Chapter Six – What Are We Going To Do?
Naruto soon entered the room, in his arms was a bundle of blankets and just the slight show of wiggling arms and fingers toward Naruto's face. A scared and worryful nurse patted behind him, trying to tell him just how to hold the baby without causing severe damage. "Gaara, our baby is so adorable." He whispered so delicately. I smiled back at him, as he slowly brought my child to me, the nurse behind him guiding me in how to hold the baby properly. It was awkward at first, holding something so tiny and alive instead of just having my sand pick it up for me.
"What have you decided to name your baby?" The nurse asked with a soft smile, in her hand was a pen, and on the table was the birth certificate form, a little baby foot print already on the document with a small hand print on the other side. Looking down at my babies face, his eyes slightly crusted open, and I could see the brightest of blues, the inner parts shining the teal within my own eyes, to create the most realistic ocean I have ever seen. "Minato, I want our baby to be called Minato." Rubbing my pointer finger so softly against my babies' cheek, he smiled a gummy smile and grabbed a hold of my finger. "He likes it." Naruto breathed out next to me, I glanced over and saw a sheen of tears brimming behind his deep ocean depths. "Thank you Gaara, my father would be very proud and excited to see our baby. I'm glad to be able to honor him like this."
"You're welcome Naruto, it's a good name, and it fits him perfectly." Rubbing my nose against Minato's I smiled looking down at my blond haired blue eyed baby boy.
The nurse took my child then, a deep yawn escaping me. Naruto nodded to the nurse, my child disappearing behind the door, being taken to the baby room. A flash of silver hair alerted me that Kakashi-san was hot on her trail, protecting them from any harm.
"You should get some sleep Gaara, it's showing badly how much you need it." Naruto cooed rubbing his finger against my cheek in a circle motion, the rhythm drifting me into a slumber I was only willing to oblige. "Make sure Minato is safe Naruto, I don't know if that woman is going to show her face or not, you hear me? Please keep him safe." Another yawn broke out against my wishes, Naruto pulling the covers up against my chin. "Don't worry Gaara, Kakashi is watching over him right now, with more ninja outside of your room as a just in case. If you would prefer them outside, however Tsunade thought it would be better to have someone on the inside as well, so we asked your brother and sister to watch over you. Is that ok?" He asked, however I barely heard any of it. I just nodded as he smiled kissing my cheek softly. Darkness soon took me over, Naruto mumbling something incoherent as he left the room.
It was probably a few hours later, to almost a day when I was woken up from my deep slumbers by Naruto. Something about Shukaku talking to them, wanting to get out since I was so weak, however Kurama kept him in wraps. "Uzumaki-sama~ it's time to feed little Minato!" A bright spoken nurse entered the room, my little bundle of happiness wiggling and fussing in her grasp. "He has been wailing the whole way up! I was certainly afraid he wouldn't make it in time! He seems sooo fussy, what a little fussy baby you aaare~." She cooed to my dearest, a faint smile appearing on my face. Taking him into my arms, was about to disrobe my breasts when a frantic screech alerted me to someone in the room. Kankuro was just to my right, and could almost see my sensitive bud. "Ah, Kankuro. What are you doing here?"
"N-Naruto asked we keep you company with him while you slept with an added bonus of protection. I'll uhm, get out of the room so you can feed your kid!" He blushed brightly, Kankuro seeing me didn't faze me at all, being that my mindset is still that I am a male hadn't changed, even after all this time of being a female and carrying a child. However it did overwhelm me at times while carrying, and I did believe at times, but now that I'm more or less a bit normal than before, my thoughts are less jumbled. Shrugging a bit, continued to disrobe as my weeping child eagerly grasped at the air around his little hands. Flesh finally met flesh as his head quickly turned to the left, his little gummy mouth finally meeting my swollen breast. "Nhhh." I flinched at the pressure. "It might hurt at first, but soon you'll get used to that." My nurse smiled as she watched over me, "You're doing a fine job Gaara-sama, just like that. Hold his head."
I nodded holding his head and body better with both my arms, making sure to keep him fed. "It looks so weird… Knowing you Gaara, and that expression is so… gentle." I heard my sister just to my left and my head whipped around to see her bewildered face. "Gah!" I blushed trying to hide myself from her, resulting in Minato to let go and start his wailing again. "Ah crap wh-what do I do?" Nervous at the wriggling ball of life in my arms, tried to keep him balanced and tried to make sure his head was supported. "Oh dear, just put him back on your teet, he must still be hungry." My nurse cooed as she guided my hands with Minato back to where they were. "T-Temari, do you have to be here?"
"What, I am your sister silly. Haha, but I'll leave and check on Kankuro instead. I'll also get a ninja to send for Naruto since you're awake and everything."
Nodding my head, gave my thanks as she left the room with the nurse and I alone together. "Ah well, thank you for helping me." I looked to the nurse that was watching my child intently. "Oh no problem Gaara-sama! That is my job, and helping new mothers is always the best!"
"Hn, if you say so." Gazing down at my little bundle of joy smiled softly.
After a bit of Minato feeding from both breasts at my amazement, not to mention burping him was so adorable, Naruto entered the room just as the nurse took Minato so that I could wrap myself again. "Gaara!" He exclaimed loudly, causing Minato to wail in distress. "Gah! Naruto! I just got him settled down dammit!" Frowning with a glare to my husband, took Minato once again, bouncing him up and down softly humming a soft tune. "Oh, sorry Gaara…" Frowning and probably feeling horrible, I sighed and smiled softly. "Want to hold him?" I asked, Minato still wailing a bit, the look that crossed Naruto's face was quite hilarious. "A-are you sure that's a good idea? I might drop him."
"I have faith in you Naruto, I think you'll be alright."
"Neh… I-if you say so G-Gaara-chan." He viably gulped extending his arms to wrap gently around Minato. "Make sure to support his head." I whispered, Naruto taking Minato and bouncing him up and down softly in his arms. "Wow…" He breathed staring down at our child. "He's so beautiful Gaara… Thank you so much for him… I-"He began, but was unable to finish, tears starting to stream down his face. "You're welcome Naruto… And you know I didn't mean anything of what I said when I was giving birth… It was in the heat of the moment. I-"
Naruto then shook his head as she smiled at me, the tears down his cheeks making him look to gentle and elegant, not to mention a little sexy. "No no Gaara, I know… You didn't mean most of it, and I am truly sorry about what happened… I'm… Just so glad that we had him, we have a child. I… I have a family Gaara." He sobbed loudly, hugging Minato tightly to himself as he cried. "Ahhh, squishing your family wouldn't be a wise thing to do Naruto-san." The nurse frantically spoke, her arms flailing around a bit before she took my now sleeping child. "I'll go ahead and bring him back while you get situated, you still need your rest after all." Smiling a bit, took Minato to where they keep the babies. Naruto watched her go, and as he did my eyes began to droop. Getting very sleepy as she had said, closed my eyes. "Neh Gaara-" He began, but it was too late. I was already in the darkness of sweet sweet slumber.
I woke with a start, a bad dream I was no longer able to remember flashed away. Sitting up quickly as I panted quickly looked from left to right, seeing only a snoozing Naruto, and the silhouettes of Temari and Kankuro outside the door. Panting frantically attempted to calm myself, it wouldn't be good for the nurse to come in. However, I was unable to calm myself quick enough as one of the night nurses came in a rush. "Gaara-sama are you alright?" She spoke softly looking to my sleeping companion. "Yes I'm fine… Just a little of a bad dream… nothing to worry about."
"If you're sure Gaara-sama. Would you like anything since I'm here?"
"No I'm fine… If I need anything I have many shinobi to get it for me." Giving her a slight smile nodded as she bowed and left the room. Sighing once again relaxed against the pillows, thinking about my child. I overheard I would be alright to go home tomorrow, although knowing where to go is another matter in and of itself. Sighing deeper again this time, looked out the window and into the night sky. Moments later, the same nurse came back in with a weeping baby. His whimpers toned down as she rocked him back and forth, finally giving him to me I stripped of my upper clothing that was in the way to allow him to feed for the night. "You're getting better at this Gaara-sama. Now we have some things we will give you tomorrow so you can bathe him properly. I am aware you went to the classes Tsunade-sama told you to go to right?"
I nodded, stroking Minatos cheek softly, his little suckles barely hurting anymore. I was just thankful, after Temari had to graciously noted, that my sand did not attack my child thinking it a threat, instead it helped to hold his head at time and other, would just stay away in the gourd. "Alright, we'll go ahead and start on the paper work tomorrow, so you can leave sometime during the afternoon if that's alright with you?"
"Yes please, that would be just fine, thank you."
"No problem. I'll come back in a bit to take that little rascal off your hands so you can continue your sleep, it seems as if you really need it." Chuckling softly to herself, left the room. I noted that she bowed to my siblings as she went. Sighing again, looked down to my feeding child with slight worry. "Hmmm.. Minato…" Speaking softly, rubbed at his cheek again, and taking in the full features even more so. His hair matched Naruto's a little too much for my liking, it made it seem way more real than I'm used to. Smiling as his skin was lighter than Narutos skin color, some of my own mixing with the darker tanned male just to my right. "What are we going to do little one?" I asked him in a soft whisper. "Where are we going to live…" Taking a more solemn look and tone, he started to squirm as I transferred him from my right to my left, allowing him to suckle even more. "My you are a hungry one aren't you?" Smiling softly, "I hope you don't take after your father… I don't want to see you only eating ramen you know." Tears began to surface at the thought of living with Naruto. It was beginning to feel happy, and I was afraid of that. Would I drop down from being Kazekage? I rule still, and I don't want to drop my own position… But Naruto, Naruto wants to be Hokage so badly, Its been his dream since he was a young boy… "I can't take his dream away from him now can I Minato..?"
Gurgling was heard as Minato started to pat at my breast, his crystal blue eyes looking up at me. A smile adorned his chubby cheeks. Putting away my 'girls' as Temari loved to put it, placed him over my shoulder and burped him. "I wonder what your dreams will be like. Will you tell me then someday?" I asked softly knowing I wasn't going to get an answer but the light squeals and gabble babies tended to mutter. Chuckling a bit, held him in my arms and rocked from side to side, up and down softly. His once wide open eyes soon started to close, being full of milk, he started to drift a bit. Humming the song I knew from childhood, closed my eyes and rocked, hoping my hums weren't like my voice at all, and more soothing than not.
Opening my eyes looking down at him, noticed that he was now fast asleep. Rocking him as I still hummed, looked up to see deep blue eyes watching me. "Gah!" I flinched a bit started. "What are you doing being awake!" I hushed at him with a whisper yell. "Well, I was awake since the nurse came in… Almost fell asleep again thanks to your song, but… you just look to beautiful I couldn't keep my eyes off you. You have a wonderful voice you know that?" He asked of me and my cheeks took up a red hue. "Sh-shut up you!" I sent my sand to smack him playfully, he received and chuckled a bit. "Bashful as always I see. Oh well, can I take him?"
Feeling reluctant to give my child up, his weight already feeling like my own. Nodding a bit, allowed Naruto to hold Minato. "Such a precious child. I can't wait to take him home." He cooed rocking Minato in his arms, walking around the room as he did so. "About that Naruto… Uhm-" I began, but he stopped me with a sigh. "I heard you Gaara… I know you need your lands more, you are already Kazekage. I'm prepared to give up my dream to be with you Gaara… I don't think you realize how much I love you." His gaze at me startled me a bit. Hearing the word love still didn't settle right with me. I thought him to be lying more than speaking honestly. No one would give up their most precious dream to be with me. Not even Naruto. "I-"
"Don't worry Gaara! Tsunade is still Hokage after all, I don't need to be Hokage… Plus they have Kakashi, I know they went to him before her, and he refused. However I'm certain he would be Hokage if no one else was available."
"But Naruto… I CAN'T take your dream from you.. I wouldn't feel right, no matter how much you tell me you love me, no matter how much you tell me it's alright. I will know it's not alright and it will eat away at me more than you know." Huffing a bit at how much I had spoken in such a heated state. He just looked to me with gentle eyes. "I know Gaara, we can go back to Suna and live there for as long as you want, maybe enough time to get someone to replace you? If you want. But I want to be with you Gaara, no matter what."
"Even if… I turn back into a guy…?"
"Even if you turn back into a guy. I love you Gaara, and only death will keep you from me."
Blushing a bit at his declaration I was about to speak my own, however the nurse came back in with a bright smile, we chatted for a bit and she then took Minato back to where the other babies were. Naruto sat back down on his chair, relaxing back on it. "Now go back to sleep Gaara, you'll need your rest, because this is probably the last of it since we have a kid now." Chuckling a bit Naruto drifted back to the land of dreams, sighing loudly I decided to follow suit.
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