Eeeee!! I'm seeing Sasuke Survive! Here, but we'll see. I do like to keep you on your toes, so I'll keep my evil plan to myself. Muwahaha! But I think you'll like the end. Still plenty to go until that point. I want to make a long fic, if you all don't mind sticking around with it. He-he!

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The Chase For Her
Love

Chapter 11: Two Month Marker

Sakura found herself in Tsunade's office the very next morning, looking as innocent as she could possibly could. The Sannin herself had a severe penetrating gaze that made the young kunoichi tremble beneath it.

How the hell was she going to get out of this one?

Tsunade took a deep breath and looked up at Shizune, lifted her hand to tell the younger woman to begin.

"Ahem," the dark-haired kunoichi cleared her throat nervously and read from the report in her hands. "Er, Sakura it's our understanding that you a-attacked two civilian village women yesterday- Are you kidding me?"

Sakura met the woman's incredulous gaze with a shrug and leaned back, looking out the window at the snow.

Shizune shot a gaze at Tsunade who also shrugged, then waved her hand to continue.

"...Okay? Um, Sakura the two women are accusing you of falsely attacking them with a…grocery store shelf." She looked up at the ceiling, took a breath. "They said- I'm quoting this, by the way- "That lunatic girl was mad as a brooding cow...and she had pornographic material." They were very distraught began weeping uncontrollably. They said that they want to press charges against you." Shizune ended the report with a confused look on her face.

"Huh?"

Tsunade ran a tongue over her teeth and leaned forward. "Now why the hell did those two women get attacked by a damn shelf? I truly believe that it was not an accident from what witnesses say and from the threat that you gave the women."

Sakura looked up glared at Tsunade. "Well I can tell you it was not 'pornographic material'. I bet they saw the naked pregnant lady on the cover, with her arms crossed to block anything-" At the Sannin's 'Ahem' she sat up and continued.

"I was getting pregnancy magazines when those old bitched started talking in the other aisle. I wasn't listening, it was just gossip. But then they said Sasuke's name, so I figured what the hell?"

She shrugged up her shoulders and looked at Shizune for confirmation, receiving an enthusiastic nod.

"I wanted to know what they were saying, and believe me I did. They were talking about Sasuke leaving again; didn't bother me. Then they said 'Poor Haruno girl with no parents. No wonder she's sleeping around so young.' -they think I'm fourteen by the way and should have been pregant with an 'Uzumaki brat' so they said. Then they really got the kicker...they said something horrible about my baby; my unborn child that can't defend itself!"

Sakura gained her feet and squared her legs, placing her hands on the table to look directly into Tsunade's eyes. "They called our baby a 'demon's child' and another fucking 'psychopathic Uchiha brat!' How the fuck could you expect me not to retaliate? I saw red and I was pissed. You're lucky you don't have a murder case on your hands, Tsunade, because I seriously thought about beating them to shit!"

Shizune looked from the Sannin who was deep in thought to Sakura who was huffing with anger as two furious tears rolled down her face.

"Oh, come on. You can't get her put away for that!" the black-haired kunoichi snapped. "Those women practically harassed her!"

Sakura knew she'd get in big trouble. She'd pretty much confessed to having murderous intentions even though she hadn't done it. She'd tipped an already rickety shelf…on a couple old ladies…who going to fucking hell.

Tsunade licked her lips and rubbed her forehead. "I need sake. And you know what? I think you need to get something to do, Sakura, instead of brood all day. It's not healthy for you or your baby. I'm shocked you haven't traumatized yourself into miscarriage!"

Sakura did look troubled at that. "W-what?"

Tsunade put her hand up. "Let me finish. I'm putting you in the hospital to work. You don't have to be there every day, but I want you doing something constructive until your eighth months. You'll be paid for your time of course..."

Sakura nearly sighed in relief as she leaned back and put a hand on her belly.

Shizune smirked and looked from her mistress to the pink-haired apprentice. "Great! So I can just tell those bitches it was a mood swing gone wrong?"

Tsunade couldn't help the smirk from forming on her face, and she nodded, hiding her grin in her hand. "Of course. Good luck."

Once the assistant nin left, Sakura looked at the Sannin's suddenly stony face.

"I hope you know I wanted nothing more than to kick those gossiping old hags out of this village. This isn't the first time something like this has happened that involved those two. When Kurenai was pregnant with Asuma's child a couple years ago, they got Anko's hot dumplings slammed in their faces. I had to deal with a couple seething kunoichi's and those two scarred-for-life hags..."

Sakura laughed and leaned back. "Yeah, I remember that. I guess I'll just smile and wave like a good girl next time I see them. They could always be hallucinating when they see me glaring a little…"

Tsunade smiled and got down to business. "I'll have an office ready for you by lunch time. You've already got your first patient. Ino Yamanaka wants to know the sex of her baby. I also think that maybe it would be a good thing for you to live with her and Choji at their home. I've spoken to TenTen about the same thing. She's getting annoyed at Gai and Lee's constant attention. God knows Ino and Choji's home is large enough to accommodate you both; those two make loads of income."

Sakura actually didn't mind. Ino was on her sixth month, and that meant she could learn a lot and be extra help when her friend's baby was born. And she could bitch with Tenten about morning sickness who was in the same shoes as herself...

"That sounds like a good plan. I'll mention it today during Ino's-"

"No I want to let her know now." The Sannin said and stood up to get her coat. "I'll see you at the hospital in a half an hour at the hospital. Get some food; a meat bun with veggies preferably."

Sakura watched Tsunade teleport away in a puff of smoke and she sighed as she looked down at her still-flat belly.

Wonder when I'll start to show?

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A month later, Sasuke sat in the tree with his back to the Rebel camp some thousand feet away from them. Neji sat across from him in another tree with the Byuakugan in full force, watching, measuring.

"They're planning something." He spoke softly as Naruto hopped on his branch softly.

"So what are they planning? Can you read lips?"

Sasuke could make a guess as to what they were up to. The bastards were making very extensive plans and were training constantly. It seemed that one of the leaders Sakura and himself were sent to kill had survived.

Fucking poison expert…

They were almost positive the Rebels were planning an attack on Konoha, but from the amount of men they were training; it didn't seem that they were going to restart the war.

More like an assassination…

Sasuke looked over to his partners and nodded. They had to get their messenger bird quick, so Naruto formed a shadow clone and sent it into the tree tops after the hawk.

In a few minutes, the bird had flown down and Sasuke clipped the message into its talons, secured it. He had also discreetly slipped a note addressed to Sakura inside and he hoped it would reach her quickly.

The Uchiha flipped his arm to launch the hawk into the air and it took off through the leaves and up into the sky as a thought reached his mind. Wonder if the baby's showing yet?

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At the same moment Sasuke was thinking about her, Sakura entered Ino's home; proudly sporting her little baby bump. "Hey, I've got your kimchee!"

TenTen was sitting at the dinner table with Choji, watching a fencing match on the television. "Ooh, yes yes! Hit him, no no!" the two month pregnant woman pounded the table with her fist and snarled as her choice athlete got smacked on the helmet by his opponent's sword.

"Can't we watch the food network?" the large man asked as Sakura walked behind and patted his shoulder.

"You know she won't give in when it's a fencing tournament. I swear you like weapons a bit too much, brownie."

TenTen smirked and winked. "How do you think I pleasure myself without Nej-"

"Way too much information! Too much information!" Sakura snapped and shuddered.

"You dirty minded bitch! I just like to clean them. Neji's not here to take the fun away!"

"You're such a lier!"

Choji was oblivious to the conversation as he snatched the remote and clicked it over to the food channel. "Woohoo! Cupcakes!"

Ino grabbed the pickled radish from Sakura when the two month pregnant woman entered. The pale blonde cut open the bag, drained the preserves, and began chopping the salty vegetable into little bits.

"Ooh, pickled kimchee and rice! Any fish tonight?" Sakura asked and reached for the oven before she got her hand slapped away.

"Knock that off." Ino said, "Get the plates."

Sakura felt defeated. "Sure thing...Hitler." She made sure to whisper as she grabbed the items from the cupboard. She got chopsticks and brought them to the table when Choji and Tenten were arguing about the channel, and laid them out.

When she went back into the kitchen, Ino was pulling out a big fat fish from the oven.

"You did make it! I love you so much, Ino!"

"Love me? Then dish out rice for every one. Choji can have a cup exactly." the blonde said with a smirk and began pouring something dark into little saucers.

Sakura grinned back and obeyed, then brought over the steaming bowls of rice to garnish them with the golden yellow kimchee bits.

"Alright...Dinner!" Ino cried and lifted the fish up, Sakura with the four bowls in her arms.

They ate to their hearts content, save Choji who was only allowed two servings of everything. He was looking very buff though, and he was slowing starting to enjoy his slimmer waist. He knew his wife did, and boy was their sex life way better…

Ino looked at her husband's dreamy face with an arched eyebrow then jerked suddenly and looked over to Sakura and TenTen who were pounding the table as the male ice-skating competition ran on the television.

"Pirouette, Pirouette!" Sakura wailed and watched the man glide across the ice to Beethoven's 'Moonlight'.

"Come on leap! Triple six axis!"

"That's not a move!" Sakura snapped.

"It would be if I skated!" TenTen barked back and they eyed each other like rivaling raccoons over a trashcan, then looked back to the tv.

"Go, go, go!"

They listened to the commentary as the black clad man gained speed and shot across the ice. Choji and Ino were interested as to what he was doing as well.

"Reynolds is going to show up a new move tonight folks and he even told us the name so that we announce it during- Wait, wait! Oh would you look at that he's already begun. One, two, three, oh I can't believe it, four, five, no, no- SIX! Yes, he did it! The Triple Six Axis maneuver!"

Sakura couldn't believe it. She turned to see TenTen's gloating face and sighed, pulled out fifty Ryo. "You suck. You watched the pre-show…"

"Oh I know. You must look at all the angles before ever gambling..." The brunette said and counted her money with relish.

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Later that night Ino knocked on Sakura's door and brought her a note. "Hey," she said with a smile. "A messenger bird from Tsunade sent this. Know who that's from?"

The pink haired kunoichi smiled back and took the letter. "I think so. Thanks."

When Ino shut the door, Sakura ripped open the letter and her eyes eagerly scanned the paper. As she read, tears came to her eyes…

Sakura,

I hope you're not angry with me still.

I want nothing more than to come back,

but things are getting dangerous here.

I don't know when I'll be home…

I'm proud of you, Sakura

for keeping our baby healthy.

Please don't be angry with me for this,

I dream every night that you are...that I'll

never see you again...

Don't push me away from you, Sakura,

I won't let you anyway.

All my Love

-Sasuke

Sakura's face was wet with tears as she finished the note. She cradled the paper in her arms and looked blankly at the little candle she'd lit. It was still, seemingly floating, and she had a fleeting thought about how gorgeous it was. She stopped her brooding and folded the note.

She knew she would still give Sasuke a piece of her mind, But he'd sounded so pained she wasn't sure anymore. Part of her wanted nothing more than his warm arms around her, and another wanted him chained to a wall and force him to look at her, hear her words of anger...

Sakura smirked at the thought of Sasuke chained up to suffer her will. She bet TenTen had already done something like that to Neji...

With that ugly thought, Sakura shivered. She pushed everything from her mind but peace and blew out the candle. She stood and pinned the note beside the two pictures of the slowly developing baby in her belly. She stepped back, admiring the precious items, then crept to bed with a light heart and her baby's kick against its womb…

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Oh, so sad…this is gonna start to pick up soon, so get prepared. Dun dun dun!! Let me know! Hot Cha! (sorry, weird mood…)