Book One: Tsunade's Chance- Perfect...
I got up before my Grandfather and Nawaki, which I have to get up pretty early to get up before Grandfather. He was still a little mad but he did admit he really over reacted. I wasn't going anywhere in particular, just for a walk to clear my head. I was just sitting in a tree, thinking. I am in way over my head. Didn't we go over that last night? Yeah, well Grandfather never freaks out like that! So?
"Hey Tsunade!"
"Oh, great." I mumbled under my breath.
Jiraiya jumped onto the branch I was sitting on.
"What do you want, Baka?"
"Sheesh, I just saw you sitting here and thought you might like some company, flat chest."
I didn't respond. I had long since lost my flat chest status.
"Wow, whatever it is it must be pretty bad because you throw me halfway across the village this time."
Still I kept my mouth shut.
"Look if this is about what happened at the party…"
"No, yes, sort of, I don't know!"
"Tsunade, I'm so sorry. I feel like I took advantage of you. I wouldn't blame you if you never spoke to me again! I feel so stupid!"
Last time I hadn't forgiven him, but this time… "Jiraiya, I-"
"Tsunade I really am sorry! I don't how to make it up to you! I don't think I ever can! I am so sorry!"
"Shut up!" He did. "Baka, you dummy I wanted to do it. I was stupid and if anything it was my fault. But it doesn't matter how sorry or stupid either of us feels… The damage is done and irreversible."
He looked completely dumbfounded, "What-?"
"Jiraiya, are you that thick!"
"I still don't-"
"You idiot I'm pregnant!"
Jiraiya fell out of the tree.
Oops hadn't meant it to come out like that. Well can't take it back. I jumped out of the tree and landed beside him. I knelt down beside him. "Jiraiya? Jiraiya, are you okay?"
"I must have hit my head." He said sitting up, "I thought you said you were…"
"Pregnant?" I finished, "I am and it's your baby."
"No… Tsunade! I-I- Are you sure?"
"You're the only one that I've ever slept with."
"What are y-we going to do?"
He said we that is a start, I guess. "I'm keeping my kid that's about the only thing I know. Whether you want to or not…"
"I'm not- Tsunade- I-"
"Will you please stop stuttering!" Man, he took it worse than I thought he would. Mhm.
"Who else knows?"
"Just you, Ami and my Grandfather."
"What were their reactions?"
"Ami freaked out and agreed to help me if she gets to be godmother." That made Jiraiya laugh nervously. "And Grandfather completely went crazy, but cooled down after a bit."
"Do they know I'm?"
"Yes, Ami freaked, again, but Grandfather just said 'Figures' after he calmed down."
"Figures? That's all he said?"
"Yep."
"Tsu! There you are."
"And speak of the devil…" I muttered.
"I take it you told him?" Ami asked.
I nodded.
Ami looked up, "And he fell out of the tree?"
"Two for two, godmother to be." Jiraiya said.
Jiraiya and I married two weeks later. It was small but I didn't care. It was just Ami, Nawaki, my Grandfather, Orochimaru, and a few other friends. Of course word spread through the
Village like wild fire. Anybody in the Village who could put two and two together figured out I was pregnant. I received horrible looks and some even called me a slut, I just ignored them.
My colleagues at the Konaha Hospital all helped me… I never thought they would support me like this… True at the medical-nin at the Hospital are like extended family, but… I almost cried when they threw me a surprise baby shower!
Needless to say I didn't go on any missions. I didn't mind though.
I sat on the couch in the living room trying to get my baby to kick.
"Nade." I looked up. Nawaki stood in front of me.
"Hm." I was still trying get the baby to kick.
"How is the baby going to get out?"
I stopped rubbing my stomach. Crap! How am I going to explain that one to him?
Nawaki tilted his head. This was rather awkward. Thank God Grandfather just walked in and rescued me from answering Nawaki's question.
"Nawaki, don't you have homework?" Grandfather asked.
Nawaki walked away grumbling.
"Thanks." I said.
Grandfather laughed and left the room. I went back to trying to make the unborn child move. I kept glancing at the clock on the wall. I fell asleep at around one thirty in the morning. I bolted awake. I heard the front door close.
Jiraiya entered the room he dropped his bag on the ground as soon as he saw me. He was covered in dirt and dried blood. He walked over and knelt in front of me. I sat down on the floor next to him, falling asleep in his arms.
Yeah, everything was going great. The mood swings, the back aches … Yeah everything was fricken great. But I asked for it… So far nothing was different than last time; I had hoped the pregnancy would be easier due to the fact that last time I was traveling to give birth to my child. No such luck. Then the day I had been dreading came, January twenty-fifth. The labor began at two thirty in the morning, about three months early, just like last time.
A searing pain pulsed through me. What a way to wake up. I sat up right clutching my large stomach, panting. I glanced at the clock. Two thirty. "Jiraiya we got to go. Now!" I shook him, he still slept. "JIRAIYA!"
He sat up groggily, "What is it Hime?"
"Hospital…" I panted as the pain continued to throb through me, "Now…" I gripped the sheets tightly.
At that he flew out of bed and through on some random clothes. I shook my head as I watched him run around like a chicken without a head. I gasped in pain, gripping the sheets tighter.
"Hime?" Jiraiya practically ran over to me. "Hime are you alright?"
"I'll be fine if you get me to the Hospital." Pain continued through me, I felt wet. My water broke! "And quick!"
"I'll wake your Grandfather."
I nodded falling back on the bed. About a minute later my Grandfather came into the room. They both helped me up. "What about Nawaki?" I asked.
"He'll be coming with us." My Grandfather said soothingly.
It was worse than last time. It was much more painful. Jiraiya refused to leave my side the entire time, even though I broke his hand twice so far, and several death threats, and a few other threats…
Nawaki had been out in the waiting room with my Grandfather for the last ten hours, no doubt bored and asking where his new niece or nephew was. Grandfather came into check on me several times. Most of the medical staff had been in at some point, it was touching, but it did get annoying.
I was barely conscious by the time I was fully dilated, just like last time. "Get- Him-Out-" I said gasped.
Jiraiya gave my hand a gentle squeeze, "Almost done, Hime." He kissed my cheek.
I screamed weakly as I pushed.
"He's here!" Ami said over the wail of my newborn son.
"He's beautiful, Hime!"
I scarcely heard him, another spasm of pain hit me, I gasped and then black.
By the time I came to it was dark in the room and judging by the fact that there was no light coming through the windows it was dark out there too. I sat up slowly, a dull pain going through the lower half of my body.
It took a few minutes for my eyes to get used to the dim light. I looked around the room, it wasn't the delivery room. Jiraiya was slouched in a chair to the left of me sleeping.
"Baka." I whispered.
His eyes flew open faster than he had flown out of bed earlier. "Hime?"
"How long have I been out?"
"Eight hours."
"Eight hours?" I sighed.
Jiraiya sat down next to me on the edge of my bed and put an arm around me. "You alright?"
I nodded, "Where's my baby?"
He smiled "The babies are small because they're early and the medics said the girl might not live past thirty days but she's tough like her mother. I just know it."
"Babies?" This is new! Oh God! did he say the girl might not make it?
Jiraiya got up and crossed the room. He disappeared into the shadows for a moment. He reappeared with a blanket bundle in each arm. I scooted over so he could have more room to sit. He put one blue blanket in my left arm and one pink blanket in my right. I couldn't stop the tears from coming.
A son and daughter! Why didn't I… I LOST HER! LAST TIME I LOST HER! But you have her this time. And she must be tough, she has to have your will.
"What do you want to call them?" Jiraiya asked.
I looked at them closely. My son had my hair color but Jiraiya's hair texture. My daughter had white hair and had my hair texture.
"Our boy has blue eyes so far and our little girl has your eyes though." Jiraiya looked into my eyes.
"So Minato has my mother's eyes…"
"Minato?"
Crap! "You don't like it?"
"Actually it goes with what I want our girl's name to be."
"And that is?"
"Minako, it means beautiful."
"Minako and Minato… It's perfect."
Author's Comments
So how do you like it? And I know the Tsunade and Jiraiya being Minato's parents was obvious but… How do you like the twin factor? I don't think anyone saw that coming!
With Authorly Love,
Freewolf17