Chapter 14 - ch.14

Naru is on her hands an knees as she finishes throwing up, tears mixing with the bile. "You, you don't remember me?" She says, Hinata and Sakura barely able to hear. "YOU DON"T REMEMBER US!!!?" She flat-out yells.

They are slightly startled by her out burst. "N-no. We don't remember anything. A scary medic with blond hair, what was her name?" Hinata speaks, then asks Sakura.

"Evangli- something? Anyway, she said we were in some near-death state for so long, and so malnourished, the parts of our brain shutdown. She said it shouldn't be permanant, there's no telling how long this will last."

Just then Eva appeared behind Naru. "I tried to tell you, they-" She saw the bile, and immediately bent over her protectivly. "Are you alright?"

Naru couldn't answer, so filled with counterdicting feelings. 'They're alive! But they don't even remember me... But they should recover! But...'

"Naru!!" Eva yelled, snapping Naru out of her daze. she looks at her. Then Eva does something Naru never expected possible. She smiled, reasuringly. "They will be fine, they just need some time, ok?" Naru's tears started to flow freely again, this time in relief.

"Evangeline, sensei!" She started crying into her shoulder, so glad that they were alive.

"There, there. come on, you need to be checked to." she led her to a bed across from Sakura and Hinata, there being four to a room. "Now hold out your arm." She directed in her best nurse's voice. Naru held it out as Eva began taking her blood pressure, then drawing blood. Then handed her a bedpan. "I'm gonna run some blood tests, it will take a few hours. I want you to rest until then, and if you feel like throwing up, use the bedpan." Naru immediately started to get up to go to her lovers, but Eva pushed her back down. "Stay!" She said sternly, her eyes saying there was no room for question. Naru allowed herself to lie in the bed. Eva left to run the tests.

"So..." Started Sakura, sitting up and looking at Naru. She sat up too, so she could speak to her properly. "How do you know us? Are we comrads, friends?"

"Well, you're my girlfriends! If you remember anything, it should be how much I love you!"

"Nothing. I wouldn't even know my own name if it wasn't for her." refering to Eva.

Naru looks down. "I see... Well, then, I just have to prove it!" Fhe looks up in determination. "I'll visit you every day, and talk with you, and tell you about us!"

Sakura and Hinata smiled. "I'm not sure why, but I'd like that!" Sakura said with a smile. Hinata nodded. also smiling. Naru sighed in relief, and dropped back in the bed, finally able to sleep properly for the first time in nearly two weeks.

-----------------------------------Several hours later-------------------------------------

Eva was looking over the blood test results. "Well, she seems perfectly healthy, but what is this anomoly?" She examined it more closely. "It looks like she's pregnant, but that can't be. Even if Hinata or Sakura did actually develop an intimate relationship, their sperm count is so low, the chances are over 5000-1. I'll have to check more directly." She gets up, and heads for the genin's hospital room. She opens the door to find Sakura and Hianta idly chatting, and Naru sleeping. Eva smiled. amused. She walked over, and bumped Naru's head, just enough to wake her. "When I said rest, I didn't quite mean that."

"Oh, sorry, sensei."

"No matter. I need you to lift your shirt." Naru looked at her quizically, but did as she was told. Eva put her hand on her belly, and it started glowing green. "let's see..." she talks to herself. "this is your stomach, so a little lower.."

"Sensei, what are you doing it feels wierd."

"I'm using my chakra to feel inside you. I'm looking for anomolies."

"Anomo-what?"

"Things that are there that shouldn't." As she says this, she finally zeros in on her womb. "Here it is. let's see..." she checked the ducts on each side, leading to her eggs. "This, this can't be!"

Naru started to panic. "What, what's wrong! Am I poisoned!? Is it a parasite!? Is it aliens!!?"

Eva gave her a flat look. "Aliens? Really?"

"Hey, you never know!"

"Technically, it is a parasite. One you willingly allowed into your body, and always surrounds you."

"So it IS aliens!"

"I'm say you're pregnant, stupid! What with you're fasination with aliens. And why would WANT an alien parasite!?"

"It's not so much a fasination as- Wait, I'm pregnant!!?"

"Yep. looks like both their DNA and chakra linger in each, too. What the hell Have you three been doing the last month!?"

"Well..." And, much to Hinata and Sakura's embarassment, they relearned almost all of their nightly "training", as Sakura once refered to it, through Naru's synopsis. All but Naru was blushing madly by the end.

Eva, though figiting from the sexual recap, managed to think properly and straight. "I see. That time, with your clones, probably did it. That much being forced in would almost definitely work. And since you three continued afterward, the eggs continued to absorb DNA and chakra from whoever came." She took a deep breath, and quickly stood up. "Now, if you don't mind, I have some duties to attend to. I will meet you back at the manor." She left quickly, taking the emergency phone out of her pocket. She calls the assigned number. "Chachamaru, get Grimm, to my office, NOW!"

"May I-"

"Just DO IT!!" She hangs up, and hurrying to her office, silently thanking Naru for all the kinky ideas now  flowing through her head.

---------------------------------9 months later---------------------------------------------
PSYCH!

--------------------------------------2 weeks later-----------------------------------------

Naru had kept her promise, and visited Hinata and Sakura every day, regaling them of the short history they have had together. Their memory started to come back in short bursts, but nothing particularly of concequence. In time, they were able to return to the manor, their bodies having, for the most part, recovered. They began light training: basic hand to hand combat with each other, and simple jutsus.

"Sensei!" exclaimed Sakura, when she heard this. "We may not remember much, but we remember our jutsu! Why can't we just pick up where we left off!?"

"Because your bodies are not yet up to par." Responded the Eva clone, stuck at the office, but still wanting to keep a close eye on them. "You may feel fine, but according to Chachamaru's readings, your body mass index still reads very little muscle mass. And your chakra reading is still less than half from before. Your physical and mental trauma drastically reduced your maximum potential, and it will take work to regain it. Be patient."

Sakura, still frustrated, nodded in understanding. She took her place across from Hianta, who was already in battle stance. She charged, and threw a series of swings and kicks at Hinata, each of them being diverted, as was the norm of the gentle fist style. 'She's right. From what I remember, we were both much faster, and my hits should be heavier.' She thinks. Hinata took this distraction to place a hit directly on her chest, knocking her backward. Sakura started breathing hard, holding her chest in pain. "Hinata!!" Eva yelled, walking toward her. She started to panic and fidget, not sure if she should stay still, or go help Sakura. "This is a SPARING match! To retrain you! Why the HELL did you use chakra!"

Hianta cowered a bit, away from the slightly smaller, yet intimidating woman. "I, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! I just..."

"You had better be glad you're not only weak, but also you didn't use your Byakugan. If that had been a direct hit, even in your weakened state, you could have KILLED her with a chest blow, do you understand!!?"

"I'm sorry..." Hinata was on the verge of tears. Eva decided to back off.

"Once Sakura catches her breath, we continue, WITHOUT chakra, understood." Hinata nodded, and Eva walked away, allowing them to recover.

-------------------------------------Naru-------------------------------------------------

While Hinata and Sakura were regaining their lost strength, Naru was continuing her training, though with some restriction.

"Dumbass!" Yelled Grimm as he found Naru nearly exausted of chakra yet again, sitting against a tree. "You can't push yourself so hard anymore, you're gonna be a mother! Eva told you to not let you chakra get under half, didn't she!?"

"But I have to get stronger, so they won't get hurt again!"

"And unless you want your children to die before they live, you'll take it easy!!" Naru was sombered by this, looking down with slight regret. "Listen, kid. I hate you less than most, so listen up." He sat down next to her. "You can't always protect them. Sometimes they will be on a different team. Others, you may be completely helpless. So, if something does happen, you want something to remember them by, right." She nodded, still looking down. Grimm pointed to her belly, which was starting to bulge with pregnancy, only by a few millimeters. "Those two will not only be a reminder, but living pieces of them, like you are of your parents." Naru looked up, smiling lightly. "So take care, and take it easy." Naru nods, understanding.

---------------------------------After training---------------------------------------------

"Man, I hurt all over! Is everyday like this?" complained Sakura, laying sprawled on the couch in the library, one of Sakura's old hangouts.

Naru was lying in another couch, reading Inuyasha. "You get used to it. Your entire body used to be pretty calloused, before..." she trailed off.

"Say, Hinata, you've been pretty quiet. What's up?" asked Sakura.

"Um..well..." Hianta muttered, rather nervous.

"Oh, she was like this in the beginning before too, though maybe not to this extent. Let's see, what broke her out of her shell...?"

"Why is she like this? What's she got to be nervous about?"

"I, I am right here....you know.." she said indignantly, though trailing off at the end.

"Yeah, but you never talk!" Sakura laughs, making Hinata grow more red, now in anger. "But, if you insist, why DON"T you talk very often?"

Hinata was caught off guard, and grew redder still, eyes darting from Naru to the floor. "Um, well, I, that is..."

"She likes me. Love at first sight, or something like that." Sakura grinned slyly at Hinata, while she went so red, it was a miracle her head didn't pop.

"Oh, so you want to.." Sakura puckered her lips and made kissing sounds.

"No! I mean, thats not, um..." Even more flustered than before.

"It's ok Hinata." Hinata looks at Naru as she finally looks out of her book back at her. "I like you too." Ding, ding, ding. That comment was the KO punch for Hinata, as she keeled over, fainting.

Sakura rushed to her side, worried. "Hianta!"

"Don't worry, she's fine! This happens when we mess with her."

"So do you like her or don't you!!?" Clearly angry by the treatment.

Naru sat up, setting aside her manga. "Hell, yeah, I love her!! But she's just so cute when she faints like that!" Naru responds calmly with a playful smile.

Sakura look down, Hinata's face still redder than a beet, long, slow breaths showing she had gone from a faint to a deep sleep. Sakura's features softened, the she giggled. "Yeah, I guess she is!" She looks at Naru again. "Help me take her to her room. I'm not strong enough to do it alone yet."

She asks with an embarrassed grin. Naru just chuckles, and moves to squat down in front of Hianta. "I got her, just put her on my back." Sakura did as instructed, Hianta's arms around Naru's neck while she held her legs, holding her piggyback. Hianta unconsiously snuggled closer to Naru, wrapping her arms lovingly around her neck. Naru giggled, heading for their rooms, with Sakura in tow. "If we were laying down, I could swear Hinata was back to normal." commented Naru, savoring her feel, which she hod gone without for seemingly forever.

"Say, Naru..." Sakura started, hesitantly.

"Yeah?"

"You said we were both your girlfriends, right?"

"Yeah. I love you both. If anyone even thinks of hurting you.." Naru looks over her shoulder, her pupils slitted, just for a second. "..I'll fucking kill'em."

Sakura stopped, staring at Naru. 'What was that? Her eyes... and her chakra felt so cold, almost evil! Was she always this dark, this protective!!?'

Naru noticed she stopped a few steps later, and turned to look at her. "Hey, something wrong?"

She snapped out her daze, shaking her head. "No, it's nothing!" Naru shrugs her shoulders, and continues on, Sakura following again. 'I don't remember much, but I can FEEL this is new. There's something wrong, and Eva and Grimm sensei need to know. "You go on ahead, I'm gonna go back and grab a book to read in bed!" She lies, Naru taking it at face value like the simpleton she is, taking Hinata to her room. AS soon as Naru was out of sight, she ran to her senseis' room, knocking urgently.

Grimm opens the door, half naked, a large scars crisscrossing his body. Sakura looked at these in slight awe, until Grimm spoke. "What is it, kid? I"m tired."

"Grimm-sensei, there is something wrong with Naru! I'm not sure what exactly, but.." She explained what happened a minute age. "Please, sensei, you have to help her, or..." She trailed off, not exactly sure how to finish.

"I know. Don't worry, she's in no immediate danger."

"Immediate!? Sensei, you have to help her before she is!!"

"Just listen for a sec!!" Grimm roars, making Sakura cower a step. He took a deep breath to calm down. "Look, I know exactly what it is, but she doesn't. She may have an inkling, but she's not all that bright, so I'm not worried about her figuring it out. It's not my place to tell anyone but her, and not even before the time is right."

"But sensei!!" exclaimed Sakura, regaining her courage.

"You're not gonna take no for an answer on this one, even if I threaten you, huh?" Sakura shakes her head vigorously. "Man, you kids a starting to be a lot of trouble." He complains, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Fine, if you'll let me get to sleep, I'll tell you, on one condition: tell no one. I find out you do, I'll kill you myself." Sakura gulps, twice, but nods. "*sigh* Man, Eva's gonna kill me when she finds out. That may be literal this time, too... Alright. She already know this much, but doesn't know it's chakra is leaking."

"Knows what?"

"The day she graduated, some asshole tried to trick her into stealing a valuable scroll. Before he tried to take it from her, he told her...She is the 9-tailed fox's jinchuriki."