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Chapter 2: Shopping

Gaara's P.O.V.

The three of us walked toward the baby supplies stores together getting many strange looks. The three of us actually being together wasn't very normal. Sure, we lived in the same house, but that's where the similarities ended. Until now that is. We're all going to be raising children in my mansion.

By the time I finally snapped out of my thoughts, we were already at the baby furniture store. We walked in and the manager attacked us with questions. "Why are you back?", "Who are you here for now?" All these meaningless formalities and questions… I just wanted to get home with Kurai and build her a real room. At least that way, she could sleep without the constant noise.

I once again snapped out of my thoughts and spoke, "We're here for me this time. I have adopted a three month old girl named Kurai Seishin. We've come to buy everything for a third baby." I had spoken too much today… I looked over at Temari and silently begged her to start talking for me. She simply nodded her head in reply.

The manager turned and looked at me for the first time since we got there and saw Kurai being held tightly in my arms. She slowly approached me and I began to growl in warning, but she didn't back off. Luckily, Temari stepped in and tells her "Back off, Gaara is very protective of Kurai. Never Kankuro and I have even held her and she is our niece." I nodded my thanks at Temari since the manager backed off with the comment.

"Okay, so anyways, are you buying everything or are some things going to be shared between you?" The manager looked at Temari when she asked because I hadn't stopped glaring at her.

Kankuro nudged at my arm and told me to stop glaring at the woman. At his request, I just been dealing with Kankuro, I had briefly heard Temari reply that we were getting everything.

After all that, we finally got around to shopping I had already decided I wanted to paint Kurai's room red and get black furniture. Everything else like the bottles and whatnot would come after.

I walked straight to the Eddie Bauer section by memory since all our kids were going to have that brand. Since I had already chosen to get black furniture, it was pretty easy. Almost immediately I found a black crib set. It had a black crib, change table and kitchen high chair made of wood. The crib sides were solid wood along with the back and the front was barred, the change table had two levels for diapers and clothes, a small drawer for wipes, towels and other small things, and the top was for actually changing the child. The high chair was just simple, black and made of wood. This set was perfect. Once we finished picking out furniture and paying, we headed to a different store to get all the smaller things.

Walking into another store, I went straight to the bottles and got a pack of 4, then went over to bedding and clothes. I got red bedding that I hoped would match the walls and onesies plus other clothes of all different colours. The next was diapers which I ended up getting 3 packs of 50 Pampers. The stop was soothers. I got 3 soothers, one red, one purple, and one yellow; each representing each of the three of us. That was all last of what we needed now, so, all we had left to buy was paint for Kurai's room.

At the hardware store I found the perfect shade of red that would match the bedding I had chosen. It was similar to my hair but a little lighter, like a red delicious apple. Perfect. Kankuro continued to carry everything since I had Kurai who slept through everything and Temari was too pregnant to help. After we got the paint made, we went and paid for the paint and headed home where the furniture had already been delivered.

On the walk home I added up how much I had spent. '$9000, not bad.', I had thought. Money was never an issue since Father was Kazekage before and now I myself was.

We got home and as I had assumed, all the furniture was there. Kankuro had quickly put everything down saying his arms were ready to fall off. Completely ignoring him, I went upstairs to Kurai's new room. My arms were starting to get tired from carrying her all morning. I put her down in her crib after Kankuro quickly set the bedding. I kissed the top of her head and left the room to finally make her some baby formula that Temari had.

I made the formula as fast as I could but while I was making it, Kurai began crying. I finished the formal and ran upstairs and picked up Kurai and fed her. Kankuro looked at me like he wanted to speak, but before he could I said, "Could you please call Shikamaru and paint Kurai's room?" He nodded and left to find a lazy Shikamaru. 'I'm kind of surprised how helpful he's being…'

"It's for Kurai, not you Gaara." Apparently either Temari can now read minds or I just said my thoughts out loud without realizing it. When I looked at her with a confused look she explained, "We all want her to grow up well. She may not be blood, but she is your daughter now, we just want to do what we can. Since I can't do much being pregnant an all he's making up for it. Also, both of us know that when our kids come around, you'll be the same."

At first I stood there stunned, and then I realized she was right. I would be there for whatever my siblings needed me for with their kids since having three babies in this mansion was not going to be easy.

Once the conversation was done, Kurai finally finished drinking so I put her on my shoulder, patted her back once and she burped, and then fell back asleep.

At that moment, Kankuro and Shikamaru walking in with the paint supplies and paint itself and kicking Temari and I out so they could start.

Since Kurai's crib was already set up in her room, I laid her down on my bed and flashed to my office. As I had expected, there was a mountain of paperwork for me to do. I picked up the papers and everything I needed and flashed back to my beautiful, sleeping Kurai.

I sat down at my desk in my bedroom and began my work; reading mission reports, putting together new Genin teams, and assigning teams on missions, same stuff as any other day. As I finished the last document a couple of hours later, Kurai began crying. Not being positive what was wrong, I tried bouncing her until a horrid smell hit me. 'Dirty Diaper'. Two famous words when it comes to babies.

I walked quickly with Kurai to her bedroom so I could eliminate the stench. Finally I arrived after what felt like years. I went straight to the change table and luckily I had changed a doll a few times when Kankuro, Temari and their spouses had taken parenting classes. I changed Kurai with a ninja's speed, tossed the diaper in a diaper bin Temari had picked out and put Kurai in a clean green onesie.

Somehow, after being changed, she fell back asleep… I still didn't understand how babies slept so much. But, if it keeps them quiet, I guess it doesn't really matter.

This is my first story so please be nice and constructive criticism is welcomed, no flames though please.

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