"I'm going to have a baby," the young red-haired women murmured for what seemed to be the hundredth time that evening.
"Calm down, Kushina," the woman's friend spoke to her in a light tone, "Everything will be alright. I just can't believe we're both pregnant at the same time!"
"Yes but Mikoto, I don't know how Minato is going to feel about this. We're both still so young, ya know?!" Mikoto's eyes softened as she looked at her best friend.
"Minato loves you very much, I'm sure he will be thrilled about this, even if it is a little bit early." Kushina stopped her pacing and finally sat down before speaking gently, a tone that was very rare for her to use.
"Do you really think so?"
"Of course I do," Mikoto smiled at Kushina before standing up, "There's no doubt in my mind. I have to get home to cook dinner. See you tomorrow, okay? And relax, everything will be fine."
Kushina hugged her friend tightly and led her to the door before moving into the kitchen to start dinner. Nearly half an hour later Minato came through the door, greeting her with a kiss before going to the bathroom to wash up for dinner, a routine that they have become accustomed to. She began to pace again as she tried to figure out how to tell him. She placed a hand on her stomach, even though she couldn't feel anything she smiled, joy finally breaking though the nervousness she once felt.
"Kushina? Are you alright?" Minato was watching her from the doorway to the bathroom. Her cheeks flooded with color as she began to speak.
"Minato! I…" She faltered as she looked at him, "I'm pregnant ya know! Oh I didn't mean to… Ugh, I wish I didn't have these…" She stopped speaking when she felt arms wrap around her tightly.
"I'm going to be a father!" Kushina hugged back with full strength, her nerves vanishing quickly when she saw Minato's happy face. "A father! Can you believe it?"
Late August, nine months later, a beautiful baby was born. Minato quickly tightened Kushina's seal as soon as the baby was out to make sure the Nine-Tails wasn't released. After a few minutes Minato deemed it safe for the nurse to bring the baby to them, not having to worry about the seal anymore. The small bundle was wrapped in a pink blanket as she was passed to her mother.
"It's a girl. Congratulations," the nurse said before giving the new parents some privacy. Minato looked down in awe as Kushina let some tears of joy fall as they both looked down at their first child.
"Look Minato, she's got your eyes," Kushina murmured as she looked down into clear blue eyes, an exact copy of the eyes of the man she loved. Minato grinned as he pulled the blanket off the baby's head slightly, exposing the tuff of red hair.
"And it seems that she's got your hair," his smile seemed to get impossibly bigger at the fact that his baby had the feature that had brought her parents together. Kushina frowned slightly before looking up at Minato and winking.
"It's okay, I'll teach her how to stand up for herself if anyone dares to pick on her," an evil glint in her eyes. Minato visibly shuddered at the thought of having another Kushina in the house. As much as he loved her, he could only barley handle one.
The nurse moved from her spot and stood next to Minato. "And the name for the baby?" Said baby was passed into Minato's awaiting arms as he kissed her forehead. The newly made parents looked at each other and nodded.
"Hanako Namikaze."