"I don't know if I should tell you Sakura" Sakura's mother sat on the couch her feet up,

"Mom if people don't know how they will buy things for the baby?" her mother was

silent a moment, "Does dad know?" Sakura asked, her mother nodded, "well then why

cant we know" rolling her eyes her mother let out an airy laugh, " man your persistent

Sakura, wonder where you get it from, alright its two girls" Sakura came off the couch,

"TWO?!" Her mother chuckled, "your father had the same reaction, and maybe you

should sit down before you pass out like he did" Sakura sat on the couch again, "wow

two….." she said. A knock at the door made Sakura get up again, opening the door she

saw Itachi standing there, "feeling better?" she asked opening the door so he could come

in, "yes much" he kissed her, "I came because word on the street is Mrs. Haruno knows

the gender of the bun in the oven" by that time Minku had came into the room. Looking

around at the boys eager eyes she took a breath, "well Itachi Minku and Sakura are going

to have two sisters" Minku eyes got big, Itachi held on to Sakura's shoulders, "t-Two" his

voice cracked, "yes Itachi its two girls, and were just as surprised as you guys" Sakura

smiled, "my dad fainted when he heard so your taking it a lot better" Minku shook his

head, "I was hoping for a boy so we could play catch or something, I don't want to do tea

parties and dress up like Kinku down the street has to do with his little sister and worse I

have two who'll want me to play with them, ach girls" he went away dribbling his basket

ball, "wanna come play with me Itachi" he called over his shoulder, "No Itachi came over

for me not you" Sakura said, "oh come on you two are dating least you can do is let me

have him for awhile" Itachi held up his hand, "I'll make you a deal sport give me and

Sakura an hour together and I'll come out and play a game of basket ball with you"

Minku pondered, "Just an hour"

"Black mailer" Sakura said, Itachi set his watch, "here one hour"

"Alright" he said going out side Itachi and Sakura went into the basement, sitting on the

couch he out his arm around her, Sakura snuggled into him, "Did you ever talk to

Sasuke" she said her eyes closed, he squeezed her shoulder and pulled her closer, "yeah"

he breathed into her hair, "what'd he say?"

"Nothing much just the usual" there was a long silence, "what aren't you saying" Sakura

said lifting her head off him, "nothing" he smiled. "Ita, you're a very bad liar"

"Okay" he said, "Sasuke plans to give Ino a ring for Valentines Day, once they graduate,

he plans to ask her to marry him." Sakura shook her head, "you can't tell her" Itachi said

taking her hand, "Sasuke made me promise not to tell" Sakura sighed, "Okay Ita, I wont

tell."

'there's more then one way to win a war' Sakura thought, Sasuke was going to cut the

competition and go straight for the win by asking Ino to marry him and forever ending

her dream of going away. Sakura only wished Ino had the gumption to say no when the

time came.