Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto. I DO own Kaisuke, Rayu and Mikoto (the little one anyway). Aya-Sama3000 owns Aya Kiriyama.

Epilogue

Sasuke sighed heavily as he rested his head on his arms. It was two in the morning and the twins had finally gone back to sleep.

Rayu and Mikoto were now three months old and - according to Ino, Karin and Tsunade, who all insisted on doing their own checks on the twins - were perfectly healthy and developing perfectly.

Sasuke sighed again from his place at the kitchen table. He could have told them that himself. No child with that kind of lung power could possibly be ill. And when they both started, the entire village of Free knew about it.

"Sasuke-kun?!"

Sasuke shot up so fast that he overbalanced and landed on the floor with a crash. He instantly stilled, as did Sakura. Both waiting for the inevitable screams that loud noises always caused.

Silence.

Exchanging confused, and concerned, glances, Sasuke and Sakura made their way to the twins bedroom.

The door was ajar.

Sakura's concern turned to full blown worry and, glancing up at Sasuke, she saw ultimate Sharingan blazing in his eyes. Sakura nudged the door silently, easing it open to let them see inside.

"Hush, hush, my little ones. There's no need to weep."

It was Kaisuke. He was singing softly to the twins.

"For I'll be watching over you while you are fast asleep."

Sasuke's eyes instantly flicked back to coal. He looked down at Sakura when he felt her gently tugging him away, back towards their own bedroom.

***

Sakura was fast asleep mere seconds after her head hit the pillow. Sasuke, however, refused to join her. He could still hear Kaisuke's singing as it echoed softly throughout their home. Listening to the words, Sasuke felt more relaxed than he had in years. It was a very soothing song, more than enough to bring anyone to slumber. Anyone who, unlike Sasuke, wasn't fighting against it.

He had heard that very song once before.

Flashback

Eight year old Sasuke wandered aimlessly through the darkened streets of Konoha. Only six months ago, his entire clan had been wiped out. Only he and Itachi, oh how he hated him, remained.

His supposed guardian had not come that night. The one night that Sasuke truly needed him to be there. He would speak to his fathers friend, Kakashi, about that in the morning. But he desperately needed someone TONIGHT!

It was his mothers birthday!

Without realising it, Sasuke found himself in someone's back garden. There was a bench on the back porch with an old blanket on it. Not wanting to go back to his own house, why had they left him in that damned cursed place anyway, Sasuke curled up on the bench and pulled the blanket around him for warmth.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

The scream from an upstairs room startled Sasuke more than an Uchiha could ever admit. It sounded too much like his family.

"Shhh! It's alright, Sakura! Mommy's here, Mommy's got you!"

Sasuke frowned for a moment. 'Sakura?' he tried to place where he'd heard that name before. Then it hit him. 'She's that pink haired girl in my class.'

"I had a nightmare." came a sob. "I dreamt that what happened to the Uchiha's, Sasuke's family, happened to you and Daddy."

Sasuke couldn't hold back the shudder. That was a nightmare indeed! One he'd never wish on anybody.

"Don't worry, Blossom. Their with Kami now. That was just the work of a nasty man but Kami was watching over your friend Sasuke though. Just like you do in school."

Sasuke was beyond confused. That pink haired girl was watching over him in school? Was that why she kept giving him those strange sad smiles? Mind you, unlike everyone else, she had never once bothered him by saying how sorry she was about what happened to his family, or smothered him with false sympathy.

"Feeling better now?"

Sasuke strained to hear her response but she must have just nodded because it was her mother who spoke again.

"Would you like me to sing it?"

'Sing what?' wondered Sasuke. Although, he soon got his answer.

"Hush, Hush, my little one. There's no need to weep. For I'll be watching over you while you are fast asleep. So close your eyes and slumber. Dream the night away. My love will keep you safe and warm through every night and day."

End of Flashback

Sasuke sighed softly to himself as he heard Kaisuke's song coming to an end, followed by soft footsteps as he padded his way back to his own bedroom.

Sasuke leaned over to his wife and tenderly kissed her on the cheek. No-one knew about his late night visit to her family home. He had woken before dawn and rushed off to Kakashi's house to demand a new guardian, only to end up with Kakashi himself!

Sasuke finally closed his eyes and, with that song repeating itself in his mind, he let slumber finally take him.

***

"DADDY!"

Sasuke pulled his head away from Sakura's fiery kiss at the sound of his first borns distress. He raced out of the house and reached the training grounds in mere seconds, Sharingan blazing.

Sakura appeared beside him less than a second later, also ready to protect Kaisuke, but what greeted them was almost too funny for words.

Kaisuke was flat on his back in the middle of the training grounds. His, now nine month old, little brother and sister sitting on top of him. Mikoto was cooing happily while Rayu slapped his big brothers chest, giggling happily at the groaning noises Kaisuke was making.

"You could have helped…" Sakura called over to Aya and Gaara. Her voice trailed off as she saw Gaara trying desperately to keep the laughing Aya standing. Gaara bowed his head in sincere apology. "I have been trying to…" he stated. "…but it's a little hard to move at the moment."

Sakura shock her head, trying not to laugh herself. She turned back to her children to see Sasuke trying to coax the twins to come to him.

Normally, a parent could just walk over and pick up their misbehaving twins. Not these two though, they just had to be Uchiha's, who also just happened to inherit their mother's perfect chakra control.

As such, when together, they could produce, by sheer will alone, an energy shield. It was very similar to Gaara's sand, in a way. Nobody could get through it unless the twins wanted them to. The only way around it was to either, separate them or for them to drop it.

"Mikoto!" Sasuke was calling softly. Sakura sighed inwardly. 'Trust him to go for Daddy's princess!' "Mikoto! Come to Daddy, Princess!"

Mikoto turned to face her father, face lit up with glee. 'Yip!' thought Sakura. 'Definitely a Daddy's girl!'

Mikoto was just about to crawl towards her Daddy when Rayu slapped Kaisuke just a little too hard, causing an "OOF!" to escape their big brothers lips. Mikoto giggled ecstatically, urging her twin to do it again, which he more than happily did.

Both Sasuke and Kaisuke looked to Sakura. 'Time to call in the big guns.' Sakura couldn't suppress her inner smirk, not that she needed to, it wasn't like anyone could see it anyway.

Sakura put two fingers in her mouth and whistled loudly.

Rayu's and Mikoto's head instantly turned to the sound, big beaming smiles on their faces. Sakura crouched down and smiled at them, her arms spread. The twins immediately dropped their shield and, almost racing each other, crawled toward their mother.

Kaisuke picked himself up off the ground and dusted himself off. "Thanks Mommy!" Sakura, now holding both of the twins, slowly rose to her feet and smiled to her eldest son. She caught Sasuke's look of total awe just before he was able to hide it from view.

As she walked passed her husband with the twins, she couldn't help but smirk at him. "Let's face it Sasuke-kun. Mommy always knows best!"

The look of shock on Sasuke's face made the frown that followed it worth every second.

Just before they reached their home, Sakura heard Kaisuke growling. She smiled softly at the twins, who beamed back at her. "Looks like Uncle Gaara and Aunt Aya are in trouble. Your big brother doesn't like people laughing at him."

The twins giggled and chattered their sweet sounding baby babble to each other. Sakura couldn't help but think that they were agreeing with her.

***

Sakura had just finished bathing and bedding the twins.

She had long since told Sasuke that he didn't need to help with bathing them, after he confided in her about his fear of handling slippery babies. Well, it was more a fear of loosing his hold of them and them slipping under the water. Sakura knew it had been hard for him to admit that. Uchiha's weren't suppose to be afraid of anything, while being natural experts at everything.

She quickly checked in on Kaisuke and, seeing him sound asleep in his bed, sighed happily to herself for another job well done. She was about to make her way to the living room, to read the next chapter of her favourite book, when she was suddenly grabbed from behind, twisted, and pressed up against the wall.

"What the…" her words died when her eyes locked with Sasuke's. He had his endless obsidian orbs locked on to her and they were glinting mischievously. Sakura would know that look anywhere!

"Sasu…"

His lips crashed on to hers as his arms swept their way around her body, bringing her closer. Sakura felt her heart racing as the extreme heat radiating from his body surged into her own. Resistance was futile, not that she had any intention of doing so.

After, what felt like, an eternity of heated, passionate, overwhelming, kissing, Sasuke peeled their bodies off the wall, picked up his wife as the bride she was, and carried her, still lip-locked, to their bedroom.

***

Two weeks later, it's was Kaisuke's ninth birthday. As a special treat, aside from all the presents he got, Sasuke took Kaisuke out to the training field to teach him a new jutsu.

A rather large crowd had gathered to watch. It always made Kaisuke a little nervous when so many people were watching him, having never been shown that much attention before coming to Free. That monster in Konoha, had forbidden him to do anything, unless his mother was there.

All it took was one look from his devoted father and Kaisuke could feel those nerves melt away into nothing. Mainly because, Sasuke had told his son, many times, that not getting it right the first time wasn't a failure, it was just learning. Sasuke even admitted to his son that even he rarely mastered the first time he tried them.

Kaisuke glanced at, what his father jokingly called, his 'adoring fans' and smirked to himself as he saw the looks on their faces. Not one was against him. They were all waiting to congratulate him on his latest success, even if he didn't get it right, just trying was a success to them.

Suigetsu and Gaara stood directly behind Karin and Aya, their arms wrapped snuggly around their girlfriends waists. Aya's head was resting back slightly on Gaara's left shoulder while Karin, only three weeks into her relationship with Suigetsu, stood slightly awkwardly.

Naruto and Hinata stood next to Neji and Tenten, who was heavily pregnant with their third child. Kakashi and Tsunade, who used any excuse they could find to visit, stood slightly to the left of the group with a swarm of the others children around them.

"You ready?"

Kaisuke turned his full attention back to his father, letting the crowd, and it's size, fade from his mind. He nodded to his father.

"Then let's begin." stated Sasuke. "Activate your Sharingan and watch what I do. Then I want you to try to copy it."

Kaisuke nodded again, stood in a more comfortable position and brought his Sharingan to life. Sasuke nodded back and began to form several complicated hands seals. Kakashi smirked, recognising that jutsu instantly.

"Grand Fire Ball Jutsu!" Sasuke called out, almost immediately followed by. "OOF!"

An enormous fire ball erupted from Sasuke's mouth, flying off in a totally random direction and torching a nearby tree.

Sasuke was instantly back on his feet. He turned, with a ready glare, to face down the idiot who had just been reckless enough to do something as stupid, not to mention dangerous, as shoving him mid-jutsu! His glare died and confusion erupted on his face as he came face to face with.

"Sakura????!" Sasuke gasped, shocked beyond belief.

Sakura's entire body was tense with rage for some strange reason. Her arms were folded tightly across her chest, her foot was tapping irritated on the ground and her face was firmly fixed in one of the most murderous glares Sasuke had ever seen.

Sasuke's shock quickly turned to anger as he remembered the forced misfire, although the confusion still remained. "What the fuck was that for?!" he demanded. "Don't you realise how da…"

"You are never having sex with me ever again!" she snapped.

"WHAT???!!!"

The sudden outburst of the crowd made Sakura jump slightly. She hadn't even realised they were there.

"What's that?"

Sakura was shocked when she heard Kaisuke's voice. She was even more shocked when she saw him coming closer, Sharingan active, and pointing at her. She tried to turn away. She tried to leave but Sasuke's hands were suddenly holding her arms, keeping her before him.

Sasuke activated his own Sharingan and slowly moved his eyes over Sakura's body. He gave a small gasp when he finally found what Kaisuke was talking about. "Again?" he said quietly, shutting off his Sharingan, coal eyes flitting between Sakura's own emerald orbs and the tiny secondary chakra signature in her abdomen.

"What's going on?" whispered an extremely confused Naruto.

Kakashi smirked. "Looks to me, like number four is on it's way."

"SAKURA-CHAN'S PREGNANT?!" gasped Naruto. "AGAIN?!"

The crowd erupted with calls of congratulations, and the occasional comment about tying a knot in it or 'just can't keep it in his pants'. Sasuke and Sakura, however, heard none of them. They had locked eyes and drifted away with each other, into their own private little world.

After a few minutes, which felt like a blissful eternity to the pair, Sasuke wrapped his arms around his wife's waist and pulled her in for a tender, loving and heartfelt kiss. The softness of it and the emotions within it, blew Sakura's mind right in to her 'Happy Place'.

As Sasuke finally, grudgingly, pulled back from the kiss, he did the one thing that could shatter the darkest, or overload the brightest, of Sakura's moods. He smiled. Not his usual smug or sexy smirk but an honest, genuine smile.

"Thank you, my Blossom." he whispered.

The End