Family
Chapter Two
Pp1147: Hello readers! Here's chapter two! Thanks to all who reviewed!
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Ino sighed tiredly as she sat down on a rock. They had been traveling for a couple of hours now, and they were all tired. Even Tenten, who could probably go a day without stopping, admitted that she was a bit tired. She didn't really like their idea, but it was better than staying in Konoha.
She thought back to when Sakura had explained the plan.
"Okay, I asked Tsunade-sama, and she gave us permission, on one condition," Sakura trailed off, biting her lip nervously.
"So, what's that one condition?" Ino asked the girl impatiently.
"We have to go to Suna."
Ino felt her heart stop. Of all places, why Suna? Why?
"But we don't have to stay with them," Sakura added quickly, seeing the distressed look on her best friend's face. "We just have to give him this scroll," Sakura said pulling out a scroll that remained unopened. "Then we're safe."
"But for how long?" Hinata asked quietly.
"Five years," the pink-haired medic answered almost immediately.
"That's not what I meant," Hinata said.
Tenten nodded in understanding. "She's right. They could get sent on a mission to Suna anytime. They could probabaly even request one!"
"I don't know," Sakura admitted uncertainly, "she said she would take care of it. She said the scroll would help, too."
They stared at the scroll in the middle of their little circle. It was a yellow, medium sized scroll with the words 'To the Kazekage' in bold. There was nothing special about it, other than the fact that it was to be read by the Kazekage and no one else. What made it so important? Were the contents really that beneficial to the girls' future lives?
Sakura sighed, rubbing her temples. She quickly pocketed the scroll before standing. "We need to keep moving."
The girls nodded before jumping up into the trees.
Ino hadn't exactly been thrilled with the idea, but she knew that they didn't have another option. She looked up at the sky. It would be too dark to travel in a couple of hours. They started moving again. If everything went okay, they would be in Suna in about two and half days.
But of course, everything didn't go okay.
A few hours after they started moving again, Tenten had jumped down from one of the branches and ran towards a bush, throwing up the contents of her lunch. Ino thought that made absolutely no sense, since it was supposed to be morning sickness.
Sakura had said something about different people and body types and some other stuff, but Ino was too busy rubbing Tenten's back to listen.
Ino looked up at the sky. The sun was setting, and she couldn't help but stare at the sky in awe. Streaks of pink, red, deep purple, orange, and golden yellow consumed the sky, the sun glowing as it disappeared from sight.
The sky quickly turned a midnight blue, stars twinkling and the moon shining.
"W-We need to s-set up camp," a soft voice called from behind Ino.
She turned and smiled at the timid Hyuga before nodding in agreement. "Sakura! Tenten! We should set up camp!"
The two girls in front of Ino stopped on a branch and waited for her and Hinata.
"Hinata, can you check for a clearing?" Tenten asked the girl, earning a nod in response.
"Byakugan!" Veins bulged around her eyes, and she scanned the area around them with her lavender eyes, her pupils now somewhat visible. "About fifty meters, northeast."
"Great," Tenten said as she headed in the direction Hinata had mentioned. The others followed the older girl, hoping to set up camp soon. They soon found the clearing and set up camp, sitting on logs around the campfire afterwards.
They just sat there, not knowing what to say. What could they say? That everything was going to be alright? Because it wasn't, and they knew it. They all sighed, smiling sadly as they stared at the dancing flames that provided them their much needed warmth.
Hinata stared at the dancing orange flames, but quickly turned away upon realizing that Naruto's jumpsuit was the exact same shade of orange. She felt tears start welling up in her eyes. She shook her head, not willing to let the tears fall, knowing that she would break down if she did. It had taken her so long to get him to notice her, and when he finally did, this happened. She and Naruto had created a bond; a bond that had been created slowly and painfully. And now, here she was, severing that bond that had taken her so long to make.
Sakura let herself become lost in the silence of the forest and the warmth of the fire. It had all been going so well. Sasuke had left Orochimaru, and he was starting to warm up to everyone. She and Sasuke had gone out on a date. They had formed a bond. They had all even become Jonin. But that was the downfall, Sakura thought bitterly. Tsunade had insisted on throwing a party to celebrate them reaching the next rank. Sakura bit her lip as the memories came rushing back. All happy memories, except for one.
Tenten sighed as she stared down at the ground. She and Neji were best friends. They had kept each other sane during their Genin and Chunin days. They had been there for each other every single waking hour of their lives. They had a special bond. Eventually, they saw each other as more than just best friends. Well, she did. She wasn't too sure about the white-eyed Jonin. She had always admired him, but then she had started to feel for him in a way that ninja weren't supposed to- weren't allowed to -feel. And she didn't bother telling him either-she knew he was way out of her league, so she didn't even bother trying. But when they were standing outside, alone, she just couldn't help it. She glared at the dying flames before looking up at the moon- the white moon.
Ino blinked away the tears that were welling up in her eyes. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Everything was going to be okay, she kept telling herself. So what if her childhood friend had a girlfriend? Who cared if he didn't give a shit about their child? She sure didn't, that's for sure. Ino mentally scolded herself for being so stubborn. Of course she cared. She and Shikamaru had a special bond. And now it was completey broken. Torn apart. Shattered. All because they had sex, she got pregnant, and then a couple weeks later, Shikamaru decided to get himself a girlfriend. And Temari no less. She felt betrayed. She felt hurt. She felt broken, just like their bond.
Ino looked up and the rapidly dying fire, watching the others as they headed toward their individual tents. She did the same and headed for her forest green tent, looking up at the sky one last time before crawling in, whispering a soft goodnight to the others. 'We'll be okay.'
Sasuke sighed as he headed upstairs to get ready for bed. He opened the door to his bedroom and looked around the dark room. He stared at the bed and felt himself heat up. This was where it had happened. This was where he and Sakura had made love. He frowned when he recalled his ex's recent visit, no more than an hour or two earlier.
She was pregnant, she claimed. He had merely snorted. He knew she wasn't pregnant. It was one time. But he knew that it was a possibility. What if she was pregnant? What was she planning to do? What was he going to do?
And the look on her face when he said he didn't believe her. She looked so broken. He couldn't shake the image out of his head, no matter how hard he tried.
He growled and slammed the door shut, stomping down the hallway and throwing open the door to an empty bedroom. He threw back the sheets before laying down on the bed. He would figure it all out tomorrow, he decided.
Shikamaru waved to Temari as she headed out the door. He closed the door before laying down on the couch. He closed his eyes, hoping to take a nap, but he knew it was hopeless. He groaned before sitting upright, placing his head in his hands.
Ino was pregnant with his child. He refused to believe it. It was only one time, he kept telling himself. But he knew that one time was all it took, just like the blonde kunoichi said. But someone else could've gotten her pregnant, he told himself. And as much as he wanted to believe that that was the case, he knew that it wasn't. Ino wasn't like that, no matter what people thought.
It was then that he realized he was a father, and Ino was the mother. He took a deep breath, deciding that he would take care of it all tomorrow. He layed down on the couch once again, willing himself to fall asleep.
Naruto yawned noisily as he threw away an empty bowl of instant ramen. He scratched his head before heading over to his small bedroom, jumping onto his bed. He put his hands behind his head and stared up at the ceiling.
'Hmm, I wonder why Hinata-chan came over today. Whoa, since when did I start calling her Hinata-CHAN? The only person I call '-chan' is Sakura. I mean Sakura-chan. Dammit teme, you bastard. You got her before me! Hinata-chan looked nervous when she came over. Wonder why. Well, at least she promised not to say anything about what happened. Man, she looked really pretty that night. And I felt really weird when we were dancing. Hmm... Man, I'm tired. I'm goin' to bed.'
Naruto sighed before closing his eyes, allowing himself to fall into a deep slumber.
Neji sighed as he closed the door to his bedroom, the only place he could be alone. He really didn't want to go through with the engagement, but he had decided that it would be much easier to become the clan's head if he were married to a Hyuga from the main branch.
He crawled into in his bed, grateful that he wasn't being forced to sleep in the room as Reika. He absolutely despised the woman, and nothing would change that. The only women that he could tolerate were Hinata, Hanabi, and Tenten.
Tenten...
Why had she come earlier? She had seemed rather nervous, he noted with a frown. Tenten was never nervous. She was always confident, he had learned over time. She said that she had come to congratulate him, but she didn't even know about the engagement. Neji furrowed his brow.
He was glad that she had agreed to keep it a secret, but he was upset that she didn't tell him her true reason for coming over to the compound. He sighed before closing his pale eyes, deciding that he would ask her about it tomorrow.
Pp1147: Well, that's chapter two! What do you think will happen 'tomorrow'? Hmm? Well. Reviews would be amazing, follows and favorites would be appreciated, and flames will be given to my super adorable Tepig!
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