You're Beautiful
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. This is my second story ever to reach the 300 review mark. You guys are all awesome. I believe it is also my longest story and I had a lot of fun world building. If you are interested, feel free to check out my other stories and be on the look out for new ones. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy the conclusion of You're Beautiful.
Chapter Notation: This takes place six months after the last one. In case anyone was wondering, Jinchuuriki can only have one Mate at a time. However, if their Mate dies and assuming they survive it, they can find a second Mate later on. I think of them as similar to wolves in that respect. Monogamous, but if their Mate dies, they'll pair off with someone else. (Again assuming they can recover from their grief).
Chapter 28
"Wow, they really went all out." Naruto observes at Hinata and Kiba's wedding.
It was truly a grand spectacle. The Inuzukas and Hyugas had all tried to outdo each other. The ironic thing is that only a few months before, the beautiful courtyard had been littered with thousands of bodies and the scene of horrifying carnage. Now it was like something straight out of a fairytale.
The skies were clear and the flowers were in full bloom. Sasuke had never seen such a brilliant floral display before. The sounds of what the youngest Uchiha assumed to be birds chirping, could be heard from nearby.
"I suppose they felt that they had to do so. After that horrible battle, the Hyugas and Inuzukas want to show that they are still allies and a marriage is one way to do that." Itachi muses.
Apparently, aliens sometimes got married. Jinchuuriki generally didn't bother, unless it was for political purposes. Once you had Marked your Mate, that was generally that. The younger Uchiha brothers were actually relieved that they weren't being put through such an elaborate wedding.
There was a grand silver fountain with a golden alter by it. Kiba was already waiting for his bride there. Naruto was his bestman. This meant Sasuke was standing only a few feet away form the Inuzuka by default.
There were tens of thousands of people packed in that courtyard. There had to be hundreds of species represented. Though Naruto did note that most were Inuzukas, Hyugas, or Jinchuuriki. Still many other members of the Allied Forces had sent at least a few representatives to witness the momentous occasion.
"She's so cute!" The crowd calls out as Hanabi comes prancing across the courtyard, throwing flowers everywhere.
Yes, the youngest princess was the flower girl. She looked absolutely adorable in her lavender dress and furry tail swaying happily. The Hyuga woman took her flower girl duties very seriously. By the end of her little procession, Naruto was sure that hundreds of people had gotten at least one flower stuck in their hair.
Speaking of cute, Itachi glances down at the squirming bundle in his arms and smiles. His son was truly adorable, as was his niece. He couldn't help but remember the day that they both hatched, with a smile as they waited for the bride to walk down the aisle.
"Naruto! Naruto! Come quick! The egg is moving!" Sasuke cried out.
Soon enough, Itachi also called out to his Mate. Their egg had moved as well. Truly, it was only a matter of time before they would hatch.
The youngest Uchiha brothers and their Mates had visited the nursery every day without fail. They were all male, so they couldn't get pregnant. Thanks to advanced alien technology though, they could still have children. They just had to leave the eggs in the nursery, where the proper temperature controls and monitoring could take place.
The prince and Kazekage came rushing in almost immediately after they heard their Mates cry out for them. Naruto and Gaara both watched in awe as the eggs swayed from side to side. Clearly, the hatchlings inside had begun to wiggle around in an attempt to free themselves.
"Do you think it's going to be a boy or a girl?" Naruto asked Sasuke excitedly.
"A girl. Our egg is rather soft shade of blue. Feminine." Sasuke told him.
"Sasuke, that's ridiculous. Egg color has nothing to do with gender. The shade of color certainly doesn't either." Naruto said with a laugh.
Gaara chuckled at their bickering as he watched his own egg with anxious eyes. The red head noted that it was wiggling even more now. Their egg was red.
"I'm guessing that our first Hatchling will be a son." He mused.
Both couples had decided they wanted to be surprised. They could have known the gender(s) before the Hatching Day, but that would take all the fun out of it in their minds. Each of the foursome thought that they knew what gender(s) the children were going to be.
Sasuke and Naruto's child was the first to hatch. A tiny hand punched its way out of the blue egg. After a few moments a baby emerged completely from the shell. For Sasuke and Naruto it was love at first sight.
"You're beautiful." Naruto said proudly as he scooped up the new Princess of Konoha.
"That's what you said to me the first time you saw me and I was right. We have a daughter." Sasuke smiles smugly.
"Well it was true then and it's true now. Yeah, you were right." Naruto said with a smile.
The Jinchuuriki-human hybrid was about six pounds of adorableness. She had Sasuke's raven black hair and Naruto's sapphire blue eyes. She also had inherited the blonde's whisker like markings on her cheeks. The skin surrounding her eyes was red and she had royal blue wings. There was no tail or talons though. Her human genes must have won out there.
"Well at least it's going to be less traumatic if she ever breaks a nail." Sasuke observed in amusement.
"Itachi! Our baby is hatching!" Gaara stares in awe.
It was true. Perhaps not even five minutes after the first Hatchling was born, another hand punched its way out of the egg. Itachi smiled and scooped up the baby.
This time it was about seven pounds of utter cuteness. This baby had Gaara's red hair and Itachi's smoky gray eyes. His wings were pure white like Gaara's and he had a midnight blue tail. Otherwise he looked almost exactly like Itachi. No talons or face markings though.
"He's perfect." Gaara said happily and Itachi nodded in agreement as he cuddled his family.
"What should we name her?" Naruto asked his Mate.
"Aina. It means love, affection, vegetables, and greens. Either way its means something that will grow and she'll definitely do that. She's so tiny." Sasuke mused and kissed her forehead.
"Princess Aina. I like it. It works." The blonde agreed.
Itachi paused. Hmm. They would have to come up with a name for their son. What would be a good name?
"I think that Asahi is suitable. It means morning or sunlight. He was hatched in the morning after all." Gaara suggested.
"Yes, I think that will work nicely." Itachi said as he gave his stamp of approval.
It didn't take long for Madara, Izuna, the King and Queen, and Gaara's family to show up. Everyone spent hours fawning over the newborns. Asahi and Aina seemed to rather enjoy the attention actually. Itachi suspected they were likely to become the most spoiled Hatchlings on Konoha at this rate, but he didn't mind.
"She's beautiful." Konan calls out from the crowd.
King Minato and Queen Kushina had pardoned the woman's Mate. Pein hadn't been in control of himself. Besides, without her help, they might never have found out what was really going on.
So the blue haired woman was sitting next to her Mate. It was a day of smiles. Everyone was eager to put the horrors of the past behind them.
"Yes, she is. Kiba is certainly a lucky Inuzuka." Pein agrees and kisses Konan's cheek.
"And I am a very lucky Jinchuuriki. It is so nice to have you back, my love." She whispers.
Hinata was truly a vision. She wore a gown that was made of a creamy white silk fabric. The gown seemed to flow for miles and accented her curves nicely. Sasuke couldn't help but think the cat ears and tail were cute, but the cuteness of the Hyugas would never be a match for the feral sexiness of the Jinchuurikis in his mind.
"Dearly, beloved. We are gathered here today, to witness the union of Princess Hinata of the Hyugas and Prince Kiba of the Inuzukas. Only a few months ago, this place was a scene of horrific tragedy. Today, it shall mark the dawning of a new era between our two species. Let us forget the unpleasantness of the past and seal our stronger alliance with this match. If there is anyone who has any objections, speak now or forever hold your peace." A Hyuga man asks. (Sasuke assumed he was their version of a preacher or priest.)
Itachi shoots Madara a warning look. He knew his ancestor. The man seemed to delight in causing scenes.
Madara has the gall to up his hands in an I'm innocent gesture. Even his Mate rolls his eyes at that one. The elder scholar kisses Madara's cheek and whispers something into his ear that made the warrior behave. Itachi wasn't sure what he said, but he was grateful that it worked.
"It's truly a beautiful day for a wedding." Izuna murmurs with a smile as he intertwines his fingers with Amaya.
"Yes, it is. It's such a relief to know that Kaguya's plans didn't come fruition after all." She offers and Izuna nods in agreement.
Izuna had told his Mate everything. He would have no secrets from her. He assumed that Madara had done the same with Indra, but had never asked. It had been a long time since either brother had been so happy and he wasn't about to ruin it, by being too nosey.
"Excellent. Do you Kiba take Hinata to be your lawfully wedded wife? To have and to hold? For richer and for poorer? In good times and in bad? In sickness and in health? And to swear to forsake all others, until death do you part?" The feline inquires.
"I do." Kiba replies without any hesitation.
Hinata smiles. She was so relieved that Kiba was alright. The princess had suspected the worst, when she realized his planet had been attacked. Now they were getting married and the misunderstandings had been sorted out. All would be well now. (Well she hoped anyway.)
"Do you Hinata take Kiba to be your lawfully wedded husband? To have and to hold? For richer and for poorer? In good times and in bad? In sickness and in health? And to swear to forsake all others, until death do you part?" The preacher continues.
"I do." The Hyuga woman replies with a smile.
"Wonderful. Then by the power vested in me by our King and the Allied Forces, I pronounce thee man and a wife. You may kiss the bride." He instructs cheerfully.
Kiba didn't hesitate to do exactly that. There were some rather loud catcalls, once people saw how passionately he kissed his bride. Hinata blushes, but happily returns the kiss.
Sasuke smiles down at his daughter and turns on his Allied Forces Communicator (AFC.) It didn't take long to get a response from Tsunade. Earth was the newest member of Izuna's organization. (Though it was on a probationary basis.)
"Sasuke?" Tsunade asks.
"Good evening, Madam President. We are currently attending a royal wedding. I thought you might like to see this. It's truly beautiful and that it would be a good idea to check in." Sasuke says as he moves the AFC around like a video camera.
Tsunade blinks. Sasuke wasn't kidding. It was truly a magnificent fight. It was straight out of a fantasy novel or something.
"Well that is gorgeous. Things are going well here. How are things on Konoha or wherever you are?" She asks.
"Quite well. Aina is thriving." Sasuke says as he hovers the AFC over his daughter.
The busty blonde had to admit that Aina was fucking adorable. Who knew that hybrid alien babies would be so cute?
"Yes, I can see that. I'm very happy for you. So she's completely healthy then? Humans and Jinchuuriki can have children together without any negative health outcomes for the offspring?" The President inquires curiously
"Yeah. Our daughter in perfect health!" Naruto exclaims happily, when he realizes what Sasuke was doing.
"That's good news. Things are going well here. I must admit that our scientists are very eager to learn more about all these new species." She continues.
Sasuke raises an eyebrow. He wasn't entirely certain that Earth was ready to deal with the fact that they weren't alone. The average person would likely be terrified, want to dissect the aliens, or fight them.
Well there would also be those who had childlike wonder and would be happy about it, of course. He just didn't know which of those two groups were larger. Sasuke wasn't particularly eager to find out.
"You haven't told the general public about us yet, have you?" Gaara asks as he walks to join the conversation.
"Of course not. Most of them would think it was as hoax and the ones that would listen, well most of them aren't ready." The blonde says as if offended that the Kazekage suggested that.
The Mated pairs sigh in relief at that knowledge. Good. They all knew that humans simply weren't ready to hear the truth.
"Say hello to the President, Asahi." Itachi smiles at his son and shows him off to Tsunade.
"Oh he's very cute. I have to admit that when I pictured alien-human hybrids, I didn't expect them to be so adorable." Tsunade confesses.
She gets the dirty look from all the parents. How dare she entertain the possibility that their hatchlings would be anything other than perfect? Hmpf!
"Oh are those the Hatchlings? I want to see!" Aoda says as he slithers over to them.
The giant snake had managed to get an invitation to the wedding. Hinata was rather grateful to him for capturing the BufoBufoian and forcing the truth out of that Gastropoda. Of course, there were many guests who were a little skittish about Aoda's presence, but the enormous reptile didn't seem to mind.
Sasuke looks at Naruto for a moment. The blonde gives a nod of permission. He smiles and walks over to Aoda, showing off Aina.
"She's beautiful and she resembles you so strongly. The princess definitely has Naruto's eyes though. Oh and she has his facial markings." The Serpentes observes.
"That she does." Sasuke agrees.
Aoda soon was also fawning over Asahi. Who knew that giant snakes were so baby crazy? It was almost like watching a giant golden retriever greet a child.
"How is Daisuke doing?" Izuna asks awkwardly, as the elder Uchihas and their Mates make their way over to their friends and family members.
"He's doing wonderfully. I have never seen a Hatchling grow so fast." Aoda smiles proudly.
Izuna nods. He did feel rather guilty about accidentally crushing those eggs. If he had know what they were, he never would have landed there. He glances at Madara and could tell he felt it too.
"We are both terribly sorry for what we did. Truly, we had no idea." He says.
"It's in the past. We will always mourn them of course, but you didn't do it intentionally. All those centuries we thought your kind were monsters. Baby killers. We were wrong. It was all just a tragic accident." Aoda sighs.
"Well let's stop moping around. Today, is a happy day." Kisame says with a grin and tickles Aina's belly.
Aina giggles madly. The blue faced man did this a lot. She gums on his fingers. The Hatchling didn't have any teeth yet, so the Akatsuki found this endlessly amusing.
"Oh yeah. She's a fighter. I'd be shocked if she wasn't a warrior. Did you get her tested yet?" He asks.
Sasuke nods. They had gotten her tested. Itachi and Gaara had also tested their son. The results had been interesting.
"She's 40% warrior, 40% scholar, and 20% nurturer." Naruto says proudly.
"Those are remarkably balanced genes." Indra notes in amusement.
"Of course. She comes from a very strong line. Well two strong lines actually." Madara says proudly as he leans into his Mate's embrace.
Indra smiles. It was truly a marvel to watch the fearsome warrior, turned into a proud uncle like figure. Though there were many greats separating Aina and Asahi from the elder Uchiha brothers, they were both very proud of their family.
"Yes, she does." Indra agrees and kisses his cheek.
"As for Asahi, he is 40% warrior, 30% ruler, and 30% scholar." Itachi adds.
Amaya blinks. Yes, a very well balanced family indeed. It was rare to see such evenly divided traits. She smiles and tilts her head up just enough to kiss Izuna.
"You should be very proud of your beautiful family." The ice user says.
"I am extremely proud." Izuna says after returning his gorgeous Mate's kiss.
Unbeknownst to the wedding party, Danzo had escaped. He had managed to get in an emergency pod, when the Hyuga sisters gained control of the ship. He had programmed it to take him to the nearest planet.
Unfortunately, emergency pods tended to be much slower than their ships after a short speedy initial launch. They zoomed fast for a short period. Just long enough to get out of the danger zone.
After that, they slowed down considerably. The pods were designed to travel long distances to get to a safe planet and to save on fuel, they traveled at a much slower rate than most other vessels. Finally though, he lands on a mysterious planet.
"Computer, where are we?" He asks as the pod lands.
"We are on a planet called Earth. The atmosphere is compatible with your physiology. The dominant species are known as humans. There is much on this planet that would be edible." Came the reply.
"Excellent." Danzo says as he slinks out of the pod and begins exploring the new planet.
Somehow he ends up in a very large white building. He had no idea where he actually was. He figures that he was in some sort of office.
That's when he overheard a human speaking and saw an AFC. How was that possible?! This planet was far away from any of the Allied Forces. How the Hell did this female have an Allied Forces Communicator?!
"Oh he's very cute. I have to admit that when I pictured alien-human hybrids, I didn't expect them to be so adorable." The human female says.
Danzo assumed she was female. The creature had to be female. Look at the size of those breasts!
That's when he frowns. She had said alien-human hybrids. Not only had this planet established contact with other aliens, but they had managed successful interspecies Matings?!
"Can I see, Madam President? I must admit that I am very curious to see the children." Orochimaru asks.
"Oh of course." Tsunade says as she hands Orochimaru the AFC.
Orochimaru smiles. He looks at the screen and gasps. They were magnificent.
He couldn't regret his choice now. Honestly, the scientist did miss his friend, but he would do it again in a heartbeat. The scientific value of these children could not be overstated! Kabuto had been sacrificed for the greater good.
In the months following the Uchiha brothers leaving Earth, he had gradually grown closer to the President. She valued his scientific expertise. He was now a part of her Inner Circle and privy to communications between Konoha and Earth.
"They are amazing." He breathes in awe.
"Yes, they are. I am still a bit miffed that they left without more notification, but I can hardly argue with the results. Everyone loves a happy ending." The busty blonde replies.
Danzo's eyes widen. Yes, there definitely was at least one interspecies Mating going on, possibly more. He had to get out of here and quickly. If they knew about other alien species, they might recognize him.
"That's true. Would you like me to get us some more coffee?" Orochimaru asks.
"Yes, that would be nice. Thank you." She says with a smile and watches as the scientist heads off.
Danzo saw the door open. This was his one chance to escape towards freedom! He rushes towards it.
Well he rushed towards it as much as you could when you were a two or three inch long slug. Admittedly, this wasn't very fast in practical terms. Tsunade stretches and heads towards her bookcase to get out her journal.
She was going to take some more notes about the hybrids and the wedding. Her "scientific journal" was on that bookshelf. One day, she was sure that it would become a valuable historical firsthand account of everything. What she didn't know, is that the bookshelf was by the door and that an alien slug was heading towards said door.
SQUISH. Tsunade blinks and looks down. She raises up her shoe and makes a face. Yuck. She had stepped on a slug.
"Damn it. I'm going to need a new pair of shoes." She mutters in annoyance, just as Orochimaru was coming in.
"Why would you need a new pair of shoes?" Orochimaru asks.
"Oh I stepped on a slug. Oh well. I didn't really care for those shoes anyway. Thanks for the coffee." She says as she takes her drink.
Little did Tsunade know, that she had just killed Danzo. She had just taken out one of the most infamous Gastropoda in the universe. The President had done so armed only with a pair of high heels.
"I can always give you one of my extra pairs. I do believe we wear the same size." Kushina says through the AFC.
"That would be lovely. I am most eager to try out your people's fashion." Tsunade replies.
Kushina and Minato had come over to the group. Both the King and Queen wanted to see what was holding everyone's attention. Once they realized that Sasuke was just showing wedding pictures to Tsunade, they were eager to join in the fun.
"Honestly, women. They find out that a new species exist and the first thing they want to do is talk about shoes." Kankuro mutters, as he, Temari, and Shikamaru walk over to them.
Temari twitches. She whacks Kankuro upside the head for that one. Sometimes he could be really annoying.
"What a drag. You should know better than to get between shoes and women. Doesn't matter what their species is." Shikamaru says with a yawn.
Itachi shakes his head and smiles down at his son. It was a strange new life that he and Sasuke had found themselves in. Strange, but beautiful. He would never regret leaving Earth behind. Otherwise, he would never have Asahi and Gaara as his Mate. Sasuke wouldn't have Naruto and Aina either.
"Well I do believe this is a party. Let's all go have some Ramensa." Aoda says happily.
"Wait. You know about Ramensa?" Naruto asks, surprised that the snake knew about the Konohaian wine.
"Of course. Who doesn't? It's very good stuff." The massive snake replies as if it was obvious that he would know about such things.
"Alright. Serpentes still look like talking dicks, but at least they are talking dicks with good taste in wine." Madara says cheerfully.
Aoda whacks Madara for that comment. The giant snakes gives him a dirty look. Honestly, the man had no manners!
"And certain Jinchuuriki have no manners, but at least they are useful to have around in a fight." He mutters.
"Well he's got you there." Sasuke snickers.
"Oh shut up!" Madara grumbles.
Sasuke shakes his head. He leads Naruto to dance. The other couples soon follow suit. The many aliens all spent the rest of the night dancing the night away or enjoying Ramensa. (Lots and lots of Ramensa actually.)
Thankfully, Aoda didn't mind watching the hatchlings as the couples danced. Aoda smiles. He introduces the children to his youngest son Daisuke. Daisuke immediately fell in love with the two little aliens. There was no better guard dog than a Serpentes really.
"You're still beautiful." Naruto whispers to Sasuke.
"You are just trying to butter me up because you are hoping that I'll ask Aoda to watch them, while you fluff my brains out." He mutters.
"Well yeah, but it's still true." Naruto says with a grin and Sasuke shakes his head in amusement.
Gaara spins his Mate around. Itachi was always such an elegant dancer. Everything about his Mate was graceful, he muses.
"I love you." The red head says.
"I love you too. Do you think it's a good idea to use a giant snake as a babysitter?" He asks.
"I don't see why not. Stranger things have happened. One of my best friends is an Akatsuki." He replies with a shrug and Itachi nods in agreement.
The elder couples were also dancing. Izuna and Madara both smile at their Mates. They couldn't believe that it had happened again. They had both found love twice.
"We waited a thousand years for both of you." Izuna begins as he caresses his Mate's cheek.
Amaya smiles. Izuna could be such a romantic. It was one of his best qualities really. (Well that and his lovely feathers. Really they were in fantastic shape for his age!)
"I do hope we were worth the wait." She says as she leans into his touch.
Madara smirks. Oh they were most certainly worth the wait. He had no problem informing them of that.
"You were both worth the wait. You exceeded our expectations in every conceivable way." He says as he kisses Indra.
Indra smiles and kisses back. Yes, Madara had a very dirty mouth. But he was also a very loving Mate. He couldn't ask for more.
"I'm certain that I speak for both of us, when I say that we are very happy to hear that." He whispers and Amaya nods in agreement.
Naruto smiles as he dances with Sasuke. It was really the perfect night. He wondered if Aoda really would babysit for them.
"Is it working though? The buttering up thing?" He asks hopefully.
"Oh it's definitely working. Mostly because I love you, but it's also cute when you think you are being sneaky." Sasuke admits.
"I love you too and yay!" The blonde says as he walks over to Aoda.
"Hey, Aoda. Would you mind watching the kids for tonight?" The prince asks hopefully.
"Oh I don't mind at all. Have fun. I wish you a pleasurable day of coupling." The snake says cheerfully.
The Jinchuuriki all rub the back of their heads sheepishly. No one was really sure how to respond to that. How did you respond to a giant snake telling you that he hoped you got lucky?
"Thank you, Aoda. You are a very good friend." Sasuke says with a smirk and leads his Mate off.
Oh so that's how you respond to it. The other couples follow Sasuke's lead. Soon enough they had all whisked their most precious person away for some very thoroughly enjoyed alone time. Jinchuurikis were nothing, if not very attentive Mates.