"Naruto-kun, I can do it." Hinata said pleadingly.

Naruto shook his head.

"Uh-un, Hinata-chan. Tsunade-sama said you need to be extra careful for these last few weeks." He said gently.

Hinata sighed.

"I know what Tsunade-sama said but she never said you had to chew my food for me." She said, slowly getting annoyed.

Naruto smiled.

"What if I make it more enticing?" He said smoothly.

Hinata looked at him curiously. He winked and picked a cherry off Hinata's plate. He popped it in his mouth and held it between his teeth.

"Come get it." He taunted playfully, a gleam in his eyes.

Hinata giggled. She scooted closer to him. She leaned in and covered his mouth with hers. When she pulled away, she displayed the cherry proudly on her tongue before closing her mouth and chewing. Naruto laughed and licked his lips.

"Mm, I think I want some more of that." He said playfully.

Hinata laughed. She smiled at him.

"No more unless you let me chew my own food." She challenged.

Naruto sighed.

"Ok, ok. You win." He said, pushing her plate over to her.

"But promise me you'll go slow?"

Hinata kissed his cheek.

"Promise." She said sweetly.

Naruto looked at his watch and then looked around nervously.

"Where's Kiba-kun, I need to go to work?" He asked.

Hinata shrugged as she chewed her food. Naruto looked out his window and bit his lip. Then he grumbled frustratedly.

"Naruto-kun, go to work. I'll be fine on my own for a few minutes." Hinata said.

Naruto shook his head. He turned to Hinata and cupped her cheek in his hand. He looked at her with a pained expression.

"I've almost lost you so many times already. I'm not taking any chances." he said.

Hinata put her hand over his and closed her eyes. She looked at him understandingly.

"How many times have a told you I love you?" she asked sweetly.

He smiled.

"About a million." he cooed.

Hinata shook her head.

"Not nearly enough."

Naruto laughed and leaned in to kiss her. Then, there was a loud knock on the door.

"It's Kiba! Sorry I'm late, I lost track of the time!" Kiba said from behind the door.

Naruto rolled his eyes.

"Now he decides to show up." he mumbled.

Hinata giggled.

"Just open the door for him so you can get going." she said with a kiss.

Naruto laughed and went to the door. He opened it and glarred at Kiba. Kiba rubbed the back of his head and laughed nervously.

"Eh-heh, did I mention I was sorry for being late?" he said.

Naruto chuckled and shook his head.

"Just take good care of her." he said as he brushed past him.

Kiba turned and gave Naruto a cheesey salute.

"You can count on me!" he said.

True to his word, Kiba diligently took care of Hinata all day. He ran errands for her, brought her whatever she needed, helped her to the bathroom about 27 times, cleaned the house, and made three meals (the first two failed horribly). During all of this he thought of three things. He gained a new appreciation for stay-at-home moms. He wondered how such a tiny girl (with the exception of the babies) could hold so much pee. And, finally he was mystified by the fact that such a needy person could have been so self-sacrificing at one point. By the time Naruto got home, he was dead. Naruto opened the door to see him snoring on the couch while Hinata covered him with a blanket. Naruto rolled his eyes. He stalked up and kicked Kiba off the couch.

"Baka! You're supposed to be taking care of Hinata-chan, not haveing her taking care of you!" He yelled, annoyed.

Kiba scrambled to get his bearings. He rubbed his eyes sleepily.

"I did, loudmouth. I just dozed off for a few." He said drowsily.

He stumbled out the door tiredly and waved goodbye.

"G'night, Hinata-chan. See you tomorrow." he yawned.

The next two and a half months went pretty much the same. Naruto, Kiba, and shino alternated taking extream care of Hinata. She hardly had to lift a finger at all. Though she hated to admit it, she was begining to feel a little suffocated. There were days when she couldn't sneeze without Naruto or Kiba freaking out. Shino was always reliably calm though. He got her what she needed and did what she asked without stressing out about every little thing. Instead of making the "dangerous" (as Naruto deemed it) journey to the hospital, Tsunade came over every few weeks for Hinata's check up. Then, finally, the big moment came.

It was the middle of the night. Naruto and Hiata lay in bed, sleeping peacefully. Then, all of a sudden, Hinata woke up to a sharp pain. She waited for a while to see if it would happen again. Sure enough, ten minutes later, another waved of pain shot through her body. She sat on the edge of the bed and turned the table lamp on.

"Naruto-kun?" she said.

He shot up.

"Huh! Wha-What is it?" he said jumpily.

HInata clutched her stomach and took a deep breath.

"Ooooooh, it's time!" she said breathlessly.

Naruto flew out of bed. He quickly grabbed his robe and threw it on. He grabbed her for her and helpped her into it. Hinata just concentrated on breathing. She rubbed her stomach gently and every once in a while she would grimmace. Naruto scooped her up and carried her out of the appartment.

"Naruto-kun...you can't carry me all the way..." Hinata said as he was going down the stairs.

"I know...Kiba-kun and I built a rikshaw...just in case..." he huffed.

Hinata smiled as she dreathed in and out.

"I knew I could...count on you." she said sweetly.

Naruto carefully put her into the rikshaw and made for the hospital as fast as he dared. When they finally got there, Hinata was starting to breath a bit faster. She was starting to sweat and she occasionally gasped in pain. Naruto rushed in and came back out with three nurses and a gurney. They carefully lifted Hinata up unto the gurney and wheeled her inside.

"Somebody wake Tsunade-sama or Shizune-sama! Whoever can get her the fastest!"

"Prepare a room, quickly!"

Tsunade and Shizune arrived at the same time. When they asked Naruto if he wanted to go in, his reply was: "Hell yeah! Just try and stop me!"

Sixteen painful, tear-filled hours later, Naruto and Hinata had a gorgeous baby girl and a strong baby boy. Michiko Uzumaki entered the world just three seconds before Masashi Uzumaki. Michiko came out and immeadiately started screaming her head off. Masashi came out and cooed and wimpered softly. Naruto beamed with pride. Hinata had been wonderful. She hardly scream the entire sixteen hours. Each time she looked like she was in pain, Naurto cooed to her softly.

"You're fantastic, Hinata-chan. I love you so much."

And after the contraction passed, Hinata would smile at him and say:

"Thank-you, Naruto-kun. I love you too."

While she got some much needed sleep, Naruto held his children for the first time. Michiko on the left and Masashi on the right. He stared at them in awe. His kids. Hinata's kids. They were beautiful. More beutiful than he could have ever imagined. Masashi quietly slept while his sister was fitful. It suddenly dawned on Naruto how much responsability he had now. He had to provide for a family. His wife and two kids. He was grateful he had taken Kakashi's advice to get a job and save up (though he had no idea what right Kakashi had giving marriage and parenting advice). Hinata woke up in a panic.

"Masashi! Michiko! My babies!" she gasped.

Naruto rushed over.

"It's alright, Hinata-chan. Look, they're safe." he said as he tilted so she could look at her children.

Hinata looked and them and sighed. She slumped back onto her pillow. She reached up and gently stroked Michiko's arm. A tear rolled down her cheek.

"I had a nightmare." she whispered.

Naruto lookd at her sadly.

"Kanaka?" he asked, knowing the answer.

Hinata shivered and nodded.

"Hinata-chan, don't worry about her. She won't lay a finger on any of you. I'll make sure of it." NAruto said protectively.

Hinata looked up at Naruto and smiled.

"I know, Naruto-kun. I believe it." she said softly.