Any faster and the dark haired girl would've gotten whiplash she fainted so fast. She probably went into another coma as well the shock was so much. After a few minutes though, Hinata came to. Tsunade and Sakura were still in the room. Before sitting up she allowed herself to sink the news in. So I'm pregnant. With Naruto's kid… Well at least she had a reason to live now. Hinata propped herself up.
Tsunade was the one who spoke first. "Alright Hinata, please don't faint on me while I talk," The girl still looked quite green. "You can't tell anybody just yet about your… condition. I mean everybody will find out sooner or later, but for now let's just keep this between us. With the war just over, we don't know if there are any renegades still out there looking to hurt the village. And with your… position you'd be the perfect person to be captured first. Also, I believe this is obvious, but you'll be taking the standard two year leave for women in your position. However because you're so young with no husband for income either, your leave will be full paid. Sakura, can you escort the Hyuga home? I'm afraid she's going to faint on the way back Oh, and you're coming back every month for a check-up."
The two girls left the hospital together, and the walk home was silent. Hinata's pale eye stared at the ground while she tried to process her new position. She was carrying a child of the man she loved, and even though it wasn't created through the normal act, it was there. The next though stuck panic into her. Illegitimate children were on a high dishonor in the village alone, but for a Hyuga, this was even more extreme. She was on thin ice in the clan alone; this would get her kicked out for sure. Nobody was going to believe she was the Virgin Mary. She wouldn't even believe it. The two girls stopped by the manor door. "S…Sakura?"
"Yeah Hinata?"
"Nobody ever told me, h… how far along am I?" The words sounded strange in her mouth.
"Considering you were out for a while, you're on your second month now. Just remember to come back in four weeks."
"Th..Thank you Sakura-san. I really appreciate it." And with that, the Hyuga entered her house and closed the door.
She got into her room and lay down in her bed. How was she going to pull this off and keep this a secret? The answer eventually came. She'd go out during the days making her family think she was training and just come home in the evening. The only problem was that Shino and Kiba would get suspicious and ask her family what was up. I guess I have no choice but to tell them. But that can come later, next week she would've been officially well enough to train again. She sighed.
Curiosity overcame her and she got up and activated her Byakugan. Her channels seemed almost normal minus the small chaotic pattern in the lower reaches of her abdomen trying to work itself out. How she didn't see this before was beyond her. She did realize she looked a little bloated, but figured it was just her period on its way. Thank goodness she wore loose clothes so she could hide it for a while.
Next week…
"I can't wait to train with Hinata again today!" Kiba pumped his fist in the air.
"Neither can I, but we'll have to see how well she is first." Shino muttered.
"Spoil sport" Kiba sulked. After a little while of lying about round their favorite tree and meeting spot, Akamaru barked and they knew before long a patch of dark hair would be seen coming around the corner.
"Hiya!" Kiba popped down off of a branch, scaring Hinata half to death. She looked like she was going to pass out. Strange, Kiba thought, she normally only does that around Naruto… "Hinata, are you feeling alright?"
"N…No… I..It turns out I won't be training with you guys for a while…"
"Huh? What's up?" Kiba questioned. Akamaru whimpered right next to him.
"Well… you see…" Hinata relayed her story to them, right up to them not telling anybody and her plans to avoid her family's suspicions for a while.
"Wow…"Kiba looked thoroughly speechless and even Shino looked rather shocked. "If you ever need our help, you know we're here for you. Kurenai might not be bad to help you out and give you a word either."
Hinata smiled. It was nice to know she had such good friends.
