Hey so this is my first full fic in a while, and I got the urge to jump on the Sasuke-Sakura bandwagon haha I hope you enjoy it! Read on dear readers, read on =)
Extended Summary: Shortly after being accepted back into the Leaf, Sasuke Uchiha once again chose to leave. But unbeknownst to him, this time he was leaving behind a lot more than he could ever imagine: a son. Would the existence of the young child finally be enough to keep him home? And could a relationship six years overdue ever possibly be mended- for both Sasuke and his son, and Sasuke and Sakura.
Needless Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
"Mama! Mama, look at this! Can I get it Mama? Please!"
Sakura sighed and ran a hand through the bangs of her hair. "Shunsuke, you already have Kaiju and Naruto brought you that da-darn frog. You don't need any more pets-"
"Yeah, but Mama, this is super special! Look it's like a purplish color-"
"Shunsuke, no and that's final." Sakura's son poked his lip out and narrowed his eyes at the snake. Sakura pressed her fingertips to her eyes, knowing nothing was final when it came to Shunsuke.
The five year old stuck his arm out and pointed across the street to a shop, not breaking eye contact with his mother. "See that bell over that door? Betcha I can hit it five out of five times. If I do, you buy me the snake. If not, we'll walk away like nothing happened."
Sakura stared at her son in disbelief. "Let's go, Shunsuke."
But the young boy had already pulled out five shuriken and hurled them across the road. The bell rang out. "That's one…" Shunsuke called to his mother.
But Sakura didn't stop walking. "I'm leaving Shunsuke!"
The bell rang again. "Two."
Sakura was walking past a butcher's shop when she overheard two men sitting outside talking.
"Didja hear…Uchiha's returned to the village."
"Again?"
"Yeah, his probationary sentence is up; Lady Tsunade's let him back in."
"Y' don't say. Damn, how many times can one guy betray a village before they put 'im to death?"
"Ha. When you're the legendary Sasuke Uchiha?- Until there's nobody left in the village."
Sakura felt her heart sink down to her stomach and she slowly turned to face the men.
"Yeah I guess. I-Hey Miss you alright?" Sakura's mouth hung open slightly and she stared at the two men.
"Four!" Shunsuke could be heard in the background.
"Hey you need to sit down or something?" the second guy rose from his chair and looked at Sakura's pallid face in alarm. The bell struck again.
"Five! That's five Mama! Didja hear me? I got five in a-" Shunsuke voice trailed off as he caught sight of his mother.
"Mama…?" he croaked out. "You okay? Mama!" Shunsuke shook Sakura's arm softly as his wide black eyes looked worriedly at her.
Sakura nodded quickly. "Come on Shunsuke, we're leaving." Shunsuke didn't object, he didn't even say anything more about the snake or go to pick up his shuriken. He just held tightly on to his mother's hand as she led him down the street. Not once did he take his worried eyes off of her.
"Naruto! Naruto open up, it's me!" Sakura stood outside of Naruto's apartment, banging on the door.
In about ten seconds the door opened and a half woke Naruto stood in the doorway. "Sakura? Shunsuke? What are you guys doing here so early?"
"It's one in the afternoon Uncle Naruto!" Shunsuke laughed, giving the man big hug. Naruto scooped Shunsuke up in his arms and stepped back so Sakura could enter.
"It is, huh? Guess I lost track of time. Hey whaddya say you go and fix me, you, and your Mama some ramen- it's a pot of hot water already on the stove."
"I can use the stove by myself? For real?"
Naruto shot a sideways glance at Sakura, but she had collapsed on the couch and sat in a trance-like state. "Uh…yeah, but you gotta promise to be careful."
"I promise!" Shunsuke called out, already running for the kitchen.
"Alright, what's the problem?" Naruto asked sitting next to Sakura.
Slowly, she turned to lock eyes with him. "…Sasuke…he's back."
Naruto's eyes widened. "What? A-are you sure-have you seen him?"
Sakura shook her head. "I overheard some guys talking about it today…I haven't seen him yet."
"So what are you gonna do? Especially about…" Naruto's voice trailed off as he nodded pointedly towards the kitchen.
Sakura covered her face with her hands. "I don't know! I was hoping he'd never come back. It's only a matter of time before-" A pounding on the door stopped the conversation. Sakura felt short of breath as her neck snapped to the front door. "You don't think…"
Naruto crept up to window beside the door and carefully peeked out. A sigh of relief escaped his lips. "It's Kiba." Naruto opened the door. "What's up?"
"Have you seen Sakura?" Kiba asked a hint of urgency in his voice.
"Why?"
"'Cause I just saw Uchiha leaving Lady Hokage's office, that's why." Kiba growled. Naruto looked around furtively behind Kiba before whispering.
"Yeah, we know, and Sakura's in here freaking out."
"Where's Shunsuke?"
"Kitchen. Think you can keep Sasuke busy 'til we can think up something to do?"
Kiba inhaled sharply and thought for a moment. "I can sure as hell try, but wouldn't you be the best person for the job?"
Naruto scratched his head. "I need to stay here."
"Get Kakashi-sensei." Sakura whispered, stepping behind Naruto.
Naruto's eyes lit up and he snapped his fingers. "That's it! Explain to him what happened- he'll be able to help."
Kiba shrugged. "Alright, you guys be careful." With that, Kiba left and Naruto shut and locked the door. He exhaled heavily and wrapped his arms around Sakura who was trembling slightly now.
"What am I gonna do…" Sakura groaned miserably. The kettle in the kitchen began to whistle.
"Hey, hey, hey- it's gonna be okay. 'Sides, we're being too paranoid- Sasuke would never come over here."
"Yeah, I gue-" A crashing from the kitchen had Sakura and Naruto bolting from the door. "Shunsuke, are you okay?" Sakura ran into the small kitchen and grabbed her son by the shoulders.
"Sorry, Mama. Sorry, Uncle Naruto. I was just trynna help."
"Hey, as long as you're okay, right? It's just water, we can re-heat it. I shouldn't've let you do this by yourself anyway. Next time, let one of us get it." Shunsuke nodded. "Hey Shunsuke, think you can re-fill this?" Naruto had gotten a towel and was mopping up the water. With his free hand, he held out the kettle to Shunsuke. Shunsuke nodded and wiggled from his mother's grasp.
"And I'll be extra super careful this time Mama!" He ran to the sink.
"Sakura, calm down will ya? We'll work this out." Naruto affectionately rubbed his friend's arm. She nodded.
"I'll be back." Naruto went to put up the towel and Sakura distantly watched Shunsuke fill the kettle with water and carry it over to the stove. Just then a knocking resounded through the apartment.
"Uncle Naruto sure is gettin' a lot of company today." Shunsuke observed innocently as he turned on the stove. Sakura's heart trembled and she struggled to breathe as Naruto joined them in the kitchen.
"Probably just Kiba again." He whispered in Sakura's ear and walked quietly to the front window. He returned to kitchen with a forced smile. "Shunsuke!" He smiled ruffling the boy's raven black hair. "Forget the ramen right now, whaddya say we play a game. Hide-n-Seek?"
Sakura's eyes widened, but she managed to nod. There was no doubt in her mind of who was at the door.
"Sounds great! Shunsuke let's hide and Uncle Naruto will find us."
"Um…okay!" Shunsuke shrugged following Sakura out of the kitchen. Naruto closed his eyes and began counting and the knock repeated. At seven, Naruto opened his eyes and looked out into the hallway. Assuming that Sakura and Shunsuke had found a place to hide, he stopped counting and went to the door. He cracked it open and leaned against the doorframe, pretending to rub sleep from his eyes.
"Yeah, whaddya want…Sasuke?" Naruto feigned astonishment as he looked at who stood before him.
"I knocked twice." Sasuke said simply.
"Well yeah, I was sleeping asshole, get over it."
"Sakura didn't answer her door at all."
"What were you over there for? What are you over here for? When did you get back?"
Sasuke shrugged lightly. "Have you seen her?"
"What the hell are you looking for her for?"
Sasuke smirked. "I need a doctor."
Naruto scratched his head. "Look, I haven't seen her all day man. Try her place again or the hospital. I'll see you later." As Naruto closed the door, the kettle in the kitchen went off. "Shit…" he swore to himself.
With lightning reflexes, Sasuke wedged his foot in the door with his eyes narrowed at Naruto. "Just waking up are you?" Naruto swore again and turned to face Sasuke.
"Naruto. Sasuke. Good to see you both." Behind Sasuke suddenly appeared Kakashi-sensei. Naruto suppressed a sigh of relief at the sight of his former sensei.
"Kakashi-sensei, good to see you!" Naruto beamed. Sasuke's jaw tightened.
"Well well Sasuke, I heard you were back, but I had to see it for myself. Nice of you to come see your teammate first."
He sneered at Kakashi. "What do you want?"
"Well, since I'm outside of Naruto's house, it's logical to assume that I came to talk to Naruto, not you. But it's just as well that I ran into you. Lady Hokage is looking for you. She wants to see you in her office- ASAP." Sasuke glared at Kakashi and slowly turned to face Naruto, but instead of looking at the blonde, he looked past him, into his house, and down the hall. A smirk spread on his face and he shifted his eyes to look at Naruto. He quirked a brow, and without a word, he was gone. Naruto sighed heavily and gave Kakashi a look of sheer gratitude. Kakashi nodded lightly and disappeared as well; hoping to beat Sasuke to the tower so that he could tell Lady Tsunade that she was supposed to be expecting someone.
The blonde closed the door and went into the kitchen to turn off the pot. After a few seconds, he left the kitchen and stood in the hallway. "Uh…Ali-Ali-Off-And-Free!"
In a couple of seconds, the sound of his bedroom closet opening was heard. His bedroom door flung open and out flew Shunsuke. The young boy jumped up into Naruto's arms. "It's Ollie-ollie-oxen-free Uncle Naruto." Shunsuke laughed.
"Oops, I was never good at that I guess." Sakura emerged from the bedroom, breathing heavily. Naruto gave a small smile. "Kakashi-sensei said to tell you guys 'hi'." Sakura sighed in relief. Knowing that Kakashi had taken care of Sasuke made her feel so much better.
"Mama, you okay?" Shunsuke asked, leaving Naruto and walking over to his mother.
Sakura took a deep breath and smiled. "Yes, Shunsuke. I'll be fine." Shunsuke's eyes narrowed for a second and then a seemingly pleased smile spread on his face.
"I can take care 'a' anybody if you need me to." Shunsuke offered, punching the air.
Sakura laughed honestly. "Thanks baby, but I'm fine." She bent down and kissed his head. Shunsuke laughed.
"Now how about that ramen you guys?" Naruto asked and the trio headed off for the kitchen.
Well that was chapter one, hope you all liked it! Please, please please review guys and let me know what you think. And feel free to check out my other stories!
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