A/N: This is going to be a revamp of the Story Of Our Love. I wasn't happy how it was turning out so I decided to rewrite it and get it going again.
This wasn't how I imagined my life. I had been a strong-willed independent woman. I wasn't meant to settle down. I wasn't meant to fall in love. I was perfectly happy being unattached. My plan was to one day be one of the kunoichi's that never came home. I would inspire other young girls to be just as brave and strive to be better than me. There were going to be stories about me. About the amazing adventures and missions I'd been on. Told by other people so they would grow into legends and the facts would get messed up every time the story was told. I was going to be one of the kunoichi that may have just been a tall tale.
I've learn that life doesn't go as planned and now I couldn't imagine my life any differently. I have three beautiful children. My bright blue eyes watched each one sleep as they huddled together up on the mattress that Lee had brought in. Lee was 'watching' them for me. They refused to sleep anywhere else then by my side while I was in the hospital. According to them, their father had told them they had to not let mommy out of their sight while daddy was on his mission. I ran a hand through my shoulder length light brown hair as I sighed. Their father was too over protective and he wasn't even here.
My eldest child was snoring, just like his father does. Aoki was an exact copy of his father, same dark hair and eyes. He loved green and orange. Aoki even had the blinding white tooth grin that seemed to sparkle like his father. As soon as he was able to talk he wanted the same bowl haircut of his father and Lee. Half the time he would run off to find them and train with them. He had the most energy I have ever seen in a five year old. I've had to up my training to keep up with the kid.
My only daughter's arm came out and smacked Aoki in the chest. Much like I do to her father to get him to stop snoring. Mami was my little four year old. She was identical to me. We had the same bright blue eyes that shine like the morning sky of a thousand youths …. at least that is what her father says. Her hair is the same light brown and wavy like mine. Mami has long hair that has to be braided every day.
Finally there's the youngest, Hideo. He'd been our little surprise. I hadn't even known I was pregnant with this kid. I was on my way back from a mission and started to feel pain so I stopped and out he popped. His father was surprised when he met me at the village gates with our other two. I was surprised too. Hideo is a perfect combination of the two of us. He had his father's black hair and my bright blue eyes. He was a shy boy, but man could he run. He's the reason that Lee's here. He tends to run off when he wakes up in the morning. Right now I'm not supposed to leave the hospital bed or Sakura will kill me.
Rock Lee was a life saver. He had just happened to visit me, probably to check up on me, right when I had to go to the hospital. Aoki and Hideo had run off and Mami was getting ready to go find them. I was not going to be able to chase them. Not in my condition. Lee rounded them up and had been keeping constant vigil on them ever since. Well except for now as he sleeps away. At least he doesn't snore.
I was here because I was ready to give birth to twins. I couldn't believe I let my husband touch me again. Three kids were enough of a handful. Five kids were just going to kill me. Five of his kids were going to kill me. The boys already had so much energy that it was hard to keep up with them. Mami was quick to but she preferred to stay next to me and help me out. If these twins had as much energy as their brothers I was going to be in trouble.
Aoki was going to start at the academy soon. I was sure that he would show his little sister and brother all what he learned. Eventually the twins will get into it and then I'll just be attempting to figure out how to find five mini-ninjas.
"This is your entire fault, Gai." I said to myself. I would tell it to him, but he's not here. My husband took a mission instead of staying with me and the kids. A mission! I have three kids to juggle and he thinks taking a mission would be the best idea! I was going to kill him when I saw him again.
This would be just another birth he missed. Hideo of course was born when I was on my way back from a mission and Gai was home with Aoki and Mami. Well Aoki was born and I told Kakashi to get Gai. I didn't know what I was thinking sending the always late ninja to get my husband in an urgent situation. So Gai showed up with Kakashi about three hours after I'd given birth and he missed my ten hour labor. I have no idea how someone could show up that late, but Kakashi found a way.
Mami was a born and I could have sworn Gai would have made her birth. I woke up way before the dawn with labor pains. I rolled over to wake Gai and tell him we needed to leave, but he was gone. He left me to do some predawn winter training with Neji, Lee, and Tenten. Not that I cared really. He would be back probably by breakfast. So I left him a note. I bundled up little one and a half year old Aoki and left for the hospital. Apparently Gai pushed himself too much training, no surprise there; I was told he was in the hospital himself unconscious right after Mami was born. Gai shared the hospital room with me and he was mysteriously more injured then when he came in.
"Who am I kidding?" I told myself. "He'll probably miss the twins' birth too." I smiled sadly. I heard so many stories with women's husbands there with them or someone at least. I've done it alone with me and the 'birthing team' as I call them. I would ask Lee to stay, but he didn't need to see this and someone had to watch my three kids. "How did I get myself into this anyway?"
That question made me think. How had I gotten involved with Gai? I didn't want to be married. I hadn't wanted five kids. I hadn't expected to ever be the person I was today. If I'd told this story to fifteen year old me I would have laughed. I would have not believed a single word that came out of the person's mouth. I smiled. I remember how it all started. Kurenai and Anko made me go on 'group outing'. They'd ambushed me right when I came back from a mission.
A/N 2: Tell me what you think, I'll keep trying to update to catch it up with Story of our love.