Natsume Not So Hyuuga
Wherein Mikoto gives birth to twins and Itachi is delightfully pleased to have two younger brothers; Fugaku is not amused.
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Fugaku thought the he was blessed, he and Mikoto had three, healthy sons.
Itachi's mind grew by bounds and leaps, immediately marking himself as a young genius. The twins were an interesting pair... Sasuke, the younger half, was everything he expected a baby to be and more. Itachi was an oddly compliant babe, never fussy or rambunctious, so raising Sasuke, who actually acted like a normal baby, was refreshing for once.
And then there was Natsume.
He was an odd mixture of both Sasuke and Itachi, complacent at times, but acted up every now and then with Sasuke. Though, Fugaku thought, warily eyeing the babe draped across Itachi's lap, he swore Natsume only acted up out of genuine spite and humor. Fugaku didn't know how, but he knew Natsume understood a lot more than he led on and purposely used that to his advantage to prank the Uchiha household.
And no, Fugaku isn't just thinking that because Natsume was found as his desk, ink splattered, minutes after Fugaku told Itachi to study instead of playing with the twins!
Fugaku loved all his sons equally, even if they were a little red eyed devil set on embarrassing the clan.
Speaking of the child, Fugaku lifted the small babe from the crib, his eyes wide full of curiosity. Fugaku knew Natsume was smart, maybe not intuitively like Itachi, but his eyes were wise. Or his eyes were just crimson and not the typical black or sharingan red Fugaku was used to seeing in Uchihas. Natsume's burnt sienna eyes are an anomaly in the clan, it was rumored that the Mikoto picked him off the street.
But Fugaku was there when Mikoto grew round, homing twin babes. He was there when two tufts of jet black hair found a new home in her arms. He was there when Natsume said his first words, mama.
As Natsume tilted his head and stared deep into Fugaku eyes, all Fugaku could see were traces of Mikoto. From the high bridge of his nose to the sharp, cat-like eyes, Natsume couldn't be anyone else's child but his and Mikoto's.
"Papa!"
A small smile graced Fugaku's lips. Twins were a surprise, but a loved one nonetheless.
"Natsu!" Sasuke shouted as he raced down the hall, biting the dust of his elder twin.
"Sasu-chan!" Baited said twin who stuck his tongue out behind him. "Can you keep up?" His free laughter echoed behind him as he tumbled out the door into the clan training grounds.
Natsume liked Sasuke; he reminded him of Ruka and Youichi. Though Natsume understood that this second life completely deviated from his first, he still appreciated the little reminders of his first home.
As he completed a back handspring into what he knew would be Itachi and papa training, he wondered if he would ever meet someone like Mikan again. Natsume shook the thought of loving someone the same way, but he hoped to find someone with the same friendship for before they were married, they were best friends. Plus, he was only six years old right now anyways, right now girls were icky.
"Now, now Natsume, what did father say about interrupting my private training?" Came Itachi's familiar drawl.
Natsume looked up to see his father's scowling face and Itachi's amused one. "To do so as many times as I could?"
"Natsu- geez, have you always been this fast?" Sasuke panted behind him.
Natsume smirked at his younger twin, "Have you always been this slow?"
It was freeing acting like a child for once. In his past life, his childhood was cut short with the discovery of his Fire Alice. As his missions continued, his Alice dwindled away his life- the chakra of this world was so unlike the Alice. Chakra felt like a warm blanket wrapping him up, it felt like home. Though he was young, he and Sasuke were already training to become ninjas.
This time, he would complete missions with honor for the village and the clan.
Natsume relished in the little moments he had with his parents.
He knew Fugaku was a stick in the mud, but that didn't stop him from enjoying what he could with real parents. Fugaku was like Jinno- tsundere twins. Though the clan head came off as cold and unforgiving, there was no doubt that his three sons held a soft spot in his heart. Mikoto was everything Karou wasn't: elegant and classy. His mothers in both lives were graceful in their own way and a bit snarky.
So as he enjoyed the tea and quiet hum of cicadas with his mother or sat quietly in his father's office reading manga, Natsume felt an odd sense of peace and renewal.
It reminded him of his children.
They would scramble into his lap as he worked in the principal's office for nap time, avoiding Mikan's attempt at getting them to study. Or sometimes, they would ask to brush Mikan's hair at night, and he would watch by the door, his favorite people all in one room.
The past is in the past, and Natsume knew that he passed in his previous life letting his children know they were loved and cared for.
Mikan would want him to appreciate his new life, and he discovered it wasn't that hard to with Itachi as an older brother, Sasuke as a twin, Fugaku and Mikoto for parents, and the village as his family.
I dunno where I'm going with this, but actual plot may or may not be coming, most likely not. I sort of enjoy writing the drabble/vignette style, adds a simplistic tone that's sorta dreamy. Um as for the ages, make that up. I'M JUST HERE FOR A GOOD TIME!
School is rough, I'm sorry for no new updates on AGS :( I have family plans for Spring Break, but hopefully I can upload something!