Chapter 8: Milk It

Human life.

Here it was, growing inside her, something so beautiful, and it had to be destroyed. She felt like she was being forced to burn a book or break a porcelian figure. Such consequences came with beauty and stupidity. How could she possibly think that she could get away with this? Sleeping with Sasuke every night while living in a little paradise, taking part to over-throw a disgusting dictator? No, too good to be true, especially for her. Nothing really good ever happened to her, she should know that by now. She was so stupid.

There were five months until Sasuke would be able to free her, by that time she'd be well into her second trimester, and she would not be able to hide it, Sasuke would not be able to free her if she was pregant. Tojo would claim the child as his, and Sasuke would not be able to do anything about it. She had no choice. She would have to kill the child, or, in other terms, 'terminate the pregnancy.' How was she going to do that? Who could she tell? Roxy already knew, but what could she do? Would she agree to help her get an abortion?

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The answer came two days later. Sakura had been hiding in her room, not letting anyone in, not even Sasuke; who every day stood by her door, trying to coax her into coming out, wanting to know what was wrong. But he couldn't know. Sakura knew his stand-point on abortion. He'd protest, try and talk her out of it, saying that they could hide if they were careful. But what would happen if Tojo paid another visit when she started to show? No, not possible. He couldn't know.

But anyways, Roxy and Juliya finally broke into her room after forcing Sasuke away. Juliya sat a dazed Sakura on her bed, looked her straight in the eye and went, "Sweetheart I know what's wrong, and I have to tell you that for your own safety, you cannot under any circumstances keep this baby."

Sakura nodded. "I know, but what can I do? How am I supposed to get an abortion locked up in here?"

Roxy rolled her eyes. "Please," she said in high, childish voice, "Don't you think we've dealt with this before? No woman in this Harem wants to give that Tick-dick Nazi any children. The only one who has had his kids is Rachel, and she's a catholic. And trust me, she hates those little bastards."

Sakura stared at her stupidly. "So..."

"Yeah, we know how to get rid of the kid," Juliya said. "Now, if you'll just take these drugs tonight," she said, pulling a small bottle from her pocket, "You'll wake up tomorrow good as new. Just don't have sex for a while, ok?"

Sakura nodded. "Alright, but how...?"

Roxy put a finger to her lips. "You don't need to know. Now, we're leaving. You don't have to worry aboutDavey bothering you tonight, either."

Sakura looked at the two of them with a smile. "Oh God, what did you do to him?"

Juliya looked at her with sincerity. "Nothing."

"Really?"

"Yeah, Davey's busy tonight."

"With what?" Sakura asked them with a confused look. Sasuke never had a busy night, unless it involved her, that is. 'Not again until I'm out,' she reminded herself, staring at her stomach. Once again, she started thinking about what she was planning. She was so lost in thought, she forgot about Juliya and Roxy. But it only took one sentence from Roxy to remind her.

"Yeah, that new girl's arriving tonight, actually."

Sakura's stomach did a flip-flop that had nothing to do with the soon-to-be-aborted fetus. Ino.

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Sasuke did not need this at all. Ino. God, what was she doing here? Jesus, Sakura was already acting absolutely nuts.

What was wrong with her, anyways? First she's ecstatic to have him around nonstop, then she's hiding from him in her room. What was she going to do tomorrow when she followed the other girl's into the new girl's bedroom and finds her best friend? This was not good. And Ino! How was she going to react? If she did anything to even suggest that she knew Sasuke and/or Sakura to anyone else, all their plans would be ruined. No, this was bad, really bad. Nevertheless, Sasuke put on his suit and went outside to greet her.

She sat on the swing nevously in the manner Sakura had on her first night. But the greeting was a bit different. Before Sasuke could even open his mouth, Ino had pushed him up against the tree angrily.

She looked at him pinned up against the tree and stepped back in shock. "S-sasuke-kun? What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing, " he replied, dusting himself off.

"I'm on a Mission with Hina, Shikamaru, and Naruto. We're trying to get evidence as to what Tojo is doing with his 'scholarship ladies.' But you! Why aren't you dead? We thought Itachi had killed you."

Sasuke tried to take in the information. The others were here? Where? Did they know about Sakura? "Well, obviously misinformed, but Ino, where are the others?"

"They're all spies in seperate areas of the household. Sasuke, why are you here, why didn't you come back? Why did you come here, of all places?"

Sasuke bit his lip. "Long story, but there is something you REALLY need to know."

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AN: Short chapter, I know, but I felt it necessary to leave it there. Don't be mad, please.