It took roughly a week, but I finally managed to make it home safely. I staggered into the Hokage's office, exhausted, and collapsed in a chair. "Hey, shishou," I said weakly.

"Sakura! You're home!" she said, rushing to me. "Oh, my God, you're home…Congratulations!"

"Thanks, shishou."

"You look like hell."

I rolled my eyes. "Thanks. I just puked. In a bush. And I'm exhausted."

"Oh, baby, let's get you home. Here, though, let me give you a quick check up first." I nodded and she checked me out, healing any wounds and making sure my baby was okay.

Naruto burst through the door. "Hey, baa-chan, can I have a mission? Oh, hey, Sakura-chan!"

I waved and curled up in the chair, ready for sleep, unsure I could make it home on my own.

It took Naruto a second to realize that I was here. I mean, he had acknowledged me, but he didn't realize that my mission was supposed to last another month. "Sakura-chan! What are you doing here? Where's the teme and Team Gai? Aren't you supposed to be gone for another month?"

"Hn…" I said. He was being too loud. Tsunade explained, "Naruto, I made her come back. She can't continue the mission. She just found out she's pregnant. And she's really exhausted, so here's your mission: take her home and make sure she's okay and take good care of her until she's feeling better or Sasuke comes back, whichever's first. I'll give you an A-rank when you complete that one."

"Okay, baa-chan! Congratulations, Sakura-chan, that's really cool!"

"Hn…" I grunted again.

He laughed. "Why don't I take you home?"

I weakly nodded, but fell back against the chair. Naruto picked me up and I snuggled into his chest. "Thanks, Naru…" I said, yawning.

"You're welcome, Sakura-chan! I'd have done it even if it wasn't a mission, you know."

"That's why—*yawn*—you're our best friend, Naruto…we love you."

"We? Already talking about you and the baby in second person?"

"I'm surprised you know what that is," I said drily. Then, "Just kidding, I was actually talking about me and Sasuke."

"Oh. Well…God, I can't believe you're having a baby…"

"Yeah…"

"Do you want to go tell Kakashi? I can take a small detour if you'd like."

I yawned again. "Can you? I need to tell him. He is my father, after all."

"Sure! I'd be glad to. You know, we don't spend enough time together anymore, Sakura-chan. Not just you and me, anyways. I miss you. What happened to us?"

"I got married. But I miss you, too, Naruto. You're my best friend."

"Oh, yeah. How's that going, anyways?"

"What?"

"Your marriage."

"Pretty damn good," I mumbled, burying my face in his neck even farther, shifting so my hands were resting on my abdomen.

"That's good. I'm glad you found someone you're happy with."

"Thank you…you, too."

"Hinata-chan is pretty great, isn't she?" he said, grinning.

"Mm-hmm…"

"Sakura-chan, open your eyes."

"Hn."

"And that's teme-speak for…?"

"Too bright…" I muttered.

"We're at your dad's house."

I slightly opened one green orb and then the other, looking up at Naruto, who had just rang the doorbell with the hand under my knees.

It opened a moment later. "H'lo?" Kakashi said drowsily, his mask hastily thrown on and his hair flopping down over his eye.

"Hi, Daddy," I mumbled, closing my eyes again and snuggling closer to Naruto's chest.

"Wha's happn'n?" he asked, still out of it.

"Sakura-chan came home early!" Naruto said enthusiastically.

Kakashi-sensei seemed to be regaining coherent thought and said, "Come in," moving aside so Naruto could lay me down on the couch, next to Kakashi, who sat down. I was using my father's lap as a pillow, and I opened my eyes again. "Hi," I said tiredly.

"Hi, baby," he said, stroking my hair. "What happened? You're supposed to be gone for another month. Did you get hurt?"

"You could say that," I said.

I shivered a little and Kaka pulled a blanket up around my chin. I snuggled into its warmth. It smelled like my father, and it had a human warmth, with faint chakra traces from a certain silver-haired jounin. He had probably been sleeping here.

"So what happened?"

I struggled to stay awake. "Hn…Naruto, you tell him, I want to go to sleep."

My father stroked my hair and kissed my forehead through his mask. "Alright, go to sleep. ANBU missions are tiring, ne?"

I snuggled into his stomach, holding the blanket close, and drifted off to dreamland.

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