Hinata woke up in Naruto's arms, a sensation she had feared she would never expirience. She yawned and snuggled closer to him. She could feel his heart beating against her skin. She sighed happily, the events of the days before completely wiped from her mind. Naruto yawned and tightened his hold on Hinata.

"Goodmorning, HInata-chan." he whispered in her ear.

Hinata turned her head and kissed him.

"Goodmorning, Naruto-kun.' she replied.

Slowly buy surely they couple began to wake up and remember the dire situation before them. HInata wanted nothing more than to bury herself under her covers and shut the rest of the world out, but Naruto encouraged her to get out for a while. He went home and changed while Hinata got ready.

Meanwhile, Hiashi was locked in a battle with himself. Hinata: His first born. He had just discovered her drive and passion; her relentlessness. She had finally proven herself to him. He thought of all the years he wasted pushing her away. Now, when he was finally ready to try and restore their relationship, would she be taken away from him forever? And what if she wasn't? It would be the descision of the clan, but ultimately he was responsible. Would he have to put his own daughter to death? Or would he be responsible for the outbreak of a horrible war? He hadn't stopped wrestling with himself over the matter since he had first read the horrifying message. Images of Hinata; cold, pale, and lifeless; never stopped haunting his mind.

Hinata spent the entire day with Naruto. They ate breakfast together, went for a walk around town, ate lunch, went for a walk in the park, ate dinner, and then they went to Naruto's appartment. After Naruto shut the oor, he turned and pulled Hinata into his arms. She put her hands against his chest. They looked at each other lovingly. Hinata went up on her tip-toes and kissed him. He kissed her back. The two of them fit together perfectly. It was so natural. Naruto traced Hinata's neck with his lips. He gently pushed back the collar of her shirt. Hinata shuddered ever so slightly. Naruto paused.

"Don't stop." she pleaded in a breathy voice.

Naruto chuckled. He gently guided her to his bed and set her down gently. Hepushed her shirt up a bit and kissed her stomach. HInata clossed her eyes and ran her fingers through his hair. She was blushing furiously, but she didn't care. Naruto slowly unzipped Hinata's jacket part way. He kissed a trail down her neck to her chest. Hinata felt a sigh of joy rise to her lips. She reached up and unzipped Naruto's jacket. She put a hand on his bare chest and ran it up to his shoulder. He kissed the inside of her neck and she ran her finger through his hair, breathing in deeply. She pushed his jacket off his shoulders a bit and ran her hand down his back. He gently unzipped her jacket the rest of the way. Hinata sighed. He put a hand on her stomach and kissed her lips again. Tears sprung to Hinata's eyes. She turned her head away.

"I-I'm s-s-sorry, N-Naruto-kun." she squeaked.

She put her finger to her lip and closed her eyes. Naruto stood up and turned around. HInata wimpered quietly.

"I-I-I'm sorry." she said again.

Naruto zipped up his jacket and shrugged.

" Its okay. You're not ready. I'm fine with that."

He felt her clutch his sleeve. He turned to look at her. She looked up at him appologetically.

"I-It's not th-th-that. I-I'm just s-s-so unsure of everything right n-n-now." she said softly.

She looked down.

"I-I want to...give you...all of me..."

She looked up at him, a sad smile on her face.

"...forever...I-I want to give you everything."

Naruto's vision blurred with tears. He cupped her head in his hands and pulled her to his chest.

"Hinata-chan..." he said lovingly.

"She is the future head of this clan. As such, it is her responsibility, her duty, to do whatever is best for the clan as a whole. We can decide whatever we want here today but, in the end, it comes down to her. She could die for the good of her people. She could run away from her duty and plunge her people into a devastaing war. Or she could make a declaration of war and lead her people valiantly."

It was the sixth dayof the week. They Hyuuga council were all gathered. Members of all different branches were there. They needed to make a descision and soon. Each reprsentative in the council was giving their answer and the reason for it. Hinata's uncle, on her mother's side, was speaking now. Hiashi sat, listening intently. Hinata sat at his right. Hanabi sat slightly behind and to the right of her sister. Neji sat on Hiashi's left. Neji watched each speaker carefully, judging their opinions and logic in his mind. Hinata looked at no one. She sat with her head bowed, looking at the floor. Whenever anyone talked about "her sacrifice" she felt Hanabi touch her back. When her uncle was done speaking, he sat down. Hiashi stood up. Just as he was about to speak, Tsunade burt into the room. Everyone turned to look at her, all shocked by her sudden appearence.

She was panting heavily. Her cheeks were rosey. Hiashi cleared his throat.

"Do you have some news, Tsunade-sama?" he asked.

Tsunade starightened up.

"Not so much news as an idea." she said.

Hiashi looked at Tsunade curiously. He sat down.

"Please." he said.

Tsunade steped into the room. She glanced at Hinata, then adressed the group.

'I've been thinking long and hard about this whole situation. I'm sure you know to what situation I'm reffereing to. I have thought through several different scenarios and possible outcomes. I beleive I have an idea as to what to do. It may not solve the problem, but it will buy us some time, at the very least."

"Tell us." Hiashi insisted.

Tsunade looked at Hiashi very seriuosly.

"Tell this other clan that Hinata-sama is pregnant."

Hinata froze. The entire room was dead silent. Tsunade looked around as everyone slowly digested what she had said. She could see them all thinking it over.

"You're right. That won't solve our problem."

Everyone looked at Hiashi. His eyes were closed. He looked up at Tsunade. a small smile passed his lips.

"But it will provide more time." he said.

Hinata felt her heart nearly fly out of her chest.

"9 months. That's more than enough time to really consider every option, no matter how raical. If all it does is give us more time, that's enough." Tsunade confirmed.

Hishi looked around at the council.

"Any objections?" he asked.

The room was silent. Hiashi looked at Tsunade.

"Prepare the message immeadiately." he said.

Tsunade nodded. She looked at Hinata and gave her a quick smile. Tehn she turned around and went away. Hinata sat in shock. Pregnant. 9 months. Even though she knew it wasn't real, her hand instinctively went to her stomach. She felt Hanabi's light touch on her back. Hinata smiled. 9 more months. Compared to the seven days she had previously, it seemed like a lifetime.

Naruto put his hand under Hinata's bare back. He pulled her up toward him. She sighed with utter bliss. He kissed the inside of her neck. She ran her hand along his chest and the played with the hair at the back of his head. Their legs entwined. Hinata ran her toes along his calf. She gasped and he stroked her arm gently.

"Hinata-chan..." Naruto whispered blissfully

"Naruto-kun..." she replied breathlessly.

HInata lay in bed, staring at the ceiling. She was at an all time high. She felt Naruto steady, strong heartbeat next to her and a excited shiver went up her spine. She smiled and sighed. Naruto yawned and turned over to face her. He smiled.

"Goodmorning, Aisuru(Love)." he said lovingly.

Hinata blushed.

"Goodmorning, Naruto-kun." she replied before kissing him on the cheek.