A Blessing
"Oh my god, it's so small!" he exclaimed, watching the adorable bundle in his arms.
"It's not "It", Shikamaru, don't be rude at him," Neji corrected in a low tone, his large pearly eyes focused on the small body nestled in Shikamaru's embrace.
Both were careful and quiet, they were afraid of doing fast moves or loud noises.
"I'll admit it, I'm very scared right now, Neji, I can't even breath properly…" he was protecting the small human being, his fingers looked huge in comparison to the perfect little fingers of the sleepy baby. "Look at his fingers, they are tiny. Can you take him? I'm afraid of letting him fall, I feel like my arms and legs are getting jelly."
"You won't let him fall, darling, you're sat at our bed," he tried to remember the Nara, caressing his shoulder and moving closer, putting an arm around his husband's shoulders. Their legs touched and Shikamaru looked at him. His dark brown eyes were excited by the new experience, but they were completely frightened by the prospects of the troublesome moments that were to come after this. "You're doing great, Shikamaru," he muttered and his lips formed a beautiful and confident smile.
It had been a long journey till here, and they were together with a newborn son. A precious little one who would change their lives completely. They had talked about it for years and now they've decided to accomplish their ideals of a perfect family with a new companion for the amazing journey of life.
"Neji…" Shikamaru muttered, his eyes shining as he watched all the beautiful features of his husband's face. A great and new feeling started to blow inside his heart. It was warm and cozy, but scaring at the same time. "You know, it's kind of a huge adventure," he said, his eyes going back to their baby. His brain was starting to process the whole information.
"Yes, it is," the older man nodded, appreciating the sleepy face of their child, it was so hard to understand that now they had a son, a baby who needed their help and love, it was exciting and beautiful at the same time it was terrifying. His fingers caressed the small head, touching the thin and sparse hair. Then he moved closer and kissed his small forehead and muttered an old Hyuga blessing.
Shikamaru smiled and they stayed like this for a long while, observing their newborn child, sat in their bed, muttering loving things to one another and caressing their precious little baby.
They were starting a new journey in a life without wars, just blessings.
A.N: before you ask, no it's not MPreg, ok. I didn't feel the need of adding the world "adopted" because, for me, it's kinda obvious a gay couple would adopt or surrogate etc. Last drabbles were full of sadness, so I thought it would be nice to add some happy moments to their life. Maybe I will update this fic with more glimpses of their family, so if you want to follow this story to get info about next chapters it would be nice.
Hope you all enjoy it, let me know your thoughts! 3 Love Tai