Part 34 Blackout

6 Days to go
"So if the ninja from Konoha sit there-" I could not be arsed with this today I mean seriously! I didn't really care who sat where as long as no-one was killing each other. We had people coming from all over but Gaara couldn't help today as he was tied up with his Kazekage duties. Makaiko (much to her displeasure) had been given the task of decorations it was now 6 days till the wedding! Bored of listening to who was sitting where I glanced over at Makaiko to see that she was fighting off some flowers that were trying to fall on top of her, I smiled to myself. "Is that okay then Keitii?"
"Oh erm yes that's perfectly okay."
"Right then-" I wandered off to Makaiko.
"Makaiko-san having fun?"
"Don't you start." She blew some hair out of her face grumpily. Then together we managed to finish a sixth of the decorations in the banqueting room but by then we had had a flower power fight, thorn fights and generally just mucking about much to this displeasure of everyone else who was much older than us. Makaiko and I collapsed on to some comfortable looking chairs.
"That's sooo niiiiiice," I sighed.
"Yup I think we need two strong ones." The sickness had returned with all the troops this time and I was only suppressing the feeling to spend the day over a toilet by the fact that my wedding was in 6 days.
"Nah you have one Makaiko I think I might crawl in to a small corner and die," I moaned closing my eyes.
"Well if you do that how can we get married?" Someone very familiar whispered in my ear. I snapped my eyes open and smiled then kissed the lips above me.
"Good point."
"How are the erm wedding preparations in here going?" He asked tentatively.
"Too slow," huffed Makaiko I knew that she was missing Deidara and was working harder than she usually had to.
"Oh well it'll all work out don't worry." Gaara drew up a chair beside me.
"How are your preparations going then?" I didn't need to ask about the Kazekage work, I mean people don't like you asking about their job.
"Fine, fine my outfits are almost done and the things I've decided are all finished."
"You make me sound lazy," I laughed.
"Well I have to get off now to arrange some things I'll see you tonight."
"Yeah see you tonight then." He kissed me on the forehead and departed.
"You wouldn't think you two were engaged the amount of time you spend together."
"I know but it can't be helped."
"Again are you sure you want to marry-"
"Yes!" I said angrily.

Another five hours later we were still in the banqueting hall and I was having lessons on how to walk properly by that lovely woman.
"Right now back up straight don't slouch and its toe heel not heel toe!" Makaiko had been pissing herself laughing till she was roped in to decorations. I scowled at being 'taught' how to walk. "Keitii you're not doing it right!"
"Oh shut up for once who bloody cares how I walk as long as I get to where I'm going?"
"The council and high ranking officials from other villages as well, how you act is key to being in the Kage lines."
"I was the bloody Hoshikage's daughter for fucks sakes I never had to do this!" I wobbled on the stupid shoes doing god damned toe hell I meant heel. People came from every side just to help me up.
"You probably didn't go to many events just do it right Keitii it's not that difficult!"
"Am bloody trying so give it a fucking rest!"
"Keitii you don't speak like th-"
"I must make myself plainer," I did an imitation of a very posh person and Makaiko's jaw dropped to the floor, "I am frightfully bored with all this tish tosh I am a very much under the weather and this schedule is making me devilishly sleepy, is that in a better context or would you like it in an even posher tone?" Makaiko sniggered, I did not even crack a smile as I glared at the etiquette coach and then she turned around and stormed off. I stood there glaring after her and breathing heavily then walked over and sat down. Temari (who had witnessed the incident unfold) ran up and skidded to a stop next to me.
"Keitii-chan are you okay?" I glared and the table hard then looked up her eyes so much like her brothers.
"I haven't been feeling well and I haven't been sleeping properly and all this stress isn't helping."
"Is there anything or anyone I can get? Gaara? A medical-nin?" I shook my head.
"I'll be fine I just need to rest that's all."
"Well I'm sure we could handle one afternoon without you." I glanced over at Makaiko who was looking questioningly in my direction. I put my head in my hands scraped back my hair then let it fall. I stood up and surveyed the room.
"No I have to carry on." Temari smiled.

Later that night
The night had drawn itself upon Suna again and I was lying on the bed waiting for Gaara like I had been for the passed 2 hours. He opened the door and walked quickly over to my side looking concerned, I had a feeling Temari had told him that all was not well.
"Keitii-han what's wrong?" He sat beside me and put my hand in his.
"It's probably just the star's chakra playing up again." I sighed he pulled me in to a tight embrace.
"Keitii-han I don't want to lose you."
"Well you are going to get used to it like I have with everyone I know." I walked over to the window and clutched the sill looking out at the moon's pale face pitted with its many craters. He stood beside me and put his hand over mine but I did not look at him because I was trying to hold everything together because the fact was that I could never give him everything he wanted.
"There has to be something I can do." I blinked my eyes rapidly as I saw my vision get more blurred.
"Well there isn't anything anyone can do the Hokage said so." I wouldn't be able to give him a child because we were so young, never have more than 4 anniversaries, never have grandchildren and I would leave him alone as a widower but I didn't want to leave him and break his heart. "We'll be fine just put it out of your mind for now." I stood on my tip toes to give him a small kiss. But I knew in my heart of hearts that he couldn't put it out of his mind because I was slowly dying before his eyes and weakening. I wished that I was back in Hoshigakure with Makaiko at a festival without a care in the world and everything of the grown up world so far away.

4 Days to go
We were in the final stages of the kimono and dress fittings but people were still running around like headless chickens. To make matters worse I aged again this morning in the hands and I felt so bad it was untrue. I was stood on the stool raised above everyone. I felt like I wasn't there, like I was outside myself in a dream and all noises were being blurred in to one big one. I had been feeling so dizzy today as well so naturally my restraint was non-existent.
"Keitii!"
"Yes sorry I didn't hear you." It was Makaiko.
"I have a message to say that the guests have arrived and to be on top behaviour."
"Great," I said through gritted teeth and Makaiko raised her eyebrow.
"Are we a little bit more short tempered than usual?" I glared at her so ferociously she was taken a back slightly but regained her cool composure. "Oh yeah and can you tell Kankuro that I am not your messenger girl."
"Yeah sure." I felt a sudden wave of nausea but I suppressed it then I felt like the whole world was on a gigantic boat. The edges of my vision became blurred then started going black and I felt myself fall backwards off of the stool. I faintly heard several people yell "Keitii!" I heard them as though they were in another dimension, so close yet so far away. All I heard were a few people speaking.
"Someone go get Kazekage-sama!"
"Someone get a medical-nin!" Then everything blacked out.

I was in a world full of light then the scene formed and I was in a great lush meadow, finally I was away from all of the stress. I saw two birds fly over head then on a near by flower two bees. I crept through the meadow and slowed as I reached the forest, it was no ominous but beautiful and suddenly everything turned cold. I saw my breath rise before my face in a great steam cloud of warm breath. I felt a light something touch my nose with it's ice coldness. I looked up to realise snowflakes were falling upon the meadow and trees covering them in a great glistening white blanket. I entered the forest wishing to keep warm. I stumbled through the forest and I noticed the trees were sparsely scattered with long branches and many of them to make the canopy. I travelled further in and came across a great pond with its great black surface shimmering as it was disturbed by a great white stalk. The stalk looked me straight in the eyes and I knew it brought good news but I didn't know what good news a stalk could bring. Then it flew away through a gap in the canopy and everything faded to black.

3 Days to go
I awoke to dazzling sunlight streaming through a pair of curtains and I noticed a figure sitting beside me.
"Makaiko," I said croakily. She looked up and I realised that her hair was at odd angles as if she'd run her hand through it several times. A medical-nin came in.
"Ah Keitii you're awake I need to talk to you alone preferably."
"Whatever has to be said can be said in front of Makaiko-san." The medical-nin nodded her head.
"Right well your vitamin levels were all over the place and a lot of other things besides now it has been brought to our attention that you used the stars chakra is it true?"
"Who did you hear it from?" I asked wanting to now how much they knew.
"Kazekage-sama."
"Well then everything he told you is true." Her face dropped.
"I was afraid of that but even at the stage you're at these levels don't alter this much even drinking alcohol wouldn't alter them like this." I frowned. "We suggest we do a quick examination so we can asses the situation because we have a few ideas but we want to rule out the incorrect ones." I nodded slowly trying to think what it could be.
"I'll be outside Keitii-chan in case you need anything." And for once in her life Makaiko was worried about someone else other than her but she had always defended me even as children. She closed the door behind her and there was a tight knot in my stomach.

After the medical-nin asked me some questions and conducted numerous tests she'd gone away to talk to another medical-nin for a second opinion after that they'd both left the room and Makaiko had been let back in. She ran in.
"What did they say?" She asked hurriedly.
"Nothing yet," I said nervously, "Makaiko what do you think it is?" She furrowed her brow.
"I dunno mate but I'm sure it'll be fine just relax." I laid back in to the fluffy pillows with the thick duvet on top even though we were in the desert some buildings were cold. It felt like hours that Makaiko and I sat in silence waiting for the verdict. The two medical-nin walked back in, their expressions unreadable. I looked up fearfully as though I was waiting for a death sentence then again it could be, I started to shake a little and Makaiko had clamped her jaw tight shut. They looked at each other and then she spoke.
"Keitii you're..."