Disclaimer: Naruto and all Naruto related stuff is (c) Masashi Kishimoto. All OCs and original storyline/plot/imagination (c) of ME!!

A/N: oopsy… made a mistake on the last chapter… Naruto and Sakura's son Sasuke wasn't supposed to be born yet… so I edited it… if anyone's interested I uploaded a timeline on Deviant art setting up which kids were born when…

THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS!!

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"She's very pretty isn't she?" Tenten asked her husband as the two of them walked toward the Hokage tower; having just left their best friend's house a few minutes earlier.

"Huh?" Neji turned to face the kunoichi.

He had been suspiciously quiet for the past few minutes. Tenten wasn't sure why that was; though she doubted it has anything to do with their visit to meet the rest of Lee's family. They had met Harumi, his wife, the night of their dinner with the other Konoha eleven. It had been a bit surprising to hear that Lee was not only already married, but to perhaps the most beautiful woman Tenten had ever seen.

Harumi was a petite blue-eyed, black-haired civilian who Lee had met shortly after Neji and Tenten had left the village. As Lee told the story, she had come into his life like an angel, saving him from the despairing loneliness he had felt upon losing his two best friends. Harumi explained that she had spotted Lee in the forest, collapsed from exhaustion, and had brought him back to her house at the outskirts of the city, to nurse the dangerously malnourished Lee back to health. From what she could put together, Tenten concluded that Lee had been neglecting himself out of loneliness, and overworking his body to the point of extreme exhaustion and starvation. It must have been at the breaking point that Harumi had come upon Lee, and in that way, 'rescued' him.

"Harumi-san." Tenten explained.

"…" Neji continued staring inquisitively at his wife.

"Lee's wife." Tenten explained; at this point though, she was fairly certain that Neji's confusion was not in identifying the name, but rather that he had not been listening to her at all, thus entirely missing the question she had asked. "She's pretty, isn't she?" Tenten asked again.

"…" Neji nodded understandingly; finally piecing together what had been asked. "Hn."

"Well?" Tenten asked, as they continued walking down the village's main street toward the Hokage tower.

"Her sons are fortunate to have her." Neji expressionlessly replied as he continued facing forward on their walk.

"That's so mean Neji." She tried to suppress the laughter at Neji's unintentional joke.

Tenten knew him well enough to understand the meaning behind his words. Saying that Lee's sons, Daisuki and Nao, were fortunate to have Harumi as their mother, was Neji's way of complimenting the woman. (1) What he meant was that the boys were lucky to have a beautiful mother to make up for Lee's less then handsome genetic traits.

"Except for his choice in wardrobe and that hair-cut," Tenten giggled; looking up toward the approaching Hokage Tower. "Lee's not that bad looking." She shrugged, before turning to face Neji again.

"What?" Tenten asked the wide-eyed Neji standing a few feet behind; mouth left agape, as if he couldn't believe what he had just heard. "In a kid-brother sort of way." She replied to the question hidden in the Hyuga's eyes. "Jeeze Neji, who would have thought you'd be the jealous type." The kunoichi rolled her eyes at the immaturity of her husband getting jealous over a compliment she'd given another guy. "You don't see me getting jealous over the fact that you just said Harumi-san was pretty."

"No." Neji emotionlessly expressed.

"So?" Tenten began; walking toward the stairs to go up to the Hokage's office. "Then there's no reason you should-"

"I never said that." Neji cut it.

"Huh?" Tenten once more turned questioningly toward her husband.

"No." Neji repeated. "I never said she was attractive."

"…" Tenten paused for a moment; digesting his comments. "Well not in so many words, but..." Though he hadn't said it, it had been implied. "Well, you have to admit she's the most beautiful woman you've ever see. With her pitch black hair and big crystal clear blue eyes, she's … beautiful."

It amazed her that someone with Lee's lack of fashion, and unusual appearance could steal the heart of someone as stunning as Harumi. There was no doubt in Tenten's mind that the woman in question could not do any better then Lee; after all, no one was sweet, more affectionate than Lee. But it still boggled the mind to see someone so angelically beautiful, sweet and humble enough not to give into superficiality. She wasn't a shallow girl, like most who were gifted with such beauty; no, she was as tender and kind as Lee himself. Her gentle and soft spoken disposition reminded Tenten of Hinata, but was quite aware of the obvious fiery temperament as well that Harumi also seemed to possess, which was very reminiscent of that which had attracted Lee to Sakura all those years ago. (2)

"I supposed she is agreeable." Neji nonchalantly replied.

"Are you blind man?" Tenten exclaimed. "The woman is gorgeous. How Lee, of all people, found someone as beautiful as her to marry is a true wonder."

"I am certain that despite his appearance," Neji interrupted the kunoichi's ranting. "Many women would find Lee's kindness appealing."

"Well of course." Tenten agreed. "Still, who would have thought Lee would end up marrying the prettiest girl in Konoha." She chuckled at the idea of how they would have all reacted if someone had come up to them years ago and told them this would happen.

"He didn't." Neji replied.

"Huh?" She wasn't sure what he meant; of course Lee had. They had just come over from seeing him and his wife.

Neji calmly approached the kunoichi as they came closer to reaching the final turn toward the stairs that would lead them up the Hokage tower. "I did." He clarified; bringing his left arm smoothly around his wife's slightly rounder waist.

"…" It was cheesy, but Tenten couldn't help and smile widely at the utter sweetness of her husband's comment. "Neji-" she whispered into his crook of his neck as he brought her tighter into his embrace.

"Awww." A baritone voice startled the couple, as a familiar figure rounded the corner ahead of them. "I'll give you props kid, you've got Ryo-san beat when it comes to melting that icy façade for the woman you love."

"Oushi-sama." Tenten smiled as she greeted her godfather.

"Hello Tennie-chan." Oushi smiled back at the young woman. "Hello mini-Ryo." He smirked at the Hyuga.

"…" Neji's right eyebrow rose questioningly, but the older shinobi ignored it, turning back to face his goddaughter.

"Are you here to see the Hokage?" Oushi questioned the couple.

"Hai." Tenten nodded.

"Well, I just left her office." The ANBU head began. "It seems she's currently out."

"Perhaps Lady Tsunade is at the hospital?" Neji suggested; a hopefully glint in his eyes told Tenten he was actually pleased with the possibility. No doubt, he had been waiting for such an opportunity to have the Hokage examine his wife.

"That's exactly what I was thinking." Oushi nodded. "Shall we head on over then?" The older man gestured for them to accompany him on the way to the hospital; before beginning to walk in that direction himself. "So Tennie-chan." He began. "Your father tells me you're expecting another little one."

"Hai." Tenten smiled; nodding her head in confirmation.

"How far along are you?" Oushi gave the kunoichi a quick once-over; noticing that even despite her loose fitting clothes, there was very little evidence that she was even pregnant at all.

"Almost five months." Tenten replied.

"…" Oushi gently nodded his head; as if impressed with that piece of information. "You are your mother's daughter." Oushi commented. "She was tiny when she was expecting you too. Didn't start showing until fairly late in the pregnancy."

"Yeah; though it was different with the boys." Tenten replied. "But then they were twins."

"Ah." Oushi nodded. "Well since you're so small this time around, maybe it means it'll be a girl." The older man smirked amusedly at the thought. "I'm sure Ryo-san would be very pleased if that were the case." He mischievously looked over at Neji, as if to say that what would please Ryoku would be to see Neji suffer through the same torment of being the father of a little girl.

"I'm sure he would." Tenten returned the smirk; knowing only too well that her father probably would get great pleasure out of seeing Neji as the over-protective father to a cute little daughter.

"Oh, that reminds me." Oushi pounded his right fist into his left as they continued walking toward the hospital. "Neji-san." He turned toward the Hyuga. "The Hokage recently ordered that we fill in all vacant ANBU positions to strengthen our organization."

"…" Neji looked over questioningly at the older man; waiting for Oushi to continue.

"And there's been an opening in Ryo-san's unit for quite some time now." Oushi began. "I'm aware that there are some conditions to your reinstatement as Leaf shinobi, but since ANBU is out of the Daimyo's jurisdiction, and your admission had already been approved before you left the village, perhaps you'd be interested in the position."

"…" Neji remained silent as the three continued walking toward the hospital.

It was a tremendously great offer, but Tenten could see that Neji was hesitant in accepting. She knew that it wasn't that he was oppose to being helped by others; if anything, their experiences had taught them that help from friends was the greatest gift anyone could ever receive. What Neji was worried about, and Tenten was certain both she and Oushi were aware of that, was over the matter of who Neji would be working with.

"Oushi-sama." Tenten broke the short silence that had befallen the trio.

"Yes?" Oushi turned to face the young woman.

"I was under the impression that my father only worked solo missions."

Even though Tenten knew that ANBU never allowed for any mission where less than two operatives were available; implementing a safety in number's approach, she had always believed her father was the exception. Never in her entire life had Tenten ever known her father to take on missions with anyone other than Oushi. The only other people she had known of him going on a mission with, was her team; but that had been under special circumstances.

"Ah yes." Oushi nodded. "But that is only because Ryo-san has been too stubborn to take on a new partner or team." He explained. "I think Neji-san would be a good asset for Ryo-san. We once had a little birdie that he used to work well with. She used an eye jutsu as well; though not the same one as the Byakugan. But with Neji-san's abilities to see into far distances, the partnership would essentially be of the same nature."

Tenten looked over at Neji, who seemed to be thinking the proposition over carefully.

"I also heard the two of you worked well together." Oushi paused, waiting for Neji's reaction. "Think it over and let me know what you decide." The ANBU leader offered.

"I will." Neji nodded as the three approached the automated doors at the front of the hospital. "Arigato." He thanked the older man.

"No problem." Oushi cheerfully winked. "I think it would be good experience to work under Ryo-san." He added, before turning to leave, just as the couple approached the entrance to the hospital.

"Oushi-sama?" Tenten called back questioningly. "Weren't you going to see the Hokage?"

"Oh, yes…" Oushi nodded. "But I just had some surveillance reports to hand in." The older shinobi waved the manila folder he'd been carrying in his hand demonstratively. "I can take care of that later though." Oushi chuckled, before quickly disappearing in a gust of wind.

"Hn." Neji stared into the empty space that the ANBU head had formerly occupied.

"What is it?" Tenten looked up at Neji's curiously.

"You're father has an interesting choice in friends." Neji replied.

"Tsk." Tenten laughingly scoffed. "And you and Lee make more sense… how?"

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TBC
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A/N: I'm seriously sucking with titles… I would reply to emails and reviews and pms right now, but I think I'll get to bed early today… I'll do it tomorrow after school… it's my short day anyway… well, hope you all liked this chapter ;) .

Oh, and I forgot to mention this in the last chapter, so I'll include it here… the name MATSUMI, which is Shika and Temari's daughter, is a combination of the names Mitsumi (suggested by Midnight Memories), Masumi (suggested by Nichi Nara), and Natsumi (… sorry I forgot who suggested that one…)… I just found it interesting how similar the three were, so I just combined them XP. Thanks for the suggestions ;).

FOOTNOTES:
(1) Daisuki was a name suggested by Nichi Nara for a Naruto Sakura son, but since I decided to use cannon names for this sons, I used the name for Lee's oldest son.
(2) mangamaniacgurl agreed with me that Lee's wife's personality should be a combination of Hinata and Tenten… well I made it Hinata and Sakura, but close enough… XP