Love You, Weasel

Not Alone

Shikaku and Haruka walked to the hospital in silence. Shikaku was letting Haruka soak everything in. After a few minutes, he opened his mouth.

"You need to get checked when we get there."

"What?" she asked, in a daze.

"The team still needs to get check out at the hospital," was his reply.

"Right. I'll do that after I talk to the kids. They need me more than I need a doctor," replied Haruka as they got closer to the hospital.

'I should let her and the two kids stay with me while we fix up the compound. It will be troublesome, but I am her Sensei,' thought Shikaku with a sigh.

The two finally made it to the hospital. When they walked in, they went directly to the front desk. The lady at the front desk was going to say something when Haruka cut her off.

"Where are Sasuke and Michiru Uchiha?" she asked. The lady glared at her.

"I don't need to tell you that. What right do you think you have to come in here and ask for those poor children? Do you think that getting close to them will get you something?" accused the lady, bring people's attention to them.

'Did this bitch seriously just called me a gold digger! I gonna fucking kill her!' thought Haruka as she got ready to attack. Luckily for the lady, Shikaku cut in.

"She is their last living relative. Haruka Uchiha. I believe she has the right to see those children as she is fairly close to them," he told the women with a glare. 'I feel like I should have let Haruka get her, but I am her Sensei, so I have to look out for her. What a drag.'

"U-Uchiha?" said the lady in shock. Another nurse quickly intervened.

"Miss Uchiha! They're this way! Please follow me!" she said as she led the two ninja toward the children. "Something you should understand is that the children haven't been very responsive. They may or may not respond well when they see you."

The three walked along the corridors and up some stairs to a room. The nurse walked up to the door.

"Michiru, Sasuke, you have a visitor," said a nurse as she opened the door. The two didn't look up, simply continued to stare at their laps.

"Is that how I get greeted?" asked a familiar female voice. The two looked up in shock to see Haruka there along with her Sensei.

"Haruka-nee!" yelled the two children as they jumped off the bed and ran into her arms. They cried as she hugged them close to her.

"I'm sorry you two had to go through that while I was away, but I'm here now. I will protect both of you," said Haruka as she glanced at her Sensei. Shikaku Nara nodded at her.

"I'm going to go. You three can stay with me while we clean up the compound," he told them. Haruka smiled.

"Thank you. Your son is their age, right? I think it would be nice for them to have someone else around."

"Yes. He has several friends that I'm sure will be there. I'll see you later. Make sure to get check before you leave, Haruka."

"I know," said Haruka in a tired voice as her Sensei walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.

"Are you hurt!" asked Sasuke in fear.

"I'm exhausted, more than anything," she said with a sigh. "Let's go sit on the bed. I have to talk to you both about some things." 'I don't sense any Anbu nearby, that's good.'

"First, I'm going to tell you what happened on my mission. It's important that I do. Second, I want you both to tell me what happened, in detail. I know that scares you, but the more I know, the better I can understand. Thirdly, we will discuss what will happen from here. Do you both understand?" asked Haruka as she sat the two children on the bed next to each other, Sasuke on the right and Michiru on the left.