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Chapter 15 – Confessions
"Sakura-chan, how do you like this?" Mizuki Haruno questioned, "It will look good with that pink hair of yours, and it doesn't even look like maternity wear."
"It's fine mom," Sakura whined, eyes rolling. "Kushina-san, you really didn't have to come with us today," she said sheepishly.
"It's nothing Sakura-chan," the red head dismissed. "Besides, I wanted to check out what kind of maternity wear they had these days. Minato has been pressing for another child, and I'm afraid that I'm about to give in."
"He seems like the type that would want to be surrounded by a large amount of children," Sakura commented. "Besides, Naruto turned out well. Didn't he?"
Kushina nodded, "Not you too. It seems now I really am going to be having another child."
Sakura giggled, 'At least you've already had one, and you know what it feels like. And you don't have your money-hungry mother shopping with you. Ugh, I swear that I hate everything she chooses.'
"You're thinking of having another child at your age?" Mizuki queried, somewhat shocked. "Is that even healthy?"
Kushina's eyebrow twitched, "I'm only 38. How is that too old to have another child?"
"Oh, I didn't realize you had your first born at such a young age. Was he," she paused, "An accident?"
Kushina tensed, fist clenched. "Not really, my husband and I decided to have Naruto at such a young age. Why, was Sakura an accident?"
"As a matter of fact, she was," Mizuki retorted. "But you wouldn't know that because you and that damn husband of yours are too concerned in each other than anything else in this world. I bet you don't even pay attention to your son."
"At least my husband didn't die on me," Kushina stated, fists clenched, voice snarling. "At least he has the decency not to leave me with an unplanned baby."
Mizuki frowned, "How dare you make fun of my beloved husband like that? Your husband isn't even something to brag about either, with his immature mannerisms!"
"Eh, he, he," Sakura anxiously giggled. "How about we stop while we're ahead?" 'It's only been a month since my mom arrived and she and Kushina are already about to kill one another. Although I don't think my mom has much of a chance against Kushina. Nope, she has got no chance at all.'
"Stay out of this Sakura-chan," Kushina growled. "This is between this," she paused. "This thing and me, you don't want to get involved."
"I am not a thing!" Mizuki countered, "And you don't dare talk to my daughter in such a fashion!"
"The daughter you only care about because she is carrying an Uchiha baby?" Kushina smirked. 'Don't you dare insult me, Minato or Naruto around me. Hell, don't you dare even insult your own daughter around me.'
"Such a lie, I can't believe my daughter hasn't become a delinquent living around your influence," Mizuki fumed. "I'm surprised she hasn't gotten an abortion by now."
"Well I wish she did because then you wouldn't have the decency to visit her and wreck her life. Again!" Kushina said, fist raised.
"You impudent little tomboy of a woman!" Mizuki screamed, catching the attention of the milling shoppers. "I will not stand for this."
"That's it," Kushina stated, "You won't be standing for much longer." With that, Kushina launched her fist, Mizuki's face her target. "Take this!"
Sakura gasped, 'Did she just punch my mother?'
Mizuki staggered backwards, expression shocked. "Did you just?"
"I did."
"Why you!" Mizuki screeched, launching herself upon Kushina. 'How dare you punch me, me of all people!'
Sakura watched in shocked as the two women kicked, scratched and punched at one another. 'Eh, could this day get any worse?'
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'C'mon Hinata-chan, you've just got to be at home,' Kiba thought, eagerly knocking upon the Hyuuga home's door. 'You have a right to know this and a right to know this now.'
"Coming," he heard from within the house. "How may I help you, oh Kiba-kun?"
"Hinata-chan, will you come on a walk with me. I've got something very important to tell you and it just can't wait," he stated. "Please, it won't take long and I know you only got home recently but this is important."
She nodded, "I'll just have to go and tell my mom, or Neji," she softly said. Kiba nodded. Hinata disappeared from the door, only to return moments later. "They said that it's fine, I must just be back before dark."
"C'mon," he whispered, gently grasping her wrist. "I've got a lot to tell you."
"Mm," she sighed, allowing him to guide her. 'Kiba-kun isn't usually this urgent with anything, so this must be very important if he wants to rush like this,' she thought, noting that he led her towards the park.
"You know we promised to tell each other everything?" he questioned, pulling her behind a great oak tree. "How we said that if we found anything that would hurt the other, then we'd tell one another."
"Yes Kiba-kun," she replied. "I don't understand though," she continued, knitting her thumbs together. The wind blew, gently ruffling the pair's hair, only adding to the tense atmosphere.
"You know I'd never lie to you right?" he questioned, sweat forming upon his brow. 'Damn, this is so nerve-wrecking. I wish I didn't have to do this to her.'
She nodded, "I really don't understand Kiba-kun," she stated. "Is something wrong, then you know you can tell me." 'I hope something hasn't happened to Kiba-kun or Akamaru.'
"Hinata-chan," he whispered, gently embracing her. "I don't want to tell you this but you do have a right to know. Naruto is, after all, your boyfriend." 'Crap this is a lot harder than I imagined.'
"Kiba-kun, please just tell," she softly pleaded, returned the gesture. "I promise I won't be angry or mad at whatever you wish to tell me."
"Then Hinata-chan," he paused. "I saw Naruto and Sakura kissing."
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Sakura groaned, 'I haven't been this tired in weeks,' she thought, scoffing into her room. "Naruto," she began, noting his presence. "Remind me to never go shopping with my mom and your mom ever again," she stated, flopping onto the space beside him. "I swear, after they wrecked the entire store they still hadn't burned off half of their anger."
Naruto sighed, gently pulling her head into his lap. "Next time I'll go with. Then you can restrain your mother and I'll restrain mine," he whispered, combing her pinkette locks.
"We haven't had much time to spend together," she stated, wistfully. "Neither as best friends nor a couple, I do miss it," she softly continued. "Especially with the whole arranged marriage thing, and then Sasuke appearing."
"So do I, but now, even though it's only a little bit of time we get to spend with each other, we should enjoy it," he said, gently caressing her cheek. "We might not get enough time until baby-chan is born."
"I know. Hopefully, once baby-chan is born all of this will pass," she said, hopeful. "Then things can go back to normal, the way they were before all of this. Where it was you, me, baa-chan and all our friends having a good time together, right now, I just want to forget Suna."
Naruto grinned, "So you'd want to stay with me?"
"To be honest," she began. "I don't actually know."
"What do you mean?" he questioned, frowning.
"Please don't be mad as I say this," she paused. "But when I saw Sasuke again, I just felt as all those feelings I had for him, they just came rushing back. Those feelings I tried to ignore, I tried to hide. They just came back, no matter how much I didn't want them to."
"Shh," Naruto hushed. "I understand. You did go out with the teme for two years, didn't you? I would be worried if you felt nothing for him if he returned. From what you told me, it wasn't his fault you have baby-chan in your stomach."
Sakura smiled softly, "I guess, but it just makes everything so much harder. I love him but I love you as well," she confessed, blushing. "I really do love you Naruto. When Sasuke returned, he came to my room, asking me to forget about you, so that we could start a family. But I couldn't say yes. I couldn't leave you behind, because I really do love you Naruto."
"Sakura-chan," Naruto remarked, utterly shocked. "I didn't know you felt that way." 'Sakura-chan loves me? She loves me back?'
"You don't have to say it back, I just want you to know that," she whispered, gently locking gazes, clashing emerald with sapphire. 'As long as he knows, I can be happy. Even if he doesn't love me in the same sense, as long as he knows that I really do love him.'
"Ever since that night on the beach, I realized that I really did love you. I realized that I couldn't forget about you. I realized that life would be hell if I hadn't had met you. You were my savior Naruto. You stopped me from the hurt so many times."
"I…I…I" Naruto stammered, breathless, "I love you too, Sakura-chan, 'tebayo."
'Naruto loves me back?' Sakura questioned, finding no lie within his sapphire eyes. 'Does this mean that we're meant to be?'
Slowly, Naruto re-positioned them, so that his face was mere inches from Sakura's. "Can I?" he whispered.
She nodded, allowing him to kiss her.
'This isn't like the kiss we have almost a month ago, there's more in this kiss. There's love in this kiss,' Sakura thought, slowly reciprocating the gesture. 'Maybe I shouldn't accept Sasuke's offer, maybe baby-chan and I should live with Naruto, where I'll truly be happy.'
The kiss wasn't long, yet both were left breathless. "That just keeps getting better and better," Naruto whispered, breath ragged, heart pounding. He leaned forward, fully intending to capture her lips yet again but she stopped him, placing a finger upon his lips.
"As much as I'd love to," she began, "Baby-chan is really craving some ramen."
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'Kiba-kun couldn't have been telling the truth. Kiba-kun was lying,' Hinata thought. 'Naruto-kun wouldn't cheat on me. I know that. But just to make sure, Kiba-kun and I are going to ask Naruto-kun.'
"Hinata-chan," Kiba began, "Please don't think I was lying to you, you know I wouldn't," he softly pleaded. "I wouldn't intentionally hurt you like that, you know that don't you?"
"I want to believe you wouldn't Kiba-kun, but I have to make sure," she replied, not meeting his gaze. 'Kiba-kun has always liked me as more than a friend. He must just be making this up so that he can break Naruto-kun and I up,' she thought, nodding her head.
'Naruto-kun would never cheat on me in that way, especially not with Sakura-chan, they aren't like that. Neither of them,' she concluded. 'This will all be a joke, everything. Naruto-kun and Sakura would deny Kiba-kun's accusations and life would go back to normal.'
'Yes life would go back to normal.' "We're almost at Naruto-kun's house," she stated, gazing determinedly. "You'll see that Naruto-kun would never cheat on me," she said, turning to face him.
"Then, what is that?" he questioned, motioning forward. Hinata frowned, turning her head forward. Her pupil-less eyes widened, her knees buckled and her frame trembled. 'That is not Naruto-kun and Sakura holding hands?' she thought, using Kiba as a support.
Naruto and Sakura laughed, hands intertwined, gazes loving. They seemed not to notice Kiba and Hinata. 'Kiba-kun couldn't have been right, this isn't really happening. No, this is just a dream.'
But the tears cascading down her cheeks reminded her that this was no dream. "I'm sorry you had to see this Hinata-chan," Kiba softly said, cradling her trembling frame tenderly.
'I feel as if my heart has just shattered, broken into millions of irreplaceable pieces,' she thought, pushing herself into Kiba's secure grasp. "Ki…ba-k…un…" she stammered, hiccupping.
"Shh, I'm here for you Hinata," he soothed. "We'll sort this out; you just have to trust me."
"Can… y…ou…ta…ke...away the pa…in?" she asked, gripping his shirt.
"I promise that I'll try, no matter how long it takes."
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Lorelock