Hey guys! So as you can see, I changed the name of the story from Immaculate Conception to "Forever Entwined." I don't know if I really like the name but I thought it suited the story at the moment. I might change it back or change it again in the future so bear with me! Lol. I hope I don't lose my readers who may be confused by the name change.

I also have a bit more free time to write this story since I quit my job at the pharma company. Instead, I work at a MAJOR research university (it's a pretty famous university; that's all I'm going to say lol) working as a Clinical Research Coordinator which is way cooler than my old office job lol.

Forgive me for my horrible writing! My only excuse is that I majored in the STEM field and I did not take any creative writing classes whatsoever and that I took the bare minimum liberal arts classes that I needed in order to graduate haha. I'm trying my best though!

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After the Fourth Great Ninja War, Sasuke and Kakashi spoke for a bit before Naruto and Sakura arrived at the gates.

Kakashi coughed into his hand and began to make small talk. "Where are you going to go?"

Sasuke answered, "I don't know."

Kakashi almost wanted to roll his eyes. "What are you going to do?"

Again, Sasuke answered, "See the world."

It is still very hard to talk to the last Uchiha. Stoic and indifferent, Kakashi almost groaned at this short responses.

Before we continue on with Kakashi and Sasuke, let's focus on Hinata and Hanabi.

Hinata and Hanabi were speaking at the Hyuuga compound, peace evident in the way the birds chirped and how critters were running around the compound freely and without fear.

Hanabi had a Cheshire cat smile. "What are you plans Hinata? The war is over, the world is at peace and Naruto is still single." She winked at her older sister.

"Hanabi!" Hinata was blushing furiously and brought her hands to her cheeks, feeling their warmth.

Hinata shook her head before beginning to answer her question. "Well, I plan to start training in order to become stronger. There is the matter of the clan and I want support you as best as I can."

Hanabi rolled her eyes. "Okay but what about Naruto? Are you going to-"

"Hanabi! Not now…it's embarrassing!"

Hanabi laughed at her sister's flustered face. "At least you have plans Hinata. I'm glad you have a path laid out."

Then Hanabi hugged her sister. "I'm so proud of you y'know?"

Kakashi placed his hand on Sasuke's shoulder. "Well I hope you have plans and don't get into any more trouble okay? It was a pain to convince the elders to keep you free."

Unknowingly, both Sasuke and Hinata responded with the same exact words. "Thanks, I appreciate it." However where Hinata smiled, Sasuke gave Kakashi an expressionless face.

Back to present day Konoha, post hospital visit.

Hinata woke up in her bedroom. She blinked a couple of times and realized it was morning. She sat up slowly and rubbed her eyes. What…? She let out a gasp as she remembered the events that happened at the hospital. I'm pregnant…Hinata plopped down on the bed, her body bouncing up and down slightly and she stared at the wall. She was quite unsure about how to react at the news that she was pregnant. She rubbed her abdomen and she felt a burning sensation behind her eyes. Her lips began to quiver as she realized the gravity of the situation. She felt hopeless, frustrated, scared and above all, lost. Lost because she was pregnant with someone else's child. It was not just someone, it was Sasuke Uchiha's child. She turned to her side to grab tissue papers from the bed side table but she ended up knocking down a pill bottle. She sat up and bent down to pick it up. She wiped her eyes from the tears that threatened to fall and read the label. Misoprostol. She read her name and realized that it was the abortion pill. She wrapped her hand around the bottle and fiddled with the bottle, her thoughts rattled. She stared down at the pill bottle and thought about her options. She could abort the baby but deep down, she really didn't know what she wanted. She thought back to Sasuke's face and how cold he looked at her, as if it was her fault. Hinata had no idea about Sasuke's thoughts about the pregnancy either. There were so many things that she had to think about but she didn't want to deal with those thoughts at the moment.

She sat up and wiped her eyes dry. She walked over to the closet and tugged her dress from the hanger and began to dress. As she headed to the bathroom to wash her face, she noticed a note taped to the mirror. She gently grabbed it and began to read the contents.

Hinata,

I hope you're feeling better. When I come back home, we will talk about the pregnancy. Don't stress yourself out okay?

Xoxo

Naruto

Hinata folded the piece of paper and set it down by the sink. And the thoughts of the baby growing inside of her belly were consuming her thoughts once again. She brushed her teeth and noticed the time.

7:30 am

I woke up a bit later than usual.

It was understandable. She was pregnant after all and who could blame her for waking up late? She received the most unexpected news in her life after all.

And so Hinata began to make her way to her children's bedroom to wake them up. Once they were already awake, she began to make her way into the kitchen to make breakfast. As she was frying eggs, she felt bile rise into her throat. Oh not right now.

"Morning mom!"

Hinata heard Boruto but she ran past him to dump her contents into the toilet. She slammed the bathroom door closed and proceeded to vomit. She heard banging on the door and her head began to throb at the noise and the stress that she was feeling. Her stomach clenched in pain and she felt sweat drip down her brow.

"Mom are you okay? Are you sick?" She heard Boruto yell on the other side of the door.

"I-I'm okay Bo-" Her words were cut off as she heaved once more. She hung her head over the bowl waiting for another wave to hit her but nothing came. She let out a sigh in relief and wiped the dribble of vomit that clung to her chin. She struggled to get up and made her way over the sink. She rinsed her mouth and washed her hands. Boruto saw…I hope he doesn't suspect anything. She walked up to the door and took in a deep breath. She opened the door and noticed Boruto with a worried look on his face.

"Mom?"

Hinata gave him a smile and ruffled his hair. "Don't worry Boruto. I'm all right. I think I ate something bad."

Boruto narrowed his eyes in suspicion. He didn't buy it. "I saw dad carry you back home last night. You were passed out."

Hinata froze. She turned around to face him and began, "Boruto, I came back from a mission and I was exhausted."

"Dad had a worried look on his face," Boruto stated bluntly.

"Boruto! I am fine. I was just exhausted and your father was worried because it's been awhile since I've been on a mission." She felt bad for snapping at him but she didn't have the strength to expand on the matter. "Breakfast will be ready in 20 minutes okay?" Although he looked unconvinced, Hinata side-stepped him and walked down the stairs of her hall. She took a look at herself in the mirror and noticed the bags underneath her eyes. I look terrible.

She smelled smoke coming from the kitchen and her mouth formed an "o" shape. She ran to kitchen and saw a charred egg.

Hinata sighed and began to refry the eggs. What a way to start the day…

Sasuke woke up in the morning in a foul mood. He was angry at Tsunade for fucking up so badly. He was angry at Naruto for marrying a meek wife who let this happen under her goddamn nose but most of all, he was angry at himself for letting Sakura convince him that getting an IUI was a great idea. Now Hinata, – of all people – was pregnant…with his child. The thought still rendered him flabbergasted albeit angry. He is still extremely pissed off about it.

He heard rustling beside him and turned to see Sakura waking up. He heard her yawn and stretch and she turned to face him with sleepy eyes.

He glared at her.

Sakura blinked the sleep away from her eyes and was surprised to be greeted by such a hostile look. She rolled her eyes and laid on her back once more. She did feel terrible about the whole situation but it was not her fault that this happened. She also understood that it wasn't Hinata's fault either. She passed out in the exam room after finding out that her husband was the father. She closed her eyes and covered her face just realizing how horrible their predicament was.

"Sasuke-"

"I don't want to talk about it." He glared at the ceiling as he heard her sigh.

"But-"

"I. Don't. Want. To. Talk. About. It." He gritted out through his teeth, word by word.

Sakura was deeply hurt by his words but she didn't let it show. She threw the covers off her bed and went to get ready for her hospital shift. As she finished with her shower, she glanced at Sasuke who lay in bed, a raging look in his eyes. He regarded her with cold eyes and turned back to staring at the ceiling, lost in his thoughts.

As Sasuke heard the door close, he grunted. His thoughts kept wandering back to yesterday's events.

Once again, he was going to be a father.

He remembered the event that transpired yesterday.

While at the hospital after watching Hinata collapse, the first thing he wanted to do was wake Hinata up and force her to abort the child, Uchiha or not. He wasn't supposed to become a father this way. As he was taking a step forward, Sakura placed an arm on his shoulder.

"Sasuke-kun?" He heard her voice crack. He noticed just by the sound of her voice that she was trying to hold back tears.

He brushed her off and stood in front of Naruto and Hinata. Naruto looked up from his wife's tense face to stare at Sasuke whose expression was unreadable, except for the fire in his eyes. Naruto let out a breath he was holding and stood up with Hinata still cradled in his arms.

"Whatever you're going to say, now is not a good time," Naruto said, his tone of voice leaving no room for negotiation.

Sasuke could care less at the moment. He would be damned if Naruto took a rain check for him and Hinata. No, this matter needed to be resolved NOW.

"I don't ca-"

Naruto whipped around with Hinata still in his arms. "Not now Sasuke." Naruto's jaw was clenched but before Sasuke could interpret his facial expressions, Naruto turned his head away from him and headed out the door.

God damn it all to hell he thought. He got up and decided to get ready. He didn't want sit around and think about the options. He barely knew Hinata due to having very little interaction with the Hyuuga. Thinking about how to approach the situation, he considered going in to talk to Tsunade about the pregnancy and what she told the Hyuuga princess.

He snorted. Tsunade was a drunk he would not – could not – trust.

He shook his head. He needed to clear his head for a bit and decided that he should train where the old Uchiha compound was. Usually he would take on mission to loosen him up or to clear his head but that meant seeing Naruto and he didn't want to speak to him at the moment. He also thought about training Boruto but he probably grate his nerves more than he needed them to be. No, the best thing he would do is just train by himself.

He walked downstairs and was greeted by the smell of breakfast. He saw that Sakura packed him three onigiri with okaka. She probably made them to calm me down. Although he would never admit it, he appreciated her effort to soothe his rattled state.

"Good morning papa."

He looked down and saw Sarada greeting him with a warm smile.

Ah yes Sarada. He didn't even think about her role in all of this mess. Well, she is currently on her way to becoming an older sister but that was not going to happen. No, he would make sure Hinata does not have this baby.

"Papa?"

He was brought out of his thoughts. "Hn," He gave her a slight smile, his index and middle finger poking her in the dead center of her forehead and walked past her, his cape billowing behind him.

"Ow!" Sarada brought her hands up to her forehead to rub where he poked her and she puffed out her cheeks in annoyance. "That hurt!"

Sasuke gave her a side glance before turning his attention to lunch sack.

Sakura walked over to him and gave him a look of concern. She was also riddled with a myriad of emotions from yesterday's events. She felt conflicted about how to go about the ordeal and she really wasn't sure what course of action to take. Really, her thoughts on the matter were of little importance. It was Sasuke and Hinata's baby and what they wanted to do with "it" was between them and them alone. She wanted to talk to Sasuke about it but even if he agreed to listen to her, she didn't really plan on what she would say.

"I'll be back." She didn't watch him leave their home.

She was too consumed by her thoughts.

Does…he want the baby?

Hinata paced around the house, content to be alone at the moment while she continues to strive to gather her wits. She kept glancing at the clock and after seeing it has been two minutes, she went back to the bathroom and grabbed the pregnancy test she recently took. Her face went slack but her eyes held disbelief.

A positive sign.

There was no denying that she was pregnant. She hoped and prayed that yesterday was all a horrible nightmare but it wasn't. Naruto's note was her first proof but then this pregnancy test just confirmed what she already knew.

She tossed the test into the trash bin and decided to head over to Tsunade's office to further discuss her options. She glanced at the pill bottle and thought back to Sasuke. He was the father after all and although she held the ultimate decision as to whether to keep or terminate the pregnancy, this was his child and the least she could do was talk to him about what they should do.

Right now though, she wanted to discuss with Tsunade about this.

She grabbed her keys and head on out to Konoha Hospital.

Sasuke walked towards the old training grounds that belong to the Uchiha clan and as he made his way past the hospital, his eyes hardened. His glared at the hospital with contempt and scowled. He could walk in and talk to Tsunade now that he was here. As he made his way towards the entrance of the hospital, he froze. He saw Hinata standing outside the door, her hair billowing in the wind. He didn't expect to run into her at all today and although he wanted to resolve the issue as soon as possible, he wasn't entirely sure about how to go about communicating with her.

For once, Sasuke Uchiha is stumped.

He scratched his head and decided to go up to her and speak to her at once about the matter. As he strode his way over to her, he noticed a long white strip in her hand and raised an eyebrow. As he neared her, he was surprised to find that she had yet to realize that he was next to her.

He coughed into his hand so his presence would be known.

Hinata blinked multiple times and her body jumped when she heard the noise. She had not realized that someone was right next to her. She jumped slightly and placed her hand over her chest. She could feel her pulse beating in her ears, blocking out other sound as she slowly turned to see the stranger beside her. She turned her head and noticed it was Sasuke. His eyes were dark and he was staring down at her with a look of discontent. She noticed that he wasn't too close where he would be breathing down her neck but close enough where she should have noticed him. She was slightly glad his bangs were covering his Rinnegan because seeing it would intimidate her even more than what she already felt by his overpowering presence.

"U-U-Uchiha-san!" She exclaimed as she quickly went to staring at her feet, her face burning from embarrassment.

"Hn."

Hinata flinched at his annoyed tone. She wished desperately to disappear at this very moment. She cursed herself for being so hesitant to step inside the hospital, clutching the evidence of her turmoil. She had been standing outside for twenty-five minutes, contemplating on how to speak to Tsunade about her pregnancy but she was so nervous and afraid of the staff of finding out that this child was not Naruto's. She couldn't bear the thought of potentially ruining his reputation or having the village speak ill of her family. Due to her hesitation, she was standing right next to the very person who was partially responsible for the cause of her anguish.

Hinata sucked in a deep breath and exhaled slowly. She gave him a tiny smile. "A-Am I i-in your way U-U-Uchiha-"

"We need talk about…" he waved his hand around her abdomen, "this," he interrupted rudely, cutting her off from her stuttering.

Hinata's face became flushed and she dreaded what he might say to her. She didn't want to be more stressed that she already was.

Sasuke's gaze on her never wavered as he carefully studied her. She was not far along enough yet to be showing but seeing her rest her hand on her abdomen shows him that she may already be forming a bond with their unborn child. He frowned at the thought. His eyes trailed back to her face and he noticed her cheeks were tinted red and that she was avoiding looking at him. He couldn't blame her really, it was nightmarishly uncomfortable being near someone who is the unexpected father of your unborn child. He watched her tongue slip out between her pink lips and lick the top of her lip and saw her eyes flickering between his direction and the direction of the door. He watched as her she absentmindedly rubbed her abdomen and watched her traced a circle around her belly button area. Going between her face and torso area, he noticed how elegant and soft her features were. He could tell that while spoke to him, her gentle smile held a meld of regality, gentleness, and respect. She truly is worthy of the title "Hyuuga princess."

"O-Oh." Her soft words brought him out of his gaze. "Well, we could meet when Sakura and Naruto are-"

Sasuke let out a frustrated groan escape through his lips. "Naruto and Sakura have no ties to 'it' so their input is none of my concern at the moment."

"B-But-"

Sasuke began to walk away from her and towards the Uchiha training compound once more. He stopped as he noticed Hinata wasn't walking alongside him. He gave her a side glance. "Follow me."

Hinata gulped but decided that she should follow him. It wasn't like she could avoid the situation any further. They were tied by the embryo currently in her uterus after all.

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As they reached the compound, Hinata was pleasantly surprised to find that their surroundings had blooming cherry blossoms and that the breeze was gentle. She heard the song birds chirp happily and heard distant running of a stream in the distance. She felt more at ease by taking in these peaceful surroundings.

Sasuke stopped by an open lake taking up the majority of the training ground and turned around to face Hinata. He took wide strides to reach her until he was only one feet away from her. Her eyes were downcast staring at his sandals and she fiddled with the sleeves of her long-sleeved dress before deciding to timidly raise her head to be face to face with him. She felt her cheeks become warm at their closeness. At this moment she decided to absorb his features. For being a ninja who traveled quite a bit, she was surprised to find no scares marring his smooth skin on his face and no blemishes whatsoever from the harsh sun rays from over the years. His skin was just as pale as hers but his eyes were the darkest she had ever seen; much more different than the warmth that Naruto's baby blue eyes held. He truly was a handsome man and she could see why all the girls in the academy fawned over the Uchiha but his aura is what drew her attention away from him. It was much colder in the past but now it just unsettled her.

Sasuke also took in her features once more and wondered why he never paid much attention to her in the academy when they were children. She was a wallflower and it was easy to forget about her. All he really knew about her was her feelings towards the blonde idiot. It was painfully obvious to the normal person but of course, Naruto being the dunce of the class and shinobi, he had no idea about how she felt. He heard stories about how she confessed her love to him during the Pain attack and even then, it took a couple more years before they were finally together. Looking at her now, she had blossomed into something he would have never expected.

Sure his wife is beautiful but she always has been since they were young. Sakura had bright pink hair and emerald eyes that made her stand out and it brought her lovely features. However, observing Hinata who never stood out in the academy, it came to Sasuke as quite a bit of a surprise to see her blossom into the woman that she is today. Although her dark hair was short, it framed her almond shaped face and brought out the contrast from her porcelain-like skin. Her pale eyes were framed by her dark, thick, long lashes that seemed to fan out as she blinked. She had a small, straight nose and her lips were pink and full. As his eyes trailed downwards, she wasn't hiding behind baggy clothes anymore and she filled out quite nicely.

No wonder Naruto fell for her. She is indeed stunning.

He pushed the thoughts out from his mind. "Get rid of it," he demanded, his tone flat and cold.

Hinata's eyes widened and she stifled her gasp that she almost let out. Get rid of it? Get rid of the baby? Hinata had expected him to say this and she tried to prepare herself for the words he had said but it was different from hearing it in real life than to practice the scenario in her head. How could he be so cold?

"W-What?" Hinata asked in disbelief.

"Get rid of it," Sasuke calmly stated, a frown beginning to tug his lips downward.

Hinata shuffled her feet and softly spoke to him, "I-I know that we both d-didn't want this a-and I understand how this must be difficult to c-cope with," Hinata paused, before closing her eyes, "b-but I would like to be given more time think about it myself."

Sasuke blinked before his face contorted into a scowl. "Why do you need time?"

"W-Well it's my baby too Sasuke." Hinata said with a hint of authority in her voice. She would stand her ground and although she respects Sasuke's wishes, she also wanted to be sure of hers and at the moment, she wasn't sure if she wanted to carry the child to full-term or to terminate.

"I-I want to be sure of my decision."

Sasuke rolled his eyes as he fully glared at her. "I have a say in this you do know that right?"

Hinata was staring at him with her mouth slightly open. She felt overwhelmed by the fact that he was not sensitive to how she was feeling about the situation at all. Of course Hinata never wanted the baby to begin with but she didn't want to terminate the baby without at least mulling over her options. "I-I-I have the final say U-Uchiha-san." Her eyes hardened with a look saying that there was no room for discussion. "I will c-contact you soon to speak m-more on the matter."

She turned away from and began to walk back to her home, not witnessing the menacing look Sasuke was giving her as she slipping out of his view.

Hinata was trembling as she entered her home. She didn't expect to run into Sasuke so soon and although they barely exchanged any words, the words that came out of his mouth made her flinch.

As the day began to darken, her children came home and greeted her warmly and she tried her best to seem as if nothing as amiss.

Later that evening, Naruto came home and Hinata was sitting on the dining table with a cup of water. She brought her head up at the sound of the door closing.

Naruto came into her view and he greeted her with a wave of his hand. He hung his cloak on the coat rack and walked over to his wife. He kissed her forehead and gently grabbed her hand. He led her into their bedroom and they quietly shut the door.

Once they were alone, Hinata wrapped her arms around Naruto's neck and buried her head into the crook of his neck. She clung onto him for dear life and was glad that he embraced her back. He rubbed small circles over the small of her back and let her stay there for as long as she needed even though he was mentally and physically drained from the day's tasks. Naruto observed her soft breath tickling his neck. He drew his arms back so they were only inches apart and sat down on their bed. He patted the spot next to him and waited for her to sit beside him.

Naruto clasped his hands together, unsure about what to say. "So…how are you doing?" He rubbed the back of his neck, patiently waiting for her to respond.

Hinata sighed and rested her head on his shoulder. "I'm…" terrified? Sad? Angry? Frustrated? "Okay I guess."

"You're lying."

Hinata's eyes flickered up to his eyes and back down. "A-Ah…"

"How do you really feel?" Naruto wrapped one arm across her shoulder, reassuring her.

Hinata bit her lip and she wanted to scream. "W-Well, I'm not happy at all. I-I feel frustrated, scared, sad…" She folded her hands together and twiddled her fingers in nervousness.

Naruto's eyes softened and he laid down on the bed. "Well I don't blame you." He paused for a bit and observed his wife's stiff posture. He brought his arms up and tugged her down so they were laying side by side. "Have you thought about what do with…it?" His eyes remained soft.

Hinata clenched her shut and she covered her face. She didn't want to bring up the short conversation she had with Sasuke. Naruto would be angered by the way she was spoken to so she decided to tell him how she truly felt.

"I-I don't know what do yet. I need more time." She turned her eyes towards Naruto.

His eyes held a bit of hurt and confusion and she saw that he was trying to guard his expressions but it was failing. To see his jaw clench and to see his eyebrows furrowed, she knew that he was upset at the possibility of having the pregnancy continue.

"I see."

Naruto stared at the clock and saw that it was 11:49 pm. His eyes grew weary and they were beginning to close. He realized that speaking to her on the matter was too tiring for him especially so late at night. He decided that they would revisit the topic sometime when they weren't so tired. He stood up and turned off the lights. He got into the bed and mumbled his goodnight. He soon fell asleep.

Hinata's eyes were watering and her body shook as she tried to stifle the sobs that threatened to escape her lips. She covered her body with the bed cover ready to fall asleep. Her back was turned to Naruto and she glanced the prescription Tsunade gave her.

She hoped that the following days will be better and that she would be able to decide on what to do.

Soon, sleep claimed her.

Hinata and Sasuke went about their lives quite differently and Sasuke tended to go with the flow often. However, being thrusted into this terrible situation made him wish he planned more carefully with Sakura instead of trusting her completely to handle this by herself.

Hinata was always a careful planner but she never planned for any of this to happen. She planned her life plans very carefully and so far, it had been going the way she wanted it to until now. Boy did this pregnancy want to make her want to crawl into a hole and die.

It's like an old saying said:

If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.

And this baby was not in their plans. Perhaps the heavens were laughing at the two.

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! It may have been slow but I wanted to go into how Sasuke and Hinata felt (ESPECIALLY HINATA) about the pregnancy. I hope this was conveyed through the chapter but yeah Sasuke and Hinata are finally meeting! Yayayay!

I also may have rushed this as well btw…(hides).

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