So this story is going on Hiatus probably. Not quite sure when I will be able to update. I have less than 6 weeks left before I have my first baby so I'll be really busy. I'l try to get another chapter in before then but I make no promises.
My dreams that night were filled with nightmares. I kept having flashes of what happened as well as the fear of losing my child. Why hadn't the sand protected me?
"TEMARI!" Woke me up that morning. It felt like it took forever for me to open my eyes and when I did I still felt weak.
"Gaara?" Temari burst in to the room. When I looked at her she was worried. Gaara rarely yelled.
"She's bleeding." Bleeding? I was still bleeding? It wasn't quite morning since it was still dark but how long had I been asleep? How could I still be bleeding?
"Come." Was all Temari said before Gaara got up and followed her out of the room. What was happening? My vision was going in and out but next thing I knew the smell of the hospital hit me. "Dr. Eiji thank you for meeting us so late."
"Anything for the Kazekages sister. Now follow me. I have a secluded room ready." It felt like forever before I was finally laid on a bed. "What happened?"
"She was attacked last night. The wound was cleaned but that hasn't stopped the bleeding." Gaara was back in to professional mode.
The doctor removed the towel from my body and poked the cut. I hissed because it was still tender. "What made this cut?"
"A kunai."
"The kunai must have been coated in an anticoagulant to prevent the cut from healing. She has lost some blood so I will start blood transfusion to hopefully counteract any issues from blood loss. Then we will check on the baby to make sure everything is okay. She hasn't lost blood to the point we should be worried but with her being pregnant and the anticoagulant being involved it is taking a higher tole on her body so I would like to prevent as many issues as possible."
The doctor got the supplies ready and stuck the IV needle in to my arm. It was amazing that after feeling so weak just a few minutes of having an IV in my arm I started to feel more awake. He pulled up another machine and put some lubricant on my stomach. "She is about 11 weeks along based on the expected date of conception. The baby's heartrate is 158. No signs of distress." He cleaned the lubricant off my stomach and I went to sit up. I felt more coherent and actually awake now but my energy escaped me and I fell back on the table. "Be careful." The doctor ran over to check on me. "You will still be weak for a few hours so you need to not push yourself." Great I wasn't use to taking it easy. "I will be right back. I need to grab supplies to properly clean the cut." The doctor then left the room.
At least the bed was propped up a little so I was mostly able to see my surroundings. "Are you okay?" Temari moved closer to me. "What exactly happened last night?"
I looked at Gaara. He hadn't told her. "Someone from the group you have been monitoring broke in last night. He knows about who the baby's father is and wanted to…..meet me."
"How did he break through our defenses?"
"He must have some inside help." This just made my life even more complicated.
"Temari tell the counsel we will have a meeting at dawn." She nodded and left. "You will be staying by my side until we figure out how he got to you." I opened my mouth to protest but he cut me off before I could finish. "You don't get a say. They are targeting you. Who knows how many others will come after you?"
A knock at the door let me know the doctor had returned. "Ms. Haruno, Temari didn't tell me much about who the father of your child was." He was flipping through a file. "Do you have any idea who he might be?"
"I uh um." I obviously can't say that it was Gaara. "No."
The doctor gave me a look but didn't press. Temari was right to trust him. "The IV is nearly finished so once I clean out the wound you should be able to leave within the hour. The wound isn't very deep so as long as we bandage it stitches shouldn't be needed." The alcohol stinged though. Just hopefully this was the rest of it. "It should heal within the week but if the bleeding is persistent you need to come back." He removed the IV from my arm and started packing up everything. "As usual this will be off the books." He then left.
"The sand didn't work." Gaara looked at me confused. "It didn't protect me like it has before. I'm not sure how it works. It protects me over emotional episodes but not when a kunai is held to my throat. Just how does that make any sense?"
"I'm…..not sure." Even Gaara was confused. There wasn't a whole lot known of the Tailed beasts vessels having kids. This could be normal or it could be something completely new.
"We really are learning together aren't we? No news of this happening before. We are the test." I closed my eyes and sighed. "Can we leave?" I was a med-nin who hated being the patient.
Gaara helped me stand up and lead me out of the hospital. "You need to attend this meeting with me."
"Why?" I just wanted to go back and sleep.
"The counsel will want to hear your side of what happened."
I sighed knowing this wouldn't go well for me. "Alright." I begrudgingly followed him knowing this would be a long day.
R&R