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Chapter 5

'I can't believe I messed up so badly.'

{I know how you can get back on Naruto's good side.}

{How?}

{Ramen.}

An idea slowly formulated in Gaara's head. He went around town buying as much ramen as he could. After buying what he needed he headed to the one place where he knew Naruto would be.

Gaara slowly approached the blond. The smell of ramen drifted through the cool night air.

"Naruto?" The blond turned around. "Would you like to have dinner with me?"

"I'm not hungry." His stomach growled loudly. "Fine I'll have dinner with you."

Gaara started walking and Naruto followed. They came into a large clearing in the forest. Naruto's eyes widened at what he saw. There in the middle of the field was a large picnic setting with three picnic baskets that was surrounded by candles. They sat down.

"Look, Naruto I'm sorry. I shouldn't have thought nor said that you'd go back to Sasuke. I believe you when you say you love me. But I let my insecurities get the best of me and I shouldn't have. I still love you and the baby and I still want you to live with me…even if the baby isn't mine."

Naruto gently placed a hand on Gaara's bruised cheek. Gaara didn't flinch away from the sting he felt. He melted into the touch. Naruto gently pecked Gaara's lips.

"Forgive me?"

"I forgive you."

The next day Naruto and Gaara went to Tsunade's for a sonogram. Naruto sat on the examining chair. Tsunade placed the cold gel on Naruto's stomach and then placed the scanner on his abdomen. Everyone's eyes widened when they looked at the screen.

"Congratulations, you're having triplets!"

For the past four months Gaara visited Konoha once a month. When the ninth month came around Gaara decided to stay in Konoha.

It was a cold day in December. A thick blanked of snow covered the ground. Naruto awoke to a sharp pain. He slowly got out of the bed, he really had to pee. Half way to the bathroom a sac of fluid dropped from Naruto's body.

"Gaara!!"

Gaara shot out of the bed. He was quickly at Naruto's side and whirled him in sand to the hospital. Luckily Hinata saw them immediately and took them to the maternity ward. Once Naruto was settled in she quickly called Tsunade.

It was four in the morning when Naruto entered labor. Gaara spent fifteen hours at Naruto's side. Fifteen hours having his hand viciously squeezed each time a contraction came.

By twelve in the morning the contractions became more frequent.

"Here comes the first baby. Naruto, I need you to push."

Gaara held on tighter to Naruto's hand. He wiped away the wet, blond bangs that stuck to Naruto's face, and then kissed his forehead.

"Come on baby, you can do it."

"Shove it! It's your fault I'm in this mess!"

The cries of the fist baby could be heard.

"It's a boy!"

Gaara quickly pecked Naruto on the cheek. The second baby was coming so fast that he didn't have time to catch his breath.

"Come on Naruto, push!"

Naruto pushed as hard as he could.

"Aww, she's beautiful."

"Gaara we have a girl!"

"Okay Naruto here comes the third child."

Naruto continued pushing. It felt like an eternity for the last baby to come out.

"It's another boy! Congratulations!"

Naruto was handed his eldest son and daughter. Hinata handed the youngest to Gaara.

On December 7th Taro, Chihiro, and Masaru Uzumaki were born.

Gaara took a look at each of the babies. Taro had bright blue eyes and dark raven hair. He knew Taro was Sasuke's. Chihiro had small strands of blond hair and sea green eyes. Gaara looked at the youngest in his arms. Gaara just knew Masaru was his. Bright red hair and sapphire eyes showed that this was definitely Gaara and Naruto's child.

A few minutes later Tsunade took the babies to another room to take blood samples and then put them in a large room with other babies.

The next day in the afternoon Tsunade entered Naruto's room. Judging by the grim look on her face Naruto knew she had the results.

"Are you ready?"

"Yeah."

"In the case of Taro Uzumaki, Gaara is not the father."

Naruto felt a stab in the heart.

"In the case of Chihiro Uzumaki…Gaara is the father."

The pain started to ease.

"In the case of Masaru Uzumaki…Gaara is the father."

The pain that Naruto felt quickly went away.

"Not so fast Naruto." His smile faded.

"What?"

"If you leave for Sunagakure, Taro will have to stay here."

"What!? Why?"

"I looked up laws of paternity last night and it said that the father has first right."

"So my maternal rights don't matter?"

"Naruto, I'm so sorry. But the laws haven't changed with the times. The law says that what you want doesn't matter."

Tsunade could see the hurt on Naruto's face.

"I have an idea."

"You have to tell Sasuke."

"What if we tell him that the baby died? Tell him that I had four kids but only three made it and that they're Gaara's."

"And what happens when Taro discovers the Sharingan?"

Naruto sighed in defeat.

"Please…Baa-chan?"

"Naruto, I hate it as much as you do but it's out of my hands. It's up to the Elders. I've asked that Taro be allowed to live with you but it's entirely up to Sasuke."

At the Uchiha Manor Sasuke sneezed.

"I heard that you sneeze when someone's talking about you."

"What are you doing here Sakura?"

"Can't a girl come see her boyfriend?"

She wrapped her arms around Sasuke. He pushed Sakura off on him.

"I'm not you boyfriend. I don't need you anymore. If you haven't noticed I'm gay. I only needed you for an heir but now that Naruto has had my child, I don't need you. Get lost."

Sasuke disappeared in a puff of smoke. The pink haired kunoichi was left to cry alone on the floor.

Back in the hospital Naruto sat with Taro in his arms.

"I knew that baby would be mine."

Naruto gave Sasuke a deathly glare.

"Get out."

"Give me our son."

"No."

"Then I stay."

"You don't deserve this baby."

"I don't care what you think; he is the start to reviving my clan."

"You don't even care about him. He's just a tool to you!"

Tears gently flowed from Naruto's eyes.

"You're wrong. I care about him….and I care about you."

Naruto scuffed.

"Yeah right, if you cared about me you wouldn't have cheated on me."

"I only did that so I could have an heir…if I knew you could have children I wouldn't have…I love you."

Naruto's body tensed.

"I never loved you. You need to leave."

"No! What do you mean you never loved me?"

"I was lying to myself, I've never loved you. Secretly I've always wanted someone else. And now I have him, and I won't let you ruin that."

"So the whole time you were with me you were thinking about Gaara!"

"Yes, he was." Their heads turned to see Gaara in the doorway accompanied by two sand ninja. "This is a private room and you need to leave Uchiha."

The two shinobi glared at each other with the intent to kill. Sasuke slowly walked to the door, then paused.

"Cherish your time with Taro…this will be the last time you see him. He stays in Konoha."

With that said Sasuke walked out of the room. The sand-nin followed Sasuke out and closed the door. Gaara wrapped his arms around a quietly weeping Naruto.

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