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Coming to Terms:
"Beep,"
"Beep, "
Kakashi watched the heart monitor, making sure Naru's heart kept beating; occasionally he found his eye traveling down to her navel; he was still digesting the news he had just learned.
Flashback:
"Kakashi Sensei, Naru's pregnant."
Kakashi stared at his pink-haired student in stunned silence. Naru was pregnant? As in, he was going to be a father? Panic and fear overcame him, as the news sank in. A baby as in someone that would rely on him to provide and protect it from harm. The providing part he could do but protect it; he had a lovely track record of protecting his precious people.
"Kakashi sensei, are you alright?" Sakura asked. He glanced at her, "I think I'd better sit down," he said. Sakura nodded and went and pulled up a chair for him to sit down in; He gave her a thankful nod. "How far along is she?" he asked. Sakura sighed, "From what I can tell, she's about four months along," she said.
The Copy ninja bit his lip, "I'm amazed it survived after all the damage Naru took," he said. Sakura tilted her head, "You mean that they survived the damage. You can thank the Kyubi for that," she said. Kakashi's eyes widened, "They?" he asked. Sakura nodded, "Yep they, congratulations Kakashi sensei, you're having twins." she said.
Kakashi's lone eye bulged, "Wh, wha, what? Twins." he said stuttering a little. Sakura smiled a little, "Yes, and guessing from their chakra signatures, I'd say a boy and a girl." she said. The copy ninja gasped. A son and a daughter it was just too much for him to digest at the moment so he said the only thing that came to mind, "Can I see her please?" he asked.
Sakura smiled, "Of course right this way." she said leading him out of the room they were in and down the hall. "I'll just leave you two or four, I should say alone," she said, walking away. Kakashi nodded, "Thank you Sakura-chan," he said, "Oh! and Sakura?" he said making the pinkette stop, "Please keep this between us for now," he said. Sakura turned, "Of course sensei. " she said.
End Flashback:
Kakashi looked at Naru's sleeping face. Despite it being bruised, he still thought she was beautiful. "I'm sorry, Naru, I should have looked after you better," he said. He wasn't blaming himself for this no, what he was sorry for was not keeping an eye out for Danzo.
Danzo! The name filled him with rage. The man had nearly cost him everything; If Naru had died, she would have taken more than just the Kyubi with her, their children would have also died before they even had a chance. The very idea of it made him feel a little sick.
Speaking of the babies; he wasn't sure how he felt about them just yet. So many thoughts and emotions were swirling through him at the moment, it was overwhelming. Thoughts of could he protect them? Could he be a good father to them and most important was an assassin such as himself capable of loving them?
He wasn't sure. He had lost so many people in his life he wasn't sure he had any love left to give. First, his father had abandoned him, leaving him alone; then his entire first-team had died, leaving him alone again. He had promised himself he would never let himself get hurt like that again, and for a long time, he had kept most people at a distance.
Preferring to kill instead of protect. Killing had been easy; you didn't get hurt when you killed. It was a lonely existence, one that Gai had stubbornly refused to let him live. So keep the Green Beast off his back he had done what he did best and worn a mask to protect himself and that had been just fine with him, at least until she walked into his life.
It was impossible to ignore Naru. At first, he had only seen her as his annoying student, but once he started watching her he realized she wasn't one to give up. Slowly but surely, he began to respect her. Then the Hiroko incident happened, and he saw how far she was willing to go for her comrades, and that was the day he realized how much he loved her.
His eyes glanced down at her stomach again, and gently he placed a hand over her womb. "My babies, our babies," he thought. It was at that moment that it occurred to him that when he learned she was pregnant he hadn't been scared of being a father, no he had been scared of losing his family again.
When he had learned Naru was missing he'd been shocked, when he learned Danzo was behind it he'd been angry and scared for his girlfriend and now as he watched the breathing machines keep her alive he was terrified of losing all three people that now made up his family.
He leaned down to Naru's stomach, "It's okay daddies here now and I promise I won't let anyone hurt you or mommy again, I love you both so much, so just keep growing strong." he said. It was in that moment he made a promise, he was going to murder Danzo because no one hurt his family and got away with it.
Author's note: So here's the chapter I know you all been waiting for, I hope it didn't disappoint any of you. Thank you for reading this, Nerdzone6.