A/N: okay the next chapter! so exciting! remember to review! it really helps!

One month later

Kiya was in the Library putting books back in the stacks. She was thinking about Temari's up and coming wedding to Shikamaru. It was only 7 months away and Temari had asked her to be the matron of honor, she technically couldn't be the maid of honor because she was married and obviously gonna be having a baby. Kiya smiled at the thought as her hand drifted down over her stomach, her period was a week late but she didn't want to make assumptions, she had an appointment at the hospital today before she had to go help Gaara. She didn't trust the in home pregnancy tests, she would rather be totally sure the first time.

"Kiya-san? Are you okay?" she heard Miyzu say to her.

She smiled and nodded "Yes of course Miyzu. I am just thinking about Temari's wedding is all." Miyzu looked at her but just accepted her excuse; she knew that she would be the first one in the library to hear the news of the baby any way so she wouldn't push it. Kiya drifted through the library, so happy even if she was trying to keep her hopes to a normal level, but her excitement got the best of her and once it was time for her appointment she flew out the door.

She walked briskly to the hospital and said hello to the receptionist, not like she needed to tell them her name or anything. Kiya sat in the waiting room for a minute or two until "Kiya-hime?" her doctor said from the door leading back to the examination rooms.

"You can call me Yuma. So Kiya-hime, what do you need today?" the young female doctor said looking over Kiya's medical records.

Kiya blushed a little and said quietly "Well I need a pregnancy test."

Yuma looked up and smiled. "Well I suppose we should talk about any symptoms you have been having. Any headaches, fatigue or nausea?"

Kiya looked around the room "Well not yet but I came because my period is a week late and it was usually pretty regular before the whole birth control jutsu thing." Yuma nodded writing something down on her clipboard.

"How about soreness anywhere or back pains?"

Kiya smiled "I suppose my breasts are a little more tender than usual and my back hurt last night. Thank god I have a husband who will rub my back! Oh sorry was that too much info?"

Yuma smiled "No Kiya-hime, it's just fine. Alright well I'm going to need a urine sample. There is a bathroom just through that door."

Kiya despised peeing in a cup. It was so awkward. Luckily she had gotten it over with quickly and she was now waiting in the room again for her results. She had told Gaara that she needed to go to the doctor for her annual checkup. Suddenly Kiya realized that she had to tell him if she was pregnant. How would she do it? She knew she wanted it to be a surprise but she didn't know exactly how she wanted to tell him. Also how would he react? She knew he wanted kids but what would he do? Her thought process was interrupted by Yuma coming back into the room holding a folder.

"Kiya-hime, I know that the Kazekage probably wants to keep this quiet so I made sure to do the tests myself and I was as secret as possible."

Kiya smiled and said "Thank you."

A sudden bright smile lit Yuma's face "Congratulations Kiya-hime, you are going to have a baby. You look to be about three weeks a long."

Kiya sat for a moment then an excited squeal bubbled up from her stomach. "Really?" Yuma nodded then handed her the folder with the test results in it.

"Those are the test results. You can keep them. Also I put a list of things you can't eat or do during your pregnancy. You will see that it is divided into trimesters and I would suggest that you pay particular attention to when sexual intercourse has to stop." Yuma said pointing out the different sections.

Kiya giggled and said under her breath "Poor Gaara, I told him. He wouldn't listen."

Yuma responded "They rarely do, even if it is a time tested fact that women are always right." Kiya looked up at her then burst out laughing. The two women laughed with each other while walking out the door. Kiya waved back to Yuma as she left the hospital.

Kiya stowed the results in her bag and walked to Gaara's office, she decided that she would tell him at dinner. She couldn't keep the smile at bay as she walked through the streets and a few older women noticed the look on the Kaze-hime's face. An old woman with a broom walked up to Kiya and touched her arm. Kiya stopped and leaned down to the old woman so she could whisper in her ear "Tell us Kiya-hime, when will the announcement be made?"

Kiya leaned back to look at the woman and smiled "What announcement?" the old woman smiled at her again and Kiya left to go to Gaara's office.

"How was the hospital?" Gaara asked not looking up from his paper work. Kiya had been there for 3 hours and he decides that he will ask now.

"Great!" Kiya said a little too enthusiastically. "Oh, well, I mean, you know, usual hospital stuff. You don't want to know." She was filing his paper work for the day in the appropriate files like she did every day.

"And the Library?" he asked.

"Great again! Everything's great! Dinner is gonna be great too!" Gaara stopped what he was doing to look at her. She hadn't stopped smiling since she came into his office. She looked back at him and smiled even bigger. "I love you!" she said and gave him a huge kiss. She sat down on his lap and gave him a hug too. "Oh! Almost time for me to start dinner! I have to go! Don't be late!" and then she was gone.

He watched her go, totally confused. Why had she acted like that? It wasn't as if he didn't enjoy getting affection from her he just wasn't used to getting so much all at once then have her just leave. Maybe she had gotten a new book at the library? No, that couldn't be it, she would have told him along with a summary of the book and a biography of its author. Maybe Miyzu had completed another display? No, he would have heard of that too. Maybe she just had a really good day and was in a really, really good mood? Yes, that was it, that would make sense.

Kiya raced home trying to figure out what she wanted to make. "Hmmm, I have some steak in the freezer that sounds amazing!" she thought to herself. She couldn't wait to tell Gaara she was pregnant!

He came home right on time; Kiya was just setting out the plates when he walked into the kitchen. They had a pleasant dinner, laughing over the council bothering him and Kankuro and Naruto fighting over silly things like how to properly roast marshmallows. After Kiya cleared away the dishes and set them in the sink she came back and sat lightly in Gaara's lap, giving him a sweet kiss. His eyes slid lazily open and focused on her as his arms wrapped around her waist.

"Kiya?" he asked and she smiled.

She leaned in close to whisper in his ear "I love you."

"I love you back." He said caressing her arm softly.

"Well that's good cuz, sweetie, you're gonna be a daddy." He froze. His mind ran a million miles then came to a screeching halt; he was going to be a father. Kiya pulled away to see his face. His gorgeous green eyes were wide and his mouth was open slightly. He seemed to come back to reality and looked at her.

"I'm going to be a…father?" she smiled wide and nodded. He looked down and one of his hands came to rest on her stomach. She ran her fingers through his hair. She saw something fall from his face and land on his hand on her stomach. She reached her hand down and cupped his face, turning him so she could see. Another tear leaked from his eye and she wiped it away. In all their time together she had never seen her husband cry.

She smiled and whispered "Don't cry love." Suddenly her vision blurred and a tear fell down her cheek. Gaara just hugged her close, his hand never straying far from her belly. He rested his head on her shoulder and she nuzzled into his hair, a hand lightly scratching the back of his head. They stayed that way for some time until Gaara whispered "I'm going to be a father." He was excited and confused and a little scared all at the same time. His throat pulled tighter at the thought. He was going to be a dad, he was going to be someone's daddy?

Kiya giggled and got up from his lap to pull her bag open and search for the test results.

"Here are the official results." She slid the folder across the table to him.

He opened the folder and scanned the page. There it was in black and white: "PREGNANT" in big bold letters. He stared at it for a moment. He was reading it but it wasn't sinking in. He felt almost as if he was floating, his mind moving fast and slow at the same time. It was like when he heard that the council had chosen him to become the Kazekage. It had taken him a month to really internalize it. No, it felt like the first time Kiya told him she loved him. He kept waking up at night worried that he had dreamed the whole thing but she had been there to reassure him. He finally had what he had convinced himself he would never be able to attain: a real family.

A sheet of paper fell out of the folder drifting lazily to the floor. He bent down to pick it up. Looking it over he found it was a list of some kind divided into three sections.

"Oh, that's all the stuff I can't eat or do. The doctor told me to pay particular attention to when it says we can't have sex any more. I'm afraid you are gonna have to go a whole three months." Kiya said watching his face. She wasn't disappointed, she watched the color drain from his face and his mouth open and close subtly. She started to laugh "It's okay honey, we'll get through it." he set the folder down and pressed the palm of his hand to his face. He rubbed his eyes for a moment then looked at Kiya "I suppose this calls for another family dinner." And Kiya smiled.

The next day at the library found Kiya skipping down the stairs to the museum looking for Miyzu. She knew she should wait to tell until the family knew but she had to tell someone!

"Miyzu? Where are you?" she called into the third underground floor.

She waited for a response until "Kiya-hime? What do you need me for?" Kiya saw her assistant's head pop out of one of the rows of displays. Kiya walked over to her and grabbed her arm in an excited squeeze.

"Guess what, guess what, guess what!" she started to jump up and down.

"You're pregnant." Miyzu said, not surprised in the least. It was no secret that Kiya and the Kazekage both had quite the sex drive, thanks to Kiya herself the whole village knew.

"I'm preg…hey," Kiya deflated "That's not fair." Kiya said putting on an exaggerated frown.

Miyzu just laughed "So who all knows?" she asked going back to her display. Kiya had given her the task of designing her own display and she had jumped at the chance.

"Just me and Gaara, oh and the doctor that did the test but you are the first one I told! I just had to tell someone, you know? We are having a family dinner but that's not until this weekend when Temari gets back from Konoha. She's bringing every one with her! I'm so excited. But I still needed someone here to know."

Miyzu smiled and asked "Who is everyone?"

Kiya cackled "Everyone! Well I suppose not everyone, you know like, in the world. There will be Naruto, Ino and Kiba cuz they got together apparently, Sakura and Lee and of course Temari and Shikamaru. Oh, Gaara's face…he has a very interesting group dynamic..." Kiya's voice drifted off and Miyzu let her, she was rambling and Miyzu found that the most effective way of getting Kiya to stop rambling is to let her burn herself out.

The "family" dinner came much faster than Gaara had expected it to. It was already the night of and Kiya had told him that she was not going to be in his office because she had to clean the house. He didn't like her doing so much physical labor when she was pregnant but there was nothing about that on the list of things she couldn't do in her first trimester.

"Kiya?" he called out to her as he came home at his usual time. Kiya had also decided to move dinner back a half hour just to make it easier.

"Gaara? Come into the kitchen I need your help!" he heard muffled from the kitchen door. He walked over and opened the door. He almost started to laugh as he watched Kiya strain on her tip-toes trying to reach a bowl on the top shelf.

"Gaara you stop laughing at me right now and get that damn bowl off the top shelf!" Kiya said still facing away from him. He was a little surprised, she had never snapped at him like that before.

"I suppose she is just stressed…that's not good for the baby. Or it could very well be because of the baby, that's not good either." He thought to himself as he walked over and retrieved the bowl for her. She smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek then went back to what she was doing.

Gaara went upstairs to change and not too long after that their door bell started to ring. He assumed that it was Naruto at the door because it was an incessant ding-ing noise until Kiya opened the door. Gaara came down the stairs just in time so see a huge tsunami of people flooding into his house. He briefly contemplated going back upstairs and avoiding the whole party.

"But then Kiya will be mad and start yelling, I suppose I should just endure." He thought to himself, wishing he could think of some sort of excuse to evade the screaming and fawning that he knew would ensue after the announcement.

"Okay everybody just come into the dining room and we'll have wine and juice for Lee." Kiya almost shouted over the roar of excitement from their guests. She felt a hand around her waist and smiled looking up at her husband he gave her a tiny smile back before leading her into the dining room. The boisterous party followed them seeing their hosts leave.

"Kiya-hime! I have heard your most youthful news! I cannot tell you the happiness I felt when Sakura told me that you and Gaara-sama were trying to have a child! It was like ten thousand sunrises in my heart!" Lee exclaimed once he grasped Kiya's hand. "And I also must express my gratitude, for if you had not suggested that I dance with Sakura the night of your wedding I might not be as happy as I am now!"

Kiya giggled and patted his hand "I am very happy for you both Lee." He smiled, bowed then went off to find Sakura again. Dinner was served and talk of the wedding was a popular subject since it was coming up, it was only 7 months away and Kiya as the matron of honor took every opportunity to talk to Temari about the details.

This dinner party, while convenient for Kiya and Gaara to announce the new addition to the family, had originally been just Temari and Shikamaru coming from Konoha to discuss the wedding. All the other people there had asked for a vacation on this week once news got around that Temari and Shikamaru were going to Suna for wedding plans and the others figured that they could use their vacation to go to Suna and see the parents to be.

After dinner Kiya cleared away the plates and other dishes to the kitchen while the family leisurely meandered to the living room. Kiya came into the room and looked over the crowd they had gathered for this dinner party. They were all paired up, there was of course Naruto and Kankuro trying their very hardest not to jump each other, they were sitting next to Sakura and Lee who were both blushing slightly while holding hands. They were listening to Ino and Kiba talking very loudly and openly about their 'wild' sexcapades. Kiya smiled to herself "pff, 'wild'. If only they knew…" she thought.

Temari and Shikamaru were sitting in the couch on the other side of the room talking quietly to each other and Gaara was sitting in the love seat next to them. He caught Kiya's eye and patted the cushion next to him. She giggled and sat down as he lifted his arm around her shoulders, she snuggled her head under his chin and closed her eyes. She was suddenly aware that the noise in the room had gone so she opened her eyes and looked around. Everyone was looking at her; "I guess it's time." she smiled and stood up clearing her throat.

"Well I'm so happy that everyone could come and be here tonight for Temari and Shikamaru, I know it's not an official party or anything like that but I am happy to see you all here any way!" she was getting excited. "However I hope that I can steal the spotlight from you two for a moment if you don't mind."

She looked to the engaged couple, Shikamaru looked as if he couldn't care less and Temari looked almost as excited as Kiya felt. She knew what was going to happen next. Kiya turned to Gaara and motioned for him to stand up. She felt the comforting support of his hand on her lower back as he stood slightly behind her. She took a deep breath. "I know that most of you know about our last announcement and I might as well just come out and say it since there is no way to tiptoe around it. Gaara and I are no longer trying to have a baby." A collective gasp went through the room.

"Hold on a hot second…." Naruto started.

"Wait what do you mean?" Temari cut him off.

"What the hell Kiya?" Ino shouted.

Kiya held up her hands and waited for the out bursts to stop. Once there was relative quiet she smiled again and said, giggling to herself, "The reason we aren't trying anymore is because I'm already pregnant." The room went totally silent. Kiya felt Gaara's hand leave her back and she turned to see him holding his hands over his ears. She smiled then grimaced as the eruption of sound exploded all around her.

Naruto, Temari and Ino had jumped up at the same time to hug Kiya all shouting congratulations and telling her how excited they were. Once the initial shock of noise died down and the crowd of over-anxious blonds had dispersed the rest of the group got up to give their congratulations. While Kiya was busy being the social butterfly and accepting all the well-wishes, Naruto was the first to walk over to Gaara.

Throwing an arm over his long time friend's shoulders Naruto said "I'm really happy for you man, I know that you will be a great dad. You love those kids like we never were; give 'em a better life than we knew."

Gaara could see Naruto's eyes cloud with tears and again he felt the swell of emotion rise in his throat, almost suffocating in its force. He suddenly didn't care that there were other people in the room and he threw his other arm over Naruto's shoulder returning the half-hug that Naruto had given him.

Kiya looked at her husband lovingly watching him hug his first and best friend. She felt her eyes begin to sting as she watched them part, Naruto crying and Gaara with the smallest of smiled on his face but brilliant none the less.

A/N: so writing Lee's lines is so fun! there is deffinatly gonna be more Lee in here somewhere! don't forget to review! :)