It didn't take long to discover her pregnancy, she was about two weeks along when she felt the change in her chakra, it was subtle, and only her perfect chakra control allowed her to detect it. She gave herself all of one day to cry about it, and another to decide her plan of action.

Sakura knew that having Sasuke's child would put a target on her child's back, if she stood against Sasuke, if she stood alongside him, it wouldn't matter, her child would constantly be in danger. While Sasuke may be willing to protect their child, she understood the farther her child was from the father the better. Even with tears ones more threatening to fall, she didn't regret sleeping with him, it was in those moments when she saw her Sasuke, her child was created out of love, and out of love she would do what she had to do.

Sakura told her parents her plans of leaving, not the why, but she saw the way her mother looked to her still flat stomach, and when they hugged, her mother whispered, "you need to be very careful. Do whatever you have to do to leave."

Her father's hug was warm and comforting as he said, "we are very proud of you. Sakura-chan do not hesitate." There words almost weakened her resolve, they had accepted that this was likely the last time she would see them. Sakura had sealed their fate, and they had accepted it, encouraged it. Sakura adjusted her chakra before exiting her childhood home, she needed to make up for any possible fluctuations. Her mother was right, she had to be careful, she would never be allowed to leave Konoha without the Hokage's permission, and rinnegan could see everything, she hoped that her chakra control would be able to hide her pregnancy.

If he was surprised at her presence he didn't show it, he didn't bother to look away from the scroll, "we weren't meeting until tomorrow."

"I want to offer a proposition." At her words he looked up, there was hint of amusement in his eyes, which turned to anger at her next words, "I wish to leave Konoha."

"If you believe sharing a bed with me here and there gives you some sort of power over me, you are greatly mistaken. You are nothing but an annoyance." Sasuke was studying her now, waiting to see her reaction, arguments were usually part of their foreplay, it was the only way they gave in to each other. At the moment, all Sakura could feel was her heart leaping out of her chest, he must have sensed some of her fear because his voice was more in control when he said, "you are too important to leave Konoha."

"I will not help those who resist you, I will not stand against you, if you let me leave." There was distrust in his eyes, a question on the tip of his tongue. Her voice was shaking, if he didn't let her leave, she would have to run. "Please, I cannot stay."

"That is all you have to offer me?"

"What more is there? I've offered you my heart, and you never cared for it, even now, we both know it's yours. And we both know it makes no difference."

"Fine, I will send for your parent immediately, if you step out of line once, their death's will be on your hands, are you prepared for that?" His eyes never looked away from hers, he could see the confidence in his eyes, she could see the lust behind the confidence. He believed he had won, that within minutes he would be inside her, that he would have his thirst sated. Maybe, he saw the silent prayer, she sent, because the lust was suddenly gone, in its place was a coldness he had never directed at her.

"I accept."

A/N: AU in which Sasuke killed Naruto and is Hokage,...the big twist? Sarada exists... I've actually had this idea for years (since Naruto ended).. this AU was even the first one in Beginnings, but I wasn't happy with it, I'm still not 100% behind this one (60% (?))... but in general I like this more... and if anybody liked the original one more, so sorry its lost forever, I accidentally deleted it months ago...I have no confidence in a story like this I feel like a plot like this requires a much better writer, like deeppoeticgirl or kuriquinn (honestly guys check their work out)... someone who can get super into their emotions and into those little details which is why I took down the original one from Beginnings.

I was actually gonna post this some time ago but I got sick (stomach flu) and it seems that i threw up even my inspiration while sick...I wanted to write this AU in which Sakura is adopted by the Uchiha's, I started it so many times, and you guys would think that since i do small updates in general it would be easy... nope, I tried working on Timely too and I stared at my screen for like five minutes before realizing it was so not gonna work... in fact I meant to work on Timely, not publish this...