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Later On That Day…
Saya sat in a chair by Gaara's bedside. They were in a large room and both brothers were resting as comfortably as possible. Kankuro was in one bed and Gaara was in the other. Temari rested by her brothers in another chair by Saya. They were both worn out and half asleep. It was late and everyone had left to their own homes. Saya's eyes widened slightly when she felt a hand touch hers. She lifted her head slowly and saw that Gaara had his eyes opened slightly. She immediately woke up from her sleepy state and her quick movements startled Temari who awoke and got up as well. Saya caressed Gaara's forehead softly putting on her best smile. Temari also offered a big smile seeing her little brother open his eyes.
"Hey, Gaara, how are you feeling?" Temari asked quietly.
Gaara's eyes searched around.
"W-Where…am I?" he asked, his voice coming out in a hoarse whisper.
Saya smiled softly.
"You're in the hospital in Konoha," Gaara thought for a moment and then looked at his sister.
"Are…are you alright?" he asked her softly.
Temari wiped some tears from her eyes.
"I'm just fine Gaara, don't worry about it," she said quietly grasping his hand in hers.
It was so cold. Saya smiled at the two siblings. This horrible event definitely brought them closer. Then Gaara's body stiffened and he looked at the ceiling trying to keep his composure.
"W-What about Kankuro?" he asked softly, his voice cracking slightly.
Saya's eyes softened and she turned to look at the bed next to him. Gaara's eyes followed as he saw his older brother lying in the bed next to him. Kankuro looked extremely pale and incredibly sick. Bandages covered his body but he seemed to be resting comfortably enough. Gaara looked at his brother, his eyes saddening. Temari caught the look.
"Gaara, you didn't have any other choice. You did what you had too. Please don't feel guilty about it. You saved my life," Temari said squeezing his hand slightly.
Gaara's eyes closed and he shifted in bed wincing slightly. Saya grabbed his shoulders and he looked at her and then down at his chest. He realized that he was also bandaged up and that a few specks of blood came through the bandaging. He laid back down and tried to take a deep breath but only ended up coughing harshly grabbing his chest in pain. Saya's eyes widened and she placed her hand over his pressing softly. Gaara cringed but his coughing stopped. She wiped the sweat off of his forehead with a cool rag and he closed his eyes slowly. After a few moments he cracked his eyes open again.
"Kankuro…he's still poisoned?" Gaara asked already really knowing the answer.
Saya nodded slowly. Gaara looked at Temari and Saya.
"And me…I'm poisoned too," he stated more then asked.
They both nodded again, this time slower. Gaara looked at the ceiling again.
"Then I want you two to stay away from here after tonight."
Both girls' eyes widened.
"No, Gaara we will stay with you and Kankuro until this is all over," Temari stated firmly.
Gaara shivered and Saya shut the window some.
"I-I don't want to hurt anyone…the poison…it does things…it makes them…it turned Kankuro against us…who knows what will happen next…" he said flinching somewhat when he moved.
Temari sighed.
"You will not hurt us Gaara. You're strong. It doesn't matter anyway, we're going to find an antidote and get the both of you better," she stated with extreme confidence.
Gaara let a small smile grace his lips. Saya kissed his forehead softly and Temari did the same. Temari sat back down and got comfortable. There was no way in hell she was leaving. Saya was about to sit when Kakashi appeared at the door.
"Saya, may I have a word with you?"
Saya nodded and Kakashi saw that Gaara was awake.
"Gaara, welcome back!" he yelled happily.
Gaara nodded slowly in thanks and watched Saya step outside with Kakashi. He looked at Temari and she knew what he was silently asking her. She sighed smiling and went to spy by the door. Outside, Saya waited for Kakashi to speak.
"Saya, we got a tip from an unknown source about a cure," he said quietly.
Saya's eyes widened.
"Wait…an unknown source?" she said unsurely.
Kakashi nodded.
"That's why we're skeptical," he said softly.
Saya thought about it.
"It's probably Akatsuki, maybe wanting something for the antidote?" she suggested.
Kakashi nodded.
"What do you suggest Saya? Do you want to look into it?" he asked softly.
Saya thought carefully.
"Alright, let's do it," she said quickly.
Temari, who was listening behind the door, quickly moved away as the door opened. Saya walked back in and walked beside Gaara quickly.
"I'll be back in a little while. Be safe okay?"
Gaara eyed her suspiciously.
"Don't do anything stupid Sai. When I wake up, I want you here," he said knowing she was going to pull something.
She smiled and kissed his lips softly. She nodded to Temari flashing a smile and ran out quickly. She left with Kakashi and headed out of the hospital. They walked to the gates and Kakashi stopped quickly.
"The source said to meet him here."
Saya stopped and waited with him by the gate. They waited for about a half an hour and Saya was getting frustrated. They were about to turn back when they heard a noise and whirled around. An Akatsuki member stood in their view, hidden by his hat. They both got ready to fight but the Akatsuki member held up his hand and removed the hat. Saya's eyes widened. It was the blue haired woman.
"I have the antidote you need to help the Kazekage and his brother," she said in a mono tone voice.
Saya's eyes widened as the blue haired woman took out a vile of the antidote. Kakashi spoke first.
"How do we know it's the antidote?" he said quickly.
The blue haired woman chuckled.
"Who do you think created the virus? For every virus, an antidote is made first. I'll give it to them myself and you can watch my every move," she stated quietly.
Saya shook her head.
"Are you on something?! You're not going near them!" she yelled.
The blue haired woman shrugged.
"Fine, then I'll just take my leave…" she said and turned.
Kakashi stopped her.
"Alright…but if you pull anything, I'll kill you," he said in a deadly tone.
Saya's eyes widened.
"Kakashi-sensei, what are you thinking?!"
Kakashi looked at her.
"We don't have any other choice, let's go."
The blue haired woman followed them into the hospital and into Gaara and Kankuro's room. Temari flew up from her seat and grabbed her fan upon seeing the Akatsuki woman. Saya stepped in front of her.
"Temari don't…she has the antidote…"
Temari still held her fan in her hand. The blue haired woman stepped forward and Gaara's eyes opened upon feeling the presence. When his eyes fell upon the blue haired woman his body stiffened and his sand rose high. The blue haired woman held up her hand and the sand fell as if on cue. Gaara was about to struggle but Saya ran over to him and held his shoulders.
"It's alright Gaara. You're going to be okay, she has the antidote for both you and Kankuro."
Gaara's eyes remained wide and he never took his eyes off the woman. She filled the syringe with the clear liquid and Saya pressed a kunai against her neck.
"If you do something stupid, I'll rip your throat out…" she muttered.
The blue haired woman smirked. She raised the syringe and stuck it into Gaara's arm. Saya pressed the kunai into the woman's neck harder drawing blood. The blue haired woman smiled as Kakashi took over and Saya checked Gaara's body. Her eyes widened as she didn't sense the poison anymore. The woman did the same for Kankuro. Saya checked and the poison was gone. Saya turned to the blue haired woman.
"Why did you do this for us?" she asked quietly.
The blue haired woman chuckled slightly again.
"You don't remember do you?" she said simply.
Saya's eyes widened.
"Don't worry, you will soon enough…" and with that said she disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Saya ran to Gaara's side.
"How are you feeling?" she asked him quickly.
He rubbed his arm and paused.
"I don't know…I don't feel any different…"
Saya nodded.
"Okay, I guess we'll just wait until morning," she said softly.
Kakashi said his goodbyes and disappeared as Saya sat down in a chair next to him and stared out the window. Temari sat down next to Kankuro and soon everyone was asleep.
The Next Day…
It was early morning and Saya was sitting on the stoop of the hospital waiting for Gaara and Kankuro. Kankuro had woken up during the night and was feeling much better by the hour. Saya looked to her right. Temari was sitting next to her. They had gotten closer since Saya went to live in Suna with them. Temari leaned her head on Saya's shoulder and sighed loudly. Saya smirked and looked down at her sister-in-law.
"Is there something wrong Temari-chan?" she asked playfully.
Temari sighed deeper.
"Nothing, it's just that now I have to take care of the twins and the brothers!" she yelled laughing.
Saya laughed.
"That's okay, I'll help I promise," she said still laughing quietly to herself.
The doors swinging opened caused the two to turn around. Gaara was dressed in his normal attire, the maroon cloak-like suit and vest making his turquoise eyes stand out brightly in the sun. Kankuro had on regular black attire and his make up was off. This caused the attention of some of the women of Konoha. The two men stood together at the top of the steps, their arms crossed and the same expression on their faces. They had the faces that said, "What the hell are you two looking at?" Temari and Saya giggled and stood up as the brothers walked down the steps together. Temari gave a big smile.
"So, you two ready to go back to Suna?" she said smiling.
The two nodded and they all walked to the gates together. Shikamaru met them at the gates with the twins and Rini. As soon as the twins saw their uncles they flew from their father and right into the arms of Gaara and Kankuro. The brothers picked up each of the twins with just a slight discomfort and Kankuro let Hisa play with his hair while Haru was playing with Gaara's vest buckles. Rini ran to Saya. They then started to head back to Suna. Tsunade had informed them all that Suna was back in order and calmer now, though many people were in the hospital. Apparently the antidote was given to Suna officials by an unknown source. They made it to Suna by nightfall. They all went to their individual rooms after Saya finished changing Kankuro's bandaging. She had some fresh bandages and cloth in her hands as she walked over to Gaara. He winced slightly removing his shirt and sat down lying back like she instructed. She carefully took off the bandages and observed the healing wound. She ran her fingers over it lightly and was about to heal it when he stopped her, softly grabbing her hand.
"Don't…it will heal in time. Don't use anymore of your healing chakra on me. You're going to have a lot of patients tomorrow," he said quietly, releasing her hand.
She wet the cloth slowly and pressed it to his chest as softly as she could. He bit back a hiss as the warm water touched his wound. She stopped when she heard him muffle the hiss and their eyes connected for a brief moment. They had not really spoken a word since their departure from Konoha. Saya spoke first.
"You're looking a lot better Gaara and the wound is healing nicely. I-I have a feeling that it will leave no scar," she said her voice cracking some.
Gaara nodded showing he heard her. She knew he was looking at her as she started bandaging his wound. She had just pulled the last strip across the back of his chest and clipped it there when she felt his hand slowly touch the small of her back. She felt the tears and tried to hold them back. She was doing okay until he spoke.
"Sai, I'm alright, its okay. Please don't be upset," he said his voice low and with a hint of concern.
The tears fell and she looked up at him. His eyes lowered when he saw her crying. It was not something he liked to see. She wiped the tears away quickly but more came.
"You make me feel so weak!" she yelled angrily.
"This is the second time I've almost lost you! The second time I did lose you! What if I couldn't bring you guys back?! Or what if I only had enough power for one of you?! I can't lose you Gaara and I did now twice already! I can't take it," she choked out clutching the area over her heart.
Gaara listened to her carefully. He didn't know what to say. What could he say? He slowly pressed his hand against her back and pulled her into him. She let her body relax into his and closed her eyes.
"Promise me that you'll give me a day, just one day, where I can have you all to myself and we can just be happy," she murmured.
Gaara smiled slightly.
"I think I can do that," he said quietly.
They lied down in bed and she carefully moved up against him. He put his arm around her holding her to him and taking a deep breath. She let her hands intertwine with his and she closed her eyes. Gaara's voice made her crack her eyes open slightly.
"I have meetings all day tomorrow and you'll be at the hospital, but after tomorrow I don't have any meetings," he said and she smiled understanding what he was trying to convey.
She turned around so that she was facing him and smiled wider.
"That's my day then," she said quietly flashing that smile he knew to well.
He nodded and kissed her forehead as they both drifted off to sleep.
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