Author's Note- I'm finally back! It seems like it's taken me FOREVER to write this chapter. Hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I only own my characters and my plot.

Chapter 11

After Shika took his shower, we decided to go for a walk. The forest was so pretty. Being a ninja, I never really got to admire nature because every time I was out of the village was for missions. We spent the entire day outside. It was amazing. That night, we curled up in front of the fireplace in the living room. I was staring into the fire when Shika startled me.

"What's on your mind?" he asked, pulling me from my thoughts. I looked at him and smiled.

"It's nothing," I replied. He brought his lips to my ear and kissed the tender spot behind it. I felt my body turn into jelly like it did whenever he kissed that spot.

"Tell me," he whispered huskily in my ear. I sighed.

"I was thinking about babies. Do you want to have kids, Shika?" I asked.

"Two. A boy first. Then, a girl. So he can look out for his little sister," he answered. I smiled.

"That sounds nice." We then fell into a comfortable silence.

The rest of our honeymoon seemed to go by quickly. It wasn't long before we were returning to the village. It was nice to be home, though. We were standing outside the apartment and after he unlocked the door, Shika scooped me up in his arms.

"Didn't we do this already?" I asked with a laugh.

"But that wasn't our home so I have to do it here, too," he said with a smile. I laughed again as he carried me inside. He set me on the couch and took our packs to the bedroom. I kicked off my shoes and stretched out on the couch. Shika came back into the living room and sat down on the floor beside the couch.

"It's nice to be home," I said with a happy sigh. Shika was about to speak when there was a knock on the door. I got up quickly and answered it.

"Onee-chan! Nii-san!" Kimi and Hiro yelled as they tackled me. Shika started laughing as he got up and scooped the kids up in his arms.

"Hey, what's up, guys?" he asked as they wrapped their little arms around his neck. It was adorable.

"We heard you were back and we had to come see you!" Kimi said excitedly. Hiro nodded in agreement.

"Did anything fun happen while we were gone?" I asked as I took Hiro from Shika.

"It wasn't fun, but Kimi beat me at that speed drill you taught us," Hiro admitted sadly. I smiled at him.

"It's okay to lose sometimes. I'm so proud of you both for working so hard while I was gone," I told them.

"Me, too," Shika said as he bounced Kimi once, making her giggle. I felt my heart swell with love for the man across from me. He noticed me looking and smiled.

"Did you miss us?" Kimi asked. Shika and I both smiled.

"Of course we did," he said.

"Absolutely!" I agreed. Both kids smiled.

"Yay!

We spent the rest of the day with Kimi and Hiro. When we got home, I flopped down on the couch, exhausted. The kids had run us all over the village just to spend time with us. Shika sat down next to me and pulled me to his side. I looked up at him and he pressed his lips to mine softly at first and then gradually harder.

"I love you," he whispered. I smiled.

"I love you, too," I replied. Then, I yawned and so did Shika. "Let's go to bed." I stood up and took Shika's hand, pulling him up off the couch. We happily went to our room and went to bed.

Things pretty much returned to normal after that. Shika went back to work at the Academy and I spent my days training Kimi and Hiro or training with Hinata and Tenten. I was doing the latter the day I got some news I'd been waiting for. I was up in a tree, hiding, with Hinata on the ground below me. Tenten was slowly walking around the training ground, waiting for us to attack. Hinata looked up at me and I nodded. She shot out of the trees and started throwing punches. Tenten was kept on the defensive while I attached a paper bomb to a kunai. I threw the kunai into a tree and Hinata kept pushing Tenten towards the kunai. As soon as the bomb lit, Hinata backed off and dashed back into the trees. I made some hand signs, forming a chakra thread as Tenten tried to figure out what was happening. The bomb went off and she jumped back. I threw the chakra thread and attached it to her shoulder. She froze as my paralysis genjustsu took hold. I hopped down and Hinata and I walked up to Tenten, smiling.

"Looks like we win," I said. I released the jutsu just as a messenger entered the grounds. He bowed.

"Hinata Hyugua, Tenten, Yumiko Nara, you are to report to Lady Hokage's office."

"Thank you," we answered before taking off.

We arrived to find Shikamaru, Neji, Naruto, and Sakura waiting for us.

"Good, you've arrived. I'm sending you all to a small village outside Suna. People have been disappearing. This includes Sand ninja that are being sent to investigate. The Kazekage has requested our assistance. Meet at the gate tomorrow morning. Dismissed," Tsunade told us. We walked out of the office and I smiled up at Shika.

"I'm so excited, Shika! I finally get to go on a mission," I said brightly. He smiled back.

"I've got to go back to the Academy, but I'll see you at home," he replied. He kissed me and then we went in our different directions.

I had just finished packing my things, putting my pack by the front door, when Shika entered the apartment.

"Welcome home," I said brightly. He smiled before pulling me into a deep kiss. "I'm going to get dinner started. Is there anything in particular that you want?"

"Anything you make is fine," he replied. I smiled and went to get started.

We had been running towards Suna for a few hours and I was feeling really sick. I had woken up that morning and rushed straight into the bathroom, emptying the few contents of my stomach.

(Flashback)

"Yumi? Are you okay?" Shika's voice called from the bedroom.

"I'm all right," I called back weakly. I felt another wave of nausea and soon I was retching again. I felt gentle, calloused hands pulling my hair back and an arm weaving around my waist after. When I was finished, I looked up at Shika.

"Thank you," I said weakly. He handed me a towel to wipe my mouth and gave me a worried look.

"Are you okay? Maybe you should stay home. There will be plenty of other missions," he said. I shook my head.

"I'll be okay," I replied. He didn't look convinced but he let it go. "Go get ready. I'll be ready in a little bit." He left reluctantly.

(End Flashback)

I started to feel nauseous just thinking about it. I held my stomach and kept on running.