Sakura rolled her eyes. "Come here," she grabbed his shirt and pulled him out of his seat, leading him over to the couch. They both sat down, and Sakura scooted closer to Naruto, wrapped both of her arms around his neck and leaning forward so that their noses were almost touching.

"Oh..." Naruto said as Sakura looked at him expectantly. "I think I get it now."

Sakura laughed, leaning forward. Just before their lips touched, she whispered, "I'm pregnant."

Without waiting for a reply, Sakura quickly leaned forward and covered Naruto's lips with hers, pressing her hands against his chest to steady herself as she subconsciously sank a little lower into the couch. She could feel his heart beating rapidly against her hand, but Naruto himself was completely frozen and unresponsive. His lips were still against hers, and Sakura was nearly brought to the brink of tears by his lack of action. He wasn't even kissing her back. "This was an awful idea...I shouldn't have even said anything. I should've waited..." Sakura felt like an idiot for even continuing to try and kiss Naruto when he wasn't even kissing her back, so she began to pull away.

And then suddenly, he was kissing her back so hard that she was getting light-headed, and his arms were wrapping around her in a tight hug that made it even harder for her to breathe. One of Naruto's hands went from her back to her stomach, where it rested softly as his tongue slipped inside her mouth. Sakura tumbled backwards from the sheer force of his kiss, and Naruto crouched above her, still kissing her enthusiastically. Just as Sakura was about to break away for air, Naruto pulled back, staring down at her, his eyes twinkling brightly.

"You're pregnant," he whispered, his breath tickling Sakura's face. It was half a question, half a statement.

"I'm pregnant," Sakura repeated, more confidently this time.

They laid there for another moment, staring at each other. "You're pregnant." Naruto stood up suddenly, looking down at her like a little kid who had just gotten exactly what he wanted for Christmas. "You're pregnant!" He reached for Sakura's hands, pulling her off of the couch and into a loving hug. "I'm going to be a f-" Naruto cut himself off mid-whisper, pulling away and staring into Sakura's eyes. She tilted her head to the side questioningly.

"What?" she asked him nervously, worried that he didn't want a baby after all.

"I..." Naruto stared into her eyes, gulping nervously. "...I am the father, right?"

They were both silent for a moment, Naruto tense and Sakura not really sure what to say. Finally, she laughed. "Of course you are!" She leaned forward and grabbed his face, giving him a quick kiss. Naruto returned it enthusiastically.

"I'm going to be a father..." he said, turning the idea over in his head. "We're going to have a kid..." His eyes narrowed suddenly. "Sakura...we have to tell Tsunade-baa-chan about this, so she can increase security outside the village. If Sasuke gets both you and the baby...I don't..."

"Relax, Naruto. Tsunade-sama is the one who told me I was pregnant in the first place. She ran some tests on me while I was asleep those few days," Sakura told him, taking both of his hands into hers. "She's already done everything she can to keep me safe."

Naruto stared down at their joined hands for a moment, before looking back at Sakura nervously. "What if...what if I can't...you'll be taking care of a baby inside of you, and you won't be able to fight him...what if he comes here and I can't protect you?"

"I'm not letting him anywhere me or our baby," Sakura said firmly. "And if he does come here, every ninja in this village will be after him. He'd never be dumb enough to show up in Konoha again."

Naruto was silent for a moment. "He'll always be there," he said suddenly. "Unless he dies, he'll always be there in the back of our minds. We'll always wonder where he is, or if he's planning something. You know I'm right."

Sakura frowned, but didn't reply. Naruto pulled away from her, clenching his fists. "I want to be able to be with my family and know that we're safe and nobody is coming to get us. I want to know that Sasuke is dead and when he dies and how and where, and I want to be the one to kill him. And I want to go after him after you have your baby and we get settled, alright?"

"ARE YOU CRAZY!?"

Naruto's eyes widened in surprise at Sakura's outburst. "A simple 'ok' was what I was expec-"

"YOU want ME to have a BABY so that YOU can go off right afterwards and fight Sasuke to the DEATH!? You'll have a kid by then, Naruto! You can't just... just LEAVE us and go off on some journey that we both know is going to lead to either your death or a serious injury, because fighting Sasuke will NOT be easy! One of you will die, the other will probably come close to death, and where does that leave me? With a kid with no father? Leave it to the Hokage." She hissed the last sentence angrily, and Naruto's eyes only got wider.

"Look, I was just...I mean..."

"Don't try to be a hero, you idiot. You have responsibilities now."

"But..." Naruto sighed heavily as Sakura crossed her arms and turned away from him. "I'm sorry," he blurted out, reaching out and touching her face lightly. "I just want you to be safe. We can talk about this later, alright? I think...maybe you should move in with me?" he asked carefully. "Or...I should move in with you...or we should move somewhere together..." He sighed again when she still didn't reply. "You're supposed to be happy, Sakura-chan...we're going to be parents..." he reminded her.

Sakura met his pleading gaze, and after a moment, she gave him a small smile. "Sorry, I'm just..." She made a motion next to her head. "Hormone overload, I'm a little crazy right now. I think it's normal when you're pregnant. We can discuss all this Sasuke stuff later, alright?"

"Alright," Naruto agreed, taking her hand and leading her back over to the couch. "Right now we should talk about the..." His eyes flickered towards her stomach, and he swallowed heavily. "...our baby."

Sakura took a deep breath. "Yes. We're going to have a baby. We're going to be parents."

Naruto shivered anxiously. "Do you know much about it? What did Tsunade-baa-chan say?"

"She said...well, I saw her only a few days ago, back when I was about a week pregnant...now I'm about a week and a half. It's way too early to even think about finding out the gender, but I don't have a preference anyway. I don't really know a whole lot. She just told me that I was pregnant and that I needed to eat healthy foods and not exercise too much. Other than that I don't know much." She looked up at him nervously. "Do you care whether our baby is a boy or a girl?"

Naruto's eyebrows furrowed. Images flashed through his mind, ranging from an older version of himself playing ninja with a small boy, to cuddling with a small pink-haired girl on a couch and watching TV. He grinned. "Not really. Just as long as the baby comes out, I'm good." His grin faded suddenly. "Wait...how are we going to tell everyone else?"

Sakura blushed. "Umm...they know."

"What?"

"I...uh...told them. Most of them. Well...actually, none of them. They either overheard me saying it, were told by someone else, or just figured it out. I didn't actually really tell anyone."

"...I...don't really know what to say," Naruto said after a moment, leaning back against the arm of the couch. "Why did you wait to tell me?"

"I was afraid you wouldn't be happy," Sakura muttered.

"I wouldn't be happy?" Naruto repeated dumbly. "Of course I'm happy! Why wouldn't I be happy?"

"I don't know...it sounded reasonable in my head. We're just...young, you know? It's a lot of responsibility. We're completely in charge of someone else's life." Sakura stared down at her stomach. "Right now, if we wanted to, we could end this baby's life right now, and it wouldn't have any say in the matter. We have that power."

Naruto grimaced. "I don't like the sound of that." He tilted his head to the side. "You wouldn't do that, though. You'd have to stab yourself in the stomach or something, right?"

"I could get an abortion," Sakura explained slowly. "If...if you think that would be better."

"An abortion...?" Naruto took a deep breath, glancing at Sakura's stomach again. "I don't want you to have an abortion. And I know you don't want one either. We're keeping the baby."

"A-alright...it's settled then." They both exhaled heavily at the same time. "Nine months from now, we're going to have a baby."

"Yeah." Naruto smiled nervously. "I have no idea how to be a father."

"You'll make a great father," Sakura replied instantly. "Don't worry about it. There are classes, books...all kinds of ways we can prepare."

Naruto sighed in relief. "Yeah. I forgot about those." He smiled. "I'm glad I have such a smart wi...girlfriend." His smile was replaced with a frown. "That was odd..." His frown deepened, and he looked at Sakura seriously. "Sakura..."

Sakura looked at him curiously. "What?"

"Sakura, we need to get married."