Yeah I definitely don't have that kind of patience to just make minor changes this story will have a different twist to it. You will see just how much but the chapters are typed up to Ch 5 right now. 6 still needs editing. Thank you everyone for giving this a try, I decided to slightly change the summary to ensure others know it is different even if the platonic portion and battle were the same.

It Was Just Sex: Version 2

Chapter 3

The sun was already on the horizon when he started to see the village off in the distance. Right before the hospital he landed the other platforms before dispersing them and then kept her wrapped in sand as the rest all went back into this gourd. The medics pushed the doors open and he was given a stretcher to get her on where she was strapped down as he retracted his sand carefully from her as well. The most available doctor was called as new medics rushed her off with the other two to get her into a room. Gaara remained outside of it for a few minutes before requesting to see his son.

"Your son," a medic looked at him startled. 'I would think news of the Kazekage having a kid on the way would have been something to be well known,' she felt puzzled.

"The child I brought in last night," he stressed and the medic headed over to the nearest station to gain the whereabouts of said child while quietly whispering that their Kazekage claims them to be his son. A hush fell in the area as no one had such knowledge. After going through the log of patients she found and unnamed infant that was rushed in by Lord Gaara and taken to a unit that specializes in premature infants. "Right this way Lord Gaara," she began heading for the stairs leading him up a few flights and away from where Kagome is.

He found him going through tests as he cried and protested. Being the father he wasn't happy seeing his son crying but he figured it was something important they are doing. "How is he doing," he finally walked in.

"Lord Gaara you have returned," the doctor turned from the screen he was looking at.

"Yes just minutes ago," he answered and moved more over to see his son.

"This little guy is 4 lbs 3 oz and 32 weeks along. Some kind of power is buzzing through his system helping him to stay healthy and his life force is stronger than normal. I might still need to put him into an incubator it just depends on what options I have left. Is the mother around," he asked his Lord.

He shifted on his feet seeing his son plugged into a machine monitoring his health. Giving him a finger his son squeezed it as he continued his cries while the doctor held his tongue on voicing what he thinks to be the answer to another question he has yet to voice. "She is being seen to in another room. It will be a while until she is able to come see him due to the state she was found in. What do you need?"

"I was hoping for some health history and do a test on her to figure out what this is, see around all of his vitals there is a soft glow," he pointed it out to the Kazekage. "On top of that I wanted to see if I need to get him into better accommodations or if she would be able to return home with him once he is ready to be released. I have paperwork over there that needs to be filled out as well," he glanced over towards the counter.

"He will come home with me," he rubbed his sons head.

"Then I suppose I can offer my congratulations then," the doctor turned towards him gaining Gaara's eyes on him.

With a small smile he looked down at his son and said, "Yes." He could now stand here and really soak in the feeling of being a new father now that he is certain Kagome is in good hands and will pull through.

"Congratulations on being a new father Lord Gaara, he is the spitting image of you," he could see the smile widen a little further. The soothing attention Gaara was giving his son helped to quiet him down into hiccups and small cries. "Now has the mother been here for any checkups or anything?"

"No she wouldn't have, I don't believe she was able to see anyone through the duration of her pregnancy with him," he answered back to him.

"What is her name," he began going on another computer to search the databases.

"Kagome Higurashi, she might not be in there, she only lived here temporarily," he notified the doctor.

The doctor hummed in thought and found her in the system as a new patient, it was entered only minutes ago but he couldn't find much beyond her blood type and gender. "I'm guessing you had not been aware of the pregnancy then," he questioned lightly not wanting to tread too deep.

"Not at all," he felt like this whole thing was for the most part his fault. "No one even knew we even associated with each other, my brother didn't know until she disappeared. I knew she had some sort of business to take care of eventually but she was here for months and then gone only leaving a simple note behind with no clue where she went. She didn't know she was pregnant either and felt she would be a danger to the village if she returned due to an enemy. These last months she was always on the run until it came to a head a few days ago and it sent her into a premature birthing of our son. A border patrol unit found them and divided up, one staying behind with her as the rest brought him to me and then he ended up in your care while I left to help her. I wish I knew she was in trouble," he stroked his son's cheek. "Was I this small when I was born," he asked feeling curious.

"No I believe you were even smaller," the doctor brought up another window to search for his files while creating one for the newborn. "Yes you were only 2 lbs 14 oz meaning only 46 oz total. He is thankfully in far better shape than you were," he came over to check on the infant and turned on a heat lamp when he felt the cool skin, "there that should feel better on him."

As his son began to fall asleep he slowly pulled away from him and went over to the paperwork so he can start filling it out. He wasn't quite sure about all of it but he did his best.

Maternal Parent: Kagome Higurashi

Paternal Parent: Gaara

That was about as far as he could get when he began looking at the rest until it asked where to bill it and he filled out his information, gave them all his address and entered in the information for paternal grandparents, uncles, and aunts. He had no clue they needed so much information but he figured it was for a good reason. Kagome he hoped is going to be fine with coming to stay with him rather than getting her own apartment. He has the room for both of them and if he didn't he would just find a bigger place instead. "I have it filled out to the fullest but I can say Kagome isn't from any of the ninja villages and I know little about any family she has, just merely know she has some."

The doctor grabbed the paperwork from him but already knew all of the information on it offhand from seeing his record and since his family is well known in the village. "It sounds like she had a difficult situation but being how strong you and this village is I don't understand why she didn't return if she even had much of a chance to do so. I'm glad considering the circumstances at least one of them is doing well. Does she by any chance have a kekkei genkai?'

"No I don't think she has any chakra at all, she is a priestess though," he just remembered that bit of information. Things continued on and Gaara was starting to feel the pull of hunger among other things. He realized he had yet to notify his brother or sister of any of this so when he found the chance to pull away and check on how Kagome is doing, which he couldn't get an answer, he made a quick journey to his office next door and left a note and then gave a written message to one of the messenger shinobi. Before he could even leave the office the council members were in there checking for him as what turned out to be the third time that day.

"Lord Gaara," Tojuro addressed him after they shut the door, "we would like an explanation why you were missing from the village since you left yesterday."

"I had already informed you I had an emergency and I'm still in the middle of things," he remained as his calm self. "If you would excuse me I still have a lot to do," he was going to just head on out and save the explanations for later.

"You have a prominent bloodline and your sister is already married with a child but in Konoha. Should something happen to you or your brother we would be losing one of the strongest bloodlines in this village. You have plenty of admirers Lord Gaara, it wouldn't hurt to start thinking about extending the bloodline with one of them," he already had the Kazekage stopped in his tracks. "If you find one appealing we could arrange a marriage," he tried to draw him in with the other seniors of the council that are older in age.

Aqua eyes looked over his shoulder giving him a calculating look. 'Is the council scheming something again,' he wasn't about to get into such talk but as it is he already has a son, they just don't know about him quite yet. "I will speak with the council later when I have time until then I do not want to be disturbed unless it is necessary."

Tojuro was not one to give up so easily and decided to leave and pressure Ebizo into agreeing after the Kazekage disappeared from the building. "What could the Kazekage be doing that we are not aware of," he didn't care for how tight lipped him and his father were but Gaara was even more so.

Gaara made it back to the hospital and asked staff if they had any updates on Kagome, it was already around nine in the morning, he felt concerned to have not heard word on her yet. When no one had anything he started towards the stairs when he heard his name called by his brother as he rushed towards him. "Gaara what is going on, where is she, how did you even find her?"

It had bothered and worried both of them when she left. Kankuro was one of the few people she would speak with even though she still kept her distance. "She was found along the border after taking a lot of damage from a battle. I wish to speak more in private upstairs."

"Wait but this is her room right here," he looked at it seeing she must be in bad shape to have been placed there instead.

"I have another to check on," he replied cryptically making Kankuro a little irked that he is being tight lipped but deciding it must be for the best.

As they started on their way he could see Gaara must have had a long night and not been able to clean up since. Dirt was on his pants and his clothes looked a bit rumpled. Before they could finish climbing the stairs it was also clear he has not eaten in some amount of time if his protesting stomach is anything to go by. Reaching the fifth floor they headed to an area of the hospital he has never ventured. Before he could even look to see what this area is for he found Gaara already heading into the cracked open door to another patient room. At first all he could see was Gaara and the doctor in there while shutting the door but as soon as he walked further in he couldn't believe his eyes at seeing the baby right there. "Gaara… this is – is this kid yours?" Going right up to where he is and then looking at the small smile on his little brother's face he was sure this is one of those moments he will never forget. "All this time she was pregnant… why didn't we think of the chances that she could have been pregnant?"

"We had both been using protection but I'm glad he is here," he couldn't help but think it will be nice having a child to raise, his very own son.

"Are you two going to try and give things a shot again," he wasn't sure what the reunion was like.

"I'm not sure, she knows I would like to but there is still issues," he didn't really want the council finding out about them but by the end of the day they will be aware he already has a son and that the mother is in the hospital.

"She needs to stay this time," he reached forward to hold a tiny fist as his nephew stretched in his sleep.

Gaara frowned and wasn't really sure how to repair things between them. It isn't like either had done anything towards the other but before; all that they kept between them was just sex. "She wasn't planning on returning ever again but had every intention of getting him to me. I'm not sure what to do and I don't want to force her but I will if I have to. Her life is still in danger, I need to protect her," he strongly believed in that. "We can speak more later but I haven't had any updates to how she is doing, we have been here since dawn, at least she has been. I got our son here yesterday when he was rushed to me."

"Where does this leave things with him," he was surprised to see the tiny baby still; he hasn't spared anyone a glance since he laid eyes on him after he got confirmation that this is Gaara's first born. "Man, now I have two nephews," he couldn't believe how fast things could change.

"I found some updates to the mother's record," the doctor brought up to them. "Her life force is strangely low to where it could be dangerous. They healed the various fractures and the crack in her skull. Thankfully they didn't find any brain damage and it appears she had a clean break to the shoulder bones that a medic reported had been originally just a fracture. The womb and birthing area are now healed, the infections are gone but the wounds are still being taken care of. Some sort of poison was in her system but it looks like her powers kicked in and eliminated the threat. They are expecting her to experience heavy fatigue, she is malnourished and for having been that far along in her pregnancy the weight was not in an idealistic range. Anything else is quite minor but she will be hospitalized and if she doesn't start putting on weight through eating orally they will be thinking about placing a feeding tube in her. The heavy blood loss has also left her anemic but it looks like she should be on the mend with just an iron pill and healthy meals."

As much of a relief that was to hear Kankuro looked at his brother with a vengeful look, "Who hurt her?"

"It was not ninja," Gaara answered. "It was a man by the name of Naraku. She and two others are his enemies and he fled to this area. The other two left her to remain in the village while they hunted him down and I'm guessing once he was found that is when she suddenly disappeared. Naraku discovered her pregnancy after a while when she was trying to figure out what to do. Sounds like he chased them or her specifically quite relentlessly but she managed to kill him. The battle forced her into early childbirth but thankfully a border patrol unit managed to discover them and I was able to bring medics to her in time."

"So what about this mini version of you," he almost laughed because it is true.

"He is well Kankuro," the doctor voiced. "Through the records I was able to link up what is going on. The power in him is definitely hers, it has been basically nurturing his premature system and the strong life force is partially from Kagome. Between the two it left him in good shape but I would like to keep him for observation at least a couple days. That should give you time to read over information I have for you about taking care of him and get things set up at home for a baby. If he continues to do well and starts regulating his body temperature better then he will be keeping you quite busy." The doctor could only imagine humorously what it will be like for the young men to suddenly have a baby on their hands. "It also looks like a new team is in with Kagome right now finishing up and a room is being prepped to keep her in it, I will see if we can get you a suite instead so the baby can be in there with her. Thankfully the hospital isn't really busy at this time," he continued to click around on the screen while typing various things in.

"Thank you doctor," Gaara felt more relieved that they had made it to them when they did. Concentrating on what little he knows about babies he tried to think about what one might need. This he knew will take some thinking over.

By noon they were both moved into the suite and Gaara was glad to see her not so covered in blood thanks to the sponge bath she had been given. She slept soundly while he had a nurse right there with him and his brother teaching them about feeding a baby while setting down a folder full of information. They were both taking turns with his feedings and changing the diapers since Kankuro wants to help his brother out the best he can. When he was back to sleep it was suggested that Gaara go clean up and eat which then led him to remembering the meeting with the council. Whenever they had privacy Gaara would fill his brother in on everything that had taken place which then led to what took place with Tojuro this morning.

Heading over to the large round table where the council meets he took his spot not quite in the mood to be dealing with them bringing up his lack of a wife. "I will first hear what it is that is on all of your minds."

"Very well then," Ebizu said and calmly sat there. "Though I agree it would be nice to see you and your older brother continue the bloodline I am at this point not worried about it since you are still both young men and we are now at peace with most other villages with no major threats on the horizon."

Tojuro wasn't pleased he couldn't get the head of the council to help him push this. "The other Kazekage have been rather young when they passed on including his father, Lord Fourth. Doesn't it concern anyone that neither has really taken an interest in dating and Shikadai is lost to Konoha, the only further extension to such a prominent blood line? Lord Fifth has many combat skills, a kekkei genkai magnet release, and the ability to manipulate sand as well as his father's gold dust. We shouldn't let such powerful blood wither away or only be claimed by Konoha. If the bloodline ends with these two in Suna then Konoha could use Shikadai as a way to gain the Kazekage seat here."

"I do agree, I can think of many young women that have their own powerful abilities and make for a good match with either of the two. Kankuro is even strong enough to hold the title of Kazekage because of his own advanced skills and accumulation of nature releases," Ikanago added in his support.

'Typical,' he thought, 'more old-fashioned thinking.' He let a small frown show on his face. Waiting for further comments the room went silent. "I do have another relative," he decided this should be enough to close this issue.

"Who would that be," no one had a clue to what he is talking about.

"I only discovered this yesterday when I was pulled away for that emergency," he figured he would just get this done with so he can return to the hospital. "In private I had been seeing someone and no one knew until after they disappeared. My lover recently gave birth to my first child and though he is premature the doctor says he is healthy."

"You had a child out of wed-lock," many of them frowned over it but as typical as it is, Tojuro still had something else to be upset about. "Then who is this mysterious mother, what bloodline does she hail from?"

"She isn't from here," he simply answered.

"If she decides to take the child then that still leaves a problem when she does leave," he couldn't believe the Kazekage already has a boy. "So what village will be able to claim his strength, will it be ours or is it going to be some other one?"

"Being they have a child together we should just quickly arrange a marriage between them before word gets out. Can you imagine the chaos that would happen if other villages found out the Kazekage's former lover left the village with their child? They would either hold them hostage or try to claim them for their own strength," Ikanago ranted getting the whole council murmuring. "Lord Gaara it is best she either agree to marriage or give the child up. What does she even specialize in; we still don't have a name to go off of?"

This wasn't going how he would prefer it but it wouldn't take much for them to find the two in the hospital. "She isn't a ninja and had no plans of keeping the child from me. Border patrol found her in bad shape and unable to be moved from her location. She wanted our son brought to me immediately. After he was in the hospital I left with a unit to get her help, she is now resting at the hospital in stable condition. She is Kagome Higurashi; you will find little record of her and is far from home."

The council was full of discussion and he wasn't happy with what he was hearing. "She sounds like she has a frail disposition or weak bloodline. Lord Gaara it is best to just give her whatever it is that she wants and cut ties so you can seek a stronger partner and not dilute the power in your blood. How long is it until she can be released from the hospital and sent on her way?"

He wasn't amused and didn't like this invasion into his personal life. "Whoever said that I plan on sending her anywhere? They both have a home with me and I will not pressure her into marriage. She is the only one I have found appealing and is not weak. You know little more than the tip of a pyramid so I wouldn't make such rash conclusions. I would like to get back to the hospital now in case she wakes up and I have more important things on my mind than arranging a marriage. Elder Ebizo do you have any further comments," he looked respectfully at the head of the council.

"Not much Lord Gaara," he looked at the young man his sister Chiyo had given her life for, an honorable act to save what turned out to be an honorable young man. "I believe this clears up any worries the rest of the council had since you already have extended your bloodline and have your son in the village. I would like to meet the new member of your clan so I will be stopping by the hospital at some point today. Could you humor me and tell me what he looks like?"

This man is one of the few he has a decent amount of respect for and knows it has been rough that he lost his sibling even if it was her choice. "It is like looking at me as a baby but I have yet to see the color of his eyes," his face had relaxed with the topic of his son turning light hearted.

"Thank you Lord Gaara for your time today, you better be off back to their side where you are most needed," a small upturn to his lips was seen on his wrinkled and weathered face.

"Thank you Elder Ebizo," the meeting was then ended and Gaara left out the door leaving some displeased members.

When he reached the entrance to the hospital his brother met him and guided him away from it. "Gaara are you planning then on trying to have a normal relationship with Kagome," he asked him quickly.

"Yes, I would like to get to know her. I'm still not attracted to any others, just her," he kept pace with his brother figuring he must have something on his mind worth the extra time away from what he hopes to turn into his new family.

"Then it is time we get you some skills in romance and we had best contact Temari, she would be a good person to have around for something like this and on top of that Kagome may be in the hospital for a while. Since Temari is retired for the most part we could have her come and give us a hand but first things first," he led Gaara straight to a flower shop.

"Flowers," Gaara has not been in one often and usually all it really consists of is cacti which he doesn't mind.

"Yes flowers, girls love them and Kagome isn't any different. We should get her a bouquet with a nice vase, she is sure to appreciate it and though she was being difficult, a little romance can go a long way if you want to sway her heart," he began scanning them as he tried to think of what he does know about her.

Looking all around Gaara found some that were fragrant and a collection of exotic flowers with vibrant and unique colorings already prearranged in a vase. "How about this one," he said and he caught both his brother and the clerk's attention.

"It is a really good choice, what life event is this for Lord Gaara and Kankuro," they were surprised to see them as customers.

"It is a bit of a few things but it partially a thank you, get well, and aimed at romancing her," Kankuro was quick to answer. "She does have an exotic look," he thought about his friend.

"We will take it," Gaara decided and followed her up to pay for the purchase.

Kankuro looked around a little further and picked up a small flowering cactus, "I will be getting this."

With that out of the way Kankuro insisted they get the baby a few things like clothes when Gaara realized Kagome has nothing to wear. The whole trip took them a couple hours and ended when Gaara couldn't bring himself to purchase anything intimate when he recalled her lack of undergarments as well. "I've decided I'm going to request Temari to come here and help," he wasn't about to disclose it was mainly because he was embarrassed to think about trying to figure out what size bra and underwear Kagome wears or any other feminine things.

Catching on to his blushing cheeks Kankuro nearly laughed. With a quiet voice he teases, "So you have no problem having sex with her but you can't handle shopping for some underwear for her?"

That had Gaara's cheeks flaming as he headed back to the hospital with his purchases really wishing he could just use his body flicker technique but knowing it could ruin the flowers. His brother was quietly laughing behind him and he really hopes this will be the end of it. The walk couldn't have been longer as he tried to make his way back to her room with all these people seeing their Kazekage carrying such an exotic bouquet among other things. It really got the rumors circulating around the village.