Hey guys! So, I decided to do an Epilogue after all. It's actually going to be a big one too. So I've decided to split it into at least two parts. Here's the first part, by the way.

As a side note, I'm not a doctor and this is a fictional story so what happens is suppose to happen, whether or not its true in real life. I did some research to try and at least keep it realistic.

Anyways, hope you enjoy it and look out for part two hopefully sometime this month!

Come on guys, let's go!" I called out from the living room of our penthouse. I was carrying the twins' suitcases as well as my own.

Tama was the first to appear from the hallway, smiling up at me. He grabbed onto my leg, out of breath and panting. "I'm ready Papa!"

I ruffled Tama's blonde hair and waited patiently for his sister and Sasuke.

Suki slowly walked in, her silky black hair tied up in a side ponytail. She sat down next to Tama, who was now sitting on my foot. "I can hold my bag for you, Papa." She outstretched her arms.

"That's very sweet of you." I gave her her bag, and was soon feeling a tug on my pants. I looked down to see Tama frowning at me.

"I can carry my bag too, Papa!" He held out his hands and smiled when I gave him the bag.

"Where's Daddy?" I asked when we were still waiting after five minutes.

"He went into the baby's room." Suki answered.

I frowned. "Wait here." I walked down the hallway, past the twins' room, and into the room that was across the way from our own bedroom.

Sasuke was standing in front of the crib, looking down at the child that was never there. A sad smile crossed his face.

It's been almost six years since the twins were born and I became pregnant twice after that, once two years after the twins and once the beginning of last year. Both ended up in miscarriages.

Kyuubi got pregnant three years after Kairi and had a beautiful baby boy, Ryou, and I could tell Sasuke wanted to go back to how he was before the twins happened, but I refused to allow our marriage suffer once again.

Now, Kyuubi announced he was pregnant with their third child just three months before in August, their due date planning to be in May. Luckily, Sasuke didn't have the urge to become withdrawn, but there were times when I caught him lingering in the nursery, looking into the crib or even sitting in the rocking chair, always with the same sad smile.

I walked up behind him and snaked my arms around his waist. "Sasuke." I whispered his name.

He leaned into me and I felt his hands hold onto my arms. "I'm sorry."

I shook my head and buried my face into his back. "Don't be."

We sat in a comfortable silence until Tama walked into the room. "Papa, I don't want to carry this anymore!" He held up his bag.

We both laughed and I gently took the bag out of his hand as Sasuke picked him up.

The drive to the Uchiha Manor went by quick, and soon I was helping the twins with their bags and bringing them into the house.

My mom greeted the twins happily, taking the bags from me and leading them into the bedroom that they were going to share with their cousins.

Sasuke and I headed into the living room, everyone but my mom and the twins were in the room. "Hey everyone!" I greeted excitedly as Sasuke took a seat in one of the lounge chairs and pulled me onto his lap.

"Hey boys, how was the beginning of the school year?" My dad asked as took a sip of his beer.

"Well, you know Suki, she's like her father over here, impassive as ever. But she's doing well and she made a friend. And Tama was excited to go, for about a week. He's doing good too and he wants to join soccer with his friends for next year."

"That's great!" Fugaku smiled at us. "Finally we get to attend sports games, Itachi and Sasuke were never into sports."

"Yes but they were smart, unlike my two boys." I glared at my mom as she walked into the room, carrying Ryou in her arms. Kairi, Tama and Suki following close behind.

"Hey, I resent that!" Kyuubi protested, standing up. "I am smart, I just don't like to flaunt it." He took Ryou from my mom and sat back down next to Itachi.

"Are you kids gonna wake up early with me and grandpa to see the parade tomorrow?" Mikoto smiled at the kids who were huddled on the floor in front of the tv.

Tama quickly stood up and threw his arms into the air. "Yeah! I wanna see the, Marcy's Day parade!" He quickly ran to Mikoto, flopping into her lap, coughing a little.

"Its Macy's, sweetie." She said, laughing a little. "Are you getting sick?"

"He's had that cough for a bit now." I turned to look at Sasuke, a frown marring his face. "If it doesn't get better over the weekend, we'll have to take him to his physician."

"I don't wanna go to the doctor, daddy!" Tame whined.

"We'll see how you're doing, Monday, okay baby?" I cooed at him. I could feel the look Sasuke was giving me and I turned my head to stick my tongue out at him, I couldn't help it, I had a bad habit of spoiling our kids. They were just so cute. "How's second grade going for you, Kairi?"

Kairi looked up from the tv, her face resembled Itachi the most but she had Kyuubi's bright red hair that was pulled up into a side ponytail. "It's really good, Uncle Naru! I really like it, and I have so many friends!"

I gave a quick glare to Kyuubi for teaching her the nickname, only to see him smirking at me. I turned back to her and smiled. "That's good to hear!"

"So, what are we gonna enjoy for dinner tonight, guys!" My dad asked, standing up and beginning to walk out of the room.

"Pizza!" The kids all yelled, beginning to follow him. As they were leaving, Tama started to cough once again.

I looked over at Sasuke. He was staring at where they all disappeared too, a concerned look on his face.

After dinner and putting the kids to sleep, Sasuke and I went into our own room in the house. We lied down on the bed, Sasuke on his back and me resting my head on top of his chest.

"I'm worried about Tama." Sasuke said in a quiet voice, I felt his arm lift and soon felt the relaxing touch of his finger running through my hair. I closed my eyes and sighed deeply.

"Me too." I whispered. Tama has been coughing and tiring early for almost a month now, brushing it off as a cold, we decided to hold off on the doctor's. "Before we left, I made an appointment for Monday, anyways." I felt his fingers stop and I quickly opened my eyes and sat up, looking at him to see his eyes wide in surprise. "What?" I narrowed my eyes in suspicion.

"I'm just surprised you actually made the appointment. Especially since you told Tama he may not have to see the doctor." He sat up on his elbows and I fell onto his stomach with a gasp.

"Bastard." I mumbled into his clothes. "I can be responsible sometimes." I sat up on my knees and pouted as he smirked at me.

"Of course, idiot." Before I knew what happened, I was pulled on top of him where he kissed me, and not too gently. I kissed him back and soon found our positions switched. "Sasuke?"

"I want you, now." He breathed into my ear. I closed my eyes as a shiver ran down my spine and when I opened my eyes, half-lidded, Sasuke's were filled with lust.

Instead of giving him an answer, I captured his lips in a passionate kiss. "Then have me."

Monday morning, the twins and I said goodbye to Sasuke as he drove out of the garage and headed towards the hospital, off to work.

I looked down at the twins, Suki was dressed in her school uniform and Tama was wearing a green t-shirt and his jacket and black sweatpants. I kneeled down so that I was at their eye level. "So here's the plan for today, guys. Me and Tama will walk Suki to school and then later, Tama, you'll be going to the doctor's."

Tama pouted and crossed his arms over his chest as Suki gave me a quick nod and a small smile. "Papa, you said at Grandma's I didn't have to go!" He gave a quick stomp of his foot.

I smiled at him before I shook my head. "Only if you were getting better, but you haven't."

"Yeah, Tama, you kept me up all night with your coughing." Suki glared at Tama and he stuck his tongue out at her. I smiled at the two of them before standing back up. I held out my hands for each of them to grab and I headed out to the street, beginning the three block walk to their school.

"It's okay Tama, you can say hi to your friends while I talk to your teacher, okay?" I looked down at him and he smiled brightly at me with a nod.

We reached the school building and we walked through the crowded hallways and to their 1st grade classroom. Suki quickly ran to her friend and Tama quickly followed, joining a bunch of boys who were gathered in the back corner of the room.

I quickly explained to the teacher Tama's situation and she nodded, telling me she'd send Suki home with the work he'll miss.

"So, we have some time before you have to be at the doctor's, did you want to go eat breakfast or go home?" I asked Tama as we left the school building.

"Hmm." Tama hummed, tapping his index finger on his chin. I laughed at the gesture before he looked at me with a mischievous grin. "I wanna go home and play monster trucks! Now that Suki isn't home, I can run over her dolls and she won't yell at me!"

I laughed harder and started walking in the direction of our apartment. "Don't mess up her stuff too much, you don't want her to get too mad at you, don't you?"

"I guess." His voice was filled with disappointment. His bad mood quickly vanished as he tugged on my arm. "Papa, can we ride the subway to the doctor's? Huh, can we?"

"Sure, why not?" I nodded at him and soon he was jumping around in excitement. The excitement was cut short when he stopped, starting to cough.

"You okay, baby?" I kneeled down and gently rubbed his back.

He gave a weak nod but then quickly grabbed his head. "My head hurts."

"Want me to carry you home?" I asked him, I was trying my hardest not to panic, worry washing over me.

"Can you, Papa?" He looked at me with pleading eyes and I nodded, gently cradling him in my arms and walking the rest of the way home.

As soon as I set him on the ground in the living room, his energy came back and he quickly ran to his room. I shook my head as some of the worry I was feeling started to ebb away. "I'm going to working in my studio if you need me, Tama. I'll call you when it's time to go."

"Okay!" Came the quick reply. I grabbed a glass of water and headed into my writing studio, sitting down at my desk and turning on my laptop. I looked at the journal that Sasuke had given me for Christmas all those years ago, now worn and filled with plot ideas. I smiled at the journal and turned to one of the entries towards the end.

I was currently working on a historical novel, an idea I came up with on a day trip with the twins and Sasuke to the American History Museum.

I was writing for about half an hour, when I heard Tama calling for me. "Just a second, baby!" I quickly tried to finish the paragraph I was on. I typed the last sentence and turned in my chair to leave. Instead, Tama was standing in the doorway, blood dripping quickly from his nose. His shirt was covered in blood and there was trail of blood leading out the door and out of sight. I felt the blood leave my face as I looked at him in what must've been horror since he began to cry.

"Papa!" His cries got louder and I quickly shook my head and stood up, running to the kitchen to grab paper towels.

"Don't worry, Tama. I'm coming!" I quickly ran back to where he was, still standing in the doorway. "Here, tilt your head back." As he tilted his head back, I quickly pinched his nose with the paper towel.

"Papa, it hurts! I can't breathe." He began to whine and shake his head, tears starting to pour down his eyes again.

"I know, I know baby. I'm sorry but I gotta make the bleeding stop." I pulled him to me and slowly sat against the hallway wall, bringing him down so his head was resting on my lap, the rest of his body laying on the floor. As I was holding his nose, I began to run my fingers through his hair. I pulled out my cell phone and quickly texted Sasuke, briefly explaining the situation. "We'll have to take a taxi to the doctor's, Tama."

He was silent for a moment before he sighed and in a weak and tired voice, replied with an 'okay'.

I glanced down at him, worry flooding over me once again. His eyes were half-lidded as he was staring at the wall at the end of the hall. His breathing was slow and his face was flushed. I quickly put my hand to his forehead and felt the hot skin. "How're you feeling?"

He gave a light shrug but otherwise made no movement.

My frown deepened. I slowly pulled the tissue away from his nose. There was no noticeable blood coming from his nose. "Can you sit up for me?" I helped him sit up and watched his nose, making sure there's no more blood coming from it. "Alright, let's get you cleaned up and head over to the doctor's."

After changing and washing off his face, we grabbed a taxi and headed to the doctor's. The taxi dropped us off at the Lower Manhattan Hospital and we headed to the pediatric wing.

We checked in at the waiting area and I sat down in the chairs as Tama headed over to where the toys were. I pulled out my phone and texted Iruka, asking if he could pick up Suki from school and bring her to his place so I could clean up the remaining blood in the apartment.

It wasn't long before I got a text back from him. I could tell he was worried and briefly explained what had happened and that we were at the doctor's now.

"Daddy!" I heard Tama call out and looked up from the hallway to see Sasuke walk in. He gave me a worried glance but quickly smiled as Tama came running up to him. He picked him up and walked over to where I was sitting, claiming the seat next to me and kissing my cheek. "I wanna kiss too!" Tama pouted at him and we both laughed before he kissed the tip of Tama's nose.

"Iruka's gonna pick Suki up so I can clean up the blood." I said with a sigh and gently rested my head on his shoulder.

"Daddy, my nose was bleeding all over! Then Papa pinched me and I couldn't breathe!" Tama exclaimed loudly.

I groaned as Sasuke laughed. Some of the parents glaring at me. "Tama, that sounds so bad!"

"But it did hurt, Papa!" He turned to look at me with a pout. "You pinched my nose and I couldn't breathe!"

"Okay Tama, Papa's very sorry for what he did, but he wanted your nose to stop bleeding and that's what you have to do." Sasuke ruffled Tama's hair and he quickly scrambled off his lap.

"I wanna go play!" We both nodded and watched Tama go back to the toys.

"You on your lunch break?" I asked Sasuke, tucking his bangs behind his ear.

He nodded and leaned into my touch. "I decided to use this time to be there with you two. Just to make sure the doctor's doing his job."

I snorted and rolled my eyes. "Of course." Our doctor was Neji Hyuuga, Sasuke's rival and friend since medical school. The were always trying to outdo each other in class but Sasuke would trust nobody else but Neji with his family.

We watched in silence as Tama was happily playing with the toys. Soon, Neji came up next to us. He gave us a slight smile before directing his gaze onto Sasuke, a look of concern on his face.

"Since you're going to be here, Sasuke, you can't interfere with my examination, okay? You're just a regular parent who's here to get his son checked up on."

Sasuke casually lifted in hands in surrender. "Understood." He stood up and I followed after him, calling out for Tama.

Neji led us through the winding corridors and in front of a small station that had a scale. He smiled at Tama. "Now, come stand on top of this for me, Tama."

I let go of Tama's hand and he stepped onto the scale, watching in curiosity as the numbers on the scale fluctuate.

"Hm." Neji hummed with a slight frown. "38.7 pounds." He didn't seem too happy with the results and I turned to face Sasuke. His eyebrows were furrowed and lips pursed.

"Is that bad?" I asked, worried.

"Not necessarily. He's just a tad bit underweight." Neji quickly recorded the numbers before moving over to the wall where a large ruler was aligned. "Now Tama, step over here, we're gonna see how tall you are."

Tama stepped off the scale and placed his back against the wall. Neji brought the lever down, placing it snugly on the top of Tama's head. "44.3 inches. So, about 3 and a half feet. That's pretty good."

I smiled at the good news and as soon as Neji lifted the lever, Tama came running back to me, I held onto his hand and followed Neji as he led us into an empty examination room. He waited till we passed through the door way before sitting in front of the computer in the room, moving the mouse slightly to turn the monitor on. "You can set him up on the table there, Naruto."

I nodded my head and picked up Tama and set him down on the table. Sasuke sat down in the plastic chair and I decided to stand at the end of the table, my hand on Tama's back.

"So, what brings you here to see me?" Neji asked, hands hovering over the keyboard.

"Well, Tama's been coughing a lot lately, for about a month now. And he's been tiring himself out from barely doing anything." I nervously bit my lip as I recalled the event that happened earlier today. "And, this just happened today, but he had a nose bleed. It was a pretty bad one too."

"I was thinking-" Sasuke started to say but was cut off by a quick glare from Neji. He quickly closed his mouth with an audible snap. "Sorry." He managed to mumble out as he crossed his hands across his chest.

"Let's take his temperature and check his breathing, alright?" Neji stood up and walked to a drawer, pulling out a thermometer.

Tama started to squirm and I gave him a questioning look. "I don't want that in my butt!" He screeched.

I started to laugh and Neji and Sasuke were fighting hard to not laugh either, instead smiles placed on their face. "Why would you think that goes in your butt, Tama?"

"Suki told me that when they take my temperature, that the thingy goes in my butt!" Tama looked up at the thermometer in Neji's hands in horror.

Neji let out a chuckle. "I think she was just messing with you, Tama. This goes in your mouth, right underneath your tongue."

Tama visibly relaxed and I couldn't fight off the last giggle.

"Now open your mouth wide, and try not to move." Neji placed the thermometer in Tama's mouth and Tama tried his best to keep still. The device beeped and Neji gently pulled it off, discarding the plastic covering. He looked at the screen with a deep frown.

"What? What's wrong?" I asked worriedly.

"He seems to have a high fever, 104 degrees to be exact. Do you know if he's had this fever for a while?"

"I've never actually measured his temperature, but I felt his head and it was pretty hot." I looked at the ground, feeling guilty for not keeping a better watch on him. I smiled sadly at Tama who looked up at me with curiosity.

Neji nodded and went back to his computer, typing a bit. "Okay, now let's check his breathing." He pulled the stethoscope from his neck, placing the ear pieces into his ear. He placed the disc against Tama's chest, asking him to breathe deeply and repeated it a couple times before placing it on his back and repeating it once again.

After he was finished, he typed a couple more things on his computer. He swiveled in his chair to face us. "Well, based on what I've seen here today, it seems he's developed pneumonia."

I looked at him in shock and turned to look at Sasuke who was also nodding. "That's what I was thinking too."

"Pneumonia? Will he be okay?" I nervously asked. I pulled Tama closer to me, resting him against my side.

Neji nodded. "Yes, I've written a prescription for him and sent it over to your regular pharmacy. Just have him take it everyday till it runs out, even if he's getting better, keep taking it."

I nodded and picked up Tama, giving him a loving smile. "Say thank you to Doctor Neji. He's giving you medicine to feel better."

"Thank you Doctor Neji!" Tama smiled brightly at Neji. Neji gave him a smile back before pulling out a blue lollipop from his front pocket and handing it to Tama. "Oh wow! Thank you! Daddy, can you open it please?"

The three of us laughed as Sasuke went to open the wrapper for him. "Thanks again, Neji." He patted his shoulder and me and Sasuke walked out of the room together.

"I'll see you after work tonight, okay?" Sasuke kissed the top of my head and I nodded my head and watched as Sasuke ruffled Tama's hair and went down a different corridor to check in with a patient.

"Ready to go? I'm going to drop you off with Uncle Iruka so I can clean up, okay?" I looked down at him as we began the walk to leave the hospital.

"Okay, but can we please please pleaseee go on the subway?" Tama looked up at me with wide eyes and I laughed as I nodded my head.

After a ten minute ride on the subway and a quick two minute walk, we reached Iruka's apartment building. I rang the buzzer and then heard the front door unlock.

We climbed up the three flights of stairs and I frowned as Tama was breathing heavily.

"Hey guys!" I looked up to see Iruka in front of his door waving excitedly. "Kakashi just left to go get Suki."

I groaned out loud and rolled my eyes. "You let that pervert go pick her up on his own? I thought I could trust you, Iruka!" I snickered at the glare that Iruka sent me.

"Oh, Naruto! Come on Tama, let's go inside and play."

Tama nodded tiredly and walked slowly into the apartment.

Me and Iruka both watched with looks of concern. He turned to me frowning. "Is he alright?"

I gave a shrug. "Neji believes it's pneumonia. I have to pick the medicine up and start giving it to him."

"Why don't you and Sasuke go out tonight? Kakashi and I will watch the twins and they can stay over. I'll text Kakashi now to stop by your place to pick up the medicine."

I looked at him appreciatively. "Really? You'll do that?"

Iruka nodded and I gave him a big hug. "It's not a problem, really."

"Thank you again, Iruka. Bye Tama, Papa will see you tomorrow!" I shouted and faintly heard Tama's reply. I gave one last wave before heading out and to the pharmacy.

Cleaning supplies and Tama's medicine in hand, I arrived at the penthouse and looked around. The hallway had a trail of blood that started from the twins room and stopped in a small puddle in front of my studio.

I set the bags down and got the cleaning supplies out. I decided to start in front of my studio. As I passed the twins' room and peeked in, I saw just exactly how much blood there was. There was a huge, dark red stain in the middle of the room, no doubtfully where Tama was playing. There was a small trail that led to Tama's bed where I saw one of his blankets covered in blood.

I frowned and continued my way down the hall. I began to clean, getting lost in my thoughts, when the sound of the buzzer brought me back to reality. Realizing I was almost to the twins' room I gave a small smile before running to the monitor. Kakashi was smiling lazily, holding Suki's hand, the other one holding an ice cream cone. I buzzed them in and waited patiently for them to reach our floor.

"Hey Kakashi," I greeted. "Thanks again for taking them." I walked into the kitchen to grab Tama's medicine and handed it to Kakashi.

"Its no problem, Naru." He smiled mischievously and I narrowed my eyes in a glare at the nickname. "Anything for my little niece and nephew."

"Papa?" We both turned to look at Suki who was standing in front of the doorway to her room.

"Oh shit!" My eyes widened and I quickly ran over to close the door. "Come on, sweetie, you're gonna spend the night with Iruka and Kakashi."

"But Papa, what happened? There's blood everywhere!" She looked up at me with confusion and I could start to see tears forming in the corner of her eyes. "Did Tama die, Papa?" Her voice sounded so small and I quickly dropped to my knees, and brought her into a tight hug.

"Oh baby, no. No, nothing like that." I pulled her away from me and ran my hand through her hair, cupping her cheek. "Tama just had a bloody nose. He's a little bit sick, but the doctors gave him medicine so he's going to be okay."

Suki nodded before giving me a small smile.

"Ready to go, Suki?" Kakashi came over and held out his hand for her to take.

"I'll pick you up from school tomorrow, Suki." I watched the two of them leave before sighing and going back to the cleaning.

The twins room took a lot longer to clean then I first thought. The large puddle in the middle of the room, once dry, left a noticeable stain that was too stubborn to get out.

I threw the sheets and blankets into the wash before cleaning, moving them to the dryer halfway, and now that I finished, I headed down to the laundry room to pick them up.

On my way back through the lobby, I saw Sasuke walk through the building doors. He stopped at the elevator doors and I quickly caught up to him.

"Hey, so we have the whole night to ourselves." I whispered into Sasuke's ear.

I giggled as he stiffened before relaxing, realizing it was me. He turned to face me, a smirk on his face. "So what do you wanna do?"

We got into the elevator and I leaned the laundry basket against my hip. "I wanna go on a date! A really fancy one!"

He raised an eyebrow. "Really now?"

"Mhm." I nodded and ran up a finger down from his shoulder to his hand. "And then, I wanna spend the rest of the night, on my back, underneath you, legs u-mmph!" I was quickly cut off by Sasuke's mouth that I nearly dropped the basket.

We kissed each other passionately, lips bruising from the roughness, until the elevator dinged and we pulled away from each other, reluctantly.

"Or, we can skip dinner for now and just have dessert first." I whispered, staring at him with eyes filled with lust.

He narrowed his eyes at me. "Oh yeah, but if you don't think I'm getting a second helping of dessert after dinner, you've been mistaken." He picked me up, bridal style, and carried me to the bedroom.

I nervously sat in the waiting room of the Pediatrics wing, my stomach churning viciously. It's been almost a month since we were last here, a couple days before Christmas. Tama finished the medicine, and was not getting better. His coughing and tiredness have become more frequent and he was complaining about having more headaches. We took his temperature every night, hoping it would go down, but it hasn't.

Nosebleeds gradually started to become more frequent, now he gets one almost every day. For the past week and a half, he's been too tired to go to school.

I made an appointment as soon as I realized he wasn't getting better and the medicine was getting low.

Over the last week or two, I was also starting to get sick, the stress catching up to me. I rubbed my stomach as the urge to vomit started to make me gag. I held my hand over my mouth until the feeling passed and I let out a sigh of relief. I looked down at Tama who was sitting in the chair next to me, leaning against the armrest of the chair. I slowly threaded my fingers through his hair.

"Hey." I looked up to see Sasuke walk in. I nodded my head in greeting but stayed silent, afraid that opening my mouth would encourage me to throw up. "Neji's just finishing up now, he'll be out soon." He sat down next to Tama and lightly rubbed his back.

It was silent for a moment before the urge to vomit came back tenfold and I quickly stood up and looked around for a trash can. I threw up into it as quiet as I could, trying not to bring too much attention to myself.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Neji walk over to me. "Hey, you okay?"

I nodded weakly at him. "Yeah, I just need to wash up in the bathroom."

"Alright I'm going to take his vitals and then we'll be in room 213."

I nodded my head and stood up a little straighter as Sasuke came over, Tama resting in his arm. "You should also see a doctor while we're here." Sasuke looked at me with concern.

"Yeah, I'll do that." I nodded my head.

"Go wash up and head on up, I'll be with Tama and once we're done, we'll come up to see you." Sasuke kissed the top of my head, and followed Neji down the hall.

I let out a sigh as I went into the bathroom and stood in front of the sink. I looked up at my reflection, examining it.

There dark circles under my eyes and I could see that my blue eyes seemed to be a little bit more gray. And my tan skin seemed to be more pale. I sighed and quickly splashed water onto my face and then rinsed out my mouth. I could see why Sasuke would be concerned.

I headed to the elevator to go to the floor where they had their clinic. I headed into the lobby and to the front desk where the two receptionists were sitting, Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka.

"Hey there, Sakura, Ino." I greeted as I leaned casually a top the counter. "I'm here for a walk-in."

Sakura scrunched her nose in confusion. "A walk-in?"

I nodded my head.

"Sasuke came in last Friday and penciled you into Kiba's schedule." Ino said.

I looked at them in surprise as they giggled. "Oh, okay then. Should I sit down?"

"Nope, I'm right here, blondie!" I turned around to see Kiba smiling at me.

Kiba and I were best friends in high school and even started college together. After I dropped out, we didn't talk much but we still considered each other best friends.

"Let's go find out what's wrong with you." I followed him into a room.

He took my vitals before asking a couple questions.

"I have an idea of what's going on, but to be sure, I want you to pee in this cup for me." He set a urine test on the counter and pushed it toward me.

I nodded my head and took it, heading to the bathroom.

After I finished, I went back in and dropped it off.

"You gonna be here for a while?" He asked as he began to walk me back to the lobby.

I shrugged. "I wasn't planning on it but I have a couple of hours before I have to pick up Suki. So I can stay."

"Alright, give me an hour and I'll bring the results to you. You'll be in the cafeteria?"

"Yeah. I'll see you then." We went our separate ways as I pushed the door open and saw Sasuke sitting in a chair, Tama asleep on his lap.

"How'd it go?" I asked quietly as I picked up Tama and we headed to the elevator.

"Neji decided on a blood test and he'll call us on Wednesday to discuss the results." He replied, hands in his pocket.

"What do you think it could be?" I asked him quietly. We stopped in front of the entrance to the pediatric wing and I studied him carefully. He looked off to the side, unable to look at me.

"I'm not to sure, but it doesn't seem good." He finally replied after some time. He looked at me and sighed. "I'm gonna head back, I wanna know how your appointment went. See you tonight." He placed a quick kiss on my cheek and waved before heading down the hallway.

I headed to the cafeteria, stopping in line to buy a ginger ale. I gently shook Tama awake. "Do you want anything, baby?"

He gently shook his head and looked around the room. "Where's Daddy?"

"Daddy had to go back to work and Papa has to wait for his doctor." I paid for my drink before finding a small empty booth to sit down in.

As we waited, I gave Tama my cellphone so he could play his game. I watched over him and waited for Kiba.

"Hey, Naruto!" I looked up and saw Kiba. I waved at him before looking at Tama. "I'll be right back, okay? Just stay here." Tama nodded and I stood up to walk over to Kiba.

"So I got some good news and some not as good news." Kiba said, an envelope in his hands.

I nodded, my heart beating faster and my stomach doing flips.

"The good news is, you're pregnant. Congratulations!" He smiled brightly and patted my shoulder.

I stood stiff, frozen in shock. I was happy but I was also feeling scared, the thought of having another miscarriage already pushing through any other thoughts in my head.

"Now the not so good news," I shook myself from my thoughts to see Kiba frowning at me. "Is your blood pressure is too high. I know you've had those two miscarriages in the past. So to avoid that, you'll need to work on trying to relax more. Try to also lessen your sodium intake. No ramen." He gave me a smirk as I let out a groan.

"Seriously? No ramen at all?" I looked at him and he shook his head. "Oh Sasuke will have a field day with that." I stopped. I wanted to share the news with Sasuke, but more than being afraid of having another miscarriage, I was afraid to lose Sasuke again.

"But seriously Naruto, I also understand things are going on with Tama too, I'm not just your doctor, I'm also your friend. If you need help, me and Hinata always got your back."

"Thank you, Kiba. I really appreciate it." I gave him a smile.

"Here." He held out the envelope and I took it from him. "Go out and celebrate. Also, Merry Christmas!" He waved and headed out the cafeteria doors.

Tama and I headed to the school to pick up Suki. It was their last day of class before Christmas vacation began.

Suki was waiting in the front yard, a bag in her hand. She waved goodbye to her friends and quickly ran over to us. "Look Tama, our class gave you treats since you couldn't come to the party!" She held the bag open and Tama smiled at the sight.

"Isn't that nice? We'll have to thank them once break is over, right Tama?" I looked down at him to see him pull out a lollipop.

He nodded and smiled.

We arrived at our penthouse and were greeted by the sight of Kyuubi who was sitting on the couch with Ryou.

"Uncle Kyuu!" The twins screamed and ran over to him, climbing onto the couch.

"Hey, what are you doing here? And where's Itachi and Kairi?" I asked as I walked into the living room, sitting on the chair.

"Well, we were gonna drive all the way to the Uchiha manor, but I wanted to take a break from driving and decided to spend the night at my little brother's!" Kyuubi smiled brightly at me and I rolled my eyes. "As for Itachi and Kairi, they went to pick up some kind of dinner. There's so much more to choose from than Philly. Now, tell me what's been going on with you, you look like shit."

"Kyuubi!" I hissed, glaring at him as he gave me a sheepish smile. "Watch your mouth." The twins started to laugh and I let out a sigh of defeat. "There's just the thing with Tama, and I just found out some news from the doctor." I began to trail off, not wanting to talk more about it.

Kyuubi frowned, a look of concern flashing across his face. "Naru, what hap-" He was cut off by the sound of the buzzer and we both jumped in fright.

I quickly stood up to see Itachi and Kairi on the monitor, bags in their hand. I buzzed them in and waited until they walked through the door. "Kairi! My favorite niece!" I yelled, my arms open wide in a hug.

"Uncle Naru!" She ran into my arms and gave me a hug afterwards. "We got Indian food!"

I stood up and smiled at her. "Sounds delicious!"

She nodded before running into the living room, shouting the twin's name's.

"How'd Tama's appointment go?"

I turned to face Itachi and watched as he started to take containers out of the bag. I let out a sigh and sat in the chair, trying not worry myself by thinking of what could be wrong. "He got blood work done today, we won't hear about the results until Wednesday. Sasuke doesn't think it's going to be good news." I stared at my lap as I clenched my jaw tightly. 'Don't stress.' I kept repeating the thought in my mind.

Itachi hummed. "How about you? You don't look so good."

I laughed sheepishly as I looked up at him. "I've been told that a lot today. But yeah, I'm okay. I just have so much on my mind. It's a little overwhelming."

The sound of the kids shouting distracted us from our conversation. I gave him a curious look before standing up and heading into the living room. Once there, I smiled at the sight of Sasuke surrounded by the children, a smile on his face.

"Welcome home." I greeted him and he looked up to meet my eyes. He nodded his head and gestured back towards the kitchen.

We headed into the kitchen just as Itachi was carrying plates and the indian food out. He greeted Sasuke and we waited until we could see them all settled in.

"So how was your appointment?" Sasuke leaned against the counter next to the kitchen sink as I sat in the nearest chair.

"Nothing special, really." I tried to sound casual, not showing my nervousness. "Kiba said my blood pressure was too high. So, I need to l-lower my stress." I cursed at myself for stuttering, Sasuke's intense gaze making me want to look away from and feeling guilty for lying.

"You're stressed?" He raised an eyebrow before scowling and let out a scoff. "What else is there, Naruto?"

I tried giving him by best confused look. "I-I don't know what you mean. There is nothing else."

"Naruto." His voice sounded angry and I couldn't help but to turn away from him.

"Sasuke."

There was a long pause and I kept my gaze directed to the floor.

"Naruto, please tell me." Sasuke's voice now sounded desperate and I turned to look to see his face filled with worry.

I felt guilty and I opened my mouth to say something when Kyuubi quickly ran into the kitchen.

"Tama has a nosebleed." He grabbed the towel paper roll and ran back into the living room.

"Tch." I turned and watched as Sasuke left the kitchen, hearing our bedroom door close after him.

I sighed before going underneath the sink and taking out the cleaning supplies.

After putting the kids to sleep and setting up the pull-out couch for Itachi and Kyuubi, I headed into our bedroom, a feeling of dread washing over me.

I opened the door to see Sasuke sitting cross-legged on the bed, laptop and a couple papers set up in front of him. I closed the door behind me and leaned against it.

"Sasuke?"

He didn't look up from his work, only briefly pausing to let me know he was listening.

"I have something to show you." I walked over to our dresser and opened the second drawer, digging underneath clothes to pull out the envelope that Kiba gave to me earlier. I let out a sigh and faced him.

His face had a look of indifference but I could see a spark of curiosity in his eyes as he saw the envelope in my hands.

"These are the results that I got today." I handed him the unopened envelope.

He took it tentatively before carefully opening it and reading it over. His eyebrows furrowed in what I could only assume was confusion. He then looked up at me, hurt across his face.

I turned away, unable to look him in the eyes.

"Why did you lie to me?" The question came out in a whisper.

"I didn't want to tell you."

"What? Why not?" He started to get angry. "What on earth would possess you to keep you being pregnant a secret from me? Huh?!"

I swallowed audibly. "I don't want to hurt you."

There was a pause from him. "Hurt me? What the fuck are you talking about?!"

I turned to him, already feeling the tears rolling down my face. "I don't want to hurt you again! I don't want to, I didn't want to tell you because I'm afraid I'll have another miscarriage." I whispered out the last word. "I don't want to disappoint you anymore."

"Naruto," Sasuke shuffles his things out of the way before scooting to the edge of the bed, holding out his hands for me to take. I grabbed them before he gently pulled me closer to him, wrapping his arms around my waist and resting his head against my stomach. I placed my hands on top of his head and began to thread my fingers through his hair. "I never was disappointed with you."

"I've had two miscarriages already, who says I won't have another one? Kiba says I'm too stressed out but everything going on with Tama, I don't know what to do, Sasuke."

"No matter what happens, I'm right here beside you. We're in this together Naruto." Sasuke pulled me down so I was sitting on his lap. "I love you."

"I love you too."

The next day, after lunch, we were preparing to say our goodbyes to Itachi and Kyuubi.

"We'll probably be leaving Wednesday afternoon, and we'll get there around dinner-ish." Sasuke was leaning against the open door of the driver's side, waiting for Itachi to get in.

I stood off to his side, the twins were standing by Sasuke watching Itachi put the suitcases back into the trunk.

"You have some last minute work to do?" Kyuubi asked.

The cellphone in my pocket rang and I looked at the number to see it was Neji. I frowned, wasn't he suppose to call tomorrow? I felt my stomach start to churn. "Hold on, I gotta take this."

I walked farther away from them and answered the phone. "Neji?"

"Naruto." His voice low. "I have Tama's results."

I felt my heart stop and my mouth get dry. "Y-yeah?" Judging from his tone of voice, I didn't like where this was heading.

"I'm sorry to tell you this, Naruto. But I'm afraid Tama has leukemia."

"L-leu-" I couldn't finish saying the words without a sob escaping. I fell to the ground, dropping the phone.

"Naruto!" I heard more so than saw, Sasuke run towards me. My eyes were flooding and I could feel myself shaking from crying. "Naruto, what's going on?" He kneeled in front of me and placed a hand on my shoulder.

I looked up at him and I could barely form the words. "It's leukemia."

So, how did you all like it? I've had some trouble writing the beginning but once I started to get past those first couple paragraphs, everything just kinda flowed from there. So hopefully I can get the next part out as soon as possible. I was going to do it all in one part originally but I felt like it might have been too much...oh well!

Thanks for reading!

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