Sakura waited quietly by the door as she listened in on the King's conversation. Frowning she could hear him saying things she didn't want to hear.
"Perhaps she needs to go back. This isn't her war to fight…" He murmured quietly to his company.
"But Teme… Look at what she's doing to the Kingdom. People are starting to listen and did you see their reaction when she addressed them, the King of Clubs was exiled?" the loud mouthed blond argued. "They looked at her like she had told them all they had won Wonderland. They hated that idiot too."
It was quiet for a few minutes before she heard any one speak again. "I'm just afraid she'll want to go home and never return…" Sasuke said softly.
Then there was a loud slapping noise and a muffled groan. "And you call me the idiot… Fight for her stupid." Naruto shouted. There was another sound of slapping and a whine from Naruto who then appeared at the door. Sakura gasped and pulled back from the door she looked wide-eyed at the blond who stood there and stared at her silently for a second or two. "Oh Hey Sakura… What's the hurry?" Naruto said cheerfully.
"What?"
"Play along." Naruto whispered leaning forward. "Sakura-chan?"
"Oh Uh… I was looking for Sasuke-kun… I wanted to check his wounds." Sakura said nervously. Naruto grinned and let her pass. "Uhm… Sasuke-kun?" Sakura said quietly glancing down at her feet before up at him.
"How much did you hear?"
Sakura looked up surprised at his words. She blushed slightly before walking towards the dark-haired King who slouched forward into his seat. He hissed quietly but didn't correct his posture. "Sasuke-kun lean back." Sakura said frowning now as she watched the range of emotion playing on his face. "Lean back." Sakura said again as came to stand in front of the man.
"How much did you hear?" Sasuke asked again leaning his elbows on his knees. He hissed again before Sakura frowned and put her hands on his shoulders and pushed him back. "Sakura."
"You want to send me home because you don't want me hurt." She said looking straight at him. "But I'm not going anywhere." She said leaning down to be eye level with the King.
He looked uncomfortable and frowned. "Sak-"
"Nope. You can't change my mind. I am going to stay. I refuse to go back." She said snapping . "Sasuke-kun, I've gotten use to it here. I like it much better than my life on earth. Even if I live here until I am old and return to Earth looking brand new. I refuse to go back and not know what this life would be like!"
Sasuke looked at her in slight surprise that she raised her voice at him. "Sakura…" He murmured softly before gripping her wrists. His voice low and barely above a whisper when he pulled her down into his lap. "I fear you getting injured or worse… killed. I couldn't live with myself if your death was caused by something I had done."
Sakura smiled and leaned against him. "It won't be on you and if I happened to get killed here at least I will die happy. Sasuke-kun I was miserable on Earth so this… This is just like heaven to me." She said resting her head against his good shoulder.
Nearly an hour later Naruto came looking for the couple only to find them asleep. He smiled and stepped back out of the room. He'd leave the sleeping couple alone for a little while longer. He knew Sasuke hadn't been sleeping well since he returned to the palace.
Turning around after closing the door he came face to face with the King's brother. "Tachi." Naruto nodded before stepping side. "They are sleeping… I'd leave them alone until dinner." He added before heading back towards his tea room.
Standing in the mess of a room he frowned at looked at the large rubble pile towards the far side of the room.
"This is why I hate battles… My room is always destroyed…" He sighed, catching a glimpse of the shy dark-haired child hiding in the grass. "Yuki. I see you." He said grinning as the little girl stepped out frowning. "What's wrong?" He asked noticing the child's tears.
He quickly scooped her up and gave her a hug in hopes of calming her down but it only made it worse. The tears the little girl had been holding back suddenly released into a full-out crying fit. She clutched onto Naruto's jacket as she cried and buried her face into his shoulder.
"I can't fina Kaa-san…" She managed to say between sobs. "I want Kaa-san."
Naruto nodded slightly before rubbing her back. "I'm sure she didn't get far. She's probably just working… You know when the tall dragon man came into my tea room and there was a lot of fighting going on?"
Yuki nodded slowly before lifting her head and wiping her eyes with her arm. "Your Kaa-san was fighting against them. She didn't get hurt but now she's making sure all her men didn't get hurt either. I'm sure as soon as she's done making sure they are okay she'll come looking for you." Naruto smiled.
"I want Kaa-san…" She murmured again. Naruto laughed at the sound of the girl's voice. "Naruto oji-san…" She pouted seconds later.
It left the blond man smiling as he carried his niece around. "Come on… We'll go look for your Kaa-san or otou-san." He murmured as the girl's head laid back onto his shoulder. Naruto knew where the child's mother would be and quietly tried to think if it was a good idea to bring the girl to her mother or not as she had been placed in the infirmary until further notice due to a large gash across her side and back. He also knew that her husband would probably not leave her side unless told otherwise. Which Naurto hoped would soon. He was kind of worried about the fact that his niece had yet to see her parents.
"Neji!" Naruto yelled when he saw the long-haired man exit the infirmary. "How is she?" Naruto ask as the man turned towards him.
"She'll recover…" Neji spoke quietly as he took notice of his daughter. "May I?"
Naruto nodded and transferred the little girl to her father. "She was upset earlier… and I knew better than bring her here while Ten's in there…" Naruto smiled. He was kinda grateful that the little girl could pretty much sleep through anything like her mother. "Teme and Sakura-chan were passed out in the throne room earlier." He grinned as the long-haired noble stared at him.
"Otou-san?" Yuki murmured as she curled herself into the man's arms. "I missed you." She added wrapping her arms around his neck. "Where is Okaa-san?"
"Sleeping… We'll visit her later." Neji replied quietly as he pressed a soft kiss into the girl's hair. Naruto smiled again it was rare for Neji to show any visual affection to people. Usually it was a scowl or blank look from the Hyuga.
"Lord Hyuga… Your wife… She's…" A nurse said coming quickly to the men in the hall. "She's…"
"Spit it out." Naruto snapped annoyed that the woman seemed to be intimidated by the two men in front of her.
"She's with child!"
Since my NejiTen dreams are shot I'ma be an angry fangirl for a little while... but anywayssss I hope you like the chapter and no killing me over cliff hangers. :3 They are in here for a reason. ;) Plus I wanted to take the focus of Sasuke and Sakura for a moment and let the others shine through. :p
and I'm sorry it's taken me this long to update but the holiday season is way to busy for me to do anything aside from have my brain melt into a big pile of mush...