A/N: The last sin!
Sin 7: Wrath
Her voice boomed like thunder as she entered the house, waking him up from a very peaceful nap.
"I can't believe she said that to me!"
Another feminine voice followed. "You know how she is."
"Ugh. I'm so going to kill her!"
"You don't really mean that, do you?"
"Oh, hell YES! How dare she talk to me like that!"
The two women dumped their shopping bags onto the coffee table.
"She insulted me! She called me fat! Out loud! In front of the whole store!"
"Well, you're pregnant–"
"That's the point! I'm pregnant! With twins! Not fat! And she called me ugly, too, just because I didn't wear makeup! The nerve – OW!"
"Are you okay?"
She patted her stomach. "They're kicking, that's all."
He chose the moment to interrupt. "They're kicking?"
"Yes–"
"Can I feel th–"
"Anyway. Just because she married a Hyuuga doesn't mean she could be all high and mighty over me!"
"True, true. She makes it sound like she married a noble or something."
"A Hyuuga…" The blonde scoffed. "Just her luck! I swear she gave him a love potion, or put him under a spell or something! There's no way a man could fall in love with her, let alone marry her! That bitch!"
"Hey, who are you talking about?"
"And did you hear what she said after she called me fat?"
"Loud and clear."
"She said I have bad taste in men! Can you believe that?"
"She's totally, totally blind."
"And STUPID. I mean, look at him!"
They scrutinized him from head to toe and suddenly he felt very, very naked.
"I say he's a pretty good catch."
"Pretty good? He's MORE than that! Even though he's not as handsome as Hyuugas or, or Uchihas…" She turned to him. "No offense."
"None taken."
"But he's still the most handsome to me! AND he has the body of God and he make love like–"
"Ino, please spare me the details."
"–right. And he's smart; smarter than her husband or anybody else or the whole Hyuuga clan combined! And she said that I have bad taste in men?"
"I think she's still hung up with what you did back in the academy."
"But that was so long ago! How could she hold a grudge over such a childish matter?!"
Ah…now he knew who they were talking about.
"You know, Ino, some people just never grow up."
"And she's one of those people. I wonder if she could be a good mother or not. She's as big as me." Then her eyes flashed with anger again. "And she had the nerve to call me fat!"
Here we go again…
"But of all the things she said, there's one thing I simply cannot forgive!" She turned to him. "Do you want to know what?"
"What?"
"She said–" She breathed deep, and that was when he realized there was moisture in her eyes. She was that angry. "She said–"
"The bitch's exact words are," Sakura quickly cut in and quoted, "You know what? You might be pretty and all but trust me, your child won't be. They're going to be plain and boring just. Like. Your Husband."
He growled – not for his behalf but for his child and the impact on Ino's mental health, which surely will affect him; both physically and mentally.
He'd to do the damage repair pronto.
"Her husband's a Hyuuga, you say?" He touched Ino's hand and looked deep into her eyes. "I'll make his life miserable."
And she burst into tears.
"It's okay – sob – you don't have to – sob – he has a family to take care of – sob – and they're going to – sob – have a baby soon – sob – like us…"
He sighed. "Then what do you want me to do?" She clearly wanted a revenge.
"Nothing. Just…" She held on to him, her eyes begging. "Just tell me, assure me, convince me that our child will be cute, please?"
He sweatdropped. Sakura nearly fell out of her chair.
"Uh. That–"
"Our child will be cute, right?"
Sakura gave him the "eye".
"S-sure. They will be. Don't worry, Ino."
Her eyes demanded explanation.
"Well, I'm…smart. Which means…I know everything! Yeah! I'm a genius in the art of making babies. We got two instead of one – a boy and a girl – in just one go without even trying, right?"
She nodded.
"So…" Oh, this is so troublesome… "So don't worry. Just forget what Ami said. Our children will not going to be plain and boring. They're going to be the cutest, the most gorgeous twins ever in history!"
Sakura gave him the "eye" again.
"Because you're their mother, and we both know that between us, you're the best-looking one, so no doubt they will look exactly like you."
"Really?"
He sighed. "Yeah, really."
She hugged him fiercely. "That's the nicest thing you ever said to me. I'm sooo glad I married you."
He returned her hug and smiled, feeling their babies' kick as if agreeing.
"The feeling's mutual."
Sorry, can't help the fluff.
Deepest gratitude to all of you who follow, read and review my story. It's been an amazing journey writing this and I hope you will feel the same – xoxo, Ara.