Yeah, I'm going to upload every last chapter...because it's been finished for a long time now....then I shall post the sequal.


Kosuke's POV

Wow. I just finished reading Amaya's letter. I'm speechless. When my father told me that Amaya had come by, I had run straight up to my room. When I got there, it looked like some one had tried to get in, but was unable to. My father must have tried to break into my room and steal the letter before I got it. He really doesn't want me to have any sort of contact with Amaya anymore. I can't say I don't understand why. The door was still shut firmly, so Amaya must have put a jutsu on it, so that no one but me could get in. Smart girl. Sometimes, that is.

I opened the door, and walked in. There on my bed sat the newest letter. I had picked it up and sat down to read it through. I can't believe it. I'm in the same boat as you… that must mean that she's also pregnant. I can't think of anything else it would mean, anyway. Tell Naruto I'm sorry… that must mean…that Sasuke is the father. Wow.

Now, both of these thoughts are just theory, and I could very easily prove them to be correct by going to talk to Tsunade. However, if I was to do that, I know that she wouldn't allow me to contact Amaya. And she needs me. She didn't come right out and say it in the letter, but I can tell. So, I'll have to just hurry and go find Amaya before Tsunade sends some one here to stop me from doing anything stupid. Because contacting Amaya in any way is stupid, and I know that. But I have to do it any way.

I stood up quickly, and had to lean on wall to stop the room from spinning. My stomach churned, warning me. I stood very still for a full minute, as I got control of both my stomach and my head. Then, I moved around my room slowly, grabbing my weapons pouch, my traveling bag, and the pouch that I carry around water in. I walked over to the window, and threw it open, and jumped out of the house, sending chakra to my feet to connect them to the walls outside.

I began running from rooftop to rooftop, having to stop every now and then to clear my head. I almost made it to the village gate without throwing up once, but finally I had to stop and empty my stomach. Afterwards, I tried to keep running, but my legs wouldn't go at the pace I wanted them to. Finally, I had to admit to myself that this wasn't going to work.

I stopped running, and began to think. Okay, so I couldn't go to Amaya myself, so what? I could still send her a letter. It wasn't the same, but it would have to do.

Quickly, I dug a piece of parchment and a pen out of my traveling bag. I sat down and placed the parchment on my bag, so that I would have something to write against. I thought for a second, and then began my letter.

Amaya,

So you're pregnant. I know this is where most people are supposed to say "congratulations!" but I also know that that is not what you want to hear right now. I've known about my own pregnancy for a few days now, and I still don't want to here it. But let me give you the only piece of advice that I have learned so far; get over it. Move on with your life as best as you can. I know that this might sound easy. Let me tell you, it's not. Not at all. Stop wishing that this weren't really happening, because wishing doesn't do anything. Believe me, I've tried. I'm going to start lecturing you now, so listen up.

Be careful. You know how I told you that you have to be careful now that I'm not around to watch your back? Well, now you have to be ten times more careful than what I meant before. You no longer have just yourself to worry about. Now you have to worry about your kid also. I know that the fact that you have Ookami there to help you should comfort me, but it doesn't. If anything, it only worries me more.

Another thing; TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF! No more just ramen days. I know you have a love of ramen that can match even Naruto's, but now you have to eat healthy foods as well. Fruits, vegetables, etc. I just got this lecture from Tsunade, so I'm passing it on to you. Ha.

Oh, and Amaya? Get off your lazy ass and get back to the Akatsuki! Yes, I know you are not with them right now. I know you well enough to know that much. You need to be with people right now, so that if something happens, you have help nearby. I assume that they would help you, at least, since you live with them. If they wouldn't help you, come back to the village. At least until the baby is born. I'm not telling you this because I want you back (though I do miss you), but because you need to have some one around you, to help you. Plus, now you have an excuse to be a complete bitch, and Queen of the Akatsuki. Sounds nice, huh? Well, that's good. And I wasn't kidding about the bitch thing. Trust me, when the mood swings begin to kick in, you'll know what I'm talking about.

Anyway, that's all the advice I really have for you. Maybe as we both get farther into our pregnancies, then I'll have more for you, but for now, I'm done. I really do miss you, you know. And I will tell Naruto that you're sorry. Though, he'll probably be glad it's you and not him. He's still not totally over Sasuke leaving him, and finding out about you and Sasuke, but he's doing better. Hinata's helping, I think, if you get what I mean.

Kosuke

P.S. If you have any response, just send it back with Hachi, okay?

When I finished writing, I packed the unused parchment and the pen back in my bag, as I waited for the ink to dry. After it had dried, I quickly rolled the parchment up, and tied a string around it, to keep it closed. Then I bit my thumb hard enough to draw blood, and started in on the summoning hand signs. I smacked the ground with my hand when I finished, and a puff of smoke appeared. When the smoke cleared, a beautiful red-orange phoenix stood lightly on the ground. The phoenix was about two and a half feet in height, still young, but no longer a chick.

"You need me, Kosuke-sama?" the phoenix asked, flapping his wings up, and pulling itself into the air.

I held out my arm so that he could rest on it, instead of the ground, and replied, "Yes, I need you to deliver a letter for me, Hachi."

He nodded his head and held out his right leg, allowing me to tie the letter to it. Hachi and I had been working together ever since he was very young. He was my first ever summon, and has been my favorite phoenix, ever since. We've grown very close, and can usually understand each other quite easily, even without having to talk sometimes. Also, he and I have worked with Amaya a lot, so he knows her chakra very well. One of the main reasons that I summoned him for this job.

"Hachi, I need you to take this letter to Amaya as quickly as you can, all right? I don't know where she is, exactly, though I know that she is not in the Sand village. Do you think you can find her?" I asked the proud bird.

He looked around for a minute, as if he was looking for a trail that only he would be able to see. Apparently he found whatever he was looking for, because all of a sudden he looked back at me, and nodded, while saying, "Yes, I'm sure I can find her, Kosuke."

I smiled at him.

"Good, and thank you, Hachi. Oh, and would you mind bringing back any reply that she has?" I asked him.

"Of course not, Kosuke. I will be happy to bring you a letter back. I can even make sure she writes back, if you'd like. I'll peck at her until she is so annoyed that she has to write back, just to tell you how annoyed she is," he told me, and I saw a glint of humor in his eyes. He loved picking on Amaya, and he knew she couldn't do much to stop him, because Ookami refused to give her any chakra to attack him. It had something to do with how phoenixes are near royal birds, and even demons have a level of respect for them that they don't have for any other creature.

I laughed and then said to him, "No, you don't have to go to that trouble, Hachi. If she doesn't want to reply, then she doesn't have to. But it's very nice of you to care so much about your mission to go to that extreme."

He looked at me and said, "Well then, I'll just peck her for the fun of it," and I lifted my arm up, as he pushed off and flew up into the sky.

As he began to fly away, I called after him, "Just be sure not to peck her stomach, Hachi!"

He turned towards me, and nodded, and then continued on.

"And why shouldn't he peck her stomach, Kosuke?" a voice from behind me asked.

My eyes widened, and I spun around. Standing among the bushes, with his book in front of his face, was Kakashi.

I growled when I saw him.

"Do you ever leave me alone?" I asked him, irritated.

"Actually, I was going home when I sensed your chakra near. I looked up, and there you were, running as fast as you could across the roofs. So I asked myself, where could she be going in such a hurry? And why would she be going that fast in her condition? I quickly figured out that this had something to do with my daughter, so I decided to follow you," he replied, though his eyes never left his book.

"Let me guess. You thought I was leaving the village to find Amaya, didn't you? Well I wasn't, so you can stop worrying about that," I told him angrily.

"It looked to me as if you were going to leave, had you not been stopped by your stomach. It was smart of you to stop and send a letter out instead," he said.

I wanted to smack him so much. I wanted to smack him so hard! Damn him! Damn him for being such a smart-ass person. Why couldn't Tsunade have gotten an idiot to be the one to follow me around? Why did it have to be some one as smart as Kakashi? I could easily out smart most people (not boasting, just being truthful), but Kakashi? He himself was really smart.

I turned away from him, and began walking back towards my house, but before I got too far, I heard Kakashi call after me, "So what was so important that you had to send a letter to her, anyway?"

I smiled to myself, and called back, "None of your business, Grandpa."

A couple of seconds later, I heard a very satisfying thump as Kakashi's book hit the ground.

Good, so he did get the hint, I thought, and continued walking without looking behind me.

Amaya's POV

I was almost asleep when something was squawking and pecking at my window. I scowled and threw my pillow over my ears. When that didn't work I decided to chuck the pillow at the noise. I heard scrambling and a muttered curse.

"AMAYA DAMNIT LET ME IN!" I jumped up and proceeded to fall off the edge of the bed. I heard muffled laughter. I cursed and walked to the door, not caring what I looked like.

"What?!" I yelled, then noticed it was Hachi Kosuke's summon phoenix.

"I've got a letter for you." he said while pecking my hand. I swatted his head away and grabbed the letter.

After I read it I put it down and shook my head, figures that Kosuke would say something like that. Hachi was still sitting on the windowsill. I looked at him.

"What now?"

"I think she's expecting something back." I smiled; it was like Kosuke not to say what she wanted right out ward.

"You can come in, it won't take to long." I walked over to my backpack that I had taken with me and pulled out a blank scroll. I opened it up and grabbed an ink brush since it was the only thing I had with me at that time.

Kosuke,

Yeah, thanks for the lecture, I needed some sleep. Just kidding I read it. I'm heading back to the Akatsuki. Duh. I'm not gonna sit here alone and wait. I'm not THAT stupid. Thanks, you ruined my life. I can't believe you took away my ramen!

And I really, really didn't mean for Naruto to get involved. I just thought Sasuke could get over me so I hooked him up with Naruto. Looks like things didn't go as I planned. I just thought of myself. I feel really bad if you want to know the truth.

I don't know if I'm keeping the....kid though. I mean come on, not only will it be Sasuke's, a guy I never wanted to fall head over heels over, but it's going to grow up in the Akatsuki. It just wouldn't work.

Sorry,

Amaya

I walked back over to where Hachi made a perch on the bed stand. He stuck his foot out so I could tie the note on. He pecked at my head and I again swatted his head away.

"There, you can leave now." I said opening the window.

"Yes mam!" he called pecking at my head as he flew out. Crazy bird. I packed my bag and walked out the inn as well. Headed back to Rain.