A/N: Sorry I haven't updated this recently, I hit an inspiration high for some of my other stories lol. But now I'm back yay! I am also taking requests for moments to feature in this story, so leave your suggestions in a PM or the reviews section. Thanks guys! Enjoy!

• moments: part two •

moment five: the festival

Sasuke had been acting weird lately. Well not weird, not cold weird or alone, just... weird. Secretive. Sakura was going to ask him about it one night when he was helping her put away the dishes, but she bit her lip and held back. And plus, right as she would have asked him the question, her bladder twisted, and being a pregnant woman, she had to pee for what seemed like the twentieth time that day. She never let Sasuke for one moment forget that she was pregnant.

In the morning, when he was still snuggled into her neck, breathing softly, refusing to let her out from his embrace so that she could get up and go to the market, she would slap his arms profusely, earning a grunt from his soft lips.

"Sasuke, let your wife and child go, shannaro!" She would whisper quickly and he sighed, beginning to press kisses into her neck. Of course, having mood swings and all, she would get into it, letting him roll her over onto her back, ignoring the small pain from his child pressing against her spine, his head traveling down to her nightgown. But then, as always, she felt the pang in her bladder and would roll away, ignoring his groans of disapproval.

She had taken her maternity leave from the hospital a week ago and had spent most of her days scheduling ultrasounds, check ups and walking around the house. He was home that day too, taking a day off but she caught sight of him standing anxiously by the phone. She raised an eyebrow, but left it alone, heading into their living room to watch tv (cha! She finally ordered one, after weeks of convincing Sasuke that it was a necessity.)

In a few days, Konaha would be celebrating the winter solstice festival. There would be booths, games, dancing, fireworks, and everything in between. Sakura had mentioned it only once to Sasuke and he was silent. After that, she had began to rant about the attire for the festival, traditional formal robes, and how her favorite one (and her others, sadly), clearly would not tie up around her bulging belly. She was only four months pregnant, but the child grew quickly. Sasuke had been silent, listening to her complaining, and ushered her gently to bed after dinner. The next morning, he was gone. His excuse, when he returned home that evening, was that he had to help Naruto with something Hokage related.

The day before the festival, Sakura was lounging on the couch, her aching feet propped up on a pillow, snuggled into a blanket from the cold front that was slowly coming over Konaha, open book on her belly, when Sasuke emerged in front of her. He kneeled down, fingers brushing the soft skin of her arm gently.

"I have a surprise for you.." He murmured in her ear, and she shivered, closing her book. She let a small frown cover her features. Surprise? He never gave her surprises. That wasn't counting certain..activities. She blushed and sat up slowly, Sasuke's hands helping her. His fingers strayed to her stomach.

"What is it?" She asked gently, curiously. Sasuke smirked and played with the soft skin of her exposed stomach. There was a small nudge against his fingers, and his hands shot up to cover he exposed area, forehead to her stomach. He let out a small noise in happiness, and Sakura stroked his hair affectionately. Every time the baby kicked, he went mad, and she loved it. Slowly, he pulled his hands from her stomach and stood up, helping her up off the couch. He gently led her into their bedroom, and stood aside as she looked towards the bed.

There was a long, thin package resting on the bed, wrapped in red ribbon. Her eyes widened.

"W-what-" Hands fell on her waist and slowly pressed her towards the bed, where the box was perched. as soon as her legs met the smoothness of the comforter, his hands disappeared from her waist and he stepped back, watching her.

"Open it." He murmured, and she swallowed. What was he.. She slowly reached out with shaking fingers and pulled at the tie of the bow, watching as the silk rolled undone. She pulled the ribbon from the box gently and gripped the lid. Slowly and gently, she lifted the cardboard material up and away, setting it down beside the ribbon. There was a mass of white tissue paper, and her fingers tenderly pulled it away, her breath hitching in a gasp.

In the mass of white paper, lay a folded film of soft, baby pink silk. The large insignia of the Uchiha clan's fan printed in the center of it. Sakura gasped once more, fingers slowly pulling the material up and out of the box to look at it. It was a robe, the edges cut in black to match the outline of the Uchiha fan on the back. Around the trim of the pink silk was a large icon of Sakura flowers in shining silver. Sakura's eyes watered.

"S-sasuke.." She started but he cut her off, moving behind her to rest his cheek on the top of her head.

"It's time that you became Uchiha Sakura.." He murmured and she started to cry, holding the silk gently to her chest. She swung around in his arms and pressed her head to his chest, sobbing.

"It's.. so.. beauti..ful.." She choked out and she heard him chuckle. He wrapped her in his arms, pressing a kiss to her head.

"It's one of many more." He promised gently, and Sakura smiled into the material of his shirt.

She wore her robe proudly that night, thanking that Sasuke ordered the winter addition, as the air turned cold; snow threatening to begin falling. The robe flowed over her large stomach, and her face held a large smile the entire night. She had pulled her hair up into a traditional bun and clasp, her cheeks glowing with motherhood and happiness. Sasuke never left her side the entire night, his fingers entangled in hers.

Their matching Uchiha fans on their robes said it all.

Her hand also never left her stomach, the shining silver wedding band on her finger shimmering under the paper lanterns and lights. She also felt Sasuke's eyes on her face the entire night, his eyes filled with love and pure bliss. She smiled to herself, heart melting. And even when she met up with her friends, they smiled warmly at her. Everyone in the village knew that Sakura deserved this happiness and that she finally got her life long wish.

For the firework display, he lead her away from the busy parties and booths and towards the Team 7 bridge, as it had the perfect spot to see the Hokage tower and Konaha wall from across the river. Sakura placed her palms on the bridge's rail, and she felt Sasuke stand behind her, arms wrapping protectively around her belly, warm chest pressed against her back. She blushed and leaned into his neck.

"Merry Early Christmas, Sakura." He whispered in her ear, and she giggled.

moment six: paint, love and the doctors

While Sasuke was out that morning at work, Sakura went into his old room, and then what used to be Itachi's. She bit her lip, looking at the plain surroundings. She was doing her usual, monthly house cleaning, when she had hesitated at the emptier part of the household. Before she had conceived, she planned on asking Sasuke if they could transform one of the old bedrooms into a nursery. She bit her lip harder. She would do it soon, and would pray that he would understand and let her do it. They had come so far.. she didn't want to touch a sensitive nerve.

She was dusting out one of the other spare bedrooms, when she heard the front door to the compound open and close.

"Sakura?" Sasuke called out, his voice faint, gentle. She smiled to herself. Kami, he had changed so much.

"In here!" She called, knowing he already sensed which room she was in. Within a minute, strong hands wrapped around her from behind, lips finding her hair. She giggled, and resumed cleaning the nightstand, which as always, was riddled with dust from the lack of use.

"How was work?" She asked, and he groaned against her neck, hands tightening around her.

"Hell. I was out all morning catching some petty thief who likes to steal old ladies' purses." Sakura giggle again. She reached around her to stroke Sasuke's head, her fingers running through his hair in a motherly fashion. He let out a small breath in bliss. Sakura thought back to her question for him and bit her lip. She turned around in his arms, and cupped his cheek. His eyes opened, obsidian orbs lazily staring into hers with curiosity.

"Sasuke..ah.. I would really like it.." he raised an eyebrow and she swallowed, closing her eyes, "if we could turn one of the spare bedrooms into a nursery for the baby." Her hand fell to her stomach and she squeezed her eyes shut, waiting for his response. She expected a hitched breath, coldness, perhaps even a simple no. But instead, she found warm fingers under her chin, tilting her head upwards. She opened her eyes, and found he was smiling ever so slightly.

"Which one?" He murmured and Sakura swallowed, letting out a nervous laugh with a shrug.

"Ah, which ever you want!" He nodded, and his eyes lowered in thought, before raising back up to meet hers.

"Let's use Itachi's room." Her breath hitched.

"A-are you sure-" He nodded, cutting her off with a kiss to her lips. His breath fanned against her nose.

"It's closer to our bedroom, and I think that it's perfect." Is all he said. Sakura nodded. Well, that was easier than she had expected.

The next night while they were sharing a small dinner in quiet, Sauske's words had stunned her, making her jump.

"I want to know the sex." He said gently and persistently. Sakura gasped in a breath and set down her fork. Doctors could tell you the sex of your child way earlier than five months along, but Sasuke never mentioned it to her, or to the ultrasound technician as he accompanied her to her checkups. In all honesty, Sakura was practically pulling her hair out, wanting so badly to know if she would give birth to a boy or girl, but she knew that if she did it in secret, it would slip out to Sasuke and she didn't want him getting mad. She had just assumed that he wanted it to be a surprise.

"A-ah.. okay." She nodded. A blush formed on his cheeks and his lips parted. He searched quickly for words to explain his sudden outburst.

"It would make painting the nursery easier." He said, and Sakura laughed. She reached across the table to take Sasuke's hand in hers warmly.

"I agree." She murmured.

The day after they found out the sex of the child (A/N: I am totally evil, but I think that I'll wait a bit longer to tell you guys what the sex of the baby is. *eyebrow wriggle* *evil laugher* *coughing* anyways moving on) and the two were ecstatic, Sasuke dragged her out to the paint store and they quickly chose in unison the color for the walls. Sasuke, being the protective husband and soon to be father that he was, refused Sakura's pleas to let her help him paint the walls, and did it himself quickly and perfectly. He had planned on asking Naruto to come over and help him with the job, but Naruto knowing the sex of the child meant that within the next half hour the whole of Konaha would know the sex of the child.

Sakura stood in the middle of the room, watching as her husband rolled the lacquer onto the walls, marveling at his delicate strokes. When he was done, he sat in the center of the room, panting, legs crossed. Sakura giggled and slowly lowered herself to sit next to him, hand on her back. As soon as she was perched on the floor, hands flew out to her hips, pulling her (and her extra weight) onto a soft lap. Sakura giggled, marveling at Sasuke's strength to perch his wife and child on his legs without effort or pain. He smirked, his fingers running up to her cheeks.

She tried to speak, to thank him for doing such a good job, but he cut her off with a heated kiss to her lips, tongue battling hers. Sasuke was very protective of his growing child and Sakura's well being, and he knew that having sex was out of the question, but he was a man, he still had urges, so the two of them found creative ways to solve said problem. And Sakura's mood swings slowly gave way to raging pregnancy-initiated hormones and a very healthy libido.

His fingers slowly gripped the hem of Sakura's dress, pulling it up her thighs to bundle at her waist. She blushed as his fingers disappeared into the cotton of her panties, eagerly rubbing her soft folds. Sakura mewled and arched her back, pressing her hips against his hand. But, just as she was getting into it, Sasuke's digits driving her off the edge, their child kicked, and Sakura's face scrunched up. She blushed deeply, wriggling against her husbands fingers.

"S-Sasuke.." She whispered, and he grunted against her neck in response. She licked her lips and looked away, embarrassed.

"Uhm..ah, I have to pee.." He sighed and removed his fingers from her, pulling his head up to hers. He chuckled gently, and helped her up as she smoothed her dress, and disappeared into hallway, clutching her stomach.

"You ruined the fun, little one." She whispered, pouting.

moment seven: baby names

(A/N: And now, you find out the sex of the baby! Yaaaaay)

"Kenji." Sakura snorted.

"That sounds so common." She murmured and flicked the page of the small baby names book she had purchased. Sasuke sighed and put his hands behind his head, closing his eyes. He rested his head in Sakura's lap, and she continued to skim the pages. They were lounging on the bed, trying to pick out baby names.

"Sora?" Sakura suggested, reading the meaning and phoectics. Sasuke grunted.

"No." He said, and Sakura rolled her eyes.

"Jin?" Sakura wrinkled her nose and smacked her husband's chest with her book. He scowled.

"Ew no, Sasuke, too... bland."

She continued to look through the book, ignoring Sasuke's wandering hands. They snuck down to her knees, calves and then back to her thighs. He turned his head in her lap and pressed his lips to her stomach, fingers pulling her shirt up. She wriggled, concentrating on the names in front of her and smacked him as his head snuck under her shirt.

"Sasuke, this is serious!" He chuckled, pressing his warm lips to her belly, and she shivered.

"How about Sasuke Jr?" He muttered, and she rolled her eyes.

"One Sasuke is enough." At her words, his fingers shot out to grab the book from her hands, tossing it onto the ground. Within seconds, he was kneeling over her, straddling her thighs, lips against hers. Yep, Sakura thought blissfully, definitely enough. She moaned as his fingers shot up to cup her breasts, kneading the heated skin through her shirt. She gripped his hips, nails digging into his sides. He growled, and pulled his lips down her face to her neck, nipping and biting the skin. His fingers moved down her arms to her hands and he pressed them against his groin. She swallowed, running her hand over his obvious erection. She blushed.

"Sakura.." He gritted his teeth, hips bucking against her hand eagerly. She grabbed the hem of his soft pants, and yanked them down his thighs, gripping him tightly. She ran her thumb over his tip, watching him shiver happily. She began to press her hand up and down his base, and his lips parted, head lulling back in bliss. She began to think baby names again, lips snaking out to kiss Sasuke's neck as he loomed over her.

"Tetsuya." She suggested lightly, and Sasuke moaned, his hips grinding against her hand, not responding. He lowered his lips to hers, blowing hot breath into her mouth, trying to silence her. She gripped his ass, pulling him closer to her, and he panted into her mouth.

"S-Sakura..hn..." She pumped her hand faster, her thoughts still on the names.

"Haru?"

"A-ah.." He began to get closer to coming, his body shaking. He pressed his lips into her neck, breathing heavily. Sakura kissed his ear, fingers running up and down his back gently. She gave him a squeeze, and he fought back a loud moan.

"Katsu." She said nodding and licked the shell of Sasuke's ear. His panting became louder, and soon enough he let out a loud growl, twitching in her hand. Her fingers went warm and she pulled them away as he came off his high, collapsing on her. She licked her fingers and stroked his hair. His lips found hers, and he bit her lower lip, pulling it into his mouth, hands on her thighs.

"Masahiko." He breathed out, trying to control his panting between kisses, and she frowned.

"That sounds funny. Kya, why is this so hard-mmnf!" He pressed his lips back against hers, winding her in his arms gently. He rolled them over onto their sides, hands wrapping around her back. He pulled away to let her breath, kissing her forehead.

"I love you." He said in a sigh, and she giggled. His lips found their way down her neck and to the top of her shirt and she tapped her chin, deep in thought.

"We need a name that sounds pretty, but is manly, but means something important, perhaps a name of someone we once knew?" Sasuke was silent against her skin, also thinking. Then, Sakura thought of something. She breathed out and bit her lip. Should she say the name?

"Itachi." She whispered, and closed her eyes. Sasuke's breath hitched against her skin, his head buried in her neck. He didn't move, and Sakura bit her lip. Crap, now she'd done it.

"Ah, it was only a thought, let's go back to the bo-"

"Itachi." He breathed and she stopped talking in a gasp. He looked up at her tenderly and nodded.

"Itachi Uchiha." He repeated, and she smiled. She pressed her lips to his forehead, and his eyes shut.

"Itachi Uchiha." She agreed gently.

moment eight: complications

"This is a very important ANBU mission, Uchiha Sasuke, and our forces are already stretched to the limit with our border issues to the west, don't you dare question me!" Tsunade roared, slamming her hand down on her desk. Shizune jumped, clutching Tonton tighter, and the small pig squealed. Sasuke planted his feet and crossed his arms, frown settling on his handsome face.

"Tch." Is all he said. Tsunade's upper lip twitched. Well, that explained where Sakura had picked up that trait. The Hokage sighed.

"Look, I know you're busy and now isn't the best time, but you are on our special call out list; and this mission needs someone with special sight for the investigations. It's only a weeks mission-"

"Sakura is days away from going into labor." Sasuke gritted out, shutting Tsunade up. She sighed louder, and rubbed her temples.

"I know, and I am very sorry, but this has to be done. The mission is a piece of cake, I'm sure my best ex-ANBU captain could pull it off in five days instead of a week anyways."

"Hn." Tsunade rubbed her temples again at the silence. As she was going to reach for the mission scroll to hand to him, he spoke gently and quietly.

"If anything, anything happens to Sakura, you will tell me immeditely." He ordered, and Tsunade looked up at him. In all her years of knowing Sasuke, she had never seen his eyes filled with such worry and love. She bit her lip and nodded quickly. She passed the scroll to his hands and he stood up straight once more, the rolled up parchment between his clenched fingers.

"We will contact you. Dismissed." Sasuke left with a curt, grim nod.

"A week? Gah, that's so long!" Sakura exclaimed and wriggled among the couch cushions behind her. She wriggled her legs in Sasuke's lap, where he had propped them up over his thighs, fingers massaging her aching legs. He stroked her warm skin, and nodded.

"The ANBU are stretched thin right now, and Tsunade needs someone with special ocular capabilities." Sakura swallowed.

"What about Kakashi-sensei?" She questioned, leaning her head against the back of the couch, tiredly. It was hard to move around, especially when she could deliver any day now. She rubbed her large stomach, and the baby nudged against her fingers. Sasuke sighed loudly.

"He was pulled off of paternity leave to lead the front lines to the west, along with the Hyuga girl; so it's just me." Sakura bit her lip and nodded sadly. Slowly, Sasuke's fingers slipped from around her legs up her thighs and waist to intertwine themselves with her fingers. He leaned down and pressed his lips over their hands.

"W-what if I go into labor-" She started, and Sasuke's lips kissed her knuckles, eyes hidden by his bangs.

"Tsunade will notify me the minute anything happens. The mission is out in the Land of the Mist, so it won't take me even a day to get back here if need be." Sakura nodded, tears coming to her eyes.

"I won't deliver without you there, Sasuke.." She said confidently, and he chuckled against her skin, his warm breath sending shivers up her spine. He lifted his head and pressed his lips to her forehead.

"He'll be born when it's his time." He murmured, and Sakura nodded slowly once more. She clutched his fingers and her eyes fell shut.

"I love you." She whispered, and Sasuke smiled against her head.

"I love you, too."

After about an hour of Sasuke's eager fretting and lecturing of what Sakura should do and not do during her week by herself, she finally got him to leave the compound with a giggle. She knew he would work effortlessly, intelligently, and quickly to get home to her as soon as he could. And who knows, a week by herself could be a good thing. She needed another trip to the sauna and springs to ease her achy muscles.

Ino and Naruto were the only two Jounin level ninja who had not been sent out to the conflict in the west (Naruto had far too much Hokage training to catch up on, and Ino was needed as head interrogator), so they took turns visiting Sakura, checking up on her. Naruto brought news of his very close, upcoming proposal to Hinata, when she returned from the fight, and Ino, in a flurried blush, confided that she and Shikamaru were trying to conceive again. Sakura warmly kissed her friends cheeks at both of their joyous pieces of news.

By the middle of the week, the baby began to get jumpy. Sakura would wake up numerous times in the night with pains, cramping, and the child kicking. She breathed out and knew it was only what they called 'fake contractions'.

The day of the end of Sasuke's week mission, when she knew he would be back soon, she thought that she could make it through the last part without him and she would go into labor early the next week. She had been cooking a small rice bowl for her lunch that day, when her bladder convulsed and the child kicked. Thinking it was her usual signs of needing the bathroom, she pressed a hand to her stomach and went to head out of the kitchen, when a rush of liquid shot down her thighs. She swallowed and looked down.

Hurriedly, she called up Ino, pressing her damp legs together, rubbing her abdomen. Ino picked up on the second ring.

"Moshi moshi."

"Ino..ah.. my water just broke." There was a loud scream in happiness from the other line, and then silence.

"IT'S TIME!" Ino sung over the phone, and promised to be around in five minutes. Sakura hung up, and stood there, playing with the small silver bracelet around her wrist. It was a classy, tennis bracelet, with a simplistic link style, and a small, Uchiha fan charm cut in ruby stones. She played with the charm, deep in thought. Sasuke had gotten it for her as her birthday present a few weeks back. She smiled to herself. Twenty-one and pregnant. She giggled and let the charm slip through her fingers airily when a cramp moved through her abdomen. She winced, rubbing her stomach, when Ino rang the doorbell. When she opened the door for her best friend, she was surprised to see Naruto next to her, grinning happily.

"Naruto's your pumpkin carriage for today, m'lady!" Ino clapped her hands and Naruto swiftly picked Sakura up bridal style, supporting her weight. Sakura blushed and wrapped her hands around Naruto's neck. Ino nodded and looked around her.

"Naruto, lead her to the hospital, I'll pack her a little over night bag with some toiletries." Ino disappeared into her bathroom, as Naruto led her out of the compound. He was silent, but smiling, and she could see tears in his eyes.

"Naruto.." Sakura murmured, but Naruto smiled larger, tears falling down his face.

"Sorry, Sakura-chan..ah.. I just never thought.. we would be so happy.." He grinned at her and laughed awkwardly. Sakura smacked a kiss to his cheek, and looked behind her, seeing Ino in tow with a small bag. She smiled.

"I love you guys." She said happily, and then winced as the first contraction kicked in.

"DID YOU ALERT THE TEME YET? HE NEEDS TO KNOW RIGHT NOW, 'TTEBAYO!"

"IF YOU DO NOT SHUT UP, NARUTO, I WILL POUND YOUR HEAD IN AND REVOKE YOUR TRAINING!"

"OW! TSUNADE-BAA-SAMA DON'T HIT ME!"

Sakura giggled at the loud voices from outside of her hospital room. Ino had disappeared to check Sakura in for the night, and Naruto had been in charge of making sure Sasuke received the message. The ANBU sent out the message, and within seconds, received a response from Sasuke.

On my way, tell Sakura to breathe.

She smiled at his message and did so, as the noise outside the door disappeared. Then the door slid open, and Tsunade stepped in, her hands holding the stethoscope around her neck. She smiled warmly at her ex-student, which brought tears to Sakura's eyes.

"Did you tell my parents?" She pondered, and Tsunade nodded, taking a seat beside Sakura's bed.

"They were out on their usual bargain hunting shop, but they promised to be here in about an hour." Sakura nodded, her hands pressing into her belly. She let out an airy wince. Tsunade's hand fell on Sakura's and gave it a squeeze.

"As you know, contractions can last for hours, and you won't be dilated for another few I should think."

"I hope Sasuke will get here in time.." She murmured, and Tsunade kissed her head, motherly.

"He's the fastest ANBU we have, if he needs to rush, you're damn right he will." Sakura giggled at her ex-teacher's comment and continued to rub her stomach.

As promised, an hour later, Sakura's parents rushed into her room, her mother throwing her arms around her daughter in a teary embrace, Sakura's father patting her hand.

"Where's my darling son-in-law, eh?" He asked, and Sakura laughed.

"He was on a mission, he should be here in a few hours I should think." Kizashi nodded slowly.

When Sakura's contractions began to grow stronger, and the intervals between them got smaller, her parents were ushered into the waiting room, along with Ino and Naruto. Tsunade checked Sakura and nodded.

"You've started to dilate." Sakura bit her lip.

"Shishou?"

"What is it, Sakura?" Tsunade's voice was careful, curious. Sakura smiled, tears coming to her eyes.

"Would..would you deliver the child for me?" Tsunade broke down happily, wrapping Sakura in her arms. They held each other tightly as they stopped crying, and Tsunade wiped her eyes, a smug smile on her lips.

"You don't need to ask me twice, I already booted off the other doctor from the job." Sakura laughed.

Six hours of mindless contractions was grueling, but thanks to Sakura's perfect chakra control, she managed to push back most of the pain receptors. She bit her lip and looked out of the window at the setting sun. It would get dark soon. Where was Sasuke? Another group of pains wracked through her body and she bit her lip to keep from screaming. She was almost ready, and the sweat sticking to her hair and forehead proved it.

Thirty minutes later, she was being rushed down the long, hospital hallway, teeth gritting in a long groan, hair splayed out around her, damply. Tsunade loomed over her as she wheeled her down to the delivery room with the help of Shizune and another nurse. Sakura puffed out a breath.

"Is... Sasuke... here... yet?" She forced out between sharp pains, and Tsunade's face looked grim. Shizune bit her lip.

"Sasuke-san should be here soon, we haven't heard from him otherwise." Sakura nodded and gripped the sheets between her hands, finally letting out a partial scream.

She was prepared in the room, legs raised, back arching and contracting, ready to begin pushing. Sasuke, she thought quickly, please hurry..

There was loud banging outside of the delivery room and two men knocked on the door, not wanting to disturb the privacy of the room, but also sounded urgent.

"Lady Hokage, a large hawk just swooped over the Konaha gates and entered the village!" Sakura's eyes widened. Tsunade frowned, but then, there was a large roar of laughter from the waiting room across the hallway.

"TEME'S HERE!" Naruto screamed, and Sakura began pushing.

He ran through the emptying streets, eyes focused on getting closer to the Konaha hospital. He was going to make it. His teeth gritted, he would not miss this moment. He slammed open the doors to the lobby and Hana stood up behind her desk, her eyes wide. Sasuke frowned and looked frantically at her.

"My wife, Uchiha Sakura is in labor." He said quickly, and Hana sat back down, scouring her check in sheet, and nodded. She pointed to the hallway to her left.

"She's getting ready to deliver now in room-" Sasuke ran past her, pushing open the doors as he did. Hana smiled and sat back down. Sasuke looked at the room numbers as he passed, and then froze. He could hear Sakura's muffled screams coming from in front of him. He continued running, finally finding the appropriate, large room titled 'Labor & Delivery'. He swung open the double doors, and saw Tsunade swing around, gloves shining with sweat on her hands. She opened her mouth to scream at the imposter, but when she saw who it was, she went silent, and turned back to Sakura.

Sakura's eyes widened, and she threw her head forward as Sasuke crossed towards the bed.

"Sasuke..." She started, and then let out a scream. Sasuke's fingers found hers and he clutched her hand tightly, other hand running through her sweat ridden hair.

"I'm here now.." He murmured into her clammy forehead, and squeezed her hand.

"Time to push, Sakura!" Sakura nodded, and her face scrunched in pain as she bent her abdomen towards her legs, shoulders hunching weakly. She let out a groan in frustration, which led to another scream. Sasuke stroked her head, and his lips found her ear as her body jerked.

"You can do this, Sakura...You're strong.." He murmured so quietly, only she would hear it. Her eyes brimmed with tears and she pushed again. Tsunade let out a gasp of happiness.

"I see the head! Keep going Sakura!"

She wrenched forward, and gripped Sasuke's hand, feeling his hand support her back, and she pushed, a scream coming out of her throat as she did, pain moving up and down her body. She clenched her eyes shut and then opened them again, panting heavily. Sasuke's hands brushed her hair off of her forehead, and she ignored the bright light of the room, Shizune's rushing around and Tsunade's persistent orders. She focused on Sasuke's warm hand, and panted again.

"Almost there.. One more push, Sakura. Ready? One.. two.. three!" She pushed with every ounce of strength in her body, and Sasuke's arm snaked around her shoulders to support her neck. Suddenly, she felt relief, as if the pressure between her legs was gone. She collapsed back against the pillow of Sasuke's warm skin and breathed heavily. A small mewl of a cry cut through the silence of the room. Sasuke's breath hitched, as Tsunade stood up from between Sakura's legs, holding a small bundle covered in blood.

"A boy." She declared, and tears slipped down Sakura's cheeks. Sasuke's lips found their way back to her ear in a small whisper.

"Well done, my love." She blushed, and he kissed her forehead, stroking her back. Shizune took the baby from Tsunade's arms as she cut the umbilical chord and wrapped the baby in blankets to clean him. Sakura opened her arms, and Shizune gently set the small baby in them, smiling and retreating. Sakura looked down at the small baby, fingers playing with the top of his head. Tears fell freely down her cheeks, as she looked at him.

His eyes were closed, his head showing the smallest hint of black hair, fingers clenched at his chest. His lips parted in a small mewl of breath, and Sasuke made a noise of tenderness from his throat beside her. His fingers stroked the baby's cheeks, and Sakura smiled, seeing tears fall down his cheeks. The baby opened his eyes at the touch, and Sakura smiled at the kohl colored orbs. Just like his father.

"Hello, little Itachi.." Sakura murmured, and Sasuke's arms encircled his wife and new son.

Sakura was left in her room to get some rest, as instructed by Tsunade, so Sasuke slowly made his way down the hallway towards the waiting room, son gently in the cradle of his arms. His eyes never left his face as he entered the large room. Sakura's parents, Naruto and Ino shot up out of their chairs simultaneously, and quietly. Sakura's parents approached Sasuke first, her mother's fingers stroking the baby's head. Kizashi held his arm around his wife and looked at Sasuke.

"Well now, who is this little one, hm?" Sakura's mother murmured, and a ghost of a smile crossed Sasuke's lips.

"Itachi." He said strongly. "Uchiha Itachi."

Had he looked past Kizashi, he would have seen Naruto sobbing loudly, his mouth wide in a smile. Ino approached Sasuke next, and hugged him with one arm, smiling too. He put his hand to her back in the form of a hug, and she pulled away laughing.

"I'll go check on your poor exhausted wife." She murmured and slipped into the hallway. Sasuke looked up and his eyes met Naruto's. In an instant, Naruto was up on his feet, and his arms wound around Sasuke, careful not to press against the child in his best friends arms. He let his tears fall onto Sasuke's shirt, hands gripping the material. Sasuke chuckled, and with one hand, wrapped an arm around the blond.

"Dobe." He said lightly, and Naruto sniffed.

"We're not silly genin anymore!" Naruto sobbed, and Sasuke smirked, patting his back as Naruto let out another string of tears. When he calmed down, he pulled away from Sasuke and wiped his eyes.

"Be happy, Sasuke. Treat her right, and love your son." Sasuke smirked gently and nodded.

"You too... Naruto." They shook hands.

Ino snuck silently out of Sakura's room as Sasuke entered once more, his eyes still on his son. Sakura moved over in the bed, and patted the space beside her, with a smile on her face. Sasuke perched himself on the side of the bed, and slowly passed his son to Sakura, who held him gently. Her lips found Sasuke's and he cupped her cheeks, breath hitching in a flurry of emotions. When she pulled away, he bit his lip and stroked her cheek, his other hand on his son's head.

"You are the only one I..", he began and bit his lip once more, searching for words, before continuing, "the only woman that I ever envisioned myself to be with in this moment." She smiled warmly at him and kissed his cheek. He wound his arm around her, and she settled her head into his shoulder, both of their eyes on their son's sleeping face.

"He's going to look just like you." She murmured with a giggle, and Sasuke 'hn'ed beside her.

"Thank god he didn't have pink hair." He muttered, and Sakura muffled a loud laugh behind her hand.

A/N: Yayyy! Another chapter done! I plan to maybe do one or two more moments chapters of this and then leave the rest of their memories up to the readers' imaginations. Hopefully next chapter I can update way faster. Such a happy chapter, this one was :,) Hope you enjoyed!