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About Nine Months Later…
A very large Temari waddled out of the Kazekage tower with the help of Kankuro and a now seven year old Rini. Gaara was in a meeting but was now on his way and Shikamaru and a group of Konoha ninja that included Sakura, Kakashi, Naruto, Gai, Lee, Neji, and TenTen were only somewhat away from the gates of Suna. Saya didn't know that Tamari had gone into labor and was working her normal shift at the hospital. She had got the job only a few days after her arrival to Suna. The Suna medical ninja needed training and Saya was quite experienced. She ran the hospital and was only nineteen. She was signing a release form for a patient when she heard Kankuro's voice above all others.
"Saya, your soon-to-be-sister-in-law is having a baby!" he yelled loudly.
Saya's eyes widened and she dropped the pen on the pad and told the secretary to finish the paperwork because it was all signed. She ran to the exit to see quite a sight. Kankuro was holding his own hand groaning in pain from how hard Temari had squeezed it. Temari was screaming at one of the hospital staff and Rini was just standing in the corner looking terrified. Saya walked over to Rini, the only calm one, and asked when Temari went into labor. Rini swallowed hard.
"She started breaking things 10 minutes ago and yelling that she was going to pop."
Saya nodded and patted her on the head.
"Don't worry Rini. Temari-chan is going to be just fine," Saya said making the young girl smile and nod.
Saya whirled around and walked over to Temari.
"Temari, let's go deliver your baby okay?" Saya asked smiling at the red faced girl.
Temari sighed loudly.
"Thank god it's getting out of me!" she yelled happily.
Saya wheeled her in the wheelchair to the emergency room and they transferred her to a gurney where they propped up her back and put her legs in stirrups. Temari was doing her breathing that Saya taught her and started eating some ice chips. Saya walked out of the room and walked past the waiting room where about a dozen hands grabbed her and pulled her in. She was startled at first but then saw who they all were and gave them all hugs.
"I'm glad you guys made it! Temari's in her room prepped and ready to go."
Sakura stepped forward.
"Do you need any assistance Sai-chan?" she asked ready to help.
Saya nodded.
"Hai, Sakura-chan go get prepped and ready for delivery."
Sakura nodded quickly and ran to get ready. Shikamaru pulled her to the side.
"Sai-chan, is she alright?"
Saya smiled at his worried expression.
"Yes, she's fine. She's yelling a whole lot and gave one of my doctors a nasty bump on the head, but she's fine."
Shikamaru took a deep breath.
"And you'll be in there the whole time right? With Sakura-chan?"
Saya nodded.
"Yes, when I started working here Temari made sure I became her official doctor.
"I will be delivering your baby," Saya said making Shikamaru sigh with relief.
"Okay good then go I don't want to be too troublesome and keep you," he said nervously.
Saya laughed.
"It's all right Shikamaru-kun, Temari isn't fully dilated yet so—" her voice trailed off as many nurses ran into Temari's room.
She watched curiously as Sakura ran passed her into the room. Saya's eyebrows furrowed.
"Temari could not have dilated that fast…which means…" Saya's thoughts trailed off as she put on her mask and ran down the hall.
Shikamaru started freaking out and the group started to calm him. Gaara remained calm as Kankuro started freaking out as well.
"What the hell happened Gaara?!"
Gaara shook his head slowly.
"I don't know…" he said.
Outside Gaara was quite calm but inside he was getting nervous. Rini furrowed her eyebrows and walked to the door silently and pressed her ear against the door. Her eyes widened and she ran back to Gaara and pulled on his robes. He glanced down and Rini motioned for him to bend down so he did.
"Gaara-san I heard Saya think something again…" she said quietly.
You see, Rini was a special child. She could read minds and on occasion see parts of the future. After no one would take her in, Gaara let her stay in the tower with them. He had grown to like her. Gaara crouched down listening in curiosity.
"What did you hear Rini-chan?" he asked quietly.
"I heard her think something about having to cut something to get the baby out because it was the wrong way…Sakura-chan was thinking it too…"
Gaara's eyes widened slightly. The baby was the wrong way. He wouldn't say anything. Shikamaru was already passing out. Suddenly a medical ninja flew out of the room and slammed against the wall. He was out cold. Everyone stared as they heard shouting, something they hadn't heard in awhile.
"Get the fan from her!"
Another yelled,
"Who let her in with that?!"
There was a commotion and soon another medical ninja came out with Temari's large fan and two more came to collect the poor guy on the floor. Rini suppressed a giggle. Sakura came out and walked up to Shikamaru.
"Shikamaru-kun, we had to do something called a C-section because Temari-chan went into labor a bit too early and the baby turned the wrong way. Everything is fine and Saya and I are doing everything we can to get the baby out so no worries okay? The next time we come out it will be with a beautiful or handsome baby, got it?"
Shikamaru nodded and Gaara knew at once that Saya told her to say those words. He smiled hearing the words come out of Sakura's mouth. The baby would be okay and his sister would be too. Sakura turned around and walked quickly back to the room. They watched as medical ninja came running out and collecting syringes and towels and then running back in. Shikamaru sat down. He was going to collapse any minute now.
Two Hours Later…
They heard a different sound emit from the room and everyone perked up. They heard crying. Sakura quickly came out, some blood on her gown and she was cradling something in her hands. Some medical ninja were behind her and they followed as she walked into the room across from Temari's. Everyone stood in the waiting room watching through the doors intently. Saya was the next to come out some minutes later. Her gown had a bit more blood on it and she was breathing heavily. Sakura came out of the other room and put a hand on Saya's shoulder smiling. Saya gave her a small smile through deep breaths. They both nodded and Saya went into the room Sakura had just been in. The others realized Sakura had changed into a clean gown and when Saya came out she also had a clean gown on. Only this time Saya was cradling something in her looked like she asked Sakura something and Sakura nodded quickly smiling. Saya turned and walked towards the waiting room while Sakura went back into the room. She pushed the doors open almost knocking everyone down and smiled wide.
"Shikamaru-kun, I want you to meet your daughter, Hisa…" her voice trailed off as she moved out of the way to let Sakura walk up to him holding another bundle.
Shikamaru's eyes widened.
"And I would like you to meet your son, Haru…" she said smiling brightly.
Shikamaru's head spun. He had twins?! Shikamaru felt lightheaded and his friends helped him sit down. Saya chuckled slightly.
"You think your reaction was surprising? Try telling Temari that she had to push all over again—" she glared at Kankuro and Rini.
"—while she's wielding an extremely large fan."
Kankuro and Rini sweat dropped and chuckled nervously. Sakura smiled brightly.
"Haru was born first so that makes him older by three minutes exactly," Sakura added.
Saya nodded and motioned for Shikamaru to take his daughter and son. She carefully set Hisa in one arm and Haru in his other. She wished she had a camera. The babies stopped crying and both looked up at their dad. Hisa flashed him a smile almost identical to Temari's smile. Haru looked like he rolled his eyes at his sister. Sakura and Saya both sighed and looked at each other giggling, knowing what the other was thinking. All they needed were more Temari's and Shikamaru's running around. Saya turned around but was stopped by Kankuro, who pulled her into a hug.
"I'm glad you're in this family!" he said laughing and causing everyone else to laugh.
Saya returned the hug and when they pulled away she saw the sincerity in his eyes. She nodded and walked back to Temari's room noticing that Kankuro had also pulled Sakura into a hug causing more laughs from the group. Saya walked into Temari's room smiling.
"How are you feeling Temari-chan?" she asked quietly seeing that the new mom was still out of it.
Temari smiled brightly.
"I'm sore, but look! I'm not fat anymore!" she yelled happily.
Saya laughed out loud.
"You're right, you look great Temari-chan," she said politely.
Temari glowed with that motherly look. Saya knew she'd be a good mother. Temari was eating some more ice chips and smiled.
"You know if one of them sneezes that you're staying up all night with me right?" Temari asked still smiling.
Saya laughed again and the two girls broke out into a fit of giggles. Saya realized her nights were going to get shorter because Temari, though smiling, was dead serious.
"Would you like to see your beautiful babies?"
Temari glowed again. Saya got up and walked out of the room calling Shikamaru. Seconds later Shikamaru came in with two bundles and immediately Temari's eyes filled with tears. Saya smiled and closed the door letting the two have their moment. It would be their last one for a while now that the babies were here. She chuckled quietly to herself. She walked back to the waiting room where the others were. As soon as she walked through Naruto popped up.
"I made Hisa laugh!" he yelled excitedly.
Saya smiled. Sakura rolled her eyes.
"That's only because I hit you on the head baka!" she yelled laughing.
Naruto giggled sheepishly. Saya laughed harder. It was only when a medical ninja came up to her did her laughing stop and her face became serious.
"How many does that make?" she asked quietly.
"That makes the sixth one this week Sai-senpai…they're increasing…" the medical ninja said in a whisper.
Saya's eyes became wide.
"Alright then I'll look at the body…" her voice trailed off as the doors to the hospital flew open and some medical staff came running in wheeling a gurney.
"Sai-senpai, it's one of ours!" one of the ninja yelled and Saya's eyes widened.
"We found him lying on the fifth floor! He was on that case!" she said with fear definite in her voice.
Saya's eyes widened. Was it as she suspected? Rini's eyes widened.
"You think its contagious Sai-chan?!" she yelled becoming scared.
Saya glared at Rini.
"Rini, shut up!" she yelled angrily.
Her secretary looked up at her nervously. Sakura was by her side in seconds.
"Sai-chan, what's happening to him?!"
Saya's eyes focused back on the man on the gurney. He was starting to shake and the hospital staff's eyes filled with fear as they took off running. Saya tried to calm them.
"No, don't run away from him! That'll only provoke him!" she yelled quickly.
No one heard her as the man broke from the straps over his body and got up. Everyone's eyes widened when they saw him. He looked like pure evil and there were markings all over his body. Saya turned to one of her trusted medical ninja who was standing beside her with a syringe. Saya grabbed it knowing that no one else would do it. Naruto grabbed her arm.
"What the hell is happening to him?!" he yelled.
"You're not seriously going over there are you?!" he yelled fearing for his friend.
Saya turned to Sakura.
"Sakura-chan would you please back me up here? If I don't get him with the needle you come in with a back up one?"
Sakura nodded taking the other needle in her hand. Saya saw the uncertainty in her eyes but she trusted Sakura. Gaara was about to protest but he saw all of the hospital staff focusing on the one man. What the hell was going on here? Saya was about to walk towards the man when he turned to her and sniffed the air.
"I smell…fresh meat…fresh meat…" he repeated causing Saya's eyes to widen.
He smelt the babies. Just like the others before him. One medical ninja was crying. He was obviously her friend. The man charged Temari's door and Saya ran quickly down the hall to meet him. Sakura saw this ending badly. Suddenly sand quickly covered the door and the man roared in anger but kept charging. Saya moved in front of the door and watched as sand started forming in front of her. The sand then quickly wrapped around the man, stopping him in his tracks. Saya was grateful for the interference. She uncapped the syringe and injected it into the man's neck. The man became angry and fidgeted but soon calmed and his head dropped. Saya took some deep breaths. She closed her eyes and leaned against the sand that was covering the door. It touched her cheek softly, comforting her somewhat. The sand softly put the man to the ground and started to return back to the owner's gourd. Saya was about to help the medical ninja pick the man back on the gurney when he shot up again. Saya in her surprise screamed as his face came incredibly close to hers. He mumbled something that she couldn't make out and wrapped his hand around her throat constricting her breathing. Everyone gasped because this all happened in a matter of three seconds.
"It's supposed to happen this way!" he yelled.
"Just let me die!" he screamed causing her to close her eyes as fear started to course through her body.
She made eye contact with Sakura who was uncapping the other needle. The man saw this and roared flinging Saya across the hospital floor sending her sliding back away from the others. Sakura ran to the man and injected him with the serum. He smacked her, sending her flying along the floor next to Saya. He was about to turn to them when he screamed out in pain and fell to the floor dead. Saya was holding her neck coughing somewhat on the floor. Sakura had just sat up from the floor and groaned. Both girls looked at the dead man before them. Saya regained her voice.
"I think we should contact Tsunade-sama. There have been seven deaths similar to this one this week," she said and Sakura nodded.
They both got up and everyone went back to their business, taking the body away. Lee and Naruto ran up to the two girls and Saya shook it off saying she was fine. She walked up to Gaara who remained quite composed. When she got to him his hands softly reached out touching her neck and making her wince slightly.
"Are you alright?" he asked, a hint of concern in his voice.
Saya nodded.
"Nothing some ice can't handle," she said smiling.
Gaara remained serious.
"What has happened Saya?" he asked curious as to why no one informed him of this problem.
Saya looked confused.
"You haven't heard?" she asked truly confused.
Gaara shook his head.
"No one in the tower knows of this. What do you mean this is the seventh death in the week? And why am I only hearing about it now?" he asked frowning.
Saya shook her head.
"I don't know."
Gaara narrowed his eyes.
"You didn't think this was something to tell me?" he asked, a hint of anger in his voice.
Saya looked at him confused.
"What are you talking about? Didn't Goro-san tell you? When I went to tell you earlier he said he would handle it."
Gaara seemed shocked by this statement but quickly covered it up.
"I'll come back later…" he said pushing off the wall and heading out.
Kankuro looked to him.
"Gaara is something wrong?" he asked curiously.
Gaara looked to his older brother.
"We have a problem…" he said heading out the door quickly.
This caused the group to look to Saya. Kankuro turned to Saya.
"Tell Temari we'll come back to visit her a little later," he said and headed out the door after Gaara.
Saya sighed. She put on her best smile and turned around to face the group.
"Let's go see Temari-chan!" she said making everybody smile.
Temari was happy to see everyone. They all spoke for a while but then Temari needed her rest. They all went down to the cafeteria to eat minus Shikamaru who stood with Temari. Saya was starving. She had practically been living at the hospital. The only time she saw Gaara that whole week was when she came home to sleep, and even that had been rare due to his Kazekage duties. They were all sitting and reminiscing and just having a good time.
"So anything new happening in Konoha?" she asked curiously.
Sakura nudged Naruto.
"Tell her Naruto."
Saya became curious.
"Tell me what?"
Naruto blushed.
"Well, Sai-chan, I've kind of been seeing someone…" his voice trailed off as his blush increased.
Saya's eyes widened.
"Who is it Naruto-kun?!"
Naruto took a deep breath.
"Hinata-chan…"
Saya almost screamed and Sakura laughed.
"That was my reaction!" she said laughing.
Saya looked at Naruto.
"When did this happen?! How did this happen?!" she yelled happily for her best friend.
After Naruto explained the whole thing Saya giggled.
"That's great Naruto, I'm happy for you!" Saya said truly happy for her friend.
Naruto blushed. Kakashi and Gai chuckled as they ate their food.
"So what about you Sai-chan? What's life like living with the Kazekage?"
Saya blushed this time. Everyone giggled.
"It's good…I like it. It gets hard sometimes but its fun and we usually get some time to us."
Everyone grinned at her statement causing her to blush more. Kakashi smiled sheepishly under his mask and Saya just hung her head low in defeat causing more laughter.
"So…how long are you guys staying?" she asked curiously.
"We're not sure. The Hokage didn't give us a date but I guess as soon as Shikamaru and Temari are settled."
Saya nodded.
"Gaara has a meeting in Konoha in a few days. So I guess we will be seeing you again," she said smiling.
Kakashi's eyes widened and he pointed passed Saya who whirled around to look. While she did he stole a big piece of her pork since he finished his. She turned back around and everyone suppressed a giggle. She looked at them confused.
"What is it?" she asked picking up her chop sticks and about to grab a piece of meat.
She looked down and then her head snapped up.
"Hey, who took my pork?!" she yelled laughing.
Naruto was laughing the hardest until he looked down and realized the pork was in his plate.
"Sai-chan it wasn't me I swear! Kakashi-sensei did it!" he yelled but Saya had already given him a hard knock on the head and took her meat back.
Everyone laughed.
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