Two Weeks from last chapter.
Sakura sat in the her son's nursery rocking him in her favorite chair in the corner of the room. The lights were out and the curtains drawn because he just woke up from his nap and she was hoping he would fall back asleep but looking down at his little smile and wide awake eyes she knew she'd have no such luck. He was almost an exact replica of his father, his eyelashes were dark black and very thick for a child of not even one week that his eyes even looked to be rimmed with black. Maiko was thrilled to be a big sister even if it meant she needed to be quiet most of the time as to not wake the baby or her mother when she was napping while Gaara watched the kids.
"Mommy, is the baby sleeping?" Mai asked quietly from the open doorway.
"No honey, come on in you don't have to whisper." Sakura smiled kindly. "What's up."
"Daddy's here and he's talking to somebody at the door he asked me to get you." Maiko answered.
"Alright then let's go see what he wants then shall we." Sakura got up carefully making sure not to jostle little Shiki.
When they arrived in the kitchen Sakura was surprised to find one of the employees from the Hospital there, but seeing as he had just finished talking to Gaara he said a quick goodbye then left.
"Sakura you may want to give me Shiki I have some news." Gaara stated holding out his arms to take the infant, Sakura trusted that he knew her well enough that if he thought it necessary for her to not be holding a baby when she received this news that she better hand him over without conflict.
"Sasuke and Shikamaru have both been poisoned and nobody at the hospital can figure out how to make the antidote. I know you're still on maternity leave and all but I also know you probably want to go and help them. I'll watch the kids. Sasuke and Shikamaru are in urgent care and the other doctors are expecting a call or you to show up." Gaara said all official but could tell Sakura really needed a hug so he placed Shiki in his bassinet, and walked over and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the forehead. Sakura smiled lightly then pulled away and bent down next to Maiko.
"Mai sweetie I gotta go help uncle Shikamaru and Uncle Sasuke get better so you be good for daddy and you help him with Shiki if he needs it alright." Sakura kissed her daughters cheek.
"Okay mommy." Mai said cheerfully. Sakura quickly kissed her babies little hand then said a quick goodbye to her husband and headed towards the hospital as fast as she could.
She arrived in a matter of minutes seeing as she was fairly fast when she wanted to be and also she didn't live that far away from where she worked.
Upon entering the room where she sensed the two would be she was greeted with the sight of Shikamaru barely conscious on one bed and Sasuke completely unconscious on the other.
"Shika, what happened?" She asked with a sigh as she looked there chart over and figured out how to make an antidote.
"Well we were just outside the village (Suna) when a couple of rouge ninja's came out of nowhere and hit Sasuke with a bunch of poisonous darts. They hadn't seen me so I quickly took care of them, then went to take the darts out of Sasuke." He sighed. "I realized how close we were to Suna so I carried him here."
"Then how come your poisoned too?" Sakura asked as she mixed the antidote.
"I accidentally pricked my finger with one of the darts while taking it out of Sasuke." he replied sheepishly.
"Well that would explain why you're still conscious, here drink this." She said handing him the antidote which was fairly easy to make, she was going to have to scold her subordinates about their lack of knowledge involving poisons and their antidotes.
Sasuke started to wake up as Sakura poured the liquid down his throat. "You look a lot less fat then the last time I saw you." he smirked lazily.
"Yeah and you're a lot less sprightly then I recall." she rolled her eyes.
"Sakura if it isn't to much trouble could you maybe not tell Temari about this." Shikamaru practically begged.
"A little to late for that Shika!" Came a slightly angry voice from the doorway.
"Oh shit."
"Oh shit is right I told you not to get your ass hurt, and what happens you get poisoned." Temari glared.
"What are you guys doing here?" Sakura asked as Hinata came into the room a lot quieter than her cohort.
"We heard the other day that you had your baby so seeing as we both had vacation time we pushed hard and got hear in a matter of days to come see him." She smiled giving Sakura a hug and telling her how great she looked for just having a baby.
"Yes but when we showed up at your house to see my nephew, who is absolutely adorable and a clone of his daddy by the way, we where told about these two and headed over to take care of them and send your ass home since you should be resting." Temari scolded with a smile.
"Fine but if you to have any problems, you better call me." Sakura said sternly facing the two men, then she grabbed her things and headed home.
Temari sat in the chair next to her boyfriends bed and just glared at him.
"Tem, I'm sorry you're worried but I'm fine, you know how good of a medic Sakura is, and besides Sasuke poisoning was severe while mine was mild." Shikamaru said trying not to let the words 'Troublesome woman slip past his lips.'
"Who said I was worried." She snapped.
"Your eyes." Shikamaru smirked.
"I really hate you, you know that." she said trying and failing not to smile.
"Yeah, Yeah, that's what you keep saying, yet you're sitting their aren't you." they both smiled at each other.
By this time Hinata was perched gently on the side of Sasuke's bed where he had scooted over and patted weakly indicating for her to sit down.
"Are you okay." She asked in her sweet natured tone taking his hand in both of hers.
"Better now." he smiled/smirked.
"Suck up." she giggled.
"I might have been talking about the antidote working not you ya know." this time he just smirked.
Hinata just rolled her eyes and settled with giving him a kiss and an eye roll, happy that he was okay.
By the time Sakura got home it was supper time and she was very grateful to the fact that Gaara had cooked. In fact he and Maiko were sitting at the table eating while Shiki swung slowly in his little baby swing.
"Have I ever told you how much I love you." She said walking up behind him and wrapping her arms around his shoulders, burying her head in the area between his neck and shoulder.
"Multiple times a day." He laughed "Now sit down and eat and tell me all about the two idiots."
"Yes Lord Kazekage." She chuckled at his order, then she and Maiko laughed harder as he made a very disgusted face when she addressed him so formally.
"I hate it when you call me that." He grumbled taking a bite of his food as she sat down to eat with them.
After supper when the kids were both asleep and Gaara had been filled in about the events at the hospital, the two adults sat snuggled close on the couch watching some stupid T.V. show.
"So you think Hinata and Temari are going to go stay at the apartment Temari keeps here or sneak back into the hospital when the nurses aren't looking, even though visiting hours are way past being over." Sakura chuckled
"Have you met my sister." Gaara laughed "And even if Hinata says she's against breaking the rules she'll follow Mari because secretly she'll want to be with Sasuke."
"Very true." She smiled as an idea popped in her head.
"Hey Gaara?"
"Hm."
"Wanna make-out?" She giggled.
"Like you have to ask."
A/N: Grr I was sooo pissed I had written this chapter until it was almost complete and then whoosh it disappeared and nothing I did would bring it back so I had to start over. But whatever the second draft is way better than the first one so I guess that's good....although some things are missing it still makes sense I guess. Hope ya liked it.
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