Our Son

Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. For those of you interested, feel free to check out my other stories and it's likely that some new plot bunnies will be introducing themselves in the next few days. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy the epilogue of Our Son.

Chapter Notation: This takes place three years after the last one. Oh and no spiders were actually harmed in the making of this story.

Chapter 17

"Sister! Sister! Look what father taught me!" Seiko calls out.

Mikoto tilts her head to the side and toddles over to her older brother. The Uchiha Princess, as Sasuke called her, was now two years old. By this time, she had mastered the art of walking.

"Magics?" She asks cutely and Seiko nods.

He leads her outside. For some reason, mother really didn't want him to try this inside the house. Oh well. He didn't mind showing off his newest trick outside.

"Watch! Watch! Fireball Jutsu: Phoenix Flower Style!" He says and he blows flames out of his mouth.

Mikoto watches with wide eyes and claps. Her big brother had magics now too. She was sure that she'd be taught how to do the fire flower magic soon. She might only be two, but she figured it was a trick that only big people could do.

"Pretty! Pretty magic!" She says excitedly and giggles.

"I still can't believe that you taught our four year old son how to make fireballs!" Hinata says as she walks outside with Sasuke.

They had both felt the chakra spike. That and the fact that they smelled smoke probably had something to do with it. Hinata was still of the opinion that child with fireballs required constant supervision. Sasuke apparently thought that, "Boys will be boys."

"I know. I didn't expect him to be able to actually do it for a couple years, but he really wanted to try." Sasuke replies.

"Sasuke, that is NOT the point!" Hinata says as she places her hands on her hips.

"You're such a cute kitten, especially when you pretend to be angry." Sasuke tells her and he kisses his wife's forehead.

Seiko was quite pleased with his newly discovered ability and his sister's reaction. One day, he was sure that Mikoto would be able to do it as well. His father had told him that it was a family tradition. Mikoto just wasn't old enough yet.

"Alright. We can try." Sasuke finally relented.

"Yay! I can do it! I know that I can! I'm big now! Just like you!" Seiko said.

Sasuke shook his head in amusement and led his son outside. The youngest male Uchiha knew that his father thought that he was too young to do this. Sasuke had told him that he hadn't managed it till he was six or seven. Seiko knew that he could do it though! He was going to prove it too!

"Well you're definitely getting bigger. Just don't be too upset, if it takes a few years for you to manage this. Now watch what I do and try to copy me." Sasuke explained simply.

He performed the necessary hand signs and summoned up the required chakra. A short while later, he slowly pronounced the name of the Jutsu and a giant fireball was blown out of his mouth. He knew that the name of the Jutsu was likely going to be a mouthful for the four year old. Actually, just saying the name correctly was likely going to pose a serious challenge to his son.

It took at least half a dozen tries. Seiko was getting really frustrated. So far all that he had managed was some smoke and a few sparks.

"Alright, Seiko. I think that's enough for today. You did really well. The fact that you got smoke is a good sign. It means that you are performing the technique correctly. You just don't have enough chakra yet. That's not your fault. You're still really young." Sasuke assured him.

"No! No! I can do it! FIREBALL JUTSU: PHOENIX FLOWER STYLE!" He tried again and this time he managed a fireball.

A real one! It wasn't anywhere near as big as his daddy's, but it wasn't just sparks anymore. Seiko grinned triumphantly.

"I'll be damned." Sasuke muttered to himself in shock.

He smiled and hugged Seiko. That's when Hinata came out and raised an eyebrow. Clearly, the woman had smelled smoke.

"Sasuke, do you smell smoke?" She asked suspiciously.

"Yeah. I taught Seiko how to perform the Fireball Jutsu!" He said proudly.

"You taught our FOUR YEAR OLD how to breathe fire?!" The young mother demanded.

"Yes! I know! It's incredible! I didn't expect him to be able to do it for a couple years." Sasuke said smugly, much to Hinata's chagrin.

Hinata sighs. She knew that she couldn't stay mad at him. He was just being a proud father, Uchiha Style. Apparently, fireballs just came with the territory.

"Well at least you didn't teach him how to do that during the Terrible Twos." She mumbles.

"Exactly." Sasuke agrees as he wraps his arms around her and watches Seiko and Mikoto "play" in the yard.

Hinata smiles. They were so adorable. It was worth the pain of childbirth to have them. (And that was certainly saying something because childbirth was excruciatingly painful!)

"I still can't get over it. She looks just like her." Sasuke whispers in Hinata's ears as he remembers the day Mikoto was born.

"Naruto! I need you to watch Seiko!" Sasuke yelled at the blonde through his door.

"Whoa! Whoa! Easy there, Sasuke! What's wrong?" The other ninja asked as he opened his door and saw a rather panicked looking Uchiha.

"Hinata just went into labor. This is going to take awhile, but I don't think that a delivery room is any place for a toddler." The Uchiha Patriarch told him.

Naruto blinked. The raven haired ninja didn't know why he looked so shocked. Hinata WAS nine months pregnant. It was expected that she'd be going into labor.

"Oh. Right. That's a good point. Yeah. I'll watch him. Don't worry." Naruto said.

Naruto just shook his head and smiled as he lead Seiko inside. Sasuke knew that his friend would take good care of his son. As soon as the words left Naruto's mouth, Sasuke teleported off in a swirl of flames.

When Sasuke arrived at the hospital, he saw that Hinata was already laying on one of the beds. He smiled and swiftly darted over to her side. He couldn't be there for Seiko's birth, but he would be there for their daughter's.

"It's alright, Sasuke. It just started. Are you sure that you really want to be in the delivery room? It's not a pretty process." Hinata warned him.

"Hinata, I survived being turned into a human pincushion by Haku, living in the Sound Village, getting my arm blown off and a new one reattached, and your psychotic family. I think that I can handle being in the same room as you when you give birth to our daughter." Sasuke assured his lover.

Hinata just shook her head. Well she had tried to warn him. He'd learn his lesson eventually.

The bluenette was in labor for the better part of a day. During that time, Sasuke was thoroughly traumatized. Every scream and contraction that she endured, felt like he was experiencing it. She was his wife. He loved her. Sasuke hated seeing her in pain.

"Can't you give her something for the pain?!" Sasuke growled at Tsunade.

"I can and I offered, but Hinata said she didn't want drugs. Not unless they were absolutely necessary." Tsunade replied.

Sasuke thought that they were absolutely necessary. His poor Kitten. Damn this was brutal. How did women survive this on a regular basis?!

"That's it! Good girl! You're doing wonderfully Hinata. I can see the head!" The busty blonde informed the Uchiha Matriarch.

That's when Sasuke made the mistake of looking down. It was disturbing. Seeing an actual head emerge from his wife's body.

"Ahhhh!" Hinata cried out.

"Push! Push, Hinata! You're almost there!" The medic shouted encouragingly.

Hinata pushed and she pushed. It didn't take long for a loud cry to ring throughout the room. Tsunade smiled and scooped up the baby. Immediately, Shizune was at Hinata's side and helping her clean up.

"Is she alright?" Sasuke asked nervously.

"That's what I'm checking." Tsunade told him as she examined the tiny bundle.

After a few agonizing minutes of examination and the busty blonde giving some vaccinations, Tsunade declared that the child was healthy. She smiled and placed her in Hinata's arms. Hinata thanked her and looked down at her daughter in wonder.

"Sasuke, come look. She's so beautiful." Hinata said with a smile as her husband moves back to her side.

Sasuke looked down at the little bundle wrapped in a baby blanket and smiled. His wife was right. She was beautiful.

"She looks almost identical to my mother. Well she obviously has your eyes and even Itachi's markings on her face, but other than that. The resemblance is amazing." He said as he looked down at his first daughter.

"We'll name her after Mikoto then and ensure she has a happier ending than your mother did." Hinata promised as he began nursing her.

Sasuke nodded and caressed Hinata's cheek. She really was such a kind women. He still didn't have the faintest idea why someone like her wanted to be with someone like him. He was just grateful that she did.

"I love you. How do you think Seiko will react?" He asked.

"I love you too and I'm not sure. He's still so young. He might not fully understand." Hinata mused.

That's when Sasuke tensed. He could feel a familiar, though not entirely welcomed signature in the Uchiha District. Hiashi Hyuga was nearby. Thankfully, so were Hanabi and Neji.

After Hinata found out that she was pregnant again, Sasuke had begun paying for repairs to the Uchiha District. They had a very nice house, but eventually their Clan would grow too large to be contained in it. They still lived in the house that they bought, but sometimes visited the District to oversee the repairs.

"He had better not start anything." Sasuke mutters under his breath.

"I know. I know. It'd be wrong to keep him from seeing his grandchildren though." Hinata whispers.

Sasuke didn't see why they couldn't keep Seiko and Mikoto away from Hiashi. The idiot had disowned Hinata. He had finally realized that he was wrong to do so, but now it was too late.

Hinata couldn't be accepted back into the Clan, even if she wanted to be. She was an Uchiha by marriage now. Seiko and Mikoto were Uchihas by blood and name. They might have an equal amount of Hyuga blood running through their veins, but their last names said it all.

"Good morning, big sister!" Hanabi says cheerfully as she races over to Hinata and hugs her.

Neji gave Sasuke a dignified nod of acknowledgment and then turned his attention to the children. Sasuke returns the nod and watches as the Hyuga man hugs Mikoto and Seiko. He didn't mind Neji. He was a good man in his own way.

He DID mind Hiashi though. As far as Sasuke was concerned, the other man should have known better than to set foot in his District. He was really asking for it.

"Good morning, daughter. Sasuke." Hiashi says.

"It was a better morning before you showed up." Sasuke growls at him.

Hiashi flinches. He deserved that one. He knew that the raven haired man was aware that he hadn't played any part in the assassination attempt, but Sasuke was never going to forgive him. He'd never forgive Hiashi for disowning Hinata and Seiko. (And by extension, Mikoto.)

"Sasuke, don't start a fight." Hinata mumbles.

"Alright. For your sake, I'll be polite to him. It's far more than he deserves. Besides, I was thinking that we should go for a tiebreaker." Sasuke says as he holds his wife even more closely in his arms.

Hinata snuggles into his embrace. She smiles because she knew what he was doing. While Sasuke did enjoy holding her and she knew that, Hinata also wasn't stupid. He might as well be sticking his tongue out at Hiashi Hyuga with the gesture. He was throwing their relationship in the other man's face.

"Mmm. What do you mean by that?" She asks.

"Well we have one son and one daughter. We should have a third child to break the tie." He says knowledgably.

Hanabi quickly rushes over to Hiashi. She was suddenly afraid that her father might faint. He looked rather pale and was clearly shake on his feet at THAT suggestion.

"Father, are you alright?" She asks nervously.

"Yes, I'll be fine." He mutters.

Damn Sasuke. He was such a sadistic creature. It was one thing to restore his Clan, but did he have to discuss it so openly?

Hiashi acknowledged that the Uchiha Patriarch did seem to rather relish his role as a father. Despite that, he certainly didn't want to hear about their family planning. It brought to mind rather unsavory mental images.

"Seiko and Mikoto are growing so fast." Neji observes with a smile.

He was hoping to change the subject. He wasn't a fool. Hiashi and Sasuke still reviled each other and anyone could see that.

Sasuke might tolerate Hiashi in small doses for Hinata's sake, but it was still a dangerous combination. Quite frankly, that was why he and Hanabi always made sure to accompany their Patriarch on these excursions. If worse came to worst, they might be able to reason with Sasuke and prevent a bloodbath.

"Hello, Hiashi." Seiko greets him formerly.

"Hello, HIGH-SHE!" Mikoto says with a bright smile.

Sasuke smirks. Apparently, Hiashi's name was a mouthful for Mikoto. He particularly liked the way she pronounced it. It sounded like his daughter was calling Hiashi a she.

That definitely made the Hyuga man flinch. Sasuke had gone great pains to make sure that Seiko and Mikoto didn't call him grandfather. He had waved the right to be addressed in such an affectionate way when he disowned them. Sasuke knew that it was sadistic, but he did enjoy seeing Hiashi flinch when he was addressed so formally by his own grandchildren.

"We were just about to go to the lake to join some of our friends. Would you like to accompany us?" Hinata asks her father.

"No. I think that's alright. I just wanted to see how the lot of you were getting on. I can see that things are going well. If Neji and Hanabi wish to go, that's acceptable though." He states.

"Alright. Well I guess we better get going." Hinata says as she heads off with her family.

Neji and Hanabi follow their sighing Patriarch home, after bidding adieu to their loved ones. It was progress, thought to himself. He could actually carry on somewhat of a conversation with Sasuke now. His grandchildren didn't hate him. They just didn't realize he was their grandfather. Maybe someday that would change.

It didn't take the family long to get to the lake. Sasuke smiles when he notices that it looked like about half of the village was there. Well who could blame them? It was as beautiful summer day.

"Swim! Swim!" Seiko says excitedly as he takes off into the water.

Sasuke sighs and summons Aoda. He instructs the snake to follow the boy. He was only four. While Seiko had inherited his father's "water fetish," Sasuke wasn't taking any chances. (Though thankfully, Seiko's love of water was far more innocent than Sasuke's.)

"You'll teach him how to make a fireball, but you don't trust him to swim on his own?" Hinata asks with a giggle.

"Exactly." Sasuke replies as he sits down on the beach and promptly tugs off his shirt, leaving his pants on.

Hinata shakes her head and slides out of her shirt and pants. She was wearing a pristine white bikini. Hmm. Sasuke suddenly was debating if winter was still his favorite season or not. That was certainly a nice view.

"Make sand castle?" Mikoto asks as she sits in her mother's lap, who was sitting in Sasuke's.

"Yes, we can make a sand castle." Hinata tells her and smiles when she felt Sasuke kiss her shoulder as she begins making it.

"Yay!" Mikoto giggles as she watches her mother make one.

Sasuke smiles and glances at the water. Seiko was paddling around and Aoda was watching him like a hawk. It looked like Seiko was playing with some other kids.

Sasuke was relieved. Thankfully, it appeared that his former reputation hadn't prevented his son from making friends. Mikoto was still young enough that he doubted his daughter could really envision a world outside her immediate family, but Seiko would be starting the Academy soon enough. He should be making friends.

"Hey, bastard!" Sasuke hears a familiar voice call out.

Sasuke smirks. He knew who it was. Only Naruto was dumb enough to call him a bastard.

"Hey, loser. What are you doing here?" Sasuke asks curiously.

"Just enjoying the nice day. Looks like pretty much everyone is here. I can't believe you summoned Aoda. I'm surprised that didn't cause a panic." The blonde observes.

Sasuke shrugs. People knew that Aoda was his Summon. Honestly, most people were more comfortable around the giant serpent than him. It was hard not to fall in love with Aoda, once you got beyond his intimidating appearance. He really was a golden retriever trapped inside a snake's body.

"I think that they're pretty used to him by now." Sasuke reasons.

"Yeah. I guess so. Oh look! There's Kakashi, Kurenai, and Mirai!" The blue eyed ninja exclaims brightly.

Sasuke looks where Naruto was. Sure enough, the loser was right. The Uchiha Patriarch couldn't help but smirk at the sight. He wasn't really sure how Kurenai had managed to tame the CopyCat Ninja, but she had done so beautifully.

"Hey, Kakashi." He says and Kakashi waves at his former students with a smile before chasing off after his new family.

Actually, Sasuke understood how she tamed him. Kurenai was also wearing a bikini. No one could hold a candle to Hinata in his mind, but now he understood why the silver haired ninja was so perfectly whipped.

"Hey, how are you guys?" Kiba says as he ambles over with Shino.

"We're good. It's good to see you!" Hinata says.

She smiles. Now that she was an Academy Instructor, she didn't get field missions. So she saw Kiba and Shino less often than she used to. They were still friends though.

"You too." Shino and Kiba say in unison.

"Doggie!" Mikoto says when she notices Akamaru.

"Yes, doggie. A very big doggie." Sasuke says a bit warily.

He wasn't entirely certain about having a dog around his toddler that was that size. Aoda and Garuda were one thing. They were his Summons. They wouldn't attack his children. Other animals he was less sure about.

"Oh don't worry. Akamaru is great with kids." Kiba assures him, seeing Sasuke's concern.

"For your sake, you had better hope so." Sasuke mutters.

"Don't worry about Sasuke. He's just very protective of his little girl. She's got him wrapped around her little fingers." Naruto observes with a laugh.

Sasuke just shrugs in response. That was certainly true. He couldn't help it. Mikoto was his little Uchiha Princess and Hinata was his Queen. Seiko was his little prince and that was that.

"You'll understand one day, loser. I mean if any woman is dumb enough to agree to bare your children, that is. Of course, that would mean you would have to put your ramen down long enough to actually d-" Sasuke's taunting is cut off because Hinata covers his mouth.

"Sasuke!" She admonishes him.

Sasuke grumbles. Really? He couldn't even say it? It wasn't like he was going to go into explicit detail.

"Ha! Whipped!" Naruto teases him and Sasuke sneakily makes a rather rude gesture at Naruto with his hand, when Hinata wasn't looking.

The rest of the day passed without incident. By the end of it, Mikoto and Seiko were tired. The Uchihas quickly put their children to sleep and smiled as they watched them for a few minutes.

"They're so sweet." She observes.

"Yeah. They take more after you in that way." Sasuke agrees and he scoops Hinata up Bridal Style.

Hinata giggles and wraps her arms around her husband's neck. She liked it when he carried her this way. It was very romantic in her mind.

"Mmm if you keep that up, I'm going to be tempted to let you carry me everywhere." She warns him.

"I wouldn't mind." Sasuke assures her as he takes her back to their room.

The rest of the night was spent in a blur of tangled limbs and heated moans. This time, Hinata was the one who used the clones. This was much to Sasuke's enjoyment.

Sasuke knew one thing for sure. He was never going to get tired of being with his wife. Oh and he was very grateful for Soundproofing Jutsus.

"Mmm morning, beautiful." Sasuke greets her when they wake the next morning.

"Morning." Hinata says with a sweet smiles as she kisses him.

Thankfully, it was Saturday. They could stay in bed all day, if they wanted. Hinata was quite inclined to do exactly that. There were few things better than snuggling close to her husband after they made love.

"So do you think that we might have broken that tie? I would rather like to see the look on Hiashi's face when we have a third child." He says smugly.

"Sasuke, you are impossible sometimes. Honestly, I don't know who is more of a child, Seiko and Mikoto or you." She tells him with a giggle.

"I'm just saying that the look on his face would be priceless." Sasuke replies as he traces his hand over the curve of her hip suggestively.

Hinata shakes her head in amusement. Sasuke would always be Sasuke, she supposed. The man never let a grudge go.

"It's a little too soon to tell, but I have a feeling that this is going to be our second daughter." She says with a smile and places his hand on her stomach.

"I'd be happy either way. I love you and our family, but I guess we'll find out if you are right soon enough. In the meantime, we should keep trying. Just to be sure. Don't you think, Kitten?" He asks with a smirk and Hinata just nods her head in agreement as she kisses him.

"That sounds like a very good idea to me." She whispers, after breaking the kiss.

Hinata couldn't help but smile. To think that this all started because of a snowstorm. She had a loving husband and most likely she would soon have three wonderful children. Though she doubted they'd stop at three, Sasuke was rather committed to Clan Restoration.

While she regretted that her relationship with her father would likely forever be strained, she couldn't regret her actions on that night. She loved her new life. That's when she smelled smoke.

"Sasuke, do you smell that?" She asks.

"Yeah. Come on." He says as they quickly throw on their bathrobes and go to investigate.

Sure enough, there was some smoke coming out of Mikoto's room. The frantic parents rush inside to make sure she was okay. Mikoto was apparently okay. Her wall not so much.

"Seiko, why did you use that in the house?!" Hinata asks.

"Little sister was scared of the spider. So I got rid of it." Seiko says proudly and Mikoto claps in agreement.

"That's our son. He's already protecting his little sister. " Sasuke says smugly and Hinata just shakes her head in amusement.

Really, what else could she do? She supposed that was just what happened when you had children with an Uchiha. Fireballs came with the territory.