'Tell It To Me Slowly'

By: GaaraFox

Chapter I: Reminiscing Then

(Another story I'm starting, instead of actually finishing the others… :sigh:)

(I'm also beginning to enjoy making up my own words… so yes, if there's a word that isn't found in the dictionary, I decided to put it in here anyway.)

(And yeah; there's OOCness)

"Slut!"

I rolled my eyes from left to right as another harsh name rang through Evergreen's hallways. I placed my hands on my back as I tried to carry the weight in front of me. I was pretty much used to the tremendous load within my belly, and didn't mind it so much, but apparently everyone else does.

I scanned the hallway for the perpetrator until I set my eyes on a pack of scwabbling football players. I grunted in annoyance as I wobbled over to the hyenas.

"How exactly am I a slut?" Honestly, I really had no more patience for these morons.

They seemed a bit startled at my forward personality, "Well… because you're pregnant."

"No shit Sherlock; I suppose that makes your Mother a slut as well?"

A few of the knuckleheads chuckled as the main one responded, "That's different."

"How so?"

"She's married."

I giggled. "So you're telling me that you're a virgin?"

The chuckles stopped as his anal buddies focused in on the conversation. "Well…"

"Dude," One of his friends began, "don't tell me that you're a virgin…"

"Yeah, because didn't you just tell us how you screwed Cindy Beckham?"

"Would I lie to you guys?" His spirits were soon back up, but I was determined to crush them.

"So… let me get this straight. If a man has sex before he's married, he's a hero, but if a woman has sex before she's married, she's a slut?"

"Baby, I'm glad were on the same level." The posse soon went back to chuckling and that made a nerve in my forehead pop.

"How do you know Cindy isn't pregnant?"

Soon the air around us became serious, and he muttered, "Oh shit…"

I smiled to myself and turned back around to head outside; today was Friday, and I was exhausted from all the end-of-the-year exams.

"Hey Sakura!" Once I was outside, I turned to find Tenten waving energetically, I smiled and made my way towards her. She giggled and bent over to stare at my small protruding button. "Come out baby! We're tired of waiting!"

I sighed, "Don't encourage him…"

She stood up and scratched the back of her head while smiling, "So, what are you doing this weekend?"

"Hopefully not spending it in a hospital…"

"Well, wouldn't you rather walk the stage without a huge belly?"

"Yeah… you're right…" Probably one of the main reasons why I didn't let this get to my ego, is because of the fact that I was a senior and I'd be leaving this place soon enough. Plus, I'd always had a soft spot for children, and thought one of the most magical feelings in the world, was knowing that you and your 'significant other' were the cause of such a beautiful creation.

"Hey guys!" Hinata jogged up the sidewalk with her books in one hand, "Ah!" Well, okay, so now her books were on the ground… and so was her face…

"Oh, Hinata are you alright?" Tenten tried to hide her laughter with pity and sorrow, but that wasn't working out too well.; as soon as Hinata began laughing, so did she.

"Yeah…" She pushed herself off the ground and dusted herself off. "I'm all good." She smiled and picked up her books, holding them on her hip. She strolled up to me and 'saluted' with only two of her fingers, "Good evening Mommy, and how is our little cake doing?"

"Still baking." I smiled with frowning eyes.

"Well then," She placed a hand on the so called 'oven', "I hope that changes soon."

"Guys, stop making me all nervous!"

"But you're supposed to be!" Tenten chuckled, "I know I am! I can't wait to see how cute he is!"

Hinata jumped up as if she was suddenly blessed with a fantastic idea, "Yeah! And in a couple of years, we're going to have to get the girls away from him!"

"Okay, okay!" I joined their laughter, "I get it, he's going to be super handsome!"

With most of the students gone, we began walking to the parking lot. "I just hope he has your eyes." Hinata sighed.

"Yeah, but not my hair…"

"Aww!" Tenten sighed in pity, "That would be sort of depressing…"

"How so?" I questioned.

"I don't know…" She shrugged her shoulders. "He'd have to fight for his manliness."

I scuffed and rolled my eyes.

We arrived to the parking lot, and found our own individual vehicles. I knew we were going out to eat, but I wasn't sure where, all I knew is that I was hungry. We drove out of the lot, following one another on the road into town. I'm pretty sure the boys were meeting up with us as well, because they kept discussing today all week.

I turned up the radio wanting some sort of tune to sing to, and out of ironic coincidence, my favorite song was on. Well, it wasn't just my favorite song, it was the song that changed my life forever. This was the song I listened to while I was grouping over moving somewhere different, and I pouted throughout the chorus, but it soon took hold of me and made my frown disappear.

All of us have changed significantly since the beginning of Junior year… man, I can't believe it was just about two years ago when I moved here to Evergreen! I had attended another school my freshman and sophomore year, so moving wasn't really something I had wanted to do, but I suppose it was only a matter of time before change was needed.

We arrived at a local restaurant that wasn't too fancy, and yet it wasn't one of those crappy places you'd never go to. It had a friendly aura, and I was used to the faces that were there, because most of them attended our school; there were so many memories within the walls of this old diner. A familiar black motorcycle sat outside of the current destination, I smiled when I saw it and knew that he was already here.

Tenten and Hinata met me at the front door, and we walked inside together linking arms like we normally did.

"Hey girlies!" Jay met us at the front door with his waiter uniform on and a couple of menus in his arms, "Your men are this way." He winked at us and led us to a table in the back with the three guys we'd been waiting to see all week.

"Hinata!" Naruto jumped up in a flood of excitement and tackled his girlyfriend.

The other two sat patiently; Neji stood up and embraced Tenten in a silent but joyful greeting. As for the last man at the table, he had his head down in a deep sleep (probably from one of Naruto's conversations). I giggled and rolled my eyes as I walked up to his chair and took a seat next to him. I put my head on the table next to his, and wondered how someone could look so gorgeous and carefree while they were asleep.

Tempted to touch his smooth skin, I placed my palm on his cheek and moved my thumb back and forth. The others had already sat down and were in conversation, but I wanted to stay in my own world. His eyes hazily opened as I whispered, "Hey." Soft enough so that only he could hear it. He had a sweet smile that I knew he would only show me, and not anyone else.

"Hey." He whispered back. I leaned in and rubbed my face against his and he rubbed back as we took our heads off the table to lean in just enough for our lips to meet. We pulled apart, but my hand was still on his cheek.

"Right Sasuke?"

Sasuke smiled at me but turned sharply to Naruto and glared while smoothly stating, "Shut-up dobe."

I shook my head and rolled my eyes, "Play nice."

He chuckled sadistically, "Only with you baby." I punched his shoulder with my palm and giggled once again. "I love your giggles… you could be angry with me, or on one of your tantrums, but I always find a way to make you giggle."

"I think you're magical Sir Sasuke."

"Well, thank you for the compliment Lady Sakura."

Yes, indeed a lot of change has taken place! Who knew that lone wolf Sasuke would have friends, a girlfriend, and a son two years ago?

After a while, I decided to avert my attention to the menu, and Sasuke averted his attention to watching me avert to the menu. "…I don't know what I want…"

"Well what does baby want?"

I was confused for a second, mainly because he always called me baby, but then I realized who he was speaking of, "Baby wants out." I laughed and he placed a hand on the little devil who wouldn't stop kicking. "It's like he's determined to fight his way out."

"Just like his father."

"Yeah, determined… and stubborn."

"Hey." He scrunched his eyebrows and tapped my nose in a playful motion.

"Good evening! My name is Jay and I'll be your waiter, may I get your drinks?"

All of the girls wanted water with lemon while the boys ordered some type of soda. When Jay came back with the drinks, I scrunched my nose in disgust, "Soda's so bad for you…"

"No it's not, who ever said that is a liar, because water will give you kidney stones."

I laughed so hard my cheeks were burning from smiling, "Good times…" We both mumbled at the same time.

"Speaking of good times…" Tenten began after patiently eavesdropping on our conversation. "We have had a lot of good times since Sakura moved here!"

"Yeah," Neji began. "I honestly never expected to be hanging out with all of you losers."

"Hey!" Naruto joined in. "It doesn't matter how 'loserish' we were, because in the end, it's our differences that brought us together."

"Aww!" Hinata stared admiringly at her boyfriend, "You're so sweet… I knew I made a good choice…"

"And it was about time when you did…" Sasuke mumbled.

"Sasuke!" Hinata began having a hard time deciphering it that was an insult or some sort of compliment.

"You know what Hinata?" I stated while giggling with Tenten, "He's so right!" We said at the same time while exploding with laughter.

"What are you guys talking about?"

"Come on Hinata…" Neji rested his arms on the table while mixing his soda with his straw. "Everyone knows you had the maddest crush on Naruto since like…"

"Grade school!" Tenten finished.

"Don't even start Tenten!" Hinata pointed towards her with a new-found attitude emerging. "Oh Neji is so hot! I wish he would notice me!" She reenacted Tenten while putting the back of her hand on her forehead in a swooning motion.

"I remember that!" I butted in, recalling the hilarious memory.

We all began laughing when Tenten had a noticeable blush on her cheeks. Neji noticed this and gave her a kiss on her cheek. Her blush soon went away and she began to laugh with the others, "Yeah… I guess I was a little obsessive… But what about you Sakura? Miss 'I'd-never-date-that-jerk!'"

"And here you are! Having his first kid!" Hinata jumped in.

"Well, I guess that's what made me fall madly in love with him in the first place!" I giggled.

"Oh, so now I'm a jerk?" Sasuke pointed out.

"Yes, you are! But you're my jerk." I 'purred' to him with glazed over eyes.

"I guess we can honestly say if Sakura hadn't moved here, we wouldn't be sitting here at this table, together." Naruto smiled.

Everyone nodded their heads in agreement and I could feel tears on the tips of my eyelashes, "That's so sweet guys… Can you believe that in a few weeks we're going to walk the stage?"

"Don't remind me!" Tenten put her face in her palms.

"Everything's coming to an end, and I thought I'd be happy about getting out of our annoying school…" Sasuke recalled, and everyone joined him, remembering all that they'd been through.

"Well, hey! It's not going to be that bad!" Hinata tried to make everyone optimistic. "I mean, we're still going to hang out, right?"

"Yeah, but it won't be as fun if we're not doing illegal things behind out parent's backs." Neji recalled.

Sasuke sat back in his chair, "And I still hate you Neji."

"I hate you too Sasuke."

I giggled. "You know what I'm going to miss? All of our crazy parties!"

"You mean our crazy sexy parties!" Tenten added.

Naruto raised his glass, "Well, here's to our crazy sexy parties," Everyone raised their glasses with him.

"Our obsessive crushes." Tenten added.

"Here's to getting over our fears." Hinata stated.

"To those fun, illegal times." Neji joined.

"Here's to losing my pride and actually enjoying it." Everyone agreed with Sasuke's.

"And finally," I stated with a smile, "Here's to the best dysfunctional family I've ever had. No matter what weird and chaotic adventures we were in, we always knew that we were there for each other."

Together we shouted, "Cheers!"