"Where do you think you are going Sakura?"

Sakura nearly jumped out of her skin. Plastering a smile on her face she turned around to face the owner of the voice. "Shishou… What are you talking about? I'm not going anywhere."

Tsunade eyed the luggage and the half packed clothes strewn about the room. "Of course you aren't."

Sakura dropped the façade and slumped onto her bed as her mentor stepped into the once bright and tidy room. "I can't do it. Hyuuga ANBU following my every move. Civilians whispering behind my every move. My mother must be rolling in her grave. I just can't take it anymore. If this continues I'm going to pull an Itachi Uchiha soon. As I don't have any family to massacre, I wonder exactly who I'll dice to pieces."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, choosing to ignore the politically incorrect mention of the Uchiha incident. "How did you sense the ANBU? And how did you manage to figure out they were Hyuuga?"

"Well, you showed up about 2 minutes after I started packing. It's too much of a coincidence that my apartment is about a minute away from the Hokage Tower if one rushes. And well, as for how I knew they were Hyuuga…" Sakura grimaced. "Neji."

"Oh so you know you are pregnant then."

Sakura winced at the word. Falling backwards on the bed she covered her face in mortification. "I know you won't give me any real missions. But can't you give me a mission far away from here, just so I can have my kid in peace? I'm like some Hyuuga property here. People are referring me as the future Hyuuga san. It's killing me Shishou."

"I take it you don't even consider abortion."

The strangled gasp confirmed Tsunade's words.

"How can you even think that?"

Tsunade walked over to the window and stared across the street at two tiger faced ANBU crouching on the roof she was sure were scowling at her. "It's an acceptable thing Sakura. It's a harsh world for single mothers and-"

Tsunade caught the pillow flung at her and turned to see Sakura stare incredulously at her own hand. For Sakura to do something like that to her respected teacher and mentor told Tsunade just how strongly Sakura felt about the subject.

"Sorry Tsunade shishou. I just… Well, my mother was a single mother too. And she raised me just fine."

The Hokage considered this for a long moment. "True."

And awkward silence prevailed. Breaking the long silence Tsunade glanced out the window briefly to notice the ANBU-less rooftops across the streets. "About that mission. I think I might've got just the thing for you."

Tsunade grinned as slight dust came down from the ceiling and settled on the carpet in two twin spots. Guess the Hyuuga clan is going to throw up a fuss about Sakura leaving. If they do she will just ask them on what grounds they were stopping their Hokage from sending out her own Shinobi and see what they can do about it. Life becomes more amusing each year. Now back to the serious matters.

"If you feel uncomfortable or anything at all, you know the signs of miscarriage or if there is something wrong with the foetus, send an eagle immediately. Am I understood?"

Sakura smiled happily, tears of relief in her eyes.

"Am I UNDERSTOOD Sakura?"

She stood up to attention grinning and laughing happily. "Hai, Tsunade Shishou! I understand perfectly Tsunade Shishou!"

"Good." Tsunade looked thoughtful for a moment before pulling out two scrolls from between her bosom. Sakura looked incredulously at the scrolls.

"Oh hurry up Sakura, it's not like I'm the only one that puts them there. This is the mission scroll, this is the teleportation scroll. And- Don't look at me like that, I knew you were going to do something stupid like this so take it before I change my mind."

Sakura grabbed at the scrolls and held them to her chest like it was a lifeline, which in a sense it was. She still stared at Tsunade with a sort of unbelieving joy.

"Look it's not like I haven't dealt with desperate mothers, been their done that, but I've always wanted to piss off that Hiashi Hyuuga, and hiding hid grand nephew from him ought to do the trick. What are you staring at me for, git."

Without hesitation Sakura bit down on her finger let the scroll loose on one hand and brushed it down with her finger. As the scroll activated she smiled at her sensei, "Good luck pissing off the Head of the Hyuuga."

Just before she was completely gone two ANBU threw themselves into the room clutching for the pink haired shinobi that was depressingly… gone. Tsunade looked down questioningly at the two tiger masked ANBU at her feet. They didn't bother getting up. "We are-"

"So dead."

Their Hokage laughed and walked out leaving the two defeated ninja behind her. This time she didn't even have to use a finger.

"No Hyuuga child will be born out of wedlock!"

Neji hesitated at the door. It seems that Sakura had run away successfully then. He knew why Hiashi sama had called him to the meeting room now. He knocked the door and let himself in. The twins Mizuri and Hori stood with bowed heads in front of the clan head, all their usual mischief gone. Stern eyes flicked to look at Neji from the low oak table.

Neji inclined his head respectfully. "Hiashi sama."

Hiashi almost growled at his nephew, "You are in line as the next head for the clan how could you even do something this-" He glanced at the twins, "You're dismissed."

The two flipped on their tiger masks in unison and were poofed away immediatly. Hiashi turned back to his nephew ready to bite into him but his irritation melted away when he saw the pair of steady pale eyes trained on him.

The leader of the clan slumped in his chair and sighed, "Neji how did this happen?"

"The usual method Hiashi sama."

Hiashi gave a snort, "I should hope so. Sakura although she is from her a civilian family, she's a high calibre ninja, apprentice to the Hokage, student of the Great copy ninja, but that is a child that isn't going to conform to the Hyuuga traditions Neji."

Neji nodded. It was all true. His Uncle was quite correct but it does not resolve the fact that his bride to be is AWOL. "Since you created this problem. I have you on leave attending personal business. Tsunade will get the missive tomorrow morning. Find your wife and marry her. There will be no Hyuuga bastards while I'm a live."

Neji nodded his agreement, it wasn't as though he didn't want to take responsibility, but how was he to do that if the other side was not willing? It had never occurred to him in his black and white world that the mother of his child wouldn't want to marry him. As he closed the meeting room door he sighed. Where does one go to find a pink haired mother to be and under eight months get her to agree to marry him? Especially if that pink haired mother to be in question makes craters the size of a small town with her fists when she's not happy.

He didn't want to but he'll have to go ask for help. From a man he barely knew. Renowned genius of Konoha, Shikamaru Nara.

Author note: Sorry about the delay and the... VERY short length. PLEASE forgive me? I still love you guys and I'll most definitely see this fic till the end, but have patience... It may take a while...