Dominick-chan: R.I.P. Ed McMahon, Ferra Faucet, and Michael Jackson. We will miss you all terribly. You were inspirations to us all, and great American Idols :) So, I finally caught up to my writing, which means I won't be posting anything as of yet until I get at least three more chapters written out. I apologize for the inconvenience. I'd also like to personally thank all of my reviewers:

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SUMMERY: Uchiha, Itachi and Uzumaki, Naruto have a child together. Her name is Aiden. Growing up without a father for the last five years of her life never bothered her, but she could tell when her mother was hurting because of it. Yet, he's never really left them alone. Always in the shadows, watching over and protecting them within the best of his abilities as a missing nin.

WARNING: THIS STORY DOES CONTAIN YAOI ALONG THE WAY! AVERT THINE EYES LEST THEY BE HARMED GAZING AT INAPPROPRIATE WORDS!

DISCLAIMER: NARUTO AND ANY CHARACTERS ASSOCIATED WITH NARUTO EXCEPT FOR AIDEN DO NOT BELONG TO ME! I WILL NOT CLAIM ANY RIGHTS TO THEM, AS MY FEEBLE MIND COULD NEVER COME UP WITH SUCH AWESOMENESS AS IS NARUTO!


FAMILY

CHAPTER VII:

The journey took most of the rest of the morning and a little into the afternoon, but Aiden was just glad that they were acting like a family. She followed her parents through the trees and smiled when they came upon their destination. As they stopped before the gates, she grasped their hands in hers tightly before they got into the village. Itachi lead the two through the heavy crowds and into a store. Immediately, he had Naruto help Aiden try clothes on for both leisure and ninja training and sat in a seat so he could see how they all looked on her. They went through many outlets and departments, buying things which ranged from clothing to accessories. As the trio were walking, something shiny caught the fox-child's eye and she stopped, causing the two males holding her hands to stop as well.

Cocking her head to the side, she lead them to what had caught her interest. Both the blond and raven stared at the intricately carved hematite jewelry and raised a brow. Her tail wagged happily when she picked up the black choker studded with the special metal roses. "Look, mommy, daddy! Isn't it pretty?" Naruto nodded and smiled. "Yes sweetie, it's very pretty." Itachi too, nodded. "I think we should all have one, don't you, mama?" She giggled and stared up at her father. "Please?" Alas, he could not resist her "Pout-of-Awesomeness", and caved. Turning to Naruto, he gestured to the stand, silently telling him to pick one. Smiling, he let his hand roam over the jewelry lightly until his fingertips brushed over a certain piece.

It was the Yin half of the Yin-Yang. Looking at the Uchiha, he found he held the Yang half. 'That can't be coincidence!' Gently taking both items from the two, Itachi paid for them and kneeled down to clip it around Aiden's neck. Before standing, he allowed her to hug him and kiss his cheek, then turned to the blond. A small, warm smile graced his lips as he slipped the Yin around his slender and scarred neck, and he pulled back. Naruto grabbed the Yang and stood on his tip-toes to slip it around Itachi's own neck. Pulling back, they found that the ornaments had entwined and clicked together.

Laughing, the blond detangled them from each other and tucked his beneath his shirt. Itachi did the same and pulled Aiden onto his back. She yawned and laid her head against the crook of his neck. "I think we have everything we need." Their baby girl yawned again and nuzzled her face into his shoulder, between her arms. Itachi nodded and they started their journey back home.

Itachi allowed Naruto to gently remove Aiden from his back and place her on the bed so they could put away their purchases. Stealing a quick kiss from the blond, who could feel their necklaces pull together, the raven left to give their receipts to Kakuzu. The fox-like boy huffed and finished putting the rest of their stuff away. Rubbing at his tired eyes, he stripped Aiden down and re clothed her in a light nightgown. Pulling the blankets back, he repositioned her on the bed and covered her up. Kissing her forehead, he stripped down to his boxers and crawled in next to her. 'Ugh! I forgot how tiring real shopping can be!' Sighing, he pulled Aiden to his chest and fell asleep. Coming back into his room, Itachi gave a small smile. Turning off the light, he too, stripped and crawled into bed behind the blond. As he leaned over, their necklaces clinked together and he kissed the blonds cheek. Pulling the two close, he too, drifted into Dreamland.

Cerulean eyes opened to reveal a padded cell. Everything was a sterile white except for the black barred window that moonlight was streaming through. "Dobe. . ." Naruto gasped and looked up into the flawless face of Sasuke. When he tried to move his arms, he found that they had been bound behind his back. His eyes widened as the short-haired raven crawled over to him. He pushed the blond to his back and stood over him on all fours. Naruto whimpered when his lesh was assaulted by the raven's lips and his clothes were being torn away. Sasuke grasped the blonds manhood as his lips devoured the boy's and he gave a smirk. The blond gasped and tried to fight off the older boy, tried to tell him to stop and leave him alone, but his voice only came out in whines and semi-animalistic noises.

Sasuke had shed own clothes and continued stroking the boy beneath him. Naruto struggled to get away, and was rewarded with a punch to the jaw. He was roughly rolled to his stomach and the Uchiha's digits dug into his hips. He cried out as Sasuke started pushing into him. The raven's pace was slow at first, but gradually became faster and more violent. Angry red claw marks and bite marks littered his body, along with newer bruises and he began to cry. Soon, Sasuke gave in and they both came. Breathing harshly and trembling on the floor, he winced when his hair was pulled on and tears stung his eyes when his bottom lip was bitten and his sutures were pulled on by his nails. The Uchiha nuzzled into his neck and gave a dark, cruel laugh. "This time, it is my child you carry, Naru-chan!"

Sapphire blue eyes snapped open and he struggled to get out of Itachi's tight grip and over Aiden. Quickly wriggling out of his hold and climbing over his baby, he ran to the bathroom, shut the door and promptly vomited into the toilet bowl; his stomach convulsing as he heaved. Awaking to the sounds of retching, Itachi sat up. Slowly getting out of bed, he walked to the bathroom, only to find Naruto heaving blood and bile. Wetting a rag, he placed it on the back of the blonds neck and rubbed his lower back. The boy's purging began to cease and he slumped back against Itachi, his breathing harsh and tears streaming from his now crystalline orbs.

Itachi flushed the toiled and held the blond to his chest. "Brat!" He groaned inwardly. 'What, you damn fox?! I don't really feel like talking!' He could see the sneering fox growl at him. "Do you wish to know the news or not, whelp?" Naruto licked his lips and gave a mental nod. Kyuubi stared at him with malicious eyes, but he knew the anger was not for him. "You are carrying that bastard's bastards!" His eyes widened. 'Two? There are...two?' As the fox nodded, his stomach convulsed and he began heaving again. Itachi re-wet the cloth and pressed it to the back of his neck once more. When his stomach could bring no more up, he lay against the larger man behind him and closed his eyes; the raven rubbing the sides of his stomach and nuzzling into his hair.

Aiden's dark eyes opened and she yawned. A frown marred her features when her ears caught the sound of Naruto's retching. Knowing there was nothing she could do, she crawled out of bed and left the room. Rubbing her eyes, she padded to the kitchen and got a drink of water. When the fridge beside her opened, she jumped and found herself looking into the face of Pein. "What are you doing up, little one?" She rubbed her nose and sneezed. "Mama was sick in the bathroom, so I came to get a drink." He rose a brow. "Where's your father?" She yawned and her ears went back. "He was with mommy." Pein nodded. "Why don't you sleep with me, kit? It's only 2 a.m." Aiden smiled and held her arms up to him.

Chuckling, he picked up and swung her onto his left hip. She let her head fall to his shoulder and her tail swished by his legs. He took her to his room and sat her gently on the bed, crawling in beside her. "You and mommy look a lot alike!" Pein was startled by the fact that she could see right through his genjutsu. 'Then again, her father is Itachi. . .' Aiden curled into a ball against his stomach and closed her eyes. "Thank you, grandpa. Night." His chest tightened at her words and he gazed down at her. "Goodnight, little one." Giving a yawn, he closed his eyes and ran his fingers through her hair. Within minutes, he too, was asleep.

Naruto's bleary eyes opened to find himself back in bed. ''Tachi must've carried me back. . .' Oh how he hated morning sickness! "Why do they even call it that? It's not just morning you're sick!" His voice was soft as he mumbled and turned to look at the sleeping Uchiha. 'He'll hate me! He'll hate me because they're not his!' Naruto buried his face into one of the pillows and weeped silently. He found himself before large iron bars, water rippling softly at his ankles. Large red eyes stared at him and torches flickered to life, revealing the large fox bijuu. Kyuubi blinked and laid his head on his paws as Naruto sighed and sat before him on the ground. "I can rid them of you, if you wish." The blond shook his head and sighed again. "No. What's done is done, and I won't throw their lives away before they even breathe." The Kyuubi snorted and rolled his eyes. "How noble. And what if the Uchiha pushes you away and decides to keep your first kit?"

He shrugged. "If Aiden wishes to stay, I will not force her to leave with me. I will go back to Konoha and explain to Tsunade what happened. I'll give her my hitai-ate and start a new life somewhere else." The fox sighed. "Your father will not let that happen. Not now that you've come back after so long." He nodded and stroked the beasts muzzle. "I know, but it's not his decision if I want to leave. He would let me if only I asked." Silence fell between the two and he began to sob anew. "How do I tell him, Kyuubi? Both Itachi and Aiden are the best thing that's ever happened to me! I don't think I could bear it if he leaves me again! Not again!" Kyuubi wrapped him up in one of his tails, trying to console him.

Giving a sniff, Naruto buried his face into his silky fur. Breathing in the unmistakable scent of the fox, he sighed once more and wiped at his eyes. "Thanks, Kyuu-chan!" The fox grumbled at the ending suffix and nodded. The scene fell away and he found himself staring into the pillow. Sniffing, he yawned and looked at the still sleeping man beside him. Smiling, he brushed his raven bangs from his face before carefully sliding out of bed and making his way to the bathroom to brush the nasty taste from his mouth. Looking into his reflection, he noted how most of his bruises were either gone or in the process of leaving and the skin around his sutures was less angry. Spitting the paste out, he rinsed out his mouth and cleaned the sink.

Taking a deep breath, Naruto opened the door and crawled back into bed. Feeling spontaneous, he started kissing Itachi's neck and running his fingers through his hair. The raven's eyes opened and his lips were caught by Naruto's. The blond crawled atop him and sat upon his stomach. When their lip-lock broke, the older male raised a fine brow. Naruto pushed a finger to his lips and shook his head. Smiling, he leaned foreward and began nipping at his flesh. Resting his hands upon his hips, Itachi allowed the boy to continue. The blond traced the contours of his chest and stomach with his hands and lips and traveled lower. Said hands slid the ravens boxers from his hips and blinked. Licking his lips, he blew on the heated flesh lightly and closed his eyes at the sound of hissing. He let his tongue play over the tip, dipping in and out of the slit and pushing hard against the head.

Itachi gave a muffled moan. He was having a hard time trying not to thrust into the pretty mouth of his. Naruto teased his flesh a little more before fully engulfing him. Relaxing his muscles, he deep-throated him and made his tongue wave. Hands tangled themselves into blond locks and thrust into him. Naruto licked the sides of his member and engulfed him once more, sucking hard as his head began to bob. Deep-throating him one last time, he hummed a lullaby, smirking when the phalanges tightened against his skull and his lover came. The blond swallowed and extracted himself from the raven. Pulling himself up, he kissed the man below him passionately. Grabbing his hips, Itachi rolled naruto onto his back and began sucking on his heated flesh.

The blond moaned when he nipped on a non-sutured space of his clavicle and nibbled on his earlobes. The Uchiha removed the boy's boxers and began to tease his entrance and manhood. Naruto's back arched and he gasped as the raven's digits pumped in and out of him. Itachi's mouth engulfed the boy's nipple and sucked lightly. The fox-like boy drug his claws down his back, leaving angry red marks behind. Deeming that he had teased the boy enough, Itachi slid into him. Naruto threw his head back in a silent scream and met him thrust for thrust. The raven moaned as he slid in and out of his lover's tight, hot opening, and began to pound him into the mattress. They could feel their release in the pit of their stomachs and Naruto pushed Itachi down. He began rocking and rolling his hips over him as he searched for their climax.

The blond gasped and mewled out when his lover thrust deeper into him, hiting a new spot. He hit it a few more times before they both gave in and cried out. Naruto gave a muted scream in both pain and pleasure, and Itachi found himself staring at a boy who now had his own fox ears and tail, all russet and tipped in a brownish/black. He slumped to the raven's chest, breathing hard. The older of the two could feel hot liquid upon his flesh and he lifted the fox's head. Kissing his lips lightly, he silently asked what was wrong. All the blond could do, was shake his head and cry. "I - I don't want yo-you to, to leave m-me again! Not again!" He could feel Naruto's newly formed ears brush against his chin and his tail swishing against his legs as he sat up straight against the headboard.

Itachi held his fox tightly and nuzzled into the top of his skull. "Never again will I leave you, Naruto." He wiped away his tears and held his face in his hands. "Tell me what has you so upset." Naruto averted his eyes, avoiding his gaze. "Kyuubi confirmed that. . ." His voice broke. He couldn't speak. "Breathe, Naruto." He took a deep breath and forced himself to relax. "Kyuubi confirmed that, as of tomorrow, I will be ten weeks
pregnant. . ." Silence hung in the air, and Itachi never relinquished his hold on his face. "You thought I would leave you because the child is Sasuke's and not mine?" His voice was low and laced with pain. More tears slipped from his eyes, and his face became angry. "First of all, there's more than one, and second of all, why not?! You've left me, us, once all ready!"

The raven pushed the blond to the mattress and strattled his hips. "I left because we had to leave our current position! Do you think that would have been easy when you were swollen with child? I left you in Konoha because you were safe!" Naruto gave a hysterical laugh, this hot tears streaming from his eyes. "Safe?! You thought we were safe in Konoha?! Do you know how hard it was to raise Aiden alone on what little I had in that hateful village?! How hard it was that I wanted to pack up all our shit and leave to find you, but come up empty on where you were at all?! I held on to false hope that you'd come back for us, but after three years, I gave up. . .I had nightmares that had us both waking up and screaming in the middle of the night!" He struggled to get out from beneath Itachi. "For five years. . .five long god damn fucking years! You missed out on everything! You left us! And for what?! Packing up and moving! I would have endured it! I would have done anything to have stayed by your side! Do you know why that is, Itachi?"

He remained still. "Because I fucking love you! I love you so much, my soul's tearing itself into shreds! Even after all that's happened, I still love you!" Itachi loosened his grip on the blonds wrists and nuzzled his throat. Naruto sniffed and hiccuped as he began to calm down. "I'm sorry, Naruto." He lay limply on the mattress and when Itachi turned apologetic obsidian eyes to him, he kissed his lips. "Funny thing about love though, is that it allows you to forgive, no matter the situation." Kissing once more, they both stood, showered and dressed. Both donned a pair of black ninja pants and tanks, and made their way to the dining room, where they found Aiden colouring at the table. They each kissed her head and sat to either side of her. "Wow, mama! Now we look alike! Did you and daddy make up?" Smiling, he nodded. We did. What have you been up to all day?" She giggled. "Well, when I heard you getting sick, I got up to get a drink. Then, I slept in grandpa's room and played with Dei-chan and Sasori-kun. Tobi-kun and I played a trick on grandpa which involved the colour pink and a bar of soap!"

Naruto giggled when his father strode into the dining room, hot pink covering half his face and some of his robes. "Looks like she got ya good! Don't tell me you can't handle a five year old!" Itachi nodded. "I must admit, Minato, she did get you pretty good." Aiden beamed at their praise and the older blond smiled. "Wasn't expecting it. Funny thing though, she can see straight through my genjutsu." Naruto nodded. "Well, her father is Itachi." He laughed. "That's what I said!" They chuckled and both Naruto and Aiden lifted their noses to the air, sniffing tentatively. "That, smells extremely delicious! Who's cooking?" Minato put a finger to his chin. "I believe, it is Sasori's turn to cook tonight." The blond wiped the saliva from his lips and turned to Aiden, smiling. "Should we go see what Uncle Sasori ish cooking while daddy and grandpa talk?" She too, wiped the saliva from her lips and nodded, grabbing his hand. Sliding from their chairs, the two children of Kyuubi, left the other two in favor of the kitchen. The raven and the blond smiled and shook their heads.

"What fantastic smelling thing are you making, Sasori-kun?" The redhead rolled his eyes. "Food, obviously. Hasn't my cousin ever made this?" The two foxes looked at one another and burst into giggles. "Panda-chan can't cook worth crap, Sasori! It's either me or Temari-nee-chan who cooks." He sighed and added another spice to the simmering meat. "Doesn't surprise me. Not many of my clan could cook this dish, if at all." Naruto tail wagged and he rested his chin on the counter. "But, that doesn't tell me what it is!" Sasori hit his head with the wooden spoon he was using. "Go sit back with Itachi, Naru-chan." His cerulean eyes became round and an adorkable chibi-like Naruto-fox popped into the redheads mind. "But, but, I want to watch the awesome Sasori, cook!"

His eyes became glossy and his ears drooped. The Puppet Master sighed and turned back to his cooking. "Fine. Just, stay out of the way." The blond squee'd and hopped onto the counter top; Sasori lifting Aiden up and into his lap before returning back to his work. Aiden gave a quiet giggle and looked up at her mother. "You're a really good actor, mama!" He gave a fanged grin and winked at her. "What, you didn't think you got that from your father, did you?" She giggled again and they watched the redhead work in silence.

After the dinner of delicious meat, garlic and herb potatoes, seasoned and steamed vegetables and gravy, many of the Akatsuki members drifted off to bed. Aiden turned her gaze up to Naruto. "Can I please sleep in grandpa's room again?" Naruto smiled. "I'm not the one you have to ask." She looked up at the other blond with large sparkling eyes, and he smiled. "It doesn't bother me." Thanking him, she got a hug and kiss from each parent before running off to his room. The blond fox laughed and stood, clearing away their plates and taking them to the sink. "How do you keep up with her?!" He laughed harder and gave a foxy grin. "Years of practice!" His eyes went dreamy as he washed off the utensils. "And just think! Soon, there'll be more pairs of tiny feet running around here!" Minato choked on his saliva and pounded on his chest. He glared at Itachi, who had his elbows on the table and his fingers laced before him. "You knocked him up again?!"

The Uchiha shrugged. "More or less." Naruto flipped his father on the forehead and hugged Itachi round the neck. "Quit it, dad! Five years is a pretty big age gap between kits!" He nuzzled his nose into the flesh beneath him, inhaling the scent o cedar wood and sulfur that could only be Itachi. "Wait, did you say "more pairs of tiny feet"? As in, more than one?" Cerulean clashed with sapphire. "I did." Shaking his head and sighing, he stood. "Okay then. I'll go entertain Aiden so you two can hump like bunnies." Both males gave him the middle finger and he dodged a fork Naruto had thrown at him. "Shut the hell up!" Laughing, he waved and made his way to his rooms, where his granddaughter was waiting for him."

The blond flopped into a chair and burred his lips. "He's right you know. . ." He looked at his raven, brow raised. "'Bout what?" Itachi smirked, and in one swift motion, picked him up and took him to their room. Letting him fall to the bed, he crawled over him. "We are going to "hump like bunnies", as he put it." Naruto laughed and began pulling on Itachi's clothes. "That suits me just fine!" The raven chuckled and nipped at his fuzzy ear. . .

Dominick-chan: Children of Kyuubi just means that, since Kyuubi is the King of all Demons, and is a fox, and with them inheriting the fox gene, they're practically born of Kyuubi. Just in case y'all didn't get it :)

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