Temporary Goodbyes (SasuSaku)

Temporary Goodbyes

Title: Temporary Goodbyes
Author: HasiVA
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: T
Genre: Romance/Family
Characters: Sasuke U. & Sakura H.
Summary: A pregnant Sakura is reluctant to let her husband go on a mission. Prompt - classified. SasuSaku.

"Sasuke-kun, do you have to go on this mission?"

The couple were in their bedroom in the Uchiha Manor. Sakura was lying on their bed, snug under the blankets that Sasuke always made a point of enveloping her in, while Sasuke prepared himself for his latest mission.

Sakura watched her husband make his way from their walk-in closet to his pack lying on his side of the bed, and then repeat the process as his pack began to fill up.

"You know why I have to go on this mission, Sakura," Sasuke said quietly and with a patience that belied the general opinion among the populace of him being of a volatile temper; recently he had begun to work on his patience while his wife's waned.

Sakura watched her handsome husband walk back to their closet. Sakura was well-aware of Sasuke's formidable power and strength; it was hard not to when the very way his lean muscles rippled with his movements and the panther-like grace in his movements exuded an aura of power, danger and warning that struck fear to the hearts of his enemies.

But to Sakura, he was a man. A vulnerable, emotional, loving man who was now all hers. Unlike most people, Sakura had seen the fear in his onyx-black eyes when she had once been hit by a poison arrow meant for him, the playfulness in his sparring sessions with Naruto, and the happiness in his eyes when he had learnt that she was pregnant with his child.

Sakura's hand drifted to her slightly swollen belly when her thoughts drifted to her baby. She was still in her first trimester, and was going through morning sickness and cravings already. Sasuke was as wonderful a husband as ever and was by her side at all times.

Except now.

Noticing Sakura's hand on her belly, Sasuke paused in his packing and climbed on to the bed to reach her. Smirking fondly and caressing her stomach, Sasuke dropped a kiss on her forehead.

"The baby is going to be fine and so are you. Ino agreed to stay over with you until I come back," reassured the ANBU captain. "And it's just two days, Sakura. I'll be back before you know it."

Rolling her eyes, Sakura scoffed. "Oh, I'll know it."

Chuckling quietly, Sasuke leaned over her and pressed his lips to hers. Sakura immediately responded, opening her mouth and caressing his lips with her tongue. Grinning into the kiss, Sasuke deepened the kiss, caressing her stomach lovingly.

Sakura was in paradise. She wanted this moment to last as long as it could, preferably forever, but, as always, fate intervened.

A loud rapping at the bedroom door pulled the two apart and a voice drifted into the room:

"You two had better not be making out in there! You can roll around in bed once Uchiha's back from this mission, Forehead!"

Groaning, Sakura gazed beseechingly into her husband's eyes.

Smirking, Sasuke dropped some butterfly kisses on her neck before easing himself off the bed.

"Yamanaka's right, Sakura. I promise to make it up to you after this mission's done, okay?"

Pouting, Sakura watched her husband finish packing his pack and then make his way over to her side of the bed. Leaning over, he kissed her on the forehead and whispered "Be safe."

Rolling her eyes, Sakura dragged him down by the collar to kiss him fully on the lips, and whispered "I love you. Be safe."

Smiling fondly at her, Sasuke straightened up and secured his headband on to his un-tattooed upper arm. As he turned away nd walked up to the bedroom door, Sakura's voice drifted up to him:

"At least tell me where you're going!"

Sasuke smirked at her over his shoulder and turned the doorknob.

"I told you, Sakura. It's classified."