Amaterasu
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Chapter Notation: This takes place two years after the previous chapter. Happy reading.
Chapter 21
"Papa!" A little girl races towards Itachi happily.
Her name was Aiko and she was only now beginning to learn how to speak and walk. So far her favorite words were 'Papa' and 'Daddy' and the energetic princess was just now beginning to learn how to use her chubby little legs. (Of course, all toddlers had chubby legs, but Itachi digressed).
He smiles and spins his daughter around happily. "You're getting much better at walking." She didn't stumble nearly as much now. "Have you seen your Daddy today?" They were going to be late, if they didn't hurry.
Still, Itachi manages to have Aiko wave to the people below. They were currently on Amaterasu and on a balcony. Down below, there were a few Sharingans milling about in the courtyard, conducting whatever business they had there.
Some of them saw the princess though and waved back in delight. Yes, their daughter was quite universally beloved on Amaterasu and that was what made her name so fitting. It meant 'Beloved' or 'Loving Child,' after all.
"Daddy!" She giggles happily, her ruby red eyes alight with laughter. "Grandma! Grandpa!" Ah well, that explained where Sasuke was.
She couldn't communicate in complete sentences yet and even phrases were still a bit out of her reach. Still, Aiko was a bright girl and she managed to get her point across. Sasuke was with Aiko's grandparents.
"Well I was." That's when Itachi smiles as Sasuke strides over to them. "It seems that your grandparents are having some adult playtime. So I just left a note under the door for them." Sasuke smiles as Aiko bounds over and jumps into her other father's arms.
She looked so much like Sasuke with her spiky raven black hair and her ruby red eyes. Though Itachi notes with pride she had his tear lines, skin color, and quite a bit of his bone structure. Though she certainly had Sasuke's ears. (His Mate really did have such adorable ears).
"Are you ready to go to Earth?" Sasuke smiles down at her. "To visit all your aunts and uncles?"
It was just easier to have Aiko think of the people at Konoha as aunts and uncles. Honestly, a one year old wouldn't understand an organization like that. Aiko did understand family though.
"Yes!" She giggles and cuddles up to Sasuke.
Aiko was their first Hatchling and they'd likely try for more later, but for now both of them were content to spoil their little princess. A princess who was likely very eager to play with some of her 'cousins' back on Earth.
"Are you ready, My Love?" Itachi smiles at his Yin.
Sasuke smiles and nods. "I'm ready. Let's head off." Itachi nods approvingly as the small family quickly make their way to one of the gates that connected Earth and Amaterasu.
There were now three such gates. One open to the public, after your clearance was granted. One for castle and the final one which was an emergency gate. In the event the other two gates were not able to be used, that third would due.
It was well hidden enough that during an attack, it would serve as a useful evacuation point. Well at least that was the case in theory. Itachi hoped as they all walked through the gate and were teleported to Earth, that they would never have to find out if the theory would turn out to be reality.
As soon as they walked through, Kano quickly tackle hugs Aiko. Suigetsu had been expecting that though. His son certainly was fond of Sassy's little princess.
"Hey, guys." The Arashi smiles as he wraps his arm around his Mate. "They're getting ready to issue the latest report. We've probably got about an hour before the meeting officially starts." Which was good. That was likely how long it would take the two toddlers to wear themselves out.
"A-A!" That's what Kano called Aiko.
His son was just beginning to learn how to talk, but he had definitely mastered running around with his head cut off. Which was pretty funny because the way his white feathery hair flowed when he ran around was pretty funny.
"K-K!" Whether Aiko could pronounce Kano or not, Suigetsu wasn't sure.
He suspected that the girl might just be mimicking his letter thing. Who knew? Certainly not him.
"I still can't believe you named your child, 'Water God.' Only you would do that, Suigetsu." Sasuke rolls his eyes playfully at his best friend.
Speaking of his little Water God, Kano had inherited Suigetsu's white coloration and Karin's feathery hair with Suigetsu's eyes. That wasn't all that his unique heritage had given him though.
"Orange!" Aiko giggles as she pats Kano's cheeks.
Kano also had orange skin like all male Uzumakis. Thankfully, his was a pretty light shade. So it actually looked pretty cool in Suigetsu's mind, anyway.
Their kids were pretty awesome though. "Water!" They were already displaying some of their powers as Kano was only too happy to demonstrate by producing a jet of water from his chubby little hands.
Not to be outdone, Aiko gets in on the act. "Fishie!" She jumps into the water and transforms into a goldfish. Uh oh.
"She can turn back, right?" Karin's eyes widen in horror as the sound of chuckling is heard.
It was Naruto and Shisui. "Yeah. Don't worry, our kid does the same thing." The blonde laughs merrily. "Well he's never turned into a goldfish before, but he phases."
"Fish! Fish!" Hiraku was certainly not one to be outdone, Suigetsu nods.
The boy also had orange skin like Kano "Yes, fish." Shisui smiles at his son as the boy turns into a clownfish. The Arashi was pretty sure that turning into a mostly orange fish was probably easier on the little guy. After all, that's what color clown fishes were. Mostly. (Technically, they were orange and white, but apparently there were some black and white ones as well).
"They're all so talented." Sasuke smiles as he observes them. "They'll be joining Konoha as official members in no time." That was true, Suigetsu nods in agreement as their children change back to their true forms.
"She truly is adorable." Hiashi smiles at Neji and Gaara.
Neji nods in agreement as he cradles his six month old daughter in his arms. Alien technology could be a truly wonderful thing sometimes. It had allowed him and Gaara to have a child of their own blood. No surrogates necessary.
Gaara smiles and kisses her forehead. "Yes, she is our little angel as Neji is so fond of saying." Asa was indeed their little angel.
How could he call her anything else, when she had adorable fluffy white wings and that cute red hair of hers? "That's right." Neji nods proudly as Asa's eyes shimmer with laughter and she coos at Gaara's attention.
He certainly hadn't expected it, but Neji had ended up marrying an alien. Things had certainly taken an odd turn, after Sasuke and his family returned back to Earth to brief everyone that day. A very odd turn.
"Sasuke, I'm sorry!" Neji rushed at him as soon as his cousin returned to Earth. "I can't possibly allow you to be with him!" For very obvious reasons.
Hinata tried to stop him from running at Sasuke, but his other cousin was too late. Hell, even Hanabi tried, but she just wasn't quick enough. Itachi had been though.
"Get away from my Mate." Itachi's eyes narrowed at him. "I've tolerated your behavior far more than any other Sharingan would have until this point, but Sasuke is mine. Just as I am his." His eyes had been utterly demonic. "Accept that fact or you shall simply not see him anymore."
Neji looked at Sasuke desperately. Surely, the other man wouldn't desert him for this person. Didn't he understand that it was wrong? That this was sick?
The beautiful queen shook her head and sighed. "I know that you're human and this must be terribly confusing for you, but I would back away from both of my sons. Now." The young man couldn't believe it at the time, but apparently Mikoto had decided to encourage this behavior.
That was just sick. Neji felt like he was going to throw up. "I must agree with my wife." Hell, even the king was going along with this madness.
"Uncle, you can't support this!" Neji looked back at Hiashi helplessly.
He merely shook his head. "I don't really, but we can hardly stop them." That may be true, but didn't they have a moral duty to object?
With that thought in mind, Neji flew at Itachi in a blind rage. Only to find he didn't get very far. He had just been enveloped in a pair of very soft wings.
"I know that you believe yourself to be protecting your kin." He had looked up to see a handsome red head holding onto him. "That's admirable, but I assure you that Sasuke and Itachi are Mates. Sasuke wants to be with him and you should respect his wishes."
That had been all that was necessary to calm him down. Neji hadn't truly understand the pull that a Mate had on someone, until it became obvious that Gaara was his and the rest was history.
History that included a pair of fluffy white wings, red hair, and his own face staring up at him. Albeit in a more feminine form.
Little Asa was absolutely adorable. Her lavender eyes were almost never sullen. Her name meant born in the morning and she was their own personal ball of sunshine. He wouldn't trade her for the world.
"What a drag." Shikamaru yawns as he wraps his arm around Temari. "It looks like the others are coming. I can hear their footsteps."
Temari was his sister in law and Shikamaru was her Mate. The two made quite the unusual pair as Kankuro was so fond of noting, but who was Neji to judge? He was a human who was in love with an alien, after all.
"That's good." Temari smiles and nods as the other children and their parents quickly file in. "Because we have a lot to talk about."
"Well all's well that ends well." Hashirama smiles at his brother.
Tobirama nods. That was true enough, he supposed. The Sharingans had certainly kept their word. He might not particularly like them, but he was a Senju of his word and he appreciated it when others kept their promises.
So there was no reason to disagree with his brother. "Yes. We all got rather lucky." As much as he might detest the fact, it was the younger Sharingan Prince who had prevented a bigger bloodbath.
He was the one who realized that something was amiss with the Bushidoes. At best, dozens more people might have lost their lives during the tournament and at worst, it could have meant a war that would have destroyed the Sharingans and Senjus. It was nothing short of a miracle neither had happened.
"Indeed. We did." Hashirama smiles at Tobirama. "Come now. This is the two year victory anniversary." Oh joy. "The least you can do is join me for a drink with the people and who knows? You might just find your Mate in the crowd."
Wonderful. It was far too early to deal with this. Was his brother already intoxicated? The odds that he was going to find his Mate at this celebration were just incredibly low or so he thought, when he was proven wrong later that night.
"It's a very youthful day!" Lee beams back on Earth.
It might be night time on the Senju Brothers' planet, but that wasn't the case here. No, here they were having a very important meeting. Kisame usually hated meetings, but this one was a pretty big freaking deal.
So the Samehada just rolls his eyes good-naturedly at the Android. "Yes, it is." He smirks at them. "We have good news to report. The last of the Bushidoes was finally captured and coincidentally, it was the same prick who kidnapped Prince Sasuke all those years ago."
There was stunned silence for a moment. Not that Kisame could blame them. That was pretty big news. Who wouldn't react with shock?
"We win!" Aiko giggles loudly.
The little girl might not have any idea what had really just happened, but that summarized it quite nicely. Kid was a genius, Kisame thinks to himself.
"Good." Sasuke's eyes narrow. " That means that it's truly over." Yeah.
Poor Sassy as Sugietsu called the younger prince. It had to be rough to be kidnapped as a kid and grow up on another planet. Still, it had all worked out for the best. He and Itachi were still nauseatingly sweet to each other.
"Well I'm glad we got the bad guys." Naruto grins as he cuddles up to his Mate and has their son sit in his lap.
Shisui chuckles and kisses the top of the older blonde's head. "Yes, so am I." Yeah. That did seem to be the prevailing opinion of the room.
"Crime?" Kano smiles at them.
Ah. He was a clever little brat. He definitely took after his father in that way. He might not know how to say a lot, but he knew that word. Kid was definitely going to go far in Konoha one day.
Ino looks over the latest reports. "It looks like crime is at a normal rate." She smiles at everyone. "If anything, it's gone down slightly."
Ah. That was good. They were definitely kicking some ass, if they had made a dent of any kind.
The rest of the conference seemed to go over rather well. It was over quickly anyway. Which was cool with Kisame because there was some new training equipment that he really wanted to try out!
Fugaku cuddles up to his Mate back on Amaterasu. "Did you hear something earlier, My Love?" She shakes her head.
Hmm. Maybe, he'd just imagined it then. That's when Fugaku notices the time and sighs. It seemed that they had gotten too caught up into each other again. A common happenstance for Mates.
"We'll just have to leave them a message." The King stretches as he kisses her cheek. "We've probably missed the meeting by now and I'm sure that they managed to carry it out just fine on their own."
Mikoto smiles at that thought. "Yes, our sons seem to be rather good at keeping things running smoothly." That was true. "I'm so glad that they found each other again and that we have little Aiko with us now."
"Yes, I am as well." Their granddaughter was the most precious little thing. "Things turned out as they were meant to." He wraps his arms around her more. "Perhaps with that in mind, we should simply go back to sleep."
His queen smiles at him more. "Yes, My Heart." Such a beautiful smile. "That sounds perfect." Indeed it did. So that's precisely what they did. They fell asleep in each other's arms as was proper for Mates.
A short while later, Sasuke and Itachi had finally managed to put Aiko to sleep. She had been rather excited about everything that had happened today and Sasuke couldn't blame her. After all, it was fun for the little girl to play with her 'cousins.'
"She's just like you." Itachi smirks as he takes Sasuke's hand and leads him to their bedroom. "So easily excited."
Hmm. That sounded more like Itachi, actually. "Are you sure that isn't a case of projection on your part?" The young prince smiles as he pins his Mate to the bed playfully and straddles his waist. "Because you feel very excited to me."
It was amazing how quickly his lover could go from zero to the speed of light. There was already a rather impressive tent in Itachi's pants. That was just one of the many reasons why Sasuke loved him though.
Itachi was many things. He was a devoted father, an amazing ruler, and he was also a fantastic lover. Sasuke enjoyed each part of his Mate quite thoroughly.
"I'm always excited to see you." Itachi smiles at him and pulls Sasuke in for a heated kiss.
A kiss that that the younger Sharingan enthusiastically returns. "Mmm." Kissing and mating with his lover was an addiction at this point. One that Sasuke knew that he would never outgrow.
"Good." Sasuke smirks. "As you should be. I am after all, a perfect ten now."
Itachi swats his backside playfully and chuckles at that. This was something that the younger Sharingan had noticed about his Mate. His Yang certainly did seem to enjoy spanking him. Oh well. They all had their kinks and there was very little that Sasuke truly wouldn't indulge Itachi in when it came to their love life.
"You were always a perfect ten." Itachi returns Sasuke's smirk back to him, tenfold. "You just had to unlock your natural talent."
That might be true, but it still felt good to be considered a real warrior now. After all, Sasuke was a prince, a father, a Mate, and Amaterasu. He was all these things and more. That was a lot to live up to. A measly seven simply wouldn't do, when he had all those roles to fill.
"Of course." Sasuke smiles slyly at his Mate. "Would you care for me to show you why I'm a perfect ten now though?"
Itachi kisses him hotly and quickly tugs off Sasuke's shirt. "Yes, I think that I would quite like that." He pauses and adds as an afterthought. "Don't worry. Our room is still soundproof and Aiko is sleeping anyway."
Ah right. That was good to know. "Excellent. I wouldn't have it any other way." Very good to know Sasuke thinks to himself as he kisses his beloved Mate once more and they begin a wonderful night together.
It was always wonderful. This was his life now. He wonderful friends, a beautiful princess for a daughter, and a Mate who was more than capable of kissing all his troubles away. What more could a superhero possibly ask for?