I don't own Naruto in this story either…sigh…

The Babes of Shika and Ino

Shikamaru sat down in a chair, exhausted. He couldn't believe it. He was a father. And not only that, but he was the father of twins! A boy and a girl. It had been a long, hard eight hours, especially with Ino yelling at him to leave her alone and that she hated him, and at the same time clutching his hand in a grip so hard, he was already bruising. They should have a rule, he thought. Allowing husbands to But it was worth it. If someone had told him when he was younger that by the time he was twenty-one, he would be a jonin, married to Ino Yamanaka, and have twin babies, he would have said they were nuts. But, here he was.

"Shikamaru!" Ino yelled from inside the room. "SHIKAMARU! I NEED YOU!"

With a heavy sigh, he got to his feet and walked in. Ino was sitting up in bed, one baby in each arm. Her blond hair was pulled back in a messy and rumpled ponytail, but she was beaming and her blue eyes sparkled. Little Asuma was sleeping soundly, his mouth slightly open. Yuri, on the other hand, was just waking up. As soon as Shikamaru entered the room, she let out a shriek that reminded him so much of her mother, he stopped in his tracks.

"Yes, Ino?" He said, walking over to the bed.

"Nothing. I just wanted to see you." She looked up at him and smiled broadly. "Oh, no, Yuri, Ow!" Yuri had suddenly grabbed a lock of her hair and was now tugging happily on it.

"Um, it may be just me, but aren't three-hour-old babies only supposed to scream, sleep, and nurse? They shouldn't be able to do that yet, right?"

"Shikamaru, you can't classify babies like you can ninjas and stuff. They're each-Oh no! Yuri, you woke up Asuma!"

Asuma was squirming, his face all scrunched up. Shikamaru reached over and picked him up. He was still amazed at how small the little boy was as he cradled him against his chest.

"Women are so troublesome, especially ones like your mother," he said to his son. "And, unfortunately for you, it looks like your sister is going to be just like her."

As Ino heard this, she grinned wickedly. "Well, Yuri, boys are lazy and unfortunately for you, your father is the laziest of the bunch. And if your brother is anything like him, we'll have two lazy bums laying around the house."

As she finished, she looked up at Shikamaru and their gazes locked. They stood there, staring into each others eyes, thinking about how wonderful the other person was, how lucky they were to have found each other, and how blessed they were that they were each holding a beautiful child in their arms.

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This was a story I didn't expect to write. Really. I was at my laptop, and it just sorta came out. Anyway, I don't know whether I'm gonna continue this story, but I have a feeling that I will. When I have writers block for my other stories. Anyway, please review, review, review! (even just a one worder is fine. I don't care!)

By the way, Yuri means Lily in Japanese, which is why I picked it for the girl, seeing as Ino's mother had a flower shop. And the little boy's name choice is obvious.

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