Ryuu had moved to bring the twins down stairs at Emi's request and sat Haruki into her arms. Arashi was beginning to cry and Ryuu tried to comfort him. "I think he's hungry." He murmured.

Emi nodded and carefully switched the babies with Ryuu, guiding Arashi to her breast. She let out a tired sigh and put her head back - she didn't realize just how tired she was. Ryuu smiled down at Haruki who was smiling now, grabbing at Ryuu's finger. He lifted his eyes to Emi's closed eyes and moved his hand gently to her cheek. "You're beautiful, Emi, even when you're tired." He chuckled lightly.

Emi smiled gently and opened her eyes to look at Ryuu. "Thanks... I'm sorry I'm so tired." She whispered.

Ryuu shook his head and kissed her cheek before moving a blanket over her shoulder to hide her in case the kids came in. "It's understandable." He laughed softly.

Emi smirked. "Bet I'm stronger than you by will." She smirked. "I don't think you could give birth to four kids."

Ryuu showed a pained expression. "I just don't understand how you can do it once and do it two times more." He said.

She shrugged. "I like what happens after." She whispered and looked between the twins. "It's worth it for the children."

Ryuu smiled and turned his eyes down to Haruki. "Three sons, and a daughter." He said and sighed softly. "Sorry I keep giving you males." He laughed.

She laughed and shook her head. "Are we going to want more children?"

Ryuu shrugged and laughed again. "Unless you don't want to go through it again." He murmured.

She shook her head. "I think I can handle once more."

Ryuu smiled softly and nodded. "Than one more it is." He smirked.

"Better be a girl." Emi smirked and closed her eyes again.

Ryuu laughed softly. "I'll keep that in mind." He chuckled, then said, "Why don't we give it a while this time, though?"

She nodded. "I need a break..."

Ryuu laughed again. "Completely understandable."

She chuckled. "And I'm sure you and Tonoko need a break from my moods."

Ryuu rolled his eyes playfully. "Do we ever."

Emi shrugged. "Just remember it's your fault..." She smirked.

"My fault?" He asked, pretending to be taken aback.

She nodded. "I can't get preganant without your help."

"You're the one who comes crawling to me." He smirked.

She gasped. "Me? I remember you being the one who wanted second dessert."

"You're the one who made the dessert."

She smirked. "Technically, my parents did."

Ryuu's expression turned blank and he laughed. "I don't want to be turned-off with the mention of your parents marriage bed."

She laughed before sighing. "I miss them though..."

Ryuu nodded. "I miss mom." He said and leaned back against the back of the couch, leaning Haruki against his chest.

Emi nodded and moved to switch boys so she could feed Haruki. She let out another sigh. "Think they'd be proud of us?" She whispered.

Ryuu nodded. "Dad sure is." He laughed. "We haven't seen him since Tonoko was ten, could you imagine him showing up now with four?" He laughed.

She smiled. "Maybe we should contact him." She whispered.

Ryuu nodded. "I'm sure he'd love to come for a visit." He said.

Emi smiled. "I think you should contact him then. It'd be nice to see him again, and to see his expression to all these grandkids... and Tonoko's future wife." She smirked. "You should probably check on them..." She murmured.

Ryuu nodded and moved to his feet. He placed Arashi in the crib, supporting him with blankets before moving to the kitchen. Tonoko was leaning against the counter top near the fridge and Miyu was finishing making the lunch that Emi had begun to prepare. "You two kids behaving?" He asked and leaned against the doorframe.

Tonoko shook his head from his daze and nodded at Ryuu. "Yeah, sure." He said, seemingly off in his own world.

Miyu smiled and took the plate of food to the kitchen table. "Your son is just in his own world while I made food." She smiled. "It's done now, so you can all eat."

Ryuu smiled and nodded towards Miyu. "Thank you so much, Miyu. Emi's was up almost the entire night trying to satisfy the twins, and neither Tonoko and I can really cook." He laughed softly.

Miyu waved off Ryuu. "I wish she had just asked me from the start. I feel so bad for her. She looks like she may pass out any moment."

Ryuu laughed softly. "It's like that for a while until the babies start to sleep longer. And once she's less tired and fills some bottles, I'll be the one to be tired." He laughed lightly.

Miyu laughed slightly. "See, I'm not sure if I could ever go through that..."

Ryuu smirked. "Sorry, kiddo. Emi and I are wanting grandchildren. Also, we want to keep the bloodline going." He laughed at the two kids expressions.

Miyu blushed brightly and shook her head. "W-Well, I think it's too early to even consider that... s-so... um..."

"Just make sure you remember." He laughed and then shook his head. "I'll have to beat you if you try having kids now."

Miyu shook her head instantly. "I-I'm good!"

"Dad..." Tonoko murmured and rolled his eyes.

Ryuu shrugged. "Just saying."

Miyu just shook her head and laughed lightly. "You two going to eat or not?"

Tonoko and Ryuu both nodded and fought for a plate from the cupboard before dishing out the food Miyu had finished making. While the boys fough for food, Miyu made her way to the livingroom to check on Emi. Both twins were now in their crib and Emi laid fast asleep on the couch with Katara curled up in her arms. Miyu smiled gently and took the blanket that was hanging over the couch to put over Emi before moving back to the kitchen.

"Emi is fast asleep." She stated with a small laugh.

Ryuu nodded. "We should let her sleep for a while. She just finished feeding the boys, so they'll be asleep for a while."

Tonoko nodded. "Want to go out after, Miyu?" He asked.

Miyu smiled gently and nodded. "Sounds fun."

Tonoko nodded. "Sounds quite." He said and begun to stuff his face.

Ryuu laughed lightly. "Aw, am I not your favourite anymore?" Ryuu asked and reached across the table to ruffle Tonoko's hair.

"Dude." Tonoko lifted his hands. "Watch the hair."

Ryuu lifted a brow and ruffled it further. "It's already messed up enough, and plus, I'm your father."

Tonoko rolled his eyes and quickly reached across to mess his fathers hair up. He sat back and smirked at his fathers expression.

Miyu rolled her eyes. "You two both hav spikey hair. Does it really matter?" She laughed.

Both guys turned to look at Miyu blankly.

"Tell her, son." Ryuu said.

Tonoko sighed and leaned back, his arm hanging over the back of the chair. "It may be spikey, but there is a certain way it goes, girl. For dad, the yellow turns down, and has to be here," he pointed to a yellow spike and fixed it slightly. "Here..." He pointed to another. "And here." He moved to the other side. "It's specific." He stated.

"Tonoko hasn't fixed his yet, but I'm sure you see it enough." Ryuu said and shrugged.

Miyu just rolled her eyes. "Men are hopeless."

Tonoko pretended to be hurt. "Then why did you agree to dating me?" He asked.

She shook her head. "I'm kidding." She shrugged again.

Tonoko laughed. "I know." He said. "You can't resist me."

She sighed and lowered her head slightly. "Okay, hopeless. Totally hopless. Emi tells me that you were like that, Ryuu." She lifted her head and smirked at the two.

Ryuu waved her off. "She only says that. In reality, she was hopeless without..." His voice trailed off in memory of when he was in Akatsuki and he had a certain reunion with Emi in which he had to fight for her not to take her own life. He shook his head and turned his head back to his food with a sigh.

Tonoko's face twisted in confusion as he looked from his dad to Miyu. Miyu just shrugged. "Ah, Ryuu? You okay?" She asked nervously.

Ryuu cleared his throat and nodded. "Yeah, sorry." He said and laughed slighty. "Anyways... this food is great, Miyu. You're a great cook. Tonoko's lucky." He turned to wink at Tonoko who just stared blankly back.

Miyu smiled. "Well, thanks. But Emi started it, so it's probably only so good because of her."

"I'm sure you're pretty good on your own as well." Ryuu said and smiled softly.

Miyu shrugged. "Ask Tonoko. I made him food a few times."

Tonoko nodded. "Delicious." He said and licked his lips.

She laughed. "As good as Emi's cooking?"

Tonoko hesitated slightly and scratched the back of his neck. "Well...you're pretty good..."

She laughed and shook her head. "I know. No one is better than your own mothers cooking. My father says the same thing about his moms cooking."

Tonoko laughed and nodded. "I still really loving your cooking though too." He smiled.

"Good, 'cause from what I hear, both you and Ryuu are dangerous when cooking..."

The two men looked at each other and laughed before bumping fists. "Oh, the memories." Ryuu chuckled.

Miyu smiled. "Well, guess I'll be doing all the cooking in the future." She said under her breath.

Tonoko nodded. "That's cool." He smirked.

She rolled her eyes. "Ready to go yet?"

Tonoko swallowed his last bite of food and nodded. "See yah, dad." He said as he exitted the kitchen with Miyu. He ran up the stairs to change quickly before returning to Miyu and they both left. Ryuu finished his food and moved to the kitchen door way that looked into the livingroom. He could only see the back of Emi's head, but he knew she was asleep. After a few seconds, Ryuu moved across the room and turned to look at Emi's beautiful sleeping face. He thought back to how he had her pinned to that one wall, his kunai in hand with the sharp blade to her throat. Emi was coaxing him to just end her there, and he had almost. If his body hadn't protested, she'd be lying on the ground, her blood all over his hands. He frowned and moved to kneel in front of Emi.

Her breathing was deeper and Katara was curled up into her side. The two boy twins slept happily beside one another in the crib while Tonoko was off heading somewhere with Miyu, probably hand in hand. He smiled softly at Katara and turned to look at Emi, reaching up to caress her cheek gently. She moved her face more into the palm of his hand and he sighed softly, leaned up to place a soft kiss on her lips. It was a wonder thinking back over the years. It was nineteen years ago sometime last month when the Akatsuki had arrived and forced him to go with them. He had left Emi so alone for three years, that when he finally showed up back at Sunagakure on a mission and they had a mini reunion, she had announced that there was no hope. He had said he wasn't coming back which confirmed her worst fears. He had to fight with her constantly for her to stay alive, and even then, even promising to come back to visit as much as he could, although through secrecy, she still couldn't take it. It didn't help that his second visit to her ended in her being captured by an annoying clan called the "Fernu" clan. In the end, the Akatsuki ended up being destroyed as the members began to die, one by one, and Kasumi had helped Ryuu fake his own death which allowed him to return back to Emi.

He just couldn't believe, that despite everything they had gone through, that they were where they were at. Four children, a big house, and a love so strong nothing could make it waver - even Emi's wild pregnancy moods. He smiled softly and moved to sit beside Emi on the other side from Katara. He moved his arm behind her neck and allowed her to lean against himself. Kissing her forehead and closing his eyes with a soft smile. "I definitely think they all would be proud of us..." He murmured softly and sighed.