WELCOME TO THE SEQUEL OF The Night Dreams, But the Morning Sees! I thank all of you who supported the story and I hope that you all can enjoy the sequel as well!

For those who haven't read the prequel, I suggest you do, or you'll be sort of in the dark. Its only 10 chapters so you have no excuse for not reading it first.

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Disclaimer: It's called a fan fiction for a reason. Everything in her does not belong to me, except Hoshiko and any other OCs.

Warning: There will be yaoi and mpreg in later chapters, so I give you this warning in advance.

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Why Does My Heart Feel so Bad?

Four figures cut through the thick forest at speeds almost faster than light itself. They hid deep in the shadows to mask their appearances along with their trail. They traveled in a straight line: the leader in the front, and the heftiest in the back. The woman trailed not too far from the leader and the other between her and the heft one. The lead figure doubled his pace and the others struggled to keep up with his tiresome speed.

Thought the leader's followers never quite agreed on much, they did agree that at the moment, the one in charge was being a slave driver. They panted as they hopped from branch to branch with seemed to be fruitless. The forest was so dense and everything looked alike, there was really no way to tell if you had past a new tree or one seen once or twice before.

After about another silent hour of travelling, the silver-headed one between the girl and the hefty one huffed and let out a few words for the leader.

"Can we stop soon?" he managed to speak through his dry throat. The leader seemed to growl a bit before he made a sharp right towards a clearing with a river.

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The shark-toothed one swam happily in the water as the rest rested along the banks, minus the leader who was sat quietly on a boulder with a scowled plastered on his face. The two along the banks glanced at each other and shrugged softly before turning to watch the other make a fool of himself as he played in the water and drank like mule.

"Suigetsu, Karin, Juugo, let's move," said the scowling man after moments of waiting. Karin and Juugo both rose quietly from their seats while Suigetsu complained noisily from having to part with his precious water. After a glare from the brunet leader, he sighed and walked ruefully from the river and back over to the leader.

"Sasuke, why are we even travelling in this direction? This is the way towards the Leaf Village," Suigetsu pointed out after filling his water one last time before running back over to the leader again.

"Because," Sasuke started, "I have something I must do." The three raised their eyebrows at the man. "What do you need to do?" Juugo asked as he started to follow the now moving Sasuke. At first Sasuke seemed to have been ignoring his teammate before he said, just loud enough for everyone to hear, "I plan to restart my clan—"

"With me?!"

"—with the nine-tails."

Karin, Juugo and Suigetsu all stared in shock at the back of the man's head. Since when did he ever like the jinchuuriki? From what they had heard, he despised the boy, though the other seemed not to get the message.

"You know, I haven't heard anything about Blondie on a while. Usually there is someone from everywhere that knows of the kid and his whereabouts. There haven't been any lately. You sure he's not dead?" In a flash, the silver-headed boy found himself slammed forcefully against a tree with a strong hand clamped down on his throat.

"What was that?" Sasuke demanded as his grip grew tighter with each passing second. Suigetsu struggled to free himself from the other's grasp, but with little results. After almost a full minute of being deprived of his oxygen supply, the shark-like boy managed a small "nothing" before he fell hard into the branch below him. Karin shivered slightly before turning away from the two. Juugo simply shut his eyes and shook his head slowly.

"We leave." Sasuke stated as he returned to making his way to the Hidden Leaf. Suigetsu coughed harshly before he turned to glare at the spot Sasuke was once standing in. "Damn you Sasuke. You're never going to get you want."


Days turned to weeks turned months turned to years. It had been exactly three years since their little girl Hoshiko had been born into their family. His and Naruto's. It all sounded so nice, but it wasn't what it seemed. They've been engaged for over three years, and still there was yet to be a wedding. They lived and raised their daughter happily together, but with all the missions Naruto had to take to support them, it was like he was never there. That was how it had been for the last few months and Sai was glad when he was called into the Hokage's office that morning to receive an important mission.

~*~*~*Flashback

"Hokage-sama?" Sai asked as he walked into the office with Hoshiko sleeping quietly in his arms. She was a beautiful girl now that she had grown so much. Tsunade couldn't help but smile at the child every time she saw her.

"Yes, I've called you here to discuss with you the situation Naruto is in at the moment." Sai couldn't help but feel shocked when he heard the words fall from the Hokage's mouth. If something was wrong with Naruto, then it had to be serious.

"What is it?" He answered in a hush tone. He didn't want Hoshiko to wake up and hear them talking about her father in a delicate way.

"Calm down Sai, it's not as bad as I'm going to make it sound." Sai huffed a sigh of relief. As long as Naruto wasn't dead or battling with a fatal injury he was fine.

"Naruto shattered his wrist on the mission. He's fine now and his arm has been put in a cast, but until that heals, he going to have to stay in the village and he must not use his arm." Tsunade wanted to stress the "must not" but she had a feeling Sai was going to take this serious anyways. After all he was once upon a time an ANBU member.

"I see. Thank you for informing me Tsunade-sama."

"No problem."

~*~*~End flashback

He might have seemed concerned, and he was, but he was also happy. He was happy that he was now able to spend more time with his beloved.

"Mommy, I'm hungry." Hoshiko said as she pulled on Sai's pant leg. He snapped out of his train of thought and smiled down at his little girl.

"Sure, honey. How about some lunch at Ichiraku's?" She just about squealed when she heard the name of her favorite restaurant. Sai smiled and sighed at the girl's excitement. If he and Naruto had had a bet a few years ago on what her favorite food would be, Sai would have won by if he bet on the ramen shop.

"Alright. Once you get ready, we'll leave." Hoshiko nodded furiously before rushing to her room to dress in some outdoor clothing. Sai turned to walk towards the master bedroom where he and Naruto slept. He opened his closet and pulled on a pair of casual pants and a nice t-shirt. Just as he finished finding dressing himself, Hoshiko came bursting in the room, eager to eat some ramen.

"Alright, alright. Let me brush your hair and we can leave." The magic words had Hoshiko frozen in her spot. When she wanted something, she was very obedient. Sai grabbed a brush from the dresser and snagged a quick look at himself as well before returning to the frozen girl in the middle of the room. His hair was still the same length it had been when Hoshiko was born, if not shorter. He preferred his hair this way, for it was not a bother of his neck and it was easy to put into a short pony tail.

"Done." Sai announced as he stroked the brush one last time through his daughter's thick black hair. Her bright ocean blue eyes grew wide as she ran to the front door and yelled back at Sai to hurry, though there was no reason to. Sai walked down the stairs and to the door, put on both Hoshiko's and his sandals.

"And…off we go." Sai announced as he finished putting Hoshiko's sandals on and opened the door. Hoshiko shouted "hurray" before marching out the door, Sai in tow.

~*~*~*~*~

"Ramen, ramen. Gonna eat some ramen!" The song could be heard a block away from the ramen shop. Hoshiko happily sung as she skipped carefree in front of Sai. A minute later, the two were sitting in front of the bar. Sai helped Hoshiko onto a stool and sat next to her before reading the menu to his daughter.

"Oh! I want shrimp miso please!" she exclaimed Ayame, who smiled down at her. "Sure, and you?" She asked Sai, who simply ordered some dango and water. He wasn't hungry at all, but he'd get nothing but worry from Hoshiko if he didn't eat something.

"Mommy, when I get older, I wanna work here and make yummy ramen!" Hoshiko was quite the dreamer.

"Well, you'll have to train hard to do that," he humored her. He wasn't going to tell her what to do with her life so long as she wasn't doing anything wrong. She smiled and grabbed a pair of chopsticks from the can. After she was able to work her chopsticks, she has perfected the art of ripping them perfectly apart. Naruto had been so proud of her when she had done it and Sai couldn't help but smile and roll his eyes when Naruto began to brag about how great she was at ripping chopsticks.

"Here you two go. Shrimp miso ramen and dango and water. Enjoy," Ayame said before turning to walk away. Sai slowly ate his food as Hoshiko practically swallowed her food whole. Sai kept a close eye on her. He wasn't about to let her choke on all of those noodles.

It was a nice day out to Sai. The sky was clear with only a few small clouds, the town wasn't very crowded and it was just the right temperature. Sai thought the day appeared perfect, but felt wrong somehow. Something wasn't right about this sense of misfortune. He sighed and brushed it aside, hoping internally that this feeling was nothing important.

"I'm finished," his daughter stated in a soft voice. Sai saw her empty bowl and nodded before paying for the food and beverage. Then he removed his daughter from her stool and asked her what she wanted to do next.

"Um…" she placed a finger on her chin as if she was actually giving the matter some critical thought. Sai wanted to smile, but he knew if he did it would ruin her "concentration."

"I really…" she started and Sai listened, "want to be with Daddy." Her answer took Sai by surprise, though he wasn't sure why. Naruto was always working, so she barely ever got the chance to spend some time with him. Sai realized this and smiled sadly at the girl. He motioned for her to come towards him so he could pick her up. She walked right over and jumped into his arms.

"If that is what you desire," he whispered to her and she grinned widely.

"Really? He's here?" Sai nodded turned to head in the direction of the hospital where Naruto would most likely be at the time.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"I'm fine! I don't need a fucking cast!" The blonde complained as he tried to escape the wretched white room that smelled way too sterile for his liking. The nurse huffed out a breath of annoyance as she raced to keep him in the room. "Mr. Uzumaki, Tsunade-sama will not be very happy if she returned to see you gone." Naruto flipped her off with his good hand in response to her comment. The nurse narrowed her eyes before huffing. "I don't get paid enough for this…" she complained to herself.

"Thanks for keeping him here, Seiko. You may leave now." The nurse praised to god above before practically running out of the room and back to her duties. Tsunade watched the young nurse before sighing and delivering a glare to the Kyuubi vessel before her.

"Can you stop harassing my staff for once? They're just doing their job." Tsunade said as she sat in the chair next to bed Naruto was struggling to get up from. He shook his head like a little kid that was told to clean his room when he didn't want to.

"I don't need a cast. Kyuubi's going to heal me anyway."

"Yeah, right."

Tsunade sighed before she glared at the gaki in front of her once more. "I'm sure Kyuubi would if he could, but neither you nor the fox have enough chakra to do so. So would you hold still so I can put this thing on you?" Naruto pouted, but raised his arm slightly so Tsunade could work her magic.

"There," she said as she finished placing the last wrap on his arm. Naruto lifted his arm and nodded before relaxing it in the sling. Tsunade could sense the boy in front of her was feeling sort of troubled. Being her, she smiled sadly at the boy and slapped him softly on the back of his head.

"Don't be like that. You may not be able to go on missions for a while, but at least you'll have more time with your family."

"Yeah, you're right." Naruto smiled. Being with his family always made him feel better.

"Daddy!" a flash of black jumped through the door and onto his hospital bed.

"Hey, Koko!!" Naruto hugged his daughter as she jumped into his non-casted arm. She smiled and began to mutter nonsense to him while he sat and listened, though he could understand a thing see was saying.

"Where is your mom, Hoshiko?" Naruto asked when his daughter finally took a breath from all of her talking. She pointed at the door and within seconds, Sai was walking through the door and over to Naruto and their daughter.

"Hey Sai," Naruto greeted before reaching up and delivering a kiss to his love's lips. Sai accepted to kiss and smiled down at him before muttering a soft dickless next to Naruto's ear. Naruto's face twisted up into a scowl, but Sai just smiled his painted on smile and turned to Tsunade to thank her for taking care of his idiot. Hoshiko smiled at her father and began to ask him questions about his mission, though Naruto didn't tell much.

Sai walked over to the window and gazed down at the people and places below. He felt rather disappointed and he wondered if Naruto knew why…

"I didn't forget, Sai." Sai turned to face Naruto and his eyes widened when he realized what the blonde had said. "I see…I thought you did." Sai responded. The pale boy couldn't help but smile when he returned his eyes to the window. Today was the day of the festival. The same festival where Sai tried to tell Naruto about being pregnant with Hoshiko. Though the day was nothing but a bad memory at first, they liked to remember it as something special as well.

Naruto chuckled slightly to himself. "How could I forget? I had the biggest shock of my life the day after that." Sai smiled. That was true. In fact, the blonde was shocked so much, he was in denial.

"Are we going to the festival today?" Hoshiko asked as she tore herself from her father's iron grip on her waist. Sai nodded at the little girl and sat in the chair next to the window. Though Naruto remembered the festival, this feeling of uneasiness remained in his chest. He wasn't sure what it meant, but he had to stay on guard until the day was over. It was going to be a long day, but Sai was sure he could manage.

"Mommy, can we go pick out a kimono for me?" Hoshiko said as she slipped out of Naruto's hand and into Sai's. Sai smiled down at the girl and nodded before standing and walking over to Naruto and placing a kiss on his cheek before walking through the down with his daughter in tow.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"This one is pretty!" Sai's little girl exclaimed almost as loud as Naruto slurping his noodles. "Alright. We'll get this one then." Sai grabbed the dress from its place on the rack and checked for Hoshiko's size. 'Good. It'll fit.' He thought after seeing the correct size. He took Hoshiko's hand and walked to the register to pay for the item.

"Thank you for buying, sir! Have a nice day." The cashier said as both he and Hoshiko left the store. Not knowing exactly what to do next, "mother" and daughter walked aimlessly around the area. There was not much they could have been doing at the time and the festival wasn't for another few hours. Just as Sai was about to call his wandering to an end, a familiar voice called out to him.

"Sai!" Said person turned to come face to face with a strawberry blond female and a tall male sporting a bowl cut.

"Hello Sakura, Lee."

"You two getting ready for the festival?" Sakura inquired while moving to calm her overactive boyfriend. Sai nodded and asked her the same, which she replied with an affirmative response.

"I see! We should all take our youthfulness and run it into the sunset!!" Sakura shook her head and sighed before reminding Lee that it was too early for a sunset. The comment didn't destroy his vigor for he ran towards were the sunset would have been anyways.

"You have your hands full," Sai concluded as he watched the hyperactive ninja run off into a "sunset."

"You have no idea." She sighed and ran after her boyfriend, but not before waving a goodbye to both Hoshiko and him.

"Mommy, what are we going to do now?" Hoshiko asked, her eyes drooping with boredom and her body becoming restless in the wait. Out of options, Sai opted to take his angel home to start preparing for the festival.

"Let's go home." He said as he lifted his daughter and settled her on his waist before walking towards the place they called home.

~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~

"Mommy, do I look pretty?" Hoshiko asked as Sai finished tying her hair.

"You look beautiful," Sai replied while placing the final clip on her bun. "There," he said as he finished placing the clip. After stepping to view her from front to back, Sai smiled and shooed the girl away so that he himself could get ready for the night's events. They also had to stop by the hospital once again to drop off Naruto's kimono as well, so Sai had to hurry.

After a couple of minutes of struggling and sighs of frustration, the painter took one last look at himself in the mirror before leaving the bathroom and walking towards his and Naruto's to search for Naruto's outfit. It wasn't as hard as Sai had thought to locate the orange kimono in a pile of even more orange. Sai easily located the other's sandals as well. He placed all of the items he collected in a large bag waiting on his bed and walked into the living room to spot Hoshiko admiring some artwork she made on the wall.

"Are you ready 'Shiko, dear?"

"Yeah!"

~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~

"When can I leaaavveee?" The blonde groaned. The sun was already setting and he wanted to be out there with his family, enjoying the evening's festivities. The nurse sighed for the fifth time during her brief visit and told him once more that he could leave when someone came to check him out. She was sure the blonde heard her, though he continued to gripe and complain.

"Daddy!!" Hoshiko hollered throughout the hallway. Naruto smiled and sat up from his previous position on the bed just in time catch the girl who practically flew in.

"Hey, Koko!"

"Mommy's on his way! He's out there." And as if on cue, Sai shuffled in with a bag in his hand. He quickly handed it to Naruto and motioned for him to change in the bathroom. Naruto picked up on the hint and went quickly to change.

"After Daddy is done, we will go the festival." Sai smiled down at the girl and she in return grinned twice as hard. Sai was sure the night was going to be plenty of fun, but this feeling of misfortune still remained. He wished it would go away, but he couldn't just ignore it. He'd stay on his guard and hope it was just a fluke.

"But your instinct is never wrong…" a voice inside his head warned. For once, he wished that his instinct would be.

"Mommy, are you okay?" Hoshiko asked as she raised her hands, wishing to be held. Sai smiled at her, picking her up. It was a fake smile, but a smile nonetheless. "Of course," he whispered.

"Alright, I'm ready. Let's go!" Naruto announced as he stepped out of the bathroom. Sai nodded and moved to exit the room.

"W-wait! Have you all signed out in the lobby?" The long forgotten nurse asked. Sai nodded and Hoshiko followed up with a "Yup, yup!" Naruto grinned cheekily and ran after Sai and Hoshiko who continued their course to the elevator and out of the sterile building.

"I'm so glad we could make it this year!" Naruto stretched before grabbing Sai and Hoshiko into a side embrace. Hoshiko giggled wholeheartedly and Sai smiled his infamous smile. It seemed lately that the smile that used to make Sai seem plastic was starting to make its way to the surface again. Sai tried hard not to show such a side in front of his family, but the uneasy feeling he had been getting all day made it hard not to put up the barrier again.

"Are you okay, Sai?" Naruto questioned and Sai nodded. Naruto didn't trust the response, but he didn't push it.

"Well, try to be a bit more joyous. We're going to have fun today!" Naruto smiled and Hoshiko once again followed up. Sai couldn't say no to that.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The lanterns lit the night sky, coloring it a shade of orange that blended into blue. The laughter of the children and adults filled the air as they enjoyed the evening's happenings. Hoshiko laughed and ran as Naruto chased after her and won her little trinkets at the stands. Sai followed and ate the many sweet treats available to him when he could. He was happy that Naruto and Hoshiko were enjoying themselves, though he couldn't fully himself.

After almost an hour of fun, Sai decided that he had enjoyed the events enough and needed to get away for a few minutes. He walked slowly towards a stand that sold juices and other refreshments that Sai was sure he could indulge in.

"One green tea and lemon please," Sai ordered as he sat down on a stool near the bar. The place was big, bigger than most. The waitress set a cup of tea near Sai and smiled before leaving to fill someone else's order.

Sai looked up at the wall and noticed a clock. Ten twenty-three was the time. Just a few more hours, Sai thought. Only a few more before he could get rid of this menacing feeling he'd been experiencing all day.

"You seem troubled. Is something ailing you?" said the voice of a woman from beside Sai. The artist turned and smiled his faux smile. "Nothing is the matter, I just feel uneasy. It's not a big deal, really." The woman nodded before asking if he wanted to talk about it. Sai was fixing to turn the offer down when something made him agree to tell the woman. He told her his story, though only half of it, and she listened. After a few minutes of exchanging his story and explaining to her about the feeling he'd been having she nodded and took a sip of her drink.

"You should listen to what your mind is telling you. It has a funny way of telling even the blind what is right in front of them." Sai wanted to turn and tell the woman she was crazy and speaking nonsense when the feeling returned full force. The hairs on the back of his neck stood and his spine delivered a chill throughout his body. Slowly he turned toward the source. His breath hitched when he saw four figures, faces covered in mask walking past the shop. Sai was sure he would have passed it off as simply paranoia if he hadn't saw a certain set of eyes. A set of red eyes spouted with black.

The eyes of a Sharingan user.

"S-Sasuke-kun?"


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