BTW: Hey there, not much going on with me...yeah probably didn't need this 'BTW' thing for this chapter sorry it;s taken me so long but it's getting to be a busy time of year.
RECAP: Sakura and Sasuke can leave to hospital and Temari and Kankuro and Matsuri are coming the day after
THE NEXT DAY
Sasuke and Sakura had packed their things and Naruto and Gaara we're helping them home. Once they got there Naruto and Sasuke went to get groceries yet again leaving Gaara with Sakura and Naru. They were sitting on the couch and Sakura was letting Gaara hold Naru.
"Hey Sakura?"
"Mhm?"
"Uh Temari, Kankuro and Matsuri are coming tomorrow..."
"Really? I haven't seen them in a while. Tell them to come by."
"Actually...I'm not sure they're the best baby people..."
"So? It'll be fine, plus I miss talking to a girl."
"But what if they drop her?"
"Gaara it'll be fine. They won't drop her. Why are you already so protective?"
"I really like her."
"Well so do I and I trust your family to hold her."
"It's not really my family I'm worried about but what if something happens to her?"
"Nothing's going to happen to her you don't need to worry so much."
"It's just...I mean I don't think...this is probably the only baby I'll ever be around and watch grow up and she's not even mine-"
Gaara started crying a little.
"-me and Naruto can never have kids no matter how much we want to not one with a blood relation anyway-"
"Gaara wait wait don't cry so hard you're gonna make me-"
"It's just so easy for you and Sasuke, I'm not like mad at you but it's not fair."
"Gaara stop cryi-"
"I'm trying but every time I look at Naru-"
Gaara let out a high pitched sob.
"Gaa-aa-raa!" [that was the best way I could do the drawn out whiney voice that everyone does]
Gaara moved his hand from under Naru to wipe his eyes.
"What'd I do?"
"I told you to stop crying didn't I?"
"Naru's fine, I don't think I upset her."
"What about me Gaara?"
Gaara looked up at Sakura who now had lactation stains on her shirt.
"I didn't do that."
"Yes you did. I told you to stop crying. This is the third time this has happened. I thought I'd stopped doing this but you just had to start crying. Ugh now I gotta go change."
"...Sorry Sakura..."
"...It's OK. Watch Naru for a minute."
Sakura went to go change and Gaara sat and rocked Naru. Naruto and Sasuke came home not long after that carrying their groceries they went into the kitchen and began to unpack them. Gaara would've helped but he was holding Naru. Sasuke started talking to him from across the room.
"Gaara, you didn't mention your family's coming. Are they gonna come see Naru?"
"...I guess they are..."
"Cool. Better tell Shikamaru they're coming."
"I think Temari already called him."
Sakura came out of their room and said hi to Naruto and Sasuke.
"New shirt?"
"It's Gaara fault."
"...Wha?"
"Forget it."
Naruto and Gaara left a little bit after that. They took the long way home so they could talk some.
"Gaara, why do you look upset? You just saw a baby, babies make everyone happy."
"They do, I like babies...Naruto do you ever think about...our kids?"
"All the time but I thought we were waiting until Naru was older."
"Yea but I was thinking with a surrogate the baby could only look like one of us, how do we pick which one?"
"Does it matter?"
"Well no. I'm just jealous of Sasuke and Sakura...heh I actually kind of broke down on their couch..."
"Aw Gaara."
Naruto hugged Gaara really tight and kissed his forehead.
"You're so cute. You don't need to start worrying about things years in the furture now. Let's go home."
They went the rest of the distance home. Gaara went to take a lay down and Naruto called Shikamaru.
"Naruto?"
"Hey Shika."
"What's going on?"
"Not much but Temari is gonna be here in a few days, just thought you should know."
"I know."
"You know?"
"She called before she left."
"Oh, OK well I've gotta go. Bye."
"Bye."
Naruto hung up the phone and laid down next to Gaara on their bed. He reached for Gaara's hand.
"What'd Shikamaru say?"
"Temari already called him."
"I told you so."
"Whatever. Is the guest room ready?"
"Yea I think so."
"Good. I'm gonna take a nap."
Naruto snuggled up to Gaara and they fell asleep. A few hours later they were woken up by the phone ringing. Gaara clumsily got out of bed and got to the phone just before the last ring.
"H-hello?"
"Gaara?"
"Yeah, who's this?"
"It's Sakura. Me and Sasuke are gonna go re-register me for missions-"
"So soon?"
"Well it takes a long time before anyone actually files these things. Anyway can you guys watch Naru?"
"Uh sure."
"Alright see you then."
"Myeah."
Sakura hung up and Gaara followed. He walked into their bedroom and woke Naruto up.
"We've gotta go babysit."
"Who?"
"Come on get up."
Naruto woke up some more and they left for Sakura and Sasuke's. When they got there Sasuke was already gone. Naruto started talking to Sakura.
"Where's Sasuke?"
"He's waiting in the line."
"There's a line?"
"Yeah a particularly long one. Sasuke's waiting in it and I'm supposed to meet him there. They only need me for that physical."
"So how long are you gonna be?"
"Depends on the line."
"Alright. So what do we need to know?"
"Diapers and all that are in that room. You know how to change one right?"
"...Yeah..."
"OK good. If she gets hungry I've got bottles over there."
"Wait we have to touch those."
"If she gets hungry I'd like it if you did."
"But...but...eww."
"Oh grow up. I'm not asking you to drink it or anything."
"...Alright fine."
"But you do have to heat it up and when yo do that you have to test it on your wrist to make sure it's not too hot."
"So we do have to touch it."
"Just pretend it's formula."
"But I know it's not."
"Well I gotta go. Have fun."
Sakura handed the baby to Naruto and left. Gaara who had been in the bathroom walked out and saw that Sakura was gone and Naruto was holding the baby with poor form. Gaara quickly took her.
"Naruto you've gotta support her neck."
"Sorry. Oh Sakura left."
"I see. Did she say how long she'd be?"
"Nope."
"Hmm alright well what now?"
"Uh does she need a new diaper?"
"No."
"She tired?"
"Don't think so."
"Hungry?"
"How can I tell?"
"...I forgot to ask. Try feedin her and if she doesn't want it she's not hungry."
"Alright...how do we feed her without Sakura?"
"She used that pump thingy. You have to go heat up the bottle of it."
"Why me? You two are closer."
"Not that close."
"But I'm already holding Naru."
"But Gaara it's just formula."
"You just said she used the breast pump. You don't do that with formula."
"...Damn...well I still don't want to do it."
"Please."
"No, I'm not touching that."
"Please. You know her better than me."
"But you're better with this stuff than me?"
"What stuff?"
"Girl stuff. Come on please."
"Ugh fine."
"Thank you thank you thank you. Oh by the way you need to test the temperature on your wrist before you give it to Naru."
"Are you kidding me?"
"i love you."
Naruto took Naru from Gaara and sat on the couch. Gaara went into the kitchen and heated up one of Naru's bottles.
"Do I really have to put this stuff on my wrist?"
"Do you want to burn our niece's mouth?"
"But it's gross."
"It can't be that gross. Naru drinks it like five times a day."
"Probably not that often-anyway can I just use your wrist."
"N-no."
"You suck."
Gaara reluctantly tested the milk on his wrist it was the right temperature but he still winced when it made contact. Gaara sat on the couch next to Naruto and Naru. He took Naru from Naruto.
"Hey, I wanna feed her."
"No, I get to. I had to put that stuff on my skin."
"Whatever you big baby."
The phone rang and Naruto got up to get it.
"Hello."
"Naruto? Where are you guys?"
"Who's this?"
"It's Kankuro."
"Oh Kankuro."
Naruto made sure to say that really loud for Gaara to hear.
"Where are you two?"
"Where are you?"
"At your house. We go here early but you're not here."
"Oh well if you called this number shouldn't you know where we are?"
"No it's just written on the phone."
"Oh yeah. We're at Sakura's and Sasuke's. They had to get Sakura's ninja registration done and we're watching Naru."
"Who the hell's Naru?"
Naruto heard Temari's voice and a few seconds later she was on the phone.
"Naruto?"
"Temari?"
"Where's Sakura?"
"She's doing the ninja re-registration thing. She's been gone too long."
"When does she get back?"
"I'm not sure but she's been gone a while. Pretty soon I guess."
"Well can we come see Naru?"
"..."
"Just call us before you come back home OK."
"OK."
Temari hung up and so did Naruto. Naruto went and sat on the couch next to Naru. It turned out she was hungry. She finished the bottle and started falling asleep while Gaara was holding her. He put her in her crib before she was too asleep. Sakura and Sasuke came in a few minutes later. Gaara made sure to keep them quiet. Sakura sat on the couch and Naruto sat next to her. Gaara sat next to Naruto and Sasuke was on the end. Sakura started falling asleep on Naruto. Gaara brought up his family.
"They kind of want to see Naru. Is that alright?"
"Of course. They're your family."
"OK. I guess we'll be coming by sometime tomorrow."
"I think we'll come over that way. It's gotten quite boring for Sakura being all cooped up in here."
"Well alright. Tell her that when she wakes up. We better go."
Gaara got up and helped lay Sakura down while Naruto stood up. She was fast asleep by now. Naruto and Gaara walked home, it was getting pretty late. When they got there Kankuro was asleep with Matsuri and Temari was watching TV in her pajamas.
"So when do we see the baby and Sakura?"
"I've never seen you eager to see a baby."
"Well it's Sakura's baby so it must be cute."
"She sure is."
"It's a girl!"
"Mhm, named after Naruto as you might've guessed."
"So when do we see her?"
"Tomorrow they're coming by."
"Great, I'm going to bed now."
"Did you stay up just to ask us?"
"...No. Goodnight."
"Night."
Naruto and Gaara turned off the TV and went to bed themselves.
BOTTOM NOTE: Hello sorry it's been taking me so long it's just that everything I write is started to sound so unbelievably dull to me and I think it's just because I need to hurry up and end this thing so sorry about that not to mention the fact that it's the end of the year so everything is so hectic :( BOTTOM NOTE OVER AND OUT