Pieces of Time (SakuraMulti Fanfic)

The Final Chapter

When Neji had carried Sakura back to the Hyuga compound, he had her placed on his bed, and went to his closet to find her some dry clothes while hers were to get washed. Sakura had no clue why Neji had insisted on her staying with him, but she found it to be really nice of him, not that he wasn't always nice, it was just that he rarely let anyone other than his family stay at the Hyuga compound. Yeah he may have said that he was worried about her living on her own alone, but she felt that there was more to it than just that. As she sat on the edge of his bed, not wanting to get any other part of it wet, she smiled as she watched him scramble through his clothes to find the right ones to fit her, especially since she was pregnant.

"Neji-kun, do you always let people stay at your compound?" She asked, mainly out of sheer curiosity. He turned around, and scoffed, then turned back to his closet.

"No, but you're a special occasion. Pregnant women should never have to spend all of their 9 months alone without someone to care for them," He replied, just above a whisper. At his response, she rested a hand on her belly, and giggled.

"I guess you're right. My mother didn't have to be alone. Dad was with her the whole time," She said. Neji turned back around, and handed her a pair of shorts, and a white v-neck t-shirt. She took it without complaint, thanked him, and went into his personal bathroom to change.

While he waited for her to get changed, he laid on his bed, looking over out the window as drops and drops of rain slid down his window. He kind of wondered himself why he had insisted on her staying with him. Even though him and Tenten had some kind of fling going, he just had the urge to just drop everything with her, rather take care of the pinkette instead. Yes, it was strange for Neji Hyuga to just suddenly want to take care of a pregnant girl, let alone one of his friends, but truthfully, he couldn't explain it. It was a strange feeling for him since he never really felt it before. All he'd rather do with his time from then on was to take care of Sakura. To make sure that all her needs were seen to during her pregnancy. To be there for her whenever she felt lonely. To comfort her in her time of need. He wanted to protect her from any harm. It may have sounded like he was in love with her, but that would've been an understatement. He cared for her, and that was it. That was...it.

From the corner of his eye, he noticed the bathroom part open slightly, and a head poke out of the bathroom.

"Um, Neji, could you help me with something?" She asked him.

He quickly jumped up from the bed, and stood in front of the door, ready for anything.

"Anything," He replied.

She blushed slightly.

"I'm having trouble putting on my shorts. My belly is kind of too big for me to pull them up any further," She said, embarrassed.

He smiled slightly, opened the door, and chuckled when seeing the shorts only a quarter up around her mid thighs. He reached out and pulled up the shorts, blushing madly when seeing her pink lacey underwear. When done, he stood back up.

"There. If there's anything else you need, just-" Before he could've said another word, he was interrupted by a pair of arms wrapped around his neck, and a warm body pressed up against his.

"Arigato, Neji-kun," She whispered. He closed his eyes, and hugged her back by wrapping his arms around her form, and holding her gently.

"You're welcome, Sakura," He replied, leaving the 'san' suffix off, finding to just saying her name more comfortable.

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*A month later*

Sakura knocked on the hokage's door, waiting for her shishou's regular reply. When she heard a clear 'come in', she opened the door, and shut it after her. Tsunade was reading a scroll from other village, but when her apprentice walked up to her desk, she didn't have to look up to know who it was.