A/N: DO NOT OWN NARUTO!

Epilogue

"SEI! RORI! Dinner's ready!" the mild tenor went through the house more effectively than any yell. The sound of footsteps brought jade green eyes up just in time to see a small boy flying at him.

"Dad, catch me!" came the youthful voice of his youngest son, Rori. With a chuckle, the red head caught his son and swung him around. A sigh came from the stairs above them.

"Rori, you're almost twelve. You keep that up and you're going to hurt dad. If mom sees you doin that she's gonna be upset." the younger boy pouted and looked up at his father.

"He's alright, Sei. But thank you for your concern." Gaara's voice was quiet, as was his oldest son's. Sei just shrugged.

"I just don't mom upset. You know what happened last time." all three males nodded sagely as they remembered the enraged female they'd had on their hands.

The patter of uneven steps were heard and all three turned to see a tiny child with chaotic red hair headed their way. "Dada!" the little imp screamed happily, running and grabbing Gaara's leg. Gaara chuckled and picked up the little mess of red locks and shook his head.

"Tsuki, what are you doing? Are you running from mommy again?" he chided the small bundle. The little bundle clapped erratically and they all heard a giggle behind them. They turned and found Sakura standing there, her stomach swollen with pregnancy.

"She got away from me as soon as I managed to get her clothes on. Her hair is still wet." Gaara eyed the child, who took it upon her self to prove her mother right. Shaking her head wildly, her long soaked locks of crimson hair whipped out and made a splat noise against those it came into contact with…especially Sei.

With a huff, the oldest child looked at the youngest. "You little beast! Let's see how you like…the tickle monster!" Sei grabbed his little sister from his father and started tickling her, making her squeal and giggle and thrash around wildly. Sei was smiling and holding her carefully as he played with her. Finally, she was too tired to play anymore and laid her tiny head on her brother's shoulder. "I'll brush her hair out mom. You go ahead and sit down." he offered quietly and went to the bathroom to retrieve the brush. Sakura smiled and made her way into the kitchen.

She felt Gaara's arms wrap around her as she walked in and waited for the rest before sitting. Tsuki was in her highchair, sippy cup and blanket in hand. Her long red hair was brushed and braided. Sakura smiled…a sister was exactly what Sei had needed to calm down a little. And Rori adored the little girl, even though he was nearly ten years older than her. They all sat down and started eating their food. Sakura looked up from her lasagna and regarded her sons.

"So, how is school going?" Sei shrugged and took a bite of toast while Rori beamed.

"I got highest marks in the class again. Ms. Phillips says I'm the smartest kid in my grade." Rori smiled and started eating again as his mother smiled and congratulated him. Gaara nodded in approval and patted his son on the head. He then looked over at Sei, who was pushing his food around on his plate.

"What about you, Sei? You haven't been pulling anymore pranks with the computers and projectors, have you?" Sei shook his head and sighed, putting his fork down.

"It's so boring in class. They give us all this really easy classwork and expect it to take the whole time. And when I get it finished, I'm totally bored out of my mind. They wont let me use the computer Uncle Kashi got me for my birthday a while back, so I'm stuck being bored. Then they accuse me of cheating on the tests when I get a perfect score." he shook his head and crossed his arms over his chest. "Not my fault they teach easy crap." he grumbled and looked over at his sister, who was looking at his with wide, adoring green eyes. His own softened and he stood up. "I'm going to take Tsuki to her room and start rocking her. I'm not really hungry anyways. I grabbed some food with Mori and Hikami on the way home." Sakura nodded and kissed her son, smiling at him. She then kissed her almost two year old daughter, who snuggled up to her brother almost immediately.

When Sei was out of the room, Rori stood up and stretched. "I have to finish my homework. Can I watch National Geographic when it comes on tonight? It's about sharks and other aquatic life." he looked so eager Sakura could help but say yes. He smiled, kissed her on the cheek and then hugged his dad goodnight. When both the boys were gone, Gaara turned to Sakura.

"Sakura, we've got to do something about Sei. He's too smart to let it go to waste sitting in a classroom. He gets bored too easily where he's at. I'm guessing Rori's going to be the same way the older he gets. They take after you in that aspect." he smirked when she giggled and shook her head.

"I suppose you're right. I was starting to think the same thing when I got a call from Mr. Prescott, Sei's principal, and he told me that Sei had rewired their entire network to block any adult sites…even on the staff computers." Gaara chuckled and shook his head, looking towards the stair case where their children had gone up, not even ten minutes ago. He smiled warmly and looked at Sakura, his hand resting on hers.

"Well, I know that Kakashi has been wanting to test Sei's skills for a while now, but he's too afraid to ask you. It's better to find out how high is I.Q. is now, rather than wait until it's too late and he just stops doing his schoolwork out of sheer boredom." Though Sakura was not too keen on allowing her son to have any association with the Agency after the past happenings there, she knew her husband was right. She sighed and nodded.

"I know, Gaara, but I still can't help but be wary of that place…even if Kakashi is in charge right now. There's no guarantee who he will run in to, who will try to recruit him…anything could happen. I don't want my son turning into what I did when I was a field agent." her voice was low and he knew she was remembering the things she'd done over her years in the service. He squeezed her hand and smirked when she looked up at him.

"No one's going to recruit him. Don't forget, both you and I still work at the Agency…we just aren't field agents anymore." Sakura nodded, but her smile was only half hearted. He decided to cheer her up. "By the way, Naruto called." Sakura looked up at him, curious. He smirked. "Hinata's pregnant." Sakura's eyes went wide before she smiled a true smile.

"That's great! How far along is she?" Gaara smiled and finished off the last of his lasagna and salad.

"A little over two months." Sakura nodded and they talked for a few minutes about how odd it was that Naruto would soon be a father. Gaara held up his finger again, trying to catch something in his memory. "Oh, and before I forget, Ino told me to tell you to start working out as soon as you have the baby, because she wants you to be in her wedding next summer." Sakura giggled and clutched her stomach. The baby could be born any day now and Ino was worried about next summer.

Gaara stood and picked up their plates, kissing her on the head. Sakura sat there, thinking about what had happened over the last year and a half, almost two years. They'd mended their small family with love and trust, built upon it and finally created the family they were now. Sei was still really protective of his mom, as was Rori. They were also both extremely protective of their little sister. They knew their dad could handle himself, they'd seen him take on a guy that tried to pick a fight with him at a soccer game.

She smiled and rubbed her stomach. A frown creased her brows as a sudden pain erupted in her abdomen. She sat straight up and narrowed her eyes, waiting. Suddenly, another pain hit her and she gasped. "Gaara!" she called out to him. He looked at her from the sink, his jade eyes questioning. However, she'd had enough kids to know what was going on. "Gaara, I'm having contractions!" she said in a low, hurried voice. The pain was getting worse. The dishes clattered to the counter and he shut off the water. He kissed her head and rushed up the steps to tell their oldest kids what was going on.

He was back down the steps and had a bag in hand only moments later. He helped her up and to the garage door. They were followed closely by a bundled up Rori and Sei, who had Tsuki bundled up, even though she was asleep.

They were in their black minivan, Sei in the back holding Tsuki and Rori in the middle, Sakura and Gaara in front. Sakura laid her seat back and did the breathing exercises. She looked over at her husband, who was calmly pulling out of their garage. She held his hand and he smiled at her. With a strained voice, she whispered "I love you." He smiled again and kissed the back of her hand.

"I love you too, my heart." And with that, they were off to the hospital.