up and brought her over to Neji and Tenten.
"A girl! A pretty little girl," Sakura cried. "What's her name?"
"Ayame," Neji answered proudly as he beamed at his little girl. Tenten smiled at her daughter as she was placed near her head.
"She's so perfect," Tenten praised before looking at Neji. "Thank God they have your genes."
"Congratulations you guys," Sakura said gently as she gave the baby to her nurse. "Now let's get you closed up."
Tsunade and Sakura spent the next half hour making sure that Tenten was properly closed up before moving her out of the OR and into recovery.
"Stay with the babies," Tenten told to Neji. "Make sure we don't lose any of them. Go all the way into the NICU with them, just don't leave them," she pleaded.
"Okay. I'll walk with them there but then I'm coming right back," he said before giving her a quick kiss and letting her be taken up by the nurses. Sakura met him outside the OR.
"Is it normal for her to be so panicked?" He had never seen Tenten act so nervous before.
"It's just the realization that she's not carrying them anymore," she replied as they walked to the NICU. "She just wants some reassurance that someone is protecting them."
"I suppose." There was an aura of calm happiness that was surrounding him. He was a father now. "I can't believe they're here."
Sakura smiled. They entered the elevators and went up to the neonatal unit.
"You did good Neji, you really did. I'll bet that was one memorable night of conception," she teased, elbowing him in the ribs. Neji hinted at a blush and ruffled her hair again. Just then, they saw a man wearing the greenest clothing imaginable with flowers in his hand.
"Neji! Oh Neji tell me I haven't missed the moment!" Rock Lee halted before them. "Did our beautiful Tenten deliver my godchildren yet?" He moved the flowers away from his face, and that's when he spotted Sakura. His eyes increased in their sparkle and his cheeks tinted like a burning sun.
"Hello," Sakura greeted. She gasped in surprise when Lee took her hand and sandwiched it in his palms.
"Oh what wondrous luck that I would see you here Miss Sakura!" he cried. "You have truly become even more beautiful since the last time we have met!"
Sakura smiled nervously. "Oh...thank you. I didn't know you knew Neji."
"We went to college together," Neji informed. "Lee was a part of a research group with Tenten and me. She's already had the babies Lee. You can see them tomorrow."
Lee looked absolutely joyous. "Oh the burning power of youth shines within these walls! To think that today, I Rock Lee have become a godfather! This is truly a wondrous moment," he said, still holding onto Sakura's hand.
She smiled. "Well, they're my godchildren too. I've been named godmother." Lee's eyes practically bugged out of his head.
"What joy!" he shouted nearly jumping in delight. Several nurses and other workers turned their heads towards the commotion "You are the godmother to my godchildren! Does this day not get any more youthful? That's like you being my god wife! I have a family! I shall protect you all with my life," he vowed squeezing her hand.
Sakura looked at Neji with panic in her eyes and began to wonder whether or not Lee was high.
"Tenten is in recovery, you should go see her," Neji suggested. Lee nodded with a determined face.
"I shall! And I shall definitely be back tomorrow for the children." He released Sakura's hand and marched up to the elevators.
Sakura looked bewildered. "Wow, everyone knows everyone in this city. I never would have thought you and Tenten would be able to work with Lee. He's a karate instructor, how do you guys know each other again?"
"We all met in college. You wouldn't know since you busy in medical school," he answered. Sakura shrugged.
"Well today just keeps getting better. I have a god-husband and he's greener than envy. I wonder what Sasuke would say to that," she said smugly. Neji sighed and the two of them walked to the NICU.
After doing an initial check up on the three cutest babies in the hospital, Sakura went back to her office to get her things and go home. Tsunade had practically kicked her out of the NICU demanding that she get some rest.
She grabbed her coat and purse and locked her office. She wouldn't admit it to anyone, but she had been feeling weary for the past hour. It was an emotional delivery after all. She suppressed a yawn and she made her way towards the elevators. When she got there, her finger automatically went to push the UP button before she paused and switched to the DOWN button.
She mentally sighed. She had gotten too used to seeing Sasuke after work so naturally she would try to go up to his office.
"Not today pal,"she thought bitterly as she waited for the elevator. The button flashed and the doors opened. She looked up and saw that the elevator was occupied by an unusual looking woman.
The minute Sakura spotted the red haired, red suited, red lipped woman she felt a shiver go down her spine. Perhaps it was the way the woman's eyes widened at the sight of her, or how her posture almost turned crouch-like.
Sakura pushed the button to the first floor and looked at the doors before her, ignoring the woman next to her. She was probably curious about her hair color. Most people were.
But the strangest thing was that Sakura knew she was being glared at. She couldn't quite explain it, but she felt something close to a dark aura emitting from her. Who the hell was this creeper?
Sakura turned her head slightly and took a look at her. She caught her stare but the other woman didn't stop. Her eyes roamed over Sakura's form before coming back up to her face. She was analyzing her as if she had offended her. Sakura gave her half a grin and turned before she could see the woman's scowl. She could have sworn she heard some sort of clicking noise as well.
Finally, the doors opened on the first floor, and Sakura bolted from the elevator. That was just unpleasant. By the looks of her suit, she must have been from the corporate office or something.
The minute she saw that woman, her insides flared. Pink hair and green eyes, she knew it had to be her. Karin watched as she stepped into the elevator and pushed the first floor button. Again, she noticed that there was no wedding ring.
That didn't make any sense! Those children from the pictures were definitely Sasuke's. Biologically speaking, they had all of his traits: dark hair, pale skin and even sharp noses. They looked close in age, possibly even twins. This woman was the only one in the pictures.
She saw the pink haired bitch glance in her direction. Those big green eyes were an exact match to that child in the picture. None of it made sense. Was this woman the mother of those brats? She had to be sure. Once she looked away, Karin pushed her glasses up her face and in doing so, pushed a small button located in the center. Both lenses turned into a digital camera screen. She took a profile shot of the woman and captured it in her photo memory.
The elevators came to a halt on the first floor, and the woman left immediately. Karin exited slowly, all the while watching her leave.
She would get to the bottom of this. It was her job after all.
She exited the building and walked out to the drive way. A black car screeched to a halt before her and the passenger side door opened. Karin stepped inside and turned to her driver.
"I guess I was stupid to think that he might have come to get me himself. Now I'm stuck with you," she groaned to her white haired companion (it's mystery dude 2).
"As if he would step out his hell hole for a second," he shot back. "What did you find out about Uchiha?" Karin huffed and removed her glasses. She hooked up a wire to the lenses and plugged it into the GPS navigation system. The screen uploaded the information taken, and a picture of Sakura appeared on the screen.
"She's the problem."
He gazed at the picture with an unreadable expression. His hand unconsciously went to his thigh, where the remnants of his stab wound were still healing.
"I don't care who she is, she's got to go," Karin seethed.
"You will not touch her. There's more to her than Kabuto's letting you know. Better let him explain before you do something stupid," he warned as he hit the gas and accelerated off into the night.
Sakura opened the door to her office the next morning, and was surprised to find a find a black satin box sitting on top of her desk. She hung her coat and put her purse on the desk. She sat down and carefully held the box up in her hands.
"Trying to buy me off?" she muttered as she opened the box. She gasped.
Inside was a delicate silver chain with a beautiful circle pendant that was lined with small white diamonds. It was exquisite. Sakura carefully picked up the chain and held it before her. She traced the circle with her fingers before putting it back in the box.
This had to end. Her pager went off suddenly. She checked to see that it was the NICU and left the box on her desk. She would deal with him as soon as she had the time.
It was almost 1:00 pm when Sakura decided to use her lunch hour to go and see her control freak of a man. She took the elevator to the top floor and was surprised to see that his secretary was nowhere to be seen. Usually she would give Sakura a sly smile every time she came up to visit.
She opened his office doors and stepped in without knocking. He was sitting at his desk, working on his computer and not bothering to look up.
She walked right up to him put the box on his desk. "It's a beautiful necklace."
"Any reason why you're not wearing it?" he asked without even looking at her. She made a face and crossed her arms in front of her chest.
"I'm not wearing it because I don't think it's appropriate. You can't give me gifts whenever I'm upset with you."
"You're upset with me? Really."
"You know why. I know you were only trying to help, but I think I should let you know that I have issues with other people trying to control me. It goes way back into my childhood-daughter of a cop blah blah blah," she said as she leaned against his desk.
"Hn." He could only imagine how controlling her father might have been. He heard her sigh.
"Anyway, I appreciate the gesture but I would rather have you give it to me when you're not trying to appease me."
She slid the box closer to him. He stopped typing and stared at the box. Sakura moved away from the desk and headed to the door. Clearly he was busy and she had patients to attend to.
She reached the door handle and barely pulled it open before his hand shot out from behind her and pushed it shut. Sakura gasped in surprise and backed into his body. She didn't even hear him get out of the chair. His hand remained on the door as his other hand held her mid-section and pulled her back against him.
"Who say's I'm trying to appease you?" he asked with his mouth near her ear. Sakura turned, which was a bad decision because now he placed his other hand on the door as well, trapping her. Damn the dominance thing!
"Maybe I just felt like giving it to you," he continued with a composed face, which made her raise an eyebrow. "Maybe I felt like you need to wear that."
"You felt like it?" She would have crossed her arms, but there probably wasn't any room for that due to his ever closing proximity. "You don't strike me as the spur of the moment type. Predator yes, but spontaneous? Not so much."
Sasuke's towering form actually made her arch her neck back to look into his eyes. She felt his hand slide up her shoulder and rest against her neck, where he could feel her pulse picking up speed.
Sakura couldn't distinguish the look he was giving her. His eyes looked like they held something close to regret.
"You don't know me," he growled before claiming her lips. He pushed her back against the door and pressed his body as close to her as possible. She didn't even have room to use her hands defensively, which was fine because she wouldn't have backed out.
It was like her resentment suddenly disappeared the moment his lips made contact. Longing filled her heart and allowed her to maneuver her hands up his chest and around his neck. She then made a sudden realization and she couldn't believe it. She missed him. She actually missed the sexy beast. She missed everything about his presence, even that stupid smirk of his. Suddenly she was more enthusiastic.
Their lips parted ever so slightly, just to allow air before welding together again. She moaned as his hands slowly traveled along her backside while hers worked their way up to his hair. She moaned again when his kisses moved down her neck. Her head hit the door as her neck arched in reflex. She felt him chuckle before he pulled her away from the door and over to the couch.
"You don't really know me either," she said breathlessly as she fell back against the couch. He quickly hovered over her and smashed lips with hers again. Her lips parted on instinct and he took advantage by diving in with his tongue. She accepted with great eagerness and fought for control, but she didn't stand a chance.
"Maybe not, but you're really predictable," he said gruffly before kissing her again. Sakura let her hands maneuver down his back, feeling the muscles that lay underneath.
"How so?"
He kissed from her jaw to her chin before looking at her.
"I gave you that necklace, knowing you'd come here to reject it, and letting me have you for a while."
Her eyes widened. "You lured me here!"
"You were avoiding me," he replied. "I didn't like that."
"It's been a day. That's not long enough to be considered avoiding," she said matter-of-factly. Sasuke leaned forward with serious intensity in his eyes.
"That's too long," he growled before crushing their lips together again. She actually managed to chuckle and wound her fingers into his hair. He was just so unreasonable that it was actually a bit charming. All the things he'd done for her came to mind. There was more to him than he let on, and that really made her feel like she didn't know him at all.
"Did you actually miss me?" she teased.
Sasuke paused for a second and moved to look at her. His gaze made her feel some strange emotion that was something between curiosity and embarrassment over his scrutiny. He seemed to be contemplating something serious.
"Saturday," he said suddenly. "Clear your schedule."
"I don't have work on Saturday anyway. Why?"
"Clear everything else you were going to do. You'll be with me."
"Like a date?" she asked. "Are you trying to ask me out again? Because I don't think you understand the concept of ask—" he rolled his eyes before kissing her again. She was lost as the kiss cut off her train of thought. It was ridiculous how that could happen to her. He kissed her until the need for oxygen appeared.
"I want you. Just you," he stressed. "No kids, no Dobe, and no work. Just you."
The intensity of his words left her breathless. He was serious. He really wanted the alone time on this date. Come to think of it, they never really had a proper date. Their first one was cut short and since then, it's always been play dates with the kids. It was never just the two of them. How could she let that slip past her?
She touched the side of his face and gave him a small smile. Neji's words of being a normal twenty-five year old came back to her. He was right. They were both still young and she needed to just be herself.
"A real date?" she asked feeling her smile widen. "I could do that." She received a smirk that dazzled her into an accelerated heart rate. "But what about the kids? What do we tell them?"
Sasuke inhaled and breathed out slowly. "Nothing they don't need to know. They're kids. We'll just let them spend time with the Nara kids."
Thinking about Ino made Sakura internally groan. Ino would sense what they were up to in a heartbeat. She could practically see the blonde woman's devious face plotting her evening with Sasuke.
"Does it have to be with Ino and Shikamaru?" she asked as she played with his tie. She didn't look him in the eye as she traced the silk tie with her fingers. "Can't Itachi babysit? I'm sure he'll be great with the kids."
Sasuke gave a light chuckle and tilted his head to the side and began placing light kisses on her neck.
"Why don't you want the Nara's?"
Sakura sighed into the kisses. "Ino's got a big mouth. She'll know what we're up to and then who knows what she'll do or who she'll tell. I mean it's not like people don't already know what we are in a sense."
Sasuke stopped his kisses and brought his lips to her ear. "What are we?" he asked quietly.
She blushed and stopped playing with his tie. What were they? The hell if she knew! She was the confused party here, not him, but what would she call him. Boyfriend? Lover? Her man? She didn't know. Boyfriend seemed so juvenile and lover was too dramatic.
"We're weird," she replied, forcing him to look at her with a half smirk.
"You're weird."
Sakura smacked his shoulder and shoved him off her before sitting up on the couch.
"Well you're the one that's into weirdo's," she said as she stood up and stretched. "But I'm your weirdo so there!"
She didn't notice Sasuke stare after her last statement. He was having a moment as her words echoed in his head.
"I'm your weirdo"
His. She was all his, and he loved hearing her say that.
"Hn."
The sound of her pager going off was heard and she took a look. "I have to go. I'll see you Saturday then."
Sasuke stood up and walked to his desk. He brought the black satin box over and looked her in the eye.
He opened the box and showing her the necklace. "Wear this."
Sakura looked at the necklace before looking back at him. Sasuke took the necklace out of the box and hooked it behind her neck. She made no move to stop him and allowed him to do so.
"Why so adamant about the necklace?" she asked.
"Why so against it?" he returned. She had nothing to say to that. She held the pendant in her fingers and watched it sparkle before tucking it in her shirt and out of sight. "I'll see you on Saturday."
She nodded before giving him a quick kiss and leaving.
It was finally the big day, and the timing couldn't have been better. Kakashi had called her saying that he was going to be taking care of some things for work all day. He still had to manage his cases in Kyoto even if he was out of town. Sakura didn't question it, and that gave her one less thing to worry about.
Sakura dressed for the occasion in a red form fitting long sleeved fleecy top and black leggings with a short white skirt over them. She also decided to wear the white gold circle necklace that Sasuke had given her. She looked over her appearance in the mirror, taking in the outfit as a whole. She didn't know why, but for some reason she felt as though she might not be able to wear this look again.
She brushed her hair and sprayed on her cherry blossom perfume. She took a step closer and examined the side of her head closely. The cut from the incident healed well enough, but there was still a faint outline of a scar. She hoped that he wouldn't notice, but knowing Sasuke, he would.
She sighed and grabbed her purse. All she had to do was drop of Sora at Ino's for a sleep over.
"Sora, are you ready yet?" she asked as she made her way to his room.
"Yes Mommy," he said as he came out with his backpack and sketchpad.
"Great. Let's get going." They got out of the house and Sakura made sure that her new security system was in place before locking the door and getting into the car and pulling out.
During the drive, Sakura kept looking back in the rearview mirror at Sora. She smiled as he watched the traffic outside with innocent eyes. She loved her baby boy so much. She would miss him tonight.
"Are you excited about your sleep over?" she asked as she pulled up to Ino and Shikamaru's house and parked the car. She got out and helped him out of his car seat.
"I don't know. Uncle Shikamaru said we're going cloud watching tomorrow. It doesn't sound very fun," he said making her chuckle.
"I see. Well you can draw the clouds and see what kinds of shapes you can make out of them. I think that's why Shikamaru likes it so much."
Sora thought about it for a bit and then nodded. "Okay, but are you going to be by yourself Mommy?" Sora didn't like the idea of leaving her alone.
"No sweetie, I'll be okay. I'm just going to see some friends." She bent down to his level. "You don't have to worry about me. I'll be fine. Promise me you'll have fun alright?"
"I promise." Sakura brought him into a hug and kissed his cheeks. She grabbed his bag and walked hand in hand with him until they reached the front door of Ino's vine covered house.
Sakura rang the doorbell and in no time, Ino opened the door.
"Hey there forehead girl, hi handsome," Ino gushed, making Sora blush. "I thought you'd never get here."
"Sorry miss piggy. We were running late," Sakura replied. "I'll be back to pick him up tomorrow around noon."
Ino nodded. "Well come in a have a drink or something. I need your baking advice," she said as she dragged Sakura and Sora into the house.
"Hi Aunty Sakura," Akira greeted as they walked into the living room.
"Hi sweetie. Are you practicing for the recital?"
"Yup. Suki and me are going to be flowers and I get to be an orange blossom," she said happily.
"That's great. Practice makes perfect."
Sora went to go play with Akio, who was sitting on the couch watching their favorite ninja anime. Sakura followed Ino into the kitchen and sat down on the stools that lined the bar area.
"So what are you baking?" She eyed the spotless kitchen that didn't even look like she was cooking anything.
"I'm going out to buy some cake for kids later," Ino answered. "I just didn't want you to leave before I got the inside scoop."
Sakura nearly fell over in her chair. "I knew you were up to something."
"We'll forgive me for trying to catch up with you," Ino huffed. "Just because you've hooked up with Sasuke doesn't mean you can't talk to your best friend."
Sakura blushed. "That has nothing to do with it. You're just being nosy."
Ino smirked. "So what do you plan on doing on this hot date of yours? I've got the kids tonight, and your father has work. You and Sasuke are going to be all alone…together…and you might have se—,"
"NO!" Sakura shouted. "Ino you're getting carried away with yourself. This is just a simple dinner together...and how did you know my dad's working tonight?"
"That's not important," Ino said quickly "There's no such thing as a simple dinner. Where the hell are you guys going anyway?"
"Nowhere, we're just going to eat at his house," she answered. But apparently it was the wrong thing to say because now Ino was pumped.
"His house!" she hissed so that the kids wouldn't hear. "You're going to be alone with him at his house?"
"Yeah what's the big deal? I'm there all the time anyway."
"For the love of...I'll be right back." She left the kitchen and headed upstairs. Just then the doorbell rang. "Can you get that for me?" she asked from upstairs.
"Sure." She walked over to the door and opened it to find Itachi and Suki.
"Hi Aunty Sakura!" Itachi placed Suki on the ground before she ran into Sakura's arms and hugged her midsection.
"Hi sweet pea," she said fondly. "All set for the big sleep over?"
"Uh huh!"
Sakura smiled and then looked back at Itachi. This was only her third meeting with Sasuke's older brother, and it was still awkward.
"Hello Sakura," he greeted in his deep voice. He was dressed in all black with along trench coat covering most of his outfit. He looked like a character right out of a Van Helsing movie. It made her shiver.
"Hi Itachi." Suki scurried past them and into the living room with the kids. "Would you like to come in?"
"It's alright. I have to get back to work soon. How are you feeling?" He briefly eyed her necklace and she could have sworn she saw something close to a smirk, but she knew he was referring to the incident.
"I'm doing okay."
"And your son? He doesn't remember much?"
"He's fine too, and no, he doesn't remember." She kept in mind that he was only doing his job as a detective. She was grateful regardless.
"That's good to know. Take care," he said as he nodded at her. He turned around and walked back to his car.
"Bye." She shut the door and released a breath that she didn't know she was holding. She brushed it off and saw Ino come back down the stairs.
"Was that Itachi?"
"Yeah he was just dropping off Suki. Well anyway, I've got to go."
"Just have a cup of tea first," Ino suggested as she grabbed her arm. "I promise I won't pry into your date." Sakura agreed and the two went back into the kitchen. Ino warmed up two cups of green tea and brought them over.
"Does your dad know?"
"Well…not really," Sakura admitted as she took a sip. "He told me he'd be busy with work tonight and just knows that Sora will be sleeping over here. He seemed a little too confident that I wouldn't go anywhere."
"He's a good father." Sakura nodded. "So how are Neji and Tenten's babies doing?"
"Oh they're doing just great. I think they can go home in two days if everything goes right. They're so cute Ino. They all look like Neji," she said with a chuckle.
"Boy, I bet Tenten's not too thrilled about that but what about their little girl?"
"I know she'll be exactly like Tenten. She's a feisty little Hyuga. I miss having a baby around."
"Really," Ino drawled. Sakura just rolled her eyes and finished her tea.
"I know what you're thinking. It's not happening and I wouldn't tell you if it was."
"Well you should always be prepared. That's why I slipped a birth control pill into your tea," Ino confessed making Sakura choke.
"Ino what the hell!" she screamed while wiping the tea from her lips.
"You're going to be late for your date," Ino said cheerfully and practically shoving Sakura through the house.
"I'll get you for this eventually," Sakura threatened. "Mark my words Ino pig! You're efforts are wasted on me!"
After saying goodbye to the kids, Sakura took off for Sasuke's house. As she drove, she couldn't help but become nervous. She wasn't sure if it was from being suddenly infertile for the day, or if it was just anxiety. She knew something would happen tonight, and it could either go really well, or just end horribly.
By the time she pulled up to his house, the sun had just set. The weather was warmer than what she expected, which was good considering she didn't bring a jacket. She rang the doorbell and waited. The door opened and she was blown away by him.
He was dressed in a white button down shirt with the first couple of buttons undone with black pants that made him look like a male model.
"…Hi," she said breathlessly after snapping out of her ogling. He smirked and held the door open for her as she stepped inside.
"You're wearing it," he noted referring to the necklace. Sakura grasped the pendant in her hand and blushed as he closed the door.
"Yes well, it goes with my outfit."
He guided her to the backyard. Sakura looked questioningly at him and he looked to the side. "We're eating out in the yard," he explained with some hint of embarrassment.
They walked a good amount of paces and that's when she saw it.
"Oh wow."
She caught a glimpse of the simple picnic setting and smiled. She could see a large white blanket right underneath one of his willow trees lined with a few candles. Two plates were set out along with a large basket that was closed. A bottle of champagne was sticking out of an ice bucket with two glasses next to it. It was a simple and perfect picnic setting.
"Sasuke," she said in awe as the reached it. "This is so sweet." She chuckled at how he couldn't seem to meet her gaze and looked away.
When he finally turned to her, she stood on her tip toes and kissed his cheek. A microscopic hint of a blush appeared on his cheeks, but luckily she didn't notice.
"I never knew you were so romantic," she teased as they took a seat on the blanket. They leaned against the tree trunk and looked out. The dangling willow branches acted like a natural umbrella with the sway of the breeze. From this view, Sakura could see the partly clouded night's sky along with a beautiful full moon.
"I never properly took you out," he finally said. Sakura turned to him and watched as he popped open the champagne and poured it into two glasses. She took the one he handed to her.
"Well technically we had that one time," she reminded. "But then Sora got sick. That was the first time you tried to kiss me." She enjoyed the way he flinched.
"I didn't try to kiss you," he replied evenly before taking a drink.
Sakura chuckled. "Yes you did. If it wasn't for that phone call, you might have succeeded."
She gasped when his hand shot out and wrapped around her waist, pulling her flush against him. She was caught off guard in a searing kiss that forced her to lean back on impact. They parted and Sasuke smirked.
"Hn," was his only comment. He kept his arm wrapped around her as she came too. She smiled and leaned into him, careful of the champagne in her hand.
"You're so pushy. Are you always used to getting your way?"
Sasuke gave her a meaningful look. "Yes. Are you always going to be stubborn?"
"I am not stubborn. I'm just independent that's all." She eyed the picnic basket. "Did you cook?"
Sasuke brought the basket close to them and opened it. "I had the Hidden Leaf restaurant make it." Sakura remembered that place from their first outing with everyone.
"Oh, it's been a while since I've been there. The chef's name was Chouji right? Ino and Shikamaru's friend? He was so nice."
"I ordered two of his specials. I never cared much for the guy, but I trust his culinary opinion," he said as she opened the basket.
They filled their plates with Chouji's special and began eating in silence. From time to time Sakura would glance at Sasuke only to see that he was staring out into the night. It was as if he was thinking about something that was bothering him.
They finished eating and set their plates aside. Sakura lay across the blanket and propped herself up with her elbow and sipped her champagne. She thought she should take the chance and try to talk to him tonight. This was the only time they were ever really alone, and she planned on taking advantage of that.
"I heard…" she began swirling her champagne in her glass "…that you never really went out that much in college." Sasuke turned and stared questioningly at her. "Why's that?"
"Never cared for that stuff," he answered "College with the Dobe wasn't as carefree as you might think."
She chuckled. "I'll bet Naruto was a real goofball."
"Idiot's more like it," he mumbled.
"But he's your best friend. There must be a reason for that." Sasuke leaned against the tree trunk and placed his arm over one bent knee. He was deep in thought again.
"We were competitive," he finally said. "He would refer to me as a rival and push himself to beat me at every sport there was. He didn't stand a chance academically, so he went for sports."
"Then how did he manage to become a Physical Therapist? It's no idiot's job."
"He met a guy who was a Physical Education major. That green idiot, Rock Lee."
"Rock Lee?" she asked thinking about her god-husband. "No way."
"Bushy brows and the Dobe would often train together. Tai jutsu and all that. That's when Naruto decided to major in Physical Education. He leaned towards the medical side mostly because of Hinata Hyuga."
Sakura smiled. "Aww that's so sweet. So she helped him study and they fell in love."
"Not really. She helped him study, but it took him years to figure out that Hinata liked him."
"I'll bet Neji had something to do with that," Sakura mused. "I distinctly recall him being passive aggressive about some guy his cousin was crushing on. Who knew it was Naruto? But that still doesn't explain why you two are best friends."
"He may be an idiot, but he's strong. He's had a pretty tough life, but he still went on with that stupid smile on his face. Nothing fazed him, and I respected him. He's a good guy and a Dobe."
She smiled. "And a great Godfather. Suki adores him. Naruto will make a great father someday."
"Tch, there wouldn't be enough ramen in the world to feed his kids."
Sakura smiled before looking at him thoughtfully.
"If you don't mind me asking…what was your wife like?" Sasuke kept his composure neutral as he contemplated his answer. "You don't have to say anything if you don't want to—"
"She was a good person," he replied, lazily twirling his champagne glass between his fingers. "She never asked for much. She loved her family and she was a good daughter to her parents. I agreed to marry her because she was a good woman."
"I don't doubt that she was," Sakura replied gently. "It must have been hard to lose her so suddenly."
Sasuke looked up at the sky without any hint of emotion on his face. "You think I'm a good person. You don't know me that well."
Sakura got up from her position and moved to sit next to him. "You are a good person. You're a good man."
"Does a good man fail to love his wife? Because I failed. Aya was a good woman, but I can never say that I loved her. I appreciated her as the mother of my child, and a good friend. But I never felt anything more for her than that. What kind of man do you think does that?" he asked harshly.
Sakura placed her hand on the side of his face. That was the first time he said her name, and that made her more real.
"Don't," she pleaded. "Don't make yourself out to be the bad guy. You respected her and in your own way, you cared about her. But you never hated her, or abused her or treated her badly. You're not a bad guy."
"Suki… Suki was conceived through fertility treatments. We never tried on our own. Does that sound like a marriage to you? We made a baby, only out of respect for a dying man's wishes to be a Grandfather. Can you say that's the work of a good man?"
"Anyone can see just how much you love Suki. It doesn't matter how she was conceived. It doesn't matter how you felt about her mother. All that matters is that you love that little girl more than life itself. You are a wonderful father, and a good man Sasuke," she said gently as she caressed his face. "Why can't you see yourself clearly?"
"There's so much more that you don't know," he whispered.
"So I'll take my time finding out," she replied. "You don't know everything about me either."
"I know enough. You married a man that you loved. You have a son with him, a son that isn't a byproduct of a business deal. A son that reminds you of him," he said with regret in his words. "And when you think of him, you can remember a time when you were both happy."
"You think it was so easy for me," she whispered. "You don't know anything about how hard it was for us. My father hated Sai. When he found out we were together, he lost it. He refused to give me away at my wedding. I lost contact with him for almost a year. When he found out I was pregnant, it nearly killed him," she said at a bare whisper.
"I was so close to losing my family," she continued "But when Sora was born, the fighting stopped. My father came to see me and the baby. He lost his wife to childbirth, and he didn't want to lose me either. It was hard. Loving Sai was hard, but it was so worth it."
Sasuke turned his gaze to her face. A small breeze came by and blew her pink tresses behind her. She was looking at him with an expression that was full of understanding, yet that wasn't really the case. She didn't know what she thought she knew. She didn't know him.
"The person you think I am is a lie," he said suddenly. "I'm not that kind of man you could trust with your life."
"But I think you are," she insisted. "I think you're lying to yourself about who you are. Whatever happened in your past is in the past. You have to move forward."
"Move forward..," he repeated before looking away again. He was tempted to ask her whether she had really done so herself. That was the question that had been burning through his mind for the past few months now. He couldn't just directly ask her. He risked the chance of losing her for good, but the need to know was killing him.
Would she always be unreachable? And was she the one that could fit in his life? What could he really offer her? But more importantly…just how much did he really care for her?
"We can move forward together," she said as she took his hand in hers. She was so close to him, the closest any woman had ever been to him. She was the one. He leaned forward ever so slightly and stared at her eyes. She tilted her head up and smiled.
"Can we really?" he asked quietly.
Their lips were almost together, when the sudden rumbling of thunder stuck and the rain came down in large bullet shaped drops, pelting them with moisture. They jumped at the sound and looked up. Sasuke stood up and tried to pack up their things, but it was useless. Within seconds, everything was soaked and it was a relatively long walk back to the house.
Sasuke glared up at the sky for ruining the damn moment. The clouds released a thunderous roar as the rain continued to soak them. Sasuke was so busy cursing the moment that he only came back to earth when he heard her soft giggles. When he looked back at her, she had stopped trying to pack everything and was just looking up at the sky with a smile on her face. She didn't even bother trying to cover up as she held out her hands and lets the rain fall on them.
"Do you plan on getting sick?" he asked. She chuckled again and looked at him.
"I've always wanted to get caught in a rain storm and not care about it. Haven't you ever wanted to just be reckless and carefree?"
Sasuke looked at her like she was crazy. Thunder struck once more, but she didn't care. She stood up, letting the cold water soak through her hair and clothes.
For the first time in a long time, she felt absolutely limitless as she kicked her shoes off and laughed. She could feel the rain drops tingle on her skin and the moist grass beneath her feet.
The rain had completely soaked through all his clothing and the part of Sasuke that wanted to get out of the rain was overpowered by the part of him that couldn't stop watching her. He saw how her now completely wet hair began to curl around her face in small ringlets. Her white skin looked even paler against her darkening pink hair, and her eyes. Those leafy green orbs looked up at the sky in pure glee. Her laughter, something that he had not paid any attention too, rang in his ears and made his heart beat faster.
She was everything that he wasn't. She was free. In all his life, he had never seen anything more beautiful than she was at this very moment.
The picnic was left forgotten on the blanket. Slowly, he moved towards her. He didn't feel in control of himself as he moved, it was just a reflex. The sight of her, with her clothing sticking to her skin from being watered down was just too much to bear. She was too far from him.
He wanted her, but was he able to have her? Could she ever really be his? Or was she always going to hold back? Will she always see the face of a ghost when she was with him?
Sasuke was strong, but he would never be able to bear that. He needed to know.
She slowed herself to a stop and breathed heavily with a smile on her face. She saw him approach her with a look on his face that told her it wasn't the rain that made her shiver. It was his eyes.
She tried to get her breathing under control, but as he got closer, her breathing just seemed to quicken along with her heartbeats. Her smile slowly straightened out the closer he got. The rain matted down his chicken hair as the water droplets rolled off his smooth locks. His eyes held her own as the thunder continued to roar above them.
He was no more than two feet away from her. Something about him made her heart surge with emotion. It was as if he was just coming back into her life, as if he had left her somewhere in the past, broken and forgotten. And now he was back and standing in front of her, silently asking her something with his eyes.
The rain was still pouring without mercy as the two of them stood before each other.
"You're not my Sai," she stated. She knew what she needed to say to him and prove to the rest of the world. He said nothing and didn't even blink at her statement. Sakura couldn't stop the words as they escaped her.
"I know what people think when I'm with you," she continued. "They all think the same thing, I can see it in their faces. They look at us and think that I've fallen off the deep end. I can't really like you as anything more than another Sai." Her voice cracked at his name.
Thunder struck again before she spoke.
"I felt so angry that they would insult my love for him like that. Sai was a protective, talented, creative and loving weirdo and I loved him with all my heart. I loved him too much to think of anyone else as him," she said as moisture built up in her eyes. "He's gone. I know that. Our son is the only thing I have left of him."
Sasuke listened to her, letting her get it out. This was what he needed to know. Could she ever be his?
"But I don't care about what my father or my friends think. Let them think what they want. They don't really know me if that's how they see me. But you…," she said as she gazed at his face. "You're the one person who does matter to me." The tears fell, but they wouldn't stand out against her already wet form.
"I want you to know, that I would never see you as anyone other than you. You're not my Sai. You're more." She gazed up at him with eyes that captured him. "You're Sasuke. You're my Sasuke."
And that was it. She was standing with weakening knees and silently pleading to be held.
Her words acted like a key that unlocked his heart. Yes, she could be his and now she was. He could stand it no longer.
"You talk too damn much!" he growled before charging up to her, pulling her into his arms and kissing her like he's never kissed her before. It was the kiss that started it all. Every question, every emotion they ever felt was flooding into their kiss along with the pure, unadulterated need for one another.
Sasuke held the woman in his arms as tight as he could. In all his life, he had never felt as wanted as he had now. He had finally found what he didn't even know he was looking for. He found her.
They kissed again and again as the rain refused to let up. Both were soaked to the bone, but that didn't matter. All that mattered was that they were together. Sasuke lifted her up into his arms and practically ran with her.
Sakura only registered that they were now inside when she couldn't feel the rain on her skin anymore. Their lips were still bound together as they haphazardly moved through the house. She clung to him as tightly, not wanting to break the kiss at any cost. He blindly guided them through the first floor.
He could feel their breathing mix together from the cold air outside, but he had never felt as hot as he did right now. They collided with a wall, making her gasp and cling to him even more. Sasuke took advantage and sent his tongue right in, to which she responded quickly. He held her up against the wall with his body as his hands roamed around her sides.
His hands slid down her thighs and she gasped as he squeezed her bottom. Sasuke's lips slid down to her neck, feeling her pulse quicken even more. Her hands clutched at his hair as his rock hard body held her up. She pushed against the wall and used her legs as leverage as she tightened their grip around his waist. Sasuke stumbled around the walls of the first floor, trying to find the will to get upstairs.
Her rushed breaths and clinging form made it harder to think. They were in one of the hallways now. He stumbled against another wall and held her there. That red fleece top she was wearing was watered down and getting on his freaking nerves. He pushed himself against her hard and she moaned.
She felt his hands reach for her top as his lips worked furiously against her own. Without warning, he gripped the bottom with both hands and pulled against the grain. She gasped at the sound of wet tearing fabric. He had actually torn her top right down the middle. He wasted no time and placed hot open mouthed kisses along her now exposed collarbone to her shoulder. Sakura arched her neck back as his lips trailed across her shoulder where two halves of her shirts were hanging on each end. In seconds, they slid right off and landed on the floor with a thud.
Sasuke kissed past her equally red bra strap and briefly grazed over her chest before she tugged on his hair and brought him back to her lips. His hands caressed her slick wet skin as they traveled up and down her back. He pushed off the wall and began to stumble across the hall and navigate through the house. It was the only time he cursed his house for being so damn big.
Sakura's hands found their way to his front and desperately began to fiddle with the buttons of his shirt. She found it hard to do so when his hands were making her skin tingle everywhere they touched. He gave her bottom another hard squeeze that made her moan and pull the collar apart at the seams as the buttons went flying.
She was back to kissing him as her hands desperately tried to get the soaked material off. Sasuke held all her weight on one arm and used the other to help get the shirt off. It gave him time to find the stairs as well. He began the climb and half way up, and Sakura pulled the remainder of his shirt off and let it fall on the steps.
The instant contact of his bare skin against hers was increasingly stimulating. He was at the top now, and barely able to keep this up. He darted down the hallway and kicked his bedroom door open.
He reached the foot of his bed and dropped them on it. Their lip contact was broken and they were gasping for air as he climbed over her.
"Sakura...I can't stop this," he admitted with great restraint. Sakura's already racing heart melted at his concern for her. Emerald eyes stared at Onyx orbs burning with desire as he hovered over her. Her hands came up and caressed his face.
"Then don't," she whispered, wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down into another fiery kiss. Sasuke groaned as the blood flow in his system concentrated in his tightening pants. His hands slid up her arms and held her shoulders as he kissed down her neck and chest, teeth gently scraping against her skin leaving long red marks in his path. She tasted like cherry blossoms in the rain.
Nothing could stop them now. No work, no kids, no anything!
"Sasuke," she moaned when he reached her sinfully red bra. He didn't waste time fumbling with the hook this time. Without warning, he latched onto the center with his teeth and yanked the material apart with one great tug that made her chest lurch forward.
She fell back on the mattress. Sasuke looked down to see the cups fall to the side and release her breasts from their hold. He held her arms at her sides before she could try to cover herself up. Her cheeks were stained with her blush as the heat rushed up to her face.
Sasuke's breathing hitched as the tightening of his pants increased and lowered his lips onto hers once more.
"Beautiful," he whispered, increasing her blush. He kissed her neck and moved down between her breasts before releasing her arms and sliding his hands over her chest. She was still wearing the necklace and moaned when he gently squeezed the soft mounds between his calloused fingers.
She writhed beneath him as he gently massaged her chest. His lips left hers and once again traveled down her chest and enveloped her right breast in his mouth. Sakura arched into him and tangled her fingers into his damp midnight locks.
It had been so long since she was intimate. Every sensation felt new, and she craved more of his touch as his mouth worked its way to her left side. Hearing the sounds that came out of her mouth was turning him on even more that he could have imagined. But he didn't want her to stop saying his name.
Sakura's hands slid down his chiseled back and reached for his pants. She fumbled with his belt and managed to yank it off. Sasuke used one hand to undo the zipper as she slid his pants as far down as she could. He hastily kicked them off and was left in his boxers. What was more important now was getting the rest of her clothes off. He kissed down the valley of her breasts and along her smooth abdomen until he reached her skirt.
His fingers tugged at the skirt and leggings and pulled them down with so much force that even those began to tear. He tossed the shreds to the side and admired her form clothed only in matching red panties. She was so beautiful. Every curve of her body, every breath she took, the pink tresses scattered around her and the blush that made her eyes pop captivated him.
He was captivated by a cherry blossom.
She gazed at him with thoroughly clouded green eyes. He was crouched over her like a predator admiring his prey before he made the kill, but she was no helpless prey. She eyed his lean muscular build with the intensity of a lioness on the hunt.
She pushed herself up with her elbows and lunged at him. Their lips were back together in seconds with no hope of detachment. She could feel his arousal as she pressed herself against him. He let out a strangled groan and grasped her hips as she did and couldn't help but fall back against the sheets with her on top. She gazed at him with eyes full of adoration and lust.
She kissed his jaw and moved down to his neck where his tattoo was located. He shivered as her soft lips placed a tender kiss right over the mark. He could have sworn he felt electricity surge through his system at for a second, feared that he would react and hurt her.
But her kisses moved down to his chest sending more sparks throughout his body. She slowed as she reached his abdominal muscles and caressed them with her hands. He was so sculpted and lean; a perfect piece of human anatomy in her eyes. Her thighs rubbed against his arousal and he couldn't take it anymore.
He quickly pulled her underneath him and crushed his lips with hers. His hands instantly went for her panties and grabbed each end. She heard rather than felt him rip the ends off and pull the material away leaving her bare to his eyes. She gasped when his hands roughly caressed her thighs and pulled them apart. For the first time in three years, she was fully ready for what was to come and she couldn't wait any longer either.
She pulled at his boxers and he paused to get them off as well. Once they were tossed aside, he hovered over her with his eyes blazing with fire. She could feel him at her entrance and quickened her breathing.
"Sakura," he choked with every ounce of self-control he had. Even so, he was still waiting for her permission, for her confirmation that she belonged to him.
She grabbed his face with her hands and kissed him with all the love she muster, and that was enough for him.
He entered her with one swift thrust that blew their minds away. She screamed into their kiss and threw her head back in rapture gasping out his name. The sudden intrusion and his sheer size overwhelmed her, sending her into a fit of shock. Sasuke fiercely groaned as he was enveloped in her tight heat. Emotions exploded in their hearts as they managed to gaze at one another.
They could see it in each other's eyes. The power of their intensity mixed with pure and budding love. Sasuke remained as still as he could, not wanting to push her any more than he had, but when he felt her move with restlessness, he pushed back.
He pulled out and quickly thrust back in, loving the moan that escaped her lips as he did so. She wrapped her legs around him pulling herself closer with each lunge he took.
She gasped his name as he continued to plunge in and out with increased fervor. Her legs increased their grip as he increased his speed with every passing moment.
Sasuke was in a state of pure ecstasy as he made love to her. Her breathy moans and the sound of his name escaping her lips filled with so much emotion that it was all he could do not to collapse.
His beautiful cherry blossom, his Sakura filled the whole that plagued his icy heart. He felt complete now.
She was meeting him half way as she pushed herself against his every move, increasing the pleasure and making him throw his head back in awe. Her fingers were digging into his back leaving angry red marks, but he didn't care. He wanted her closer. He wanted them fused into one.
He groaned her name as his leaned down and captured her lips again. Their breathing raged together and their movements increased with every passing second. Sakura's heart over flowed with his essence. Tears streamed from her eyes as she realized just how happy she was at the moment.
She was with her Sasuke now. Everything was going to be okay.
Sasuke kissed the tears around her eyes and continued to thrust into oblivion. The pressure in her lower abdomen was building and driving her insane. She felt as though she could be paralyzed within the next five minutes.
"Harder," she groaned in desperation for release. He grunted as he complied and plunged into her with more force. She threw her head back as he hit the bundle of nerves inside her that sent her reeling. The tight coil in her body was winding up even more as she felt the end coming closer.
Sasuke's body was raging with bliss. Her heavenly heat and the tightness of her muscle were pushing him over the edge. Every move they made was building with intensity. Her breathing was ragged now and he could tell she was close.
She arched her back and gasped his name as dormant waves of intense pleasure washed over her body like a storm. Sasuke watched her as he continued to move within her. She left him breathless as she rounded her body into him and screamed his name in ecstasy.
The pressure in his own body was reaching its limit as well, and with one hard final thrust, his own peak hit as he released his seed into her waiting body. He collapsed into her arms and desperately tried to regain control of his breathing. Her legs slid back down from his back as he lay over her. They stayed like that for a minute or two as they came back down from the high. The only sound that could be heard was the soft pitter patter of the rain and their harsh breathing.
Sasuke slowly pulled out of her and dropped to her right side, pulling her against his chest and kissing her forehead. Their bodies that were once moist and cold from the rain were now hot and sticky from their sweat.
She met his gaze and gave him a weak smile. She was exhausted and slowly losing consciousness but she didn't want to lose the sight of his face, especially now. Because for the first time since she met him, she saw it.
She saw him smile.
It was barely there, but she knew it was a smile. She placed her hand on the side of his face and he placed his own over hers. She could feel his heart beating against her own.
"Now you know," she whispered. "What you mean to me…my Sasuke."
Sasuke slowly kissed her swollen lips once more and barely pulled away.
"Sakura…" he whispered as her eyes gave way to her exhaustion. Before her eyelids closed, she heard him speak again.
"…Thank you."
Her eyes widened only a fraction of an inch before the darkness took her. Sasuke faded soon after her and the two lay in each other's arms, with the rain as their only company through the night.
AUTHORS NOTE:
Please read the disclaimer at the top regarding medical things. Birth control DOES NOT work so easily. CONSULT A DOCTOR FOR BIRTH CONTROL!
Ok so here are some answers to any confused readers.
1. Sasuke used to be an assassin for Orochimaru, until he killed him and destroyed the sound organization. Now he tries to live an ordinary life, but still maintains his equipment from his agent days, that's why his office has all that high tech CIA-ish stuff, and that's also why Sasuke never had much of a social life in college.
2. The CIA has been trying to figure out who killed Orochimaru for years. They have no idea it was Sasuke.
3. Karin used to be a part of the sound organization as well, but Sasuke thought he had killed her off along with everyone else. Now she's back with her own agenda.
4. Huzzah the lemon has arrived lol.
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