~: Sasuke's POV :~

Sasuke never stopped his pacing, and to top it off the abuse he was giving to his hair was getting worst. He looked as if he'd had a run in with a crazed cougar in the worst way. He was also a fingernail away from breaking the door down after what he was hearing. Naruto sounded like he was going through hell, and Sasuke didn't understand why he was shutting him out all of a sudden.

"Aye boss what's going on?" Choji had come over to wait patiently with the Uchiha.

"I don't know!" Sasuke refrained from lashing out at the employee. He'd told him to go away but he just stayed like the stubborn teddy bear he was. (Not that Sasuke thinks of him as a teddy bear...it's how I think of him...yeah.)

Choji could see the stress his poor boss was going through so he placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Stop pacing and breathe dude, breathe."

Sasuke tensed at the contact made but he tried the method regardless. He took in one big breathe and held it until he heard Naruto scream.

~: End of POV :~

When Naruto awoke all he could see was lights dancing above him and around him. The glares half blocked out the beings hovering over. Then the pain hit. He felt like someone had sat cinderblocks all over his chest and stomach.

"He's waking up."

"Naruto can you hear me?"

Those voices were so faint to him all he could hear was an echo like screaming coming from somewhere in the background. He could smell medicine, pine and that strong airy hospital like scent that gave away his location. He tried to sit up but he was held back down by a blue latex gloved hand that came out of nowhere to press down on his torso. His vision was still blurry and the lights just continued to make it worst.

"Stay down."

"We might have to move him."

"Oh my god are you seeing this Tsunade?"

"Hold on where almost done."

He decided he'd focus on the screaming other than their voices so he looked around for the source. He couldn't see anything but white and pale green uniformed people that were all around him checking and shooting things up his veins. When he started to come to his senses he realized the screaming was a child's voice.

His child's voice.

"Minochi?" he wheezed out as he tried to sit up but was pushed back down.

"Naruto listen to me you need to stay down."

He didn't care how many times they ordered him to not speak or move. All he wanted was to know why his child was screaming his name like that and where was he.

Where was Sasuke?!

His heart started to pound from excessive worry as an eerie beeping sound a few inches away matched its pace. He looked around for the thing that was making the annoying noise. It was getting faster and faster the more his heart drummed as if mocking him.

"Naruto we need you to relax!"

"Where's my son?!"

"Naruto breathe!"

"He's convulsing!"

"Sasuke get that child out of here!"

He lost conscious again but he knew that was Tsunade's voice at the end before the blackout. If he only knew the struggle they went through to hold him down. He had broken out of the straps that bonded him at one point. One Doctor had no choice but to lean on the blonde to hold him down.

It took 5 minutes to get the monitor back beeping again. Probably would have taken longer if Sasuke hadn't taken Minochi away beforehand. They gave the child a sedative so he'd be easier to carry out of the hospital.

The brunette toted his brunette child to the car with one arm since the other was bandaged up and wrapped in an arm hold. He'd bruised the hell out of his shoulder when he broke the door down to the bathroom. You'd be surprised the strength someone gets when their loved one is in danger. He did have assistance from a nurse in opening his car and setting Minochi inside safely.

While driving off he contemplated the worst. He refused to believe that Naruto would die like that in front of him and their child. So violently at that....It was completely insulting, heartless and unbelievable to the Uchiha. Or maybe he just didn't know how to cope with death.

Sasuke still had his parents and everyone else close to him so this would be a first. It would be a first that he wouldn't accept. He was going to drop Minochi off at Gaara's house and then head back to the hospital.

He'd gotten the gingers address from his husband Lee that surprisingly worked there. He didn't live that far but it was still some miles away from where he would rather be at. Up in the rear view mirror he could see his sedated son with damped cheeks and a running nose that had stopped recently.

Minochi needed someone... what he needed was his father.

'No, he needs Naruto. He's the one you go to when you've had a bad day and feel like jumping off a bridge. He was always and will always be there...for both of us truthfully. ' Sasuke's denial couldn't be more simple. He was basically refusing death whether he was aware of it or not. And even admitting his own faults at not being emotionally capable of comforting anything especially himself.

Sasuke's mind was set that he'd bring Naruto back to Minochi for both of their sakes right after he finds out what the hell is wrong with him in the first place.

~oOOo~

This time when the blonde woke up there weren't any harsh lights. They'd been toned down for his health. He stared at the ceiling for a while to remember where he was and what had happened. When it all came back he sat up to quickly and winced, gripping his chest.

"You shouldn't be moving like that."

He didn't have the energy to jump at the voice so he hesitated till he got the nerve to look to his right.

There sat Sasuke with his smoldering onyx eyes dead on Naruto. The raven looked as if he hadn't changed clothes in days. His hair was askew so badly you'd think it was always that bushy and spikey. His eyes were red from crying and lack of sleep or both. Through his white-t you could see the remaining imprints of bandages on his shoulder since he no longer needed the wrap.

Basically Sasuke looked like and felt like shit.

"Sasuke w-what happened?" Naruto asked in a lost tone. He wanted to get out of bed and comfort the man but he could barely move. He looked around to his left to see all the flowers and gifts that had been brought by.

"You've been out for about two months now."

"T-Two months?! Where's Minochi? I need to see hi-"

"He's with Gaara calm down." Sasuke sounded as if he could care less and Naruto didn't understand the reason for such a crude demeanor just yet.

"What...Why am I here then...I-I don't understand...I'm fine right?" Naruto rambled to himself till he finally looked down at his stomach. He definitely hadn't been eating to his knowledge so there was no other excuse to have such a large gumdrop belly other than one. Azure orbs widened in disbelief.

He touched the plump round dent in the covers hoping it would deflate at any moment.

"Care to explain?"

"Um...."

"I'm going to take Minochi away Naruto." Sasuke said with a deep groan as he dragged his hand down his face in exasperation.

"I was kind enough to wait till you woke up to let you kno-"

"What, why?! You can't just take hi-"

"I can and I will unless you tell me what's going on right now."

Naruto fidgeted with the sheets and nervously looked around. He was looking for anything that would delay the inevitable and Sasuke noticed.

"Have it your way. You can see him on the weekends only." Sasuke gripped the brown armchair rests to heave himself up.

"No, wait! I-I'll tell you. Please don't be mad Sasuke..."

The raven gave the blonde a look of utter disgust before he got up anyway.

"Okay, okay! Sit down, sit...please..."