We're back baby! Sorry for the long wait... I took a well needed hiatus on all my fanfics, but I'm back now!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Enjoy!
"Teme! It's the baby!"
Sasuke and Sakura abruptly stood up in the direction of Naruto. Naruto looked between them with a shocked look on his face.
"W-What are you talking about Naruto?" Sakura sternly asked.
"We'll show you!" Naruto quickly ushered her to the front doors to leave, "She's at the boy's house!"
Sakura quickly scurried out the door, in the direction that Naruto had told her to go with Sasuke and Naruto quickly following after her.
"What happened?" Sasuke hissed to Naruto while continuing to run.
"I don't know it all happened so fast! One minute we had the baby and the next-"
"You lost Sarada?" Sasuke rebuked. "Again?"
Sakura repeated, confused, "What do you mean again?"
"Actually the first time wasn't my fault. In fact if it weren't for me finding Hinata-"
"Not the point. When I say you, I mean you plus the other idiots I call my friends when it concerns Sarada."
"Okay, okay," Nafuton huffed, "We- you know what? You'll see in a couple of minutes!"
"Is it bad?" Sasuke needed to know at least.
"Maybe not anymore?" Naruto tried.
"For your sake, you'd better hope not," Sasuke glared. Naruto gulped.
Once the trio made it to the front doors, Naruto swung it open, knowing full well that it wouldn't be locked.
"Why isn't it locked?" Sasuke demanded.
"Cuz I needed to get you y'know!" Naruto exasperated.
"Let's just get in!" Sakura interuppted.
Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura entered and it was a mess. An absolute mess. Baby toys were scattered across the floor. There was milk and baby food spillage and if that was bad, when Naruto led Sasuke and Sakura to the Baby Den, it was even worse.
Tenten was pushing a crying Lee who was holding Sarada's diapers like it was the end of the world. Neji and Shikamaru were arguing while attempting to fix the knocked over television set. Ino was running and juggling around different cleaning utensils - not knowing which to use. Temari was mopping the floors vigorously which had... puke on it? Karin was near the window, whining with what seemed like said throw up on her shirt and Suigetsu was laughing loudly at her. Sai was standing to the side, seemingly not knowing was to do with a tight smile on his face. Shino was searching for something - and the trio sincerely hoped it wasn't some type of bug. And in the middle of it all was Sarada on the table, crying her little heart out.
Just then Choji, with a pot of something that smelled quite nasty, rushed past the trio, accidentally slipping on the throw up on the floor, with him sliding into the the television set, and his pot flying into the air - hitting Suigetsu on the head and straight onto the finally clean spot Temari was keenly cleaning. It wasn't clean anymore and Suigetsu was knocked unconscious.
Sasuke stood still, "Oh. My - "
"Baby!" Sakura pointed towards Sarada who was about to swallow a tarantula.
As fast as lightning Sasuke rushed forward and threw the spider out of Sarada's hands, which landed on Naruto's face who began screeching, "Get it off!"
Naruto was swatting the air while running around, and knocked Tenten and Lee which made the loaded diaper launch from Lee's grasp onto Ino who shrieked. Sai finally decided to do something by grabbing the diaper off of Ino and tossed it... onto Karin. She started crying all over again and stood up to give Sai a piece of her mind, but not before tripping over the newly awakened Suigetsu whom she hands noticed underneath her. To try and break her fall she grabbed onto the curtain beside her but instead it ripped and the rod fell off, which hit Shino who had formerly secured the tarantula in his hands. The tarantula fell from his grasp and Shino bumped into Neji who collided into Shikamaru who fell onto the television set, effectively breaking it. Choji got up and tried to grab the tarantula, but instead grabbed the mop Temari was using and swiped Temari off her feet. Naruto also tried to grab the tarantula and ran around on all fours fast, but when he couldn't control where he was going and his speed, he crashed into Ino and Sai.
Sasuke was so utterly done with them and decided to settle for sitting on the only thing not knocked over - the round pink table in the middle. Once he did, he glanced up at Sakura who had a bewildered expression on her face. Suddenly the table's legs underneath him creaked and cracked and Sasuke held onto Sarada tighter to protect her from the impact of falling onto the ground. The table spilt in half underneath Sasuke and what was left of the Baby Den was a now giggling baby, a thousand broken furniture, a shocked female, and a dozen beings crashed on the ground.
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"What just happened?" Sakura asked mostly to herself.
Just then, Choji, Sai, Temari, Suigetsu, and Karin, lifted their heads and their faces gave that of relief in their own different ways. But theyour all shouted.
"Sakura!"
Sakura stared at them expectantly.
"Help!"
Sakura shook her head.
"Cleaning this mess she important, but first..." Sakura paused, "I need some answers."
Sakura watched as they nodded and started pulling themselves together. Shino got up and brushed himself off. Lee practically jumped up with new spirit. Tenten sluggishly got up. Neji - a little embarrassed that he fell over so easily - swiftly stood. Sai easily stood and held out a helping hand to Ino who took it. Karin and Suigetsu basically pushed each other up, trying not to argue in the way. Temari straightened out her clothes as she stood, and Naruto propped himself up quickly. Then, they all walked so they were situated behind Sasuke who just sighed as he pulled himself up along with Sarada.
"Now..." Sakura began her inquiry, "What in the heck happened."
"The baby-" Shino started.
"Sarada," Neji clarified.
"She was sleeping, all cute and stuff," Tenten explained.
"Which is very good for her health! Without rest, she cannot have the energy to learn!" Lee cheered.
"But then she started crying," Ino groaned.
"And it was such a drag," Shikamaru grumbled.
"And so we tried to get her some food," Choji pointed out the now empty pot.
"But we took too long, so Karin tried to calm her down by swinging the baby?" Suigetsu guessed.
"Cradling her!" Karin corrected.
"Usually you're supposed to do that gently," Suigetsu reprimanded.
"That was as gentle as I can be!" Karin argued.
"Can we stay on point please?" Sakura interuppted.
"Oh yeah," Suigetsu nervously chuckled, "So she was cradling Sarada-"
"And then she threw up on me!" Karin anguished.
"So Ino and I tried to find some cleaning supplies." Temari informed.
"But we didn't know which to use, so I asked Sai," Ino gestured towards said man.
"And I started to scourge through my articles about it," Sai nodded, "And there was some very interesting information about procreation-"
"Not in front of the baby!" Tenten scolded.
"Or sweet Hinata," Naruto covered Hinata's ears and she blushed furiously.
"We were having trouble," Choji admitted.
"So we called Lady Hinata because she was the only other person who knew about this," Neji elaborated.
"But before she could get here, Naruto barged in and created a ruckus," Shikamaru sighed.
"Hey! I was not expecting a huge mess and no duh I freaked out!" Naruto defended with his hands up.
"And that's when Sakura and I come in," Sasuke finished.
They all nodded somewhat solemnly.
"Wow," Sakura mumbled, her eyes conveying she was confused, shocked, done, surprised, and there was a hint of... amusement?
"Wow," she continued, but a slow smile crept onto her face.
Her friends looked at each other worriedly.
"Wow, I can't believe you guys," Sakura bursted into laughter.
Her friends stood silent for a few seconds, before Naruto began cracking up, then Choji, Ino, Hinata, and Suigetsu, then Karin, Shikamaru, Lee, and Tenten, then Neji, Shino, and Sai. And lastly Sasuke.
They all began laughing hard and doubling over.
"What a mess!" Naruto hollered.
"We couldn't even keep control for an hour!" Ino shook with laughter.
"And we ended up making everything worse!" Suigetsu howled.
"We're all horrible caretakers really!" Choji chortled.
And it all was good. Sasuke recomposed himself quicker than the others and took in the sight of his friends - who had just tried their hardest to take care of his child and completely and utterly fail, not be too hard on themselves. And in the situation of revealing Sarada to Sakura too. He thought that it was be awkward and difficult, but it was far from that. Sasuke made a mental note to repay his friends in any way he could. And to thank them later.
"Okay, okay," Sakura collected herself and put her hands on her hips.
They sell straightneed up and waited for her.
"Yes?" She raised a brow in question.
"Help!" They pleaded excluding Sasuke who was busy checking Sarada over for any scratches.
Sakura had to refrain from smiling from the scene. She was hesitant to do anything, but decided they needed the help right now.
"Sai, Karin, and Temari, use the mop to clean the puke, the vacuum to clean the crumbs, and that soap-filled rag over there to clean the stains on the rug. Neji and Shikamaru get to cleaning up the television set. Whether you want to fix it or not is your choice, but make sure you find a box, put all the parts into it and keep it out of Sarada's reach. And wear gloves because the glass shattered. Shino, get a freaking cage for goodness sakes and only let it out in your room, but if so, do not leave your door unlocked. Ino find a new cutrain and if you can't find one, get one of your fashion kits and stitch up the two shredded pieces together. Tenten, you retrieve a clean diaper and Lee just use the garbage can for the dirty one. Suigetsu help Choji get the pot from the ground and help in the kitchen if he needs any assistance. Naruto and Sasuke, please pick up any leftover mess like the broken furniture or the baby toys lying in the hall. Hinata, please help with that too. And I'll be here to make sure Sarada doesn't get in your ways," Sakura finished.
They all blinked - shocked at how quick she just figured out everything.
"Well? Get to it!" Sakura ordered.
Everyone
Once they all did what was asked of them, the Baby Den looked as good as new - with a few missing furniture, but nothing to worry about there.
"Yeah, we've gotta get a new television set," Shikamaru informed to the others.
"Where's Sakura?" Ino had just finished putting up a new curtain.
"I think she went into the other main living space," Tenten recalled.
"Alright! Let's go!" Lee took his place as leader.
The living room had three couches in a rectangle, the television set closing off one end. In the middle was a glass table with a few baby products on it.
Sakura had Sarada in her lap, smiling at her. Sarada was clapping with her tiny hands, giggling.
Sasuke made his way to the front. He couldn't help the smile that made its way all across his features at the sight.
"Sakura," Sakura quickly turned her head.
There stood all her friends, different looks of warmth on their faces.
"Thank you!"
"Thanks!"
"You're the best!"
Sakura blinked rapidly. One could think she was confused, but she was holding back tears. They seemed so grateful for her being there. Mostly Sasuke. Just because she fixed a little problem they had. And they were so genuine. Ever since Sakura came back, she knew she'd have to keep lying which hurt. Sakura felt bad that they were stuck in this situation of taking care of the baby.
Her baby.
A/N: I finished this so long ago! I can't believe I never posted it! But now I have! New Years present! Please review! I love you all so much! Next chapter up very soon! Until then! 3