Hey there friends and neighbors. I told you it'd be soon. Enjoy this one!

After eating some soup, which Hidan had to feed me, I took another rest. When I woke up, I was alone and in pain.

I grunted, eyeing the help button for the nurse. I decided against it as I sat up and looked at my hands. I would need to have my bandages replaced. I was eager to get out of the bed. Maybe go back to work. Sure I couldn't write, but I could still make sure things were running properly.

Not going to lie, Hidan's father had some good people working directly under him. He needed to because of his ailing health.

Still, I was a control freak. Maybe that's why it bothered me that I was lying here. I looked around for a clock, finding none I uttered another sigh. I had no idea what happened to my watch. I probably lost it when I went on a rampage.

I waited a few minutes, and nothing happened. I reached up and pressed the help button.

About a minute later, the nurse came in. "Good morning. What can I do for you?"

"I'm rather uncomfortable. Do you have any idea where my husband went?"

The nurse looked at my chart and nodded. "You are due for your next dose. We're a little busy. My apologies." She started to remove the bag from my IV. "As for your husband, he's speaking with his mother outside. I'll tell him you're asking for him." She smiled at me. "Congratulations by the way."

Congratulations? On what?

I shrugged it off. "No, if he's talking with his mother, let him take his time."

She nodded and stepped outside, closing the door behind her.

A few moments later, Hidan came back into the room. He was smiling from ear to ear. "Kaku-chan!" He sang. "Good morning!"

I grunted in response.

Hidan plopped down on the chair. "I was hoping we could go down to the cafeteria if you're feeling up to it."

I looked at the IV and back at him. "Am I allowed to?"

Hidan nodded. "We'll get you a wheelchair."

I frowned.

Hidan noticed.

"It's only temporary. You'll be able to walk in two weeks or so."

I sighed.

"Kaku-chan, it could be so much fucking worse. You could have fucked up your back and been paralyzed forever."

I couldn't help but agree.

A little bit later, we headed down, me in a wheelchair, to the cafeteria.

It wasn't until we got down there that I realized how much the old stigma about hospital food was accurate. The smell alone was making my nostrils flare.

Hidan's father was looking rather pale. The inner sides of his elbows were bruised from the IVs and blood drawing. He looked awful.

Hidan, however, was looking dewy and fresh. He looked revitalized and well hydrated. He looked so much better now than he did last week. His wounds were already healed up. He was waiting on his release papers as we ate. Lucky. Still, he would probably hang around with me until I was released also. I figured it wouldn't be too much longer.

Hidan's mother looked…depressed. She was still smiling and laughing with us as we chatted around our mouthfuls of food, but it wasn't the same. It was obvious that behind the smiles were vast amounts of pain. She was like Hidan—easy to read. Who could really blame her, considering how quickly her husband seemed to be deteriorating.

I'm not going to lie. When I first seen this gorgeous young lady married to an obviously older man, my first thought was that she was a gold-digger. How could I not think that? But the way she looked at him reminded me of how I felt about Hidan.

I glanced at him, and his glowing smile made me forget that my leg was broken. Or that just yesterday he could have been taken away from me. Something about Hidan made me think about tomorrow.

Looking down at Hidan's plate, I released he still wasn't eating. But this time, it wasn't a sickly, depressed not eating. His nose was turned up in displeasure. I couldn't blame him-this food was gross.

Back in my room, I flipped a few channels, but nothing was on. Not surprising considering it was the middle of the week during work hours. Hidan disappeared outside for a moment, and much to my surprise he returned with Sasori and Deidara.

"Hello, Kakuzu." Sasori stood beside me, looking at me with a bit of pity. "How are you feeling?"

Deidara was more interested in chatting with Hidan. Which suited me just fine.

"I'm alright. I want to get the hell out of here."

"That's understandable." He took a half-seat on the edge of the bed. "We brought Hidan his homework. We wanted to see how you were doing."

"My leg is broken. They took away my morphine. There's nothing on TV. I miss work."

Sasori smiled a bit. "You look good, though."

I snorted.

We chatted a bit and then Deidara began complaining about the hospital smell. Sasori said his goodbye and they were off. Hidan sighed and sat back down beside me.

"If we ever become a couple as annoying as them, I hope someone shoots us and puts us out of our misery."

Hidan smiled. "Right." He put his feet up on the bed. "Especially since Sasori is into you."

"Into me? Eh, he's into you too. Deidara…he's mostly into himself."

We chuckled together.

I wrapped my arms around him and kissed him. Hidan moaned and pushed harder on my lips. He was horny. He was aroused and I couldn't move. Well… Maybe I could. Sort of.

He pulled away, whining a bit. "I guess we'll have to wait until we get home."

I sat up and pulled myself into a sitting position. "Wanna take a ride…?"

Hidan blushed. "Can I?"

I nodded.

Hidan climbed on top, leaning forward and kissed me gently. "You sure it's okay? It doesn't hurt at all?"

"It's only my leg, my dick is fine."

Hidan smirked. "Oh, it's more than fine."

Kissing him and slowly undressing him, it came to my attention that Hidan and I had never had gentle, lovemaking sex. Weird.

Lying here was beginning to take its toll on me. I needed to do something. Just something with my hands.

Hidan wasn't oblivious to my displeasure, yet his mind seemed to be elsewhere. A slight blush seemed to permanently mark his cheeks. The 'lost in thought' appearance didn't suit him at all.

"Maybe you should go to school tomorrow. I'm sure you're already building up quite the truancy case."

He glanced at me, his magenta eyes flashing as they returned to the here and now. "That's alright. I'm not very good at studying, and I was mostly going for fun anyways. It's not the same without you."

I nodded in understanding. "What's bothering you?"

"It's not so much that it's 'bothering' me. More like I'm trying to think of the words…"

"You shouldn't strain yourself." I meant it as a joke, but he wasn't feeling lighthearted. Something was bothering him. Whether he wanted to admit it or not was another matter entirely.

"When do you think they'll let me out of here? I already gave my statement to the police…" I complained, not expecting an answer.

"I'll go find out." He was rather eager as he stood up and traveled through the hallway. I didn't even have time to stop him before he was out the door and probably halfway down the hall. Whatever was bothering him was enough to make him want to avoid talking to me. I didn't know what kind of battle Hidan was fighting with himself, but it was starting to piss me off.

What? He didn't trust me? For someone who was always nagging for me to open up, he sure was quick to close me off when the tables were turned.

Well, fine. Two could play at this game.

I was left alone for a little bit too long and it was just the cherry on top for me. I pushed myself into a sitting position, eager to get the hell out of here. Eyeing around the room, I noticed I wouldn't be able to make it to the door by myself. The wheelchair I had been down to the cafeteria in was long gone now. I was on my own.

Snorting in irritation, I gripped the handle of the side-protector and swung my dead-feeling leg over the edge, followed by my more able-bodied limb.

That's when Hidan decided to come back in. He frowned as he glanced at me, but he didn't say anything. He went back into the hallway momentarily and wheeled another wheelchair inside. He lifted me down from the bed into the chair, which was embarrassing.

"I signed you out. It seems you're good to go."

"Then why the hell where they keeping me here?"

"I suppose until you felt comfortable."

"How the hell would I ever feel comfortable lying here like I already died?" I grunted.

Hidan said nothing as he wheeled me down the hallway to the elevators. He pressed the 'down' arrow and we sat there waiting, silent, unable to enjoy each other's presence.

We got onto the elevator. Still silent and unnerving.

He pushed me outside, sitting me on the sidewalk. He left to go get the car, which I supposed his mother had drove here. Then he pulled up and got out, assisted me inside, much to my distaste, and closed the door behind me.

He sat down and took the wheel, but he didn't press on the gas. He just sat there, looking rather…sad.

He took a deep breath, and I could finally forgive him. He was finally going to tell me what had been bothering him.

"Kakuzu… We're going to have a baby."