So, what's up. Yeah, i'm back. I've been busy but i figured i ought to give you something so you know i'm alive.

As results of my poll, we are now looking at the sequel to Who's Back? Yup. The title is subject to change, it was just something that popped into my brain when i looked at the little title bar thing.

Well, what do i have to say. College is boring and time consuming. Updates will be few and far between, i fear. But i will try to update as soon as i can.

Um, oh, hey, go to my profile and head over to my FictionPress account. I just posted my baby there and it would mean SO much to me if you read it. It is my baby. I started it a long while ago and the only person to read a few chapters is my sister. My sister has been through maybe five chapter, i currently have eleven chapters written and i had been debating about whether or not to post it. But my sister convinced me to give it a try and the first chapter has been officially posted. Please, check it out. That is my baby; my characters, my plot, my blood, sweat and tears. Please.

Anywho, i'm not sure how good this chapter is edited. I wrote it awhile ago and i can't, for the life of me, remember if i edited good enough. I did a quick skim before posting, but tell me if you see any mistakes.

Otherwise. Enjoy.

Sasuke stared up at the ceiling, trying to fall asleep. He was body was worn and sluggish, his eyes drooping, begging for sleep. His body was relaxed and his entire body seemed to be begging for sleep that was simply eluding him. Sasuke closed his eyes again, making another attempt of trying to capture sleep.

A good a mount of time passed and Sasuke heaved a quiet sigh and sat up. He swung his legs over the side of the bed and rested his elbows on his knees, his head resting in his hands.

Sakura awoke from her light sleep when the bed shifted. She blinked a few times, her eyes adjusting to the nearly dark room. She could see that it was getting lighter outside, nearing the morning. She rolled over onto her back, immediately spotting Sasuke sitting up with his back to her.

She slowly sat up herself and crawled over to him. She gently wrapped her arms around his neck. She could feel how tense his body was and kissed his bare shoulder. "Babe, try to go to sleep," she whispered into the dark.

"I have been, believe me, I have been. I want nothing more than to sleep right now but I can't." His voice was quiet but frustrated.

She moved her hands to his shoulders, gently massaging them. His body began to slowly relax under her touch. She gently massaged him for a long while before his whole body relaxed again and she was able to pull him back down into the bed. He wrapped his arms around her waist, resting his head in the crook of her neck. For a long while, the only sound in that room was the sound of their even breathing.

"You're not sleeping," she finally muttered.

He sighed. "I know," he whispered before gently detangling himself. He stood and pulled on a pair of sweats and a t-shirt.

"Where are you going?" she called out to him as he made his way to the door.

"Coffee," he muttered, slowly opening the door.

"Sasuke, this is your eighth day without sleep! That isn't healthy!" she whispered harshly.

He sighed again and rested his head against the door frame. "I know, it doesn't feel healthy. I feel like I'm going insane."

There was a pause, as Sakura was hesitant to say what was o her mind. Sasuke sensed that she was holding back and turned his gaze to met her eyes. Her chewed on her lip, sitting cross legged on the bed. "Maybe we should go see Tsunade. Maybe she can prescribe something for you."

He simply blinked at her before yanking open the door fully and exiting the bedroom. She sighed, knowing that he hated to admit weakness.

It had been a few months since the wedding. Sakura had turned nineteen in March, the wedding was in early April, and now Sasuke was days away from twenty. Little Kai was now about eight months old and crawling and has recently started to stand up. But with him being mobile now, he has been a handful for the couple. Every chance he has gotten, he has been moving around and sticking things in his mouth. While they were constantly watching him before, they now have to be even more careful to watch him.

Mikoto was now twenty weeks old and still Daddy's little girl. She is often found by Sasuke, who has been teaching her things. She has a few words in her vocabulary and she has been making short, broken sentences, like "Me fall" or "Juice gone". Sasuke has also been teaching her to brush her teeth and do very simple chores. When instructed, she can bring over her dirty bowl or cup so that Mommy or Daddy can wash it.

Seto is now four and an early reader. He has started reading children's books and he and Sakura often read bedtime stories. He's more of a Momma's boy, so he often with Sakura. He goes on errands with her and likes to spend time in the garden with Sakura. He's now attending preschool at the academy and has been making many friends.

Sasuke and Neji are still working on their plans for the Uchiha-Hyuga Police Department. They have presented their plans to the elders in the village and, though they gave Sasuke a lot of trouble, Tsunade is throwing in good word. If things go as plan, they can begin the reconstruction of the old police station as soon as September.

As a married couple, the two couldn't be happier. Their kids are growing and developing at exceptional rates, but they always find time for one another. Ino has moved out and is living with Tenten and Hinata. However, the members of the Konoha 12 are always coming in and out of the Uchiha manor.

The only complaint that the couple really has to report is the sudden change in Sasuke's sleeping patterns. He had always had an erratic sleeping pattern since his depression many months ago. However, in recent days, his inconstant sleeping patterns went from his usual four hours of sleep, down to three, down to two, down to one, down to a half hour, until he wasn't sleeping at all anymore. At this point, he was now on day eight without sleep, no matter how much he wished for sleep to come.

Sakura sighed and pulled herself out of bed as well. He was almost a waking zombie by now, but he still couldn't seem to claim sleep. She pulled on her summer robe and made her way down the stairs. She went straight towards the kitchen where she found Sasuke leaning heavily against the counter, trying to make coffee.

She wordlessly walked up behind him and gently took everything out of his hands and led him over to the table. He plopped down into the chair gracelessly and she walked back over to the coffee maker. "Make it strong," he muttered from his position at the table.

While it was brewing, she poured herself a glass of orange juice, something she had taken to drinking during her pregnancy instead of coffee. She took a sip and then put the cup down on the table. She heaved another sigh. "Man, I have to pee again," she muttered.

Sasuke eyed her. "What did you drink? You got up twice last night to pee,"

She shrugged her shoulders and headed towards the bathroom for the third time that morning. When she came back, Sasuke was pouring himself a cup of coffee, though his cup was more of a vat because of his large cup, almost the size of a small bowl. He didn't bother with anything else, like crème or sugar, before moving back over to the table. She gently kissed his cheek and sat down with him.

"Ino and Naruto should be here soon," she muttered, sipping her orange juice.

"Yeah, they always come over way to early," he muttered in response.

As if on cue, the front door opened and the two blondes joined them in the kitchen soon after. They gave their usual greetings, Sakura getting two hugs while Sasuke was patted on the back by Naruto and mocked by Ino. He grunted in response to both, simply to tired to retort to Ino's comment. She stopped pouring her coffee mid-pour and turned to stare at his slumped over form.

"What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Nothing," he mumbled into his arm. He didn't convince anyone. Both blondes turned to look at Sakura in the same instant, giving her the same exploring look.

She looked at them both, giving them a disturbed look. "Now that was creepy," she said pointing at them. "Two two looked like little blonde creepy dolls in a trance," she muttered before moving over to rummage through the cabinets. She was ignoring the blondes silent questions.

Sasuke turned to see what his wife was doing when he heard what sounded like plastic bottle falling over. She was crouched down, her whole upper body almost in the large cabinet, looking for something. "What are you doing?"

"Looking for something. I have this strange craving for something, but I don't know what . ." she trailed off.

Naruto laughed, munching on a bowl of cereal he had just made. "Doesn't this remind you of when she was pregnant and looking for the peanut butter?" he said, gesturing at her current position.

Ino tilted her head, eying her best friend. "Yeah, it does," she said, recalling the many times they had run out of peanut butter during her pregnancy. Sasuke had always kept it on the front of the cabinet for her, and then moved it to a higher shelf when she got too big to bend over easily. But whenever they ran out, Sakura would rummage through all of the cabinet to be sure, pregnant belly or not, and then would send the nearest person to the store when she finally determined that there was , indeed, no more peanut butter in the house.

Sakura froze, pulling herself out of the cabinet to sit on the floor, her face pale. "Ew, the thought of peanut butter," she murmured to herself, covering her mouth.

Sasuke sat up straighter, his exhaustion temporarily forgotten as he looked at his pale wife. He blinked twice before her body lurked forward gently, like she was weaving and nothing was coming up. But it was only a matter of time before something did come up. Sasuke sprinted over and grabbed the nearest large bowl and put it under her chin. She moved her hand away from her mouth and gently placed it on his while she heaved, still nothing.

The blondes watched with sick fascination, waiting to see if see will actually hurl or not. After a few minutes of this, Sakura gained control of herself and pushed the empty bowl away. Her color was returning and after a few calming breaths, she felt better. She gave a weak smile to Sasuke, who stared at her in concern. "Are you okay?"

She reached up and brushed her hand over his cheek and the bags under his eye. "I'm supposed to be the one concerned about you, not the other way around."

"Why are you concerned about Teme?" Naruto asked with a mouth full of cereal. The mother in Sakura almost made her reprimand him for speaking with his mouth full but she stopped herself.

In the same moment, Ino took her first sip of coffee and nearly spit it out. She choked it down with wide eyes. "Wow! That is the strongest cup in the fucking planet! Why didn't you just pour the water into the bag of coffee grounds?"

"Just? Don't think the thought hasn't crossed my mind. But I had to really think it through. What would I drink when I was done with that cup?" Sasuke mocked from his seated position on the floor.

"Ha, ha, you're hilarious," she replied sourly, adding a lot of crème and sugar in order to dilute it. She took a sip and grimaced, adding more crème and sugar.

"You know, you could just not drink it," Sakura stated and Ino rolled her eyes.

"But then it would be like letting it win," she drawled out.

Sakura raised an eyebrow. "Letting who win? Sasuke?"

The blonde stared at her like it was the most obvious thing in the world and she was an idiot for missing it. "No, the coffee."

Sakura rolled her eyes, muttering an 'oh god, how could I have been so stupid," while she reached over to open the next cabinet. Sasuke eyed her questionably before she let out a triumphant yell and pulled out a small box of chocolate covered raisins. She nearly ripped off the top of the box when trying to open it but wasn't in the least fazed by it. Instead, she happily poured a handful into her mouth and chewed contently.

"Yumm," she hummed in delight.

Sasuke blinked, his eyebrow raised at his wife's strange antics. But he decided not to question it too much. She didn't seem to be sick anymore but actually looked pretty content eating her raisinets.

He stood on tired legs and made his way back over to the table, where his empty cup sat. He grabbed it and went over to the counter and poured another cup. Ino eyed him from her seated position on the counter next to him while he took the first sip, not grossed out at all and actually enjoying the jolt it gave him. He needed to jolt to keep him moving.

"You are a strange beast," Ino muttered next to him.

He ignored her, his mind elsewhere. He leaned against the counter, sipping his coffee slowly while his mind worked. He had this strange uneasy feeling about something. He couldn't figure out what was causing it but it was like there was something he was missing, overlooking in his tired state. Something he would have never missed before.

His mind worked off a list. The kids were fine. He had checked on them before he came down, all of them sleeping peacefully. Plus, he had a baby monitor on so he would hear if something was amiss. There was no one in the house, he had already scanned for another chakra signature besides the usual ones. Nothing.

Sakura was fine. She may be a little sick, though you wouldn't be able to tell if you looked at her now. She had finished the box of raisinets quickly and was now looking through the fridge, probably looking for something to make breakfast with. She was fine.

But still he felt uneasy. He tried to focus on her sudden sickness. It was a wave of nausea, because it past and she was all better now, eating raisinets happily. It was strange though, she never eats raisinets. She was usually pretty conscious about the food she eats, making sure it is part of a well balanced meal. She made sure the kids got good meals and had to make sure that Sasuke was properly nutrition. After his surgery months ago, he has to watch his food intake and nutrition because they had remove part of his stomach and bowel. He automatically eats less now, and if Sakura doesn't watch him (because he hardly ever cares for himself properly) he could become malnutrition and start dropping weight easily. Personally, she hardly ever snacked because of all that she needed to worry about when it came to food, especially so early in the morning.

There was something strange going on with her. Yesterday, she was complaining about heartburn. All night, bathroom breaks. And she has been tired, but since she was often up with him, he didn't really think much of it until now. Not to mention she couldn't get comfortable last night, constantly tossing and turning.

Sakura pulled out a jar of something from the fridge. It had no label and it was closed pretty tightly. She frowned and tried to open it, her fingers straining. It didn't budge. She scowled at it and pumped chakra into her arms and hands. With her chakra, she was able to open it. She sniffed it experimentally.

It was only when she was opening it that Sasuke finally understood what he was missing.

He could sense her chakra perfectly. And when she used it to open the jar, he felt it flare within her. But, like more than a year ago, when she used her chakra, another small, almost undetectable chakra flared too. Sasuke's mind automatically knew what this meant and he tried focusing on the small chakra and he was suddenly amazed that he never noticed it until now.

Like when he first realized she was pregnant before, he could feel the small pulse of the chakra growing. But now, it was a bigger source of chakra within her. His mind couldn't understand why. She wasn't showing, and she was just now showing the symptoms of pregnancy. But the chakra was nearly double what it had been when he first noticed Kai's chakra. The teen could only conclude that she was much father along than he thought or it was a very strong baby.

Sasuke took a deep breath and put his cup down. Sakura still stood by the fridge, her face scrunched up in confusion. She looked over at him questionably. "Do you know what this is?" She sniffed it again.

He frowned and stepped forward, ignoring the mystery jar and putting his hand on her lower stomach, between her hips. He focused on the chakra. It was different from Kai's. Everyone's chakra is different. Siblings, parents, or clan members are sometimes similar. But they always have a different taste, flavor, or even a different spark to it. Kai's chakra had been a strange mixture of Sakura's and his strong Uchiha flare with a small speck of something else.

But this was different. He could sense Sakura's chakra flare in it, and his own stronger Uchiha flare. The Uchiha blood was more dominant when it came to chakra. Everyone in the old clan had a very similar chakra. He could sense both of this and then something different. The special individual flare, it wasn't just one, it was almost like . . .

Sakura's body was tense, staring at his serious face. She could see he was concentration, the same way he had been he discovered she was pregnant. She blinked, nervousness and fear building in her gut, her chest getting tight. He opened his eyes and she stared at him intensely.

"Please say that I'm not . . . " she trailed off, unable to speak the word.

Deadly serious, he spoke. "We are never having sex again."

It was enough confirmation she needed.

She felt as the wind was knocked out of her. She wasn't sure she could handle another baby right now. Kai was barely eight months, not even a year. He was already a handful, constantly getting into something. Not to mention that there was Seto and Mikoto to consider. Those two alone were hard to handle, but together, it was even more difficult. She had thought about more babies, but in the future. When the kids were older and more independent. Not now.

She leaned against the cold door of the fridge, the mystery jar forgotten in her hand. "We can't have another. Not so soon after we had Kai. We already have three young kids. A fourth is just . . ." she trailed off, her arms falling to her side and the contents of the mystery jar hitting the ground with a sickening splat.

"From this moment on, a sex-less marriage," Sasuke stated, walking over to the table. He planted both hands on the tabletop firmly and tried to get himself together.

Ino was staring in shock at the two. Her eyes were wide and she had to quickly put her coffee down before she dropped it. Naruto sat at the stool at the island. His mouth hung open and milk was dipping from it, trailing down his chin. He blinked. "You're having another kid!"

Sakura ignored him, looking at Sasuke's back. "We can't have another baby."

He suddenly whirled around with wide frantic eyes. "We aren't having a baby. We are having two babies," he exclaimed and then took a deep breath, staring at the ceiling. "I'm going insane."

Sakura gasped and stepped forward, gripping his arms. "Are you sure that there are two signatures and not one. Maybe you just misinterpreted it because of lack of sleep," she said hopefully.

He shook his head. "No, lack of sleep made me fail to notice it until now. But I'm sure there are two different chakra signatures in your womb. Very similar, but different."

She shook her head. "This can't be possible. I can't be pregnant."

Sasuke stared at her incredulously. "Okay, if detecting the chakra isn't enough for you. Your period hasn't returned after Kai so you can't use that to determine, but think about everything else. The heartburn, all the bathroom breaks, the craving for the raisinets, the exhaustion. You were even complaining the other day that your bra was snug and couldn't get a good night's sleep. You're pregnant."

Sakura heard it all and frowned. She paled again. "I think I'm going to be sick," she muttered before sprinting off towards the bathroom. Sasuke took a calming deep breath and then followed her.

He knelt down next to her and pulled her hair way from her face. When she was done, he rubbed her arms comfortingly and she gripped one hand, squeezing it. He leaned his head on her shoulder. "Well, that wasn't the best way for us to handle that," he commented after having a small bit of time to think.

"We are both so young and have so much responsibility already. And having three kids is hard enough but five! Two years ago my biggest worry was the hospital. Now I'm a wife and a soon-to-be-mother of five. How does that happen in a span of twenty one odd months?"

Sasuke blinked and stared at the wall. "What are you trying to say?" he asked gently, but he could feel his heart sinking with each word she said. It almost sounded like she was regretting ever being with him. He was under the impression that she was happy. But they way she said things sounded like she wasn't.

"I can't be a mother of five," she whispered back.

Sasuke leaned away from her. "Well what are you going to do then?" he asked bluntly.

She turned to stare at him questionably. "What do you mean?"

"Well, you already are a mother to three. If you can't be a mother to five, what are you going to do? Abortion isn't an option. I won't have it."

She frowned at him. "Who said anything about abortion?"

"Well, what do you expect me to think? You keep saying 'I can't be a mother to five' but you're already pregnant so there is only so many options. You can either have them and be their mother, then give them to me and run, or abort the whole thing. Those are your only options and I won't stand for the third one," he stated coldly and she stared at him in shock.

Soon her shock turned to anger. "What the hell is wrong with you? I'm freaking out here and you are just being a jerk!"

"I'm being a jerk!" he asked sharply and she stood up angrily.

"Yeah, you are! I'm freaking out and you're going on about fucking abortion!"

He stood up as well, not liking how she was towering over him. He liked being the tall one. "And you don't think I'm freaking out! I'm scared as hell! I feel as if I'm going insane because I can't sleep, and a person needs sleep. Especially when you are trying to raise children! But I'm sucking it up and trying to figure this out. But all I hear from you is how you can't do this and making it sound like you even regret being with me."

"What are you talking about! When did I say that I regret being with you! I love you, you dumbass!" she shouted and then stormed out of the tiny bathroom. She nearly ran over Naruto, who was standing around the corner eavesdropping on their conversation. She glared at him and pushed past him.

"Don't walk away from me! I'm trying to talk you!" Sasuke shouted from the bathroom but was ignored.

Ino stepped into the hallway in time to see Sakura run up the stairs and to hear Sasuke yell. Naruto stood by the base of the stairs, staring at Sakura's retreating form. She made her way over to the other blonde. "What happened?"

Naruto recapped the conversation quickly, and the blonde woman cursed silently under her breath. She looked at the other blonde. "I'm going up to talk to Sakura. You go check on Sasuke to make sure he hasn't killed himself or something," she muttered before quickly going up the stairs to try and comfort her best friend.

Before Naruto could go over to the bathroom, Sasuke came out and walked past him. The blonde stuttered incoherently, and then followed his best friends into the kitchen. Sasuke was leaning against the fridge, slowly thumping his head against the cool surface.

"Teme, you shouldn't do that. You may get brain damage or something like that," the blonde said calmly.

"Shut it," the dark haired teen muttered.

Upstairs, the other blonde was having a better time with her best friend. She found the pinkette in the master suite's bathroom. She was standing at the right sink, seeing as the bathroom had his and her sinks. She had chosen the right one while Sasuke got the left because he was dominantly left handed and she was right handed. If they had switched sinks, they would constantly be bumping into each other. She was crying angrily while brushing her teeth.

Ino let her do so for a minute or two, knowing that she had just thrown up and was cleaning out her mouth, but had to stop her after that. "Honey, put the toothbrush down," she said, gently placing her hand over Sakura's. "You can't be brushing your teeth that angrily. It's not good for you to rip apart your gums," she commented while gently tugging her hand. "Down. Put it down."

Finally, Sakura obliged and put it down, rinsing out her mouth. She spit blood into the sink. "Told you not to brush so hard," Ino commented.

Sakura wiped away some tears. "Bleeding gums is another symptom of pregnancy," she stated.

Ino blinked. "Well, that sucks. Remind me never to get pregnant," she joked, leading the pinkette over to the toilet. She closed the lid and made her friend sit down. She knelt in front of her. "You want to talk about it?"

Sakura frowned and wiped away her tears. "I don't know how that blew up."

Her blonde held her while she cried it out, gently rubbing her back and whispering comforting words. They stayed like this for a long time before Sakura pulled back, shaking her head. "I can't do this!"

Ino wiped away some tears. "Don't say that. Just remember, twice of everything."

Sakura snorted. "Yeah. Twice the amount of money, diapers, formula and breastfeeding, drooling and spit up, pooping, screaming, hours of sleep lost, and twice the amount of work."

"And twice the amount of smiles, laughs, first words, and magical moments that makes everything worth while! You said that you couldn't have Kai and look at you now! Kai was born and is healthy, happy and striving towards an excellent future. You are a great mom and a damn strong person. If there is anyone who could do this, it would be you. And with Sasuke's help, well, damn, you two could start a little army of kids and still be able to handle it," she said with a smile and the wave of the hand. "You got this," she promised.

Sakura sniffed and wiped away the last of her tears. "You think so?"

Her blonde friend smiled. "Hell yeah! You were always good at taking down challenges. Motherhood is just one big challenge. Trust me, you've got this."

Sakura took a deep breath and tried to think clearly. She pushed back the fear she felt and tried to think it all through. She could handle the pregnancy. It was just going to be difficult, because of the two babies in her, but she had already carried a baby that fought against her. That was more painful than anything she had ever done before. So this pregnancy, pain wise, she knew she could take.

And once she was done with the pregnancy and the birth, then she would be bringing home two beautiful babies. It was going to be hard, but she knew Sasuke could pretty much do anything. He could do it and if he could, then she could. They would do it together.

Sakura rested her hand over his flat lower stomach. "I need to talk to Sasuke, make sure he knows that I'm in this and we can get this stupid fight over with. I need him."

Ino nodded. "Yeah, lets go get him," she said and offered her best friend a hand and a hug.

"Thank you, Ino."

"That's what I'm here for."

Before they could say anything else, a crash met their ears. It wasn't too loud, but it sounded like glass breaking. The two friends eyed each other and then made their way down the stairs. They when straight to the kitchen, where they knew they would find the boys.

They found Sasuke with one hand covering his eyes and the other, pulling his hair. He had moved away from the fridge and was now standing by the counter. At his feet was a mess of broken glass and coffee. Naruto sat in the same stool as before. "Teme, you missed the counter," he stated.

Sasuke lifted his head and glared at the blonde. "Thank you for letting me know." He had drank all of his coffee and in a desperate move, he had grabbed Ino's full cup. He took one sip and then frowned, not liking the taste of the vast amount of sugar and crème it contained. He went to put it back, but in his tired and frazzled state, he misjudged the distance. Not extending his arm enough, he let the cup go, thinking it was on the counter, but it was actually at least three inches away and fell to the ground.

Sasuke groaned and then sat down where he stood, feeling like he was just going to collapse any moment. Sakura, who had gone unnoticed by either boy, entered the kitchen and knelt down next to him. He looked at her and sighed. "I'm sorry I yelled," he stated.

She nodded. "I'm sorry too. It was a misunderstanding, what we had. I love you and I'm in this. I know we can do it."

He nodded and rested his elbow on his knee and then leaning over to put his face into the palm of his hand. He shook his head and sighed before removing his face and pulling his hand through his hair. "But we need to talk to Tsunade first. I can't keep going on like this. I didn't want to admit it, but I need help."

She nodded. "I'll schedule something right away. We can go together. I'll get a prenatal exam and we can talk to her about your sleeping problem."

He nodded and leaned in for a kiss. She smiled and planted her lips against his. It was a simple kiss, but it spoke a thousand words. We were going to pull through and everything was going to be okay.

Naruto blinked from his position by the island. "What sleeping problem?"

Sasuke sighed while Sakura rolled her eyes.

Probably not as good as the first one, but hey, i tried. Review?