Sakura's brow glistened in the the beauty of the suns rays who forced themselves through the blinds that hung over the window above her head. Almost as if the sun's ego wouldn't allow any such plain of exsistence to be without the light that it gave off. As if no matter where, it should be graced with the warmth any cost. That is if a object such as the sun posses the devine human quality of the ego.
The sweat of exhustion and effort had long since made its appearence, as the hard process of labor continued. In truth, this difficult task had merely begun, much to Sakuras dismay. For the small women hadn't planned for this to have begun for some time. She had had it all mapped it her mind. She would have this baby in a hospital bed, safely, and with Kakashi right by her side. But then again one cannot predict lifes challenges can one? For Kakashi still hadn't come for her. Not that she was worried, she knew that he would come. Okay. Maybe she was worried alittle bit. What if he didn't make it in time? What if she really does have her baby in a bathroom of a derranged man claming to be in love with her?
"No."She snapped at herself for making such stupid thoughts.It won't turn out like that, she just had to have faith. Faith in herself, for her to have enough strength to remain strong, and faith in Kakashi. That he will come.
"Sakura, if you don't open this door, we will have to force our way in."The muffled voice replied as it came into her room throught the door. Pitiful, she thought. They had finally given up on pleading her to come out, to making threats of taking action their way.
"Don't you people have butt to kiss?"Sakura snapped, but failed to give any of the spunkiness she was known for due to that fact she was quite tired. It scared her that labor had just begun and she was already ready to give up. The contractions had recently increased slightly in intensity and had begun to drift closer together.
Sakura's gaze fell on her feet that were outstretched infront of her for something to do. Tired and board. She hated it here even if she had only been here for a day or so she was very ready to leave. Her small feet were looking swollen as was expected for the extra weight that she carried around her waist. Kakashi always to give her a foot massage back home when they became so sore she had trouble walking. He was so good to her. Taking this baby thing so seriously by cooking her dinner every night, really not the best stuff but she was very grateful and never complained. Not once.
'Oh my God!'Sakura suddenly mentally screamed when a thought entered her mind.'I'm having the baby and we haven't even had a chance to set up the crib! What am i going to do?' She felt like crying, even over such a little thing as the crib. It was most likely the werid hormones that come along with pregnacy that caused even the slightest problem to be morphed into a full out national crisis. it felt as if everything she had planned for this baby was going completely down the drain.
"Please, miss Sakura it's really for your best intrest to let the docters help you." Sakura sighed, they were back to begging again aready?
Suddenly inhaling a sharp intake of breathe as the next much dreaded contraction made it's very unwelcomed appearence. Her hands once again retook their position on her swollowen stomache when the feeling that she was being skretched from the inside out returned. Green eyes squeezed shut as yet another whimpered ran from her clentched jaw and dried out lips.
Relief was like a wave of coolness on a bistering hot day as the sharp pian came to a bittersweet end for the time being. Sakura shifted when the egde of the large bathtub had begun to dig into her back during the contraction, due to the fact the the pian was too much to move through. Her hand ran through the wet strands of pink hair that struck to her forhead. A chuckle pierced the silence. She never had any stamina. Everyone told her that. She could come at you in burst of speed unmatchable but after a short while the tiredness would take her over. She was built for short burst of energy, not for maintaining them.
Wait a second, something was strange. Why weren't those damn docters bugging her? They had become competely silent...
Suddenly there was a loud bang, causing her to jump in surprise and her hands wrap pertectivly around the baby. Did they really go through with their threats? No ther was only one figure that came through the dust that was disturbed as a result of the action. A man, the broad shoulders were a give away. Koji was the first thought that popped into her head. He had finally grown tired of her game.
No, wait. This figure... that hair. Her eyes swelled up with hot tears as the figure emerged through the cloud as it settled down on the floor once again.
"Kakashi?"She asked through her now body shaking sobbs that over took her. Yes, it was him. He was here, he had come. Just as she knew he would. His chest rose up and down frantically in a sesperate attempt to fill his lungs with the air that they needed. He was dirty, mud and dust covered his once white vest turning it brown. But even through it all, to her, he looked like an angel.
In a split second after hearing his name escape her tears, the spell that had made him motionless was instantly broken and he ran to her side. Falling to a knee infront of her he felt her hand frantically reach out a grasp his cest in a death grib. Kakashi's hand rested on the nape of her neck as she hung her head, allowing the wet tears to drip from her eys on the swollen stomache below her.
"Are you ok?" He replied ina rushed tone, fearing the worst when he had walked in to find her crying with sweat completely covering her face and collarbones. His eyes quickly scanned her over as his hands roamed through her hair as he lifted her head to look into his worried gaze.
"I'm in labor."She whispered. Kakashi's heart sank instantly, as if the news had struck his chest with tremdous force. His heart rank increased, if possible, he fought the urge to panic. No, this was no time to panic, he had to keep his head for Sakuras sake. Swollowing that feeling he began to think of a course of action.
"It's going to be alright, you hear me? Can you stand?" He asked. Sakura inhaled a deep breathe as she nodded her head, doubting that what she had told his was untrue.
Kakashi slipped a supporting hand around her back as he moved to help her to her feet from beside her, Sakura released his clothing and struggled to her feet. Grateful that she was able to atleast to that much, loving the fact that Kakashi's comforting hands never once left her body. Once again her hand reached to get a steadying hold on his vest.
"One at a time, easy."Kakashi's tried to soothe her as she branced herself for astep. But taking it, another sharp contration hit her and she cried out in pain. Her legs giving out from underneath her and her body fell into Kakashi's."Sakura!" He yelled as his arms quickly wrapped around her weak body to stop her descent to the floor. His heart broke as he heard her crying in pain, hating the fact that all he could do for her now was her incourage her and get her and the baby safely back to Konoha. But he realized that there was no way that she would be able to walk back on her own, and that he was running low on chakra after the battle with Koji so the chance that he could carry her back was slim. But he had to try."It's okay, honey.Here just get yours arms around me..."He lifted her tense arm so that it encircled his neck and with a mightly motion, lifted the crying women into his arms ina brfle style carry. Stuggling agaisnt the urge to release her when his arms tried to give out on him.
His attention turned to the door where he saw three women looking apperhesively at him. Almost as if they didn't what to stop him from leaving but feared the consequence of not doing so. His feet began to walk forward when he felt Sakura's head fall tiredly against his chest. Eyeing the three girls when thier gazes wavered away when his eyes met theirs.
"It would be in your best interests to leave this place." They quickly shifted aside to let him pass.But before he left throught the open door he turned back."Everyone deserves to be more then just a tool."He whispered, slightly confusing them but they nodded.
"Kakashi..."His gaze shifted down to the women in his arms, seeing her beautiful green eyes looking up into his." I can't leave thers a barrior, it will-"
"There is no barrior miss Sakura."One of the three nursies spoke up. Kakashi looked over at her seeing that she was frowning."There was never a barrior, it was a lie. To keep you from leaving. But now.."
"We want you to leave this place."Spoke another.
"Even if we cannot, then if will make us happy to see you able to go."The other one replied. Kakashi swollowed admiring the sacrifice they were willing to make.
"Thank you." Sakura whispered, looking over at the three with a small smile of gratitude. They smiled back with a nod as Kakashi turned to leave, stepping through the door frame from the room.
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Kakashi felt the hand of the women held tightly in his arms, grasp onto his vest and his heart broke when he could hear moans of pain escape the mouth that was held against his chest. The will to get Sakura home for a safe delivery pushed him forward, even though his body felt like dropping right there in the middle of the field where he proceeded to walk across.
"Hold on, Sakura."His mouth kept whispering repeatedly without him even noticing it. Sad, that that was the only thing that he could even think of saying at that moment, due to the fact he realised that the only way he could help her now was to get her home where she belonged.
The small nod of her head signaled that she was listening to him speak even if he wasn't.
Sakura's eyes frowned as her eye lids permittly shut consentrating her chakra into regaining her strength for the inevitable pain that was to come.
'Pain with purpose' She kept telling herself, thinking of the prize she'll get at the end of all this. That thought made this almost barible nad brang a slightly smile to her sweety face.The fact that she could feel Kakashi's strong and comforting hands around her small body once more was an addition of happiness to a normally unhappy one.And for a moment, she almost felt like this whole scene was over with the man who kidnapped her and told her lies.She thought to soon.
Kakashi's movement stopped suddenly causing Sakura' heart to sink once more. Why did he stop? When they were so close to the ending of this dream.Sakura's eye lids parted slowly, tiredly but the first thing she saw was a blurry vision around her, her tears had blocked her eyes from seeing all there was to see.Blinking them away she finally was able to move her head and look up at the masked face of Kakashi. She saw his eyes tired, with heavy baggs underneath, as they focused elsewhere. Sakura's lifed her one arm so that in could wrap around his broad shoulder for comfort.
"You..."Sakura's gaze shot over to finally see what Kakashi had seen. Koji, his head was bleeding and his arms was hanging loosely at his side, but he was there."Can't leave... I won't let...you..."He cried out but his rasp voice allowed only such a low call to be heard.Sakura hated that voice, she hated him. She hated the fact that he clamed to love her when she hated him so much.
"What is it that you what from me!" She screamed tired of this game. Just wanting to go.. home.
"I want... you to realize...what a piece of shit you... married."Sakura began to sob uncontrollably onto Kakashi's shoulder whose arms tightly considerably around her as she shock.
"It's over Koji. I apologize of your Brother Ryo.. but there is nothing that I can do to ease your pain. My death will only leave an even further hole in you're heart."Kakashi replied.Koji coughed, spitting blood to the side.
"You may be right... but there is something I can do to allow this world to be safe for you..."Koji's hand tightened around the Katana that he grapped at his side."That baby.. cannot be allowed to live the path that you have chosen.THIS IS MY REVENGE HATAKE KAKASHI!" Koji lunged forward, into a quick run. Or as quick as possible do to the fact that he too was running on empty.Kakashi's eye widened in terror as his feet were told to move... but they didn't. They wouldn't, he was frozen in place.His teeth snarled as he struggled deseratly against the jutus which bidened him.But found it immpossible.
"SAKURA!"Kakashi screamed as the man aproached, inches away from plugging his blade deep into her swollen stomache where it was aimed.
"Koji!"
Sakura screamed in terror at the intisapated horrifing act which was to come, but ...didn't? She slowly opened her eyes when the impact never came, almost hesitatly. Afraid of what she might see if she didn't. Gsping when her gaze fell over Koji, his sword plugged into the grass at Kakashi's feet.She saw Kana standing behind him, her sword ripped deep into Koji's flesh, straight through his heart.Gasping in surprise, she heard Kakashi's similer response.
"I'm sorry.. I'm so sorry.. brother."She whispered as tears poured from her eyes onto the ground as Koji's limp body feel back into her arms. Kana brang them to her knees as her arms wrapped arounf Koji's deathly still chest as her head fell over with sobbs.
Kakashi's heart beat so fast in his chest that he could feel the blood blood pumping through his viens all over his body. He was never so scared in his entire life, never had he been so terrified. The thought of actually losing the baby that he and Sakura tried so long to get scared him so much more than he could ever feel about losing his one life. His life seemed so unimmportant comparted to the life of his unborn child that lay into the stomache of the women he loved more than anything in this life. He was so close to losing more people in his life, but if he indeed had this time he couldn't go. He decided right there when he saw Koji charge that he would do apsolutly everything in his powere include sacrifising his life to save those two.
"Kakashi, in hurts."Sakura's plead broke his thoughts and he immedatly began to walk forward, stopping momentarily beside the women who held the dead in silent thank you and symphamizes, before proceeding throught the forest back towards leaf boarders.
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"Kakashi, we need to stop!"Sakura huffed, Kakashi looed down at her in terror but did as she asked, leaping from the branch down to the floor and gently set her down on the floor at the tree truck. She pushed herself up as she inhaled deep clenseing breathes, leeting out small crys when the pain became to difficult to controll. At which time Kakashi firmly grasped her hand in his. Hating this feeling of uselessness, knowing that there was nothing he could do. There was no way to somehow ease the pain off her and onto him.
"Just breathe, it's going to be okay.Just breath."Kakashi tried to sooth her.
"It's not okay! I'm in labor in the fucking woods!"She screamed and leaned her head back against the tree behind her."Talk to me Kakashi."She whispered, he could feel the contraction end when her grasp littlened around his fingers.
"Okay, what do you want me to say?"Kakashi brushed to strands of wet hair from her forhead.
"Anything."She whispered. Kakashi swollowed and knelt down infront of her, thinking for a moment of what he should say.
"Do you remember that night, long ago. At the fire, when you talk about the rain and the sun and how everything depends on everything else.You told me that one day you'd like to teach me something I don't know as I had down for you. Well you did. I don't hink you realize it but you've taught me the lessen that has saved my life more times then I could ever hope to count.You taught me to be happy. Happier then I ever thouhgt I could be. You taught me that there's more to life but pain and darkness...death.But there's life, and joy and light all these things I never knew exsisted before you let me love you."Kakashi whispered."You taught me to live."
"Kakashi.."Sakura whispered, her eyes crying tears of happiness briefly before cringing with pain."Oh no!"She cried and tightly her hold of his hand.
"What?"Kakashi asked his face switching to worry.
"It's time!"She cried.
"Time! Time for what!"He screamed.
"You need to deliever this baby Kakashi!"Sakura replied.Kakashi immediatly frantically shock his head.
"I-I-I c-can't! sakura I don't know how to deliever a baby!"He yelled in fear, but the look on Sakura face scared him.
"Well neither do I !"She screamed."I don't think I can do this ! I'm not suppose to have this baby in the forest! I'm suppose to have it at a hospital!"
"Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck god damnit fuck fuck shit shit!"Kakashi rammpled curses, the only thing her could think of doing.
"Kakashi what if I don't make a good mother! What if I.."
"Sakura listen to me!"Kakashi cried and cupped her chin in his hand, making her scared eyes turn into his."You're going to make a great mother and there's nothing we can do to stop this so, and we can do this but you're going to have to help me okay!"Sakura nodded her head, sobs shakking her already shaking body.
"O-o-okay, Sakura."Kakashi inahled a deep breathe to controll his composuer.Sakura frantically nodded."Okay, One two three, PUSH!" Sakura's scream echoed through the forest.
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A tiny hand gently managed to wrap inself around Kakashi's finger, giving a stubborn squeeze. Kakashi chuckled softly as he looked down at the angel he held his arms, the pink blanket was a dead giveaway, the small life that he held in his arms was a newborn baby girl. His baby girl. His angel. He was amazed how small she was, if felt like the slightest movement could break her she looked so fragile. But just the sight of her made Kakashi's heart swell with so much love for this being that he just meet two hours ago. How can any one love someone they've nevere meant before so much?
"Hush little baby don't say a word ,"Kakashi suddenly sang, his voice low and joyfull. "Daddy's gonna buy you a mockingbird."
"And I fthat mockingbird won't sing, daddy's going buy you a diamand ring, yes he is."Kakashi smiled when the baby gril shifted his his craddling arms."...i, uh don't know the rest of the words, but I'm sure you're mother will. I'll get her to print me the lyrics or something. And I'll sing that to you every time you cry, that's a promise. But don't cry alot okay? Cause I would hate to see you cry."
"I didn't know you could sing"Kakashi turned to see Sakura's green eyes open and looking lovingly over at her husband who held the bundle in his arms as if it was truly where it belonged.He looked so peacefull.
"I didn't know I could do a lot of things."He smiled and slowly walked over to the bed where she lay.Sakura smiled at the baby that he held wrapped in the pink blanket."She's perfect."He whispered as he carefully handed her over into the welcoming hands of her mother.
"She's daddy's little girl, i know it."Sakura smiled brightly down at the yonge baby she now held against her chest.
"She's got you're eyes."Kakashi whispered as he sank to the chair beside the bed pulling it as close as possible to the two women.Sakura laughed heartedly, when the small fist smacked Sakura' arm.
"And she's got your fisty attiude."
"Everyone is outside, wanting to see the babay that was born in the forest.But they can wait, I just want to watch you hold her."Kakashi reached out a rubbed the small forehead.
"Her? That's right we haven't even given her a name yet."Sakura realized.
"You decide."Kakashi whispered.Sakura thought for a minute.
"Rin."She whispered finally., recieving a look for the man beside her.Kakashi blinked back the tears.
"Our little Rin it is."
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Well that's it! All done! Thanks to everyone would reviewed and read my stroy I love you all! It was fun while it lasted but I gatta go! see ya!