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Four months later – Momo

I spent the last couple of months sparing with Gaara, Temari, Kankurō, and Matsuri on different days. It was nice to have a different person to spar with at different times. It was helpful when it came to me trying to do ninjutsu. I found that if I channeled my spiritual pressure in a different way, it would make the ninjitsu work better.

Gaara started to work on zanjutsu and hakuda with me. It helped with knowing each other's fighting style. Gaara has become a good sword fighter, almost better than me. There were times when Sakura and Tenten would come visit me and spar. I was teaching Sakura how to do kidō for healing. I've become very close to them. When Yoruichi and Tōshirō came once a month, they would go on night patrols with me.

I have also spent time going to council meetings with Gaara. A lot of times I just sit in the background and listen while taking notes. Other times, I would ask questions and offer suggestions. The elders have seem to taken a liking to me. Their wives adore me and are always asking me to spend time with them over tea.

One day I woke up feeling horrible. It was on a day when Sakura and Tenten were coming to visit.

Knock, knock

"Come in!" I yelled.

"Momo! Are you ready to go?" ask Sakura.

"I'm coming. I'm just feeling a bit odd."

They looked at me with concern.

"Don't worry, I think I'll make it through"

"All right but, if you feel worse, we can stop at anytime." said Tenten. We left and headed to the training grounds. After a while, I had asked to stop for a break, but before I could move, I fell into darkness.

"Momo!" yelled Sakura "Tenten! Go and get Gaara. I'll take Momo to the hospital."

Hours later

I woke up laying down looking up at a room I didn't recognize.

"Oh, good! You're awake." smile Sakura.

"What happened?" I whispered. Gaara took my hand as I looked at him confused.

"Apparently you passed out when you were sparring with Sakura. Tenten came to get me and Sakura brought you here," he said, "The doctors checked you over and we're waiting for their findings. I borrowed your soul pager to ask Tōshirō if you had any medical conditions and I told him what happened. He said he was going to send Captain Unohana to see us."

After he said that we heard a knock on the door. In came Captain Unohana and one of the doctors came in. Sakura got up to leave.

"Don't worry, its nothing to fuss over about me stopping in to check on you." she smiled "lets check you out."

Gaara watched as she checked me over. After a bit, she stopped.

"I'll be right back, Doctor, would you come with me?" she said as she motioned for the other doctor to follow her.

We looked at each other confused as they walked out the door. A few minutes passed and they came back in smiling.

"It's good news, we just had to compare notes," she smiled "Well, congratulations, you're going to be parents in about six months."

I couldn't believe it. I looked at Gaara smiling and he came over to hug me.

"I must insist that you take it easy, maybe not spar so hard or not at all. I don't see any harm of you practicing kidō or ninjutsu. Just don't over do yourself. I'll send word to Tōshirō; hopefully he can send someone out to take over your night shifts in the coming months. I'll be back once a month to check on you and the baby. Otherwise, I'm sure the doctors here and Sakura will take care of you, if you need anything else." she concluded, "I shall be on my way then."

"Thank you Captain for coming in such short notice." Gaara said as she nodded and left the room with the doctor.

"A baby!" whispered Gaara as he reached over to rub my belly.

I smiled at him as I put my hand over his. There came a knock on the door; we looked up to see Temari, Kankurō, Sakura, Tenten and Matsuri come in.

"So, what did they say?" asked Temari.

I looked at Gaara and nodded. "We're going to have a baby!"

I couldn't help from laughing when I saw some jaw drops and squealing.

"Well, this is exciting. We should celebrate!" cried Kankurō. "We should celebrate over food!"

We all laughed as Sakura handed me my cloak and helped me up. Gaara took my hand as we left. I looked at him and saw him beaming.

"Sakura, will Naruto be okay with you being my personal medic?" I asked.

"If he's not, I'll convince him. I should send the news to him, I think that he'll be excited." she smiled.

We arrived at our place and everyone came in except Matsuri and Kankurō, they went to get food. Sakura grabbed paper and sent a note to Naruto. A hell butterfly flew in with a message to me.

"Tōshirō is sending Shūhei, isn't he?" asked Gaara.

I completely forgot I was teaching him how to read hell butterflies. I nodded and he smiled.

"Hey Tenten! Your favorite soul reaper is coming soon" I teased, "I guess you'll have to visit more often then."

She blushed as she went to grab glasses and bowls to put at the table. Sakura was laughing and Temari shook her head. Kankurō and Matsuri came in with food.

"You know Gaara, when word gets out about this, the elders are going to be happy as well as the village people." Kankurō said as he put food on the table.

Weeks later

Shūhei showed up and I was glad that we kept the two apartment units ready for when we have guests. I filled him in on what was going on and there seemed to be an increase on hollows but nothing too alarming yet. He smiled as he noticed my baby bump.

"Oh, before I forget, I brought you something." he smiled as he pulled out a copy of the Seireitei Communication. "It took me a bit to get it done, but this issue covers your wedding. I brought two more just incase Gaara's siblings wanted a copy, plus a copy for Sakura, Tenten and Hinata. Apparently this copy is very popular. I guess that later on we'll have to put in word about you and Gaara expecting a little one."

I took the magazine and flipped to the pages he was talking about. There was an article about how we met and how Gaara proposed to me; pictures from the wedding of the two of us and some of the guests. It was the first time I saw a picture of Gaara and I from the wedding. We both had big smiles as we were walking down the isle. I smiled as I saw pictures of people dancing.

"Thank you." I said. "Do you want to join us for dinner at our place? We have some other guests coming, so you'll be sharing the floor with them."

He gave me a funny look, but nodded. We left the unit and head to my place. When we arrived we found Gaara and Kankurō making dinner. Temari and Sakura setting the table. Tenten was playing with Risa.

"Good, you're home. Hi Shūhei." greeted Gaara. Shūhei nodded.

"Shūhei brought us gifts." I said as I handed out the magazines, "He thought we would like a copy."

I could see everyone smiling and pointing to different pictures. Shūhei was beaming.

"Tenten, there is picture of you and Shūhei dancing" said Sakura.

"There is one of Naruto and Hinata." Temari noticed.

We were having fun pointing out pictures. When we were done, we started in with the food. Shūhei was filling me in on what was going on back in the soul society. Apparently I haven't missed much and Ikkaku was turning out to be a good choice as a captain. Shūhei went on about how one of Ichigo's friends, Orihime, has been given permission to visit once a month and train with the fourth division. Shortly after dinner, Shūhei went out on patrol with Kankurō and the rest of us turned in for the night.

Three months later – Gaara

We had fewer visitors than usual. It's the night of the festival. Momo's belly had gotten bigger. Tōshirō and Karin were visiting. Karin thought that Momo had eaten a soccer ball.

"Explain to me why you decided to change your last name before you went to the academy?" Momo inquired.

"I didn't want to be compared to my brother. I also figured it would ease the confusion before and after I married Tōshirō." Karin sighed, "Did you want to see the ring?"

She held out her hand to show a blue topaz on a white gold band.

"Its beautiful. How much longer are you at the academy?" I asked.

"This is the last year and we're planning on being married shortly after I graduate." she said.

I was trying hard not to laugh as Tōshirō blushed. Karin had used Tōshirō's last name when she enrolled at the academy. We kept walking around the festival. People were coming up to greet us and ask how Momo and the baby were doing. Momo was better about the attention. We ran into Kankurō, Matsuri, Temari and Shūhei.

"We're going to watch fireworks, are you coming?" Temari asked.

I looked at the others and they nodded. We followed Temari to our usual spot. I pulled Momo close to me and rubbed her belly. She giggled at me and took my hand. She put my hand on the top of her belly. I couldn't believe it when the baby kicked. I think Temari noticed because she started to laugh too.

Just then Tōshirō and Shūhei's soul pagers went off. We all looked at them to see what was up and we heard a hollow's cry. Tōshirō, Shūhei and Karin took off to engage the hollows. We heard a scream as Karin came flying back towards us.

"Bakudō 37: Tsuriboshi!" cried Momo as the net formed in time to keep Karin from crashing into wall.

"Thanks Momo, but we're going to need help. There are some strong hollows out there." she said. I looked at my siblings. They nodded in agreement as we took off, leaving Momo and Matsuri behind.

"Bakudō 26: Kyokko." I heard. I looked back and saw Momo and Matsuri disappearing from sight. 'I hope it keeps them safe.'

I joined the others who were already fighting. I managed to use my sand to keep a cero from injuring Karin. Temari had immobilized one as Shūhei finished it off. Soon we were down to one. It looked like a huge scorpion. We were trying to dodge the tail when it made contact and sent me flying in the air.

"Bakudō 37: Tsuriboshi! Snap! Tobiume!" I heard as I landed in a net and saw a red ball of fire heading towards the Hollow. "No one hurts my husband!"

I looked back and saw Momo approaching with her Zanpakutō in hand. She was glowing and looked furious. I used my sand to block a cero heading her way.

"Hadō 31: Shakkaho!" we heard the Hollow cry. "Bakudō 61: Rikujokoro!" Six rods of light immobilized the scorpion and it cried again. "Hado 4: Byakurai!" lightening hit the hollow and it went down, but still struggled.

"Shūhei! Tōshirō! Hurry!" she cried as she and Kankurō were using chakra threads to keep the tail from moving.

They went in and finished it off. As soon as it disappeared, I looked at Momo. She looked like she was about to faint. I hurried over to her.

"Are you okay?" she asked. I smiled and kissed her cheek.

"I'm fine. Are you alright?"

"I'm just a bit tired and hungry." I snickered as I shook my head.

"Let's get you some chicken dumplings and take you home" she smiled at me, "remind me not to make you mad."

"Everyone okay?" asked Tōshirō, looking worried. "I thought you were going to sit this one out Momo?"

"Sorry, I couldn't help myself." she grinned.

"At least you could harm it from a distance." observed Karin.

We all laughed as we headed home. We said our good-byes as everyone split up but Temari. She joined us for food before turning in for the night. As Momo and I crawled into bed, I grinned as I pulled her close to me and rubbed her belly again. Risa was purring next to Momo.

"So, what do you want to name the baby? I asked.

"I was thinking Kiyoto for a boy," she looked thoughtful.

"Hazuki for a girl?" I asked grinning; she turned to look at me.

"How'd you know?" she inquired.

I couldn't help snickering as I told her about the dream I had before we met. She looked at me with big eyes and told me about the one she had before arriving in Suna. I grinned bigger.

"I guess we were destined to be together," I said as I nuzzled her neck and held her tighter.

She giggled and started to play with my hair. I couldn't help but smile as we drifted off to sleep.

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