SasuNaru, yaoi, m-preg
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Chapter 26: Their first Christmas
'Italic' - Thoughts
"…" – Talking
'Bold Italic' – Kurama talking
Naruto POV
I woke up to the sound of Yuudai beginning to stir. I rolled over in my still have asleep state to check the time.
6.54
'That's pretty good considering he's only 3 months old. Gave us a bit of a sleep in compared to normal' I thought to myself as I finally mustered up the energy to roll my tired ass out of bed. Since I was first up, I decided to leave Sasuke in bed to sleep awhile longer. So with my ninja expertise, I silently lifted Yuudai from his crib, stepped outside and closed the door behind me.
I continued to stroll down the hall until I reached Yuudai's nursery and stepped inside. I flick the light on and proceeded to lay our son on his changing table as he too tried to properly wake up. With what felt like 100 years of experience, I quickly undid the small domes of the bodysuit and removed Yuudai's dirty diaper. I smiled and was grateful that I didn't have to start my morning changing a diaper containing baby poop. I continued on the morning routine, bum cleaning, fresh diaper, new bodysuit and of course, clean outfit. I smiled as I looked to the side and remembered the outfit I had laid out for Yuudai last night. The bodysuit itself was long sleeved, soft red in colour and had a smiling reindeer on the front with a bright red nose. The pants I proceeded to place on Yuu consisted of red and white horizontal stripes and so did the socks. Happy with how our giggling son looked, I picked him up once more and left the room. Before going downstairs to feed Yuudai, I quickly checked on Levi to find him still sound asleep in his bed.
Once Yuudai's stomach was full and he had been burped, I placed him in his bouncer so I could keep an eye on him while moving around the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Just as I flipped the last rasher of bacon I suddenly felt my husband behind me and his hands wrap around my waist. I couldn't help but smile when I felt Sasuke begin to leave butterfly kisses up my neck. I shivered as he reached my jaw line and quickly turned around in his arms so I could place my lips on his. I savoured our morning kiss as his tongue begged to enter my mouth. I broke away laughing at his disappointed expression as I turned back around to continue breakfast.
"Merry Christmas dobe"
"Merry Christmas teme" I replied while I threw a smile over my shoulder.
"Can you go wake up Levi Babe? He must be hungry by now"
With one last kiss against my temple Sasuke began to walk away, but not before saying hi to Yuudai and lifting him into the air. Another smiled reached my face as Yuudai let out a high pitched giggle causing his father to also laugh.
Sasuke POV
'God I've missed this…'
There's no way to even describe how I'm feeling. It has been so long since I had last sat in the living room, surrounded by my family on Christmas day. Simply put, I felt complete.
Iruka sat between Kakashi's legs laughing as they leant against the couch cuddling. They were both laughing at Levi's shocked excitement over the present he had received from his Uncle's as he kept jumping up and down in front of Naruto not caring his arm was confined in plaster.
Kushina was sitting beside Minato on the couch with a warm smile of her own as she held her husband's hand. Minato was also balancing Yuudai on his knee while the infant was staring, fascinated, with the shimmering lights of the Christmas tree.
I then looked towards Naruto and caught his eye as he too was smiling. He opened his arms as Levi divided towards him, ecstatic, absolutely overjoyed with this morning's events.
In the small amount of time I was able to call him my son, I had never seen such a genuine smile on his face. It was understandable though. We had no idea how long he had with his father before he started life in the orphanage. It was obvious to see he wasn't accustomed to the tradition of Christmas. It was heartwarming to know that his first real Christmas was spent with us.
Then, lastly, I looked to the framed photo sitting on the coffee table that was in the center of the room. It was the one I captured a few weeks earlier with all the boys asleep in our bed. Naruto loved it when he opened it, he had no idea the image even existed. In some ways, I couldn't help but view the framed piece of paper as our first family photo even if I wasn't in it.
My husband. Our sons. Our parents. Our brothers.
For the first time in so many years, my family was gathered around me. It's so easy to see how happy and whole each person felt. Their smiles reached their eyes and you could see the glimmer that the smiles caused.
My chest began to ache at the avalanche of emotions I was feeling. I quickly stood up, excused myself and stepped outside to get some fresh air and calm myself down. I waltzed across the grass after leaving the path as the Sakura blossoms lazy danced around me in the breeze and a single tear left my eyes.
"Sasuke?"
I quickly turned around and met Minato's eyes before I looked downwards to see Yuudai stretching his arms out towards me.
"It's nothing…" I replied as I took my son into my arms and snuggled him against my chest.
"You don't cry for no reason Sasuke. Talk to me"
I sighed as I turned back around and looked at the Sakura trees. Yuu began to wriggle in my arms so he could stretch out his own in an attempt to make a grab at the falling pink petals.
"It's everything" I replied in a whisper. I knew Minato had heard as he stayed silent but stepped up beside me, allowing me to continue.
"I haven't had this since I was a child myself. To be surrounded by my family on such a happy day… I've missed it so much"
I could see a sad smile on the blonde's face in my peripheral vision as he began to understand my feelings.
"But I'm grateful… for everything, for everyone. If it weren't for you guys I wouldn't feel complete. It makes my decision to stay and be with Naruto seem all the more worthwhile. It's days like this that makes life worth living" I finally finished as I turned my head to smile at my father-in-law.
"You definitely have a family of your own now Sasuke. In a year you've been given 2 beautiful children and you now have Kushina and I. A lot has changed…"
"And I couldn't be happier" I finished as I turned around to see the rest of my family gathered on the deck smiling at us.
"Besides, it's their first Christmas" I softly said as I watched Yuudai successfully catch his first Sakura petal. I turned my vision back towards my family when I heard the soft patter of small footsteps against grass. I smiled yet again and crouched down, holding my free arm outwards as Levi came running towards me.
Having our sons in my arms… it was the best Christmas present I could have ever asked for.
Remember guys, I live in New Zealand so during the Christmas period it is summer for me, not winter.