🌸The Journey🌸

Day 16

"Sakura, are you serious?!" Hinata laughed over the phone, "Congratulations!!"

Naruto cackled in the background, "Sasuke, I told you!"

Sasuke cleared his throat, "idiot..."

Sakura chuckled, "thanks, guys! Clan restoration has begun, huh?"

"Oh yeah." Sasuke nodded, "this is only the first of twenty sons."

Naruto shrugged, "twenty sons with Sasuke's face? I don't think so. So... Sakura? How does it feel to be pregnant?"

"Dead. I can't eat what I want anymore without throwing up."

He whimpered, "it must suck... "

"Don't listen to him." Hinata sighed, "you guys should come back! We're throwing a baby shower and Sakura definitely has to be here, too."

"I don't know..." Sakura chuckled, "we're pretty far from the village right now... We were going to go to the Land of Waves, actually."

"Ah! You should go see Inari and Old Man Tazuna!"

"We already have."

"What?! Man, I wanna go see them..." Naruto murmured sadly.

"Anyway..." Hinata chuckled, "we have to go. Bunch more planning to do and Naruto's supposed to be finishing some work he's been putting off for so long."

"Call us back soon, 'kay?" Naruto called, "and take care out there!"

"You don't have to tell us twice." Sakura smiled, "thanks, guys."

"Bye, Sakura! Sasuke!"

As the couple hung up, Sakura set her phone down and stood up from the couch they were seated at, "well, it's been almost a week since I've had this little guy..." She set her hand on her stomach, "have you been keeping track?"

"Yeah, uh..." Sasuke scratched his neck, "you have a few months?"

"Maybe longer..." Sakura chuckled.

"How do you feel?"

"I feel normal, only... A little more excited." She smiled, "to think there's another little human being inside me."

"I have two people to protect, now."

"How do you know they're not twins? Or triplets?"

Sasuke rubbed his forehead, "oh, geez, that sounds like many sleepless nights..."

Sakura laughed and stood up, "we should continue."

"What? Are you sure?"

"Sasuke, just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I have to stay in bed for months... Besides, the baby's not even showing, yet."

He pursed his lips then sighed, "if you fall and hurt yourself, I'm not responsible."

"And I'm perfectly fine with that." Sakura huffed as she headed towards their bedroom to gather her things, "I plan to leave this afternoon."

"Are you sure? If you don't want to sleep outside, I wouldn't recommend we leave right away."

"Sasuke, it's fine."

"You're sure?"

Sakura came out with her pack slung over her shoulder and her cloak wrapped loosely around her, "positive. Now get ready before I leave you."

"Okay, okay. No need to get feisty."

The two took off once again and trudged down through the southern rim of the Land of Fire towards the Hidden Mist Village to see a certain bridge builder once again. Sasuke made sure to lead Sakura around any potholes or ditches despite the fact that she hasn't actually shown any prominent baby bump yet and only a tiny bump.