'Why is it when you finally get what you deserve it slips away just as fast?' He questioned the universe as he sat stroking her hair. She lay in a hospital bed and her vital signs were decreasing more and more each day.

"Please don't die on me now, it's only been six months." he looked up at the heart rate monitor as it ticked slowly every couple seconds. His glance shifted down to the raise and fall of her chest. From there he could see her slightly rounder belly. She was four months pregnant, and had been in this condition for three of those four. She found out during a mission they had been assigned to. After this he insisted she return home and she agreed, but the enemy already saw her face prior to this. Once they realized she was venerable they attacked.

"I shouldn't have let you go back by yourself. This is all my fault if only I would have known." Tears began to swell up in his eyes. "Please, wake up soon." Six months since our wedding night, fourteen since we've been together, but that's not enough. This can't be the 'till death do us part' the preacher said at our wedding. Tears trickled down his face as he carefully lowered his head onto Hinata's hand. He was over exhausted, and with tears still falling, he succumb to sleep.

Hinata felt something hot and wet on her hand as she cautiously opened her eyes. The light was a little too bright at first as they struggled to adjust to something they hadn't seen in three months. However, they opened widely when she saw her love's sleeping head on her hand. The tear streaks still remained on his face. With the little strength she could muster, she lifted her shaking hand and placed it on top of his head.

"Naruto, sweetie, if you can hear me please wake up." She whispered, she hadn't seen his brilliant blue eyes in a while, even if she didn't know exactly how long that was. Her glance drifted to her slightly enlarged stomach. '

'Oh yeah, I almost forgot I'm pregnant.' She thought with a smile as her love's head slowly began to rise up. He rubbed his eyes and looked down at her.

With a smile on his face he screamed, "YOU'RE AWAKE" and threw his arms around her. She flinched at the pain and he withdrew.

"I'm sorry, did I hurt you or the baby?"

She shook her head, "No, we're fine." She smiled.

He rubbed the back of his head in relief.

"By the way, Where is Emi?" Hinata asked her husband.

"Lee and Sakura are taking care of her. They have been really attached to her since they got married. Why don't they just have their own?" He looked toward the waiting room. She laughed but then began to cough.

Once he heard her coughing, Naruto ran to her side, "Don't push yourself to hard, You've only just woken up."

"What's with the noise… Hinata you're awake!" Sakura stated as she entered the room Emi in her arms, accompanied by Lee. Sakura handed Emi to Naruto as she rushed to check on Hinata's condition.

"Hinata's condition has stabilized, she still has a little longer to recover fully, but I think the worst of it is over. I'll observe you over night just in case, but by morning if you're the same I can finally tell you the sex of the baby if you'd like."

"Finally, I've been dying to hear its a little boy. By the way Hinata, I hope you don't have twins like Hanabi did. Although, it would be nice to have one of each like they did." The room filled with little chuckles and smiles.

"I'm pretty sure that won't happen. And yes, I'm also praying for a boy. One with your gorgeous blond hair." Hinata smiled up at him.

"Um… ok, but he has to have your eyes. Or at least your personality like Emi did, that way we can sleep. We'll never get a moment if he is like me." He rubbed the back of his as his friends laughed in agreement.

"But what if it's another girl?" Lee asked the cozy couple sitting on the hospital bed.

"That's fine with me, I'll love it wither way, but whatever it is I hope it had blond hair." Hinata smiled as Naruto nodded his head in agreement.

"Uck… Sakura, how bad is my condition?" Hinata asked her pink haired attendant.

"You want to go home huh? Can't say I don't blame you. Alright, if your still in the same condition is the same tomorrow as it is tonight I'll place you on bed rest at your own house." Sakura stated as she picked up Hinata's medical chart.

"Thank you…" Hinata threw her arms around Sakura but then began to cough.

"Keep doing things like that and you'll be here longer." She smiled at her dark haired patient.

Hinata nodded; a little concerned herself about what might happen if she was allowed to go home too soon. As Sakura and Lee left the room, Naruto handed Emi to her mother. The dark haired women slowly reached for her child. Once received, she lowered her arms to stare into one reason to continue to live. She leaned forward and kissed the sleeping child in her arms. Naruto smiled at this warm sight. It had been a while since he could smile as wide as he did. He mimicked the gesture Hinata had previously done, but this time on his wife.

"I'm glad you're awake. Do you know how long it's been since you've been out?" Naruto questioned her. She shook her head with a smile at his confused expression.

"Three months, Sakura has been here night and day making sure you'd be alright. I'm glad you are awake now." The young blonde placed his hand on her stomach. "So are you going to ask for the sex of our little one or do you want it to be a surprise?"

Hinata placed her hand on top of her husband's, "I'll ask, I really want to know as well. How long have you been here by the way?" The young woman asked.

"Since we received word from Tsunade that you had been injured. I had only just found out the previous morning you were pregnant and sent you home. I'm so sorry," Tears fell from his eyes, "It's my fault you are here. If I had escorted you home you wouldn't have ended up in such a horrible condition. It could have killed not only you but also our precious child." He covered his eyes with his hands. "I'll never leave your side again, I promise."

She reached over and took one of his hands into hers. Looking him straight in the eyes with a blank look on her face. Her eyes were filled with pain however, and Naruto knew it was because of him. He turned his head to the side.

"Naruto," Hinata slowly whispered, "I know that in times of crisis all you think you can do is blame yourself, 'If only I would have done this or been that.' But in actuality, who knows what would have happened if you were there. What if you had died? Do you want your child to end up like the child you used to become, one without a father to play with? I know you mean well, but in the end all you can do is wish for the best to happen. Your intentions were good, and I'm glad that we are both alright…" She couldn't come up with the right words to express what she actually meant. Then she began to cough again, only this time much worse.

"Hinata, are you alright?" Naruto handed her a glass of water. She drank it slowly with the help of her husband. He slowly lowered the cup and placed it on the table beside her bed.

"Thanks, I guess I'm overdoing it just a bit today." Naruto was growing more and more concerned for her.

"I think its better if I go, I don't want to get you too riled up. If I do then you won't be coming home anytime soon." He winked at the beauty lying before him. The blonde gave her one last long passionate kiss she hadn't tasted for so long, while the heart monitor went insane. When they finally released they were blushing since a nurse had come in to the room to figure out what had caused this rapid beating.

While he left the room, passing the mad but somewhat amused nurse, he left her room with one last remark; "Get some rest so we can spend some real time as a husband and wife for a change." She smiled and nodded. The heart rate monitor slowly steadied as she fell asleep dreaming of her future.