-1A/N: Hey! I'm so excited to get this up! This is one of my Naruto fics…but not my first. But it is my first that I have ever posted on fanfiction. So…I hope that you all will like it. And if something needs fixing could you please tell me? Any thing from the characters being OOC to just telling me that it should be longer or if it's getting to be out of the main idea of the story. Do me the favor of telling me and I'll gladly fix it for you!

Disclaimer: I don't own it so don't sue!

Now on to the story!

Snow

"Sakura I have to go on a mission. I'll be back as soon as I can, okay?" he said as he held her face in the palm of his hand.

Tears rolled down her porcelain skin as she gave a slight nod.

"Good." he said as he pulled down his mask so that it rested at his neck. "I love you." he said as he leaned forward into her.

"I love you, too." Sakura breathed as she closed the small space between their lips. They were now locked in a passionate kiss. Kakashi licked Sakura's bottom lip asking permission for entrance into her mouth in which she gladly complied by opening her mouth slightly as Kakashi slipped his tongue inside. Their kiss seemed to last forever, but forever wasn't long enough for them as they broke apart.

Sakura flung herself into his arms and held on as tight as she could to his jounin's vest and wept as hard as she possibly could. Kakashi wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his chin on the top of her head.

"Don't worry, Sakura, I'll come back-alive-I promise!" Kakashi whispered so that only she could hear, ever if no one was around.

"Okay." she said as her tears seiced slightly, as she looked up at him. Kakashi took this chance to place one last kiss on her lips before he would have to leave.

"Bye, Sakura, I'll be back soon. I promise!" Kakashi said as he tightened his hold on her and let go to walk to the door.

"Okay, bye." Sakura said softly as she watched him open the door and close it behind him.

Sakura cried as she remembered the day that Kakashi left for his mission seven months previous. She looked down at her swollen stomach and wept for the missing jounin that she loved deeply. Her eyes glazed over with a mixture of sadness and her being deep in thought.

"Kakashi…" she whispered almost inaudible, you'd have to strain your ears to hear what she had said. Hearing someone call her name Sakura turned to see the owner of the voice.

"Oh, hi Naruto." Sakura said not bothering to fake a smile as she wiped the tears from her eyes with her finger tips.

"Sakura-chan…you need to come back home. You'll get sick if you stay out here!" Naruto said his voice laced with worry, and from what Sakura could tell, pity for the seven month pregnant kunoichi.

Sakura shook her head in refusal to leave the memorial stone she stood at. "No, I don't want to leave." she explained, more like stated, as she dropped to the snow covered ground.

"Sakura!" Naruto yelled afraid for his friend. "Are yo-" Sakura held up a hand to silence the loud kiyoubi.

"Naruto…I'm fine, really!" she smiled up at him.

"Are you sure?" Naruto frowned. Mean while Sakura let out a growl of annoyance.

"Naruto! Leave. Me. Alone! Now!" Sakura practically yelled at the blonde. Naruto put his hands up defensively as her backed away slowly.

SAKURA'S P.O.V.

As Naruto left I smiled inwardly to myself having won the small 'fight'. I just needed to be alone. I needed to mourn…and, yes, I was still mourning over Kakashi after six months. Tsunade-sama seems to have given up on him. Everyone has, but I won't. I can't give up! 'Kakashi's still alive and I know it!' inner-Sakura yelled and pumped her fist as she agreed with me.

Turning slightly so that I could rest, I closed my eyes as I leaned my back against the memorial stone for support as I felt myself drifting into a deep sleep.

I opened my eyes slowly as the light hit them blurring my vision. In front of me I saw the silhouette of someone. Wait! This someone was a ninja. As I stared I saw a silver eyebrow raise at my confused expression as I stood up.

Then realization dawned on me. "Kakashi!" I cried out and flung myself into his arms. "I'm so glad you're home! I just knew you weren't dead!" I said as I nuzzled his neck.

Kakashi's eye crinkled as he smiled beneath his mask. "I promised you I'd come back, didn't I Sakura?"

"Sakura? Sakura! Sakura, wake up!" Kakashi's voice faded into what sounded like Sasuke. I opened my 'already open' eyes to see Sasuke and Naruto above me. We were inside. Inside where? My home? Their apartment? I looked to my left to see white walls and a window with a clear view of Konoha. I still didn't know where I was.

"S-Sasuke-kun? Where am I?" I heard them let out a breath they had obviously been holding in as I spoke.

Sasuke sat down in the chair next to me while Naruto ran out of the room with a goofy grin on his face. I swear Naruto hasn't changed a bit. Sure he was older and more mature, but he was still Naruto. He would never change. Sasuke was the same as well. The only difference being that he had killed Orochimaru and his brother, Itachi. Sasuke still never showed his emotions to anyone. Sure every once in a while he would smile and show a little concern, but that didn't change anything. Sasuke would always be cold by nature and he would always seem to be a self-caring jerk but he haschanged.

"you're in the hospital." Sasuke finally spoke up after a minute or two.

"Why?" I asked in pure confusion.

"You decided to fall asleep in the snow, Sakura!" Sasuke barked in annoyance.

"I'm sorry." I whispered as tears stung my eyes. My voice filled with remorse and nothing else. Sasuke's eyes widened for a split second before returning to their non-emotional state.

"Sasuke!" I heard a voice yell from the door way. "Apologize! You shouldn't yell at Sakura! She needs her rest…she doesn't need to be saddened worse than she already is…in fact…get out; visiting hours are now over." Tsunade barked at the Uchiha narrowing her eyes. Sasuke made his way out of my room and made a slight wave toward me. Looks like he avoided another apology again. I sighed as Tsunade smiled at me and closed the door in order to allow me to sleep.

END P.O.V.

One day later Sakura was back at her usual spot in front of the memorial stone just staring at the name 'Hatake Kakashi' carved into the dark marble.

'I shouldn't be out here…I should be at home. In my warm home trying to recover from being sick. But I just…I just can't stay away. I need to be here, or else I'll go crazy.' Sakura thought to herself. She sighed as she thought of Naruto, Sasuke, and Tsunade who would all be angry with her if she got sick again for staying at the memorial until she fell asleep in the snow again.

Sakura brought her hand up to wipe her eyes of the tears that had stung her eyes as she knew that she had to leave.

When they had told her that Kakashi was missing and presumed to be dead she had never been so heart broken in her life. At first she had thought it all to be just a big joke meant to trick her and make her scared.

FLASH BACK

Sakura was sitting on the railing of the bridge to the Team Seven training ground humming happily to herself. She had been waiting for Naruto and Sasuke to show up so that they could train for the day. They were an hour late. That definitely wasn't normal!

'I wonder where those two are! They better not be turning into Kakashi!' Sakura giggled to herself at that thought. Hearing foot steps Sakura turned her head seeing Sasuke and Naruto walking toward her.

"Sasuke! Naruto!" She yelled with a smiles on her face, but it instantly faded as she saw the looks on their faces. When Naruto noticed her look of confusion he forced a fake smile to grace his features.

"Hey Sakura! Ready to train?" Naruto asked perfectly masking his sorrow from the pink haired medic-nin.

She only frowned and turned her head to Sasuke to get some answers. "Sasuke? What's wrong?"

Sasuke's onyx eye snapped to Sakura's green one's. "Kakashi's dead." he put bluntly. Sakura's eyes widened in fear as she started to laugh slightly not wanting to believe him.

"Heh. . .heh. . .y-you're kidding. . .right?" She asked in hopes that it was all just some joke to trick her, but her hopes were shot down with a lowered shaking head.

"Tsunade-sama says that they can't find his body. She had sent out the best ANBU trackers but none could find him." Naruto explained sadly. Tears welled up in Sakura's eyes as she lowered her head to cover the fact that her heart had just broken into a million pieces. Naruto and Sasuke exchanged glances and decided she was obviously the most affected by their late sensei's death. The two were close friends after all. In fact they spent most of their time together. Sakura had been depressed for a while and Kakashi was the only one to notice the fact that her smiles were just a mask to hide the frown that she wore when alone. Nobody noticed it because Sakura had practiced hiding her true emotions from the people she knew. Thankfully Kakashi knew Sakura good enough to know what her true smile really looked like.

"Sakura?" Naruto asked concerned for his friend.

"Hm?" Sakura looked up and wiped the tears from her eyes with the back of her hands.

"Ready to train? It'll help." Sasuke asked her causing her to smile slightly. She shook her head slightly, declining his. . .offer.

"Why not, Sakura? It really will help!" Naruto quickly. . .and loudly questioned, worried for her even more now. Sakura giggled the slightest bit at the worry in Naruto's voice.

"Naruto it's okay. I'm not turning down training because I'm that upset. . .I know it'll help, but I can't train. . .not anymore." She said the last part in a soft almost loving way with a loving look on her face to match.

Sasuke's brow raised, as well as Naruto's. "And why is that?" Sasuke asked the nineteen year old kunoichi.

"Yeah, Sakura, why?" Naruto echoed causing Sasuke to mutter 'dobe' under his breath. Sakura blushed a little and smiled at them.

"Why" Sasuke repeated.

"Because I'm. . .I'm. . ." Sakura sighed. This was harder than she had thought it would be. Sakura took a deep breath before continuing. "Okay. . .guys. . .I'm, ahh. . .I'm pregnant." She finished looking worried of what they thought of her.

She let out the breath that she had unconsciously been holding in and smiled when they smiled at her.

"Who's the father?" Sasuke asked which made Sakura nervous. She couldn't let them find out who the father was. . .it meant her child's life and possibly her own.

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