Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
fic summary: Sakura takes a pregnancy test. The wait for the results seems frightfully long as she recounts a conversation she and Sasuke had a few nights before.

Sakura gripped the sides of the bathroom sink with her head downcast. She had been in there for what seemed like hours, but according to the white stick placed neatly on the toilet lid, it had been less than one minute. In three minutes she'd have her answer.

The pink haired kunoichi loosened her grip on the sink and lifted her head to see a woman staring back at her with detached verdigris orbs. Dark crescent moons hung under her hooded eyes as exhaustion stole onto her features. She didn't recognize the face staring back.

Her hands went to press down the unkempt mess of hair in an effort to return her former elegance. Damn it.

A rapped on the door made her heart hitch up to her throat. Her eyes flit to the white stick on the lid.

"Yes?"

"I need to grab my towel." Sasuke didn't seem at all suspicious about why she'd left for the bathroom in a start.

"Give me three minutes," Sakura said.

- pause-

"What are you doing in there?" His voice, though concerned, had a hint of annoyance in it.

Sakura gulped; she didn't know whether to tell him. He deserved to know even if it did end up being a false alarm. Still, she couldn't push herself to form the necessary words.

"Just give me three minutes, please." Sakura grabbed the stick and brought it near to study it. It hadn't changed since she checked it a minute ago.

Frustrated, she wagged the stick a little, but still, nothing occurred. Her stomach knotted when she thought of the minutes ticking down. A small, white rounded clock hung on the wall by the door as it filled the silence with well-timed ticks. The first tick sounded like a distant tap on tattered glass; the other succeeding ticks grew louder but muffled by the anxiety plugging itself in her ears. The ticks matched her beating heart, and at one point, she couldn't discern the two sounds.

Another knock on the door restored her sanity. The knocks were slower and harder, more impatient now.

Sakura breathed harshly through her nose in fluster. "Sasuke," she started.

The doorknob wobbled a bit. "Are you feeling all right?"

"I'm fine," she lied. "I will be right out, I promise." Sakura looked back at the stick. It had been two minutes now. One more minute to go and she'd get her answer. She threw a dejected look at the doorknob and wondered if she should let Sasuke in to wait out the last minute with her, but then she thought of their conversation a few nights ago.

Sakura chuckled into the crook of Sasuke's neck. They were both lying in bed, the lazy haze of afternoon sunlight filling the room. Floating specks of dust caught the softer beams of light that stretched their lengths all across the room; the room had a fantastical feel to it, but the two lovers were too lost in each other's presence to take true notice of the ambiance. There was a palpable warmth underneath the covers, which emanated from their own body heats that made it all the more necessary to stay in bed past noon. No work for either of them meant an afternoon dedicated to experiencing the profundity of their love.

"So, you mean…" Sakura collected her composure from her laughter enough to continue the rest of her sentence "—you wouldn't want a house full of little Sasukes and Sakuras running around?"

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "I've never given much thought to the idea, but are you telling me you'd want a house full of little Sasukes?" His black eyes widened incredulously when it looked like Sakura didn't find the idea as repulsive as he did.

She smiled. "I wouldn't mind it. You do want children, right?" Sakura questioned, pointedly.

His silence weighed on her heart. "Sasuke…" She began, but never got the chance to finish her sentence. Sasuke broke from their nestled position and rolled to his sides, turning away from her.

Sakura propped her weight on one elbow. "Are you okay?" The mood of the room felt cooler now.

"I thought someday, sure, but whenever I'd consider the idea, I think about Itachi and how he is gone…how every one of my family members are gone and would never get to meet this child. That makes it less exciting for me," Sasuke admitted. She couldn't see his face, but Sakura knew from the sadness in his tone that he no longer wore a serene expression.

She pressed her chin on his toned biceps. "Our future child would not suffer from such a void. We would keep those who are now lost to us alive in the stories we would tell them."

Sasuke shifted into a supine position. His eyes held the ceiling for a while as he listened to Sakura's reassurance. He had never opposed the idea of children but never had he actually planned for it. As he lied beside his wife, the idea has never felt more real and closer as it did now.

"So, what do you think?"

"Hn…?" He hadn't been paying attention. Lost in his own thoughts, somewhere along the way he'd stop tuning into Sakura's voice. "Think of what?"

"Think of having kids?"

Sasuke thought for a moment. He thought of his late brother, Itachi, and the rest of his family, and then he looked down at Sakura. Her eyes held his with such intensity that he felt his breath stifle for a quick second. He could see in the longing look in her eyes, hidden behind a weak smile that she wanted him to say yes. Not just any "yes," but a "yes" that said he wanted it more than anything.

"Not now, but someday…We are not ready now," he said. And that was the truth. Not now, but someday.

Someday…Sasuke's words from a few nights ago reverberated in the caverns of Sakura's mind. She gulped, "someday" may be closer than they both anticipated.

"Sakura?" His voice came through, a hint more concerned than before. Sakura wanted to let him in, but every time her trembling hands reached for the knob, she'd hear someday creep back up into the forefront of her mind.

There was no alert when the results finally came. She threw one final glance up at the clock; the big hand hovering over the two meant that she could check to see if someday was now. Time slowed and the air around her felt heavier. Sakura's vision blurred and distorted a little as she turned the stick to its front.

The bathroom door clicked open and Sasuke stood before her with the bathroom door key held out in front of him. Sakura's mouth parted with visible shock and Sasuke's eyes fell on the stick she was holding.

Silence.

a/n: Hey everyone! It's been awhile since I've updated this fic, or any of my fics for that matter. Great news...excellent news, really: I recently graduated from college (whoop! whoop!), so I thought I would return to some of my projects that I've neglected due to the demands of academia. Hope you like this one...sorry for the cliffhanger!

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