Lauren's POV

"What's this all about?" Sasuke questioned after I had dragged him away from Itachi and Taylor. We both now stood on the sidelines, watching as Itachi gently took Taylor's hands into his own.

"Shush!" I hissed back at him, and at my serious tone Sasuke shut up, eyes shifting to the conversation playing out before us. The two of us couldn't hear much from the distance we were at, but as soon as Taylor gained the confidence boost she needed the "Itachi, I'm pregnant!" was very clear.

At the edge of my vision I could see Sasuke's eyes widen drastically, his jaw slackening, but I couldn't take the time to laugh at him. Itachi's response was my main concern.

The raven haired Uchiha looked absolutely stunned. He had frozen stiff, eyes unusually large. After nearly 10 seconds of silence I shifted my eyes over to Taylor and could tell she was about ready to break down into tears, most likely thinking that Itachi was truly unhappy at the news. However, before any tears could leak from her eyes Itachi brought his hands up to either side of her face, swiftly and forcefully bringing their lips together.

Taylor's eyes widened in shock but she wasted little time before taking her own arms and swinging them around Itachi's neck, responding to the kiss vigorously. After a moment the two pulled back and Itachi didn't give her any time to think before looping his arms around her tiny frame, lifting her into the air. When he set her back down I don't think I'd ever seen a bigger smile on his face.

"You're pregnant!" He finally spoke, voice filled with joy as he took Taylor's hands into his own once again. Despite her efforts at keeping her tears back, with a large grin the droplets of water started to stain her cheeks as she nodded, reaffirming it once again.

Finally I took a moment to look over at Sasuke, surprised to find that he was still frozen in complete shock. Laughing, I punched him in the arm, his head snapping towards me as he broke free of his trance.

"You're gonna be an uncle!" It told him, shaking his arm happily, and the Uchiha finally cracked, a smile stretching onto his lips. Before I knew it he was hugging me tightly and I responded just as enthusiastically. However, before the happiness could get too far out of hand, the sound of Taylor intaking a sharp breath made me pause.

Moving out of Sasuke's grasp, I glanced back over at the blonde and nearly dropped dead at the sight.

Taylor stood, hand shakily covering her mouth as tears continued to stream from her wide eyes. Itachi was knelt on one knee in front of her, hand digging in his pocket as he fondly started to speak.

"Taylor," he said, smile gracing both his face and eyes as he removed his hand from his pocket, red velvet box in his fingertips. "I didn't plan on doing this now, but I don't feel like there will ever be a better time…"

Hurriedly I glanced over at Sasuke, only to find him standing there next to me with his arms crossed, a smug, knowingly smirk on his face.

"Taylor Mina Namikaze," Itachi started again, releasing Taylor's hand in order to flip open the small box, revealing the diamond ring inside. "There is absolutely no other woman I would ever hope to spend my life with then you. You bring me so much joy everyday and I hope to be there for you until the end of time. So… would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"

Despite still shaking, Taylor nodded furiously, happily, and Itachi stood, spinning the blonde in his arms once again. After a moment he set her back down and took her hand, sliding the ring onto her fourth finger, causing her to cry once again. He didn't seem to mind though, only enveloping her in a hug as she cried to her heart's content.

This time I was to one in shock, for Sasuke bumped his hip against mine, devilish smirk still present as I glanced over at him. The rush of emotion and happiness for the two of them suddenly overwhelming me, I lunged at my brother and he easily caught me, hugging me back as tears started to well in my eyes. A moment later when Sasuke noticed I was crying he simply chuckled at me, but did nothing more than hold me ever tighter than before, because just like me he understood. He understood the happiness I felt for both Itachi and Taylor. And oh god was I happy.

Later on that night I stepped onto the landing of my house, shivering slightly as a cold gust of night air brushed against the parts of my bare skin. I'd previously just been as Sasuke's house, chatting with him about the events that had transpired the last few hours.

"I don't understand why nii-san wouldn't have known Taylor was pregnant before the two of you left for your mission," I said glancing over at him, taking a sip from the tea in my hands. Sasuke dipped his head considerately as he crossed his legs, relaxing into his own seat.

"With Itachi being so relaxed in his own home nowadays, I doubt he'd activate his Sharingan at all. So it's easy to see why he didn't sense it right away…"

I nodded. "I guess I can understand that…and Taylor told me she didn't start getting morning sickness till the day after you two left, so there really were no signs…but what was that you were saying earlier about the mission?"

Across from me, Sasuke closed his eyes, shaking his head slightly as a grin spread across his face.

"Our mission was supposed to be over two days ago," he admitted truthfully, and I blinked in surprise. However, before I could question why Sasuke quickly continued.

"But the time allotted for the mission was 10 days, which today is, so Itachi decided to take the last two in order to search for an engagement ring."

I balanced my teacup in one hand, holding the other to my heart as I tried to hold back awing verbally. Itachi was a complete romantic – he adored Taylor and would do anything to make her happy. It was just so adorable.

"Anyway," Sasuke continued, rolling his eyes when he caught sight of my slight fangirling. "Itachi wasn't planning to propose until after the Chunnin exams were over so not to distract Taylor from her training and everything else, but with the new development of her being pregnant, there really was no point in waiting."

"That's right, because I doubt Taylor will be able to participate now…," I thought aloud, and Sasuke nodded in agreement.

"I'm sure Itachi will be even more protective of her from now on," he said, running a hand through his messy hair. "Meaning that the dangerous exams are definitely not an option anymore."

I laughed slightly, standing up from my chair. Swiftly I moved from the family room and into the kitchen, placing my teacup into the sink. Sasuke silently followed after me, leaning in the doorframe as I filled the cup with water for sake that it wouldn't be nasty later on.

"Well, I guess after being gone for a week you're probably looking forward to your own shower and bed," I said, glancing back at him with a smirk, and Sasuke responded with one of his own. Pushing himself up from the frame, he walked over to me and placed his hand on my head.

"Need a jacket for the walk home?"

"I literally live four houses away, you idiot," I replied, smacking his hand away, and Sasuke laughed. Briefly hugging him, I skipped over to the landing and slipped my shoes on, pulling the door open.

"See you tomorrow," he said from behind me, and I stepped out into the cool fall night.

"Yeah," I replied, climbing down his front steps.

"Deidara should be back tomorrow, right?" he questioned, illuminated in the doorway of his home. I smiled at the thought of the blonde, holding my hands behind my back.

"He should be," I responded fondly, and Sasuke rolled his eyes at me yet again.

"Night," he said, stepping back into the house, and I responded before he gently shut the door.

Sighing tiredly, I kicked my shoes off and walked farther into my own home. It was nearly midnight at this point and I was utterly exhausted. Maybe not so much physical exhaustion, but definitely emotional – and I wasn't even the one this all was directly happening to.

Climbing the stairs, I sulked into my room and threw my clothes off before flopping onto the bed, snuggling into the covers.

Today had been a long day, and tomorrow was going to be just as busy. Since Taylor was terrible at keeping secrets she'd already informed me that as soon as Itachi knew, she'd be telling everyone else she considered a friend.

Plus, Deidara was coming back tomorrow – hopefully. I don't know how he'd react to the news of Taylor being pregnant, but I'm sure he'd be happy and would also then whisper jokingly to me that we should make "one" too.

I smiled to myself. That blonde lovable idiot.

I couldn't wait for him to get back.

The next morning I woke up around 10:15. Since I didn't really do any missions at this point I didn't need to wake up early for any reason.

Stretching my limbs out, I yawned lazily and pushed myself up, looking out the large window at the edge of the room. The world outside was already illuminated by the rising sun, and I smiled at the sight of a nice day, kicking off the covers.

I touched my feet to the cool wooden floors and slid across the room into the hallway. After descending the stairs I walked into the kitchen and paused in front of the coffee pot before moving over to the fridge. I never drank coffee, the taste not too appealing to me, but everyday Deidara was home he'd make a pot and guzzle it down.

Shaking my head at his antics I pulled a can of pop from the fridge and headed out onto the front porch, sitting on the bench located there.

Popping the can open, I took a swig from the can and then nearly shook my head at myself. Deidara had his coffee and I had my pop, but either way both were fairly bad habits.

Sighing peacefully, I watched the birds flying overhead and took in the beauty of the Uchiha district. Truthfully, the Uchiha district was one of the most beautiful places I'd ever seen. It was like a village built around nature and the old style architecture was enticing. It felt like home, and well, it was.

"Deidara should be back today."

Blinking, I looked up to find Sasori ascended the stairs to the porch, body clad in a pair of black pants and gray shirt. I rolled my eyes.

"Yes, I know you're so lost without him."

Sasori rolled his eyes and then stepped up to the bench, occupying the vacant seat beside me.

"Stop drinking these," he said, snatching the pop can away from my hand, and I automatically stole it back.

"Thanks for your opinion, Danna," I responded and Sasori exhaled, looking forward towards the street.

The two of us sat there in a comfortable silence for a couple minutes.

When I first met Sasori however many years ago he was quiet sarcastic and amused towards me, mostly because Pein had ordered everyone not to kill us. But by the end of our original stay in the Naruto world I absolutely loved him and I'm fairly sure he liked me to the point where he'd at least miss me when I was gone. When we met the second time back in our world however, with the many months of relaxation the two of us got closer and soon it was no doubt he was my friend. Nowadays, Sasori was like a brother/friend/thing. He'd come over and visit me and Deidara (when he was home) whenever he felt like it, and Deidara and I would go visit him whenever we felt like it. Most of the visits were welcome and it was like sleeping in the same room with them both again, except Deidara and I's bed was a quarter of a mile from his. At this point Sasori was just my Danna, and he was just a natural part of my life. I really didn't think about it too often, but that was how it was.

"I believe last week you mentioned to me that you had a meeting planned with Kakashi, correct?" he posed, snapping me from my thoughts, and the memory suddenly clicked within my head.

"Shit!" I hissed, hoping up from the bench, and ran into the house. Immediately I ran upstairs and ran into my room, heading through the door right beside the bed and into Deidara and I's private bathroom. Stripping my pajamas off I turned the shower on and hopped in.

The shower wasn't a leisurely one, but was refreshing all the same, and when I got out I hurriedly dried off. Following that I brushed my hair, did all my other bathroom stuff, and then headed back out into the main part of the room, not caring that I was butt naked because the door was closed.

Through the closet full of clothes I picked out a blue tank top and a pair of black cargo shorts, slipping them on over my limbs after putting on undergarments.

Pausing to take a deep breath, I calmly walked back downstairs; not at all surprised to find Sasori lounging on the couch in the living room, book in his hand.

"What time are you supposed to be meeting him?" he questioned me as I calmly walked over to the landing, pulling my shoes on.

"11:00," I responded, and Sasori raised an eyebrow at me.

"You've only got 10 minutes to get there."

I rolled my eyes at him and stood up, sliding open the front door. "I'm a ninja – I'll get there on time."

And sure enough, 10 minutes later after bounding over rooftops with chakra coated feet, I landed in front of the restaurant Kakashi and I had planned to meet at. Before heading inside I took a minute to regain my breathing pattern, not wanting to look like I'd rushed to get here – which I had.

Stepping into the restaurant I easily spotted Kakashi's spiky and he waved me over with a smile as I approached the booth.

"Morning," he said as I slid into the seat across from him, and I smiled in return.

"Of course the one day I'm running late you get here on time," I replied sarcastically, earning myself a chuckle.

Kakashi and I usually met every once and a while for drinks or food or whatever just because he was usually busy with mission and I was busy training amongst other things.

Since mending a patch with the leaf village I'd also mended the patch with Kakashi from however long ago, and the two of us now were just like we were before – teacher and student, or as Kakashi wanted me to see it rather, as older friend and younger friend.

After a minute a waitress came over and took our orders, and once she had walked away Kakashi folded his arms on the table, looking over to me with his one visible black eye.

"So, how's life been thus far?"

I laughed slightly. "Pretty good," I replied honestly. "Deidara should be back from his mission sometime today and there were a lot of interesting developments in the last two days so I mean…"

Kakashi raised both his eyebrows. "Interesting developments?"

I paused. I didn't know if Taylor was allowing me to tell other people about her engagement and pregnancy at this point…

However, timing perfect, a moment later Taylor suddenly walked into the restaurant and waved at the two of us, stepped up to the booth.

"Morning!" she said cheerfully, and Kakashi and I both smiled at her.

"So, have you told Kakashi yet?"Taylor questioned me, bumping her hip against my shoulder slyly, and I blinked in surprise.

"Am I allowed to?"

"Of course!" she replied as if it was obvious, and then turned, staring to walk away.

"I'm on my way to go let Naruto know!" she explained, hastily walking towards the door with a large grin on her face. "That way the two most important people are out of the way! I just stopped in cause I remembered you'd be here."

I laughed at her as she disappeared from the restaurant and then glanced back over to a very confused looking Kakashi.

"What did you need Taylor's permission to tell me?" he questioned hesitantly, and I placed my head into the palm of my hand as I smiled.

"Taylor's pregnant," I said, holding back my laughter as Kakashi's showing eye widened drastically. "And Itachi proposed to her yesterday."

Kakashi staggered for words, and I snickered to myself, knowing my reaction was about the same when I found out.

"Oh my god," he finally said, staring at the door Taylor had just exited from a minute ago. "She's pregnant?"

I nodded. "Yep, around three weeks in according to Tsunade."

Kakashi chuckled, shaking his head in disbelief. "And Itachi even proposed to her…"

I laughed. "Yeah, as soon as he found out he got down on one knee and posed the question. Taylor was hysterically happy."

This time Kakashi laughed, leaning back off the table the waitress placed our plates of food in front of us.

"Sounds about right… Does anyone else know?"

"Sasori and Sasuke do," I answered, munching on a bite of my pancakes. "Sasori figured it out first and Tsunade confirmed it, so she knows too. But Sasuke was there when Taylor told Itachi so…" I laughed again. "And I guess you know now too."

Kakashi finished chewing the food in his mouth before adding, "And apparently Naruto will know soon too."

I laughed, nearly choking on the food in my mouth. "Could you imagine it though?" I commented once saving myself from possible choking. "With him and Taylor being so close and Naruto just being Naruto…oh god, it'll probably be hilarious."

Kakashi took a sip of his drink, contemplating my words for a moment before setting the glass down.

"I think we should go watch."

I blinked in surprise, not having expected to hear something like that from him.

"Are you being serious right now?" I replied, a little bit excited at the idea of seeing the blondes reaction to the news of his sister being pregnant. Kakashi rolled his eyes at my apparent likeness to his proposal but called the waitress over all the same.

"Can we get some boxes?" he questioned, motioning to our half eaten food and the lady nodded hurriedly, rushed away and back a moment later with two bags and two foam containers. Skillfully Kakashi and I transferred our food in the boxes before placing the money for the check on the table, walking out of the restaurant.

Glancing over at me briefly, Kakashi nodded towards the nearby building before bounding up to the roof. I followed after him, feet lined in chakra once again as the two of us sprinted over rooftops towards Naruto apartment.

"It looks like Taylor is already there," I said as we approached, my Sharingan allowing me to see through the building, and Kakashi rolled his eyes at me, pulling down his own headband.

The two of us then settled ourselves of the building parallel to Naruto's, sitting on the roof comfortably as our Sharingan allowed us to watch what transpiring inside.

For a minute or two Naruto made small conversation with Taylor, talking about the chunnin exams and how hard he was training and things like that, but when Taylor only smiled in response, not quite sure what to say, Naruto started to get concerned.

"Nee-chan?" he questioned, blue eyes concerned as he looked at Taylor. The female blonde smiled at him happily, making Naruto even more confused.

"Naruto," she addressed, scooting forward in her chair. "I've got some things to tell you…"

At hearing this the blonde looked absolutely horrified and I had to hold back my laughter.

"It's nothing bad!" Taylor quickly added waving her hands, and Naruto sighed with relief.

"Oh, well, then what are you waiting for?!" he grinned happily. "Go on and tell me!"

Taylor giggled slightly and titled her head to the side, wide smile present on her face once again.

"Well…I'm pregnant!"

Kakashi literally slapped his hand over my mouth to keep my laughing silent as Naruto's jaw dropped to the floor his eyes nearly popping out of his face.

"Are you serious!?" he shouted jumping up from his seat, and Taylor giggled again, only nodding her head in response. It took Naruto another minute to process the words he'd just heard before he bounded across the room and grabbed Taylor in his arms, hugging her tightly all the while screaming, "I'M GONNA BE AN UNCLE!"

Kakashi and I both smiled at the sight, but a moment later when Naruto finally set her down I held my breath.

"It's not over yet…," I grinned and Kakashi quietly chuckled at me.

"Oh, by the way," Taylor suddenly added, making Naruto pause. She held up her hand, showing off her new diamond ring. "Itachi proposed to me yesterday – we're engaged!"

This time Naruto only started screamed and fell onto the ground, failing around in reaction to what was either happiness or complete shock.

Kakashi didn't even try to hold back my loud laughter this time either – he was too busy cover up his own.

Following lunch and eavesdropping on Naruto and Taylor, Kakashi and I said our goodbyes and went our separate ways. I returned to the Uchiha district and to my house, heading inside. Sasori wasn't there when I returned, but it was apparent he'd been after I'd departed earlier, for a pot of coffee had been brewed, an empty mug in the sink. I simply rolled my eyes at the sight and went on with my day.

For the next few hours I listened to music, read some more of my book, and did some laundry amongst other things. There really wasn't much to do at a time like this. Everyone was out on missions, including Kiba, Shikamaru and everyone else, and the only duty I had nowadays was to train for the Chunnin Exams – but I didn't, because Deidara was supposed to be back today and I felt it'd be inconsiderate if I wasn't here when he returned.

However, night soon came and the blonde had yet to return. With a sigh I simply gave up on the idea of him returning today, for his mission still had an optional 3 days left, and decided to retire for the day.

Ascending the stairs I stepped into Dei and I's room and leisurely stripped my clothes off, grabbing a shirt of Deidara's to throw on top of my bare torso. After brushing my teeth and whatnot I slinked into the bed and snuggled into the covers, eyes tiredly glancing out to window into the illuminated fall night.

At the calming sight it didn't take me long to fall asleep, thoughts of the day flowing through my mind.

However, my brain soon turned back on at the feeling of two arms looping around my stomach, a new body heat caressing my backside. Cracking my eyes open, I firstly glanced at the clock on my nightstand, the 10:45 pm not being all too surprising to me.

"Welcome back," I croaked, and Deidara's chuckle tickled my body as he leaned over and placed his lips against my temple.

"Sorry I'm so late," he apologized, placing his forehead against my spine. "I didn't think I'd get here at a time like this, yeah…"

I shook my head, still half-asleep. "Don't worry about it…you were on a mission anyway."

With a sigh, Deidara shifted around in to covers, his legs mingling with mine.

"So, did anything interesting happen while I was gone?"

I laughed slightly, my eyes still closed as I replied. "Yeah, Taylor's pregnant and she and Itachi got engaged."

Deidara's reaction was dulled by the fact that he was tired, but he still chuckled, voice sounding a bit surprised.

"Well, that's quite the development, yeah. Itachi's ahead of the game."

I laughed again at that, still trying to keep a grasp on sleep as the two of us continued to talk.

"So," Deidara's voice was suddenly on my ear as his warm breath made me shiver. "Should we make a baby too?"

I giggled. "Let's have a boy – that way I can name him Daisuke."

Deidara must've caught on where I was going with this because he laughed, head descending back down onto his own pillow as he yawned.

"Dei and Dai, huh? We'll see about that, un…"

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