They were late...Again. More than likely due to Kakashi's bad influence. He had the worst concept of time.

Sakura sighed as she checked for the tenth time to make sure her place settings were straight. They weren't always late. Some times they were so early that they caught her in the process of making dinner, but today was one of the few times they were very late.

Honestly, she had important things to do during the day too, she trained on Sundays also. She trained for a few hours in the morning, made her rounds at the emergency clinic, did her two hour class for the medical students and then, just like every Sunday for over three years now, she rushed home to prepare dinner for her boys. They were more than her team; they were her family. After her parents had died, they were the only family she had.

Sundays were their days to meet up for dinner. It had all started when after their mission pay had been split up equally four ways, they noticed that Sakura had gotten a little bit more as a bonus for her medical training. A wise crack about how she needed to treat them to dinner turned into a traditional Sunday dinner amongst her adopted family. She could say with confidence that they didn't dread it. It would normally go late into the night as they sat around and talked about past missions, future missions, and their routines that didn't involve one of their team mates. It also became the dinner of acceptance for the group.

When one wanted to do the traditional "Bring your significant other over to meet the family," they brought them to Sunday dinner. They were all orphans, so they were the closest thing to family they had.

Sasuke was more nervous than Ino when he brought her to dinner to announce that they were getting married. He tried to keep a cool exterior, but he was almost shaking as he stared at Sakura, almost begging for her approval. Sasuke had told her that he hadn't loved Ino, that he only wanted to start restoring his clan. Ino also knew this and she still loved Sasuke dearly in spite of his claims. The fact that he was desperately seeking approval from the group, Sakura especially, made her feel that there was more to his claims than even he realized. He had feelings for Ino he probably didn't even know it yet.

He slumped with relief when the girls squealed and were jumping up and down in delight after the announcement was made.

Sasuke's return to Konoha made Sakura realize that she wasn't in love with him. She loved him of course, he was now one of the best friends she had ever had, but it was different now. Those years of desperately searching for him and worrying whether he was safe and healthy made her snap out of the girly puppy love phase. She would do anything for Sasuke, the same way she would do anything for Naruto or Kakashi. So the fact that he was now married didn't bother her at all.

Ino was a wonderful wife and a strong Kunoichi. She and Sakura ran the emergency clinic located right by the gates of Konoha. It was meant for stabilizing shinobi who came back wounded from missions before transporting them to the hospital. Tsunade couldn't hide her pride that her two best apprentices teamed up to offer such a service for their village. It also served as a spot for Medical students to train which eased some of the burden off of the hospital.

It had grown so well that Sakura didn't have to watch it as much anymore, Ino had become the supervisor and Sakura only did rounds on Sunday mornings and came in for emergencies. This made Sakura happy because she could continue on the mission roster with her team. She loved working in the emergency clinic but Ino was more than capable running it with out her. It had become Ino's pride and joy.

Hinata's first dinner was amusing. The girl was so shy sitting at the table surrounded by Naruto's nearest and dearest. She was far from ignored as everyone was sure to include her on every conversation. Even Sasuke made an effort to speak to her. Hinata was glowing red as Naruto threw his arm around her and exclaimed that the Hyuuga clan finally had accepted his request to date her, though they had been dating for two years in secret. No one knew but close friends and Naruto's team AKA family. She smiled at them memory of Hinata's first invitation to the dinners, she was so excited but so nervous whether everyone would accept her. Hinata hadn't realized she had been accepted way before the dinners ever existed.

Sakura couldn't help but be astonished at how close they had come over the passed eight years. She was twenty now, yet felt so much older. All the things they had went through. When Sasuke returned finally, their group became closer than before. As if they secretly vowed that an event like that would not tear them apart again. The Uchiha complex was where they all lived now. Sasuke had come to terms with the fact it was his clan's home and he actually admitted to caring deeply for his friends enough that the complex didn't make him feel like a storm cloud was looming over head. He wanted to start over.

The large plot of land was practically a small village inside of the Konoha. It was just sitting there, abandoned after his clan was murdered. He saw the group moving into homes of their choosing on the complex as a way to put the past behind him. He had come to this conclusion when Sakura's parents had just died and she wasn't quite a Jounin. She couldn't afford her own home yet and she had no place to go.

Her parent's home was destroyed, and an apartment would cost her every penny she made. So he invited her and Naruto, so he would stop drinking discount milk that soured in a day and ramen to survive and pay rent, to live on the complex. Much to their exasperation he continued to eat ramen to this day.

The three of them worked on Kakashi to get him to move. It wasn't till a stroke of luck, or inconvenience to Kakashi, that his apartment complex was going to be remodeled and the prices were about to sky rocket. Kakashi could afford the prices, but he was a bit stingy. The only thing he really bought in abundance was his beloved Icha Icha series. Even faced with the fact that he was about to be kicked out of his home for remodeling and needed a place to stay he still tried to argue. That was Kakashi though.

Sakura smiled at the thought of her team leader and former sensei. He had decided not to teach anymore and stay with team seven, now called team Kakashi. He was more like a big brother to the group now, and she could sense that he was relieved when Sasuke had returned and things were good again. He had missed their group as much as the rest of them, though he tended to not openly admit it like her and Naruto. She felt like she was to Kakashi what Naruto was to Sasuke. One may be quieter than the other, but the one who spoke voiced enough for the both of them.

Sakura's deep thoughts were disturbed by her door opening. She looked up to see three nervous grins, one in a mask, staring at her.

"You're late!" She said in a huff as she stood up, hands on her hips.

"We can explain Sakura-chan… Sasuke was called to the clinic because Ino-" Naruto was interrupted as Sakura's hands flew to her mouth. Her eyes wide as they all started frantically waving their hands.

"No-no-no! She's ok, she just found out she's-"Naruto said quickly and Sakura dropped into her chair letting out a loud sigh of relief.

"God you guys! Don't do that!" Sakura exclaimed just as she noticed Sasuke was shaking a little as Kakashi gave him a hard pat on the shoulder.

"Sakura-chan," Kakashi said, his voice hinted that he was smiling,"Sasuke is going to be a father."