Wars of Passion
Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto
Warnings : mild language
Chapter 3 : Pregnant?!
Sakura woke up late in the night two weeks later. That day she had jerked herself up the bed and tried to get away of the darkness, but it all failed when two strong arms had wrapped around her waist keeping her in place. She had kicked and screamed for Sasuke to leave her alone, but the person that held her in place grunted something and then she went limp.
Said person with chocolate brown hair and shiny mini moons stared down at the figure of Sakura 's limp body, which he had to carry her back to bed bridal style. Gently as to wake her again, he laid her down, but when she was settled down on the bed , she jerked away as far away from him, and held her before her as if shield. Neji frowned at her reaction, but he could not blame . Not after he found wobbling down the street he had walking on. How his blood had boiled that it made him want to destroy the next thing that he saw, well he hadn't, after all, Naruto would have kicked his ass in no time.
That was how he had been able to stay calm, because of Naruto's positive attitude, but he had worried so much that he felt his heart squeeze when he saw more and more medic rushed to the room where Sakura was. Then everything was quiet in the hallway, well that was until the entrance door was soon slammed and in Mr. Haruno. To say he was mad was an understatement. Once he saw Neji he had rushed to him and punched him the face. " You did this to her you bastard!!!" he had accused him, time and time again, well that was until Naruto finally interfere, but Neji couldn't blame him, after all Naruto had thought the same when he saw him with Sakura in his arms.
Neji still received fierce glares from Sakura's father, but as usual he played with his stoic face, he heard insults towards him when he tried to see her, apparently Naruto's talk had no effect on him.
A week later still the same, yet that faithful Sunday, when Neji went to visit Sakura, he was not there. Sighing with relief Neji headed to her room. He was allowed to go in, but only for a brief meeting , for they had other tests to do on her. Agreeing, Neji took a chair and placed it next to her bedside, he gently took her hand and held it so gently as if he held it any tighter she might shatter.
" I'm sorry, I know that we barely know each other well, well except that times when he had to work thanks to Naruto's deal, but you are different. That is probably the reason why you fascinate me so much. I could have given you my protection, had I not been such coward in not telling you how I feel about you." he said, taking a deep breath, he continued.
" but you know, I have come to a conclusion, I have sense your fleeting glances, just like I know you have mine, yet neither one of us acted upon it. Uhg …I am so stupid, I am confessing when you can't hear me, I- " he was cut off by a deep voice.
"She can't, but I did." wide eyed Neji turned around and saw her father, at that Neji felt vulnerable. Mr. Haruno just raised his right brow and stared at their adjoined hands, Neji was about to remove it, when he stopped him.
" It's okay" he said, and then headed in, and took the extra chair and sat beside next to Neji. " I am sorry, about insulting you and doubting you. This whole time I was so scared about my daughter that I was blinded to the truth, it finally sunk in. Forgive me, Hyuuga-san." he said bowing his head in shame.
Neji acknowledged the apology, and dismissed it as if nothing happened. "It is understandable that you were grieving for your daughter's assault." he said softly as to not wake her up.
"I should have known that you weren't the one, you couldn't, not when she talked so highly of you. She really admires you. I thought that since she had that same look on her the way she did with that Uchiha brat, that you would end up hurting her the same way, but Naruto-sama had reassured me, that my judgment was wrong." he said, finally he stood up not receiving an answer and he closed the door behind him leaving his daughter and Neji to watch over her.
Neji let the breath he had holding when he had compared him to Sasuke.
Neji saw how the man was proud, and understanding.
'is that where she got it from?' he asked himself, he let a small gentle smile grace his handsome face and he laid his orbs on Sakura's face.
"You're amazing" he said, letting his other free hand trace the shape of her face, it was so soft and her lips were so plump, yet dried because she was asleep. Her eyelashes resembling small fans laid down on her pale creamy soft cheeks, her nose perfect, and small.
He felt her hand tightened around his. Of course this had been the second, the first one he did not notice because he had been so tense when her father had been talking, but Mr. Haruno had taken notice. This time, Neji had noticed and taken notice and he gently squeezed her hand in return. She let out a relief sigh, in her sleep and fell deeper in her slumber.
After fifteen more minutes, he was asked to leave, reluctantly he left.
------- THE NEXT DAY -------
Neji appeared at Naruto's office early that morning, why you may asked, because Naruto said so.
Naruto of course was asleep when he appeared in the office, so clearing his throat, Neji had the pleasure of seeing him jump. He had the urge to roll his eyes at his childish act.
" You sent for me?" Neji asked, he was looking bored. As if he had anything better to do. Really there weren't many missions now a days. Everything seemed to be calm and messed up.
Naruto narrowed his brows in concentration. Had he sent for him? To tell the truth he had no idea.
He tilted his head a few times, until it hit him.
" OH! Yes! OMG! Neji this is something that I had thought over and over on whether I should or shouldn't tell you, I mean everything is suddenly out of control, and I have seen how you look at her, and then how she looks at you. I can't believe this happened and to her of all people. I just don't get it." he finished looking wide eyed at Neji, who had the look of impatience on him.
" What are you rambling about Naruto-sama?" oh how Neji hated or disliked calling him -sama. It seemed so wrong.
"Oh, right, well I know you were with her yesterday, her father told me when I was about to enter the room. So I waited, I don't think you saw me there, I saw you were thinking about something, so I left you alone. But when she had the test run on her, there was something that disturbed me, actually both her father and I were disturbed by the results." he said looking so worried and so serious that it made Neji's stomach churn.
" What happened?" he asked, his voice hiding his uneasiness.
"I don't…I don't know if I should really have to tell you, I was planning on not telling anybody for that matter, but somehow or another, you have gained her father's trust, and he told me that you have the right to know. Now I did not understand why you had to know, but you know how it is, so I agreed." Naruto said still delaying the obvious.
" Would you just tell me!" Neji said irritated at his continued rambling.
" Sakura's pregnant" Naruto said it so fast and softly that Neji only caught Sakura's name.
" What?" he asked to make sure
Naruto took a deep breath and slowly let it out. " Sakura is pregnant" he said slowly, so that Neji could understand him better.
Naruto saw Neji's body stiffen and his face became devoid of any emotion. Nothing. His white orbs were staring at…nothing. His hands fisted and his knuckles turned white. His breath became ragged and his chakra was so tremendously out of control, that once that Anbu felt it outside the rushed inside. They came to a stop when they saw Neji and Naruto. Neji's aura was suffocating, Naruto for his part was standing there as if nothing was wrong, and then Neji disappeared.
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Neji ran through the forest of Konoha, animals ran for shelter, birds flew to safety, trainers ran away, well all except Kakashi, who was busy reading his Come Come Paradise.
Neji came to a stop in front of him, his Byakugan activated. Slowly Kakashi lowered his book and looked up at the Hyuuga straight in the eyes.
He could feel it, the agonizing chakra the inmense sorrow it protruded, the fear and the anger that it sent in huge waves, making Kakashi's wheels in his head start turning when he felt Neji's chakra pushing his.
" Ne-" before he could finish, he was punched in the face, sending him crashing against a thick tree.
Neji's eyes narrowed, his mind was clouded, this was not him. He had tried to control all of his anger that he seemed to be protruding from everywhere, but he failed even at that. He was looking for a punishment for himself, for not being able to protect her.
" It's your fault." he said to Kakashi, yet even when he said those words, he did not believed them, because deep inside of him, he blamed himself.
Then as soon as he said that he disappeared from there leaving an even more confused Kakashi and a swelling lip.
--- PRESENT ------
Neji walked on the streets of Konoha on his way to the hospital. There on the streets he had heard of rumors involving Sakura's pregnancy. Insulting her.
" Have you heard, Tsunade-sama's apprentice, the Haruno kunoichi, she's pregnant, and doesn't even know who the father is." one said
Other said " It is a shame that in this village we have such a disgraceful woman. Must be sleeping around so much that she doesn't know who the father is."
" What kind of kunoichi is she. She had not one ounce of honor in her."
"If you ask me, I think she only flaunt herself, after all have you seen the way she dresses, her clothes so tight she tempts men."
Neji ran off faster tired of hearing all of their stupid rumors. They were wrong. Everything was wrong.
Sakura did not deserved this, nothing like this. Not one person deserved to be taken by forced and left broken, specially with the burden of a child.
That child, it seemed to be in the way of everything he had ever wanted, with her. Yet he could not harm the child nor her.
He finally reached the halls of the hospital, it was much cooler than the outside.
When he was walking to the counter for his visit, he heard Sakura's scream.
Dropping the pen, he ran to her room, his heart tightening, he saw that the door was opened and he could Kakashi's hand outstretched hand towards Sakura, who had the look of terror in her eyes. Her body was shaking.
Finally he came in and his presence was soon noticed by Sakura, who jumped out of the bed and ran to him, throwing herself at him and emitting an oomph from him, yet he still held her.
Kakashi was staring at her in confusion and hurt. She had known him almost all her life, yet she feared his touch and ran from him. With Neji there she acted as if he was the one that had seen her go through everything, and hung to him like he was her life line.
Sakura turned her face to him, as if daring him to come near her again now that Neji was there. When Kakashi took one step, she whimpered and buried her face on Neji's neck.
Neji was confused too, yet he did not questioned her.
Sighing, Kakashi took slow steady steps towards the door, yet Sakura clung to Neji just in case. Once he was out of the door, Sakura raised her head cautiously. When she was sure that he was gone she moved a littles way from Neji, but he missed her warmth and pulled her to him. She did not seemed to mind, not at all, in fact she seemed to enjoy it.
He let his gaze soften when he was looking at her.
"What was Kakashi doing here?" he asked, his breath tickling her neck.
She tilted her head a little, and then furrowed her brows.
"Who is Kaka…shi?" she asked curiously
" Ka-" he was cut off by a loud voice. Naruto.
" Sakura-chan!!" he screamed. Of course who wouldn't know that voice anywhere. As soon as he came into the room, he took Sakura from his embrace and gave her one of his own hugs.
Neji observed them, it was weird that Sakura rejected Kakashi, yet she accepted Naruto's touch.
Neji's eyes narrowed in concentration and the pieces began to fall in place. Kakashi's late reactions. Sakura's rejection to his touch.
Kakashi RAPED Sakura!
This realization hit him like kunai knives thrown at him, ones that he could not dodge.
His eyes were wide and his brain was woozy. He had to find out. Why?
"Naruto, stay here" he say with a voice that said no arguments. Naruto gave him a weird look but nodded. Sakura gave him a worried look, yet Neji gave her a small warm smile before he left reassuring her that he was okay. She gave him a small fleeting smile, yet not the same one she usually did. Her smile was broken.
Soon he was off to find Kakashi.
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