Author's Note: I haven't done the request that I got some time ago. Im sowwy, I was working on Omnipotence... yeah...

Requested From: simbaloveshismufasa

Prompt: Prompts hm? What about Sasuke discovering Hinata's pregnant? Or something ya know haha :)

Parenting

Hinata stared in the mirror with a combination of shock and horror. Mostly horror, for various reasons.

Primarily that because with her Byakugan activated, she could easily see the reflected chakra ball that was located in her belly. To be even more precise, in her uterus. A small, supposedly insignificant blue ball that continued burning brightly. Ah. So it wasn't going to disappear.

Hinata promptly fainted.

Waking up with a pounding headache a couple hours of later, Hinata immediately reactivated her Byakugan, and looked down at her stomach. The overly bright blue ball was still there, it's flames flickering with mirth.

And while Hinata could see it quite clearly... she pinched herself, just to make sure. And no... it was not a nightmare. It was reality. As much as she tried denying it: it was ineluctably, and unmistakably there.

And so Hinata lost consciousness... again.

Waking up for the third time that morning (or was it afternoon...?), Hinata glanced at the clock. It was exactly ten o'clock; she usually woke up at six. Sighing, she looked down (her Byakugan activated), at her belly with dread, still seeing that blue ball of chakra.

She was pregnant. And by who?

Uchiha Sasuke. One would never believe it; sometimes, she didn't quite believe it herself - but after a series of unfortunate events, Hinata found herself in front of the mirror, with a hand on her too-pregnant belly.

Maybe the fact that the both of them where drunk (probably... she couldn't quite remember if Sasuke was or wasn't. He probably was, however, if he'd even consider having sex with her), and present at the reception party of Naruto and Sakura's wedding helped. It was the first time that Hinata had gotten drunk.

She prayed for it to be the last. Then again, looking at her stomach, it would be.

No words could describe the horror that Hinata had experienced (almost as bad as this) when she had woken up nude intertwined with a naked Uchiha Sasuke. She had quickly removed herself from his hold, picked up the bits of stray clothing she saw scattered across the room, and left without faltering.

She hadn't even looked back to see Sasuke's eyes open with blatant surprise. After all, which woman would ever miss the chance to see him naked when sober? Hyuuga Hinata, apparently.

But... back to the real question: would she, or would she not have an abort? It pained her to consider it, but it was certainly a possibility. If the Hyuuga ever found out that she was not married and pregnant... by Uchiha Sasuke, no less... she would be disowned. Not only disowned, she would have to be sealed.

Was all of that worth the baby? Putting her hand against her lower stomach area, she decided that yes, it was. After all, this baby was just another human; a human that was not at all to blame for her misgivings. She wasn't about to kill it just because it existed. It was... inside her.

A part of her.

Through thick in thin, she would have this baby. It would be hers, something that belonged to her like nothing else ever had. Naruto would have to be forgotten; the baby was much more important. Was this how her own mother felt? It was a wonder... how a baby can become the centre of her world just from existing.

But wasn't this how Naruto had been? Her shining bright light, just because he was there? Only by talking to her once... she had already placed him as her saviour, even though he had never been hers to begin with. And he was Sakura's now. Thinking about it, Hinata deducted that he always had been. She had just been too blind and hopeful to see it.

Hinata shook away those thoughts. It was those thoughts that got her drunk in the first place, so it was best not to dwell on them.

And there was one thing that she had to do in order to avoid any more trouble. It would be her priority. It had to be her priority. There was absolutely no way that she was dragging Sasuke Uchiha into this mess. He who could easily see her the chakra in her uterus with his Sharingan.

She had to avoid him... her future child's life depended on it.

A month after discovering her pregnancy, all was moving smoothly. She had avoided Sasuke to the best of her abilities; and to be quite honest, it wasn't anything new - as she had evaded Sasuke after the 'incident', as she had begun to call it. So there was no suspicion raised there.

Hinata had confronted the Hyuuga head (her father) about her necessary renouncement of the Hyuuga name... through a letter. He had been bewildered and angry, but as she had done nothing (he had yet to know) that dirtied the Hyuuga name, it was legally allowed.

Of course, she had had to go see him at least once; she had done so with much anxiety and sweaty palms. Luckily, the Hyuuga were prohibited from using the Byakugan in the Hyuuga compound. No one had learned about her 'shameful' pregnancy.

After taking care of those affairs, she no longer had a last name; and just remained as 'Hinata'. And as Hinata, she had gone to see the Hokage so that Tsunade could inevitably take her off the mission's roster. She was no longer in a fit condition to continue the dangerous assignments that could affect the baby.

Tsunade's eyebrows reached the sky when she learned that Hinata was pregnant. On instinct, she queried about the identity of the father; Hinata strictly refused to answer any questions, although she had confirmed that the father, was in fact not Naruto.

It had taken all of the blonde woman's training to not show the astonishment that she had felt at that given moment in time. Instead, she nodded to the piece of information, and scribbled something on a stray piece of paper.

"I'll be your doctor for this, Hinata," Tsunade smiled. "As one of my specially trained medical ninja, I will not let anyone else be the midwife for this baby." Hinata had profusely thanked Tsunade for her act of kindness, before hastily leaving the building.

Finally, after so long, she could relax her tense shoulders. Everything was set. The baby would be fine, and wouldn't be marked. She supposed that she herself was supposed to be marked, but somehow her father had pulled some strings and let her escape from that fate. It was probably his last act as her father before he inescapably became a stranger to her.

There was one thing left to do: to avoid Uchiha Sasuke. And with his reluctance to see her (at least, she thought so) combined with the powers of her Byakugan, it seemed liked a piece of cake.

If only.

"What do you think is happening?" Sakura asked hesitantly, one of her hands nervously twisting the ring on her ring finger. The pink haired woman was still unused to the weight on her finger... although it was not like it was unpleasant. Currently, she was having a heated (and quite concerned) conversation with her friends about her other friend. Talking behind one's back, some would say.

"I don't know," Ino pouted. "Whatever it is, it's not good. I haven't been able to talk to Hinata properly for about two months now."

"I agree," Tenten motioned, tilting her head a bit to the left. "Hinata has easily been escaping my grasp, what with her abundance of excuses and all."

The three girls were seated in a dark-lit café; it was scarce to find traces of customers around them. The café was not very large, and the walls were painted a dark purple.; the colour went along nicely with the mahogany chairs and tables. There was a single rugged-looking waiter standing guard at the entrance. Luckily, it seemed like he wasn't concerned with their conversation in the least.

"Do you think we should corner her?" Sakura suggested, brushing her cotton candy pink hair back, her emerald eyes glinting. "But then again, I'd feel guilty..."

"I would too," Ino nodded in agreement, and then shook her head. "There's no way we could do that. Although... thinking about it, it is kind of obvious what the whole deal is about." Both Ino and Tenten simultaneously glanced at Sakura, and then at the ring on her finger.

"Yeah... even though we're worried... we do have to think about her feelings, too," the brunette slowly exhaled through her nose. "We all know how she was in love with-"

Sakura suddenly had a guilty look on her face. "I know, I know. The whole village knows. She was in love with Naruto, right?" But then she suddenly got defensive. "That doesn't give her a claim to him! They were never in a relationship in the first place!"

"We never said anything, Sakura," Ino muttered, before her crystal blue eyes looked away. "There's no use in discussing it... it won't do any good. We just need to give Hinata time, is all. There's nothing we can do."

All three girls sighed before sharing worried looks. If only there was something they could do... What could they possibly do to help Hinata's heartache over Naruto?

If only they knew.

Meanwhile, Hinata was worriedly frowning at the clock, Naruto being the last thing on her mind. After she had found out about her shameful pregnancy, she slowly started to lose focus on Naruto, although she did think about him from time to time. After all... the baby was more important than romance.

A hand slithered to cradle her stomach, a shadow of a smile hinting at her face. Already... she was in her third month, and it was time for her appointment with Tsunade. Morning sickness was a given, and it was more than unpleasant... luckily, the cravings would be experienced later.

Taking one last look at her apartment, she left, wondering if Tsunade could possibly tell her what gender her baby was going to be.

Walking towards the Hokage building, Sasuke Uchiha scowled at the scroll in his hand. He had already completed the S-class mission; it was time to report it. How annoying. Didn't that Hokage know already that he would complete whatever mission given to him, without fail?

Apparently she didn't. And she still didn't trust him, even though he had been pardoned due to his 'commitment' (bah... fighting against Madara. It was more because of his own interests rather than this supposed 'commitment' to Konoha) in the war. He hadn't been accepted with open arms... but that was just fine with him, and it showed that the civilians still had some brains in their hollow heads.

Except for the women. But that was another matter, after all.

After entering the building, he lazily walked up to the receptionist, a demand bubbling in his throat. "Take me to the Hokage."

The receptionist - a woman with light brown hair and brown eyes squeaked when she saw him. "I.. I..." she pushed up the glasses situated before her eyes. "I'm afraid I can't do that... Lady T-tsunade is overlooking a p-pregnancy check up."

Sasuke's obsidian eyes narrowed, impatience making his nostrils flair. "And who might she be overseeing?" A scalding tone was used. Inwardly, Sasuke calculated the possibilities... it was very rare that Tsunade (the Hokage) would do something of this scale for someone. That person was clearly closely acquainted with her, as Tsunade wouldn't do such favours otherwise. As it was a woman... The first and most plausible option was Sakura, who was already married to Naruto.

"I'm a-afraid that's r-restricted information," she mumbled. Sasuke glared at her, his Sharingan activating, the tomoes swirling. He took a threatening stance over her, one hand on the desk.

"I'll repeat it one more time. Who is Tsunade overseeing?" The receptionist, frightened as a mouse, squealed while moving back hurriedly.

"Hinata! The ex-heiress!" She was quivering with fright, and exhaled a visible sigh of relief as Sasuke pulled back, his Sharingan deactivating. His posture tensed, as he remembered what happened three months ago.

He had allowed Naruto to pull him into a drinking contest, and had found out that Naruto had a high alcohol tolerance. Somewhere between drinking myriads of shots of vodka, he had gotten extremely drunk; he had no idea how this led to a drunken night with Hinata Hyuuga, however. All he did remember was waking up in the morning to see her leaving the room that they ended up being in.

If they were both drunk (which was possible... seeing as he didn't remember the Hyuuga ever expressing any sort of interest in him) he doubted that they used protection. That might mean... "Oi! How many months?" Sasuke needed to know the answer.

The young receptionist shook before she was finally able to reply. "Three... t-three months," she explained, looking away from the seething Uchiha. Three months... that meant!

He had gotten a girl pregnant, and she hadn't even told him!

A frown was cemented into Sasuke's face pale face. He had to have a word with Hinata Hyuuga. A couple, dare he say.

"Everything's fine," Tsunade smiled at the happy, young, and yet to be wedded mother. "Do you want to know the gender?" Some patients preferred it to be a surprise. Why, Tsunade couldn't possibly fathom... but they did, nevertheless.

Hinata didn't know either. "Un!" She nodded her head. Both of her hands cupped her stomach, her long indigo hair glittering in the dim lighting.

"It's a-" Tsunade didn't get to finish her sentence as the door to the Hokage office opened with a boom. To the Hokage's surprise and to Hinata's horror, Sasuke Uchiha entered with an annoyed expression adorning his handsome face.

And he was straight to the point. "Am I going to be a father?" His voice was harsh, but it was obvious that the question was directed to Hinata. Unthinkingly, she nodded; but then she cupped her hands against her mouth in horror.

"No - w-wait! I d-didn't mean i-it! N-never-"

Sasuke interrupted. "Too late. Your lies are obvious, woman. Why didn't you tell me?" At this point, Tsunade's jaw had dropped to the floor. The Uchiha of all people fathering Hinata's child? What was this? Blasphemy?

"I-I... I," Hinata couldn't reply, and trailed off into a silence. Ignoring the question, Hinata had to make an inquiry of her own. "What w-will you d-do? Now... n-now that you know?"

"What will I do?" Sasuke had actually thought of it. Hinata wasn't as annoying as most of Konoha's women... and even though he would never have considered it, she probably wouldn't make a bad mother. It was his responsibility anyway for getting her pregnant in the first place - and Sasuke Uchiha wasn't one to shy away from responsibilities.

"I'll help you raise the brat, of course. Although, you can call me furious for not telling me earlier. Whatever... it was one of my goals to reconstruct the Uchiha clan, anyway."

And there it is. I finished this prompt- gawd, it took me way longer than I thought. And again, I feel like I'm missing something to the SasuHina oneshots sigh... dramatic sigh. It feels like cut off, and not very polished. The next one will be GaaHina!

Whatever. I hope I filled the requirement.

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Cheers, Aurora!