This story contains teen pregnancy so if that sort of thing offends you, you probably shouldn't read it. I like this story and how it turned out and I hope you do too!

Chichi - father

Hahaoya - mother

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Prologue

It was Sakura's first day at kindergarten. The four-year-old was excited to finally be doing something grown-up and entered the doors excitedly, gripping her hahaoya's hand tight. Her hahaoya went to talk to one of the kindergarten ladies, leaving Sakura to her own devices. She ran to the other side of the kindergarten classroom and peeked out the open door, watching a group of other children playing tag on the grass outside.

"Sakura!"

A familiar boy raced across the grass, a huge smile on his face. She smiled and ran up to her best friend, hugging him tightly.

"Lee!" she laughed. "I'm so happy to see you! Where's Gai?"

"He's at work," Lee replied, his eyes twinkling underneath his thick eyebrows. His hair was wild and tangled, like he hadn't combed it, and his round face was always cheerful. Sakura's parents and Lee's guardian, Gai, were good friends, so it made sense that their children played together. So Lee and Sakura had grown up together and were the best of friends.

"I'm so excited for our first day," she gushed, dancing around with him. Lee grabbed the sleeve of her jumper and pulled her across the grass, grinning.

"I made a few new friends. You can meet them!" He took her to where three girls sat underneath a pine tree with a picture book spread out in front of them. The one with blonde hair looked up at the newcomers.

"Hi Lee," she chirped. "Who's your friend?"

"This is Sakura."

The blonde gestured for them to sit and they did. She smiled, blue eyes wide. "I'm Ino Yamanaka."

One of the girls beside her – with brown hair tied in twin buns and soft brown eyes – smiled too. "I'm Tenten. It's great to meet you!"

The last girl, this one with pale grey eyes and short black hair, kept her gaze on the book and smiled shyly. "My name is Hinata Hyuga."

"I'm Sakura Haruno," Sakura declared, smiling. "Lee and I have been best friends since we were babies."

Ino smiled. "Lee's really nice and you're nice too. Can we be friends?"

"I'd love to be friends!" Lee and Sakura said at the same time. They exchanged glances and giggled.

"Then it's official!" Tenten cried. "We're all friends!" Hinata made a soft sound and blushed, a small smile gracing her face.

From that day on the five of them were friends. They did everything together and always had sleepovers at each other's houses. Ino and Sakura became close friends, just like Hinata and Tenten formed a firm friendship, but no bond was closer than Lee and Sakura. No matter where they were – at school, at home, out and about – they were inseparable.

When they entered high school, their group became even closer. They had all their classes together at first and most evenings after school Lee would come over to Sakura's house and they would do their homework and hang out. Gai would come and pick him up later and harp on about the 'advantages of youth'. Not long after high school began, Lee changed his wild hairstyle to a bowl cut, imitating his guardian and role model. Sakura thought it looked cute on him.

Then, in their tenth year of school, the most unbelievable thing happened to Sakura. Sasuke Uchiha agreed to go out with her.