Two figures clad in ANBU uniforms and Konoha headbands headed towards the gates of Konoha. The Jounin on guard duty instantly stopped the two and asked for identification.

The female of the pair shook her head and removed her mask, the Jounin gasped and bowed with respect, "Gomen Hyugga-sama."

Sakura smiled and nodded at her partner who took off his mask the Jounin once again bowed, "Hyugga-sama, welcome back."

Neji sighed and grabbed Sakura's hand. She blushed and smiled at the action and the two began their walk back to their village to give a report on the mission. Yes, Sakura and Neji were married and at the tender ages of eighteen and nineteen.

After Sasuke had left, Neji had been there to pick up the pieces for Sakura. She soon began to train with him and became a Jounin a year later at fourteen. Soon after she was on an ANBU team at the age of sixteen and on her seventeenth birthday she was announced as squad captain and at the celebration party Neji proposed to her. Of course Sakura was overjoyed and had accepted and six months later they were married.

"New guard?"

Sakura nodded, "I guess, or else he was colour blind."

Neji smiled at his wife's pun towards the ninja and stopped, she stopped as well and turned to look at him.

"Neji-kun?"

Neji just shook his head and pulled her to him and swept her into a kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and stood on her tiptoes so he could get better access. His tongue swept across her bottom lip and she opened her mouth, giving him the entrance that he sought. Their tongues fought for several minutes before they broke for air. He pressed his forehead to hers and placed a kiss on her nose before giving her hand a squeeze.

"C'mon we are already late."

She snorted, "Whose idea was it to stay at that hotel and have relaxing sex, huh?"

Neji just smirked, "Don't deny that you didn't enjoy it."

She flushed and looked away, "I didn't!"

"You almost did."

"Shut up!"

Neji laughed as she slapped his arm playfully and knew that she was concentrating on not using her chakra in order to protect their angel…Sakura was officially two months pregnant.

The two entered the hidden village and walked down the dusty streets towards the Hokage Tower. They walked up the long flights of stairs until they reached Tsunadae's office. They knocked and entered. Tsunadae sat at her desk drinking sake as usual. She looked up at the two ANBU and smiled.

"The mission?"

"Successful."

"You're late."

"We know, and we apologize Hokage-sama."

Tsunadae sighed; she had a pretty good of an idea to the reason that they were late so she decided not to punish them.

"Very well, you two may leave. Oh, and next time, have some fun before you leave on a mission."

Neji and Sakura both turned bright red and walked out of the room. Tsunadae smiled and finished her sake before turning to the paperwork.

"Young love, huh?"

XXXXXX

Sakura and Neji had met up with Naruto a few minutes ago and agreed to go to the bar with him and the others in an hour so Neji and Sakura were currently getting ready…sort of.

Sakura was currently pinned to the bed with Neji atop her and ravishing her right breast. Her head was tossed back and a moan escaped her lips.

"N-Neji-kun…we…AHH…have t-to meet Naruto and AHH the others AHH soon."

Neji ignored her comment and ran his hand up and down her left thigh causing the girl to mewl in pleasure. His fingers hooked on the edge of her black panties and he slowly removed them. (For anyone who hasn't figured it out, they had a shower…together…) Her hands were lost in his chocolate brown locks and her legs were spread apart.

"Neji-kun we really n-need to AHH get ready."

Neji sighed and stopped his actions and got off of her, she sighed, got up and walked past him to the dresser. She went through her clothes and found what she was looking for. She walked into the bathroom and came out a few minutes later, Neji almost died.

She was wearing a black strap-less dress with a red dragon and pink cherry blossoms on it and black heels. Her hair was in a bun at the side of her head with some of her hair falling down onto her shoulders, face, and back.

Neji smiled and took her hand and the two left the room and headed to the bar. Neji was currently wearing a black button-up with black jeans and black dress shoes.

The two walked down the streets and some villagers stopped to look at the happy couple.

"They look so cute together!"

"Young love, I'm glad that Sakura-chan found somebody."

The two always heard these comments and soon just learned to ignore them, but they couldn't blame the villagers for the comments. They did look like the happiest couple, which they probably were. Sakura was hanging off of his arm and had her head rested on his shoulder while he had his hand on her hip.

Once they reached the bar, the two entered and were surrounded by their friends. Ino ran over and hugged Sakura who added extra chakra to her stomach to protect the baby.

Sakura sat with the girls on one side of the table and Neji sat with the boys on the other. There was talking and laughter as the friends told storied of new missions and such or old memories that were brought up.

Ten Ten noticed that both Sakura and Neji were looking a little nervous and decided that they had something to spill. She poked Sakura and smiled, "So what are you and Neji so nervous about?"

The table fell silent and Neji nodded at Sakura who took a shaky breath, "Well…um…I-I'm two months pregnant."

The girls all squealed and the guys gave high-fives and pats on the back to Neji. The party got even more exciting now that everyone was planning on what to do to help the couple later on in the pregnancy. And soon everyone in the bar knew and was congratulating the couple.

XXXXXX

Onyx eyes watched the scene and fists were clenched, the man bit his lip in irritation and sat down on the grass. His hair fell in front of his eyes and he sighed.

"She said that she would always love me..."

He pulled something out of his pocket and smiled sadly, it was a locket that held a picture of her under a cherry tree at the age of five or six with Sasuke and his mother.

"I'm going to get you back, just you wait, Sakura-chan."

XXXXXX

The couple bid farewell to the others as they headed home, smiles of relief on their faces.

"I didn't think that we were going to get out of there."

Neji nodded, "Well at least they know, and they should leave us alone now."

Sakura giggled, "And by tomorrow the whole village will know between the two loud mouth blondes."

Neji nodded again and held his wife to him as they walked. He loved her so much it hurt sometimes. After Sasuke had left and the team had been formed to retrieve him, Naruto had promised a heart broken and crying Sakura that he would bring Sasuke back. That was when Neji knew that Sakura had loved Sasuke, not just a crush, but also an actual infatuation with him. When the team had returned empty handed and wounded, Sakura had kept a smile on and tended to all of them, especially Neji who had been hurt badly. One day after treating him she had stayed behind and talked to him, and he had listened as she broke down. She explained that she couldn't talk to Naruto because he would try to run off again and Neji had agreed. After that day the two grew closer and then started to date and now they were married and expecting a child.

Once they reached their room Sakura was thrown to the bed and into a passionate kiss. She giggled and began to un-button Neji's shirt before throwing it to the ground. Her dress was soon removed, and he was thankful that she didn't wear a bra. His lips descended to one of the peaks and took it into his mouth. Her head flew back and a moan passed through her lips. Her hands flew to his hair and pulled him closer while arching into him.

Sakura's hands traveled down his body and to his jeans which she un-buttoned and threw to the ground with her dress. Her panties soon followed and now Sakura was bare to his eyes.

"Neji-kun, stop staring, it's embarrassing!"

He kissed her shoulder, "I'm sorry, love, but your just so…breathtaking."

She blushed crimson and smiled at his words as he continued to press kisses along her neck. Her hands dug into his brown locks as moans slipped through her lips, which soon turned into mewls of pleasure as his ministrations continued but traveled lower.

"Oh Kami…! Neji-kun!" She moaned as he slipped two fingers into her soaking core. He moved his fingers in a V pattern to stretch her passage and with each stroke she was closer to the edge.

She shuddered as he replaced his fingers with his tongue, flicking her clit. She moaned a throaty moan and tossed her head to the side. It was usually like this when they had sex, he would pleasure her to no end and then he would let her have her way with him the next time, but she had a good idea as to why there was no teasing…she had stopped him earlier.

His ministrations stopped and she whimpered in protest but stopped when she felt his shaft in her instead. He began at a slow pace allowing her to adjust before speeding up. Their hips met at every thrust as his pace increased.

"Neji-kun…!" His name spilled from her lips as she came, he soon after. The two lay together panting and covered in sweat as he removed himself from her body and rolled over to her side. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to him. She smiled and turned around so that her head was on his chest before pulling the covers over them. Both drifting into slumber.

XXXXXX

Onyx eyes scanned the gates of the village as he and three others walked towards them. The Jounin on duty noticed the figures and instantly called for ANBU to come and give backup for Sasuke Uchiha was back.

XXXXXX

Sakura groaned as the banging on the door woke her. She grumbled before grabbing a housecoat and slippers and heading to the front door. She opened it and found Naruto panting and in his ANBU gear.

"What are you-"

"Teme is back…Tsunadae has requested all available ANBU to head to the gate immediately."

Green orbs widened in shock slightly before Sakura nodded her head turned to the bedroom, "Be out in a minute."

She ran to her room and grabbed her uniform before shaking Neji awake, "C'mon, get up, we have a mission!"

"This early, it better be important…"

"Sasuke's…back."

Neji shot up and grabbed his own uniform before the two changed and headed out with Naruto. The air was thick as the three made it to the gates, Sakura grabbed her husbands hand as she gazed at the Sharingan user. They had decided not to wear masks because he would know who they were.

"Dobe, Hyugga, Sakura."

"Teme."

"Uchiha."

"Sasuke."

Sasuke looked at Sakura and smirked, "What no Sasuke-kun?"

She glared, "You don't deserve that title from me or any other girl in this village."

"Why are you here?"

"To take you to the Hokage, along with your…company…who will receive punishment. Now, let's go, we don't have all night."

The three began to walk with Team Hawk behind them. Soon four or five more ANBU joined the group as they walked down the deserted streets of the village. The tension rose with each step as they neared the Hokage Tower and Sakura swore she could hear the hearts beating in every chest.

Once they reached the tower Sakura stopped and glared at the four people she faced.

"Go inside and to her office with these ANBU and Naruto."

Sasuke gazed at her and Naruto looked confused, "Sakura-chan?"

"Stress won't be good for me Naruto, I've had enough to last me lifetime from the A rank mission Neji and I just came back from." She smiled a small smile before she and Neji disappeared in two puffs of smoke.

Naruto gazed at his old friend who had shock written on his face. Naruto chuckled before heading into the tower.

"C'mon, you heard the Captain. Let's go."

Sasuke almost died at the nothingness in Naruto's voice and the fact that he said Captain when he was talking about Sakura. None-the-less he followed Naruto and the other ANBU into the Hokage's office and to his future.

XXXXXX

Sakura sat on top of one of the roofs, her knees pulled to her chest and her forehead rested on them. Neji sat behind her, holding her as close as she allowed it at the moment. She was dying inside at the moment due to the fact that Sasuke was back and there was no telling what he was going to do.

Tears streamed down her face and just wouldn't stop and she hated every one that fell. She was cursing herself for being weak and the fact that she had swore never to shed a tear over the Uchiha boy again.

"Sakura-chan…"

Neji pulled her to him and held her against his chest as she cried. She soon relaxed and turned so her head was buried in the crook of his neck. Soon she was down to only sobbing and Neji picked her up before disappearing in a cloud of smoke and into their room.

He set her down onto the bed and laid down beside her before pulling her to him. She soon drifted into a light but some-what peaceful slumber and he did the same, fearing that if he went into a deep sleep that she would be gone when he awoke.

XXXXXX

"Sasuke…seen as how you killed Orochimaru you and your teammates are restricted to D rank missions for two years and are not prohibited to qualify for exams until after this. Do you understand?"

"Hai."

Tsunadae sighed before nodding to the ANBU and the team was lead out of the room.

"Sakura is going to kill me…"

XXXXXX

"I am going to kill her!"

Naruto and Sai stood back as Sakura glared at nothing in particular as her anger built. She had just been told that Sasuke and his team were to train with them and that he was now a citizen of Konoha again along with his friends…if that was what you called them.

"Sakura-chan…"

"WHAT?"

"I think you should calm down…"

She glared at the blonde before slamming her fist into the ground creating a huge crater.

Sai chuckled, "Feel better ugly?"

She snorted, "I'd feel better if I could kill that arrogant, cocky, back-stabbing, chicken haired asshole from hell!"

Naruto and Sai looked at each other before falling to the ground in laughter at her comment. Sakura rolled her eyes before turning around.

"Speak of the devil."

Naruto and Sai stopped laughing and gazed at the four walking towards them. Once they were in view of each other Sakura pulled her gloves off and threw them to the side before glaring at Sasuke.

"Good morning."

"Morning."

Sasuke seemed slightly taken back, "What no oh my gosh I missed you? Or anything?"

Sakura snorted again before turning around, "You don't deserve a single word I say to you so feel special that I'm even talking."

Sasuke gulped as he felt the powerful aura that radiated off of her. Shaking it off he followed her over to where Naruto and Sai stood.

"Okay, so, sparing?"

"NO! Sakura-chan why?!"

"Because baka, you'll probably ending up killing someone and I am NOT taking the fall for it…again."

Naruto smiled sheepishly before turning to look at some random bush.

Sakura smiled, "Thought so."

She heard him mutter something under his breath but shook it off before turning to Sasuke and his team…thing.

"Well? You better not just stand there. Or is the great Uchiha Sasuke too scared and weak to do anything his old teammate says?"

The other girl there with really bad red hair, glasses and red eyes glared at her while Sasuke just sat there looking dumb.

"What are you? In charge or something?"

"Actually I am."

She glared, "Well you sure must suck, cause nobody insults MY Sasuke-kun!" She shrieked and Sakura winced from the pain.

"Who exactly are you people?"

"I'm Karin."

Sakura rolled her eyes and looked to the man beside her that had Zabuza's sword with him.

"I'm Suigestu."

"I'm Juugo."

Sakura took a double take of the three and almost died, they were exactly like what team 7 had been, and she blinked before coughing to keep the laughing down.

"Wow, Sasuke, you sure know how to pick them."

Karin looked at Sakura with confusion before the insult sunk in.

"Hey bitch! You got a problem with your teammates?"

Sakura's half smile half smirk instantly vanished and a frown appeared. Before Karin could even blink, Sakura was behind her and a kunai was pressed against her neck.

"I don't consider you teammates, so don't push your luck. Got it?"

Karin nodded weakly before collapsing to the ground. Sakura snorted before walking over to Naruto.

"You will fight with Juugo. Sai you fight Suigetsu."

Naruto whined and was instantly hit on the head, "Baka! Just do it! Please…"

Sasuke had to strain his ears to hear the please that came from her mouth because it had been so quiet and he was rendered shocked.

She turned and looked at the two, "Is that fine with you?"

Juugo nodded and so did Suigetsu. The two began to walk over to where Naruto and Sai where and all four were about to begin until a giant black panther appeared in the middle of the field.

"Wha-"

Sakura giggled and she walked over to the panther, the scroll that was in its mouth dropped into her hand and she opened it. She read it before turning to the panther.

"Thank you Jade, you may go."

The panther seemed to growl as a thank you and disappeared the same way it had come. Sakura turned to Naruto and Sai.

"Sai you and Naruto take Sasuke and the others to the Uchiha compound. I have to go."

"How come?"

"I'm meeting Hinata-chan and Ino-chan at the Hospital then I'm off to see how Neji-kun's migraines are going considering how much he's used his Byakugan."

XXXXXX

"Neji-kun?"

Naruto and Sai smiled, "Oh yeah, you don't know do you teme? Sakura and Neji are married; they have been for, well, eight months now. And Sakura is two months pregnant with her first child."

Sasuke stopped and clenched his fists, which didn't go unnoticed by anyone…especially Karin.

"Funny isn't it? To have someone promise to stay by your side forever and then just shut you down?"

"What!"

Naruto smiled sadly, "She's over you Sasuke and she has been since you almost killed me when you first left. I think it was what woke her up. She worked hard to get where she is now and has a family. She is everything that Neji needs and vice versa. I don't think she'd be able to go on without him. So don't wreck this for her okay?"

Sasuke only nodded as they continued on their way to the compound. Thoughts of how to get his Sakura back flew through his head at a very fast pace.

XXXXXX

"Aww Hinata-chan, that's so sweet!"

"Arigato, Sakura-chan." (In my story Hinata only stutters when she's around Naruto)

Sakura smiled at her sister-in-law warmly before taking a sip of her tea. She, Hinata, and Ino had just finished a very compact operation and were currently recuperating in Sakura's office. Well, Hinata and Ino were Sakura had just sort of joined them in her office.

"Why don't you tell him?"

"Ino-chan!"

"Gomen."

Sakura giggled at her friend's argument. Hinata had just told Sakura and Ino what she was getting Naruto for his birthday and Ino had asked why Hinata just didn't tell Naruto how she felt. Hinata would always argue and say that if she did, she would be hurt and it wasn't fair to either of them.

"You know Hinata, on the last mission I took with Naruto he talked non-stop about you. He might like you…"

Hinata brightened up, "Really Sakura-chan?"

"Mhmm."

"So just ask him!" Ino shouted.

Sakura laughed and looked at the now bright red Hinata who was trying hard not to show how embarrassed she was. She gazed at the clock before getting up, "Well I better not keep Neji waiting. I'm already half an hour late and since Sasuke came back he's been more on edge since usual."

Ino snorted, "Bye forehead."

She rolled her eyes, "By pig."

Hinata whispered, "Bye Sakura-chan."

She smiled, "Bye Hinata-chan."

And with the departing words she walked out of the office and down the halls and out of the hospital before walking down the streets back to her home. She walked for some time before stopping at a roadblock.

"Sasuke, do you mind getting off the street so I can get by?"

Sasuke just smirked as more girls ran over and tried to hug or touch him.

"SASUKE-KUN MARRY ME!"

"I'LL BEAR YOUR KIDS!"

"SASUKE-KUN I LOVE YOU!"

Sakura growled before crouching onto the ground and leaping into the air, flipping over the mob and onto the other side. She looked back at Sasuke before smirking a smirk of her own and continuing on her way.

Sasuke glared and when a girl jumped on him, he was gone; it was a clone.

Sakura sighed as she stepped inside before Neji greeted her.

"Hello."

"Hello." She muttered during their kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him before she broke away and headed down the hall to the kitchen.

"How was your day?"

"Fine, I'm going to talk to Tsunadae tomorrow about working less shifts."

Neji nodded and wrapped his arms around her waist while she fixed something to eat. His head rested on her shoulder and his eyes were closed. Sakura knew that around her right now was the only time that he'd relax.

"Neji…"

"Yes?"

"I can't move…"

She instantly began to laugh when he mumbled under his breath and moved. As she passed she pecked him on the cheek before heading outside with her dango and tea. Neji followed her and sat down behind her on the stone bench in the back yard near the dojo.

As she ate he slowly massaged her shoulders and soon she was so lost she didn't even notice that they were kissing. His arms wrapped around her waist and her hands tangled in his hair. When they broke apart she realized how relaxed she was in his arms, she had never felt it before and she blushed before leaning her head on his shoulder and closing her eyes.

XXXXXX

Kisame, Deidra, and Sasori were currently watching the scene with interest along with their fourth partner, Itachi. They had been told by Leader to collect Sakura as their new Medic, and surprisingly she had caught the eye of Itachi, when he noticed how she acted towards Sasuke.

"What should we do, un?"

"We wait."

The other three nodded and disappeared along with Itachi.

XXXXXX

When Sakura woke up, she was in her bed along with Neji. She smiled and kissed his mark before getting out of bed.

"He must have carried me…I'll have to thank him later."

She walked to the shower and turned it on, stepping inside she jumped at the sudden sting of the hot water but soon relaxed. She stayed under the warm water for fifteen minutes before getting out of the shower and heading back to her room.

She walked inside and grabbed a pair of black training pants and a black sports bra with a black vest before grabbing her weapons, headband, and shoes. She tied her hair in a ponytail and left a note for Neji before leaving the house and heading to the training grounds.

XXXXXX

Sasuke groaned and removed Karin's arms from around his neck as he pushed her away.

"Sasuke-kun…?"

"Tch. Pathetic."

Karin's eyes widened before she turned and ran form his room. He had been trying to get some sleep and she had walked in and tried to molest him.

Sitting down he gazed at the picture of Team 7 before hanging his head.

"Sakura…"

XXXXXX

Karin fell to the ground outside of Sasuke's room and began to cry harder when he heard Sasuke whisper Sakura's name. Karin loved him so much and yet he…he loved Sakura.

"Why…? Why her?"

Karin felt her blood run cold at the thought of Sakura before she stood. She searched for Sakura's chakra and smirked heading the way that the chakra lead her.

She stopped on a roof across from the training grounds and watched as Sakura trained. Karin's heart stopped at the sight of her.

Sakura's body was coated in sweat and shimmered in the light provided by the sun. Her hair was flowing and escaping from the ponytail allowing a few strands to frame her face. Her green eyes were ferocious and seducing, making Karin shiver.

But what caught Karin's attention most was the mark on Sakura's stomach. It looked like a dragon at one moment but at the next it looked like roses and vines. Karin gazed at the mark that circled Sakura's bellybutton and instantly felt entranced by it.

Forgetting to mask her chakra Karin made her way down towards Sakura, who had been very aware of her presence ever since she first appeared on the roof.

Unknown to Karin, Sakura was quite intrigued by the redhead. For the sole fact that she was an exact model of the old her when Sasuke had been a part of Team 7.

Stopping her movements Sakura turned her attention to Karin who stood behind her.

"What do you want Karin?"

Karin blinked and regained her composure; blushing at the fact she had left her self so open before sighing, "I want to know what Sasuke-kun sees in you."

Sakura cocked a think pink eyebrow and smiled, "I don't know what he sees in me, and if I did I'd probably hate him more."

"What?"

Sakura hung her head, "It's always the same with him, and all he cares about is fulfilling his dream to rebuild the Uchiha Clan nothing else ever mattered to him. Not me, not Naruto, not Kaka-sensei, and especially not the village. After he left the darkness that clouded my heart seemed to lift…"

As she spoke Sakura walked towards Karin. She stopped and lifted a small hand removing the glasses from Karin's face, "I gave up and him, knowing he'd never love me back. Maybe you…should do the same Karin."

Karin's red eyes widened as Sakura's lips touched her own in a soft kiss. A blush spread across her face as she closed her eyes, relaxing into Sakura's touch.

Sakura smiled as she pulled away and Karin noticed her vision was becoming blurry.

"Sweet dreams."

Karin sighed as she drifted into a small slumber in Sakura's arms. Sakura smiled and placed the glasses back on her face before lifting her up and disappearing in a puff of smoke and appearing in her old apartment, which she still owned.

Walking over to the couch she placed Karin on it and placed a note on the table with a pair of keys.

Sakura turned and headed out of the apartment before feeling another weight taken off of her shoulder.

"She doesn't deserve you or you're selfishness Sasuke."