It was just sex… 11

The whole procedure was a struggle at first due to Naruto thrashing around when they got the needle out. As soon as they got his blood they let him go and he nearly tore out of the room. He grew queasy as he watched them get Kagome set to receive the small amount. It took a couple minutes to find her vein but they soon had the needle in it giving her only a fraction of what they took from him.

"We will wait to see what happens, this part can take several minutes," Lady Tsunade said as they all watched with baited breath as if they expected her to pop up like a daisy…

…the world was blurry and she could hear a beeping from inside the room she is in. "Stupid alarm," she mumbled. Rubbing her eyes as she slowly sat up she felt a tug on her stomach as she looked down seeing the hospital gown and Gaara's sleeping face, 'What the-,' her thought was interrupted with the opening of the door.

"Oh you're up," they said looking really happy about that fact.

"Yeah I guess but how long was I out," she wanted to move but could feel the tugging on her stomach.

"Uh I think Gaara said 36 days yesterday so today is the morning of the 37th day," he watched her jaw drop and eyes nearly bug out.

She snapped her head to look at her boyfriend hoping he would wake up and tell her it isn't true. "But how-," she tried to figure out. "I don't recall what happened, I mean I was safe and holding Kichiro while the Anbu guarded me in some room but I don't recall being hurt or anything." She felt pale as she noticed Gaara looked unwell, "Oh no, Kichiro, where is Kichiro? Did InuYasha attack the building or something? What about those Anbu members, are they alright?"

He could see the panic rising in her and watched her blood pressure on the monitor go up. "Hold up, slow down the baby is fine. You were the only one harmed, some chick stole your soul and by the time it came back your heart was failing." He watched her shoulders drop and the tears that began to show start to come close to falling. Walking forward he put a hand on her back almost like a repeat when Gaara came back from death as he gave her a reassuring smile.

"But Gaara, he looks sick," she pressed further still worried as she bit her lip.

"Yeah sick with worry," he countered. "Well I'm Naruto Uzumaki the future Hokage and friend to Gaara."

She studied him a little, "Why do you feel different," she scrunched her eyebrows in thought trying to figure out how best to phrase what she is feeling, "It is like two energies instead of just one like everyone else but they feel different."

He was confused until he heard, "She is talking about me kid. She is a priestess so she can feel my energy inside of you."

"Oh that is just Kurama, the nine tails that is sealed inside of me," he began to explain. "I'm a jinchuriki," Naruto felt proud of it since he has his buddy with him at all times.

Her eyes widened as the dots connected, "Oh I know about you two, Gaara was telling me about how you two met and then fought in the war. You're his friend in Konoha right," she asked feeling excited to actually meet a friend of his.

Rubbing his neck seeing the excitement shining on her face it felt contagious as they both smiled. "Yeah me and him go back a ways, that's for sure. Now that you're doing better you should come to Konoha with Gaara. I bet you and my wife Hinata will get along great plus I have two kids," he couldn't wait to see them all together, Gaara's family and his, it will be better than they could ever imagine.

Their chatter began to rouse Gaara from his sleep as Naruto noticed, drawing Kagome to look down at him as she combed her fingers through his hair. 'Gaara were you really that worried about me,' she looked at him concerned.

"The night before he slept on the couch but other than that he either slept here or at the office is what I was told. I only got here yesterday," he watched her to see how she took it, seeing her eyes hold guilt even though it wasn't her fault. "I am going to let the others know you are up while you two have a moment," he watched as Gaara finally lifted his head up looking sore for a moment until he registered the soft fingers running through his red locks.

Turning stunned eyes to follow that arm up into the concerned face of his girlfriend he opened his mouth but no words came out. He couldn't believe she is finally awake and if not for seeing Naruto turn around and leave right then with a happy smile he would have thought he was dreaming or dead. Words fell short and with his heart about to leap out of his chest he launched forward wrapping his arms around her. Tears flooded his eyes as his shoulders shook while Kagome tried to wrap her head around how worried he really had been.

"Gaara I'm so sorry, I never meant to make you worry so," she said where she rested her head on his chest.

"Quiet," he shushed her and pulled back to cup her face. "Kagome," he looked at her still taking in this is reality. He kissed her, relishing in that familiar feel. "I love you, I missed you. I'm sorry I failed you," he held her in his arms again.

'Don't say that," she gave a gentle squeeze. "Gaara you have lost weight…" she felt concerned again as she felt how far her arms can wrap around him.

"I'm fine Kagome; everything is going to be fine now that you're awake," he felt confident in his words as he held her close.

Minutes later the door was knocked on to give warning before it was pushed open by Lady Tsunade as she came to check on their patient. "We need to start running tests now that you're awake," she got out her stethoscope and began listening to her heart before she glanced at Gaara, "Gaara go eat and take the guys with you while I get her checked over," she ordered him once again surprising everyone in the room. He was about to refuse but then Temari and the other women all gave him a stern look except Kagome. "Do you want to worry her and make her blood pressure go up," she used the dirty trick, watching him frown and squeeze Kagome's hand before leaving the room trying to figure out how she manages to do that. "Now that the guys are gone it is time to see if we can get you out of the hospital in the next day or so."

"Why so long," she asked trying to figure out who these people are although she knows Temari; her eyes have been latched on to the bundle she held in her arms waving a soft toy around while they made gurgling sounds.

"Because my dear we need to keep a close eye on you to ensure we don't have any repeats. The next time will probably be the death of him," she said making Kagome shut her mouth momentarily. "Last time they couldn't do anything further for you so they released you right away since you recovered on your own for the most part. This time your heart was failing and it could have taken a lot longer for you to wake but the longer it took the riskier it became and there is no guarantee you ever would have. That is where I came in. I'm Lady Tsunade, the former Hokage of Konoha and well known in the shinobi world for my medical prowess along with my two apprentices, Shizune and Sakura. Temari and Kankuro reached out to me through Shikamaru to get word on what happened so we came and spent a few days running tests before I found the answer lies within Naruto. The brat came as fast as he could and we used his blood to strengthen yours. It wasn't good enough so he used a technique to stabilize your life force."

"Wait, why is Naruto's blood better than mine," she asked feeling like she is missing something.

"That is a bit of a long story but my grandfather, Hashirama Senju; the founder of Konoha and first Hokage to the village had very strong healing capabilities. Naruto has a prosthetic arm he gained after the war using my grandfather's DNA. Naruto on the other hand is from the Uzumaki line which holds longevity and strong healing capabilities so with the two of them combined you get one Naruto who might grow to be a very old geezer someday," they all started laughing at her joke. "Well anyways after we took his blood and injected a small amount into you we continued on and though you were doing better your life force just wasn't recovering quite like I hoped so he used Yin-Yang release to bring you back up to par. Then it was just a matter of waiting for you to wake and we didn't even bother trying to get Gaara to go eat or sleep elsewhere. He's been here since about noon yesterday," which is at this point was 22 hours.

"Please tell me he ate and all that here then," she could see the time on the wall clock knowing just how long he has been here.

"Yeah I been pushing my own special recipe to get him back on the bend otherwise I thought I would have two patients on my hands. So dear what we would like to know is where did you come from," Shizune and Sakura leaned in curious as they have never seen or heard of her before.

"From another era," she replied and Tsunade rolled her eyes.

"Yeah yeah quit teasing. Seriously where did you come from because I have been here many times and never seen or heard of you," Sakura chimed in.

Temari handed Kichiro to Kagome as it looked like they would be chatting for a bit. "She is being serious. Kagome is from a whole other era and would then travel 500 years into the past from that era on a quest. The enemy used the well she travelled through to come here and she followed with some trash to hunt him down. The trash basically abandoned her within eyesight of our village and she gained a temporary citizenship here then eventually met my brothers."

Shizune looked at Kagome carefully. "How far apart is this era from your own?"

"I'm not really sure but I'm certain that I am in the future instead, maybe a thousand years or more," she shrugged her shoulders and smiled down to her son as she cuddled him to her chest. "You have grown little man," he grabbed a fistful of her locks to pull into his mouth and gum. "Mommy loves you," she cooed to him.

"Well we should get those tests ready and get the tube out of your stomach so we can get you home sooner. I want to see how well your muscles hold up before letting you go anywhere and how well your blood pressure does," she began by getting things set to prick her finger and take a sample that way.

Gaara knew he had at least an hour to kill as irked as he is that he was ordered out of her room. "I'm going to shower and get groceries," he decided and headed that way with the other two following him. Kagome is awake and now it is time to focus on that.

"So what are you doing with that scum bag," Naruto asked him.

"Scum bag," he mumbled until he thought of the half demon and changed his steps. "I think it is time for a visit."

Kankuro looked at him sharply not sure what that means. "Gaara, you're not going to waste your time today killing him are you," he wasn't sure if he is still thinking of killing the half demon.

"You will see," his eyes glittered dangerously.

In his cell he could smell them coming and wasn't sure if this meant Kagome had died. Looking up to study this Kazekage once again he was surprised to not see the killing intent in his eyes. "So the bastard is back," he scoffed sourly.

"Jealous," he tested with a dark look. "Now what did I tell you InuYasha, your woman is dead already and my woman is alive which she will remain. Today is day 37 and she has finally woken. Every day I have struggled to not come here and enjoy killing you more than any enemy I have ever had."

"Keh do you think that scares me," he turned his head away from him.

"What is it you have against Kagome that you would let her die," he waited for him to answer.

"No what I can't stand is all you men thinking you can have her when she is mine. Her soul is for me to have in whatever form I want it in and Kikyo's would have allowed me to keep them both forever and then Kagome starts spreading her legs for you," he looked at Gaara with heated eyes.

"So you are jealous… possessive," he responded reading into the words and finding the deeper meaning behind them. "You thought by putting it in that false body of Kikyo's you would have them both but in the process of all this you pushed her away and began taking your anger and insecurities out on her. She wanted death because of you; do you think anyone would ever want to be with another who treats them like trash?"

"Kagome loves me, she promised to always be with me," he looked at him smug as he realized she must not have verbally said anything to the Kazekage about returning his affections. "It must suck to think, to know she will always be mine."

"How can I expect her to be on the same page as me when it comes to feelings when for half of our son's life so far she has been in a coma with no thanks to you," he didn't let InuYasha anger him. "It isn't you she thinks about or greets every waking day. I'm the one who gets to enjoy coming home to seeing her with our son giving me a smile. You're not the one who gets to hold her at night or hear her open up from just random thoughts to things she holds close to her heart. All you did is push her away because you were jealous and possessive so she eventually ended up in my arms where I will hold her for as long as she will let me. For all I care you can rot in here," he could hear InuYasha growling and the chains clink together as he tried to pull free. "Enjoy knowing you will never be in her presence again."

"You must be real cocky just because you have had your dick in her," he yelled after him as Gaara began to leave the room.

Looking over his shoulder, the light hitting his eyes just right to where they were nearly glowing, "No InuYasha, I feel immense pleasure, one you will never know."

"Get back here and fight me bastard," he growled and forced his body to the jail bars.

"My time is better spent anywhere but here, after all Kagome will soon be coming home," his voice drifted back to him as he turned the corner and went out of sight leaving Naruto and Kankuro to sneer at him before they followed after.

Somehow Gaara felt even better after that as he cleared his conscience to some degree for having beaten the half demon as hard as he had before. In his mind InuYasha cannot be saved, not by them. He could only see harm befalling his family should they give him a chance but that left him with his hands tied. Kagome would not want him to die and he does not want to release him so what does he do, just keep him imprisoned or send him to another one. For now he doesn't care enough so he will do what he originally intended and then see Kagome once again. The amount of pressure that was lifting off his shoulders made him feel lighter.

"You're finally looking better," Kankuro commented as he looked over at his brother.

"I feel better but I will be best when she is home with me and Kichiro," his eyes strayed to the morning sky. "It is a nice day isn't it," he noticed the weather for the first time in over a month.

"It is nice," Naruto agreed with him as they headed to Gaara's home now. "So are you taking the baby stuff home then from the office," he asked thinking it looked quite funny being in such a serious place of work and finding it riddled with baby gear.

"I think I might just buy new ones for the house, it has been nice having him at work with me right now," Gaara kept walking as the other two looked to see if he is joking.

"Wait you are serious," Naruto half asked as he looked at him.

"Yes," he didn't even hesitate.

"Yikes," he began thinking of Gaara's office turning into a nursery all decked out with baby items. "I don't know if that is such a good idea…"

By the time Gaara finished with everything he knew more than an hour had passed so he headed straight back to her room not willing to wait any longer. With a couple of knocks he turned the knob and opened the door to a room devoid of people. Looking around it feeling irked he turned back towards the hallway and looked both ways for a hint to where they went.

Naruto and Kankuro watched him grow tense and not sure what would happen if he gets close to blowing his top or how long it would take Naruto began speeding down to the nurse's station. "You guys, you guys! Where is Kagome and Kichiro?!"

They all looked up at Naruto surprised. "We don't know. Lady Kagome is in Lady Tsunade's care."

"Oh come on someone must know something?!"

"Sorry we really don't." They looked beyond Naruto as large amounts of sand went sweeping through the hallways.

Gaara stood in the same spot with a deep frown as he focused on his sensing ability that he has increased his power in. He will find where they are…

Sand rushed down the halls of the hospital like a tsunami, somehow managing to only gently brush up against everyone and everything. That is Gaara for you… he would not hurt his people or damage the village if he can help it. Particles of the earth filled with his chakra spread into every room covering it going through ever floor of the hospital.

Standing with his eyes closed and arms crossed he patiently waited to sense the ones he seeks. Aqua eyes opened and he turned right taking measured steps.

"Uh… Gaara," Naruto looked at him as he walked away from the room.

"He must have found them or something," Kankuro began to follow his brother.

With barely a knock Gaara walked in finding Kagome still in the middle of some sort of testing. The others turned to see him looking peeved judging from the deep frown on his face as Kagome was on some sort of table that put her in a cylinder machine making a scan on her body. Not until she was all the way out did Sakura remove the protective eyewear from Kagome's eyes so she can see what is going on once again.

"Don't tell me you got all worried just because she wasn't in her room? Seriously Gaara, you should have more trust in your comrades and the former Hokage," Tsunade scolded him.

With the same frown he merely said, "Are you done yet?"

"Such disrespect," she grumbled at him with her hands on her hips before giving him her back. "I am known for my medical prowess, she is not to be released until I am satisfied that she will be okay. I should have you admitted to the hospital as well until you are back up to par as well. So reckless," she huffed.

For all the talking it did nothing. He crossed his arms with the same frown on his face. Sakura looked between the two of them with Shizune. "They can both be stubborn at times can't they?"

"Yeah, I would say," Shizune whispered in return.

"Gaara knock it off," Temari cut in and walked over to give him his son figuring he could use a distraction.

Taking Kichiro from Temari he let the sand wrap around Kagome and walked from the room.

"Gaara bring her back here!" Tsunade fumed at his retreating back.

By the time he reached her room he had her in his arms holding their son. "Hun don't you think that was a bit harsh," she could tell he was just being stubborn at this point. "She is only trying to make sure I am healthy enough to be released from the hospital but some of the tests will take a day or so," she felt his steps falter at that. "Gaara…" she leaned up and kissed his jaw.

He turned his head and kissed her lips as they stood before her bed. Rather than set her back in it he sat in the chair using the sand to push the door closed right as Tsunade was about to storm in, not that he was paying attention... He did pay attention to the door flying off its hinges and slamming against the opposite wall. "KAZEKAGE'S GIRLFRIEND OR NOT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT SHE IS MY PATIENT!"

"Oh man…" Kankuro sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

Naruto stood shaking in his sandals as he quivered out, "I can't believe Gaara isn't scared of her…"

"Oh Naruto shut it," Sakura whacked him on the back accidentally sending him into the wall making an impression on Kagome's side of the wall. "Oops…" she put a hand to her mouth.

"Lady Tsunade I don't think this is the best approach," Shizune held TonTon in her arms, getting an 'oink oink' in agreement from the pig.

A day later…

"Is he really going to be so sour," she grumbled with narrowed brown eyes.

"Well he has been quite patient in a way for over a month… I mean Kagome has been in the hospital for 38 days now and finally woke up yesterday. He must be anxious to continue on with their lives together," Shizune looked at where Gaara stood already awake after sleeping in the chair instead.

"I should give him something to knock him out," she grouched at having all her movements watched by him like a hawk so far in this early morning hour.

Kagome looked at Gaara and wasn't happy that he wouldn't go home and sleep in bed although she found it sweet he wouldn't sleep in it without her. "Gaara really I will be fine and home soon enough. You should be more thankful and trusting since it was her efforts that got me this far. I could have remained asleep for another month or two," she could see his spine stiffen.

"She could have left a note," he finally said.

"Don't you think you're being childish," Kagome and Shizune both sweat dropped.

Clenching her fists Tsunade yelled at him, "That is what this whole thing has been about?! Where else would I take her but somewhere to perform the tests?!" Steam blew from her ears as she glared at his back. "If he is this bad when she is just his girlfriend I can only imagine what it will be like if they ever marry," she crossed her arms and looked away with a tick in her brow.

"She is not just my girlfriend," he sounded insulted. "She is the mother of my child and the woman I love," he corrected her tersely.

Kagome was about to say something as she felt touched by him being so open about being in love with her but the two of them ended up going back and forth in a word war. "You guys…" she deflated for a moment before her anger kick in as she glared at a spot in a wall. "Enough! InuYasha SIT!"

"God damn it Kagome," he grumbled from his cell as he hit the floor surprising the Anbu guards that sat playing cards as they remained stumped on how he suddenly hit the floor like that.

Another day later…

Gaara entered his home with Kichiro and Kagome in tow, happy to be there for once in over a month. Once Kichiro was in his bassinet sleeping he settled in bed with Kagome deciding to take the rest of the day off to be with his family in any way he wishes. It was a pain but he never learned the real pain of being in bed without her there as well.

She looked at him smiling, cuddling up to him as she finally got her wish for him to get to bed even though it took her coming with him. "You're sweet you know that," she could hear his heart beating in his chest and feel the warmth of his skin through his button down black shirt. "It is hard to wrap my mind around being unconscious for so long when it feels like I was only asleep a few hours but I know one thing for certain… Gaara I love you."

Having already been relaxed and ready to sleep the sudden declaration jerked him back awake as he looked down at where he could see her resting her head on him, "Kagome…"

"I didn't realize it at first, not for a while as I thought my feelings were more so because of the loneliness I could see inside you, spending so many nights having sex that regardless of what we tried I still came to hold some measure of feelings towards you, and then being pregnant with your child and coming to live with you. I'm so grateful I lived through all that pain because now I am so happy again. My life has turned around thanks to you and I want to share it with you, someone who makes me want to smile all the time." They held each other tight, both so happy to have someone who accepts them just the way they are.

Two years later…

They stood as a happily married couple watching Kichiro toddle around as his sister batted at a few toys from the mobile on her floor mat. Kagome was already pregnant again with a round belly. Sand kept Kichiro from falling as his father let it circle around him helping him to get around the room enough to where he didn't get hurt.

"You know you can't always worry about a few bumps and bruises," Kagome looked up at her husband finding his mother hen ways to be as cute as they are ridiculous.

"I know…" he frowned but didn't let up, he just couldn't help it.

What happened to InuYasha I'm sure you would like to know… well suddenly one day a gigantic white dog demon came along and chomped down on his cell. As you all are probably guessing it was Sesshoumaru. He smelled his brother on the breeze and the slightly altered scent of the priestess. With InuYasha dangling half out of his mouth he learned of his transgressions and added his own form of punishment. He found a way to turn him human for the next few years due to special cuffs and then broke the barrier on Tetsuiga that had once prevented him from having it. InuYasha is now the official toilet guy and sewer man for Suna until the cuffs wear off and he is then dragged off to who knows where by his older half-brother.

Another two years down the road Kagome and Gaara enjoyed watching their son amuse his sisters as he tried to make sand animals. He doesn't have the protectiveness of the sand but he can manipulate it like their father and often had sand birds flying around the room until they fell apart. It was a skill he would then take into his shinobi lifestyle using them in battle like a cross between Gaara's and Sai's skills.

In bed that night with all the kids tucked in Kagome whispered seductively to her husband as she trailed a finger down his chest, "Don't you think it would be nice to have another one?"

"You're ready," he questioned a bit surprised as he watched her nod. With no hesitation he tore the condom off, the only form of protection they use these days and began enjoying trying to create an even bigger family. "Happy anniversary Kagome," he kissed her lips.

Wrapping her arms around him, "Happy anniversary to you too Gaara," she kissed him back with all her love just as the pipes in their bathroom burst. "Damn it InuYasha! SIT!"

"Shit!" He cursed as he somehow still managed to hear her and slam into a pipe causing it to burst and shoot him out of the ground like an explosion from a geyser. "I FUCKING HATE THIS!"

"SHUT UP ALREADY!" The whole village yelled.

Fin