A.N. Hey guys! Sorry about not really posting chapters lately, but school's a bitch right now. Please R&R

Chapter Seven

I took a few sips of it before stepping out into the living room. What I saw greatly surprised me.

Temari was helping Kankuro sit up. Said puppetmaster was rubbing his head and muttering something about 'She's scarier than Gaara.' Ashley was sitting on the couch, eyes wide. Gaara was busy studying our daughter. The hadn't seemed to notice my presence, so I melted into the shadows.

This is gonna be fun. I attached chakra strings to my fingers and stuck them to various items in the room. I started weaving my fingers in patterns, scaring the shit out of the unsuspecting sand nin and girl. Gaara was holding tight to Ashley, and said girl dove under the couch. Temari and Kankuro were clinging to each other for dear life, eyes hugging out at the sight of things flying around. I eventually couldn't take it. The stuff in the air fell as I hit the floor laughing.

"Mommy! Something just licked my leg, and it's fuzzy." My eyes widened.

"Shit! They're back for round three! Someone cover her ears when I get here out of there!" I yelled and dove under the couch. I've had experience with these mutant things, having been dragged under the couch numerous times. The second I made it under the couch, I pushed Ashley and Gaara out of harm's way.

"Her ears covered tightly?" I yelled. I heard a muffled yes before reaching out from under the couch, feeling around for a baseball bat. I found it and slowly pulled it back under. Then the fight began.

Gaara's POV

Kankuro, with his hands covering the girl's ears, replied yes to Bella's question. Her hand reached out and grabbed a baseball bat before drawing it under. Next thing that happened was a shrill battle cry before thumps could be heard coming from under there.

"DIE MOTHERFUCKING PEST! YOUR FATE IS THE SAME AS THE EARLY GENERATIONS! YOU'RE GONNA FUCKING DIE BITCH! DIE BY MY BASEBALL BAT OF DESTRUCTION! DDDIIIEEEEE! DID YOU JUST FUCKING BITE ME? YOU'RE DEAD BASTARD! I'M NOT GIVING UP UNTIL YOU AND YOUR GODDAMN SPECIES ARE ALL FUCKING DEAD! DIE YOU FUCKING BEAST! I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL YOUR ASS! YOU FUCKING HEAR ME? YOU ARE GOING TO FUCKING DIE TONIGHT BITCH! DIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE!" There were several inhuman screams and snarls coming from under there, along with Bella's cussing and several large thumping and squishing noises.

She finally crawled out from under the couch, exhausted and covered with blood and bits of fur.

"Damn those things are tough to beat! And now we have to exterminate them." She panted. I was curious about what she fought, and I guess Kankuro was too.

What the fucking hell was that thing?" He asked. She shrugged.

"I don't know. I call them devil's worst nightmare. They seem to be mutants, animal's mixed together. They are ten times as tough to beat than humans. They usually drag me under couches, but this time, it's personal. That bastard thing attacked my baby girl, and it's friends are gonna die in the same way. By baseball bat and my temper. You guy's are helping, so I'll change back Gaara and get you guys some clothes and weaponry." She picked me up and carried me to the bathroom.

"I need to do this quick. I need a shower before I change into battle clothes." She drained the tub of cold water and put on some hot water.

Now she is stripping. I know I have a nosebleed. The only thing that snaps be back into reality is that the hot water hit me and I went back to human.

She turned back around half naked to stare. All I can say is-

"Wow." She said the exact thing I was thinking. On closer inspection, she had a nosebleed too.

I smirked and sat down in the huge bath tub. She snapped out of it long enough to finish stripping and get in the bath. Then she went straight back to staring. Granted she did draw her knees up and rested her chin on them, so she at least retained some modesty.

"Sooo… it's been a while. Two and a half years for me. I think it was the day before I left when I… er… got preggers. Your b-day. You know, I literally couldn't walk the next day." She smirked. I know I started blushing in the middle of her statement.

I was pondering info when I was tackled in a hug. My back hit the rim of the tub, ánd there was a strange noise. I looked down to see Bella in my arms, crying. The sight broke my heart.

'What happened to her to change her so much?' Was the only thing in my mind. Then there was a jolt, and images flooded my brain. The day after she left my world, various scenes of the pregnancy, how many tears she shed…

I clutched her tighter. She was starting to shake and the tears came faster. The birth, finally returning to her gang, the depression…

I was surprised I hadn't broken her bones with how tight I was hugging her. Finally leaving the closet she had stayed in most of the time, becoming a hollow shell of who she once was, the insomnia…

It was too much, knowing this was caused by me. The days of massacres, the torture she endured training, the only reason left to live being her daughter…

"Bella, please… just remember I love you."