The cries of a baby were heard, and everything around Shikamaru was moving so fast. His heart was racing as his wife's grip on his hand loosened, but he paid no mind. All he could focus on was the small human in Sakura's arms. She brought the baby over to Temari, who smiled tiredly at the baby. She held him for a moment before her eyes shut. If not for Shikamaru's quick reaction, the newborn would have fallen since Temari was now passed out.

The machines she was hooked up to started beeping faster than normal and this is when Sakura knew something was wrong. She started giving orders to the nurse while Shikamaru slowly backed up, holding his child close to his chest. He didn't know exactly what was happening, but he knew it wasn't good.

Sakura was now doing some type of medical jutsu on his wife. He was terrified and completely useless at the moment. "Shikamaru!" He was pulled out of his thoughts. A nurse pried the baby out of his hands, wrapping it in a blanket. She then quickly moved out of the room, bringing the child to safety. "Get out!" Sakura yelled once more. This time, one of the other nurses came over to him and swiftly shoved him out the door before she slammed it on his face.

Shikamaru stood there in shock. His mind had stopped. "Nara!" He heard his brother in law. "What the hell is going on?!" Kankuro asked, grabbed Shikamaru's shirt when he didn't get a reaction.

Shikamaru placed his hand on Kankuro's wrist. "I don't know," He then removed his brothers hand from his shirt, moving to a nearby chair in the waiting room. All of their friends were there, awaiting the newest baby to the Konoha 11 group. Everyone just stared at him, not really sure what to do.

His face fell into his hands. He wasn't going to cry. He wanted to be strong for Temari and their baby. Shikamaru felt a hand on his back. When he looked up, Ino was sitting on the arm of the chair trying to comfort him. She gave him a small smile, not really sure what to say. She herself was very pregnant and about to pop any moment now, but she didn't want to miss the birth of her niece/nephew.

That exact thought caused her to think of something to say. "Is it a boy or a girl?" She asked. She knew the problem wasn't with the baby, but with Temari. She could sense the baby still.

He looked back down, this time to the floor. "I don't know..." Nobody spoke for awhile.

"Shikamaru," Sakura voice cut through the silence. He stood as fast as possible, moving towards the doctor. "Her body was very weak to begin with, as you know. The birth caused a lot of other issues that I had not anticipated. She passed out from low blood flow to her brain. But Temari is going to be fine now. She is currently sleeping, but if you'd like to see your son, you can follow me," He nodded with a smile on his face, following his pink haired friend.

They made it to the nursery where she entered without him and came back with his son, placing him in the new dads arms. "Thank you, Sakura.. Thank you," She looked up to reassure him that it was no problem when she saw tears falling from his face.

"You're welcome, Shikamaru." She smiled and then left the two alone.

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AN: An apology from the worst person ever: I'm sorry. I literally suck at uploading anymore, and sorry for that. I let my friend borrow my laptop and when I got it back it crashed. So currently all I have to write on is my iPad, but before I start writing longer things I want to get a keyboard for it. So I'll have to wait until next payday until I can. ._.

Sorry if there are mistakes... I didn't type this on an iPad. Let me know how it was!