~*~*~*~Time Skip~*~*~*~
About 5 months later
Kosuke's POV:
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"HOLY FUCK!!!!"
The pain that stabbed at my insides was so sharp it felt like I had swallowed a kunai and it was fighting its way out of my body, piercing the tissue and muscles, cutting through blood vessels, and pounding through the skin. Never in my life had I ever experienced anything like it, and would rather have faced any other sort of pain I had ever been in, save for the pain that got me into this situation.
I was lying in a bed in the hospital, my insides tearing themselves to shreds, or so it felt. The pain was so ferocious that a coat of sweat shimmered over my skin. The sweat made strands of my hair stick to my red face, as my eyes squeezed shut.
"Easy Kosuke, you're almost there. Just push!" Tsunade told me, in what I suppose was supposed to be a reassuring tone.
"Get it out of me!!!!" I screamed, as the unimaginable pain hit me once more.
"Push!" she told me.
"FUCK!" I yelled, and pushed as hard as I could.
…
A baby's wail filled the room, as the pain finally subsided.
***
I stared down at the small bundle that Tsunade had handed to me but a couple of minutes ago before leaving the room, along with the rest of the nurses. A light pink, soft blanket was wrapped around a small baby. Not just any baby though, I had to keep reminding myself. My baby. My baby girl.
She was awake right now, and she seemed to be studying me, as I studied her. Her skin, which still had the pinkness of a newborn baby, was a shade or two lighter than mine, though not the pure white of Orochimaru. She had a small tuft of hair on her head, which was a dark shade of black, and completely straight without even a single curl to it. Other than that, I couldn't see any other physical features that made me think of Orochimaru. Her ears belonged to my father, and I knew from photographs that her nose was my mother's. As for her eyes…they were the exact same shade of gray as mine were, a shade that made people think of storm clouds as the thunder builds and the wind howls. I had always loved my eyes, but even more now I loved seeing them on my daughter's face.
I smiled as I gently rubbed her cheek with a finger, and she responded with a smile of her own. As she smiled, I was delighted to see that eyes weren't the only things she got from me. Her smile made her face glow, and little dimples formed at the corners of her mouth.
"I think those are all yours, little one," I told her softly, and she seemed to be a bit more alert, hearing my voice.
My daughter and I were alone together for a few more minutes, before the first visitors were allowed in. First to come were my father and stepmother, naturally. For a few seconds they simply stared at their granddaughter, but then Misa whispered, "She's adorable."
This, I believe was the first thing that Misa had ever said that I agreed with whole-heartily, and to be honest it surprised me a bit.
"Yeah, she is," I agreed, looking up at her.
"May…may I hold her, Kosuke?" she asked, staring down at the baby with eyes that sparkled with unshed tears.
"I…suppose," I answered, and reluctantly handed the baby over to her.
"She's so tiny. Hello there, darling. I'm your grandma," she said to the girl, as she rocked her gently.
"And I'm your grandpa," my father said to her, leaning over his wife's shoulder.
He gently rubbed his finger across the baby's cheek, and quickly she grabbed on to it with an arm she had freed from the blanket.
He looked at her in surprise, and then chuckled saying, "With reflexes and a grip like that, you're gonna catch up to your mother's ninja level in no time!"
The baby giggled, as if she had understood him, and scrunched up her nose. All three of us "awed" at the same time, which made her giggle again.
As Misa rocked the baby a bit, she looked at me and asked, "What's her name?"
I looked at my daughter for a minute, thinking. The name had to be strong, something she could easily be proud of. But it also had to fit her. I closed my eyes, and finally came up with the one I thought was best.
"Kaida," I said softly, looking up to my parents.
Kaida looked at me when I said her name, and giggled.
"I'd say she likes it," my father said, grinning.
"It's perfect. Wonderful choice," Misa said to me, as she handed her over to her grandfather.
After about five more minutes, they left, and Amaya, Kakashi, Cooro, and Anko-sensei came in.
Cooro and Anko were only able to stay for a short time, for they both had a mission to go on, but they praised Kaida, telling her how adorable she was, for as long as possible. When they had to leave, they walked out slowly, obviously not wanting to go.
Amaya laughed at them.
"Haha! Suckers!" she scoffed.
"Oh please Amaya, you can't wait to be able to go on missions again!" I told her.
She rolled her eyes and said, "I don't miss the stupid missions! Just the cool 'kill the bad guys, save the day' ones!"
Kakashi too rolled his eye.
"Too bad they can't all be 'save the day' missions," he said.
"Yeah, I know! Oh well, I'm good for now. Until this thing comes out, at least," she exclaimed, looking at her very round stomach that stuck out quite a ways.
"Yeah, after it's out, it's fine; it's getting it out that sucks," I told her, flinching at the memory of the pain.
"Yeah, by the way, some very nice language during delivery. I could hear you all the way down the hall!" Amaya stated.
"Trust me, you'll be swearing too," I informed her.
She shrugged.
"I just can't wait to be able to see my feet again," she said, which made me laugh cause I knew exactly what she meant.
Kakashi chuckled too.
When his chuckles subsided, he put his hand on my shoulder and said, "I'm just glad that both you and Kaida are all right."
I smiled up at him, and by the crease in his mask, knew he was smiling too.
Amaya rolled her eyes once more. She started walking towards the door, saying, "All right, if you too are gonna get all lovey-dovey, I'm outta here. Besides, Sasuke is probably expecting me back home soon. Wouldn't want to keep the great Uchiha waiting! I'll see you tomorrow Kosuke; you too Kaida! And Kakashi…see ya at home!"
"Later," I said to her as she walked out the door.
As soon as she was gone, Kakashi sat on the bed next to me, and put one arm around me, hugging me to his chest. He kissed the top of my head, then my forehead, and then my lips.
As he drew away slowly he told me, "I'm so proud of you, Kosuke. It takes a strong teenager to have a child; and an even stronger one to have one under the circumstances that you had Kaida."
"I don't even care that Orochimaru is her father," I said quietly, "I love her with all my heart."
Kissing my temple, he whispered, "And I love you with all of my heart. I'm going to take care of both of you, Kosuke, I swear it. You and I, we're going to raise this little girl together. But in order to properly do that, I have a favor to ask you."
Staring at Kaida, who was asleep in my arms, I asked him, "What's that?"
Leaning forward, she placed his lips just outside my ear, and whispered, "Marry me."
It took a few seconds for the words to register, and when they did, my eyes widened in shock. I turned to him, and when I did, I saw that his face was completely uncovered. His mask was down, and his headband was no longer covering his eye. I understood. He wanted me to see the man he was, not the mysterious ninja that everyone knew him for. Of all people, including even Amaya, I knew him the best. He had trusted me to let me into his secret life, and he loved me enough to take care of me, even when I didn't want it. And now I could see that he even loved my daughter. From the moment he looked at her, his gaze made me think of nothing else but a proud father. Of all the men in the entire world, I had fallen in love with Kakashi Hatake, my best friend's father, and he had fallen in love with me. What else was there to say but…
"Yes. Yes, of course I'll marry you," I whispered back, as I felt tears prick in the corner of my eyes.
His smile lighted up his face, making it glow a thousand times brighter than his chidori ever could shine. His hands cupped my face, and, softly and slowly, his lips covered mine. I smiled, as happy as I could ever be.
When we drew apart, I said quietly, "Sadly, I don't think we can get married right now. My parents…well I don't think they'd like it too much."
Kakashi sighed, and said, "I suppose we'd also get a speech or two from the Hokage…and just about every villager."
I scowled and growled, "This sucks!"
Kakashi frowned too, but then said simply, "I suppose we'll just have to wait. The day you turn eighteen, you can do whatever you want without needing parents' permission, and you're legally an adult, so not even the Hokage could do anything about it."
I frowned also.
"That's two years away," I said glumly.
He smiled and said, "Well, until then we'll just going on as we have for the past five months. We're still going to be together, Kosuke. No way will I ever let anything take you away from me. We'll wait the two years out together, and when they're over, we'll get married the first day we can. All right?"
I smiled up at him. It was funny; I never would have taken this man to be a romantic, other than with his favorite books, but he really was. When he found something he loved, he clutched onto it, and didn't let go. Which was exactly what I wanted; to never be let go.
"All right," I agreed, and smiled.
He smiled back at me, and then together we looked down at the child in my arms. Kakashi and I hadn't created this child; that was true. However, I knew in my heart that he would always be her father, and that he would always be by my side to fill me with his love.
I sighed, and then yawned. He rubbed my shoulder, and as I laid my head on his chest he whispered, "Sleep now, Kosuke my love. I'm here, and you've had a hard day. Sleep."
And so I drifted off, with my baby in my arms and my love by my side.
Amaya's POV:
Over the past month Sasuke's pretty much lived at my house, making sure I was alright. Like I couldn't take care of myself. I can assure you all that I am perfectly capable of living by myself. Sure being pregnant was tough, but I'm a ninja for fuck's sake!
I do have to admit though, this pregnancy has drastically changed my life style. Once, I could go weeks without sleep, now, I can hardly go a day. Not to mention the weird moods and food cravings. I almost felt bad for Sasuke and Kakashi, who have had to live with me through this. Then again, Kakashi wouldn't have to deal with me for long.
It was all ready, everything set for Sasuke to bring me into his home. That was, after the baby was born. The only things I've had to endure lately was; interrogation form Ibiki, the sealing of my curse mark, and my own personal pet Uchiha.
I opened the door, quietly stepping into to my own home. However, no matter how quiet I was, it was as if the Uchiha had some six sense that told him where I was at all times. As soon as I removed my shoes he picked me up off my feet, my weight gain having no effect on him what so ever. Not that I was very heavy to begin with.
"What the hell?!" I shouted, clutching his shirt as he carried me to my room.
"You've been walking around all day. It's time to relax," he told me, setting me down on my bed. Over the past few months, Sasuke had officially grown into the overprotective father role. I pouted, refusing to lay down as I just stuck with sitting.
With a smile he laid out beside me, pulling me down with him so that we were both laying down. I rested my head on his chest, he had one hand on my stomach and I had one hand on top of his. "Well?" he asked softly, his dark eyes searching my golden eyes.
I let a smile cross my face, "It's a girl," I told him, a smile appeared on his face too.
"Her name?"
My smile turned into a smirk, "Kaida," I let out a small laugh. "It's the KKK! Kosuke, Kakashi, and Kaida."
He grinned, "Have you thought of any names yet?"
My smirk turned into a thoughtful expression, "Um, no. I figure I'll know when I see him….or her." Neither Kosuke nor I wanted to know the sex of our babies. We thought it be more fun if it were a surprise. Sasuke was hoping for a boy, thought I didn't really care, and I knew that even if it were a girl, Sasuke's feelings wouldn't change.
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Kosuke was allowed to go home about three days later, Kaida with her. I didn't see much of Kakashi anymore. He spent every moment he could with Kosuke and Kaida, I found it rather entertaining. However, my fun was shortly outlived as exactly five days after Kosuke returned it was my turn.
So here I am, laying in a bed at the hospital extremely pissed. Being in pain, and in the number one place I hated the most, did not help my situation at all.
"Jashin dammit! How long does this take?" I asked, breathing through another painful contraction.
"Depends, some women can be in labor for around three days," Tsunade told me, standing close.
"WHAT?!" I hollered, noticing Sasuke's wince as my grip on his hand tightened. I scowled, "Fine then, I changed my mind. The little fucker can rot in there for all I care." Sasuke looked at me, quite shocked to say the least.
Tsunade brushed it off, "Don't take anything she says right now seriously."
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Luckily, my baby was born after only an hour and a half, born at exactly 9:45 pm. I looked at the small baby cradled in my arms, eyes scanning my face as he laid still. No surprise there, if it were any other baby besides an Uchiha, it would have been screaming it's lungs out by now.
However, this was my Uchiha, me and Sasuke's little boy. Yup, seems like Sasuke got his wish. Already black hair could be seen on his head and his skin was just as pale as both his parents. His eyes were a coal black like Sasuke's but when reflected by the light, gold could be seen.
Sasuke kissed the top of my head which was still slightly wet from sweat. He was smile, and his proud little Uchiha pride was flaring. "Have you picked out a name?"
I looked down at the little boy in my arms, thinking. I wanted it to be fitting, strong, something that could fit well with the Uchiha name. Yet at the same time, I wanted it to remind me of his father…
I smiled, "Daisuke."
Sasuke looked down at the boy in my arms, "Daisuke Uchiha," he murmured, kissing me. "Sounds perfect." I smiled, I thought so too. "You know what sounds better?" he asked me, I tilted my head to look up at him, not completely taking my gaze from Daisuke.
"Hm?"
Again he kissed me before answering, "Amaya Uchiha."
I smiled, kissing him again. Sasuke had more than once spoken about marriage, and personally, I wanted to. However I didn't voice my opinion, I didn't feel the need to. I could feel it, every time I looked into his eyes, all I could think of was how I was going to spend my entire life with him. I could outwardly admit it now, I was in love with Sasuke Uchiha, and he was in love with me.
Sure it pissed the hell out of his fangirls, but you think I care?
I passed Daisuke to Sasuke, kissing him once more before murmuring, "I'm tired," as I lay back down he kissed the top of my head. I used his shoulder as my pillow, seeing as we both were small enough people so that we could lay out on the hospital bed. He rested his head on mine as he held onto Daisuke, I curled my finger into Daisuke's palm and he immediately grasped it. I smiled, slowly falling asleep as Daisuke keep a firm hold on my finger.
FINALLY! This is the end! Now, the sequal. We just started working on it, so if I don't update soon then that's probably because we haven't done anything.
Anyway, it's called; The New Generation.
