Taboo

Chapter Three - The Blood

xXx Kankuros POV xXx

I wiped the sweat off that lined my brow. Today's training had been long and hard. Packing up all my gear, I prepared to leave and was about to do so when a hand on my shoulder stopped me.

"Kankuro" Bakis voice made me flinch.

"Yes?" I turned to face him.

"I know" He stated simply.

"You know? About what?" I decided to play it off cool.

"You know what I'm talking about"

I stared at him blankly, well, tried to.

"It's no secret that Temaris stomach is growing bigger by the day, that kid will be born soon."

I snorted and turned from him to continue on home.

"What on earth were you thinking boy? All three of you for that matter. You know incest is a crime."

I stopped in my tracks. "You saw?"

"Of course I did" He stared at the ground. "The Kazekage forgot a few documents at his office so I went by the house to drop them off. When no one answered the door I went inside. It was hard to not hear all the noises you three made upstairs. And when I saw Temaris belly, well, lets just say it wasn't that hard to put the two together."

"Don't talk about it as if you know us." I replied sharply; not bothering to turn to face him. "Why should we care what the village thinks of us, they've wanted us dead all our lives."

"It's still against the law!"

I waved him off and continued on home.

"Kankuro! You three won't get away with this! That baby is the result of or a major crime! You three could be put to death along with the child!"

The rest of his ramblings I didn't hear as I was too far away, and I just didn't want to know what else he had to say. He could think all he wanted to about us. Either way, it was our business, not his, or the villages. It was ours; our family, our love, our child, not there's. It was our responsibility to pay for our actions, and I would protect our child from them with everything I had.

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"Temari? Gaara?!" I yelled out as I entered the house. I figured our younger brother would be home by now. I stayed way to long at the training grounds. But it was necessary, I have to be strong, for Temari and the one she now carries.

I placed my puppets in the hall way and continued my search. They weren't in their rooms, or the kitchen, or the dining room, or the lounge. Which only left the office and bathroom. I doubted they'd be in the office. No one ever went in that thing anymore. It was crowded with paper and rubbish, and dust covered everything. Which meant they must of been in the bathroom, unless they weren't at home all together.

I was right when I thought they were in the bathroom, only, I didn't expect to see what I did. Temari; standing there naked, with Gaaras arms wrapped around her.

"What happened?" I asked as I made my presence known. Then I noticed the bloodied spot on the floor.

I lowered my head and let out a deep breath. Gaara led her away from the room and took her to the bed room where he covered her with a blanket. She sat there silently while staring off into the abyss.

"Why are you late?" Gaara asked in a hushed tone.

"Baki knows" I simply said

"Ah" Gaara replied "that explains allot"

I nodded "He came into the house and- heard us."

"It doesn't matter now, it's gone" Temari rolled back on the bed.

"Just because your bleeding doesn't necessarily mean you've lost it Temari" I told her trying to make her feel better. "There's still a chance" I placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder. I hoped to myself that I was right. "Come on" I went to her draws and pulled out some clothes. "Let's pay the doctor a visit" She looked at me blankly before taking the clothes and getting dressed.

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"Well Temari" the woman who was scanning her said. "I don't know why you're bleeding, but your baby's fine."

She shot up; her eyes as wide as saucers. "I haven't lost it?" She said excitingly.

"No" The woman smiled "You haven't lost it. Now please, try to relax and lie back down."

I couldn't say I blamed her; I felt like jumping up for joy myself.

"From what I can see" She continued her analysis "The baby has 10 toes and 10 fingers and a strong beating heart. As long as you eat right and exercise a little each day, the baby will be a perfectly healthy one." We all sighed in relief at this new information.

"I'd say the bleeding was just an irritation in the cervix."

We all looked at her like it was a death sentence. "Don't worry" She laughed at our faces "It's nothing to worry about. Just stay in bed for a couple of days to be safe."

I looked over to Temari. Her face had changed completely; she no longer looked anxious and like she was about to die from nervousness, but calmed and relaxed.

"Now, would you like to know the sex of your baby?"

"You can tell already?" I asked. She nodded with a smile.

Temari look at me and Gaara. I nodded in approval and so did Gaara. "We'd love to know."

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We all returned home; the mood much lighter than it had been when we left. A smile staining all our lips.

"I told you it'd be fine" I said as I curled and arm around her waist. I saw Gaara do the same thing.

"I wish I had two heads, then I could lean on both your shoulders" She sighed.

"That's all we need" I joked. "Not just one very worried and stressed Temari that can kill us, but two."

"Oh shut up you" she lightly punched my shoulder as we both laughed.

"What are we gonna name it?" Gaara said.

"Good question" Temari replied "what do you guys think?"

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