Fluffystwin: Well, this has turned in to my most popular fanfic…how I don't know. It is quickly beginning to catch up to my Rainbow Lining in hits and I haven't even finished Rainbow Lining yet. Since apparently there's a demand for this kind of fanfic I have decided to continue this story. So now you will have (hopefully) weekly updates. This will not be a very long story. I personally do not want to go past ten chapters, but everyone should be content with the length of the chapters. Now, on to chapter four of Request…

It had been three weeks since Rei had confronted Sakura about her little…problem. Three weeks of arguing with Naruto about Rei and Zeherah's fate, then the two women hounding her about talking to Kakashi, and finally having to deal with Team 10 and Team Gai hounding her about who exactly the two women were. Sakura had a migraine and she really didn't want to head to the two women's place but she needed to talk to them. She ran along the rooftops as fast as she could, she really wanted to get out from under the blinding sun. Her footsteps didn't make a sound as she dropped down off the roof of the townhouse apartment the two women bought together. Sakura was still amazed at how much money the two had been able to acquire, to put it bluntly their great-great grandchildren wouldn't have to worry about money. If Naruto put them to work in ANBU, they could only add more to that. She slid the key in to the slot and pushed the door open. She kicked her shoes off at the door and traipsed across the hardwood floor. A glass of water and a bottle of Tylenol sat on the dining room table waiting for her. She gave a small smile and quickly took the offering. She looked over her shoulder as she continued to drain the glass to see Rei walking down the stairs while braiding her wet hair.

"Hello Sakura how's our favorite pregnant kunoichi?"

Sakura spluttered with the remaining water. Zeherah appeared out of nowhere and caught the glass as it fell from her fingers. Sakura began coughing as some of the water went down the wrong pipe. Zeherah rubbed her back while Rei snickered before walking past the two to the large living room. The blonde ushered Sakura in to the living room where she got a nice view of Rei straddling a blushing Neji. Shikamaru gave a lazy wave from his window bench perch. She was furious with the two; they had been ignoring their teams so they wouldn't have to answer questions and so she had been bombarded with the questions.

"You two need to stop hiding!" she yelled at them.

Neji's face, if possible, got brighter as he realized someone else was there and he tried to slink farther in to the cushions of the couch. Rei smirked and leaned on the back of the couch to stare at the furious woman. Shikamaru stretched and swung his legs over the side of the bench, he really didn't want to talk about this with anyone.

"You do realize that there's a reason we are hiding. Neji and I can be kicked out of our clans for attempting to have relationships with these two. Plus, Ino is just fucking annoying, you know that. Gai and Lee just sprout their fountain of youth crap which is about as bad as Ino."

"Wait, you can be punished for dating them?" Sakura asked incredulously.

"Yes, if it is not an approved relationship any clan can excommunicate family," Rei stated as if it was the simplest thing in the entire world.

"She doesn't come from a shinobi clan, hun."

"Oh, then you know nothing about the inner workings of a shinobi clan. Shame, it's some pretty juicy stuff," Rei said with a shrug. "I'm not really that worried about the Nara clan, they seem to be pretty laid back. I think as long as that one," she jerked her thumb towards the lazy ninja at the window, "Reproduces then it shouldn't be a problem. The Hyuuga clan is going to be the problem." Rei said as she pushed the headband off Neji's forehead, "Though we might have a slight advantage," she softly said as her fingers traced the symbol on his forehead.

"Why will my father be upset?"

Rei eeped as she was thrown off Neji, who hastily retied his headband as he jumped off the couch. Everyone went still as the slowly turned to look at whom just silently entered the house. Sakura groaned, she shouldn't have told Hinata that she was gonna meet her nearby. This was now going to be her fault; she could see the explosions now. Zeherah cast a wary glance to Rei, yes the two were very comfortable living in Konoha, but that didn't mean they exactly trusted the other shinobi in the village. Hinata walked over to stand next to Sakura and let her hand rest on Sakura's lower back. The pinkette tensed as she felt chakra enter her body. She cursed aloud, another person she'd have to bribe to keep silent. Neji stepped around the couch and didn't look at Rei as she pulled herself back on to the couch.

"Neji-nii-san, is this where you've been all this time?" Hinata calmly asked.

Neji dropped his head, "Yes, Hinata-sama."

Zeherah inched away from the Hyuuga heiress; she really didn't want to be by her. She knew what those delicate looking hands could do to her body. Hinata gave Neji a soft smile, "I'm glad to see you're okay, but my father isn't so happy that you've been gone for so long."

"HINATA! Where the fuck are you!"

"Shut up Kiba, you shouldn't be so loud."

Hinata spun around to see Akamaru bound in to the house and happily trot over to her. Kiba and Shino walked in to the house, Shino was polite enough to shut the door behind them. Rei's eyes shifted to a spot in the living room nobody could see before glancing back at Akamaru. Suddenly she vaulted over the couch and grabbed a large wolf out of midair before it attacked Akamaru. Zeherah pulled Hinata and Sakura away from the large wolf as it was being subdued by its mistress. Akamaru began to growl as he saw the wolf that was obviously not happy with his presence.

"God dammit Masaru stop!" Rei yelled. The wolf nipped her hand before disappearing in a puff of smoke. Rei face planted on the hardwood floor where she just laid for a few seconds. Everyone heard her groan before she forced herself up to sit with her legs crossed. Neji crouched down next to her to survey the damage done to her hand. Kiba released his grip on Akamaru and realized it was probably a bad idea to come inside once his nose got a whiff of something he really didn't want to know. Neji smelled a little too much like their new resident missing-nin. Hinata gave Zeherah a nod of thank you before stepping over to Shino.

"Neji-nii-san, you should probably come back to the compound with me so you can tell Hiashi that you are just fine," Hinata said with a small smile.

Rei's eyes narrowed at the curvaceous woman as Sakura kneeled down to heal the small gash in her hand. Neji gave a sigh before nodding, "I'll go back with you, let me grab my bag and we can leave. Where is it Rei?"

Rei pulled her hand from Sakura's gentle grasp and headed upstairs herself. Neji gave a sigh of defeat as Shikamaru simply rolled his eyes and laid back down on his window bench. Sakura cringed as Neji's stuff was unceremoniously tossed to the bottom of the stairs and a door slammed shut. Zeherah ran a hand through her blonde curls and walked in to the kitchen to pour herself some more alcohol. Kiba scoffed and looked at the bag tossed on to the floor.

"What the hell is her problem?" Kiba gruffly asked.

Shikamaru rolled his eyes, "Just because you're an idiot doesn't mean you can't connect the dots."

Sakura sat down on a chair in the dining room and pulled her legs up to her chest. She really did not want to get involved in this. She looked over at Neji and her jaw hit her knees. He was furious. He ran past them all and up the stairs. Zeherah raised an eyebrow, she had never seen Neji act like that in all the months that she had known him. Hinata looked absolutely shocked to see her cousin react like that. Kakashi poofed in to the middle of the dining room and gave a small wave, then he noticed Team 8.

"I take it that it's a bad time to be here?"

Sakura shook her head, "Actually if you were here ten seconds earlier you could have seen Neji go through at least ten emotions."

Kakashi leaned down and gave Sakura a cloth covered kiss on the forehead, "That would have been interesting."

Hinata leaned backwards to look up the stairs but couldn't see anything, "He'll be back down. Give Rei a second to simmer down…if she hasn't castrated him yet," Zeherah mentioned offhandedly.

Kiba winced and took a step towards the door. Shino's eyebrow twitched as the thought hit him and he silently wished Neji luck. Hinata looked closely at Zeherah. She had never had any interactions with the woman since she had been brought in to the village by Naruto. No one really knew anything about them, nor did anyone care to find out anything about them. Their S-class status tended to keep people away from them. Only their guards, Shikamaru, Neji, Kakashi, and Sakura bothered to really know the women. Hinata truly wanted to know how they were able to convince Naruto to allow them to stay and why Neji and Shikamaru stood up to defend them. She knew why Sakura had and of course why Kakashi had supported Sakura but the two men were different. Yes, the women were probationary ninja for the village at this point in time and were large assets to the ANBU for their knowledge of under the table dealings among the villages, but the women themselves were confusing.

Zeherah caught her eye and held the lilac gaze. Hinata knew the woman would be a challenge for her but knew she wouldn't attack. Hinata could see the age behind the chocolate eyes; see all the trials she had gone through. And, she could see how relaxed the posture was within her own home. This woman was one who was ready to settle down and hang up the blade. Hinata jumped as Shino placed a hand on her shoulder and she spun around to see Neji picking up his bag off the floor.

"You ready Hinata-sama?" he asked calmly.

Hinata nodded and caught a glint of gold around his neck that hadn't been there before but dismissed it. Team 8 said their goodbyes and slipped out the door without another word. Rei appeared on the steps as soon as the door closed. Zeherah was already preparing a tall glass of some mixed drink for the blue haired woman as she went over to sit at the dining room table. Zeherah placed it in front of her and pulled Sakura in to the kitchen so they could make a large dinner for them all. Kakashi slid an extra copy of Icha Icha to Rei and the two silently read their porn at the table. Sakura smirked from the kitchen when she saw the two of them reading their smut. Zeherah simply shook her head.

"So Sakura, why did you come over?" she finally asked.

"Naruto wants to give you a mission with Rei. If you two successfully complete it, he will give you a pardon and you can live in the village. If ANBU wants you then you two can join them but you'll be instated as Jounins and you can have a young team if you want."

Zeherah slammed the knife in to the cutting board, "I don't think we will join ANBU even if they ask. I've seen enough blood and secret underhanded things in my life that would make you sick. I am perfectly content with being an instructor and passing on my knowledge. Maybe one day I can have a kid and teach them my tricks, make up for all the evil I've done in my life."

Sakura smiled, "That'd be nice, and with Naruto in charge they will live a peaceful life."

"We're shinobi, there is no such thing as peace. As long as they will be able to defend the future generations without having to shed too much blood things will be fine."

"I wonder how Neji is doing," Sakura suddenly mentioned.

Zeherah bit her lip, that situation worried her more than her status in the village did. "The real question is how are you doing?"

"…I'm fine, really I am. It's just…"

"You have to tell him."

"No, not yet."

Zeherah spun around to look at the pink haired beauty, who was instantly on edge, "You have been saying that for the past three weeks. As you just yelled at the boys for it you too need to stop hiding." Shikamaru walked in to the kitchen and gave Zeherah a kiss on the cheek before reaching for her mixed drink. Sakura glared at the woman to keep her mouth shut around him. "Oh he already knows, ain't that right babe?"

Shikamaru nodded and hopped up on to the counter. "She let slip a while ago, congratulations on it." He sighed as he looked at the wall clock, "I do eventually have to go home at some point," he said to Zeherah.

Zeherah stepped between his legs, "I'll go with you. Sakura you know how to cook this right?"

"Uh yeah."

"Good, we'll be back in time to eat." Shikamaru's eyes were wide as he stared at Zeherah in shock as she threw her long hair up in to a ponytail. His hand came out and snatched her wrist and she stopped.

"Why are you going with me?"

Zeherah winked. "I eventually have to meet the parents, especially if I wanna keep you around." She smirked and walked out of the kitchen to put her shinobi sandals on. Shikamaru shook his head but he had a smile gracing his lips. He followed Zeherah and the two left the house shortly afterwards. Kakashi put his book down and watching them out the dining room window. He looked up and saw Sakura leaning against the doorway with her eyebrows raised at him. He pulled his mask down and smirked at her.

"I have a feeling we will have to leave here early tonight," Kakashi stated as he stood up out of his chair and walked over to Sakura. His arms wrapped around her slender waist. He bent down and gave her a chaste kiss. Her arms wrapped around his neck and pulled him back down for a proper kiss. Sakura giggled as he lifted her up and deposited her on the kitchen counter. Sakura's fingers danced across his bare face and she smiled up at him.

"Kakashi, I have something I need to tell—"

"God dammit Hyuuga! Where the fuck do you think you're going!"

"I need to talk to Naruto."

"That's not going to solve any of your problems." They heard the door open. "Get back here!" Then the door violently slammed shut, making the front windows shake from the force. Sakura groaned and dropped her forehead on to Kakashi's chest. She knew they had to go after the two or else someone would be getting in trouble. Kakashi reached over to the stove and turned the burners off and slipped his mask back on. Sakura placed a kiss over his clothed covered lips and slipped off the counter. The two shinobi followed the trail of their angry missing-nin, which wasn't that hard to follow they just had to listening for the yelling. Kakashi was the first one to jump into Naruto's office and was treated to the sight of Neji begging to stay with Rei. Sakura stood with wide eyes next to him as Neji continued to plead with Naruto. Rei was holding on to Neji's long sleeve so he wouldn't try jumping over the desk. Naruto gave a sharp whistle and Neji fell silent.

"What the hell happened?" Naruto asked.

"I can't stay with the Hyuuga clan anymore."

"Why?" Naruto and the others were shocked at his words.

"Hiashi-sama does not approve of…my relationship choice and is forcing me to either forfeit my life or end the relationship," his voice was calm but inside they could see the determination burning.

Naruto's jaw hit his desk and he shook his head, "Neither of those things are going to happen. I may not exactly approve of Rei but you are the only one that she listens to and you actually smile now. Hiashi and I will have a talk, I'm tired of this stupid clan bureaucratic bullshit. Neji, neither of those things will happen to you and I promise that. For now, stay with Rei and Zeherah I'll summon Hiashi right away so we can get this straightened out. Also, make sure Shikamaru is okay. Since both of you decided you were going to confess to dating those two it might cause a problem for his family as well. Now go. Sai!" Everyone's favorite emotionless shinobi walked in to the room. "Go bring Hiashi to me immediately." Sai nodded and disappeared quickly. Rei wrapped her arm around Neji's waist and pulled him from the room. Sakura and Kakashi followed closely behind. Rei's head leaned against Neji's shoulder before he wrapped an arm around her shoulders. Kakashi nodded to the two and Sakura nodded. She had been seeing Neji slowly transform and reveal more emotions in public. It was a slow process but neither of them were very public people.

It didn't take them long to reach the Nara compound that was on the outskirts of the village. Neji walked right past the two guards and continued up the dirt pathway that led to one of the bigger houses on the compound. Sakura took Kakashi's hand and threaded her fingers through his; she was enjoying the small little walk with him. Before Neji could even knock on the door it flew open to reveal a beautiful brunette woman that had a bright smile on her face.

"Neji! And you must be Rei! Oh come in, Shikamaru was just talking about you two. Sakura, Kakashi, please come in. I have some tea if you would like some." Everyone followed Yoshino in to the dining room where Zeherah was sitting across from Shikaku with a shogi board between them. Shikamaru was smiling at Zeherah as she made a move against his father. "They've been like that ever since Zeherah showed up," Yoshino said. "I don't think Shikamaru is gonna have a problem with us disapproving of her."

Sakura smiled at that. "That's nice to hear Nara-san."

"Please, call me Yoshino. You are the best friend to these two lovely women. I expect you'll be a bridesmaid soon."

Rei cringed, "I really don't wanna hear that," she whispered.

Zeherah jumped up and down and screamed in victory, "I beat you! Hah!" Shikaku simply shook his head and nodded his acceptance to Shikamaru. Zeherah tackled the Nara right off his chair, to the laughter of the other females in the room. Shikaku waved the others over and they all took seats at the large dining table. Zeherah stood up and pulled Shikamaru back up in to his seat. Yoshino smiled and walked back over to the table with tea.

"Well, it's nice to finally meet you two," she directed to Rei and Zeherah. "You've been the biggest buzz in the gossip mill lately. Now I can see why that gossip is warranted." Yoshino turned to Zeherah and pointed a finger at the blonde. "Now! I expect a wedding within the next year and a grandchild within the next two."

Shikamaru groaned and Shikaku chuckled at his wife's antics. Zeherah smiled and winked at Shikamaru. "I don't think you'll have to worry about that. We've been getting a lot of practice in."

"More than just a lot," Rei mumbled in to her tea cup. She caught Zeherah's death glare. "What? I can hear you guys all the way in the basement. I think we need to soundproof our bedrooms."

"I can agree with that," Zeherah stated. "You're louder," she said with a smirk.

Rei rolled her eyes. "If it's a competition of who's loudest then Sakura wins. The girl has a set of lungs on her; you'd think Kakashi was breaking her with the way she screams."

Sakura's face was bright red as she tried to ignore the conversation going on around her. Kakashi smirked beneath his mask and simply gave Rei an eye crease. That eye crease gave her all the answers she needed. The man enjoyed making Sakura scream. They stayed at the Nara house for close to two hours, just talking and laughing about everything. Sakura could see it in Rei and Zeherah's eyes, they were happy to finally be accepted by somebody. They may not express it but it was important to them to be accepted by someone. As they turned to leave Yoshino gave Zeherah a hug and prompted the woman to encourage her son to propose quickly. Then she turned to Rei and gave her a hug. She whispered something to the blue haired beauty and Rei returned the hug happily. Yoshino gave her a kiss on the forehead when they separated and sent them all on their way. Sakura looked up at the sky to see the last rays of sun were beginning to vanish.

"Kakashi, I'm going to leave but I'll meet you back at the apartment okay?" Kakashi kissed her forehead in understanding and watched her jog off to do her weekly routine.

"Well!" Rei looped an arm around Kakashi's. "Since our dinner plans were thrown out how about we go get some food. I'm starving."

"I second that," Zeherah said.

Kakashi slipped his hands in to his pockets and led the way to a small restaurant that he knew wouldn't be busy today. He had no problem with Rei clinging to him, it was actually pretty normal. She would be on one side and Sakura would be on the other. He had a feeling she did it to get a rise out of Neji, which was usually what happened. This time, he wasn't paying any attention to them at all. Her delicate hand reached out and threaded her fingers through his and his hand squeezed her's. Kakashi was silently hoping the five of them would make it to the restaurant on time and be able to avoid everyone, but internally he knew that wouldn't happen. Especially when he heard that shrill scream from down the street. Shikamaru groaned, of course Ino would have to find him today. Zeherah looked over her shoulder, her blonde hair swishing about in a graceful motion. She really did not want to confront the blonde especially while her hand was perfectly content in Shikamaru's grip. His grip began to loosen but Zeherah's tightened. She wasn't going to let him get out of this so easy. Shikamaru braced himself for Ino to throw herself at him but she stopped a few feet away. Her eyes were on their joined hands.

"Shikamaru? What's going on?" Ino asked as Chouji walked over to stand next to her, having finally caught up with her.

"Uh, Ino, Chouji…you already know who this is—"

"Have you been living with her?" Ino asked as she gazed at the blonde haired woman. She had to admit the woman was gorgeous. Her soft brown eyes gazed right through her. Her blonde hair fell in soft waves that framed her angular face and high cheekbones perfectly. Ino gulped, she had met her match in terms of looks and she wasn't all that thrilled about it.

Zeherah placed her hand on Shikamaru's upper arm and he immediately turned to look at her. "We will leave so you three can talk, just don't forget to show up." She pushed up on her tip toes slightly and kissed him on the cheek. She nodded to Chouji and Ino and took Kakashi's other arm as the foursome continued to head to the restaurant.

Chouji smiled at Shikamaru. "Congratulations man. Apparently she survived meeting your parents if that look is any indication."

Shikamaru scoffed and pulled a cigarette out of his pack. He flicked his treasured lighter open and inhaled the smoke. Ino glanced between the two boys before settling her green gaze on Shikamaru.

"What does he mean?"

Shikamaru exhaled and leaned against a building. "It means my mom and dad approve of Zeherah. She beat my father in a game of shogi and was able to make my mother smile and have her fawn over her." Ino's jaw dropped at those words. Chouji's grin grew wider and Shikamaru simply rolled his eyes. "Yes, she said that as well."

Chouji laughed as Ino continued to look confused. He decided it was time to enlighten the poor blonde. "Apparently Shikamaru's mom has told him that he better propose to Zeherah or else she'll disown him," he said with a chuckle.

Shikamaru held his hand out to prevent Ino from talking. She hesitantly held back her scathing remarks. "Before you say anything about her I want to make one thing clear, you do not know her. This entire village hasn't bothered to know who these two women are. Now, if you'd like to join us for dinner and actually get to know her I'd greatly appreciate it," he stated as simply as he could. He tossed his cigarette on the ground and extinguished it with his sandal.

Chouji wrapped an arm around Ino, who was still speechless. "Of course we'll join you. I never pass down food."

Shikamaru grinned at his closest friend and led the way to where he knew Kakashi had taken the others. It was a silent walk for once and Shikamaru was beginning to become curious about Ino. He had hoped he hadn't said too much, but for once he was glad for the peace and quiet. It was one of the reasons why he had become glued to Zeherah. She was actually quiet unlike the other blondes in his life, which he was grateful for. Shikamaru held open the door for the other two and they easily found the table in the corner that had been attacked by Team Gai. Lee was latched on to Rei, crying and screaming about losing his best friend to her while Tenten was prodding Neji for information. Gai was simply sitting beside Kakashi laughing at the scene in front of him. Zeherah smiled softly at Shikamaru and winked at him. She had been having fun watching Lee terrorize Rei.

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Sakura sighed as her fingers trailed over the soft petals of the roses she had picked up from the Yamanaka flower shop earlier. She had made it a habit to visit the memorial stone everyday to pay her respects to Shizune. She wasn't like Kakashi in that aspect but she did spend a considerable amount of time simply talking to the stone face. It gave her comfort in an odd way as she was now finding it difficult to work in the hospital. At every turn she tried to say something only to realize that Shizune was no longer working right next to her. She hadn't seen Tsunade in a while either as the woman had locked herself in her apartment this past week. Shizune at this time of the year would be struggling to set up Tsunade's birthday that was next week. Sakura was upset that she had to miss her shishou's birthday but was hoping the mission would wrap up quickly enough so she could get back soon enough. Sakura looked up to see Tsunade sitting on a blanket in front of the memorial stone. An empty bento box, a bottle of sake, and a bundle of roses sat in front of her. Sakura placed the roses beside the cold stone and sat down on the blanket next to her mentor. The quiet surrounded them as Tsunade passed her the sake bottle. Sakura gave it a glance before passing on it, she couldn't drink any now.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow at her. "You never pass up on sake whenever we are both here."

"Yeah well, I kind of have to now."

"What's wrong?" Tsunade sat her sake bottle down so she could give her protégé her undivided attention.

"Will you promise you won't be upset with me?" She asked as she wrung her hands together.

"I could never be upset with you." Tsunade placed her hands over Sakura's.

"I…I-I'm pregnant."

Tsunade's jaw hung open as she processed the information. She grinned broadly and wrapped Sakura in her arms, pulling the woman as close to her as possible. "I'm so excited for you!...you haven't told Kakashi have you?"

Sakura shook her head. "No, I'm afraid he will freak out."

Tsunade smacked Sakura upside the head. "I know I taught you better. You were able to bag Kakashi, so why the hell would you be worried? That man loves you. He isn't going to leave."

"I'm just worried is all," Sakura admitted.

"Don't be. Kakashi will take good care of you, besides you're one of the most beloved shinobi in the village. Everyone will support you."

Sakura smiled at her. "Will you be the godmother?"

"I would be honored," Tsunade said with tears barely being restrained. "Now, go get ready for your mission and I will plan a baby shower for when you get back."

Sakura kissed Tsunade on the cheek and gave her a big hug that the older woman gladly reciprocated. "Thank you, shishou."

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Fluffystwin: Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Expect another chapter soon, which will continue on the next day with the beginning of their mission. Remember Sakura, Kakashi, Neji, and Shikamaru are there to evaluate Rei and Zeherah's performance so I will be focusing on all three couples. Kakashi and Sakura will be the main story as obviously Sakura is hiding something very large from him. Let me know what you all think and I'm open for suggestions. I hand write these chapters before I type them so I'm always looking for extra ideas to lengthen chapters. Leave a review to let me know if I'm doing well. Thank you for reading guys.