Once they were fully behind the shut door of the house, Mei crushed Sakura to her chest giving the pinkette a much more bone crushing hug "Kami Sakura-chan I love you" the auburn haired woman breathed not liking that she was separated from the girl for nearly a month.
"It's good to see you again as well Sakura-san" Ao nodded taking in the familiar surroundings of the house they'd once again be staying in for only a week this time, it was such a pity the girl couldn't go the dual citizenship route yet.
Would make things ten times easier and Mei wouldn't go crazy during the near month long wait to see her adopted children again "I love you to Mom and yeah nice to see you both" Sakura made no move to escape from Mei's crushing hold as she greeted them in a much more relaxed way.
Mei noticed the absence immediately "How come those boys didn't greet us, and where's Kakashi-san" she looked around for the silver haired male that she was beginning to like very, very much.
"Ah well they're all out on a mission to Sand, Tsunade-sama had no choice but to send them and since Chojuro is technically my replacement until I give birth, he had to go with them" Sakura sulked suddenly before sighing.
Both Ao and Mei frowned "How much longer will they be gone and I really hope you haven't been alone all this time" Ao didn't like that someone who'd become important had been left unprotected in a house that she'd been kidnapped from before.
Quickly, she shook her head "No, Anko-san and Morino-san have been here with me, they've been gone for a week and still have a week to go, that's why I'm glad you two are here, their absence has been horrible on me" Sakura frowned.
"My poor Sakura-chan, don't worry Ao and I are here now" Mei pulled the pinkette in for another hug unable to help herself, eight minutes later, the three of them were heading for the front room to sit down and relax.
It was Ao who asked "Has anything interesting happened in this last week to take your mind off things" he inquired looking the pinkette over, it was then that Sakura realized that Ao had the Byakugan and she wondered.
While contemplating to tell the duo sitting in the house, she bit her lip before going with it "The Raikage and his brother along with two escorts are here, they kind of attached themselves to me in a way, not a bad thing" Sakura held up her hands hastily.
Mei and Ao relaxed gesturing for her to continue "I kind of got nominated their Leaf Escort, their okay though" her eyes twinkled in amusement "Had a couple of meltdowns, I was a ball of stress the first several days and I might be pregnant with twins" she finished.
Everything else she'd said was completely disregarded as she said that last line "What, but how, have you had an ultrasound" Mei freaked out, "Does anyone else know" she looked her adopted daughter over fearfully, twins were so much worse.
Sakura took a deep breath "I have an ultrasound scheduled for twenty eight weeks, Kotei-san said that sometimes women don't find out their pregnant with twins until very late in the pregnancy because one baby could hide behind the other and the ultrasound machine won't pick up on that" she explained.
"And just Kiba, Tsunade-sama, Kotei-san and now you two so far, I'm hiding that fact because we aren't entirely sure I am" she scratched her head still wondering if she should have told, but feeling a lot better now that she had.
For several long minutes, things were quiet until Ao made the suggestion "My Byakugan would be able to see within your womb, do you want me to check" he offered, though he himself was confused, how had he missed it that first time all those months ago.
The thought was obviously not something new and Sakura sat in her chair wringing her hands nervously, clearly this was and still is bugging her something fierce "Sakura-chan" Mei prodded when the girl didn't speak.
Both Ao and Mei thought she wasn't going to answer for a long time until she exhaled a shaky breath "Please Ao-san wo..would you check" Sakura gave them this heartbroken look, as if this whole new problem would be what broke her.
One child was one thing but having two, twins essentially wasn't going to be easy, Ao nodded seriously moving his eye patch to the side and activating his stolen dojutsu before focusing on the pinkette to look her over.
Five minutes later the byakugan was deactivated and the dojutsu was hidden away again "I think you might have to wait, the seal that Uchiha put on you distorts my dojutsu, making it impossible to tell" he spoke.
Sakura rubbed her forehead tiredly "Thank you for trying anyway Ao-san" she gave him a small grateful smile and then to get completely off the topic "I started knitting a dress for Tsuyoi-chan" she exclaimed pulling out the almost done project.
Mei clapped her hands "Aww it's so cute and no doubt Tsuyoi-chan is going to love it" she took in the dark green yarn, noticing the neater stitches and felt pride swelling in her heart for one of the children she'd adopted.
Even Ao nodded in acceptance "Your daughter will truly be the most loved child in all of Leaf and Mist, once we can make the announcement of your adoption and new status" he stated relaxing on the comfortable couch.
Her emerald orbs sparkled in happiness and she thought that maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing if she did turn out to be pregnant with twins, they'd be equally loved "Mhm" Sakura hummed softly rubbing her stomach.
As Tsuyoi and whoever else might be growing in there shifted and she could actually feel the baby's movements, Mei caught sight of the euphoric expression "Sakura-chan what is it" she asked curiously.
"Tsuyoi-chan is moving around and it's the most amazing feeling ever" Sakura smiled widely putting any other problems to the back burner and taking a moment to enjoy this small moment that was perfect.
This earned her a wide eyed look from the auburn haired woman "Do you think I could feel Sakura-chan" Mei inquired lightly green eyes taking in the pinkette who looked downright smitten with the baby growing in her womb, or babies if that's how she turned out.
Sakura's jade irises lit up in pure unadulterated happiness "Of course Mom, and you can to Ao-san" she automatically included the gruff hunter nin, having this feeling that he would not be to put out to be allowed this small privilege.
He gave her a small chuckle and a much more open smile proving her assumptions correct as Mei came forward and she directed the woman's hands to her stomach where Tsuyoi was moving around, a wondrous expression morphed on Mei's face as she felt that feeling.
"Beautiful" she murmured in awe "How long as she been moving like that" Mei asked standing back to allow Ao his turn, even if the man wouldn't admit that he was getting impatient, he adored Sakura, she was the first person to receive that kind of affection from him, probably the last to.
Both females watched as Ao placed his hand on Sakura's stomach, then to their amusement a mystified expression formed on his face, the most emotion he'd ever displayed in their presence before Sakura finally answered.
"A week now and what do you think Ao-san" Sakura smiled at the hunter nin, not quite teasing him, he cleared his throat gave her a quick smile and sat down, clearly stupefied by what he'd just felt as if he'd never been near a pregnant woman or female before.
Just moments later he finally answered "Lovely" Ao said then made another suggestion "Have you considered writing a diary to tell your daughter everything you experienced or happened while you were pregnant with her" he spoke.
Clearly Sakura hadn't as they all settled back on the furniture "You know I might just do that thank you Ao-san, perhaps even have it published later on down the road" she mused thinking up ways to bring income to the house.
"That's a wonderful idea Sakura-chan, you could call it Tales of a Thirteen Year Old Pregnant Kunoichi" Mei clapped her hands getting into the idea herself, "In case someone else finds themselves in this sort of position and they are to young to understand" she explained.
Once she got strange looks from Ao "Maybe" he nodded, even if he doubted any other thirteen year old girl was going to be kidnapped and impregnated against their will, it would help with the process they'd have to go through if that did happen.
Glad that the idea was well liked, Sakura, Mei and Ao chatted for a couple more hours, drinking tea or orange juice in the pinkette's case, munching on dark chocolate and whip cream covered fruit until Sakura noticed the time.
"Ah, I'm sorry Mom, Ao-san, I promised Bee-san that I'd go listen to some of his raps today" she jumped up off the couch in a panic, even with how weird the man was, those raps of his were very amusing to say the least.
Mei and Ao watched her go with hidden amusement "Certainly an odd girl, though I love her dearly" the auburn haired woman smiled fondly, while the man at her side nodded, he cared for her like an overprotective uncle would and he'd never let anyone hurt her again.
Sakura rushed through the streets to the park, taking care not to push herself to hard, despite having gained much more energy, she still got easily ran down, four minutes later, she made it with time to spare and spotted the quartet waiting.
"I don't understand why you promised him this brat" Ay grumped obviously disturbed that there was someone in this great big world who enjoyed his brothers annoying freaking raps, and then she had the gall to giggle at him.
Darui chuckled and Cee shook his head, the blonde having warmed up to th pinkette after the first initial day "I think Bee-san's raps are fun to listen to" Sakura huffed in amusement, emerald orbs twinkling with mischievousness.
"Your a crazy person" Cee snorted only to get a jab to the side with an elbow courtesy of Darui "It's true though, no one willingly listens to Bee-sama's raps" he grumbled quietly and got an eye roll from his friend.
Who shook his head this time "Sakura-san is pregnant, that probably plays a big part in her interest" Darui explained quietly, not wanting to hurt the girls feelings, as they'd learned she was very sensitive to certain comments.
Even Ay took to avoiding upsetting the pinkette if it was possible, Sakura smiled oblivious as Bee began his Enka Concert, dancing around and rapping like a mad person, drawing a small crowd and then when he was done, Bee gave a showy bow.
Sakura clapped her hands "So cool" she complimented her lips twitching upwards in amusement, boy was she going to have some stories to tell those guys when they came back and then she wondered if they would even believe her.
"Yeah cool" Ay grouched out looking mildly amused as his brother actually settled down to have a normal conversation "I heard the Mizukage was in town, you wouldn't happen to know where she is would you brat" he asked suddenly.
The pinkette was drawn from her avid conversation with Bee and she turned to face him then nodded "I do, is there something you'd like to ask Mo…Mizukage-sama" Sakura asked lightly, almost slipping up when she wasn't supposed to.
Her current company missed the slip up completely "Figured now was as good a time as any to get in another treaty with Mist Village and Water Country unite our lands and all that" Ay shrugged not saying the other part, that he wanted to learn why the pinkette wore that necklace as well.
"Now that the rapping is over, what do you plan on doing" Darui seated himself next to the young girl leaning against his broad clever to relax, Sakura raised her head up to look at him properly while she answered his question.
"I was thinking maybe go to the store or something and find a diary to write down everything I've experienced so that I don't forget later on, in case this happens to someone else" she stated breathing in the fresh air.
Cee frowned "Were you being serious about becoming a medic nin after you've given…birth" he looked around having noticed that not everyone knew about the pinkette's pregnancy hence the need for an illusion over her stomach to hide it.
Sakura turned her head in his direction and nodded seriously "I worked in the hospital for a time until my parents died and I hemorrhaged and I want to learn, to become stronger, to prove that this.." she gestured to herself "Never broke me and beat the bastard who did this to me" she finished.
Bee clapped his hands "There you go little Sakura, never give up, never give in and someday you'll become a shining star Wee" he broke down in another rap and Sakura threw her head back laughing up a storm.
It took her a couple minutes to calm down "Thanks Bee-san" she gave him a kind smile when she had and carefully rose to her feet "Are you all still coming to lunch" she asked facing the four males curiously.
"Course brat, we'll just follow you to the stores, might help us if we need to get something to know where the market is as well" Ay huffed glad that she was still extending the offer of lunch at her place to them.
Darui, Cee and Bee nodded their heads as well "Alright then this way" Sakura grinned eyes twinkling with happiness she led the way to the market, making sure to take the regular paths so as not to confuse them, then to the store and bought the aforementioned diary.
Along the way she bought some extra food and sealed it in a scroll "You know technically we could have carried that for ya, since your being nice and all" Darui pointed out and Sakura blinked her eyes at him.
Baffled, her brows creased "Ah, no that's okay, really" she waved her hands not wanting to sound rude, but not wanting to make it seem like she was incompetent or an invalid, her arms and chakra worked fine, so she didn't really need the help.
Darui shrugged just accepting it "What exactly do you plan on making anyway" Cee prodded after a moment in which they would through the civilian sector of the village, odd considering the girl was a shinobi, but he wouldn't ask.
"Hmm good question, tomato soup, with BLT's, salad, with walnuts, maybe add some chopped up fish for protein" the pinkette listed "Though that might change once I get in the kitchen" she smiled sheepishly, proving that the pregnancy cravings were in full swing.
Even if all of that which she said was delicious sounding, they didn't argue "I'm sure whatever you make little Sakura will be A-Okay" Bee flashed her a bright smile as they finally reached the girls house and she opened the door.
Only to be snapped up in Mei's arms "Welcome Home Sakura-chan" the auburn haired woman singsonged before realizing that there were people with her adopted daughter, Mei peered at the Raikage and smiled kindly.
Ay looked surprised to see the woman standing in the pinkette's home, looking comfortable as if she belonged there "Mizukage" he nodded eyeing her suspiciously and Sakura smiled widely to hide her uncomfortable state.
"Right I'm just gonna get started on lunch" she vanished into the kitchen escaping from the tension that was rising quickly as the two Kage's stared at each other, her appearance made Ao turn and raise a brow at her in askance.
She didn't answer as Mei, Ay, Cee, Darui, and Bee followed her entrance and seated themselves around the table "Ah welcome Raikage-san" Ao greeted, eyeing the others, though he didn't like the unexpected guests, he didn't dare say anything about it.
It didn't take long for Ay to get over his reservations about being in the presence of another Kage "Want to tell me why that brat bears the Mizukage Crest around her neck" he burst out having had enough of the secrecy.
Mei looked surprised "You mean Sakura-chan didn't tell you, though we did tell her only those that couldn't keep a secret" she settled her green eyes on the pinkette who gave her a sheepish smile and she immediately understood.
"No, Sakura-san is a fan of keeping secrets apparently, though she already told us one accidentally" Darui eyed the girl in amusement and chuckled when her cheeks turned beet red, before she turned to continue working on lunch.
Ao straightened in his seat and gave Sakura a concerned look, how did one reveal that on accident "A woman in the tea shop accused her of being…" Cee trailed off with a grimace, that was one word he really didn't want to repeat.
"A slut and that I asked for this to happen" she finished over her shoulder not turning around "I kind of snapped and blurted it out for the entire tea shop to hear" Sakura explained with an exhausted sigh.
Bee nodded "And she likes the rappin Killer Bee's raps yo say ho" he did a little jig in his seat, which would seem impossible, but he made it possible and got wary looks because of it, thankfully he stayed quiet though.
"Right back to the original question, why does she bear the Mizukage Crest" Ay directed the conversation back to the initial conversation about the pinkette's necklace and why she wore it around her neck.
Mei sighed "Because Sakura-chan and two others were adopted by myself and her sensei Kakashi Hatake, they also wear the crest though on bracelets and one of my own shinobi, Chojuro is their personal guard, not many know yet and that's how we'd like it to stay" she stated simply.
Glad that they'd gotten an answer at least, Ay, Bee, Cee and Darui settled in for a long wait and soon enough lunch was finished and they all ate, complete with chatting and generally having a good time until they all went their separate ways.
Sakura, Ao and Mei moving into the living room once the dishes were done up and put away, courtesy of the hunter nin, since Sakura had been the one to cook and make lunch for them after all it was common courtesy to return the favor.
"What do you intend on doing now Sakura-chan" Mei eyed the pinkette curiously as she settled in the chair that Chojuro usually occupied, her just now noticing it, and she wondered if it was Sakura's way of coping with the boys current absence.
At the question Sakura pulled out the diary she'd bought "Fill this out, detail everything from the very beginning of being taken and everything that happened from then until now, and write down everything day by day afterwards" she said simply.
"Perfect idea Sakura-san" Ao nodded encouragingly and she flashed him an easy smile, before pulling out a pen and flipping open the diary to begin, it seemed like only minutes had passed once she'd started.
But the next time Sakura looked at the clock, her hand cramping from all the writing, it was almost six in the evening, not to mention Ibiki and Anko were standing in the doorway to the living room waiting for her to notice them.
Mei smiled behind her hand "We didn't want to bother you because you seemed so focused Sakura-chan" she commented gently nodding to the duo, Ibiki stepped forward and cleared his throat at the signal.
"Right seeing as these two are here, we'll be going back to our own places" he crossed his arms, hoping she wouldn't kick up a fuss, and while it was nice staying there, they did have lives of their own to lead, even if all they did was stay for the night.
Anko nodded "Yeah Haruno, but I'll still be seeing you around, so expect to see my face sometime soon" she snickered and Ibiki rolled his eyes at her, Sakura gave them smiles and then they turned and left the house.
"Dinner is ready if your hungry Sakura-san" Ao mentioned suddenly and the pinkette was all to happy to close her diary and place it along with the pen she'd been using on the table next to the chair and pop up hurrying into the kitchen to eat.
Later on after they'd all eaten their fill and spent a couple hours chatting, it was going on eight and Sakura finally decided to bid Mei and Ao goodnight and head up the stairs to her room that night, not wanting to answer any questions.
Upon entering her room, she immediately used her summoning jutsu and got someone completely unexpected "Where's Kashi-chan" Sakura asked staring the lavender furred ninneko over and wondering what had happened.
"She sprained her paw meow Sakura-chan I am Tosha at your service meow" the purple eyed siamese cat purred looking her mistress over "I heard you like to cuddle meow, can Tosha cuddle with Sakura-chan" Tosha gave her the kitty eyes.
Sakura was immediately hooked on the new cat and Tosha found herself promptly crushed to the girls chest gently "Of course you can Tosha-chan, I'd never say no to any of you wanting to cuddle" she squealed gently loving the new cat.
Tosha purred louder, then was placed gently on a pillow while Sakura changed into her nightgown and now usual stretchy bottoms, before climbing into bed and pulling the siamese cat into her arms for the promised cuddling, falling asleep much easier than before.
The rest of the week a new routine was set, after working on Tsuyoi's dress, she would then write in the diary, while spending time with Mei, Ao, her friends in the village, and then the cloud shinobi, until Mei and Ao had to return to Mist.
On the same day, Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, Chojuro and four familiar people returned to the Leaf Village, Sakura was waiting for them having sensed their chakra and just gotten done seeing off Mei and Ao.
Naruto was the first one to her "SAKURA-CHAN" he screeched becoming an orange and yellow blur until he was stood before his adopted sister and was throwing his arms around her to give her his hug like he'd been wanting to do the last two weeks.
"Kami I've missed you" he pouted trailing his blue eyes over the pinkette to assure himself that she was fine "Did you miss me" Naruto sulked hoping that she had, because the two weeks away had been hellish to say the least.
Sakura was very, very amused by the blonde "Of course I missed you Naruto, and Sasuke and Chojuro and Dad to" she grinned hugging Naruto one last time before Sasuke nudged the boy out of the way to greet her.
He was his usual broody self "We're happy to be home Sakura, hopefully things were a lot easier for you" though his manner of speaking had changed and he actually gave her a carefree smile, Sasuke had become much more susceptible to change.
"Ehehehe define easier, if you count having two meltdowns and freaking out over a couple of things, then not really, but I'm glad you guys are back" Sakura gave him a quick hug, then once Sasuke had moved out the way, threw herself at Kakashi.
Who caught her a twinkle of amusement in his lone onyx eye "Hi" she breathed a cheeky smile on her lips "Did ya miss" Sakura giggled causing him to roll his eye at her and give her the hug she wanted before answering.
"Course I missed you Sakura-chan" the silver haired nin ruffled her pink hair which was growing out, obviously she'd given up on cutting it for the time being "We'll have more time to talk later, we have to escort these four to Hokage-sama" Kakashi straightened.
Gesturing to Baki, Temari, Kankuro and Gaara, who'd been silent this entire time, Sakura nodded seriously before settling her eyes on the last one "Chojuro" she relaxed completely at the sight of him, he had a slight tan from the amount of sun he'd gotten.
And there was his usual smile on his lips "H..hello Sakura-chan how have you been" Chojuro asked as they started walking down the streets after signing in and he stood on her left, while Naruto and Sasuke stood on the other side of her.
"I've been okay, it wasn't easy at first, you guys being gone, and other things I won't go into detail on just yet, but I managed at the very least" Sakura was all to happy to immerse herself in conversation with the pale blue haired onyx eyed teen who'd captured her heart.
Just a few feet away from them Kankuro scoffed "What do you need them to babysit you all the time brat" he scowled only to wince as Temari's fist made contact with the back of his skull, that had smarted quite a bit.
Reminiscent to the scowl that had been on his lips only seconds ago, there was now one on his sisters, and the blonde did not look happy "Keep your mouth shut Kankuro, we are here to sign a treaty, which means we'll be allies" Temari inhaled.
"So help me if you insult her or anybody else while we are here again, I'll shove my foot so far up you're a…" Gaara slapped a hand firmly over his sister's mouth to cut off the rest of her rant and gave the staring shinobi an apologetic glance.
"I apologize for my sister's crudeness, we're all a little weary from our travels" he cleared his throat shooting Temari one last look before releasing her, she was just thankful the red head had calmed down and that his sand hadn't come out.
Baki rolled his eyes "In which we are very thankful that you escorted us to your village once more" he nodded to be polite, glad that no screaming matches had started up yet between Kankuro and those two boys, i.e Sasuke and Naruto.
Chojuro and Kakashi had been the two polite ones their entire stay in sand, though of course his previous student had started the arguments and each time it had been over the little pinkette, it just made him wonder why was she treated so delicately as if she'd break at a moments notice.
They were halfway to the Hokage Tower when someone jumped out at them "Brat" and they all blinked at the burly man, Sakura skipped forward and tilted her head to the side waiting, he heaved a weary groan "Bee has gotten lost somewhere" he stated.
"Ah okay, see you later" she waved at the group and moved off to the side letting them pass, Kakashi looked shocked but the smile she gave him said to just let it go as they all carried on their way, he'd get answers later it seemed.
Once the group of eight were gone Sakura turned to the Raikage "The last place I saw him was the hotel" Ay grunted out knowing what she wanted, she was good at facial expressions and even better at finding people.
His brother for instance was one of said people, "Right then hmm" Sakura hummed softly trying to think of what would be near the hotel that would draw Bee's attention "Oh that would do it" she grinned leading the way to the shop.
Within as she'd suspected staring at all the interesting items, that pertained to his supposed profession, was Killer Bee looking as if he'd died and gone to heaven ten times over, though at their appearance, for the first time he looked sheepish.
"Sorry bro, little Sakura" Bee apologized and Ay didn't have the heart to scold his brother because for once the man was actually behaving and not terrorizing people or wandering off and getting in trouble, "Just been in here for hours you know say ho" he rapped lightly.
Sakura smiled "Don't worry about it Bee, so long as you weren't causing anyone or this shop problems I'll let it slide" Ay grouched out looking around the shop himself and inwardly groaning at the amount of rap stuff it had.
A giggle broke his inward disgust "I always wanted to learn how to play an instrument, but sadly my fingers never worked that way" Sakura picked up a small hand held harp and plucked a few strings "Then I got interested in becoming a shinobi" she set it down just as quickly.
For the first time in several months her heart ached for the losses it had been dealt, her real parents, Mebuki and Kizashi Haruno, before Sakura knew it she was full on crying, while Ay and Bee stared at her in horror.
"Come on brat stop crying" Ay grimaced not really sure on how to deal with a crying girl not to mention he had to remind himself he couldn't be to rough with her, because of her condition, the pinkette sniffled and swiped at her eyes.
And grasping at straws "What do you say little Sakura, I teach you some of my rapping moves yo say ho Wee" Bee burst out dancing, his efforts were not in vein as a wet giggle slipped through her lips and the tears finally slowed.
"I'm sorry about that, I was just thinking about my real parents and sometimes I get overly emotional and stuff" Sakura apologized mortified that she'd cried in front of these two and looking to her feet.
Glad that it wasn't anything they'd done, both males sighed in relief "Well thanks for helping me find him" Ay uncrossed his arms and shot a look to his brother, the pinkette smiled sweetly and nodded politely.
"No problem Raikage-sama, later Bee-san" then skipped out of the shop heading home to wait for Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke and Chojuro's arrival to the house, she didn't have to wait long and Sakura greeted them for a second time.
They were happy to be home themselves and after an hour of chatting about nonsense, Kakashi shifted his gaze onto Sakura "Want to tell me what's up with you and the Raikage being all buddy buddy" he inquired lightly, not suspiciously just curious.
"Oh um they kind of nominated me as their Leaf Escort, Raikage-san is alright and his brother is amusing to say the least" Sakura grinned, Kakashi shook his head chuckles filling the air as he realized was a magnet for trouble.
More talking commenced and Sakura caught the males in her life up with what had been happening, when it came to the possibility of being pregnant with twins, she came up short and flounder unsure if she should tell them.
Sasuke was instantly worried "Sakura did something happen that your not telling us about" he eyed her closely, trying to figure out what would make her look frightened and scared so unlike her usual self.
Chojuro, Naruto and Kakashi settled their eyes on the pinkette "Nothing happened really, just some suspicions for now" she bit her lip still hesitating on speaking about this little tidbit of information because they still weren't certain.
"What kind of suspicions Sakura-chan, has something happened to Tsuyoi-chan" Naruto thought the worst as usual and Chojuro was well on his way to having a panic attack until Sakura spoke answering the blondes question.
She shook her head slowly "Not exactly, when you guys left, Kiba started popping up everywhere and on the first day he told me that my scent was two times stronger" she began twisting her hands into the dark silver sundress she was wearing.
Kakashi straightened in his chair, his own suspicions forming because he was more familiar with the Inuzuka's "Wh..what does that mean Sakura-chan" Chojuro asked as the others held their breath waiting to hear what she had to say.
"It means I could be pregnant with two babies instead of one like we originally thought, the only reason it's been missed so far is because on baby is hiding behind the other, Tsunade-sama couldn't find out, and Kiba thinks their heartbeats are in sync" Sakura continued.
"And Ao-san used the byakugan, but he said it was distorted possibly because of the seal Itachi put on me and I doubt the sharingan would work either" she breathed "So I have a fourth ultrasound set up for twenty eight weeks" she finished.
Everyone sat back in their chair mulling over the new piece of news they'd just received "If you are the birth will be much harder on you" Kakashi frowned behind his mask, worrying about the pinkette to the extreme.
Sakura nodded "I know, Kotei-san explained it to me and I might even lose my life, but with Tsunade-sama being there I have a higher chance to live alongside my baby or babies if that turns out to be the case" she explained.
"Your scared" Sasuke was the first one to realize "You have every right to be" he murmured really hating his older brother in that moment "Isn't there something that can be done to make it easier on her" he turned his attention to Kakashi, who shook his head.
The pinkette sighed "There's the epidural, but that will only go so far considering I'm only thirteen" she threw out there "I'll still be in a lot of pain and kami the contractions are gonna hurt like the dickens" Sakura grimaced.
"I don't want you to be in pain Sakura-chan" Naruto frowned deeply looking horribly upset that the girl who'd become his sister was going to be in a lot of agony in just less than four months now, it just wasn't right.
Chojuro took a deep breath "I don't want to be in pain either Naruto, but it's something all women go through when they give birth, I'll be fine" she smiled though even she was worried that something would go wrong.
At her words the pale blue haired teen stood "S..Sakura-chan there's something I'd like to talk to you about w..would you listen to me" Chojuro looked her straight in those beautiful emerald eyes and hardly stuttered.
Her jaw snapped shut in surprise and her gaze focused on him completely "Go on Sakura-chan, we can talk later" Kakashi shooed the duo off, to Sasuke and Naruto's chagrin as Sakura and Chojuro headed from the living room and up the stairs.
Once they were in his room, he faced the pinkette properly "What is it Chojuro, that you'd like to talk to me about" Sakura was worried, had he suddenly decided he didn't want to stick around any longer, if that was the case it would break her.
"For a lo..long time I h..had trouble communicating with p..people until you came along, slowly my stuttering became less and less and I found that the outside world can be cruel to people" Chojuro took a deep breath.
"T..that's it's harsh and u..unfair and so..sometimes things happen to goo…good people, that are just pl..plain awful, I grew stronger be..because of you Sakura-chan a..and what I'm sa..saying is that I l..like you very, very much" he exhaled.
"A..and the th..thought of an..anything happening to you s..scar..scares me a lot" Chojuro finished surprising himself because he hadn't thought he'd be able to get it all out or even confess in the first place.
Sakura stood before him gobsmacked not quite taking in his words yet, then ever so slowly, her cheeks warmed and she turned a bright cherry red as she realized she'd just gotten her first confession, second if you count Naruto, but she wasn't.
No less from a boy she actually liked, her emerald orbs were rounded in shock and she found it difficult to breathe for several long seconds, tears pricked at her eyes "I..I think I like you to Chojuro" she blushed harder than ever as she responded to his confession.
Chojuro's eyes widened shocked that she reciprocated his feelings "R..really Sakura-chan" he asked feeling hope brimming in his heart, his onyx locked with her jade, searching for any sign that this was a cruel joke.
"Mhm I do, a lot, for quite a while now" Sakura fidgeted feeling warm all over and for the first time in a while, she felt a fluttering feeling in her chest, as they drew closer and closer, their eyes clashed ebony and viridian.
A soft sigh fell from her lips as Chojuro and her shared their first, albeit awkward chaste kiss, complete with bumping of the noses and smacking their foreheads together, his lips were chapped probably from the desert conditions of the land of wind.
And hers were soft and warm, just mere seconds after the kiss had begun they drew away "W..wow I d..didn't think it wou..would be like that" his cheeks were hot and his stutter was much more prominent this time around.
But it was what endeared him so much to her "Me either Chojuro, but it was very nice" her eyes were soft and there was a warm smile playing on the corners of her lips, 'Ten times better than fishface and weasel-jerk' she dubbed inwardly.
"W..would you like to b…be my girlfriend" Chojuro flushed from the tips of his toes to the top of his head as he asked his question, Sakura's eyes lit up and she nodded looking as if she'd just been given the entire world.
"I would like that very much Chojuro-kun" her cheeks flared as she added that special suffix that had once solely belonged to Sasuke, following this statement was a second much smoother chaste kiss to seal the deal between them.
Before they finally decided to head back downstairs to where the others were still seated, Kakashi noticed right away, but Naruto and Sasuke were oblivious, and he wasn't going to be the one to point it out to the two boys.
The rest of the night was spent having fun, chatting and generally being teenagers, the likes of which they never got to be outside their home because of their status's, until it was time for bed and they all bid each other goodnight.