Something More
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. I hope that you all enjoy this chapter.
Chapter Notation: It's time to meet the Super Baby. I have put warnings up before and after the Delivery Scene. I kept it as tame as possible. If you are particularly squeamish though, you can skip that scene and the plot will not be altered in any way.
Chapter 21
Several months later, Suki frowns as she looks at herself in the mirror. She hated to admit this, but Suigetsu was right about the Pufferfish thing. Though there was a good reason for that.
"Mmm I told you not to worry about it. You're still the sexiest Pufferfish on the planet." Suigetsu assures her as he kisses her cheek.
"I better be. It feels awkward to even walk." She grumbles as she snuggles back against him.
She was nine months pregnant and for the most part, it wasn't so bad. Not really. It just felt really awkward to look at herself in the mirror, walk, and some other minor irritations.
Mostly, Suki was happy just to snuggle up Suigetsu and wait for the baby to kick. The young woman liked it when her daughter kicked. It let her know that her future daughter was okay. If she was strong enough to kick, she must be healthy. Right?
They had found out a couple months ago. They were having a girl. Suigetsu was over the Moon. Though Suki suspected that he would have reacted that way, if it had been a boy as well.
"So Suki, you're going to find out today. You're going to find, if it's a boy or a girl?" Kisame asked with a grin.
A really toothy grin. Kisame's teeth were even sharper than Suigetsu's and that was certainly saying something. Suigetsu's teeth were nothing to sneeze at.
"Yeah. We're going to find out if it's a Girl Super Baby or a Boy Super Baby!" Suigetsu said proudly.
"Great. So Itachi and I have a bet. I'm betting that it's a boy. Itachi thinks it's going to be a girl." The former Akatsuki Member said.
Suki rolled her eyes. She couldn't believe that her brother would engage in such childishness. He was actually betting on her baby's gender!
"Remind me to kick my brother's ass later. That's if Mei ever lets him out of her chambers long enough for me to do it." Suki grumbled.
The bouquet and the garter belt had done the trick. Well more specifically, it had helped them to begin patching things up. Now things were very much patched up.
It was a bit disturbing, really. Suki was not used to seeing her brother that way. Him having Mei as his lover, humanized Itachi in a way that she couldn't properly articulate. It was just strange.
"You got it, Princess." Kisame told her.
"Hey! I'm the only one allowed to call her that." Suigetsu growled.
"Damn. You're a possessive little bastard. Alright. Alright. I'm gonna go send a scroll out to Naruto and Karin. Let them know that you're finding out the gender today. I'm sure that they'll want to know." The blue skinned man said.
Suki nodded in approval. Naruto had gone back to the Leaf and Karin had gone with him. The two of them were engaged and while Karin wasn't as far along as Suki, she was also expecting.
God help them all. Naruto was going to be a father. Suki could only hope that it would be a girl. She really didn't think that the world was ready for two Narutos.
"Sounds good. Shall we get going, Princess?" Suigetsu asked as he offered her his arm.
"Mhm." Suki said as they entered the room.
Perhaps not surprisingly, Jugo was there. Jugo was very dedicated when it came to being her Shield. Apparently, that even included attending her doctor visits.
Suigetsu had finally gotten used to it. Mercifully, her husband had realized that Jugo's intentions were honorable in nature. As far as Suki could tell, the large man didn't really have any desire for a relationship with anyone. He might actually be too innocent for such things.
"Alright. I'm warning you that this is going to be cold." The medic said.
The medic was a woman in her forties named Kara. Kara had long straight brown hair that reached to her waist and matching chocolate brown eyes. Her skin was a caramel color and she smiled easily.
Suki liked her. She liked that she had a normal medic. A medic who was actually calm and knew her stuff. Frankly, it was a relief.
"Noted, but I'm a ninja. I think that I can handle a little cold." Suki replied with a smile.
"Mmm that's what they all say and they're all wrong." Kara teased her as she helped Suki onto the exam table and placed the gel on her stomach.
Suki shrieked! She had never felt anything that cold before and she had actually been to the Snow Country! What was in that stuff?!
"T-That's freezing!" Suki hissed at the medic.
"Mmm. I did try to warn you. Now, let's see what you're having." Kara said as she looked at the screen.
Suki smiled and nodded as she glanced Suigetsu. He was looking at the screen in awe. This was the first time that she had actually seen their Super Baby as Suigetsu called their child.
"Well she did warn you, Princess." Suigetsu reminded Suki as he kissed her forehead.
"Mhm. She did. I guess I should have listened." The Uchiha woman grumbled.
Kara looked at the screen for a few minutes and kept making adjustments. Apparently, their child was unexpectedly shy. That or their child was playing Hide and Seek.
"Congratulations! You're having a girl!" Kara informed them.
"Don't worry. Our Super Baby will be here before you know it." Suigetsu tells her smugly.
"Mhm. I guess so. You went a little overboard on all the baby stuff. We're only having one at the moment. Not a hundred and that is way too much pink and glitter." Suki says as she makes a face.
Suigetsu laughs in response. Suki supposed she should have seen that coming, but honestly was it really necessary to have the entire nursery packed with every single pink thing that a baby could ever need?
"Oh come on. It's a girl. You're supposed to get pink stuff for girls!" The violet eyed ninja retorts.
"You are horribly stereotypical." Suki says as she rolls her eyes.
"And I got Mommy something pink for when she's feeling better too!" He says brightly as he presents Suki with a rather tiny pink lingerie set.
Suki raises an eyebrow. She knew that he didn't seriously think that she was going to wear that! He was out of his mind!
"I'm not wearing that!" She half hisses at him.
"Well you won't be wearing it for that long. Besides, I think you'd look really cute in it." He says smugly.
She loved Suigetsu. Suki loved him with all his heart. There were times though, when the Uchiha woman swore that he loved being smacked around. Their Honeymoon was a good example.
"Suigetsu, put me down!" Suki squirmed in his arms.
"What? No! This is tradition, Princess! I'm supposed to carry you over the threshold!" He protested.
Suki knew that, but did he honestly have to carry her with the whole hotel staff? That was just embarrassing. She was so going to smack him around like a Piñata for that!
"Well yeah! In private!" Suki growled at him.
"You're really hot, when you growl." He said cheekily as he carried her into the Honeymoon Suite.
"And you're in big trouble!" Suki growled at him as her lover set her on the bed.
Suigetsu just laughed and kissed her. Suki returned the kiss and pulled him down onto the bed. From there, it hadn't taken her long to pin him.
She might been pregnant, but she was still a ninja. A ninja who was damn good at Taijutsu and had the advantage of having a husband who wouldn't fight back. Suigetsu wouldn't dare risk it, when she was expecting.
"I'm trembling, Princess. Truly." The sword lover said with a laugh.
"That's right. You should be." Suki informed him as she slapped a pair of chakra cuffs on him.
She smirked at his reaction. This was going to be fun. She wasn't entirely sure if Suigetsu could have gotten out of those cuffs in normal circumstances, but she knew he wouldn't now.
That had been a fantastic two weeks. Chakra cuffs were a lot of fun. She really should employ them more often.
"You're such an idiot sometimes. I clearly didn't fall in love with you for your brains." She mutters.
"Ouch. That hurt, Princess. That really hurt. So what are we going to do about the Leaf? We have a Super Baby on the way. So I can't really let you go off and destroy a village. Not to mention that Naruto and Karin live there now." He says thoughtfully.
Suigetsu pauses as if thinking about that last part and Suki rolls her eyes. Karin and Naruto were still far from her husband's favorite people. The three of them bickered like cats and dogs, but she doubted that he would actually try to kill them. (Well at least not anymore).
"Actually you know, maybe it wouldn't be so bad. I mean if you just smacked the Leaf Village around a bit. After you have the baby and you've recovered first. The Banshee and her Lapdog kinda have it coming." He says with a grin.
"I know that you don't mean that. Don't worry though. I have something planned. You see, I've been talking to Itachi more and I've finally got the full story. I know who was behind it now and I'm going to make sure that they can't hurt our family again. There are other ways to make a village pay that don't involve violence. Well at least not as much." She says with a smirk.
Suigetsu shakes his head and wraps his arms around her protectively. It was kinda hot when she got all homicidal, but he couldn't lie. He was a little worried.
"Alright. Well what are you planning? Whatever it is, I can handle it. I completely get not wanting them to get off that easily. They do deserve some kind of punishment, but I don't want you to do anything that's going to put your pretty ass or our baby at risk." He tells her.
That was the truth. He couldn't imagine life without his little Sharingan Princess. His Sharingan Princess who definitely knew how to use Chakra Cuffs. It was just too depressing to think about.
That and they had the Super Baby to consider. Their daughter needed both of them. So that meant that Suki had to cool her homicidal tendencies. (Not matter how hot, those impulses might be)!
"Mmm I'll tell you later. My contractions just started. We have to get to the hospital." Suki informs him.
Suigetsu blinks. Wait. What?! Her contractions had started?! The Super Baby was coming?!
"Right! Don't worry! We'll get you to the hospital. It's all going to be okay. Don't panic!" Suigetsu says as he Flickers them off.
He gets her to the hospital in record time and to the delivery room. Sugietsu had always liked Kara, but he had never been so happy to see a medic in his life. Despite the fact that he was absolutely panicking, Suki seemed oddly calm. Almost serene even.
"First time fathers are always the ones who panic most. Don't worry, Suigetsu. I'll take good care of her." Kara says with a quiet laugh as she helps Suki on to the bed.
Warning Delivery Scene
What seemed like an eternity later, Suigetsu was damn grateful that he could turn into water. That serenity hadn't lasted very long, once the contractions started to come in faster and stronger. That serenity had flown right out the window and several objects had been thrown at him.
"Whoa! Easy! Easy, Princess! I know it hurts, but that's normal! No need to hurl a box of tissues at me! Seriously, tissues?!" He asks in disbelief.
"Mmm and that's normal for first time mothers. I'd just stay out of range for now. Childbirth is never a fun process, but the results are more than worth it." Kara says with a kind smile.
"That's easy for you to say! You two aren't the ones in labor!" Suki snarls.
He really didn't like to see her in this much pain. Suki had to be in serious agony to be acting like this and the woman had a high pain tolerance. Suigetsu had seen her fight. He knew damn well that his wife could take a hit.
That meant that childbirth was even worse than he had been told. Sugietsu could only watch his wife warily as he tried to offer moral support. It was the thought that counted.
"I know! Just keep pushing, Princess. You're doing great." He says encouragingly.
Suki just screamed in pain in response as another contraction hit. This one was particularly brutal and that's when Suigetsu saw it. A flash of white.
"I can see the head! Just a few more pushes!" Kara reassures her.
Suigetsu winces as Suki does as she was asked. He didn't know that his wife could make those sounds. He preferred the sexy sounds she could make. Not the scary sounds that made even him flinch.
He wasn't supposed to flinch! He was a ninja and a badass ninja at that. The sounds of Suki crying out like that though, they made him flinch.
"WAHHHHH!" A loud cry is a heard a few minutes later.
"You did it. Now, just a few more pushes to make sure that your all nice and clean. Nurse Hitmara will help you. I'm going to check to make sure that your daughter is healthy and take her measurements." Kara says kindly.
End of Delivery Scene
"She's okay, r-right?" Suki pants out as her head falls back against the pillow.
Kara pauses for a moment as Hitmara changes the bedding and helps Suki. Suigetsu bites his lower lip anxiously. He knew logically that the medic was just being thorough, but those were the longest two or three minutes of his life.
"Yes, she's just fine. You have a perfectly healthy baby girl. Do you want to hold her?" Kara asks with a smile.
"Yes, please." Suki says as she reaches for the bundle squirming baby that Kara held in her hands.
Suigetsu lets out the breath that he hadn't realized he was holding. Their daughter was okay and so was Suki. Well Suki was exhausted, but she was okay.
"Of course, remember to support the back of her neck." The medic reminds the young mother as she gently sets the baby in Suki's arms.
"It's okay. You can come look. I'm too exhausted to hit you right now." Suki teases him as she smiles down at the bundle in her arms.
Suigetsu smiles and looks down. Well now he understood why he had seen white. Their daughter had his hair. White as snow. She also had his violet eyes. Everything else though looked like pure Suki.
It was striking, really. Her skin was the same ivory pale color as her mother's. That and their daughter had Suki's face. Her eye shape, nose, smile, and even her cheeks. Though he notes with some amusement that she also had his ears.
"She's beautiful. Just like her mother." He says with a smile as he kisses the top of Suki's head.
"Mmm. She had better be. After what I went through to bring her into this world, I'd be rather cross…if she wasn't." Suki says with a laugh as she smiles down at her.
"She's going to need a name though. What should we call her?" The proud father asks.
He had a name picked out, if it was a boy. They were having a girl though. So he was a little less sure about what they should call the adorable baby who was currently cuddling up to Suki.
"Umiko. It means child of the sea. Since she was already using Water Jutsus in the womb, I think it's fitting." Suki says with a smile.
"Umiko Uchiha. I like it." Suigetsu says as he smiles and tickles his daughter's belly.
It was just so cute. He supposed all babies had bellies like that. It just begged to be messed with.
Umiko giggles and squirms around wildly. Well, wildly by baby standards. Still Suigetsu was rather pleased with this response. She was definitely a healthy Super Baby.
"It's also good alliteration." Itachi observes with amusement as he walks into the room with Mei at his side.
Suki nods in agreement as the other couple soon join them. She never really thought that she'd end up married to a Criminal Ninja and that she and Itachi would reconcile, but they had. Not only that, but she had a beautiful daughter.
"Oh Suki, she's beautiful." Mei beams at her, once she got a good look at Umiko.
"Yeah. She definitely takes after Suki. That's a good thing for her too by the way." Naruto says as he bounds inside with Karin following off after him.
Karin's own belly was round with child. Umiko was going to have a playmate soon enough, Suki muses to herself. Naruto and Karin didn't know what gender their baby was going to be yet.
The two of them wanted it to be a surprise. Suki didn't know how Naruto was actually waiting that long to find out. Normally, he was one of the most impatient people that she had ever seen. She suspected that the red head had a role in her husband's newfound patience though.
"You're such an idiot." Suigetsu mutters as he rolls his eyes at Naruto.
"Naruto is right though. She really is an adorable kid." Jugo says with a smile.
Suki nods in agreement. She had been worth every morning when she couldn't keep breakfast down and every damn contraction. She was their little Super Baby.
"Mhm. I should probably introduce her to Aoda and Garuda. I'll Summon them and just have them peak through the window." Suki decides.
"Suki, you just had a baby. Are you sure that you're up to Summoning them and is it really safe to have them around a newborn? I mean Aoda and Garuda are cool and everything, but they are big and might accidentally crush her or something!" The new father exclaims.
Suki just kisses his cheek and performs the Summoning. She had promised them that she would let them meet their daughter and an Uchiha always kept their promises. It really was as simple as that.
"Aoda and Garuda would never harm Umiko. Not even accidentally." She assures him as two loud pops are heard outside.
Kisame blinks as he looks out the window and Suki had a pretty good idea why. Her Summons damn impressive, if she did say so herself. It wasn't everyday that you saw a snake as tall as a two story building or a hawk that was Garuda's size.
"You can do all that after giving birth? Damn. Itachi, you're kid sister is scary. Though it looks like you won the gender bet." The blue skinned man says with a sigh as he hands Itachi a rather large bag.
A large bag that was filled with money. Suki could see some of it peeking out over the top. Those two had really gambled serious money on Umiko's gender. She didn't know whether to smack them for being idiots or to laugh.
"May I see the Hatchling?" Aoda asks excitedly.
"Yeah. Sure. I guess if Suki's okay with it, it's okay!" Naruto says as he scurries over to scoop up Umiko.
"You are NOT touching my Mini Princess." Suigetsu growls at him and with that, the sword lover picks up his daughter and carries her towards the window.
Amazingly, the kid didn't cry. Suigetsu had never seen a kid that was less scared of a giant snake and hawk before. Then again, he doubted that very many newborns were exposed to Summons. So he might be exaggerating, but still it was impressive that she didn't cry.
Garuda smiles at her and looks closely. The hawk didn't say anything, but Suigetsu could swear that the bird really was smiling. He seemed happy to see her.
Aoda was more talkative. That wasn't surprising though. Suigetsu swore that Summon was really a golden retriever trapped in a snake's body.
"She's a beautiful Hatchling. You must be very proud." The serpent comments.
"Oh yeah! We're very proud!" Suigetsu says with a smirk.
"Mmm he's cute when he thinks he's being tough." Suki says with a smile as she beckons her husband to join her.
Suigetsu didn't think he was being tough. He knew that he was being tough. He was a badass ninja. He just happened to be a father now. A father of the most adorable little bundle of joy in the entire world, but still!
"Princess, I ain't acting." He grumbles as he sets Umiko in Suki's arms.
"Mhm. Sure you aren't." Suki replies and with that, she pulls him down for a deep kiss.
"Well I think that we've intruded enough for today. I do believe that my foolish little sister wishes to bond with her daughter and her husband." Itachi states.
"Mmm. It does look that way. Come, My Love." Mei orders him as she drags her lover off.
Suigetsu kisses back and after he breaks it, he blinks. Did that really just happen? Had Mei just drug Itachi Uchiha off like it was nothing?
"Yeah. He's pretty whipped. I can't really blame him though. Women is a looker." Kisame comments with a smirk.
Oh no. He wasn't getting into trouble for this again. Mei might be beautiful, but she was no Suki. He also definitely wasn't going to make his wife jealous, right after she'd given birth.
Suigetsu was many things. Suicidal wasn't one of them. It would definitely be suicidal to taunt the Uchiha Matriarch now.
"Whatever. Well I'll see you guys later. I think that our Super Baby is hungry. She probably wants to nurse. So yeah! Beat it!" He says cheerfully.
A few chuckles were heard as everyone leaves. That included even the medic and nurse. Which Suigetsu appreciated. He did want some privacy with his family.
"Mmm that was well done." Suki comments as she proceeds to feed their newborn.
"Thanks. She's adorable, Suki! I mean it! Oh and it's going to be so much fun teaching her how to use a sword in a few years. I'll make sure to get her a pink sword too!" He says brightly.
"Suigetsu, you're lucky that I love you. Otherwise I would have Chidoried you for that. Our daughter is not getting a pink sword." She grumbles.
"Yeah. You're right. I guess it would be best to get her something more respectable. Something lightweight at first too. Hmm. I'll find her something cool. Don't worry!" He continues and Suki groans.
She loved him with all her heart. Truly, she did. That didn't meant that she wouldn't smack him, if he seriously gave Umiko a sword when she was a toddler or something.
One day, Umiko would grow up to be a powerful ninja. Suki was sure of it, but she was not going to let Suigetsu teach her how to use a sword until she was at least five, preferably ten.
"Not until she's ten." Suki grumbles.
"What?! Ten?! Oh come on. I'll be careful and it'll give her a head start on the other Academy kids!" He protests.
"Fine. Five, but not any sooner. I mean it, Suigetsu. If I catch you trying to teach our toddler how to use a sword, your Chamber Privileges will be revoked." The Uchiha woman warns him.
That shut him up. Hmpf. Well at least she knew how to make Suigetsu behave. She really had to thank Mei for giving her the Chamber Privilege threat. It sounded so much more intimidating than threatening him with sleeping on the couch.
"Alright! Alright! No real swords until she's five. How about play swords though? Like plastic or wood? Just so she gets the idea." He asks hopefully.
"You're impossible. Fine. Plastic swords are fine. No wooden ones though. I don't want her to get splinters." Suki replies.