I'm so sorry I kept you guys waiting! Please accept this (what I hope) long chapter as my apology!

Chapter 13

I stood, paralyzed in the doorway as I looked between Sasuke and my daughter.

Isn't this the part where she's supposed to be crying or screaming or making some kind of noise? Oh God . . . please no. No, no, no, no. Anything but this!

"Sasuke . . ." I manage to whisper. He glared at me as tears streamed down his pale face in anger and pain, as if he was blaming me, like it was my fault.

Before I could say another word to him, Tsunade appeared in front of me, screaming and shouting at me but I couldn't hear anything, or . . . I didn't want to listen to anything. All I wanted to hear was my precious daughter's voice but that wasn't happening. At least, not anytime soon. I felt my body move but I wasn't paying attention. I was too focused on my . . . well . . . what would've been my family in front of me.

No. I shouldn't think like that.

I suddenly found myself pushed outside of the room and a door slamming in front of my face. I sat down, frozen. I felt my body begin to tremble, like the fear had only just kicked in.

I felt sick.

I've got to call someone.

- B. R. E. A. K. -

I had just finished my third pint of beer when I felt my phone vibrate against my leg. I looked at the receiver and smile before answering.

"Yo, 'sup man?" I say cheerfully despite the slight slurred way I pronounced the 's'. Woah, that beer is strong stuff.

"Kiba?" I hear Naruto say quietly. So quiet I almost missed what he said. That's strange, I've never know Naruto to be so silent.

"Are you okay?" I ask with concern, the slight drunkenness I was feeling soon went away.

Hinata suddenly appeared at my table, looking at beautiful as ever. She kissed my cheek and mouthed silently, "Who's that?"

I put my hand on the speaker and whispered, "Naruto"

I saw her perk up and it sparked my jealousy. I always knew she still liked Naruto. It's not like anyone can forget their first love, right?

"Kiba . . . the baby . . ." I suddenly hear quiet whimpers in my ear and I realize that Naruto was crying. Then I also pick up on what he just said and became more worried.

"Naruto? What about the baby? Is she okay?" I know I'm bombarding him with questions but I couldn't help myself.

My phone was cut off and I look at my phone to see that my battery had died. What timing! Stupid phone.

I stood up, attempting to leave the bar to go and help Naruto. Hinata stood in front of me with her eyes open wide, "Where are you going, Kiba-kun?"

"Naruto is in the hospital, he sounded really upset. I have to go help him" I state, as I shove on my jacket.

"I'll come with you" she said and we both left the bar.

- B. R. E. A. K. -

I was still sat, agitated, in the waiting room, my leg bouncing with impatience. I look up just as Kiba entered the hospital . . . and Hinata right behind him.

I wasn't in the mood to deal with her right now and I definitely know that Sasuke wouldn't want to see her at all.

"Naruto," said Kiba. He'd obviously ran here as his breathlessness showed. He frowned as he looked at my face. I'm betting that it was all red and blotchy from all the crying.

"Dude, what's happening?" he asked,

"The baby . . . I don't think she's . . ." my lips began to tremble again but I bit them as I held back new tears.

"Oh . . . man" said Kiba, he was speechless. He brought me in for a brotherly which I highly appreciated because it was what I needed right now, some sort of support. We patted each other's backs and stepped back.

"Naruto-kun, I –" Hinata began to say but I cut her off with a glare. A part of me didn't trust her and because of Sasuke, I decided to agree with him for a change.

Kiba saw the look I gave her but he didn't question me on it.

I became hopeful as I saw Tsunade finally appeared out of the patient room . . . with not a single ounce of happiness on her face. My face dropped and I felt like crying all over again.

She motioned towards the room, allowing me to enter but she didn't follow.

The first thing I saw was Sasuke sleeping on a clean bed. He should have looked peaceful but a frown was plastered on his face.

The next thing I saw was Shizune holding my baby. Her eyes were red as if she was crying too.

"I'm so sorry, Naruto" she said as her face scrunched up, trying to fight the urge to bawl, "We did everything we could an-"

"Can I hold her?" I ask, staring at the bundle of pink blankets in her arms.

Shizune slowly but surely passed my daughter to me.

Her little head was so tiny against my big palm. Her skin was so pale but I didn't want to associate with . . . death so I just said that she's got Sasuke's skin.

I smiled at her and kissed her lightly on the forehead. A drop of wetness fell on her cheek and I realize that my eyes were overflowing with tears.

I held my daughter close so that her face was against my cheek. I sobbed silently into the blankets. The silence didn't last long and I found myself howling, the blankets only muffling the noise slightly.

My baby . . . my most precious daughter . . . has gone.

I stood there, holding her close, for what felt like hours.

- B. R. E. A. K. -

I opened my eyes to the sound of hysterical crying. I open my eyes to see Naruto and . . . our baby.

All the pain I had felt came flooding back into my memories.

I saw Naruto's arms squeeze her tightly as his shoulders trembled.

That's when I noticed that his skin was more orange than usual. I fully open my eyes to see that it was actually the orange chakra that belonged to Kyuubi.

"Naruto," I try to say but it came out more like a croak due to my dry throat, Naruto had turned around nonetheless.

I nodded at his arms and he looked down. He then looked at our baby . . . and a big grin appeared on his face.

- B. R. E. A. K. -

I gazed into pools of cerulean blue eyes. They were just like mine.

The smile on her tiny face just as wide as mine too.

I couldn't believe it . . . I could feel the teeniest, tiniest pump of her heartbeat against my bare chest. I had taken off my top so I could feel her body heat. It relaxes me to know that she's okay. Her little legs were trying to move ever so slightly, my abdomen was taking a tiny beating. It looks like she has my energy too.

I laugh and another smile breaks out of her little face.

Tsunade walks into the room with a grim expression on her face. She looked up at us and the shock appeared almost instantly on her face.

"How did . . . How . . . How?!" She exclaimed as the clipboard she was holding fell to the floor.

"Kyuubi" said Sasuke, lying against the mattress as all five of our daughter's fingers wrapped one of his. The proud, loving expression on his face said it all.

Me and Sasuke have yet to kiss and make up but that time will come eventually.

"In that case then," Tsunade said with small laugh, "Would you mind letting us take her measurements?"

"Oh, not at all," I say, gently handing her over, "We've got plenty of time for cuddles, right Sasuke?"

He nodded as a reply. I kissed his hand and held it tightly in mine.

"Have you decided on a name?" asked Tsunade as she lay down the baby on what looked like scales. I'm guessing she was getting a weight.

Me and Sasuke looked at each other and it occurred to us that we hadn't even discussed it.

"I take that as a no," she said, laughing, "Hm . . . 6 pound 12. It's a little under the average but there's nothing to worry about. I'm sure with all the eating that Naruto eats, she'll soon gain her weight"

We smiled at each other and I gave Sasuke's hand a light reassuring squeeze.

"Sasuke, I'm sor-" I attempted to apologize but he interrupted me.

"No, Naruto, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions." Sasuke looked down, as if to avoid my guys. He always does this when he tries to say sorry, I'm guessing it's how he keeps his pride. "If you hadn't of come, Naruto . . . I don't even want to think what would've happened"

"Hey, it didn't happen," I say, trying to console him. I out my arm around his shoulders and I hold him close, planting a kiss on the top of his head.

"Now," I begin, "About this name . . ."

- B. R. E. A. K. -

We still hadn't fully decided on naming the baby when all of our friends entered the room. I was just glad that the room was big enough.

"Congrats, you guys!" exclaimed Sakura as she gave me a bone-crushing hug. She couldn't give Sasuke the same 'delightful' treatment because he had to stay in bed and rest.

Lucky bastard.

And he knew it too if the smirk on his face was anything to go by.

"What's her name?" asked Lee, cradling the baby in his arms.

"Erm . . . we haven't picked one yet" replied Sasuke as we finished looking at each other awkwardly.

"There's plenty of time, don't worry" said Ino as she stroked our daughter's face with her finger.

Lee passed the baby to Hinata but she didn't take him. It didn't look as if she was happy for us at all. She caught me looking at her and a wide grin appeared on her face, almost forced.

My suspicions rose again and I looked at Sasuke. He was smiling as our baby was passed around after they had finishing ooh-ing and ahh-ing.

He hadn't noticed that Hinata was here.

And I didn't want to tell him.

Kiba came up to me and patted my back,

"Congratulations, dude" he said joyfully. He leant a little bit closer towards me and whispered, "Have you guys made up?"

I look at Sasuke again but this time, we made eye contact and I show him a smile full of love which he gladly returns with the same amount of affection.

"Geez, a simple nod would've been fine" Kiba mocked gagging at our sappy reunion but he grinned anyway. He walked off as it was his turn to hold the baby.

I look around at all of our friends. Even Kakashi is here, I was told that he was on a mission. A lot has changed over the years.

I'm that lonely demon-kid anymore.

- B. R. E. A. K. -

I watch as Naruto looks around the room. I noticed that Hinata was here but I paid her no attention.

This was a mistake because now she was nowhere to be seen.

I tried to get out of the bed but Naruto turned and stopped me,

"Woah! And where do you think you're going? You're supposed to rest. You lost a lot of blood, Sasuke"

"I have to go to the bathroom" I stated as the slight dizziness faded,

"You have a bedpan here" he said, as if it meant nothing.

Is he an idiot? . . . It's Naruto, of course he is.

"Naruto," I growl, "I'm not going to pee in front of all these people"

Before he could reply, I walk out of the room and down the corridor.

Now, where could she be?

- B. R. E. A. K. -

I had asked around the hospital if they had seen Hinata and none of them were any help. I had almost reached my room again and as I was walking down the stairs, I felt a harsh push against my back.

The pain as I fell down the stone stairs intensified as I felt a bone in my arm snap.

"It was supposed to be me," growled a feminine voice, her footing light as she made her way down the stairs.

I groaned as I tried to move my arm, the numbness not yet settling in.

"It should be me and Naruto as a happily family" she said again, a little lower this time.

Great, a jealous female. How cliché.

As the female reached the bottom of the steps, I looked up into pale, lavender eyes.

Hinata.

Why am I not surprised?

"I knew it" I say as I release a bitter laugh. I rose to my feet, trying not to put pressure on my arm. I'll have Sakura or Ino see to this minor injury . . . well its minor compared to what she's going to get. "You think I give a shit about your jealousy?"

Her eyes widened slightly but then her mouth turned up into a sneer.

"I don't care what you give a shit about, Sasuke –"

"Well, this whole ordeal was a complete was of my time then." I say. I sense that my calmness of the situation is beginning to frustrate her. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a newborn daughter to attend to. It is nearly time for her feed."

I turn around and I hear Hinata sprint towards me.

I turn around and see a giant hand clasped around her. I hear her wheeze for her breath but I couldn't care less. The bitch deserved to die after what she's put us through.

"It seems that Sasunoo wants to play" I smirk as the wing squeezes her tighter.

"S-Stop . . . I c-can't bre-breath . . ." she panted. I hear a loud crack and Hinata screams in pain. I control the wing to drop her on the floor and I watch as she coughs and gasps for air.

"I wouldn't call us even because believe me . . . what I have planned, is nothing compared to that broken leg of yours" I spat evilly at her.

At this moment, Naruto entered the stairway area and looked between Hinata and me.

"What the hell is going on around?!" he exclaimed in anger.

Before I could answer him, Hinata ran, as best as she could anyway, to him, clinging onto his shirt and crying.

I roll my eyes and mutter, "Drama queen . . ."

"Oh, Naruto," she cried, "I found Sasuke wandering the halls and all I wanted was to say congratulations! But then he . . . he broke my leg with his jutsu transformation and . . . a-and . . . Oh, God"

"Hinata, calm down" said Naruto. It annoyed me how gentle he was being with her but I didn't want to say anything because I decided to stay quiet this time to avoid another argument. "Sasuke, what happened to your arm?"

I guess the numbness had finally settled in because I had forgotten that my arm was broken.

"Oh, I just had a little trip down the stairs. Nothing much," I said as a matter-of-factly with a shrug.

"Hinata, go back to the other. Have Sakura or Ino or even Tsunade heal that for you and please don't tell anyone about this" Naruto ordered and with one last glare at me, Hinata left the stairway.

Naruto looked at me as if to argue.

"Don't even think about it" I state and I move to walk around him. He grabbed my unbroken arm and pulled me to him. He placed a long, hard kiss on my lips and felt myself lean in towards him. He pulled away and said, "I've been wanting to do for a long time"

"It's not like my arm is broken or anything, Dobe" I replied sarcastically but then I smiled at him, "But that was nice"

"I don't believe Hinata, you know" he said which caught me by surprise,

"You don't?" I ask slightly suspicious in case this was some sort of test,

"I have plan," he began to explain,

"Oh great," I patronize; Naruto wasn't exactly the one for amazing plans.

He rolled his eyes and continued, "I'll pretend that I don't know anything about Hinata and while I protect the baby, I'll let you relent your frustration"

I raised an eyebrow at this plan, "It sounds stupid . . . but I'll try it"

"We'll have to fight sometimes though to make it look real, can you handle that?"

I pondered at the thought for a second but then I nodded in agreement.

After a quick kiss, we made our way back to our baby girl who greeted us with big smiles . . . Yeah, it was probably the wind but we can dream, right?

Ta-da! I know I said at least 10,000 words but it's hard to think of a chapter that long that wouldn't bore you guys, forgive me!

I hope you enjoyed this chapter anyway! You can review some names for the baby if you want! I didn't really want to go for the obvious like Mikoto or Kushina but if that's what it's gonna come to then there's no helping it!

A promise I can actually keep (sometimes) though will be that each chapter will be more than 2,000 words, 'k? (Unless I want a cliffhanger :)) Does that seem like a realistic promise?

Ok, see you next time my lovelies! *chuu*