Well Would You Look at That
Sakura looked at herself in the mirror and smoothed down her shirt and skirt. She looked….normal she supposed. Short pink hair, bright green eyes, wiry muscles. She looked even more normal wearing her red tank-top and her white skirt over black shorts.
“Huh,” she said, twisting to see her back and sides, “Well how about that.”
She stared for another moment and then smiled slightly.
“Done appreciating yourself?”
She turned to look at Kakashi, who was leaning against the doorframe, smiling at her, amused.
“Yup,” she smiled.
“What were you admiring then?” He asked stepping forward.
“My weight gain,” she grinned.
“Your weight is fine,” He said automatically, “I was personally admiring your backside.”
She slapped him playfully as he rubbed his hand up said backside.
“I have to get to work you pervert,” she said, “Meet me for dinner?”
“Where at?” He asked.
“Satoshi’s Sushi,” she said.
“Some special occasion?” He asked pecking her on the cheek.
“Yes,” she smiled.
“…I didn’t forget an anniversary did I?” he asked slowly.
“No you idiot,” she laughed, “Just some things we need to talk about.
“…good things?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. I’ll see you at five then.”
She leaned up to kiss him and he readily returned it.
“Have fun at the hospital,” He breathed as she broke the kiss.
She smiled and rolled his mask up for him.
“Have fun training with Naruto,” she returned.
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When Sakura walked into the sushi restaurant she was carrying some forms she would need, along with a few folders. Kakahsi wasn’t there yet, but she had expected that. She smiled at the waiter and took a seat in one of the small tables in the back. She made an order for her and Kakashi and sat with a happy sigh.
She started to fill out forms while she waited. Kakashi was late as always, but with her he would never leave her sitting there for hours at least. She expected him within the next twenty minutes.
True to her estimate, he appeared in the seat fifteen minutes later.
“How was training?” She grinned at him, taking in the dirt in his hair.
“Good. Naruto is working on taijutsu again,” Kakashi said, popping a piece of sushi in his mouth, “How was the hospital?”
“It was mostly a paperwork day. I also had to talk with Tsunade for a while.”
“Nothing bad I hope.”
“Mostly a check up,” Sakura said, “I told you I had been feeling a bit tired lately and you remember when I thought I had the flu a month ago?”
“Yes?” he said warily.
“Well, I’m three months pregnant.”
There was a moment of silence. She looked up from the form. Kakashi was staring at her. She waited for a response but he just sat there. She looked back down at the forms she was filling out in preparation for maternity leave.
“You’re sure?” he asked finally.
“Yes.”
“We didn’t notice for three months,” He said blankly.
“I’m one in a couple hundred,” she shrugged, “I’m fit enough that a new change in the body won’t wreak as much havoc. Along with the fact that I’ve reacted well to the new hormones and haven’t been losing my breakfast every day. And I just don’t show that much, and probably won’t experience much weight gain.”
He was silent again. She ate some sushi as she waited for some form of response that wasn’t just information gathering. He was silent for the next fifteen minutes, looking down at his hands. She left him to his thoughts as she finished off her dinner, finished most of the form, and then tucked her work away. She stood and paid for the dinner, then led her boyfriend out of the restaurant and headed home. The walk was done in silence, which wasn’t unusual, but the lack of attempted flirtatious grabs and winks and words was unusual.
Sakura opened the door to their small apartment and slipped her sandals off, watching as Kakashi did. He boyfriend headed immediately for the living room where he flopped onto the couch. Sakura put her paperwork in the appropriate shelves she had commandeered from her boyfriend’s icha icha collection.
When she was done she went and took a shower to wipe away the day’s wear away. After that she slipped into one of her lazing about the houses dresses and returned to the living room. Kakashi hadn't moved an inch.
“We need to talk about this,” she said aloud, “I know you haven’t talked about kids or about us. I know you might not want this. But I am having this child.”
She was no longer the weak, useless frilly little genin from when she had met Kakashi. She was now a strong independent woman and she would do what she needed to do.
“I love you,” Sakura said strongly, not letting her tone waver, “But I can do this without you. I will raise him and love him enough for two. If you do not want him to know who his father is, I will agree. If you never want to see him, I will agree. But if you at some later date try to take him from me I will kill you.”
“Sakura,” Kakashi interrupted.
She breathed deeply, and realized she was near tears. She needed a reaction and he wasn’t giving her one. So she had started to assume the worse even before this rant.
“I am having your child Hatake Kakashi, with or without you.”
He was on his feet in an instant, gathering her in her arms.
“Sakura,” He said again, “I…when did I ever say I didn’t want this child. You are making all these plans for if I say I don’t want you two anymore, without even letting me tell you I do want you.”
Sakura clung to her former sensei as the dam broke. She had never thought of children, never really planned for them, but in the life of a ninja you didn’t plan far ahead. She had dreamed of it once or twice, but then again she had also dreamed of being Hokage once or twice and that was never going to happen. But when she had heard the news she was pregnant she had suddenly had vivid pictures of this soon to be child in her arms. And she had loved him instantly.
“I love you,” she whimpered into Kakashi’s chest, “But I will not give them up for you.”
“I’m not asking you to,” Kakashi whispered, “I’m so sorry. I never spoke of children or family or such, because I had thought it was obvious.”
“What was obvious?”
“That I don’t care what happens, how many kids we have or don’t have as long as I’m with you.”
“You…you mean it?” She sniffled.
“Of course Sakura,” He rested his forehead against hers to look into her eyes, “I didn’t mean to frighten you with my silence just now. I was just thinking about it, picture it in my heads and making plans. I should have said something, but I was already planning on a new house and a nursery.”
“Really?” She asked with a water smile.
“Really. I love you Sakura, and I will love our child just as much.”
“I love you too,” she smiled.
She stayed like that for the next while, Sakura clinging to her boyfriend with thoughts of her child in her mind. Kakashi just held her gently.
“So…celebration sex?” Kakashi finally asked.
“You pervert,” she laughed.
She hoped he never changed. She wondered how she had ever been scared of his reaction. He would always be there for her.
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“You knocked her up?!” Naruto squeaked.
“Don’t be so crude,” Sakura snapped at Naruto as she downed a bowl of pork ramen.
“You don’t look fat yet, ugly, are you sure it’s three months?” Sai smiled.
“Ha!” she laughed at him, “I’m gonna stay skinny just so you can’t call me fat.”
Kakashi eye smiled from beside her, a hand resting near her own hand.
“Does anyone else know?” Naruto demanded.
“Only Tsunade and Shizune,” Sakura smiled, “I told you guys first.”
“Most of the Konoha ninja aren’t even aware we are together,” Kakashi noted.
“I thought for sure they would catch on the first month you guys dated,” Naruto said.
“You didn’t even know we were dating for four months,” Sakura pointed out.
“I mean the month after I found out,” He huffed, “I thought Kakashi wouldn’t be able to keep his hands to himself, the pervert.”
“I’m right here,” Kakashi rolled his eyes, “And we’ve been discreet. Most of them just assume we have a good working student teacher relationship like you and I.”
Naruto snorted.
“Will you be getting married?”
They all turned to look at Sai who smiled.
“I read that in the case of unwed pregnancy, the couple usually gets married to regain respect.”
Sakura snorted.
“That’s true amongst civilians,” Sakura said, “To be an unwed mother is a hard thing as a civilian, and very, very disrespected. But amongst ninja, not so much.”
“Well are you going to ask her to marry you Kakashi?” Naruto demanded.
Kakashi just eye smiled and Sakura kicked her teammate under the table to make the blonde shut up.
“Keep it under wraps for now would you,” Sakura said to Naruto and Sai as they paid for dinner.
“Of course,” Naruto said seriously, “Will you tell Yamato?”
“Tenzo will be told,” Sakura smiled, “He’s on a mission at the moment though.”
“We’ll keep mum about it too,” Ayame winked at her from behind the counter.
“Thank you,” she smiled at the cook and his daughter.
Really, she wondered how many secrets those two knew considering Naruto, the Hokage-in-training had lunch and sometimes dinner here all the time.
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“So this is where you’ve been sneaking off too.”
Kakashi nearly leapt out of his skin, spinning to face Sakura who gazed at the old traditional house with something akin to surprise.
“It was supposed to be a surprise,” He said sullenly as she invited herself into the yard, slipping through the small wooden gate.
“Is it the Hatake home?” She asked, “I had thought you didn’t have it anymore as you’ve always stayed in your apartment.
He appreciated her genius for a moment at connecting the dots.
“I’ve just had it locked up under key and seals,” Kakashi shrugged, “Didn’t think I would ever sue it, but didn’t want to get rid of it.”
She nodded and he gave a sigh before offering her a hand. She beamed and accepted it. He led her to the house and slid in the open door .
“I’ve mostly only dusted it out,” He said, “And let some air and sun in.”
Currently every window and door was thrown wide open to let in fresh air.
“It’s in good shape,” she said looking about.
“A few leaks in the roof,” He said conversely, “But easily fixable.”
“It’s quite large,” she noted looking at the large living room.
“Well, our family will be growing,” He said blandly, eyes falling to her still mostly flat stomach.
She was showing a bit now, but it mostly looked just like a bit of extra weight around the middle area. She hid it under her lab coats and jonin vest easily enough, or loose dresses when she wasn’t working. She just beamed at him, hand going to rub her belly.
“Show me our room,” she smiled.
He showed her the baby’s room first.
“I thought it would be good for him,” Kakashi said, showing her the corner room with lots of lights.
“And ours,” she once again demanded.
He hesitantly showed her to a large room down the hall.
“This is the master bedroom.”
She looked about and Kakashi let her, not daring to look at the clean spot in the middle of the room.
“You don’t want this room though,” she said, looking at him.
He flinched slightly at how easily she saw through him, but she squeezed his hand softly.
“Show me our room,” she repeated, “Not the biggest room.”
He felt himself flush slightly at her smile which was soft and caring and above all loving.
He led her to a smaller room right across from their soon to be child’s one.
“This one will be perfect,” she smiled, “We can turn the master bedroom into storage.”
He hugged her gently, relieved by how she did not question his obvious discomfort for the large master bedroom. There was no trace of his father in it nearly twenty years later, and yet he still could see the puddle of blood and his father’s lifeless body. He was absolutely sure that in the coming years though, his sun would run through that room with nothing but a smile on his face.
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“Are you okay Sakura?” Ino asked, concerned.
“I’m fine,” Sakura winced, popping her back, “Just a bit tired.”
“Yes, well, you’re overworking yourself at the hospital,” Ino sniped.
Sakura made a face at her.
“Why did you even get yourself taken off active mission duty?” Ino asked, neatly eating her bbq.
“Tsunade wanted some help implementing a few new programs in the hospital and thought I could use the experience. If I had stayed on the active duty roster I would have never had the time,” Sakura said, “Don’t worry, I’ll go back on later, Pig.”
“I’m not worrying, billboard brow,” she sniffed, “Just saying you’ve gained a bit of weight without the exercise real missions give you.”
“I’m still not as pudgy as you, Pig,” Sakura grinned, “Your butt has gotten huge lately.”
“That’s not fat!” Ino spluttered, “That’s my new armour and your know it!”
Sakura did know that but diverted the own subject of her weight easily. Shikamaru, who had sat silently beside Ino the entire time narrowed his eyes thoughtfully as they landed on Sakura. She shot him a glare that Ino didn’t notice and the lazy ninja gave a silent sigh of defeat and looked away. Sakura wasn’t stupid though and knew he already had worked out she was pregnant. Damn geniuses. She would have to move her plans forward.
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“Kakashi’s Mate!” Urushi yipped running circles around Sakura.
“Hello Boys,” Sakura greeted the dogs that were running about the yard.
She closed the gate behind her so none of the dogs ran into the street but knew the gate the height of her would not stop them if they wanted out. The dogs gathered about her and she handed out pats and scratches as she made her way to the house. Then Bull planted himself in front of her and pressed his nose to her crotch.
“Stop that you!” She blushed patting his head.
“Humans think that rude Bull,” Pakkun sighed as he ambled towards them.
“You are having puppies,” Bull slobbered happily licking her clothed tummy.
Sakura sighed as the dogs went spastic, barking and yowling. Shoving wet noses at her stomach and wagging their tails ferociously they babbled and yipped happily.
“Is it Kakashi’s puppy?” Shiba asked lolling his tongue, “Oh please say it is!”
“Of course it’s Kakashi’s Puppy,” Pakkun growled as he shoved closer, sniffing her, “And they’re called children, not puppies for humans.”
“Thank you Pakkun,” she smiled, scooping the small dog up.
“Whoa! Should you be carrying me while pregnant?” He asked, worried.
“I’m not glass,” she laughed as she walked towards the Hatake house, a trail of dogs following her.
“And you guys need to keep quiet about the Puppy,” Kakashi’s voice carried from inside the open door.
Most of the dogs went to crowd him, licking and laughing and telling him they hopped he had lost of puppies. Sakura smiled fondly at them all and noted there was a modern dog door built into the wall by the traditional one, big enough even for Bull. Maybe she should suggest turning the Master room he hated so much into the Dog’s room.
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“Hey,” Genma whistled over the din of noise.
Most of the jonin in the jonin lounge glanced up from whatever they were doing at the grab of attention. Gai stopped his push-up and glanced up, while Kakashi, sitting on his back, looked over his book.
“We have an incoming,” Genma said opening the window.
A familiar blur came flipping in, landing neatly on her feet.
“Hey Pink!” Anko greeted with a grin.
“How’s it going Sakura?” Raido smiled.
“Hey guys,” she waved at them absently.
“Yo,” Kakashi greeted her as her eyes locked onto him like he was a bull’s-eye and she the kunai.
She gave him a solemn look and strode over to him confidently, hips swaying just slightly in the way that made her butt look very alluring. Her expression was missing the smile but reminded him of cat that ate a canary and then got a bowl of cream.
Sakura dropped to one knee in front of him, still sitting on Gai’s back. A sort of dead silence fell over the room as everyone held their breath, Gai staying locked ridged as he stared at them in surprise.
“Hatake Kakashi,” Sakura said softly, voice still strong enough to be heard all around the room, “You are a pervert. An absolutely, incurable pervert who is constantly late. You make up the worst excuses and have problems with authority. You continue to make a fool of yourself, walking around reading Icha Icha and skip out on any bill you can. But you’re also a strong, brilliant man. You’re a master of ninjutsu and the sharingan and protect those you love with your life. Without you I would not be who I am today. Without you I would only be half of a person. Hatake Kakashi, will you marry and make me whole?”
There was silence in which you could hear a pin drop. Sakura pulled out the small box in her front pocket and popped it open to reveal a silver colored band that was plain but beautiful.
“Of course I will,” Kakashi smiled at her, tossing the Icha Icha book over his shoulder in a move that made everyone gasp
He slipped off of Gai’s back and scooped his new fiancé up in his arms, bending her to kiss her soundly.
“But I think I’ll have to ask you to take the name Hatake, not Haruno,” He smiled at her as he pulled back.
“Acceptable,” she grinned.
“Is this a joke?” Genma finally asked in the silence.
The two looked up at the room full of Jonin staring at them wide eyed and open mouthed. One man was subtly trying to dispel genjutsu.
“We’ll send you all wedding invitations by mail,” Sakura acknowledged them, “For now, celebratory sex!”
Kakashi eagerly swept her up bridal style and with a puff of smoke they were gone leaving an erupting chaos in their wake.
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“Sakura!”
Knock, knock, knock, knock-
“Shut up!” Sakura growled as she ripped the door open to Naruto’s manic grin.
“Clothes!” he yelped, grin slipping away.
She dragged him inside, Sai following with his usual smile. Sakura, wearing nothing but underwear and a very low tank top, shot them a glare knowing damn well they’d seen her in less over the years.
“Now what is so important you had to wake me up on my day off?” She asked, looking at them with a deep frown.
“We heard the news!” Naruto crowed, “About how you smashed through a window, nearly killed Gai to get to Kakashi, ripped up his Icha Icha, then demanded he marry you. He gave in and you guys had sex on the jonin lounge floor!”
Sakura couldn’t contain the snort.
“The actual story,” Sai correct, “Is that you burst into the full Jonin Lounge and asked Kakashi to marry you in front of about thirty witnesses.”
“And you want to confirm?” Sakura raised a brow.
“Oh no, we believe it!” Naruto grinned, “We just had to tell you about the chaos! Four jonin rushed to granny Tsunade to tell her you were under the influence of drugs, genjutsu, and a poison. Kurenai went to scold Ino for using Yamanaka jutsu on you and Gai has sworn to track Kakashi down and demand an answer to this ‘unyouthful’ joke. Genma is setting up bets on how long till you break out of whatever influence is on you and beat Kakashi senseless. Anko is setting up bets on how kinky you two are. And Iruka is after your blood for fooling around with poor innocent Sakura-chan.”
Sakura tried to hide the giggles but broke down as Kakashi emerged from the room in only pants and asked if Anko would take his own bet or would instead want confirmation. Naruto’s horrified face made the early rise worth it.
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It was a spring wedding, bordering on a summer one. And a very informal one at that. Sakura wore a beautiful white sundress covered in cherry blossoms at the hem and Kakashi wore black pants and a black shirt and mask. Gai stood next to Kakashi as his best man, wearing the regular spandex. Ino stood next to Sakura as her ‘best woman’ and wore a purple dress and shot glares of death at Gai and his spandex. Naruto had sulked about the best man thing until he was told he could help by setting up the event. The boy was colorblind and ADHD but he was surprisingly good at organizing.
They had the ceremony in one of the many parks of Konoha, filled with blooming wildflowers and fresh grass. Tsunade officiated the ceremony and they simply allowed her to read some regular vows, each whispering private ones in the other’s ear. When they were pronounced man and wife, Kakashi dipped her and kissed her, angling it so no one could see his face making the whole group burst out in outraged chatter, most having thought this would be the moment. Sakura just laughed.
After that there was dancing and gifts exchanged and Naruto had somehow arranged a gigantic cake that was designed like a dog with a crown of cherry blossoms. The dog of course was orange just because Naruto couldn’t resist. Sakura didn’t even care as she and Kakashi spun and laughed and fed each other cake.
Most of the jonin of Konoha attended the wedding along with a good chunk of chunin. A few unmasked, totally-not ANBU had come too and it was a large but merry gathering. Gai insisted on giving a speech about Kakashi but no one really got anything out of it through all the flowery talk of youth and blossoms and happiness. Naruto also gave a speech that somehow ended in him saying he had better be godfather.
Which of course revealed that Sakura was pregnant.
So celebratory sake was broke out after everyone gave expression of shock. Some people questioned how deadly the kid of the Hokage’s apprentice and the legendary copy-nin would be. Most people just wondered if the poor kid would get pink hair or not. Thus the betting pools opened up again.
Sakura had to say it was pretty much the best day of her life.
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