I have been saying 'Fuck off mate' way too much lately. People be like 'the fuck Jill. Shut your whore mouth.'
And then I'm like nahhh son.
I'm not sure which catchphrase is more annoying to other people honestly.
"How were they, Naruto?" Sakura asked as she stood on the stoop of his house. He had married Hinata a few years back and had moved with Hinata to the edge of the village. Sakura thought it was pretty far from the Hyuuga compound.
"They were fine. They were really happy when Hinata asked them to help with the baby," Naruto said with a smile. Yuuki and Sachi were standing in front of him, smiling and looking perfectly fine. "You know, you raised them really well, Sak. They listen so well and don't do anything they aren't supposed to."
"That's because they're afraid of a scolding from Nana Marie, aren't they," Sakura asked, a lilt to her voice. Yuuki flushed and Sachi just mumbled and looked away. She knew Sakura knew they were afraid of Nana Marie's scolding, but they were also afraid of Sakura's scolding. She was scary when she was angry and they had learned a long time ago that it was better not to make mommy angry. She was perfectly nice if you were being good, like Nana Marie, and the girls wanted to keep it that way.
"Yeah, could you bring Nana Marie here? Our two year old is a handful," Naruto laughed.
"Toddlers are always handfuls, except for Yuuki. Yuuki was a perfect baby. We had issues with Sachi." Yuuki flushed at the praise and Sachi just scoffed. "Oh hush, Sachi. We're keeping your father waiting. We should go." She leaned forwards and gave Naruto a big hug. "Thanks for watching them today. I don't know what Itachi was doing, but I was with Tsunade all day.
"How is she doing?" Naruto asked. Tsunade had been sick for about three months now. Sakura had come back two months ago and she and Naruto had fallen back into their easy friendship again.
"She's getting better. Now that she can actually eat and have a couple drinks a day she's definitely happier, but she's not a hundred percent yet. She isn't planning on taking over the Hokage position either, so you might be getting that promotion pretty soon," Sakura winked at Naruto. Naruto's smile grew tenfold, but he knew better than to celebrate. The baby was sleeping and Hinata wouldn't be happy if he woke her up.
"Alright, I'll see you tomorrow for our spar," Sakura said as she turned around, raising her hand in farewell. She heard Naruto say goodbye and the door closed. Sakura grabbed her daughters' hands and led them back through Konoha. Sachi was bouncing along and going on and on about what they had done at Uncle Naruto's that day and Sakura didn't mind listening to the endless chatter. It was nice, in a way. She liked not having to find something to talk about when Sachi was around.
"Momma?" Yuuki asked suddenly, looking up at her. "Who's Tsunade? I hear you talk about her with other grown-ups, but we've never seen her." Of course Yuuki was interested about Tsunade. Yuuki was interested about things that Sakura talked about a lot.
"Tsunade is my teacher. She taught me how to heal and how to fight with my fists. She taught me how to summon Katsuya and use her to heal," Sakura explained as they walked along. "She got very sick a few months ago and my old teacher, Kakashi, sent out a lot of people to come and find me so I could heal her. Would you like to visit her sometime?" she asked. Yuuki liked to meet new people even though she was more than slightly socially inept. Yuuki seemed to think for a moment before shaking her head.
"I want to wait until she's all better," she said, tightening her hold on Sakura's hand. Sakura smiled at her daughter. She was so thoughtful.
"Remember, you two. Next week we have to go to the academy and you have to show the teachers what you can do. They need to see you give it your all so they place you in the correct class okay?" Sakura had been reminding her daughters of this every couple of days. She knew their skills far outshone all of the other children because she had been training them since they were young. Many of the children that wanted to be shinobi didn't start training until they entered the academy, like herself.
"We'll blow them away with how good we are!" Sachi shouted, jumping up in the air. "We had the best teacher, mommy; they'll see that we're too good to be put in with the new class!" She smiled up at Sakura.
"Do your best, Sachi. Yuuki, you have to remember not to feel so shy. I know it'll be hard, but pretend you're Sachi if it's too hard, okay?" Sakura often gave her daughter this advice and it usually worked very well. When Yuuki was too scared to do things, she had confided in her mother that she would pretend she was her sister and it gave her the courage to do those things. Sakura didn't quite understand it, but if it worked for her it worked for her and that was all that mattered.
The gates of the compound were coming into view and Sakura released her daughters' hands. "Go ahead, run on home girls," she said. They took off at her words and she just laughed. They took any opportunity they could to run around and play. It was quite funny. She followed at a much slower pace and they kept racing back to her, attempting to make her move faster. She didn't give into them and so they wasted a whole lot of energy racing back and forth, between her and their home.
Sakura went to unlock the door, but it opened before she could. She shook her head and smiled at Itachi, waiting for him to move to the side.
"Did you say anything to mommy, girls?" he asked first, raising a brow at them, daring them to lie to him. They sported huge grins while they shook their heads.
"You made us promise, daddy! We don't break promises!" Sakura was suspicious and curious now. She leaned back and crossed her arms, fixing Itachi with a skeptical look.
"What are you hiding, Uchiha?" she asked, eyes narrowed. Itachi only shook his head. He stepped to the side and the girls raced past him. They went straight to their room which Sakura thought was quite curious. Itachi closed the door behind them and he gestured back to the path.
"Do you fancy a walk?" he asked. "I asked Naruto to give them dinner," he was trying to reassure her and make sure she knew their children were taken care of. Sakura narrowed her eyes at him again, but allowed him to take her hand. She walked with him for several long minutes, wondering where they were going. She didn't know where he was dragging her and part of her didn't want to know. She didn't really care, however. She allowed him to guide her to god knows where.
He brought her to the other side of the compound and through a gate in a hedge. She followed him, confused. "Here," he stopped and she found herself looking at an empty training field. She looked at him quizzically, hoping he would answer her unasked question. He chuckled and wrapped his arms around her. "This is one of the older training grounds. It is where I will be building the house you asked for." Sakura flushed and looked up at him.
"You don't have to build a house, you know. We could just get a different one in the compound." He was going all out for her, she understood that, but she could still say no and attempt to convince him to just take a house somewhere else in the compound. She didn't understand why he was going this far for her. She wasn't anything special and she had already decided to stay with him.
"I'm going to build a house for you," Itachi said softly, pulling her closer. "Part of the reason is so I may still be secluded in the compound. Any house that I choose within the compound that has more rooms are more in the center and therefore there are more people. That isn't exactly something I approve of." Sakura laughed. She thought it was quite funny that he really didn't like people all too much.
"Alright, I really can't convince you otherwise, huh?" she smiled and pressed a kissed to his lips. He smirked against her kiss.
"Of course you cannot. Don't worry, my father approves of us using this training ground. It is rarely used. There are nicer, larger ones nearer to the other side of the compound." Sakura nodded, not really needing an explanation but enjoying it nonetheless.
"How many rooms?" she asked.
"How many children?" he retorted. She flushed.
"How many do you want?" she asked, looking at his chest. She didn't know how they were having this conversation now. They definitely should have had this conversation a long time ago. She thought it very overdue but enjoyed that they were having it anyways.
"How many are you willing to have for me?" he asked, a small smile on his face. He loved seeing her pregnant and couldn't wait for her to be pregnant again. He missed her late pregnancy the first time and wished she had some photos from that time. He wanted to see her that way as many times as he could, but he didn't want to push her into it if she didn't want to have that many children. Sakura flushed and thought for a moment.
"Let's find out," she giggled. She didn't know how many she wanted anymore. She didn't care. She wanted to be with him forever at this point. Sachi and Yuuki made the perfect little family for them, but she was starting to embrace wanting a large family. She wouldn't stop if he didn't want to.
"That sounds like a good answer, but that doesn't answer the room question," he said snidely, wrapping his arms tightly around her, trying to imagine her with a stomach. She flushed and giggled, looking like she was thinking again.
"I don't know. Should we start with five? We could always add on if we have more," she laughed. "And I don't think the girls will have an issue sharing a room."
"Why are they so attached to each other? They don't seem to want to do anything if the other isn't going," Itachi said, wondering now. He had noticed this behavior a while ago, just hadn't gotten around to asking about it. Sakura shrugged.
"That's how they've been, even as babies. They wouldn't want to go anywhere without the other and that's just how it's always been. I guess it's good. Yuuki makes Sachi think a little more about her actions and what comes out of her mouth. Sachi makes Yuuki a little more courageous, which is good for her."
"I can see it." Itachi looked around the old training ground a last time. "We should be getting back. I finished our dinner just as you got home. I do not wish it to be too cold." Sakura nodded and let him guide her back to the house in the gathering darkness. She couldn't wait to see the house he was going to build and she knew it was going to be slightly difficult to wait for it. It had been difficult for her to wait for her house in Tea Country to be built.
"What did you make for dinner?" Sakura asked as they walked up to the porch. Itachi didn't say anything, merely opened the door. She could find out for herself. It was her favorite meal again, but he didn't mind it, not tonight. He wanted to make it a night she would remember and that was why he took her to see where their new home would be.
Sakura walked to the dining room and smiled up at him. He had already filled a glass of wine for her and it sat at her usual place at the table. The room was lit in candlelight and her plate was already filled for her. She sat and waited for Itachi to do so as well. She was feeling pretty special tonight and she wondered what had gotten into Itachi for this to happen.
"Why the special treatment?" she asked with a little giggle, already digging into her food. She was so hungry and it was so good, like it always was. She was always so happy to have Itachi's food. Itachi smiled as he watched her eat everything so heartily.
"Perhaps I just wish to show you that I love you," he said warmly, beginning to eat his own food. He watched her with warm eyes, quite happy to see her enjoying her meal. It wasn't very often that they got to eat alone together; usually the girls were with them. It wasn't a problem, not really, but it was nice when it was just the two of them.
"You show me that every day." She was very suspicious, but she didn't know what to think She didn't know if something was going to happen or something. She really wasn't sure at this point. Itachi watched her curiously, wondering if she had figured it out or hadn't thought of it yet. He didn't know what she was thinking, but she was definitely thinking hard. It was interesting to say the least.
"Perhaps I thought it would be a good idea to show you more," he answered. Sakura flushed. This was definitely annoying, but she just had to stop thinking so hard about it. She had to just enjoy dinner and get over her suspicion at this point. She really was enjoying dinner. Itachi was such a great cook, especially with the chicken parmesan. He didn't make it very often so she was even more suspicious. She only sighed and tried to shove it out of her mind.
Itachi pulled her empty plate from her when she was done. "Stay here," he said as he walked away. Arching her brow, she picked up her wine and took another sip. She was wondering what the hell was going on. It was answered when Itachi came back with a plate of her favorite cake from her favorite bakery. She smiled a glowing smile when she saw it and waited impatiently for him to sit down so she wasn't being rude.
"Now I'm really suspicious that you have something going on in your head," Sakura said, narrowing her eyes at him as she took a bite of her cake. He only smirked at her and did the same. He didn't care. He was glad that she was enjoying everything. She didn't eat it quickly; she liked to savor things like this. Things that she didn't get to eat a lot. He followed her pace, not wanting to finish before her.
"Are you ready?" he asked, smirking again. Sakura narrowed her eyes at him and leaned her chin in her hand, wondering what he was asking about. She knew she'd been right to feel suspicious about everything that was going on tonight and she was feeling rather proud of herself despite the fact that she hadn't figure out what was going on just yet.
"Ready for what?" she asked, wondering what he had up his sleeve. "Was I right to be suspicious?"
"Well, you wanted me to do this right, Sakura," he said, almost chiding her. Realization dawned over her face and she flushed, standing abruptly in her surprise. He chuckled and walked to her, brushing his fingers over her hand. She flushed and almost wanted to pull away. He wrapped his hand around hers and pulled her into the living room.
"What the hell are you doing?" she asked, a soft giggle bubbling up her throat.
"You know what," he said quietly. He sighed. He didn't want to do this, he was about to feel really damn stupid, but he really wanted to do this right and if that was by making himself feel like a huge idiot, then so be it. He slowly knelt on his knee and Sakura's face tinted a bright red, her hand over her mouth. She didn't expect this, not right now, but she was drowning on the inside. "You know I am a man of few words, so I ask that I may be blunt."
"Of course," she giggled, her blush brightening. It meant everything that he was on his knee at the moment. She had never thought he would actually do this. She was so very surprised that he had even gotten on one knee. She thought his pride would have gotten in the way of this.
"Marry me, Sakura. Stay with me forever," he stated, staring up at her. She smiled and couldn't help but to catapult herself into his arms, ruining the perfect moment that they had. She didn't care, she was just too happy that he was actually asking her. She couldn't quite believe that he had actually gone through with it. It was so sweet and so thoughtful and she just couldn't do anything but attack him in the hug. "Is that a yes?" he couldn't help but chuckle. She nodded, unable to talk through her smile. She was smiling way too much for this. "Then here," he pulled himself up and carefully pried her arms from around his neck. He pulled out a small box from his pocket and shoved it into her hands, beckoning for her to open it herself.
"Oh, wow, it's so pretty," she gushed, staring at it. He shook his head. Of course she was too interested in staring at it for the next twenty minutes instead of putting it on. He plucked the box from her fingers and took it upon himself to put it on her ring finger for her. She flushed again and stared at it again.
"I did not get you a ring before. I thought you would like one now," he said, brushing his fingers along her cheek. She smiled and closed her eyes, leaning her cheek into his hand. "I hope you will not be against having our wedding soon."
"Why soon?" she asked with a pout.
"You are not back on birth control are you?" he asked with a mischievous smirk. She slowly shook her head, eyes confused. They had only had sex the one time before they'd gone to Mikoto's house with their daughters. That did not result in a pregnancy, though, she would have known at this point. "We should have our wedding soon because I am sure to have you pregnant by tomorrow morning," he smirked and brushed his lips over hers. She didn't react for a long moment, her blush hot against his skin.
"Why do you want to get started on that big family so soon?" she asked when he pulled away. He tugged her more securely in her lap, knowing she could feel the growing bulge in his pants. She couldn't help the soft, short whine that came from her. He smirked and pulled her hair away from her neck, burying his lips there. She tensed and wrapped her fingers in his shirt, clenching his collar tightly.
"I have lost six years of making a family with you," he murmured against her skin. "I have lost six years of watching your belly grow and knowing it is my child in your womb," he brushed his lips over a sweet spot and she whined, her hands creeping up his neck now. "Is it really too much to ask that I stop losing time and begin enjoying it with you?" he asked, finally kissing her. His words definitely had an effect on her. She reacted immediately to his kiss, pulling him harshly against her and pushing her tongue into his mouth with little hesitation. She really liked when he kissed her and what he was saying was really helping his case.
"You win, 'Tachi," she whispered, letting him take over at this point. He was quite surprised that she had given in so easy, but he wasn't about to waste time. He stood up, bringing her with him, and all but ran to their bedroom, locking the door behind them.
Dd
Sakura woke in the morning, feeling deliciously sore. She didn't try to move, knowing that Itachi had his arms wrapped tightly around her. His face was planted in her neck and he was breathing deeply. She was quite sure he was still asleep and so she resigned herself to thinking about last night. He had insisted on so many rounds and she was quite sure she wasn't walking for a week. She was quite sure her throat was sore as anything as well. Not from screaming her lungs out, but from trying to keep it in as best she could. She didn't want her kids to ask anything about what was happening the night before.
"I didn't think you were awake," she said softly when she felt him move behind her. She was only answered with a soft grunt and his hands began moving over her body, rubbing in several places. She didn't think much of it as he focused on her stomach. She shifted slightly in an attempt to face him, but he refused to let her. His hand began drifting lower. "'Tachi, I'm so sore."
"And?" he asked near her ear. She flushed, squirming. "You know that only excites me," he said in her ear. She flushed a darker shade of red and stopped struggling, but he didn't stop. She let out a soft whine when his fingers made contact with her sex, doing just the right thing to cause her to go crazy. She sighed; Itachi just knew her body way too well.
His lips latched onto her neck as he began slowly fingering her, willing for her to get a little wetter, to get a little more aroused, or he would walk away. He didn't want to hurt Sakura by plunging into her when she wasn't ready to receive him. It seemed to work because she let out a soft moan and was responding well to his fingering. His other hand was splayed across her stomach, holding her tightly to his body and letting her feel his growing erection.
"Alright, 'Tachi, you know that I'll let you get away with murder now, will you just get on with it?" she groaned, trying to twist and kiss him. He smirked. She was flustered now. She would often tell him that he was a tease and how she just wanted him to fuck her at a specific point when she got flustered. He pulled his hand away from her sex and rolled over her, smirking as he leaned down to kiss her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and brushed her tongue along his bottom lip, glad that he opened his mouth with little hesitation and allowed her entrance. He was pulling her legs up, pushing one over her shoulder and holding the other off to the side. She dropped her head back to the pillow. This was going to be very hard to keep quiet.
He slowly pushed into her, savoring the way her muscles gripped him, slowly pushing deeper and deeper until he was buried to the hilt. Sakura continued letting out soft whimpers the entire time he was pushing into her and he thought it sounded like music to him. He loved all her soft little noises and the way she moaned and held him so tightly while he pushed into her again and again.
His pace was slow and touched deep inside her. She couldn't contain herself and held him tightly to her, making it hard to thrust into her, but he didn't mind. He loved the way she held him so tightly and he loved the way she bit into his neck to try and muffle her moans, the moans that he certainly loved hearing so close in his ear.
"Fuck, Sakura," he said gruffly, pushing her legs back even more. If she wasn't sore before, she definitely was going to be after this. He bet she was going to have a little trouble walking. His control was beginning to slip with every moan that she emitted. It was so close to his ear and she held him so tightly. He thought it so very sexy and his control was slipping so quickly.
He reached his breaking point not even a minute later and leaned away from her, rutting into her wildly. She clamped her hands over her mouth and squeezed her eyes shut tightly in an attempt to keep her voice down. He wished he could whisper in her ear and tell her to scream, but they weren't alone in the house. He wanted to tell her to scream. He wanted to tell her to let loose, but he didn't want to explain the birds and the bees to two small girls today. And so he merely watched her face as it contorted in pleasure. He lost it when her muscles finally contracted around him and he thrust once, twice, until he spilled his load deep inside her. He pulled out of her before falling on top of her, his head planted on her neck. He felt the familiar healing chakra enter his system as she healed the wound she'd made biting the ever loving fuck out of him.
"We need a shower," she whispered, giggling when he grunted in dissent. He would rather hold her naked body to him. "We have two small children to take care of and I have to go check on Tsunade soon," Sakura said, trying her hardest to pull Itachi off of her. He grunted again and pulled himself off of her. He watched her get out of bed and he wished he could pull her back and resume their activities. "Oh, Jesus, fuck you Itachi," she sighed when she stood. He smirked at her.
"Do you mean that or do you need a break?" he asked, arching a brow. Sakura scoffed and threw a shirt at him. He caught it easily as well as the pants she threw at him afterwards.
"You can join me in the shower if you promise not to try any of that sex shit again," she laughed. Itachi only shook his head. He was going to follow her anyways, sex or not. He just really liked having her naked body against his. He followed her into the bathroom and watched as she turned on the shower. She shivered in the cold of the bathroom. He brought her close and kissed her cheek, just happy to hug her.
"I am glad you said yes," he said, brushing his fingertips over her left hand and the ring she still had yet to take off. She seemed to remember it when he brushed it. She tugged it off her finger and put it on the sink. She didn't want to get it wet. She was very against getting anything expensive like this wet.
"Why wouldn't I say yes?" she finally asked a few seconds later.
"Perhaps you are still thinking of leaving," he said seriously. Sakura seemed to have to take a deep breath. Itachi knew she was sick of him bringing this up, but she hadn't even moved her clothes out of her duffel bag. She had a lot of patience when this came up, though. He had to give her that.
"Well, Itachi, I said yes. I want to marry you. I'm pretty sure that means I'm not leaving," Sakura said, a slight edge to her voice. Itachi couldn't help the small smile on his face as he kissed her, long, soft, and sweet. "Come on, I'm pretty sure the water's warmed up now." Itachi followed her into the shower and let her under the spray first. He liked to watch the water run through her long hair. He got the shampoo and poured a generous amount into his hand.
"Are you going to cut your hair?" he asked as he washed her hair for her, watching her close her eyes and enjoy the feeling. He could see why their daughters loved to play with her hair. It was so long and lovely. His was to his back and the girls liked to play with it as well, but he had never found as much joy in it as he did when Sakura had come back with such long hair.
"I don't think so," she smiled as he led her under the spray. "I really like it this long and if I cut it I'm afraid I'll miss it. The girls like it too. It seems you do too," she smiled again, watching him run conditioner through her hair now. He would play with her hair a lot now and was a lot more inclined to run his fingers through it absentmindedly.
"I do. I simply realized I had not asked whether you were going to cut it or not," he said, washing the conditioner out of her hair now. "I admit that I would miss it if you did cut it, but I would not be upset if you chose to do so. It is your hair. I cannot tell you what to do with your body."
"I know, but I like it," she pouted. "It's kind of like your hair. You like your hair that long, don't you? I like it, but it's your hair, so if you cut it I wouldn't be upset." Itachi nodded. He was washing his own hair now and Sakura was being nice and helping him clean his body. He quite enjoyed her small hands rubbing the soap over his body.
"Don't worry. I have not cut my hair dramatically in the past twenty years or so. I do not think it'll change." He watched her as she ran the soap over her body now. He just liked to watch her. She pulled him under the water with her and giggled when the soap from his hair and his body got all over her. She enjoyed taking showers with him, even when he did instigate sex. She really couldn't mind all that much.
Sakura was a little curious to how the girls hadn't possibly come knocking at the door yet and she got her answer when she went to put breakfast together. She looked at the clock and sighed. She was a little off schedule this morning, but that didn't matter. She would just be a little late coming home tonight and she hoped Itachi didn't mind too much.
"Girls where are you?" Sakura called as she walked out of the bedroom. She found them in the living room, sitting with Marie on the couch and watching something or other on TV. "Oh, there you are." She smiled. Marie noticed her pretty quickly.
"I thought you could use some privacy this morning and stopped them from waking you up," Marie said, not taking her eyes off the TV. She had never really watched anything in Tea Country, but there really wasn't anything that was ever on. There was usually something pretty good on here at least.
"Well, thanks," she smiled. She went to the kitchen and opened the fridge, looking for something to make for breakfast. She decided on eggs and toast, mostly because she really didn't have time to make much else. She was joined by Itachi not much later and he smiled at her, taking the spatula from her hands and ushering her off to sit with the girls.
"Mommy!" the girls were excited to see her walking over to them and she smiled. They were very good when Marie told them not to bother her and so would be very quiet and stay away until she came over. It was a welcome behavior at least.
"How did you guys sleep?" she asked as she sat down, pulling Yuuki into her lap. Yuuki was her favorite to hold, though Sachi had chosen Itachi as her favorite so it wasn't all bad.
"We woke up a little while ago. Nana said that we had to leave you alone until you came out of your room." Sakura nodded.
"Well, thanks, Marie. That was really nice," she repeated her words from earlier. Marie only nodded. Itachi came from the kitchen and put a plate on Sakura's lap, beckoning the girls to go to the kitchen. When Itachi cooked, he would bring breakfast to Sakura and Marie, if she was up, and then bring the girls to eat in the kitchen with them.
Sakura finished her breakfast and left her plate in the sink, knowing Itachi would clean it for her. She sighed and picked up her bag. "Well, I'll be off. I'll see you tonight. Love you!" She called as she walked out the door. She was met with a chorus of 'I love you too' before shutting the door behind her. She ran off towards the hospital.
"Sakura, when can I leave this horrid room?" Tsunade was not in a good mood today. Sakura smiled and shook her head at her teacher. She didn't even get a good morning from her.
"I don't know, how about I see what's going on today?" Sakura laughed. "You were out for a long time, you know, your body had to recuperate."
"Sakura, don't give me that shit. You know I'm a doctor too, Sakura," Tsunade fixed her with an annoyed stare. "You and I both know it's because the virus might still be in my system and you don't know where to find it." Sakura only laughed and shook her head. She didn't know why Tsunade asked to leave every day if she could answer her own question, then. "You know, I feel fine."
"And you and I both know that that's not a good enough reason to let you go home yet," Sakura said, pulling out her notes and looking at them. "If you can answer your own questions about going home, Shisou, you can answer your own questions about why I can't let you go even though you feel fine," Sakura said loftily.
"You're too good for me," Tsunade rolled her eyes at her student. She should have known she couldn't get away with that. Sakura just shook her head and pulled up Tsunade's chart, comparing the new notes on it to when she'd last been here. Tsunade was definitely doing better, but Sakura wasn't sure she was completely there yet.
"You know, my daughters want to meet you," Sakura said as she looked everything over. Tsunade hadn't fainted last night, which was good. She'd been prone to fainting and seizures since she woke up and Sakura just couldn't figure out why. She had stopped trying to figure out why and started working on how to stop them.
"I would like to meet them too," Tsunade said, leaning back on her pillows. "Do they look more like you or Itachi?" she asked. She liked hearing about Sakura's daughters, but hadn't asked this yet. She mostly heard stories about how bad they were being or something cute they did. It was still welcome to hear.
"They definitely look like Itachi," Sakura laughed. "They have that whole black hair and black eyes thing going. They have some characteristics from me in their faces and the way they move and do things. They're still cute though," Sakura smiled.
"Ah." Tsunade watched her begin to examine her and she noticed the ring on Sakura's finger. "So you said yes to him? Does that mean you're staying?" Tsunade had been afraid that Sakura wasn't going to be here in the long run. She didn't worry as much as Itachi did, but she still didn't want to lose her student again, not after the last six years of inability to find her.
"I couldn't really say no to him, could I?" Sakura asked as she examined her teacher. "There really wasn't a reason to say no. I do love him, you know. We were just really young and dumb before and we both royally fucked up." Tsunade wanted to laugh. Sakura could hit the nail on the head about a lot of things that involved her and Itachi.
"How was my exam?" she asked when Sakura finished.
"There's something wrong with your kidneys," Sakura said, biting her lip. She didn't want to cause her teacher any undue worry, but something in her kidneys weren't quite right. Tsunade sighed and turned over. Sakura examined her kidneys from the new angle. She sighed. "Alright, it's nothing bad," Sakura laughed. "It's just some kidney stones. It'll be painful to pass, but I'm guessing you know how to get them through your system without too much pain."
"I get them every now and then. Are there a lot?" she asked, a little worried. The big ones were really painful and she was hoping they were on the smaller side rather than anything else.
"No, they're only a couple millimeters in length. I'll give you something if you want to make sure they don't get bigger."
"They won't. They usually don't when I get them," Tsunade shrugged. She wasn't going to enjoy this. Sakura just shrugged.
"Tell me if it hurts too much. I'll be sure to surgically remove them if it's too painful," Sakura said, patting her shoulder and reassuring her. "I don't think this has anything to do with your sickness, though." Tsunade shook her head. She didn't think so either. "Have you had any more fainting spells or seizures?" Sakura asked, looking at the chart. She hadn't had any in weeks, but that didn't matter.
"No. The medicine you mixed for me has been keeping them away," Tsunade answered. She was glad her student was so good with herbs. She was sure she would still be suffering seizures if Sakura hadn't been around. She was sure she would be on her way to death if Sakura hadn't shown up. She was so very happy when she'd woken up to see Sakura over her, the familiar worried crease in her brow.
"A few of the nurses know how to make it now too," Sakura said, checking off a few things. She had written down everything that had been worrying her about Tsunade's condition and Tsunade was currently knocking them down, one by one. "I don't know how long we should keep you on it, but the best idea is to not judge it," Sakura shrugged.
"I don't mind continuing to take it," Tsunade sighed. "I would rather not have more seizures," she laughed. Sakura just shook her head.
"Well, I guess it is time for you to go home then," Sakura laughed. Tsunade smiled and dropped her head back on the pillows. "Want me to get you some clothes from your house?" Sakura asked.
"No, I still have some here," Tsunade said. "I expect that I'll have to take it easy. I'm thinking it'll be easier if I have a couple genin doing everything for me," she gave her a mischievous look. Sakura rolled her eyes. Of course Tsunade would say that. Her favorite thing in the world was still making a genin's day annoying.
"Alright. I'll get all your paperwork set, then," Sakura smiled. She didn't really have a reason for keeping her teacher here anymore and she couldn't just keep her in the hospital because she was scared. If there was anything wrong, Tsunade would come looking for her and make her check everything and make sure she wasn't dying.
"Ah, I'm so glad to be leaving this place," Tsunade sighed and leaned back on her pillows. She didn't know what she was going to be doing with her time now, though. She knew she wasn't going back to being the Hokage. She was pretty sure the job was the reason she'd gotten sick anyways. She figured she would get just sit around until she got too bored to function and then she would find something else to do with her time. She wasn't sure what that something else was, but she'd figure it out eventually.
"Here," Sakura placed the paperwork on her lap. "You just have to sign the last page." Sakura didn't give her usual spiel of how to stay healthy and how to call her if there was anything wrong. Tsunade didn't need reminding. Tsunade just scribbled her name and shoved the paperwork back at Sakura, who just shook her head and took it. While she was in her office tucking it away, Tsunade finally got up from her bed and began changing. She hadn't been out of the bed much longer than the time it took to use the bathroom.
She was standing and just shoving her shoes on when Sakura came back. "All good." Sakura checked her watch. It was only one in the afternoon. She would usually sit and talk with Tsunade until it was time for her to be off. Tsunade didn't have a lot of people to talk to and so she wouldn't have an issue sitting with her for a long time.
"Are you going to take over the hospital again?" Tsunade asked as Sakura went through the final check-up, as was hospital procedure. She had heard that Sakura wasn't really doing much outside of tending to Tsunade and her family.
"I don't know," Sakura sighed. "I mean, I know Itachi's going to take over being head of the family pretty soon, which means I'm going to be busy with our kids."
"You don't have to give up what you love just because you have kids, Sakura," Tsunade said with a sharp look. Sakura just shook her head, a smile on her face. She was so entertained by this conversation.
"I don't think you understand," she giggled. "I'm pretty sure I'm already pregnant again and will be spending most of my time pregnant," she laughed again. "Itachi wants a big family for whatever reason and I really don't mind having one either. I don't think that's very conducive to working here, not with the long hours and physical strain. There's also the issue of my chakra. Last time I was pregnant, it took a lot just to make sure my chakra was focused correctly. It'll take a lot more this time."
"Or you could just work from your office you know," Tsunade laughed. "I'll do the healing and you do the paperwork. You know how I hate the paperwork." Sakura wanted to laugh. It was no secret that Tsunade thought paperwork was the bane of her existence. Sakura didn't really think about it, she just nodded.
"Sounds like a good idea. Has the hospital been suffering while I've been away?" she asked, wondering. Tsunade just shrugged.
"It hasn't been the best, but it hasn't been the worst either," Tsunade sighed. "It's definitely been going downhill within the last two years or so, but that doesn't matter. You're back and you can fix it up. I'll be here to be half of that fix-it team," she laughed. Sakura just shook her head again.
"Alright. How about you just take it easy for a couple days at least?" Sakura laughed. "I don't really approve of you going back to work the day after you got out of the hospital."
"I'll wait," Tsunade sighed. "I have things to do with those daughters of yours, anyways," she laughed. Sakura sighed.
"Please don't tell me you're going to teach them how to murder the scenery," she sighed. "They're so rambunctious already; I don't need my house to be a warzone at the moment. They really like to demonstrate what they've learned."
"I don't have to teach them ninja techniques yet, you know," Tsunade laughed. "You're getting married soon. I can help with that," she winked. She quite liked to make Sakura's life a living hell, apparently. "I can always help with training and teaching them something if you'd like."
"We're enrolling them in the academy. Next week they have to show Iruka what they know," she sighed. "They're too smart for their own good. They learn new techniques so quickly and they already like to spar with weapons. They're going to make good kunoichi one day."
"Of that I have no doubt. You were teaching them," Tsunade said, smiling at her. Sakura just shrugged. She didn't have much to say in that regard, not really. She just knew her daughters were going to work hard in school, like they always were. Sakura sighed. They'd been sitting here and talking for a better part of an hour.
"My girls will be happy that I'm home early today," Sakura said, standing by the door, wanting to leave at this point. She was hoping Tsunade didn't have a problem with her wanting to go home. "If you want, I'll bring you something for dinner," she offered.
"How about I just come for dinner?" Tsunade asked, giving a short laugh. "Or I could just follow you home right now," she offered. Sakura couldn't help but laugh. It didn't even matter at this point. Tsunade could follow her home or Sakura could bring her dinner, what did it matter?
"Fine, fine. Let's just get going, I really hate being here for longer than I have to be," she laughed. She didn't like being away from her little girls more than anything. Tsunade nodded and Sakura led her out the room.
"Girls! I'm home!" Sakura called when she opened the door. She stepped to the side to allow Tsunade to enter first.
"Mommy, mommy!" they called. Tsunade had to move to the side quickly so the little girls didn't plow through her when they ran to Sakura. Sakura lifted them easily and smiled, hugging them close to her chest. She let them down when she was done and they stopped at Tsunade, looking up at her in confusion. They were obviously wondering who she was.
"This is Tsunade," Sakura said. "Remember you asked about her yesterday?" Yuuki nodded, staring up at her. She thought the woman was so very pretty and she wanted to ask her questions, but she was so very distracted with staring at her. Sakura laughed and lifted Yuuki into her arms. "Where's daddy, girls?"
"He's outside, sparring with Shisui," Sachi said, her attention finally off of Tsunade. "Nana is taking her nap and we were just about to lay down but we hear you calling us." Sakura laughed. She didn't really believe that they had been about to lay down. When they weren't being watched, they always tried to get out of their nap. When Nana left for her own nap, she didn't think they really went to sleep. She thought they had more attempted to continue to play.
"We're done with naps," Sakura suddenly decided. "You're going to the academy in the next month, that's baby stuff now." The girls were only too happy to hear this, though Yuuki was a little quiet about it. Sakura make a note to talk to her later. Yuuki liked taking a nap in the afternoon, it was Sachi that thought she was wasting good playtime just to sleep.
"Are we going to watch Itachi and Shisui then?" Tsunade asked, nodding towards the still open door. Sakura shrugged. Why not? It wasn't like she had much else to do and the girls would just try and get her to play dolls with them again. She wasn't exactly the best at playing dolls, Marie was much better at it, and so thought it would be a better idea to go outside instead.
They either hadn't started or were taking a break when the girls got out there. Shisui smiled when he saw Sakura and he bounced up to her, opening his arms in a hug. She hugged him, though was sure to wrinkle her nose when he pulled away. "You're sweaty."
"You smell like the hospital," he retorted. She only laughed.
"I thought you would be at the hospital longer," Itachi said as he walked over and planted a kiss on her cheek. "How are you, Tsunade?" he asked, directing a nod and his attention to her. Tsunade only smiled.
"A lot better than a few weeks ago," she said happily. "Saw the ring by the way, congratulations." Itachi nodded in recognition of her words, but Sakura didn't say anything. He guessed Tsunade had already said as much to her already. Sakura was leaning against his chest, her head on his shoulder, and he was completely and totally distracted by it. She had never really leaned into him subconsciously like this.
"Oh, you finally got her to say yes?" Shisui joked. He knew that Sakura was being difficult about everything and knew Itachi was worrying himself silly over everything. Looking at them now, though, Shisui thought there really wasn't anything to worry about. Sakura was leaning into his chest, watching her daughters affectionately while Itachi talked to others around them.
"She said yes the first time I asked," Itachi retorted, raising a brow at him. Shisui suddenly remember the conversation he and Sakura had had the day she'd left all those years ago. He remembered that she felt like she really hadn't had a choice. He was glad Itachi was giving her that freedom now.
"So anyways, Tsunade, what are you doing here?" Shisui asked, trying to shove off how incredibly awkward he felt now.
"I was invited over for dinner," she answered, a certain edge to her voice. "It was either I come here or she show up at my house with food. I wanted to meet the girls." Tsunade wasn't usually this giving with information and Shisui found it quite interesting. What was going on with people lately? Shisui shook his head, trying to clear it.
"Good to know. I believe I should go to the market then," Itachi said, looking around him for a moment. Shisui guessed he was counting how many people he had to feed tonight. Shisui wanted to go with him, but he didn't mind staying back with the girls if Sakura wanted to tag along instead.
"I'm going to go make myself some tea then," Sakura said, pressing herself briefly into his side before breaking away. "Would you like some, Tsunade?" she asked, gesturing for her to follow her. "I have chamomile and chai."
"Oh, you know how to break me down," Tsunade laughed. Sakura shook her head. Tsunade's favorite tea just happened to be hers as well. "I'll take some chamomile and sit with you." She wondered if the girls were going to come and Sakura seemed to remember her children the same moment Tsunade did.
"Sachi, Yuuki, who do you want to go with?" Sakura asked. Since Shisui wasn't coming with them towards the house, she assumed he was going to go with Itachi. Yuuki didn't say anything, merely ran and caught up with her mother, pushing her hand into hers. Sakura smiled sheepishly at her daughter. She should have known Yuuki would want to stay with her.
"I'll go with daddy!" Sachi called, smiling up at Itachi. Tsunade was extremely surprised when Itachi smiled back at his daughter and bent to pull her into his arms, lifting her as he stood back up. Sachi liked being all the way up here and Itachi didn't mind holding her little body. She was light as a feather to him and he liked the way she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I didn't think I'd ever see the day," Tsunade said as she and Sakura walked back to the house.
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked curiously, leading her teacher to the kitchen. Yuuki hopped up on a bar stool, smiling happily when Sakura handed her a cup of juice. She then busied herself with the tea for her and Tsunade.
"I just witnessed Itachi Uchiha smile at a six year old girl and pick her up. He is probably carrying her to the market as we speak. That is seriously the most interesting and crazy thing I have ever seen the Uchiha do," Tsunade said, watching Sakura. "I can't believe you aren't floored by this, Sakura. You're marrying him."
"It's because I see him do it all the time now," Sakura laughed, setting the kettle on the stove. "It's not a huge deal when you see him do it every day." It hadn't even been surprising to her the first time she'd seen it. She thought it would happen eventually happen. Sachi and Yuuki loved to be picked up and she had never had an issue because of her monstrous strength. Itachi could easily lift both of them at the same time as well.
"That is true," Tsunade said, sitting next to Yuuki. She passed a hand through the little girl's hair. It was raven black, as her eyes were. The girls definitely had the Uchiha characteristics. Their faces were just a little more heart-shaped and their eyes a little rounder. Their faces showed the bits of Sakura that they had inherited. They were definitely cute little girls.
"She likes having her hair braided," Sakura said. She was pulling out the teabags and mugs now, trying to remember what Tsunade liked in her tea. Tsunade nodded and Yuuki gave her a glowing smile as she turned around and presented her back to her. She didn't mind Tsunade touching her hair and braiding it for her, but she liked when anyone did it really. Even Itachi was pretty good at braiding hair.
The shrill whistle of the kettle was the only thing that broke the silence a few minutes later and Sakura pulled it off the stove. The tea was in front of Tsunade a few minutes later and Sakura was sitting next to her with her own. Tsunade tied Yuuki's hair with a red ribbon that laid nearby and turned towards her tea.
"You never told me how the last few years have been," Tsunade commented. Sakura didn't talk much about the time she was away and Tsunade hadn't tried to pry. She hadn't met Marie yet, but Marie was often off talking to other old goons as Sakura would say. There hadn't been many in the village she'd lived in, as she told Tsunade, so Marie was having a field day getting to talk to so many old geezers.
"They were quiet," Sakura shrugged. Nothing really happened of note. I gave birth to this one," she gave Yuuki's head a quick pet, "and her sister. I built a new home for us and Marie. There was a herbalist shop on the first floor. I took it over when Marie couldn't make the medicines anymore. I started teaching the girls when they were three. That's really all there is to it. One day Konohomaru showed up in my shop and didn't realize it was me. That was probably the most exciting thing to happen to me in six and a half years," Sakura laughed sheepishly. Tsunade raised a brow, but didn't really say anything.
"I think Sachi got hurt," Yuuki suddenly said, a pout in her voice. Sakura looked down at Yuuki and abruptly stood. Tsunade tilted her head, wondering what was going on. Yuuki thought Sachi was hurt and Sakura immediately jumped into action? She didn't understand.
"Do you mind keeping Yuuki company?" Sakura said, almost halfway out the door anyways. Tsunade only nodded, knowing there was nothing that would stop her.
"Mommy takes my feelings about Sachi seriously," Yuuki said thoughtfully, sipping her juice. "Sometimes, Sachi gets hurt and never wants to tell mommy because she fusses, but I can always tell when she gets hurt. Mommy worries a lot about us and always has. She got real scared one day when we went too far when we were outside one day. She ran around and called and called until we came back. She fussed for hours."
"That sounds like your mother," Tsunade laughed. "Your mom worries a lot about other people, Yuuki. She worries too much, though. Remember to understand that. Watch her and realize when worrying becomes too much. She never learned that so she gets a little crazy."
"Yeah she does," Yuuki giggled. Tsunade thought the little girl's laugh was quite adorable. It sounded like little bells chiming as they blew in the wind. It was over a little sooner than she wanted, Yuuki busy with her juice again. "When I get those feelings, though, I can't keep my mouth shut," she laughed again.
"I think mom wouldn't be as happy if you did," Tsunade said, patting the little girl's head. She liked Yuuki. She hadn't really interacted with Sachi and therefore didn't know what her personality was like.
"I don't know. I hope it means we'll be put on the same team, though," she said softly. "I trained with Sachi since we were even smaller. I don't know what I'd do without her. We have things we do together that even mommy can't beat."
"Don't worry," Tsunade said, patting her back gently. "They might think of breaking you up, but they won't. If you work as well together as you say, they'll want to keep you together. Make sure you make friends, though," Tsunade smiled. "I know your sister is your best friend, but there's room for more."
"There weren't lots of kids back home," Yuuki said. She stopped for a second and shook her head. "There weren't lots of kids in our old village. We liked each other the most anyway and mommy didn't really want us out of her sight anyways," she shrugged. Tsunade could tell Yuuki kept forgetting that she wasn't going back to that little village in Tea Country, but she seemed to remember it eventually. As long as she reminded herself eventually, that's all that mattered.
"There are always a lot of kids here and your mom will get over herself soon," Tsunade smiled encouragingly at the little girl. "Your dad will make sure she lets you have some more freedom." She thought for a second. "What do you think of your dad?" she asked. She had forgotten for a moment that Yuuki had just met her father a couple months ago. She had to have some thoughts about her dad.
"I thought he was scary," Yuuki giggled. "He watched us when we got here and momma came running. Sachi saw him and asked mommy who he was. When she said he was our daddy, I was confused. Mommy had talked about daddy, but I didn't really think it was him." Yuuki had heard about her father, but she hadn't thought he could be a real person until he was in front o her. She had stared at him for so long, wondering how he had never found them before.
"Yes, your father can be quite terrifying," Tsunade laughed. "He really likes you and your mother though, don't forget that."
"I'll tell you a secret," Yuuki giggled, drinking the rest of her juice. Tsunade thought she was going to clamor up and whisper in her ear, but she didn't. She just smiled up at her. "Daddy said that he loved us. He said it when he tucked us in and thought we were sleeping, but me and Sachi heard him. We were so happy!" Yuuki giggled. Tsunade only smiled. She hadn't thought Itachi was capable of telling people that he loved them.
Before Tsunade could continue her conversation with the little girl, the door swung open. Sakura was carrying a tearstained Sachi, cooing and brushing her hair away from her face. Itachi and Shisui were right behind her, Shisui carrying a couple bags. Itachi went right to the kitchen and began to cook.
Sakura set Sachi on the counter. "Sachi jumped down from Itachi and sprained her ankle," Sakura said as she took off Sachi's shoe and rolled her sock down. "She didn't remember how to land correctly," she said, an edge to her voice in her disappointment. Sachi flushed and didn't look at her mother. Yuuki stood on top of her chair.
"That's not nice, mommy!" Yuuki said loudly, her eyebrows scrunched together. "Don't be mean! Not everyone can land the right way every time!" Sakura was surprised by Yuuki's interruption. She didn't look angry, though, and even began to laugh.
"You're right. I'm sorry sweetie," Sakura said, pressing a kiss to Sachi's forehead. She began healing her ankle. A few minutes later, she set her on the ground. "It might hurt for a little while. It'll be a little tender, but it won't hurt as much as before." Sachi nodded and bounded off with Yuuki to their room. She was upset because she knew Yuuki had told their mom that she'd hurt herself. Sakura always got upset when one of her daughters got hurt or lost. She usually fussed for hours. This was the first time she had just fixed her up and sent her on her way. It was slightly confusing, but Sachi didn't mind in the least. She didn't like it when she was fussed over.
They came back out when dinner was called and Yuuki ran straight to Sakura, asking for a hug. Sachi had made her feel bad, but she couldn't help it. She hated it when Yuuki told her about one of her feelings. Their mom didn't think anything was wrong, though. She just hugged Yuuki and pulled her up to rest on her hip, seating her at the table. Sachi followed a little more slowly, starting to feel bad that she had made Yuuki feel like she needed a hug.
Dinner was yummy, but neither of them actually knew what it was. They were just happy that they could watch Sakura smile. Mom didn't smile much when they'd been in the last village. She was always worried about something and always watched them like a hawk. She wanted them close to her all the time and rarely let them go off and play by themselves. Sometimes even Nana Marie wasn't good enough for her tastes. It was nice to see her laugh and smile and talk to other people. It was nice that they could go outside and play whenever they wanted and their daddy would take them with him when he went a lot of places. It was a really nice feeling.
Sakura went to tuck them into bed before going back to the dining room to visit with everyone. They stayed awake a little longer than they usually would have, but they were both curious and had questions in the back of their minds. They knew the other wanted to ask something and so waited for the other to speak. Yuuki chose to speak first at this point.
"Are you happy, Sachi?" Yuuki asked, staring at the ceiling. "I'm happy," her voice was small. "Mommy doesn't seem so mad anymore. She doesn't want to be around us all the time, though." Yuuki had enjoyed being around her mother so much, even when it got a little annoying with her breathing down their necks all the time.
"Yea I'm happy. Aren't you?" Sachi giggled and turned on her side to look at her twin. "It was just us, mommy, and Nana Marie for a long time. Now we have a daddy and another grandma, and an uncle, and Shisui!" They didn't know what to call Shisui and so settled for his first name. "It's a lot more fun to have more people around."
"Do you think mommy will make us go back home?" Sachi asked now. This was her question that was burning in the back of her mind.
"Mommy won't leave without daddy," Yuuki said with an air of finality. "Daddy said he loves us. That means he loves mommy too. Mommy always smiles when he's around, so she loves him too. She won't leave him."
"Don't you remember?" Sachi sounded really sad. "She already left him before."
"But that was before we were born, Sachi," Yuuki sighed, laying her hand on her twin's wrist. "Mommy's not going to take us away from daddy again. I think leaving would hurt her too." Sachi nodded, but there was still doubt in her eyes. "If you're scared, you should ask momma yourself." Sachi nodded again, accompanied with a sigh.
"Do you think mommy was going to bring us back in the beginning?" Sachi's question was confusing, but Yuuki knew what she meant. Sachi was wondering if Sakura had been intending to bring them back to that little village when they had first come here.
"I don't think so," Yuuki shrugged. "Mommy told us to bring everything important, 'member? That means she didn't want to forget anything." Yuuki's voice was laden with sleepiness and was getting slower and heavier with each word. She really was sleepy and she couldn't quite believe Sachi could stay up so late just talking. She did this a lot when something was bothering her and Yuuki didn't want to go to sleep until she was feeling better.
"I guess you're right," Sachi said, yawning. She wasn't very good at thinking things through. That's where Yuuki always came in. Yuuki was always so good at making her feel better about anything and everything. It was really nice having her around.
"It's time to sleep, Sachi," Yuuki said, yawning herself. Sachi nodded, her movements sluggish as well. She reached out her hand and Yuuki took it automatically. She held it tightly and waited until Sachi had fallen asleep, worrying that she would want to ask something else or talk more. Yuuki yawned widely when she finally realized her sister was asleep and managed to fall asleep herself a few minutes later.
I know the warning's late, but I'm pretty sure there's a lemon in this chapter too.
I don't even know anymore.
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