I'm terribly sorry I've made you all wait so long for the next chapter. I've been having trouble thinking of what to write, and not only that, I've been trying to write a couple other stories at the same time. I'm sorry. -Dodges the tomatoes being thrown-
Sasuke: MY TOMATOES! ;-;
Look, now you made him sad. Anyways, I'm going to try and focus a little bit on the mission Sasuke, Itachi and Shikamaru went off on, but I mainly want to focus on the two pregnant women that have to share a house while their husbands are gone. The only problem is, I'm still having trouble thinking of what should happen, so I might focus on the mission in this chapter and the next chapter. I don't know, we'll have to see. I hope you enjoy the chapter!
Sakura shuffled out of the bathroom slowly, more pale than usual. She felt exhausted, especially after heaving up her previous meal, which had been one of her favorites. "Must...make it...to the...bedroom..." Sakura said dramatically, stretching out her hand towards the room just a little ways down the hallway.
"You're so dramatic," Hinata huffed, popping her head outside of the room she was occupying right across from Sakura and Sasuke's room.
The pink-haired woman caught the doorframe of her room and turned slightly to grin at her best friend. Shaking her head, Hinata stepped out and caught Sakura's arm, guiding her into the bedroom. Sakura laid down on the bed as Hinata sat on the edge.
"Pregnancy sucks," Sakura grumbled. Only nodded once in agreement, Hinata then tilted her head to the side thoughtfully.
"Not always." A warm smile spread across the dark-haired woman's face as she thought about the baby inside of her. "It's wonderful knowing you have a life inside of you. And what makes that life even more special is that you and the person you love created it, it's unique and it's a part of you." Hinata wrapped her fingers around Sakura's wrist and guided the delicate hand over to her rounded stomach, resting it there. After a minute, Sakura felt the baby kick before she drew her hand away while giggling.
Green eyes flickering towards her own stomach, her hand moved to rest gently on it, knowing that one day the life inside her would be kicking too. "I've always wanted to be a mother."
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The three men skid to a stop at the outskirts of the small town that had requested their help in capturing troublemakers. It sounded like an easy mission, so none of them had a clue why Tsunade had sent three people to do the job.
"Let's ask around to see if we can get any information on these troublemakers," Shikamaru suggested, slowly making his way into the small town. Itachi and Sasuke followed, glancing around with their dark eyes as they passed various shops and houses. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, and every person they passed was smiling and talking to another person.
A door slammed from one of the shops down the street, three heads full of black hair turning to look. Shrugging it off, the men continued to walk through town. They arrived in front of an Inn, deciding that they should get a room to stay in first since they didn't know how long the mission was going to take.
Shikamaru waved gently with his hand. "You two go look around some more, try and get some information. I'll get us a room. Meet me back here in a hour."
The two Uchiha males nodded, then set off down the street. They approached a numerous amount of people that they passed and asked them about the troublemakers and the bad happenings of the past few weeks. Each person had shook their head and claimed that they knew very little of the troublemakers and incidents involving them.
Sasuke and Itachi were turning away from one of the villagers as a shopowner called, "Wait!" Turning back and walking up to the middle-aged man, the two raised their eyebrows in question. "Are you the shinobi sent from the Hidden Leaf Village?"
"Yes," Itachi answered simply. "Do you know anything about these troublemakers or incidents involving them?"
The man nodded, the explained, "They stole food from my shop last week. I didn't get a good look at them, but I think they are rogue ninja. They have been stealing from shops, and I've also been hearing reports about missing children."
"Missing children?" Sasuke asked, getting a sad nod from the shopowner.
"That's all I know, but if I hear more I'll be sure to tell you. You will be staying at the Inn, right?"
"Yes. Thank you."
Itachi and Sasuke turned away from the man and decided to head back to the Inn early, eager to tell Shikamaru of the information they collected. Sasuke looked slightly angry, staring down at the ground as they walked with his hands shoved in his pockets.
Itachi stared at his brother, wondering what he was thinking, then said, "Sasuke?" The raven-haired man looked over at his older brother, catching the questioning look on his face.
"They're taking children, Itachi." Sasuke turned away, slightly embarrassed. "Now that I'm going to be a father, whenever I hear of these things I get kind of nervous. But just the thought of someone taking another person's child angers me." Itachi only sighed, a silent understanding surrounding the two brothers.
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"I just don't know why, but baby clothes are so cute!" Sakura gushed, scrunching up her nose as she smiled. This reminded her of the picture of Itachi she had seen in the newspaper. "Oh, and I loved that picture of Itachi with the pink fuzzy hat on! Sasuke and I cut it out of the paper and taped it on the refrigerator!"
The two woman shared a laugh, mentally picturing the man with the pink fuzzy hat on his head. Sakura wiped a couple tears from her eyes that had formed from her laughing.
As their laughter subsided a comfortable silence fell between the two. The sound of the front door bursting open downstairs met their ears, fear flooding through the two women.
Wide pearl-colored eyes met equally wide emerald ones. Sakura grabbed Hinata's hand and clutched it tightly, hoping it had just been the wind that had blown the door open. "What do we do?" Sakura whispered, biting her bottom lip.
"I don't know," Hinata replied softly. "We're both ninja, but we're pregnant. If we get into a fight it would risk our baby's life."
Frozen in place, the two stared nervously at the doorway of Sakura's room, hoping if they stayed quiet the person, if it was a person, would not come up the stairs. Both women whimpered when they heard the bottom step of the staircase creak.
Heh heh...cliffhanger. Sorry if the chapter seems short. I'll try to update more often. The mission the men are on is...I don't even know. I pulled the idea out of thin air because I needed a little action and adventure in the story. Anyways, I'll try and start on the next chapter!