A New Leaf
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. I hope that you all enjoy this chapter.
Chapter Notation: This takes approximately four months after the last chapter. So I think that you all know what time it is. Happy reading.
Chapter 19
"Sasuke, I really don't think that you want to go in there." Miroku shakes his head. "I tried to be by Sango's side when she went into labor with our children and the woman damn near killed me."
His wife was now nine months pregnant and going into labor. The Uchiha didn't care what Miroku said. He had to be by her side.
He scoffs at the other man. "Well that was Sango. Not Rin." Sango was a Demon Slayer and honestly, Miroku brought most of his slaps on himself. "Rin wouldn't try to hit me for supporting her during labor."
That was all the young man says as he darts inside the room. He could see the woman gathered around Rin. His wife, Kaede, Sachi, Sango, Kagome, Kagura, and even the cat demon. It was both touching and a little nerve wracking.
Were all these people really necessary? Was it that dangerous to have a child? Sasuke couldn't help, but frown at that thought.
"Ahhh!" Rin grits her teeth.
No doubt, a contraction had hit. That sounded painful.. Immediately, he does what most husbands would have done in his situation. Sasuke darts over to Rin's side and tries to comfort her.
"It's alright." He smiles at her. "I'm here now." His intent had been to console her, but apparently said attempt was found pathetically lacking.
Kaede shakes her head and smiles at him. "Child, you may wish to back up." Honestly, why did everyone think that Sasuke's loving wife was going to try to kill him? Apparently, even the elderly Miko shared that assumption.
Sasuke wouldn't be that easily daunted though. Nothing was going to keep him away from Rin. Not when she was in labor.
"I'm fine." He smiles at Rin and kisses her forehead. "You can hold my hand, if it makes it easier."
That was apparently, the wrong thing to say. "A-Alright." Rin held his hand, alright. She held onto it so tightly, that Sasuke soon grunts in pain.
He hadn't expected her to nearly crush it as another contraction hit. Damn it. Maybe, they did have a point.
"Ahhh!" That was painful as Hell.
Rin was now screaming through another contraction, but he could tell she felt guilty. "S-Sorry!" Her apology was so loud that it makes him wince. "Maybe, they're right. You can wait with the other men."
He was being kicked out of the delivery room. This was utterly unbelievable. Still, Sasuke couldn't argue with her. Not when she clearly in so much pain.
"Alright." He kisses her cheek. "I love you. If you need me, just call out and I'll come though." Sasuke really didn't like this.
He loathed actually. The ninja hated leaving his wife during this critical time, but Rin had told him to go. So that's what he would do.
"I love you too, even if I might want to strangle you at the moment." Rin forces herself to give him a brave smile. "Now, go. I'll be okay. I have lots of help and Lord Sesshomaru probably needs you right now."
This was punishment. Who knew his sweet wife could be so sadistic? "You're really going to make me wait through your labor with him?" That was just cruelty.
Rin laughs and then winces. His beloved was getting a twisted kick out of sending him to the wolves. Well more specifically, she was sending him to the dog demon. The dog demon with acidic claws and who was just as anxious as Sasuke was at the moment. This was not a good combination.
"Would you prefer to be the one giving birth?" Rin half hisses at him.
Well that was a tough call. Lord Sesshomaru vs. the pain of childbirth. Hmm. Decisions, decisions.
That's when another contraction hit and Rin screams. "No. No. This is fine. I'll be back soon, My Love." He gives her another quick kiss to the forehead and wisely decides to make a tactical retreat.
Today was the big day. Aoda knew this without a doubt because of all the pacing going on. Master Sasuke's Mate was finally going to have their first Hatchling.
"Garuda, I want you to watch everything here while I'm away." He smiles serenely at his friend. "I'm going to see if I can't bring Naruto and Sasuke's friends here."
It had just occurred to him really. If Sasuke could Summon him from his normal realm to this one, then Aoda could probably go back and forth. If he could do it, then perhaps Sasuke's friends could as well.
"I shall watch everything, but you know that you're taking a risk." Garuda shoots him a wary glance. "Sasuke may have been able to go from one realm to the next, but who is to say that isn't because of his eyes?"
That was a fair point and a rather terrifying one. Still, the giant serpent felt he had to try. It was obvious that Master Sasuke missed Naruto. So the snake was would do his best to bring the blonde to his Master.
This was a special day. The day that Sasuke's first Hatchling would be born. So Aoda knew that Naruto wouldn't want to miss this for the world. The two friends would be reunited again, if he had anything to say about it.
Aoda nods at the hawk. "I know and I'm willing to accept that risk." He frowns. "Just make sure to watch over them. I should be back soon." Hopefully.
With that being said the enormous reptile disappears with a loud pop and focuses on the Leaf. On the world that Sasuke had left behind so many Moons ago.
It was a strange feeling. Transporting himself through this realm, his natural habitat, and back to the realm that Sasuke had been born into. Strange, but not painful. Aoda felt slightly dizzy, really.
Dizzy, but enormously satisfied, "IT'S A GIANT SNAKE! OROCHIMARU MUST BE ATTACKING AGAIN!" Because with that random Leaf Villager's scream, he knew one thing. He had arrived.
Well two things really. Aoda had arrived back in the Leaf Village and Naruto would be coming towards him soon. There was very little that happened in this place that the blonde didn't notice or at least that had been the case when he and Sasuke were last here.
"Hold on!" Speaking of the Devil, the snake notices a blonde, orange, and black blur was now barreling towards him at an almost breakneck pace. "That's Aoda! He's Sasuke's Summon!"
The strangest thing was that the man hadn't aged a day. "Master Naruto, it is good to see you." He smiles pleasantly at the human. "If you would like, I should like to take you to see Sasuke. His wife is in labor and I thought that it would make a nice surprise for him to see you on this day."
THUD! Naruto topples over in shock. Oh dear. Maybe, he should have broken the news a bit more gently?
"W-What did you say?" The blue eyed ninja stars up at him in shock.
He'd have to be more subtle next time. "Sasuke has been in another world for awhile now. I only now just realized I could go back and forth with ease and thought it would be best to bring you to see him." There. That should be better. Shouldn't it?
"Another world?" Naruto blinks at him as he stands up. "Okay. I mean I guess I understand that, but a wife? How'd he get married this quickly and I'm not an expert, but there's no way that his wife could be having a baby this early. I haven't heard from him in few weeks."
This was apparently going to be more complicated to explain than the serpent thought. Oh well. He'd simply have to do his best.
"It seems that time flows differently here and there." Aoda smiles at him more. Trying to soothe the other man's frazzled nerves. "No time at all has passed from when he was last here for you, but in the other world quite a bit of time has passed."
Naruto blinks rapidly at that. "Right. So Sasuke is going to be a daddy?" Yes, that was what Aoda had just said. Humans could be slow sometimes. So he nods his head in confirmation.
"That's right." Aoda sways happily from side to side. "So please go and get those closest to Master Sasuke and we'll bring you all to his new home. His wife is a very nice woman. Lovely scales too."
Maybe, that was a poor word choice. The blonde was now looking at Aoda as if he had grown another head. Right. Humans didn't refer to skin as scales like his kind did.
"That scale thing, it isn't literal…right?" Naruto was now openly gaping at him.
Aoda quickly shakes his head. "No. Please hurry. I know that human labor time varies, but I think that Sasuke should very much like to introduce you all to his Hatchling soon." He pauses for a moment and adds. "He doesn't know that I'm doing this. It will be a surprise."
Naruto grins from ear to ear at that. "Got it!" He jumps up and down excitedly. "I'll go get them then. This is going to be so awesome. Believe it!"
The better part of a day later, Rin felt enormously guilty about sending Sasuke away. It had been for his own safety though. She really didn't trust herself around him at the moment.
"You're almost there." Kagome smiles at her encouragingly.
Hell, she didn't even fully trust herself around her midwives at the moment either. Every time someone said to push or that she was almost here, Rin was overwhelmed by this urge to punch someone or to scream at them.
She didn't though. Rin knew that her friends were just trying to help her. This was exactly what Rin had done when she helped Sango through her own delivery. Now, the young woman understood just how much restraint the Demon Slayer had shown during her delivery.
"Yes, just keep pushing." Kaede smiles at her.
She wasn't the only one trying to encourage Rin though. "I can see the head." Kagura was there as well. Probably because Lord Sesshomaru couldn't be trusted to be in the same room as them during this process and he would want a full report.
Sachi smiles warmly at her. "You've doing beautifully. Just keep pushing." Rin had never been tempted to strike a healer before and Kirara's helpful mews weren't helping matters. "Just a little bit more."
That's when Rin screams and pushes again with all her might. It probably didn't take long. Likely only a few minutes, but it felt like an eternity. An eternity before a loud cry pieces the room and her firstborn comes into the world.
"Is she okay?" Rin looks at the eldest Miko and healer desperately.
"Let's have a look." Sachi smiles kindly at Rin as Kaede sets about helping the woman clean up.
A moment or two passes. During that time, Rin tries her best to get a good look at her child. Unfortunately, all she could make out at this distance was that her son or daughter had dark hair.
Sachi smiles at Rin and then places the squirming bundle in her arms. "Congratulations. You have a beautiful baby girl and she's doing just fine." Rin sighs in relief and then stares down in wonder at the tiny being in her arms.
The tiny being with surprisingly thick silky and spiky, raven black hair. "She's beautiful." Her own eyes reflected right back at Rin as she looks down at her daughter adoringly. "Please go and get Sasuke."
He needed to be here. Her husband needed to see this little ivory angel. With skin that matched his own and yet, her face looked so similar to Rin's. Except for her ears. She had Sasuke's ears.
"I'll go and get him." Kagura smiles at her. "Oh and I'll tell Lord Sesshomaru as well." With that being said, the Wind Mistress quickly saunters off to do exactly that.
A few minutes later, the grand procession walks into the room. Sasuke and Sesshomaru were naturally leading it. Though it was the Uchiha who dashes to Rin's side almost faster than even the Lord of the West could keep up with.
"Sasuke, this is our daughter." Rin smiles up at him. "Isn't she beautiful?
Rin was covered in sweat. Her hair was an absolute mess and the she looked as though she had fought in another war. Despite all that, Sesshomaru couldn't miss the joy and pride in her eyes. The woman was practically glowing.
"She's beautiful." Sasuke smiles as he kisses her cheek. "Just like her mother. She's perfect Rin."
So was Sasuke. It was a touching scene. Sesshomaru was almost moved to tears really. Almost. He did have some pride, after all.
Rin smiles at that and cuddles her daughter closer to her chest. "She has your spiky hair, ears, and skin." The two new parents couldn't be anymore enamored with the small human in Rin's arms.
"Your eyes, smile, and face though." Sasuke holds the infant's hand in his own. "She's so tiny."
"Yes, most infants are." Sesshomaru rolls his eyes slightly at that 'profound' observation.
Sasuke shakes his head and snorts. He makes no further comment though. Apparently, nothing was going to distract him from his daughter for long. Not that Sesshomaru could entirely blame him. The child was rather fortunate looking for a human.
Kagura playfully swats Sesshomaru upside the head. "Be nice." She was the only woman that he would ever allow to do such a thing.
"I was just stating a fact." The Lord of the West quickly strides over to them. "She is a beautiful child. You should both be very proud."
"We are." Sasuke nods and smiles smugly as he tickles the newborn's stomach.
Something that the child did seem to like. She was now cooing quite openly. Sesshomaru was about to comment on this when he sees an abnormally large eye and tongue poking through the window.
"I do apologize for disturbing all of you, but there are several people here who are quite eager to meet all of you." Aoda. Sasuke's serpent. "If you need time, that's alright. I can tell them to wait."
Sasuke raises an eyebrow at that. "Who is it?" Yes, that's what Sesshomaru would like to know.
"People who I'm sure that you will be very happy to see." Aoda sways happily from side to side.
The proud father looks at his wife uncertainly. "Are you ready for more visitors this soon?" Sesshomaru though that was something of a redundant question. There were already quite a few people in the room, but he supposed it was considerate of Sasuke to ask first.
Rin smiles at Sasuke and kisses his cheek. It truly seemed as if nothing could bother the woman on this day. The day that her first child had been born.
"It's alright." Her smile never wavers. "If Aoda trusts them, I trust them. Besides, I know that nothing will ever happen to Mikoto and I as long as you and the others are here."
Sasuke blinks at that. Obviously, the name struck a cord with him. The man looked torn between awe and shock.
"You want to name her after my mother?" He tilts his head at Rin.
Rin just nods. "It seems fitting." She then turns her attention to Aoda. "Please send them in."
Aoda smiles as he looks at Naruto outside. That was all that Naruto needed to hear. He'd just been given permission and with that in mind, he races inside the house to see Sasuke.
"Bastard! You sure have a lot of explaining to do!" That was putting it mildly, the Leaf Ninja thinks to himself as the rest of their friends follow him.
Taka and Team Seven. That was who had followed the hyperactive ninja to this strange new world. A world where Sasuke was actually someone's husband and someone's father.
Sasuke snorts at that. "You really are such a loser." Pft. He was so not a loser. Naruto had helped to save the world.
"He's still right." Suigetsu smirks as he looks at Rin. "So you just went and disappeared on everyone to find a hot wife and make a baby?"
Sasuke twitches at that. Oh boy. Naruto didn't like where this was going. The swordsman did seem to love pushing his luck when it came to a certain Uchiha.
"Suigetsu." The blonde growls at him warningly. "Let him talk."
The new mother blinks and snuggles up against Sasuke. Right. They had kinda just ambushed her, right after she had a baby. That probably hadn't been very cool of them.
"Are these your friends?" She looks up at Sasuke curiously.
Sakura beat the man to the punch though. "Yeah. We're his teammates." The pink haired woman was now sizing the other woman up. This might not end well.
"Oh." Rin smiles. "Well I'm Rin and you already know my husband, Sasuke. This is our daughter Mikoto." She was wayyy too sweet for such a bastard. Naruto wasn't really sure how that match had happened.
"It's very nice to meet you." Jugo smiles as he points to everyone. Apparently, the gentle giant had decided to take the lead on this one. "The pink haired one is Sakura, the red head is Karin, Naruto is the one with blue eyes, and Suigetsu is the one wit the sword." He was going right down the list. "Oh and of course, the silver haired one is Kakashi and the skinny one is Sai."
Sasuke raises an eyebrow at that last part. "What's Sai doing here?" Whoa. Naruto couldn't believe that whole resentment over being 'replaced' was a thing with Sasuke. He was the one who had run off in the first place.
"I just came with everyone else." Sai smiles in that creepy way he had. "I suppose you aren't dickless after all if you managed to have a baby." He smiles and comes closer to Mikoto and Rin. "For the longest time, I thought you might have just had an icicle there."
Sai just didn't know when to quite. He might actually be worse than Suigetsu, Naruto thinks to himself.
"Stop talking like that in front of the baby!" Another dark haired woman snaps at Sai.
Naruto didn't know who she was, but the woman had a point. It definitely wasn't cool to talk like that in front of the newborn.
That's when the artist made the mistake of picking the baby up and he grunts in pain. Mikoto as she was called was now glowing blue. No way.
"I think that she takes after Sasuke." Kakashi chuckles at his own observation. "That looked like a rather crude and low powered version of the Chidori Current."
Sasuke scoffs at that. "She's a baby." That was true. "It was a wonderfully powerful and refined version of a Chidori considering she was just born a few minutes ago." He blinks and then looks at her in concern. "Wait. I need Sakura to have a look at her to make sure that she's alright."
That was a fair point. Using a Chidori, even a weak one probably wasn't advisable this early on. Sasuke hadn't used it until he was like twelve.
"I'm coming." Sakura scoots over and quickly examines the baby. "It looks like she's fine, but it's probably best not to scare her like that. We don't want her to overexert herself."
Karin nods at that and smiles. "She's adorable. Um who are you people?" The red head looks around in confusion.
Sasuke smiles proudly at that. "This woman is my wife." Yeah. That was going to take awhile to get used to. "The one with the longest white hair is Sesshomaru. The other white haired individual is Inuyasha. The woman by him is his Mate, Kagome." The bastard was married and had apparently made al ot of new friends.
A lot of new friends actually. Naruto watches as Sasuke sighs and looks around the room. There were way too many people to introduce.
"The human Miko is Kaede. Next to her is Kagura." Sasuke pauses and adds. "She's Sesshomaru's Mate. The man with the short hair is Miroku and the other demoness is Sachi. She's a healer." There that should be everyone.
Naruto still didn't really know what was going on, but at least the introductions were out of the way. Now, it was time to interrogate Sasuke. A lot.
The man had been on a Journey of Redemption and the blonde hadn't heard from him for a few weeks, but now Sasuke was apparently married and had started a family in another dimension or something.
There was really only one thing that he could say at the moment though. "Well thanks for taking such good care of the Bastard for us." Naruto grins at Rin. "Though he's still got a lot of explaining to do." Yeah. That was it. Believe it!